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POSERS

YOU are probably familiar with each of the
] names listed below, but do you know whae
each persons profession or calling is? II you
do, you win see that some changes are needed
to match up the professions with the proper
persons. Can you match them?
]. Rogers Hornsby Aviator
2. Andrew Mellon Editor
3. Frank Hawks Social Worker
&. George ArlisS Banker
S. Jane Adams Writer
g. Edsel Ford Base bah player
2. Edna Ferber Manufacturer
Q. George Horace
Ioriner Actor
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Changing Corners in Wdter

THE same principle of changing places or
! corners applies in the water as on land.
In a pool mark of spaces on sides and
ends by hanging towels along the side or by
using the designations the sides of the pool,
If in open water, markers which float easily can
be used. Six or more markers are placed, with
an open space Of water in the center At the
start a swimmer should be lightly touching
each marker, with an extra man in the middle
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whom we shall call TT At the whistle swinas
mers all change places, seeking another "cor-
ner" 1T" also dashes for an unoccupied
marker. The swimmer without corner be-
comes ut" and the play starts again.
This game may be played without referee.
the players surreptitiousIy changing places at
any time among themselves This requires
alert watchfulness by 1T" to reach vacant
marker before the other swimmer.
If . return Is made to the same Corner
after leaving it for another, the person SO
doing Immediately becomes ut" If discovered.
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swept of the tent floor, tidied up their camp
boxes and picked up every .crap Of paper IN
sight. Finally, five minutes before the hour
for inspection, Johnny was satisfied that their
tent was perfect
I'm going to hop down the line and see
that all the rest Of the tents are in good shape"
he told Shorty. I'm be back in time for
inspection"
shorty sat carefully down his camp box,
almost afraid to move q muscle for fear he
would muss up the tent. There he prepared
TO wait for inspection. But few minutes
after Johnny had left who should saunter mp
to the front of the tent but Alec Bender,
eye over the tent
Hello Shorty" ne said in a friendly voice.
"Your tent certainly looks fine"
"Yeah?" said Shorty beIligerently. Hadn't
you better be back looking after your Own?"
But Alec refused TO be angered. He was
chewing gum and he suddenly remembered his
manners He thrust one hand into his pocket,
pulled out a stick and offered it to Shorty
NO thanks said Shorty ungraciously. II
don't like 1icoTice gum. Then, still remem-
bering Alecs unsportmanfike act in the horse
shoe pitching contest, he got up and deliber-
ately walked to the back Of the tent.
At that moment the bell announcing IN
n spection rang and with a shouted farewell
Alec ran toward ms own tent. "A lew SECONDS
later Johnny came rushing up.
"An the Red tents look fine" he said We
certainly ought TO win todays inspection.
, Johnny and Shorty took their places in front
of their tent and watched Director Parks as
he passed down the line, looking over first .
Red ten then Blue one. At last he came
to the tent occupied by Johnny and Shorty.
Everything certainly is shipshape this morn
ing" said the director as he stopped and
entered And yours looks about the best yet"
Johnny and Shorty grinned with pride, but
exclamation from the camp director sud
denly wiped the smiles of their faces.
Here's chewing gum wrapper!" said Director
Parks sharply. Right under Shortys bed Five
dement's"
sshorty's face went blank with dismay. He
turned to Johnny, but ut that moment an
angry exclamation burst from the directors
lips
And here's a wad of gum on the edge
Of Johnny's camp box" cried the leader Il
got it all over my fingers. Twenty dement's
for you johnny
Johnny was speeches.. As Director Parks
y stalked from the tent the boys rushed IN
side Sure enough there was sticky Wad
Of gum on Johnny's camp box and gum
wrapper under Shorty's Goa. Like a cat Shorty
pounced on the wrapper.
Alec Bender againi" he howIed, his face
blank with fury. Then he told Johnny Of
the Blue leaders visit.
Just then a great shouting arose from the
Blue line Of tents It had Just been announced
that the Blues had won the final tent inspec-
ton and also because of the dement's against
Johnny and shorty, the entire inspection con-
test They now led IN the general contests,
two events 10 one.
.7so Ne Cnn4Su1ed Mayt Guudau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
BY W. BOYCE MORGAN
INSTALLMENT II

LEG BENDER robbed you Of
that last camel"
1t was Shorty Hastings speak
ing and his face was clou6ed
with anger. He and Johnny
were in their tent getting
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Fine for Father

i've been thinking, my son, Of retiring IlH1t
year and leaving the business tn yoa." ss asa
There's, no hurry is there, dada You go 4.
ahead and work "A few wears more ard then
we can retire together" a@a IS - -
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And speaking OF weather here is word
diamond built about the very word. The sec
ond line is ocean, the third is to cut, the
fourth Is pale, and the fifth is domestic fowl.
Form the diamond
WEATHER
H
r.
There are more weather words" In these
word chains Remember that you can change
only one letter at time, and that you must
always form q real word
Change WIND to RAIN in five moves
Change COOL to WAVE IN six moves.
Take q fOur-letter word for part of the foot.
Add p rearrange the letters and get slant
Take a four-letter word for appointment.
Add c. rearrange and get military student.
5
This puzzle contains more weather words
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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ANSWERS.

Rogers HorT1sby Is base bah player, Andrew
Mellon is banker, Frank Hawks is an aviator
George ArIiss is an actor Jane Addams is q
social worker, Edsel Ford is a manufacturer
Edna Ferber is a writer and George Horaca
LoTimer is an editor.
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The definitions are

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL
/. Discharge of atmospheric electricity.
2. Also.
O. Upon.
g. Near (abbE).
IL. Not SufRcient funds banking ABR
49, Organ Of hearing
IS. Epoch.
II. Disorder.
l9 Not on.
81 Standard, rule.
%. ThalIium (abbr).
25.. Raised platform.
~ Indefinite article.
2s Proposition.
81 Made loud noise.
VERTICAL,
1. Ocean steamer.
2 Height (abbr.).
g. Measure Of weight.
A. Organ Of smell
S Negative.
6. Kind Of African antelope
10. Precipits ton Of moisture
ID TO and"
IA Measure OF length.
I6 Astern
10 Railway ears.
20 Deluge
%. Pay attention 10.
"a Corpulent.
26 Saint (abbr)
% New England State (aebr).
20 Either.
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PUZZLES

EVERYBODY is interested in the weather,
l. and almost everybody talks about =.
When they do, they often use the three words
in this puzzle.
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The Very H10,l

1--WE been trying To think. of weird for two
weeks" .fsss45,.s - r..ss-tg .s1.se tfsss
How about fortnight" .
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cleaned up for the evening meal, and nat
urally they were discussing the horseshoe pitch
ing contest which had Just ended.
Johnny Galloway nodded "He did sort of
get my goat when he slapped at that mosquito
Just rs 1 went to pitch,' admitted Johnny.
But 1t may have been an accident"
Accident my eyer exploded Shorty. ALEC
is Just the kind of fellow who would do
trick like that"
"Oh, well, shouldn't have let 1t bother me-"
said Johnny. And even If hadn't been both
cred, might not have beaten him."
Well" said Shorty, he'd better not try any
more stuff like that"
Johnny playfully pushed his terminate over
cot And what will you do?" he scoffed. Get
ting pretty tough, aren't you?"
You Just wait and see" threatened Shorty.
But 1T that moment the dinner bell changed
lcuSly, and the boys forgot all else in their
mad scramble for the mess hall. The mess han
Was simply leaky roof erected over q couple
Of long wooden tables, and 1t was . rather I'M
pleasant spot when it rained. But luckily it
had not rained much during the camp, and
nothing, not even elOudburst, could keep this
hungry crowd from getting Its fun share of
nouTiShment
THE contest was the topic of the dinner
tables and many taunts were flung back
and forth. Reds and Blues told each other
aquatic meet on the morrow and very personal
remarks about untidy habits showed that the
tent inspection was not being forgotten.
just before Taps" that night, Johnny gath
cred the Reds about him and gave them care
fal instructions on preparing their tents for
the final inspection. 70 be held shortly after
breakfast on the following morning.
Everybody gel down here after breakfast
fast he ordered, And make your tents as
neat IS pin. Don't overlook thing. / think
we are even with the Blues on inspection so
far and this final one may decide it. And re-
member, winning inspection counts for as much
winning the bah game or the aquatic meet
IN be around to every tent and give them all
the once-oveT before Director Parks comes
around
r HE Reds were up with the first stroke OF the
rising bell IN the morning, and after the
whole camp went through their usual setting
up exercises they dashed for the river and
their morning dip. Then came breakfast, and
true to their captains instructions, the Reds
hurried through the meal and rushed back
10 their tents to put them in order En- .st
Shorty and 4JOhnny were among the first, and
they fairly faew they made their cots mp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
ON
COTTON HIKED
Is, 6e5, 900 Bales Forecast
By Governmental
Bureau

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-P-A
government production estimate OF
1855. 900 bales. the highest Septem-
Der cotton forecast since 1915, to-
day gave little comfort to the
grower.
Private estimates on the average
were almost 100000 bales lower
than the August forecast, but since
then they have revised their pre-
dictions upward, on the whole
averaging about 100000 bales.
The estimate was l01 900 bales
above the August foreca- Of 49,
584, 900 bales, which caused i'm
mediate price declines ON he ex-
changes, ranging from IS to $3.50
a bale.
The figure or the area left for
harvest in today's report was i0.-
$40 900 acres as compared to the
40.129. 900 acres used as the basis
for the August production estimate.
The change was not regarded as
unusual but a indication why the
agriculture department believes
that this years crop will yield
more than a million bales over that
of 1890 was seen in the condition
forecast.
On September | last year II was
estimated at $50 per cent, and In
today's report at $50.
The production estimate for
September l last year was 1880, 900
and the final estimate. based on
ginnings, was 1892. 900.
An almost continuous demand
for some plan to raise the price OF
cotton, now less than seven cents
at principal markets. and near five
at many small buying centers rose
In the wake OF the August forecast.
These ranged from requests that
the farm board buy several mil
lion bales of this years crop TO
moves in the cotton states them
selves for a reduction or total
cessation OF cotton planting next
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
New Packing Plant
Decision To Be Made

Decision as 10 operation OF a
packing plant in Brownsville by
the Brownsville Citrus Fruit Grow
ers association will be made a. q
meeting OF the association Wednes-
da. at 8 p. m. at the FL Jardin
school on Boca Chica road, ac-
cording to an announcement today
by the board of directors.
All members of the association
and all who are contemplating join
ing the association are urged TO at
tend the meeting and take part in
the discussion.
Plans for operation of the
Brownsville packing plant have
been formulated by the directors,
the announcement states. but : efore
proceeding the board desires TO as
sure itself OF the complete support
of those who are members or are
contemplating joining the asso-
citation.
Directors Of the association in
Guide II. II. Banker. president. Paul
K. Usher. secretary: II. Nj. Hicks.
G. G. Wentz. r. j. Lewis. r. j.
Baldwin and Clover G. Singer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
JOHN JENKINS
DISCOVERED in
DONNA CANAL
Dead Boy Object Of
Search Since
Monday

DONNA. sept. s.-The body OF
John Howard jenkins, II. missing
since Sunday night. was found
fl-atinE In the main canal east OF
the city shortly after noon today
W. . Russell returned "a verdict
OF accidental drowning.
The discovery OF the body by n
woma who went TO the canal to
draw water ended a search begun
Monday morning in which more
than two score Valley officers and
citizens OF Donna had participated.
The boy last was een alive Sunday
night when he obtained money from
his parents 10 attend a picture
show.
He left his residence between Y
and s p. m. and was seen again
about 10 .. m. after the show closed.
Search was begun Monday morn
ing after the youth was reported
missing and was continued Monday
night and Tuesday morning by
members OF the fire department.
and more than n dozen HidalEn
county deputy sheriffs.
III has been suggested the boy
became lost while taking a stroll
after the chow and stumbled into
the canal.
He "a the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Il. jenkins OF this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
BOOSTER CLUB
INTEREST UP
Candidates Learn Rules
Of Contest Prize
Winning

The Booster Club campaign
sponsored by various merchants.
which opened in Brownsville We'd
nesday, gained In momentum and
interest Monday night when q
meeting Of candidate memters was
held at the club room at ll06 Eliz-
abeth st.
The meeting was well ;ttended
and intense interest was shown
by candidates who are to compete
for the Ford sedan and other val
liable prizes offered In the voting
contest. Complete rules OF the con-
test as well as instructions III
methods of getting votes we're
given. A number of the contestants
who could not attend the meeting
because Of illness or previous en-
gagements asked that their MAKES
be retained Oh the list
The Booster Club" which has
proved successful In cities through
out the south, Is considered n OF
the most unusual events ever
brought 10 Brownsville and pubic
interest already shown indicates a
record success.
With the many candidates well
versed in the methods of the
campaign. the remaining days OF
the contest should be filled with
tense competition. The public Is
cordially invited to visit head
quarters at any time during the
day and see the standing of va
rious candidates, posted on a large
bulletin board. Tickets r COL
lected daily and the totals posted
the following morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Office Robbery
Probe Continues

Witnesses to the Andres Correa
stick-up here Friday have faileo
to identify the three men brought
here from Lyford as the men who
staged the gun-point robbery.
Correa viewed the men Saturday
but was unable 10 say that they
participated in the hold-up. Sun
day other witnesses viewed the
men but gave them n Ian bill
The robbers entered the Correa
print shop Friday noon and took
s400 at the point of a pistol and
gagged ard bound the proprietor
They overlooked several thousand
in an envelope.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
JAIL DELIVERY
ATTEMPT AIRED
Court Gives Suspended
Sentences To Eight
Law Breakers

Eight law breakers were given
fiye-year suspended sentences in
criminal district court Monday
while imposition Of sentence was
held up in another instance pend
ing further Investigation.
All cases were handled under a
new law which allows defendants
in any case not involving possible
capital punishment to plead guilty
and be tried before the court With
out a jury.
Those tried were Juan Garcia,
San Benito. burglary: Vicente Ro-
driguez. San Benito. burglary;
Guadalupe Torres. san Benito burg
larry: Fred williams. Harrington,
burglary: Carlos Ledesma. Browns
vile. theft: jose Torres, san Ben
ito. Dean act: Dionicio Perez. san
Benito. Dean act: and Eugenio
Pena. San Benito. Dean act. AL
received f~ive-year suspended SEN
fences after pleading guilty. these
cases. with two exceptions. were
handled by Deputy Sheriff r. T..
L0ngOria.
Beulah Lewis pleaded guilty 70
slipping "A hackSaw and blades into
the Harlingen jail. She told or pur-
chasing the articles and handing
them to a man in the run-around
who gave them TO Ray Lewis. her
husband. Judge Geo. c. W~estervelt
held up imposition of sentence for
further Investigation.
The grand jury was brought be-
fore the judge Tuesday morning
and charged on a new law govern
ing narcotics. Heretofore. narcotics
haze been covered b. a statute un-
der the medical act making II a
misdemeanor to possess, sell OF
Civ away narcotics. Under the old
law the maximum penalty was a
500 fine and a year II jail.
Under the new law violations are
"A < lony. First offenders can be
punished with a $4,000 f-le and
five years In the penltentiarv. Sec
ond offenders can be- given a $4,000
fine and 10 years in the peniten-
tiary.
The Judge will hear divor . cases
and pleas of guilty the remainder
OF the week. He urges that lawyers
with divorce suits get them tried
Thu week rs he will ~ busy with
jury trials beginning next week.
Two divorces were granted Monday.
No special judge has been named
to try cases in which Judge wester-
welt Is disqualified. Included in
these cases are those against John
Seaman. former district clerk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
TO
hike RATES
Is DEFEATED
Delinquent Tax Suits
Ordered Held Up
By Court

The Cameron county tax rate will
be S1.50 instead OF $1.99.
The county commissioners court
Monday morning unanimously pass
ed a motion offered by Comm. A. v.
Logan OF San Benito setting out the
rate at $50. Comm. J.. r. Baughn OF
Harrington seconded the motion and
the remainder OF the court. County
Judge 0. c. Dancy. Comm. Sam Bell
of Brownsville and Comm. Harry
Pattee Of Port Isabel, voted for The
measure.
The s1.50 rate was set in the face
of recommendations by County
Auditor Fl. M. Shelton, ST.. that the
rate be si.99.
The s1.50 rate Is based on the as
sumption that collections would be
only 50 per cent.
The court gave tax payers further
relief when il ordered the delinquent
tax collectors to hold up filing new
tax suits until further notice. The
court also agreed not to give this
notice prior to Dec. Is Of this yea.
Judge Dancy offered this motion
which was passed unanimously.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Death Trial On

DALLAS, Sept. B.-R-Walter
Curtis. a negro. went on trial here
today for the alleged staying or
Mrs. Irene TodarO. N white woman.
In a robbery OK her husbands gro
Gerry store March %. 1880. Tha
negro denied the charge.
Curtis was convicted previously
for the Staying and sentenced 20
death. but the appellate court le-
versed the verdict and demanded
the case for a new trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
Crop Disposition
Amendment Urged

SYRACUSE. N. ", Sept. 8.--tRy
Amendment Of the federal agri-
cultural marketing act to permit
operation OF the equalization Zee
device in diJposing Of crops mn.
keted by co-operatives. as a means
of securing adequate protects ~
for the farmer. was advocated BY
Edward A. O'Neal. president Of the
American farm bureau federation
In an address at the state lar to-
day.
The equalization fee. O'Neal said.
would. by isolating the exDortaole
surplus. permit the American
farmer to exchange the products
of his toll for other American
products on a parity with other
industrial groups.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
NEW SHIPPING
Law Will NOT
HURT MARKET
Del Curto Says Green
Fruit Will Not
Leave Valley
By Staff Corespondent)

HARLINGEN. Sept. al. M. Del
Curto. chief state entomologist. who
Is visiting the Valley along with W.
A Cannon. marketing division chief,
declared this morning that fears OF
Valley growers that a change in
shipping season would permit i'm
mature fruit TO ruin the Valleys
market were groundless.
A clause in the new law permits
the commissioner 10 make emer-
gency regulations. and II IL is found
necessary, Del Curto said. a regula-
ton will be authorized requiring
juice content tests on early Valley
fruit shipments
Preserve Market
we will do every thing In our
power to fight green fruit ship
ments and preserve the Valleys
MARKET Del c rto declared this
morning.
Word Is expected late today or
tomorrow from Washington on the
federal shipping season decision.
Although modification OK present
season laws Is expected II Is not
known whether the date will be
placed at Sept. 10 or Sept. Is.
The grower may be assured that
whatever notifications are taken
by federal and state governments
they will be for the benefit OF the
grower" Del Curto said.
Federal Jurisdiction In out-of-
state shipments hinges entirely or
the pest feature. and as no file:
have been found in matured fruit
a modification OF the shipping sea-
son almost is certain.
Florida Action Checked
New regulations on shipping are
expected to halt action by Florida
seeking to lift the Texas ban O.
Florida fruit during September
Texas dealea-s. who have been or
dering Florida fruit, are looking
forward 10 early maturity OF Texas
fruit and ae disseminating orders
for Florida citrus, diminishing that
states desire TO ship fruit into
Texas during September.
Del Curto will leave the Valley
thi- morning for Austin. where
state action on the shipping season
likely will be taken Immediately
after federal action
Cannon, who will be stationed IN
the Valley this season, will remain
here until the latter part OF the
week before returning to Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
In Armaments
Building Proposed

GENEVA. Sept. 8-CP- Dino
Grandi. Italy's foreign minister.
proposed today at the League OF
Nations assembly an immediate
truce In the building OF ornaments
to continue through the period Of
the disarmament conference to be
held next February.
His proposal evoked no Demon
stration OF enthusiasm among the
delegates but after he had finished
speaking there was lively discus
sion OF his suggestion in the lob
bies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
w. c. T. u. Organizer
Is In Brownsville

Miss Ella X. Butcher OF San
Antonio. international w. c. T. u.
organizer. who is in Brownsville in
interest of organizing a Latin
American union. will 1pear at the
Methodist church Thursday at 3
p. m. to give a lecture and explain
her work.
Miss Butcher has been in the
Valley for several weeks. forming
groups OF the w. c. +. u. anc has
included about 200 women in the
organizations. She Is connected
with the Methodist school for boys
at San Antonio. All the women in
the city are extended an invitation
to attend the lecture
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

NEW YORK. Sept. 8.-tR)-Jack
Hartigan. "a. a truck driver. vn7
sought by police today for ducs-
Inc Cronin. 20. an insurance office
clerk. who was found ~straneIed 10
death IN the Greenwich village
apartment occupied BY Hartigan.
his mother and brother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
MARKETS
AT GLANCE

NEW YORK:
Stocks: weak, U. S. steel and
rails in new low ground.
Bonds: irregular: rails weak.
Curb: heavy: utilities soft.
Foreign exchanges: irregular;
sterling says
Cotton. steady: trade rup-
port.
Sugar: steady; Cuban sup
port.
Coffee: steady; st-1dy cables.
CHICAGO:
Wheat: easy: favorable
weather. lower wall Street.
Corn. easy. forecast cooler
weather, large country offer
inEs.
Cattle. higher.
Hogs: lower.