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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
TEXANS URGE
EXTRA SESSION
Mcdonald Says Ste g
Will Act Within
Few Days

AUSTIN, Sept. 4-iP-J. 4. Nc
Donald. Texas commissioner Of ag-
riculture. said today he confident
" expected a call for a special SEES
sion Of the legislature in the next
few days TO pass a cotton acreage
control Law.
Mcdonald. who stumped the state
urging farmers and business men
TO express themselves to the gov
ernor on the matter OF a special
session for cotton. said Gov. Ross s.
Sterling had received the greatest
response ever accorded on a public
question and that between 10000
and 10000 persons had replied
70 the newspaper QUESTIONABLE sent
out by the governor.
The commissioner stated last
night that Is members Of tn sem
ate had agreed TO ask or had asked
the governor TO call the session. as
surfing him they would vote for a
cotton acreage reduction bill.
Mcdonald said yesterday the gov
ernor promised a sps:ial session
would be called when II members
Of the senate had been placed on
record favorable to the reduction
plan.
In a statement today. Mcdonald
said the people Of Texas were be-
coming impatient.
The people Of Texas are express
ing their impatience in Gov. Ster-
ling's delay In calling a special ses-
sion of the legislature in an effort
to relieve the cotton situation and
10 save the state from bankruptcy"
Mcdonald stated.
Through the press, he asked the
people Of Texas for an expression
and stated that II the farmers Of
Texas evidenced I, him that they
wanted a special session he would
call 10 and name IL the farmers
session. Then. as a matter OF pre-
caution, the governor asked for
the attitude OF the legislature and
more than II representatives n Is
senators expressed themselves ia
vorably.
II have gone over the state as
surfing the people that Gov. Sterling
was as anxious TO aid cotton farm
ers as he was 10 aid oil produc-
ers. and since the people and the
legislature both have expressed
themselves In Inmistakable terms
l cannot conceive OF our governor
refusing TO call a special session as
per promise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
VISITORS TO
VALLEY HURT
IN ACCIDENT
Primitive Alvarez Dies
After Automobile
Wreck

McALLEN. Sept. Mrs. F. WV.
Dolf. OklahOman spending the win.
ter In Mercedes, iS In n serious con-
dition in the McAllen Municipal
hospital following internal injuries
received last night when the car
In which she waS riding overturned
three times on the old depot road
8 miles north OF McAllen.
Mr.. Doff and A. O. PAYNE. fill
ing station proprietor OF Mercedes.
were also in the car, D0ff eScapIg
with n few cuts and bruises. PAYNE
Is reported To have received back
injuries.
In addition % the internal in
Juries, Mrs. DOif is reported In
have been severely bruised, and iu
u thought that one or more limbs
were fractured.
According 10 reports the acct
dent occurred when the driver fail
81 to note a curve OF the road
until too late. and in endeavorinr
10 make the turn. the car o~verturn-
ed three times as It plunged down
the road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
PAIR CHARGED
in EXTORTION

CORSICANA, Sept. 40
Charges Of extortion were filed here
today against o. G.. Toole and
Charlotte Toole, who were arrested
at Dallas last night for allegedly
attempting 10 obtain $4,000 from
I. N. Cert, Corsicana banker. by
threats. They we're TO be returned
to Corsicana today.
Cert received a letter threatening
him and his family with death
unless he Immediately paid the
money. The letter said the Cert
family would be slain with a rifle
equipped with a silencer.
The letter was typewriter and
covered four pages. III vas deliver
ed Wednesday by a special mes
senger.
Quick action on the part OF
Cleo G.. Miller. Navarro county at
torney. frustrated the ~extortion
scheme and led TO the arrests. Mil
Ter. with a dummy -ackaEe con-
tanning slips Of paper OF bank note
s, :. followed instructions Of the
extortion letter. He met a messen-
ger last night al a Dallas h-tel-
Detectives followed he messenger
and arrested TOole and his wife.
The threat letter received by Cert
was the third since he paid a SIS
600 ransom 10 free his son, Robert
Cert. from kidnapers last Decem-
Der.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Valley Stores To
Observe Labor Day

II Will be Height OH for tho
beaches and the fishing banks and
ihe white wing grounds ON Monday.
ior Brownsville and the Valley viii
observe Labor Day IN the time
honored fashion. giving the tired
business man one OF the few
chances nc gets during the year to
observe "A double holiday.
Banks in Brownsville and other
Valley cities Will ~ closed all day
Monday. and Brownsville stores
belonging % the Retail Merchants
association Will follow lead OK the
banks.
Practically every valley city has
announced that stores viii be
closed.
Following a custom nf years. en-
plOyecS XIII time Herald Will take one
ni those ail too rarr half holidays.
and when the Valley edition IN OF
the press Monday about noon. the
force Will take out for a brief
half holiday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
BILLS
ARE RETURNED
AFTER PROBE
Indictments Held Up
Pending Return
Of Judge

With Judge Geo. c. Westervelt
in Raymondville and not due back
until Monday. the criminal district
grand jury under Ed Monsees con-
tinued its Investigations here Fri
day. The Judge gave the grand
jury orders not TO return further
true bills until Mond. Y.
Most OF the defendants named IN
the first 80 bills returned are
either in jail or are under bonds.
B~urglaries Charged
Three bills were returned against
Elmer Barber OF La Feria and
four each against Fred Rogers and
G. <. Smith OF Harrington, al Of
which charge burglaries. Fred VIII
liams OF Harrington also is charged
wit a burglary.
King Jones and Roy Lewis OF
Harrington have had two in IT.
ments returned agail-st them, one
charging a burglary and the other
a car theft.
Hayden Abel Of Rio Hondo Is
charged with forgery and passing
a forged instrument.
Beulah Lewis OF H~arlingen is be-
ing held on charges of aiding a
prisoner to escape.
Manuel and Jesus Rivera Of
Brownsville are in jail facing
charges OF assault to murder.
Patrolmen Charged
The grand jury charged w. R
Brady and 3. p. McClung. Border
patrolmen. with aggravated assault
in an alleged beating Of Maxi
miliano Cano Of Mercedes. The case
wi. be tried in the county court at
law.
Other prisoners in jail against
whom bills were returned are
Francisco Gonzales. Los Fresnos,
statutory charge; Vicente Rodri-
guez. San Benito. burglary; Juan
Garcia. San Benito, burglary;
Guadalupe Torres and Manuel Sill
gueros. san Benito. burglary; Car
los LedeSma. Edcouch, theft Of
auto: Odel Holmes and Arthur ID.
Russell, Harlingen negroes, theft Of
auto: Jose Torres and Dlonicio
Perez, Mexico, Dean act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Celebrate Victory

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4-EP-
The celebration OF the l50th an
niversary Of the surrender Of Lord
CORVALLIS al Yorktown. Virginia.
October 10. viii be attended by
President Hoover.
The chief executive will deliver
an address on the site where the
commander or the red coated
British forces surrendered his sword
to George washington. terminating
the war OF the revolution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
MURDERS
AIRED BY JURY
Three Texas Sayings Are
Investigated AT
Houston

HOUSTON. Sept. 4-P,-A Har-
ris county grand jury today started
an investigation into alleged gang
activities believed responsible for
three Sayings during the past
week.
Chester A. CKeggy) Jones. oil
man and former convict. and his
wife were shot TO death Monday
in their expensive apartment. We'd
nesday morning, the body OF John
Cherris. sought for questioning in
the Jones case. VAS found floating
III the BrazOS river near East
Columbia. Apparently he had been
shot SO hours before the Jones
killing and his body thrown from
an automobile into the river.
Three men and a wOman were
held IN the city jail here for ques-
tiCning. Sam Lewis. assistant dis
tr. attorney, said one OF ie men
was j. NJ. Johnson, Dallas oil man.
who was brought TO Houston last
night under a grand jury attach
ment issued by Judge Langston
King. Although officers were silent.
reports from Dallas said johnson
was not believed 10 have direct
connection with the case and was
held only for questioning as to what
he might know oi the background
Of the investigation.
Neither of the men most promin-
emily mentioned in connection with
the Investigation. w. :. CShiloh)
Scrivenor and Dell McCabe. has
been captured.
0lerris and two other men we're
under indictments in connection
with a bank robbery last May ( in
Memphis. Tenn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Rotary Memorial
tBy Staff CORRESPONDENT


SAN BENITO. Sept. memorial
services were held by the san Ben
ito Rotary club Thursday in honor
Of three members who died recent
ly.
Those memorialized we're John c.
Bowie. John w. Belts and Fl. r.
McFadden.
The memorial services were con-
Quoted by Or. Hugh Robertson.
pastor OF the Presbyterian church
and a member OF the club.
II was decided not to have the
Joint meeting Of six low Valley
clubs 10 hear a report on the In
ternational convention in Vienna
from Charles Bowie. He will visit
each club instead. The joint meet
ing was po-Eoned to Sept. 10 due
TO the death Of John c. Bowie and
then II was decided to call II off
altogether.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Church Set Fire

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 40
Soledad Catholic church In Vera
Cruz City was badly damaged by
a fire alleged TO have been started
by anti-clericals yesterday. press
reports said today.
Dispatches said burning waste
was thrown into the church. set
ting fire TO the woodwork and
furnishings. most OF which we're
destroyed before the blaze could be
extinguisheds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Woman Flees Razor

DALLAS. Sept. 4. fP-To escape
being slashed with n straight-edge
razor. Mrs. Johnnie Hobson, q.
Jumped from a second-story vim
dow at her Dallas home today. re-
ceiving severe internal and spinal
injuries. She fell about % feet.
Mrs Hobson said she argued with
a man and that he threatened 10
cut her throat. The man escaped be-
fore nollce arrived.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Rubio Assailed

MEXICO CITY. Sept. A. fF-Thc
newspaper ExcelsiOrs correspondent
at Chihuahua City saws repeated rr-
fusal bv Gov. Ortiz 20 grant ramb-
ling concessions at Juarez has led
TO attempts 10 have him removed.
The correspondent SAYS 40 u
understood "a person interested in
the concession offered four Chihua-
hua members or federal congress
$1,000 0 10 obtain Il for him with
the condition the money would be
used In furthering educational faciii-
ties OF Chihuahua.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04

DALLAS. Sept. a. Hl-Attorneys
representing Pres A. q. Ainsworth.
OF the Public Pipe Line company.
filed suit az L0nFviGw Yesterday at
lacking the legal right XXX Gov.
Ross q. Sterling tD declare martial
Law ~ the east Texas oil field.
The petition asked damages OF
s700 n dav dating back 10 the date
martial law was declared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Learns OF
Texas Grapefruit

CO. &OA4E~LOt .~lIL.l
SAN BEN1TO, Sept. e. Instead
Of "headliningv their " brand.
Lovett a. Kirk Of san Benito are
playing up the slogan Demand
Texas Grapefruit" in 10000 pla-
cards which have been made up.
Then under the slogan the firm
places the trade name under which
!, markets ITS own fruit.
The firm believes that a demand
should be built up first for Texas
grapefruit with the various trade
names secondary.
The placards will be distributed
By wholesalers to retailers buying
Valley fruit. They are attractively
made up with pictures Of grape
fruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Boys TO Aid Police
Check on Speeders

School boys ARE t0 aid officers
this year in enforcing thn i'm mile
an hour speed limit IN the vicinity
Of schools.
Bows Will - designated 10 watch
ior speedcrs during the rush hours
and wiil report reckless drivers Id
the police.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04

BORGER, Sept W. hFl- BnraerE
fight for IA reduction in Eas rates
reached a hearing before represen-
tatiyes OF the state railway COM
mission here today.
The Panhandle Power and Light
company appealed XIV THE rummis-
sion after the Berger city commits
sion reduced gas rates from 30 TO
so cents per 1000 cubic feet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Shippers Warned
OF New Packing
tBy ST. Correspondent.

- - WIZ
HARLINGEN. Sept. 4-Shippers
have been warned by their aSSo-
citation that they should order
tomato Tugs with a view 10 loading
crOsswise because a penalty Of 20
per cent OF the regular freight
charge will be placed on Tugs loaded
lengthwise.
c. D. wallace. secretary. sent out
notices 70 the shippers stating that
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion had ruled that crosswise load
ing should obtain in the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
RIO GRANDE CITY
CONTRACTC- H. VICTIM

~ lue AefaluF
MISSION, Sept. 4 Primitive
Alvarez, n. labor contractor of Rio
Granue City. died tn the office or
a Mission physician at 1890 this
morning. following an accident on
the highway ~ miles west OF Mis-
sion.
According 20 reports Alvarez was
on his way home t0 Rio Granda
CITY driving "A truck which crashed
into another car.
He was rushed 70 Mission for
FIRST aid. and died almost imme-
oiately after reaching tho doctors
office.
His body was sent to his parents
In Rio Grande City Friday morn
Ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Edcouch Mayor Dies
After Long Illness

EDCOUCH. Sept. 4.-Mayor j..
M. Palmer died at a san Antonio
hospital Thursday morning follow
ing a long illness. Services will
be conducted at Normangee, Tex
as. Friday at 2:3c p. m.
Mayor Palmer was a World War
veteran and for the past three
years has been in the drug business
in this city.
He Is survived BY his widow and
one child.
Business houses of Edcouch will
remain closed for 10 minutes Fri
day afternoon in respect to Mayor
Palmer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Rubio Asks Powers

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 4-GF-
President Ortiz Rubio today re-
quested congress 10 grant him
extraordinary powers to make i'm
portant administration changes
which he said were necessary TO
avoid further increases In taxation.
He did not mention the nature OF
the changes but 1t is understood
that some government departments
viii be eliminated and some merged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Strikers Fight Troops

BARCELONA. Spain. Sept. Al Hi
Machine runs ratified in THE streets
today and pistols were used in IA
dozen encounters between strikers
and soldiers as disorders accompany
ing the city's general strike continu-
cd.
Since Yesterday at least four men
have been killed and IN score Cr more
wounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
New Cotton Plan

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Sept. 4 CPl
Sen. Joe r.. Robinson of Arkansas
today proposed that ne u. =. de-
partment Of agriculture and the fed
eral farm board cooperate in set
ting M county organizations which
would enter into agreements with
farmers 70 rut cotton acreage fifty
per cent each year through 1896.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Texan Is Sought

WACO, Sept. 4 UFI-SnaTrhinr
parties were hunting today f0r O. III.
Jones. Waco automobile salesman.
whose bloodstained automobile was
found today on the highway seven
miles north nf Waco. "A biOOdstained
coat. identified as tne one worn by
Jones, was in rhn Car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Graf Over Ocean

PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Sept. A.
P-The Graf Zeppelin, ending a
two-day visit TO Brazil. dipped In
farewell today and started home
ward for Germany on her ninth
crossing OF the Atlantic ocean.
DR.. Hugo Eckener pulled her away
from the airport mooring mast.
eight miles from the city. at 2:40
a m I1.40 p m. Thursday CS.TD
and five minutes later she scared
over Pernambuco. riding high and
brilliantly Illuminated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Wheat Pact Near

SHANGHAI. Sept. 4. R-With the
principal items OF the III. :. farm
boards latest wheat offer approved
by the nationalist government. Off
Gals have expressed confidence that
an agreement will be signed in a
few days.
The major points or the farm
board proposal were inc0rsed y~ester-
dav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
$4,000 Bond Set

DALLAS. Sept. 4. tP-Bond OF
$4,000 "a set here today at the
examining trial OF Eugene Yelvertoa
%. a dairy farm charged with
murder in connection with the fatal
shooting Of Vernon Tompkins. "a,
near Sewers Wednesday. Yelverton
offered no testimony.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Rate Cut Asked

LUBBOCK, Sept. 4-tP-Repre-
sentatives Of the Southern Bell
Telephone company were here to-
cay to confer with the Lubbock
city commission regarding the
telephone rate schedule. The city
commission has asked for a reduc-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Lost City Facts
To Be Told Sunday

In Sundays Herald. the story
OF the son Of the Singer who es-
tablishcd the ranch OF Padre l.
land. remains OF which caused 50
much interest when heralded as
a lost city is told.
And a list Of Valley students
leaving for school.
And many other interesting
items, besides all the news Of the
day.
Place your order nowl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Licenses Issued

The county clerks office has is
sued marriage licenses to u. XII. Law.
Harlingen- and Opal Lee. Danning.
Texas: Antonio Salinas and Felicit-
as Luis. Harrington; and Pedro
Cara and Consuelo Arguelles. Lo-
za1o, Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
PLANS ON
CONSERVATION
ARE PROPOSED
Proposed District Fails
AT Polls By Decid-
ed Majority
(By Staff Correspondent

ALAMO. Sept. 4-"The way is now
cleared for the old established irriga-
ton Developments OF the Valley 10
get together and form a conserva-
ton district along the lines set out
in the district which failed of valida-
ton In the election Thursday" was
the comment Friday morning OF G.
Fl. Swallow Of Alamo. leader OF the
opposition to the conservation dis
trict which was defeated at the
polls Thursday.
The results OF the election clear
" show what the people OF the
Valley thought OF the proposal 10
create a 900. 900 reelection district
TO be served by water sufficient for
only 100000 acres" Swallow stated.
Many Did Not Vote.
Not wanting to do anything
which might be construed as an
action against conservation, the
great majority or the voters OF the
Valley simply stayed away from the
polls, showing at the same time
tAidb bHc TAX ANFs Ndo AO1 NAiC
grounds on which the district was
defeated" Swallow said.
Immediate action for the forma-
ton Of a conservation district which
Will include within its boundaries
only the old and established dis
tricts was advocated bv the veteran
Valley developer. who stated his will
ingness 70 cooperate in any such
movement.
"I believe that differences which
arose between those whose efforts
defeated the district and its prop
onents are differences Of method
and not OF purpose. and that the
whole Valley realizes how vitality
essential conservation of waters Of
the Rio Grande is TO the future de-
velopment OF this section" II. l..
Yates OF Brownsville, member of
the temporary board OF directors
and active III behalf OF the district,
stated this morning.
Fight Not Over.
we will not give up the fight.
and the conservation committee is
willing to cooperate on any con-
structive program which will lead Us
to the end We all desire" Yates
concluded.
Incomplete returns at noon today
showed $3.50 votes cast against the
district. with 1,702 for the district.
BY counties. the vote. incom-
plete: Cameron. for 994. against, sol
Hidalgo. for 58l. against 1,729: Will
lacy for 81, against SO; Starr, for rs,
against Q.
Brownsville vote was a74 for the
district and $40 against.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Five Fined

Five men were fined here Friday
BY Justice OF the Peace Geo.
KrausSe. Two were fined on charges
Of simple assault. one on A charge
OF drunkenness in a public place
and two for disturbing the peace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
BOATS DISCONTINUED

HARLINGEN - No more boat
service for visitors to Green Island.
seabird sanctuary, will be available
until next spring when the birds
return.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
WELL-KNOWN
JURIST dies
AT EDINBURC
Judge G. p. Brown
Succumbs To
Long Illness
Especial 10 The Herald)


EDINBURG, Sept. +Judge Geo
r. Brown, g.. well-known pioneer
Valleyite and pioneer Hidalgo coun-
w jurist. died at his residence at
ESQ a. m. today. He had been
seriously III for the past eight
months.
Oldest Bar Member
Judge Brown was the Oldest
member OF the bar from Hidalgo
county and had practiced law in
the county for a greater number OF
years than any other attorney.
He moved to Texas from Georgia
during his boyhOod and came to
the Valley in 1908.
He Is survived by his widow. a
son and daughter.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed &C 10 "a. m. Saturday with Dr.
II. N. Barton, pastor Of the Meth
odiSt church. and Rev. z. U. Lilies
Of Alice. officiating. He Will be
given n Knight Templars escort TO
the grave where Valley Mas0ns Will
take charge.
Active In Affairs
Judge Brown was active in civic
and political affairs OF Edinburg
for many years. He was a Mason
a Rotarian and a member az the
Blue lodge.
Pallbearers are L. J. Polk OF
Pharr, j. 4. Leslie OF McAllen. and
y. M. Jetton. Bruce Curry. ". G..
Looney and w. ~. Doughty OF Ed
inburg
Members OF Valley Masonic lodges
are asked to meet in Edinburg az
Q a m. Saturday to take part IN
the services.