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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
WEATHER
IS PREDICTED
Temperature to Drop Some
And Scattered Rains
Are Forecast

Cooler weather is predicted for
the Valley wednesday night and
Thursday, according to weather
chief w. j. Schnurbusch.
Accompanying the drop in tenn
perature will be scattered showers
throughout this section. Cloudy
weather and rains were reported
from every weather station early
wednesday.
Tuesday night was unusually
sultry. and lowest temperature was
70 degrees. The warmest spot In
the United States Tuesday was
Miami. with a low OF rs degrees.
Snow was reported in Denver
early today.
Mr.. Schnurbusch also reported a
slight rise in the Pio Grande from
Rio Grande City down during the
next "a to 4S hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Brownsville Fishermen
Catch 12-foot Octopus

An octopus, probably the largest
ever caught in the semi-tropical
waters at Port Isabel, was shot and
landed early Wednesday morning
by a party Of Brownsville fisher
men.
II measured twelve feet from tip
to tip. and was shot in the head
by Leonard Trimble. lS-year old
son Of F. II. Trimble, local archi-
tect.
II. c. Blanchard, local taxiderm-
list, was in the party. and aided In
pulling the octopus to shore. r.. ri.
Trimble, also in the party. assist
ed.
The fish was first seen float
ing near the jetty at Brazos San
tiago Pass.
"As soon as We pulled Ii 10 shore,
I had TO remove its BRAIN" Mr..
Blanchard explained otherwise.
its eight arms would continue to
writhe and twist for three or four
hours"
The octopus. a c~ephalopod. had
a large head armed with a strong
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BELIEVE 1T OR
y y y *
Q YOUR S
= = = = -
WILL BUY MORE

WASHINGTON. May 2o.@R-
The 1926 wholesale dollar was
worth sl-364 last month.
The labor department found to-
Gay that the dollars value during
the year increased more in rubber
purchasing power than any OF the
other $50 commodities covered by
the calculatio IS. The April 1881
coin could have bought rubber that
would have cor s75l9 in April 1926.
Last months dollar also was
worth s22S4 in petroleum products.
S2-212 In silk and rayon and s2.I88
In automobile tires.
The department said the index
number Of the April. 1891 dollar
based on 1926 as 100. was 73.3. or
l-2 less than March of this year.
Among food price decreases last
month were butter, cheese, fresh
and cured meats. lard. rye flour
and corn meal. The only increases
were in grains, other foods end
automobiles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
IMPROVED after
TAKING CARDUI
Before That, Missouri Lady
Felt Faint, Nerves On
Edge, Hot Flashes.

An instance OF how CarRI helps
women 70 health is given below by
Mrs Kettle Murphy. 504 North C"
Street, Poplar Bluff, Nc.
Il first took Cardui twenty years
ago." writes Mrs. Murphy. Tt
helped then. so I have taken It
several times since. My health al
ways improves after taking Cardui-
During a critical time In my life
i took 1t for several months. I had
hot flashes. L would suddenly get
dizzy and seem blind I would get
faint and have no strength
My ner-es were or edge. I
would notkIleep ct night.
-Cardu, fdid wonders for me. 7
rec0mmel-1 &c to all women who
are passing through the critical
period OF change. i have found 1t
O fine medicine"
For many, many years, women
have been writing TO the manu-
facturers Of Cardui, telling how
they have been helped by taking
this well-known medicine. Their
experience should encourage you, II
In need Of a medicine Like Cardui.
Get n bottle, today. seas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
ADJOURNMENT
ON FRIDAY Is
SOLONS Wish
Legisl Stature Winds
Up Last Minute
Business

AUSTIN. May 20.-Pl-Despits
rumors Of a special or extended
session. the legislature today con-
tinued with the task OF winding W
last minute affairs so nothing would
bar sine DIE adjournment at noon
Friday. The 40 day session origin
ally was to end May II.
Two proposals 70 prolong the
session were pending IN the SEN
ate. One was the extension TO May
% and the other TO recess one
month Both were regarded by
many as a remote possibility. Eighty
members of the house we're reported
to have pledged to vote against an
extension.
Doubt was expressed that a quo
rum could be maintained should
the session continue much longer,
several members having expressed
q strong desire to get back to their
own business.
Senator Woodul OF Houston con
ferred with Governor Sterling yes
terday ard said he believed the
legislature would be able TO finish
its work Friday.
The main obstacle in the way OF
, adjournment were appropriations
with three major bills, eleemoSyn-
airy, educational and departmental
still In free conference. Chairmen
OF both the house and senate COM
mittees, however, said they believ-
ed the bills would be reported N
time for action.
Hope for a congressional redis-
tricting bill waned, although Re-
preventative Penrose Metcalfe OF
San Angelo said he still had hope
of agreeing on a bill acceptable to
both houses.
The last fight on the highway
bond issue constitutional amend
ment was set for today with pro-
ponents confident enough votes
could be mustered to submit the
proposal TO the electorate.
Pending business in the senate
was the much changed peddler tax
bill. Representative Holder, its
author, said all that was left OF the
original was the number. The SEN
ate added several revenue raising
amendments including a tax of rs
cents per ton on sulphur and 40
cents per barrel on cement.
An effort was made late yester-
day to reconsider the vote on the
cement tax amendment, Senator
Purl OF Dallas claiming the senate
acted hastily in adding the tax.
Hope for the bill to strengthen oil
proration powers of the railroad
commission died when the house
refused to suspend the 70 hour rule
on house bills which prohibits con-
sideration OF such measures on
second and third reading during the
last ~ hours OF the session. The
rule was suspended. however, on
senate bills and more than a score
from the upper house were passed.
The bill TO legalize amateur box
ing died with the proration and APP
p~roximately 400 other house bills,
including the public utility commits
sion and conservation commission
bills. both advocated and supported
by Governor Sterling.
The house passed a senate bill
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VALLEY WATER
CContInued From Page one)

Members OF the committee which
las been working on the matter are
L. g. Couch. Weslaco. chairman.
Judge III. r. Yates. Brownsville,
secretary: Frank Robertson. San
Benito: IA. wv. Cunningham. HarNr-
bcn: Clay Everhard. Pharr: Horace
Guerra, Rio Grandc City: and wv.
A. Harding. Raymondvlle.
The work so far. and the other
work necessary yet, such ms The
cost az the elections. the hearings,
etc. Is 70 be financed by funds be-
Ing raised by A committee or Valley
Chamber or Commerce secretaries
headed by G.. G. Richardson OF
Brownsville. Belief was expressed TO-
day that the budget which this
committee planned 10 raise for or
ganization funds can be cut by 60
per cent. In view or the effective
work OF the Valley representatives
In Austin. eliminating the necessity
os additional expense Of lobbying.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
EASTERWOOD
BROWNSVILLE
!. VISITOR WE'D.
Lauds Valley Section
On First Trip :
To Border

Col VIM. E. Easterwood, Dallas
chewing gum king, accompanied by
his wife, were guests OF honor at
the Rotary club luncheon Wednes-
day, Col. Easterwood making the
principal address.
The colonel, who attained inter-
national fame when he presented
Coste and his co-pilot with a check
for $4,000 for being the first 10
fly from Europe TO Dallas. praised
the Valley in glowing terms. and
even intimated that he might de-
eide to move TO this section to
live.
Mrs. Easterwood said she had no
idea the border was rs modern, in
teTesting, and developed as It is.
I'VE Texans do not know what
we have In Texas" she said.
You have a city to be proud Of"
Col. Easterwood said following the
luncheon. Your airport is n Of
the best I have ever SEEN"
Col. Easterwood Is vitality inter-
ested In aviation, and Is the spon-
% of the American Air Cadet
movement that Is sweeping the
country. There are eleven chap
tiers in the Valley.
This is the Easterwoods' first
trip to the Rio Grande Valley. but
he said Wednesday that 1t would
not be their last
This is a remarkable place-an
empire within ITSELF he said.
You have everything. Soil, cir
mate. picturesqueness, proximity
to Mexico, a foreign country. The
best of the old and the best OF the
new is mingled in the Valley"
During the Rotary luncheon,
Mrs. "A. S. Putegnats Mexican stu
dents presented a brief pfogam.
All of the students were extremely
young. ranging from ~six-year olds
to those in the third grade. Many
of them spoke no English prior to
the beginning Of the present
school term. In today's program,
they sang songs. recited poetry,
and made brief talks.
Mrs. Easterwood, in particular.
was impressed with the young
school children. saying she had
never seen anything like the pro-
gram presented.
Col. and Mrs. Easterwood arriv-
ed in the Valley Monday night.
and are staying in Harlingen. J. r.
Floore. secretary Of the Harrington
Chamber of Commerce, accom-
panied them to Brownsville today
on their visit here. They plan to
return to Harlingen, and Col.
Easterwood said that he would ad-
dress the Valley Press Association
Friday night at Weslaco.
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work. hardly realizing my condition.
ard when a woman gets along without
suffering at this time her mental con-
dition is greatly helped. Also PrescrIp-
ton babies are healthier and stronger"
Mrs. L. ]. Bryant, 1928 Race St.
All dealers. Fluid or tablets.
Write 10 DR.. Pierce's Clinic I'm Buffalo,
N. u, for free medical advice, enclosing
wrapper from medicine.
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HErs- Mary T. Joneswere in a terrible
shape / have just finished the
fourth bottle Of Konjola, and am
IN excellent health, free from all
pain and misery"
Isn't that the kind Of medicine
sufferers want and need7 Kon-
lola does work swiftly. yet 1t is
best to take a complete treatment
or from str to eight bottles. Buy
Konj0la In any drug store. and do
|not accept . substitgte<xAdy. zr
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Continued from page ~
! was afraid Of my husband who
was jealous and violent" the de-
PENDANT declared. He also had a
revolver"
Yes" INTERCEPTED the Judge.
but he kept 1t locked in a trunk"
Mrs. Nixon irdlinger burst into
tears at this pleaded II was the
first time she had ever used a re-
volver.
She sat with head bowed. weep
ing silently as other defense wit
nesses appeared on the stand. The
first during the afternoon session
was A. II. Jacobs. an Englishman.
who said he knew her at beach par
ties and who said her character
was excellent. Mrs. Winifred Cop
ley May, wife Of the director Of
Tokalon Limited Of London. also
testified in her behalf as a char
acter witness
The tallest known ferns exist In
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Next give
thought to tlN
grateful words of
Mr.. TIL o m a s
Moore, 3l4 Mis-
sion street, San
Antonio: Five
years q I began
to suffer from
kidney and stom-
ech troubles and
constipation. i
often had to stop
work for days al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

OF her husband, Perry. who had
disappeared.
The picture interested him. After
a day and a night Of pioneering, he
noted facial peculiaritieS of Moran
and Perry were similar. Yesterday
he ~telegraphed Wisconsin author
tiles. They asked that Perry be
held for Wisconsin officers.
Perry, police said, posed as the
heir Of a wealthy family. In Nor
ans effects they found a letter from
j. j. Carnahay, Chicago, dated
April %, 1881, mentioning a Mrs.
Dora j. Moran as the suspects
mother and referring to a settle
ment and the fac1 that his mother
was worth several million dol
lars"
Moran's wife, a native OF the Re-
public of San Salvador, said he was
a good husband, stays home nights
and Is quite lovable'. She admitted
she had known him only three
weeks before their marriage.
Moran denied he was Perry, said
he was never married before and
that he vas In New Orleans at the
time c. the murder.
MILWA TKEE, May 20. Up
Four relatives Of George w. Z.
Perry. warted at Eagle River, Wis,
for the Staying of Cora Belle Hack
cit. whom he married bigamously,
today identified a telephoto picture
os Frank j. Moran, held at San
francisco. as Milwaukee's marry
ing brakeman"
Similar identifications were made
by detectives and railroad men
with whom Perry once worked.
When shown the photograph.
Perry's only legal wife, Mary. cried
Il won't talk, I won't talk" Then
she collapsed.
Mrs. Anna George, sister OF Mary,
advanced the theory that Perry. II
ID Is he who Is held in California.
assumed :tIe last name Of his late
hrOther-fn-laW. Matt Moran
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tBy SAD CORRESPONDENT

~ 0toAA
SAN BENITO, May 20.-Annual
meeting Of the Wisconsin club will
be held at Lake Olmito az 2:45 p.
m Sunday. according to officers
Of the organization.
Although the meeting will not
start until 2:45 p. m. members are
asked 10 gather by 2 o'clock.
Nat Wetzel and Gid Newman are
In charge OF the program.
Officers OF the association are III.
G. Ludden. San Benito president:
f. G.. Orbert, La Feria. treasurer.
NJ. 7. Koppel. Harrington, secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
CITY Briefs

The Van Heest Shop-tr-rniture
repairing, rrfinishing. up~holstering.
1909 Thirteenth Street, phone
1054-J. ADV.
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q time. q SMr. Thomas Moore
formed after meals, and ! had at
tacks Of nausea and vomiting. But
after six bottles OF Koniola I am
better than IN years. I have no
more kidney trouble: food digests
properly and ! have gained In
weight"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Somewhere on the mainland #
Panama Is said to be located a
great store OF gold hidden by Sir
Francies Drake after he had sacked
the city of the same name.
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more than a NIL
lion friends.
Let us see how
this remarkable
medicine wor k s.
Take, as a typical
example, the ex-
perience Of Mrs.
c. II. Bird g e s,
1927 N. Thir-
tenth e {,
Waco, who says
For six months I
- Ill -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
RANCHMAN IS
SHOT TUESDAY
Killing Occurs South OF
Matamoros; One Man
Held In Jail

Cleotilde H. Martinez. 20, was
shot and instantly killed near
Matamoros Tuesday morning. and
Encarnacion Martinez. %, is being
held BY Matamoros police In con-
nection with the shooting.
The killing occurred at a ranch
called H Huisachal. CIeotilde
Martinez was shot in the stomach
with a ~ gauge shotgun. He died
almost instantly.
Encarnacion MARTINEZ was ar
rested q few hours later by Mata-
moros police and is being held in
the city jail pending further In
vestigation.
Burial was IN Matamoros at 5 D.
m Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
STATE CLUBS
WILL PICNIC
Indiana And Wisconsi<.
Days Are Announced
With Programs
By Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN. May 20.-An-
nouncement has been made Cslat
the Indiana Society will hold Its
semi-annual meeting at Fair Park.
Harrington, Sunday, June z.
A big fish fry will be had. but
all H0oSiers are asked to bring
basket. lunches. Coffee win be serv-
ed free by the Harlingen Coffee co.
The Methodist quartet OF Har-
lingen will sing.
The picnic will start al l.30 ID. m.
There are over 500 members OF
the society which Is one of the old
est OF Its kind I'm the Valley.
Ora Pool or Harlingen Is pres
ident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
GLAD To TELL
ABOUT k0NJOLA
Time After Time This Medicine Of
70 Ingredients Triumphs After
III All Else Tried Failed

! A medicine Is known, not for
promises, but for the friends 1t has
made and held Just by making
good. Well, K~onjola is known as
the ~alirfna urfth
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No wonder Mrs.

NJ NOA4(A VA ..
Mary E. Jones,
Lake Worth Road.
TT. Worth. is
grateful for Kon-
jpla. She says:
For three years
] suffered with
n eurities in
shoulders, n e c K
and arms. Sleep
was impossible. i
headaches.
arG my narvpe
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Dallas. Texas

Dallas. Texas
"Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
a wonder full
and comfort
TO me a. a tonic
and nervine. I
found it especially
beneficial during
expectancy. IL kept
me in such good
condition that /
,vas ahie IN IN r-~y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Taliaferro was the father Of Mrs.
Bradley K~imbrouEh Of McAllen.
and is survived by his wife and a
son who live in California.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

digestion. ! tried a number Of
medicines. but without results. But
after four bottles Of Konjola I am
greatly improved. With two more
bottles ! expect TO feel better than
in years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

The University az West Virginia
reporB the finding Of a synthetic
substitute for Etamin A. the growth
factor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

A contract has been awarded for
the construction Of an li.65O-foot
bridge across the Zambezi River IN
Africa. 1t will be the second long
est of its type in the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

The tallest known ferns exist In
the Hawaiian Islands, where they
grow to a height of 80 to 40 feet.
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Continued from page ID
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BEAUTY QUEEN

Continued from page u
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
PANTAGES GOES
ON STAND SOON
IN DEFENSE
Defense in Attack Case Will
Try to Show that Girl Led
Bohemian Life

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16
I.N.S.) - The stage was set
today for the entrance of the
co-star in the two-year-long
melodrama of the rich man and
the poor little country girl.
Alexander Pantages. multi-mil-
lionaire. was to take the witness
stand this week in his own de-
fense against the charges of
Eunice Pringle that he attacked
her in 1929 when she went to his
office seeking work on the stage.
Prosecution Ended
Pantages will testify that Miss
Pringle, now 19 years old, sought
to place him in a compromising
position to compel him to book
her in a vaudeville act, or else
pay her a large sum of money.
Pantages' re-trial on the attack
charges entered a new phase to-
day when the defense took the
center of the stage following the
closing of the prosecution case.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
MIND A BLANK
FOR 80 YEARS

After enduring a blankness of
memory for more than 80 years,
a man who believes his name is
James M. Gregory is in Washing
ton today, seeking aid from War
Department and Pension Bureau
officials to find out who he was
before head wound in the Span
ish-American War dazed him.
Gregory lived in New York
city, where he has a wife and two
grown children. Only recently
has he been in position to under
take a search for data or former
acquaintances whereby he can
learn about his youth. He is now
about 81 years old. and since 1900
has been a builder and contrac-
tor.
With finances at a low ebb, he
believes If he can clear up his past
he will feel better physically and
be able to get back on his feet IN
business way.
He believes he enlisted in Theo-
dore Roosevelt's Rough Riders at
Prescott, AriE.. where he was work.
ing in the Roosevelt big Bug
mines. Where or how he got his
head wound he cannot recall. He
remembers being in Savannah.
Ca, after the war, married a
Georgia girl, and for twenty years
built bungalows in Atlanta and
Birmingham.
Now that his children are grown,
he is wandering around trying to
find some one who knows him, or
can tell where he grew up, or
what company he served with so
he can get a pension, or other
wise help restore his memory of
events before 1900.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
SLAYER To DIE
HERE FRIDAY

Although Carl Morris, one of six
colored men now in the death
house at District sjail, is scheduled
to go to the electric chair Fri
day, Lieut.. Col. William Peake,
District jailer, has not received
the death warrant Morris killed
Maggie Landon more than year
ago and already has received sew
eral stays of execution.
John Borum, Milton Guy, John
Logan. Alfred Scott Aldrich and
Benjamin A. Brown are the other
occupants of the death house.
Borum, Guy and Logan, con-
victed slayers of Prohibition Agent
Lamar York. are under sentence
to die December 18.
Aldrich, convicted of the muir
der of Policeman Henry Nc
Donald, was to have been cleo
trocuted October 80, but received
a stay until February 26. He was
convicted once, received a new
trial and again convicted.
Brown was convicted only a
few days ago on a first degree
murder charge. The date of his
execution has not been COM
municated to Colonel Peake.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
GROUPS
IN DISPUTE

A threatened split in the ranks
of the Community Chest, which
may result in the withdrawal OF
one of the member organizations
of the body, has cropped up on
the eve of the chests annual drive
for funds, it was learned today.
The dispute, which has been
brewing for some time, is between
the dependency subcommittee of
the Chest and the American
Legion.
1t came to a head at a meeting
of the subcommittee with repre-
sentatives of the Legion and the
Disabled American Veterans of
the World War Friday.
The trouble arose out of efforts
on the part of the Chest, through
the subcommittee, to force con-
solidation of the relief work of
the two veterans organizations.
The Legion has steadfastly de-
clined this proposal, holding
that it would result in loss of the
ORGANIZATIONS identity as far as
relief work is concerned.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
SPEND|NGSPREE
URGED VITAL

With an analysis that fear and
fear alone, purely psychological
slant, prevents the restoration of
normal spending habits by the ma
tion's employed and that normal
spending would end unemploy-
ment, Carl Byoir, Havana pub
Usher and wartime associate chair
man of the governments com
mittee on Public Information, was
the chief speaker today at the
opening session of the convention
of the Association of National
Advertisers.
The convention. held at the
Wardman Park, will continue for
two days and discussions will re-
late mainly to the economic de-
preston. DR.. Virgil Gordon, econo-
mist of the McGraw-Hill Publish
ing Company, another speaker,
foresaw an early restoration of
business, saying that the country
now sis in a highly neurotic condi'
ton; bored with depression, but
ready to snap out of it as soon as
somebody or something supplies
the stimulus"
Mr.. Byoir discussed at length
the so-called Byoir plan, already
endorsed by the executive commit
tee of the association. Asserting
that the present depression is an
emergency as great as war, as has
been said by President Hoover, Mr.
Byoir deplored that wartime
organization" such as put over the
Liberty Loan drives, has not been
formed.
Byoir proposed creation of Il
divisions of the association to slim
ulate buying, ranging from divi
sion on national advertising to
those on church work, broadcast
ing, four-minute men, and local
ORGANIZATIONS.