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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23

event and will play in the business
district while the crowds are watch
ing windows.
Linking the style show with
Brownsville's winter tourist cam
paign. a bathing display Is ex-
pected to prove OF the most
interesting portions OF the pr gram.
Few sections of the United States
can with safety stage a bathing
revue as late in the season as the
first OF October, II Is pointed out.
Style show events will include a
complete showing Of all fan FASH
ions on living models. chosen from
among Brownsville's younger set.
Entertainment features will be
provided for the entertainment OF
the crowd between the various
events.
Nominal charge OF Csc per person
will be made for admission TO the
show. all proceeds TO be pro--ated
among local charitable organlza-
sso&h
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
JAPAN-TEXAS
PRIZE SOUGHT
BY AVIATORS
Pair Also Will Seek
Distance Record
On Flight

NEW YORK. sept. 2s-P-
Headquarters OF the projected
transpacific flight or Hush Hern-
don. Jr- and Clyde PanEborn an
nounced today the fliers would at
attempt TO make a hop from Japan
TO Dallas. Texas. " n reported s25.-
900 offer from Col. w. III. Easter-
wood OF Dallas. can be verified.
Permission Refused
Herndon and Pangborn. who ran
afoul OF Japanese military reru-
lations when they we're forced down
on restricted territory while on nm
attempted round-the world flight,
received permission for the trans
pacific hop a few days ago.
III was further announced NY. the
flight headquarters today that. n
view of the refusal or the Seattle,
Wash. Chamber OF Commerce to
alter the terms or its $4,000 offer
for a flight from Tokyo 20 Seattle.
the aviators might attempt make
a distance record. flying as far in
to the United states as possibla
before r~efueling for the Dallas hop.
Seattle Offer Safe
The Seattle Chamber of Com
merce offer requires the plane "a
take off in Tokyo and complete a
nonstop flight 70 Seattle. ~ vas
said at the headquarters that the
nearest place 10 Tokyo from which
q plane carrying the necessary
gasoline for a flight across tho
ocean can take the air is Samush-
tro beach. so miles away.
The Herndon- PanRborn hackers
termed the Seattle offer safe" be-
cause. they said. none can COMPETED
for ~.
The offer OF SIS. 900 from Asahi,
a Tokyo newspaper. has been alter-
ed to permit the takeoff from
Samushiro beach. and N requires
only that the fliers land I'm tho
continental United states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Style Show Plans
Include Bathing Revue

Final plans for the Brownsville
style show and city wide window
display show were drawn at a
meeting Of committee heads held
in the offices Of the chamber OF
commerce wednesday morning.
Considerable interest IN the win
dow display show is being demon
strated. II developed at the me ting.
To be held between the hours Of Z
and $50 p. m, Friday. Et. 2, this
event will precede the style show
which will be staged in the Amer
lean Legion arena.
Main business streets Of the city
will be cut off from traffic during
those hours. windows will be yelled
until Z O'Clock when the sounding
OF the G. p. a. L. siren will signal
the unwilling and the opening Of
the window display event.
The 18th Cavalry band from TT.
Brown has ben loaned to the
Brownsville merchants for the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Leeman Opposes
Special Taxation

Taxes imposed upon special in
terests, especially those which take
a toll on the natural resources OF
the state of Texas, are tending to
drive new industries and new de-
velopments from the state to other
southern states, Ray Leeman, vice.
president and general manager Of
the South Texas Chamber OF Com
merce told the Brownsville Rotary
club Wednesday.
Il personally know OF one in
stance in which an eastern COM
pany was planning a 20 million dol
lar development in south Texas.
Just as the papers were about to
be signed word came from Austin
that a bill levying a tax OF &c per
thousand feet on natur~l gas had
been introduced In the legislature.
Negotiations Immediately stopped.
and II Is my firm belief that had
tina. bill passed the company would
never have located In II las" Lee
man stated.
More industries will help in a
large measure to solve the farm
problem. Leeman claimed. giving an
additional market to the farmer for
the products OF his farm.
Under the plea Of reduction or
abolition OF the ad valorem tax
demagogues n introducing these
special taxes, he stated. and then
pointed out that the average state
ad valorem tax in Texas amounts
to approximately &c per acre on
farm land
I'VE must encourage industry to
come TO us. not wave the threat OF
the mailed fist in its face. Leeman
said.
Formation OF a non-partisan tax
board which would make a state
wide survey and evolve a plan OF
equitable taxation was advocated
by Leeman. who Is concluding a
tour over the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Scout Pledges
Drive Begins

A Valley wide drive for the pay
ment OF pledges mad to the Boy
Scout Valley organization will be-
gin this week. according to H. r..
Mockbee Of Brownsville. vice-presi-
dent In charge OF finances.
The drive will get under way In
Brownsville on Thursday. in Mis-
sion on Friday. Harrington on Sat-
urday. San Benito next Tuesday
and In Mercedes on Friday, the
local man stated.
Many OF the pledges which were
made at the beginning OF the year
have not been paid and the pur-
pose OF the drive Is to get In Just
as many o. these pledges as pos
sible. as well Us TO secure addi-
tional pledges for the work Of the
organization
o. w. Washington. Brownsville
district chairman, will cooperate
with Sherwood Bishop. finance
chairman. in staging the Browns
will drive for funds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
TEXAS WOMAN
HELD In DEATH
Pair Found In Apartment,
Mans Wife Begins
Shooting

ABILENE, Sept. 23-tF- Mrs.
Leslie Wilcoxon. rs. died last night
Of wounds received as she stood
In the doorway OF her apartment
here and Mrs. A. r. Franklin,
charged with murder. was under
$4,000 bond.
In a statement to w. w. West,
city detective, at the hospital, Mrs.
Wilc0xs0n named Mrs. Franklin as
her assailant. saying she knocked
at the door OF her apartment and
asked II her husband was there.
Mrs Wilcoxson told the officer
Franklin was in the apartment
AMI grappled with his wife for the
weapon after the shooting.
Three bullets pierced her body
and a fourth passed through her
left arm.
Mrs. Franklin. wife OF an Abilene
plumbing contractor. surrendered
to officers at the home OF her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Loven.
after saying in a telephone call: Il
have shot a woman and want to
give up"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
GANG L00TINC
HERE PROBED
Police Piece Story Told
By Houstonian Of
Yegg Raid

The confession OF Jack Jones at
Houston, brouc--t out by the Staying
OF his brother, Chester "A. tKeggy)
Jones, to a safe blowing in Browns
vile Is believed to refer to the
Garcia Gomez lob" pulled here
June IS.
The yeggs. were surprised while
cracking the wholesale grocery safe
and fled with 1919, leaving s3.7l1 in
cash and a $4,000 diamond ring on
the floor behind them.
In his statement, Jones implicat-
ed three other men. One was his
brother, Chester, now dead, Barr "
McGanegal, ex-convict, and j. II.
Johnson Of Dallas. The last two and
Jack Jones are being held In Hous-
ton at present.
Jones confessed to a long list of
safe cracking over the state and
listed Brownsville as one of the
Jobs"
On the night Of June Is, city Off
GERS here found an automobile park
ed near the Garcia Gomez ware
house. They stopped 10 investigate
and found that the car contained a
full kit Of safe cracking tools, dyna-
mite and an acetylene torch.
They Immediately surrounded the
warehouse but the yeggs apparently
had fled at the first appearance OF
officers.
The cars license numbers had
been cleverly changed. An r, had
been changed into an az" and a "3"
remodelled into an 81. However,
local officers traced the car TO
Houston where 1t had been stolen
two days previously from Rev. w. S.
Jacobs.
All clues and burglary tools COL
Tested on the job were sent to
Houston detectives who checked
back on where they had been pur-
chased. Thi- aided In rounding up
the gang now held In Houston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23

ana survey 10 be lifted as the in.
fluence Of a low pressure area NOV
ed away from Akron.
Second Of Americas home made
dirigibles, she had only to prove on
the maiden flight that she can fly:
later tests will take her measure as
the worlds largest, fastest, and
strongest airship.
The massive dock. where she has
stood stolidly pinned to a mobile
mooring mast since 500 after the
christening ceremony teemed with
life as last-minute preparations
we're hurried for take-off at 3
O'Clock.
$50 Men Assembled
A landing crew OF $50 men was
assembled at 3 o'clock along the
sleek silver-colored sides Of the
gigantic ship, each man taking his
place along heavy rope lines to
steady the bulk in the journey out
of the dock.
A g~littering crn~ss-section of ma
tional notables-admirals in gold
braid, statesmen, and men who
have had an active part in con-
structing the airs. was on hand,
many Of them with envied places
within the ship
Lieut.. Commander Charles Z.
Rosendahl. on whose shoulders as
skipper rests the r. possibility for
the S5,375 900 air queen, beamed ap-
proval that his charge was ready
for her conquest.
She has been ready for many
days, the loading Of food being the
last detail before she would fling
her challenge to the skyways-
Within her fabric envelope was a
generous supply of gasoline and oil
and $780, 600 feet Of lifting gas,
helium, more than contained In any
monster nan has built TO ride in
the atmosphere.
The maiden flight was scheduled
to last from two to three hours. de-
pending upon weather conditions,
the ship starting from the ground as
a free balloon to reach an altitude Of
500 or more feet before the idling
motors began to give thrust to
eight wooden propellers OF more
than 10 feet slameter.
Guard Against Stowaways-
Extraordinary precautions were
taken by the nav TO guard against
stowaways ~secreting themselves
aboard.
Outside the dock. along a fence
that had been thrown for q length
Of four miles about the airport. $50
extra guards took their stations TO
hold back spectators.
Ready TO 90. the Akron reached
the browning milestone In a his
tory that reaches back to 1924
when the ill-fased Shenandoah had
been completed and navy design
ers began preliminary work to keep
themselves abreast OF airship prog
reSs. The Shenandoah. Americas
first nome made dirigible. crashed
in a storm over Ohio just six
years ago.
Ranking as the largest alrship
ever built. the Akron Is 785 feet
long. only nine feet longer than the
Graf Zeppelin but having a gas
capacity OF $500. 900 cubic feet
greater because Of the increased
diameter. The maximum diameter
Is 1929 feet. giving the Akron a
shorter stocker appearance than
the lead-pencil shape Of other
dirigibless
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23

Fee Probe Due People, Chiefs Say
Five Youths Held
In Boys Drowning

T~EXARKANA, Ark, Sept. q.
(P)-Officers Of Miller county,
continued today to investigate
the drowning Of T. c. Milan, 10,
whose body was taken from the
Red river, 16 miles below Gar
land City. yesterday.
The boy was drowned Sunday.
Sheriff r. w. Turquette OF
Miller county questioned five
boys yesterday. They said Milan
was a member Of a party OF boys
who played In the river and that
he was ''ducked" several times
before the current swept him
into deep water where he was
drowned.
Officers believed fear prevent
ed the boys from telling their
parents Of the incident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Appointed

Appointment OF p. M. Lamberton,
Jr., as Brownsville agent for the
Seaboard Life Insurance CO.. was
announced here by F. E. MADDEN Of
Mercedes. district manager.
I'VE believe that In the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Lamberton we have
secured another man who will ike
up to the high standards set in
the Valley by the Seaboard Life"
Hadden stated. "and We believe that
the company is fortunate in having
secured him as its Brownsville
agent"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
z Million Bales

WASHINGTON. Sept. %. Up
Cotton ginned prior to Sept. is was
announced today by the census bu-
eau to have totaled 2.091.51 run
ming bales. including 56.44l round
bales. counted as half bales. and
797 bales Of American-Egyptian.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Enrolment Jumps

Enrolment IN the Br0wnsvilld
Junior college set a new high MARK
on Wednesday. when n grand total
Of 207 students was reported BY Ca
w. Gotke. superintendent or schools
A possibility that the student bodp
viii number $50 before the year I'D
up Is now seen. A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Man Found Dead

CONROE. Sept. %. R-Coroner
G. n. Darby OF Conroe, was called
to Willis today to conduct an in
quest for a man found dead in a
field on the outskirts of Willis
Identity OF the man had not been
determined. He was about IS
years old.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
VALLEY WATER
PLANS TALKED
AT MEETING
Engineers Confer On
Data Gathering
Program
(By Staff CORRESPONDENT


SAN BENITO, Sept. 49, First
steps toward coordinating ideas Of
the Valley and the International
Water commission on conservation
and flood control were taken yes
terday afternoon here when Frank
Robertson Of San Benito and Clay
Everhard of Pharr. representatives
of the proposed new Lower Rio
Grande Valley Water Conserva-
ton association; w. o. Washing
ton OF Brownsville and X. M. Gard
or McAllen. Cameron and Hidalgo
county engineers; and Col. 8. +.
Crecelius and w. Z. Anderson. In
ternational Water commission en-
gineers, we're in conference.
Ideas Compared
It Is the purpose OF the Inter
national Water commission to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with
Valley ideas on conservation before
continuing data gathered on VAL
ley conservation. The data when
completed, will be turned over to
the proposed Valley association to
be placed before congress seeking
federal aid on Valley conservation
and flood control.
The flood control program was
discussed yesterday by Valley and
international engineers and repre-
s~entatives and 1t was found that
general ideas on Valley water de-
velopment concurred.
Committee Meets
Yesterday also. Cameron county's
committee on the Lower Rio
Grande valley water Conservation
association, composed Of J 'ank
Robertson OF San Benito, Paul
Greenwood OF Harrington, Moore
Matthews or La Feria and G. L.
Hunter OF FL Jardin, met to form
plans seeking attendance " the
Cameron water district and may
ors and commissioners OF Cameron
county cities at the October meet
inE when adoption OF the proposed
association will be sought.
international Water commission
officials have declared that fed
eral aid In the Valley program Is
impossible without the aid OF a
similar organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Accident Fatal

LAREDO. Sept. q. R-Alberto
Pena. ~. was killed nc Nuevu
Laredo yesterday when run over BY
a street tractor operated by Arman-
do Trevino. %. Mexican poles
charged Trevino with responsibility
for the boys death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Rex King Indicted

MARIN. Ark, Sept. %. P)-Rex
King. accused Of the Staying Of
Woodrow s. Wilson and Burton
Hensley. North Carolina school stu
dents near here last October. was
indicted by the Crittenden county
grand jury today on charges OF
murder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Butler Quits

QUANTICO. Va, Sept. %. PD-As
a spectator at the last charge ne
viii command, Maj. Gen. Smedley
ID. Butler today came TO the end Of
his official duties 18th the marines.
1t was his farewell party. SO he
was designed to sit on the side
as 1000 men and officers whom
he has led staged p spectacular at
tack on the marine corps base here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Fire Week Set

AUSTIN. Sept. g. R-Gov. Ross
8. Sterling today proclaimed Octo-
Der 4-l0 fire prevention week. He
suggested that all mayors issue
proclamations and called upon all
citizens TO actively engage In the
task Of clearing the state Of fire
hazards
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Bandits Get $4,000

CHICAGO. Sept. g. Rp-Seven
robbers. brandishing shot guns and
revolvers. invaded ne Parkway State
Bank at 1850 North Clark street.
shortly after noon today and loot
ed Ii Of $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Forgery Charged

TEMPLE. Sept. 23-PH An In
dictment charging forgery was re-
turned yesterday BY the Lampasa4
county grand Jury against wv. w
Tfppen, president OF the First Ma
tional bank mo Lometa which,
closed a year ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Wire Flashes

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Sept. 20.
tPp-Returning to find little II
any change In weather condi-
tons which prevailed last week.
Birmingham and Houston re-
newed the Dixie Series here to-
day. "A hot sun was bearing
down as the teams lined up for
the sixth game.
Clyde Milan. Baron manager,
nominated Jimmy Walkup. a
southpaw TO pitch for the
Southern association champions
and George Washington Payne.
"A right handler. drew the pitch
ing assignment for the Texas
leaguers-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
Worlds Largest Air
Liner Begins Reign

AKRON, o., Sept. %. H1-The II. s. S. Akron,
largest airship in the world, today faced the beginning of
nr reign as queen of the skies.
Weather's ~three-day barrier against a majestic debut
was seen late last night by the naval board of inspection
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
IN DUE
VALLEY
BUY VALLEY MADE products

ton as yet. the Valley produces
numerous articles.
And will in time, manufacture
stja more.
fNct yet can the Valley be self
sufficient.
Perhaps never.
But we can live more within our
selves.
We plead with the farmer to
diversity.
Our business interests may well
taxi the diversification talk direct
cd TO the farmer to themselves.
Every industry, large or small,
added to the Valley list means more
money for the Valley.
Payrolls are important. !
Very important.
We need more OF them.
In time we will have more OF
them.
Right now we can stabilize these
payrolls by purchasing the goods
produced by these payrolls.
BY making these Valley firms
more prosperous we are helping
them to increased payrolls.
Which ar spent and win be
spent with other Valley concerns.
In the days Of your youth we
heard 1t rumored hat poker chips
have no home.
payroll money has no home.
It goes merrily from n place
to another.
Leaving an increased prosperity
IN It's wake.
rAGAIN WE PLEAD for further
popularization OF grapefruit.
In the Valley.
Among our visitors.
They come here to see and taste
our citrus.
And find our c's hard to get.
Usually priced as high or higher
than back home.
Restaurants, cafes and hotels can
help.
A lot.
We leave 1t to them.
Confident that this qass OF VAL
lev boosters will do their bit.
An Edinburg cafe set the ball q
rolling last season.
Served a half grapefruit Tor
breakfast ION the hose.
Others will probably follow suit
this season.
We want our restaurants to make
money.
Also do we want them TO help
create a taste and a demand for
Valley citrus.
STAR CHAMBER proceedings Of
commissioners court Of Cameron
county giving a raking over by
Mat. Galbra:th.
YThe major hesitates to
speak his mind.
He would seem % have put the
issue ~squarely up to the court.
Reaction of the various county
officials is going to prove most in
teresting,
Thank goodness for one thing.
Our people are becoming political
ly conscious.
Not in the accepted meaning Of
the word political.
But in It's true sense.
The science of government.
More and more r wanting TO
know.
We are entitled to know.
We should know, both as a duty
and a privilege.
And we are finding out.
Lots of thin-s.
And we will find out more.
DON'T PUT TOO much blame on
u public officials.
Take a little Of the blame your
self.
II you don't Ike the way things
are done.
ASK yourself If you have display
a the interest you should display
~ YOUR own business.
n For the city. county, state and
national government is your bust
ness.
Assuredly 1t Is.
You are stockholders in the big
rest business In the world.
Chances are we all pay a mini
mum amount OF attention TO that
business.
LOSS OF so POUNDS in weight
a announced by Patti Whiteman.
Eats everything he ever ate.
In fact, has added to his menu
Now partakes Of n whole
grapefruit before every meal.
Gives the pomelo credit for the
taking off Of the surplus poundage.
Note that. you ladi-s who seek
the trim and slim vogue.
e. more. not less.
But eat more grapefruit.
Kynk mora SuoefG-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-23
MARKETS
AT GLANCE
NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Stocks: Buoyant: rail- lead
broad advance.
Bonds. Strong: active ad-
vance.
Curb: Strong: sharp advances
throughout list.
Foreign exchanges: Irregulars
Sterling drops 8 cents
Cotton: Higher; strong foreign
market.
Coffee: Higher: Brazilian buy
ing.
CHICAGO
Wheat: Firm: strength Wall
unfavorable Canadian
weather.
Corn: Firn: High tempera-
lures southwest.
Cattle: Steady 10 lower.
Hogs: Lower
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-26
STOCK PRICES
 JERKED UP IN
 LATE TRADING
Rails Lead Issues with Steel Stimulated
 Rumors Circulated

NEW YORK, June 26.-A swift advance in railroad issues jerked the stocks up quickly in late trad ing today as it was beginning to give way to the weekend profit taking.
 The sales list closed with gains of from 3 to T points for leading issues.
 Trading today was less excited than for the past sessions and turned extremely dull for a time as the Street awaited the news of the debate on the war debt plan in the French Chamber of Deputies.
 The swift upturn in rails was &C., companied by the rumor that the Interstate Commerce Commission would immediately grant half of the Is percent blanket freight rate increase sought. This was denied as the market closed.
 The days turnover was 3,OO0,00o shares.
 Gains from 5 to points were recorded by the New York Central. Union Pacific, Rock Island, Balti- more and Ohio, Atchison, New HaV- en, youngstown Sheet Tube, Case, steel both U. s. and Bethlehem, American Can, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and For eign Power.
 Missouri Pacific, Erie, Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania, R epubl1c Steel, Westinghouse, Eaton, Axle and others went up 2 to 4 points
 Steels were stimulated by re- newed rumors that settlement had been reached in the Bethlehem aod Youngstown merger but these were denied later.