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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
PREPARE FOR TRIAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-F-
The time, the place and the specific
charges against Major General
Smedley d. Butler still we're await
ed today by the marine officer and
his counsel.
Rear Admiral David =. Sellers.
Judge advocate general of the navy,
who was preparing the charges
for General Buffers courtmartial
had before him the letter written to
Secretary Adams by the picturesque
marine.
1t was this same letter which
caused the navy secretary to order
Buffers court martial. 1t has never
been made public but in 1t Butler
is said to have admitted that he
had made derogatory statements
about Premier Mussolini in s speech
I'm Philadelphia on Jan. 10. An ap-
Ology to the italian premier was
made by the American government.
1t generally was believed In navy
circles. that the charges against
Butler would be conduct Prejudicial
to the good order and discipline Of
the service" Philadelphia. Wash
ington and Quantico. Va. we're the
three prospective sites for the trial
with Philadelphia favored.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
India; S War of Passive
Resistance WI" Continue

ALLAHABAD, India, Feb. TIP
-India'S restless millions we're sum-
moned to action anew today by the
working committee OF the All India
National Congress, which ordered
that there be no let up in the cam
paign Of civil disobedience. At the
same time a demand was made for
the release OF thousands OF political
prisoners.
The order was contained in a reso-
luton passed several days ago after
release from prison OF Mahatma
Gandhi and other nationalist lead
ere, but was made public only nov
when It appeared that activities were
being allowed to lapse.
In effect the move e that
Prime Minister MacDonald's offer
mt the London round table confer
cnce or an eventual qualified do
mil1ion status for India-self-gov-
eminent with important reservations
70 British crown-has been reject
ed. and that war, the passive war
Of antipathy and non-recoEnition Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Sea and Boy Scouts
Form Guard OF
Honor
TWO SPEECHES
Will Be Given by Rear
Admiral AZ Fair
Park Today
BY staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN, Feb. 2.-Rear ADJ
miral Richard Evelyn Byrd by action
at breakfast this morning placed a.
emphatic seal OF approval ON Rio
Grande Valley grapefruit.
The famed explorer consumed five
halves for breakfast at the Reese
Wil-M0nd hotel
Arriving over the Southern Pacific
ut an early hour this morning, Ad-
miral Byrd was greeted by the Of
fetal committee or welcome. headed
by =. Finley Ewing. chairman. B.
M. Holland, and Dave Traxler.
AS he left the train he passed 'be-
tween an honor guard of Sea Scouts
and Boy Scouts. eight members On
each organization forming the
guard.
Sea Scouts included Don Murray
on Mercedes and the following from
Harrington: Herman Drake, John
Sanders, Jr.. Richard Bennett. LAisle
Thompson, Hawthorne Philips. Ben
Ezell. 1st mate. and Ad0lphus Fabel.
who will act as orderly 70 Admiral
Byrd during his stay I'm the Valley
Boy Scouts In the honor guard
were eli from Harrington and includ-
ed Russell Worley. Harry Bowers.
Burdick Shaw. Philip Barnhart.
Thomas Herkelman. Gus VanO. Du-
val West, Jr.. and Wallace Utley.
Major General Beaumont b. Buck.
II. s. A. retired. head OF the Junior
Yank organization. and WV. II. Dug
ger. district governor Lions Interna-
tional and also an official in the
Yank organization. both from San
Antonio. were on hand 10 greet the
distinguished Valley iSitOr- Boo
Lyons Of Brownsville, assistant VAL
ley Scout executive. assisted I'm the
welcoming ceremonies.
This afternoon Admiral Byrd will
be the guest Of honor at a luncheon
rendered by Valley Lions. 10 which
service club he belongs. and Enc 2.30
he will be presented with n South
Pole on behalf Of the Junior
Yanks. the pole having been carved
from wood taken from IA wrecked
ship found on Padre Island years
ago.
First address by Admiral Byrd
win start at A this afternoon. 20 D.
followed by the second nc q tonight.
Both addresses will be given in the
Fair Park auditorium.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Price Per Ton Sinks
To as Low as So
Monday
PREDICT Sc
If Shipments Continue As
Heavy During Day AS
During Morning

Failure of Valley farmers to heed
tn eadvice Of marketing and ship
ping experts to stop cutting cab
bage resulted in a drop in prices
Monday morning. and predictions Of
still further drops later in the day
if Shipments continue heavy were
made by w. D. Googe, marketing
news expert.
Prces n Harlngen Monday were So
per ton, according to G. d. Wallace,
secretary Of the valley Shippers as
ISOLATION.
McDavitt Bros. Of Brownsville, re-
ported that prices were $40 here, but
very weak, and predicted a drop
during the day. Mr.. Googe stated.
1t is possible that prices will drop
to as low as Sc during the later af-
tern0On.
I'VE have continually warned
farmers to stop cutting and ship
ping. and their failure to do 50 has
resulted in a drop in cabbage prices
Mr.. GoOge said today.
He explained that while the total
cabbage shipments in Texas during
the weekend we're l48 carloads, the
Valley schipped 1856 cars OF this to-
tai.
Total Of all shipments out OF the
alley during the past two days was
233 cars, more than half Of this
amount being cabbage. Seven cars
were spinach. and two were broccoli.
Our advice remains the same
farmers must stop flooding the mar
ket II they desire good prices" Mr..
GOoge concluded.
The majority of the cabbage crop
is still untouched. 1t was revealed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

law will continue. There i now,
small chance Of nationalist partici-
patton in any negotiations to come.
In addition to the disobedience
clauses OF the congress committees
resolutions. attention was called to
the right OF the Indian to picket the
foreign cloth. narcotic, and liquor
shops without breaking the law. The
resolutions expressly affirmed the
peoples right TO make their own
salt and demanded withdrawal OF re-
pressive measures against nationalist
activities.
The resolutions brought on to the
horizon the possibility that Gandhi
and his fellows would be back N
prison shortly. Their release was
In order that the section OF Indian
opinion they represent might have
an opportunity to voice its reaction
to the round table conference. Up
on leaving Yeroda prison nc Poona.
Gandhi told officials he probably
would be back shortly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
YOUNG VANDY
MAY TALK AT
BUTLER TRIAL
Thinks Italian Office
Backing Down
A Bit
1000 WORDS
Constituted the Brief
Interview With
Mussolini
1900 WORDS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 2.-tR1-
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr., may have
"a good many things 70 say con-
corning the incident involving Major
General Smedley d. Butler Of the
marine corps and Premier Mussolini
OF Italy, X circumstances change
sufficiently"
Vanderbilt, credited in some quar-
ters with having supplied the ma
terial for General Buffers recent
charge that the Italian premier was
guilty Of a hit-run motoring Of
tense. made this known late last
night.
His announcement came during
discussion of a statement by the
Italian foreign office that Wander
biIt. a former newspaper publisher,
ono had been granted q brief audi
ence" with Mussolini.
The foreign office statement was
In the nature OF an amendment TO
one issued by 1t last week to the
effect that MuSsolini had never met
young Vanderbilt.
They seem TO be backing down a
bit. don't they?" the young for
mer publisher said.
Told that a visit he had with the
Italian premier was characterized
in the latest foreign office statement
as a brief audience such as hun
dreds Of foreigners have been
granted" he laughed.
THAT audience. resulting in a
published interview in 1926" he
said, was 1000 words long. Anyone
can exercise his own Judgment as to
whether 1000 words is BRIEF"
Asked IL he eyer would have any,
thing definite to say regarding Gen.
eral Buffers story Of the hit-run in
cident, which will bring the gener-
al before a court martial soon, Van
derbilt said.
Il have nothing 70 say now. but
II circumstances change sufficient
". I may have a good many things
to say"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
County Court AT
Law Opens Monday

The Cameron county court OF law
opened for "a regular term Monday
morning with Judge T.. T. Yates or
the bench. The docket will be called
Tuesday and cases set down for
trial.
Several pleas or guilty In criminal
cases we're expected TO be presented
before the court Monday afternoon
The appearance docket on this
term Is unusually small, only A.
new suits appearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Feb. p
P1-King GuStave's frown has cast
a shadow upon the romance Of
Prince Lennart. his grandson, and
Fraulein Karin NissVandt. the
daughter Of a Swedish industrialist.
The king issued a communicate
today announcing that he would
withhold his consent to the we'd
ding but IL was understood the
prince was ready to abide by the
consequences and marry the girl
Of his choice. Should he do so. he
would lose his title or highneSs
and forfeit his right or succession
to the throne. The marriage. how
ever. probably will be indefinitely
postponed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Fear Many in Hidalgo
Will Not Get To Vote
NV SAL C-orrespondent.

10y Oldtl CORRESPONDENCE
EDINBURG. Feb. Pear that
IN number on Hidaig0 county resi-
dents who have attempted To pay
their poll taxes BY mail will not be
issued receipts was expressed at
noon by III. Tarpley. tax collector.
who stated that he was awaiting
a ruling from Bryce Ferguson,
county attorney. on the matter.
According I'd Tarpley. numbers of
persons who have RENTED by mail
have neglected the provisions OF
the law which states that poll tax
receipts can he iSsGed from mail
renittanccs only when accompanied
by property tax payments and BY
the necessary information from the
person renting, sworn I'd before
"a proper officer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

EDINBURG, FEB. q o. EN-
Jones, former county tax collector,
will turn over the much disputed
$50. 900 he has been holding In
connection with the Epperson tax
contract mix-up. 10 H. Tarpley. his
successor. on Tuesday, Tarpley
stated this morning.
Jones had desired 10 turn over
the money on Saturday. but on ac-
count OF the last minute rush I'm
the collectors office, was requested
10 wait until Tuesday. Tarpley
stated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Horton Smith Heads
Advance Golf Arrivals

eBy The Associated PreSS.)
HARLINGEN, Feb. a. Horton
Smith. Chas. Guest and John d.
Forest formed the advance guard
or golfinE n0tables expected here
for the Harlingen Open which be-
gins on Thursday of this week.
ALI three arrived this morning.
Assurances that Abe EspinoSa.
winner Of the Texas Open. would
be on hand when the local tourney
starts. were given bv Smith. who
stated that practically all OF the
other prize winners In the San
Antonio tournament were coming.
Pat O'Brien. local pro. has been
called % Oklahoma City on account
Of the serious illness Of Mrs. o.
Brien. and John T. Floore. man
ager OF the chamber az commerce.
Is in San Antonio completing ar
rangements there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Plane Crash Takes
Toll: One IL Dead

VERNON. TEX, Feb. 2-lP-
Carl D.. Winstead Of Wichita, KAN
sas. was In q hospital In serious
condition today and Sam Penny,
oil lease operator at Chickasha,
Okla, was dead. from injuries they
suffered yesterday when their plane
crashed al the airport here.
Onlookers said Winstead had cut
off the motor and was attempting
q "dead-stick~ landing when the
plane sideslipped at an altitude OF
100 feet and fen to the ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

TTRANA. Albania. Feb. PIP
Two more earthquakes were felt
this morning in the Koritza dis
trict. and the remaining buildings
in the little town were damaged.
InceSsant rain and snow have
increased the sufferings and panic
OF the stricken population who
are lodged In tents and camping
In the open spaces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-P-The
Methodist bosSd ofstemperance to-
day made a public statement Of sew
eral thousand words, praising much
of the Wickersham commissions
prohibition report but terming its
divided recommendation for revi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Los Angeles Raid Nets
Fashionable as Crap
Game Is in Operation

LOS ANGELES. FEB. 2-tP-At
least ~ members Of the Wiltshire
districts ultra fashionable reg
lister. including ten women. were
summoned to appear for arraign-
ment in municipal court today on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
R~ayrnondville Man
Accidentally Shot

cDtLId 10 Tic
RAYMONDVILLE, Feb. Dom
lingo Castillo, twenty one, was ac-
cidentally shot Saturday night
when a high powered twenty two
rifle was dropped and went off as
1t hit the ground. Domingo is
employed BY Tom Tate, manager
Of the King Ranch. twelve miles
north OF Raymondville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
NOMINATION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-tP-The
nomination OF Thomas M. Kenner-
w to be federal Judge in the SOUTH
ern district Of Texas was approved
today by the senate judiciary COM
mittee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
ROAD WORK STARTS

CIUDAD CHIHUAHUA, Mexico,
Feb. 2-tP1- One hundred men
started work today on a road TO
Ciudad Juarez. across the Rio
Grande from FL Paso. which will
furnish American automobile tour
lists with q road to this capital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Unemployed Gang Charity
Kitchen, Want Better Meal

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2-H)-
Dissatisfied with the free meals they
had been receiving. 200 malcontents
battled with police in a futile at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The river will fall slowly practI-
cally all along during the next a
10 36 hours.
F1cnd Present 14-Er. 1a-far.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The particular chip. OF course. TO
which We refer Is the Robstown
differential chip which has perched
for these many years on the shoul-
ders OF the railroads operating In
this section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Future development OF the Val
ley will depend to a large extent
upon the success OF this commission
in reaching an understanding agree
able TO both Mexico and the United
States. and this understanding will
be the more easily reached II the
people of Mexico know and like
the people OF the Valley and II the
people OF the Valley know and
like the people OF Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The maintenance OF cordial re-
lations between the Valley and
Mexico Is becoming more and more
a matter Of paramount Importance.
Right now the International Water
Commission is about to resume its
labors looking toward an. equitable
division Of the waters Of the Rio
Grande.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Now is the psychological time to
strike. The demand for the re-
moval. couched as a request. as an
emergency measure. should be fol-
lowed by a renewed offensive 10
knock the said differential off al
together
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled. proba-
bly, with local rains; not much
change in temperature. Liz TO
moderate variable winds on the west
coast becoming northerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Examiner Disque Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission has
recommended its removal. Perhaps
a little pressure right now might
bring the differential case before
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion ID a hurry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

And personally It does this col
umn lots OF good 70 see the Valley
setting out to knock the chip off
the other fellows shoulder. rather
than sitting back and endeavoring
20 protect its own chip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

And our cities up and down the
main road continue their school
building programs. Rio Grande
City. on a right rapid march OF
progress is contemplating the con-
Struction OF two new buildings.
Mercedes has let the contract for
a new senior high school, Harlin-
sen recently dedicated a new high
school and San Benito has COM
pleted the first lap Of a most am
bilious school building project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorn-
logical conditions.
High ....f.26 ". nn. 5.S4 A.. m.
Low e:45 2. N. 1903 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Our leading football coaches will
tell the world that the best defense
Is a c~rackerjack offense. a theory
which has been held by many a
military genius in days gone BY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

It's all just a matter Of getting
acquainted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Various church organizations
have caught the idea. and more
church building projects are con-
templated right now that at any
other time In the history Of this
section.
We are moving along.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The price or bonds may be a
little below normal. but so Is the
cost OF construction. and those IN
the knew estimate that BY build
ing now, from ID to ~ Ger ce~.
Is saved as compared to the cost
OF construction a couple Of years
ago and as compared 70 what the
cost OF obstruction will be when
the rest OF the country hits Its
stride and catches up with the
Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

The road building program OF
the Mexican republic is under way,
and II the Valley would have these
roads. some Of them at least.
routed to Reynosa and Matamoros
direct. these periodic visits to Mon
terrey should certainly help 10
convince the authorities in the
south that we want these roads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

Tourist travel into Mexico. routed
through the Valley. will result in
the leaving Of many a dollar in
the pockets o. Valley merchants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

strengthening Of bonds between
the Valley and Monterrey Il i'm
portant to both communities. II
Is not past the bounds Of prob
ability that the Valley cities should
become the retail shopping centcrs
Of residents OF Monterrey. Saltillo
and surrounding territory. and Ger
tainly the Valleys port will look to
that section for considerable tom
mage. incoming and outgoing.
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