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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
SENATE Oath
NOT RECEIVED
LONG CLAIMS

BATON ROUGE. La, Oct. Is. Up
With q flourish or arms and cita-
ton OF precedents. Huey p. Long held
the capitol against the siege Of two
other claimants to his Job Of COVER
nor today.
Meanwhile. Louisiana's executive
regime became O complicated af-
fair Of governors, lieutenant COVER
norS and politics.
Long placed his armed state high
way police about the entrances to
the state capitol, In the office of
the secretary Of state and at the
executive mansion to prevent Lieut.
Gov. Paul N. Cyr from entering to
press his claim to the executive chair.
Cyr Takes Oath.
Cyr. for years a political enemy OF
Long, charged the governors re-
cent election to the u. S. senate
vacated the state office. Long is
either governor, or he Is senator"
Cyr declared, but he Is not both
senator and governor"
Tuesday, Cyr voluntarily took the
governors oath before a deputy
clerk at Shreveport, informed Long
by letter that he was the governor
now and ordered Long to surrender
and "divest yourself of the appear
ance of chief executive OF LouiSi-
ana"
Long made public the communica-
ton and replied to Cyr that / have
the honor TO decline your demands
In toto"
AS an anti-climax 70 the Lcng-
Cyr. dispute, Walter A. Aldrica, an
unemployed resident Of Shreveport.
unheard OF before in politics, took
the oath OF office OF governor and
said he too would file an custer suit
against Long, go to Baton Rouge ard
take over the capitol as it was
abandoned property II Cyr's claims
were true.
Long in a statement last night
based his legal claim to keep his
office on the point he had promised
the people he would finish out his
team as governor II they elected him
70 the senate and the fact Se had
not yet been administered the oath
OF the senate.
State In Suspense.
Louisiana was held in wide sus-
pense in the battle OF officiaidom.
and Long gave orders for his police
men to throw Cyr out and put him
IN Jail If he entered the secretary
OF states office in any capacity
other than that OF q private citizen.
Long now holds that Cyr vacated
the lieutenant-governorship IN TAX
ing the governors oath and has in
formed state officials Alvin o. King
Of Lake Charles president pro tenn
pore Of the state senate, who took
the oath as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS late
yesterday. was in fact the holder OF
the office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Standard Rates
On Bags Delayed
Rv staff Correspandentl

- 1900
HARLINGEN, Oct. 15.-The rail-
roads are not in a position to au-
thorize standard rates on ship
ments Of citrus fruits from the VAL
ley in bags, according TO a letter
received by the Valley Shippers
Assn, from S. @. Reed. freight
traffic manager Of the Southern
Pacific.
He also advised that he was
submitting a proposal jointly with
the Missouri Pacific to authorize
shipment in standard bushels to
eastern and southern points. The
tariff at present will not permit
shipments 10 these territories in
bushel baskets.
Commodity rates on citrrs In
bags apply at this time to only
certain southwestern and middle
western states. such shipments to
other az rs taking a higher classifi-
cation making use Of bags pro-
hibitive. In those territories where
the commodity rate applies to cit
rus fruit in bags there is a saving.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Valley Prepares
For Rate Battle

The Lower Rio Grande Valley to-
day Is beginning organization Of
its forces for a fight against pro-
posed class increases In freight
rates, following receipt OF informa-
ton yesterday that the new rates
have been suspended until a hear
ing car be held.
Notice OF suspension was received
at the chamber OF commerce here
late yesterday. The suspension was
asked by the local chamber. by
Valley shippers. other chambers OF
commerce, and by fruit jobbers' as
sociations in other parts Of the
country.
Date for the public hearing. OF
hearings. has not been announced
here. The hearings will probably be
held in about two months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Banquet Is Held
Especial to The Heraldl

t0RONAal W AhC 0AG
LA FERIA, Oct. l5-Tuesday eve
ming in the Christian church. the
Rotary club was host to their wiv.s
and members of the 1892 Nool
faculty. at a banquet which has
become an annual affair for the club.
j. II. Mitchell. postmaster. in
troduced methods Of education IN
the early days and personally recon-
mended them to teachers using n g
modern methods. A program tended
to draw together more closely the
three groups represented.
The program follows:
Song; invocation. Rev. j. z. Stack:
song; welcome to teachers. Rev.
j. Ernst Stack: welcome TO teachers
rom Rotary AIMS, Mrs. Harold Hen
Hey: response. Miss Ruth Voight: in
PRODUCTION Of teachers: solo. Mrs. 8.
e. Kieffer. accompanied bv Mrs. Fl.
A. Moore. violin. Miss Willie Magee.
piano: address. Rev. 0. z. Sander;
parting song.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
GROWERS MUST
WATER CITRUS
by Staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. Oct. i5.-The mar
kets are crying for large grapefruit
and Valley growers must water their
Marsh seedless to produce bigger
fruit, was the consensus OF ship
pers who make their headquarters
here.
I'VE have been advising growers
to irrigate in an effort TO produce
larger fruit" said G. d. Kirk OF
Lovett e. Kirk. one OF the leading
shippers Of citrus fruit in the VAL
ley to date.
1T certainly would be a good thing
II the growers watered their groves
and tried to produce bigger grape
fruit" said Z. r.. Etchison Of the
Etchison Produce Co. The demand
Is for big fruit but it is scarce.
There is a tremendous difference IN
the price for big and small fruit"
Wade g. Newton have been advis-
ing all growers whom they r con-
tacting to irrigate 70 increase size
of fruit" a member Of the firm said.
Our field men are coming in and
reporting exceedingly small sizes.
mostly eos and 1865 with some 1905"
said Louie Morris Of the Thomas
Morris Produce Co. The Marsh
seedless is even smaller than the
Duncan and that was small ensugh."
he declared.
Henry Alsmeyer. Cameron county
agricultural agent. concurred with
the shippers in the advice they are
giving the growers. He added the in
formation that such irrigation
should be done by furrow to avoid
Severe soaking because Of the posi-
bility OF rains.
insufficient moisture 10 date was
given as a reason for the small
sized fruit. 1t Is thought that many
growers were expecting the usual
heavy fall rains which did not ma
terialize and fs4it suffered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
BY Staff Correspondent)

HARLTNGEN. Oct. Is Frnerum
services were held at 10 o'clcd
Thursday morning for r. M. KtrM
who died suddenly a week ago.
The services were conducted from
the Presbyterian church and burial
was had In the Harlin5e-A cemetery.
The widow arrived Wednesday
from Wyoming.
The body had been held by the
Harrington Funeral Home pending
her arrival.
Kirk tainted away while NC work
at his home near combes and was
brought 10 the fire station here
where reSuScitation efforts were
made but he failed to recover
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15

Especial 70 The HeraldJ
EDINBURG, Oct. l5.-Arrest Of
a man in connection with the fire
Of the Jose Cantu general store in
Weslaco. which took place Tuesday
night. is expected TO tax, place
within the next "a hours. accord
ing to Deputy Sheriff Ed Etter. who
has been working on the case.
A nightwatchman at a nearby
wholesale firm say a man leave the
building Just before the fire broke
out. Etter said. Two cans OF gas
oline we're found in the burning
building. near the starting place Of
the fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
GLASS INSULATION

The first factory in the United
Kingdom for the production OF
glass wool. primarily for heat In
sulation in ships. locomotives and
engine rooms. has been opened at
Glasgow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
AN AIR r AID

PITTSBURGH-Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Damon we're enjoying an eve
ming siesta on the housetop Of their
home. Their peaceful rest was
rudely interrupted by the sight Of
Mr.. end Mrs. Vincent Meklas.
neighbors, charging upon them
from an adjoining roof. Meklas was
brandishing a chisel and hammer
and his wife a plank. The Damors
were beaten and injured and have
sued for $4,000. a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Demolished
By AK Blows
Especial to The Heraid.)

EDINBURG, Oct. l5.-A sedan,
owned by j. w. Couch OF Weslaco.
was disco--sed south OF WeSlaco
yesterday. in thick brush. complete
" demolished, apparently by blows
from an ak and a blunt instru-
ment. according to Deputy Sheriff
Ed Etter, who with Weslaco police
has been working on the case.
No explanation Of the damage
could be made other than that OF
revenge.
The a disappeared Sunday while
Couch was in church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15

The u. S. Forest Service is en-
ploy!ng airplanes to guard Michi-
gan forests against danger OF fire.
Two planes now on duty patrol
the four national forests OF the
state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Band Elects
(Bv Staff Correspondent)

SAN BENITO. Oct. l5.-Leonard
March has been elected president
OF the high school band witt Bert
Livingston as secretary-treasSrer,
according to w. z. Pinkerton. direc-
tor.
The bands first concert will be
at general assent. Dec. /.
1t Is hoped 10 , We from As TO SO
pieces in the band by Christmas.
The band Is in new quarters and
has $500 worth Of new equipment.
A library also is being built. A
junior band Is being drilled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
SIGHT

When angered, a Queensland
lizard opens a large cape-like frill
from its neck and d.stends It's
jaws. The frill Is a foot v lie and.
with the gaping jaws, presents a
terrifying picture to an enemy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15

Ice patrol vessels Of the U. s.
Coast Guard cover a radius of
from 5000 to 5000 miles in their
search for icebergs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15

TUNE N-The Lucky
Strike Dance Orchestra,
euery Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evening
Oscr nv. III. &. networks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15

Per capita use of electricity has
more than doubled in the United
States in the last ten years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Oct. IS. (AP)-The stock
market rallied slowly today but made
rather substantial advances despite the
small turnover.
Utilities. rails and specialties were
prominent. American Telephone. New
York Central. Atchison and Norfolk a.
Western rose , points or more. while
Eastman and Allied Chemical gained
Z and Auburn z. Advances Of 2 to 2iz APP
peared in North American. Consolidated
Gas. Corn Products. National Biscuit.
Pullman. New Haven. Westinghouse and
Loew's. u. S. Steel sold about a point
higher in common with General Motors.
American Can and General Electric.
Call money renewed at 2 per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Nrvv ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. Is. (AP)-The
cotton market experienced a quiet but
steady opening today. As Liverpool came
in better. than due. first trades here
shove gains OF 2 to S points. Hedge
selling soon developed. however. and the
pressure of these offerings caused prices
10 gradually ease off until December
traded down to 6.14, and January 70 626.
or 4 to 3 points under the openinr
figures and 2 10 , points down compared
with yesterdays close.
Near the end of the first hour. the
market continued quiet and barely
steady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Oct. Is. (APl-Wheat
averaged lower and corn higher early
today. Liverpool wheat quotations show
ed more OF a decline than had been
expected. Black Sea exports Of wheat
were larger than either a week or a
year ago. with Russia asserted to be
again offering wheat. Opening at 3-S
cent off 70 Ia nup. wheat later under
went a general sag. Corn opened un-
changed 10 3-5 advance INT subsequent
ly rose all around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
r YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. is. (APl-Cotton
opened steady today at an advance OF
3 points on October but generally un-
changed 10 7 points lower under south
ern selling and selling by commission
houses here. Relatively steady Liver
pool cables NAV have accounted for the
advance on October. but had little ef-
fert on the general market.
Traders seemed To be more influenced
bv reports OF IMPROVING weather IN the
south following the rains or hower Of
the previous dav. while the buying was
in comparatively small volume. Deem
her sold off 10 613 nv the end Of the
first half hour and Merch declined 70
g az. WITH active mo-SNs showing net
losses OF about 2 to 2 points.
Liverpool cables attributed the steadi-
ness IN that market 70 GOVERNS and
trade calling and reDorted a sustained
demand for cotton cloths and yarns in
Manchester.
CHICAGO Oc, Is. GAPl-rU. S. d A.
Hogs $4,000: 10 lower; pigs and light
lights steady. packing sows seteady TO
10 lower. 2lO-300 lbs. 5.40-5.55: top $50:
pigs 4.50-5.i5: packing sows 475-5.25.
Cattle $500: calves $500: fat steers
and yearlings storing TO Is higher: bet
ter grade yearlings leading advance:
best long y~earlings 1925: weighty steers
1925: big weights 9.65; she stock mostly
steady: bulls steady to weak; vealers
so higher: slaughter cattle and vealers:
Steers 600-900 lbs. 7.50-10.40: heifers $50
$50 lbs. 6.T5-I0.O 0l COWS 425-5.75. bulls
(yeariings excludedl (beef) 4-25-525:
vealers (milk-fed) s.25-9.50; stocker and
feeder cattle: Steers 500-lo50 lbs. S.25-
6.75.
Sheep 20. 700: steady to strong; native
lambs 6.25-6.75: best 7.50: choice black
faced range feeders $50: lambs 90 lbs,
down 625-T35: ewes e0-i50 lbs. 1907
500; feeding lambs 5O-75 lbs. 5.O0-5.60.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
WRIGHT COMPANY
FEARS THE T.U.U.L.
Gets Injunction in Air
plane Strike
sE75

PATERSON, N. J., Jan. 1.-THE
Wright Aeronautical Corporation yes
terday got out an injunction against
the A.FL. Machinists Union and the
Metal Workers Industrial League of
the Trade Union Unity League to re-
strain them from interfering with
the scabs in the strike which started
here Dec, II over 20 per cent wage
cut.
The strike has been mismanaged by
Machinists Lodge No. 1873. The Metal
Workers Industrial League has been
barred from the strike meetings at
355 Van Houten ST, which are dom
mated by the AFL. takers. 1t has
been impossible, on account Of the
numerous police to approach the fac
tory closer than a block for several
weeks.
But the company officials complain
in their affidavit that the T.U.UL,
has flooded the plant with litera-
ture" and the Wright outfit evidently
are afraid the strike will take on new
militancy and new leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
BY V. WOODMAN

The Salvation Army Incorporated
of New York has been making a
grand drive to raise at least 100000,
ostensibly for the purpose of aiding
the unemployed and poor.
The Daily Worker has carried many
stories about the rotten and scanty
food and rough treatment the men,
women and children in the Army
breadlines receive. A few authentic
figures will show how much Jesus
Saves" for the Salvation Army, that
despicable institution which fattens
on the misery and suffering of the
poor.
In the 1925 report, it states that
in the New York district, while they
had only 81 buildings in 1890, by 1916
they had 1877, and in 1926, 668, or
nearly twenty-five times as many.
The value of the buildings had jump
ed from sSS,150 in 1890, to s3,175,i54
in 1916, and to sl7,7SS,5o6 in 1926.
This represents an increase of 465
times in SO years.
The balance sheet of the Eastern
Territorial Headquarters (Which in
eludes eleven states of New York, the
New England group, Delaware, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey of
September 30, 1929, shows their as
sets to be s23,855,449. Listed among
the assets are investments totaling
nearly three million, and property to
the value of sles2s,78l.
The enormous income of the Saliva
ton Army does not come only from
collections and donations, by any
means. Huge profits are made from
their hotels, Lighthouses. work farms,
real estate and other investments,
gold bonds, securities, stores, and the
exploitation of labor, in their So
called Good will' shops.
Workers who work for the sally
usually get their meals and bed and
Is or so cents or a dollar a week,
according to the locality. The Saliva
ton Army makes is a rule never to
pay more than Is cents in cash or
in kind to any worker on a tempo
rary job, who is not enrolled in the
Salvation Army.
What must be the total assets and
profits for all of the forty-eight
states when the Eastern division
alone reaches these proportions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
BETH .EEIEM STEAL
Is S36,OOO,OO 0

NEW YORK. - A squabble between
leading group OF Wall Street bank
ers again brings to light the fact that
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation paid
out to few of its officers over $685.
coo, 900 in bonuses in one year, more
than the total relief given to the TO-
100000 unemployed in the United
States.
Eugene G. Grace, president of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation who got
a salary of $4,000 a year received
s5,43l ,694 in bonuses between 1925
and 1880 about half the amount
that the Red Cross says it wants to
feed millions of starving farmers.
Others who got millions in bonuses
wrung out of the toll of the steel
workers who are now starving like
dogs on the streets are Charles M,
Schwab, Percy A. Rockefeller, Will
am c. Potter. Grayson M. P. Murphy
and Alvin Untermeyer.
These bosses who filled their pock-
cts through robbery-system called
bonuses" (outside OF their usual
heavy dividends. salaries and profits
are among the leading enemies of the
demand for unemployment insurance
son Co. of Orange. N. j., reports the
for the unemployed workers.
In contrast. worker of the Edi-
bonus system" and how it works for
the toilers. Three months before
Christmas the bosses in the Edison
plant at Orange, N. j., instead of
he usual yearly bonus" Of $50 tc
800 told the workers that they would
be allowed to buy refrigerator or
credit. After this scheme was put
over. more than 100 workers were
fired and are being forced to pay
for their refrigerator bonus. This
is how bonuses pan out for workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
SALVATION ARMY TAKERS HAVE
HUGE ASSETS OF $23,S55, 444499
Eastern Territorial Department Pilos Up Huge
Real Estate Holdings In II State; Have Near
ly S3,000,000 In Investments Hand Workers
Pie In the Sky Gag

While the officials who run this
enormous, grating organization, fight
one another for control Of more ter
ritorry and more booty, in order to
lay their hands on the millions of
dollars of profits at stake, hundreds
70 thousands of men, women and
children can hardly get enough to
keep body and soul together, so mis-
erably does the Salvation Army give
out the funds it is supposed to have
collected for this very purpose.
An ex-salvation army officer in
formed the writer that out of every
dollar received. only two cents is ac-
tually given out for relief.
Like all other charity organizations,
it is a fake and business racket
to coin bags of money, while at the
same time the organization acting as
shield for the ruling class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
COVER ROBBERY
IN BANK OF I. s.
Meeting of Depositors
in Brownsville

NEW YORK. - To cover up the
robbery of millions by Tammany poll
ticians who head the defunct Bank
of the United States, Attorney Steuer
who represents the stockholders OF
the bank and has had many dealings
with the Tammany grafters, has been
appointed by District Attorney Grain
to investigate the bank Thus far
the Tammany superintendent of
Banks has refused to give out any
statement on the condition of the
bank. The 100000 depositors have
not received back one cent Of their
savings.
To further the organization of the
small depositors a mass meeting is
being called for Thursday at I'm,
by the United DepoSitors Committee
at 1856 Suffer Ave, near Barrett St,
in Brownsville.
While dozens of Southern banks
crash nearly every day, the capitalist
newspapers are not printing line OF
this news, The latest report from
Macon, Georgia, shows that on Janu-
airy y the Williams Bank and Trust
Co.. state institution, with over
$1.40o,0 900 In deposits smashed, 1t
failed to open its doors and the de-
lcsitors are unable to withdraw a
cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
TOSCANINI TO CONDUCT
ALL-WAGNER PROGRAM

Arturo Toscanini will complete the
first part of the season as conductor
of the Philharmonic Symphony Or
chestra next Sunday, and will take
a five weeks vacation, returning on
February rs. to complete the balance
of the season. Bernardino Molinari
viii conduct during this interval.
The program for Thursday evening
and Friday afternoon at Carnegie
Hall will be devoted to verdis Man
zoni Requiem. with the chorus of the
Schola Cantorum, and Florence Aus
trail, soprano, Marie Alcock. contral-
to: Mario Chaniee, tenor. and Ezio
Pima, basso, as soloists.
The Wagner program on Saturday
night at Carnegie Hall will include
the following: Prelude. "Lohengrin'
Overture and Bacchanale, "Tannhae-
user; siegfried's Rhine Journey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
New Jersey Protest
failing of Jobless

The International Labor Defense Of
New Jersey is calling two mass pro-
test meetings for Wednesday, January
"a, 1881, at pm, one in Elizabeth
at the Ukrainian Hail. 2i4-216 Full
ton ST., and one In Newark at SO Mer-
Ger ST., to demand the release of the
unemployed workers arrested in Eli
zabeth on December 81, 1880, and
Newark on January 7, 1881.
The following speakers will address
the meeting: Veronica Kovacs, Solo
mon Harper, Fred Biedenkapp and
Grido Serio, in Elizabeth; Robert
Lealess, T. H Lee, John Kasper, and
other in Newark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
ENDORSE WASH.
DELEGATIONS
CONFINED FROM PAGE oNEt

r. Schecter. unemployed youth metal
worker: Haines. Negro carpenter of
Local 1888.
Alternates are: Mrs. Constantine
of the municipal flop house; Nat LIE
Roy; Williamshurgh Unemployed
Council; j. Hunt; Bronx Unemployed
Council; Dougherty: Boro Hall I'm
employed Council; Building Trades
Worker; H. Reed of the Food Work
ers Industrial Union.
All indoor meetings will be rally
ing points for the mobilization of the
workers on a city-wide scale for the
hunger march to City Hall on January
10th.
The Campaign Committee points
out that more energetic steps must
be taken to establish signature sta
tons at all headquarters of workers
organizations and on the streets for
the mass collection of signatures and
that organizations must immediate
ly submit the addresses OF these sta
tons to the committee.
Yesterday downtown open air
mass meetings corners were announc-
ed. Today the Harlem Council OF
the Unemployed announces open air
meetings every day at 130th ST. and
Lenox Ave, and every night at 13ath
st, and Lenox, 1i4th and Lenox, 1l6tl,
and Third Avs, l15th st. and Fifth
Ave, e9th st. and Third Ave. seth
st. and Lexington, 72nd st. and Lex
ington.