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CHAPTER XIV

IT WAS a long time before Jeems
L again heard the melody of the
bell. When he broke through the
blackness which had overtaken
him on the Plains of Abraham,
he found himself in the general
hospital under the care of the nuns
of that institution. 1t seemed as
if only a few minutes had passed
since the crash of the English
guns. But it was the middle of
october. Montcalm and Wolfe
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CHAPTER XIII

1T WAS ten O'Clock, the hour of
L the crisis. At dawn it had been
foggy; at six showers had fallen
now it was hot. 1t might have
been July instead of September.
In darkness twenty-four British
volunteers had climbed the steep
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but a few pine trees, more agile
than the rest, kept on, and finally
when the beaver was hard pressed
he swan across the river and gave
fire to the willows and the birches.
That is why fire can be got from
these woods by rubbing sticks to-
gether.-Exchange.
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Scientist Insists That Lower Animals
Really Have Little Feeling of Pain

While canned Holsters are largely
used today, there is still a demand
for the fresh Holsters, which are
shipped alive and are convenient
ly killed by putting in boiling wa
ter, a process which changes the
green shells to an attractive red.
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No More Gold Dollara

The smallest gold coin made for
circulation in the United States is
the $3.50 gold piece, the dollar gold
piece not having been issued for
general circulation since 1889.
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Abney Speaks AT
Kiwanis Luncheon

The world OF today has lost sight
Of the real meaning on the words
optimism and peSsimism and today
we have opportunists and depres-
si0nists rather than 0ptimistS and
pessimiSts." James Abney. Browns
vile attorney, told the Brownsville
Kiwanis club Thursday noon.
This attitude IL especially true IN
governmental affairs. the speaker
stated. urging his audience 20 take
A greater interest in the government
Of city, state and nation.
I'VE have the n class which
drinks the rose water ny opportunlsm
and other class which drinks the
ditch water Of depresslonism," tho
speaker stated.
Seven members OF the BroTnsvills
club will attend the Valley meeting
AZ Harrington Thursday night 10 ar
range plans for the securing OF the
1892 Texas Oklahoma district meet
ing in the Valley.
Delegates OF the Brownsville club
10 the district meeting I'm Oklahoma
City next month were elected Thurs
day and Dewey WEIGH. NJ A. Bans
bach and Travis Jennings will at
tend. w. "A. Rasco of Brownsville
IS district lieutenant governor and
will also 20 TO the the meeting.
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TO
CHARTER VOTED

BY a practically unanimous vote
citizens OF Brownsville Wednesday
approved II proposed amendments
10 the city charter. A 0tal OF 306
votes were cast, p, largest number
Of votes to be recorded against
any single amendment.
Greatest opposition was register
ed against propositions 8 and 2, un-
der which the initiative and refer
endum provisions Of the city char
ter were repealed.
The initiative has been held un-
constitutional by the higher courts
OF Texas, and the referendum, I'M
der which a popular vote could be
demanded on an ordinance, has
never been used in Brownsville.
Present city charter contains a
provision under the terms OF which
a vote may be called on the grant
ing OF a franchise If a petition
signed by 10 per cent Of the voters
Is presented.
Amendments adopted Wednesday
provide a definite method OF nom
mating candidates for city office;
broaden the city zoning powers:
provide a salary Of $40 per meeting
for the mayor and city commission
ers. not to exceed $50 per month:
provide a method Of adding terri
tory to the city limits without
holding a costly election; provide
that the municipal light and wat
er plant may not be m~ortgaged
without a popular vote and make
several other routine changes in
the manner Of conducting city af-
fairs.
Results OF the election will be
canvassed by the city commission
at its regular meeting on Friday
morning. After the vote has been
certified by the secretary Of state
the IL amendments viii automa.i-
cally become law.
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Tropical Storm
Moves On Coast,
No Danger Seen

A tropical disturbance of small
diameter but Of considerable in
tenSity II in the Caribbean sea
1900 miles southest Of Browns
vile travelling i'm this direction
nj slow speed. the Brownsville
weather bureau reported at
1890 a. m. Thursday.
Should the disturbance con-
tinue its present direction and
speed 1t would hit in this vicinity
in four or five days, the bureau
estimated.
The storm Is travelling west
toward the Mexican coast, but
Caribbean storms almost invari-
ably turn northward before
striking the coast. usually hit
ting between Corpus Christi and
New Orleans. There Is little
likelihood of It's hitting this sec
tion.
The bureaus storm warning
reads:
Advisory 1880 a. m. Tropical
disturbance central this morn
ing about latitude is, longitude
Is moving westward about IL
miles an hour. Small in diameter
but Of considerable intensity.
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SHIELD WILL
Die TONIGHT
Gov. Sterling Says Will Not
Interfere Further In
Execution

HUNTSVILLE, Aug. Is. IA
fathers plea for the forgiveness Of
his two children remained ~unanswer-
ed today as the state made ready TO
execute Joe Shield.
A l5-day stay OF execution grant
ed by Gov. Sterling on July %, three
hours before the scheduled execI-
ton hour. expires at midnight to-
night.
Shield was convicted in Bro Va
county or the fatal shooting CT his
wife at Srookesmith al given the
death penalty.
Information that Shield sought
the forgiveness OF his two children
and had not heard from them
prompted Gov. Sterling TO grant 4
stay Of execution. Shield had told
his sister he did not want to lie
until he obtained forgiveness from
his children.
Gov. Sterling said yesterday he did
not expect TO interfere further with
Shields scheduled execution.
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Cosmic Dust Shower Cut
Off by Overcast Skies

WASHINGTON. Aug. Is. Up
Overcast skies last night prevented
astronomers Of the U. S. Naval OBJ
s~e-vatory from viewing the perse.ds.
tie shower of cosmic dust through
which the earth passes each August.
They will be forced to postpone
for another year their efforts TO
chart the positions Of the streaks
O. light that appear in the night
sky when the dus. particles are
heated TO incandesence BY the fric-
ton OF the earth's atmosphere. Off,
Gals at the observatory said the
best nights fer observing the per-
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Committee
Will PROBE .
Use OF FUND
Texas Members Are
Worse Off Than
They Think

AUSTIN. Aug l3. tPl-InveStiga-
tons Of charges against officers and
former officers or the Texas cotton
cooperative association today was I'm
the hands OF the attorney generals
department and lie legishture's
efficiency committee.
The charges. including malfeas-
ance and misuse or the orEanlza-
lions funds. yer made OH the floor
o. the house yesterday by Rep. Law
renee Westbrook az Waco. former
Texas representative OF the Ameri-
can Cotton Cooperative Assn. Tho
house voted that they tie Investigate
ed. No date for the start or the
inquiry had been set.
Fund Usage Claimed.
The first charge alleged that Lynn
Stokes of Ballinger, president. and
Harry Williams OF Dallas. former
general manager. had III 1929 used
ove S400.0O0 Of money. due to men,
bers for cotton. gambling on colt Din
purchased outright from the farm
bureau gin company, and that they
had lost this money and could not
have paid II back n they had not
been able TO borrow from the fan
board
The second charge alleged Stokes.
Williams and other members and
officers OF the executive committee
had loaned themselves large sums of
money from the funds of the Or
~ganization without authority"
Another charge claimed that
under management Of Stokes. the
farm bureau Gin company. a subsidi-
airy. lost more than $780, 900 belong
ing TO the reserve fund OF the MEM
bers or the old farm bureau cotton
association in gambling on cotton.
Westbrook said members OF this
Texas Cotton Cooperative wera
told they were being advanced only
so per cent on cotton during ths
1e30-3l season and had turned their
cotton over or that assumption.
They were actually charged up on
the books with rs per cent. he stat
ed. This means that Texas MEM
bers as a whole are about $1,000. O00
worse off than they think they
are"
Williams Attacked.
WeStbr0Ok also attacked Carl VIII
liams was utterly untitled" for thu
high position given him by the acct
dent Of politics.
Rep. Fritz Englehard or Eagle
Lake. member OF the executive COM
mittee OF the Texas Cotton Co
Operative. said Westbrook's charges
were baseleSs. He said the previous
attorney generals department in
vestigated most or them and gave
the cooperative and II officials a
Clean bill OF health.
"WestbrOok merely wanted % asr
his charges in the newspapers"
E~nElehard said.
Englehard said the motion for
an investigation would not have been
adopted Ii he had been able 70 *
plain the facts to the house men,
bers. He was unable to obtain the
recognition OF the Npeaker. The fall
ure OF the speaker TO recognize him
was unintentional. E%nglehard stated.
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Closing Protest Looms
Stars Light To
Open Fairgrounds

CHICAGO, Aug. 13-(Fl- Arc.
turus is going to work for the
1888 worlds fair.
Rays Of light from the star,
which Is estimated by scientists
to be a 235 trillion miles from
the earth. are to be focused on
an electric cell through the 40
inch telescope of Yerkes obser-
vatory at Williams Bay. WIS, to
furnish an impulse which will
turn on switches, opening the
fairgrounds gates. starting ma
chinery and turning on lights.
1t takes the light OF Arcturus
40 years to reach the earth.
which means that the rays 70 be
used TO start the exposition will
have started their earthward
journey back in 1893. the year OF
the worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton.
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GRAND JURY TO
MEET MONDAY
Heavy Divorce Docket Faces
District Judge
Westervelt

Preparations are being made by
the district clerk and sheriff's Of
flee for a term Of criminal distric:
court Monday, Aug. 81.
The court will begin grinding
Monday morning with the empan-
cling Of the grand jury. The fol-
lowing men have been ordered Tor
the inquisitorial body: NJ. w. Nhar-
ton, Port Isael: VIM. S. Sanders,
Los Fresnos; Herman G. Niemani
Olmito; Edward Monsees, Browns
vile; Ike Bollack, Brownsville;
Charles Champion, Brownsville;
Charles K. Barber, San Benlto; a.
j. Yznaga. San Benito; oscar
Them, Brownsville; j. G. Atcni-
son: Harrington; II. j. Goetzke,
Harrington: j. w. Wade. Harlingen;
C. B. Ford, La Feria; Jacob
Brandt. La Feria; n. Fitzgerald,
Santa Rosa; and J. r. George, Rio
Hondo.
While the grand jury IS at work
returning indictments, Judge Geo
c. Westervelt will likely begin
work on an extremely heavy d.
yorce docket. The supreme court
held recently that the civil district
court has no jurisdiction in divorce
cases and as a result the criminal
court will handle all such cases IN
the future. Eighty divorce suits are
now on the docket.
Cases against John Seaman. for
mer clerk Of the district court, are
scheduled 70 be called at this term.
However. Dist. Atty. d. 5 P1rl has
indicated that the state will ask
for a change Of venue.
Seaman is charged with misuse
of funds in the office Of district
clerk.
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Executive Clemency
Is Denied to Fall

WASHINGTON. Aug. l3-tPl-
Executive clemency was denied to-
day to Albert B. Fall, former sec :
rotary Of the interior. facing a
sentence Of a year and a day for
accepting a bride.
Attorney General Mitchell an
nounced that the application for
clemency would not be granted by
President Hoover.
The reason for the denial was
given that none Of the three
prosecutors and judges whose OPP
Unions were asked on the petition
advised clemency.
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seids had passed although the earth
will continue to move through the
dust cloud until Saturday.
BY charting the position Of the
perseids astronomers hope 10 cheek
the theory that they are moving n
the orbit Of Tlttle's comet. which
was last seen in 1862 and is sched-
lied TO make its next appearance
about 1884 il was explained at the
observatory. The stream OF the Pc.
seids is estimated TO be about 80
million miles wide, and the particles
are believed to be travelling at ap-
proximately 40 miles per second.
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Car Hits Texan

VERNON. Aug. l3-tP1-An auto
mobile struck Henry F. White. 49,
Of wichita Falls. while he was
walking along the highway four
miles east Of Vernon last night,
f~racturing his skull.
Claude Anderson. OF Oklahoma
Cit. the driver, said ne was blind
ed bv the lights OF an approaching
car and failed TO see White.
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Air Race On

DALLAS. Aug. Is. Rl-Three
filters were en- route TO Santa Bar
bara, Calf. today in an informal
air race to test their planes for
entry in the National Air Races.
Mrs. Ruth Stewart. OF St. Louis,
took off from the Dallas airport at
$40 a. M Mrs. Debie Stanford. OF
Houston. took off at 10 a. m. Miss
Jean La Rene, Of Dallas, tO0g off n
IO-35 a m
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New Born Baby
Girls At Premium

SRINAGAR, India, Aug. l3.
R1-Owing TO an alarming de-
crease in the number Of female
children in the state, the Mahar-
ala Of Kashmir today offered an
acre or land to every father Of
a newborn baby girl.
He also had pamphlets and
posters circulated through the
village warning the populace
against the evils Of infanticide.
In years part northern Indian
races have made it a practice 70
destroy female offspring at
birth because they potentially
were less valuable as workers
than male children.
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Cotton Higher

WASHINGTON. Aug. Is. Up
Market reports that cotton opened
SIPS a bale higher today were re-
ceived with interest here as farm
board officials awaited replies from
governors Of cotton states to their
suggestion that one-third OF the
growing crop be destroyed 70 in
crease prices.
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HOUR CHANGE
NECESSITATES
MANY CHANGES
Effect On Bus i n e S S
Is Investigated
By c. of c.

New closing hours on the inter-
national bridges here. announced
Yesterday and TO become effective
Saturday, will change the entire
trend OF business relations between
Brownsville and Matamoros, u
was indicated in Investigations
made yesterday afternoon and this
morning.
A vigorous protest against the
9 p. m. TO 8 a. m. closing hours is
being made now by bridge inter-
ests, and by many other agencies
and individuals.
An investigation OF the matter, to
determine definitely what effect
the new hours will have on bust
ness. is being made by G.. G. Rich
ardson. mar ger Of the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce.
Changes Listed
Some Of the changes which will
result are listed as follows:
Hundreds OF MatamoroS people
who regularly attend night mass In
Brownsville churches will not be
able to attend.
Matamoros students attending
parochial schools in Brownsville
will not be able to arrive on time
with the 8 o'clock opening.
Brownsville people and tourists
will hardly be able to make the
$50 a. m. train out Of Matamoros
to Monterrey and Mexico City, with
only half an hour in which TO get
through the customs and i2nmigra-
ton and make the train.
Air mail from Matamoros TO
points in the interior Of Mexico will
be delayed, as 1t will not reach the
airport here in time. Also Mat
moro people will not be able to
get the plane out Of here in the
morning with the new hours in eff
feet.
Doctors will be handicapped in
attending patients in the cities
o the river. The Brownsville
fire department will have difficult
ty in crossing to the aid Of Mat
amoros at night.
Night meetings with joint at
tendance of Brownsville and Mat
amoros people will be practically
impossible.
Many Brownsville people who are
in business in Matamoros will be
forced to move to that city in or
der to'attend to their business.
Will Hurt Business
Matamoros people will be greatly
handicapped in attending shows In
Brownsville, buying goods in
Brownsville. and carrying on other
business with people in this city.
The fight to have the bridges
along the border in this section
closed at an earlier hour was
launched by people of Hidalgo
county. and was directed mainly at
gambling in cities across the Rio
Grande, on the belief that the
gambling halls were TO be reopen
ed. So far these halls have not
been reopened.
Organizations in Laredo joined
Hidal-o county in the new closing
hour request. However. the Laredo
Chamber OF Commerce. claiming
that the new closing hours will
seriously hamper tourist traffic
through Laredo into Mexico. has
started a fight against the new
hours.
Gambling Closed
Opinion was expressed in several
quarters here today that the clos
ing hours will make no difference
on gambling. in case the concession
holders r given permission to re-
open in Mexico. At the present
time. and since the agitation to
close the bridges was started, ne
gambling halls have been closed.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury
Continued on page 81
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Injuries Fatal

BIG SPRING. Aug. Is. P-Mrs.
Dorothy o. Schermerhorn. former
Texas Tech student. died today at
Ration. N. NJ. from an illness con-
tracted on her honey moon trip 20
Hawaii. She was the wife Of Robe-.
$. Schermerhorn. oil company Off
cIal. Burial will be in Indianapolis.
Ind.
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SOLUTION OF
CUNMEN SPREE
SEEMS NEAR
Trio Shot Valley Man,
Took $500 In Raid
At Paso Real

Solution OF the PaSo Real bandit
raid Thursday which Melted three
stick-up men $500 III American
and Mexican money, and the
wounding Of j. L. Cherry. Lyford
man, was believed near today when
Deputy Sheriff r. L. Longoria took
a suspect 70 Raymondville for
Identification.
Mrs. Gregorio Zamarron. who al
pistol point was forced TO open
trunks containing the money. has
identified the suspect as the man
who kept her covered with a pistol
during the stick-up.
Witnesses Called
To secure positive Identification,
Longoria today planned TO have
two men in the home at the tie
OF the hold-up view the suspect.
The man was arrested at n farm
eight miles north Of Mercedes
Wednesday by L0ngoria, aided BY
Deputy w. II. Wheaton. Border
Patrolman ". o. Ro5inette and
Customs Inspector Pace and Tom.
He vas taken 10 the Armendaez
ranch, where the raid occurred, and
Mrs. Zamarron identified him.
However. the man steadfastly
maintained his innocence and Of
fered an alibi. The other ranch
hands IN the house at the time OF
the stick-up were not present.
After a night In the Cameron
county jail. Longoria took the man
TO Raymondville today TO be view
ed by these parties.
Bandits Get Loot
The raid took place about Q p. m
Thursday night. Three Unmasked
men appeared at the ranch with
pistols in hand. Mrs. Zamarron
and two men were at the ranch
house at the time. The bandits
took $500 in American money, $500
In Mexican money. a saving bank
containing $50, some clothing and
a pistol.
After leaving the house the men
decided 10 try the pistol and fired
upon Cherry as he sat on his front
porch. He was wounded In the hip.
This is the story uncovered by
Longoria.
The suspect Is steadfastly main
tanning his innocence and Is at
tempting TO prove an abb.
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PERJURY IS
CHARGED in
BEACH DEATH
Grand Jury Continues
Probe of Choir Girl
Murder Case

SINTON, Aug. 13-P-J. s.
Shelton, Arkansas Pass res
taurant proprietor, was indicted by
the grand jury here today on a
charge of perjury in connection
with testimony he gave relative TO
the investigation into the death
or Miss Dorothy Doris Symons, Is.
He allegedly told conflicting
stories concerning the whereabouts
of Newton Yarberry. who has been
indicted on a charge OF murder for
the girls Staying.
Testimony Conflicts
1t was charged that on Aug. /,
when Miss Symons' body was
found near the Arkansas Pass
breakwater. Shelton told a number
OF persons that Yarberry had been
in his restaurant on the night Of
July 30 in q noticeably nervous
condition.
He later testified before the
grand jury that 1t was the preced-
ing Saturday that Yarberry had
been in his restaurant.
Miss SymonS was last seen alive
on the night Of July 80. She was
alleged to have had an engagement
to meet Yarberry that night after
attending choir practice. Yarberry
told officers that he did not meet
her.
Conner Released
Tom Conner, who was held for
investigation in connection with
the case, was released from custody
today on a writ OF habeas corpus.
Attorneys said they had no evid-
ence 10 implicate him.
Yarberry. who also filed a habeas
corpus petition, was to be given a
hearing today or tomorrow:
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Barter For Wheat

CLARENDON. Aug. Is Up
Donley county farmers ere barted-
ing their garden produce for wheat.
County Agent T. p. Broun says
the farmers have an abundance OF
vegetables and melons. but raise
very little wheat. This has led 10
active trading for their winter sup
ply Of wheat to feed chickens, hogs
and cattle.
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American Fliers
Held In Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. l3-P1- Clyde
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.,
American filters held for question
ing because they allegedly took
photographs OF fortified areas while
flying over Japan, were ordered
today by government officials not
to leave Tokyo, pending decision
OF their case, under penalty Of
Imprisonment.
The order was issued at the con-
clusion OF a long period of ques-
tioning by the public procurator.
vho will determine whether court
action shall be taken against the
aviators.
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Valley Students
To Get Degrees

Two VALLEY students will receive
their degrees at San Marcos from
the South Texas State Teachers
College Tuesday evening.
They are John Barron Of San
Benito and Miss cara ". Thigpen OF
McAllen. each OF whom will receive
a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Up
Paradoxical as II may seem. Ii has
been drier this year than last when
drought swept the country and
crops are faring decidedly better.
The answer Il. y. B. KincFr,
weather bureau meteorologiSt said
today. there has been a more even
distribution or moisture through the
growing months.
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MARKETS
AT GLANCE
NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Stocks: Strong; oils start adj
vance.
Bonds: Irregular; rails sag,
utilities rise.
Curb. Firm: oils strong.
Foreign exchanges: irregular:
French franc and Sterling sag.
Cotton: Higher; firm cables,
covering.
Sugar: Easy: Cuban selling.
Coffee: Higher; firm foreign
markets.
CHICAGO
Wheat: Easy: large Russian
exports. bearish crop and
weather reports.
Corn: Easy: estimate large
Argentine exports.
Cattle. Strong to higher.
Hogs: Weak TO lower.
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Rum Runner Held

GALVESTON. ZIG. l3-P-
George Musev. convicted liquor
runner. who has been sought as a
fugitive for more than a year BY
federal officers, was held incom-
municado in a hotel here today.
he was brought to Galveston last
night by federal secret service op-
eratives.