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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

pendix- Now he is manager or a
large chain store In Chicago.
IA fcrger was In jail sor his
fourth offense. When he got out
he saw a Salvation Army band. So
he stepped into a cigar store. forged
a check for S.. cashed il. and
placed the money on the drum.
removed his grapevine appendix
and he was cured or forging
checks
DR.. Guild has studied federal
prisoners at Leavenworth. Kan.
and Atlanta. Ca His report will be
forwarded 20 President Hoover. He
said ne believed that insanity and
criminality we're very close par
allelSp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Criminal Tendencies Lie
In Appendix, Doctor Says

CHICAGO. Sept. 15.-F- The
belief that a mans criminal ten
denotes sometimes can be cured by
taking out his appendix was ex-
pressed yesterday by DR.. w. A.
Guild Of Chicago. a member Of the
Wickersham sub-commit > on law
enforcement.
Speaking before the American
Association OF CRITICAL Surgeons
he said:
"A man. intelligent and well
educated was continually short In
his books while working for var
ious merchandise stores. While ne
was In jail ! removed his ap-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
MARKETS
AT GLANCE
NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Stocks. Heavy. Americat
Telephone lowest since 1927.
Bonds Heavy; f0-eigns at New
Years minimum
Curb. Steady: utilities weak
Foreign exchanges. Easy;
Canadian al new 1881 low.
Cotton. Higher: firm cables.
trade buying.
Sugar: Steady; Cuban buy
ing.
CHICAGO
Wheat: Barely steady: bear
ish Canadian reports.
Corn: Steady: high tempera-
lures. covering.
Cattle. Steady To lower
Hogs: Lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Woman Addresses
Agents Meeting

HARLINGEN. Sept. 15.-Mrs. A.
Grappenhaus Of Weslaco gave the
women's viewpoint of insurance at
the last meeting OF the Rio Grande
Valley Life Underwriters Assn.
here.
She said the profession was next
to that OF preaching.
Orville r. Eby OF Harrington
spoke on new insurance laws. Next
meeting will be at the Mess Hall
on the Adams tract and members
will be accompanied by their
wives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

Take Clothing Off
Line, Police Urge

DO not leave your washing
on the clothes line at night.
That is the warning given by
the Brownsville police follow
ing a series OF clothes line
thefts.
Monday night lines at the
Dave Young and "A. "A. Browne
homes were stripped.
The home OF Harry Siavit-
chek was entered Monday
night and ransacked. but SO far
as could be determined Moth
ing Of value was taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Blast Kills Texan

BORGER. Sept. IS. R,-Ivan Earl
Nattin. 80, was killed late Yesterday
when a tank which he had finish
ed welding exploded.
The explosion wrecked an empty
gasoline tank truck standing near-
bv and the building where he work.
ed. Four other men IN the build
ing escaped uninjured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Texan Found

SAN ANTONIO, Sept l5-F%
After having wandered nearly fifty
miles from ne spot where ne dis
appeared Sunday. william Coble.
"a. was found walking along the
old Corpus Christi cad today.
Coble was found by O. Ut. Burg.
a m0t0rist. after ID had been re-
ported Coble had been seen walk
ing along the road. The 74 year
old disappeared during a family
picnic In a park here Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Negroes Fight Case

NEW YORK. Sept. is. 1.-THE
National Assn. or colored people has
announced that Clarence Darrow,
Chicago attorney. has been engaged
as appeal counsel for eight negro
youths sentenced 10 death at Scots
bcro. Ala. aS a result of their CT
victi0n for attacking two white girls
The ease comes before the Ala
bama supreme court on Jan. 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
u. s. Chief Breaks Border Custom
Valley Grape Juice
Sold In Mexico

IL may sound like carrying
Goals to Newcastle but q Valley
man has been selling grape con-
centrates in MatamoroS.
These DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
liquids change their character
after awhile and then the
Matamoros establishments cash
in. The profit is larger than on
the imported stuff.
The agent. by docto-ing his
samples. prevents them from
fermenting and is not inter-
fered with as he passes back and
forth between the two countries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Woman Sentenced

BROWNFIELD. Sept. ID. Up
Mrs. Hugh Walker OF Lubbock yes
terday pleaded guilty 10 a charge
OF assault with intent to murder In
the shooting Of Miss Beatrice Carr
and vas given a two years suspend
ed sentence. by a jury in district
court.
Miss Carr was shot in front or "A
Br0wnfield hotel last January.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

Pauline Preciado. well known IN
Brownsville as the editor OF the old
Porvenir. Is seriously Ill at his home,
1928 jefferson street.
He ~sufseres a stroke Monday
which friends Iear may prove fatal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Plot Fooled

LANSING. Ras.. Sept. l5. IA
plot wv nine convictS 10 kill three
guards and three TRUSTEES and escape
from the Kansas penitentiary tn
Warden Kirk Prather's automobile
early today was frustrated by Seizure
ri q cache az firearms and the round
Tic IT'D 0f the pl0tters ON the eve or
the attempted break last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Wire Flashes

PROVIDENCE. X. r.. Sept.
l5-P1-Gene Sarazen, twice
winner OF the N. p. q. a. cham
pionship and the most decisive
performer in years title quest.
today led the last is survivors
into the second round OF So
hole matches by overwhelming
AL EspinoSa Of Chicago. Q and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Dirigible Moors To
Tallest Building

NEW YORK Sept. Is. H1-A small
commercial dirigible carrying two
men was moored today at the top Of
the Empire State building. highest
building In the world. The building
rises more than 1000 feet above
Fifth Avenue at saith Street and rs
topped with a mooring mast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
Venire Called

ANSON. Sept. Is. Ft-A special
venlre Of rs men was called for to-
day for the trial Of w. H. johnson.
Hamlin city marshal. charge with
murder In the Staying OF 5tonewall
Parker.
The case was tried last May but
resulted In "A hung jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

G~OLDTHWAITE. Sept. Is. Up
Fire destroyed the old reunion
tabernacle south OF Goldthwaite to-
day. The building had been used
recently as a stock barn. Origin OF
the fire had not been determined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to occasionally I'M
settled Tuesday night and Wednes-
day. possibly with light local
showers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

DR.. w. E. Spivey. head Of the
Cameron county health unit. and
Miss Lucy Williamson. county health
nurse will be at the El Jardin school
Thursday az 10 a. m. 10 give diph-
liberia inoculations 10 school chill
dren. according to an announcement
TODAY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15

IN DUE
VALLEY


Lyles, general traffic manager.
and ike" Sewall, publicity man
of the American Always.
Reporting increased business over
their lines since the new Spas
senger Pilgrims were put or
Say they are going to get more.
These good folk are putting the
Valley ard Brownsville in a larger
spot on the map.
Brownsville's name shows up
most prominently In all their lit
esfhture and in all their advertis-
Spreading the name of our air
port.
IT WILL COST sSls.645 to run
the county Of Cameron from Au-
gust /. 1880 to July 81. 1882.
That's a lot Of money.
Major portion OF that sum goes
to pay interest and sinking fund
charges on bond issues.
S528,825 to be exact
Now let's not forget that we are
engaged in eating our cake.
We voted the bond issues almost
unanimously.
We wanted the roads.
We have the roads.
And we are glad We have n
roads.
Now we must pay for the roads.
Completing a wise investment.
without which Cameron county
could never have shown the pro-
eress II has shown in the past few
years.
VISIONS OF A greater Brownss
Vile we're told those who attended
the special meeting Of the Guy
commission last night
Told by a city planning expert.
Major <. A. Wood. who makes 1t
III business to peer into the future
cities.
And the tale he told can be told
OF every city in the Valley.
A story OF the future. based on
the achievements of the past.
Future development which must
Inevitably come to all OF our VAL
lev communities
And those who listened wondered
II perchance they Mad failed to
realize lust what had been accom-
plished by this city OF ours. III
this valley OF ours.
Perhaps the stranger within our
gates gets the true perspective.
Who knows?
HEROIC MATAMOROs today
began a two day celebration
Commemorating the independ-
enc Of our republic friend across
the Rio Grande.
An occasion in which We OF the
adel Norte" may most properly
Join.
TWO free peoples. neighbors and
friends, may well join. each with
the other. in such celebrations.
VALLEY VEGETABLE Coop
eratiye places a burden Of respon-
sihilitv on an FL Jardin man.
Ahooses c. :, Hunter to head
tins organization.
Taking the place Of George War
rem OF Rio Hondo. resigned TO be-
come manager Of the organization
And it truly is a responsibility to
head this organization.
It's a hard road. a rough road.
with a steep grade, that the or
ganization faces.
only BY true cooperation can i
be put over.
SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO draw
Valley headlines.
3.5oo we're expected at Harrington
school opening.
Mercedes schools are open.
San Benito will hold open house
Ia give us an opportunity Of in
spectinr one OF the best and most
elaborate public school systems IN
the valley.
on Friday night.
FIFTH ANNUAL port an
niversary edition Of the Corpus
Christi Caller-Times Is at hand.
Recites. in 40 pages. what the
Pport has done for Corpus Christi.
Y And what the port will do in the
future.
Tells OF a slo.000.0 900 chemical
industrial plant to be built In the
near future.
And Of further work in deepen
ING the channel TO 80 feet.
The issue Is inspiring.
For It shows what we OF the VAL
lev may expect when I'LL port
work really gets underway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-15
TAX RATE OF
$3.50 LEVIED
FOR CAMERON
Details Are Set Out
By Commissioners
Court

A tax rate or $50 on the 500
valuation was levied by the Cam
error county commissioners court
at a regular session Monday after
noon.
The taxes were divided into two
portions. 81 for administrative and
80 for interest and sinking funds.
The administrative taxes were cut
two and a half cents from the
previous year.
Details Of the levy are set out
below.
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

Lest some of OUR readers forget, this is the time
to make some positive step toward the permanent
Identification of your premises. Less talk about
beauty in general and practice in particular
yards is the system that spells community improve
ment.
Nogales international., 1931-05-27
--T wv OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
II+l4 ...,, |
Where The Money Goes

II costs the average American family little more
than one-third of it's income for food The average
wage-earner has an income of 81, 1,51329 year, or
lust under $50 week, out Of which he spends S54ool
for food according to the most recent statistical com
pilation of figures on the cost Of living Kent whether
in the form of maintenance and taxes on home, or
in acutal rent paid to landlord, averages little
over one-ffth Of the total income or IN the case or
the average Garner S34214 Clothing for the en-
tire family, the same scale, comes to 'z5IoO leaV-
inc S38504 out of this average Wage-earners income
for miscellaneous expenditures
That is substantially quarter OF the average
workers yearly earnings out OF which ne mas TO pay
doctors bills, cost of educating his children al
anusements his life insurance premiums II any, ana
everything else that he spends money for. On the
same basis of figuring the average wage Garner
spends 1888 for automobiles Since the cheapest au
tomobile sells for around $780, this means that only
one wage Garner in thirty buys car in any given
YEAR With ordinary care, however, even cheap car
will last for years It is safe assumption that at least
one out Of every ten wage workers IN America owns
an automobile.
Doctors bills for the average family nearly
four times the cost of automobiles. Insurance ac-
counts for S4328 year out of the average family IN
come And after paying for all OF the things already
mentioned this average American working man has
500 year left for cigarettes Christmas presents or
other non-necessary expenditures, besides putting
$78.93 in the savings banks
Those are figures which cannot be matched any
where else in the world Nowhere has the man who
works with his hands such surplus above his actual
LIVING as he has in America For that NATTER no
worker under any other flag has as comfortable llv
ing quarters as good and ample food 1t is TINS sur
plus of earnings above expenses that has enaDled
American workers to carry through long period OF
depression and unemployment without Delng reduced
to beggary and starvation
Nogales international., 1931-05-27
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Bun't 5prnn Ut

1s3l ONE years ago met who spoke as follows:
S1I 1.-THE boss issued memorandum today with lot Oh
new instructions. Some of them all wet and odn
hesitate to tell him shot right back at him. and
believe me, it hot one"
Said another man:
Il received first business training under wise old Dank
official One day letter from customer who made
complaints aRd asked for unWarraned 1aVo
g" sat UP all night drafting answer to that letter.
It was beauty and took it in to the old man next morning
with pride His head nodded approvngy as ne read it.
"tYouve put the just right he said The position
Won have taken based sound banking principles 1T states
our attitude with dignity and force All IN all IT'S very
fine letter and congratulate you Oh It. Oly AoA AN"S
sake don't send it.
Afterwards learned that the hrst quoted was paio
$4,000 year; the other is paid $4,000
Like every other business receive certain number
of communications which both unklnd and Unfair having
red hair naturally quick temper used to let suc etter
boc v temDeratre considerably. Sometimes carried them
around in nv mind several days. forming red hot phrases
in reply.
Now play much meaner trick on the writer's do not
answer them ALL imagine OF my critics gong
the front gate every morning to meet the posia,
looking eagerly tor my answer tllkhS up "a' S W." soy
in his outburst 49,
Day after day goes by and answer comes The hire
that was to burn me up, burns him up instead
This method of dealing with ones enemies is certainty not
snectacular and maybe unmany If reply only
that as older the glory of being spectacular appeaS 10
me less less comparison with the comfortable Joys OF
peace
Life seems somehow too short for controversy and muc4
these days received not so ucn Ior what
T do as for what have learned not to do.
Patience learned is almost as important as work;
while Judgment uniformly commands much higher rate than
we'll intentoned activity. 1870 - -
whispers: ~That would be brilliant, but don't do it. OH
That's very smart indeed But toK Heavens
sake, don't send it."
Nogales international., 1931-05-27
Let's All Get Together

In the good old days when volunteer fire COM
panes arrived at the OF the blaze the first thing
they often did was to determine which organization
was to have the honor of extnguishing the fire. A
free-forall fight the method used for arriving
at decision When such social prelminaries were IN
dulged in the fire usually burned itself OUT for II
company did survive the fsticuffs there was little
equipment left that was fit for
The actions Of a few Republican newspapers IN
this state remind us of the redshirted freeaters OF
wore At time when all Arizona is strongly in favor
of getting tariff protection for the coppermnlng IN
dllstry the editors OF these journals dlsslpate their
energies in guying the Democratic newspapers for
aiding the copper tariff cause The finer spirit would
be to welcome the Democratic enlistment and for the
sake of Arizona be grateful for whatever assistance
they may care to volunteer.
What difference does it make who right or
who was wrong in the past. The past is gone and
nothing can be done about it, but the future is still
ahead of U.S. It behooves all to get together and work
as hard as possible Ridicue is not going to do any
good for the tariff cause and will do much harm The
house fo Arizona will be destroyed during the tongue
wagglng. :, -
the great majority of Republican papers in the state
have so conducted themselves in the present emerg-
encv that it is pleasure for the Democratic press to
work with them
This is Copper Tariff Week. 50 let's all get to-
gether
H. C. Bailey says that the 'orign of civilization
is in mans determination to do nothing for himself
which he can get done for him" and he is not far
wrong, at that
Nogales international., 1931-05-27
QUEER UNDERWORLD SLANG
USED In dialogue OF
"THE SECRET SIX"

Colorful language of the under
world, vocabulary OF slang which
is almost a new tongue in istelf
was one of the problems faced in
the filming of 1.-THE Secret Six"
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayors vivid dra-
ma of city politics which will be
shown Thursday and Friday at the
Fox Nogales Theater.
Most of the terms could not be
understood by those not used to
them, but they were necessary to
gain realism in dialogue. Frances
Marion, author of the story, solved
the problems by using the terms
either in points in the story where
the action would explain their
meaning or in places where re-
sponses to lines with unknown
terms would carry translation" +"
For instance, when Paul Hurst
Cdl1O 4OI q C1OdhC1 cA1N1 O. NAONCOA
enters, it explains itself. When
Wallace Beery talks about rod"
and is handed revolver the infer
ence is obvious. A cooker is man
who operates an illicit still. This
was explained in a scene with Flet-
cher Norton by immediate refer
ence to the still after the use of
the other word.
The new picture is vivid expose
of inner secrets OF municipal poll
tics and the underworld, directed
by George Hill, director of "The
Big House. Wallace Beery, Lewis
Stone, John Mack Brown, Jean
Harlow and Marjorie RaanDeau have
prominent roles.
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

Nogales merchants deserve the support Of the
people here when they offer their goods in modern
manner and at reasonable prices. This is the mer-
chants contribution to a successful trade-at-home
campaign
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

We heard married woman say that she can tax
the clothes of her husband back by crying vigo
ousy. This is just a hint to Nogaes husband; he
the man she was talking about.
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

Phoenix j. E. Blade subleased
portion of plot on northeast corner
of old city hall plaza and plans
erection of commercial hotel
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

Winslow American Legion plans
construction Of 2O,0O0 Glib building
for ex-service men
Nogales international., 1931-05-27

Every once in q while man wants this news
paper to publish something that he has written,
which he thinks is awfully funny, but it's about
somebody else who might not think it hilarious.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
THE DRIVER ANT SOLDIERS.

Of the African will kill driver ant in two minutes It
important realize the power of sunlight in destroying in
sect and especially germ life.
The sunlight that kills insects and the germs with power
full actnc rays stimulates and strengthens the human blood
stream when exposure to sunlight of moderate Duration
the HEAD ALWAYS PROTECTED
It is criminal folly to expose the head in brilliant sunshine
that go without hats.
It impossible to estimate the number of driver ants that
travel their destructive paths in Africa They been
upon asleep leaving nothing Of him but white
bones and the clothing them
One of the marching columns the driver ants took sixteen
days in which to pass given point.
either side of the marching column the "ant soldiers
shown in the little picture march protecting guard These
soldiers with their fierce fighting machinery drive off enemies
and begin the attack Better able than their worker
brothers endure sunlight they form with their bodies
tunnels through which the working ants travel when it becomes
necessary to cross sunlit space,
African natives fear the driver ants than they fear
lions poisonous reptiles The ercest animals most poison
Gus snakes fear the ants the natives do.
However natives that have knowledge advance of the
approaching army welcome its arrival gladly arrange
for it to pass through their houses. >..
They themselves hide until the ants have gone After
visit the houses absolutely cean all vemn removed rats
mice insects of every sort exterminated.
It strange tiny less than half an inch in
length drive elephant insane with pain and fear
Here North America where the driver ants unknown
have another microscopic enemy small worries
which drive to despair the savage ants drive the ele
plant.
And the elephant cannot cope with the ants so we
not escape worries.
sanges of ALL the driver ants are absolutely blind WAS
guides them - their savage marauding trips?
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
Dread of Gangland Extends
To jury Panels

There can be no more omnous feature of the power OIL
criminal gangs this country than the wholesome rear ina"
permeates jury panels about to be selected q"
Jurors in cases against big criminals
This is again illustrated in the Capone case IN Oncago
where large numbers of those summoned for jury duty ougI
20 be excused from y pretext the sole reason
being absolute dread possible consequences compelled
sit on Capones case and convict this leader OF the
Chicago underworld
In this case the strength and majesty of the unted SUS
G ptted against underworld murderers racketeers ana gun
men henchmen of their chief all standing ready TO 90 any
thing to free him from prison sentence
This mower of the United sufficient to force men
to do urv service but they fearessy do their duty ana
incur the hostility of gangand they suffer seriously ne
of their Government failing to protect them against
retaliatory measures. ,.,
Right there is profound weakness in the nations judicial
system Though serving Federal juries the Federal Gov
erent leaves to county and city offices the protection OF
citizens These local officers may be in sympathy with gang
leaders and their methods
It not possible to rigid justice to notorious crmi
mails under such Venremen forced to sit on
3ures irving bg shots what they may have to tace
There will be attempts brbe cajoe them THESE Cac'c
do not succeed threats will follow Bombing or snoonng VI
reprisas against members of families may come next
We can be truly thankful that these dangers to 1sltu
Aust iurv service are not present in this CITY, although we
not free from criminal population that seeks to ape gang
methods as far as it believes it is safe to do so