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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
RAGING BLAZE
SWEEPS HILLS
Cattle, Timber and Crops
Destroyed Over
California

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7-P-
Flames left ~blackened wastes in
o than q dozen different parts
OF California today as hundreds or
weary fire fighters continued eff
forts 10 subdue the blazes in heat
stricken hills and plains.
Mountain towns. ranch houses.
herds Of cattle. stands OF timber,
ripened grain and valuable pasture
fell before the onslaught OF fire
yesterday and early today.
A force of TOO men used every
possible fire fighting trick in an
attempt 10 control a 25 900 acre
blaze which swept I'D three sides
OF Mount Diablo. Contra Costa
county. Early today damage was
estimated by fire officials at $780,
600. Several stands OF timber and
500 head Of cattle were destroyed.
The fighers were attempting to
keep the blaze, which at times
burned on a Il mile front. from
Marsh Canyon. on the west slone
OF the Mountain. where dozens OF
summer homes and ranches are
located.
-Four dwellings and the school
house az Birchville. Nevada county.
were burned 70 the gror-d last
night.
State forester M. B. Pratt an
nounced that danger had been
lessened by higher humidity and
officials looked for the situation 70
be brought under control today.
Pratt has launched a campaign
against incendiarists. G. @. Strick-
land, a deputy. arrested one person.
whose name he refused to make
public on a charge~of setting eight
fires in Tehama county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Cartoonist
Is Granted Divorce

NEW YORK. July z. fP-Peter
Arno. c~arto0niSt. and Mrs. Flor
ence Rice Smith. were back home
today with respective Reno d.
vorces and avowals they would not
marry each ether.
Mrs. Smith. former wife OF Syd-
nev A. Smith. New York broker.
and daughter OF Grantland Rice.
the sports writer. said.
II never want to see a wedding
ring again"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Cavalry Chief To
Visit Fort Brown

Plans for entertaining Maj. Gen.
Guy v. Henry, chief OF Cavalry,
United States Army, yer being
made at Fort Brown today, and VIII
be completed in a day or two. &C
cording to Capt. Maxwell Of the
adjutant's office.
Gen. Henry IS to visit Fort Brown
along with other border posts. 60
ing from here to Fort Ringgold,
frorr there to Fort sam Houston.
the corps area headquarters, and
then TO Fort ID. "A. Russell, Fort
Bliss. and on to Arizona.
He will reach Fort Brown at 9
o'clock Saturday morning. and
will be given a formal salute. and
then a review OF Fort Brown troops
before the general viii be held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

Word has been received by VAL
ley chambers Of commerce that
Charles Mumm, formerly secretary
OF the Laredo chamber. has re-
signed and opened I'D q touring
bureau
The Laredo chamber ras WITH
drawn from touring activities. Mr..
Mumm's letter said.
His bureau will cooperate With
the Mexican tourists organizations
and others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

NEW YORK. July z. R-One
hundred and fifty uniformed po-
lice were maSsed early this after
noon in the basement or city hall
and a score or mounted patrolmen
began clearing the plaza or auto
mobiles III anticipation or "a COM
munist demonstration against
withdrawal of the city's relief for
unemployed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
City Is Tax Free

CHANUTE. Kas.. July 7. Up
Chanute city commissioners an
nounced today that. for the second
successive year, there will be no
city taxes.
They adopted a budget calling for
expenditure OF 1922. 610.50. which Is
50 1000 more than last year. and said
the gas. water and electric plants
owned and operated bv the city will
yield sl02. 560.50 profits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Girl ESCAPES
in FALL down
2O-FOOT CLIFF
Officers Link Murder
With Similar Ones
Near Dallas

FORT WORTH, July 7-F1-
Failing to comply with the CON-
mand OF two armed men w stick
EN- up." Rowland -. Lewis. Jr.. ST.,
was shot I'D death at Inspiration
Point Number q at Lake Worth
where he had parked with " woman
companion about y a. m. today.
Miss Lolley Artie, 2i. Lewis COM
panion, tunhied from his auto
mobile after the shooting and fell
down a 40 foot embankment into
bushes where she covered NY the
slayers fled from the scene.
YEGGS OPEN FIRE
Miss Artie was found in III al
most exhausted condition on the
new northwest highway nearly two
miles from the Point.
The woman said Lewis Jumped
from the automobile ay the first
command W the men. As he walked
around in front KY hls machine,
Lewis was again ordered to stick
EN- up Miss Artie dropped t0 the
seat as the men opened fire and
did not see Lewis fan or run. she
declared. The body was found about
Is feet from the car.
After the SiayerS drove away, Miss
Artie said she scrambled uD the
embankment to the car. She called
twice 10 Lewis but received no an
swer.
Girl Began Cunning
"I knew he was dead She said.
-I could not bear tO look toward
him and / was s0 frightened II
hardly remember anything except
that i switched of tine lights OF
the chr and ran. 7 ram until r
could no longer run ana then walk
CO. aS fast as \ could. " continued
down the road until the officers
picked me up
Miss Artie said she and Lewis
went TO Lake Worth ABOUT mid
night for "a m0tUrb0a. ride. After
they returned they entered Lewis
. ana she drove slowly t0 rnsDira-
ton Point, she said. As she drove
oft the Roberts cutoff road ON t0
the trail leading tO the shelter
house atop the knoll she noticed "A
car cn another tran parked with
lts lights burning. No sooner had
the couple stopped than tha other
machine drove TAD behind them. she
SAID Through the rear view mirror,
Miss Artie saw TWO men ln the 9TH
CIR machine, she told officers.
investigators advanced N theory
that the Lake Worth murder was
committed by the same ROBBERS be-
lieyed responsible for three similar
Sayings in Dallas recently. I'm each
OF the Dallas slayirgs me victim
WIS shot down IVY hOlduD men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
VET MUST PROVE
y y = y
TO
= y y -
THAT HE'S ALIVE

LOS ANGELES, July 7-P-The
United States government has been
insisting since 1918 that william
r. Eba OF Los Angeles was dead.
Today he had retained q lawyer
to prove otherwise.
IN August, 1918, Eba said, the
government informed his mother,
Mrs. Samuel Steele. OF Ashland. KY.
he had been killed IN action az
Chateau Thierry.
a short time ago Eba applied for
. wartime bonus loan. Back came
a letter. he said, notifying him the
veteran In question died at San
Antonio. March IA 1880
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Ice Pick Wielder
Seen In Matarnoros

HARLINGEN. July THE man
sought I'm connection with the stab
b4ng of Jose valdez Saturday night
was seen Sunday ln MatamornS,
Mexico. according to information
given police. VALDEZ was stabbed
with ~ ice pick hut Az in no danger.
He left the hospital soon after the
wound was dressed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Considered

MEXICO CITY. July ministry
Of finance has convoked the second
national fiscal convention August
20 10 81 In Mexico City. all states
to be represented. The principal
work OF the convention will be CO.
ordination OF state and federal tax
alton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

Los ANGELES. july TT
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa @. Gambler. Jr..
OF Atlanta prepared today for an
attempt 10 establish an airplane
speed record between this city ard
Jacksonville, Fla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Defense Rests

ABILENE. July Y. Rl-The de-
Tense rested today In the Roberts
Keel breach OF promise suit with
completion OF cross examination of
Louis Keel. who Is being sued nv
Miss MadEe Roberts for $4,000.
The jury was expected 10 begin con-
sideration OF the case late this
afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

DENVER, July 7-fFY-A severe
earth disturbance lasting IL min
utes was recorded on the seism0g-
raph at Regis college here last
night. Rev. Father "A. wv. ForstaIl,
observer, estimated the quake oc-
Cured $500 miles from Denver or
the North American continent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Cabinet Meets

WASHINGTON, July Z. Up
President Hoover met only a short
time today with a much depleted
cabinet.
-Four of the cabinet officers. 9ecre-
taries Stimson. Mellon. Hyde and
Wilbur are not in the city.
The meeting. however. was aug
mented by the presence Of Vice.
.RFrSident CgTta6s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

AMARILLO. July 7-fP- Seven
members OF the oil states advisory
committee. including Chairman
Cicero Murray 90 Oklahoma, met
In closed session here today.
Chairman Murray said the gen
eral oil situation" would be dis
cussed, and announced the meeting
would be closed to local operators
and the press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

DALLAS. July 7. CP-Baffled In
their efforts to solve the mystery
surrounding the staying OF Robert
L. Roark. Federal Reserve Bank
guard. officers today released four
suspects after failing 70 connect
them with the case. Roark was shot
and robbed Saturday night while
walking home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Inaccurate Report
Annoys Hotel Yegg

CHICAGO, July 7-tP-In-
nc ,uracy annoyS the r0bber who
has been Tob1ing the LAkeridge
hotel.
he walked into the establish
ment yesterday. pulled out OF
his pockets a five weeks old
newspaper clipping which said
the place had been robbed Or
$500 and demanded an explana-
ton from the clerk, Nj. ". Hell
Ter. for the error.
You know ] only got s50.-
the robber said.
Just O. mistake. I'm sorry
replied Heller. Then wv handed
over the contents OF the cash
drawer-thls time SIS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

.ernment already has Signified its
willingness TO cooperate with the
committee although il viii deal
with problems in which the United
States has no direct connection
Castle said the interested powers
knew the need for speed and that
he expected 1t would take the
committee 40 least three months to
work out the hundreds or tech
meal details which must be clari-
fled before the plan can 90 into
actual operation.
The first and most important of
these details deals with the in
tricate problem OF payment OF rep
arations in goods. Already many
contracts have been signed which
carry over into the time designated
by President Hoover as a holiday.
and other contracts were in the
process Of negotiation when the
proposal was made.
Castle said q conservative esti-
mate Of the separate problems
which the committee would have
% solve would be 1000.
PARIS, July z. LP)-With ink
hardly dry on the documents estab-
fishing President Hoover's one year
moratorium as an international fact,
negotiations already are under way
for a meeting or experts TO work out
the technical issues involved in the
Franco-American protocol accepting
the Hoover plan.
Such q conference may be held az
the end or this week, but Il IS more
likely that II viii 90 over into rext
week because Of the French national
holiday on July II.
In the view Of official France. Ger
many must repatriate the capital
which has left that country as the
first step toward restoration Of con-
fidence and assurance of success OF
the Hoover plan.
Significant Feature
Pierre Frandin. minister OF fin
ance, said today that one immensely
significant feature OF the agree
ment signed last night is the evil
dence 1t provides that the United
States cannot isolate herself from
the rest or the world even should
she wish to do SO.
The Hoover proposal. he said.
came as a surprise Of the French
people. who did not realize the ex-
IRENE gravity Of Gsrmany's finan-
cial situation.
"Re-establishment or international
confidence has as great an i'm
p0rtance 10 resumption Of business
Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Victim Receivers

SHAMROCK. July ". fp-H. n.
Schlegrl, 50-year-nid cattle buy
er, was shot through the BODY
twice NV robbers who kidnapped
him Sunday night. and was in err
improved condition. today. re- was
expected ~ recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

MEXICO CITY, July a. tF-Sus-
pension W traffic over tile South
ern Pacific lines connecting Mex
leo City with Nogales. Ariz., was
announced by the company offices
here today as "a result OF land
slides caused by heavy rains IN the
Barraca region or JaliSCO-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

Agree To
Moratorium Plan

WASHINGTON, July 7@lP-Witha all nations agreed
upon the principle of President Hoover's moratorium plan,
the American government expects quick appointment Of
the committee of experts that will work out the technical
phases of the plan.
Acting Secretary Castle of the state department said
today ne expected Young plan signatories to appoint their
members OF the committee at once. The American gov
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

TYLER. July 7. tPl-Confiscation
OF a truck loaded with ll04 pints Of
beer resulted In the arrest last night
OF Sam Davidson and Tom r.ichman.
who were charged with possession.
The truck, which had been hired
from a Tyler Transfer Company. -Tas
en- route 70 LOngview when seized.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

SHERMAN. July y. tPl-Delegates
from 81 counties OF the 18th district
or the Southern Baptist Convention
were present AZ the 18th annual en-
campment a. Woodlake. Dr. w. Mar
shall Craig, Of Dallas, opened the
encampment yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Texas Girl browns

NEW BRAUNFELS, July z. Up
Miss Linday Hanz. 10 was drowned
this morning In the Guadalupe
river at the City Park, while two
companions were rescued By Franz
Roemisch. park caretaker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
u. :. DOWN

MEXICO CITY, July Imports
euiveded imports for the first time
rFrsany months IN July IN Mexican
fraF with the United States. IN
cludlng only commodities trans
ported hE railway
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Flashes

WHITE HORSE. ". T., July T
tPi-The tri : mOtOred r~efueling
plane for the Robblns-Jones Seattle
10 Tokyo flight landed here this
morning after a flight from Teleg-
raph Greek. B. Oh. where the pilots
James Natter and Nick Greener
stayed oil night.
WICHITA FALLS. July 7-Pf-
w. J. Greene. president OF the
Faith Oil Corporation of Wichita
Falls. Tuesday confirmed the pur-
chase OF l.400 In the Grerg county
field for approximately S75O,0O0
cash ard Ql consideration
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

LIMA. Peru, July 7-Pi- The
Peruvian government today an
nounced the capture Of the city Of
Cuzco center OF a revolt which has
been in progress the past few weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

Stocks: weak; leaders SO O.
prOiit-taklng.
Bonds. irregular; rails saE.
Curb; weak; realizing exten-
siVe.
Foreign exchanges. BtrOngT
sterling and French franc gain.
Cotton: lower weak stock
market.
Sugar: steady tirmer spot
market.
Coffee: barely steadyJ Eu-
rOpean buying
CHTCAGOl
wheat: irregular; eaSineSs
cash markets.
Corn. irreguiars easineGH cash
markets
Corn irregular; Light cUuntry
offerings.
Cattle. strong.
Hogs: steady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
COLORADO MAN HEADS FLKs

SEATTLE July Z. R~J0hr r.
Coen, Sterling. Colo. was today
elected Grand Exalted Ruler az the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
ElkS az Its 9th annual convention
III Seattle. he viii succeed Lawrence
II. RupA allentown Pa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
in OUR
VALLEY

ANOTHER PET THEORY bites
the dust with the procurement
on Monday by Weather Chief w. J.
Schnurbusch that on only 10 out
OF the past So Fourths OF July has
1t rained.
Surely the weather chief has not
beer informed that it always rains
on the Fourth
Why there are literally thousands
of residents OF the Valley and OF
any other section Of the country
who can tell him that.
It's the gunpowder exploding
that causes the shoyersl
Or the noise OF the day shakes
the clouds and forces them 10 dis
gorge the rain they have been saw
iag I'D for lol these many moons.
FWhatever your pet idea Is. any
way, it always rains on the Fourth,
weather chief or no weather chief
They can't take away all OF our
childhood certainties without a
struggle from US.
BORDER BOLTS" OF The Mis-
sion Times would like 70 argue with
I'm our Valley" on the question
Resolved, that rain in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley does more good
than harm"
And Border Bolts" would take
the affirmative
Debate was given raison d'etre by
A recent utterance In this column
10 the effect that we could very well
get along without rain down here,
thank YOU
When we made the statement we
were thinking Of a tomato deal
gone half way fuzzy on account OF
untimely rains.
We were thinking OF increased
infestation OF boil weeyil due TO
prolonged rains during the late
spring and early summer months.
Perhaps we were thinking Of a
potato crop made none better and
perhaps { little worse on account
OF rain at the wrong time
Or we might have been thinking
OF hay crops ruined by an untimely
shower Just as the hay was ready
to stack.
And Border Bolts" In claiming
that we were erring in our wayS
was undoubtedly thinking Of the
money saved owners OF citrus or
chards when timely summer rains
came.
Or he might have been thinking
OF the rain which came Just When
the cotton farmers were going 70
have to pay out good money Tor
irrigating their crop.
And then again he might have
remembered that the rain fell Just
In time to bring up the tender
seeds OF the truck growers seed
beds.
AS we list the arguments on his
side OF the debate, look back at
a own, we are inclined to call It
a draw before we start the debate.
sh~Rs herewith promise Border
Bol9" that we viii malign the rain
no more.
HOW MANY THOUSANDS en-
loved the beaches Of Padre Island
and Boca Chica last Saturday and
Sunday Is largely a matter OF con-
lecture.
Those who j~ourneyed 10 either
beach report that Ccney Island IN
its palmiest days had nothing on
the Valley seaside resorts.
Parking place was at a premium.
The unfortunate tragedy that
marred the Fourth again gives
warning that the waves OF the
ocean are mighty. They SAP the
strength OF the strongest
Undertow they produce IS mighty.
Let's observe due caution in
enjoyment.
Az time advances, undoubtedly
l,fe guards will be stationed along
the beach. Until then. be cautious,
and after then let's still be cautious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
THE WEATHER

- For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy TO unsettled Tuesday
night and Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02

now arranged to cooperate in order to
secure the shipment of freight by the
most economical route, an agreement
that presages the elimination of un-
necessary duplication of services in the
other provinces.
At the same time the wheat outlook
appears more encouraging for the Do
minion. The reduction of the wheat
acreage in Australia by approximately
80 per cent and the decrease of that in
the Argentine by 19 per cent, added to
the prospect of heavy sales by the Farm
Board of the United States to France
and Germany, encourages Canada in
the hope of securing higher prices than
those at present obtaining for the re-
mainder of her exportable surplus, espe-
cially as the stocks of this grain in
North America are at present 100000
600 bushels lower than at the same
date of last year. And Great Britain is
certain now to increase its imports Of
Canadian wheat.
The -four industry in the last quar-
ter has already shown striking i'm
provement as compared with last year,
when, however, it experienced very great
difficulties.
The statistics of industrial activity in
the Dominion are only now beginning
to show the improvement that was ex--
pected to occur when comparison was
made with 1880 instead of with 1929.
(Copyright, 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02
Buying 4 Bond
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Analysis Of bond begins with ex.
animation OF the position of the obi.
cations in the capital structure. as.
Stunning that 1t is a corporate issue that
Is under consideration.
With government bond, theoretical
~ at least, all issues are alike as far as
security is concerned. That Is true
practlcally as well as theoretically Of
the United States Government bonds.
The promise to pay in one case Is lust
as good as it Is in another. There are
ponds OF foreign countries with iincer-
tain credit standing that vary as 20
tner claim to payment, some of them
pelng secured on revenues and others
being simply general obligations.
however, with corporation bonds the
matter OF priority Is all important. II
the company has only one bond issue.
we need go no further, but such sim
plicity is not the rule
Particularly Is 1t necessary to 60 slow
with regard to railroad and public util-
lily bonds on this score. Nearly every
railroad has multiplicity Of bond is
sues, the investment rating of which
cannot be determined by the name any
particular bond carries. In general
way the better ones are those secured
by first lien on main line mileage or
on valuable terminal property. A sec
ond, third or even fourth mortgage
may be sound investments, depending
on earning capacity, but these Junior
liens never command as high a market
price as those to which they are SUBJ
ordinate.
1t is the same way with public utility
bonds. The best issue is the first mort
gage on the power houses and other
essential equipment. Observe that.
granted priority of claim on earnings
and assets, it is unimportant for our
present purpose whether or not the
bond is mortgage secured In fact,
some Of the strongest of American in
dustrials have only debcnture bonds
outstanding. debenture meaning a gem
eral obligation not carrying mortgage
lien.
When a debenture is preceded by a
mortgage bond, the case is quite differ
ent. the former taking the lower rating
and selling on higher yield basis.
While then a first mortgage bond
occupies the highest place in the capt.
tai set-up of any one corporation, IL
does not follow that the first mortgage
bend of one company may not be in
ferior to a second mortgage bond OF
another. It is only in comparison Of
obligations of the same organization
that we are concerned with here.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02

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