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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
Commissioners Court
Of Hidalpo Recesses

ToDCClaI 70 The ECTaId.I
EDINBURG. Feb. 49The Hidal-
20 county commissioners court re-
ceSsed Tuesday afternoon until Fri
day morning. The recess was de-
clared 50 that the commissioners
could spend several days IN looking
over the roads Of their district.
The court has had special meet
ings almost daily. excepting Satur-
day, snce January 4. and expects 70
resume daily meetings Friday.
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MARKETS


~. ". STOCKS
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. tPg-The
stock market pointed upward to-
day, after a momentary decline
during the morning.
There were numerous advances
OF a point or two by midday. and
losses Of ! TO ? points recorded
during the morning had largely
been recovered.
Trading developed a little vital
ity on the upturn. after slackening
almost 70 standstill on the decline.
Shares advancing a point or two
included American Can, Loews.
Sears. Eastman, Diamond Match.
Air Reduction. Case. Macy, Johns
Manville, Consolidated Gas, and
American and Foreign Power. u. S.
Steel advanced fractionally.
Worthington was heavy, selling
of ? points. II turned upward with
the rally elsewhere. then fell back
Call money renewed at 1 IL Der
cent.
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TgDecial 70 The Herald.l

tGUEEAAA ~ lit
RAYMONDVILLsE. Feb. 1. Be
cause OF alleged offensive language
filed IN a motion for q new trial iii
a certain case In county court oil
WiIlacy county by Lawyer James p.
Cogdell. Mr.. Cogdell was cited for
contempt or court.
Upon a hearing In said motion
for contempt the court directed the
said j. p. Cogdell to strike from
said motion for n new trial the AL
legged offensive matters. whereupon
MIR. Cogdeil refused to do so and
the court ordered that he be placed
In Jail for three days and pay d
hundred dollars fine.
The original case in question was
w. II. Crowell ". IT. III. Bernard ct
MI III a suit for attorneys fees al
legged 70 5e due the said Mr.. Croweil
for c~ontesting the recent road bond
election In Districts four and five
Of Willacy county.
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54 CASES ARE
SET FOR TRIAL
Judge Yates Rearranges
Schedule OF Court
At Law

The Cameron county court at
law will get into action late this
week with "a cases before ii. The
term was opened Monday. and
Judge <. T. Yates called the dock
ct Tuesday. setting 40 civil suits
over the eight-week span. There
are IA criminal cases before the
court also.
Non-iury civil suits will be tried
the first and second weeks. The
third week has been designated as
criminal week. The fourth. fiftl
and sixth weeks will be devoted to
jury civil suits. The seventh and
eighth will be non-jury civil weeks.
This Is a somewhat new arrange
ment which has been placed into
effect BY Judge Yates.
Following are the cases which
have been set for this week:
Friday. Feb. q
Geo. White vs.. Geo. A. Gordon,
suit for rent.
Geo. White vs.. 3. @. Newman. ct
nj garnishee, punishment befor,
judgement.
Saturday. Feb. !
Grace VALLEY VS.. Citrus Develop
ment CO.. Inc. suit on contract.
First National Bank ar Rio Hon
do vs.. J. A. Morton. suit on prom
isSory note.
Valley State Bank VS.. H. II. Hun
ter ct al, suit on promissory note.
Homer r. Maxwell VS.. Geo. p.
McAuliffe. suit on promissory note,
Carl r. Bloch VS.. r. M. Bratt,
suit on debt and foreclosure chat
tel mortgage.
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Three Die AS Truck
And Train Collide

SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 4-lPD-
a powder truck and a passenger
train collided on a grade crossing
here yesterday. blasting two men
To death. Another was killed by
steam.
w. Z. James. 43. injured fireman
Of the Denver. Rio Grande Western
local Jared by the defamation Of
the trucks load OF 5000 dyna-
mite caps. told Investigators he
believed a heavy fog obScured the
drivers vision.
The blast killed George W. Bega-
man. so. Of Eureka, Utah, the
driver. and his companion. James
Prinsen. SO. director Of the Western
Powder company. Ben r. Rugg. S..
OF Ogden. Utah, the engineer, was
scalded fatally.
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Critz Becomes Head
Local Jitney Jungle

Franklin Critz. former manager OF
the Jitney Jungle store az San Be-
nito. assumed the maDagership OF
the Brownsville store the first III
the week. relieving w. c. Parkin-
son. former manager. who has been
transferred to Weslaco.
AT San Benito. r. III. Mcdonald.
who has been serving as cashier.
Monday became the local manager.
Mr.. Critz is no stranger to
Brownsville. having presided over
the opening OF the local Jitney
Jungle store.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Feb. 4. LP-fU : ID
Alloys. $4,000: steady to 10 low
er; top, 100; pigs, 7.25-7.75; pack
ing Sows, 5.65-6O0.
Cattle. 5000: calves. 1000. better
grade fed steers strong TO 25 high
er; others mostly steady to strong:
she stock uneven. steady III 25 high
er: steers. good ard choice 6OO-aoo
lbs. ~S.75-l2.50: 900-l10O lbs. OBS
1850; ll00-13O0 lbs. 925-125o.
l3O0-l500 lbs. COOLIES: heifers
good and choice 550-85O lbs. cps
1000; cows. good and choice 45O-
$50; bulls tyearlings excluded
good and choice beef 475-6O0.
cutter to medium 3.50-475: vealers
tmilk-fed) good and choice 400
1000: medium 100000: stocker
and feeder cattle. steers. good and
choice 500-l050 lbs. 7.O0-s7S
Sheep. 1000: steady to weak.
lambs 80 lbs. down. coed and choice
8-25-9l0; medium 7.00-8.z5: 9l-lO0
los. medium TO choice $4,000.
ewes 90-l50 lbs. medium TO choice
5-25-4.75: feeding lambs COTS lbs.
good and choice 7.75-8.25.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
SCOUTING NOW
Fl YEARS OLD
Plans Made Tuesday Night
For Celebration In
Brownsville

Complete plans for the celebration
of the twenty-first anniversary Of
the origin OF Boy Scouting in Ameri-
ca were made at a meeting Of
scoutmasters Tuesday night at the
III Jardin hotel.
The celebration will start Sunday.
Feb. 8 and will continue for one
week. according 10 Bob Lyon. field
executive.
The majority OF Brownsville min
listers have agreed TO base their
Sunday sermons on the principles Of
scouting. and all scouts who can pos
sibly attend church will do so. They
will aid during services by acting Is
ushers, and will pin a square knot
on each person attending church,
the knot symbolizing the daily good
turn. AT BIS Sunday night each
scout will stand at attention and
re-dedicate himself to the scout
oath. This is being done over the
entire nation.
Several programs have been ar
ranged for the week.
Saturday. Feb. Il, the local scouts
viii erect a tent in a vacant lot in
the business district, and will con-
duct a service booth as a first aid
station and coffee line. Telephones
will also be installed in the booth,
and during the day the scouts will
collect old clothes. shoes. blankets,
etc. which will then be given to
relief workers.
All e~x-scouts and ex-scoutmasters
are requested 70 register at the
booth. giving the year they were
scouts and where they served.
Those present at the meeting
Tuesday night were: J. McCarty,
deputy commissioner; Ed Coke,
troop 8; l.. r.. Olmsted. troop 20:
Fl. L. Teller. troop %: WiIbert San
derson. troop 81: Fritz Schmidt,
troop 80: Hugh Wilbanks. troop 80:
Jack McDermott. troop ga: Knight
Douglas. troop s.: and Bob Lyon.
field executive. Knight Douglas Nrss
named as publicity man; and Ed
Coke and Jack McDermott we're
named as a committee to arrange
for radio programs.
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Doors Guarded AS
Cannon Is Heard

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-tF-
Police stood guard again and wit
nesses withheld their names as the
secret hearing OF charges against
Bishop James Cannon. Jr.. pro-
cceded today at the Mount Vernon
Place Southern Methodist church
The accused prelate arrived IN
crutches. Members az his family
said he was extremely weak"
The first witness appeared three
quarters OF an hour after the hear
ing was scheduler TO start. He re-
fused his name to reporters but
said he had the pass word to get
i'm
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Kansas Publisher For
SIS Years, Dies Tues,

HOLTON. Kas., Feb. EPl-M
M. Beck. %. dean OF Kansas news
papcrmen and for D. years pub
Usher uf the Holton Recorder, die
here last night.
The oldest Kansas newspaper
man. Beck continued active tn hli
profession until death. He founded
the Recorder in 1875. Six year:
after settling In Jackson county
with his wife and son. Edward q
Beck. who later became managing
editor Of the Chicago Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
San Benito Youth
Given Term In Jail

Rogerio Garcia. Is year old youth
Of San Benito. pleaded guilty 10
shooting Alfredo Martes in an al
tercation near San Benito Jan. 81.
and was sentenced to three months
IN the Cameron county jail when
tried before Judge +. Il. Yates Tues
day afternoon.
Martes was wounded in the leg
and was not seriously injured. judge
Yates imposed the three months
sentence upon the recommendation
Of the county attorneys office.
The father Of tho boy who did the
shooting. indicated that charges
would be filed against other par
Elephants In the fight.
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SAY

Continued from page ID
smoke soon spread like a huge
blanket across the peaceful coun-
tryside.
Shipping Disturbed
Bluff Hill. near Napier. collapsed.
carrying with ID dozens or homes.
Oil tanks on the edge or the town
exploded with the roar OF an artil-
lerv barrage, pouring streams OF
fire through the city's streets.
The bed or Hawke bay, Napier's
narbor. was thrust up eighteen
feet and shipping was forced To
move out. Men. women. children,
ian for the safety or the shore or
the open country.
Hastings. ~ milcs from Napier.
suffered severely.
Huge earth assures appeared
both in Hastings and Napier to-
cay, some or them seventy feet
long.
Besides the two larger cities. the
towns of Wairoa. Waipikuroa and
Waipawa were RACED by the quake.
Few details came from them today.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-PACotton
opened steady at an advance of 2
70 : points on continued buying of
near months by spot houses. pre-
suma0ly to fix prices. while there
was a scattering demand for later
oeliveries which was attributed
chiefly to covering.
mis- was accompanied BY talk of
a dry winter with the possibility
or a rainy spring. but business r.
NAMED quiet and the early buying
was supplied around 1913 for Nav
and li.l9 for October. Prices were
holding within a point or two "
these figures al the end OF the first
half hour.
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Transfer Cash To
Paw Judgment
Especial IN The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Feb. 4-Transfer az
$1,000 from the county tax COL
lector's office 10 the county treas
urer, was authorized by the com
missioners' court late Tuesday. This
amount, together with ~Sl770.55. held
by Treasurer Santiago Guzman. will
be put In the Hidalg0 County Drain
age District No. I account 10 pay
off judgment against the district
brought by the Austin Machinery
COMPANY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
Blazing Auto Is
E~xtinguished Here

The Brownsville fire department
made a rapid run Tuesday after
noon To the Ross Car Service anc
extinguished a blazing car before
much damage was done.
The car, which was being worked
upon, suddenly burst into flames
around the carburetor. IT Is sup
posed that a spark from the igni-
ton system caused the gasoline 20
ignite.
Two and a half gallons or chem
icals were used in extinguishing
the blaze. Damage was negligible,
~ was said. The fire occurred about
3 p. m.
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Drug Store Bought
Ry Edinburg Man

10 lie
ELSA. Feb. Al. I. Wilson or Ed
inburg. has bought the Elsa drug
store. formerly owned and operated
by q. L. Scoggins. Mr.. Wilson. to-
gether with his family Is moving
this week To Elsa. and ~ painting.
decorating, and restocking the drug
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson have lived
In Edinburg for the past three years.
he having served as deputy tax as
SCISSOR. while Mrs. Wilson has been
assistant county superintendent of
schools for two years. Mrs. Wilson
has been appointed 10 assist Mrs.
A. p. Miller in the Elsa Mexican
school for the remainder OF the
term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
Fixtures For New
Barber Shop Moved

N2Pc1idA w III
ELSA. Feb. 4.-E. j. Dubes OF Nc
Allen Is moving his fixtures i'll ID
the new barber shop building owned
by w. w. Wyman. and IL will be
open and ready for business this
week Mr.. Dubes has been operat-
ing a shop in McAllen for the past
nine years.
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AUSTIN. Feb. 4-P-The fol-
lowing case was decided today by
the Supreme Court on report Of
the commission OF appeals.
Judgment reversed and cause
rcmanded 70 district court:
w. Fl. Campbell CT al vs.. A. y.
Hood. Cameron.
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Two Sentenced

Juan Rivera pleaded guilty 20
carrying a pistol unlawfully and
was sentenced to thirty days In jail
early this week III the Cameron
county court AZ law. Refugio Perez
pleaded guilty TO aggravated as
sault and was fined SIS.
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City Briefs

Listen in-McKeSs0n Hour. Spe-
cial Music. KPRC Tuesday. 8 D.. m.
Becker's Drug Store sells McKesson
goods. Phone I'll. Adv.
Only 5 days more. Pottery Sale
Reduction on all items. 745 Eliz-
abcth. corner Eighth.
Moved-A. r. Foster Realty
Company has moved from their
Levec Street Location t0 2l3 Mer-
chants National Bank Building.
See them for bargains in rea;
estate. Adv. 3.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Feb. 4.-P-Official
confirmation Of need OF moisture
throughout the entire winter wheat
area led to fresh upturns in grain
prices today. Government repor-s
suggested danger that a sharp fall
IN temperature would cause crop
damage.
Opening at lac off to 3-4c up.
wheat afterward showed general
gains. Corn started IA. l-8c
higher and subsequently held near
10 the initial range.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 4.-P-
Although Liverpool was lower than
que. cotton here opened steady first
trades showing gains Of two to
three points. The market eased of
slightly after the start. but rallied
again, owing to moderate trade buy
ing and short covering. Nav adj
vancing to l0.75 and October VI
1l.l9. or four to five points above
Yesterdays close.
AZ the end Of the first hour. the
market was steady and az or near
the highs.
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NOTICE

The Board OF Directors OF the
Cameron County Water Control a
Improvement District Number six
will receive sealed bids for the de-
pcsitory Of funds Of said district. at
their office In Los Fresros, Texas.
Thursday. February 18th, at 200
p. m.
The Board reserves the right 10
reject any and all bids.
BY order OF the Board.
Clyde Tandy, President.
1-21-28-4-3t-3939.
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CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-tP-tU. 6. ID.
A.)-Potatoes. slow: sacked per cwt.
Wisconsin round whites, 1.35-1.45;
Idaho russets. 1.65-1.75; Colorado
McClures' 1.65-1.Sl
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DOWN ON
OIL APPROVED
Production Pinching Move
Gains Momentum Over
North and West

A movement 70 pinch down or
the production or oil In North and
West Texas areas was gaining mo-
mentum today.
Writ Franklin. president OF the
Independent Petroleum Associatio-
OF America. yesterday advised rer
resentative operators TO launch <
shut down movement such as a
pending IN Oklahoma and Kansa
fields.
Companies reported 70 be cor
sidering the movement we're reti
cent because or the preliminary
nature OF the negotiations"
Operators In Crane and Upt0f
counties considered pinchirg dowr
the production by 1880 barrels
daily.
Operators and royalty owner:
met &C wi .hita Falls. and adopt
ed a legislative program which
they hoped would add impetus IL
movement 70 effect conservation Of
oil in Texas.
II was agreed that production
must be shut down IL immediate
relief IS not given Operators from
nine counties about Wichita Falls
and In which $1,000 barrels or MI
are produced daily, attended the
parley.
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c.aration giving notice that Nor
way occupies the territory lying
Se-ween 75.40 and 7l-30 north lati-
sude on the eastern coast. An ex-
petition OF Norwegian hunters re-
SeL.tly planted their flag in this re-
Ion, claiming the land for Nor
way.
The Danish cabinet is consider
ing the situation. Foreign minis
ter Munich issued a statement say
ing that Denmark would carry her
case TO the world court at The
Hague and was hopeful that the
matter would be cleared I'D with
out straining the ties between the
two nations.
II would have been more our
teous If both nations had submit
ted the dispute 10 arbitration. he
said. and Norway had not strength
ened her claims by such summary
action, sure 70 create bitterness
among the Danish people.
The land was discovered bv Eric
the Red. a Norwegian. In 982 and
he called II Greenland in order tc
entice colonists 70 its shores. With
the dissolution Of the union be-
tween Norway and Denmark In
1914. Denmark retained Green
land along with Iceland and the
Farce Islands. She restricted her
sovereignty to the west coast IN
III 1917. when she claimed the en-
tire island. thereby causing q dis
agreement with Norway over hunt
ing and sealing rights which has
fingered TO this day.
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WATER GAUGE
OFFICE MOVED

Ell PASO. July l1.-Because OF
international features involved. the
state department has advised L.
NJ. Lawson, American water COM
missioner. that the gauging OF in
ternational streams formerly per-
formed by the geological survey,
will be carried on by the u. 5. In
ternational water commission,
headquarters TO be Ell Paso. This
means moving the headquarters,
which were the offices Of the dis
trict engineer. u. s. geological sur
vey from Austin TO E Paso.
The work has consisted OF meas
uring the discharge CT the Rio
Grande at a number OF stations
from san Marcial. ". NJ. TO
Brownsville. Texas. These will now
be operated by the water commits
sion and additional stations. Mr..
Lawson said. will be installed 70
completely determine the discharge
Of the international portions Of the
Rio Grande.
Mr.. Lawson said this VIII require
additional office space in the First
National bank. headquarters Of the
water commission, and an increzs-
ed appropriation 70 take care Of
the new work.
The task OF the international
water commission contemplates
evolving a program for the equit-
able distribution " the waters Of
the Rio Grarde. Colorado and Tia
Juana rivers between the United
States and Mexico.
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FORM VALLEY
SCHOOL OF Law
Twenty-Seven Pupils Are
Enrolled In New
Organization

MISSION. july II. - The law
school started here last May by
Sid L. Hardin was permanently or
ranized under the name OF The
Rio Grande Valley School OF Law.
The course Of study will comprise
courses in Contracts. Quasi-Con-
tracts. Agency, Partnerships, Sales,
Bailmerts, Carriers. Negotiable In
struments. Domestic Relat o n 5,
Wills. Torts, Criminal Law, Grim
inal Procedure. Evidence. Pleading
and Practice. Estates Of Decedents,
Blackstone, Kent. Statutory Law,
Constitutional Law. Corporations,
EQUITY Jurisprudence. Legal Ethics.
Federal Procedure. Real Property.
Personal Property and Damages
Standard text books form the basis
Of the work, supplemented with
leading illustrative Texas cases
and Texas Jurisprudence. Special
emphasis IS placed on Texas law.
steps vii lba taken TO a t-edit
the school with the Texas Board
oil Bar Examiners. after which
graduates will be issued a license
by the Supreme Court without eX-
animation. AS the need requires
IL. seasoned and successful lawyers
and Judges viii be added to the
teaching staff. assuring competent
instruction
The school now has rs men and
n woman enrolled who expect
10 finish the first year BY June OF
1882. The class roll is composed
OF business ard professional men
OF Hidalgo county. including a
number OF court house employees
headed by z. c. Couch, county
judge OF Hidalgo county.
The school VIII be administered
by Sid L. Hardin. educator and at
torney OF Mission.
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A.A.A A. ROUTES
TOURISTS HERE

SAN BENITO. July 1.-THE
American Automobile Association
annually routes hundreds OF thou
sands o. tourists and when the high
ways from Matamoros TO Monter-
rey. Victoria and Tampico are COM
pleted numerous motorists will be
routed through the Valley, said
Robert w. Pollock. manager OF the
Rio Grande Auto club in a talk be-
fore San Benito Lions Friday at the
Stonewall jackson Hotel.
Fred Glover presided over the
meeting in the absence OF Carl
Hamilton president and delegate "a
the international convention in Tor
onto. Canada. Hamilton left this
week or a free trip awarded the club
by Lions International In an at
tendance contest. 4.
Local Lions were well tanned Fri
day when R. c. Ridgell acted in
the capacity OF tailtweter for the
first time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-12
LOAN OKEHED,
With STRINGS

PARIS, July II. UP-Hars Lu-
ther. president OF the Reichbank.
left for Berlin BY air today with a
message for the German govern
ment that France i disposed to
help Germany II her search for a
huge loan but that the price OF
assistance IS permanent pacifism.
Financial guarantees-a halt In
the flight OF the German capital
and other assurances OF a technical
character also form important con
ditions Of French cooperation. Re-
nunciation OF all ideas OF econo-
mic or political union with Aus
tria and the suspension OF naval
armament construction are ether
S~tipcla-ions.
IL H. learned. however. that
France Is demanding even more
than these She wants 10 reassure
her people that manifestations ike
those Of the steel-helmet organiza-
ton will cease. that in a general
way Germany will give evidence
that Frances national security will
not be imperiled and that peace
full cooperation With France with
In the framework OF BRANDS
United States Of Europe will DOM
mate Germany's foreign policy.