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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
d. A. r. Luncheon Lovely
Historical and Social Event

tention to the fact that the DauEh-
tiers OF the Confederacy had pio-
neersd in placing monuments in
the Valley. that the granite marker
on Elizabeth street had been placed
there in 1926 to the memory Of
Jefferson Davis and his services
during the Mexican war. She gave
credit 70 j. X. Wells and Harbert
Davenport for having selected the
site on which the new monument
stands
Mrs. weaver then asked that
those who had ancestors in the
ReSaca de las Palmas battle rise
and speak. Among them were r..
z. Green whose father landed at
Point Isabel and went 70 Mexico
City with Zachary Taylor. In Mex
leo he received a bullet which left
him blind for q years. The grand
father OF Mrs. o. X. Mason was
secretary to Taylor and Col. Francis
Glover's grandfather was in the
battle. Mrs. j. L. Bruce and Mrs.
Royce Russell also had ancestors
on this battlefield.
Messages OF regrets were heard
from national and state officers
and Gov. and Mrs. r. S. Sterling
W. A. Washington responded for
the Jhon Hanson Post. American
Legion which had several members
present.
The band OF Fl. Brown played
military airs during the breakfast
With Col Glover as leader The
party drove through TT. Brown and
viewed the entertainments thrown
up by Zachary Taylor's troops while
stationed there in the "fortfes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
SWIMMING SAID
HEALTH TONIC

Swim for health SWIM for beau
tyl
These are not tust the sales talk
Of a swimming pool operator. but
the advice Of reputable physicians
al over the nation. according IN
Davne r Flummer. manager az
the Casino Park pool
Doctors win tel anyone that
swimming builds IN the body MS
nothing else will And how much
more satisfying than rolling on the
floor and other variations OF the
daily dozen. Mr. Flunmer said
Women resort To harmful salts, in
furious diets and tortTrous physical
exercises 70 reduce when they can
swim 70 health and beauty.
Weissmuller. the worlds most
famous dash swimmer. was tod as
a boy IA swim by his doctors, be-
cause he was suffering from n
whitening illness Look al him now
The Casino Park pool offers q
convenient pace 10 gain or reEain
health pleasantly. Plummer points
out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
Dentists of Valley
Meet In Brownsville

Ethics and technical questions
we're discussed BY the VALLEY Dental
Society IN session at Dr.. George J.
Toland's office in Brownsville sat-
urday night
Dental profession ethics we're dis
rnssed in open forum manner while
DR.. w. II. Dear held q clinic later
on pin inlays.
"A good attendance was had AZ he
meeting and the next session will he
held in Office Of DR.. NJ II. Chandler
at Mercedes In August
DR.. j. @. Britain of H%arlinren.
presided az the Brownsville gather
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
Coinings. Goings

MIR. and Mrs. A. p. Barreda Of
Cumanayagua, Cuba. are IN Browns
vile for an extended visit with
their daughters and other relatives
and friends. While here they are
the guests III n home OF their
daughter, Mrs. Augustine Ce-aya
and Mr.. Celaya on ST. Charles
street. Mrs. j. p. Futegnat. another
daughter. who spent two months at
the home of her parents in Cuba,
returned to Brownsville with them
c. ". Weston OF Port Isabel and
Brownsville has had as his quests
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate Of Hawesville,
Ky.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Maxwell Of TT
Worth are spending a few weeks
in Brownsville Mr.. end Mrs. Max
well have many friends in the Val
ley and are frequent visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs Frank l.. Davis Of
Dallas are IN Brownsville and plan
10 make their home IN this city.
They are living IN the Dorfnan
apartments Mr. Davis is connected
with the Or. Pepper bottling COM
pany.
Mrs. Lottie r HAYNES. Mrs Isabel
Names and Miss Clara Hall were
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. T. j..
Clay for the weekend. Mrs. Hay
mes daughter. Miss Margaret Hay
mes re-urned to Laredo with her
mot1fr and two aunts Monday She
will nuke her home In LARGO.
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Shower Giuen
For Miss NJ. Ganbay

the rooms and formed a pretty
setting for the pre-nuptial occa-
sion.
The hostess served a delicious ice
course after which the guests spent
the evening enjoying games OF
b1isca. Miss Berta Dosal received an
appropriate trophy as first prize In
the games.
The guests were: Misses Zoila
and Rosa Cara. Lillian Junco.
Amanda and Romano CavaZos.
Raquel and Berta Garcia, Aurora.
Lucilla and Celia Perez. Berta
Dosal. Margarita Blanca Agulrre,
Martina Recio. Ninfa and ESperan-
"a Pacheco. Lucia Cara, Eloisa
Crixell. Rosa Garibay, Isabel Lopez,
Maria Isabel Crixell and Mesdames
p. H. Bouts. Arturo Crixel, Henry
KrauSse and the honoree.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16

Miss Irene Cri4ell entertained
Sunday evening with a linen shower
for Miss Malvina Garibay whose
marriage TO Jacob Fitzgerald Col
Inns will take place wednesday
morning. The party came as a sur-
prise to the bride-to-be.
DRisses were used in decorating
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Party
GiuenMonddu

A party OF eighteen youngsters,
friends OF Miss Barbara Ann
Langworthy and Miss Mildred
Dorfman, were entertained with a
swimming party al the Country
club on Monday afternoon.
HoSteSseS lor the afternoon were
the mothers OF the girls. Mrs. /
Dorfman and Mrs. H.. p. Lang
worthy.
After a very enjoyable swim the
guests enjoyed refreshments OF
ice cream and cake.
Favors Of the party were clever
water animals IN the forms OF
ducks and frogs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
Installment Thief
Operates On Autos
fBy Staff Correspondentl

SAN BFNITO. June l6.-The in
stallment sneak thief is thought 70
have mace his appearance here.
Andrew Bowie. Herald advertising
representative, missed a tire
morning.
The next night he heard a noise
and switched on a light. He later
found a lock gone on "A second tire.
He believes that If the thief haS
succeeded In getting the second
snare that he would have started
taking them off the wheels M by
one.
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EMPRESS AFPREcIArION

Wonderful cooperation was dis
played by local people In the mr.
engagements for the celebration on
Monday or the unwilling of the
monument for the site of the ReSaca
de las Falmas battlefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. " X. Wells contrib
ufed the site for the monument. Mr.
and Mrs Royce Russell gave .he
granite shaft. The cement for the
base was given by w. XII Heaner CT
the Eagle Pass Lumber co. The
programs were printed BY Sherwood
Bishop. and the publicity by the
Brownsville Herald.
To Col Francis Glover and off,
GERS OF IT. Brown is due apprecia-
ton for their efforts in making ne
day a success. Also 10 the TT Brown
band who furnished the music.
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Society Calendar


4 WEDNESDAY,
The Tournament Bridge Will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Neil Allen in
Los Ebanos.
The Wednesday bridge club will
have Is its hostess. Mrs. A ID. Dick
.tnson. Jr.
4 The El Jardin Heights Society
club viii meet with Mrs. Guy Sui
ton.
The JuSt-Sew club will meet al
the home OF Mrs. Cy Graham.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16
Palestine Friends
Honor Miss Ruth

Miss Dixie Ruth has returned
home after a pleasant visit OF two
months IN Palestine. Several de-
lightful Inequalities we're given II
honor Of Miss Ruth during her stay.
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MONUMENT UNVEILED
NV q u

Col. Glover in his address at the
dedication exercises at the NOM
ment. carried his hearers from
Corpus Christi to Brownsville with
Zachary Taylor. and spok' of the
engagements near Santa Maria,
Palo Alto and Resaca de las Palmas
and mentioned that these three
Sits had been marked by old can
non BY General Parker in 1916 when
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16

T. Bruce and Mrs O. MI. Dowler. and
Mrs. Z. 4. Evans.
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MRS WEAVER
TOASINHSTRISS

Mrs. Walter Weaver. regent Of
the Lieut.. Thomas Barlow chapter
acted as toastmistress for the &C.
casion. AT the speakers table
were seated, Mr.. and Ms. Walter
Weaver, Mrs. William Perry Nc
Faddin. state president, MRS. Hig-
gins. Beaumont. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. Lannon's. Weslaco, Col and Mrs.
Frincis Glover. Fort Brown. Mrs. j.
@. Myrick and Mrs. S. r. Jennings,
Harrington. Mrs. j. L. Bruce. Mer-
Cedes and Mesdames 3. F. Freud
ensteln, r. "A. Porter. Harbert Dav-
export, J X. Wells. Ralph Warden.
and Miss Bette Hopper, monument
committee. III Brownsville.
Mrs Weaver briefly outlined the
history Of the organization, which
IS a San Benito chapter. mention
ing a few charter members remain
ing and called upon Mrs Geo
Ioolan. the only M present. u
rise.
she then introduced the state
president. MRS. NcFaddin. and trea-
Surer. Mrs hammers. Mrs y q.
MyriCk. who was one Of the first
| 70 suggest monuments for the VAL
lev. hrs. Warden a. Valley organ
izeT OF the Children Of the Amer
lean revolution. Mrs. FreudenStein
who introduced the members of the
committee VINO had arranged the
! details az the Resaca de las Pal
mas monument and the program
for the dav. Mrs. Robert O. Alex
ander spoke Of the statue ~ Wash
ington which shall be placed on
the campus Of the University OF
Texa sbv the school children OF
Texas In celebration OF the Wash
ington Ri-Centennial
CONTRIBUTORS TO MONUMENT
Mrs. Weave. announced that the
site az the Resaca De Us Palmas
monument had been contributed bv
Mr., and Mrs = ". Wells, and In
the absence OF MI. Wells. asked
Mrs. Wells "a speak She called at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-16

The Lieut. Thomas Barlow Chap
ter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution added an interest,"
ing chapter TO Valley history when
they entertained the members and
friends with a breakfast Monday
morning al Ell Ja-din Hotel. COM
plimenting the state president
Mrs william Perry McFaddln OF
Beaumont.
Mrs. McFaddin has been very
recently elected 70 the presidency
and this Is her maiden trip through
Texas.
This breakfast gave a social
touch 10 the dedication Of the mon
ument marking the site Of Resaca
de las PalmaS. which took place
Nav 9, 1s4s.
This Is the second monument 70
be placed IN the Valley marking
historic spots. and the first 70 be
placed BIZ the Daughters NJ the
American Revolution.
Mrs. Higgins. v-lo accompanied
Mrs. NcFaddin l. the descendant
Of a Mexican War veteran. and
spoke OF feeling very much at home
as her ancestor had been present
at a dinner given by Zachary
Taylor in Brownsville.
The tables were decorated In red.
white and blue flowers. using red
and white oeanders and wild blue
bells. Behind the speakers chair
was hung Old Glory
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Evening star., 1931-06-14
BOND PRICES GAIN
IN QUIET MARKET
German 5 LIS and Is Rally.
| Railroad Group Most Ac-
r., tive Feature.
nv ALExANDER HENDERSON,
A,,oc,at.d press financial Writer.


NEW YORK, June 13.-Irregular
gains with the restricted trading typical
Of a week end session characterized the
bond market today.
German 51as and Is were two OF the
most active issues and rallied from the
closing levels of Friday. This recovery
accompanied steadiness In Reichsmark
exchange. The trend of other foreign
obligations was down, but most OF the
losses were Of fractional proportions
and trading was rather dull. Brazilian
GUS Of 1926-57, French 7las. Italian
rs and Uruguay 6s lost fractions.
Railroad issues as group were the
most active. Some of the high-grade
OBLIGATIONS, such as Atchison General
Is and Delaware g. Hudson IS, eaSed
of, but the majority of bonds Of lower
rating improved. Chicago q North.
western 434s, Illinois Central IA OF
1866 and st. LouiS-San Francisco 412S
Of 1878 gained fractions.
Public utility issues moved within
narrow range. International Telephone
debenture SIS, North America 5s OF
1861 and Consolidated Gas OF New YORK
5hs were active and higher. AS q
whole, the utilities experienced. quiet
trading without a definite trend. In
dustrial obligations were quiet also with
q few exceptions, such as Dodge BIOS.
6s and Sinclair 6 612s, which were active
and easy. Stock privilege loans were
irregularly lower in sympathy Win the
corresponding stocks.
United States Government bonds were
dull and steady.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

pront on car sales reported to approxi..
mate $lzD attained In 1880 period.
Improvement over first quarter, when
$81 was shown due to economies.
Habirshaw Gable & Wire-MinoritV
stockholders Committee begins neeo-
tiatonS with Phelps-Dodg interests for
establishment by arbitration Of o price
Memphis Power & Light. 1880 COM
bined preferred share earnings, s23I4
against $3.50.
Nelson (Herman) Corporation, Is
quarterly.
Radio Corporation, court denies an
plication Of subsidiary, National Broad
casting, for an injunction to restrain
Radio Commission from holding hear
ings as possible step toward revocation
licenses; court TO intervene II situation
demanded it.
Reliance Bronze & Steel, 1880 deficit.
$236, 6,624; had deficit, $180,440 in period
May 6, 1929, to December 81, 1929.
Southern Pacific Co.-City of st.
Louis authorized to intervene in support
Of proposed Cotton Belt acquisition by
this company.
Commonwealth Edison reported con-
templating issue Of bonds.
Mckee (Arthur O. Co. declares two
QUhILcILy CLASS . QlVl0SI1OS OF 61Z2 cents
each; earnings to date cover full 1881
dividend needs.
Peoples Drug Stores May sales up
Ia per cent, fve months UP a. per
cent
Western Auto Supply May sales on
12.5 per cent, five months OF lis per
cent.
wolverine Tube Co. 10 cents common
dividend; last payment, is cents, made
october /, 1880.
, Canada Power Il Paper-Preferred
stockholders Of subsidiary Belgo-Cana-
dian Paper, select committee to deter
mine II share exchange offer Of COM
pany is equitable.
Pittston Co. to omit common dividend
for June quarter; has been paying 37Iz
cents quarterly.
Standard OIL 1ndiana) cuts service
station price of competitive gasoline
III cents gallon in st. Louis.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, June 13.-The following
Is today's summary Of important cor
poration news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc. New York, for the
Associated Press:
News Trend.
Aggregate retail sales of 46 chain
store systems and mail order houses
in May fell 4.59 per cent below the
level Of May, 1880. comparison more
favorable than that shown by any other
major industrial activity this year. The
As chain systems included above show
lag OF 3.11 per cent and the 8 mail
houses lag Of 1914 per cent. For the
sales were of 4.29 per cent, somewhat
less than the May aggregate, the chain
store component was on 2.92 per cent
and the mail order component was on
11.48 per cent. Although the COM
parison made by the sales Of the same
40 companies in April with April, 1880,
is not available, 1t Is Of interest to
observe that an aggregate for Al COM
panies, including mail order houses,
in April was on 80 per cent, less than
the May lag and the four months total
for the same 81 companies was OF 4.35
per cent
Attention Is again called to the chain
store tax situation by the action of the
Illinois House In passing q bill which
would impose q license tax of $25 for
the first three units Of chain store
system and $1,000 annually for each
additional store. II approved by the
Illinois Senate, this would become
effective October /, 1891.
The Companies.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way seeks review Of decision uphold
ing validity Of order Of railroad COM
mission requiring company, Southern
Pacific and Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad to construct union station In
Los Angeles.
Continental Can-English afiliate,
Metal Box & Printing Industries, plans
to acquire British Can Co., Ltd.
kuppenhe1ner (B.) 81 Co. deficit, six
months to April 80, $19,270, against
net income $I90. 1874 equal to $E59 COM
mon share in 1880.
Standard Oil Of New York subsidiary,
Magnolia Petroleum, to double East
Texas pipe line capacity at about ST.
$50, 900 cost. East Texas extensions also
planned by Shell Union subsidiary and
Humble OIL & Refining.
Central Railroad Of New Jersey again
closes Elizabeth, N. j., shops, laying on
1,500 workers
Art Metal Construction Co. IS cents
quarterly dividend; formerly paid 20
cents.
Commonwealth Utilities 1880 COM
bined preferred share earnings $5Q.84,
against 1882.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail-
read granted two months extension. to
July 81, to accept conditions governing
purchase Of stock control of Denver &
Salt Lake Railway delay caused by
dihculty in negotiations for trackage
rights for Dotsero cutoff.
Ford Motor opens $4,50o,00 plant In
Cologne, Germany.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

ounces. Trading hours viii be from
10 am. to pm. Quotations viii be in
cents and hundredths Of q cent per
ounce, so the minimum iluctuation on
S;,,ctnatIos, SI Of "e one cent nj an % ounce % would
be $3.50. All silver must assay not less
than 09.0 flneness and will be sold only
In whele bars. The first contract
traded In will be for delivery In August.
Commissions are based on sliding
scale, depending on ts-1 price OF silver.
Foreign commission fees add sufacient
charges to cover cable tolls.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

on duty with the 10th Infantry, Fort
Hayes, Ohio, reported last week for
duty in ths office of the Judge advocate
general OF the Army.
Warrant Offlcer Earl Fielding, on duty
at the War Department In the efice Of
the chief Of chaplains, will sail on the
transport leaving New York on Septem-
ber % for Hawaii, and on arrival at
Honolulu Will be assigned to duty In the
Hawaiian Department.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

the above table the annual
cash payments latest quarterly hayeaE deea-
ratons.
tradne less than 100 shares tpartly extra ;rus
aPlus 81 In stocn, Paid last
year no regular Payable stock Payable when earned
Payahle In cash or stock Plus stock. Plus 81
stocS Plus ~ in preferred stock Plus
plus6 6QL in
Evening star., 1931-06-14
CHEMICAL OUTLOOK.

NEW YORK, June IS Especially -
Although the near-term outlook for the
chemical industry is not satisfactory,
earnings continue at better levels than
those of industry as a whole, says the
Standard Statistics Co., in a current
survey. This survey views the long
term prospects for the chemical trade
with optimism, pointing out that the
preponderance Of materials, luel and
power in the cost Of producing chem
icals has enabled the industry to reduce
costs materially.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

NEW YORK, June Is Especially -
Pie Bakeries of America directors have
declared the regular quarterly dividend
cumulative preferred stock and q divi-
dend Of so cents per share upon the
class A stock, both payable July ].
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Rail Orders Placed.

NEW YORK, June 13 R1.-The
Lehigh Valley Railroad has placed or
deYs for 5000 tons of steel rails. The
Port Of New York Authority plans to
inquire shortly for 22,500 tons Of steel
for the projected new freight terminal
In New York City.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Army.

Having completed his four-year tour
in Washington as com.nandant of the
Army Finance School. 1881 graduation
exercises of which were held last week,
Maj. o. w. Gralund, F. D.. will leave
this week for Fort Macarthur, Calf,
1or duty at that station. He will be
succeeded rs commanoant Of the FL
nance School by Maj. Carl Halla, F. D.,
who is a member of the Army War Col
lege class graduating this year.
Evening star., 1931-06-14
SILVER FUTURES MARKET.

NEW YORK, June l3 (Special) -
world win be opened here by the Ma
tional Metal Exchange, Inc, on Mon
day. The contract unit will be $4,000
Evening star., 1931-06-14

Beginning September there will be
one course of instruction q year, eight
months in duration, at the Naval medi-
cal and dental schools, at the Naval
Hospital. this city. Heretofore, two
classes have been assembled each year
for courses Of instruction Of five and
one-half months in the Naval medical
and dental schools. The course begin
ming February / has been discontinued.
Evening star., 1931-06-14

The International w0rkingmen's As
sociation was founded by Karl Marx In
London in 1854
Evening star., 1931-06-14
Monev to Loan

Secured By nrst deed Of trust on real estate,
Prevailing interest and eOmmissl0n.
Joseph !. Weller sns SisI. w.sh; 81 NV. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

At left: Holly
wood honeymoon
ers bound for the
sunny Mediterra-
mean. Charles Far
rell and Virginia
Valli, on board the
liner Augustus aft
er their recent sur
prise marriage in
New York.
, Associated Press Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

The end of a hippo
hunt in the wilds of
Abyssinia. Natives are
clustered thick around
the fallen beast to carve
out their portion of the
priced meat.
q Paramount News
A. p. Photo.