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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Paul Martin Plans
Visit TO Valley

DR.. Paul Martin. noted Swiss
runner now participating in the
northern track season, plans 70
visit the Valley.
This was learned here today.
through a letter from DR.. Martin
to Speed" Wallace, Charley Pad
docks manager who is wintering in
Brownsville.
DR.. Martin is making a tour Of
the world and Is writing a book on
his adventures. Outside Of his APP
pearances in New York. the Val
ley would be the only other point
touched in America by DR.. Martins
visit. He hopes to arrange several
running dates over the Valley.
Any coaches interested in his APP
pearance in this section should get
in touch with Wallace at the Del
Walt hotel, Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Golf Entries Must
Be In Thursday

All Brownsville golfers planning
to enter the Washington's Birthday
tournament Of the Lower Gulf
Coast Golf association at Corpus
Christi Feb. %, win have to turn in
their entries. together with $50. TO
Benito Longoria at the Merchants
National bank not later than Q a.
IN. Thursday. it has been announ-
eed.
This is a regularly scheduled
tournament Of the association. II
will consist Of q holes handicap
Glass A for players with handicapS
0f 10 or less; q holes handicap
Class y for PLAYERS with handicaps
os IL 70 II. both inclusive. and p
holes handicap Class c for players
with handicaps Of 10 or more.
Silver cups will be awarded TO
players making LIST and 2nd lowest
net scores in each class.
Also a silver cup will 60 TO the
player making the lowest gross
score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Truck
Markets

F.. o. ID. Shippoing point informa-
ton reported Wednesday, Feb. l8.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Mild. clear.
Cabbage: Haulines moderate
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate. market weak. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms
round type u. S. No. / medium
sizes lettuce crates 55-65c; bulk per
ton STD; so ID. sacks 35c. Carloads
and in mixed cars fob cash track
few sales-round types u. s. No. j
medium sizes lettuce crates $1,000:
bulk per ton $6-7. Truckloads cash
To growers-bulk per ton $3-5. tOp-
ening Th~ursday-to growers S4-5
per tom.
Carrots. Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire ipuuiry, demand
moderate. market slightly weaker.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms-crates S1.l0-1.20; cash
track best packs ~$l.00-l-J0, few
lower.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
weak carloads and IN MIXED cars
FOB usuaI terms-crateS I'll lO-l 9n.
cash trace best packs slOO-lIO.
few lower
Spinach. Haulincs moderate
Moderate wire inquiry. demand
moderate. market steady. III mix
ed cars FOB usual terms-bushel
baskets Savoy tyne ASSOC. carloads
few sales 4O-45c.
Carlot shinments Of entire limited
States reported Wednesday. Fen
Ia.
cahhaoe. Texas ia Eiorida o.
New York 40 wisconsin q total TrS
1874 cars.
Carrots. TEXAS "a California ee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
ROTARY HEARS
RED CROSS PLEA

Brownsville Rotarians AZ their
weekly luncheon today heard a
plea from George Mansur OF the
local Red Cross to assist IN raising
the $500 drought relief quota as
signed Brownsville by the national
organization.
we should double or treble this
quota Mr.. Mansur stating. adding
that no local drive would be con-
Quoted.
Speaking along the same lines.
Cleve Tandy urged that subscrip-
tons 70 the fund be handed local
chapter officials. as no personal
solicitation would be made.
"A talk on the endowment fund
being established BY Rotary Inter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Of Movies
Flickers Out

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Feb. lS-CP,-
The lure OF the films faded and
fiickered out for Edna Best while
homesickness for dear OF Lunnon
grew.
The English girl. brought here
for what Hollywood considered her
big chance" left handsome John
Gilbert waiting at the camera yes
terday as a result.
She just walked out, leaving him,
q large cast. an irate director. tech
nicians and all who had gathered
al the Metro G Mayer studio
to begin work on "Cheri-Bebi."
John Robertson. the director, tore
his hair when Miss Best failed 10
appear. Gilbert. whom she was to
support In the cast, paced the
floor. Cameramen smoked, extra
girls commented audibly on the
manner in which stars we're allow
cd TO keep everybody waiting.
Maybe she wasn't feeling vel
AAAS HUI AAAht OllptTJ SAID Oy Way
OF soothing Robertson.
The director. speeches.. looked
at his watch again. The overhead
kept niling up.
"A telegram, sir" said a messenger
boy.
Il was from Miss Best. filed as
she passed through Needles. Cal.
en- route to London. England and
the husband she left behind. IN
said:
Please forgive me. I am on nv
way back to London and my hus-
band. I am fully hcmesick and
besides / am just afraid / wouldn't
be any good in the picture. Edna
Best"
well. Ill be darnedl" Robertson
said.
Gilbert read the message without
comment.
Leila Hyams. who had PLAYED
opposite Gilbert in other pictures.
was summoned 10 replace Miss
Best.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Naturalization Law
Closes Out Soon

The law which permits aliens
who served in the American army
during the World war to become
naturalized without cost will 20 out
OF effect Mar. 4. and American Le-
gion officers urge that all who
come under this classification take
advantage OF this law before It
passes ont Of effect.
All papers and other necessary
materials for making proper appli-
cation for this naturalization is in
the hands Of Henry Shelton. Jr..
service officer Of the John Hanson
post Of the American Legion here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
POTLIKKER IS
STILL ARGUED
Sterling Enters Argument
Started BY Louisiana
Executive

ATLANTA. Feb. 10. 1.-THE Con-
stitution today still stood as firm
as Horatiu5r In its demand that
cornpone be crumhled and not
dunked in potlikker. but Huey r.
Long, Louisiana's governor, senator
elect. and doctor Of laws, declined
To retreat an ell from his vigorous
crusading for the dunking tech
nique.
Governors of the southern states
and other eminent authorities on
potlikker consumption also rallied
around their respective banners or
maintained a diplomatic middle
ground. Governor Henry p. Hor-
ton Of Tennessee said he crumbled
his cornpone, but had no prejudice
against those who dunked II.
Governor Ross S. Sterling Of
Texas said either dunking or
crumbling was good etiquette In
great open spaces. He also con-
graduated both parties on arguing
over -potIikker' rather than some
other kind Of liquor"
The Telegraph. Of Macon, Ga.
Joined the contest by agreeing with
the Constitution in the matter of
technique, but not o. the subject
Of taste.
1.-The cornpone should be crr-n-
bled in the soup plate. Doctor Of
Laws Long to the contrary notwith-
standing" said the Telegraph. The
potlikker should be poured upon IT,.
After that has been done. ~ is all
ready TO be poured in the hog
trough. No human being ought to
eat t."
PotIikker, It may be explained. is
simply the soup Of such vegetables
as cabbage. turnip-tops. spinach.
and beet-tops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
SLAYER STATE
POLICE FACES
Chair MONDAY
Pennsylvania Pardon
Board Reviews
Case

HARRISBURG. Pa. Feb. ls-tR
The question whether a woman
Is to be electrocuted in Pennsylvania
was before the state board Of
pardons here today.
In the is years Of this form OF
punishment IN Pennsylvania no
woman has been e~lectrocuted and
no woman has been executed in
the state in the last Al years.
The woman whose fate hung tn
the balances Is Irene Schroeder who
Is under sentence TO be electrocuted
next Monday for the Staying Of
Corporal w. Brady Paul, Of the
state highway patrol, near New
Castle, on December 81, 1929.
Mrs. Schroeder, who says she Is
~. and Walter Glenn Dague. "a.
convicted as her accomplice III tho
shooting or Paul. were arrested III
Arizona on January "a. 1880. and
were convicted last March. Last
fall the supreme court upheld the
verdicts Of the lower court but they
were subsequently granted a stay
Of execution until next Monday to
permit the pardon board to review
their cases.
Dague's appeal for communication
Of sentence 20 life Imprisonment
was argued Jointly with that Of the
woman, both basing their pleas on
the contention that they were tried
in a prejudiced community which
did not insure them a fair and
impartial trial, that they did not
fire the fatal shot and that they
had never before been convicted OF
any crime. Mrs. Schroeder also
said IN her petition that she had
been denied the defense OF IRE
sistible impulse" and that the pol
icy or the commonwealth was
against the execution Of a woman "
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
And Some People Do
r = y y X
Not Believe In Luck

HENDERSON. Tex. Feb. is-P)
Mrs. Irene Phillips OF Laporte.
Ind. who never saw the Joinerville
oil field. today sold her interest IN
ll6 acres IN II for $4,000. She still
has 400 acres, estimated to Be
worth 100000. Her initial invest
ment was $500. She did her nego-
tiating BY mail.
Some months ago Mrs. Philiips
sent ten $50 money orders TO c. M.
Joiner. who was struggling along
TO drill a well and prove there was
o.. under these red. pine-covered
hills. Invest this for me; put II
where you think IL may have a
chance 10 win" she wrote him.
Joiner represented her today
when she transferred the 1l6 acres
TO H. L. Hunt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
San Angelo Elects
New Mayor Tuesday

SAN ANGELO. TEX. FEB. 1s-tR
Brown r.. Lee. former legislature
and veteran attorney. was elected
mayor yesterday defeating r.. Il.
CPat) Dooley hy a vote OK 1880 to
65l. "A special election had been
called 10 elect a successor To the
late Mayor "A. "A. Glover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
WORK TO START
Associated Press Photo
tContInued from page y

Continued from page ~
Creager. national republican COM
mitteeman. has stated that the ad-
ditional funds will be furnished BIZ
the government. Mr.. Creager was
active III obtaining the initial ap-
preparation.
II Is thought that the Brownsville
p~ostcffice and federal building will
be the largest and most elaborate
of its kind in south Texas.
Actual construction will take ap-
~proximately ONE year. was the esti-
nation made by Postmaster Den
nett today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Abolish Auto
~Impounding BY City

AUSTIN. Feb. 18.-(FS-A bill to
abolish the impounding OF automo-
oiies for violation Of state and city
traffic laws has been voted out IA
vorably by the house committee on
municipal and private corporations.
The bill would make the person
impounding az ehicle liable TO a fine
of from SIS to $500 and would make
the city subject 10 a penalty Of $50.
payable to the vehicle owner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Mrs. Leonard Back
From San Antonio

Mrs. Emma Leonard. owner OF
the Matamoros Cafe in Matamoros.
has returned to Brownsville after
a two weeks stay in San Antonio in
the Santa Rosa hospital.
I'm glad to be back in the VAL
ley. and sec the sunshine says
Mrs. Leonard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
San BENTTO
BRIEFS
by Staff Correspondent

10y OldlI OOITtSp9QQBlL.l
SAN BENTTO, Feb. I'm. S.
Mullinix OF San Benito challenges
the world to produce a head Of
cabbage larger than the one which
he grew near here weighing 20
pounds. II is on display at Dodson
Brothers Store.
Miss Barbara Barrier has the
leading part in the opretta, The
Sunbonnet Girls" to be presented
in the high school auditorium
Thursday night with other mem
bers or the cast from the Boys
and Girls glce clubs. The proceeds
will be used to pay expenses OF
contestants i'll the South Texas
music meet conducted annually at
Kingsville.
Three San Benitans. z. G. Breed
love, Joe G.. Ballenger and Walter
w. Housewright. arc in Kerrville
attending the State Bankers con-
yention.
Although both their vehicles
were smashed in front. S. o.. Gar
cia of San Benito. driving a light
truck. and Magdaleno Velasquez OF
Laredo. driving a sedan. were I'M
hurt in a crash at the intersection
OF Robertson with Hidalgo street.
III. II. Schander. director. an
nounceS that the San Benito high
school band will give its first con-
cert at the city park at 7:45 o'clock
FRIDAY night. There are "a mem
bers in the band.
Sam Jackson Post No. Ill. AM
erican Legion, meets Thursday
night.
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national was given the club w A.
Wayne Wood.
Members or the Cameron county
grand jury now w session were tia
guests Of Tom SwpClcy. a mem
Der OF the club serving on the Jury,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Bad Breath
Black Eye
Five Bucks

DALLAS. Feb. 1S-P)-Judge
Gavin Muse OF corporation court
suffered a bruised eve today
while endeavoring to ascertain
the condition OF : defendants
breath.
Charged with drunkenness,
the defendant blew his breath
Tor the judge to smell and lost
his balance. The two knocked
their heads together.
Judge Muse fined the man
S..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

STUART, Fla, Feb. i8-tF-
William Rush Merriam. 30. former
governor Of Minnesota, died today
at his winter home at Port Sewall.
near here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
MARKETS


NEW YORK. Feb. l9.-tPJ-The
stock market displayed e persistent
inclination to work higher in quiet
trading today although 1t was
hampered by occasional selling.
The list opened higher, wavered
toward the end OF the first hour,
under the influence OF pressure
against U. S. Steel and American
Can. but soon turned upward again,
and BY midday advances had been
slightly extended.
Gains of a point or SO were COM
mon among the coppers, food
shares, miscellaneous industrials
and utilities. but oils and rails
mostly Jagged. A few issues rose
2 to 3 points. including buyers,
Dupont, LoewS, Allied Chemical,
Freeport. Texas, Brooklyn, Manhat-
tan, Case and Vanadium. while
Wrothington and Auburn were
pushed up 4 and 5.
CAN money renewed at | IL per
cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
GRAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. l9-Pl- Moist
weather benefitting domestic winter
crop regions eased grain prices
down early today. Lower quotations
on wheat at Liverpool acted as All
additional bearish influence. to-
gether with forecasts Of enlarged
shipments from Argentine. Open
ing unchanged to Ia 3-e off,
wheat afterwards sagged further.
Corn started unchanged to SD
lever and subsequently held near
to the initial limits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Feb. le-CP)-U. s.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes steady: sack
co per cwt.. Wisconrin round whites
i30-l.35: Idaho Tussets 1-55-1.65;
Colorado McClureS branded l.75-
$50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
City Briefs

Will serve chicken pie at Central
hCristian church 1900 till 200
Thursday. 60c per plate. ADV. 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

NEW YORK. Feb. I9-IP-Cot-
ton opened steady unchanged to 7
points higher on overnight buying
orders which again seemed TO in
clude a demand from foreign and
domestic trade interests as well as
covering and a little commission
house buying.
Offerings were freer. however.
owing TO somewhat disappointing
Liverpool cables and there was more
or less re~actionary sentiment in
evidence following recent advances.
May contracts after selling up to
1f.52 at the opening, reacted 70
ll.44 but orders we're pretty even
ly divided. apparently, and the
market held fairly steady within
a point or two either way OF yes
terday's closing quotations at the
end Of the first half hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19


NEW ORLEANS. Feb. l9-tPl-
Cotton had a steady opening in
sympathy with improved Liverpool
cables. First trades showed gains
OF four to five points. The market
continued steady after the start on
moderate trade buying. but as Liv-
erpool was easier at the close OF
that market and recent buyers
showed a disposition to liquidate,
prices eased off gradually. losing
four to five points from the top
with May at 11.43 and october at
lbs. about even with yesterdays
close.
AT the end OF the first hour the
market was a shade easier with
ring traders showing a disposition
10 sell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Fort Ringgold to Get
Improved Air Field

WASHINGTON. Feb. 18-iP-A
bill to authorize appropriation or
$l2-500 for acquisition or Is acres
OF land at the Fort Ringgold mil
itary reservation In Texas was ap-
proved today by the house military
affairs subcommittee.
Chairman James expects approval
by the full committee tomorrow.
Secretary Hurley. recommending
approval. said the purchase vas
essential and would permit straight
ening Of q road to allow a wider
landing field for planes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

A pair Of shoes he bought thir-
ty-eieht years ago still are worn
by James Arterburn. or Cameron,
NO.
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Virginia Elks
Lose Their Fight

Continued from PAGE One.)
ginia Elks and some others opposed
to the administration of Grand Ex-
allied Ruler J. Finley Wilson. to hold
a national grand lodge in Philadel-
phia in August at the same time the
Finlev Wilson body was meeting.
Following his return from Ashe-
vile. N. C.. Friday. where. with
Perry W. Howard Robert J. Mel
son. William c. Hueston and Her
bert f. Jones, exalted ruler of CO.
lumbia Lodge. the victory was cele-
brated. Mr.. Wilson made the fol-
lowing statement:
II had faith in the American
courts There has been no time dur,
ing this litigation when we have
doubted the final result. We knew
our cause was Just and our course
was right. We had the best legal
minds in our order and they left
nothing undone to bring about this
victory.
This is the greatest day in Elk
dom The order will take on new life
and will once again flourish not only
at home but in the European coun-
tries. 1t will soon shake off this
nightmare that has come about
through treaehery of men who have
bored from within after they had
been at the 'pie-counter, holding
hieh offices and drawing lucrative
salaries
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to know how happy these kindness
es made me. Gratefully, l. ucil ! e
Crosswhite.
Mrs. Mae Hendon of Indianapolis,
Ind, arrived in the city Wednesday
She is the sister of Mr.. Ernest and
Arthur Love and Mrs. Belle Johnson
of this city.
The S. S. p. B. met at the par
sonage with Mrs. Hill, instructine.
Rev. Duncan Cameron, state chap
lain of the American Legion, deliv-
cred splendid message, last Sunday
evening.
The Adventures closed their
meetings for the year with a party
at the home of Theseus Standifer on
Prescott. st. Mrs. Rutherford, the
hosts mother, Mrs. H. /. Moore, Mrs.
Roy Gragg, Mrs. Bellard and the
adviser, Mrs. Mae Hill, assisted in
chaperoning.
Mrs. Hill and Mrs Cantrell are re-
hearsing the children for the
Mother Goose" play to be given
sometime this summer. This play
will be presented by the Junior Mat
rons.
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Racial Issue
Threatens Big Split

Continued from Pace One.)
known of such restrictions.
George Y. Medalie United States
ATTORNEY for the Southern New
York district, proposed the action
taken. IF my assistant. Hubert T.
Delanev can't belong to this associa-
tion," he said, ~ don't want to bo
n member of il. This is a representa-
tive meeting. and | believe that in
stead of saying it tomorrow. we
should cypress Mt once the opinion
that we'd like to stav in If they tthe
national e"oup) will change their
rules. believe we should notify at
once
After Mr.. Abeles and James +.
Wilkinson, former Assistant United
States Attorney in the Eastern New
York District. had urged n solid
stand for repeal of the membership
clause, the group adopted with only
three dissenting votes the resolution
suggested by Mr.. Medalie.
1t accepted its committee report
and provided hat the association
be notified that the branch would
be pleased to retain membership pro-
vided it could retain its colored
members, collect its own dues and
issue membership cards" 1t provided
that after reply had been received
to a more formally drafted letter,
the membership would be notified in
order that any further action deemed
necessary ought to be taken.
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Deny Photograph
Requirement for Service
CONTINUED from Page y

after their appointment and upon
their reporting for duty. In such
cases, the appointing officer would
find seme excuse for not putting the
employee TO work or would end his
or her services a the end of the pro-
stationary period.
Discovered To be. Coiored
There have been other cases In
which persons have been discovered
to be colored only after they had
worked with a group of white EN-
ployees for a number OF years. Dis
missal from the service usually re-
suited in such cases, If no Represeh-
tatiye or Senator interviewed. III a
Representative or Senator interyen-
ed. the employee would be transfer
red to segregated division, for in
stance. the office of the Register of
the Treasury.
One of the principal reasons for
the decision to fingerprint all appli-
cants for civil service positions is to
keep persons with criminal records
out of the service. Thomas y.
Campbell. chairman of the Civil
Service Commission. says that the
commission has complete statistics
which indicate that about one out
of every IA persons seeking Federal
appointments under the civil service
had police records.
Law Enforcement
Heretofore only members of the
law enforcement divisions Of the
civil service have been fingerprinted.
They were fingerprinted because of
the character of work they were as
signed to do. The commission has
now decided that such "A record
would be valuable for all Federal
employees and by recording those
who are certified for appointment
the entire personnel eventually will
be fingerprinted.
In addition to new appointees, per-
sons seeking reinstatement will
have to submit to the fingerprint
tests.
Despite limited funds heretofore
available, the commission has more
than 100, 900 fingerprints OF en-
ployees of the law enforcement serv-
ices in its files. and enlargement of
the finger printing bureau was made
possible through special appropri-
alton by the last Congress.
The Bureau of Investigation of
the Department of Justice has CO.
operated extensively with the com
mission, comparing the prints pre-
viously taken by IL with more thar
100000 records of criminals.