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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Highways Mapped

HARLINGEN, Aug. 25.-National
headquarters OF the American
Automobile Assn. are preparing
maps showing progress and condi-
ton OF the highways 70 Mexico
City and Tampico, according TO
word received by Robert Pollock,
manager OF the Rio Grande Valley
Auto club.
The maps with bulletins will be
distributed free among clubs az
filiated with the A. a. a., Pollock
said. and probably will result in a
great deal OF tourist traffic coming
II this direction. particularly after
the highways into Mexico are COM
pleted.
The Tampico highway would be-
gin at Matamoros and progress TO
the coast town via Victoria
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Drainage Is Among Most Important Problems In Valley Citrus Industry

on's acreage was the smallest IN
Is years. The Laredo area az one
time produced 50 per cent or all
onions grown In the state.
An increase Of nearly 100 per
cent in broccoli shipments is fore
seen. Last season 275 cars moved
out and shipments totalling 500 cars
are anticipated this year. The cit
III crop also will be larger than
eve before but no carlot predic-
tons have been made.
Initial shipments or Bermuda
onion seed from Teneriffe. Canary
Islands for the 1891 crop. consisting
OF 2l,000 pounds OF yellow Bermuda
and $1,000 crystal wax, have ar
rived. The prices are 81 for whites
as compared with SO last ear and
$l.65 for yellows as against 50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Defense Witnesses

WHEELER. AUG. %. fP-Defense
witnesses were ready TO testify to-
day III the trial of Melvin Bus
Walker, %. charged with murder IN
tho shaving of John Bellfl0wer.
Beethoven was slain here Aug. Is.
ATT the time W his death ne was
under $4,000 bond I'm connection
with the Shaving NJ Melvin Walk
er's father. s. Z. Walker, az Sham
rock. March 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Freight Rates Down

WASHINGTON. Aug. .. Up
The Interstate Commerce COM
mission today ordered the revision
downward Of freight rates on pota-
toes from what is known as the
Princeton Cambridge section NJ
Minnesota and Wisconsin 20 points
in Texas, Kansas, Missouri. Arkan-
Sas. Oklahoma and Louisiana.
The North Potato Traffic as
ISOLATION complained to the COM
mission that rates on potatoes from
the district were too high and that
2 rental charge Of S. a car per trip
for the use OF refrigerator cars was
excessive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
TEXAS
WEARS UNDER
MARTIAL Law

RILGORE. Aug. IS. tP-The
military district comprising the vast,
shut down east Texas oil field was
a bit worn under the weight OF its
troubles and looked eagerly toward
peace negotiations at Austin ttlv.
IN Kilgore. headquarters ,or
militiamen enforcing martial law IN
the area. residents still feared in
cendiarists but operators were heart
ened by better prices and were be-
ginning to hope for early reopening
Of their wells.
Crude Prices Up.
Meanwhile. the Magnolia Pctro-
leum company and the Sun company
had posted prices as high as 68 cents
per barrel on east Texas crude.
Storage had been gradually cOnsum-
ed by pipeline and railroad ship
ments and according 70 the ba51
obtainable unofficial estimate. ID was
believed not 70 exceed 2.5O0.000 ba--
rels. Of which SOC. 900 was reported
placed with the Shell company for
transfer 70 Illinois ~-efineries.
The militia's job vas far from
ended. the staff Of Brig. Gen. jacob
+. Wolters was cooperating with
civil authorities in an effort To put
q stop TO arson attempts which since
Sunday afternoon had been occur
ring at intervals over the city.
Nags Forced Out.
A number OF suspects still were
held in jail and score OF Migrants
had been arrested IN a "clean-up'
movement. Most or them were COM
PEELED to leave town.
Gen. Wolters described the incer-
diariSt activities as the work OF
Reds and expressed renewed deter
minatiOn not to permit any mass
meeting. such as that proposed il
Tyler. by persons protesting against
martial law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25

Pardon Us booked % open q
two day engagement at the Arcadia
theatre (Hatlingen) starting We'd
nesday. features the veteran comedy
team or Stan Laurel and Oliver
Hardy in their first full length
feature comedy.
The story or Pardon U.s. Is a
riot of laughs behind prison bars
following scores Of underworld and
prison pictures. II remained for
these two veterans OF comedy
shorts 10 give theatre-gOers the
first feature length satire on the
gangster and underworld films.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
, MOTE ;
aSlDEIIGHTS y


up Pops the Devil now show
ing at the Capitol, was written by
writer's who have the spirit al
youth and its laughter, youth and
its romance, youth and its prob
lems-in their hearts. They have
endowed this pert and up-tO-Jhe-
minute play with all the sparkling
fervor that youth a give.
And the great cast OF fayorites
who bring TO life the words and
situations of up Pops the Devil
is a cast that leads the youthful
contingent among HollyWO0d's
great.
Skeets Gallagher, Carole LON
bard, Stuart Erwin, L.lyan lash
man and Norman Foster all have
important parts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Newton to Visit
CBy stan Correspondent

HARLINGEN, Aug. 25.-Capt. II.
n. Newton. Jr., OF Houston Is COM
ing 70 the Valley on an official
inspection trip wednesday, accord
ing t0 word received ~ George a.
Kramer, district laval recruiting
officer.
Captain Newton Is commander or
this district.
lie viii bc accompanied bv Mrs.
Newton and by Mrs. "A. APPLICABLE
wife Ot Admiral AppleEate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
Two Nurses Wed

tBV san CORRESPONDENT
HARLTNGEN, Aug. IS The
Valley Baptist Hospital lost two
graduate nurses via matrimCny last
week.
Miss Marie Miller and Roy
Bromander OF Edlnburg were wed
AT the parsonage OF Rev. q. ".
Bostrom here and Miss Marian
Cornett was married TO Herman
Lynch al the Methodist parsonage
in San BenitO by Rev. @. E. Mar
shall.
The former couple will i've IN
Edinburg and the latter here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
ONION ACREAGE
TO BE SLASHED

Growers IN the Laredo area plan
an increased acreage IF broccoli,
spinach. carrots. beets, turnipS.
dandelion greens. rape, mustard
greens. cabbage and other vegetable
crops this season but will plant the
smallest onion crop in years. ac-
cording to word received in the
Valley.
A decrease OF so per cent from
the 1908 cars OF onions grown last
season is indicated and least seas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
SOIL NEEDS
COVER CROP
In ORCHARDS
(Bv staff CORRESPONDENT

trees are not particular as TO soil
but they do demand good drainage,
said A. T. Potts, the nurseryman re-
ported TO be responsible for secur-
ing an agricultural experiment sta
ton for the Valley, in a recent talk
before the Rotary club.
i have seen as successful groves
on heavy soils as / have seen any
where in the world" he said in con-
nection with this controversial ques-
ton.
Heavy Soil Fertile.
Lighter soils are easier to handle
but the heavier ones are more fertile.
Il believe that drainage is the
most important problem the citrus
industry OF the Valley has 70 face.
We often have too much water both
from irrigation and rains and it IS
very necessary that we Ar0yide ade-
quate systems for carrying off this
surplus, which steps are being taken
in many parts Of this section"
Mr.. Potts also touched on the
necessity for extending the shipping
season. CAS- long as we border on
Mexico and IL has no pest regula-
tions this condition Will be a con-
slant threat to Il industry. The
Morelos or Mexican fruit fly can
cross the river without any diff
Guilty.
Extension OF the marketing
on is Of utmost Importance but as
long as you have adjacent states
with fruit fly i~nfestation there will
be a problem. We will always have
some pests because the climate
which favors rapid growth Of trees
also favors the insects. we must
have clean fruit to get the premium
that the quality deserves"
Mr.. Potts declared that orchardists
must grow cover crops 70 put or
ganic matter back into the soil. He
expressed the belief that cover crops
should be grown by everyone. A
few weeds do not hurt. he said, as
long as there is no contest for mois-
ture. In such a case the trees suf-
fer.
The speaker gave a brief history
OF citrus in general and in South
Texas. He said citrus vas relatively
new in agriculture. there being 70
absolute knowledge OF wild citrus.
Because 1t is a new crop ID is n IRE
plastic than crops which have been
worked for many hundreds OF years.
Got Early Start.
The earliest citrus fruit trees IN
South Texas were scattered along
the Gulf coast. Mr.. Potts said a cit
Il experiment station was started
in Beeville in 1899 or 1900 and a
number Of trees planted. Mr.. Potts
expressed the belief that the VAL
lev industry probably got its start
from the work done there although
1t was discontinued in 1917.
There IS virtually nothing al Bee
Vile now IN a citrus way. Money
was provided in 1922 and an expert
ment station established near Wes-
laco in 1923. He pointed out that
those in charge cannot make recon-
mendatiOns about anything about
which they are Still. IN doubt. They
must be sure. he said. In explain
ing why more Communications are
not issued there.
THE station has a great many
valuable facts Il cannot publish
because they have not been verified,
he asserted. when the facts are
substantiated they will be given out
TO the grower who then can be GER
tain of the information which Is
given him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
WEATHER

For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday, possibly
showers near the coast.
Light 10 moderate easterly TO
southerly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
FLOOD Present 2i-Hr. an
TIDE II

High and low tide at Port Isa-
bel Wednesday, under normal Me
neurological conditions:
High AS a. NJ.
Low 8.55 .. m.
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA
BULLETIN

tFirSt figures. lowest tempera-
ture last night: second, highest
yesterday: third. wind velocity at
8 a. m: fourth. precipitation ID
last - hrSl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
RIXER EORECAST

The river Will continue TO rise
at and below Brownsville, and re-
main about stationary above san
Benito during the next "a to 50
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25

Russia has the largest canal in the
world. Starting al L~eninErad. N
reaches the frontier Of China. ana
has a total length Of nearly $500
miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-25
OF TWINS

HARLINGEN Mr.. and Mrs.
irving ". Ault are the parents of
twin boys born at the Valley Bap-
fist Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Jack and Estelle

They impressed the camp at
taches and observers as being in
separable on that occasion, as
they did on many others before
and since Jack retired from the
ring. On just what grounds they
hope to complete legal sepa-
ration, is problematical, but we'll
gamble there'll be no inclination
of cruelty, mental or otherwise,
against Dempsey, as there is
against Cobb.
Dempsey, in the presence Of
his wife, has been the perSonifi-
cation of consideration. Fact is
his manners and courtesies and
niceties were the marvel of
everyone who knew him back in
his brake-beam days and when
he was a rough, sometimes So
called uncouth bum.
The case of Ty Cobb is just as
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
NINE
TRAVELS

Majestic Radio baseball club
will tackle Company K, of the
Twelfth Infantry. on diamond No.
3 of the Monument lots tomorrow
at 2:3O. All players are urged to
report promptly.
On Sunday the team travels to
Front Royal, Va, to play an all
star aggregation of that town.
The Radio nine will meet at Four
teenth and Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest at II o'clock Sunday.
Nash Post engages the Lincoln
Park Juniors today at 3 o'clock
on diamond No. 3 of the Monu-
ment lots in a practice game. The
Lincoln Parkers have stars in
Gardner. Cicala, Hadaway, Payne
and Rubin.
Manager Marcelle of the Post
team wants all his players to
report on time. He also extends
an invitation to players desiring
to join the team to attend.
Saks Clothiers will cross bats
with the Washington Red Sox
team Sunday at l o'clock on the
East Ellipse. Members of both
teams are requested to report at
1890 p. m.
The Knights of Columbus In
sect nine nosed out the Southern
team yesterday by a 1912 score.
Manager Charley Reynolds OF the
winners was we'll pleased with
his team.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Cobb Always Unusual

Psychologists have said that
the man who is wild, raging
lion at his work is a lamb at
home and vice versa. Thus,
one would expect Cobb with his
soft, Southern rearing and that
splendid half-groWn family OF
his, would be anything at
home except cruel-the grounds
on which Mrs. Cobb is said to
be asking a divorce.
But Ty, an unusual athlete,
is consequently unusual IN
other respects and thus the
latest news in which his name
is centered need not neces-
sarily surprise-for his public
life has been one of baseball
surprises.
Over a year ago the first ru-
mors came out of Augusta that
the Cobbs were not making a
go of it, but their friends in
Augusta thought the difficult
ties would be ironed out in
view of the sons and daugh-
ters who would be affected.
Friends and relatives tried to
ameliorate their differences and
for a while it was thought the
impending court action h a d
been averted.
Both Ty and Jack are
wealthy and it's a pity they
can't buy happiness with their
money.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

Two odd temperaments, Jack
and Ty, both mean as rattle
snakes in action and each
calm as could be when not
tuned up to competitive
pitch. What kind of husbands
they have been, of course the
public is not in a position to
know, but two men whose man
ner is more composed in mo-
ments of relaxation, this writer
has never met.
Why, Jack Dempsey posi-
lively impressed us as the per
feet husband in 1927 when he
was at the popular Chicago
race track, Lincoln Fields. get
ting ready for his second Tun-
ney engagement.
Up until a very few days be-
fore the fight, Estelle Taylor
was there with him. attending
to his food and looking out for
his every comfort and when
Jacks trainer chased Estelle
out Of camp, Jack was diScon-
solate for many days.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Max Schmeling May
Fight Stribling

CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa, April
17-Strong possibility that Max
Schmeling, heavyweight cham
pion, may pitch his training
camp at this noted summer resort
to prepare for his coming jouSt
with young Stribling at Cleve-
land was seen today when it was
learned that Joe Jacobs,
Schmeling's manager. and William
S. Carey. boxing impresario, will
confer with officials of the resort
on Monday.
Long range negotiations via
telephone were carried on last
night between Jacobs and Carey,
and r. j. Mcdonald, receiver for
the Conneaut Lake Company.
No definite decision was reached
pending the visit of Jacobs and
Carey.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
HANDBALL PLAY
ON TOMORROW

Singles and doubles play in the
District A. A. U. handball cham
pionships start tomorrow after
noon at the Y. M. C. A. at 2
o'clock. Prof. S. Edward Beckett.
Winfree johnson and Jim McNa-
mara compose the committee in
charge. Entries for the singles
follow:
First Round singIes-2 p. m. court
No. lack Schwartz, ]. C. c.. vs.
Norris Kenny. Y. NJ. C. A; court No.
>, Eldridge Daniels. unattached. VS..
Aaron Schwartz, ], c. c. p. M
court No, /; Mike TardugnO, J. c. c,
VS. F. Goldberg. Y. NJ. c. A; court
No. >. Charming Walker, Y, NJ. c. A,
VS.. Theodore Rosen, unattached.
n. m.-Court No. l. George J. New
man. Y. NJ. c. A, vs.. w. c. .Iunne-
man. GEORGETOWN University; court No
:, Paul Pearlman, Y NJ. c. A, VS..
Joseph Pepkovitch. Georgetown Univer-
sity. p. m. Perrie Mclean. Y NJ
c. A. VS.. Thomas f. Carshee, Y. NJ. c.
A. : court No. ;, John r, Payne, Y.
NJ A. VS.. Jack kosowsky. J. c. c.
p. m.--couft No. /, Charles Silverman,
]. C. c., VS.. Sidney James, Y VI. c. A: :
r. A. Payne winner of Daniels
Schwartz match will be played Mon
day at p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
.B j s FACILITIES
FOR GOLFERS

S. G. Leoffler, operator of the
Municipal golf courses in Poto-
mac Park, today completed ar
rangements for transportation of
golfers to the East Potomac and
West Potomac Park courses.
On Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays. a bus will leave the
south side of the Treasury Build
ing every half hour starting at
6 a. m. These busses will operate
on these days until the demand
slackens and will run at half
hour intervals.
On all days, the first bus will
leave the south side of the Treas
ury Building at 9:20 a. m. and
will operate at Commute inter
vals. Stop-over privileges will be
good all day.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
WHALEN TAKES
LONG PIN LEAD

After a slow start, Jack Whalen,
U. S. Sweepstakes and N. D. B. C.
singles champion, smashed out
a 420 total for his last three
games to hang up 642 set
against~o Ollie Pacini and take an
82-pin lead in a head to head
match.
Pacini was leading by 3 pins at
the end of the first two games
when Whalen found the pocket
for spare breaks and fat counts,
improving in deadliness as the
match progressed. Whalen gar
nered % marks, including 4
strikes. two in a double-header,
and averaged better than 7i2
pins per mark. PaCini got IS
marks for an even six-pin count.
WhaIen missed three breaks,
a single, twO-pinner and a
triangle. Pacini missed four,
two triangles, twO-pinner and
a single. WhaIen dropped rs
pins in the course of the match,
Pacini, 80.
The final five games will be
rolled at the Columbia alleys at
8 o'clock tonight.
Scores:
WhaIen ..... 1O5 III 1913 1876 151-642
Pacini ....... ia Ill 1O6 1OS 121-660
The Md-Va. Suburban Duckpin
League closed its season with a
surprising upset, Clarence Kibbey,
of Clarendon, capturing the high
average title from his eminent
team-mate, Astor H. Clarke, by
rolling a 362 set on the final
night, while Clarke fumbled
through 279 one. 1t was
Clarke's only set under 800 this
wear.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Engages
RVerSOn in Finals

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
April Thames B. Ryerson.
Cooperstown. N. Y, and R. A.
Stranahan, Toledo, meet today in
the final of the Mason and Dixon
golf tournament. Stranahan de-
feated C. A. Durand, of the Hemp
stead Country Club, and 7, and
Ryerson downed Thomas F. Nc
Walters, Newark, 4 and 2. in yes.
terday's semi-finals. Ryerson and
MCV'alters had a real battle for
II POLES, Ryerson being up at
that point. Ryerson was out in
81 and McWalters in 3S.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

the edge OF
the p u t ting
carpet. a n d
the route to
the pin Is
open in every
respect, you
have a putt.
Now the only
diff e r e nee
here is that
you make LQlS
putt with one
of your long
irons. prefer
ably the 2 or
the 3 iron,
and n0cSihlv
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Last Nights Fights

At New York.-Jimmy Palumbo,
New York bantamweight, de.
feated Sammy Tisch, New York,
10 rounds. frankie Bruno, New
York featherWeight, defeated
Jimmy Jerome, New York, 10
rounds. Jimmy McNamara. New
York lightweight. defeated Eddie
Elkins. New York. eight rounds.
Eddie Shapiro. New York welter-
weight, an dMel Aragon, Peru,
drew, eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

battling to those who have seen
only the baseball side of the
man. Even with his fiery diSpo-
sition it is difficult to under
stand how Ty could let domes-
tic situation involving a won
derful wife and mother get the
better of that high-strung tenn
permanent of his which has often
asserted itself where ball players
and umpires have been con-
cerned.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

the end of a
cigar may be
d a n g e r Gus,
but on the
tip of Bur
leigh's finger,
it's just what
the doctor or
dered.
The Phil
lies manage
ment doesn't
know whether
to be glad or
sore the way
Chuck Klein
is hitti ng
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Burke Will Oppose
"Middie" Nine
Today

Bobby Burke. Washington's
lean portside slabster, is to
travel the full nine innings
against Naval Academy's nine
today. Sam West. who has
been incapacitated because of
a siege of influenza, plays cen
terfield.
Although Walter Johnson in
tends using his regular lineup
against the Midshipmen, many
changes may be expected be-
fore the game is completed.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

with the 4. The strategy here
is to consider this shot a putt.
not a run-up. So with your
iron you make a regular put
ting strike with what practice
has taught you to sense as the
right pressure to make the ball
roll to the pin. AS you stroke
this shot, putt for the cup.
exactly as you would were you
on the carpet and held a put
ter. The putting stroke with
the long iron, which will have
some loft, will cause the bail to
lift and skip the grass. then
roll on toward the cup, but
since the clubs loft will take
care of this, you needn't give
the thing any thought. just
putt.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
GOLF
By CHESTER HORTON

In acquiring a good game of
golf it is necessary to know
when a ball at or around the
edge of the green is a pitch or
a putt.
If it lies from three or four
inches to three or four feet off
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
BETTER TEAM
OUTLOOK
FOR '32

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April IT,
Under the coaching of Earl
Thomson, Dartmouths great
hurdler, the Naval Academy has
been going forward in field and
track for the past few years.
The Academy is under con-
siderable handicap in this
branch, with a squad limited in
size, and practically never re-
ceives any stars from the
preparatory schools, but num-
ber of good men in different
branches have been developed
under Thomson IN the past few
seasons.
The prospect is for a good,
we'll balanced team this year,
and a stronger team next sea-
son. as losses by graduation will
be small and there is a promts-
ing plebe class.
Captain Mackenzie and
Hardman are the outstanding
stars on the track. Mackenzie
has done nine-and-four- -fifths
in the hundred, and is rapidly
approaching his best form.
Hardman on the varsity squad
for his first season, has
already come within two-fifths
of a second of the Academy
record, and is practically
certain to lower it,
Gibson, croSS-country team cap
tain for next year. is the best
man at the mile at present. Hard
man can do fast mile. but is
being kept at the half-mile dis
tance this season. Blouin and
Greene are doing we'll in the two
mile.
Hurdles Promising
Fraser, Cox, Kastein and New.
ton, the two latter from the
plebes of last season, are doing
we'll in the hurdles. The out.
look for next season in this event
is promising, as Fraser is the only
one o be lost by graduation, and
the others are progressing rap
idly
The squad appears to be rather
strong in the field events. Stew
art, Miles and Courtze, the lat
ter the crack gymnast. are doing
we'll with the pole vault, and
Kane, heavyweight wrestler, and
Young are progressing with the
iaVelin, while Fulmer, the boxer,
is taking up this event.
For the high jump, Gonna
way, Baer, Wright and Kastein
are the best prospects, with
Dale Bauer, Frazer and Ian
man in the broad jump.
Underwood the football guard,
is doing better work than ever
with the shot, and this is another
academy record which is likely to
be bettered this spring. Tuttle,
football captain and center, are
the other performers in this
event. with Wright and Shinn in
the discus.
The Naval Academy will be
we'll represented in the University
of Pennsylvania relays on April
"a and Is, and on May 2 engages
in triangular meet with the
Universities of Maryland and Vir.
ginia at College Park.
Notre Dame engages at An
napolis on May 8, West Virginia
on May Is. and a match with
Ohio State on May 80 will be
the finale for the track team and
big commencement week at
| traction.