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, 1934-12-16
Especial Para ri Heraldol

MERCEDES, Tex. Die. l5.-Una
joven de % amos de edad murio
envenenada ell viernes. v otra Sc
encLentra en- serias condolences en-
ell Hospital de esta ciudad.
La Srita. Ocie Ida Mcneil. Gle
% amos de edad. murio ell viernes
por Ia manana. a peSar de los es-
fuerzos de los medicos para salvarla.
era hija de la Sra. J. S. Mcneil de
eSta ciudad.
I'll viernes por Ia mahana Ia en-
contraron los familiareS en- ell piso
del cuarto del bano. de Ia casa. IT,
rada boca arriba. con la boca V los
labioS con eScoriaciones. Immediate
mente Sc llamo a un medico pero
este. a peSar de los eSfuerZoS que
hizo. no logro salvarla. La Srita.
HcNeil sc encontraba en- un eStado
de coma, del cual nunca salio. mu-
riendo inconsciente.
La Sra. +. A. Smell, de cuarenta
v ocho amos de edad. tambien re-
Sidente de esta ciudad. Sc encon-
traba en- condolences criticas en- Ell
Hospital de eSta ciudad, a donde
fue traida por miembroS de SUI ia
milia. los cuales Ia encontraron en-
un cuarto de ST. Residential. en- In
parte NJ de esta ciudad. tirada. con
la boca escoriada por haber inge-
rido una solucion de bicloruro de
mercurio.
No sc saba por que. las dos per-
Sonas referidas habian sido enve-
nenadas.
A Ia srita: Mcneil le sobreviven su
madre. su abuelo. J. z Bell. y otros
parientes mas, que no residen en- Ell
Vale.
No Sc habia anunciado -uando
serian los funerales del cadAver,
pueS Sc esperaba que llegaSen al
gunos familiares mas. a esta ciudad,
ell lunes.
La sra. Smell es esposa del ST,
+. "A. Smell. empleado del McCollum
Exploration Company.
Muchisimos concentrates Sc ha-
cia en- esta ciudad con motive de
los envenenamientoS. pues las dos
victimas del veneno. son bien COMO
cidas aquf.
, 1934-12-16
Fiesta de Navidad
De La "Arboleda''

Una de las "Arboledas" locales do
los WOW, Ia preparado attractive
program de navidad para Ia noche
del dia 81. debiendo de ~verificarse
Ia fiesta por In noche, en- Ell Salon
Hidalgo.
, 1934-12-16
Construction de Un
Edificio en- p. |.
(Fspecial Para vi HeraldO)

Especial Para vi Heraldo)
PUERTO ISABEL Tex. Die. Is
III edificio de embarques de I'm san
Benito-Port Isabel Navigation Dis
trict. que sc ha estado construyen-
do en- esta ciudad. desde hace al
gun tempo. esta prox'mo n termi-
narse.
Sc esta poniendo Ell techo mi edi-
ficio. que eStA conStruido TODD dc
lamina, y e encuentra situado en-
las orillas de un muelle Sobre un
~terraplen.
El adificio coStarA alrededor do
sic. 500 dolares.
, 1934-12-16
Nuevos Oficiales En-
La c. de Concrete

Especial para Fl Hernldo)
MATAMOROS. lamps. Die. IS
La Camara de Concrete local efec-
tue e~lecciones en- dias paSadoS. para
nombrar nuevos directories. habien-
do salido electoS para los puestos
respectivos las siguientes personals.
Presidente. Pedro Cara Uribe.
Vice-Presidente. Jose S. Lopez.
Secretario. Mariana B. Marin.
Pro Secretario. Ruben A. Martinez
Tesorero, Servando Hernandez.
Vocales. Jesus Cedillo. r.. G. LO-
zano. Lizandro Martinez. Jorge
Luna, ' Manuel Morales CardenaS-
Los nuevos oficiales Sc harAn car
20 de sus puestos. Ell dfa primero
de enero, segun renemos entendido.
, 1934-12-16
SOCLALES
OnOmastico

OnOmaStic0
Il iueves, fue agaSajada con una
f~ieStecita la ninita Armida Valen-
tina Rodriguez por haber cumplido
dos amos de edad.
La f~iestecita la do Ia madre de
la nina. Sra. Margarita Rodriguez.
Los Siguientes ninoS v ninaS aSiS-
theron a Ia f~ieStecita: Alicia Ora
ciela Rangel, Berta Espinoza, Dora
Ofelia ESpinoza. Eduardo Perez,
Oralia Perez, Ninfa Garcia, Carlos
Garcia. Celia Mercado, Epifania
Cornejo. Maria Cornejo, Lidia Cor
nejo. RoSita Rodriguez, Roberto We
lez, y p. M. Cannon.
Pr0xim0 Enlace
Hoy Sc anuncio ell proximo enlace
de Ia Srita. Juanlta Tamayo o el
ST. Alberto Gonzalez, conocidos
ambos en- eSta ciudad.
La STita. Tamayo eS hija del Sr.
Refugio Tamayo y de su espoSa, la
Sra. Ignacia r. de Tamayo.
FL enlace Gonzalez Tamayo sc
verificara en- esta ciudad Ell dia
nueve del proximo mes de enero.
FL ST.. Gonzalez, es socio de Ia
Gonzalez Furniture and Mattress
Mrg. Co. de eSta ciudad.
Enlace Wolff NORTH
La Srita. Rachel Emma MoritZ,
hija del ST.. y Ia Sra. ISadore Moritz
de Harlingen, Texas, contraera ma
trimonio con ell ST.. Charles Wolff
de Nc. Allen. Ell dia % del presente,
en- la vecina ciudad de Nc. Allen
Texas, segun sc anuncio hoy.
La Srita. Moritz y Ell Sr. Wolff,
fueron agaSajados en- Brownsville
con una cena mexicana en- casa de
los tics de la Srita. Moritz, ST.. y
Sra. A. ASheim.
, 1934-12-16
Ell Tiempo

Para Brownsville y Ell Vale:
Permanecera nublado In mayor
parte del dia Domingo. sin haber
mucho cambio en- Ia temperature.
Habra vientos moderados del sur
en- Ia costa.
No Sc registrarAn cambios en- Ell
volumen de aqua del Rio Grande.
por algunos dias.
, 1934-12-16
Sc ENVENENO Ell
VIERNES Una
JOVEN

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MERCEDES, Tex, Die. 15.-La
Sra r. A. Smell. residente de es-
In ciudad murio ell sabado N las
dos de In tarde en- ell Hospital To-
cal a consecuencias dr hnher in
gerido eneno ell viernes por In
mahana. Los e~sfuerzos que se
hicieron para salvarle In vida
resultaron inutiles.
lie sobreviven su esposo v cuatro
hijaS. una de elias residente del
Vale. las Otras tres viven en-
Louisiana. No hizo ninguna de-
claraci6n antes de morir de por
que se habia envenenado.
, 1934-12-16
Tpo de Hoy

El Peso se Cotizo ell sAbado a $50
en- contra del Dollar, mas el cuatro
por ciento del impuesto Federal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Things are Promising

In the short space of few weeks the outlook for the democratic party in the coming November elections has turned from gray to pink. At this writing there appears to be more than an even chance of the party sweeping the state into the democratic column, something 1t failed to do two years ago when the ticket was headed by President Roosevelt and Gov ernor Cross. Out of discord may come the harmony that has long been missing in democratic ranks.
 The democrats now hold the governor ships, one U. $. senatorShip, two congress sional offices, paper majority in the State Senate and nothing more. Despite this the party has more than held it's own in the two years that have elapsed since the second Cross Victory. The patronage situation bid fair to upset the even pro- cedure along which the party was mov- ing. It now seems settled, at least suttl- ciently so to permit of the necessary CO., operation of any factions that may exist in the ranks.
 It is not wise to make predictions at such an early date. We can't confess to second sight. It is possible for many things to occur between now and Novem- Der when the voters enter the polling booths to express by machine or in writ ing their preferences, but we would ven ture to state that at no time in 1884 have the democrats seemed more certain of upsetting once again, and this time more completely, the republicans than right now
 The password seems to be cooperation And we'll we democrats might accept It.. This is no time to be .coining such phrases as old and new guard. At best they never typified any definite group in the demo- cratic ranks. So far as we can see they were always somewhat indefinite in their application to individual democrats. Now they can be discarded as merely instru- ments of disgruntled individuals or oppos- ing forces to create disorder in the ranks A united front at Eastern Point and the game is won.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Straighten the Lines

One thing we'd like to ask our legis- lators to do next year when they convene in Hartford is to straighten out our con- gressional and senatorial district lines. The first task was ducked by the 1858 Legislature. We don't doubt but what It will be overlooked again in 1885 II the legislators are not forced by public opln- ion to take some action. This business ot forming new districts is always danger ous business, since it seems almost lmpos- sible to eliminate the political touch from the process.
 There has been but little talk of creat- inc new senatorial districts of recent wears. About ten years ago there was quite bit of discussion. At present there are thirty-five districts. Under the Con- stitution we are entitled to one more. An examination of the districts, partlcularly the population of them, reveals several startling discrepancies. So far as was possible when the state was last redls- tricted they were supposed to be at least numerically equal if not in actual area
 Time has wrought many changes, par. ticularly in the population of several or the districts. They should be corrected for the mutual benefit of every voter Tn the state As to the status of our flve con gressional districts that was so thorough lysdiscussed prior to 1883 that nothing further can be said other than that dis ' trict is to be preferred to congressman at-large. We never liked that office We never will It's not the same as represent ing definite section and a definite constlt- uency. Let's see the 1885 Assembly do something about this state of affairs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
So They Say

The best training for the presidency of the United states is three years m bed Col Louis McHenry Howe, secretary of Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 The hardest thing about taxation is the dfi- c culty to get anything done, because everyone wants taxation to be on the other fellow. Prof Tohmas H. Reed of the University of Michigan.
 
 The next will break like a flash of lightning.
 Marshal Pcain, minister of France. The most brutal system of government yet developed is vast capital linked to personal arbitrary power.
 u. S. Senator William E. Borah I've often said that men would take a cussing or a cold rail off your fence, but would not take good advice --Gov William Murray of Oklahoma defeated in the primaries for reelection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Man of the Hour

Austria at least gains this much from her latest crisis---she now has at her head a strong man, and glamorous one. Peo- ple will not smile superciliously at Ernest Won Starhemberg as they did at Chancel- Tor Dollfuss, for the latter's diminutive size, mild bearing and peasant birth. Here is a big, bold, handsome man, born to lead, as his 35 years have proved, having the prestige of a prince with seven genera tions of leadership behind him.
 Few will forget, in dealing with the new chancellor, the noble ancestor who swept the conquering Turks back from Vienna 25O years ago, and the men of power who link him with that hero. Nor will they forget his own confident and skilful opera lions in these last troublous years, as he rose by sheer ability to the head of the Austrian Reichswehrf and made himself second in the government, ready to succeed Chancellor Dollfuss when the latter was killed.
 The Nazis may also rub out'' Prince
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31

be reclaimable, due to the fact that the wind has scooped the dry topsoil up in dust-storms and unloaded it in places least ap- preciated. GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
 As result of these studies. the administration is working out a drought rehabilitation pro- gram, which although not yet complete, is taking four general lines.
 1. Conversion of large areas of wheat land to pasturage. This would curtail erosion, cut down dust-storms, create a better soil surface for holding moisture.
 ?. Instill a system of reser- voirs.
 3. Transplant f a m i l e to areas enjoying better rainfall.
 4. Break prairie winds by the erection of the presidents shel- ter-belt. This also would help to retain moisture.
 Administration experts admit frankly that much of that vast, arid corridor running down through tn e Dakotas, western Nebraska, western Kansas to the gulf, never should have been homesteaded. They have been consistent in this view. As far back as 1873 the Geological Sur vey reported that no part of this area could be cultivated"
 One solution, therefore, is emlgration--the moving of entire blocks of families-through the help of subsistence homesteads ito more arable land.
 But the original homesteaders of the west come from pioneer stock. In the early days they fought Indians, wolves, the buff
 falo. Now they fight drought, cyclones, sub-zero weather. They were born fighting and they will die fighting.
 And so far not many have shown any intention of leaving their arid acres.
 SOUTH DAKOTA
 HOMESTEADS
 The administration, however, has prepared rich land in south west South Dakota, capable of supporting 1000 families; and thither many drought-stricken farmers may be induced to move. The administration also has worked out a plan for reservoirs --most people would call them ponds - on individual farms. Experts point out that if farm- CT devOtcs five acres of his land to a pond, he will get not only water for his stock but also enough fish to equal the food value of five acres of wheat. No one of these presents complete solution. Probably the drought problem never will be completely soluble. But these are the more important drought relief projects which the presi- dent will study and observe first hand on his trip through the stricken northwest.
 PRESIDENTIAL
 PLAGIARISM???
 The president is being threat ened with suit for fifty thousand dollars. In d recent radio address he used the phrase, Do your part" Now from New York state woman comes protest:
 That was my phrase! l wrote to you and suggested it as a rallying cry for the nation. Now you have used 1t and given me no credit. I am retaining a lawyer who assures me that for a fee of ten thousand dollars he can make 1t possible for me to get what is only my due"
 or n similar nature are letters from many other "originatOrs" and "authors" of the c. c. O., the N. R. A., the F. w. A., and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
A Book a Day
Says Thyssen Won In German Revolt
 RY RRUCE CAPTION

The Roehm revolt in Germany, ruthlessly broken by Hitler's firing squads, was the last attempt of | its revolution" It's suppression grip of the great Ruhr industrial | iSts.
 This explanation is given by
 Ernst Henri in Hitler Over Flu rope'-a truly sensational book which gives an amazing new pie | ture of the NaZi movement. Hitler, says the author, rode two incompatible forces to power; the petty bourgeoise, who actually wanted a brand of Socialism and who furnished the recruits for the Storm Troops, and the great coal
 and steel barons, led by Thyssen,
 who represent predatory capital ism at it's worst.
 One of these groups, says Henri,
 had to be disappointed. Roehm. with all his faults at least was the spokesman for the little man" of Germany, who demanded that the old campaign pledges be fulfilled. | These pledges were anathema to | the lHySSSH SiVuP-oV ANoSAah dHu his followers were crushed The whole Nazi thrust, continues the author, is simply cloak for | Thyssen's designs. Thyssen, aims | at nothing less than industrial domination of all Europe; he has i financed Hitler and today-accord- ing to his book-he controls Der
 F'uehrer absolutely.
 And the Hitler program, says ! Henri, leads inevitably and rapid ly to war. There Is just one ques- | tion-whether foreign war or do- mestic revolution will come first. One or the other, he says, is cer- tain. And whichever comes, it !s likely to be followed by Commun- | ism.
 | Published by Simon and Schus- ter the book sells for S1.90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Moscow Letter
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD
Limited Press staT Corresponden

Moscow (UP)-The Soviet gov ernment has declared war on a group of shrewd young men, who have been reaping a rich harvest of roubles and privileges by the practice of "blat," the Russian equivalent of graft.
 "Blat" takes many forms, some trivial, some serious. It may mere ly be the payment of few extra roubles to a porter for obtaining railroad tickets, always scarce here. Or in its major forms, it may involve illegal profit on trans actions for thousands of roubles worth of commodities.
 Widespread Practice.
 But the practice of "blat" has become to widespread that the government has started deter mined effort to stamp it out. Both the givers and receivers of bribes are being severely punished.
 A man whom the Russian press dubbed the "King of Blat," Paul Soloviev by name, was arrested recently at his own request. His confessions threw interesting light on the methods of graft under a socialist government.
 This shrewd practitioner of "blat" contrived to know through various subterranean channels just what supplies various factories throughout the U. S. s. R. had on hand and what they needed.
 An Example.
 For instance, perhaps a factory superintendent in Moscow had an oversupply of nails but strongly needed plate glass. To avoid the delay and "red tape" necessary to obtain his glass through regular channels, or perhaps because his quota of glass has been exhausted. he would contact the King of Blat" and ask if he knew a fac tory with an oversupply of glass which needed nails.
 The young man usually did know. He would contract the sec- ond factory and a trade between the two would be arranged. Ap- parently he never took money for his services, but was rewarded by various factory or organization privilege cards which, in the So- viet Union, are often worth more than money.
 When searched he was found to have, among other things; passes on all Soviet railroads and water lines and on Moscow and Lennin- grad busses; two pension cards entitling him to ITO roubles per months; two trade union tickets; membership cards for the Moscow Soviet and the Krasnaia Presnia Regional Soviet; q purchasing ticket for the OGPU store in Mos COW; and passes to all Moscow and Leningrad theaters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
ChuckleCorner
THE BARTER SYSTEM
By Al Wilder

Farmer John had long been tired. He decided to go to town for a blowout. Having no money, he took along a wagon-load of prod uce.
 On the way he met pretty, carrot-top chicken who, for a gall lon of maplesyrup, called him Sugar Daddy" and climbed on his oats for a quart of rye, showing he didn't have grain of sense.
 At a movie house he offered q bushel of beans for a pair of tick cts. They thought he was stringins them.
 Coming to a swanky restaurant, John slung a bushel of corn over his shoulder and stalked into the place for a feed. He went out on his ear. Picking himself up, he turned to Carrot-Top. Don't fret. Honey, we'll eat yet" Sure enough. at the next restaurant he succeed ed in trading hive of bees. They ate everything on the menu, and the owner got stung.
 Lettuce go to the ball game" suggested Carrot-Top. By this time the wagon was nearly empty. All but a box of raspberries and a couple of fowls. Of course. the team didn't want fouls. So Carrot Top gave them the raspberries.
 On the way back she grew angry when John tried to kiss her. Called hip a cabbage-head, and gave him a Diff that left him with caulifiower ears. Then she beat it and John want. home snuashAa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Press Comment
PITIABLE.
(Hartford Timesl

Connecticut has known few tra- gedies as shocking as that which took the lives of eight children in Shelton. Only one of the group which selected a platform in the middle of railroad track as a card table was under 10 years of age. Three of them were 16 or over. It would seem that parents might have been justified in trusting them to keep out of such manifest folly as was committed The park authorities appear to be exonerated fro many blame in the matter. The children had been bathing in the Housatonic river and were still in their bathing suits when they stopped to play between the rails. They were tres- passing on railroad property not contiguous to a residential area Nevertheless, if what these chil- dren did as far as entering the railroad property is concerned, was no more than other children have been doing more or less regularly in the summer time, the need of better precaution on the part of railroad employees, either as to fencing, watching or both, might be suggested. In any case, the ac- cident was due to disregard of danger by children who should have known better. The penalty paid for their heedlessness indeed was frightful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31

O. How old is. Paulina, the daughter of Alice Roosevelt Long worth?
 A. Nine years.
 o. What has become of Betty Cow who, was nurse to the kid- mapped Lindbergh baby?
 A, She is now the nurse or their second child.
 0. Does white gold contain as much pure gold as yellow gold!
 A. White gold has larger percentage of alloy.
 o. When it is 12 o'clock noon, in Mobile, Ala, what time is it in Paris, Mexico City and Havana?
 A. Six o'clock D. m. in Paris; 12 noon in Mexico City; and p. m. in Havana.
 0. What is the address of the national headquarters of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars? A. Broadway at 34th street, Kansas City, Mo. Q. where IS the Gulr or Malne
 A. The name is applied to all that large body of water along the coast from Cape Cod to the south ern tip of Nova Scotia, approxi- mately 43 degrees north latitude and 69 degrees west longitude. o. Give the nationality and meaning of the name La Toilette.
 A. It is from the French and means the little mad one." o. What was the last year that Iris Speaker played with the Cleveland Indians? A. 1926. o. What was the release date of "The Jazz Singer" in which Al Jolson starred? A. January, 1927. o. Give the date of the sailing and the landing of the two vessels Ark" and Dove, with colonists for Maryland. A. They sailed in November 1633 and arrived on the Maryland cosat late in March of the follow ing year.
 o. Is the man who played the role of Jesus in the motion picture ''The King of Kings" living? Has he appeared in any more films?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Selected Poem
BEACH

(Paul Rayson in The New York Sum- Nothing can heal the heart or purge The soul like the eternal surge Of ocean on some shelving shore. Here one can drink at every pore That most eXhilarating wine Untempered sunlight mixed with brine. Flesh, sicklied over bS town Pallor will wear d healthy brown And Nature reassert her skill In curing every human ill Ah, yes, the Sound looked nice and blue, Some sailboats added to the view; Invigorating breezes famed What should have been untrodden sand. There was the beach. But 1 was not The only pebble on the spot. With picnic lunch and blanket spread And bright umbrellas overhead The Madding Crowd Lad got there first, Were being happily immersed! Robinson Crusoe, when he struck That desert island, was in luck. I'd say that. in all likelihood, He found the swimming pretty good. While city water still runs cold A few of use can be consoled!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31

Won Starhemberg, but they will have a tussel doing it. He looks and acts like a man capable of handling the situation. His chief danger, possibly, is that he will dom- .inate too much, and thereby incur the hos tility of the allies who have guaranteed Austrias independence and are now his sponsors. They like man on top in Vienna who can keep Germany out; they may not like one who also keeps them out But so far, the Prince looks like the right man for the place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31

so on. All protest that the presi- dent has stolen their ideas and called them his own
 MERRY.GO.ROUND
 Mrs Florence Kahn, San Fran cisco's hard-working congress- woman, set some high water records last session in obtaining federal grants for her district. Regardless of party affilia- ton she has a way of getting things done. The youngsters on General Hugh Johnson's general staff are nicknamed "sophomores." They incl u d Lieutenant Pat" Johnston, (son of the generaD, Bob" Strauss, son of the U. s. ambassador to France, and John Swope, son of the head of General Electric. They tell friends they ser- iously contemplate gr owl n g boards in order to impress their elders. Although the son of a mine owner, Colorado's mili- tant Progressive Senator Edward P. Costigan has always been on the side of mine workers. He began his public career as at- torney for a group of union miners charged with murder as a result of the famous Ludlow mine war in 1914.
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