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Evening star., 1935-02-21
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press

The position of the Treasury on Febru-
ary 10 was; Receipts for February 10.
81: net 6alanee 81 a13H es5 rs *; GUS
toms receipts for the month. Sl6. 256. 394 :S2
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
iss u S9a SS;2l2 d lM58.s82 M u; expenditures s.
1g7.SS of emergency expenditures: excess
OF expenditures So 173. 1913. .lO9.S4; gold
assets SS.479. .506. .00062.
Receipts for February 10. 1894 Ccom-
parable date last year, SS37. 1893. .23S 30:
expenditures. S45. 7S7 566.9S; net balance
So 0O4. / 10 65393; customs receipts for
the month. Sl6l4s.0 .034 03
Receipts for the fiscal year. 81 .645 s05.-
5s4 .95; expenditures 81 o7R $50 .147.22.
expenditures: excess of receipts. S5G6.-
246. .437 10: gold assets. S7.ll7 1886. Ola 5S.
Evening star., 1935-02-21
PARIS BANK CHANGES.

PARIS. February 81 CP.-The weekly
statement OF the Bank OF France shows
creased S000.O00: sight balances abroad
unchanged: bills discounted at home de-
creased 22S. 0OO. 900: bills bought abroad
unchanged: advances decreased 600 900:
circulation decreased 4s3 O00 900: cur
rent accounts increased 236. 600 900.
Rate Of discount. pa per cent
Evening star., 1935-02-21
Now Science Explains Why
So Many People Past 40
Feel That They're Slipping
Losing Their "Grip'' Things
It's Often
Nothing More Serious
Than a Touch of
"Acid Stomach"
HOW 70 RELIEVE II

About forty. many people begin to
look back on life. Notice they've
lost SNAP" Have headaches
oftener. Feel tired lot, dizzy per-
haps. Suffer from stomach upsets ..
They think they're growing DID,"
Well, scientists say it may not be
so bad as it looks. That the real
cause, in great percentage of cases,
is tendency to an acid condition
of the stomach. Which is pery easy
to reliepe.
Do This
According to doctors, you must
"alkalize" your stomach. That is,
keep the excess stomach acids
neutralized.
When you have one of these acid
stomach upsets, you simply take
Phillips Milk of Magnesia after
meals, and before you 60 to bed.
Evening star., 1935-02-21
TOBACCO MARKETS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Estimated total sales and average prices
paid on the leading Virginia tobacco mar
kets yesterday were:
hundred
Blackstone, 40 $500 pounds at S1O93 per
hundred
Farmville. 57152 pounds at S1O.43 per
hundred.
Lynchburg 1852 pounds at S12.lO per
hundred
Evening star., 1935-02-21
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK February 81 LP-Crude
rubber futures opened steady 3a5 higher
March. 13.17aIs; MAY. l335a36: July,
l3.4S September 1865
Evening star., 1935-02-21
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL lruary 81 R.-Silver
| futures open lsier. March. '55 25:
May. '5575; J. $500; September.
Evening star., 1935-02-21
PRODUCE EXCHANGE

Seton Leather Co.-1934 common
share earnings were % cents vs.. 48
cents. ,.''..' :
Evening star., 1935-02-21
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. February 81 R.-
York Security Dealers Association:
Quotations as Of :, o'clock
Evening star., 1935-02-21

Clearance Of Fall shades! They al
appropriate now and for early Sprin
Perfect quality, full fashioned ho'
in sizes 81 to 1917.
Evening star., 1935-02-21
REGULAR 70c
HANDBAGS

Gold initials imprinted FREE on
these handbags. They're made of
simulated leather or fabrics. Nicely
lined. Brown, blue or black.
Evening star., 1935-02-21

Refreshing new prints that give
YOU a new lease on life. Solid
shades, too, are smart as can be.
Wond d er fully fatterine
dressy types and tailored
styles. Rough, sheer and
smooth crepes. Sizes IA
to 20 and IS to 81. "A
, 1935-09-30
Heating Plant
Repair Advised
Before Winter

Prior to the winter season heat
ing plants should be examined and
cleaned. Smoke pipes should Al,
taken down and all SCOT and dirt
removed. The bottom Of the CHM
ney flue should have been thor
oughly cleaned. Metal plates should
have been inserted in the openings
TOO frequently wood, rags. or paper
are used In lieu OF inexpensive metal
plates and q fire hazard created.
If this was not done during the
summer, II should be Odne now.
Chimney fires are common, but they
are preventable.
III you have a warm-air furnace
which has not al filters. clean the
air ducts. Vacuum cleaners mount
ed on trucks MAJ be used for this
purpose. Check 70 see that warm
air ducts are properly insulated
where they pass through inflam-
mable material.
Examine all smoke pipes for rust
II they were left up during the
summer. the moisture that came
down the flue may have rusted
them. IN this case. when fire is
started hot SCOT may fall through
the holes and start n fire.
Be sure to close the openings
around all heating pipes, for once a
fire has started these openings act
as excellent flues and aid in spread
lnE the fire.
, 1935-09-30
Philco Big Aid
Diamond Fans
In World Series

The World Series viii start We'd
nesday nc Detroit. and every fan
who can possibly get away will listen
To the Cuh-T1ger battle for the
worlds baseball supremacy via radio.
You will want dependability In
following this annual classic play
by-play, and Philco Is the receiver
which will give you Just that.
Thousands will pack the stands 10
see the series. and millions from
coast-t0-coaSt and overseas will
hear each game over the radio.
No other radio listeners will enjoy
the games ms much as these who
tune-in q Philco. Through Philco
high-fidelity reception they will hear
every CULVER or excitement In the an
ncuncer's voice. hear the roar OF the
crowd mount to its highest pitch
when Fhilc0 reproduces that charac-
teristic crack Of the bat meeting a
ball. AT a moment like that. Philco
high-fidelity Is as valuable as when.
through It's reproduction Of the ever
tones, u seemingly brings a whole
symphony orchestra right into your
home.
TO manv listeners I'm remote sec
tons Of the country. Is well AZ
, 1935-09-30
path OF
DAMAGE LEFT
IN ITS
Steamer With $50 On
Board Goes Aground
But Passengers Are
In No Danger

MIAMI, Fla. Sept. 30. Ri-The
tropical disturbance, which struck
Cuba and Jamaica and threatened
the Florida east coast, was 500
miles east Of Savannah. Ga, Mon
day and Is expected To pass north
west OF Bermuda Monday afternoon.
In the wake Of the destructive
hurricane the Holland-American
liner Rotterdam carrying 400 pas
sergers and $50 crew members. was
aground go miles southeast Of
Kingston. Jamaica.
Vessel In No Danger
The master OF the vessel. Captain
Van Dulken, said in a wireless mes
sage. everybody well and quiet; no
danger"
After missing the Florida coast
Saturday night the storm curved
toward the Bahamas. An aerial sur
vey o. that section Monday showed
no lives were lost but property
damage was great.
The Jacksonville weather bureau.
In its advisory at 10 a. m. said the
disturbance will pass out probably
northwest Of Bermuda early this
afternoon. Caution advised vessels
in path Of this severe storm"
The death list In Jamaica was
placed at two while the fatalities in
Cuba were placed at IS with more
than 800 injured.
Narrowly missing the southeast
Florida coast as IL swept north
eastward into the Atlantic, the
storm was moving about 20 miles an
hour. 1t still carried winds Of full
hurricane force.
The heaviest loss Of life as well
as the greatest property damage
was reported in central Cuba.
Fear For Others
At Cienfuegos. IL bodies we're in
hospitals and morgues. Three per-
sons we're killed at Gibara, Oriente
(See HURRICANE on Page Two)
, 1935-09-30
Hurricane R0ars
Creager Predicts Bi
Republicans Wet,
Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Floric
Bolt Party, COP Leader Says

Fresh from the councils Of the
executive committee OF Is OF the
republican national committee, r.
B. Creager Monday morning pre-
dicted a Landslide Reputation OF
the principles OF the New Deal
party in the election Of 1886" The
brownsville man Is the only south
EN- member OF the committee.
The country has definitely turn
ca against the president, Creager
said, has turned against him as
definitely as Roosevelt himself has
repudiated the democratic plat
form Of 1882 on which he was
elected"
Every member Of the executive
committee which gathered in Wash
ington last week brought the same
report. according TO the republican
committeeman from Texas. and all
expressed the opinion that unless
the republican party commits some
uncomfortable blunder In the next
IA months, Roosevelt win be beaten.
During the lowest ebb IN the
history OF the party, we have re-
, 1935-09-30
Perfumes Are
Specially Of
Argueta Store

Argueta's drug store III Matamoros,
situated at Eighth and Abas0lo
streets. carries one OF the most COM
plete lines OF French, Spanish and
English perfumes to be found in
northern Mexico. This store long has
specialized in perfumes and has built
up an excellent business among
Valleyites and tourists.
Perfumes being his main line, Mr..
Argueta carries an extensive line
from which the most exacting tour
iSt can fill every need. III any partic-
ular type Is not In stock 1t can be
ordered and will be available at the
Argueta store within a few days.
This store enjoys a steady patron
age from ValleyiteS. but the bust
ness shows a decided upswing dur
ing the holiday season. Many men
and women have found that per-
fumes r highly acceptable gifts.
Mr.. Argueta and his father have
been handling perfumes. wholesale
and retail. for many years. and they
receive sizeable shipments from
France. Spain and England fire.
quently.
"A complete line Of drugs. foreign
and domestic. II stocked az all times.
French. Mexican and English drugs
can be obtained at the Argueta drug
store. frequently at a decided saving
over the prices paid for similar drugs
OF domestic make.
II you have a particular brand OF
perfume you wish to obtain. stop at
ArRueta's. situated on a paved
street near the market. Or n you
wish 70 inquire Of the brands before
making a trip 90 Matamoros. tele-
phone Matamorcs No. 1.
, 1935-09-30
NURSES HOME
TO Be BUILT
SIS, 900 Building to Go Up
Near Mercy Hospital
In Brownsville

Construction will be started here
Wednesday On a $50 600 nurses home
In conjunction with Mercy hospi-
tai.
Contract was awarded TO A. w.
Neck ~ Son of Brownsville and the
contractors are moving materials r.
the site and preparing for constrv-ne
ton work. and,
The building viii be 81 by l07 force
built Of brick and tile. and Wine gold
form IN general architecture guilder.
TO the hospital building. Tfight has
be about 40 nurses roonars Of an
building, and on the gof the gold
there viii be a chapel. representing
part OF the building. ~ held In Lon
will be three stories
Plans for the strr,
BY Burger "A. ElvA - S@A"e
Constructloion and credit policy CT
mstsd Reserve System remains
This is N unchanged The mem
started il 5, with total borrowings of
office u-O on September 10, con-
qinni. TO be virtually out Of debt tc
K e. central banks. industrial adj
rsances Of the federal reserve banks
IN recent weeks have ranged around
; a total Of s30,000.000. an insignifi-
cant sum in comparison with normal
borrowing from commercial banks.
Federal reserve note circulation has
expanded by some $3.50, 600, 1000, most
Of which probably represents re-
placement Of national bank notes
now IN process Of retirement. The
federal reserve banks continue to
follow an extreme easy money cred
II policy. and there Is no indication
OF any immediate change OF direc-
tion- RediSccunt rates have been set
at the record low level Of 2 and ga
per cent and there serve banks con-
tinue TO cary a huge inventory of
government obligations purchased In
the open market in 1892 and 1883.
Excess reserve balances CT the
member banks have continued to
grow during the sumner months,
reaching the amazing record total
OF S~2.620.OO0,O00 by mid-September.
mis- figure Is the more impressive
when 1t Is remembered that these
excess reserves are the same as idle
80 @AAC N44At ~ VAC QWAAAH GQAAA-
mercial banks, all OF which could
De loaned at q moments notice.
Despite the continued presence
OF this huge loanable fund, CONNER
cial bank credit s~tubbornly refuses
70 expand. Total secured loans CT
the reporting member banks declin-
ed from 5000. 100000 on June II,
70 s2-990,000,0O0 on September IL.
Over the same period. total other
loans representing chiefly advances
70 business men for working capt.
tai needs. also decreased slightly
from S3,230.000,O00 to S3,218,000,O 900.
Holdings OF United States oblira-
tons, however, expanded from S.
099,000.O00 to $S.27s. 100000. reflect
ing the continued financing OF the
huge federal deficit by commercial
banks.
, 1935-09-30
Valuable Awards
Are Offered By
H. & H. Company

Cash awards OF $50 monthly for
letters, slogans and jingles ON the
products OF the Hoffmann-Hayman
Coffee company Of San Antonio
have been announced with the first
awards TO be made October Al.
The best letters submitted on
Why \ Buy and Prefer H.AH.
Coffee" viii be awarded SO IN
cash every month. The besf
slogans" for sam Houston Coffee
win win s45 In cash every month.
and the best "jingles" on Texas
Girl Coffee will also win s45 cash
monthly.
Tn addition. dripolators and 9TH
er prizes win be awarded. Your
grocer viii supply full details on
this contest and entry blanks car
he obtained from him.
In the short time this contest
has been offered. there has been
an unusual interest displayed ln
the plan, and 1t promises 10 become
one OF the most popular ever Of
fered In San Antonio and South
west Texas. The first award is 10
be- made October 3l and at the end
OF every month thereafter.
, 1935-09-30

abroad. Phiico win bring World
Series breakfasts with surprising
regularity from powerful short-wavs
stations in London. Berlin. Rin na
Janeiro and other far spread points
OF the compass.
The new Phllc0 I'M m true high
fidelity instrument with vastly ex-
tended musical range bringing you
the overtones which Identity the
many musical Instruments The new
and exclusive acoustic CHARTERS
automatically prevent unpleasant
boom. All this clarity uf tone and
all the extended musical range are
preserved and projected LTD Co ear
level by the large area and slope uf
the famous Philco inclined sounding
board.
The Philcos are handled here NV
the Miller Radio Shop. situated at
ll04 Elizabeth street
, 1935-09-30
PLAsTEK

II YOU are building q new house
or remodeling an old one ilaves1-
rate the possibilities Of decorative
Alaster over mantels.
Often q picture over the fire
Mace will oVerbalance the wall. An
Attractive design IN relief left the
same color as the remainder Of the
waIls. win add interest 10 the space
ABOVE the fireplace, but will not
overemphaslze It.
Many attractive designs are ex-
pcuted for this purpose. Among the
Interesting subjects used In q mod
err room was q relief map OF the
state IN which the house was located.
, 1935-09-30
KITCHEN CLOSET

Add an appliance closet in the
kitchen. Here all the smaller me-
chanical equipment-mixers. toast
ers. waffle irons, etc.-may be
placed on shelves designed to ac-
commodate them. On the door.
place a row OF hooks and paste
white labels above each one. The
electric cords which fit each ap-
pliance may be hung here and the
name OF the appliance placed above
1t. This viii prevent cords from be-
coming tangled. and they viii be
easy TO locate.
Paint the interior Of the closet a
color which contrasts with the main
kitchen wall color.
, 1935-09-30

When undermining the kitchen
add two or three shelves over the
sink. These may be open or enclosed
and will be q convenient location
for soaps. scrubbinF brushes. and
other materials needed near the
sink. These shelves may be painted
a bright color which contrasts with
the main color IN the room.
, 1935-09-30

since it IS often difflcult % get
nroper light on q large wan book
ease from o lamp the installation
81 small tubular lights at the side
OF each shelf or q cove light above
win prove to be q great convenience.
These lights viii be particularly
useful ON winter days when room
lamps need not be turned on to
light the bookcase.
, 1935-09-30

tired our Indebtedness.
$500 900 and have surplus
$4,000, while the demo
still in the hole to tn
nearly a half million
Creager commented, w
be taken as a sure inc
the way the rank and
republican party feel"
Business Is definitely
New Deal. Creager said
business I do not meaI
called Big Business, 4
man and woman who M
successfully 10 gain foil
herself "A home and N
adjustment. large or :
the business men OF IN
Brownsville, who have
Deal attempt to reg
an extent that threa mn
savings and threatr~
they might attain -
Roosevelt has bee
ment. Creager III
platform Of 1892 on 'vs' ,
(Sen r.
, 1935-09-30

YONG ahead with the Valley,
seeing new opportunities for On
bigger and greater Valley as each
day brings new developments
The year 1885 Is the turning point
In the Valleys comeback after the
depression, 80 these firms believe.
Join with them and pull for i-
creased prosperity.
, 1935-09-30
BY RALPH L. BUELL.

bX kALPh A.. BUELL.
TWO CREAGERs. SONS OF
brothers, met in Brownsville sun
day for the first time.
The one, born in Baltimore, came
here from Buffalo, N. Y.
And the other, born In Waco,
Texas. has lived here practically ell
OF his life.
The one Is a leader In the en-
Rineering profession.
And the other is one Of the poll
teal leaders Of the nation.
THE MISSION THAT BRINGS
the Buffalo engineering Creager to
Brownsville Is n Of utmost irter-
est TO the Valley.
Retained by the Mexican govern
ment, he Is in this section 10 give
expert advice on the vast irrigation
project planned for the reaches of
the San Juan river.
Some hundreds Of thousands of
acres viii be put in cultivation in
Northern Mexico II the project
goes through.
Talked for years. 1t appears that
the Mexican government means
hux Tess.
Engineers are now camped at
the projected dam site. studying the
lay Of the land.
In not so long q time It may be
that the Valley Of the Lower Rio
Grande will be rtvaled in the ex-
tent Of its agricultural development
by the Mexican Valley Of the San
Juan.
A REAL SIGH OF RELIEF
4 went up owe the Valley Sunday.
As the morning papers head
lined that the hurricane had veer-
ed and would not hit Florida.
e know our hurricanes. we folks
of the Valley,
And sympathize TO the utmost
when they hit other sections
Rejoicing with them when they
miss.
FRIENDS OF CONGRESSMAN
Milton West will gather at weslaco
Monday night
figure out a fitting greeting
for the Valleys representative when
he returns home from Washington.
Chances are that q monster din
ner will be decided upon
Giving the Valley an opportunity
Of greeting Congressman West.
And Of hearing his views on the
national issues Of the day.
so MANY People AT THE
Brownsville turning basin site Sun
day that 1t was hard to get around
and see what is going on.
Well, thereu be more going on
Monday afternoon and Tuesday
afternoon,
SO II you missed seeing what you
wan.cd to see Sunday, give it an
other try.
Incidentally, the mud ought o.
have dried up a little. pprais-
Giving all q better oprs world &C.
cover the ground which uiIi M" araS.
- ""'S1 Ant more harmoniou:
Replacing. relations and the re-
Of trade based on sound
Afomic principles. And within
dr country there remains to be &C
complished the solution Of the un-
employment problem on the basis
OF sound economics and not upon
temporary and superficial expedi-
ents. This problem requires states
men which not only are capable Of
a~nalyzing the problem but which
are willing TO subordinate partisan
ship TO human welfare. The long
er-time economic outlook In this
country and throughout the world
"a dependent upon how successful
TIE people OF industrial nations are
n securing this type Of statesman
ship"
, 1935-09-30

IRRICa',


IS TO extend credit TO de-
dsiness borrowers, but rath-
w. r. Us from the lack Of any ef-
TIE demand for such credit. ANY
4al increase In the demand for
nercial credit will develop only
49, a expanding business activity,
I'd even here a considerable lag can
Ire expected between rising business
of4ctivity and increasing bank loans.
That business recovery Is being re-
tarded by the tremendous growth
in federal regulatory legislation and
by q growing fear as to the future
or government credit cannot be de-
MED. In this connection. the presi-
dents recent statement to the press
that a breathing spell for business
Is now at hand can hardly be re-
garded as reasSurinR as the state
ment implies both an acknowledge
ment that business has been held
back by reform legislation and that
there is mere yet to come.
Banking trends in the Eleventh
Federal Reserve district. which en-
braces Texas. during the year have
p~arallelled rather closely the gen.
eral trends for the country as a
whole. Net demand deposits Of the
reporting member banks In this dis
trict have expanded sharply, and
excess reserve balances have con-
tinued TO grow. Secured loans have
contracted ncticeably and other
loans have shown little change.
Investments In government obliga-
tons have grown steadily, reaching
a total OF S204. zoo. 900 in August.
Clearly. commercial banks IN the
Eleventh District are encountering
the same general difficulty in piac-
ing their loanahle funds as are banks
in the north and east"
, 1935-09-30

1T Is now apparent that the fall
ure OF bank loans to expand Is not
, 1935-09-30
LONCSHOREMEN
VOTE BOYCOTT
Move Will Not Affect
Port Isabel Corn
Shipments

GALVESTON, Sept. 80. Up q
LongShoremen at Texas Gulf +
Monday prepared to in~StitrArGen
boycott Tuesday on all shir. 1e m
died at New Orleans ana Z the iav-
M. j. DIVER Guis Of 1885. as ap-
sent Of the rrsssident on August
shoremen,s a.fably modified from
nounced tl..I. Among its desirable
said tn. are: The dropping Of the
striF Larry Of the treasury and the
Gultroller CT the currency from the
y. ederal Reserve Board. the provision
permitting the reserve board to raise
the legal reserve requirements Of
the member hanks up to 100 per cent,
and the placing Of Federal deposit
insurance on q slightly mere prac-
ticable basis. On the other hand. the
act places the central banking sys-
tenn more completely under political
control and seriously lowers the
lending standards Of the Federal
reserve banks. The presidents ap-
pointment Of Mariner Eccles Il
serve as governor Of the reconSti-
tuted Federal Reserve board indi-
Gates his continued intention to pur-
sue them anaged credit and currency
will-o-the-w1sp SO enthusiastically
endorsed IN 1888.
Monetary Trends Same
Monetary and banking trends
have remained almost unchanged
since June. The total quantity Of
money in circulation, adjusted for
seasonal variation, continued to ex-
pand slowly. rising from 81, $50. 100000
on June II to S5.605. 100000 on Sep
TENDER is. Altogether, the monetary
circulation has increased By some
S150.O00,000 since the first OF the
year, which suggests either 4 grow
ing need for money with which to
conduct business or currency hoard
ing. more probably the former.
The monetary gold stock OF the
country likewise has continued to
grow, increasing from S9.0l6. 900. 900
en- June IL, 10 So.240.OO0.000 on Sep
TENDER Is. Total gold imports into
the country, which have aggregated
some $068.000,000 during the first
eight months Of the year, are GER
tain to be greatly augmented In the
next few days as the result Of a re-
newed flight Of capital from the
Continent to New York. This latest
, 1935-09-30

CBy q. o. Weather HEfeahl
Brownsville and the Valley: Fair
and somewhat warmer Monday
night: Tuesday fair.