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, 1935-02-03
$23,258 Suit Filed

A suit for $23, 258.7i against sure.
ties on depository bond Of Cameron
County Water Improvement Dis
trict No. ! with the closed Valley
State bank OF Harlingen was filed
in l03rd District Court here Satur-
day.
SuretieS on the depository bond,
according TO allegation OF the origin
al petition, are John T. Lomax. @.
G. Henson. Tyre n. Brown and 3.
NJ. Holland.
Plaintiff alleges IL had $50. 558.7I
in the bank covered by a $40, 900 de-
pository bond when the bank ceas-
ed TO function.
Dividends already paid reduce the
amount sought by plaintiff to S23,-
256.7l.
, 1935-02-03
January Warm
Despite Few
Freezing Days

January temperatures we're above
normal for the fifth consecutive
year with a mean OF 65.7 as compar-
ed with the average for that month
Of 1913 degrees IN spite OF two DAYS
Of freezing weather according TO
the summary just issued by w. j.
SchnurbuSch, m~eteCrologiSt in
charge Of the Brownsville station.
The record warm JNIary was in
1880, however, when the month
shows q mean temperature Of 70.8
II the records. The next January. in
1881 set a record in the other di-
rection with a mean OF only SOB de-
grees.
The warmeSt January temperature
ever recorded was 90 and the lowest
la. some seven degrees below the
minimum set during the past month
Rainfall was far below normal with
a precipitation Of only 80 Of an inch
at the Brownsville station. Normal
for January Is $50 inches. January
Is one OF the Valleys drieSt months.
In 1872, 1873. 1890 and 1909 only
traces were registered. The maximum
fan III any January occurred in 1919
and 1891 in both OF which $50 inches
were registered.
There was a variation Of 40 de-
erees in the temperature OF January
q when the thermometer dropped
from a maximum Of - 10 a mini
mum OF "a. The mercury had risen
70 81 the previous DAY. Jan. 20. and
dropped to 25 Jan. q.
, 1935-02-03
FOUR TO SEEK
MAYOR
(Srecial tC rhr Heraldl

McALLEN. Feb. 2. Municipal
politics in McAllen where the politi-
cal pot usually boilS as early as any
city IN the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley. this week produced four pros
pective candidates for mayor, sub
iect TO the April election, and a
definite announcement Of one can
didate for city commissioner.
First Of the prospects to receive
local publicity was v. E. Cook. PROM
inent business man. CIVIC leader and
recently appointed city commission
or. Like two others whose names
have been mentioned. he has not
definitely announced for the office
or mayor but is considered one Of the
Leading prospects If he should choose
to run.
also mentioned during the past
week have been Mayor A. T.. Landry.
another pioneer business man Of the
city, who ySs named mayor on
January ] when former Mayor John
Ewing became county judge Of Hi
dalRo county.
Harley Z. Jackson. city commits
sioner for the past two terms and
q longtime resident Of the city, Is
reported to be considering making
he race for MAYOR also.
John A. FTisby, former presi-
lent Of the McAllen Chamber Of
Commerce and prominent Lower Rio
Grande Valley cotton ginner, Is be-
ing urged to make the race for may
or by MS friends, they stated. He
mas not decided to run, however
John "A. Collavo, resident or Nc
Allen for the past II years. is the
first candidate to make a definite
announcement. He entered the race
Tor one Of the four city commits
s-oners' Els which will be open in
he April oalloting. II is not known
whether present city commissioners
will run for reelection. They are,
in addition to Cook and Jackson.
Horace Etchison, serving an unex-
pired term; and Ramon Guens.
serving his second term.
, 1935-02-03

preston he Is unuer in regard to
the present situation Of this coun-
try"
There Is no such thing as religi-
Gus persecution IN Mexico Portes
Gil said. and all inhabitants are
perfectly free to profess any beliefs
they may prefer
Blames Clergy
The recent "regrettable' disorder
and riots, he said. were caused by
the ".mprudent conduct OF individ.
uals and the persistence Of certain
unworthy members of the clergy in
disobeying the laws and w incit-
ing OF riots and acts OF rebellion
against the country's institutions"
The foreign secretary attributed
the current relig. GUS troubles to the
clergy, which he said has been pur-
suing, both in Mexico and abroad,
IAN openly seditious campaign
against Mexican institutions"
The course OF the situation, he de.
clared. lay in the inordinate ambis
ton OF the clergy 70 have the civil
power su%bServ.ent TO IT,"
He charged the clergy was respon-
sible for provoking French inter.
vention and the 10 years wal during
the reform period and more recently
stirred up from 1927 to 1929 an arm
ed rebellion that cost thousands OF
lives
, 1935-02-03
KARPISSEARCH
GOES OVERSEAS

HAVANA, Feb. 2. uP-The long
arm Of the United states Depart
.nent OF Justice reached out Satur-
day TO seize Nathan Heller, American
hotel manager here. on charges that
he helped and hsrbored ALVIN Kar-
pis, newest Public Enemy No. l."
asst September.
Heller-tall, iovial. widely-known
american who has been in Havana
eight years as manager OF the Park
view Hotel-laced machine gun-like
questioning Saturday night as two
department OF justice men grilled
him concerning his connection with
Karpis' activities in Cuba.
Although the United States agents
refused 70 discuss the case other
than TO say 1T Is now in the hands
CT Cuban authorities and we cam
not talk II was learned on the best
authority that they told Cuban Of
ficials they had evidence linking
Heller TO KaTpis and his gang.
They accuSe the hotel manager. II
IA learned, of buying an automo-
@AAN G4lA AACAGI AOt IllG A4AlNA ALGAl
gangSter. They claim KarpiS used the
alias E. N. Wagner while in Cuba.
Heller also sent kilograms. they
charge, to asserted associates or Kar-
PTS In the United States, signing his
own name 10 them.
The hotel manager vas not al
loved 10 zee nevSpapermen after
his arrest Thursday night. but told
reporters who located and approach
ed his cell window that the police
had accused him Of harboring Kar-
piS IN his hotel.
a man registered at the Parkview
some time ago under the mare z. n.
Wagner. Heller said. He had a let
ter OF introduction from a man nam
ed Adams at Miami.
The hotel man said he knew moth
ing OF "Wagner's' business arN gave
hin lodging Just as he would any
other guest.
, 1935-02-03

MRS. Catherine Martin. who was
born I'm Africa and vas a missionary
there for many years, will speak nj
the First Methodist church here
sunday night, II was announced Sat-
urday by Rev. A. c. Grow, pastor.
Mrs. Martin. who now l. a teacher
in the WeSlacO public schools, was
bern near CspctoHn, Africa, and
when she was a Young woman was
married TO n British army officer
who was Ina charge OF organizing or
phans homes there. She served for
many years with her husband IN
tine orphanAee work. and after his
danth returned TO the States
A week from Sunday NIGHT q mis-
sionary from China ana japan Is
scheduled to speak at the church.
and sometime In March a third mis-
sicnary "a scheduled 20 speak. Rev
Grow announced. The general pub
Lie is invited to attend the addresses
, 1935-02-03
FDTNBURC PLANT
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
LSpeciaI 20 The HeraIdl

49, - AANN AHHaA0
EDINBURG. Feb. ?. - Another
new cannn g plant for the Lower
Rio Grande Valley was assured with
beginning Of construction here on a
S25.000 plant for the Gulf Coast
Canning company.
W. r. Akin OF Jacksonville and Q.
L. Fortson Of Edinburg, partners in
the concern, said they expected 10
be canning fruits and vegetables
within the next so days. The plant
will be equipped 70 process all typeJ-
OF fruits and vegetables raised in
the Valley. the owners stated.
The plant will employ 100 to 100
persons. II wGs announced. and ex-
poets to produce about two carloads
OF canned products daily. A loca-
ton has been selected on the Mis-
souri, Pacific industrial siding IN
East Edinburg.
, 1935-02-03
WORK
AID IS seen

Federal aid projects being sought
by Cameron county and the Valley
are receiving fun consideration in
Washington with Texas congress-
men and senators pushing them, &C
cording TO County Judge o. G. Dan
cy who returned here Friday from
the national capital by way Of Aus
tin.
II is reasonably certain. the coun-
ty judge says. that the federal gov
eminent will complete the Valley
flood control system and maintain
II. Frank Robertson. secretary of
the Valley water conservation asso-
citation. Is in Washington working
on this project and good progress is
being made. The entire Texas dele
CATION Of congressman, Milton West
Of Brownsville In particular. is aid
ing III the effort to have the fed
eral government assume full, con-
troll OF the flood projection system.
II also appears reasonably certain
that there will be q CCC camp es-
tablished in the Valley to develop
state parks planned at Barreda and
Laguna Vista. the judge says.
There Is q good possibility that
the Reclamation Bureau will make
a $4,000 survey in the Valley in
connection with the proposed tri-
county drainage district.
Judge Dancy, as chairman OF the
County Judges Associations contact
committee, directly or indirectly
contacted all members OF the Texas
delegation in urging increased fed
eral appropriations for road cons
truction. Prospects are. the Judge
says, that these appropriations III
be materially increased.
In addition to these matters,
Judge Dancy contacted Washington
officials on health work IN this Sec
ton and on the proposed establish
ment Of a naval air training base
near Port Isabel.
, 1935-02-03

TWO candidates have been an
nounced for Queen Of the Carnival
In Mstsmoros. 1t was learned Sat-
friday.
They are Misses Alicia dc Ia
Cara and Olga Pumareio, both
members Of prominent and well
known Matamoros families. Several
more members OF the Matamoros
younger social set will announce
their candidates., 1t Is expected.
The Queens contest Is an annual
feature OF the Carnival. The Mat
amorcs Chamber Of Commerce, the
Federal Internal Revenue Depart
ment, the Credito Industrial and
the Algodonera, have announced
that they will support candidates.
, 1935-02-03

Justice Hugh-S vas debating TO
Charles Elmo.e Crorley. the court
clerk, the administrators experts
Oh law and money were meeting
around q glossy oaken table in At
tcrney General Cummings office.
To them the announcement was 2
surprise.
They had gathered, repeatedly,
or last revisions III the plans which
a series OF such meetings had pro-
duccd for quick action IN the event
the verdict was adverse to the gov
eminent.
The court must decide whether
conEress was within It's constitution
al powers Ia inval-datlng the god
payment promises Vi bonds and con-
tracts and ordering payment. in
stead. al face value in the present
deyalued currency.
, 1935-02-03

tContinued From Page Onel
N Even those families who can not
~ gwen shelter III the limited
space IN the building. have felt
the warmth Of its charity. for 10
fsmilies OF more regularly obtain
Their food there. Children come
and take back 10 aged and iniirm
-relatiyes food to keep them alive.
There arc now "a persons az the
brownsville Charity Home, Sister
PatriC.a said. Five OF them are
children. All the Others are old
people. with no homes, no rela-
lives, no means OF support.
III the property IL abandoned al
m institution OF charity. these
people will be turned out, with no
place 10 40.
The work Oi this institution has
been a factor IN tho lite OF
BROWNSVILLE IN other ways. Its
christmas dinners every year have
been bright spots IN the lives OF
thousands. including little chill
tlrcn who would otherwise have no
christmas.
MANY Brownsville people ana
BROWNSVILLE WomcnS clurs have
helped IL The work.
The funds and food 10 carry ON
This work have been secured
Through payments from the city,
the county. and private sources.
the county and city each contri-
butte $3.50 monthly 10 the home.
Private subscriptions make up not
uuite 500 additional. and with
this the work Is done. There has
been no money 10 make payments
nn the obligations against the
Last year officials Of the county
nnd clty attempted TO reach an
agreement along with private con-
trahutcrS to help handle the mat
ter. but no definite action was
taken.
, 1935-02-03
Weslaco Has First
98-Cent Sales Day

WESLACO. Feb. 2-WeSlaco Sat-
urday celebrated her first 90 cents
day in which merchants OF the
city cooDerated in Offering e~reater-
than-usual values, stressing 9S-cent
values.
Attractive store and show window
displays had been arranged by mer.
chants throughout the city stress
ing the special sales event.
The bargain day was the first Of a
series OF a trade expansion program
sponsored by the chamber Of COM
merce. Judson Friday, vice pres
ident Ct the chamber Of commerce,
was in charge Of Saturdays sales.
, 1935-02-03
Associated Charities
Conference Is Called

All civic organizations of the city
we're urged Saturday by Jack Daueh-
erty. manager OF the Brownsville
Junior Chamber Of Commerce. to
have representatives present at q
meeting OF the Brownsville Associat-
ed Charities Monday night.
A newly-revised constitution viii
be presented az the meeting, which
will begin at 1880 o'clock.
, 1935-02-03
Carnival Dance Is
Held In Matamoros

The initial ball OF the Carnival
season in Matamoros was held FRI
day night az the Matamoros cafe.
Many persons from Matamoros
and Brownsville attended the
dance, proceeds OF which will 90
to the city improvement fund in
Matamoros.
The reception committee was
made up Of Ernesto Zolezzi. G.. M.
Coronado and EraSmo Rodriguez.
, 1935-02-03
Rev. Wright To Preach
Especial TO The Herald)

tSpella4 70 Inc Heraldl
HARLlNCEN. Feb. 2-Rey. W.. NJ.
Wright OF Paris will fill the pulpit
Sunday al the Baptist church. Rev.
+. NJ. Smith OF Kerrville preached
asst Sunday.
Rev. w. w. Lee resigned recently
on account OF his health but the
pulpit committee headed by c. H.
Hamilton has net called q new pas
-nr d yet. Rev Mr.. Lee. who served
the local congregation over nine
years. Is confined to his bed.
, 1935-02-03
Scouts Celebrate

Leaders in Brownsville Boy Scout
Troop 20 celebrated their fifth year
In scout work here Saturday night
at a session held at the First Meth
odist church.
Troop 20 soon is to celebrate its
fifth anniversary. as its first meet
ing was held under leadership Of
DR.. L. r. Olmsted Jan. 10 1880.
, 1935-02-03
STATION NEARs COMPLETION

N@N|~|WN - N NNWaNNNT
HARLINGEN. FEB. 2.-The new
Sinclair filling station being erected
AZ the intersection Of North Com
merce and Monroe is nearing com
Nleticn rapidly. Pope Blythe. Har-
'inRen contractor. Is erecting the
station which viii be one OF the lar
gest in the city.
, 1935-02-03
WHITE HEADS
Continued From Page one

II Lackey came here from Austin
Saturday to take over the posi-
ton OF case supervisor, and the
certifying officer post Is held by Z
Champion. The other two positions
are vet TO be filled.
Other counties which have adopt
ed this Set-uD have found 1t much
more efficient than the old system,
according to members Of the county
board The work supervisor. who is
to be an engineer. will aid COM
munities in forTuiating projects for
the relief work. Projects OF lasting
benefit will be adopted in prefer
ence 70 projects OF temporary ma
'ture.
The county board Is 10 meet here
Monday 70 20 ovc the new set-up
With White.
, 1935-02-03
Valley Is Mentioned
In Magazine Article
Especial 70 The Herald

HARLINGEN. Feb. 2.-The Valley
Is mentioned in current issue OF The
KiwaniS Magazine, official magazine
Of Kiwanis clubs.
Several articles are devoted to
Texas il the magazine in view Of
the fact that the 1885 international
convention will be held at San An
tonic May 10 TO %. Mexico also Is
the subject Of an article.
, 1935-02-03
"a SPECIES OF
BIRDSCOUNTED

Therear e az least AZ different spe-
cieS Of birds IN the vicinity OF
Brownsville.
Take it from Mr.. and Mrs. G.. K
Cherry Of Vermont. who are spend
ing the winter in Brownsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cherry in rides about
the country had noted many inter-
eSting species Of birds. SO in the last
three days Of January they decided
70 e how many they could identity.
They noted a number of species
which they we're unable TO identify.
Those identified were found IN the
vicinity OF the city chiefly along the
river drive in Fort Brown.
Here are the forty-four species
that they identified.
Mockingbird Egretr. Least
Robin Meadow Lark
Marsh Wren Boat-taiied
Maryland Yellow Grackle
throat Purple Grackle
yellow Warbler Bronze Grackie
Yellow-rumped Cowbird
Warbler Grow
Brown Thrasher Green jay
Wood Thrush Ground love
MOURNING Dove
B~lue-grsy Gnat- Scarlet Tyrant
catcher AM
I~ogerhesd Shrike Road Runner
Goldfi nch Red Cocaded
Cardinal Woodpecker
Summer Redblrd Hawk. Harris's
Song Sparrow Hawk. Marsh
Whitc-throated Hawk. Sparrow
Sparrow Hawk. Red-tailed
Swamp Sparrow Hawk. Red
Black vulture shouldereo
Mud Hen Cormorant
Kingfisher Heron. Little Blue
Egrett. Reddish Heron. Great Blue
, 1935-02-03
~Complnicns Available

AL addition Id MIS-. A-urIOw. fell
low servants Ot Miss Sharpe can
testify coDvinclngiy that the woman
With Tie baby thai Sommers said
fe saw collG mol have been She. Wa
entz and Also available are Two man
ana : young oman who have said
they were Violet Sharpe's compan-
ions On the kidnaD ni-ht.
Alr0st certain TO be called Is Col
onel Charles "A. LindberEh. the muir
oereo babv's father. His rebuttal
testimony Is expected 20 De two-fOld.
Tic Will cndeAvor 10 assist III clear
inc the memory OF his m~Cther-in-
laws m2id-Serv2nt. and also will
testify that he hos NJ recollection
ol erer having net Lou Harding. a
defense witness. Harding has testi-
fled that he saw two men IN z sta
ton WAGON and with a ladder the
dav OI k~idnaDing and Lha+ they had
asked him the wsv to the Lind-eruh's
HoUewell estate. Neither was Haupt-
msnn. Harding said.
Only a few OF the several available
rebuttal witnesses will De needed.
prosecutors said Saturday. explain
ing that they thought the defense
ftoo weak" 20 need elaborate rehut-
tal. They pointed out that in their
opinion they had succeeded In dis
crediting much o. the defense ev-
nence by croSs-eXaminatlon.
state and defense counsel agreed
that barring unforeseen develop
mpnts the fate ~ HauDtmann may
&C TO a jury BY The cnd OF the week,
with the possibility Of q verdict Sat-
lIrday.
, 1935-02-03
TAX ing No Chances

II IL ueoides against the govern
meme Uy.UJU. yJJ,UUU AZ puJIlc and
private bOlus WA. become worth
sIos, 900. 0UU. 100000.
Government o4A4cialS still express
ec conIIacnCe SATURDAY Lhll the
court VIII sustain nc admIliSlTa-
non Taking no chances, however,
they mace ready 10 meet any Of the
-arCc numOeT u rlmlncalons wnlcn
Tie decision might take.
Uncertainty over the result has
already caused a drop in many caCe-
CORES VI prlCeS-lt was nc IceabIe
.L the maTRel5 cyen Sllurlas. con-
rerscIy Donus wnicn WouIu Oe pay
able a. SO per cent above Their lace
value nave scared.
whether the court took this situa-
y mo confederation ana mace It's
announcement with a desire 10 re-
iieYC the tension, waS oil course q
matter " conjecture.
Never before could II be recalled
that tho court had gone out ol its
way 10 disclose whether any partic-
ular decision would OF would not be
rendered upon any particular date.
The announcement was the more
surprising Tor the reason that un-
usual preparations for handling the
crowds on Monday-even Tor locking
The doors when the decision Is read
had increased expectations OF a
decision then.
The Securities Exchange commits
sion was ron guard. ready 10 act
quickly 10 prevent "hysterical trad
ing II the markets we're still open
az the time OF the decision.
Chairman Joseph p. Kennedy. III
fact, was reported IN New York and
there were officially unconfirmed
rumors that he miant te comforting
With stock exchange authorities OIL
the procedure 10 be followed.
Decision Made Already?
The commission has absolute au-
thorlty 10 close more than 40 STOCK
exchanges IRON New York TO, san
Francisco al q moments notice.
The meeting 40 the Justice de-
FAAAA-1AAA AA4NaAGNLf AA hAGANAOiA W
attorney General Cummings. Her
man OAphant. general counsel Of the
treasury STANLEY Reed. counsel for
the RFC. Angus MaCLean. assistant
solicitor general. and a dozen 9TH
erS.
The general understanding In
Washington vas that they through
frequent meetings had already de-
cided what should be done ana con-
vened Saturday TO work out the de-
tails. The conference continued un-
I'll around nightfall.
While the exact cause Of the delay
in the court was unknown. there
were indications that II might be the
result Of the enormous amount oi
work incident 70 preparation Of
opinions, Or the inability OF dissent
ing members TO Get their views ready
for presentation.
The custom Is that II the dissent
Inc minority has not gotten its
opinion into writing the majority
opinion v withheld.
, 1935-02-03
tContinued Fron Page onel

Bunches Of small carrots were
worn as corsages by the ladies Of
the court Of Queen Elizabeth.
, 1935-02-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SHIP CHANNEL Property
write J. NJ. Putnam, p. o. Boy '4'
Brownsville, Texas. H-24
, 1935-02-03
mrs. MORROW
NJ AY AID In
BRUNO TRIAL
Copyright. 1885. by the APP

Copyright, 1885. by the APP
PENNINGTON. ". j., Feb. a.
The grandmother OF the murdered
LindberRh baby may be called TO the
witness stand in the Bruno Richard
HauDtmann trial next week to pro-
VIDE "a murder night alibi for one OF
her servants-the dead Violet Sharpe.
Mrs. Dwight Morrow. widow Of the
one time ambassador 10 Mexico and
Morgan partner. was the employer
OF the SharDe woman On March /,
1882. when the Lindbergh baby wa
kidnaoed. There has been defense
testimony that the young English
-Wuman-who subsequently commit
ted suicide when police returned to
question her-waS seen late on the
night OF the crime and that she wa
carrying ia goldeR-haired baby"
WiIentz Undecided
David T. Wilentz. the New Jersey
attorney general directing the prose-
cution Of Hauptmann. said Satur-
day night that he was undecided as
70 whether he would ask Mrs. Nor
row TO face the crowded courtroom
a. her daughter. Mrs. Anne Lind
-bergh. did in the early days OF the
trial. Much Will depend. Wilentz
said Oh whether her testimony j.
deemed necessary 10 rebut that Civ
en- FRIDAY BY Peter II. Sommer.
There are other witnesses. Wilentz
pointed out. who can testify that
Violet Sharpe could not have been
the woman Sommers said lie saw
late the night Of March !. 1882.
Boarding a New York City street car
and carrying "A babe III arms. She
WIS acComulnicd. SCmmers said.
by a man closely resembling the
much-mentioneG Isado. Fisch. now
dead.
Miss SHARPE actual Whereabouts
that night. Wilertz said. Was al Z
New JERSEY roadhCuse not far from
the Underwood home OF the MGR
TcWs. She persisted under question
inG Az the time III rCfusInq To tell
vneIe she had been. aS servants Of
The Morrow estate had been Tor
hidden to pllroniz- that particular
place
, 1935-02-03

all business men who may be de-
pended upon to have a fine sense
Of their responsibilities.
They have selected George White
OF Brownsville as the county relief
administrator.
Mr.. White. for twenty-seven years
a commercial and investment bank
er Of Davenport, Iowa, came 70
Brownsville some eight years ago.
He bought land and has developed
it. He is definitely a citizen of the
Valley. since he is a property owner
In both Cameron and Hidalgo coun-
ties.
The county relief work appears
TO be in efficient hands.
All Of which Is no reflection upon
the outgoing administrator. Mr..
A. II. Piper, the retiring administra-
tor. has had a most difficult Job.
The circumstances have been most
trying. He has endeavored at all
times to administer the Office hon.
eStly, fairly, and efficiently. He is
leaving TO continue TO serve the state
in another field.
HERE is A LETTER FROM w.
c. Pearcey of Edcouch:
Enclosed find cheCh for sub
scription to The Herald. We think
The Herald the best Valley news
paper. and We like the time it comes.
Wishing you a prosperous year. i
am. Very truly yours, w. G. Pear
cey"
Thank you, Mr.. Pearcey. And a
word OF praise for The Herald car
rier who sees TO 1t that MI. Pear
cey gets his Herald on time.
, 1935-02-03
FATE OF GOLD

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, 1935-02-03
A GEDAND

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, 1935-02-03
MEXICO Says

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