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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-16
'STRATORAD|O'
DEVICE FAILS
ON TEST
Signals From New Gadget Too
Weak, Standards Experts
Say; Trials Continue

Strongly resembling the frame.
work of an ordinary kite, the
Bureau of Standards robot
weather determiner" was tested
today from the Goodyear airship
in a flight over washington and,
according to DR.. F. L. Curtis,
Bureau of Standards scientist, in
charge of the experiment, didn't
turn out satisfactorily"
The instrument, consisting Of a
five-meter wave length trans.
mitter, dictates by means Of radio
impulses. wind velocity, baro.
metric readings and other atmos.
pheric conditions from the air to
a receiving set on the ground.
Actual work on the gadget has
been in progress at the Bureau of
Standads for about a year, &C.
cording to Civil Engineer Leroy L.
Stockmann, who accompanied It
aloft on its test flight this after.
noon.
Signals Too Weak
In company with BurreIl w.
Brown, physics laboratory as.
sistant, Mr.. Stockmann dangled
the instrument from the gondola
of the airship, while DR.. Curtis sat
in company with other coworkers
at receiving set in the Bureau of
Standards.
According to the listeners, the
signals received from the instru.
ment, while recognizable, were
very weak. When it was over, DR..
Curtis said:
OBVIOUSLY, som e thing is
wrong. We are by no means
discouraged, however, and we
hope to determine just where
the trouble lies and make an.
other test in the near future"
When perfected the "strato.
radio" for which no official name
has yet been concocted, will be
sent aloft in balloon of it's own
to determine weather conditions
and, eventually, to mingle with
the cosmic rays at various strato.
spheric levels.
While the Bureau of Standards
has been carrying on the expert
mental work on its oHn, the
United States Weather Bureau has
lately interested itself in the re-
suits of laboratory tests.
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on cotton. actually, of course, the
heart of the AAA is involved in it,
If the processing taxes are uncon'
Stitutional on one basic" com
modify as defined in the legisla'
ton, then they are equally uncon,
Stitutional as applied to others.
corn, hogs, wheat, etc.
Hundreds of millions of dollars
in these processing taxes have
been collected during the two
years of Triple A operation.
Amendments to the act which are
now pending in the Senate would
prevent suits for recovery. The
fate of these amendments, in view
Of the adverse decision in Boston.
now becomes exceedingly dubious,
especially so as most conStitu-
tionalists believe the high court
will sustain today's decision.
The New Deal has suffered an
unbroken string of adverse deci,
sions since it won a left-handed
victory in the gold cases. In
those cases, the Supreme Court
held that the Government eX.
ceeded its powers in multiplying
the gold contract in Federal
bonds, but that since there had
been no actual loss there could
be no recovery.
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GAS GUSTS
EX-AV|ATOR
By
T. E. Powers
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others went to the apartment.
McBrayne, by this time had ter
rorized his step-father by brandish-
ing the gun and making threats.
His only answer to those who
sought to make him leave the
apartment peaceably was to an
nounce he would shoot anyone
who entered.
Police were held off for almost
two hours before the tear gas
bombs were used. When they
were called into play. McBrayne
left the apartment by a second.
floor porch, dropping to the
ground below. He was captured
after a short chase.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Noble. choking
and gasping, came from the apart
ment in which he had been held
prisoner by his stepson.
Before dropping to the ground,
McBrayne laid aside the pistol,
which when found later, was
loaded. Three clips of ammuni.
ton were found beside it.
Mrs. Noble told police her son
had been brooding for several days
over a separation from his wife,
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Cotton Process Tax
Is Ruled Invalid
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regulate interstate commerce
does not authorize it to do so by
taxing products before they
enter interstate commerce"
Abolition of the cotton process
ing tax was one of the objective
Of the visit of Gov. James M. Cur
ley to Washington several week
ago with delegation Of New Eng
land textile leaders.
The court further declared:
without requiring any find.
ings to warrant this action Con.
gress had empowered him (Sec-
rotary of Agriculture) in con-
junction with the producers, to
determine when a reduction Of
acreage or production Of any one
of the agricultural commodities
which 1t has termed basic, should
be resOrted to to accomplish the
purpose of the act, when rental
of benefit payments are to be
made and in what amounts, and
thereby to determine through
the initiation Of the benefit pay
mentS or rentals the cOnSe"
quence imposition of the tax.
SECRETARY'S POWERS
"The making of benefit pay.
ments, therefore, rests upon.
and consequent imposition of
the tax is vested in the dis
erection Of the secretary, in con-
junction, of course, with the pro.
ducers, governed by no other
consideration than the general
purpose of Congress to equaIize
the purchasing power of certain
agricultural products.
"The carrying out Of the
policy stated by Congress in
section 2 is no more definite
as a standard by which the acts
of the Secretary are determined
than the policy expressed in the
National Recovery Act as to
transportation Of oil and power
vested in the President to pre-
scribe industrial business codes
governing the conduct Of bust
ness"
The Court also said:
1T is not cOntended that the
receivers had been adversely af-
fected by these last two provi.
siOns, and is adverted to for the
purpose of showing the extent
to which Congress has at
tempted to vest legislative power
in the secretary.
'It is not difficult to under.
stand, after studying the act,
why the District court concluded
that 1T must be conceded that
legislative functions are con-
ferred on administrative officers
by the act or that the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act indu.
bitably authorizes an executive
to exercise powers Of a legiSla-
tive character
"The District Court, however,
hesitated to hold tho authority
vested in the secretary was an
unlawful delegation Of legiSla-
tive power because no decision
of the Supreme Court at the
time Of his decision had held
any of the recent acts of Con-
gress unconstitutional on this
ground. Since that time, how
ever, the case of the Panama
Refining Company and Schech-
ter Poultry Corporation case
had been decided. :.
..ATf Congress bEs invaded q
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REP. BREWSTER
RAPED At QUIZ

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Sition was there I would have
shut up like q clam"
He testified that his first
words to Mr.. Brewster after the
latter had voted against the
death clause were MY God!"
Denies Threat
In denying the threat charge
Mr.. Corcoran said he had told
the former Maine governor:
"You can't be trusted to help
the Administration on the
Passama Quoddy project in
view Of your student change
of attitude on the death SEN
tence."
Representative Rankin who at
tended the meeting, took the
stand next. He said:
81 asked Brewster how many
Republican votes he could get
for the death clause and he
told me he thought he could
get about 25."
He added that he considered
Mr.. Brewster one of the "key
men" in the fight for enactment
of the Administrations utility
legislation. He said:
~ never knew of his change
Of sentiment until the House
vote"
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TREASURY CONDITION

International News Service
Treasury balance as of July 13-
81, 435, 726,087.77; internal revenue,
$4,705, 501.23:. customs receipts,
l,809,031.l4.
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The present British foreign
minister, Sir Samuel Hoare. told
the House of Commons when he
was air minister:
whereas, in the late war
some 300 tons of bombs were
dropped in this country by the
Germans, air forces today could
drop almost the same weight in
the first "a hours and continue
this scale Of attack indefi'
nitely."
EXPANDED FORCES
But that statement was made
on the basis of a British air staff
estimate in 1925, nine years ago
Since that time such progress has
been made, and such enormous eX'
panSion of Europe's air forces has
taken place, that. according to
General Groves:
1.-THE scale of air attacks is
now at a moderate estimate
three or fOur-thOuSand fold
greater than it was in 1918 and
the range from which it can be
delivered has since then been
more than doubled"
Thus, if 800 tons of bombs cause
5000 casualties, 5000 tons could
cause 16 times more casualties, or
10000. 1t took four years to drop
the 800 tons. Today the 5000
could conceivably be dropped in
"a hours.
What would be the results?
, 1935-10-31
committee

west. }. M. stein and q. G. Rich
ardson.
They were to confer with ~. WV.
Pickett and Grover Singer of the
". +. w. here on the proposed
naval air base.
. The program for the afternoon
called for a short inspection 0f the
airport and q visit to the Browns
vile turning basin site, after which
the group would 90 To Fort Brown.
A conference was scheduled at
the army post after the inspection
there was completed. The visitors
planned 10 leave later I'm the after
noon for Corpus Christi.
The improvement program al
Fort Brown, which would call for
ar expenditure OF q little more than
q half million dollars. includes $780,
36l for materials. S167, 100 for labor,
on the general repair and remodel
ing OF buildings. and an additional
S78.411 for drainage, roads, side
walks etc.
The amount has been recommend
ed by the War Department Oh the
basis OF plans prepared and sub
mitted BY army officials here.
Favorable report by the commit
tee Is expected to result In inclusion
Of this amount in the next army
appropriations bill.
, 1935-10-31

Freddell Construction Of Denver
and Houston for the Hidalgo Gas
Company. as the new firm win be
known. Financing the construction
and interested In the company are
Showers g. Moncrief, Inc. Of Hous-
ton. MurchiSOn a. Closuit, Inc, OF
Dallas, and Roy Moystem or Cor
sicana and Rockport.
III was learned that the new line
will be 80 70 IS miles IN length and
viii serve only industrial consum-
ers. No domestic users OF natural
gas viii be connected to the line.
Freddell Construction Company
recently completed the Valley Pipe
line Companys $325.000 oil line
from SamfOrdyce to the Lower Rio
Grande Valleys new deep-water
port at Port Isabel. II. Frank Muir
Gibson and Z. NJ. CloSuit. both OF
Dallas. are officials Of the Texas
State Oil Company or Dallas, OF
which the Valley Pirtllne Com
pany Il a subsidiary. Showers a.
Moncrief, Inc. wer among the first
developers Of the new Samfordyce
oil field In southwestern Hidalgo
and o have nine producers on
five leases In the field. Moysten is
owner of gas and water utilities at
Hobbs. N. NJ, and Is well known IN
Corsicana and R0ckport. Texas.
CSee PIPTLTNE on page Two)
, 1935-10-31
n jungle
LPARES FOR
ANNUAL Sale
'ounders' Week Event
To Result In Fine
Offers to Consumers
I'm Valley

With more than 30 national man.
ufacturers Of high grade foods CO.
operating. Jitney-Jungle Stores am
nounce their regular annual -Foun-
deI6 Week Sale" for eight days OF
fast selling. beginning Friday morn
ms, November !, and ending at clos
lnE time Saturday night, November
o.
The regular customers and the
people In general OF the Valley, are
thoroughly familiar with this big
annual sale and know that Il Is the
greatest effort each year made to
sell foods cheap IN the Valley. The
Jack Pot Window, 10 be given away
absolutely free 70 some one customer
At 5 p. m. Saturday, November Q Is
unique I'm Its conception. The ccheme
q the window Is 70 watch Il grow,
for each day additional packages will
be added % II BY the store and by
manufacturers participating so that
IL is most likely the lucky winner
will get a wagon load OF groceries.
The name Of the winner will be past
ed en- the window OF the store i'm
mediately following the drawing sat-
urday at ) D. m.
In discussing the sale, Jitney Jun
gle MANAGEMENT said: "Pitney-Jm-
Gle management said: "Jitney-Jun-
ders' Week Sale" the greatest in our
history. We propose not Just C sell
q few items at a close price. but every
day during the sale from fifty to one
hundred items and more will be
priced at cost and less. The purpose
Of this sale Is to create volume and TO
make new customers and we are not
counting on profits. but the oppor-
tunity Of selling more people and
convincing them that Jitney-Jungle
stores r the best food stores in this
territory and always sell at the low
est prices. we invite everybody to
come and inspect our stock and take
advantage OF the lowest prices Of the
year. and every customer will be en-
titled to participate in the free draw
ing for the Jack Pct window"
On the back page Of Fridays news
paper, readers OF The Herald will
find the Jitney- Jungle display ad-
rertisement and It speaks for itself.
, 1935-10-31
Ex-C Customs Man
To Face Charge

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30.-Auth-
critics here expected TO take Gen.
eral Manuel G. Larraga, former
Matamoros customs chief. tn Gus
tody Wednesday on charges Of in
stigating a plct 90 ~assaSsinate Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Saturnino Ce-
dillo.
Amparos taken out In Matamoros
preventing General LarTaga's arrest
on the charge have expired. and IL
was indicated here that an extern
sion Of the amparos would not be
granted
After obtaining the original am
paros. General Larraga came here
and has been In Mexico City about
three weeks arranging for his legal
defense against the accusation.
, 1935-10-31

trading pace slowed, however. after
a rather brisk opening A handful
Of e highs for the past year or
longer were recorded.
Sentiment was aided somewhat BY
an upturn in grain prices at Chicago
and Winnipeg. Cotton also advanced
Bends were slightly irregular. as were
leading foreign exchanges. Far east
ern silver funds were again weak.
Earnings and dividends we're gen.
orally satisfactory.
Shares Of Chrysler came back for
a gain Of about 3 points. Schenley
was up as much.
The majority Of the utilities. rails
and ccpperS we're a trifle higher.
Wall Streets speculative tempera-
ture failed TO rise with the news that
a representative OF the italian gov
eminent had notified the League OF
Nations Italy was prepared TO enter
peace negotiations with Ethiopia.
The move wss regarded as designed
to postpone the application Of sane
tons. and only served 10 confirm the
opinion Of most financial quarters
here that hostilities would be confin-
ed 10 Africa.
, 1935-10-31
Trees Moved
To Make Road
Crossing Safe

In order To make the intersection
Of Fourteenth street and the Boca
Chica highway less hazardous, the
county IL moving back trees on the
adjoining property owned by B. l..
Kowalski and Bert M. Cromack, and
after the Bcca Chica highway Is TAX
en- over by the state highway depart
ment the intersection viii be en-
larged and improved.
The state is 90 take the highway
over when the county obtains
rizhts-of-way fer widening pur-
pose. Ninety-five percent "a the
rights-of-way have been obtained.
and condemnation suits have been
filed to obtain the remainder.
II IS expected that the highway viii
be taken over by the state within the
next three months. IL Is expected
that the state will then repair the
breaks in the highway caused by the
hurricane and will improve the IN
~tcrsection at Fourteenth street.
Tentative plans call for the sharp
corners Of the intersection 70 be
filled out with concrete paving ana
for the shoulders 70 be rounded out
with black topping. The trees are be-
ing SET back In order To give an I'M
INSTRUCTED view on all sides for ap-
preaching motorists.
, 1935-10-31
West And Louthan
Are Club Speakers

An Interpretation OF the "Mer-
chant Of Venice" BY Judge j. @.
Louthan Of San Benito, and q plea
by Congressman Milton II. West for
unity among Valley towns for the
community interest, were features
Of the luncheon OF the Brownsville
Rotary club Wednesday.
Judge Louthan'S presentation. lis
tened TO with rapt attention, was n
OF q series he has been delivering
before luncheon clubs in Brownsville,
Harrington and San Benito.
Congressman West said that the
question Of drainage Is one Of the
most important matters ahead In
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. But
to accomplish this, there must be uni
fled action by the various communi-
ties for the benefit Of the whole, {"
he said. II want TO say that there
Is hardly an application that comes
into Washington from the Valley,
but that there Is a protest Of some
kind from another community. That,
Of course, Is harmful.
Il hope that 1t will be possible
for ell cities to work together on
these common problems. for that is
the only way the whole can succeed
, 1935-10-31
NEW l. n COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 81. -lPA
Small net losses we're registered
Thursday by cotton futures here at
the start OF trading.
Even the December option. q fea-
ture Of strength so far this week,
opened a point lower at 1897 and
then dipped to 1895 in the early
minutes Of trading.
October again displayed acute
weakness dropping 5 points to 1886.
March sold at 1885 az the opening
call and May at 1884 and prices held
around these levels during the first
half hour.
The early easiness Thursday was
attributed TO an increased volume
of hedge offerings in practically all
positions.
, 1935-10-31
BANQUET

said, and approved the final plans
which are now underway.
Speaking OF the advantages I'd he
gained from the exposition BY the
Valley. Mr. Watson mentioned the
great tide Of tourist travel which
In now turning to Mexico. and said
that when the Matamor0s Victoria
highway - built you may expect
mere tourists than ever I'D seek the
charms o. Mexico. on account OF the
shortened distance from eastern
points that road will afford
Various details OF exposition Il
nancing. entertainments planned. In
dustrial exhibits such ~ the NAM
meth one planned BY the Ford Motor
company we're all outlined by MR..
Watson who closed his talk with
words of high c0mmRndati0n tor the
work Of the Valley Centennial com
mittee headed BY Judge J. r. Carl CT
EdinhurE and o. H. Jackson. lana
ger. or Brownsville and Port Isabel.
Your committee Is doing fine
work and III you back them up tine
Valley will have ar exhibit Of which
the section will be proud and which
viii mean much &c you in terms on
dollars and cents" he stated.
a. R Baker OF Harrington, speak
ing for the Valley. outlined the his
torical significance of the Valley In
connection with the anniversary of
the independence OF Texas, telling
OF the many important battles fought
In this territory and on other Incl
dents important 70 the life Of the
state.
The Valley must cash in On tour
lt dollars ON this centennial EXPOSE
ton and To cash In that way we
must back up our Centennial CON-
mittee,T he stated.
The dinner, served by the ladies
OF the community club. featured
Valley-grOwn and Valley-made prod
ucts. the coffee and sugar being the
only items on the menu not pr0duc-
ed Ia the Valley.
II opening the program Mayer K.
a. Brown welcomed these present
on behalf OF the club, and urged
further enthusiasm on the part OF
the entire Valley To back LID the
Centennial committee III its work.
Several entertainment numbers
were presented by pupils OF Mrs. Faye
Jones Of McAllen, including dance
numbers by Betty Jean EdelStein.
Mary Louise and Phyllis jones, and
Betty Barlow. accompanied by the
McAllen High school orchestra.
Jean Eta Short Of McAllen. prize
winning trumpeter, rendered several
cornet selections. and Will Doyle.
director Of the McAllen high school
glee club. favored with several vocal
numbers.
Ralph T. Buell. of Brownsville act
ed as POSTMASTER.
, 1935-10-31
Fake Coins Appear

Counterfeit fifty cent pieces have
made their appearance in Matamo-
roS, and residents we're warned
against the fake coins.
The coins. are very good replicaS
OF the fifty cent 'tostones" c5lned
by the Mexican government.
Information received IN Mata-
moros says that the coins have also
MADE their appearance in Monterrey,
Nuevo Laredo and other cities near
the border.
, 1935-10-31

Through an error. the name or
Rev. Herbert McDermott Of Donna
was omitted a. the pastor in charge
OF funeral services for Birge A.
Ewing at Harlingen Tuesday morn
ing.
Rev. McDermott was assisted By
Rev. Flynn Long of Harrington.
Mr.. Ewing died here early sun
day following a stroke he suffered
a week previously.
, 1935-10-31
Cameron, Willacy
Projects to Begin

NIlEtAAA 10 Alt ItAh4Lf
SAN ANTONIO. Oct. 30.-Work
orders were issued Wednesday ON
% additional Texas Works Progress
administration projects calling for
100000 In federal funds ana pro-
vding jobs for i.480.
To date, Texas WPA projects ar
gregate s6,750.97l plus s2.I05. BAT
from sponsors 20 make work for
29.963 formerly on relief.
Projects authority received Wed
neSday includes.
Cameron county. Harrington storm
sewer extension. federal funds S19.-
T46. sponsors S4.4i9. employees 63.
Brownsville, storm sewers eI2.B25
and $3.50. employees 90.
Willacy-RaymCndville sidewalks,
$500 and 1921, employees q.
, 1935-10-31
NATION Dg FOE
BLEAK NOVEMBER

10y ANE ASSOCIATED ElG@@l
Colder weather moved into Tex
as Thursday. bringing with II scat
tered rains and overcast skies.
The temperature already was
down to 40 at Amarillo and sub
freezing conditions we're exp n "a
In the north Panhandle early SRI
day. The mercury was not expected
to drop below IS or IS At Amarillo.
It was cloudy, with light show
ers nc CorSicana, but the temper
allure there had not started TO
slump at noon. The reading was J..
Heavy rainfall was reported az
Victoria, In south Texas.
Although skies were clear nc Abb
lene, the cold weather forecast
caused livestock warnings to be
issued. AT noon. the Abilene tenn
perature was ~.
Shreveport. "a, was cloudy. with
probable rain expected Thursday
night. The temperature may drop
as low as "a there, and It, viii be
colder Friday.
Dallas and vicinity was overcast,
with threatening clouds moving In
from the north.
October made It's farewell bow
70 the nation with the mercury
dropping as much as 30 degrees in
some places. at st. Joseph. No,
the temperature fell from So to SO
degrees In one hour. In Kansas
City. the thermometer dropped 20
degrees In 20 minutes. as q steady
rain began To fall.
Federal weather officers painted
a bleak November picture. AT To-
peka, Meteor0logiSt 8. ID. Flora said
all of Kansas was IN for a hard
freeze Thursday night.
The coolest spots were reported
In Montana and Wyoming, with the
thermometer falling to 4 degrees
below zero at Helena and two de-
grees above at Cheyenne.
, 1935-10-31
Robstown to Send
ESQ Here For Game

Approximately $50 students ara
hackers or the RobstoWn high tch0ol
football team are expected Nv ar-
rive IN Brownsville on q special
Missouri Pacific train Friday after
noon for Friday nights game. NJ
was announced Wednesday nv
Superintendent E. C. Dodd oE
Brownsville.
Superintendent D0dd said tnmr
zoo student tickets we're sent bO
RobSt0Wn.
IA giant pep rally will be staged
D. Brownsville high school students
when the train arrives Friday Mf-
tren0on, about $50 o'clock.
, 1935-10-31
Titled E~nglishman
And Bride On Visit

Following a honeymoon in Mex
leo City, Sir Norton and Lady Cath
crime Griffith arrived here on the
Pan American plane wednesday
noon en- route TO New York. They
were to take the afternoon plane
north.
They we're married In New York
and win make their home there. Lady
Catherine was Miss Catherine Sch
raft before her marriage.
, 1935-10-31
Renewed Buying Pushes
Few Stocks to New High

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 R-Cautious
support appeared in the stock mar
ket Thursday, giving a substantial
lift to motors. alcohols and scatter
ed specialties.
Absence OF important selling en-
couraged buyers to step in and bid
for issues that. from a technical
standpoint. they believed were due
for at least q temporary rally. The