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, 1935-07-29
Cacti Gardens Are
Planned At Weslaco

WESLACO, July %. Work
started this week on the first Of
three cacti and rock gardens here.
being built by the Weslaco Lions
club. Work was begun several
years ago on the project when the
railroad filled In q six-foot ditch
along the right OF way where the
gardens VI being built.
=. b. Ballard Is chairman OF the
improvement Committee Of the
Lions club and Is drawing plans
for the gardens. The three gard
ems are to be situated about a block
apart along the highway at blind"
streets and will cover q space OF
about Is by 80 feet each. The
garden under construction now is
OF crescent shape. The next gard
en- will be OF diamond shape and the
third will be round. The city pip
ed water to these spots two years
ago. Slate and limestone rocks TO
be used in gardens will be obtain
ed near Rio Grande City and every
kind OF cacti obtainable will be
transplanted. The Lion sclub has
gathered more than q hundred va
rieties for the garden. The club
also planted grass and palms last
year. A fish pond and q lilly pool
will be considered in the near tu-
ture. Ballard stated.
The Weslaco Garden club nd the
Business and Professional Women's
club have assisted in making the
gardens possible. The plans call
for planting small shrubs and flow
ers In order not 70 obstruct the view
along the railroad. Native shrubs
will be planted.
, 1935-07-29
ALASKAN GROUP
PROTEST
Prospect OF Loss Of
Favored Leader
Tres Colony

ANCHORAGE. Alaska. July 20. up
-Irate at reports that Don Irwin
may be withdrawn as head Of the
Matanuska colony farm division. a
large number Of colonists have
threatened to quit the project, visi-
tors from the MatanuSka Valley re-
ported here Monday.
The ccloniStS were circulating a
round-robin petition that Irwin be
retained at Palmer.
Irwin was loaned" to the colony
by the Alaska University Agricul-
tural Extension Service when select
ed midwesterners we're taken off re-
lief rolls and brought north 10 un-
dertake farming under government
supervision In the MatanuSka VAL
ley.
The report that reused the colon
lists was that Irwin would return to
his old post this fall as head Of the
experimental farm Of the govern
ment and the Alaska University.
Not content with conditions in the
colony, several families have left for
their homes. and the possibility that
Irwin will return to his old duties
as soon as the colony Is settled caus-
ed new dissatisfaction eve the week
end.
Anchorage officials were awaiting
an answer from project officials on
their offer to accommodate the col
onists' so high school children in the
modern Anchorage high school this
winter. Many colony grammar school
children will be instructed in the
Wasilla and Matanuska town schools
because OF the abandcnmet OF plans
to finish a large central school at the
colony capital, Palmer. this fall.
It vas found impossible to COM
plete the central school and do the
mere pressing work of finishing farm
houses. q hospital, warehouse and
other structures before winter, toe
Work on the farm houses is pro-
crossing rapidly and foundations are
being laid at Palmer fer the hospital,
warehouse and smaller central build
ingS.
, 1935-07-29
Fairgrounds Work
Begins At Weslaco
lsnecial Id The Heraldl

fCUcNAAA 70 AEE AANAAlAN
WESLACO. July 29.-The realiz-
alton of A long dreamed-of project
"a children's Fairgrounds about
TO be seen in Weslaco with con-
struction work on equipment Tor
the grounds. which are among the
most beautiful IN the city. The
project Is sponsored by the Kiwanis
club. with T. G.. Cressner chairman
of the committee In charge.
The grounds are sodded with
carpet grass and there r large
shade trees. where benches win be
placed for the older people TO rest
when they come TO town. Running
8 Fater was piped to the grounds
<everal years ago and everything
A. in readiness 70 make them one OF
the most attractive spots In the
Valley.
According to Cressner. tentative
plans are 70 divide the grounds into
three sections, one TO be allotted
the Kiwanis club. the Rotary club
and the Women's club OF the city.
each sponsor being responsible for
the up-keep Of a section. III this
plan materializes. CreSsnor stated.
a large sign will be erected giving
credit and merit to the clubs par
t,cipating.
Three ls-foot swings win be in
stalled. The Rio Grande Valley Gas
company will donate 400 feet OF
pipe to be used for the swings. and
VIII do the welding OF the pipes. The
merchants Of the city will be asked
W. donate the benches. Wading
rools, teeter-totters and various
other equipment viii be features Of
the playground.
, 1935-07-29
Yankees Play
EIks In First
Seasons Game

The new season OF the Browns
vile Playground Ball league gets
under way under the flood lights
Monday night with the Fort Brown
Yankees, defending champions, 60
ing against the Elks.
President Grover Singer will toss
the first ball at the games OPEN
ing.
The Eagles viii meet Goodyear
In the Wednesday night fracas and
the Pan-Am Filters will meet the
Kiwanians Friday night.
The first round CT the schedule is
set out below. The second round
will be the same with home posi-
tons reversed.
July 29-Fort Brown NO ElkS.
July 31-Eagles &C Goodyear.
August 2-Kiwanis at P-AA.
August . - EdelStein at Fort
Brown
August Goodyear mt Elks.
August 9-P-AA at Eagles.
August l2-Fort Brown ut K-
wants.
August 14-Elks az Eagles.
August 16-Edelstein at Goodyear,
August l9-P-AA nc Fort Brown.
August 2l-Kiwanis at Elks.
August 2l-KiWanis at Elks.
August 23-Eagles at Edelstein.
August 26-Fort Brown at Good
year.
August 28-Elks at P-AA.
August 30-Edelstein nc Kiwanis.
September 2-Eagles &C Fort
Brown.
September EGoodyear at XII
wants.
September 6-P-AA at Edelstein.
September 9-Elks at Edelstein.
September 1l-Eiwaris at Eagles
September l3-Goodyear at P-AA.
When Big Ben was installed In
london rs years ago. the huge hi
cracked. Another bell was cast. but
tins also cracked on installation. III
has remained cracked ever since.
, 1935-07-29
'PORTERSBACK
IN TOP PLACE
Houston And Fort Worth
Split Pairj Steers
Lace Pirates

NbW 1nM AMNUGa AME4 NNNMHN
Play I'm the Texas league during
me past week furnishes these high-
lights.
Fred Tauby or the last-place Dali
las Steers passed Art Weis Of the
scventh-place Fort Worth Cats for
the league batting leadership.
Tauby boasted mn unofficial mara
OF -345 and Wes was seven points
behind.
Tulsa won seven games and lose
enc. but failed to get out OF fifth
place.
Dallas managed 10 get into a tia
for seventh place ri night. but fell
hack into last place, where it rn
NAMED.
The first division clubs engaged
IN the usual furry OF changes. with
Beaumont still on top nc the end OF
tho week.
Dallas Smote the first-divisIun
Galveston Pirates ln "a dcubleheader
Sunday, defeating Ed Cole. who
pitched the only perfect game In
league history, and Max Butcher,
loop leading hurler.
In Sundays games. Beaumont re-
gained the top run by knocking or
the Oklahoma City Indians, who
had held first place. In a double
header. I'll, 81: Dallas whipped
Galveston twice, 6-3. Al; Tulsa
trounced San Antonio. 1919. and
Houston and Fort Worth divided IN
bargain bill. Fort Worth took the
first game, 9-5. and the Bluffs the
second, 90.
To Rudy York, huge first-base-
man. went the credit for the n
inning home run punch that won
The second or the Beaumont-O Okla
hnfna City games and returned the
league lead 20 the Exporters. Hare
pitched seventh ball 70 take the
opener. and Fletcher and McLaugh-
i'm OF the Shippers and Marleau OF
the Indians allowed each team nine
hits I'm the niEht-cap thriller.
York also collected Va home run
in the first contest.
The Dallas Steers, who have ON
their roster three Of the toD hittera
In the league, knocked the props
from under the Galveston Pirates,
smackinF out 20 hits I'M the two
games they collected. I'm the night
cap. Shores allowed the hard-hIt-
ting Buccaneers only four safe
blows.
In their victory over San Antonio.
the Tulsa Oilers dubbed the In
dams 10 defeat. Tulsa got l9 hits
and the Missions i5. Stanton OF the
Padres and Crawford. Grigsby. Funk
and Blackerby OF the Oilers cracked
cut three hits apiece In the free
Slueging bee.
Fort Worth laced out a f5-hit
Larrage in the opener with Houston
tc win ms Wilson was holding the
Bluffs to four hits. In the second
game. however. Young Henry Pip
pen held Fort Worth 70 two hits
and drove In three runs himself.
, 1935-07-29

- Inc ASSOCIATED FrcA1I
Farmers OF the midwest and al
the hired hands they could get,
raced against the Jul Monday for
the 1885 wheat crop.
In hot, sitting, dazzling-bright
daylight hours they bent every ef-
fort to cutting the grain before high
temperatures ripened It too much.
At night Pickering lights picked out
the shadows Of men and women
and machines working straight
through"
Unusual weather conditions, O
long period Of dampness followed by
extremely hot weather, brought on
q Jam which called for all the pow
er the farm belt could muster, In
both men and finesee. The grain
ripened suddenly, and continued hot
weather meant the crop would
"shatter"-the heads Of the wheat
would spread and the bare kernels
tumble to the ground-unless IL was
harvested quickly.
Men were needed and without
delay. The annual transient har-
vest gangs Of experienced men
weren't sufficient. Relief officials
responded by shutting down relief
projects with an ultimatum OF nc
work. no food"
The flow Of men to the fields be-
gan Immediately. In one South
Dakota county 400 Of 500 men cut
from relief work joined harvest
crews. In instances where farmers
lacked money to pay the hands, the
Federal Emergency Administration
lent funds.
Even with this help, however, the
shortage Monday was still acute In
some places. In Iowa, where
enough help couldn't be found, wo-
men went TO the fields to help
their husbands. Children old
, 1935-07-29
Yesterdays A


Hank Greenberg and Goose Cos
Lin, Tigers - made four hits each,
accounting for eight runs, In rout
OF Indians.
Carl HubbeIl and Clyde Castlenlan,
Giants - shut out Dodgers in both
games OF doubleheader, allowing
nine hits In all.
Dusty Cooke, Red Sox - raped
single and two doubles against
Athletics. batting In three runs.
Joe Medwick, Cardinals, and Bill
Swift. Pirates - Medwick led first
game attack with two hits and two
runs; Swift gave one hit In z 2-3
innings OF relief hurting In second
clash.
Ted Lyons, White Sox. and Julius
Solters. Browns - Lyons helped win
" game with two doubles that
drove in four runs; Solters made
three hits, including homer, IN
nightcap.
Bill Jurges. Cubs - Crashed out
double and three singles against
Reds.
Jesse Hill. Yankees, and JAKE
Powell, Senators-Hill's homer pro-
vided deciding runs IN opener;
Powell nit for circuit with bases full
In afterpiece.
Jose Gomez. Phillies, and Rupert
Thompson. Braves - Ponlez made
five hits. Thompson drove In four
runs in doubleheader.
, 1935-07-29
RED CROSS TO
BEORCANIzED
FOR ETHIOPIA
Africans Prepare To
Care For Wounded
When Duce Begins
Invasion

Adds ABABA, July 20. Up An
imperial decree establishing an
Ethiopian Red Gross was announced
Monday.
Ethiopian women took an active
part In organizing the Red Cross
after q patriotic meeting Sunday
Of a throng OF women leaders wear
ing gilt capes and bearing parasolS.
With Princess Shoaragga presid-
ing, ten no mbers Of the nobility
explained the assistance that Euro
pean women lend In wartime and
urged the Ethiopian women to per-
form similar services. A number Of
European women born IN Ethiopia
offered their cooperation.
Foreign Minister Bellaten Gueta
Herouy, meanwhile, handed a note
20 the italian minister replying 70
Italy's recent request for a recon
vening Of the Cancellation commits
sion in the Italo-Ethiopian con-
troversy.
The note, following the lines OF
that sent TO the league OF nations
rejected any resumption OF arbitra-
ton for a partial discussion Of the
dispute and reasSerted that 1t was
the leagues duty to decide II the
entire Italo-E Ethiopian differences
should be settled by arbitration.
, 1935-07-29
HERALD FINDS
LOST GASOLINE
Ads Help Auto Owners
Save Money On
Fuel

It has been a regular service OF
The Herald 10 restore lost dogs,
watches. wallets and whatnots TO
anxious owners. But Monday our at
tention was called to the fact that
we have helped find something
which the owners did not know they
had lest.
Thanks to The Herald" says H.
p. Glenn, local representative OF
the Gulf Refining Company, "a null
titude OF motorists have found that
they have been losing gallons Of good
gasoline without realizing it-iust
as surely as II there were q leak In
the gasoline tanki"
Mr.. Glenn refers 10 the result Of
a series Of advertisements recently
placed In The Herald by his company
Offering all motorists the new free
booklet. "15 Ways to Save Gasoline
Money"
soon after the offer appeared IN
your paper. motorists began TO flock
TO our MANIFESTATIONS to claim their
copies OF the booklet. and the ORR
ginal supply had to be renewed. An
enthusiastic demand for them con-
tinues," Mr.. Glenn states.
Among the IS simple, money-sav-
ing hints illustrated in the attrac-
tive little Gulf booklet Is a pertin-
ent pointer on parking. II explains,
20 the surprise OF most motorists.
that a car figurateively burns up
gas" even when Il Is parked. depend
ing upon where and how you park
II. other hints in the booklet that
materially increase mileage-per-
gallon deal with proper use CT the
self-starter. ~accelerator; gear shift
ing and other ordinary operations
in driving. any one OF which wastes
quantities Of gasoline, II carelessly
done.
Titled rs ways &c save Gasoline
Money" the booklet IS free for the
asking at all Gulf service stations
and dealers.
, 1935-07-29
Mid West Working
Night and Day To
Save Wheat Crop

enough to be Of use were enlisted.
Younger ones took over many Of
their mothers duties cooking huge
quantities OF food for the workers.
In South Dakota the demand for
hands continued with additional re-
quests for women to cook for the
laborers.
In Missouri and Kansas farmers,
fighting yet muddy fields, were
forced to modify standard binder
equipment In some instances TO get
wheat IN shock.
In Nebraska the battle was al
most over. Cutting and threShing
was completed In the east and CEN
trail sections and combines were
moving In the west end. The sup
ply Of help was adequate, state re-
lief chiefs reported with the rolls
well cleaned up by the harvest de-
Dand.
MInnesota's sons OF the soil were
pressing ahead and appeared to be
conquering the jam with the aid
Of labor released from projects.
Authorities said relief clients were
generally agreeable 10 the decree Of
help or lose their relief status.
In the Dakotas the rush was com
ing to a head. South Dakota farm
ers were taking all the help they
could get at 81 to $3.50 a day, plus
board and room. These rates were
about the same Is for the rest of
the northwest wheat territory al
though In some places the wages
ranged down to 81.
In North Dakota relief rolls won't
be trimmed until August 2, when
the heavy harvest hand demand Is
expected, but officials said Monday
they expected the shutdown TO pro-
vide sufficient labor to harvest the
crop.
, 1935-07-29
CUBS CUTTING
GIANTS LEAD
Tigers Increase American
League Margin BY Three
Full Games

The Chicago Cubs were considered
dark horses" I'm the National lea
que pennant race even when I'm fifth
place. but NOV they have come out
in the open as dangerous contend
ers for the flag.
In n spectacular home stand which
began just after the all-star game
early this month, they won 40 out OF
23 games. The displaced the Card
inals as chief challengers for New
Yorkis top place and cut the Giant
lead to / Ia games.
Chicago extended its latest win
ming streak TO nine consecutive trt-
umphS Sunday by betting over the
Reds IL 10 z In the last home game
before g weeks road tour.
The Giants, however, did iust q
triffle better against Brooklyn,
winning two shutout games. O TO o,
and I To 0, ON superb pitching per-
'formances by Carl Hubbell and
Clyde Castleman to add q half game
10 their slender margin.
Hubben pitched five hit bah.
Castleman, out since July o with a
cracked hand. followed with a four
hit whitewashing and won when
Me- OFT belted his 23rd home run
Of the season off Dutch Leonard.
The third place Cardinals crack
ed Pittsburgh's nine-game win
ming streak by taking the first
game OF the first Sunday double
header IN Pittsburgh history, 4 10
3, giving Dizzy Dean his 18th VIC
tory Of the season.
The BUGS took the afterpiece 3 20
4 when Paul Dean walked In the
winning run I'm the ninth. That
left the Cards three games behind
the Cubs.
The mighty Detroit Tigers In
creased their American league lead
to three fun games over the Yam
KEGS when they pounded out q
IA to 8 triumph over Cleveland. scor-
ing enough runs I'm the early In
nings to resist a five-run rally that
drove Schoolboy Rowe to cover IN
the second.
The dropping Yanks could do no
better than an even break with
Washington. They resisted late at
lacks 20 take the opener TO but
faded IN the second clash after Jake
Powell raped Lefty Gomez for q
homer with loaded bases and went
down 7 to I.
Like Detroit. the Chicago White
sox pounded out 20 hits and u ia TO
8 victory. That came I'm the first
game OF their double bill against st.
Louis when they scored ten runs
in the second inning. The Browns
took the afterpiece 4 to 3 on q
ninth-inning rally started by Julius
Solters' Circuit swat.
The Red Sox moved into fourth
place ahead OF Cleveland when they
attacked four Philadelphia pitchers.
starting with q rookie, Wedo Mar
TIM. for Is blows and won III to 3.
The Phillie and Braves split a
doubleheader. Philadelphia took the
opener 4 to l behind Sylvester john
son. and the Braves pulled out an
Il to 10 decision yhen the last two
II six Philadelphia errors supplied
the winning run In the ninth.
, 1935-07-29
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, 1935-07-29
PENA DOWNS
DELTAFOODS
Veteran Rifles Moundsman
Hurls No-Hit, No-Run
Shut Out Game
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION, July 2e.-Bernardo
Papa" Pena, veteran Mission Rifles
hurler, pitched himself into semi-pro
basebaIl's hall Of fame here Sunday
afternoon when he turned back the
San Benito Delta Foods nine, erst-
while claimants to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley semi-pro champion
ship, In q no-hit, n0-run affair.
Meanwhile, the Rifles pounded out
five hits, punched In the fourth and
seventh frames, that accounted for
five runs.
Except for the fourth inning. when
Barrera's error In fielding q gr0under
let Allen of San Benito get to first,
only three men faced Pena each in
ming. Garden, San Benito pitcher.
did a good Job for his club, five-hit
games being rather unusual In VAL
ley circles.
MiSsiCn's# scoring came In the
fourth and seventh. In the fourth,
two hits and a walk, combined with
Ernesto Contreras' homer over the
left field fence, produced three runs.
In the seventh. George Sellers wan
gled a walk off Garden ard Octavio
Sanchez tripled to center. Sanchez
scored when Allen muffed Pena's
grounder.
The box scorer
, 1935-07-29
Warehouse Blaze Al
Harlingen Probed

fBy The Associated Preasl
HARLINGEN. July 20. - A blaze
that did only slight damage to the
Piggy iggly warehouse here
Sunday at 3:13 d. m. was being in
vestigated by Harlingen police Mon
day morning and one man vas held
for Investigation.
The fire, which originated ON q
door sill, was extinguished before
damage resulted.
Fl. r. Butt. owner OF Valley Pig
civ Wiggly sores. has offered a
500 reward IN addition 10 the city's
standing 500 arson reward for in
formation resulting I'm conviction.
"A number OF tramps who have
been getting ice from vegetable
cars near the warehouse r to be
quizzed in connection with the blaze.
, 1935-07-29
Buys Swimming Pool
Especial 70 The Hnrnldl

MISSION. July 20. 80 Herman
Johns. Mission. has purchased
Crystal Waters swimming pool from
a Dallas loan company. he an
nounced here. and the pool viii be
reopened shortly. Reconstruction
OF the pool. bath houses. sun-shades
and diving towers will be started
Immediately. Water Is secured from
a deep artesian well.
, 1935-07-29
WAR OVERSHADOWS
G BIRTHDAY

ROME. July %. Up Premier
Benito Mussolini put aside all cele-
bration OF his SIND birthday ami
versary Monday to draft Italy's
stand before the league Of nations
council in the Ethiopian dispute.
While II Duce worked at his coun-
try retreat at Rocca Dele Carmi-
nate. authorities said italian dele
gates were certain to attend the
council session Wednesday.
Ethiopia's refusal 70 concur In an
italian proposal that the Cancellation
commission be confined to discus
sion Of frontier incidents, however
was viewed as j~eopardizing hopes
for a peaceful settlement.
In the light Of the Ethiopian at
titude that the Cancellation COM
mission should have unlimited scope
Italian sources said there was little
. hope that the league council SEES
J sion would justify its c~onvocation.
Premier Mussolini's newspaper.
Popolo DTtalia Of Milan, SAID
Italy's historic hour has come
bringing with II life or death, now
or never" for the nation.
, 1935-07-29
Home Repair Plan L.
Explained AT McAllen

McALLEN. July "a clty-wide
drive 20 interest McAllen property
owners In participating In the fed
eral governments program or h0mg
construction and improvement came
to n close here Friday night when a
large number OF citizens attended this
FILA meeting nc the McAllen Cham-
Der on Commerce building.
w. ID. Miles OF Mercedes. Valley
FILA supervisor. explained Titles one
and Two Of the FLA law and told ht3
audience how they could obtain Cove
eminent assistance for home cons
structicn or repairs. e.. H. Britt0n.
secretary-mannE6r on the Valley Fed-
eral Savings ~ Loan Association a
McAllen explained the basis on which
his organization loaned money for
construction and repairs.
"A fetal on 80 applications for con-
struction loans and 20 applications
for repair loans was made after the
rally.
, 1935-07-29
Plan Public Auction
fSpecial to me Heraldl

MISSION, July "a Mission
Chamber CT Commerce committee Is
making plans for q regular public
auction sale here to benefit Mission
residents. The committee Is compoS-
ed Of W. d. Toland, Harry Reyes. and
p. II. Longoria. A growers commit
tee including ]. II. Day, Charles Rep
er and w. Il. WEIGH was named to
assist in making arrangements. Mis-
sion merchants win finance cost of
the auctions. growers receiving en-
tire proceeds from sale Of property
they may desire to offer.
, 1935-07-29

Summary: Runs batted in-Sel-
lers, Contreras 2. Sanchez, Pena.
Three-baSe hit-Sanchez. Home
run-Contreras. Passed balls-Rod-
riguez 3. Left on bases-San Benito
/. Mission a. Earned runs-Mission
2. Bases On balls-off Garden 8.
Struck out-by Garden 8. by Pena
s. Hits and runs-off Garden 4 and
: In z innings. off p. Rachtik. I and
0 IN ! inning. Losing pitcher-Car-
den. UmpireS-Femat and Herman
dee. Scorer-M. Smith. Time-1:45.