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, 1935-04-26
Utility Regulation
Bill I'm Hard Straits
Especial 70 The Heraldl

- So ANA
AUSTIN, April 26.-The public
utility regulation bill seems to be
IN serious straits.
Whether 1t will be pocketed and
left TO die undisposed Of. or
whether II will be passed in one
house and get crowded out in the
other. its sponsors are genuinely
concerned.
II seems to involve a serious is
sue OF the ability OF the state to
get legislative action dealing with
the great utility concerns. It is
considerable Of a challenge to the
lawmakers. whether they are, in
the light OF all the pledges TO
constituencies, going to fail to do
anything TO deal with conditions
OF acknowledged gross abuse OF the
public.
Members will agree, whether par
ticular bills are passed or killed,
that they deserve an outright rec
Cd vote. and not to be stifled or
denied consideration.
, 1935-04-26
Bishop Tells Club
Of San Jacinto Battle

A San Jacinto Day talk by y. j.
Bishop featured the Kiwanis club
luncheon meeting Thursday.
W. A. RaSco talked on Kiwanis
progress during the past 20 years.
and Rev. O. @. Grow reported on the
state underprivileged child work.
The club endorsed a drive for funds
for crippled children in the state. to
match federal funds.
Emry Taylor. manager of the
Seaman Chevrolet Co., was received
into the club as a new member. the
initiation ritual being conducted by
w. "A. Kiekel.
Visitors were Z. j. Dodson of San
Benito. III. ID. Burkholder OF Nor
folk, Va, ID. l.. WEIGH Of Harlin-
gen, CASTOR Peek Of Galveston. and
James l.. Abney of Brownsville.
, 1935-04-26
Drama Showing Is
Repeated By Request

Anna Ruth Langford will again
be presented by the Drama League
Of the Central Christian church
Friday night in a religious drama.
entitled. The Print OF the Nails"
in which she plays the leading role.
She Is supported by a well trained
cast under the direction OF Mrs.
ID. w. McElroy.
I'VE we're greatly pleased with
the wonderful response given this
play Sunday evening and ii Is with
pleasure that we are answering the
many requests to reteat ii Friday
night" stated Mrs. McElrgy.
The drama will be presented in the
auditorium of the Central Christian
church at 8 p. m. Time Of play
ing Is exactly one hour. There IS
no admission charge and the public
Is cordially invited.
, 1935-04-26
12th Cavalry Expected
In Brownsville Friday

Three hundred officers and troops
Of the 18th Cavalry, who began
their annual practice march over
the Valley April is, are expected to
return to Fort Brown Friday.
The first squadron. under COM
mand OF Col. Guy Kent. was in
Port Isabel Thursday. and it was to
return to Fort Brown Friday by
way Of Iona Alta.
The first and second squadrons
, 1935-04-26
Treasury Position

WASHINGTON. April Is. R9-The
position OF the treasury on April rs
was:
Receipts, $69. LASS. 6S424; expendi-
lures. $50. 7S4, 1876; balance, $2,-
O63. l84, 7O8.93; customs receipts for
the month. S24 .718. 99997.
Receipts for the fiscal year Csince
July u, $3.O56, 675, 742.7 10; expendi-
lures. S5.703. 083-5 81 Including ST.
832.937 -O63.86 Of emergency expendi-
tureS); excess Of expenditures, ST.
646.874304.8l; gold assets, $780,
lao, 1925. 4
, 1935-04-26
DANCY ATTENDS
AUSTIN

County Judge O.. G. Dancy re-
turned here Friday morning after
spending three days in the state
capital working in behalf Of a pro-
posed constitutional amendment
which would permit statewide re-
funding OF county road bond in
debtedneSs.
A hearing on the proposed
amendment is TO be held I'm Austin
Wednesday night. and Judge Dancy
says the measures chances Of pass
ing are getting better daily.
The measure would utilize the
one-cent gasoline tax In retiring
county road bond Indebtedness TAX
en over by the state. III passed, the
amendment would result in a large
saving to Cameron county. the
judge says.
, 1935-04-26
MOVING
INTO CAMERON, BELIEF

Belief that discovery OF oil In p
IJaion Sulphur company's well
north OF Mercedes viii throw leaS-
ing activity into Cameron county
vas expressed by landowners and
others in this section Friday.
Several property owners VINO
asked that their names DC not
used. quoted biologists as stating
that they believed the major part OF
the field Is in Cameron county.
FOR the past few months, while
Union SULPHUR has been nearing
completion on its well. biologists for
various oil companies. including the
sun. have been making seSmo-
graphical tests at points In north
western Cameron county. Leasing
activity In the RIO Honoo section
has been particularly active.
Sinking or the first wildcat IN
this county is expected in a short
time.
, 1935-04-26
Makes Good Marks

Jimmy Magill, young son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Earle Magin. OF
Brownsville. who Is attending Pea
cock Military Institute in San
Antonio. received honorable men
ton IN his academic course, accord
ing TO word received by his parents.
This Is Jimmy'S first year at the
institute where he is in the seventh
grade.
Jimmy also was awarded first
place IN his troop for neatneSS, and
as such Is privileged to wear a gold
and white bar with a gold star on
the sleeve Of his uniform.
Joe Kennedy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 4. Kennedy, Of Browns
vile, is a student at the institute
too.
, 1935-04-26

Oils rf MIA and New Jersey
and Amerada- q ala ;Ings
4 points. u. s. Steel,
Case, Chrysler, General Motors
American Can. CelaneSe, Du Pont
Consolidated Gas National DistillerS
and Schenley drifted lower. The
rails slipped a shade in either direc-
tiCn.
In New York imported bar silver
for commercial use was boosted 4
cents an ounce to 81 cents. Previous
ly in London, the metal was raised
to an equivalent of 1913 cents an
ounce and distant futures In Mont
real scared the permissible days
limit OF 3 cents to above 81. Trading
in Bombay was unofficially suspend
ed owing to price confusion.
, 1935-04-26

NOOAlJA4AdCQ AAOAl rage OAlCJ
before the Texas catches up, and
Captain T. z. Herman of the Texas
is just as confident the Texas will
catch up on the way and force the
Orleans to take a Shallower cut in
order to stay ahead.
The rivalry is keen among all
members OF each crew.
The Orleans. owned by the Stand
ard Dredging company, sub-con-
tractor on the job. II a larger
dredge, having a larger cutter, more
power on the cutter, and larger pipe.
1t is cutting to a depth Of Is feet
below the water line.
The Texas. owned by the Atlantic.
Gulf & Pacific, contractor on the
81, 400. 900 channel d siging job. is
cutting on down TO the required
26-foot depth, AMI Is required to
move considerably leN earth be-
cause Of the reduced width Of the
cut at that depth.
Local people r watching the
race with much interest.
, 1935-04-26
vi LAW
FOR T. MEMBERS

There is a proper time for every
motion in your club meeting. but
your cause may suffer If the chair
man calls. "Out OF order"
A complete digest Of parliament
tary law is available to The Herald
readers through our Washington
Information Bureau. This authori-
tative 32-page booklet defines every
term OF correct procedure and Of
fers many hints for presiding Of
flcerS. There are instructions on
the creation Of special committees, a
model constitution, and bylaws for
new organizations.
If you ire silent in meeting for
fear OF a parliamentary blunder,
send for this handy service book
let today. enclosing ten cents to
COW cost. handling and postage.
, 1935-04-26
CELAYA
CONTINUED from Page One)

where low-priced bonds are to be
bought in, the benefit will accrue
70 the taxpayers Of a county, rather
than 10 holders OF bonds the price
OF which would be increased by the
reflnding assumption.
Judge Dancy estimated there are
as. OOO. 900 bonds eligible for re-
funding. which average 81 per cent
interest. and could be refunded by
the state at less than 4 per cent.
Millions of dollars in interest would
be saved. he pointed out.
, 1935-04-26

left here April is and travelled UP
the Military highway. AT Penitas,
the second squadron left the main
group TO return to Fort Ringgold.
and the first squadron began its
return trip through the northern
portion Of the Valley.
, 1935-04-26
NEW P-OSTNLASTERS

WASHINGTON, April 20. Pl-The
poStoffice department Friday an
nounced appointment of the follow
ing acting poStmasters:
Clara G. White, Megargel, Texas,
G r. Yarbrough, Chandler, Texas.
, 1935-04-26
VALLEY CADET
Continued from Page One)

len was buried Friday in this city
where his boyhood years was spent.
Cadet Allen met his death early
Wednesday morning while on q test
flight from Kelley Field, San An
tonic. TO Corpus Christi and Kings
vile. his body being found in the
wreckage of his plane near Orange
Grove In Jim Wells county.
The body arrived here Friday
morning and laid In state at Rreid-
Ter mortuary for a short time prior
tO the services which we're conduct
Cd from the Sacred Heart church.
Allen had entered the air service
mt Randolph Field in July. 1894. and
was transferred to Kelley Field ear
NV this spring.
He was a graduate Of McAllen
high school and Of Texas "A. a. 7
where ha starred Am football and
, 1935-04-26
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, April Is. Rl-Owing
largely TO advances liz silver and
securities. grain values scored ma
terial upturns early Friday. Much
talk Of possibilities OF initiation was
heard. Opening %-# higher, May
96A *, wheat then held near these
limits. Corn started %-ls up. May
88%-%. and afterward reacted
somewhat.
, 1935-04-26

And NOW is the time to clean house of all
these articles that are no longer useful to
YOU. It may be a white elephant to you
Int a dream fulfilled for someone else.
If you advertise these articles NOW you'll
find a very receptive audience OF Her
readers for they, too, are Spring house
cleaning. making changes in household
furnishings, and raising their standard OF
living the most economical way - buying
through the Herald Want Ads. Phone
number 8 and place your ad. Our phone
and your phone do the job and we are on
the job from 8 a. m. to . p m 10 help
YOU write q result getting ad.
, 1935-04-26

Members of the Brownsville high
school golf team which made a
clean sweep of the first annual
Valley high school tournament at
Mission April 20 were awarded the
championship trophy at an as
sembly Wednesday. The boys who
played at Mission we're Jesus
Aguillar. Joe Escalante. Robert
Smith and ErneSto .Villalon.
, 1935-04-26
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, April Is. R1-
Cotton opened firm FRIDAY 3 to 8
points higher and held the gains
during the early trading.
Light offerings were readily alb
sorbed by professionals and the
trade as prices ruled steady above
the previous close.
May al ll.68. July at 11.76, Oct.
at ll.36 and Dec. at ll.48 we're typ
ical Of the small advances.
Trading fell off a little during the
morning, but futures retained most
4 their gains.
Even a disappointing Spinners tax
ing report issued by the exchange
failed TO dampen the bullish spirits.
The exchange estimated that be-
tween 3 $4,000 and 4 700 bales OF
American cotton were acquired BY
world spinnerS during the past week.
Just before midday May was
selling az ll.65. July at 11.8l. Oct
at ll.42, and Dec at ll.47.
, 1935-04-26

Who can afford, this day and time, to keep
an Elephant - let alone a WHITE ele-
plant? We just know that somewhere
around practically every household in the
Valley that there are plenty of White
elephants. Everything from a used BIZ
cycle, shotgun, sewing machine, bed,
chair, suite of furniture, typewriter, etc.
That type of white elephant is just "old
gold these days. For a very small amount
you can place a miscellaneous for sale ad
in the Herald and sell for money to meet
the light, gas and phone bills-in fact,
those used articles never fail to bring very
disable dollars.
, 1935-04-26
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, April 26.-R-U. S.
d. OF A)-Potatoes, 80, on track 373,
US shipments SGT; old stock, sup
plies liberal. trading slow. dull and
slightly weaker: Wisconsin round
whites U. S. No. /, 80, commercial
72A-75: Nebraska Bliss TriumphS
as; Idaho RuSSetS u. 5. No. / ASK
nig) 2.O0-25. u. S. commercial ITO,
y. 5. No. 2, LIS: new stock. sup
plies light, trading light, slightly
weaker: Louisiana Bliss triumphS
u S. No. /. partly graded. 3.75-400.
U. 3. No. /. partly graded, Ia inch
minimum $3.50.
, 1935-04-26

WASHINGTON. April Is. Up
President Roosevelt Thursday ap-
pointed Charles Edison. Of East
Orange. N. j.. a son Of the late
Thomas A. Edison. to the National
Industrial Recovery Board. Edison
will fill the vacancy resulting from
the resignation Of Arthur d. White
side.
, 1935-04-26
DREDCE NEARS

Continued from Page One)
, 1935-04-26
NEW YORK CTTRR

NEW YORK, April 2b.-R-Min-
ing shares and specialtieS attract
ed principal attention on the curb
market Friday with gains OF as
much as 3 points in some OF the
leaders. Trading was fairly active.
Advances Of ! TO 3 points were
shown by Bunker Hill and Sullivan,
Fajardo Sugar. New York a. Hondu-
raS. Rosario Mining, Scovill Mfg.
and Sunshine Mining.
Fractional declines were shown by
American Gas. Electric Bond a.
Share. DiStillers Corp-Seagrams
and Swift and co.
, 1935-04-26
MORE DRILLING

OContinued from Page one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
1884 Prosperous Year
 For Bank Of America
Earnings of $ll,443,OOO Reported for the Year With
 Last Half Average Over a Million a Month

New York. Jan Earnings of $l1.44@,OOO for the year 1885 were reported by Bank of America N. T x s.. hnd its associated. state Bank. the Bank of America (Calt- forniH). For the latter half of the ycar, earnings amounted to $6,- 220, 900, or more than million dollars n month.
 Comm cnting on the year-end statement, A. F. Ginnnlni. chair- man of the board and presidcn said: "The State of California has had m exceptionally good year, and It's prosperity is reflected ln with total deposits of $097,60G, ,O00 as Of December 31.'
 "Ihe increase In farm value of crops and the gain in business activity in this state is marked by one of the largest Increases in individual and corporation savings and commercial deposits ever rec orded by our bank. These deposits showed Il gain of $136. 6.G46, 900 dur ing 1884, out of q total deposit in- crease of $171,G44. 900 for tho year "It is also indicative 'of' thet cf- feet of the governments fnancial and, o the accumulation of tax money fin larger amounts than In recent years, ibat tbere was n large increase in public funds on deposit with us. With branches In 255 California cities and towns. Bank Of America serves as m active banker for virtually all government, agencies and poli- ticnl subdivisionS in this state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05

'"The bank carries I.753 accounts of federal. state. county and muni- cipal trcosurers throughout our statewide system. These include the accounts of 194 post offices and the official checking accounts of Al post masters: SIS accounts of cities and municipalities: 202 county accounts; 98 accounts of irrigation, reclamation, water, utility, bridge and highway dis tricts, as well as accounts of the state treasurer, the treasurer of the United States and the comp troller of the currency.
 Bank of America has been ono of the foremost banks of the nation In cooperating with the federal housing administration during the past year As of December 31. the bank had made 5.371 individual home modernIzation loans in the total amount of $2,111,297. Occord- ing to Alfred E. Swinerton, region al director of the FILA, this d. mount is approximately equal to the total modernizaton loans made by all other banks In California" :"
 Bank of America declared divi- dends aggrcgating $3,851.250 dur ing 1934 and allocated $4,G45, 900 to reserves for depreciation. losses. etc. Tho bank added $2,946,O0O to undivided profits dur ing the year. bringing the total of this account to $17922,O ,O00 ag of December 31. Total resources amounted to $1.167,754,00O at the year. r-cnd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
OIL COMP ANY OF NEW ORLEANS IS
 BATTLING LONG
Standard Concern Let It's Employees GO and Will
 Move Plant

Baton Rouge. La.. Jan. 5.-UP) Hundreds of oil refinery workers bc.lme the pawn today ln Sen. Hucy F. Longs fight with big business.
 Tie Standard oil conpnny dis- charged 300 employees from It's re- hnory here as the first step In fu.. filling its threat to withdraw from the state rather than pay 5-cent barrel tax on oi lrcning. passed by the Long, controlled legislature.
 Other business men were con. cerncd over. tho situation. An oc- cupational license tax goes Into cf- feet next Wednesday. adding to the tnx ,burdens@of every Louisiana in- dustyy. =,
 state highway policemen were assembled presumably to maintain order nk n mass meeting of re- fincry employees tonight. Other pos lice guarded the executive mansion and State offices.
 , The city spent plghtFof, wild cxci:euiert False ,rtimorB sprcaM that Long had como to the. city and boon killed, that Allen had beon threatened. and that refinery em- pIoyes plotted to dynamite the stats capitol.
 Long declared the Standard OIl corhpnny could "aot out of the state and NO to hell" and that the com pany was discharging men Ito beat them out of pensions"
 lie charged the company was "kecpiOg 100000 men in oil fields out of jobs now by buying oil In foreign eouEtrise."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
HISTORIC LETTER
 GONE FROM FILES

(Continued from Page l,)
 well-known preamble and seven articles, these Included the ,enac;- Ing rcshtton of the constitutional convention mad Washingtons let ter. ,,' -
 That the Washington letter IS missing came, to attention recently when 'tlc original document wus checked against the early printed copy in connection with nlibrary of congress cduotion of the Jnud- nal of the Continental Congress. The resolution. however, was, with tie Constitution.
 The letter, K was explained, was not among the constitutional pa pcra whom they were turned over to the library of congress several decades ago.
 Washington. president of tho constitutional convention. wrote the letter to accompany the hnnI draft of the constitution which was submitted to the congress in l7S7.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
Weekly Stock Market ReDielU Is Unchanged
PfafCaIys the Same as Last Saturday in December;
 Bonds, However, Made Sharp Advances

that were expected tO benefit from government aid. Farm income rc- ported at $I,O00, 100000 above 1883 was expected 10 aid sales of farm equipment and fertilizers in the present ycar.aAs q result those groups were bid up on the stock board. American Agrciultural made new high and other fertilizer sharesa made substantial gains. Farm equipment sh0res had q per- tod of strength but later lost their gains.
 President Rooscyelfs message to congress delivered Friday after noon wns received in the street calmly. The market picked up for q few minutes with the railroad sh9fes leading. The president lndi- catcd that the various regulatory bodies on transportation would be grouped under one head. That led to the belief the way was being prepared for aid for the carriers. However. the gains were not held. Railroad cdlpments farcd better, although they were not partciuiar- ly active.
 American Can and Continental Can each made new high. the for. mer q new high since 1881. To- baccO issues. were in good demana on hopes for increased dividends. Olls had period of firmncss but closed the week about unchanged. Standard of New Jersey declared Il dividend of stock of one of It's com paiiies which will amount to around 40 cents a share.
 Silver mining issues were carried higher carly in the week on the belief congress immediately would enact inHatIopary Legislation. The trading was accelerated in the group when the first bill out of Q batch of 2,400 introduced was the Patman. bill for immcdiate pay. ment of I soldier bonus,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
By ELMER c. WAI1ZER ( Limited Press Financial EtiitOr)

New York, Jan 5-(UP)--Stocks were dull fin the short session to- day with prices irregular in mar row range.
 Automobile issues were active and firm. Best gains were made by some mercantiles. Local trac- tons advanced. Utilities were steadier. Rails held their own. Several special issues made good gains.
 Packard was the most active is- sue, rising to 5 3-4 up 3-S. Auburn Automobile gained moro than 2 points and others of the low-grade motor shares were higher. Chry- sler gained slightly. General Mo- tors was unchanged.
 New highs were made by Inter- state Department Stores preferred at 82 1-2 Up ( 1-2; and $. II. Kress e up 2 1-2. Hahn preferred rose { 5-8 to 62 and It's common was b-s higher at C Is. on the other hand, the Fair preferred dropped s fractionally to 53 5-S.
 Among special Issues making broad gains were George Helme which raeched 127 up 6 1-2 points; Pittsburgh Coal 30 up 1-2: Coca Cola 164 1-2 up 3-4 and q new high: and New York Shipbuilding II 3-4 up 1 1-8.
 Small gains were made by U. s. Steel, U. $. Smelling. United Cor |poration, Westinghouse Electric, Western Union. American Tcle- phone. Johns Manville. Celanese. Electric Boat. Interborough Rapid Transit. Manhattan Railway and Simms Petroleum. The latter rose more. than point. Other oils wcrc mixed in narrow range.
 Grains were steady to firm around stock market dosing time. Cotton futucrs eascd 2 to IA points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05

caBe against Hauptmann h one of the most mohstrous houxes ever perpetrated on tho public" <.
 He rcfuged tO revcGl the exact nature of his first line of defense, but indicated that tho attack will center on the credibiiity of Dr John Y. Condon. the grand old man Of the Bronx" who conducted tho negotintions In which Lindberg |, was swlndied out of $b0.O0O under the delus,On that the ransom pay ment would bring his son back to him.
 It was reported that the defense would bring wiiiicsses who, would show that Dr. Condon, (Jafsie) nc. tually had been In New Jersey Do. fore the Kidnapping. and who would say that Jafsie was m Intimate of members of the Mndbergh house. hold long before his negotiations.
 Assiatant Attorney General Jo- seph A. Lanigap laughed at theAc reports. and Acacribed them az "fantaBtic dreams"
 "The entire sti'tegy of the dc. fense seems to be to try to confuge the issneS he saidI A 'thousand witnesses couldn't prove that Bruno Hauptman didn't have the, ransom moncy.r
 The script expert who will try to show Hauptmann couldn't have written the notes has examined thom "a anumber of times. dnd wiil contradict Albert $. Osborn. sht states key witness. point by point. X Osborn will say that tho char actcristics of the ransom notes and of documents known to have been written by Ha,Iptmann are iden ticai. 9,l1
 Mondays scHsion of court fl likely to Do taken up entirely with the story Of Betty uow. scottirh nurac, who was last to sec tht Lindbeigi baby alive. She un- douibtedly will Do subjected to n scyere cross examination by the defense.
 Reports that hte defense would undertake to show that tho body found near the Lindbcrgh estate was not.athat a0fs tho Lindbergh baby we're dibcounted here. Onc source, howevar. said that such . line of attack might De adopted t,f sin last rrHOrt"tl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
sBY ELMER Q. WALXER United PFess E1hanclaI EaIItOFl

New York, sJan. 5.--(UP) .--T'he steok market was practically un- changed in the first week of the new year as compared with the last Saturday iD December. Bonds, however, advanced sharply with the average. at a new top since 1881. Condfn oditieg made new highs In the index. v gsBuslness, meanwhile. made q less seasonal decline. Steel opera tiong reversed the usual perforfp- aflce at this time and rose il per cent on the first day of the year. Operations are scheduled to start next week points higher in the Youngstown district. Car loadings declined seasenally in line with ex- pectatlcns. but electricity output made much smaller than usual decline.
 Approach of the automobile show stimulated predictions for the future of that industry. The 1885 production now getting into full swing Is expected to bc the best since 1929 when more than 5.6O0.- 900 cars and trucks were produced. High grade motor shares did little. but the low-gra des. were >higher in active turnover.
 The market operations of pro- fesSiOLal traders turned t0. issues