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Evening star., 1935-03-24
Army Mobilization Plan
May Halt Militia Project
Twenty-Ninth Divisional Concentration Proposal
May Have to Give Way to Larger
Movement of Troops.

duty with the 66th United States In
fantry, at Fort George G. Meade, Md.
His relief has not yet been an
nounced.
The annual inspection of the units
of the local Guard will be completed
this week, 1t was announced at head
quarters. The Engineer units were
completed last week and the Coast
Artillery batteries will be the first or
ganizations to complete the work.
Col. John w. Oehmann has pre-
pared a number of tentative projects
for Improvement of Guard facilities
which might possibly come within the
scope OF the appropriations in the
Governments works bill. The projects
have been referred to various officers
of the Guard. with instructions to pre-
pare detailed estimates of the work
so that they will be ready If the
Guard is called upon to supply them.
Generally, it was said, they include
improvements to the central armory
OF the Guard and to facilities at the
rifle range, including repairs of old
buildings, grading and building of
roads.
Owing to the probability that there
will not be Government vehicles avail
able for the movement of the 260th
Coast Artillery to its training camp,
the camp estimates of that organiza-
ton were ordered revised to provide
Tor the movement to Fort Monroe by
other than Government transporta-
ton.
Col. Oehmann participated last
week in a conference with the District
of Columbia Commissioners Fourth
of July Committee on plans for the
celebration of independence day. 1t
was said that the Guard will partici-
rate, furnishing men to carry out the
various details that are planned.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Woman's Benefit Association.

Mrs. Jennie Little. pageant director,
will arrive in Washington Tuesday to
direct the rehearsal Of the escorts and
officers Of the reception to Mrs. DR..
Manion April at the Arlington Hotel.
Mrs. Lille Lambath will preside at
the meeting of Brightwood Review to-
morrow evening.
Libe&y Union Review will meet in
the clnh rooms tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

If military units are invited to take
part in the Shrine Convention Pa
rade, one of the June drill periods
will also be devoted to taking part in
that parade, on which occasion the
uniform will be white, blue, white.
Evening star., 1935-03-24

Preparations are being made, un-
der the direction of Col John w. Och
mann, acting commander of the local
militia, for an oyster roast and enter
tainment, to be given as a house.
warming feature of dedicating the
new buildings which were erected at
the rifle range at Camp Simms, Con-
gress Heights, D. c., with public works
funds allotted to the local Guard.
Various details have been assigned
to the various officers of the Guard,
and it is planned to have an exhibit
ton of Guard activities, as well as
entertainment by talent from within
the organization.
Public officials and friends of the
militia will be invited to be guests OF
the officers.
Orders have been received at the
local militia headquarters ordering the
relief of Maj. Lindsay Med. Sylvester,
senior United States Army instructor
assigned to the 29th National Guard
Division. He will have been on duty
here for three years at the time he
leaves, which will be sometime in
September, after the annual field
training period.
Maj. Sylvester has beepk ordered to
Evening star., 1935-03-24

The State Radio Committee. Mrs.
Earl Fuller, ghairman, announces that
fon Wednesday, from lis to 40 p.m.,
Evening star., 1935-03-24
MARINE RESERVE
TALKS COMPILED
Lieut.. Stickney of Fifth Bat.
talon Fleet Has Lecture
Series Approved.

First Lieut.. w. w. Stickney Of the
5th Battalion Fleet, Marine Corps Re-
serves, has compiled series of lee
lures involving subjects ranging from
open and bush warfare problems to
street riot and house. toulouse fight
ing problems field hygiene and sani-
tation. They have been approved by
Maj. Harvey Miller. in command of
the battalion.
1t was announced yesterday by Maj.
Miller that with the assignment of
Second Lieut.. Robert E. Copes to duty
as junior officer of Company F, basing
at Rockville, Md, the commissioned
ranks of the battalion are now filled.
There are no vacancies. The bat
talon carries % Marine Corps Re-
serve officers. plus four Naval Reserve
Medical officers attached. The Field
Hospital Detachment, under Lieut..
Comdr Don S. Knowlton, is recruited
to full strength with a waiting list of
applicants.
There are vacancies for enlistments
in Companies A and B, applicants
for which should apply on Tuesday or
wednesday evenings at the armory,
vacancies for trumpeters in Companies
A, B, c and D.
There are several vacancies for mu-
scians in the battalion band, COM
manded by First Lieut.. Leon Brusiloff.
The band meets for rehearsals and
additions at the armory every Sun
day morning.
1t is not known at this time whether
this years camp will be under canvas
or in the barracks at Quantico Maj.
Miller has recommended canvas.
Week end firing parties will start
at Quantlco beginning April 6, these
parties to proceed to Quantico by
companies, the objective being to fire
all members of the battalion for record
on both the 30-caliber and .22-
caliber pieces before the August camp.
Officers Of the 5th Battalion extend
a particular invitation to members of
Glass III, Marine Corps Reserve, to
ex-Marines and Marine ReServists now
in a volunteer status in the Eastern
Reserve Area to join the battalion.
The battalion shifts into Summer
service khaki beginning with the regu-
lar Wednesday evening drill of April
3. Garrison caps will be worn at all
drill formations. Unless the drill
schedule specifically calls for a bat
talon parade formation, at which
officers will wear swords and leather
belts. all officers will report for drill in
web equipment, pistols and holsters.
The usual Wednesday evening drill
formations have been Cancelled for
April II, May % and July II. In
steady, on the weeks in which these
Wednesdays fall, there will be full
battalion formations at $3.50 pm. on
Saturdays, April 20, May Is and July
20. These three formations include
the battalion band.
If military units are invited to take
part in the Shrine Convention Pa
rade, one of the June drill periods
will also be devoted to taking part in
that parade, on which occasion the
uniform will be white, blue, white.
, 1935-03-22
TROOPS GUARD
!, RIVER LEVEES

GREENWOOD, Miss, March IL
RD-State troops shouldered guns
on north Mississippi levees near
here Thursday as an aftermath Of
q wild night In which two dykes
were blasted and private guards and
vandals threatened to meet In open
battle.
The nations major flood threat
shifted TO T~allahatchie and Leflore
counties after several hundred men
overpowered guards on q Tallahat-
chic river levee one mile west OF
Phillip. blasted II with dynamite
and then blew another dyke near
Mace in Tallahatchie county.
When officers heard the vandals
were planning a wholesale dyna-
hitting Of levees, private guards were
given machine and riot guns and
told to shoot to kill in the event
Of an attack.
Authorities hurriedly appealed TO
Governor Sennett Conner for state
troops. He Immediately ordered out
several attachments. The soldiers
were patrolling a wide area Thurs
day.
-Four hundred men decended
quickly on the Philip levee. over
powered the guards, and blasted a
4O-foot hole in the embankment
late wednesday.
, 1935-03-22

attorney. In his investigation re-
ported that the girl admitted driv-
ing the blade Of a small knife in
TO the heart Of Pierce after a series
OF quarrels. but he quoted Miss
King as saying Its a personal
matter"
The girl emphatically refused to
give any specific reason for the
stabbing, but Culligan made public
two letters which he found in
Pierce's apartment which he said
might throw some light on the case.
One letter. dated January l3,
sent from Annapolis, Nd, and ad-
dressed to the girl said:
Won't be long now when you'll
be with me-" The letter was writ
ten on the stationery OF the United
States destroyer Babbitt and was
signed Frank.
The other note was signed by
Pierce. II was addressed to Mont
gomery, Ala.
IL read:
Il love you. / have come to my
senses now. I trust you. / really
do. That will happen again.
Please come back TO. me. AS / am
lost without you. / have wired a
ticket Call at the ticket office.
Wire me collect"
, 1935-03-22
Fish Are Biting
Good at Del Mar

DEL MAR, March 2l.-After an
excellent day OF fishing wednesday.
conditions for the anglers continued
fair Thursday. The water was milky,
the sea was slightly rough but the
fish were biting. according TO an
glers who reported here.
The wednesday catches includ-
ed: v. B. Nelson. BROWNSVILLE, three
reddish; j.. II. Perry and party OF
San Benito, seven reds. Lefty
Ward. Brownsville. six reds; John
r. Cook. East Liverpool, Ohio. three
reds. one trout. six-p0und June fish,
w. 3. Ragsdale. McAllen. one red,
one drum: Mr.. Cofer. Mr.. Updgroye
and Mr.. StromberE. Alice, Texas, IS
reds and one drum: r.. w. Bennett,
Brownsville. six reds: w. w. Dough-
erty. Edinburg. two reds: Mrs Mary
Kinner, Detroit. four reds and "a
speckled trout; Mrs. J. w. Rousette.
San Benito, two reds, one trout and
one drum: Jack Dewitt. Oklahoma
City. seven reds: Reuben Sing. Har-
lingen, IL reds: j. l. Richey, Bonner
Grove, Ills, five reds. two drum; j.
L. Burdett, Harrington. ten reds.
four drum and four Sheephead;
Rev. VIM Lee Edwards. Harrington.
10 reds and six drums: Mrs. Mike
Cannon, Brownsville. 20 reds, two
sheephead, one speckled trout and
one founder: Jack Murphy Berger.
ten reds; Fred Campbell. Browns
Vile, two reds and q 25-pound tar
pom; Jack Malone. Brownsville, ten
reds: Louise LaRue. sun Dance.
Wyo.. 8 reds and two speckled trout;
Jim johnson. McCannon. Idaho, four
reds. three drum and eight speckled
trout.
, 1935-03-22

partment would give consideration
to these regions.
% The Atlantic northeast - To
provide for training in cold weather
and In fog;
C2) The Atlantic southeast and
Caribbean areaS-To permit train
ing in ~long-range operators, espe-
cially those incident TO reinforcing
the Panama Canal;
CD The southeastern StateS-To
provide a depot essential TO the
maintenance OF the general head
quarters air force;
"a The Pacific northwest 70 es-
tablish and maintain air commu-
nication with Alaska;
90 Alaska-For training under
conditions Of extreme cold;
90 The Rocky Mountain area
To provide a depot essential 70 the
maintenance OF the general head
quarters air force. and to afford, in
addition, opportunity for training
In operations from fields In high
attitudes; and
90 Such intermediate stations as
will provide for transcontinental
movements incident TO the concen-
tration Of the general headquarters
air force for maneuverS.
The full approval Of the "a
department was given the measure
in a letter from Acting Secretary
Woodring read into the sub-com-
mittee's record by Chairman Rogers
D-NHD.
The bill was drafted by the de-
partment as a substitute for a
measure offered by Representative
Wilcox D-Fla.)
, 1935-03-22
What The
Legislature
Is Doing

AUSTIN, March q -R-
While the house Of representa-
tives worked on q hodge -podge OF
business. the Texas senate Thurs
day began consideration Of the
important judiciary appropriation
bill
Salary increases for a num-
Der Of appellate court judges were
approved after sharp debate, des-
pite the fact the house previous
" had advocated reductions.
Senator John S. Redditt OF
Lufkin by resolution proposed
creation OF a legislative commit
tee 70 work with the state board
OF education In devistng better
protection for investments Of the
public school fund.
The resolution said the laws
were insufficient In protecting in
vestments OF the school fund and
public school lands which aggre-
gate between 100000 and 1000
900 acres.
After ordering printed on min
ority report. two bills to increase
the production tax on oil, which
had been reported unfavorably.
the house took up a miscellaneous
schedule.
II adopted a resolution TO APP
point a committee to investigate
the cotton situation and prepare
crop control recommendations TO
TO congress based on desires OF
the Texas cotton industry.
II passed a senate bill TO exempt
school buses from motor vehicle
taxes after amending II 10 ex-
empt vehicles owned and operat-
ed by water control and irrtga-
tion districts
A proposed constitutional am
endment authorizing the legisla-
ture to provide old age pensions.
sponsored by Representative w.
w. Glass OF jacksonville, was
ordered printed on minority re-
port.
Still another measure ordered
printed on minority report was
that by Representative B. L.
Quinn Of Beaumont limiting the
working day Of truck drivers TO
eight hours. In committee, the
objection was raised that drivers
hours already are regulated by
NRA codes.
The house refused TO table
subject TO call a bill TO license
auto mechanics, but did not table
q bill authorizing cities and coun-
ties to levy one-half the state oc.
cupation tax on utilities.
, 1935-03-22
$500 VALLEYTWO TEXANS
CONTINUED from Page One

-
p. A. welty claimed they were in
nocent, and William A. Harding Of
Raymondyille said he had no state
ment to make.
Il am absolutely innocent Of the
charges preferred and Of any con-
nection Herewith in any way"
said McElwrath, Corsicana banker
and contractor. He declined to
elaborate. saying further comment
would be inappropriate at this
time.
Welty, former PWA employee
from Austin, said none OF us know
how they could make any such
charges. / was just doing my
duty"
No money was appropriated or
spent in Texas on the Willacy
county project. said Welty. who
was a district engineer.
That's what we are wondering
about" he added, explaining that
he still was due money for his
work.
The WIhacy County Water Con-
troll and improvement District No.
| came into existence Dec. IL, 1928,
and vas at that time the largest
irrigation district in Texas. It in
cluded 129 900 acres OF land.
The district was formed largely
to irrigate several large tracts Of
land which were TO be developed.
and a developing company was
formed, with w. A. Harding. pio-
NOR land man, as one Of the main
figures in the project.
, 1935-03-22
SHIPS
PASS TESTS

FORT WORTH. March n. Rf-
Having thoroughly tested the speed
possibilities OF its new vultee
monoplanes through two weeks OF
actual scheduled service. Bowen
Air Lines Thursday was ready 10
set up a new schedule cuttirE o
fun hour OFF the flying time bsta ven
this city and Brownsville. and half
an hour off the Fort Worth Hous-
ton run.
The new schedule will 20 into ef-
feet Sunday ON the daily rounn
trip to Austin. San Antonio. Corpus
Christi and Brownsville and the
double daily service 10 Houston.
Southbound TO Brow nsville,
planes will leave here at SOS q. m
and Dallas at $50 q. m. (same As
at presently and will arrive I'm Aus
tin at $40 q. m. San Antonio nc
1890 a. m. Corpus Christi a.
1880 o.. m. and Brownsville nc l1:lo
p. IN.
Northbound planes viii leave
Brownsville nc l:55 -. m instead
OF las y. m, ms nc present, and
will arrive In Corpus Christi At
2:30 p. m, San Antonio at $40
.. m. Austin nc 200 -. IN. Dallas at
Sis D. m. and Fort Worth no b:sS
p. m.
On the Fort Worth Houston run.
southbound planes viii leave here
at sos O. m. and 2:35 p. m. ar
irving In Houston nc 10 o.. m. and
4:25 u. III.
Northbound planes will leave
Houston mt 1890 a. IN. and $50
p. m. arriving here ut laos y. IN.
and 7:05 y. m.
, 1935-03-22

Vinson-American Legion bill for
paying off the soldiers bonus FOR
n Patman currency expansion
measure approved three times Thurs
day.
The vote for the Patman inflat-
ion propoSal-the $1,000. 10000 TO
DC raised by issuing new money
was 2O7 TO 204. A recapitulatlon of
the vote gave the same result.
Speaker Byrns announced: The
noes have 1t. and the motion Is
defeated"
Representative Vinson D-Ky).
author OF the VinSon bill stepped
across the aisle and grasped the
hand OF Representative Patman ID
Tex. who had defeated him by
such a narrow margin.
A yel arose. mingled with an
plauSe from the members and even
from the gallery.
Immediately, Represen Ia I i've
Treadway R-MaSS), offered his mo-
ton to substitute the Tydings-
Andrews Cochran bill for the Pat
man measure.
, 1935-03-22
Truck Markets

Carlot shipments OF entire United
states reported Thursday. March 81:
Grapefruit: Ariz. s, Calf. 2. Fla.
S6. Texas Is. total US III a
Oranges: Calf. $50, Fla. 236. to
tai US 466 cars.
NIX citrus: Ariz. /. Calf. S. Fla.
"a, total US 80 cars.
Beans: Fla. So. total US So cars.
BeetS: Texas 6. total US 6 cars.
Cabbage: Calf. 9. Fla. 81, New
York p. SO. Car. /, Wis. s. total
US 80 cars.
Carrots: Ariz. 8, Calf. Is. New
York 8, Texas Is, total US "a cars.
Greens: Calf 3. Fla 3. Va. 2. total
US 3 cars.
Nix vegetables: Calf. q. Fla. 40.
Texas 26, others s, total US 80 cars.
Onions: Calf. /. Ind. 6. Mich. 10,
MINI ], New YORK 9, Ohio /. total
US 43 cars.
Peas: Calf. Is, total US 10 cars.
Peppers: Fla. !, total US / car.
Spinach: Texas 30. Va. 2. total
US % cars.
Tomatoes: Fla. As. total US As
cars. Mexico 30 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwarded Friday morning.
March %:
Grapefruit Is, NIX vegts II, car
rotS Is. beets 3. ebets and carrots 2,
spinach 2. escarol /, mixed fruits
and vegetables /, endive /. total
so cars. Total to date this season.
citrus 44l2, vegetables 5027. vege-
tables SOFT. mixed citrus and vegetS
35. total 9472: 10 the same date last
Season-citrus 1857, vegetables 6832.
mixed citrus and vegetables %, to-
tai 86l5 cars.
Representative prices paid by
truckers for Valley citrus and veg
etables. March 81:
Grapefruit. Boxes US Combina-
ton l.50-1.65; US No. Is l25-2.40.
Bushels Us Comb 1880; US NO.
q 65-75c: UnclaSsified mostly soc.
Sacks box size US No. Is l-l.l5;
UnclaSSified 1900.
Oranges: Bushels US Comb l.65-
1875: US No. Is 1-50-l.65: UnclaSsified
l.10-l.35.
Beets: Per doz punches 25-35c ac-
cording 10 quality.
Cabbage: Bulk per ton S55-65lO0.
Carrots: Per doz punches 20-25c;
crtS 75-80c.
Greens: Per doz punches turnip
and mustard 25-30c.
OR. Onions: Per doz punches as
SOC.
Parsley: Per doz punches l7ii-
22isc: bu crts 90c-lO0.
Peas: Blu hampers 125-l35.
Potatoes: Bliss TriumphS 50-lb
sacks US No. Is IL in. min. 75-e0c.
Radishes: Per doz. punches 20
sc: bu crts l25-l.50.
Turnips: Per doz bunches 25-35c;
LA crts l.25-l.40.
, 1935-03-22
Thieves Steal Wire
Off Telegraph Poles

DALLAS. March p. tPp-ThieveS
went up into the air Thursday night,
making off with about 5000 feet Of
copper wire pilfered from telegraph
poles over a mile-long stretch along
the Santa Fe railroad near here.
Six main trunk lines of the West
eFn Union Telegraph company. con-
Meeting Dallas and other Texas
points with st. Louis. remained in
operative until Friday morning aft
er they went -out" about $50 q. m.
, 1935-03-22
Reds and Jack
Caught I'm River

w. III. Pontius Of Anthony. KAN
brought back II reddish and q 30
pound jackfiSh Thursday to prove
his contention that reddish can be
caught In fresh waters OF the Rio
Grande.
The reddish and jack were caught
In the river about five miles from
its mouth Thursday morning.
PontiouS, who visits the Valley
regularly, says his contention that
reds could be caught In the river
has gotten him into many spirited
argument. The Thursday morning
catch was made by Pontius and l.
ID. Jones Of Brownsville.
, 1935-03-22
Last of San Benito
Debt Is Refunded

A&RNAAaA ~ ~ hNAhAAN
SAN BENITO, March 222.- Re-
funding OF the city's bonded in
debtedneSs has been accomplished
With last OF the outstanding old
securities On the way TO be ex-
changed for the new series. City
Secretary Leigh Stanley reported TO
the city commission this week.
The $625. 500 in outstanding bonds
have been exchanged for new ones
maturing over a 40-year period and
the interest rate reduced. Instead
OF paying seven per cent and five
ana One-half per cent interest, the
city will pay from two and one-half
per cent the first year to five and
one-half per cent the fifth and
succeeding years
A cash settlement was reached
with holders of past due interest
coupons.
, 1935-03-22
Gypsies Quizzed In
Staying Are Freed

DENTON. March %. P1-Eight
gypSies arrested at Pilot Point late
Thursday and brought here for
questioning in connection with the
Staying OF ID. b Wood near Ben
nington. Okla, Wednesday. were re-
leased Friday.
Sheriff Williams of Durant. Okla,
and other officers came here TO
question the band, including two
men, four women and two children.
The band insisted they had never
been in Oklahoma and had come
here from Arkansas.
, 1935-03-22
Joe Sloan Enters
San Benito Race
Especial % The Eteraldl

SAN BENITO. March Aloe "A.
Sloan, widely-known San Benito
civic worker, Thursday announced
that he will seek r. b. Housel's place
on the city commission ut the April
2 election.
Walter HouSewright. the other city
commission whose term expires In
April. thus far is without OPPOSE
ton. Both he and Housed will seek
reelection.
Time for filings on the city ticket
viii expire Saturday night. ii was
stated.
, 1935-03-22

Customs chief, explained that all
Federal authorities were ready TO
cooperate in every manner with the
Municipal and civic committees In
Improvement and enlargement OF
the city. He stressed cooperation.
The following business men were
elected To the committee:
President. Juan Z. Gross; Ruben
A. Martinez. secretary; Julio CAL
van, treasurer; Mariana b. Marin.
Procopio Villarreal, Jorge Tetrau
and Jose 8. Lopez make up the rest
of the committee.
, 1935-03-22
Former Convict Is
Shot by Officers

FORT WORTH, March 22.-R-
CITY detectives Friday questioned
Joel Carroll, 27-year-old paroIed
convict. as ne lay on a cot az city
county hospital suffering from a
bullet wound in the hip inflicted
by Detectives r. l. Chaffin Thurs
day night.
In an account Of the shooting
Chaffin related how he and three
other officers went to arrest Car
roll at the request OF San Angelo
authorities.
Carroll was captured here in 1891
and sent 70 the penitentiary for 4
25-year term on a bank robbery
charge in Anderson county.
, 1935-03-22
Matamoros Building
Committee Is Named

AT n meeting Wednesday night In
the Matamoros Chamber OF Com
merce. the Pro-MatamoroS commit
tee was organized.
This committee will have charge
OF Improvement work in the border
city. More than 90 MatamoroS
buinessmen attended tire meeting.
]. Martinez Chavarria, Matamoros
, 1935-03-22
West Warns Against
Radio Station Here

WASHINGTON. March 2i.-tR-
Declaring that the Brownsville
territory Is adequately served By
radio stations at Houston and San
Antonio which have national hook
UPS. and By two nearer stations, one
IS miles away and another across
the border at ReynoSa. Mexico.
Representative West Wednesday
warned the Debogory interests OF
Dallas against establishing a radio
station at BROWNSVILLE.
"A new station there would be q
nuisance" West declared At a hear
ng before the communications COM
mission. The congressman: whose
nome Is at BROWNSVILLE, pointed out
hat the last station there was q
failure"
, 1935-03-22
King just Captain
To Hearty Seaman

EASTBOURNE, Sussex, Eng,
March 70. PA hearty, be-whisksr-
ed seaside character b Dusty
Matthews. who doesn't often meet
up with the king OF England.
He spotted His Majesty taking a
morning stroll along the waterfront.
The king and queen are here on a
holiday.
I'm pleased TO meet you. captain.
I knew your mum and dad" said
Dusty. pumping the monarch's arm
in a lusty hand-Shake. whereupon
he started up q brisk conversation.
They chatted quite awhile about
the sea-" said Dusty afterward. I'M
aware there was anything odd about
his salutation. Matthews is So.
, 1935-03-22
lepeciAl Dol nae HtTAld

Especial TO The Htraldl
SAN BENITO, March 2l.-The
body OF Mrs. Edna Patterson. So
year-old manager Of the Home
Tourist camp, As held at the Stotler-
Burdette-Hall funeral home here
awaiting word from relatives.
Mrs. Patterson died early WedneS-
day night.
, 1935-03-22
would be as follows:
Hk---~w rV4~-m

Recommendations OF the commit
bee were that setting Of arbitrary
dates for opening and closing the
season would be impracticable and
although color requirements were
discussed, not enough data was
available 10 reach a conclusion as
60 what the law should require.