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sleeve fell back, revealing a slim
white arm. THANK goodness that's
over," she said dryly. GIVE me a
cigaret. Brian. ] feel the need Of
one"
"You. vicky? What on earth have
you been doing?"
The girls eyes regarded him
pensively. Its Greg" she said
81 don't know what In going to
do about him."
"Weil-?"
GEE shook her head. "Greg's get
- ting to be a problem. Brian.
Honestly. / don't know what to do.
Jusa because I've gone around with
him a little-playing golf and rid
ing horseback and now and then
going to parties-he seems to think
7 haven't any right to 60 with any
one else. It's ridiculous! And when
ever I say anything he gets the
way he was tonight-sullen and
simply u~nbearable."
Brian shock his head, smiling.
The perils Of being an irresistible
charmer, my dear!"
Vicky pouted. "You-can laugh"
she said. "but il isn't very funny TO
me-" Suddenly she stopped and the
dark eyes grew rounder. "0h," she
said. 1--WE Just thought Of some
thing"
animal, mineral or vegetable?"
She made a ~deprecating little
movement with one hand. I'm
serious. Really am" She went
on, her voice touched with excite
ment. But I don't see why it
wouldn't work, Brian. will you do
something for me?"
Maybe I'd better hear about IL
first"
Its nothing that would be so
terribly hard-at least / don't think
il would be. Just to lake me &c a
few parties and be seen with me
places. oh. it's the very thing!
Would you. Brian? Would you do
that?"
See here. I don't know what
you're getting at"
ITS about Greg" she explained.
Don't you see that il you begin
taking me places and-sort Of seem
fond OF met will be the best way
in the world to teach Greg that he
can't order me around and bully me
the way he's been trying to? It's
exactly what he needs. You
wouldn't have to keep IL up long
Only until Greg comes to his
senses"
"Oh," he said. Il zee. You want
me to step in and play the heavy
lover until Greg gets the idea he's
not wanted"
Vicky nodded. There was a
CLEAN of almost feline satisfaction
I'M the dark eyes. "Of course" she
said. wed only be pretending"
"Of course. Well II all you want
me to do is to be your attentive
escort / don't know how I can re-
! fuse"
you'll do II? You will?" She
fput both hands on his arm and
drew him nearer "Oh. Brian" she
said. you are sweet"
She looked very pretty az she
raised her face to his. eyes glow.
ing and the red lips slightly parted.
Another girl had disappointed him
that evening. Brian Westmore said
slowly. "0f course. III help you
yicky. OF course I will"
(To BE Continuously
, 1935-02-10

Ultimate petroleum resources OF
this country exceed $50, 600, 900 900
barrels. according to estimates. This
figure would insure more than 700
years supply at the present and an
ticipated rates ef consumption.
, 1935-02-10

"A German scientist has discovered
a method whereby fruits can be rap
idly reduced to a powdered form. 1t
Is done without heat or cold and
without destroying the flavor and
nutritive qualities Of the fruit.
, 1935-02-10
The World
At Glance
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff WRITER
BY Leslie EichelI
Central Press Staff Writer


NEW YORK, Feb. 8. 80 Men are
beginning to tank or inflation--how
to invest to protect themselves
against initiation.
AS federal and state debts rise. the
tendency will be 10 make those debts
worth less. That is done through
initiation, which decreases the value
OF money against real things.
We hear professor Charles ]. Bull
lock Of Harvard university. econo-
mist and monetary expert, warning
that soon we may have an initiation
that viii make commodity prices
soar. He said he believed the price
rise would surpaSS the increase Of
$50 per cent following the World
War.
Great suffering would accrue 70
the salaried man and the small wage
Garner. Professor Bullock asserts.
Many corporations with fixed rates
such as utilities and railroads
would approach bankruptcy.
Real property-real estate and
commodities in hand-would rise on
a speculative wave
If the 5e-cent dollar remains. II
will form the basis for a huge ex-
pansion of credit as soon as conf
dence is restored and people are will
ing to borrow" Professor Bullock x
plains.
He adds. so far we have had little
real initiation. We've been promised
a bucketful. The federal budget con-
tinues unbalanced and bank depos-
its thereby are being pushed up.
Bank credit. however. is no stimulus
when the patients disposition Is that
he is willing to take the medicine.
When the patient is ready the basis
is already laid for a tremendous in
flation."
, 1935-02-10
"Small Things


Some small things will increase the
earnings OF some large corporations
this year.
Northwestern and western rail
reads viii have much greater traffic
this year because of ample winter
precipitation in their regions against
an all-year drought in 1884.
But precipitation along the upper
reaches Of the Great Lakes has not
been heavy enough to check the low
tide in these great bodies OF water
and shipping companies again will
have to reduce loaded draft Of ships
this year.
The Hauptmann trial at Fleming
ton, N. j., will increase earnings OF
communications companies.
And the series of cold spells have
been a great help to coal mines and
makers OF winter garments.
A Tax on Food
A grocery CLERK in Cleveland.
Philip Launer, has become somewhat
or a local hero in Ohio for writing
a letter to the paper" concerning the
states new sales tax, which bears
heavily. on food. This is the letter:
"Clerking in a grocery store in one
Of the poor sections Of the city
should, I think, give me first-hand
knowledge Of how this class of peo-
pie are taking the sales tax on food.
TO the poor housewife who buys
in small quantities day by day IL Is
not a 3 per cent tax; it is closer to a
10 per cent tax.
When totaling I'D their average
grocery bill OF Is to 90 cents it hurts
to think that I'll have to ask for
an extra cent. I may explain, I may
try to Soothe, there may be a forced
smile and a shrug Of the shoulders,
an ironic joke, but inwardly we both
know it is hopeIa to do otherwise.
They do not realize how long 1t is
to stay, this day after day taxing on
what meaSly food they buy.
why do those who can't afford TO
dig in have to pay the so-called 3 per
cent tax?
Why place al equal, If not greater.
burden on the INDECENT. on those who
are forced to save on pennies?
Why tax foOd?"
Prison Reform
Prison reform once more Is I'D for
discussion.
Disclosure that San Quentin pris-
on In California, intended to house
5000 inmates, was housing 5000, dis
mayed penologists.
OF course such crowding spreads
crime and disease, and turns a pris-
oner loose on the world a bitter
enemy OF society. if he never was one
previously.
Thus the fundamental Of reform
Is loSt-and the crime problem Is
increased rather than diminished.
Now the Prison Association Of New
York calls upon the New York leg
iSlature to investigate charges Of
police brutality and the third de-
gree"
Continued use of vault like cells
IN the old cell house at Sing Sing"
also is condemned. The cells we're
built in 1S25-and 500 persons still
occupy them. without convenienceS).
Such cells still exist in scores Of
institutions throughout America.
Indeed. American prison conditions
remain a shocking commentary on
a nation seeking TO reduce crime.
The worlds second largest bank
which happens to be Barclays in
London-sees grave peril in stabili-
cation of currency and a return to
the gold standard at present.
The bank sees removal OF obstacles
to world trade as the prime basis for
world recovery.
The new chairman Of the bank,
William Favil luke. remarks:
1.-THE so-called gold-bloc coun-
, 1935-02-10
BEGIN HERE TODAY

GALE HENDERSON. pretty and
-, works I'm a miIk NALL. she ms
her 1e-year-old brother, PHIL.
support their invalid father.
STEVE MEYERS who also
works I'm the mill asks Gale TO
an answer I'm q few days
Gale goes skating, breaks
through the Zee and ts rescued
by BmIAN WESTMOHE Whose tn
fher, mow dead. built the mill.
Brian has eome home after w
years I'm Paris 60 enter the mill.
Gale disappears before he learns
VCKY THATCHER, daughter
Of R0BE;RT THATCHER, general
manager OF the miil. schemes 20
captiwate Brian.
IEOTA BOILER, another en-
pIoye, tells Gale the mill workers
are CLAIMING 20 organise and de-
mand their rights n asks
Gale 90 come TO meeting n
Gale agrees. Laser b hears
that Leotm I'm a compa y SPY.
steve brings Gale some roses
apolo@iEea and asks her 20 for
set that they q~uarrelea. She
agrees.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xxx
DREAN WESTMoRE skated
- slowly. hands in pockets, the
tip OF his cigaret glowing In the
darkness. AS far as the bend In
the river where the big cottonwood
hung out over the ice he went. then
turned back. He had made the trip
three times within the last half
hour.
Brian skated close to the river
bank, In the shadows. Mo- and
then he looked back. but there was
no one in sight. He had the river
to himself until he drew near the
boat house. There were other
skaters there-a number Of boys
playing hockey, half a dozen young
girls, several couples and a dark
youth cutting figures on the ice.
One OF the hockey players went
down and there were shrill cries
and laughter. Brian circled the
edge Of the crowd, keeping his eyes
on che place where the road came
down past the boat house to a sort
OF wharf.
"She isn't coming" he told him
self.
No, Gale Henderson wasn't com
ing. He'd been telling himself that
for Is minutes and yet he waited.
Brian tossed his cigaret aside,
turned and made his way up the
river again.
All day long Brian had been look
ing forward to seeing Gale Hender
son, saving things to tell her. He
couldn't forget the girl. It wasn't
that she was so pretty, though oil
course she was that, too. But he
wanted to talk to her. He felt be
could talk to her. Brian, during
the past few weeks, had discovered
that there were plenty OF people q
dictate letters TO. there were plenty
TO attend conferences and to pre-
sent reports and tables Of figures
there were plenty to attend his
mothers dinner parties but there
was almost no one to talk to.
THE men at the mill. heads oil
departments and their assistants
were all older than he was. Wher
Brian wanted 20 make a suggestion
no was aware OF this, aware. too
that they were experienced and hs
was not.
He'd tried getting acquainted
with some OF the younger men. tht
assistants. but that hadn't turned
out very well eithsr. Gale Hender
son was the caly one about the mil
, 1935-08-29
CAMERON WPA
ACTION URGED
District Director Wants
Applications Filed A
Soon A Possible

Early applications for worthwhile
Works Progress Administratic
projects In Cameron county are
urged by 3. II. Tate or Laredo. d.
rector OF WPA district IL. IN q let
ter TO County Judge o. G. Dancy.
Copies OF this letter are being
forwarded by Judge Dancy to Cam
eron county interests expected 10
file for WPA projects.
The proposed projects should be
filed with the county planning
board. or with the county judges
office.
Tate's letter reads: "washing-
ton. likewise our state officers. are
anxious to be able TO tell within q
reasonable figure between now and
the next two weeks what proper
ton Of funds our district viii re-
qutre: therefore, we urgently ask
OF you TO please submit at as early
q date a. possible all proje O. you
might have In mind for your COM
rnunities
ALSO. viz suggest that you ar
range 20 Meet with your various
local branches OF city and county
governments and encourage the
transmittal Of a many worthwhile
projects as possible. This office Is
ready and anxious to transmit and
place In Washington by Sept. ID at
least three million dollars worth OF
projects"
, 1935-08-29
BANDIT ROBS
TEXAS BANK


BARsTOW. Aug. 2s.--R- A
young bandit entered the Citizens
State bank here mt noon wednesday.
grabbed $500 In bills. ignored
81 200 more incurrency and fled af-
ter pushing the cashier An n vault.
T. III. Mutt, cashier, was alone ln
the bank when the man. neAr
years OF age. sauntered 10 his cagq
and asked that he help him cheek
a bank account
Mutt said the man reached In his
coat pocket and Ie Ked out m pistol
The robber ran behind the cage,
Rrabb@ several stacks COX bills ana
then commanded Mutt:
open that vault safe-I want
some dig money"
There he picked up more bills and
ignored some $40 In currency III
the safe. His pockets stuffed with
bills. he showed Mutt in the vault,
slammed the door, jerked the tele-
phone off the wall and ran outside
70 his automobile. q 1884 coupe.
X. M. Clark, assistant cashier
said Mutt freed himself, for the
door had not been locked. ana
notified officers
The man fled and a quickly org
ar:zed posse was only minutes be-
hind him In his flight west
, 1935-08-29

William babel Quinn, Sugar
old Negro, who escaped hanging
on the gallows 80 years ago BE-.
cause Kansas governors would
not sign the order for. his execu-
ton, has laid claim to the title
Of ''the country's most forgotten
man.. According 10 records,
Quinn has served IA years more
than his commuted sentence In
the Kansas penitentiary at Lam
sing. The Negro was granted q
communication OF sentence 60 III
years, but In violating parole
regulations Quinn was arrested
and returned to prison. Warden
]. X Codding ruled that Quinn
would have to serve his 10 years
anew and that the II years he a.
ready had served would not
count Efforts are being made
to free the man.
, 1935-08-29
FRANCE BELIEVES
WAR INEVITABLE

PARIS. Aug. 20. =Fp- French
Officials Thursday despaired Of pre-
venting conflict between Italy and
Ethiopia and hoped merely to lessen
the violence and ccnfine II 70
Africa.
The cabinet wednesday author
ized Premier Pierre Laval TO proceed
with O free hand az the League Of
Nations council meeting at Geneva
next Wednesday and TO place
Frances safety above the likelihood
OF Ethiopian war.
Laval started the final week OF
his peace search with success "dif-
ficult but possible" Success, French
officials agree. means only peace
In Europe.
The premier had q double success
Wednesday. His advisers said that
italian officials had promised 10
eliminate some Of the controversial
aspects OF their case nc Geneva and
British officials sent assurance they
would proceed carefully and hear
II Duce's explanation.
The assurance OF the italian
cabinets communicate that Great
British had nothing 10 fear from
Italv's Ethiopian policy was seen as
further influence 20 soothe British
orinicn end make Lavai's media
ton easier.
, 1935-08-29

the problem CT sanctions has been
examined by the highest military
authorities OF the regime under all
aspects and that as regards event.
ual sanctions Of q warlike nature,
decisions and measures necessary
to face them have been taken some
time ago."
The communique Il regarded as
having placed the situation squareIy
I'D TO Great Britain The canlnet In
one hand holds out On olive branch
by saying Italy will not infringe
upon British Imperial rights. but
the other hand holds a threat OF
"the gravest complications" u Brit
ain insists on sanctions.
Need More Funds
The cabinet said q more extensive
memorandum will he submitted 10
the league council.
The cabinet decided on economic
measures tc finance the Ethiopian
war. These include obligatory con-
version OF foreign credits and for
eign bonds, delimitation OF corpora
ton dividends 10 Q per cent. a 10
per cent tax on dividends and inter-
ests and the requirements that
automobiles use substitutes for
gasoline.
, 1935-08-29
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Aug. 20. RJ- The
stock market climbed back on the
high road Thursday.
While the pace was relatively
slow, Vrtully all classes Of equities
joined the forward moving process
sion. There was no especially mo-
tivating news.
U. 8. government bonds again were
In supply as corporation loans were
inclined to follow stocks. Grains
and cotton were about steady. Fore
ign exchanges were narrow
Share gains generlly ranged from
fractions 70 o. point or so.
Columbia Pictures led with an ad-
vance Of about 5 points. but backed
up later. Improvement was dis
played by u. s. Steel and Bethle-
hem common and preferred, Ameri-
can Telephone. Western Union,
Consolidated Gas, Santa re, Union
Pacific, Du Pont, Electric Boat.
Douglas Aircraft. Inland Steel
Chrysler, General Motors, Mont
gomery Ward, Sears Roebuck. Case.
loves Kelvinator and Snyder
Packing.
Another furry IN the Columbia
Pictures issue was attributed partly
TO talk in the boardrooms that the
directors may soon declare generous
stock dividend. The company's last
, 1935-08-29
Weslaco Will Get
Highway Garden

WESLACO, Aug. 2e.-Furtherfng
the Identification program OF Wes-
laco, the Lions club is putting In q
rock and cactus garden along the
state highway running through the
city limits.
Considerable work has previous
ly been done IN the way OF beau-
Trying this strip OF railroad and
highway right-of-way. This strip
lined with palms and planted with
numerous arrangements Of shrubs.
is one OF the finished projects
which civic clubs sponsored. Other
Identification projects are being
sponsored by the Lions club, one
being the planting Of ash tree seed
on a vacant lot donated by the
city. The trees when large enough
will be distributed 10 those desir-
ing same for their homes. II Is
the desire OF this club 70 have a
lar-s amount OF shade trees set
throughout the city within the
next year.
=. q. Ballard, chairman OF the
Lions Identification committee, is
a member OF the firm OF Billiards.
Nursery. and according TO him,
strong efforts are being made TO
keep the Rose cup In Weslsco for
1895.
, 1935-08-29

Ralph 8. James Of San Benito.
deputy sheriff since January 4.
was named On deputy state labor
commissioner Wednesday, accord
ing TO weird reaching The Browns
vile Herald. James win make hts
headquarters IN Harrington. and
win have four Valley counties under
his jurisdiction
In addition 10 enforcing labor
laws. James will also act ns boxing
and wrestling commissioner for the
area.
The new deputy Is well known ir
the Valley. and especially ln local
labor circles. He Is secretary uf
the local P~llsterer's Union. and s
scheduled Co preside cver the VAL
lev Iabcr nay banquet nc wesiaco
Sunday night.
, 1935-08-29
NET

about the same sire rs the Fair
port. which has been making reg
ular sailings from Port Isabel with
corn. The Commercial Quaker was
TO sail Friday. probably for New Or
leans.
The Fairport VIII arrive In a day
or two fer another load Of corn and
VIII probably make one more trip
10 wind UP the corn movement out
OF the Valley.
The Commercial Quaker is the
twelfth ship &c arrive nc the port
at Port Isabel during the month
that IL has been opened, according
to Port Manager Herbert 8. Craw-
ford.
Crawford said ne n wen satisfied
with business the new port has re-
ceived. All OF the ships calling no
Port Isabel have handled ccrn,
except three. which brought carsoes
Of steel and oil pipe. and carried
no outgoing cargo.
, 1935-08-29
'B ALL OF FIR T.
" . " ~ v
is EXPLAINED AT
~ " ~ "
WEATHER OFFICE

Ball lightning, reported In the
valley for the first time in recent
years Monday, is one or the five
c.AsSificaticns OF lightning and m
the enc least known, Weather
Observer w. j. Schnursbusch said
Wednesday.
The weather expert was called
ON when Enrique Hernandez, bus
driver for Pan American Anyways.
reported seeing m ball of fire.
roll across the Boca Chica hlgn-
way during q thunder storm Mon
DAY afternoon The ball Of fire"
rolled into q palm tree and ex-
pcded. chArr1nE the tree. -
nande1 reported
Quoting authoritative sources.
Nj. 6c~hnurbusch said "wednesday
that the five classes Of lightning
are Eg-sag. sheet heat, beaded
ana ball
Authorities differ as 10 opinion
on ball lightning. the weather
observer said. with some author
tiles claiming u IL largely a mat
ter Of optical illusion. Other au-
tfIorities point out however, thas
there are too many cases OF bah
lightning on record to explain IN
as an illusion.
Ball lightning, according 20 au-
thorities. sometimes appears NJ q
ball Of fire dropping from the
clouds. but more ofteA It appears
suddenly near the ground, usually
I'm a bush on some object. and
some times appears within houses.
The ball lightning appears during
an electrical disturbance. ana
usually accompanies a flash Of
ug-Eag lightning and a peal or
thunder. The balls or fire range
In size from A baseball 90 M mans
head. They roll slowly, usually
accompanied by n kissing sound.
ana may disappear into the
ground or explode with O loud
report. Mr.. Gchnurbusch said Ha
said Ii AZ likely the bali of fire
ls On cff-shoct from N streak CITY
ziE-zag lightning.
Mr.. Schnurbusch said Mondays
occurance Is the first time 70 his
knowledge ball lightning has
been in the Valley. lie said that
he records fail 60 reveal m single
death brought about by contact
with N ball or fire"
, 1935-08-29
FARM RELIEF =
CONTINUED from Page OneD

land by payment Of the appraised
value. But II they fail 10 do 90,
secured creditors can obtain ccurt
orders directing that the secured
property be sold at public auction.
The bill was forced through t1m'
house late In the session BY "a (
tinuous pressure from scores o.
farm state representatives after
hope for passage had been NIL but
abandoned ever by its chief ad-
vocates.
Adopted unanimously with but
one amendment, the measure was
hurried across the capitol 20 the
senate where N required only a
matter OF minutes 10 win final con-
kresSional approval.
Representative Lemke CR-ND),
co-author, has described the act as
giving "a breathing spell" to the
farmers.
, 1935-08-29
Weslaco Clubs Will
Sponsor Playground
Especial 70 Ths Heraldl

WESLACO, Aug. 20. - weslaco
will have a modern children's play
ground within the near future ac-
cording to announcement by the
chamber Of commerce wednesday
The playground. sponsored by the
Kiwanis ana Rotary clubs OF Wes-
laco. will be situated In the Down
town district on the vacant lot be-
tween the j. G. Penney store and
the Weslaco News building. Various
types OF playground equipment will
be installed IN the park together
with a small wadinE pool for the
younger children. These lots and
those directly IN front Of them
across the street will also be beau
titled by the clubs. The city VIII fur
nlsh sufficient water for irrigation.
II ~ the plan OF the clubs. ac-
ccrcing 70 r. q. Cressner. chairman
Of the committee. 70 light the play
ground and make II available for
children to play st all times.
, 1935-08-29

FOR the nations poor and distressed
brought her the admiration from
high and low Of the little nation
Court attaches recounted recent
ly how she spent many hours with
her own hands speeding distribu-
ton OF relief supplies 70 economic
sufferers. especially among the dts
tresSed Of the mining areas.
The Belgian housewives and moth
ers had taken Astr1d as their ma
tional model. she was especially
adept with the needle and enjoyed
cooking.
Brussels mothers on q number
Of occasions have seen the queen
pishing a perambulator through the
park airing the royal baby
Just Ike any commoner mother In
the capital.
, 1935-08-29
Merchants Asked To
Ship Through Port

SAN BENITO. Aug. ga VAL
ley-wide drive 70 induce merchants
70 use deep water transportation
was launched &C q meeting Of the
port and industrial committee OF
the San Benito Chamber Of Com
merce at its breakfast meeting
Wednesday morning.
TIE committee will contact lead
ing industries throughout the VAL
ley. pointing out the saving on
freight possible through use OF
Vater transportation. 1t was an
nounced.
The agricultural committee viii
meet Thursday morning TO discuss
farm problems, 10 was announced.
, 1935-08-29
Wounded Patrolman
Undergoes Operation

IEpCCIIT % IUU IEEGIIT
HARLINGEN, Aug. 28.-Mackey
Chaudoin underwent an operation
AT Valley Baptist hospital We'd
nesday morning for the removal OF
a bullet received In a recent gun
fight at Harlingen.
Chaudoln, highway patrolman,
was critically wounded and George
Dunlap. Harlingen youth, was kill
ed as Dunlap opened fire on Chau-
doin and Hill Foreman. another
patrolman, and the two officers re-
turned the fire.
Physician announced that Chau-
doin was resting as easily as could
be expected following the operation.
The wounded man recently under
vert A blood TRANSMISSION.