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, 1935-04-25
City Briefs

Bring your old oil stove In and
trade for a new one. Brownsville
Hardware.-Adv.
Judge George c. WeStervelt Of the
criminal district court has returned
to Corpus Christi after completing
the term Of court here. "A new term
OF the court will open in Corpus
Christi Monday.
Shrimp, Shrimp-we have them
now and expect TO have them reg
ularly.-Rio' Grande Fish and Oy-
Ster Co.-Adv.
Mis-. Marvin Hall was a visitor in
Harlingen Wednesday afternoon.
Enriqueta Aguilar. Of Port Isabel.
Is recovering from an appendectomy
performed at the Mercy hospital this
past week.
II. G. Woods, Of Port Isabel, was a
visitor in Brownsville for a few days
this week.
Mrs. II. <. Tuttle, Of Fort Riley,
Kas.. arrived Wednesday night for a
visit with her mother. Mrs. l.. =.
Layton.
Miss Hariette Brown and Mis-
Myrtle Jennings, and Alma Jane
Andrews, Elizabeth Wilson, Lucy
Starr Order and Dolores Thornton.
have left for Corpus Christi to at
tend the state home making educa-
ton rally being held in Corpus
Christi Thursday Friday and Satur-
day.
Mrs. Kent Patterson OF Los Fres-
nos, was discharged from the Mercy
hospital Thursday morning.
James M. McHenory Of San An
tonic is a guest at the Travellers
hotel.
Free Termite inspection. Phone
l400.-Adv.
G. r. Davis, Of San Antonio is in
Brownsville.
~. "a NOAbA4 VI bAlC AAdAAAO OALl,
arrived in Brownsville Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. william Quinn OF
Chicago n registered at the TraV-
elers hotel.
r. A. Hardman. Of Houston is in
Brownsville.
Mrs. Ida Vicks has returned from
a short stay in Edinburg.
Mr.. and AIRS. @. A. Haynes. Of
Richmond, Va. are regis red al
the Del-Walt hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Evans have
left for Newark. Ohio.
G.. W. Albert, of San Antonio. is
a guest at the Del-Walt hotel.
L. A. Bogenschatz Of st. Louis.
NO.. Is a Brownsville visitor.
A. l.. johnson. Of Tampico. Mex
leo. Is a guest in the city.
w. A. Sigel, Of Cincinnati. o.
Is a guest at the Del-Walt hotel.
Seven hundred eighty-nine inches
of snow fell In the winter Of 1916
rnrn -. wE~ns~a n1f~fn~ Uvnrh
, 1935-04-25
School Bond
Election Date Set

PORT ISABEL. April IS. = Port
Isabel voters will go to the polls
Saturday. May IL, to cast their bal
lots either for or against the is
suance of bonds in the sum Of
$4,000 90 for the cost of constructing
and equipping a school building and
purchasing a site for same.
The order for election provides
that the building may be of stxSco,
hollow tile or brick Constructions
Those subject to payment Of prop
erty tax and Who have made rem
dition TO the tax assessor Of the
district prior to May /. are qualified
to vote in this election.
Hadley w. Smith is the architect
for the building.
, 1935-04-25
MIDDLE WEST S
RAINDRENCHED
Parts OF Dust Bowl Still
Parched, With Mild
Dust Storms

KANSAS CITY. April rs. Up
Snow In the mountains and rain on
the plains frightened crop prospects
Thursday In sections parched by
last summers drought.
Snow fell In the Rocky Mountains,
closing highways with huge nov
drifts. Rains, ranging from drizzleS
70 downpourS, were welcomed by
farmers In Wyoming, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern
Texas.
The southwest dust bowl, however,
had nothing more promising than a
few clouds. Instead mild dust
storms continued 70 blow in south
west Kansas, southeast Colorado,
and the Panhandle sections OF Okla
hcma and Texas.
Colorado districts dependant up
on irrigation saw their supply Of wa
ter increased by the heavy SHOWS.
Described BY observers as the heay-
lest one days fall In is years, the
snow blocked highways with drifts
nine feet deep at Victor and Cripple
Greek, Colorado. Schools were dis
missed at noon. .
Drifts I'D to five feet marooned
many motorists along the Denver
Colorado Springs highway. AT Colo
RADIO Springs. deputy sheriffs erected
N barrier 10 keep others from ventur-
ing ON the highway.
Blackwell. Okla. had a gully
washer"-3.42 inches-the heaviest
recorded since July. 1882. More than
an inch was reported at other north
central points In the state, but In the
Panhandle It was the same story
more dust, no rain.
While a sandstone ragged in the
same county. Wichita Falls. Texas,
was visited by a thunderstorm that
brought an inch OF rain.
, 1935-04-25
Robbers Diversity
Field Of Activity

DALLAS. April Is. -CPE Three
robbers in an eight-cilinder sedan,
who Travelled so miles and crossed
four counties in As minutes staged
a holdup at each end and one in
the middle early Thursday.
Dallas police believed the leader
was John Bratcher who recently es-
capped from the Dallas county jail.
Descriptions Of one Of the men fit
ted Bratcher. Accurate descriptions
OF the others were lacking.
The robbers stopped the driver of
a pie truck at 17-mile hill, between
Rbome and Decatur in Wise county
on the highway to Wichita Falls,
and robbed him OF SIS. a al Of Ice
cream and the keys to his truck.
This was shortly before 4 a. m.
Speeding on, they forced three
negroes off the road east Of Rhome,
but obtained nothing.
, 1935-04-25
What The
Legislature
kDoing

AUSTIN. April Is. Rp-The Tex
rs House Of Representatives
Thursday adopted. rs to SO the
conference committee report on q
bill to appropriate state funds for
a Texas Centennial celebration.
Senate adoption OF the report
would send the bill to the COVER
nor for signature. Il was believed
likely the senate would approve IL
with little delay following the
house action which came as a sur-
prise TO many.
The conference report was pre-
sented to the house by Represen-
tative George Butler Of Bryan. On
two previous occasions the house
had all but killed the bill.
The vote was preceded by only
slight, mild debate. A motion to
reject the report was tabled 81
to SIS.
The bill would appropriate ST.
100000 for buildings at the main
centennial site at Dallas and an
additional 100000 for equipment;
$250,00O for a memorial and OBJ
servance at the Alamo at San An
tonic and a like amount for similar
purposes at San Jacinto battle
field; SOS. 900 for equipment for a
Wcrld War museum sponsored by
the American Legion on the Uni
versity of Texas campus: 100000
for publicity and advertising and
$575. 900 for obServances and MEM
orials at various places prom
inent in Texas history.
A brief furry in the senate over
prohibition brought hot words
from Senator Weaver Moore Of
Houston, repeal chieftain, and
Senator Joe Hill Of Henderson, q
dry leader.
The argument developed from
house action in proposing sub
mission at a special election next
August "a Of a constitutional
amendment to abolish the fee sys-
tenn of compromising county Off
GERS. II has been proposed that re-
peal of statewide prohibition be
voted on at the special election.
Moore asserted submission OF
other amendments at the special
election would confuse the elector-
ate and make the ballot look
like a Chinese puzzle" Moore said
the change appeared TO be an
other movement TO defeat repeal.
The senate continued its debate
on a bill TO halt gas waStage in
the Texas Panhandle.
The house finally passed. with
amendments, a holly contested
senate bill TO tighten restrictions
on the dental profession. House
opponents lost a bitter fight TO re-
move a provision prohibiting
newspaper advertising other than
insertion Of professional cards.
A bill to establish a state board
to regulate hair dreSsers and cos
metologists was sent to the gov
ernor when the house concurred
in senate amendments.
Representative Harry N. Graves
Of Georgetown, arch foe OF horse
race wagering, gave notice he
would seek action Friday on a bill
to outlaw race track betting.
Resolutions were introduced In
the house proposing constitutional
amendments to permit the legisla-
ture to establish an unemployment
insurance system and to make APP
preparations for dependent and
neglected children.
, 1935-04-25
FORT r. 4 A

FORT WORTH, April %. R1-De-
mand for grain was quiet here
Thursday. Estimated receipts:
Wheat / car: corr 6: and oats 10.
Delivered Texas gulf ports, export
rate, or Texas common points:
Wheat No. / hard 1.14-1.l5. Barley
No. 2 nominally 1911: No. 3 nom
inally 1915. Sorghums NO. 2 milo
Der 100 pounds nominally 2.l0-2.14;
No. 5 milo nominally 2.O8-2.l2. NO.
2 kafir nominally 2.00-2O5; No. 3
kafir nominaly 1.98-2.03.
Delivered Texas common points
or group three: Corn Cshelled) No.
3 Mexican IS per cent white 10y
los: No. 2 white northern Lbs
ll5&: NO. 2 yellow 1.O9+-
LION. Oats NO. 2 red 62-62lR; NO.
4 red 6i-62H.
, 1935-04-25
18th Cavalry Expected
In Brownsville FRIDAY

Three hundred officers and troops
OF the 18th Cavalry, who began
their annual practice march over
the Valley April l6, 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 suuadrons
left here April 16 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.
, 1935-04-25
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New K0rk


Stocks strong, metals buoyant,
alcohols Isolated soft spot.
Bonds improved. secondaries IN
demand.
Curb firm, mining issues lead.
Foreign exchanges silver cur
rencieS higher.
Cotton higher, small notices,
trade and spot house buying.
Sugar barely steady. commission
house realizing.
Coffee easy. proposals for reduc-
ton of Brazilian export tax.
Chicago
Wheat lower. Rosenbaum hQui-
dating sales.
Corn irregular. rural offerings
small.
Cattle slow, steady to weak. top
$3.50.
Hogs slow. 5 to Is cents lower,
top 500.
, 1935-04-25
Treasury Position

WASHINGTON. April rs. RAThe
position Of the treasury on April %
was:
Receipts. $50. 438. 684.24: expendi-
lures. $50, 784, 738.76 balance, So
O63. 1874. T08.93; customs receipts for
the month. $24.718. 999. 97.
Receipts for the fiscal year (Since
July ID, $685. 75, 742. 10; expendi-
lures. $5,703, 083.51 dncluding So
832, 937.063.86 OF emergency expendi-
tureS); excess Of expenditures. So
646.874,304.8l; gold assets, 8 $780,
140,182.55.
, 1935-04-25
Bishop Tells Club
OF San Jacinto Battle

A San Jacinto Day talk by J. J.
Bishop featured the Kiwanis club
luncheon meeting Thursday.
w. A. Rasco talked on Kivanis
progress during the past 20 years,
and Rev. o. C. 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, II. d. Burkholder Of Nor
folk, Va, D. l.. WEIGH Of Harlin-
gen. CASTOR Peek Of Galveston. and
James L. Abney of Brownsville.
, 1935-04-25
PRESIDENTS AND
THEIR WIVES

This attractive 48-page illustrated
booklet gives not only the essen
tial historical facts concerning ev-
cry President from washington to
Franklin ID. Roosevelt. and every
White House hostess, but offers a
condensed political history OF the
United States.
The tables give the popular and
electoral votes for every Presiden-
tial election. Many Of the pictures
are reproductions of official White
House photographs. An indispen-
sable reference booklet for every
home library.
Send for your copy today. en-
closing ten cents TO cover cost ano
handling.
, 1935-04-25
Abandon Hopes Of
Finding Mans Body

Hopes Of finding the body Of
Private Leonard Freeman, who
drowned in the Rio Grande at Fort
Brown Sunday afternoon, almost
have been abandoned.
Fort Brown forces, aided by the
Brownsville fire department, search
ed the river for three days without
success. Patrols along the river
bank are being maintained. but
search in the water has been aban-
doned.
Private Freeman went in SWIM
ming late Sunday afternoon and
was last seen by two companions
IN shallow water near the Fort
Brown Laundry.
, 1935-04-25
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, April rs. Rl-With
active liquidating sales in progress
resulting from the Sc, 000,0 900 bank
ruptcy petition on the RoSenbaum
Grain Corporation, material breaks
Of grain prices early Thursday fol-
lowed an Uneven start. Fluctuat-
ing rapidly in brisk trading, wheat
and corn both 500 showed a fan
Of nearly two cents a bushel. Open
ing " off to II up. May 99i4. wheat
quickly underwent a general tum-
bic. Corn started u lower TO "
higher, May S815-A, and then re-
coded all around.
, 1935-04-25
Especial to Tn HeraIdl

toptCIHI % u HeraIdl
SAN BENITO, April 25.-The
boys outnumber the girls in the
scholastic census just completed by
Frank G. Pierce, principal for the
Fred Booth school, for the San Ben
ito independent school district.
There are l.449 white boys, l.S49
white girls. nine negro boys and Is
negro girls for a grand total Of O.
$40 which Is about 81 less than last
years census.
Although the scholastic census
has been approximately the same for
the past few years. the actual enroll
ment IN the schools has increased
considerably.
, 1935-04-25
NEW YORK CURB
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, April rs. R)-
Overnight news that President
Roosevelt had advanced the price
n silver was translated into high
CT prices On Thursdays cotton mar
ket and active figures opened from
' to II points higher.
May opened at l1.42. July at 1852,
Oct. ll.32 and Dec. at 1913, and
held around these levels during the
early tradingS.
Notices issued Thursday on the
May contract were very small with
but ii one-hundred bale notices
and "a for the so bales contracts.
The early gains were extended
during the morning until active posi-
tons were up from 40 to rs points.
While the strength in the market
was directly attributed to higher sill
YER. the manner In which the trade
bid UP the May position aided the
underlying strength OF dealings.
May advanced TO 1851 around
noon. q gain Of 26 points. while July
, 1935-04-25
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK

FORT WORTH. April 70. III
CU. s. d. Al Hogs. LOO; truck
hogs mostly SC lower; top 8.65; good
to choice 1920 ID. tuck hogs $50
60; good u~nderweights averaging
l50-l80 lbs. 7.45-8.45; packing Sows
steady. IT'S down.
Cattle, 1000: calves. 100; grass
slaughter steers and butcher year
lings low to CSC lower; bulls IN
slight supply, active. strong to Csc
higher; common weighty calves
about Csc higher: otherwise general
trade in slaughter cattle and calves
about steady; on load good strong
weight grass fat steers 9.25; other
grassers around 7.50 down; one load
good strong weight fed yearlings
10000; small lots yearlings 800 and
les including butcher grades around
and under TOO; ordiDary butcher
COWS 4.00-75; weighty slaughter
calves around $50 down.
, 1935-04-25
POTATOES

CHICAGO, April Is. gu. s.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes, "a On track
$50, US shipments SIC; old stock,
supplies liberal. trading slow, dull;
wisconsin round whites Us NO. I,
8O-S5. commercial 72is-75; Idaho
russets US No. /, 2.00-10. Is lbs
bags 2.I5, commercial l.72lz-.80;
new stock. supplies light. trading
light, slightly weaker, sales TO
Iobbers, Texas Bliss Triumphs US
No. /. and partly graded mostly
: 90, Us No. /. partly graded. ! and
n inch minimum 400: Louisiana
bliss Triumphs US No. !, AS.
, 1935-04-25
MEN ARE Held
Continued from Page One)

was profit from a restaurant which
he operates az his residence, and in
sists that he Is innocent. Some blood
stained shoes. pants and other ar
ticles OF clothing were also found at
the house.
Marrouuin lives hear the place
where Arguelles resides.
Police chief Albino Cara G. OF
Matamoros and Special Investigator
Jose Castro said their investigation
into the case has not stopped, and
they feel certain 1t will be entirely
solved. They thanked employees Of
the Titania Oil Co, for which young
Bengson worked. for aid given them
In the case.
, 1935-04-25
PROMOTIONS
fSpeclal to M Hrraldl

IoDfCIhI % Inc HtTaIdl
HARLINGEN. April IS. Several
changes in personnel are being made
by the Crown Willamette Taper
Co., which has a plant here. Stanley
Young. Valley district manager for
several years. will become district
sales manager at Los Angeles and
II. A. Swafford will be promoted to
manager of the local district. Walt
er Linehan Of Los Angeles will take
the position of assistant manager
vacated by Mr.. Swafford. The
changes will become effective In the
early summer.
, 1935-04-25
Valley Rotarians
On District Program

A number of Valley people had a
prominent part on the district Ro-
tary convention program in Hous~
ton this week, returning Rotarians
reported.
Dick Niles OF Harrington led the
singing at one Of the programs and
Superintendent John H. Gregory OF
McAllen spoke before the vocational
guidance sectian. Other talks were
made by <. E. Mockbee who invited
the 1886 meeting to Brownsville and
K. Marvin Goodwin Of Mission who
urged development of South Texas
as a resort section. Goodwin's talk
was entitled, Dividends"
John Kirkpatrick of Edinburg,
district governor. presided.
Sid Hardin of Mission was un-
able to make a scheduled talk.
, 1935-04-25
Trophy Awarded

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 were Jesus
Aguillar. Joe Escalante, Robert
Smith and Ernesto Villalon.
, 1935-04-25
Named To MIRA

WASHINGTON, April Is. Up
President Roosevelt Thursday APP
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 ID. White
side.
, 1935-04-25

"
without a record vote. Preliminary
estimates we're that II would re-
quire about $S80,OOO.OOO In casn'
but the total would depend entire
~ uDon how many veterans want
ed 10 hold their certificates until
maturity.
Another amendment adopted BY
the committee would permit the
president in his discretion TO pay
the cost or the measure out OF the
recently enacted s4.SSo.o00.0Oo work
relief fund.
This amendment by Senator Gore
D-Okla) carried by a vote OF II
60 4.
Chairman Harrison predicted,
however, that President Roosevelt
would never In the world" take
advantage OF 10.
, 1935-04-25
10 cr-afee 75-QOc

IL crates 75-90c.
Cucumbers: Blu. baskets l-25-l.5O,
few higher.
Greens: Per doz. punches around
zoe.
Blackeyed Peas: Blu. hampers and
baskets 2-2.50.
Potatoes: Bliss TriumphS US No.
Is / l-2 in min. 1.90-2.15 for 50-lb.
sacks.
Onions: 50-pound sacks yellow or
Wax l.25-1.75 according TO quality
and size.
Tomatoes: Lugs green wrapped
fair to ordinary all sizes 125-1.50.
Squash: Blu. baskets Yellow and
White 4o-60c.
Parsley: Blu. crates punched 90c-
loo
, 1935-04-25
CALKINs WILL PRoRATFn

While MS slayer went on trial In
Hidalgo county. the will of Percy A.
Calkins was submitted for probate
III Houston, his home. Calkins was
slain on a side road near EdinburR
March 81, while on the way to Har-
lingen.
The will names Calkins' son, Hp1h
Ingram CalkinS, and his WidS%.
Mrs. Elva Cockrell Calkins, as exec
utors. The will, leaving an estate of
over 5 $1,000 was written on a Lub-
book hotel stationery five years
ago.
, 1935-04-25
TODAY'S MARKETS
NEW YORK FUTURES

at I'LL, Oct. at 11.37 and Dec. at
l1.3e represented sizeable advances.
, 1935-04-25

NEW ORLEANS. April Is. tPf-
Cotton futures closed steady at net
advances of 10 to 30 points.
, 1935-04-25

NEW YORK, April Is. R-Cotton
futures closed steady, 1923 higher.
- wY4-A ~-w wnr&
, 1935-04-25

Seven hundred eighty-nine inches
Of snow fell In the winter Of 1916
1917 on Mount Rainier, Wash.
, 1935-04-25

CONTINUED from Page One)
, 1935-04-25
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES

Spot steadyl middling 100.
, 1935-04-25
VALLEY TRUCK

Continued from Page One)
, 1935-04-25

Late wednesday afternoon, five
other witnesses were presented III
swift succession by the state, Kel-
ley and his assistant, Gene Catlett,
alternating in bringing out impor-
tant points in their testimony.
Frank Skinner, Edinburg morti-
clan. testified to being called TO the
spot where Calkins' body was found,
of examining the body for wounds
and finding a bullet wound in the
back which broke two ribs and pene-
trated the heart. He readily ldenti-
fled the ring worn by Calkins as
well as the underclothing in which
the body was dressed when found.
Mrs. G. I. Durkee. official OF the
Corrigan Jewelry Company Of Hous-
ton. identified the wrist watch worn
by Calkins as one purchased by Mrs.
Calkins from her firm several
months ago.
John Kirsche, or~rator of auto
supply stores in Houston, Beaumont
and Corpus Christi, testified that he
rode with Calkins from Houston TO
Corpus Christi on March % and Of
finally leaving him in Corpus Christi
about 2:30 p. m. the afternoon OF
March 80.
Chas. Becker, auto mechanic from
Corpus Christi, testified he repair
ed Calkins' car on Saturday after
noon, March 80. and that Calkins left
his garage en- route to Harrington
about 3 D. m. that afternoon.
Emil Schumann, manager OF q
Harlingen scpring company. teStl-
fled that CaIkins t~elephoned to him
from Corpus Christi Saturday. March
80. at II a. m. advising that he
would reach Harrington that evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
Meeting Success.

exact cause or the plale WaS uOC ascertained.
 Meeting Success.
 With 175 in attendance, the first fall meeting of the Naugatuck Wo- mems Club, held Yesterday in Ma sonic hall, was quite successful. Mrs. Maud Meegan, New York soloist, sang her program of songs 50 beautifully she was enscored of ten and rendere four more songs than had been planned. Michael Curreri accoyanied her on the piano.
 A talk on federation news was given by Miss Florence Sutton of Greenwich, state president of the organization. Miss Sutton's address proved of interest to all the meme bers.
 Mrs. W. Gleen Kirby, chairman of the program committee, describ- ed the program for the year. Plans of the county organization were related by Mrs. F. c. Mayer, New Haven county vice-president. The Naugatuck Junior Club has won honors, Miss Sutton said, 1t having been awarded @ certificate for well fare work at the national gathering held last spring in Detroit.
 Mrs Donald L. McCollum, presi- dent, presided and welcomed visitors and new members. A tea was en- loved with the hospitality commit- tee in charge. The next meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. Fist and Suzanne Silvercruys of New Haven and Belgium, noted sculptor, will talk on sculpture. She will also model several things during her visit here.
 New rules as to parking on Maple street between Main and Carroll strtets have not yet gone into ei1ec' as signs barring parking there have not been secured by the police de- partment. It is expected this aree will be under the new rules in few days however.
 The no-parking on the south side of the Memorial bridge on Maple street went into effect yesterday with lanes for traffic being painted Sunday, The south lane will be used for drivers intending to turr south and the middle lane by mo- torists who plan to go straight a. head of turn north. Strict enforce