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, 1935-03-17
DROUTH BELT
Sees ANOTHER
DRY SUMNER

WASHINGTON, March is. R-
Farmers in the great drought belt
fear q possible repetition Of the hot.
dry conditions under which they
suffered last summer.
Weather bureau officials express
ed concern over the moisture situa-
ton, pointing out On a map that the
area in which the drought was worst
last year Is still extremely dry,
with only minor relief in a few areas.
Five-Year Decline
Dry conditions, they said, have
prevailed for five years in this Sec
ton, which includes parts Of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming,
Montana, Nebraska, Colorado, Kan
saS, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona.
The result has been a loss of sub
soil moisture, the reserve for grow
ing crops, which would require years
Of normal rainfall to replace.
There has been a gradual de-
cline in precipitation from Is inches
per year to 20 during the past five
years In some of these states, n
official declared, land to date there
Is not indication OF a change IN this
tendency"
The temporary relief given by rain
and snow in small portions OF
Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas is only suf-
ficient to aid farmers in blowing this
spring, IL was said, and would not
help materially TO produce a crop.
Dust storms Already
Dust storms have already occur
red in parts OF the nelt s.l heavy
damage TO crops, soil ana farmers
tempers. These storms are regarded
as an inevitable result OF dry con-
ditions in cultivated areas where
high winds prevail.
The drought belt comedies almost
exactly with the area from the
Canadian border to the Rio Grande
river in which the forest service
plans to start planting a lOO-mile
wide shelterhelt this spring.
Conditions III the r e are almost
identical with those Of a year ago
Immediately preceding the drought
which carried production OF crops
down to the lowest levels IN more
than so years.
, 1935-03-17
Sheriff Must Face
Three Indictments

DALLAS. March l6.-tP- Three
federal indictments. n accusing
him as the slayer OF a federal mar
cotic agent. Saturday hung over
Sheriff w. ". Cato OF Cara county,
aS government investigators pushed
q probe into a purported west Tex
as crime and narcotic ring.
Sheriff Cato. previously indicted
with three others for the Staying 0f
Spencer Stafford. federal agent, was
under technical arrest again after
indictment on a conspiracy charge
OF ~obstrIcting justice. lie also had
been named in a narcotic conspiracy
case.
, 1935-03-17
STARR TESTS
SHOWING GOOD
Especial to The HerAldl


RIO GRANDE CITY. March is
Considerable interest In a pros
pective extension OF the Barbacoas
pool in south central Starr County
was aroused Friday when a wildcat
test. Armstrong, Emanuel a. Adams
No. / Starr County Cattle, showed
while being bailed.
The test Is located in block 81,
porcion 30. JeffrieS-Lambeth sub
division, Ancient Jurisdiction OF
Camargo. and had topped a sand,
the regular sand Of the Barbacoas
pool, at 2.705-ll feet. The test start
ed bailing Thursday night and was
bailed down a considerable depth.
A swab line was rugged up Friday
and on the fourth swabblng, gas
pressure blew the swab and line out
OF the hole and through the top
OF the derrick. For several minutes.
the well ran out of control. max
ing mud. water and a slight show
ing Of oil. and then sanded up.
1t is probable that Il will be
l-EdAACQ O4L GGAAA45 G4E 1h1A GAAA
further efforts made TO complete IL.
No undue excitement was caused oy
the showing. but ii Is considered
likely that the test may result IN
several new holes in the vicinity.
There are two producing sands
ia the field. In the 2.5OO-foot sand,
Jeffries-Lambeth Drilling Company
has one gaSSer and one oil produc-
er, Merren, johnson AZ Jeffries mas
one Oil producer, and the Weekly
OIL Corporation has a wet gaSSer.
AT the 2,700-fOOt depth, Merien
Bond and Johnson has g gasSer. The
Jeffries-Lambeth firm opened the
pool in August, 1888, with gas pro-
duction from sand at 2.445-55 feet.
The Jeffries-Lambeth No. 2 Starr
County Cattle company was COM
pleted in February, 1884, and made
about leo barrels daily Tor a snort
time. The hole was revoked and
cleaned out In September. 1884. and
has been making about 80 to 20 BAR
rels daily since that time. MerrenI
Johnson AZ Jeffries completed lis
No. / Starr County Cattle company
in December, 1884, from sand al
2,534-3l feet and the test has been
making 20 to 30 barrels daily.
The pool Is located about i3 miles
northwest OF the Sanlfordyce Held
in southwestern Hidalgo county and
along the well-established trend
through Starr county which has It's
southeastern extremity al sam
fordyce and its northwest extrem-
ity in the Sun Oil Company's Las
Cuevitas pool In northwestern Starr.
, 1935-03-17

NEW YORK. March 10. LPl-
Wiley Post. forced down al Cleve-
land Friday while attempting a rec
ord : breaking tranScontinental
flight through the stratosphere. viii
try again.
Only minor trouble prevented him
from completing the Los Angeles
New York span in less than eight
hours. the aviator said on arrival
here. He predicted mail and passen-
ger planes soon would follow his
trail.
Posts oxygen supply ran danger
ously low as he streaked yer west
ern Pennsylvania. SO he planned 70
descend TO breathable aid and fly
on. Dropping from the sub-zero
, 1935-03-17
Sweepstakes Tickets
Seized At Santone

SAN ANTONIO. March is. Up
Seizure of $4,000 worth Of horse
a { sweepstakes tickets, a guam
tity OF alcohol and lottery tickets,
ars the arrest of twenty-one men
carried San Antonio TO the front Of
federal nationwide crime drive
Saturday.
One Of those arrested has long
been sought OH an indictment
charging him and twenty others
with a conspiracy plot 10 smuggle
alcohol from Cuba into the United
States via Galveston. The ship in
v0lved In the plot Is reported 10
have made three successful trips
with alcohol before it waS appre-
hended.
, 1935-03-17
Three Persons Die
When Homes Burn

MINNEAPOLIS. March l6-Fl-
Three persons. a mother. her Is
months old baby and an aged wo-
man, were burned TO death Satur-
day when fire destroyed a tWo-stOrv
farm home three miles southwest
of here.
The dead:
Miss Kate Mclaughlin. 10 years
old: Mrs. Susan Dickinson. 33 years
old; Katherine Dickinson, Is months
old. daughter OF Mrs. Dickinson.
-Four persons escaped.
The fire started. II was reported
when Mrs. Dickinson stumbled on
the stairs of the home and tel with
an Oil lamp. The lamp exploded.
, 1935-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
SUMMARY

The disturbance noted owe the
plains states Friday morning was
central over the upper Great Lakes
Saturday morning with somewhat
Diminished intensity, and followed
by moderately high pressure from
the north Pacific states. Except for
scattered precipitation in the north
central and northwestern states the
weather was mostly fair TO partly
cloudy throughout the balance Of
the country during the last "a hours
Dust storms were reported IRON
western Kansas. Oklahoma, and the
Texas Panhandle at the morning
observation. and moderate 70 strong
shifting winds occurred thence
northeaStward 10 the Great Lakes
Temperatures rose more or less IN
the southern and eastern states, but
fell decidedly over most Of the north
ern Rocky Mountain and plains
states Saturday morning.
Brownsville 8 a. m. esd sea-
level pressure 1890 inches.
, 1935-03-17
Two Firemen Killed
When Trucks Collide

CHICAGO. March is. Pp-Two
firemen we're killed and eleven 9TH
ers injured, three seriously, early
Saturday in a collision between "A
fire squad truck and a fire engine
at a Loop intersection as the fire
fighters we're answering a minor
alarm.
The dead were Captain Frank
O'Connor Of the fire departments
No. ! rescue squad. and Fireman
Lawrence O'COnnell.
, 1935-03-17
Train Kills Man

TERRELL. March is. Up a
grade crossing accident near Elmo
resulted Saturday in the death OF
Virgil Ward and the probably fatal
injury of Bob Roycraft.
Ward and Roycraft were in a
truck loaded with lumber. As they
drove out Of a side road TO cross
the Texas e. Pacific tracks. the
truck was hit by an east bound en-
CINE, pulling one car.
, 1935-03-17
Jaycees Will
Elect Chiefs
AT Harrington
isnnrial ~ THE Hernldl

HARLINGFN. March l6-An in
teresting program has been prepar-
ed for the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce meeting at 1880 o'clock Mon
day night az the Madison hotel. &C
cording to Ray Byfield. secretary
manager.
There will be a series OF talks by
Joe II. Penny on development az the
Arroyo Colorado, Nat Wetzel on the
Hug-the- Coast highway. Charles
Bowie on floor control. Stanley
Yount on activities or the organ
ization during the past year and by
County Judge Oscar c. Dancy on
the Harlingen-San Benito highway.
The principal talk will be made
BY DR.. A. r. Sheldon OF Kingston.
". Y. on human engineering while
ballots OF the election arc counted.
" W. McCright has been nomIn-
ated for president with Robert Ad-
ans. vice president: Sam Cob. treas
urer; and Ray Bvfieid. secretary
manager. Six directors also are 10
be elected. Mr.. Yount Is retiring
president.
The meeting will start with a din
ner al 7.30 O'Clock.
Various entertainment features
also have been provided with music
BY the Kalua trio. clog dance by
Name, Frances Jennings and Iva
Weed, acrobatic dancing by Doris
Baehle and special entertainment
by Emory Parnell.
Policies for the new year are 70
be discussed. obtaining a new dep
artment store for Harrington and
new industries will receive atten-
ton on the program.
A new plan for holding and en-
tertaining tourists viii come UP for
consideration.
Have YOU seen the new Olds-
, 1935-03-17
Oil Bill Attacked

BEAUMONT. March l6.-P-The
first attack on the new Connally
oil bill was launched Saturday IN
federal court by five oil companies
who sought TO restrain the new fed
eral tender board from operating
in east Texas.
, 1935-03-17
The Weather

East Texas least Of Tooth meri-
diam: Sunday fair, colder in south
east portion.
Moderate to fresh shifting winds
on the coast becoming northerly.
, 1935-03-17
Clark Gable Visits
Houston For Wedding

HOUSTON. March Is. tP1-Clark
Gable. motion picture actor, arrived
here Saturday morning by plane to
attend the wedding OF his step
daughter. Miss George Anna Lucas.
to DR.. Thomas w. Burke. at 1880
D. m. Saturday.
The ceremony will be performed
BY the Rev. Thomas j. Kindham,
a friend Of the brides family. at the
home of DR.. Charles Green, a
friend OF the Gable family.
Mrs. Gable arrived here Monday
for the wedding.
Have you seen the new Olds-
, 1935-03-17

This is the second Of a series of
articles by G. o. Miles. former
Secretary Of the Rio Grande VAL
ley Citrus Exchange and Citrus
Control Committee member. OPP
inions expressed are those Of Mr..
Miles.
, 1935-03-17
All Grower Board

Until this continuous antagon-
ism in the committee Of the four
grower members and three indie
pendent shipper members is ell
minated, the growers will not re-
ceive the benefits Of this agreement
as intended in the Agricultural
Adjustment Act. The purpose Of
the administration and the Act in
this and other such agreements is
to increase the purchasing power
Of producer.
I have resigned from the Ex-
change and from the committee
and the National Citrus Committee
and am retiring from active. off,
cial participation in the affairs Of
the industry, and, therefore. have
nothing to gain and nothing 10 lose
by being frank in these matters.
inclinations and my interests
are still with the citrus growers Of
, 1935-03-17
BULLETIN

1First figures. lowest temperature last
might: second highest yesterday. third.
wine velocity at 8 a. m; fourth. prec-
imitation In last q hoursl
, 1935-03-17

The writer's previous article dealt
with the cooperative movement in
regard to citrus fruit marketing In
the Valley. dealing almost entirely
with the growers and affiliated as
sociations Of the Rio Grande Valley
Citrus Exchange and the National
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange.
The writer having been for three
years the Secretary Of the Exchange,
serving in local, state and national
capacity, without remuneration
stated that right or wrong, ne mop
ed that his observations and opin-
ions might be Of some benefit TO
the citrus growers of Texas in solv-
ing the many problems which nave
in ecent years beset the citrus grow
ers and investors In the Rio Grande
Valley. II is our intention IN this
article to explain. as briefly as pos
sible. the history Of the National
Citrus Agreement and the Texas
Citrus Control Committee.
In this article II will be noted
the writer acknowledges grave mis-
takes OF his own judgment, IN re-
gard TO what he believed would be
the results Of the Agreement and
the functioning Of the Control Com
mittee in Texas.
National Agreement
In the month OF June. 1882. while
in washington on other business in
the interest of the Valley. and just
after Congress had passed the Ag-
r%icultural Adjustment Act, after
consultation wits the officials OF the
Triple "A" an opportunity under
this act was seen whereby Califor-
MIA, Arizona, Florida. Porto Rico and
Texas could enter into an agreement
with the Secretary of Agriculture. as
provided in the Act. to end their
marketing troubles due mostly 70
o-erproduction and unregulated
distribution. After long distance
conversations with Mr. Ted Melden,
OF the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange, who happened to be in
Boston at the time, Mr.. c. c. Tea
que. president Of the California Cit
rus Fruit Exchange. and Mr.. G. c,
Pratt. OF the Florida Clearing House
Association, a meeting of the rep
resentatives OF the cooperatives and
independent citrus shippers OF all
producing areas was held July 20,
at the Willard Hotel. Following
considerable volcanic discussion
these representatives of the indus
try agreed upon certain provisions
to be included in a National Citrus
Agreement. and Mr.. Merton L. Cor
ey, representing Florida. Mr. Bruce
Mcdaniel, General Counsel for the
Mutual Orange Distributors OF Cali
fornia. and the writer, representing
Texas. continued in Washington,
working out state agreement with
the economic and the legal depart
ments Of the AAA in Washington.
After several weeks Of discussion
and several return trips TO the VAL
ley. an agreement was finally sign
ed by shippers representing over
80eo Of the tonnage shipped from
the Valley during the previous year.
The first season. that of i932-l933,
on account of the hurricane. the
Texas shippers. with the consent
OF Florida, California and Porto
Rico. were exempted from the pro-
visions Of this agreement until Aug
ust. 1884.
, 1935-03-17
Florida Benefits

The agreement provided for a
National Committee. composed Of
two National Committees. one for or
angeS and one for grapefruit from
each producing area. II also pro-
vided for a national co-ordinator
to be chosen under certain condi-
lions. Owing to disagreements by
the producing states. this national
co-ordinator has never been select
ed up to date. However. we are most
concerned with the actions Of the
Florida and Texas committees In
REGARD TO grapefruit.
During the first year OF opera
ton. the Florida Committee put
into effect proration OF shipments
in auction terminal centers. and
during the life OF this order. subs
tantial and beneficial results were
obtained for the growers of Flor
ida. However. difficulties arose be-
tween representative factions OF the
Committee in Florida. so that 1t be-
came necessary for the Secretary Of
Agriculture to draw a new agree
ment for that state. in which the
growers signed up and concurred
more than 500. Under this new
agreement. the Secretary Of Agri-
culture was to. and did appoint.
seven grower members in addition
70 those elected by the Florida
Clearing House. the Florida Citrus
Exchange. and an unaffiliated
orouD Of shippers. After the new
%apreernant had been put into effect
and the new committeeman an
pointed and elected. the Florida
Committee could not agree as to its
policies. This was largely on &C
count Of the devastating freeze
which covered that state. and. as A
result. the Florida Committee Is
still in disagreement and no good
results have come from its imma-
terlal actions up TO date. and In
consequence Secretary Wallace has
removed eight members OF the
Committee.
Under the terms OF the Texas
agreement. the personnel of the
committee consists Of three MEM
-NhANSCAkllAlk TIE
elected bv the Rio Grande Valley
Citrus Exchange. one by the Texas
Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange.
and one representing the Mercedes
Association. the Mission Associa-
ton and Engelman Gardens ASso-
citation. These committee members
represent the growers and are the
sole manager. or managers OF their
different c~ooperatives. In addition.
the independent shippers elected
three members. and the six above
named elected a grower member.
Nj. Skaags. Of Weslaco. who had
no marketing affiliations at the
time OF his election. Thus II will be
seen that the grwoers had four
representatives on the committee
and the independents three.
"UncIassified" Shipments
During the season Of lp32-i933. as
, 1935-03-17
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
Sunday, under normal meteor
= illogical conditions:
y High ........ 100 a. m. 3:l2 p. m.
Low ........ S:42 a. m. 8:55 p. m.
, 1935-03-17
RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present 24-Hr. 2i-HT

There will be no material change
IN the river during the next few
AavC
, 1935-03-17
"UncIassified" Shipments

During the season Of 1e32-l933. as
MORE
previously stated. the Texas Con-
troll Committee was under no obli-
cations in regard to the agree
lment. At the beginning Of the sea-
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
CD.
WINS FIGHT IN
HIGH COURT
Commodity Dollar" Theory Of
Rate Valuation Rejected
in Baltimore Case

The Supreme Court today re-
jected the commodity dollar"
theory of valuing public utilities
for ratemaking purposes in de-
Gliding the Baltimore Telephone
rate case.
The division was to 3, Justices
Brandeis, Cardozo and Stone dis
senting.
The theory, adopted by the
Maryland Public Service Commits
sion in ordering a reduction in
rates of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company,
called for valuation based on
commodity prices.
The court upheld an injunction
against the Maryland Commission
by the Federal District Court but
said it was dissatisfied with the
position taken by the lower court.
The Maryland Commission had
ordered the company to reduce
rates so that it's net income
would be cut $850,00O a year.
Justice Roberts, who delivered
the majority opinion, condemned
the method adopted by the Pub
lie Service Commission of using
the commodity price index on Is
commodities to determine value.
The court has held, he said, that
price levels may be considered in
arriving at actual value" But,
he said, a utility is not entitled to
have its rates based upon prices
when they are at their highest
peak, nor when they are at their
lowest level.
Justice Stone, who read the dis
senting opinion, asserted that the
Maryland commission had con.
sidered necessary factors in reach
ing its valuation upon which rates
were based.
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
) IN KIDNAPPING
DESCRIBED

LOS ANGELES, June 3 G.N.SO
Federal sleuths on the trail Of
the kidnapers of little George
Weyerhaeuser today had issued a
description of the kidnapers to
authorities throughout the ma
ton.
Following are the descriptions !:
No. Possibly a Macedonian
or Greek, about 35 or 40 years
of age, feet IL inches in
height. weighing 165 pounds,
with dark hair and eyebrows,
dark complexion, slender build,
smooth shaven and noticeable
lines about the mouth.
No. 2-American, 80 years, 5
feet 10 inches, 200 pounds;
heavy build, slightly prominent
stomach. dark hair, medium
complexion.
No. 3-American, 40 years, S
feet 10 inches, $50 pounds,
brown hair, dark complexion
and perhaps a small close
cropped mOustache.
The Washington times., 1935-06-03

HEAVEN HELP THEM IF THEY
DON'T.
No mere literary phrase, this
1.-THE Snatchers' Trail" It is as
tangible as the Lincoln Highway,
as clearly traceda ndcreated by the
leading gangsters in America. You
have read of these deeds as they
occurred, but the chances are you
have not linked them into a map
nor realized that they were max
ing one.
Moves Westward
Start it where you will-with
postwar recklessness, or prohibi-
ton, or national extravaganza
the fact remains that within the
last few years there has been a
steadily increasing trend toward
organized laWlessness. And in this
laWleSsness some of the Smartest
brains and most dauntleSS spirit of
America are involved. Strangely,
perhaps, this movement does not
center in the slums of New York,
but westward, the course of vio-
lence takes it's way" With the
Tacoma kidnapping of little George
Weyerhaeuser, it has dipped its
bloody fingers in the Pacific it.
self.
The sensational O'Connell kid
naping took place in New York,
but outside of this all the great
kidnapings have ranged from the
Middle West westward. There
was, of course. the Stoll kidnap-
ing in Louisville as there were
other isolated instances of snatch
ing" by individuals elsewhere.
But these cannot be included in
the gang category. Therefore,
the snatchers' trail starts with
Fort Worth, Texas-runs north
ward to Oklahoma City-cuts
eastward to Alton, Illinoiss-sweeps
again to Chicago-continues north
west to st. Paul, then through the
far-flung connections of the
Weyerhaeuser family, across Min
nesota out toward the Rockies
then, with one wild werewolf leap,
on to Tacoma.
1t is not as get proven that
the WeyerhaeuSer kidnapping is
actually the work of the KGrpiS
or any other gang, but it bears
all the marks OF being such: and
it is definitely EnoUn that mem
bers OF the KGrpiS gang haze
been moUinq in and out OF the
Northwest and up and do,Dh the
Pacific slopes for the last year.
So now it becomes the duty of
every American who would guard
his home or his own life, or re-
move this dreadful menace from
his country to follow that trail
and learn it's dark and devious
turnings. Study it as it lies be-
fore you now-branded on your
mind.
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
Normandie BetterS
Record Set bv Rex

One of the most coveted, and
probably the most valuable of all
speed records of the world, was
handed down to a new generation
today with the arrival in New
York of Frances floating palace,
the liner Normandie.
To France and the Normandie
now go the honors held since
last August by the Italian liner
Rex. The Rex had wrested the
speed title from the Europa,
which had won it from the Bre-
men. The Bremen. in turn, had
taken it from the Mauretania,
which for 20 years steamed
across the Atlantic unchallenged
in the matter of speed.
Attracts Passengers
The honor is valuable simply
because it attracts the larger pas
Senger lists, as has been evidenced
since the first steamship made
the crossing in 1919. That was
the Savannah. From that date
each new Queen" of speed and
luxury has taken transatlantic
passenger traffic from her slower
sisters.
Twenty-six days was the record
crossing Of the Savannah from