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, 1935-11-24
Red Cross Chapter
To Name Directors

The annual meeting OF the
Brownsville Chapter, American Red
Cross will BE- held at the chamber o.
commerce building in Brownsville
wednesday, December 4. at 10 a. m,
when the executive committee Will
make its annual report to the board
OF directors and q new board CT Il
members will be elected for 1895.
Every person within the limits OF the
brownsville chapter holding Red
Cro-s membership is invited 10 at
tend and take part.
Inc nominating committee has
presented the following Is names for
directors. Frank Hardin Miss Flor
ence Bel, George White. Mrs. Ger
trude Sharpe. Mrs. Harbert Daven-
port, :. G.. Graham, Mrs. Raw :.
Wait Of Port Isabel. Hadlsv Smith
q Pert Isabel. Dan Leftwich. w. A.
Miller, DR.. Lawrence C'rs Cd. Trov
9. Porter. Mrs. g. w. Golgin. j. M.
.tein and Hugh Wilbanks Of o.
mite. Other nominations NAV be
made from the floor.
Chapter officers viii be elected
from and by the new beard OF d.
rectcrs. a large number Of Red Cross
members and w-Tkers are expected
70 attend the annual meeting.
, 1935-11-24
State RELIEF
NEARS CLOSE,
JOHNSON Says
Funds Are Expected
To Play Out About
Mid Winter; Jobless
Back Cities

AUSTIN. Nov. 23.-P-Adam r.
johnson. Texas relief director, Sat-
uroay usmmed up gloomy pros
poets" Of state aid to needy ending
In m.d-winter with employment
conditions unimproved.
johnson said that without fed
eral aid "the chances are We win
De out Of business by the first Of
Lne year" There was a possibility,
ne said, that state aid would be
extended only to unemployableS
ur+n Feb. /.
economies and reduced rations
enao.ed the state to accumulate
$l,3O0O.O00 from various sources to
match 100000 state money, the
last proceeds OF a ~S20O00,0OO relief
bond issue voted IN 1893.
Johnson said the state made q
proposal on which the federal gov
eminent had not yet acted 70 ad-
vance additional funds to keep relic!
WORK in progress until March /.
johnson said the last count show
e 200, 90 unemployables and 1885,
600 employab,eS on state rolls. I'm
employabies were made a state
burden under federal regulations.
Even II half OF the 1876. 700 en-
ployableS are taken over by WPA."
Johnson sad. I'VE will have to
carry them until Dec. IS, for WPA
workers are paid semi-monthly."
Checks for s375.000. the last Of
available November state funds.
were prepared for distribution to
counties. Johnson sad the federal
government sent 100000 70 Texas
this month and promised s675, 90
more.
While relief rolls were pared.
employees also were thinned. 40
proximately 1900 white collar"
workers were released in the past
90 days. Johnson said, and by Dec.
Is an additional 500 or 60) viii be
dismissed.
1T will be very difficult for them
70 find work" he said. "A big per-
centage can do nothing but clerical
work"
There were scant prospects the
legislature could aid the situation.
JC PTNn sd-O IhNNGfS dS-ESu LlG
constitution inhibited sppropriating
funs VIE county funds available
for the work were dep,eted.
End OF state relief. Johnson said.
will return to the cities and cour-
ties the burden Of charity formerly
Gated before government aid.
1T will BE their burden II we 60
out 90 business" he said. There Is
no other way"
In the meantime. ne said, the
local agencies likely viii be called
upon to assume some aid now
prc-'ded by ne state.
eff we have hardly enough money
b. provide food. he said, certainly
We can not continue TO provide
such as medical aid"
, 1935-11-24
Music Departments
Expansion Continued

RIO HONDO. Nov. %. - The
music department OF the RIO Hon
do schools. under the direction OF
Miss Ada Reid Alderdice, have re-
Gently added a girls octet to their
song group. Girls taking part are:
Katherine Bingham. Kathleen Co
hea, Mary Charlotte Field, Betty
Ann Hodgkin, Marie Ann Hork-
man, Joyce Jones, Mary Mi5e and
Betty PetraS.
Plans are underway to organ
ize a boys glee club. The club Is
70 meet Tuesdays.
Members or the girls gIee club,
under the direction Of Miss Alder
dice, are making rapid strides and
recently presented q program az
assembly.
, 1935-11-24
TO- Year Home
Building Drive
Plans Revealed

NEW YORK. Nov. %. Up The
committee for economic recovery re-
vealed Saturday the plans for q 10
year home building campaign TO in
crease construction more than ten
fold IN three years and to revive the
durable goods industry.
An elaborate report on housing
and recommendations for meeting
the need for more private homes has
been placed in the hands OF Pres
ident Roosevelt, who is expected 10
"a the cad IN the movement.
The committee was organized a
year ago and its activity Is financed
BY con ricuTicn7 of c-mmittee mem
bers, the majority Of whose names
have net been made public.
A sharp downward adjustment
of the cost Of obtaining funds for
BIZ lding appears as the initial aim
of the group, which expects the
WASHINGTON administration to as
sumo the initiative in cutting inter-
est rates on housing developments
The program, it was stated BY A.
.. Freed, chairman Of the commit
Tee, TIC DOAAAAAAS u GiCA-
sands of new homes, chiefly under
p.iv-te initiative, and selling from
$500 to S6yO00-the majority below
$4,000"
Under the plan" the committee
declared. the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration would make available
government guaranteed mortgages
AZ Ia Of one per cent Of the depre-
ciating balance (now about ! per
cent?.
cash payments would be reduced
TO 10 per cent tnow 20 to % per
cent)-or in some cases 5 per cent,
and interest rates. including all
charges. would be az a maximum Of
4i-2 percent (now 5 1-2 percent and
upward"
, 1935-11-24
Churchrnen Meet

MERCEDES. Nov. %. @ x
Leslie OF Edir'aurg was the principal
speaker at the monthly meeting
OF the Mercedes mems organization
OF the Presbyterian church this
week. Leslie spoke on the building
OF the walls Of Jerusalem bv Nehe-
miah. In comparison with the CO.
operative spirit and work OF the
men OF the church in building a
solid church foundation. He also
sang two vocal selections accom-
panied by Mrs. Leslie.
The organization adopted the
constitution and bylaws as sub
mitted BY the secretary, L. r. Ora
ham. Paul Scheank presided at
the session. and John Leslie was
In charge Of the entertainment
features. Stanley Mcdonald Z
companied group singing at the
piano.
, 1935-11-24
Brotherhood Elects

MERCEDES. Nov. 23.-George p.
Carnes was elected chairman OF the
Mems Brotherhood OF the First
Baptist church recently. Cranes
succeeds q. X. ReiSs. Fred Sunder-
meyer was elected vice president;
Alden Wade, second vice president;
g T. Blankenship, secretarytreas~
urer.
Members OF the new Boy Scout
troop sponsored By the brotherhood
were guests OF the organization
Following presentation OF o stunt
by the Scouts, District Commission.
or Hugh Norris presented @. i.
Reiss, chairman OF the sponsoring
organization, with the troop char
ter. w. Ed Perry Is s-outmaster;
Rev. z. v. May, pastor or tne
First Baptist Church. made ne
address ON The Twelfth Scoue
Law
, 1935-11-24

al the Valley Mid Winter Fair on
wednesday, November q, and at
Ter that Is eXpecte. to continue dis
cuSsing organization work In the
Valley. The board may name a dis
trlct organizer to work in the sec
ion
n. O.. Cofsr, Brownsville attorney.
has been one OF the most active
-e-c5rS IN the movement, delivering
addresses at most OF the Townsend
club gatherings. Attendance at these
meetings has been increasing. with
crowds Of from 1000 to 5000 at some
Of them.
There are nov local orgenin-
tons at Mission. McAllen, Edm-
burg, Pharr. San Juan, Alamo.
Donna, WeSlaco, Mercedes. La
Fer!a, Harrington, and two at
Brownsville. I. r. Clark and DR.. w.
e. Spivey. head Of the Cameron
County health unit. are presidents
o. the two clubs In Brownsville.
White heads the Donna club, which
Is the largest in the VALLEY with
more than a thousand members.
Thile M. l. Moore is head OF the
EcAllen club. which has almost
that number. Lewis z. Coop Is pres
ident at Weslaco, j. +. Gogerty
heads the Edinburg club, and j.. +.
r-ursey Is president OF Harlingen's
club
4hres other Valley towns, San
Perlita, Lyford, ard Raymondville.
have asked for charters. A COM
munity must have 100 or more
members in order TO be given a
charter.
The Townsend plan, named after
its principal proponent, calls for
payment by the government OF $500
a month to every person in the
country over the age Of go, pro-
vided that person withdraws from
any gainful occupation. The S20G
would be paid on condition that 1t
b. spent during the month.
The theory OF its sponsors Is
that such a tremendous outlay OF
money with its rapid expenditure
would result IN great increase In
Business.
While most of the members are
re-z1ns past middle age. there has
been a tendency of late for young
er people to become interested ana
Join, the organizers state.
, 1935-11-24

From these facts Il Is very aprar-
ent that the present system OF taxa
ton Is a discrimination against a mi
nority for the benefit d. Z MAORI
~.
8. Two years ago all Land vas val
ued at:
$1,000 per acre including citru.
trees up 70 2 years old.
$4,000 per acre II il had citrus trees
up to 4 years old
$1,000 per acre II il had Citrus trees
up to 5 years old.
Sl35.00 an acre If 4 had citrus
trees s years old and cider.
And while II Is true that under
the present tax assessor and collec-
tor valuations were recu,sd an aver
age Of l0So, with is The limit at his
discretion under the laE. the ures-
ent valuations are still su,roximate-
ly $4,000 per acre for land Under cul-
tivation and $500 per scrs FOR brush
land and land With citrus t1 distress.
These values are stIl too high, much
higher than any sales vslue or in
trinsic value that tie sotntes re-
quire as a basis Of assessment.
4. Thus considering the high per
capita and acreage ir-5ebfedness
above mentioned and rsaIiyinp full
well that the johnson and sacha-
huiste grass Is stealthly encroach-
ing upon our civilization as 4 result
thereof, your Committee unanimously
agrees and urges this TAX payers
League 70 Immediately ado1t as the
tlrst and most important plank Of
its Platform and Plnoee The reduce
tion OF assessed vallsticn to q real
and intrinsic value rs6er the sta
tutes OF Inc State Of TeTas.
5. After careful survey Of exist
ing procedures and practices and
m consideration o. the constitution
atty, your comnittss 49, rerom
ntta 49, e. soon as possible DELI
nise INDIVIDUAL cases Of unconstitu-
IaolLaL assessment On back taxes be
preparea and psoseuted By ccmpe-
Th;s I; IN the district courts.
rot CON- extremely important but Is
h hocag" Ung 2 Dc 50 easy as it appears.
laws sTrc.e sI ne PRESENT existing
- Tesss O.e Hing sui win have 70
craeS \. ~ pay anv Judgment de-
3 cree fo,- y The court These cases must
e b ISgn :, however and should prove
for So so-r % many hTyers now waiting
tween :; n will %alacy county there we're BE-
filed Ss.sn and eight hundred cases
and rs ssa | tie sata and county
vaiua sySralsd n reduction in
metbod ' Toe Individual SUIT
eron come, 3 enjoyed here in Cam
ticai 4 !. As i would be imprac-
used in vig.ty some Of the methoos
and u-vs @sIs'g countyI. We further
cedure n fsrnnAnd this pro.
scortsc and prosecuesu
, 1935-11-24
NAMED DIRECTOR

McALLEN, Nov. &C. J. Fitz.
former McAllen city secretary and
now a local automobile dealer, has
been named TO membership on the
McAIlen Municipal hospital board
or directors. -e succeeds DR.. e. E.
Stokely, who recently moved 70
Donna. Other board members are
Nose Harris and 7. r. Henderson.
, 1935-11-24
U A STORY pTrRTTsHrn

The current issue OF National
Soort-man magazine. which was
placed on news stands Thursday.
contains an article on quail hunt
ing IN this fection by Fl. &. StilwelI
Jr., Of Brownsville.
Texas Is the leading producer OF
, 1935-11-24
WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL FUND

Date
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:
Wishing to have a part IN perpetuattng the memory - - :,
our most beloved and useful citizens. I nclose herewith ~ ,or.r,
0uIon o. ''..'....-.......-... to the Will Rogers Memorial Fund
1 understand that this gift viii be added to others from cauar,r
County and Will 60 without any deductions whatsoever y 49, ~,
nonal Fund to be expended. also without any deduction. !. !.
Memorial Committee may determin
, 1935-11-24
Especial TO The Heraldl

AlRCAAA4 ~ &kAG AAAAAA4N
HARLINGEN, Nov. %. - Directs
Of the recently formed Camero
County Taxpayers association met 9
Harrington Friday night and unani
mously adopted a report OF finding
and recommendations Of the con-
mittee on Investigation and Reoon'
mendations, named at a previclS
meeting.
j. p. Ellis, San Benito attoTn-y'
presided as president Of the assess
ton, with Fred J. Newland. Harm
gen attorney. acting as secretary
The report submitted by r w
Swartwout, committee chaiI1an
and Sam Robertson. James S sSisi-
G. G. Hatchett and Harry WhPqls
follows:
/. Investigation disclosed the. W
Cameron county ct the end c. ls5-
there was a total lndeo.eoneS h-
Guiding bonded indebtedness al- 1e-
linquent taxes, but exclusive CtEcIt-
cages and other personal ohlisa
Of S3o,94l.245.77. Based en- ths tel
acreage In Cameron county Of 81
SIT and population, 1880 census Of
1880, there is a PER acre in'eoeo-
ness Of Sl6.09 and a per ca1.a n
debtedness Of S397.95. The sGea5e,
OF course, remains with Us 70 GATE,
much to our regret, but thf po)u-
laticn has decreased. Thers!le the
per capita tax is in all probability
much higher, in fact is from no 10
ten times as high as sny other
county in the State of Texas and
probably higher than srF other
county in the United Stats
2. Breaking down the p%cplltion
into tax payers an unol taxpayers,
We find that out OF the T5N p0pu-
lation only 10000 pay or would pay
taxes If they could, and that about
AZ 500 people pay only the sEis and
Federal gasoline tax leaving @l o.
the burden on the shoulders o. those
who were brave enough BIZ appar-
emily unwise enough 10 acquire
through diligence and effort real and
other property. The total Taluation
in 1885 was assessed 81 &257.670
OF which acreage and im1rorenents
represent Sl5.280.050 o. gT; the
other assessments beng 1lsced as
follows.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
CHIEF PHASES
Of NEW DEAL
SEVERELY HIT
Resolutions Vigorously And
Formally Denounce 1895
Recovery Program
WHITE HOUSE DENIES BREAK
Spokesman Belittles Reports OF
Strife As Big Business Ends
Convention

WASHINGTON, May (UR)-The
United States Chamber of Com
merce today vigorously and formal
ly denounced virtually all phases
of the New Deals 1885 program.
The action came as the White
House belittled reports of a break
between President Roosevelt and
the business leaders.
In a series of strongly -Worded
23rd annual meeting by urging that:
/. The present NRA law be al
lowed to expire and that congress
vote substitute bill" on a strictly
temporary and limited basis.
2. Permission of business to regu-
late itself must be forthcoming.
g. The pending utilities bill out
having holding companies must not
be passed, and regulation Of public
utilities must not be taken over by
the federal government from the
states.
4. L Ilt OU-llOuI WI WGSh SllOIIIl
not be made into law, nor should
the proposed permanent national
labor board be established.
5. The federal reserve system
cannot be changed fundamentally
without detriment to the country.
6. The AAA must change its
policies in connection with the re-
striction of production. Restriction
of exportable farm products in
evitably reacts" against the nations
economy.
Adoption of the resolution was
interrupted when Dr. w. F.. Gep-
hart, st. Louis chairman of the reso-
lutions committee, presented one
concerning social legislation. The
resolution was moderately worded
and urged that congress stu45 care
fully the problems of taxation before
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
Manchukuo To
Seek ReUenge
Upon OUTLAWS

CIENTAO. Manchoukuo, May z
U,P)-All the official resources of the
Manchoukuan government today
were thrown into the pursuit OF a
gang of 300 brigands who kidnapped
l6 persons from South Manchu-
rian railway train, when it was dis
covered the son of a high official
was among those missing.
The youth was Wang Chin-Tsing,
son of Wang Chin Kai, keeper OF
the privy seal.
He apparently had been the main
quarry of a bloody raid in which III
persons were killed and ID wounded
near the village OF Nankao. The en-
CINE and several cars were over
turned.
A large detachment of soldiers
.trailed ten fleeing bandits.
Five passengers were killed, while
the engineer and five soldiers were
shot dead at their posts. Among
those kidnapped was the conductor.
The bandits Systematically searched
living and dead for valuables.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
EVIDENCE IN
ROBLES CASE
HELD SECRET
Court Permits No Comment On
Witnesses Heard By Federal
Grand Jury

TUCSON. Ariz., May 2 UP)-The
governments silent, relentless &c"
men went before a federal grand
jury here today 10 present evidence
they hoped will result in indictment
OF little June Robles' kidnapers.
The evidence, gathered by the
government agents during more
than a year of unremitting work,
repeatedly involved three men, one
OF them Oscar II. Robson, "playboy"
former operator of Tucson night
club and long time friend of the
Robles family. Names of the others
were kept secret.
Even the names of the witnesses
who went before the grand jury
were undisclosed under threats Of
U. S. District Judge Albert M. Sames
that he would cite Tor contempt
Of court anyone who published the
list.
II was understood, without con-
firmation by government men. that
part OF the evidence TO be submitted
" NAAE Jul "do q NOAllIooAVll II Jill
one of June's abductors. The con-
fession, 1t was reported, was OBJ
tanned from the man several months
ago, Just before he died in a local
hospital.
Handwriting experts, said to have
been sent here from Washington
will not appear before the grand
jury. one federal agent said. He in
dicated the department of justice
considered it had sufficient proof ol
authorship of ransom notes to war
rant indictments.
At the same time. il was disclosed
that three men. repeatedly arrested
in connection with the case last
night. merely were "chaperoned" by
government men to insure their APP
pearance as witnesses.
Federal officials declined to esti-
mate how long it would take them
TO present the governments case TO
the grand jury.
The kidnapping of little June,
granddaughter Of a wealthy. retired
cattle baron. is the only 'unsolved'
kidnapping case in the nation, al
though department Of 5ustice Of
ficials have announced it has been
solved TO our satisfaction"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
Court Permits
Contest On Will

LOS ANGELES. May 2. Wp =
The state supreme court today had
cleared the way for a court battle
over the sl.000,000 estate Of the
late John w Notten, wealthy Ven
tura. Calf. oil lands owner.
The court held that the Will OF
Notten's widow, Carrie M. Not
ten. which bequeathed the estate
10 her own relatives, could be con-
tested. and reversed a lower court
which sustained a demurrer OF
Marques B. Mensing. a relative OF
Mrs. NOtten. 20 a complaint OF her
husbands relatives.
Harry Notten. a relative Of the
husband. charged that following
the death OF the elder Notten. the
widow revoked a previous viii
which named relatives OF husband
and wife as beneflciarles. and
left the property to her own Feia-
lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
FARM BUREAU
WILL DISCUSS
HOSPITAL CARE

Instead of the usual meeting OF
the farm bureau committee on the
medical care and the cost of hos
pitalization, committee members
are asked to be present at the farm
bureau directors meeting Saturday
at 2 p. m. in the court house.
At this time c. G. Halliday, dep
uty district attorney will read the
health service insurance bill, S.
Asa, which is the outcome of two
years investigation by the special
state senate committee on the high
cost of sickness.
The bills, says Mrs. Alex McRae,
chairman of the county farm bu-
reau committee, is designed to help
the man whose income falls within
the $1,000 brackets, or anyone not
an INDECENT whose income does not
exceed $4,000.
Halliday will explain how farm
erS within these brackets will be
dUlt W ICCGlNc IllS DGIIGlllS VI
health insurance. Won T. Ellsworth,
head of the state farm bureau COM
mittee, has stated that there are
several changes which should be
made before the bill will be ac-
ceptable to farmers.
Mrs. McRae urges all interested
in this subject to secure copies of
the Senate Daily Journal for April
II which contains a report of the
meetings of the senate committee,
composed of Senators Defani, Pickle
and Williams, with reports by DR..
Celestine j. Sullivan, coordinator-
secretary, the California Medical
a association, the University of Cali
fornia, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co., Southern Pacific hospital,
Western Hospital association. Dol
lar Steamship Co., Dr. Morris FiS-
bein, Ross-Loos medical project of
San Fernando and countless other
groups. Those interested in health
insurance are urged to read this
issue
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
CANADA HANGS
j. :. CITIZEN
Ontario, California, Man Is
Executed For Staying Mother
Last October

BELLEVILLE, Ont, May 2. W.P)
Harold Vermilyea, who hacked
his mother to death with a hatchet,
was hanged in the Belleville Jail
yard at 1910 a. m. today.
The ontario, Calf, man was an
impatient figure exhorting his ex-
ecutioners to speed as he was led
into the dimly lighted yard. He
showed no emotion and his voice
was without expression as he ut
tered his last words.
"Let s get on with this he
urged guards as his hands were be-
ing bound. "I have no regrets.
Whatever error I committed was for
those I love. 1 had no intention
of killing my mother 1 didn It
know what / was DOING
Silence signified he was ready.
The death mask was adjusted, the
moose put around his neck. Hang
man Samuel Edwards stood ready
to spring the trap.
In the one instant before he
plunged from the gallowS, Vermil-
yea appeared an eerie figure. An
arc light brightly Illuminated the
scaffold while the surrounding jail
yard was shadoWy.
Salvation Army Adjutant A. w.
Martin prayed silently.
Then the trap was sprung. He
was pronounced dead 80 seconds
later by Dr.. w. c. Morgan.
Few Witnesses
Only a few witnessed the execu-
ton. Newspaper men and men,
bers of Vermilyea IS family were eX-
cludgd. Among witnesses were
Sheriff j. D. O'Flynn, Jail Cover
nor G.. H. French, Turnkey j. Sc
main and three special officers.
The jury that found Vermilyea
guilty of numbering his 76-year- old
mother. Mrs. Nathaniel Vermilyea,
was called later to view the body
and affirm that the death sentence
had been carried out.
The aged woman was beaten
and hacked with a hatchet on Oct
ober 4, 1884. She died the next
day. The son Immediately was
suspected and warrant for his ar
rest was issued on October 6. The
next day he was taken into custody
at his ontario, Calf, home.
Vermilyea IS quick trip to Califor-
MIA was made by plane and train.
Apparently he hoped to establish an
alibi by his rapid return home.
When he was arrested he was tele-
phoning his sister that he had
"just heardD of his mother IS
death. Vermilyea S sister is the
wife of the Hon. DR.. j. A. Faulkner,
Ontario minister of public health.
FARM BUREAU-ANYW
Imperial Valley press., 1935-05-02
COURT M0DIFIES POWER COMPANY INJUNCTION
Six Point Program Adopted By u. S. Chamber
Lengthy Prison
Record Revealed
By Fingerpriv,ts

Eugion Cimeros, arrested by local
police and serving a 20 day sentence
in the county Jail on a charge of
drunkenness and disturbing the
peace, had his finger prints taken
here at the time of his arrest. A
record of the prints was sent to
Sacramento and an answer was re-
ceived here yesterday.
This shows that since 1913, Cim-
eros has served four terms in Fol-
som and one in San Quentin prison
as we'll as terms in seven other
county jails in California. Various
aliases were used by CimeroS, the
report shows, but in each instance
his fingerprintS revealed his true
identity, according to police.
Crimes for which Cimeros served
time were burglary; violation OF
the immigration laws, carrying con-
cealed weapons, drunkenness and
disturbing the peace.
Charles Schlanze, chief techni-
clan connected with the local po-
lice department took Cimeros
prints and sent the record to the
state bureag Of Identification in
Sacramento.