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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-21
Williams
BlOsser
BY Crane
Hamlin

But the map is written in the language Of ell
Engleys," replied the sly Atewy. English
speak, but can hot read. The 'benat will read the
map to me. Besides if we keep them unframed
we can turn pretty profit from those two. Which
reminds me, Eyad-I have seen thee cast eyes upon
theml"
, 1935-11-08
WAR

Continued From Page One)
sixth day OF the campaign for Ma
kale and thrust a spearhead out
from the old fascist frontier of
digrat-Aduwa-Aksum
Opposition Fades
Delayed two days by rain, the
Italian forces paused on the over
hanging ridge north Of the city, re-
ports of scattered bodies Of defend
ers led the invaders to expect Skin
mishes, but the opposition disappear
ed before the blackshirted columns.
Ras Gugsa set himself up as gov
ernor Of T1gre province in the pal
ace he had deserted. Makale Is 10
be his capital and headquarters for
the invading army.
Already the Ethiopian defenders
are preparing for action az Dessye
From Adds Ababa copies OF the
ark OF the covenant were enroute Ia
the field headquarters under the
protection OF magnificently attirec
priests.
The departure OF the emperor fol
the front was believed imminent
Crown Prince Asia Wosan, his 20
year-old son, arrived at the capital
from DeSSye Thursday.
In the south, Prince ISmail Daoud
nephew OF King Fuad Of Egypt, de-
parted for Harar In command Of ar
Egyptian red crescent unit.
, 1935-11-08
FARCE DRIVING
BILL PROPOSED
Solons Play Around With
Measure to Cut Down
Auto Death Toll

AUSTIN, Nov. T.-tR-SponSors
OF q strict law to license automo-
bile drivers struggled Thursday to
prevent q strong house group from
taking the teeth from their pro-
poSal.
The fight conferred on a substitute
Oil by Rep. w. Z. Pope Of Corpus
Christi which opponents termed q
farce" and charged Il was offered
oy enemies Of the legislation.
The Pope substitute would re-
quire persons registering automo-
oiles TO obtain q drivers certificate
from the county clerk which would
De subject TO suspension by the
county or district Judge for viola
ton Of traffic laws or for use Of
automobiles in commission Of fell
onies.
The only thing this bill doesn't
DO Is prohibit a dead man from
driving a car" Rep. ]. G. Duval Of
Fort Worth said. 1T would only
prohibit persons from driving who
were totally blind, color blind, who
had lost both arms or legs or who
were intoxicated"
Duvall complained the substitute
made no provision for examination
or for enforcement Of license revo-
cations.
Advocates OF q license system
sought enactment Of a senate bill
that would provide for issuance Of
licenses by the department of pub
lie safety after examination with
the department TO have authority
TO revoke licenses for major viola
tons and continuing supervision 70
enforce revocations.
, 1935-11-08

$1,000 shares were transferred at
frequent intervals with gains rang
ing from major fractions TO nearly
3 points. The ticker tape was sew
eral minutes behind during the
greater part OF the hour.
Subsequently the pace slowed ap-
preciably as profit taking appeared
among recent industrial ~favorites
and the utilities shaded their best
prices. Realizing was absorbed
without much difficulty.
Grains were inclined I'd lag. Cot
ton improved on hte lower crop eS-
innate. Bonds Of utility companies
followed common stocks. Foreign
exchanges we're rather narrow.
Shares holding advances up To a
point or so included Consolidated
Gas, American Water Works, Com
monwealth a. Souther. United Corp,
American AZ Foreign Power. Pacific
Gas, United Gas improvement, North
American. American Telephone,
General Electric, Westinghouse, In
ternational Harvester, American
Wooden preferred and Barker Bros.
The metals were heavy. U. S.
Smelling lost 3 points and American
Smelling and Cerro de Pasco were
down l each. The rails were quiet
and the motors eased.
, 1935-11-08
Brownsville Boasts
Bridge Champions

Interest in bridge play here con-
tinues to increase after Browns
vile competitors won q first. three
seconds and q fifth in the state
championship tournaments con-
cluded at Houston earlier in the
week.
Mrs. Robin Pate and Mrs. Win
ship Hodge won the state cham
pionship in the women's pair event
and brought back a cup emblem
attic Of their title. Houston had a
top-heavy entry list in the state
tournament. and the cup won by
Mrs. Pate and Mrs. Hodge was the
only one 10 leave the Port City.
All other championships were won
by Houstonians.
Mrs. Hodge came near winning
the individual state championship
In the Masters Tourney, placing
second IN this event. Robin Pate
OF Brownsville placed fifth IN the
Masters Tourney.
Clarence Reagan and Pate
placed second in the mems pair,
being barely beaten out by a Hous-
ton pair.
Mrs. Ethyl Hicks and Mrs. Fausto
Yturria placed second in a consola-
ton tournament staged by the Rice
hotel.
, 1935-11-08
Church Usefulness
VIII Be Stressed

1.-THE validity and usefulness OF the
church are very much in doubt In
this so-called age Of enlightenment"
and In order 20 get to the bottom
Of this attitude. Rev. ID. w. Nc
Elroy, viii use as his subject
Sunday night at the Central Christ
ian church, Can Anyone Be Saved
Outside the church,"
This is the fifth OF the Feature
Night Services that are being offer
ed TO the Brownsville public. This
is n real Bible sermon and will draw
heavily upon the Bible fer authority
in answering the question. It will
therefore be OF interest," 70 every
one.
The crowds that have been at
tending these services are very graft
flying and the interest has been keen.
Another large crowd is expected
Sunday night. The time O. the ser
vice Is 1880 We begin right or the
dot. Length Of service Is hour.
The public is cordially invited" the
pastor announced.
, 1935-11-08

WASHINGTON, Nov. e.-Tho
following army orders we're posted
here.
Major General Harold .. Fiskes
U. s. A.. retired for age.
Majors Herbert n. RidweIl. quar-
termaster corps, from san Antonio
Texas. to Fort Crook, Neb.; John w.
Carroll, cavalry. from Fort Meade
Z. Id. To Fort Riley, Kan. Nathan
MI. NeAte, veterinary corps, from
Fort Mason. Cal, TO Washington, ..
O.
Captains Henry II. Can't. field
artillery, from ReddAng, Cal. 10
Philippines: Frederick III. Koerbels
from Fort Mason, Cal, 70 Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca
The appointment on the following
named first ~lieutenantS, chaplain C.
serve, as first Lieutenant in the reg
ular army Ia announced: II. Er1eT-
son McCaskill, to Fort Screver, 0A-f
John Frazer Chalker, TO Fort CLARK,
Texas, and Harold Henry Schulz q
Fort RinEgold, Texas.
Second Lieutenants Jean G. Mac
SenZie, army nurse corps. home 10
wait retirement: Ralph d. McKin-
ney. infantry, from Fort Wadsworth,
N. w., 10 Philippines.
The promotion OF each OF the fol-
lowing-named officers is announced:
Lieut.. Gels. William E 6hedd,
Jr.. Howard Tx. LOuEhry and Robert
p. GlaSsburn. all OF coast artillery
corps. TO colonel.
Majors Sylvester ID. Downs, Jr..
field artillery; Adam ~. Potts. coast
artillery corps. william II. orion
and Rufus S. BrattOn. infantry. and
Vicente Linn. Philippine Scouts, to
lieutenant colonel.
Captains Hugh B. Hester, Maylon
(. Scott. Michael c. shea and Paul
II. Weiland, field artillery: Louis II.
Thompson. coast artillery corps
Harvey Shelton, Thomas R. Gibson,
James W. ROamer, James -. Bender,
Ellis Bates and Paul d. Carter. in
fnntry. and George P. Johnson and
Clyde w. Flnter. air corps To major.
, 1935-11-08
La Feria Begins
Red Cross Drive
JSpecial 20 The Eeraldl

LA FERIA. Nov. 8.-The annual
Red Cross membership drive will be
conducted In the La Feria territory
Tuesday morning November II, &C
cording to an announcement by j. D.
Wemple, chairman.
According to plans the drive will
be conducted in a few hours Tuesday
and every person in the territory
Will be given an opportunity to join
this national organization. About 40
men will assist the chairman. Twenty
teams of two each will be assigned
to various districts and 1t L. hoped
that the entire drive can be complet-
ed by noon.
Officials expressed the hope that
those asked to assist will respond
willingly and that the members OF
the teams viii be received cordially
by the people Of the community.
Fifty cents Of the membership fee is
retained by the local district and the
remaining Is sent TO national head
quarters.
, 1935-11-08
Delinquent Taxes
Suits Are Planned
Ispecial to The Hernldl

SAN BENTTO. Nov. 8-The city
commission has authorized Gilbert
r. Grain, city secretary, to arrange
with other overlapping taxing agen-
cies for filing OF joint suits for taxes
that have been delinquent since 1880.
the purpose being to raise enough
money with which TO maintain pres
ent services.
City tax delinquencies alone total
100000 and the commissioners have
stated that unless enough money Is
forthcoming TO keep the fire depart
ment, police department, sewer sys-
tenn, street repair, city lights. cham
Der Of commerce going that they viii
be reduced still further to remain
within the city income. The city Is
operating on q part cash, part scrip
basis.
The schools. irrigation district,
drainage district and navigation
district are being asked to cooper
ate In filing Joint suits for delin-
0uent taxes.
, 1935-11-08
Is Fine

Continued warm weather Is con-
erfbuting to excellent fishing which
Valley people have been enjoying the
past few days, with catches OF trout,
drum and some tarpon and reddish.
One Of the largest catches ever
made by one group Of fishermen was
that Of Joe Lotion. commercial fish
erman from Port Isabel, and q COM
uanion, fishing in the Brownsville
shin channel where the drainage
ditch empties into 1t. They caught
more than $50 speckled trout in one
afternoon and night OF fishing, the
catch weighing more than 800
pounds.
Several tarpon have been caught
racently, while reports reaching
brownsville Friday were that many
redfIsh are being caught on Padre
island near the casino.
with fishing IN Mexico opened to
Americans again several parties here
arn making preparations to 60 to the
rssses on the Mexican coast over the
weekend.
, 1935-11-08
PENSIONS

CONTINUED From Page One)
and natural resource levies prepared
as substitutes. to pay the cost.
Eligibility restrictions which pro-
voked criticism in the house would
diSqualify persons who had an an
nual income OF $3.50, owned real
property worth $1,000 on negotiable
securities of $500. For married
couples the limits would be S720, ST.
500 and $1,000, respectively.
Includes Age Of IS
Qualifications included an age Of
s. years; residence in Texas for live
years in the preceding nine years
and one year Immediately prior to
the application; citizenship in the
United States; and not an habitual
criminal or drunkard, or inmate OF
an institution.
A board of three members appoint
ed by the governor would administer
pensions and payments would start
by July ], dependent upon the legis-
lature providin gincome for the "Old
age assistance fund"
There could be no deficit in the
pension fund and IL revenue was in
sufficient there would be p~rorata re-
auctions. The bill appropriated $751;
900, 900 from the prospective fund to
pay pensions during the remainder
Of the biennium.
What taxes to levy in building up
the fund raised a knotty problem for
senators. Representatives passed the
omnibus tax bill to raise the money
but senators had deleted many sec
tons.
Instead OF raising SIS. 900
house authors predicted, senate esti-
mates ranged around S6,500,0 900 an
nually That, too, was before the sem
ate struck out liquor taxes, which
the authors calculated would raise
at least 100000.
Levies on whiskey and wine were
left to the liquor control bill which
neared q conference for final revis-
len. An instruction was placed in the
omnibus bill for three-fourths of the
proceeds to be allocated the pension
fund.
The house studied q drivers licens-
ing bill which the senate had pass
ed.
Centipedes a foot long are found
in the West Indies.
, 1935-11-08
MILLER
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Continued From Page One)
said he would not attempt the deal,
however, without the fruit handled
by the Exchange.
Exchange officials told Miller
that while they could not legally
abrogate their marketing contract
with the National Fruit & Vege-
table Association, they would CO.
operate with him In the marketing
OF this fruit.
Miller declined to comment on
the future marketing situation, ex-
cept TO state that eventually the
fruit win be handled through joint
Valley action.
A Joint statement was issued by
Miller and the Exchange officials
stating that 1T was found owing
to existing contracts and the late
ness OF the season it was imprac-
ticable to consummate q working
agreement for the marketing OF the
seasons citrus fruit crop"
, 1935-11-08
Hail HitlerI
Binds Nazi Couple

BERLIN Up Eyes, surel Hail
Hitler" replaced Il dol" in the first
marriage ceremony Of a new sect
the German Peoples church.
Are you ready to take this wom-
an as wife and live with her in mar
riage according to German Gus
toms?" the bridegroom was asked.
He gave the Hitler salute and
c-.ed "Jawohll He'll Hitlerl7
The bride answered In the same
way the question: Are you ready TO
stand nc the side Of this man In the
hard struggle in behalf OF the Ger
man fatherland2"
Arthur Dinter. founder Of the
movement. performed the ceremony
On the rostrum we're swaStika flags
and Dinter's version OF the Bible
which has been "cleansed Of all Jew
ish objections"
, 1935-11-08
Make Survey
OF Rural Schools

G. G. Stewart, Brownsville district
chairman, Boy Scouts Of America,
accompanied by Scout Executive
John T.. Leslie, began the distribution
OF Boy Scout Handbocks to rural
schools in Brownsville district We'd
nesday. They visited Ell Jardin school,
Palm Grove and Nogales schools.
In each place they presented the
school library with a copy Of the Boy
Scout handbook given to them by q
Valley citizen who Is interested In
boys. At the same time they con-
Quoted a Boy Scout survey. Besides
getting the boys name they find out
IL he is interested In Scoutin, who
he thinks Is the best man IN his
neighborhood and why, what he does
with his spare time. what he reads
and what books he has recently read.
These Boy Fact Surveys when made
are the property Of the school.
Similar action Is being taken In
all the rural sections OF Cameron
county. r. L. Lyon, chairman Of
the organization committee for the
Lower Rio Grande Valley council,
stated that out OF this survey he
hopes to find many boys who wanted
to come into Scouting as a Lone
Scout" The Lone Scout is Just as
much Scout as the troop Scout.
yet may come into the picture as an
individual. just so long as he can
get n good man to be his friend
and counsellor.
John L. Leslie, scout executive,
spent Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday in Brownsville this week
working with various troops. Plans
are under way for a new troop
sponsored by the Lions club and
one by the Latter Day Saints.
, 1935-11-08
San Benito Names
Potato Committee
Especial % The Heraldl

SAN BENTTO, Nov. T. George
Mccain, II. w. Schneider, Charles
Barber and Jack Ehlers we're named
members OF the san Benito potato
act committees at a meeting Of po-
tato growers here Wednesday night.
County Agent Henry Alsmeyer
explained the act and explained
application forms which were pass
ed out during the meeting.
Growers OF Rio Hondo will meet
Thursday night. and Santa Rosa
growers will meet Friday night at
the school building at 3 o'clock.
, 1935-11-08
Utilities Find Renewed
Strength Through Court

NEW YORK. Nov. 8. R)-Soaring
utilities held virtually the entire play
In Fridays feyerish stock market.
The buying rush for the power is
sues followed Thursdays late fed
eral court decision at Baltimore de-
claring unconstitutional the holding
company law passed by the last con-
greSs.
A total Of 100000 shares chang
ed hands in the first hour, the
largest volume for the period since
July "a, 1888. Blocks OF 1000 to
, 1935-11-08
Old Cotton Mill At
Harrington Razed
fSpecial 10 me Heraldl

HARLINGEN, Nov. T. Roaring
flames, followed by a sharp ex-
ploSion, reduced the large building
rear here originally intended for a
cotton mill 70 a heap of blackened
brick and ashes shortly after noon
Thursday and destroyed livestock
feed worth several hundred dollars.
The old cotton mill building,
erected about nine years ago near
the arroyo, was a mass Of flames
when firemen reached the scene.
An explosion, believed caused when
flames reached the dust from hay
and corn, was heard soon after
the blaze was discovered, and a few
seconds later the entire building
was a mass Of flames.
, 1935-11-08
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-lPl-Material
setbacks Of Chicago grain prices
early Friday accompanied fresh
downturns Of wheat quotations at
Liverpool.
Opening 4 10 / cent down, Dec.
IS -s, the Chicago wheat market
soon dropped further. Corn started
y off. December 58Ss-&, and then
declined all around.
, 1935-11-08
Harlingen to Vote
On Commissioner

HARLTNGEN, Nov. Three city
commissioners will be selected by
Harrington voters at elections set
for December 10, 1t was decided az
a city commission meeting here
Wednesday night.
Terms OF Neil Madeley, George
Waters and John Burke expire this
year and their successors will be
named at the polls.
Holdovers are Mayor Sam Bolts,
II. G. Ware and DR.. z. A. Davis.
November 10 was set as the dead
line for filing for a place on the
ticket.
, 1935-11-08
RED CROSS TO MEET

The organization which is to help
conduct the Red Cross Roll Call
in Brownsville will be perfected at
a luncheon az the White Kitchen
Saturday, when committees Of six
members from each service club win
meet with Rev. ID. w. McElroy,
membership chairman.
The committees were named at
meetings Of the clubs this week.
, 1935-11-08

NG0AAhAA1Cq AAQAh EA1g E1tGg
the change car be made without an
election or other expression Of wishes
Of the voters.
"A number OF McAllen business
men have long considered such a
course as q solution to the mounting
costs Of city administration, and as
q means OF centralizing executive
operation Of the city under one per-
son. 1t would also remove from the
commissioners the necessity for
spending considerable time away
from private business In the han
ding Of city affairs.
A definite decision is expected as
soon as a reply Is received from the
man TO whom the offer OF the city
managership here has been made.
His salary is to be paid from antici-
pated savings through ~centraliza-
ton OF executive capacity.
, 1935-11-08
NEW ORLEANS r

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 8. -P-
Cotton Friday advanced nearly so
cents a bale at the start Of trading
as active buying developed In all
futures.
The better tone was the result of
good retail trade reports, colder
weather in the northern half OF the
belt and the belief that the govern
ment crop estimate due this morn
ing would show decline from the
III $4,000 bale estimate a month
ago.
AL months except the October
option crossed the 1l-cent level as
December sold at lib. January at
11.14; March at l1.O6 and May at
HOB.
, 1935-11-08
Parents Invited
To Visit Schools

National Education week win be
observed by the Brownsville school
system throughout next week, Sup
erintendent E. C. DOdd announced
Thursday. and all parents are invtt-
ed to visit the schools during the
week.
, 1935-11-08
Cameron Records
103RD. DIST. COURT
Judge A. vi. Kent

FILED: Joe q. Ballenger VS..
Cameron County Water Improve
ment Dist. No. 8, ct al.
Ruth Rome vs.. A. r. Rome, SUIT
for divorce and injunction.
, 1935-11-08

MARRIAGE LICENSE
Juan Gomez and Rosa Mancias.
, 1935-11-08
CITY BRIEFS

Gasoline, gas and wood cooK
stoves at prices you can afford
Brownsville Hardware.-Adv.
yellow Csb-Phcne l033-Adv.
Flowers for all occasions. Los
Ebanos Greenhouse Company. Phone
l588.-Adv
FRIDAY THFATERa
, 1935-11-08
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Raul DUminRueK

FILED: A. q. Ellis vs.. Public
Theaters, Inc, suit for $50 in NOV
ing picture contest. Trial set for
Nov. 10.
, 1935-11-08

Sw. Bitulithic CO. vs.. Shirley
Davis. ct al.
ORDER: GUNNER : Graham co.
VS.. Valley Box a. Crate Co, suit on
account. demurrers and exceptions
overruled to which each party ex-
cepts.
, 1935-11-08

Centipedes a foot long are found
in the West Indies.
, 1935-11-08

FRIDAY 49,.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-21
Infant
nv Band Plays at
San Diego Fair

San Diego, Calf, Sept. 81
AN PHONE of the main fea-
lures of the Pacific Exposition
here this week was a series of pro-
grams rendered by the band Of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry Reg
ment Of the United States Army,
which is located at Fort Huachuca.
Arizona.
The band, which is classified as
one of the leading military bands
Of the country arrived here Tues
day under the command Of War
rant Officer Wade H. Hammond,
and composed Of forty-one pieces.
Martial airs thrilled the thousands
who attended the fair during the
three day engagement Of the band
and well balanced programs fea-
turing soloists on various instru-
ments was rendered.
The Twenty-fifth Infantry IS
one of Uncle Sans crack combat
units. Composed mainly Of men
who have served more than two
enlistments and under the com
4souoH) IL uqor T9UoIoO 10 pUgU1
john Franklin, this outfit has
not won its spurs on the battle
fields but in peace-time efficiency.
Under the recent act Of congress,
the regiment is being increased
in numbers and recruiting sta
lions have been for weeks receiv-
ing enlistments, according to re-
ports given out by representatives
of the regiment who accompanied
the band. Recruits of high charact-
er r being welcome.
Following the engagement here,
the hand entrained for Fort
Huachua to resume encampment.
Warrant Officer Wade FL. Ham
mond and his men, however, left
with the assurance Of the citizenry
here as visitors that whenever
Uncle Sam would permit them the
band would be welcomed in these
parts.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-21
POythres Wins
Midwest Golf
Tournament

Chicago, Sept. 12-(ANP)-James
Poythrees won the M%idwestern ANA
teur Golf Championship here Monday
when he defeated T. Eddins, in the
finals, to the tune Of 3-2-
Tho tournament, which was the
first to be staged was held at Sun
set Hills Country Club, Sunday and
Monday with golfers from stveral
nidwestern citizen competing. Three
flights were held and the winners
fought it out in the finals. The play
ers, as a whole, were equally match
ed and the brand of golf demonstrat-
ed was acclaimed by the members
in the gallery who followed the two
days Of play. Players appearing in
the finals were: James Poythrees, L.
Eddins, DR.. R. P. Garrett, DR.. Wen
del P. Greene, DR.. B. Anthony and
S. NJ. Bailey.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-21

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

Sister A. V. B. Truxon, pastor Of
the Second Baptist church Of Nor
folk, Nebraska, has been filling the
pulpit for the past two Sundays in
the absence Of the pastor, Rev. F. S.
Goodlett. Rev. Goodlett is the moder-
ator of the New Era Association of
Nebraska, and has been to New York
attending the National Baptist con-
vention. The sermons delivered by
Rev. Sister Truxon were well taken
by all who heard her. The text: can
enemy hath done this", was a master
piece, preparedness, Culture and ex-
p~erience were all well represented.
She is also a general field mission
airy. We pray for her successes.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-21

QUACK!

YUAN. QUACh- ~
The Quacks first meeting of the
new year was held Friday the 18th.
Over half the members were present
and we hope all the girls will be
present at our next meeting, Friday
the goth. The president, Miss Estelle
Robertson, gave the club some very
nice new ideas brought back, by her,
from conference. Plans for a joint
meeting, between the Trojans and
the Quacks, to be held September Is,
were discussed. Lydia Rogers and
Mildred Samuels were elected to help
in arranging details. Amanda VIII
liams and Bernice Marshall were
elected to assist in regards to the
Fall Opening. So we are already OF
our start towards a more successful
year. All members please come out
to aid in our going over the top.
The lovely new "Y" secretary was
introduced to all the girls who had
not had the opportunity to meet her,
and we want to say that we think
she is very, very nice.
Mildred Samuels,
Reporter