The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 191, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1930 Page: 1 of 12
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;_| THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(A’) j_____
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 191 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY. JANUARY 9 1930 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY.
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(IN OUR i
VALLEY
sassa 3y CHARLES HALL
ANOTHER •■norther" seems to
have come and gone but the
Valley just blooms right along.
Talked to a man yesterday after-
noon. who said that he came to the
Valley ten years ago on a home
seekers excursions. Declared that
he hurried back home one of the
Dakotas not Wisconsin feeling that
he had the biggest lot of real estate
lies told him he had ever listened to.
In fact the word dreams so piq-
ued his curcsity. that this time he
quietly drove down with the good
wile to see what had happened
meanwhile. And to his astonish-
ment even more than the ambitious
realtors told him would happen has
happened. He declared none could
tell what the next ten years will
bring. He is still visiting in Browns-
ville. and is. a ripe prospect for a
sew citizen.
Once upon a time children of a
northern family were telling Valley
children of southern parents how
their folks won the civil war. "Yes"
said the southern bom child "but
we sold your folic; the Valley.” Now
look what a good deed they did.
* NX) to furthermore prove that
Pl truth is stranger than fiction.
A W. E. Scott whose home was not
gfSrn is suing the Texas Electric
Railway company for damages be-
cause a buzzard hit him in the eye.
Well the bgzzard didn't exactly
hit him in the eye. but it hit the
window glass and a silver flew in
his eye. It raised a big court ques-
tion of the buzzard hazard.
• • •
*1*0 our mind there are three great
; national songs in America. One
the Star Spangled Banner an-
other America and third which
again constitutes a charm. Our Val-
ley Home.
The kind of publicity that the Val-
ley needs in far distant parts of the
United Stales is to do away with
any idea especially among the wo-
men folk that to come down into
the Valley to live will be going to
one of the far ends of the earth
"way down upon the Rio Grande'-
but to a veritable land of orange
blossoms and sunshine where civil-
ization is taking the lead In Texas.
• • •
rE London naval Parley will open
on January 21. Plans arc being
made to make of it a big radio
occasion. A series of 55 weekly ra-
diocasts by envoys of ail countries
repressnled at Washington will
6tart on that date. Sir Esme Ho-
ward will lead the procession the
line of which will be determined by
diplomatic seniority. Music of the;
various nations will also be played.
Dwight Morrow has been dra’wn
out of Mexico to attend the meet-
ing in London. But Judging from an
entry in the British Who's Who he
will either have to be introduced!
again or the publication corrected.
He is entered as "Dwight Davis.'
And so far as we are personally
concerned they can leave out the i
Chinese music
a • •
TWO dangers to America are being
pointed out from two different
sources. These are too much
noise and too little food. Please get
that last named in view of another
trend which has been the vogue for
a number of years. The too much
noise idea comes out New York. It1
is said that Dr. Foster Kenedy of
Cornell Medical Colloegc has found
after tests on rats that noise re-
duces energy 17 per cent. Noise he
declared is the cause of so man} i
middle aged men dropping dead on t
city streets.
jkfhs too little food idea comes
K m Dr. Hermann Gerbis. public
health expert of Germany. He says
the American quick lunch counter
is regarded as an evil. "What the 1
human body needs at high noon Is
a square meal not a snack and a
tnooze should follow.” he says.
That noise business may be all
right except we do not like to be
compared to a rat and we obese
persons delight in the idea of a
square meal and a snooze. Doctor
couldn't you have made that
"snooze" a good sound sleep after
each meal. Then if somebody will
or.ly come along and make a week
of one day pay day and the other
day Sunday.
• • •
rE outstanding general in con-
gress the past few days seems
to be General Debate.
• • •
TERDAY in speaking of auto-
rcbile accidents we sounded a
note against further legislation
on the matter.
We are still of the same opinion
but some seem to have misunder-
stood our meaning. What we meant
was there is no need of placing new
laws on the statute books but to
enforce th^e we already have.
This idew is for the benefit of
those whom an educational cam-
paign will newpr affect. Stick a heavy
Cine on thd». When the pocket
book is reached they will stop to
listen. And then we might have ore
new law making about a three day
jail sentence for speeding possible
Then the speed merchants will quit
talking about the number of sec-
onds they pipped off the record of
some give# distance. This Idea is
to protect those who hold their own
lives dear and drive carefully at all
times.
Careful drivers find themselves
rarely in danger of an accident
from what they are going to do.
Their danger lurks in what the other
fellow is going to do.
• • •
r<OR a long long time we have
P had "shadow writers '. Now we
j have Gene Tunney autograph-
*w~ books as a pinch hitter for a
T? 4 author.
HOUSE WETS
ORGANIZE TO
FIGHT DRYS
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United Front May Be
Presented for First
Time
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9—<#)— An
effort to organize the wet bloc of
the House was today’s contribution
to the controversy which has raged
in Washington since the Christmas
holidays began.
A meeting of House members not
in sympathy with the prohibition
law was called for tnis afternoon
marking one of the first coherent
moves by congressional wets to pre-
sent a united front in their attempts
to repeal the Volstead law.
"This country." said Representa-
tive Laguardia. republican. New
York a wet leader "has gone
through the same thing that Can-
ada and other countries which had
prohibition have gone through.
Canada and the other countries
other countries have changed their
laws and now only this country and
Finland remain. The wets are tak-
ing conditions as we find them and
putting them into the record.
iir>s uneaieu
‘ The drys are defeated” he con-
tinued. Prohibition has reached its
peak. Our problem Is to deal with
the subject and put it to the fore—
the one solution is putting the al-
coholic liquor traffic under proper
regulations. The states that want it
should have it.
‘ Dry champions are now in dis-
pute among themselves as to the
facts and the country is alive to
the problem. Prohibition has one
last lease on life transfer of ad-
ministration from the treasury to
the department of justice. If en-
forcement of prohibition falls there
that is the end of it."
Representative Linthicum Mary-
land. is a leader of the democratic
group identified with the wet bloc.
The prohibition issue was renewed
again in the House yesterday with
two wets assailing what they termed
• dry killings."
Shootings Attacked
Representat ive Black democrat.
New York nominated Bishop James
Cannon Jr.. Methodist Episcopal
church. South as *cheer leader” for
the dry forces whose speeches he
said have recently had a general
"let down.”
“Of course.” he asserted. “I do not
want him to turn any somersaults
here because some chips and stocks
might fall out of his pocket.”
A republican wet. Representative
Schafer of Wisconsin attacked the
shooting o! a Washington citizen
by an enforcement officer on Tues-
day night which occurred he said
when the officer was conducting a
raid without a search warrant.
Representative Black contended
the prohibition question would not
be solved until a president was im-
peached for failure to enforce the
prohibition law.
Senate Recognizes
Two G.O.P. Factions
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9—fflh—Be-
set with factional strife senate
republicans are giving full recog-
nition in the party's organization
to the rebel western independents
as well as to the ‘ Young Guard."
Both factions are recognized in
the reorganization of the senate
republican machine by represent-
ation on the powerful finance com-
mittee. usually reserved for ad-
ministration regulars. Senator La-
follette of Wisconsin and Senator
Thomas of Idaho have been given
places on this committee.
Lafollete goes on the committee
over the opposition of senators
Reed of Pennsylvania Moses of
New Hampshire and Bingham of
Connecticut who made an unsuc-
cessful attempt with'n the com-
mittee on committees to .idetrack
him. despite his senior rank among
the applicants for the finance com-
mittee post.
Edward Bok Peace Pilgrim
Succumbs at Florida Home
Noted Philanthropist Won Fame as Editor—
Gave $100000 for World Peace Plan—
Came to U. S. as Immigrant Boy
LAKE WALES Fla.. Jan. 9.—/4V-Edward W. Bok. who came to this
country as an immigrant boy from the Netherlands and carved for
himself a distinguished position as editor author and philanthropist
died at his estate near here today. He was 66 years old.
Mr. Bok became ill shortly after his arrival with Mrs. Bok from Merion
Pa. four days ago and his condition became critical yesterday. He
i suffered from an acute heart attack.
As the donor of a $100000 prize for a plan by which the United States
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EDITOR DIES
EDWARD W. BOK
NEW AIR MAIL
ROUTE TO OPEN
Many Letter* Arrive For
Initial Flight To
San Salvador
Stacks ol letters began piling into
the Brownsville post office Thurs-
day for the initial flight of the air-
mail from here to San Salvador and
the Republic of Honduras Jan. 12.
Postmaster G. W. Dennett announ-
ced. Thousands of letters many of
which will be addressed to the send-
ers and most of which will be grab-
bed by collectors are expected to
arrive here this week.
The post offioe department has
announced that a special cachet
will be used on letters carried on the
first flight. The rate is 15 cents for
each half ounce or fraction and
should be marked "Par Avion" (via
air mail4.
Planes of the new route. F. A. M
No. 8. will connect at San Lorenzo
with both south bound and north
bound ships on F. A. M. route No.
5 from Miami Fla. to Cristobal.
Canal Zone.
The route has been extended be-
yond Guatemala City Guatemala
via San Salvador. El Salvador to
San Lorenzo Republic of Hondur-
1 as. *
The southbound plane schedule:
Leave Brownsville at 8:15 a. m. on
Monday. Wednesday Friday; ar-
rive Tampico 11 a. m.; Vera Cruz.
1:55 p. m.; San Geronimo. Mexico.
10 a. m. on Tuesdays. Wednesdays
Saturdays; Guatemala City 2:15 p.
! m.; San Salvador 8:30 a. m. on
Wednesdays Fridays Sundays; San
Lorenzo 11:30 a. m.
Chief Returns
HARLINGEN. Jan 9 —Bob John-
son. Harlingen chief of police re-
turned to the city last night after
a week's visit in his home town.
Roby. He went there to be with
j his sister who was seriously ill. but
! is now much better.
Shipments Diverted Here
Laredo Brokerage Firm Ha* Representative
In Brownsville to Cross Autos
With reports from Laredo and Washington that the situation growing
out of the Valls-Calles incident is iikely to be remedied in the very near
future the first diversion of shipments from the United States to Mexico
through Brownsville is due to arrive here tomorrow Consul L. Lopez
Montero said Thursday.
Juventino Trevino representative of Brennan and Corrigan important
Laredo brokers is in Brownsville to attend to the crossing of 11 car-
loads of automobiles. Trevino told consulate attaches that one senior
TAKES HAND ’
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State Department Acts To
End Laredo Row
WASHINGTON Jan. 9—<&>—
Acting secretary Cotton said today
the situation growing out of the
closing of the Mexicaii consulate
at Laredo. Tex. was engaging the
full attention of the State depart-
ment.
Beyond this the secretary would
not go. but it was known he had
been communicating with Gov-
ernor Moody of Texas and it was
understood the matter had become
the subject of informal conversa-
tions between the A lerican axxr
Mexican governments.
r member of his firm had gone to
Eagle Pass to look over the situa-
tion there. He did not say if any
shipments had been diverted from
Laredo to Eagle Pass.
Under new Mexican tariff laws
small passenger cars are passed
with a taxation of 180 pesos The
rate formerly was 500 pesos for
small cars with heavier machine*
in proportion.
Many shipments are reported be-
ing held in San Antonio. Houston
and other concentration points
awaiting the opening of the Laredc
consulate. Should these be releas-
ed with orders to clear through
Brownsville or Eagle Pass it is be-
lieved much confusion would result
Brokers would have to establish
temporary quarters and wareroonu
in both cities.
£ migni cooperate wuii utiic*
in attaining and preserving world
peace and the writer of "The Amer- '
icanization of Edward Bok." an au-
tobiography Bok became widely
known. Relating his details of first
employment In America as a mes-
senger boy at the age of 13. his
efforts to educate himself and his
success as a journalist the book was
received as an outstanding work of
its kind.
Following his retirement in 1919
as editor of the Ladies Home Jour-
nal. a magazine for whose success
he was largely responsible Mr. Bok
spent much of his time in Florida.
Within a short distance of his es-
tate rises one of his principal phil-
anthropic enterprises—a carillon of
61 bells erected on a bird sanctuary
For the dedication of the Moun-
tain Lake Singing Tower and Pre-
i serve Calvin Coolidge. then presi- !
dent made a special trip from
Washington last Feb. 1 and deliv-
ered an address in which he accord-
ed high praise to the accomplish- j
ments of Mr. Bok.
In his 30 years as an editor Mr. j
Bok was associated with Cyrus H. K. '
Curtis wealthy Philadelphia pub-
lisher and in that city he was known
as a patron of the fine arts.
He married a daughter of Mr. i
Curtis the former Mary Louise Cur- I
tis. and they had two sons. C: rtis.
who resides at Rosemont Pa . and
Cary who lives at Merlon Pa.
The sons as well as Mr. Curtis
were summoned to Mr. Bok's bed-
side yesterday but did not get there 1
in time to see him alive.
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Son’s Note Asks
$10000 Ransom
MILWAUKEE Jan. 9.—<JF\—Jonn
C. Cohren West Allis grocer was
directed in a note signed by his
22-year-olri son. Gilbert to pay $1U-
000 ransome today for the young
man's safe return from kidnapers
Gilbert disappeared last nigni
after telling his father he was going
to the Gohres store a few blocks
from the house. Later Gohres found
in his mail box a note written by
his son. saying:
“I am being kidnaped by seven
or eight men They are taking me
to Chicago. They are forcing me to
wTite this note. They demand
$10000 ransom to be left near
Mukwonago at 2 p. m. tomorrow "
Yantis Damage Suit
Is Further Aired
With reference to the suit for
damages against Dr. O. R. Yantis
in favor of Morris Landabaum in
which actual damages of $25 and
exemplary damages of $37.50 were
awarded attorneys for Dr. Yantis
further said that testimony show-
ed that the alleged attack on Mr
Landabatim was precipitated over
the belief of Dr. Yantis that an in-
sult had been offered him rather
than because of a bill against Mr.
Landabaum which started the ar-
gument.
Border Entry Ports
Have Normal Week
"Thefe is no indication that
Eagle Pass is profiting by conditions
at Laredo.” O. D. Deputy customs
and immigration inspector here
Thursday citing figures on the
i business through the ports of ;
Brownsville Laredo and Eagle Pass
for the past week
The government report shows a
total of 201 cars thruogh Laredo
53 through Eagles Pass and 18 for
Brownsville or about the normal
flow of business for each port De-
i puty said.
State Organizer To
Address Labor Meet
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. Jan. 9.—Bob Rob-
erts. state labor organizer will be
in Harlingen tonight to address a
meeting of the Central labor league j
at 8 p. m.
He will speak on different phases
of organized labor.
197 Cars Shipped
The Valley shipped 59 cars of
fruit and 138 cars of vegetables on
Jan. 8 The Missouri Pacific car-
ried 52 cars of fruit and 95 cars
! of vegetables. 7 cars of fruit and
43 of vegetables going over the
Southern Pacific.
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METHODISTS
MEET TO HEAR
ELMERCLARK
Representatives From
Entire Valley
Present
Representatives from practically
every Methodist church in the Val-
ley gathered in Brownsville Thurs-
day morning to hear an address by
Elmer T. Clark assistant secretary
of the board of missions. Methodist
Episcopal church. South who Is
here from Nashville Tenn.
Clark is making a tour m the in-
terests of the mission work in con-
nection with the January-February
plan for raising mission funds now
in operation in this branch of the
Methodist church. These two
months are set aside as a special
period for the cultivation of the
missionary work with sermons
talks and other methods being used
to call the attention of the mem-
bers to the needs of the mission
field.
Plan Outlined
The speaker outlined the plan
and the success with which it has
operated. He stated that througn
this plan donations have increased
until practically all debts have been
paid and 300 new missionaries have
been placed in the field with 15
more to follow in April of this year.
The church now has 500 foreign
workers and 600 native workers in
the various foreign fields includ-
ing Africa. Belgium. Brazil. China.
Cuba. Czechoslavakia. Japan. Ko-
rea. Mexico. Poland and Siberia.
He also tailed attention to the
improvement in the way of native
workers .saying that at the present
time leadership in foreign countries
is being ranidly turned over to
workers of the nation rather than
keeping it in the hands of the
American missionaries.
Cost is $1500000
Cost of keeping the missionaries
in the field is now about $1500000
Clark said.
The Rev. O. C. Crow presiding
elder of the district had charge
of the meeting. At the close of the
talks the entire party adjourned
to the American caie ior lunch.
Those attending the meeting
were: Brownsville: Rev. O. C. Crow
presiding slder. Rev. J. E. Lovett
pastor; Rev. H. H. Biggs. F. H.
r'rimbie. Mesdames C. W. Colgui.
Sam Hughstou. J. E. Lovett J. K
Bull and E. T. Yates.
Edcouch: T. H. Crowder Cari
Schleinnur Mrs. T. H. Crowder
Mrs. L. F. Lindley and Mrs. M. F.
Hughes
La Ferla; Rev. J. A. Boatman
pastor; Mesdames A. J. Boatman
Dupree. F. U. Charlton. E. H. Lei-
benstein J. A. Boatman Miss Mil-
dred Leibenstem and Miss Nellie
Howarth.
Alamo: A. C Bell Mrs. A. C.
Bell.
Harlingen: S. L. Batchelor. D.
C. Roberts. Charles H. Brown. J. E.
Elmore; Mesdames S L. Batchelor
D. C. Robert*. Marita Crawfora.
Florence Fonvil and R A Tom.
Edinburg. Rev. Z. V. Liles pas-
tor.
Mercedes: Rev. M. H. Keen pas-
tor. Mesdames M H Keen. Charles
Carlson. J. L. Vmning and L. I.
Galbraith.
Raymondville: Ben P Jaco. Rev.
B. A. Myers pastor. Mesdames B
A. Myers. A. A. Lindahl. G W. Mua-
grave. Philips. Miss Harriet Lindani
Mr. and Mrs. Beasdorf.
Prlmera: Rev. H. B. Day. pas-
tor; Dr. H. S. Joseph. Mrs. J. M.
McCurrp Mrs. H. B. Day.
Lyford: Mesdames R. K. Finley.
W. H. Phillips. Jr.. A H GlUett
and G. A. Eckbledt.
Santa Rosa -Combes: Rev. Lon
P. Johnson pastor; Mrs. Lon P.
Johnson. Qomb«?s; Mrs. J. L. Ball.
Mrs. T. R. Libson Mrs. Crawford.
Santa Rosa.
McAllen: Rev E. A Hunter
pastor; E. B. Gibbs. C- T. Voigt.
John Robinson Mrs. John Robin-
son.
Mission: Rev W. N. Carl pas-
tor.
San Benito: Rev. C. E. Marshall
pastor; Mesdames A. L. Price. J. V.
Graham. Gause. Kenderick Fauy
Sullivan.
Weslaco; Rev. J. W. Allbritten.
pastor; Fred P. Archers. Mrs. T. W
Genss. Mrs. H. A Davis.
Donna Man Slightly
Hurt as Car Wrecks
(Special to The Herald.'
HARLINGEN. Jan. 9—L M
Hurst of Donna was released from
Valley Baptist hospital Thursday
morning after treatment for slight
injuries received when his car over-
turned near here Wednesday night.
Hurst suffered several cuts none
of which were considered serious.
Crowd Storms Museum to See
Picture On Einstein Theory
NEW YORK. Jan. 9—UP—A crowd
of 4.500 stormed the American Mu-
seum of Natural History last night
in 4n attempt to see a motion pic-
ture cm the Einstein theory.
Police reserves were called to re-
store order.
The Amateur Astronomers’ assp-
ciation under whose auspices the
picture was shown sent tickets to
the 1.500 members in the city. Po-
lice estimated there were three per-
sons for every ticket assembled at
the entrance of the museum.
Eight uniformed guards were
sent among the crowd to announce
preference would be given those
with tickets.
Jeering and hooting the guards
the crowd surged forward sending
those nearest the door against an
iron gate. The gate was broken
down and the mob pushed its way
into a room devoted to Alaskan In-
dian data. The crowd next encoun-
tered a heavy wooden door leading
into the auditorium me door burst
from its hinges.
Two showings of the film were
given to accommodate the throng
NO NOT NORMA
Hailed as a double for Norma
Shearer motion picture actress.
Miss Polly Thompson above of
Miami Okla is one of the lead-
ing candidates in a co-ed beauty
contest at the University of Iowa.
WINDS HINDER
SEARCH FLIGHT
Planes Seeking Missing
Fliers in ' Alaska
Held to Ground
FAIRBANKS Alaska Jan. 9—OF
—High winds accompanied by mur-
ky weather held planes to the
ground throughout Alaska and Sib-
eria today preventing attempts to
renew the search for Carl Ben
Eielson and Earl Borland or the
quest for the Canadian aviator
Captain Pat Reid and 1 is two
companions mechanics William
Hughes and James Hutchinson.
Eielson and Borland have been
missing since November 9 when
they attempted to fly to the fur
trading ship Nanuk. locked in ice
at North Cape Siberia. Reid and
his companions were lost last
Saturday attempting to fly to Nome
to engage in the Elelson-Borland
search.
Dispatches last night from Fort
Worth. Tex. revealing that two
additional cabin planes would be
sent north for the Eielson-Borland
search was welcome news to the
north
New Orleans Cotton
Corporation Bidder
WASHINGTON Jan. 9—<P)—New
Orleans was the first of six south-
ern cities today to present bids for
the new $30000000 cotton corpora-
tion headquarters.
Other cities represented included
Memphis Tennessee Atlanta. Spart-
anburg. S. C.. and Dallas. Texas. A
delegation from Houston was ex-
pected Friday.
’Pox Strikes Texarkana
Texarkana High Basketball Player Develops
Malady After Playing in Game
TEXARKANA Jan. 8.—UP)—'Vaccination of hundreds of Texarkana
school children against smallpox started today following a school board
order issued as a result of a Texarkana high school basketball player's
developing the disease a few hours after playing in an inter-city game.
I Health officers of both Texarkanas and the Texas and Arkansas coun-
ties declared a mild epidemic existed. Hundreds of children already
had volunteered for vaccination and others will be forced to submit
health authorities said.
More than 110 cases. 31 in Texarkana have been reported from the
two counties. No deaths have resulted.
ROYAL STRUTS
Prince Humbert Parade*
Troop* for Marie
ROME Jan 9 —</PT—More than
22000 men of arms the pick of
Italy's contingents passed in re-
view today belore the new Princess
of Piedmont Italy's future queen
who until her marriage to Prince
Humbert yesterday was Marie Jose
ol Belgium.
The Cro\|n Prince commanded
his own regiment the 92 mfantry
from Turin. It was well in the van.
Climax of the review came in aerial
formations of 300 airplanes brougnt
I from all Italy's air canlps.
This evening the square before
the Qulrinal palace will be lighted
brilliantly and a fireworks dis-
' play set off on the historic hill to
j the west of Rome.
They will not start their honey-
moon until Saturday leaving then
probably for the royal hunting lodge
at San Rossore near Pisa.
Meeting Postponed
HARLINGEN. Jan 9—Due to the
inability of Mayor Sam Botts and
two commissioners to attend a
scheduled meeting of the city com-
mission last night the session was
postponed. ” A special called meet-
ing will be announced later.
The Heckles* Can’t Insure
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.—Adv.
Rubio Cancels Trip
To Pacific Coast
WINSLOW. Ariz.. Jan. 9.—>/F>—
President-elect Pascual Ortiz Ru- |
bio of Mexico will return tomorrow
to Mexico abandoning plans to
visit the southern Pacific coast.
The president-elect announced at |
Gallup. N. M. last night that deli-
cate health of Senorita Ortiz Ru-
bio would necessitate an immediate
return to Mexico City.
The train of the party left here
last night for the Grand Canyon
of Colorado.
Senor Ortiz Rubio said he would
enter Mexico through Phoenix. Ar-
izona. and Nogales. 8onora.
MOANIN’TOW
MEXICO CITY Jan. 9—<$*?—Be-
cause Mana Reyes did not come out
on the Htlcony to toee him the
traditional flower when he serenad-
ed her at 5 o’clock in the morning
Juan Martinez climbed through a
window and broke his guitar over
her head.
Juan was merely following Mex-
ican custom when he app<*xred to
awaken Marla eaz-ly on her Saint’3
day to the strains of Las Mananitas.
and when she refused to get up af-
ter half hour’s singing and strum-
ming he became incensed.
But. while the police do not in-
terlere ordinarily with serenades
they do Ukc a hand when the sit-
uation demands—for which reason
Juan u now in jail.
VALLEY DO )GES
TEXAS FREEZE:
Mercury Expected to Drop to 34 Degree*-*
No Frost or Freeze in Sight-
Most of Nation Shivers
The advance guard of the cold wave which has been sending ther*
mometers throughout the country tumbling reached Brownsville and
the Valley about nine o'clock Thursday morning bringing a prediction
of from 34 to 36 degrees Thursday night.
No damage to crops Is expected according to W. J. Schnurbusch. chief
of the U. 8. weather bureau hers. Rain and chilly weather Is predicted
for the next few days.
Friday's forecast Is practically the same as for Thursday with no
MANY STORES
ARE REMODELED
_
Business Year Ushered In
With Several Changes
Of Location
Echoes of sawing ; nd hammer-
ing. and the smell of fresh pilnt
along Elizabeth street betoken the
atmosphere of activity which is
ushering in the new business year
in Brownsville.
After a short period of lethargy
following the holid. ys. many stores
are either remodeling their present
quarters or preparing to remove
to new locations in preparation for
a year of greater activity.
Quarters for the C. E. Stone
store to opm here soon are being
prepared in the Seybolt building
and will be ready withm a week
or two. Next door and also in the
Seybolt building space is being J
remodeled for the occupancy of the '
McCIeary music store now located |
; in the Cromack building.
The room formerly occupied by (
; the San Toy Slipper shop next to
the Queen theater is to be the
new location for the Berwald
bootery and workmen have been
1 busy the pac da: or two getting
| it ready. The Berwald shop is now
! in Cromack building at the cor- |
1 ner of Elizabeth and Eleventh. 1
Green’s dry goods which was In
the same space has recently moved
to a location on Eleventh. Just
back of the Merchants National
bank.
The store building recently vacat-
ed by the Clay and McDavitt lea- i
ther goods shop is being remodel-
ed and repaired though no an-
nouncement has yet been made as
to who will c upy It. The ad-
joining store building formerly
housing the Olympia confectionery
is also being thoroughly overhauled.
A Sherwin-Williams paint store
will be opened in the space vacat-
ed by the Sheldon studio and
Stromberg Carlson radio parlor
and this place has been remodeled
and repainted.
Remodeling of the Humble Oil
company filling station on Lincoln
between 13th and 14th Is now un-
derway. The building is to be stuc-
coed. a new asbestos roof laid brick
pillars are to hold up the roof on
the porch and the appearance of
| the building greatly improved. Work
is expected to cost about $2000.
*« V* as WIO Ui 310m VA Aliy
tions of the Valley.
Meanwhile the cold wave threat-
ened citrus crops in California
where Wednesday smudge pots
were being used by glowers.
KANSAS CITY Jan <*V-A
wintry symphony sounded today
over some twenty states of the mid-
west southwest and Rocky Moun-
tains. the shnll notes of a northern
gale accompanying the whistle and
beat of snow sleet and cold rain.
Three deaths attributed to the
storm were reported from Missouri
Oklahoma and Colorado as were a
multitude of traffic accidents caus-
ing Injuries to occupants of motor
cars.
Heavy losses of livestock were:
feared as far south at Austin Tex.
with the snow and ice still advan-
cing toward the gulf. At Henrietta
Tex. two inches of sleet covered the
the snow and Ice still advancing to-
ward the gulf. At Henrietta. Tex.
two inches of sleet covered the
ground a record at the wfeather bu-
reau. Sub freezing temperatures
prevailed at El Paso with snow"
falling. With a minimum tempera-
ture of 13 degrees at Amarillo the
mercury still was falling this morn-
ing. At Okmulgee Okla.. 300 per-
sons attending a revival meeting
fled from a frame tabernacle not
more than a minute before the roof
weighted down by tens of sleet and
snow crashed to the floor. The
congregation was "-armed by creak-
ing timbers
In the upper reaches of the Rocky
Mountains where the storm orig-
inated. sub-zero temperatures were
the rule Snow swirled over Mon-
tana. Wyoming and parts of Colo-
rado.
Airplane schedules virtualh were
abandoned over the southwest and
western mountain routes. Only one
plane left here yesterday for Chi-
cago. and none arrived. The same .
conditions prevailed In St. Louis.
Bus lines were running late and
in some cases cancelled schedule
entirely. Railroads were compara-
tively unhampered. Only three of
the trunk line roads running
through Kansas City reported trains
delayed.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9-^JP)— New
high marks for January tempera-
ture were on record today at many
point* along the Atlantic coast
from Portland Me. to Philadel-
phia.
The metropolitan area enjoyed a
forestate of spring yesterday when
balmy breezes fanned the mercury
up to 64. exceeding by 6 degrees
the previous high mark for the
corresponding day set in 1897.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9—<JPh-
Rain today brought some relief to
CaUtomla which for three day*
has been in the grip of a cold
spell but snow and blocked com-
munication Hues veiled the fate
of six persons battling with elem-
ents in the high Sierra.
Fear* for the safety of John
Nightingale airport superintendent
at Stockton and his wife and 7-
vear-old son Stanley believed to
be marooned in their mountain
cabin 45 miles east of Sonora in-
creased ajter attempts to locate the
shack from airplanes and drop
food had failed
Bitter cold v.ith the temperature
15 below zero in some places and
low visibility hampered rescue
work.
The mercury hovered around the
zero mark in eastern Washington
and northern Idaho except in the
higher regions where it dropped
to 10 degrees below Snow was re-
ported a foot deep in Northern
Idaho.
i THE WEATHER 1
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Ram and much colder tonight with
cold wave; lowest temperature near
freezing; Friday cloudy or partly
cloudy and continued cold. Moder-
ate to fresh northerly winds on the
west coast.
For East Texas Mostly cloudy to-
night with rain in southeast and
rain or snow in northwest portion.
colder In south and extreme eas'
portions with cold wave on the
coast; freezing to the coast except
in the lower Rio Grande Valley
where temperatures will be 34 to
36: Friday partly cloudy; somewhat
colder on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will no material change In
the river dunng the next few days
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Sumo Sumo Cbn*. Rain
Eagle Pass ..16 2.6 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 -0.3 +0.2 .04
Rio Grande ..21 4.1 -0.2 .00
Mission .22 4 6 *0 0 .00 .
i San Benito ..23 8 5 -0.2 .00
Brownsville ..18 3.4 -0.3 *00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
today under normal meteorolo-
gical conditions;
High.. p. m.
Low.*. 3 37 a m.
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