The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 14, 1934 Page: 1 of 24
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Weather
i and the Valley: Part-
1 continued warm Sun-
*
IRD YEAR—No. 88 ra« t»u«F nm-n« tm ta« van* BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 1934 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
.(IN OUR
• VALLEY
SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE
have not been able to get the story
©f Sam Bell’s dog out of our mind
all week.
The dog. taking after Sam. is
quite a ball player and needs only
the command “Ball” to fetch the
favorite plaything from its hiding
place for a nice little game.
During the World Senes the
pup listened to the games over the
radio right along with his master
. Until the loud voice of the umpire
finally got him down.
•’Ball!” the umpre's voice would
come over the radio and fetch the
ball he ^ould.
•’Ball!” the umpire* voice would
nouncement and the poor pup
would look around with a doleful
look in his eve and a whine on his
bp*
What it was all about he will
probably know when he gets to
whatever Elysian Fields are reserv-
ed for him and his canine brothers
■ nH ctct»rc
• • a »
ROSS STERLING. FORMER
emor who has staged a real
f«u;ne-back tn the oil game—
Is one man whose health seems
to have benefitted by the swear-
ing off” of politics.
j Hale hearty robust back in the
harness in the work he loves—
The ex-governor would hardly be
i known as the man who relinquished
the reins of Texas government less
than two years ago.
Down to look our oil field over is
Governor Sterling—
Who believes as you will read in
another column
That we have a real Held.
He ought to know he has made
two fortunes from oil.
8. W. CARRINGTON. WHO
represents federal money m these
parts gives us the solemn declara-
tion that sufficient money is now
available to repair all storm dam-
age to Cameron county schools
Before some wiseacre rises and
asks “what storm?'* we hasten to
explain that the storm referred to
hit the Valley in September. 1933
and that the federal money is an
“emergency ’ appropriation.
School district heads children
parents all of us arc glad that our
schools art really going to be put m
shape
Progress of education has suffer-
ed woefully during the past year on
| aocount of the lack of facilities oc-
casioned by storm damage.
• • •
AMEND THE GREEN FRUIT
law say Valley shippers.
And the rest of us. especially we
of the newspaper fraternity say
“amen "
j^We get sorta tired of inveighing
>very year against green fruit ship-
ments—
Thought the present law would
help us out.
It didn t.
< Continued On Page Fouri
October 13. 1834.—The first
strictly revolutionary meeting in
Texas was held at Bexar <San
Antonio) a large number of
Coahuilans attended it. Very
probably the preponderate ad-
mixture did not suit the Texans
nor fit into their plans. Separa-
tion from Couhuila was a con-
suming desire with them and the
fate of Stephen F. Austin im-
prisoned in Mexico City a mat-
ter of immediate grave concern
to their leaders. Erismo Segutn
a Mexican citizen of the San An-
tonio community and triendlv to
Texans moved adjournment and
j proposed a meeting on the fol-
lowing Nov 15th for a state con-
vention to organize a Provisional
- Government in order to avoid
“unparalleled anarchv and con-
fusion ”
October 14. 1834.—As to separa-
[ Hgn urged by Stephen F Austin
stlftfrxico City on the 5th Santa
Anna had resolved—‘•that Tex-
as must necessarily remain united
with Coahuila. because it had not
the elements warranting a sep-
aration nor would it be conven-
ient: and though it might be al-
lowed to form a territory if the In-
habitants called for It. yet the
dismembering of a State was un-
known to the Mexican laws and
he would be at a loss to know
how to proceed "
The idea of being made a terri-
tory was as distasteful to Texans
as union with Coahuila and they
wondered if there was a veiled
significance in Santa Anna’s
statement.
. " ..——— ■ III I ' II -I ' ' 1
Frantic Plea Made Woman s Kidnapers
BELIEF GROWS
SOCIETY WIFE
IS NOWJEAD
Bloodstain* Found On
Boathouse Pier As
Estate Is Searched
For Body
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Oct. 13. UP—
What appeared to be bloodstains on
a nearby boathouse pier and a mys-
teriously tom telephone book were
md late Saturday shortly after
Berry V. Stoll had broadcast anoth-
er frantic plea to his wifes kid-
naper.
The spots on the pier were notic-
ed by three youths while police and
federal agents combed the brush
and woods near the 16-acre Stoll
estate. That sudden move which
be: n Saturday morning had been
interpreted by at least one police
participant as indicating the fam-
ily feared Mrs. Stoll had met death
from the kidnaper. The husband's
latest appeal indicated the same
feeling.
In Weakened Condition
"In her present weakened condi-
tion. even a day may be too long."
he declared. The 26-year-old soc-
iety \ man was 111 with a cold
when slugged and forced from
home last Wednesday.
Efforts were made immediately
by investigators to determine
whether the stains on the pier and
those found on a blanket inside the
broken-open boat house might be
blood. They also worked to deter-
mine whether there was any con-
(Continued On Page Foun
MATURlTYlAff
CHANGE ASKED
• ■
Juice Content Amendment
To Be Sought In
Legislature
The Lower Rio Grande Valley is
preparing to go to the legislature
Mice more in an effort to amend
he maturity law for citrus in such
i way that fruit which passes the
ests will actually be ripe.
So far all efforts have apparent-
y fallen a bit short as fruit can
lass the present tests and still be
ilmost unfit for human consump-
ion.
Jack Keefe of Weslaco president
>f the Texas Citrus Shippers asso-
riation. said the matter would be
M-ought to the attention of the
egislature again although the
:hanges can not be made in time
o do any good this year. Most of
he damage has already If n done
his season as fruit is ripening [
airly rapidly now.
In the opinion of Mr Keefe the
(Continued On Page Foun
Three Weslaco Men
Killed 35 Injured
TEAGUE Oct. 13. <vP—Three un-
identified Latin-Americans were
killed and 35 others injured four
pri -ably fatally when a truck on
which 40 Latin-Americ&n cotton
pickers were enrout® from Missis-
sippi back to their rome at Weslaco
Texas colided late Saturday with a
truck loaded with bales of cotton at
a highway intersection 20 miles
south of Teague.
The driver of the cotton truck
was not hurt seriously but only two
of those riding on the other ma-
chine. laden with it® cargo of hu-
manity. escaped injury. The acci-
dent occurred at the Buffalo Cross-
ing. where U. S Highways 43 end
75 intersect
Firms Cooperate •
In ‘Dollar Day*
Six Brownsville business estao-
lishments are making preparation^
to observe "Dollar Day" Tuesday m
co-operation with a plan being
-sponsored by the Brownsville Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce.
^ Unusual bargains in Dollar Day
Specials are to be offered and the
establishments are preparing for a
heavy run of business on Tuesday
Among the firms cooperating in
the plan are Aziz Bros Bollack s.
Manutou's Inc. Miller Radio Shop.
The Fashion and J. C. IVnney.
‘Buried’ Husband
Returns to Wife
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. oPr—The
husband of Mrs Anna Ratflnskv of
Hudson. N. Y. thought she buned
several days ago. calmly walked in-
to her home Saturday night and
said "good evening.”
The burial. Mrs ftatroskv inform-
ed police by telephone was Just a
case of mistaken identity.
Now authorities are in a Quan-
dary as their next mova.
NUDISTS PUT ON
*****
TOPCOATS AND GO
* * * *• *
TO CONVENTIONS
AKRON O. Oct. 13. iA*)—Top-
coats were preferred to gooseflesh
as delegates of the Internation-
al Nudists conference opened
their annual meeting Saturday.
Cold weather put a blight on
the initial session and forced the
delegates to give up any immed-
iate hopes of practicing a back-
to-nature movement.
“I imagine all sessions will be
held with clothes on" announc-
ed R. B. Abbot of Cleveland who
is host to the convention at Shar-
on Center near here. “We like
to be comfortable" he explained.
Even the armed guardsmen who
patrol the club to keep out in
iruaers were iuiiy ciouiea.
SCHOOLREPAIR
BEGINS FRIDAY
New Fund Granted; Work
To Be Completed In
About Six Week*
Repair work on storm-damaged
schools at Harlingen. S&n Benito.
Rio Hondo Stuart Place. Donna
an dperhaps Santa Rosa will get
ur. ay Friday and work on all
other storm-damaged schools in tne
Va: will get under way within 10
days. S. W. Carrington engineer-
ing supervisor in charge lor the
government declared Saturday
night.
Carrington Friday received notice
that $12500 ha* been placed to the
credit ol the project by the govern-
ment. A like sum will be subscribed
by school boards ol storm damaged
buildings. *
Repair work on Brownsville
.chools is 95 per cent completed
Carrington slated.
The engineer said that the gov-
ernment lund and the lund sub-
scribed by the school boards prac-
tically will complete repair work in
the Valley and that what small
amount remaining when the funds
are exhausted will be completed
with ielief labor. He said the repays
should be completed in flve or six
weeks.
The work came to a halt on many
projects as the original appropriat-
ion of $80000 .or labor reached tne
point of exhaustion. The original
appropriation failed of accomplish-
ing the task be-* -e it was intend-
ed only for employment of skilled
labor common labor to come from
the relief rolls. There was no com-
mon iabor available on relief rolls
d :ring the cotton harvest so that
(Continued On Page Four*
Suicide Threat Is
Made by Mine Gang
PECS. Hungary. Oct. 13. UPh-
More than 1000 coal miners her®
sent up from their workings Sat-
urday night an ultimatum th*t
they will kill themselves by shut-
ting off air if their demands tor
higher wage* are not met.
The miners had been under-
ground more than 48 hours refus-
ing food. Six of their num'oers
stood at the entrance with axes per-
mitting no one to go down.
But the Danube Steam Naviga-
tion company which own* the mine
refused stoutly to order a wage ir.
crease. The miners are receiving
ab-ut $2 weekly. They ask $3.50. •
Wells Brought In
IRVILLE. Ok la.. Oct. 13. i4\-Ex-
vttement prevailed among oil men
in this district Saturday when four
oil producers were brought in.
Slick-Urschels No. 1 Reed in SE
NW SE 31-7-8 came in for 180 bar-
rels of oil the first hour. It is at a
depth of 4185-90 feet in the Wilcox
sand.
The Winona Oil company's Jarvis
I.olmes No. 2 Myers in NE SE NE
31-7-8 ..reduced in Wapanucka at
3300 feet depth with a flow of 200
barrels the first 12 hour*.
I
1
Read— I
...“The Citrus Deal Will Adjust Itself”—an .
editorial on the editorial page second section. > *
0 0 0
.. .“Jetties Work More Than Half Finished
Page 5 first section. j
• • •
.. .“U. S. Only 14 Hours From Panama Canal.”
—Page 8 second section.
• • *
...“Brownsville’s Relief Canning Plant”—
Page 8 second section.
• * *
i
.. .Football.. .Valley State National and
other sporting news—Pages 7 and 8 first section.
FEDERAL MAN
INVESTIGATES
VALLEYKIDNAP
Famed Sleuth Takes
Rapp Case; Seeks
To Prosecute Triojn
Abduction
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG Oct. 13.—Gus Jones
special agent in charge of the San
Antonio office of the department
of justice wired District Attorney
Sid Hardin of Hidalgo county Sat-
urday afternoon that he would in-
vestigate the kidnaping of Jack
Rapp if requested and with the con-
sent of the United States district
attorney would prosecute the kid-
napers under the federal kidnaping
law.
Wires Acceptance
Hardin immediately wired his
acceptance and forwarded the in-
formation requested by Jones. Har-
din also wired Rapp now enroute
home from Denison where he was
freed by his abduces to stop for
a conference with Jones when he
arrives in San Antonio.
Jones to whom credit has been
given for the solution of Okla-
homa's Charles F. Urschel kidnap-
ing case is considered one of the
ouujtmding investigators in the
southwest.
Rapp Hidalgo county deputy
sheriff was kidnaped Thursday by
three prisoners as he was driving
them from Mercedes to Edinburg.
The prisoners F. M. Hood and his
sons Clifford and Carl overpower-
(Continued On Page Fouri
FOX FUNERAL
PLANS MADE
—
Services to Be Held Here
Monday Morning At <
10 OClock
• __
Last me* lor Rose Mane Fox
16 daughter ol James J. Fox who
died in San Angeio Friday night
at 7:15 o clock will be held here
Monday morning at 10 o'clock Irom 1
Hinkleys Mortuary- to the Sacred <
Heart church. Interment will be
made In Buena Vista cemetery.
Miss Fox a native of Brownsville
and a member ol the class ol 1935
Brownsville High school had been
ill in San Angelo lor - several 1
months. With her when death came
were her father sister Adelaide and
grandmother Mrs. Augustine Ce-
laya Sr. j
An uncle Auguatine Celaya Jr.
will join the bereaved lather in Aus-
tin and return to Brownsville with
him Monday morning.
Survivors include the lather and
grandmother; Adelaide Mary Mar- j
garet Dorothy Frances and Betty
Le i Fox sisters; Mrs. E. S. Grider
an aunt and Augustine. Clarence
and Joe Celaya uncles all ol
Brownsville.
Robbers Torture *
Kill Fur Dealer
DENVER Oct. 13. b*>>—Tortured
for 15 hours by robbers who hung
him by his heels in his fur estab-
lsih~;ent John Pfeifer 71 raw fur I
dealer died two hours after he was '
discovered Saturday.
Dying when he was found be
gasped to patrolmen that two men !
held him up at 5:30 o'clock Friday
night.
Occupants of an adjoining store .
in the lower business section heard j
groans when they opened thetir
place Saturday morning.
Club Woman Dies
TEMPLE Oct. 13 UFV-Mitt Mary
Alice MacGregor prominent in club
and business circles here died Sat-
urday. She was the founder of the
M: regor school of steresr-^' y.
Funeral services were arranged for
Sunday.
Wild Duck ‘Fishing' Is Real Sport—
Says Lon C. Hill Sr.. And He Knows
L-
Lon C. HUI. Sr. the “Old Chief.9
Is an acknowledged authority on
hunting and fishing as he is on
many other things.
This time it is duck»-wild
ducks.
How to go about eatohing a
wild duck without the use of a
shotgun.
The subject came up when the
writer asked Mr. Hill whether he
had ever tried “goggle fishing.'*
Now a goggle is a goggle—it is
not a fish. Maybe H is two gog-
gles.
Anyway it seems that Guy Gli-
ps trick a writer has developed
goggle fishing into something of
a fine art.
• • •
Mr. Gilpatrick takes a pair of
goggles such as are used by air-
plane pilots. He prepares them
against seepage. Paint* them
while.
He makes a sort of pole with
a sort at pitchfork arrangement
at the end. It becomes a spear.
He finds a body of water con-
taining fish. He divea along with
his spear. He spears the fish aa
if and when they are around.
The Gil pa trick system was ex-
plained to Mr. Hill. He was not
greatly interested hot being a
diver perhaps.
And come* back with a method
of catehlng wild ducks without
the use of a shotgun.
Hr had seen it done on Lake
Chapala by native Mexicans. He
avers It was a method used in
China thousands of years ago.
Herr is how as explained by
Mr. HUL
--I
One obtains a quantity of large
gourds native variety.
The gourds are attached to a
heavy string or light rope on
the other end of which Is a rock
or something other appropriate
object of some weight.
I he gourds are thrown into
the water where wild ducks are
accustomed to feed.
The gourds are permitted to
float about for some days until
they are no longer objects of
curiosity to the ducks.
• • •
The duck hunter then prepares
a very large gourd for his own
use. one that will fit around his
bead.
He cuts a place for his eyes.
Then he affixes the gourd over
• Continued On Page Four)
COUNTY BONDS
ORDER PASSED
—
Plan to Refund $6872000
Obligations Approved
By Commissioners
Cameron county commissioners
:ourt Saturday passed linai order
approving the plan to refund $6-
372.000 in county road and flood
protection bonds and $330930 in de-
lmquent interest on the same
xinds.
The plan jointly worked out by
.he commissioners and a bond-
holders’ committee headed by Lcn
D. Hill. Jr. calls lor a reduction in
:he interest rate on the bonds to
;wo per cent for the tax year 1933-
14 and three per cent for the year
1934-35. The bonds will return to
-heir normal rates of four and a
half and five per cent in the
year 1935-36.
Principal maturities are being
ihoved back by the refunding plan.
*nth the first flood protection pnn-
npal payments falling due in 1936
tn dthe first road bond maturities
roming due the following year. Un-
der the old issue some of the prin-
:ipal maturities are now due.
The road bonds being refunded
m which the staie is participating
;o the extent of approximately $1-
300.000 are as follows: Series A.
1952000; Series B. $1000000; Series
3 $1.000 000; Series D $1000000;
■Series E $1000000; Series F $150.-
300 »owned by the county); Series
G. $396000. All of these are out of
he original six million dollar issue
[or highway improvement. The de-
linquent interest on these bonds
imounts to $391675 but only $264-
100 of its being refunded with
(Continued On Page Four)
Discuss Brownsville
Convention Plans
DALLAS Oct. 13. uP>—Paul T.
Vickers of McAllen newly-elected
>r .ident of the Texas Chamber of
Commerce Managers' association
^resided here Saturday at an exec-
ltive session at which twx> new di-
rectors were appointed. The new di-
rectors were Otis Fowler of Denton
ind Pete Smith of Ennis
O. C. Richardson manager of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
ind a member of the board of di-
ectors of the Texas organization
ittended the Dallas meeting. A dis-
cussion of the international as-
sets of the next annual convention
ihich will be held in Brownsville in
June 1935. was lead by the Browns-
ville man and a tentative program
sroposed.
Port Prospect Causes
Ex-Resident to Return
0
“I have been hearing so much
ibout the fact that Brownsville's
harbor ambitions are about to be
realized that I have decided to re-
:um here to make my home ” said
N. E. Nelson an architect.
Mr Nelson resided in BrownsviH'
lor i number of years prior to 1917 j
vhen he went to California when
he followed his profession for
nany years. Among the buildings
rrected under his supervision was
he Arizona Biltmore. at Phoenix.
He will be remembered by many
>f the older residents of the city.
Ar. Nelson is making his home in •
he Travelers Hotel.
Death Penalty Is
Asked in Robbery
UNDEN. Oct. 13. 1The state
Saturday as’ d that J. L. <Doc»
Sutherland be sent to the electric
hair for robbery of the First Na-
iontl Bank at Atlanta. Texas last
tune 6.
“Stop these transient robbers and
roks from coming into Cass coun-
F d * >bbing her people with fire-
rms " urged County Attorney Mor-
is Whitworth in asking convir'ion
the Little Rock defendant.
“A man who will rob wflh fire-
run will kill anyone who fails to
to m be tells him."
JOHNSON TAKES
* * * * *
HIS BLUE EAGLE
* * * * *
FROM NRA ‘NEST’
WASHINGTON Oct. 13. iJFh-
Lock stock barrel and Blue
Eagles. Hugh S. Johnson left his
NRA office Saturday for a pri-
vate landlord's rooi.
On Monday he draws his last
federal pay check as industrial
recovery administrator. From
present indications it will be de-
livered to him at Walter Reed
hospital \.h re the general is con-
fined with a sinus disorder.
Some ceremony accompanied
the transfer of the big wicker
Blue Eagles presented to John-
son by President and Mrs. Roose-
velt. Two workmen placed it flat
on its back in an office truck and
pushed It to the service elevator.
VICTORiAROAD
HOPES REVIVED
Tamaulipas Tax Passes And
Gasoline Fund Also
Is Sought
Hope for beginning of work in
the near future on the Victoria to
Matamoros highway was once more
revived Saturday with receipt of
information at the Matamoros
Chamber of Commerce that a re-
arrangement of finances in the
state of Tamaulipas. Mexico may
make possible funds for this im-
portant road.
Ruben Martinez and Garza Uribe
of the Matamoros Chamber of
Commerce brought the reports here
after attending a four-day conven-
tion in Victoria the past week of
representatives of all chambers of
commerce in the state.
A resolution asking the governor
to appropriate for the Victoria-
Matamoros highway a certain per
cent of proceeds from the gasoline
tax was adopted and assurance of
the governor that this will be done
'Continued On Page Four)
Spain’s Revolution
Drawing to Close
MADRID Oct. 14. (Sunday) <AV—
General Francisco Franco assist-
ant to the minister of war and oe-
coming known as Spain's "man of
the hour" told the Associated Press
Saturday the revolution is suppress-
ed everywhere except in northern
Asturias province.
In that province where there are
many mines operations are slow
because of the rough character of
the land.
"The rebels are occupying wrll-
fortified plaes in the mountains and
they have a considerable supply of
arms." General Franco said. "Strat-
egy of a special nature will be re-
quired to dislodge them."
$1.42 Is Key Figure in Trial
Of Samuel Insull for Fraud
CHICAGO Oct. 13. —<A*i— It |
woulan t buy a round of dime
cigars for the delendanu but
$1.42 came into sharper focus
Saturday as one of the key figures
with which the government hopes
to “prove a $100000000 swindle’*
case against Samuel Insull Sr.
and his 16 associates.
It was what investors were told
—In writing and through the mail
—that the Corporation Securities
Co. would earn to 1930. per share
the government claims.
Over this and another item of
$60000000 has and will rage a
fight for which Assistant United
States Attorney Harold Hu ling's
auditors have been training since
they first went in' Insull's books.
The prosecutors may rely most
heavily on these two figures to
win tha big point at tbair ca— -
4
fraud—If other and bolder claims
about the luckless stock are
thrown out in the final battle
over evidence. They are using
them already in an attempt to
tunnel under Insull's expected de-
fense that he Is guilty of nothing
worse than misjudgment. and
went down with the depression.
The $80000000 represents the
corporation's assets as allegedly
described when investors were in-
vited to sign up in 1929. The jury
heard both these figures vigorous-
ly attacked and defended
It will be government's conten-
tion. in this decisive engagement
of the trial that only highly arti-
ficial bookkeepng could account
for the $80000000 figure; that
"Corp1* had no earnings in pros-
pect at all. and that use of the
figures was a deliberate fraud.
\
STERLING LOOKS
OVER OIL FIELD
Ex-Governor Says Hidalgo
Well Looks Like
4Real Thing*
Although he had not visited the
Samfordyce oil field section west of
Mission prior to Sunday from what
he has heard of the Otto Woods
discovery well from other oil men
Ross Sterling of Houston former
governor of Texas believes that
the field will "prove a big thing for
this section."
The ex-governor arrived in
Brownsville late Saturday after-
noon. and will visit the oil field
Sunday with Jesse Dennett of
Brownsville a long-time friend.
Quality of the oil which flowed
from the discovery well before it
was "killed" accounts in a large
measure for the belief of former
Governor Sterling that the Valley s
oil field is "real.”
When heavy oil is produced in
such quantities as reported from
the Otto Woods well it is a most
favorable sign former Governor
Sterling indicated.
The former governor ha* made
two fortunes in oil. the first as
founder and president of the Hum-
ble Oil company and the second
since he retired from the governor-
ship in January 1933 Oil holdings
which were not productive have
since come into the “pay." and
lormer Governor Sterling recently
organized the Sterling Oil com-
pany capitalized at $1000000.
• Continued On Page Pouri
Rulers Fear To
Attend Funeral
BELGRADE Yugoslavia Oct. 13.
—King Carol of Rumania and
King Boris of Bulgaria whose coun-
tries have been invaded by fear of
a recurrence of the Marseille as-
sassination. decided Saturday not
to come to Belgrade for the funeral
of King Alexander.
They feared they might be risk-
ing their own lives in the pre-
vailing terrorist atmosphere it was
learned.
King Boris is sending in his place
Foreign Minister Kosta Batolov and
Minister of War Petko Zlat.*ff
while King Carol Is delegating
Premier George Tatarescu and For-
eign Minister Nicholas Titulescu to
act for him.
Alice Fitch Named
Princess to Fair
Miss Alice Fitch was selected
princess from Brownsville to the
State Fair at Dallas at the Capitol
theatre Saturday night and select-
ed Miss Elizabeth Browne to ac-
company her a« Lady-in-Waiting.
The princess and her lady-ln-
watting will leave Monday night
for a series of entertainments at
the fairpark All expenses of bolh
the princess and her lady-tn-wait-
ing to th* fair and during their
stay there will be furnished.
HUGE GASSER
AISO CONES
IN ATFIELD
Threatened Blowout
Causes Discovery
To Be Killed For
Present
MISSION. Oct. II. — Dnihng
operations in the Sam Fordyce field
in so '■ western Hidalgo county
since Friday have yielded one well
showing for heavy oil production
one huge gasser on* salt water well
and the killing of the Otto Wood
discovery well.
The Heep Oil corporation’s No. 1
Seabury George At Taylor in tract
256 pardon 38 1.200 feet north-
west of the discovery well set and
cemented casing atop heavily-sat-
urated oil sand Saturday night at
2788 feet. The sand was cored to
2794 feet.
The well flowed oil on a drill
stem test Saturday morning. It will
be drilled in and completed Wed-
nesday or Thursday It is expected.
Showers and Moncrlef's No. 1
Francisco B. Guerra located 1200
leet north of the discovery well In
tract 254 porcion 39. was drilled in
Saturday afternoon and showed
huge quantities of gas. bearing an
occasional odor of oil under tre-
mendous pressure.
Producing through a one-inch
choke the well showed an operat-
ing pressure of 800 pounds on the
tubing and 1150 pounds on the cas-
in The volume increased con-
siderably when the casing was
opened but the casing pressure re-
mained about the same. Closed in
the pressure was 1.000 pounds on
the tubing and slightly more than
1150 on the casing.
The Otto Wood No. 1 Lawrence
the discovery well in tract 274 par-
cion 39 which has been flowing
abou 8480 barrels daily since last
Wednesday under a tubing pressure
of 800 pounds and a casing pressure
of 400 pounds was killed Saturday
on the orders of J. F. Pouch de-
puty supervisor of the Texas Rail-
road commission when a blowout
threatened. The well was killed by
pumping oil and mud into It lor
about four hours. The flow ceased
entirely but can be resumed by
pumping the mud snd oil out and
letting the pressure do the rest.
No disposition of the well was an-
nounced .
The Alamo Drilling company’s No.
1 Sullivan 1500 feet south of the
discovery which flowed salt wa-
ter when the plug was drilled in
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Hitler Openly Defied
By German Churches *
MUNICH. Germany Oct. 13. <A*>—
Adolf Hitler's church leaders.
Reichbishop Ludwig Mueller \nd
Dr. August Jaeger commissioner of
Protestant churches in Prussia
were called “tools of Satan’’ in a
fiery manifesto issued Saturday bv
the confessional synod which i»
the backbone of Protestant opposi-
tion to nazl religious policies.
The ten commandments are den-
ied by the reichschurch the mani-
festo asserted
The reichschurch fights with Men
against truth and with robbery
against justice." it continued.
More Relief Bonds
Not Needed—Allred
DALLAS Oct. 13.—^VP)—Attorney
General Janies V Allred democrat-
ic nominee for governor said here
Saturday he could see no necessity
for issuance of additional reMef
bonds by tha present special session
of the Texas legislature called by
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson.
“The federal government’s change
tn relief attitude and its recent
genen in dispensing funds in
Texas has made it unnecessary to
issue the remaining $3500000 bonds
of the original $20 00000 issue at
the special session." he said.
Oil and Gas Fight
Threatens Solons
AUSTIN. Oct 1A—<A*)—New pos-
sibilities of controversy In the cur-
rent special session of the legislature
developed Saturday with reporta
that Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
might submit the question of a new
state authority over oil and gas.
While both houses were adjourn-
ed for the week-end. some of the
few legislators about the capttol
heard talk that a bill to create a
commission to supervise the oil and
gas industries might be introduced
next week.
Hoidale Visits Mexico
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Oct. 13—P A. Hoi-
dale in charge of Mexican fruit
fly eradication work in the Val-
ley. left Saturday afternoon to join
Lee A. Strong chief of the bureau
of plant quarantine on a trip to
Mexico City.*
He was to Join Mr. Strong in San
Antonio and proceed to Mexico City
by rail They will be gone about
ten days.
They will visit the laboratory
maintained near Mexico City by Dr.
A C Baker of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture for study of in* fruit
fly in its native habitat. Dr. Vaaar
visited the Valley last year.
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