The Brownsville Herald from Brownsville, Texas • Page 1

THE WEATHER Brownsville and the Valley: Partly cloudy to occasionally unsettled Monday night and Tuesday, possibly with local showers; not much change in temperature. Inramsuflle Herald THE VALLEY FIRST--FIRST IN THE VALLEY--LEASED WHtE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAIL EDITION FORTY-SECOND YEAR--No. 244 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY; WALL STREET WINS PROBE VICTORY IN OUR VALLEY FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW THE rpeeding of Home Loans helps out-Was given in a short story in Sunday's Herald, Which told of J. C. Looney, Hi' dalgo county HOLC attorney, Having paid over $15,000 in taxes on Saturday morning, On loans completed that day by his office.

Hidalgo county, being no differ- en. in that respect than other counties-Certainly can use that tax money And now, with a Valley branch in operation, Just lots of tax money should be coming in a hurry, To the various cities, school districts and counties in this area. VALLEY VEGETABLE GROW- ers association busies itself with a survey as need for relief to fann- ers unable to properly feed their work stock, and as a result-We may expect to see in excess cf $100,000 in feed provided for this section by the state relief administration. R. C.

Craft of the state organization is making a Valley survey, and finds need for this sort of relief. FIRST REAL CITRUS CENSUS in a number years will be undertaken in the near future-By state anrt federal authorities. Count of citrus trees as released for the past few years-Has been merely a compilation and tabulation, Worked out on paper On a basis of the number of trees planted, Added to those already planted, no definite knowledge of fhe number of trees which have died. This new census, however, will men i tha field' actually count- jrig the trees piece of'land in the Valley. When it is finished we will know exactly where we are SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS what attracts the attention of people nowadays, whether it be the new streamlined automobiles, or a new style in ladies hats, or a new scrt of celebration.

That's why the Valley Mid-Wiuvur Fair has always held a fascination ior residents of sections oucsids the Valley-That's why the Tarpon Rodeo idea is going over so big-And that's why Willacy county's Onion Fiesta ought to be made more of. Right now we bespeak for this Onion Fiesta more interest and more Valley wide cooperation next year. This Onion Fiesta ca be made a big thing, can be made to brmi Willacy county and the Valley just a whole high oi a lot of real publicity. Let's keep the thought in mind. NO INCOMING MAIL FOR THE Valley on the train coming in late Sunday night-And no outgoing mail leaves on the northbound Sunday night train.

Post-office department is cer- taimy cutting down on the service, and is certainly discommoding lots of people. Hops the savings are commensurate with the inconvenience Valley business men are suffering. What with no airmail, no mail on holidays and now no Sunday mail. this section is kinda the stepcV.ld of the postal authorities. NICE WORK WAS THAT DONE by representatives of Valley scnools at the district music meet at Kings- vilU- last Saturday.

evidence that our school authorities are turning out a well rounded set of youngsters-Able to hold their own in a fight or a frolic. Which is as it should be. PRICE OF BEANS HAS BEEN sci. at SI-75 for 85 per cent or b3t- U.S. No.

Is, and at 51.50 for 70 to 85 per cent grade. There's money in beans at that price. The available supply justifies the price, and thanks to the fine co- cpc.valion between the new shippers association arj the growers asso- ciatvn, the price will be paid and Valley growers will benefit. FINE SIGN OF THE TIMES was the interest displayed in Valley EChoo! district elections. Too lir.tle interest on election day invariably means lots of kicking knocKincr about the way schools run, afterwards.

to have the thing fought out at the polls and then to settle down to worJs. Charges Against Rogers Dismissed JUSTICE SAYS ACTION UPTO FEDERAL Commerce Department Has Jurisdiction, Court Decides (Special to The Herald) RAYMONDVILLE, April P. H. (Slats) Rogers, Valley pilot, was leleased from jail and charges of operating an airplane while intoxicated were dismissed Monday morning by Justice of the Peace P. D.

Lissner after a hearing. Rogers was jailed late Saturday afternoon after the plane he was piloting struck a fence as he at- lempted to land it, resulting in the injury of Rogers, his three passengers and two children who were watching planes fly passengers. Justice Lissner, in dismissing charges against Rogers, held that the case came only within the jurisdiction of the department commerce and any action into lue accident must be taken by the federal department. The department of commerce was notified of the accident by Raymondville authorities immediately after the accident. None of the persons involved in accident was injured seriously.

In the plane with Rogers were Claude Moran, John Butler and John Emerson. Richard Morris, 12, Julia Alice Duddleston, 8, received cuts and bruises when they were allegedly struck by a win? of the plane when the ship caughs Japs Oast 45 American Showgirls TOKYO, April 9. (iP)--Police, cold to the beauty of 45 American showgirls whose charms have packed Japan's largest theater for the last six weeks, ordered their early departure Monday. The company, known as the American Revue Troupe, headed by A. B.

Marcus and including 75 members, was notified it must leave Japan on the first liner after completion of the Tokyo engagement April 15. The action will force cancellation of several weeks' booking in Nagoya and Osaka. The troupe arrived in Tokyo from San Francisco on February 23. Members' transit visas expired March 28. Police granted an extension until April 15.

A further extension was refused. Since the police move was in conformity with the law, the United States embassy was unable to act officially. It was understood, however, that embassy attaches had informally asked the foreign office to intercede. in a barbed-wire fence and swerved from its course. Rogers received a deep cut over his eye in the accident.

lapan-Chinese Trouble Brews PEIPING, China, April 9. hinese newspapers charged Monday that the Japanese have launched efforts to strengthen their influence in northern China. The Peiping Chronicle said 100 Japanese military officers had been dispatched to Chahar, Suiyuan, Shansi and southern Hopei provinces to "get acquainted" with ihina's strategic centers. Other newspapers reported the breakdown of negotiations for the to China of the Malanyu 'ass in the great wall near the tombs of the Tsing dynasty. 4 ARE KILLED AFTER QUARREL Blame Jealousy In Deaths Of Man, 58, Young Wife And Two Tots EUREKA SPRINGS, April 9.

WP)-- Accepting as a motive the jealous rage of an elderly husband oyer attentions of a younger man to FALSE CLUES RETARD HUNT FOR BARROW Police Will Get No Rest Until Outlaw Is Captured KANSAS CITY, April 9. UP) Southwestern peace officers wen to work Monday with the knowledge that there would be no rest for them until Clyde Barrow is captured. Accused of a dozen slayings, the phanton desperado and his woman companion, Bonnie Parker, stil were at large following their latesi adventure in crime--the slaying of Cal Campbell, Miami, constable. Also Hunt Dillinger At the same time officers were under orders to watch for another elusive desperado, John "Wooden Gun" Dillinger, now reported to be in the southwest. Week-end developments in the search for the two: Discovery of Barrow's abandoned motor car with two bullet in the wind-shield, near Ottawa, approximately 100 miles from where the killer and his two companions released Percy Boyd, Commerce, chief of police who was kidnaped Mowing the slaying of Campbell.

A letter from Raymond Hamilton escaped Texas convict, to a Dallas lawyer, disclaiming any connection with Barrow's activities since the $4,000 robbery of a Lancaster, his wife, officials sought Monday to reconstruct details of a tra-gedy which took the lives of Wacren Da'" 5S," Business' old wife and two small children after the couple had returned horns from a dance and quarreled. The four were found Sunday in their home here by Mrs. Katherine Brown, sister of the dead woman, the heads of the mother and children crushed by blows from a hammer, their throats slashed. Davis apparently had killed the three and then slashed his own throat as he sat beside the body of one of the children, Police chief C. 3.

Blackburn said. bank, A hammer and bloody, were found a razor, both in a bedroom Valiey Stock Feed Assurance Given (Special to The Tie rale!) HARLINGEN. April A. L. secretary of the Harlinsen chamber of commerce, announced Monday on his return from Austin he received definite assurance that Valley farmers will obtain feed ior work animals as an emergency relief measure.

Brooks said that he believed action would be taken this week to send feed to the Valley. The visit of Howell Kidd of state relief headquarters here Sunday was believed to be i connection with the proposed animal feed relief, but A. H. Piper, county administrator. stated that the visit was of routine nature and did not concern the animal feed proposals.

where Mrs. Virginia Davis the mother, lay with her arms about the body of her two-year-old daughter, Dixie. In an adjoining bedroom the body of Davis was found beside that of a four-year-old daughter, Mildred. Physicians who examined the bodies said blows from a hammer apparently had caused the death ot the mother and children, and their throats had been slashed with a razor. Davis' throat was slashed.

Chief Blackburn said an investigation revealed the couple had quarreled at a dance they attended Saturday night when a young man became attentive to Mrs. Davis. The tragedy was a climax to domestic difficulties over a period of several months, he said, addiue- that Mr. and Mrs. Davis had been estranged until recently.

Germany Hopes For Debts Moratorium BASEL. Switzerland, April 9. --Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the German reichsbank. Monday expressed the hope that Germany's creditors would accept a moratorium on the transfer out of Germany of funds for the amortization and interest payments on long term private debts.

On arriving here for a conference with creditors, he denied that he asked new loans, saying: "But I hope an agreement between Germany and her be possible to enable Germany to remain a big customer for raw materials, for only in that way can she pay her debts." Britain 'Interested' In Germany Rearming LONDON, April 9. Sir John Simon, British foreigi. secretary, told tlie house of commons Monday that the British government is giving "very serious" consideration to Germany's contemplated increased expenditures on her army, navy, and air forces. Sir John was cheered by the legislators as he made the announcement. He declared': "I have instructed our ambassador at Berlin to make inquiries of the German government on the subject." Strike Closes Hudson Plant DETROIT.

April 9. (7P) The Hudson Motor Car company announced a shut-down, effective at 1 p. Monday, because of inability to obtain parts, particularly those manufactured by the Motor Products company, where a strike is in progress. The shut down was announced by E. Edward Schipper, public relations representative of the company, who said "the plant will remain shut until we get source of supply or the strike Motor Products is settled." at AUTO RECOVERED Brownsville police have recovered a '26 coupe stolen from Arvel Baker of Harlingen Saturday.

The car was found parked in the Brownsville business district Saturday night. late Feb. 27. May Try Border (Continued On Page Two) Girl's Slayer Dies In Chair BELLEFONTE, April 9. JP) -Richard (Big Slim) Bach, six-foot- six-inch youth, died in the electric chair at Rockview Monday for beating penitentiary 19-year-old Rose McCIoskey to death in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, after he had stoned her escort into unconsciousness.

The towering 24-year-old Philadelphian walked calmly to the death chamber, maintaining silence. Vet Goes on Trial For Slaying Wife EL RENO, April 9. (ff) Selection of a jury in the trial of Virgil Brown, World War veteran charged with beating to death his wife, Marie Elmsley Brown, proceeded slowly Monday. Mrs. Brown's mother, from Windsor, Ontario, was expected to attend the trial.

Her daughter's body was found on the highway 11 miles west of El Reno last fall and Brown was arrested a month later at Shawm Okla. He has been held jail here since without bond. Fourth Victim Of Hotel Blaze Dies LONG-VIEW, April 0. (IP) The fire which destroyed the Longview hotel here 10 days ago claimed its fourth victim Monday when Mrs. H.

E. Peck of Shreveport, died in a hospital. She suffered a broken back when she jumped from the burning building. Others who died were Don F. Safford, Sam Craig and D.

T. Jones. Man Takes Life PORT ARTHUR, April after he lost his job a few days ago, M. E. Sanor, 28, took his life Sunday.

Justice E. B. Moye at Nederland returned a verdict of "suicide fay poisoning Sanor was found lying beside a roac! near Nederland. He identified himself before he died. The body will be sent to Hanoverton, Ohio, for burial.

Is Fatal To Lawrence E. Bennett Lawrence E. Bennett, retired engineer, who resided for a considerable length of time in Brownsville up to to a San An- hospital on April 4, according to word received by friends here Monday. Mr. Bennett, who was in his 70s was in charge of the taking of 193( census in Brownsville and was widely known over the entire Valley, having come here during the early development days, and at me time owning property near Mission.

As an engineer he had traveled extensively, had helped in the construction of railroads in many parts of the world, and had done notable work in China, Siam and Spain. According to the report receivec here, he had been ill for a long time prior to his death. BOUNDARY MEN VALLEY BOUND Efforts to Be Made to Speed Development Work On Rio Grande (Special to The Herald) SAN BENITO, April S--An fort to speed up proposed Valley developments will be made at a conference of International Boundary Commission chiefs to be held nere this week, it is announced by W. E. Anderson, consulting engineer, who has returned from s.

trip to El Paso where he conferred with commission chiefs. The commission is considering among other things, plans which result in a development in this section along the lines of trie work done in the Tennessee Valley. The I.B.C. at present has charge of the flood control work in this section. ra lmeH t- row working toward a new treaty The text of the questions invnJv- with Mexico over waters of the Rio ing religious views which were ask Grande in keeping with proposed developments.

L. M. Lawson, head of the American section, and Armando Santacruz, chief of the Mexican section, are to attend the Valley conference along with engineers Origea, Armor, Keeler and Josea. Suspects Released MARSHALL, April. 9.

m--A man and woman held as suspects in the slaying of Wade McNabb, ex-convict near Waskon, last week were released Monday because of lack of evidence against them. Dist. Atty. Woodall discounted any thought that Raymond Hamilton, also a former convict who been sentenced to 263 years' Imprisonment, might have been in the slaying. Relief Bonds Signed AUSTIN, April 9 tfP--Gov.

Miriam. A. Ferguson, Charley Lock'nart, state treasurer, and W. W. secretary of state, Monday 7,935 Texas relief bonds.

The boi (is were signed by machine- George H. Sheppard, state connp troller, planned to sign the bonds Tuesday as the registering agent. Negro Wounded (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN, April nearing will be held in city corporation court here at 9 a. m. Tuesday as the result of the wounding of Chas.

McKnight, negro, at the home of Jimmie Grimes, negro, Sunday. McKnight was wounded in the arm with a 25 automatic, according investigating officers. Appeal Withdrawn MERIDIAN, April --Ken- leth L. Combs, convicted here last week on a manslaughter charge in connection with the slaying of J. Owen Carpenter in 1925, withdrew iis appeal Monday and accepted 3 wo-year sentence.

His case was one of. the last to be tried Texas under the man- laughter law, repealed in 1927 but force at the time of the slaying. PLANE PASSENGERS W. E. Harrison and M.

Roud ar- ived Sunday on the plane from Mexico City. Andres Herrera came in from Tampico. Geo. Viteri left Monday morning or Tampico. 10T GUILTY' PLEA ENTERED BY CHURCHMAN Hoover Smith Issues To Be Aired At Cannon Trial Flashes A.

P. From Wire WASHINGTON, April 9. CAP) -John J. Wilson, assistant federal district attorney said Monday ill criminal court that the government "will show that Bishop Junes Cannon, convertcA and appropriated to his own use a considerable part" of a contribution by E. C.

Jamieson of New York for use against Alfred E. Smith in the 1928 presidential campaign. WASHINGTON, April 9. Bishop James Cannon, and Miss Ada L. Burroughs Monday pleaded "not guilty" in criminal court to a charge that they conspired to violate the corrupt practices act by 'ailureto report all the Anti-Smith tial campaign contributions they received in 1928.

Miss Burroughs answered first in a quiet voice. Cannon, speakin? loud enough to be heard throughout the court room, then said "not guilty." Air Religious Views Indications that issues that ulay- ed a large part in the Hoover-Smith campaign more than five ago would enter into the trial proceedings came when the court and counsel framed a question to test the Jurors on their religious prohibition and political views. Twelve persons were called to the Jury box immediately after the ar- ed collectively of the 10 men and two women in the jury box follows: Fight Prejudice "Does the fact that Cannon is charged with opposing Alfred E. Smith, the democratic presidential nominee in 1928, on the ground that he was a member of the Roman Catholic church and because Smith was opposed to the to the constitution of the United States prejudice you against said Cannon? Do you hold any religious prejudices preventing you from giving to the defendants, Bishop James Canon, chairman of the board of temperance and social of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Ada L. Burroughs, an employee of the Anti-Saloon League and a member of that church, fair and impartial trial on issues involved?" Kidnaper Of Girl Hunted CHICAGO, April 9.

(IF)--Police were searching Monday for a th about 18 who was reported to aave kidnaped 3-year-old Dorette Zietlow by offering to "find her a nickel." The child's sister, Lois, 12, told police she and her little sister were playing in their grandmother's yard Sunday when the young man seized Dorette's hand and ordered ler to come with him. When she held back and began to cry, Lois said, the youth offered to "find her nickel." The sisters' mother is in the Chicago State hospital at Dunning. WASHINGTON. Wholesale violation of the collective bargain- Ing requirement of NRA agreements was charged in the house Monday by Rep. Wood In a 30-minute defense of 'he aims and accomplishments of organized labor, Wood contended a "conspiracy" was behind the efforts of industrialists to defeat the recovery law's guarantee of employee freedom to organize and bargain.

WASHINGTON. Hush S. Johnson was en rente to Florida Monday afternoon to join Roosevelt's yachting party. EL BENO, jury fanners and business men, qualified for the death penalty, was selected Monday to try Virgil Brown, ior the murder of his secret bride, Marie Elmsley Brown, member of a prominent Ontorio family. enforcement of the cigaret tax act netted the state $289,441 more in the first three months of this year than in the same period last year, the comptroller's department reporter Monday.

federal regulatory powers over grain exchanges and eventual broadening of the authority to cover cotton and other non-grain commodity marts was recommended to the house agriculture committee Monday by Chester H. Gray, legislative representative -f the American Farm Bureau Federation. SARNIA, man was killed and several others were hurt in the explosion Monday of a tar compressor in the plant ot the Imperial Oil here. The compressor was in a small building of the plant and fire which followed was confined to this structure. The damage was said to bt "slight." RELIEF WORK TOBECHOSEN Value In Projects of Major Only Continued New Set-Up Decisions on county projects which have been under the RFC will be studied at a meeting at San Benito Wednesday morning and the most worthy projects will be selected to be continued under the new set-up, Augustin Celaya, state representative, announced Monday.

The meeting will be held at 9:30 o'clock at the city hall at San Benito. Or.ly projects held to be of major importance will be continued under the new relief set-up. Rep. Celaya announced that the following officials are requested to fce present at the meeting: Members of the commissioners court, Cameron county engineer, city officials oi county cities, managers of chambers of commerce and junior chambers of commerce, members of the county relief board, county administrator and supervisors, the county agent and managers, directors and engineers of water districts. Tabasco Election (Special to The Herald) MISSION, April mem- jers of the old school district board, H.

V. Williams and Fred Ochoa, were returned for another term at the Saturday election and Pablo Combe was elected to fill the expired term of one board member who did not run for re-election. The voting follows: H. V. Williams, 375; Pablo Combe, 380; Fred Ochoa, 375; Renaldo Cardenas, 357; Carlos Johnston, 358; and E.

B. Beyna, 356. Wednesday May See Insult U. S. Bound ISTANBUL, April 9.

(S)--United State Ambassador Robert P. Skinner announced Monday that Samuel Insull might be placed aboard a vessel sailing for America Wednesday. He said American agents expected to reach a final decision within a few hours. If the Chicago fugitive is started on his homeward voyage Wednesday, it probably will be aboard the American export boat Executive. Yarbrough Trial Delay Is Granted AUSTIN, April 9.

of Cal Yarbrough of Belton on a charge of murdering his adopted daughter, Dorris, 16, was delayed Monday because of absence of a defense witness. The state announced ready for trial and hoped to proceed toward selection of a jury. Only 79 out of 300 veniremen summoned for service responded. NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG-NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS Washington by George Durno New York by James McMullin WASHINGTON By George Dorno TRANSFUSION-- This Harriman appointment has a meaning behind it. And a lot more new blood is to be pumped into NRA in the course of this reorganization you've been reading about.

It will flow from head to toe. When W. Averell Harriman was made special assistant to General Johnson and given virtual charge of administrative work there was more behina the move than a mere aim at diverting NRA from code grafting to code policing. Johnson's tenure depends on how This evolution will be undertaken all right but first of all Johnson hopes to build up an organization such that he can safely leave the job to and step out. The other day Gen.

Johnson and the Blue Eagle Counsel, Donald Richberg, went into a huddle over iha situation. Serving Uncle- Sam is costing Johnson more than 50,000 a year. Richberg is taking a patriotic sock on the.jaw to the tune of $30,000 or so. Naturally both men want to ge; back to greener fields. This notwithsanding they agreed between themselves that this was hardly the time to quit.

With labor trouble brewing here, there and everywhere, and industry setting up a howl for concessions in original codes, the two top men felt they'd better stay on. the firing step a little longer. Richberg would like to go back to hi; law practice when Congress adjourns. He may have to hold on after that. things pick up this spring and whether the danger of large-scale labor disturbances dampens down.

Both men--particularly Johnson --have unique personalities which in themselves are the greatest contributions to the fearsome business of regimenting American industry. It would be hard to find another such master of ballyhoo and salesmanship as the General. Having decided they can't walk out for a while yet the Blue Eagle's. two trainers are revamping NRA as fast as they can so it will be as safe a bet as possible when the happy day comes. There are 313 industries operating under approved codes.

Hearings have bee completed in 386 more. Only about 150--most of them of secondary volume remain to be examined. From now on in the job will be one of enforcing compliance. Unfortunately for Johnson's personal wishes he seems to be the unly. ideal ringmaster in sight for the opening acts where death is defied.

GBID1EON--Pres. Roosevelt evi- (Continued On Page Four) SENATE GROUP BUCKS F. D. IN CLOSE BALLOT Vote New Commission For Regulation Of Exchange WASHINGTON, April 9. (JP)-The New York Stock Exchange scored a smashing victory in the senate banking committee Monday by a 10 to 8 vote to create a new mission to regulate the exchanges instead of giving jurisdiction to the federal reserve board and the federal trade commission.

Upsets F. Plans The committee adopted an amendment to the stock market bill offered by Sen. Glass upsetting 1 plans of the bill's authors and Pres. Roosevelt to have the exchanges regulated by the two existing governmental agencies. As it now stands, a commission of three members appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate, would be set up to exercise all the powers the bill originally proposed to turn over to the reserve board and the trade commission.

Friends of the original legislation planned to carry their fight to the senate floor, and with Pres. Roosevelt's expressed support, were hopeful of final victory. Fig-ht Thoupht Won One of the warmest battles over the stock market bill when ic first came out was centered on the proposal for control by the fedpral trade commission, with the stock exchange and other critics asking (Continued on Page Two) Politician Slain On Election Eve CHICAGO, April 5. m--Illinois will have a Tuesday but Joseph Teirno, politician in Chicago's "bloody twentieth" ward, will take no part in it. They found his body in the street Sunday, with bullets in his back.

He was a precinct cantain in a ward where there is bitter strife for control of the democratic organization, but he was also seen talking with a young woman shortly before his death. Police are uncertain whether politics or jealousy actuated the slayer. They will keep their eye on the twentieth tomorrow, nevertheless, for it is a ward with a history of bloodshed. Rock Slide Down Mountain Kills 3 WEST POINT, N. April 9.

A crashing rock slide down precipitous Storm King mountain on to a scenic highway left three motorists dead Monday and three others injured. The avalanche loosed rocks ripped down the mountain side without warning late Sunday, killing Mrs. Otto Sielheimer, 28, and her 8-year-old son, Otto, of East Paterson, N. in their automobile and fatally injuring Lambert Shacknis, 27, of Brooklyn. Strike Called By Stove Plant Men DETROIT, April 9.

(ff) Employees of the Detroit-Michigan Stove company, said by union officials to number 800,. went on strike this morning, seeking a 20 per cent wage increase and a 36- hour, five-day week. The strikers immediately formed picket lines, parading in orderly manner, but making no effort to stop workmen who the gates. went through Robbery Foiled MERIDIAN, April 9. Pearl Benson, Bosque county sheriff, and two deputies surprised three men who were believed to have planned to rob the postoffice at Morgan early Monday, shooting one in the stomach and forcing the others to Elee.

The wounded man was taken a Waco hospital. Acting on a tip, the officers hid themselves in a store building and saw the men with flashlights and revolvers walking the streets, then gather in front of the postoffice. Humble Oil Plans To Erect Annex HOUSTON, April The Humble Oil and Refining company announced Monday that it had let contract to the American Construction company of Houston, for erection of a 14 or 15 story tower annex to its general office building Main street and Polk avenue here. The cost was not divulged, The annex will occupy half a block. Construction work is to start OIL PLANT BURNS PORT HURON April 9.

(If) --An explosion shortly after noorj Monday rocked the plant of the Imperial Oil Co. at Sarnia, across river from here; The explosion was followed by: heavy clouds of smoke visible from here, but it, could not be learned Immediately whether there had' been any loss oi liie..