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THE WEATHER Brownsville and the Valley: Partly cloudy to unsettled Wednesday night; Thursday probably fair. Herald THE VALLEY FIEST-- FIRST IN THE VALLEY-- LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHEERY EARFUL Stocks showed a marked tendency toward greater strength today although the turnover was one of the smallest in recent weeks. FORTY-SECOND YEAR--No. 20 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933 SIX PAGES 5c A RECOVERY PROGRAM SUCCESS'-F. D.

VALLEY VALLEY MEN FOB VALLEY JoteJ And Valley men for the work which Is to be done by the federal government in constructing the flood control system in this sec- Won. Fear is being expressed by those In the know that men are going to be brought in from the outside for at least some of the positions made available when this work begins. It must not, should not be. The Valley has plenty of trained engineers, for example, men who know their business, who know the Valley and the conditions under which the work is to bo done. We are informed that there will be about 20 engineers needed by the government in this work.

These 20 engineers should be Valley engineers. Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is writing Cong. West and Sens. Connally and Slieppard asking that they Insist that Valley men be given preference, Other commercial and civic organizations should follow suit immediately. This is no tavov we are asking, It is our right the positions and jobs thrown open by this work program be filled with our own citizens.

We must get busy and get busy at once. AND BY THE SAME TOKEN, we are told. And we hspe we were misinformed, That (raveling clothing salesman. Just within the past week, Have taken orders for some 50 suits right here in Brownsville. That's not right, not right at all.

These men pay no taxes In Brownsville, contribute not a whit to the conv.r.unity, Take Brownsville money out of and the Valley, And the customer Is left holding the well known suck, In case or dissatisfaction with the suit when received. Be reasonable about these things. AS THIS IS WRITTEN WE have no information relative to what action may be expected from the senate investigating committee which yesterday heard details of Sen. Archlo Parr's income discussed by Dlst. Atty.

Sid Hardin of Hidalgo county. Without attempting to pass on the merits of the charges made by the Hidalgo county man, it appears to us that in Justice to everybody a complete and exhaustive investigation of these charges should be made. Certainly it Is in tec public Interest to know the truth and the whole truth concerning them. RESIDENTS OF BROWNSVILLE whose taxes are delinquent, Are reminded that they may pay their taxes on the Installment plan, by getting under the line with 10 per cent, By midnight of July 31st, and then paying installments every 60 days. Home loan set-up should be working pretty quickly now, And money may be borrowed to pay taxes, So that by paying the 10 percent now, You will have 1 days In which to get a loan through, Before another Installment comes due.

The city authorities stand firm In their determination, To enforce the ordinance recently passed, And to file tax suits beginning August first. Better be thinking about these (Continued On Page Six) Read The lierald Classified ads daily for a gains of all kinds. You'll find that they not only save you money but steps and time. Phone 8 F. D.

Demands Drive Against Organized Crime Motion Picture Company Moves Material Here for 'Shots' POST GREETED BY THOUSANDS ON BROADWAY Roosevelt to Receive Globe Flier Today NEW YORK, July 26. Post rode through New York's canyon of acclaim today to receive the plaudits thousands and the traditional ticker tape tribute for his latest flight around the world. Prom the Battery to city hall he rode along lower Broadway through Just such a shouting crowd as he and Harold Gatty were greeted by two years ago after their world flight. Prom office windows towering high above the narrow street thousands of clerks and stenographers looked down to cheer and toss out rolls of ticker tape to make the paper blizzard which New York casts on all its heroes. Police estimated the Battery crowd at approximately 20,000 and the street was lined with watchers all the way to city hall park where another great crowd waited.

Post, only inan to fly around the world alone and fastest ever to circle the globe, rode in an open car and several times rose to his feet to wave and bow to the cheer- Ing crowds. ROOSEVELT TO RECEIVE FLIER WASHINGTON, July 26. (IP)-Pres. Roosevelt will receive Wiley Post, the round the world flier, at the White House today at 5 o'clock. Senate Silent On Hardin Charges (Special to The Herald) AUSTIN, July The Senate Investigating committee of which Sen.

Beck of De Klab is chairman, recessed late Tuesday night without taking action on the request of Dist. Atty. Sid Hardin of Hidalgo county that the source of certain moneys Hardin claimed had 'been paid to State Sen. Archie Parr be Investigated. No intimation was given by Sen, Beck as to when the committee would be called together again.

Hardin was in Austin today and was expected to leave this afternoon for Hidalgo county. Del Curto Confers On Standardization (Special to The Herald) WESLACO, July M. Del Curto of Austin, state entomologist of the Texas Department of Agri- cultuve, was conferring with officials of the Bio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange here Wednesday morning concerning the new staiid- ardlnation rules for movement of Texas citrus fruit. The citrus standardization act passed by the last session of the Texas legislature is one of the most comprehensive measures of its kind ever passed in the United States. It is being used as a basis for formulation of the national citrus code, which is now being studied in Washington.

Prison Breakers Take Blame For Robbery of Bank OKLAHOMA July (ff)-- Five desperate criminals, now fugitives from the Lansing, Penitentiary, took the blame for the Black Rock, bank robbery of June 16, in a.letter received today by the Oklahoma Publishing company. The prisoners and six others Kmade a daring escape from the DRYS SCHEDULE CITY MEETINGS Campaign to End With Giant Rally at College August A series of mass meetings to oppose adoption by the voters of the state of the 21st amendment to the constitution of the United States Hidalgo Will Omit Local Option Vote (Special to The Herald) EDINBURG, July 26. Hidalgo county prohibition forces will make no effort to place a local option clause before voters of the county In the August 26 election, according to County Judge E. C. Couch, county chairman of the dry campaign.

The question of local option is being raised in several Z. Vth Texas cities, but thus far has not been considered in more than one or two Lower Rio Grande Valley communities. and the amendment to the constitution which would permit the sale of 3.2 beer is announced today by Dr. S. Hallam, appointed chairman of the local forces opposed to the repeal of the 18th amendment.

The churches of Brownsville, Dr. Hallam states, have arranged a series of Sunday night joint meetings, the -first to be held Sunday, July 30 on the roof auditorium of the Christian church, beginning at 8 o'clock. Other meetings will be held as follows, at the same hour: August 6, First Baptist church; August 13, First Methodist church, and August 20, First Presbyterian church. The series will close with a big rally on the night of August 25, to be held probably in the Junior College auditorium, Dr. Hallam stated, with a leading prohibitionist from the state will deliver the principal address.

At the Sunday- night services massed choirs of the various churches will present special music. The two questions to be discussed at the meetings are: Shall the 21st amendment to the constitution of the United States, which repeals the 18th amendment, be repealed; and, Shall the amendment to the constitution of Texas authorizing the sale of vinous or malt liquors containing not more than 3.2 per cent of'alcohol by weight be adopted, Other meetings are being arranged throughout Cameron county, according to Dr. Hallam, the time and place to be announced later. "Irrespective your views, you are cordially invited to attend these services," the announcement concludes. the "warden and wounding a gua.rd.

Fingerprints of each prisoner signing the letter were verified from actual records by Al Shelton of the police bureau. Names and sentences under which the men were serving at Lansing: Wilbur tfnderhill, life term for murder of a Wichita policeman. Bob Brady, life term as an habitual criminal. Jim Claa-k, 20 to 100 years for a Kansas bank robbery. Harvey Bailey and Ed Davis, 20 to 100 years In connection with the same robbery.

In the communication, the fugitives expressed regret that several Oklahoma men had been connected with the case, and that "we sympathize with the accused, who are man to state suff er our acts 1 1 Postmarks on the letter showed it was Monday at 2:30 p. m. at Coalgate, Okla. It contained more than 400 words, carefully describing procedure of the robbery and the quintet's escape. STORM NEARS PUERTO RICO Virgin Islands Lashed Heavy Gale, Six Lose Lives By Bolivia, Paraguay Agree to Mediation By The Associated Press An agreement betwen Paraguay and Bolivia to place mediation of their dispute the Gran Chaco border area In the hands of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru has been announced at the Brazilian chancelry.

The Asuncion government was said to have confirmed the plan, but the Bolivian minlstei of foreign affairs, while not denying the reports, said It was inopportune to Sammons Named Fiesta Chairman (Special to The Herald; MISSION, July B. Sammons, pioneer Mission business man and civic leader, has accepted the chairmanship of the second annual Texas Citrus Fiesta to be held here in December, according to announcement of officials of the Young Men's Business League, sponsors of the celebral vvi. Definite plans for staging the Fiesta have been delayed pending selection of a chairman, it was stated, but these will now be arranged and set in moftion at the earliest possible time, one of the first 1 steps i the.ve plans will be appointment of committees and the beginning of a campaign to underwrite the celebration financially. Shaw Peeved At Notice Taken Of 7 7 Birthday MALVEBN, England, July 26, W--George Bernard Shaw was peeved today that any special notice should be taken of his 77th birthday. "The last celebration of my birthday was when I was 70," he said, "and it's not decent to remind people of their birthday after they have passed that age." He spent the day attending a drama festival, where his agile, upright figure was one of the most conspicuous among thousands of -visitors.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 25. If)--The weather bureau reported this morning that the storm in the Caribbean probably is passing to the north of Puerto Rico. Bulletins to confirm this belie; were awaited from nearby Caribbean islands. Outwai'dly there was every sign of a hurricane. The sky was so gray there was scarcely any dawn to mark the end of night.

Everywhere people were hammering away frantically, driving home nails to make windows, doors and roofs secure, Throughout the nighl there wera heavy brief downpours of rain. The weather bureau's prediction that the storm would pass to the north was issued at 8:00 a. m. (6:00 a. m.

B. S. HEAVY GALE LASHES VIRGIN ISLANDS ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, July 26. (IP)--A heavy gale lashed the Virgin Islands early today with a wind velocity of 60 The lowest barometer reading was 29.69.

There was no damage and the storm passed to the south. It was reported last night that six' lives were lost in a storm at St. Christopher Island, southeast of here. "Independence' Of Pound Is Declared LONDON, July (Pf)-- Amid loud cheers Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain proclaimed a declaration of independence for the pound sterling in the House of Commons today by asserting that "sterling will not be linked to gold on the one hand or to the dollar the other." "It is no part of our policy to link our currency to another currency," the chancellor told the house. "We must pursue our independent ecurse in interests of this country and the empire.

This is the government's course and the course it will pursue in the future." Barrow Near Death DES 'MOINES, July Their leader- near death and his wife in custody of Missouri officers, three members of the "Bloody Barrow" gang of Texas outlaws were still sought today. In a Perry, hospital, Marvin Barrow, 31, was dying, doctor said, as an infection from a head wound slowly saps his strength. The authorities said he admitted killing Alva Humphrey an Alma, officer recently. i CREW OF 25 ORDERED TO BEGINWORK Life of Pancho Villa May Be Filmed In Valiey Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios are moving men and equipment to Brownsville, and will be ready by next week to begin making scenes in this section, it was stated today by James McKay, supervisor of production for MGM, who has been in 1 Brownsville several days looking over points around the city where the pictures will be made, Xo Erect Sets "Curley" Hume, construction man for toe company, Is here preparing to build sets, while the first photographer will arrive tomorrow night by train from Mexico City. He is jack Draper, who has been doing work in Mexico.

Electricians, other camera men, more construction men and other specialists who will take vf in making the scenes will be here by the end of the week, Mr. McKay said. Probably 25 men will be here by next week when the company will be ready to start making pictures. Mr. McKay could not, say how long the company will be working here, nor how manly, men.

will be here altogether, but it is now practically certain they will be working in the Brownsville section several weeks. In the event MGM decides to film. the "Life of Pancho Villa" in this section they will be here for several months, with many more men on the scene. Locations Selected A brief, including a large collection of photographs, recently was compiled by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce in an effort to have the Villa picture made in this section. This was forwarded to the Culver City studios by Mr.

McKay. A number of locations in the vicinity of Brownsville have been selected by the moving picture people for shots they are to make now. Mr. McKay said, they are getting fine cooperation in Brownsville. Acker Made Manager EDCOUCH, July B.

Acker has succeeded Martin Farina as manager of the 550- acre-farm owned here by Jill large produce firm of New York. Acker lias been general supervisor of vegetable packing on the farm for six years. Remainder of the staff will remain the same. This is the farm which helped introduce broccoli growing into Texas. Wire Flashes ST.

LOUIS', July 26. Ball, owner of the St, Louis Browns today announced signing of Rogers Hprnsby as manager for the remainder of this season, 1934 and 1935. Hornsby succeeds Bill Killefer who resigned recently. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 26. --After a flig-ht from Fairbanks in the seaplane Chicago, piloted by Bob Ellis, Jimmie Mattern whose hopes of making a solo flight around the world were dashed when his plane crashed in Siberia, rested here today.

SHEDIAC, N. July 26. General Italo Balbo's Italian air armada started the third leg of the homeward jonrney this morning, the first of the 24 planes taking off from the waters She- diae Bay at 7:40 a. m. E.

S. T. At 8:01 m. E. S.

T. the entire armada was in the air for the hop to Shoal Harbor. Sterilization To Be'Attempted By Nazi Government BERLIN, July new law designed to purify the German race by sterilization of the unfit and authorizing 'such operation In extreme cases or at an Individual's request will be made effective by the Nazi government January l. A special board will have control powers for execution of the and rthree experts will hear -appeals. SUPER-RELIEF FORCE WOULD AID STATES Acts of Violence Show Little Sign Of Abating (By The Associated Pi-ess) On a dozen fronts the agencies of federal government fought crime today.

At Washington, at Albany, in the middle west and on the Pacific coast there were new evidences of determination to crash the kidnap breed. Action Demanded Pres. Roosevelt let it be plainly known that he wants established a super-relief force of federal agents to step in and check the growth of organized crime--especially kidnaping. Governors of states, meeting in San Francisco, added their voices 13 Spades! to demands for action, zar of Nevada said: "It is up to us individual governors to co-operate, possibly with the federal government, to do something drastic to stop these organized gangs." Gov. Lehman of New York, with a kidnaping (as yet unsolved) done almost in the shadow of the capito! at Albany, indicated he would de- fcnand enactment of drastic laws against kidnapers.

In several parts of the country there were definite signs that public indignation against criminals was having results. Trio Is Held Roger Touhy, and three men classified as members of his Chicago gang, are held Milwaukee on charges growing out of the William Hanim, kidnaping in St. Paul, Minn. A former convict is on trial in Kansas City for the kid- naping last May of Mary McElroy, daughter of the city At St. Louis authorities told of a confession that they hope will speed solution of the kidnaping of August Luer of Alton, 111., July 11.

Acts of violence showed no signs of abating. Two men are still in the hands of kidnapers--Lieut. John J. O'Counell, of Albany, and Charles P. Urschel of Oklahoma City.

The first has been missing nearly three weeks, held for a reported $250,000 ransom. The abductors of the latter have not, so far as has been announced, communicated any At Boston, Theodore C. Haffen- reffer, head of one of New England's largest breweries, was closely guarded from those who attempted to extort $15,000 under threat of death. When Mrs. George Eichhorn' of Seattle got one of those perfect bridge hands which occur once in every 8,000,000 deals, she sup.

pressed her excitement, made a de- Gov, Bal- mand bid of two spades. Her opponents had a big diamond hand, shoved the bidding up to five; she bid a grandslam, it was doubled and redoubled; she scored 2,490 points. (Side was not vulnerable.) Ellis Returned To Brownsville Sheriff Brown returned Tuesday afternoon from Mobile, where he took into custody G. C. (Gib) Ellis, foruner Brownsville man under a two-to-three year penitentiary sentence.

The Cameron county sheriff turned Ellis over to the sheriff of Harris county who in tum is to hand the convicted man to a penitentiary agent. Ellis was sentenced on a charge of conspiracy to commit burglary In connection with a case in which a Santa Rosa nightwatchman shot and killed one man. California Gets Insect Plague EL CEN.TRO, July 26. WP) --The worst grass hopper plague in 17 years is being- experienced by Imperial Valley, producer of much of the nation's winter vegetables. Desperate in their efforts to destroy the pest, farmers plan to import pheasants to the hope that the birds will eat the hoppers before the second crop sprouts wings.

Grapefruit have been devoured by the thousands. In token of the hoppers' appetite, A. B. Harrigan, horticultural commissioner, said the insects cat their own kind. SHARY NAMED WORKS CHIEF Valley Man Offered Post In Program For District (Special to The Herald) MISSION, July John H.

Shary, president of the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers' Exchange, Is named a member of the advisory committee of the Public Works Administration for Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico in a telegram received here Wednesday morning from Pres. Franklin Roosevelt. Shry Is one of the three men named on the advisory group which will wield a influence in the Public Works Administration. This committee and the regional director will handle all applications for appropriations from the three states. Shary is in Washington conferring on the proposed national citrus code.

Associates feel certain that Shary would accept the appointment bo the advisory committee Arroyo Election Hearing Delayed Hearing on the injunction proceedings instituted in civil district court by F. I. Walsworth of Hnr- lingen, seeking; to prevent certification of Joe Pem-y, and A. J. Carpenter as members of the Arroyo Colorado Navigation District board, has been to Aug.

2. The hearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday. Walsworth's petition claims that the board of directors should be appointed by the commissioners' court, rather than Seing named through an election. 12,000 REPLY FAVORABLY TO JOB CAMPAIGN 6,000,000 New Posts To Open Up By Labor Day WASHINGTON, July Roosevelt today declared the Industrial recovery program for shorter working hours and higher wages to be a success. Meeting with at the White House while pledges of support continued to arrive, the president based his, judgment on 12,000 replies already received from every section to his appeal to put a new charter for American industry Into immediate effect.

Sees Immediate Effect Meanwhile, at the hard working industrial recovery administration hearings progressed on Individual wage and working time codes faiths oil, lumber and men's clothing industries. Mr. Roosevelt was described as convinced that the "new deal" a slwrter working week and higher wages will go into effect almost immediately in the vast majority- of industries. While he has not had opportunity to read all of the telegrams, he rejoiced over the public response. The recovery chieftains who have made 9, hurried survey of the replies of employers, joined the president in declaring the campaign, a sue- cess.

Sec 6,000,000 Jobs S. Johnson, the administrator, predicted the reemployftietit; between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 before Labor day. Open hearings on proposed codes of. competition, for the men's clothing industry, Johnson told thosa assembled "you have the opportunity to stabilize Industry and get away from abuses hurtful to the workers, manufacturers and the people who buy. "It also happens that we have the worst unemployment situation the country has ever known and you can help iron out that condition." TEXAS LINES DP" BEHIND CAMPAIGN By The Associated Press The sweeping national industrial recovery campaign gained momentum in Texas Wednesday as employers in tune with the times hastened to assure President Roosevelt of their desire to cooperate.

Prom all parts of the state came reports of industrial leaders revising their concerns' operations on a basis of shorter working hours and increased pay for employes, with the purpose of boosting buying power and adding workers to their payrolls. Merchants, bankers, manufacturers, oil men and industrialists in various other lines fired a barrage of communications into Washington, expressing their desire to make a go of the unprecedented economic program. Auto Service Group Will Discuss Code Garage men, tire dealers and service station operators of Brownsville will assemble at the chamber of commerce building Thursday night for a discussion of business competition, prices and hours preparatory to enforcement of the code of the allied industries in this section under the new government programs. The meeting was called by E. W.

McCollum of the Goodyear Tire Service. Among speakers will be Judge L. Yates, president of the Chamber of Commerce; and County A. W. Cunningham, recently named chairman of the publicity committee here in backing up the president in his recovery program.

Governors to Meet With F. D. in Winter WASHINGTON, July Roosevelt wants to meet state governors here next winter to map new plans for American economic restoration. AIT invitation was extended last night in an address transmitted to conference of governors at San Francisco. The president said: "Let us look forward to this gathering in the hope that it will mark further solid by all of us in the direction of national recovery.

Reconciliation With Her Husband Expected by Aimee BALTIMORE. July 26. Semple McPherson Ku-ton, the evangelist, said today reconciliation with her husband, David Hutton, would surprise her "far less" than did his divorce action. Resting in her hotel here after disembarking from the C'ty of Havre, the liner in which sh? returned from Europe, she said that "to this minute, the divorce Is hard to believe." np Dog round 10 Have Rabies Three Brownsville people who were bitten by a doc recently are taklne anti-rabies treatments locally following receipt of a report from Austin stating that cxamina- showed the dog had rabies. The report was made to Dr, E.

E. Black, veterinarian here, who was bitten by the dog when he made an examination of it. Those who are taking treatment are Dr. Black, his assistant. Marcos Ortiz, and the four-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. L. Matejka, who owned the dog. MARKETS A GLANCE NEW YORK Stocks firm; volume dwindles. Bonds firm; secondary rails strong.

Curb firm; specialties Improve. Foreign exchanges heavy; sterling declines. Cotton higher; unfavorable eather; firm stock and grain markets. Sugar barely steady; poor spot demand. Coffee higher; uncertainty over Brazilan political CHICAGO Wheat higher: distressed llqul- dati i completed.

'Corn strong; precarious erop ccnditions. Cattle weak to 25 low. hardly enough dons to make market. Hogs 15-20 higher, active, top $4.70..