Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 1

Rio Grande Valley by Choice of the Constructive TKai Goes Home lAttociated Press Daily News and Feature Service VOL. 4. NO. 264. VALLEY MORNING STAR The Weather util! anset- Ued Friday with stonai ftliowers.

HARLINGEN, TEXAS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1932. SIGHT PAGES TODAY WiLKER RESIGNS MAYOR PDST STATMG COURTS DENIED CmZEirS RIGHT Has Senate Committee Favors Voting Probe Nothing To Say Breakfast Porridge ASKLD to give SPEEDY ACTION IS URGED FOR CHECK INTO PRIMARY on augh eik. It Is All A Modern Venus just that, LauK'n Week. Harlin- Ifcn mercliuiits have decided it is time to quit talkint; hard times snd begin prt'paralions for piohpenty l.iey iieiieve is surely and steadily on way.

You have seen pictuiep of them ftmiling and laughing, hut there is one Harlin- fienite weTI put up the en- tiie Valley for a genuine laugh. He is Plevon ypai. oIJ. His name 'thp Saturday oloction. Attempt To Kob AUSTIN, Sejit.

I. senate iiii state afafirs late today approved a resolution Senator Walter Woodward creating 5 a eomittee of nine to is Richard McQueney, 222 Wl'st and if there one who can not niunter a ringing laugh call hi Richard. The committee rtx ornrnended that the resolution he by the senate imediately. Archie Parr charged the resolution was a plan of major oil companies to rob Mrs. Ferguson of a victory of Governor Ross Sterling.

The resolution would have the WE HEAD WHKRK federal dry agents in Tiouston are seeking a big bootlegger, claiming they 1 'investigation committee report its i haven nabl ed anything in the il- i- au ao a findings to senate of the 43rd hcil l.iiiiof lint- but small fry in legislature when it a.ssem- bo long they believe the are extinct in South Texas. That choice bit of will be Immed- bles in regular session next January. Wooihvard who made speeches lately grabbed by the prohibition- for Governor Sterling in race for their rainpaign agiiinnit platforms. We -wonder if the de lieutenant governor nine pression ha. not had about as much io do th- downfall of big bootlegger a law CLAIMS a lerount will provr him victorious.

avers the governor is abhurd. What ever tin result, the argument will keep up until the final Vote by court. We wi to remind Claude Carter, Feiguson leader, the drinks are on us. Waiting for a imiTi decision to make the vote 1 too long a procedure. We 4 V.

(i. iireenwood. Sterling campaigner, to join us at the. boda fountain, and all shake I secretary, announced to- hands and await the dawn of an-j other election yenr. The tabulation will begin then I order to determine the restih in either the first or second primal election of the democratic party held in Texas during the year and the fraudulent and unlawful casting and counting of ballots in said primary The comittep also w'ould investigate mistakes or errors in counting and and returnijijr the votes in said primary elee- Official Count Scheduled Monday DALLAS.

Sept. 1. (JP) Official tabulation of votes cast in the run-off primary will be started by the statp democratic executive committee Moniiay, Albert Sidney PRETTY BOY IS HAUNTING HIS OLD HIDEOUT IN OKLA- Family Is Getting SlimSay Police OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. of the state bureau of criminal indentification disclosed today they had been investigating reports that Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd, outlaw, ni 8 companion, George Birdwell, had been separated for some time.

Rumors have it that Floyd is living in his old hideouts in eastern Oklahoma, where he is reported still suffering from wounds supposedly received in a battle with officers near Stonewall this iiummer. C. M. Reber, state operative, said he went to Earlsboro Saturday when he received information that Birdwell had been seen there, but he failed to apprehend the outlaw. A- B.

Cooper, another opera- Trio of First Class Laughers Of Sudden Act Jimmy Indicates He Will Seek Same Office Again. Leaving Case to People for Final Decision NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Jimmy Walker, under fire for months on a charge of corruption in office brought by Samuel Seabury, resigned tonight, effective immediately. Walker issued a statement saying he had been denied rights granted any citizen of the United States by its courts in the removal hearing which has been heard before Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt until Walker took ill several days ago. The New York mayor charged that he had been refused an opportunity to cross examine witnesses who testified in the Seabury 7 tion which produced charges de- J. K. (Joe) JINKIN Junkin Furniture A. L.

BENCnST Mgr. Sears-Roebuck Harlingen gen- not afraid to of 13 lacks the guts to pull any jobs Reports from luUa are that Mrs. Floyd left there Recently, the family pocketbook lias so deplet- Three more tleinen who are laugh. A. L.

Benoist is manager Sears-Roebuck company, and making plans for a big fall's bus iness. O. M. Hale, manager of J. Penney company, says if you do not believe the depression is lift- Just visit his store.

the Bonehead universify; Grouelio Marx, (Doctor of Nutolo- gy) at Hmley college, has enrolled for a prep course. The threa of them were caught by in pre- ed she departed two depression and they prom- rhiropraetic association a. he re- ihe most nearly pcrfect health specimen to serve as guide to chiropractic. 19 years old, weighs 107 pounds and stands five feet three inches. ((Aiociiited Photo.) ET efge ems SPONSORED BY LEAGUE THK and clubs iv a free-for-all, Ernie baseball game the adioining the Madison hotel this afternoon at 5 No collection plate will be unless plate glass windows in the neighborhood are broken by accidental clouts of the soft ball.

The public invited to witness the encoui'ter providing the batters are not razared. Seriou ly speaking there is a movement unlerway to Organile a men. 6 the race Mrs. Miriam A (Ma) Ferguson and Gov. K.

S. Sterling for the party's guberaa- (Continued on Page 2) rent on a furnished house and a grocery bill. $1,000,000 Lodge Destroyed by Fire KANAB, Sept. 1. (Jp Mhieh broke out in the Union Pacific lodge on the north lini of the Grand Canyon of the Colo- lado in Arizona early today destroyed the lodge, valued by railroad company officials at a million dollars, and cabins- Young women employes of the lodge, who lived in a dormitory, for the needy and suffering, building, escaped without ablish a soup kitchen and form an gg other employes and about 50 guests, housed in the ise to lead the Laugh Chorus in which all Harlingen will join next week.

They say the camera does not tell stories, so the laughs must be genuine. inanding his removal from office. Walker aaid he would leave the case before the citizens of New In resigning he. did not say lie would run for re-election, but many predicted that he would. President Joseph V.

McKee became acting mayor. Governor -Roosevelt refused to comment on the had intended continuing the removal hearing in Albany tomorrow. (). M. HALE Mgr.

J. C. Penney Federal Loans Will Have Part A decision to sponsor a Harlingen Commuiiity league relief center which will attempt to provide employment agency for those seeking work, was made by directors of the league at a meeting yesterday morning. The relief unit would be supervised by Rev, Senders of gen. It was also voted to hold a I hreakfa-t meetirg at 7 Wednesday mornmg in the Ref sc- hotel when new I for the ensuing three months will bp elected.

I It was reported that a truck FARMER STRIKE RIO GRANDE ON END IGNORED IN JWA By Associated Prtss GOOD RISE AT EAGliPASS EAGLE PASS, Sept. 1 III Health Meet i would be needed to gather food for cabins near the lodge. Officials of the Utah Parks company said the loss was mostly coveied by insurance. Ordered Free In Death Of Her Husband An order by Milo Reno, presi- i The Rio Grande was oir a rampage I the soup kitchen, such as edible food left ovier at meat markets, restaurants and other eating places in the city. situation of the needy of of procuring Recon- for'.

ired business loans for needed water and age improvements will be discus-j the city is a serious problem. j.ed at a meeting of city, county liam Trammell, president of the OR procuring I health officials to be league, stated. With an l03h the conatiuction Finance coiporation for needed wat- fi und will be by city C'f Valley tow ns in their meeting I be IP riaturduv. held in the municipal auditorium at Harlingen Saturday. CHICAGO, Seput, 1 othy Poliak was acquitted bv Chief Justice Harry M.

Fisher today of the murder of her husband, Joe Poliak, whom she slew' with a single pistol bullet July 27. Her vindication followed the dramatic recitail by the comely widow dent of the National Farmers Holiday that activities in a non-seUing campaign for higher faim- prices cease for nme days, was ignored today at several sectors. Picketing in an effort to Pre-i vent marketing of commodities, continued on highways near Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Cherokee, in Iowa and near Omaha. Near Cherokee. Sheriff Arthur N.

THTon of Cherokee county was informed 200 holiday adherents were gathering to march on the ground for safety, city and demand the arrest of i some pointy in southwest men whom the were precipitation in the past 36 involved a shooting episode early Wednesday, In which 14 holiday workers were injured. today as flood waters caused by torrential rains on its watershed couTsed down to the gulf. The river reached a state here of 19.7 feet 'before noon today and then dropped two feet as the Another rise expected before tomorrow. Reports of a 15-foot rise In Dei'ils river and an 18 foot rise in the Pecos caused residents of the lowdands in this section to move their belpngings to high as hours was said fjo have been much aa eight Inches. There was coiporaiion loi ai i-i I Mn.era^-r improvements Other subjects which will be up business nwn and others of the city jol shot as h.

by city officials for discussion be Ization working along the lines of unhappv wedded life with outlined by the Rev. Sanders, the I culminating in the pis- leader said the a half inch of rainfall in Maver' planned no attack on the Cner- ick coanty last night. The weather ing in tne pis he advanced upon her knife. standards, malaria and ty- if not entirely of solicitations frorr: i Mrs. Poliak had elected trial II im-u fever control, and the an- needy as W'cll as professional by the judge, without jury, and Food and of preventable diseases I Judge after a brief statement i malaria and typhoid I truck to be used in the work fe-ier and the of pre- I c.

Anderson of Austin, offered by Glenn Farris, Those vcntobl. lo Tcxa.s an- health officcr. will attend altendinc the meeting nuallj will taken up b.v the 1 the meeting. The program for the were John T. -Ithe Hail.nir.n and Grande Valiev iry Converse.

Joe Penry, Ned Son- water and will be ofjhe Xsed 1 d-k. Glena Farri, and the Rev. nitde. are here again. Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and Star counties.

Officials from all of the evidence as he saw it announced that he found a quoted as saying that the state able that the widow was i would send aid if Cheroket offi- okee county courthouse, in which was threatening and more rain Tilton has stationed 75 armed was expected, special deputies. It was feared that swollen Cherokee authorities talked to creeks would block highways be- Governor Turner whom thev tween Pass and Del Rio. Pleads Not To Liquor Charge Speriftl to Valley Morning BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 1. George Von Stein of Harlingen was bound over to the federal grand jury on bond of $500 when given an examining trial before U.

S. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich here today on charges of possessing intoxicating liquor. He plead not guilty, and was remanded to jail upon failure to make the bond.

Von Stein is charged specifically with possession of 52. pirite of habanero 15 pints of mescal, which, according to arresting was found in an autora.obile belonging to Von Stein that had been left at a public in Harlingen. mmmi ----------Girl Kidnaped by Gun Thugs FLANDREAU, S. Sept. 1.

gun bandits raided the First National Bank of 0an- dreau early, kidnaped a girl clerk, slugged a customer ajod.fled with about $2,000. The girl, Alma Weide, was carried about a mile out of town before the baqdits their car and released her unharmed. ----------------------------Community Day Set Speeiftl to Valley Moruing Ster BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 1. The feelievers iti Brownsville, at a breakfast meeting here this morning, laid plans for the holding of a community day in tljis city September 24, appointed various committees for and other matters, listened to a talk by G.

W. Gotke, superintendent of the Brownsville schools, who spoke on the subject Brownsville Should Believe in Her Public DRAWS ECLIPSE THOUGH PHOTO MEN FAIL CONWAY, N. Sept. I. Charles Bittinger, Washington and Duxbury, artist, who came here to attempt to paint the solar eclipse during its 96 seconds of totality, ip nothiuir if not fal.

While scientific and newspaper photographers bewailed the fortune which caused their be next to useless, Bittinger proceeded to turn out a sketch of tha partial ecilpse in one of its final phases before totality. He had hoped to present a picture of th'e total eclipse to the Franklin Institute of on whose location he worked. California Flay Use of Army SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1 (JP thirty-third encampment of the Veterans of Foreign War .4 has termed the rout of bonus seekers from Washington, D. C-, as The convention late yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution in solemn protest against the use last July of cavalry, drawn sabres, fixed bayonets, with guns loaded and reedy to shoot, with tanks (whose use the United States would prohibit in times of war) against unarmed men, women and children weakened by hunger and Plan Memorial For Ed Stinson Better Business sections m' In th(' a-? in all sections of southwest Texas are expected tbt countrj.

there are Qoubt children in some homes who unable to attend their isies. the of school parents are without funds tc buy them clothes. In of to attend. Water plant operators wiU have an opportunity to discuss of the recent experiences of some Texas operators in the use of activated carbon in the re- from moval of tasts and odors di inking watei-s. A round table charged with guilty of murder and he was ed to give her law' of self said Judge Fisher, the law' of nature.

It is the right of every human -----------1 Trace of Two Swepf Intc Flood DEL RIO, Sept, 1. for the San Antonio couple believed to have lost their lives when their car was swppt away in Dr, Richard E. Thacker, crowing the flooded Pinto creek cers could not handle the situation. Governor Turner yesterday is- bued jA statement that woald not be tolerated. Mortuary Holds Formal Opening Court Upholds Thacker Cases OKLAHOMA CITY.

Sept. 1 Formal opening of the Howard- Seekem Wahler mortuary at 314 East Ty- A constructed and Arc equipped at a cost of approximate- DALLAS, Sept. I. ques- i ly $20,000, is to be held today and iionnaire asking their position on Saturday. the question of outright repeal of The building which houses the the eighteenth amendment, and new mortuary is a beautiful Span- ihe return of liquor control to stucco structure.

All equip- the states, was sent to all Texas mcnt is the latest and best ob- is WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. m- Thtt reconcvxuction corporctijn is stitdying the posiability of lending money to cotton raanti- facturers to enable them to buy raw material and start ture on a iX" scale than at present. Fort Discovers Rush BEAUMONT, Sept. I.

at Beaumont munieipdl clocks are reminiscent of former loom days. A check revealed 200 cars of freigBt were on hand for loading into holds of 10 vessels in port. One hundred and 27 cars con- CLEVELAND, Sept. of the Late Edward A. Stinson, pioneer flier who was killed early this year in Chicago, today organised an association to memorialize his Plans were launched to raise funds, which will be ta pnrt for brgnzij markers to pieced where Stinson made his famous flights and the remainder to be placed in trust for an anntzal cash award for ihe piloting achievement.

Guard Eniixtmcnt Quota Not Filled Tentative enlistments in a Harlingen unit of the national giiard were practically completed yesterday but for those who were unable to make their enlistments, the ganisation office above the First National Bank will be open from 10 to 1 o'clock Saturday. An inspection was made yesterday by Major F. T. Taylor orf Mercedes, battalion commander and Captain Tom Murray of Mercedes, battalion adjutant illegal was unavailing today. Neither candidates for the national house I tainable.

it may be found on filter plant opera- operations, lost his figrbt to have their bodies nor their car could of and senate to-' The personnel of the firm parents are without money to pre- be held in the afternoon murder courts against him be found. A soldier from Fort aay by Mrs. Florence N. Rodgers, composed of Mr. C.

N. Howard of lained lumber; two one pare a healthy, balanced lunch, and later in the evening a visit to i quashed today. District Clark reported seeing their car sUte head of the women's organ- Raymondville, an experienced fun- carbon blaek; rice and 21 necessary a growing child, Harlingen and Brownsville water Tom G. Chamber overruled into deep water. It disap-j iiation for national prohibition eral director, and Mr.

F. feed. Others page 2 will be made. murrers to the information on 2 diiven into deep water. It disap- i ization for national prohibition re-, eral director, and Mr.

peared and was not seen i form. i abler of Eaymondville. cargoes. STKliCE THREAT MADE ANTHONY, N. Sept.

1. 'threats were made today as dairy men in the Elephant Butte region organized in an at- had raisceUaoeous! tempt to Obtain higher prices for to El.