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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 222 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY 21 1930 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY I
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IN OUR !
VALLEYi
iLssa By CHARLES HALL ..in'*
HOW ABOUT IT?
"It is easy fo' clever govern-
ments to induce men to sur-
render their live* ”
—Emil Ludwig.
• • •
“Man desires to fill the cup of
life to the brim and modern
civilization hastens to cater to
his wanti.’ !
—Sir Arthur Keith.
• • •
“Half a loaf may be better
1 than no bread but half a mind
Is dangerous economy.'*
—Lord Wakefield.
• • •
“Any marriage must grow at
I times almost unbearably tire-
some to both persons Involved.”
—Sherwoo.1 Anderson.
‘ IlfTTH toe organization of the Val-
Vi ley Better Busines: Bureau now
in its early stages. Governor Dan
Moody has consented to come to the
Valley and deliver an address on the
benefits of co-operative organiza-
tions
All through the recent controver-
sies over actions of other states
against the Lower Rio Grande Val-
ley. Governor Moody has been ac-
tive in defending the Valley and it
is now said that a great reception
will be given him when he reaches
Harlingen.
Incidentally. Dan is a candidate
to succeed himself as a third time
governor. The young governor packs
a powerful appeal from the stump
and his talk here will be good to
listen to. as well as offering help-
ful suggestions and direct assistance
• • •
ELECTION day on the additional
$1500000 is set for May 29.
John Garner has wired The
Brownsville Herald to the effect that
It is tha beet of his belief the om-
nibus bill will carry during the
present session of congress and
along with it will be the Brazos
Santiago Pass project.
Bending an ear to the ground
and to the sidewalks of Brownsville
there is no doubt but what the pro-
posed bond issue will carry. There
seems to remain only one thing for
us to do. That is to make the vote
unanimous. That will get us the
highest price when they are sold
In Mr. Garner'6 opinion the worst
that can happen to the Valley pro-
ject is for congress not to act until
December but that. too. is now a
matter of second choice It seems.
***
llflTH th? census of McAllen com-
ff pleted early this morning and
ff that of Mercedes expected to
be completed before the day is over
further healthy growth in the Val-
ley is shown.
McAllen’s populatior is 9071 com-
pared to 5331 in 1920. Mercedes it
has been said will also show a big
increase.
The small staff left in the census
bureau office is engaged in wading
through some 7.000 names handed
in by the chambers of commerce of
Valley towns yet to be announced
and it is thought that it will be at
least a week before this work Is
completed.
Towns of the Valley yet to be an-
nounced are Donna. Brownsville.
San Benito Harlingen provided
Mercedes is completed later today.
• • •
SPEAKING of populations Anima-
ted Annie says it is not the
cough that carries you off. but
the coffin they carry you off in
• t f
RECENT rains in the Valley are
going to put no little cash in
pockets which would otherwise
1 not pack so much. Reports from
m a number talked
concerning the
fail which regis-
tered in some
places over two
inches are that It
is generally bene-
ficial Several
oldtimers have
said that the
showers are
yet over but
little office weath-
er cat today says
it alnt gor.\a rain *'rt
no more for a long time and that
the prognosticating oldtimers are
all wet. Personally we have always
banked on the old timers.
• • •
rERE are several Valley projects
which have been left in the off-
ing so to speak which were far
enough along to be breaking out
again soon
Despite a recent denial of more
canning plants for the Valley they
are being planned just the same.
Then there is that matter of a great
big packing plant which we really
ought to have.
Golf playing with Monterrey citi-
*ens has recently led discussions in-
to various and divers concerns mov-
ing onto the bank of the port chan-
nel. once it is dug Hot irons should
be pounded into shape.
• • •
SATURDAY is poppy day in the
Valley and the naton American
Legion auxiliaries will that dav
be offering the blossoms on the
streets. This money goes to the
soldiers who saw too much of some-
thing else besides floppies in Flan-
ders fields At that time it was
Jtnerally referred to as h—1. And
the poppies offered are made by
these disabled vets
This year while the ladies of the
auxiliaries will be offering the flow-
ers for sale for the disabled gold
star mothers of America will be
kneeling over graves in cemeteries
near the fields which brought forth
the poppy as an emblem. Both the
living and the dead can be remem-
Fbered this time.
• • I
'Long about fall we guess we will
get those street signs up.
Ki!
Brownsville’s High School Graduating Class of 1930
—Photo by Holm’s.
Top row: Dale Harrison. Baltazar Barrera. Harbert Davenport Juan Tijerina Clarence Bennett Wm. Summers Argyle McAllen James
Campbell.
Second row: Lucila Perez Jack Ferguson. Paul Love Miguel Hern andez. Manuel Rodriguez Geo. Dixon Barney Moore Raul Guerra
Mildred Schultz. „ !
Third row: Rosario Ramirez Margarite Orive Virginia Garza Rosa Hinojosa Rebecca Vera Barbara Bigelow Cherille DeBardleben
Anastasia Bray Jane Moran.
ROTARY HEARS '
OF CITY PORT
■■ ..
Details of the Brownsville and
Point Isabel deep-water port were
outlined to members of the Rotary
club today in weekly session at
the El Jardin hotel by Judge H.
L. Yates who closed with the re-
quest that very RMarians appoint
himself a committee of one to aid
in carrying the bo> d issue on May
29 by as heavy a majority as pos-
sible.
Judge Yates told of the history
of the project now before the sen-
ate committee wi;n the assurance
of Rep. John Gamer that it will
pass and detailed the purposes for
which the proposed additional bond
issue of $1500000 will be asked.
President W. S. West read a let-
ter from the Lions club asking co-
operation for life saving safeguards
at the bathing beaches. This was
referred to a committee for action.
The program was in charge of;
Sherwood Bishop who introduced j
Rev. R. O. McIntosh who told of
the need for aid in raising the
Brownsville quota cf $500 for the
Red Cross to aid the flood suffer-
ers. Several checks were presented
at the meeting.
C. C. Lindsey and W. T. Aldridge
were presented to the membership
as "baby Rotarians.”
Oklahoma Attorney
Guilty In Bribery
GUTHRIE. Okla. May 21——
W. Oscar Gordon former assistant
attorney general of Oklahoma
pleaded guilty today in U. S. dis-
trict court here to accepting a
bribe of $800 from Homer Knap-
penberger. former mayor of Earls-
boro Okla for withholding pro-
secution of city officials who were
protecting bootleg ;c*rs.
Five other counts contained in
an indictment against Gordon were
dismissed upon recommendation of
Roy St. Lewis district attorney.
Sentencing of Gordon was deferred
by Judge Edgar S Vaught until
October 16.
BIG SPRING JUMPS
BIG SPRINGS. May 21- P —The
population of this city today was
announced as 13.721 an increase of
9.458. or 421 per cent since 1920.
The Big Spring Chamber of Com-
merce had never advertised the
population at more than 12000.
Memphis Judge Requests New
Hearing on Methodist Bishop
DALLAS. May 21—^—Seeking
to reopen what most delegates con-
sidered a closed issue. Judge G. T.
Fitzhugh of Memphis today prepar-
ed to file w'ith the quadrennial Gen-
eral Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South his formal
protest to the exoneration of Bishop
James Cannon. Jr. of Washington.
D. C-. on charges of stock market
speculation.
Fitzhugh said he had new evi-
dence to support his latest attack
on the temperance bishop around
whom mo6t of the controversy of
the Dallas conference has centered.
He considered the actions of the
committee on Episcopacy Illegal in
exonerating Cannon after it had
voted to brmg him to trial.
This evidence it was learned in-
cluded several telegrams purported
to have been exchanged between
Kable and Company the brokers
and Bishop Cannon while the bishop
was visiting his foreign charges in
Brazil.
It appeared doubtful that Fits
hugh's second attack would be more
successful than his first. The over-
whelming majority by which the
committee exonerated Cannon the
reception he was given when he
publicly acknowledged his mistake
and the second ovation he received
when he presided at yesterday af-
ternoon's session indicated that sen-
timent had turned in favor of the
temperance leader.
Josephus Daniels .almost equally
prominent as a temperance worker
j and one o* those who sought to bring
Cannon to trial in a statement in-
dicated his belief that Cannon had
; been saved “by the quality of mercy.
i which drops on erring bishops and
Congoan alike.'*
He expressed the opinion that
some laymen “doubted** the gen-
uineness of Cannon's penitence in-
asmuch as it came "after a trial
had been ordered.’ but added that
the policy of Methodism was to for-
give sin on confession and repent- i
ance. followed by the promise to “sin j
no more.* j
Road Designation Delayed
State Postpones Action Military Highway —
Point Isabel Contract In June
Contract for the Point Isabel highway from Barreda to the famous
oyster bay town will be let in June and the designation of the military
road as a state highway has been postponed.
Briefly this Is the Information received today by Judge Oscar Dancy.
Information to the effect that the Point Isabel road contract would
be in the next state letting was received a few days ago in a telegram
from Harry Pattee. but the Dancy telegram today from R. S. Sterling
puts official stamp on the report with reference to time of this action.
NEW RECORD
Shipping Figures Reach
25046 Cars
According to reports issued today
by the local market news service
fruits and vegetables shipped from
the Valley to date this season have
reached 25.046 carloads. Of these
3.979 cars were citrus fruits and
21067 cans were vegetables. Water-
melons are listed among the new
commoditids i\oving at this time.
Total shipments to the same day
last season were fruit 1 737. vege-
tables 20.620. or 22.357 carloads. The
total carlot movement last season!
for the season ending the latter part
of June was 24 103 cars
Weslaco Boy Leads
Class at St. Edwards
• Special to The Herald*
AUSTIN. May 22 —Class elections
were completed at St. Edward's
university this week resulting in
the naming of t*-e following of-
ficers for the coming school year:
Seniors: preside i\ folftnd Black-
well of Weslaco: vice - president
Edwin Young. Houston: secretary.
William Donohue. Ennis: treasurer.
Charles Dorsey. Electra; sergeant
at arms. Eugene Sullivan. El Paso.
Juniors: president Charles Tref-
flich. Corpus Chrisri: vice-president.
Pat Burke. Beeville; secretary.
John D. Raffaelli Texarkana: treas-
urer. Manuel Ochoa. San Antonio.
Sophomores: pesident. Eddie
Donohue. Beaumont: vice-president.
Pat McLaughlin. Tr.vlor; secretary-
treasurer. Mark Donovan Okla-
homa City. Okla.
i The telegram as received follows:
“Contract concrete highway 100
to Point Isabel will be let in June.
Matter of designating military road
postponed.”
Signed
R. S. Sterling
While various wavs and mean*
to close the gaps in the military
highway have been proposed the
answer with reference to its desig-
nation as a state highway comes
following a move from the Valley
to have the state lake over that
road from Brownsole to Laredo.
All hope of its designation as
such is not lost in the postpone-
ment but Judge Dancy today said
the state had done so much for
this section recently he feared that
this proposal would not carry.
Mother of Leach
Testifies On Stand
EASTLAND May 21—f>p>— Mrs.
J. H. Leach mother of Danny
Leach of Cisco charged with slay-
ing a man identified a' Jack John-
son of Golden Colo. testified for
her son here today.
Mrs. Leach related that A B.
Morton state’s witness who swore
that Leach told him that he had
killed a man came to her home
and told her ^hat if she would
give him $50 to buy off employes
of a carnival that he would see
that her son was never indicted.
She said that she told him that
she did not have the money but
that if he was broke as he claimed
he was she would let him sleep
in her home.
Joe H. Jones county attorney in
cross examining the witness brought
out the fact that Leach had mar-
ried after his arrest on the murder
charge while out on bond.
Twenty-One Take
Rabies Treatment
(Special to The Herald)
McALLEN. Texas. May 20.—
The McAllen police department
was continuing in its campaign
against stray dogs today while a
total of twenty-one rersons were
taking the Pasteur treatment for
rabies.
The greater part of those ex-
posed to the disease are children
one dog having strayed onto the
school campus where he brought
his total to thirteen victims.
San Antonio Takes
Third in City Rank
SAN ANTONIO. May 21—'^-
The population of San Antonio is
254.562. according to announcement
today by A. C. Hoizschuher. census
director.
The increase during the last
decade was 93.183 or 57.7 per cent.
Hoover Asks Action
On Naval Treaty
WASHINGTON. May 21—TAP)—
President Hoover gave the word
today that he wanted the London
naval treaty disposed of by the
senate before adjournment.
GRAF ZEPPELIN
SAILING SOUTH
(By The Associated Press)
The Graf Zeppelin passed the
Canary Islands today and nosed
steadily south west in a line almost
parallel with the African coast
toward the Cape Verde Islands.
Her course was shaped for the
equator with little chance how-
ever. of attaining that goal today.
Her last reported position was
300 miles northeast of the Cape
Verde Islands 200 miles due west
of Villa Cisnerqs Africa.
The British steamship Accra
picked her up at 8:20 a m. G. M. T.
<3.20 a. m. E. S. T.) and relayed the
1 news by the German steamer Sier-
ras Cordoba to the Associated Press
at London.
Dispatches from all sources in-
dicated that all was well on the
Graf and that following her chart-
ed course as nearly as possible. She
was averaging 50 miles an hour
toward her destination at Pernam-
buco Brazil.
STILL SAILING
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany
May 21—'VPi—The dirigible Graf
Zeppelin wirelessed her home port
I this afternoon that she passed the
Cape Verde Islands at 6 15 p. m.
1 mid-European time. *12:15 p. m.
! E. S. T.)
The Graf reported that all was
well aboard the huge ship which
now is headed across the south
Atlantic for Brazi’.
—
Negro Die* Tonight
For Murder of Two
1 HUNTSVILLE Tex May 21 —
tip—Jordan Scott negro convicted
and sentenced to death for the
I slaying of Mr and Mrs. Robert
Pedigo near Waco March 7. 1929.
was scheduled to be executed at
! the State Penitentiary here shortly
j after midnight tonight.
According to the court records
iScott lived a short distance from
; the Pedigo home. On the day of
' the slayings Scott entered the home
and shot and killed Pedigo and his
wife In the presence of their three-
year-old child.
After he was arrested the negro
led officers to a field and with a
pitchfork unearthed the gun where
he had plowed it under. Later he
made a written confession in which
he admitted the killings.
YOUTH INDICTED 4 P 1
Youth Indicted In
Killing of Mother
CLARKSVILLE. Tex.. May 21.—
—Charged with the shotgun slay-
ing of his mother. Mrs. G. W.
Baker near Avery April 25. George
Lloyd Baker. 20. today faced an
indictment for murder returned
yesterdav by the Rivet county
grand jury.
He was at liberty under $1000
bond since his preliminary hear-
ing. at which tv* claimed the shoot-
ing was a result of his mother's
attempt to take away property left
him by his father who died several
months ago.
Body Forwarded For
San Antonio Burial
The body of Thomas L-. Andrews
was forwarded last night by Mor-
ils mortuary to San Antonio for
i burial there this afternoon. Mr.
I Andrews died Monday at the home
of his son W. E. Andrews Browns-
ville barber.
Accompanying the body to 8an
Antonio were Mr. Andrews and his
1 wife. Mrs. Walter Amther of San
Benito a daughter of Mr. Andrews.
FORT ISABEL
PRAISED FOR
TREEBONFIRE
Valley Organizes
To Back State
Comm. Terrell
(Special to The Herald.>
HARLINGEN. May 21.—The Val-
ley today presented a united front
in its fight to bar the importation
of citrus stock from Florida where
the Mediterranean fruit fly and
other infestations have been found.
A large organization composed of
cooperating interests and members
from all parts of the Valley now
seems assured and members of the
present association stand ready to
a man to back Commissioner of
Agriculture Terrell in the contempt
action filed against him in in-
junction proceedings against the
Florida stock which he Initiated.
While activities of the organiza-
tion are beng perfected for Harold
8. Hensley cnairman of the special
committee the Valley Citrus Pro-
tective organization issued the
following statement explaining the
action of the Port Isabel company
in burning approximately $11000
worth of citrus trees brought in
from Florida:
Dangers Explained
"In justice to all concerned 1
desire to make the following state-
ment as acting chairman of the
citizens' committee recently ap-
pointed or perfecting the Citrus
Fruit Growers Organization for the
protection of Valley citrus: In order
to comply with terms of a sale con-
tract the Port Isabel company
recently ordered a large number of
trees from the G. W. Malone nur-
sery of Florida. When it was learn-
ed that the trees had arrived in the
Valley a temporary Injunction wus
obtained in Judge Kent's court
restraining William Pattee C. R.
Tyrrell. G. W. Malone and agents
from distributing and planting the
trees in the Valley. The committee
held a conference with Port Isabel
officials and explained the dangers
which might be encountered in
planting the Florida trees in the
Valley. The Port Isabel officials
agreed to inspect the trees and if
insects or other evidence of disease
should be found to destroy all the
stock taken from the express of-
fice and returned the remainder.
mocks mov clean
"After inspection the Port Isabel
officials were satisfied that the
stock was not clean and when the
committee returned found a pile ol
trees in a safe place with oil ready
the officials waiting for the com-
mittee before burning the stock
Ail the trees removed from the
express office were burned and
the others designated to be return-
ed to Florida.
“The committee appreciates the
cooperation of the Port Isabel of-
ficials when they thoroughly un-
derstood the dangers involved and
voluntarily stood a large loss in
destroying the trees."
Mrs. Lee Concedes
Election to Blanton
ABILENE. Tex . May 21.—<£*>-
Mrs. R. Q Lee. who sought to suc-
ceed her late husband as represen-
tative In Congress the seventeenth
todav conceded yesterday's electioi
to Thomas L. Blanton of Abiline
who farmerly held the office
i The latest returns compiled lat<
last night gave Blanton 7915 vote!
i and Mrs. Lee 6.555. or a lead o:
1.360 for the former congressman.
Election Holiday Is Asked
! Brownsville Navigation District Citizens
Asked To Poll Full Vote
* ___
“The Brownsville Navigation district is calling on the citizenship of
Brownsville for their lull cooperaton and support of the additional $1-
5 500000 bond issue which is to be used for wharfage warehouses and
r terminal facilities for the deep water port” John Gregg president of
f the Merchants National bank and member of the navigation commit-
5 tee said Wednesday. The election is to be called May 29
Mr. Gregg explained that all civic clubs in the city were written re-
> questing aid in getting out Brownsville's full voting strength of the bond
; FIRST BUMP
The bigger they are the harder
they fail and experience in flying
doesn't soften the pilot's crash
1 when a glider decides to tumble.
The Valley's first glider took its
. first fall Tuesday afternoon when
it crashed with Burt Hinkley Jr.
> experienced airplane pilot at the
i controls.
I Neither glider nor pilot were se-
r riously injured it is said. Mr.
Hinkley* suffered several minor
) bruises and scratches and a severe
. dent in his pride while the glider
. strained a few wires and scratched
; off a little paint.
The glider was sailing at a height
1 of approximately 20 feet when it
dipped and fell to the ground.
t . _____
French Pack Up And
Evacuate Rhineland
LANDAU. Rhineland. May 21—>JP\
—Evacuation of the Rhineland today
was in full swing.
i French troops stopped their drill-
ing in the Tendau and other garri-
sons in the Palatinats. They were
i too busy {Kicking and shipping army
i material back to France on motor
ti lorries to give heed to matters of
lthe military manual.
X Issue. In order tna; it may oe car-
ried as near unanimously as pos-
sible.
•We are coming before the peo-
ple with the guaranteed proposi-
tion by the United States govern-
ment that this channel will be
completed under government re-
quirements. We also have a perma-
nent annual appropriation from
the government of SI 50000 to as-
sure maintalnace of the port" he
explained further.
Fall Co-operation Asked
Pull cooperation <'f the citizen-
ship of the entire district is urged
he added The value and necessity
of a channel here is so generally
I known and recognized that Mr.
Gregg did not go into this phase
of the question.
"We are asking Mayor R. B.
Rentfro to Issue a proclamation
1 calling on all merchants to close
their doors from 12 to 2 p. m.
Thursday May 29 in order to allow
employes to vote” he disclosed.
“Our idea m asking them to close
from 12 to 2 o'clock is in order
that the proprietors of these es-
tablishments may charge their em-
ployes with the responsibility of
voting and returning to their re-
spective places of business.
“We believe that in this manner
everyone will be willing to comply
with this request and I am sure
that it will aid us in getting out
our full voting strength."
Mr. Gregg explained that the
(Continued on page 5)
Valley Population
Of 150000 Looms
McAllen and Mercedes Census Report* Show;
Big Gain; City Count Expected
To Reach Ninety Thousand
Final census totals for McAllen and Mission were announced Wednes-
day morning by L. E. Bennett census chief for district 29. The McAllen
count shows a population of 9071 with Mercedes showing 6488
Both returns show a decided increase over the 1920 census figures.
Mercedes showed 3414 in 1920 and McAllen 5331. Mercedes’ increase
is approximately 100 per cent and McAllen's slightly less. The exact
increase over the 10-year period is Mercedes 3.074 McAllen 3740.
The announcement of census returns for these two towns leaves but
HIDALGO OPENS
SCHOOL FIGHT
City Petition Is Circulated
Asking Resignation
Of H. C. Baker
EDINBURG. May 21—A petition j
is being circulated in Edinburg and
throughout the Edinburg Indepen-
dent School District addressed to
the board of school trustees asking
the resignation of Superintendent
H. C. Baker. Copies of the petition
have been placed in numerous
places of business and are being
circulated by members of the Ed-
inburg Women’s Good Government
League among the householders and
business men of the city.
In substance the petition sets
forth that the resignation of Mr.
Baker is desired in the interests of
harmony and promoting a program
of further economy and cooperation
between the officials and patrons
•of the schools
Mrs. H. O. Schaleben for many
years actively Identified with polit-
ics in Hidalgo County and at all
times urging and sponsoring the
Increased welfare and advancement
of the schools and a prominent
worker in the Good Government
League said:
Old Score Seen
"It was generally understood that
a change In the supermtendency of
the schools would be made upon
the election of the "compromise”
candidates last spring. Though
league members are circulating the
petition it is true the movement
should not be considered as of
league origin. Therr are many
people dissatisfied with the work
of Mr. Baker as superintendent
and the petitions are being signed
by people in no wav identified with
i the League but interested only in
the welfare of the schools and
efforts to secure his resignation are
not political but made purely in
the interests of a program of har-
j mony agreed upo i when changes
in the board were ms>de by com-
I promise." Mr Schaleben said
. Tuesday that not sufficient signers
had been secured to Justify giving
out an approximate number.
Ed A. Brown one of the "com-
promise” trustees said:
“Mr. Baker has a contract made
i with the former board and al-
. though we are aware there is some
opposition to him we were advised
( some weeks ago by the state board
t of education that contracts made
’ by the previous board would have
(Continued on page 5)
lour towns in me mo uranae val-
ley unaccounted for. The remain-
ing four are Donna. San Benito
Harlingen and Brownsville. These
will be announced within another
week Mr. Bennett said Wednes-
day.
100.000 In Valley Towns?
Twelve Valley towns have been
completed and figures sent to
Washington. D. C.. for listing there.
These towns added together show
a Valley city population of 41.755
persons. The four remaining cities
estimating Brownsville at 23.000
San Benito and Harlingen at 11-
000 and Donna at around 4000 to-
tal 49000 which brings the Valley
city population to 90755. It is es-
timated that the final count will ac-
tually go beyond the 100000 mark.
The addition of the farm popula-
tion will cause the Valley’s completa
figures to soar well beyond the 150-
000 mark it is thought.
The towns completed to date with
their populations are as follows:
La Feria. 1594: Weslaco 4464:
Pharr. 3150; Mission 5119; Edin-
burg. 4713; San Juan. 1615; Alamo
1021; Rio Grande City. 2629; Point
Isabel. 1181; Rio Hondo. 710; Mc-
Allen. 9071; and Mercedes 6488.
Enumerators Aided
The 1920 city total for towns com-
pleted to date was 17002 as com-
pared to the 1930 figure of 41755
An actual increase of 24.753 names.
’’The various chambers of com-
merce turned in better than 7000
n'mes during their rechecking of
census totals'' Mr. bennett said to-
day. "These names which $e have
to check against those taken by fed-
eral census enumerators are holding
back the announcement of San Be-
nito. Harlingen and Brownsville flgi»
1 ures."
included m tne MCAiien and
Mercedes population returns were
9 farms each. Ijr. Bennett ex-
[ plained that any plot of land over
3 acres in size was considered a
farm and that practically every
city had several farms included ia
their returns.
Gold Star Mothers
See Graves of Sons
ROMAGNE-S O U S-MONTFAU-
CON. France. May 21—./Pi—Nearly
two-thirds of the American Gold
Star Mothers looked for the first
time today on their soldier sons’
graves in the principal American
military cemetery here.
The mothers came in motor cars
from historic Verdun where they
spent the night resting from their
long drive from Paris.
The sky itself was tinged with
sadness and rain cut short the
pilgTimage after an hour. Many of
l the mothers had brought evergreen
wreaths some entwined with flow-
i ers and others found wreaths ready
for them here.
The mothers almost 200 of them
went in little groups to different
parts of the cemetery and there
prayed at the grave of their boys.
There was some sobbing and all
were wet-eyed as they lived over
again the day their sons departed.
When after an hour a squall of
ram came the mothers were
hurried by the accompanying of-
i fleers to the hostess house where
they had lunch.
All of the mothers arrived at
Verdun last night but many were
tired. Mayor Schlelter and other
officials as well as the French war
widows of the region greeted them.
Mexico City 968443
MEXICO CITY May 21—(7PV—
The director of the census taken
on May 15 announced today that
the population of Mexico City in-
cluding the suburbs was 968.443
The Federal District population
was given as 1112.000
i WEATHER I
-—--*
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs-
day.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday.
Moderate to fresh southeast to
south winds on the coast.
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
The river will rise approximately
3 feet more at Brownsville today.
At and above Mission the river is
falling and will continue to fall In
the absence of rains in the water-
shed.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng Bain
Eagle Pass 18 1.5 0.0 JOO
Laredo 27 -1.5 -0.2 jOO
Rio Grande 21 62 -2.3 JOO
Mission 22 9 1+13 JOO
San Benito 23 14 7 -63 JOO
Brownsville 18 5.7 +30 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow under normal mete-
orological conditions:
High. 11:50 a. m.
Low 4:48 a. m.; 7:06 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 7:lt
Sunrise tomorrow .
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