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ILegalizing Beer as Unemployed Relief Is Rumored at Washington
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BREWERY DATA
COLLECTED BY
U. S. OFFICIAL
WASHINGTON Sept. 19. ■*>—
Data on the brewery Industry have
been collected by a White House
official for unnamed outside or-
ganizations.
While making clear that the in-
formation was not obtained for
Pres. Hoover or any White House
official. Walter H. Newton one of
the chief executive's secretaries
added mystery to the announce-
ment of the action by declining to
S:ake known the organizations.
Despite denials that the admin-
istration was looking into the ques-
tion of legalizing beer as one means
of relieving unemployment and in-
creasing federal revenues there
was considerable speculation in the
capital today on the subject.
Demands Considered
For weeks rumors have been cir-
culated that demands of organized
labor and other organizations for
legislation on beer have been
treated with some consideration.
The information from Newton
v#s the first of a positive nature.
However the secretary said he ask-
ed the census bureau for the num-
ber of men employed in the indus-
try in 1914. 1919 and 1929 but em-
phatically declared:
"This information was not re-
quested for the president nor was
it asked for any one connected
with the White House."
The statement was made in reply
to Inquiries relative to a published
report that the president was con-
sidering appsals from various
groups for the return of three or
four per cent beer.
It followed a long conference be-
tween Newton and Pres. Hoover.
The secretary said he was “not at
liebrty to divulge the names or the
organizations who asked for the
statistics’’ and added he had for-
warded tht information as an ac-
commodation.
Would Employ Many
Figures showed that the brewing
industry employed 75.000 persons
and paid $80000X00 in wages in
1914; 42686 persons and $68000000
In 1919 and 6.409 persons and $12.-
000000 in 1929. the last for workers
in near beer plants. The value of
the products were $442000000 in
1914; $379000000 in 1919 and $44 -
000.000 in 1929.
Another report that Pres. Hoov-
«r's unemployment relief organiza-
tion asked for the information was
denied by represc itatives of Wal-
ter S. Gifford the chairman.
The American Legion’s employ- ]
ment conference was told by M. J.
McDonough president of the build-
ings trade department of the Amer-
ican federation of labor here this
week that 1250.000 men would be
employed Immediately if beer was
legalized. The return of beer has
been urged by members of congress
and leading business men to pro-
vide employment and a source of
federal revenue.
Hoover Silent
Since Pres. Hoover rejected the
Wickersham commission’s report
last January that the eighteenth
amendment be revised in the fu-
ture if enforcement did not provp
successful after further extended
try. he has been silent on prohibi-
tion.
Sen. Fess of Ohio chairman of
the republican national committee
interpreted Mr. Hoover's views as
not closing the issue of revision
but stressed that the chief exec-
utive had no revision or modifica-
tion In mind. The republican floor
leader. Sen. Watson of Indiana
took the view that Mr. Hoover’s
letter transmitting the report to
congress was "dry."
Alabamans Meet
(By Staff Correspondent)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 19—Former
residents of Alabama are asked to
meet at Fair Park here at 3 p. ni.
Sunday according to Mrs. T. S.
Herren. former Alabaman. The
meeting will be held for the pur-
. EH of forming an Alabama club.
SUES WOMAN
astacitiiea ness rnoio
Mildred King (above) filed suit In
Boston charging that Mrs. Henrietta
Hartford promised to pay her 9100>
000 for distracting th~ attention of
her son from a New York woman.
FLORIDA CHECKS
GREEN CITRUS
<By Staff Correspondent)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 19—Florida.
like the Valley has made up its
mind to hold back immature citrus
fruits and raise the general quality
of the fruit that does go to market
according to shippers here who
mentioned this as an added reason
for extra precaution in this sec-
tion.
There Is every indication that
this year will see a lot of low grade
Florida fruit converted into by-
products which in past years has
been marketed.
With the probabilities that the
coming crop will run only 75 per
cent of last year's or about 25.000.-
000 boxes the growers and packers
have decided to build up quality
goods. The department of agricul-
ture has Joined in the crusade for
quality instead of quantity in an
offirial proclamation which reads
“Citrus growers will receive a great-
er profit from smaller crops of
high grade fruit than from larger
crops of low grade fruit. The only
way they can limit the output is
by shipping only first-grade fruit
eliminating that part of the crop
that lowers the price.
Extra precaution; also are being
taken in the enforcement of the
Florida green fruit law which was
recently upheld In court.
» __
Joint Rotary Meets
Receive Mention
<Bv Staff Correspondent)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 19—Joint
activities of the Matamoros and
Valley Rotary clubs received favor-
able mention in reports of both the
international president and secre-
tary. said Charles C. Bowie of San
Benito delegate representing a
number of clubs at the interna-
tional convention in Vienna this
•summer in a report to the Harlin-
gen club Friday.
Pres. William Briscoe and Jack
King who recently became fathers
were pointed out as “papas” by two
1 maids in a skit diabolically directed
| by Dr. E. A. Davis.
Dr. I O. Fox was voted in as a
new member.
Visiting Rotarians were C. E.
Fleming. A. R. Etchison and Dr.
Hugh Robertson. 8an Benito; Rev.
.1 E. Stack. La Feria; and Dan
King. Kingsville. Other guests were
Bob Baxter of Dallas former resi-
dent of Harlingen; and Emmett
Anglin.
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BOARD HEARS
NEW PLAN ON
WHEATUSAGE
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.—MV-
Samuel R. McKelvie former farm
board member and one time gov-
ernor of Nebraska today brought
to the board his plan to make
stabilization wheat available to
the needy through community
chests.
He has discussed the proposal
with the heads of several relief
agencies here this week.
Legislation Necessary
McKelvie estimates that 10.000.- j
000 bushels would be sufficient j
to feed the unemployed and poor ;
Congressional action would bo
necessary to reimburse the board
for this amount from the ap-
proximately 190000.000 bushels It
controls.
Two members of the board.
Chmn. Stone and Carl William?
favor the suggestion. Stone said
the question has been discusseo
already in an informal way and
Williams suggested that commun- .
ity chests buy direct from the
board with local funds.
McKelvie said he had approach-
ed no member of congress to in-
troduce the nece.csary legislation
tn the next congress but express-
ed himself as confident that the
proper bill would be offered.
"I am sure.” he said "that such
action cannot be construed as a
dole’ and I am sure there will be
no opposition In that respect. A
few loaves of bread will never >
tend to make any American any
less energetic.
Plan Favored
*‘I believe 10.000.000 bushels . will
be entirely adequate. The average
per capital consumption is about
four bushels. The feeding period
will extend only through the severe
winter months not more than six
months. And besides not all of the
unemployed will take advantage
of it."
Local communities probably
would be asked to process it for
baking into bread with the com-
munity chests supervising the ar-
rangements and distribution.
McKelvie said he had received
nothing but favorable expressions
since he suggested the plan a
month ago. Told at first that
farmers would oppose it on the
grounds that they would lose a
market for that amount of wheat
he said "not a single farmer spoke
against it.”
Edinburg College
Enrollment It Up
EDINBURG. Sept. 19—Enroll-
ment in the Junior College reach-
ed 196 recently according to Dean
H U. Miles
Enrollment of other Edinburg1
schools include senior high 300; I
junior high 340; Sam Houston
435: and Stephen F. Austin. 336.
Enrollment figures for the eight:
rural schools including Hargill j
will not be available for several
days. Supt. R. P. Ward announced i
Principals of the Edinburg city’
schools are C. A. Davis senior
high; H L. Warren junior high:
Miss Butler Houston. Sam Hous-
ton; and Mrs. Ma^y C. Lubbock. (
Stephen F. Austin.
NOT CITIZEN
Associated Press Photo
Yelena Serge Pavtinova (above)
honor student at the University of
Chicago Is a woman without a
country. She can’t become an
American citizen because she an-
tered this country without a per-
manent passport and shs has been
refuted citizenship in Latvia her
birthplace now part of Russia.
Raymondville Pott
Names New Officers
(Special to The Herald.)
RAYMONDVILLE. Sept. 19—At
a meeting of the Meuse Argonne
Poet No. 390 of the American Le-
gion of Raymondville held In the
county court house Friday the
following officers were elected:
commander V. Sabin; vice presi-
dent. Geo. Commins; chaplain E.
P Bostick; finance officer. E. M.
Tomme; service officer. Davis E.
Decker; historian. J. B. Starnes;
sergeant at arms. I. H. Thomas.
Following the election. George B.
Calder. one of the delegates to the
state convention recently held in
El Paso reported on the conven-
tion and especially stressed the
actions of the Valley delegations in
securing the next convention at
Corpus Christi.
Installations of officers will be
held October 2nd and It is ex-
pected that a large number will be
out to this meeting as it is the
p'lan to have several state offi-
cers present as guests of honor and
take part in the installation cere-
monies
Finds a Way to
Stop Attacks of Fits
Reports are received of an amazing
treatment that epileptics state has proved
successful in stopping their attacks. R.
l>-ps“. Apt. 63 123 F.. Wright. Milwaukee
Wia. has been supplying sufferers with
this treatment. He now wishes to reach
all those who have not been helped and to
do so is making the startling offer of a
generous treatment free to all sufferer*.
Anyone afflicted should write for this frsa
treatment at once giving age.—Adv.
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HAMPTON Va.. Sept. 19 —Uf*\—
Authorities today sought to round
up the evidence to be used against
Prof. Elisha Kent Kane ~’xt Wed-
nesday when he as to be given a
preliminary hearing on a charge
of murdering his wife.
Decision to permit Prof Kane’s
release today on ball was reached
yesterday after a hearing at which
the commonwealth argued that a
bond of $100000 should be re-
quired. It was contended that such
a requirement was just filed by the
coroner's verdict holding that Mrs.
Jenny Oraham Kane's * drowning
was an act of "premeditated mur-
der” by her husband. Bail how-
ever was fixed at $15000.
Seek Letter Writer
With evidence to be gathered
here well sifted down during a
four-day inquest interest began to
shift to efforts elsewhere to identify
i Betty Dodd believed to be writer
i of one or more letters which W.
C. Graham father ol Mrs. Kane
said "brought her rreat unhappi-
ness." A search for additional let-
ters was being made.
Prom Knoxville Tenn. came
word that a search for the apart-
ment of the young university of
Tennessee professor had resulted m
the finding of letters apparently
written to her husband by Mrs.
Kane while she was visiting her
I parents here.
"You are so sweet and good to
me I appreciate everything you
did and want to be forever with
you and. honey. raining and I
can’t swim and It makes me sick.
I love. love love you. When are
you coming to me?”
Notes Dlrvovered
Francis Fisher Kane a cousin of
I Professor Kane who was here
I during the Inquest was quoted as
saying In Philadelphia that the
accused man had told him about
a woman mentioned in this case
saying that he had met her while
traveling and she had written him
I letters some of which his wife
had discovered.
This happened two years ago
the accused man said and since
then he has never seen the woman
and if she sent him letters later
he never received them.
Professor Kane himself has de-
clined to discuss this or other
angles of the caw beyond stating
that he was absolutely Innocent
and that officers had qu.tod him
correctly as to his desert: tion of
his wife s drowning at an accident.
Phipps to Study
(By 8taff Correspondent.)
HARLINGEN. 8ept. 19.—Paul E.
Phipps who resigned as superin-
tendent of public schools hers sev-
eral weeks ago has left for Mew
York and plans to complete courses
for his Doctor of Philosophy de-
gree.
Phipps will attend either Colum-
bia University in New York or Pea-
body Institute in Nashville it Is
understood here. He lacks only one
year’s work to take his doctor's de-
gree.
UNITS SOUGHT
BYSflT )
(By Staff Correspondent)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 19—San
Benito schools will seek units of
affiliation in World History and
mechanical drawing according to
a report made by Supt. T. J. Yoe to
the school board last week. Physiog-
raphy and physiology have been
replaced by a fu~ unit In biology.
English history hr been replaced.
Another interesting thing brought
out In the report was that during
the past summer 37 out of 66
teachers attended summer schools
at an averag? cost of $175 per
teacher. Although many were not
compelled to take summer work
they did so nevertheless due to
their interest In their work.
Value of school buildings belong-
ing to the district with completion
of the present construction pro-
gram is now $479230. Sites and
playgrounds ar valued at $$$.000
school furniture $15J00 science
equipment $8000. libraries $3.38$
etc.
Under terms of accrediting by the
Southern Association of Colleges a
trained librarian had to be mM|A
and Mrs. E. M. Aiken was placW
in charge. >
Mass athletics In carrying out of
the physical training program and
extension of musical t-ainlng fa*
cutties also were mentioned by Mr.
Yoe in his report.
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