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Brownsville and the Valley* Cloudy i I I circulation — Gl-
and somewhat unsettled Wednesday ( fered in the VaUey
night and Thursday; not much h_ Her.
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FORTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 253 w a. an. vain* BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 25 1935 EIGHT PAGES TODAY • • • 5c A COPY
By RALPH L BUELL
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
since the day of Its establishment
under the kindly auspices of Miss
Nora Kelley Mrs. Jesse O. Wheeler
end the late Mrs. J. O. Fernandez
the Brownsville Charity Home has
been serving the southern end of
Cameron county wisely and well.
Many the desolate heart that has
been cheered through the sympath-
etic ministrations of those in charge.
Without end is the number of chil-
dren whose little bodies have been
nourished back to health and
strength whose souls have been In-
spired. whoee thoughts have been
turned from the dreary and the
drab.
A physical shelter for those with-
out a home a warm meal for those
whose bodies have broken down and
whose pocketbook* are flat the
Brownsville Charity Home has filled
a needed place in the community
hatf taken the burden of support of
41 need from both the city
of Brownsville and the county ot
Cameron.
• • •
RIGHT NOW THE CHARITY
home facet a financial crisis.
The property involved stands in
the name of Miss Nora Kelley now
of San Antonio though dedicated to
the service of the community for
these many years.
An Investment of approximately
$15000 in land and buildings and
furnishings has been made by Mis»^
Kelley
A pa ing hen cm the property oc-
cupied by the home is past due.
The paving company want* its
money very naturally indeed.
Also very naturally the paving
company has no mind to foreclose on
such a charitable institution.
Arrangements have been worked
out with the oompany to cut down
the amount of its claim to an amount
that can be met fairly easily—
Provided—the city of Brownsville
and the county of Cameron increase
by a comparatively small amount the
monthly contributions each is mak-
ing to the home.
• • •
WE BELIEVE WE ECHO THE
Mfttiments of the citizens of Browns-
IftB. of Cameron county when we
•ay to the commission of one and
the commissioners' court of the oth-
er—
That a decision on their respective
parts to increase the contributions
of each to the point that will enable
the Charity Home to retire this pav-
ing Indebtedness-
Will meet with the hearty approval
of their constituents.
• • •
OIL! OIL! AND STILL SOME
more oil!
If there is a Valley community
not bitten by the oil bug lt’a peopled
only by jackrabbtts.
All the Valley is Wednesday watch-
ing developments around the Union
Sulphur American Rio Grande No
With indications early Wednes-
day morning that the day will see
some decisive action.
WE STILL CLING TO THE BE-
lief. and our belief was strengthen-
ed in large measure by the letter
from Charlie Ladd quoted In Tuea-
day’s editorial columns that the
Valley ought to make more strenuous
efforts—
Looking to the attraction to this
•action of residents of the drouth
and dust storm areas.
We are sure that every Irrigation
district in the Valley has some dis-
tressed land—
Land which could be sold to these
folks at a very reasonable price.
The district would benefit by
hanging new customers for its irri-
service within its borders—
^4nd goodness knows those who buy
the land ought to be benefit ted con-
siderably considering what they
have been through in the last four
• • •
MOSTLY WE FAIL TO GET
greatly excited over these Valley
oommittees which are named period-
ically to assist in some statewide
move—
But this Valley Centennial com-
mittee has us on the qul vlve.
The Valley should be represented
at Texas’ Centennial celebration .
Hundreds of thousands of visitors
will throng Dallas. Houston. San An-
tonio and other Texas points.
Whether or not they come to the
Valley depends entirely on Just what
sort of Interest we arouse in them
they visit the Centennial.
If we have a keen exhibition we
will interest them.
If we have none at all. or a sorry
gowing. they wfil say "no tele." and
Major Company Bays in Samfordyce Field
BARNSDALL OIL
MS SHARE IN
KMODSCO.
•
$140000 Cash Changes
Hands; Barnsdall
To Drill Wells Over
Hidalgo Field
(Special to The
MISSION. April 34.—Negotiations
through which Barnsdall OH Corp-
oration of Tulsa will purchase a
substantial Interest in the King-
Woods OH company drillers of the
discovery well in the Samfordyce
field of southwestern Hidalgo coun-
ty are nearing conclusion and are
expected to be consummated shortly.
It was learned on excellent author-
ltv here Wednesday.
The consideration will Involve ap-
proximately $140000 cash and an
obligation under which Barnsdall
will drill a numbei of wells In the
f.eld. It was learned. Barnsdall will
obtain a large interest in all King-
Woods leases in the field approx-
imating 130 acres six flowing oU
wells including the discovery and
one well making both oU and gas.
Also included In the sale is an in-
terest In the Woodsfield Pipeline
company including gathering lines
serving 28 producers in the field
loading racks and field storage fa-
cilities.
King Woods pioneered major pro-
duction in Hidalgo county with
completion of their No. l John Law-
rence in tract 274. pweion 39. about
20 miles west of Mission in Septem-
ber. 1934. The field now las 56
flowing producers and three more
being completed. The field Is about
two miles long and on* mile wide.
CHICAGO BOARD
OF TRADE FAILS
TO OPEN WED’DAY
CHICAGO. April 24.—7P>—Open-
ing of the board of trade was post-
poned Wednesday pending clarifi-
cation of certain legal problems
arising from action of the Rosen-
baum Grain Corporation in seeking
reorganization under the amended
federal bankruptcy act.
Announcement of the postpone-
ment was made as traders gathered
about the pits for the opening gong.
In a statement signed by Fred C.
Clutton secretary the board said
in view of the fact that a court
order was issued Tuesday restrain-
ing the board from taking certain
action in connection with existing
trades the opening would be “post-
poned until a time to be designated
b> the directors pending clariflca-
t on of certain legal problems now
being argued before the courts."
Tremors Described
As Purely Local
PROVINCETOWN. Mass. April
24. —Earth tremors which shook
hour is and rattled dishes here were
described Wednesday by Dr. L. D.
Leet. Harvard seismologist as pure-
ly local.
Asked if the quake which terri-
fic' inhabitants of this town on
the tip of Cape Cod Tuesday night
might be related to those in For-
mosa and Iran. Dr. Leet said:
“The Provincetown earthquake is
too far removed as to size and dis-
tance to be related. Provincetown
was purely local.”
The quake felt for miles along
Cape Codv occurred at 8:24 p. m..
accord .ig to the Harvard seismo-
graph. Houses shook and dishes
rattled on tables and on shelves.
Although experienced in Gloucester
to the north of Boston police said
the ahock was slight.
r
Union Pickets Guard
Closed Chevrolet Shop
TOLEDO O. April 24. (JP>—Union
pickets guarded each entrance to
tne Chevrolet Motor company plant
here Wednesday and prepared to
hold the lines for “two weeks or
more” in their fight for a closed
shop and a signed contract.
Inside the plant machines were
idle. Only office workers and watch-
men were on duty. Some 2300 work-
ers were out of Jobs as the strike
moved into its second day.
Wednesday had been set as the
date for a final election of employe
representatives for collective bar-
gaining in the plant by the auto-
mobile labor board. The strike fore-
stalled the election.
METHODIC
HOLD MEET
Annual District Conference
Held jAt Weslaco Lay
Delegates Chosen
_____
(Social to The Herald*
WESLACO. April 24.—Nine lay
delegates and four alternates to the
state Methodist conference to be
held In Austin were elected here
Tuesday at the annual conference
of the Brownsville Methodist dis-
trict.
The delegates are A M Hlllgard-
ner of Donna. W. W. Dees of McAl-
len O. W. McKenna of Harlingen;
Mrs. Geo. Musgraves of Raymond-
ville; Mrs. Fred Robertson of Wes-
laco. D. A. Barber of Kingsville. H.
T. Tldmore of Mercedes Mrs. J. L.
Ball of Santa Rosa and Rev. G C.
Baumgartel of Edinburg. The alter-
nates are E. A. Monsees of Browns-
ville H. Tarpley of Edinburg. %»s
Sarah Louise Bixler of Mission and
Miss Wilmuth Morgan of Mission.
Approximately 150 Methodists
gathered here Tuesday for the an-
nual session which was presided
over by Rev. E- A. Hunter presiding
elder of the district.
Annual reports from the pastors
of the district reports of mission-
ary work and reports on young
people’s work were heard. Quarterly
report* of the various churches
were audited and brief talks were
made on Westmoreland College of
San Antonio and the Wesley Bible
Chair Foundation which is main-
tained at the University of Texas.
Raymondville was selected for the
1936 meeting of the district.
Resolutions unanimously endors-
ing Governor James V. Allred's
program of law enforcement were
adopted.
Huey Satellite Case
Nears Federal Jury
NEW ORLEANS April 24. (AV-A
federal court Jury late Wednesday
may recleve the case of State Rep-
resentative Joseph Fisher charged
with attempt to evade income
tax payments for the years 1929-32
inclusive.
The government Wednesday pre-
pared to complete Its rebuttal tes-
timony before opposing attorneys
swing into summations which prob-
ably will be limited to three hours
for each side.
TEXAN NAMED
WASHINGTON. April 24. (A’V-
President Roosevelt has appointed
John N. Edy of Texas to be as-
sistant director of the budget.
Daniel Bell has been been serving
as actirg director and the Edy ap-
pointment is believed indicative he
will carry on in that office.
OFFICIAL SEATED
8AN BENITO. April 24. — Joe A
Sloan probably will be sworn In
as city commissioner at a meeting
of the commission to be held Wed-
nesday night. Sloan recently de-
feated F. B. Housel for re-election.
He has already qualified by post-
ing the usual bond.
WRITES FROM CHINA
Baldwin Stegman of Brownsville
has written friends from China
where he is visiting at this time.
Man Who Won’t Tell Says
Folks Not Doing Mae Right
PORT WORTH April 34.—tfV-
R. A. Burm ester of Port Worth
declines to discuss in specific
terms a marriage license issued at
Houston in 1924 *nd bearing his
name and that of Mae West.
“Yes” was his answer to a
query whether he had ever known
the movie star.
“When where and how well?”
he was asked.
He would not answer
Burmester was a newspaper re-
porter in Houston in 1924 when
Miss West came there on a vaude-
ville tour. He has been promoter {
theater manager ooxer and fight j
Impresario. Now he Is a publicity
man
Theatre men in Houston said
the marriage authorised by the
license which came to light there
Tuesday was never performed.
The county clerk said no return
ever was made on the document.
Vny minister or lustlce of the
peace who performed a marriage
oemnony would have been re-
quired to make the return.
While Bunnester would not
commit himself as to his person- |
al connection with the license he
expressed decided opinions on
Miss West herself and the license
matter in seneral
"Mae West is a lady and an art-
ist in the true sense." he said.
"She gained her present high em-
inence in the theater and on the
silver sheet entirely by her own
efforts She never got a creak
from anybody. She's entitled to
the greatest admiration and res-
pect.
"I consider it unsportsmanlike
lor these petty larceny grafters to
attach thmeselves to her skirts
and thus attempt to share in her
reflected glory. (He was referring
at that point in the dissertation
to any Impostor who might call
hlmsell the actress’ ex-husband.)
‘This goes double for those who
are trying to make a mountain
out of a molehill oy dragging up
the rumor of an alleged license.
"If any -uch license has been
lound. it’s the result of s distort-
ed and Ill-timed publicity gag
toou|ht up by some theater ppet;
DIFFERENTIAL
HEARING NOW
IS POSTPONED
Lower Rates Request
Consideration to Get
First Call By ICC
Says Wire
HARLINGEN. April 24.—The In-
terstate Commerce Commission has
postponed the differential hearing
set for May 17 in San Antonio at the
request of the Valley differential
committee.
Announcement of the postpone-
ment is contained in a telegram re-
ceived hers Wednesday morning by
Homer B. Huntley secretary of the
Valley committee and who earlier
this week telegraphed the ICC ask-
ing for postponement.
The telegram signed by McGinty
secretary of the ICC. stated “reply
your wire will postpone hearing con-
cerning the differential pending
consideration of carriers’ petition
dated April 20."
The carriers' petition asks that the
present rates on most Valley vege-
tables be reduced to approximately
the same level of rates before the
Consolidated southwestern case rates
became effective. The Valley dif-
ferential committee agreed to ac-
cept these rates in lieu of the dif-
ferential. They are expected to be
made effective before next season.
Mr. Huntley in commenting on the
matter said that everything is work-
ing out perfectly and that the com-
mittee anticipates no difficulty ir.
getting the new low rates put into
effect.
Edison Son May Be
Given Housing Post
WASHINGTON. April 21 lAV-
The name of Charles Edison son of
the inventor was among a list of
men mentioned Wednesday as pos-
sible choices to succeed James A.
Moffett when the latter retires as
Federal Housing Administrator.
Edison was the first housing ad-
ministrator for New Jersey.
Friends of Moffett said the ad-
ministrator expects to discuss the
question of his resignation in an-
other conference with President
Roosevelt before he leaves Sunday
for a trip to the Orient.
Tampico Power Strike
Ends As Laborers Win
MEXICO D. F. April 24. (AV-
The three-weeks’ strike of Tampico
light and power company employes
ended Wednesday as the company
heeded President Lazaro Cardenas'
suggr ion to accept the strikers'
demands.
In capitulating to its workers the
company asserted however that it
did so only out of deference to the
president and without Intention of
establishing a precedent.
• _
LAREDO LIONS COMING
Manager John Yeaman of t|se
Laredo Chamber of Commerce is
heading a group of Laredo Lions
coming here for the Lions Cabaret
Wednesday night according to a
message to the local chamber of
commerce.
OUR PRESIDENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
Who was the youngest man to be
inaugurated president? Who was the
oldest?
Which president was a bachelor
and who was his Wh’t? House host-
ess? Which presidents had mem-
bers of their famines married at the
White House?
There are many such intimate
and interesting facts about the presi-
dents and their families—from
Washington through Franklin D
Roosevelt—in the Brownsville Her-
ald special booklet PRESIDENTS
AND THEIR WIVES.
It contains pictures and bio-
graphies of every president and his
official hostess.
The two-color cover offers a strik-
ing photograph of the White House
as it appears today.
Tables present popular and elec-
toral votes for every presidential
election. Send for your copy today
Enclose ten cents to cover cost post-
age. and handling.
Use This Coupon
The Brownsville Herald
Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskln director.
Washington D. C.
I enclose herewith TEN CENT*
in coin (carefully wrapped) foi
a copy of the booklet cm PRESI-
DENTS AND THEIR WIVES.
Name .
Street.
City .
State ..
(Mail to Washington. Di GJ
Turning to Stone
as Victim No. 29
r— ■ ■ ■— —■ 11 ■■■
Victim of calcinosis strange
malady which has attacked but
38 other persons according to
medical records Miss Nona
Cloyee 19 above of Tacoma
Wash. is undergoing treatment
in an effort to stay the spread of
the disease in which the body
tarns ;to stone.
MERCEDES OIL
WELL WASHING
Starts Flowing Under Heavy
Pressure Wednesday
Morning
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. April 24 —OU ex-
citement reached a new peak here
Wednesday as the Union Sulphur
Company No. 1 American Rio Grande
started flowing a mixture of mud
water and oil early in the day.
Drillers at the well said it would
not be known until some time Wed-
nesday night whether the well will
be a producer.
The well started washing itself out
under its own pressure early Wed-
nesday. and was flowing a mixture
of mud and water with about a quart
of oil an hour. There as no gauge
on the test to measure pressure. The
well was flowing so fast that it could
not be swabbed.
Plans were being made to separ-
ate the gas late in the afternoon and
it will be known Wednesday night
probably whether the well is a suc-
cess.
Pressure on tubing was 50 pounds
with a quarter-inch tubing choke
and no pressure showed on the cas-
ing.
Although the well was expected to
be brought in Wednesday night. It
might be longer before it cleans it-
self.
Atterbury Retire* A*
Pennsylvania Head
PHILADELPHIA. April 24. (*V-
William W. Atterbury Wednesday
retired as president of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad company and
was succeeded by Martin W. Clem-
ent. vice president
A’.terbury who has been ill since
last August and would have retired
next January under the company’s
regulations was not a candidate
for re-election when the board of
directors reorganized Wednesday
and elected officers.
Instead Atterbury nominated
Clement as his successor. Atter-
bury had been president of the
company since October 1 1925.
Clement who is 53. has been act-
ing as president since Atterbury’*
illness.
Conclude Hearings
On Bonus Proposals
WASHINGTON. April 24. —(A*)—
The senate finance committee con-
cluded its bonus hearing Wednes-
day with testimony by Frank T.
Hines administrator of veterans af-
fairs that the Patman and Vinson
cash payment plans would cost $1-
000000.000 roughly more than the
Harrison compromise.
Chairman Harrison author of the
compromise announced at the con-
clusion of Hines’* testimony that
the committee would meet Thurs-
day in executive session in an effort
to report out a bill to the senate.
Hall Named Special
Judge By Gov. Allred
Marvin Hall. Brownsville attorney
has been named as special judge
of the probate court by Governor
James V. Allred to handle probate
of the D. A. Templeton estate
Judge O. C. Dancy is disqualified
in the case due to the fact that he
repreMated applicants prior to bo-
oming judge of the probate court.
NEW RELIEF
SET-UPS ARE
NADEBYFM.
Work Relief Project*
Spread Among 60
Agencies Tug well
Head* Unit
WASHINGTON. April 24. UPh-
President Roosevelt Wednesday as-
signed a vast scope of work relief
projects to more than 00 existing
government agencies and organ-
ized three new government units in
addition.
He named Rexford O. Tugwell
undersecretary of agriculture to
head one of the three new agencies
—an organization for rural resettle-
ment.
He set up also a new unit for
grade crossing eliminations under
the bureau of roads and the de-
partment of agriculture and cre-
ated a third new division to take
charge of rural electrification.
The president in discussing the
start of the $4000000000 program
made it clear all applications for
projects would clear through Prank
C. Wrl:er of New York who was
named Tuesday night to handle
that job as director of the national
emergency council.
Mr. Roosevelt probably wiH an-
nounce Thursday the allotment
board which will pass on distribu-
tion of the huge fund. The presi-
dent himself probably will head
this board.
The new rural re-settlement
agency is to undertake the sweep-
ing task of moving families and
possibly even whole communities
to new places of better opportunity.
This agency also will take over
subsistence homesteading and other
related agencies in various depart-
ments of the government.
Tugwell will retain his post as
undersecretary of agriculture and
will be solely responsible for this
new unit.
The president has not decided
whom he will place in charge of
rural electrification.
Outlining some of his plans at
his regular press conference Mr
Roosevelt showed a list of more
than 200 classifications of work
contemplated under the Job mak-
ing undertaking. The projects fell
into eight general classes as fol-
lows:
1. Highways lncl u d i n g grade
crossing elimination.
2. Assistance to clerical and
professional workers.
3. Loans or grants to political
subdivisions.
4. Rural rehabilitation and relief
in stricken agriculture areas
5. Rural electrification.
0. Housing including low cost
construction in urban and rural
areas reconditioning and remodel-
ing.
7. Civilian Conservation Corps.
8. Sanitation soil erosion pre-
vention and reforestation.
MONTANA HANGING
MILES CITY April 24. UP)— Henry
John Zorn. 26-Vear old slayer was
hanged here today in the first le-
gal execution this cow town has seen
in all the turbulent years of its his-
tory. He was convicted of killing
Lester C. Jones a member of the
Montana industrial school faculty
during an attempted robbery at the
institution last August 12.
BURKE DENTED CLEMENCY
AUSTIN Texas April 24. UPh-
Governor James V. Allred an-
nounced Wednesday he had refund
application of Jack Burke former
county clerk of Bexar county con-
victed of conversion of funds for
clemency. Burke was sentenced to
three years imprisonment but the
term later was reduced to two years
by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson.
Army Is Ready To
Increase Strength
WASHINGTON April 24. UP)—The
army swung Wednesday Into a drive
to double Its actual lighting strength.
As the first move in the program—
which congress has authorized in a
bill appropriating $20000000 for the
purpose—the war department an-
nounced that the enlistment of 31700
men from 18 to 35 years will begin
July 1.
The announcement came as the
nation’s legislators told by a house
leader that war clouds are "hang-
ing over Europe” gave attention to
two bills to spend $570000000 on
other parts of the country’s fighting
machine—the navy and air bases.
REYNOSAFEUD
ENDS IN DEATH
Shotgun Ambush Fatal to
Man Said Involved In
Up River Affray
An old feud over a shooting In
Reynosa is believed to have led to
the murder of Jose Librado about
22 early Wednesday morning near
Ranchito on the military highway.
18 miles from Brownsville.
Librado was instantly killed when
fired upon at short range by un-
known parties using a shotgun load-
ed with buckshot. The charge
struck the young man on the left
side of the chest seven of the slugs
penetrating his lungs.
The shooting occurred on the
bank of the Rio Orande as Librado
was staking out several cows for
his uncle Lorenzo Sanchez. The
shotgun apparently was fired from
a clump of brush near the bank of
the river. The officers found two
sets of barefoot tracks leading to
the river from the clump of brush.
According to information received
by the officers Librado was involv-
ed in a shooting affair in Reynosa
about a year ago and officers are
checking to determine whether this
was the cause of the shooting Wed-
nesday morning.
Librado came to the American
side of the river four days ago to
make his home with his uncle near
Ranchito.
The shooting occurred about 7:30
a. m.. and officers were called im-
mediately. Officers making the call
were Chief Deputy Sheriff Will Cab-
ler. Deputy Zipper Lee. Deputy
Bob Smith and Border Patrolman
Charles See.
BENGSON CASE
ARRESTS JUMP
FIVE ARE HELD
Two more men are being brought
to the Matamoros jail for questioning
in connection with the murder and
robbery last Friday of Raymond S.
Bengson. young American geologist
near Matamoros.
This brings to five the number of
men held and Special Investigator
Jose Castro conducting the case
said he is taking statements from
each of the men separately and will
check against each other Thursday.
At that time he is expected to file
charges against some of the men.
One of the statements was made by
a man who drove a truck out of
Matamoros over the road and who
picked up several men some of whom
are now being held in connection
with the case. None of the statements
so far admits any connection with
the murder Castro said.
DEATH LIST RISES
TOKYO. April 24 UP)—The death
toll in the Formosa earthquake was
r.i Wednesday in the final offi-
cial police report at 3185. The re-
port said the seriously injured
numbered 9215. the slightly lnjur-
e 1.415 the number of houses de-
stroyed 15.292 and the number
damaged 22000.
Millions Spent for 1934
Newspaper Space Report
NEW YORK. April 24. Ut)—
National advertisers paid $163-
000000 for newspaper space and
$349055000 for all mediums in
1934. the bureau of advertising
reported today to the American
Newspaper Publishers associa-
tion.
The estimates indicate distinct
gains over 1933 advertising ex-
penditures more than recovering
the losses of that year to place
1934 slightly ahead of 1932.
In 1933. the bureau reported
general advertisers spent $145000.-
000 for newspaper space out of a
total of $298000000.
Saying "the first quarter of 1935
finds the newspapers facing un-
usual competition for the nation-
al advertiser’s dollar’’ the report
presented figures to show that the
dally press was superior to both
the magazine field and the radio as
an advertising medium.
The survey contrasting news-
papers and magazines involved
nearly a million homes in 1ft
dtiea 1
“The final conclusion." said the
report “is that the advertiser
who uses newspapers alone is get-
ting the best available coverage at
the lowest cost.
One newspaper in each city
would reach 607300 homes at a
cost of $2.09 a line the survey
showed whereas it would cost
$7.15 a line to reach 472.420 fami-
lies through the 17 magazines
with the largest circulations and
85 per cent of the advertising rev-
enue. .
The bureau of advertising re-
ported that although 615 per cent
of the nation’s homes have radios
only 4.5 per cent are turned in to
a single program and only 3.2 can
identify the advertiser or his
product
One automobile oompany’s pro-
gram was said to reach an aver-
age audience of 545600 listeners
at a cost of $11698 for which the
bureau said the advertiser could
buy more than a page and a hall
of newspaper space reaching 1.-
000000 readers
f ALLEN GRAD
FOUND D IN
PLANEWRECK
Kelley Field Cadet Is
Lost On Night Trip
Body Is Found At
Orange Grove
ORANGE GROVE. Jim Well*
County Texas. April 14. (JP)—The
body of Cadet Lawrence Thomas Al-
len. a student flier missing from
Kelly Field at San Antonio since
Tuesday night was found in the
wreckage of his plane eight miles
north of here Wednesday.
The plane had crashed in some
brush cn the side of a hill. A Mexi-
can family living nearby heard tha
crash which occurred early Wed-
nesday morning and notified au-
thorities at Orange Grove. The
plane's clock had stopped at 8:50.
When the plane did not reach
Kingsville Its first destination of a
practice flight 45 Kelly field planes
were sent out to search for it
Cadet Allen’s home was at McAl-
len. The body was taken to Alio*
by an undertaker.
DEAD CAIV-ff SON
OF McALLEN PIONEERS
(Special to The Herald)
McALLEN. April 24.—Flying Ca-
det Lawrence Thomas Allen was a
member of one of McAllen's pioneer
families the son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C Allen who eame to McAllen
some 18 or 20 years ago.
Besides his father and mother he
is survived by three brothers. Fran-
cis Alien quarterback on the cham-
pionship McAllen High School foot-
ball team of the middle *20's; Frank
Allen vocational agriculture teach-
er at La Grulla and Joe Allen a Mc-
Allen farmer.
Lawrence Allen had lived in Mc-
Allen by far the greater part of his
life ana graduated from McAllen
High School in the class of 1927 or
1928 Following his graduation he at-
tended Texas A. & I. at Kingsville.
While In the local high school he
was greatly interested in athletics.
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Allred Favors People
Voting On Prohibition
AUSTIN April 24. OP)— Governor
James V. Allred said today the ques-
tion of modifying the constitutional
prohibition against liquor should be
submitted to the people but he was
personally not concerned In the form
of submission.
“Any form of submission would
satisfy my campaign and the dem-
ocratic platform promises to give
the people a vote on the question.**
Governor Allred said. "Certainly
it ought to be submitted In one form
or another but that's a matter for
the legislature to decide.”
Conferees of the house and sen-
ate were trying to reconcile diver-
gent plans of submission the chief *
stumbling block being whether out-
right repeal only or an alternative
plan of a state monopoly over hard
liquor sales should be submitted.
Negro Ball Game
Ends In Killing
COLUMBUS Miss. April 24. UPh-
A negro baseball game here yes-
terday ended in a double slaying
over a strike-out.
It all happened when Gus Brooks
struck out. He became infuriated
over a “ragging" given him by Lin-
nie McGee a woman spectator.
Sheriff Harry West reported that
Brooks shot and killed the woman
and then ran to his home. As the
sheriff approached. Brooks shot and
killed himself.
Brownsville: The Capitol—Bums and
Allen. Joe Morrison and Dixie Lee In
"Love In Bloom.” The Queen—Shirley
Temple and James Dunn In "Bright
Byes." The Dlttmann—LeeUe Howard
tn "The Lady Is Willing.”
San Benito: The Rlvoll—Leo Carrillo.
Ted Healy and Louise Fazenda tn "Tha
Winning Ticket."
Harlingen: The Arcadia—Leo Carrillo
Ted Healy and Louise Fazenda In “The
Winning Ticket." The Rialto—Fred Mac-
Murray and Ann Sheridan In "Car 99.”
La Ferla: The Bijou—Clark Gable and
Constance Bennet In "After Office
Hours.”
Sen Juan: The San Juan—Rosemary
Ames and Russell Hardy In ''Pursued.
Raymond vllle: The Ramon—Wallace
Beery. Robert Young and Maureen O’-
Sullivan in "West Point of the Air.”
Donna: The Plaza—Shirley Temple
and Lionel Barrymore In "The Little
Colonel.”
Mercedee: The Capitol—Margaret .
Sullivan and Herbert Marshall In Good
Fairy.”
Weslaco: The Rlt»—Margaret Sulli-
van and Herbert Marshall In “Good
Fairy "
McAllen: The Palace—Warren Wil-
liams. Margaret Llndaley and Allen
Jenkins tn "The Case of the Curious
Bride.” The Queen— Rddle Cantor in
Kid Millions."
Mission: The Mission—Janet Osynoe
and Warner Baxter hi “One Mors
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