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THE WEATHER
(By D. S- Vntlw Boreas)
Brownsville and the Valley: Part-
ly cloudy and continued warm Wed-
nesday night and Thursday
tlon la Audited
Circulation — Of*
f«red la the Valley
Only by Tbs Her*
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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR—No. 90
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 1936
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By RALPH L. BUELL
TO EDDIE MARBURQSR.
Harry Starr and other good friend*
in and around Mission—
There's a minister up there nam-
ed Wolfrum—
Please take care of him until “In
Our Valley" has a chance at him.
anyway.
We don't know what he i» doing
what church is privileged with his
services—
All we know is that a postcard re-
ceived this morning asked If we
were the one and the same with
whom W. R. Wolfrum served in the
145th Machine Gun Battalion some
18 years ago
“Preacher" Wolfrum he was in
the army somewhat corpulent in
build—
Hailing from Oklahoma
And about the only man in the
company capable of controlling some
of the wilder element from his na-
tive state.
So they made him a corporal then
a sergeant.
w And now bless his heart he’s down
here in the Valley.
Treat him well you folks up there
in Mission he deserves it.
• • •
AT M ALLEN LAST NIGHT ART
Kling publisher-editor of the Mc-
Allen Monitor-
Worrying about where to find the
advance man of the circus
Cause of worry—
McAllen Legion post wants to see
to it that some 50 or 00 kids get to
go to the drcus-
Kids who might not otherwise get
to go.
And wanted the h'llp of the ad-
vance man.
• • •
ONE or THE DOOLEY MEN AT
Mission looks enough like McHenry
Tichenor Harlingen publisher to
create a cause for worry on the part
of somebody.
• • •
MYNATT SMITH OP THE
McAllen Press brings arcund Bill
Nolan chief Valley ramrod of the
Western Union.
Bill has a soft place in his heart
for newspaper folk having a broth-
er on the city desk of the San An-
tonio Light.
Our heart he Ids no such soft place
for Bill who tells how he had pic-
tured us as being much younger than
wa proved out to appear!
• • •
AMONG THE THINGS THAT |
Hie Border Patrol does at times—
Port us Gay relates the recovery I
of a lost dog from Matamoros.
At first rather insulted at being
asked by the man in the case. Por-
tus and his co-workers relented
when they saw the real grief exhibit-
ed by the woman to whom the purp
belonged.
Manuel Saldana finally took the
case in three hours the dog. lost
from a parked car near the Plasa.
was back in its owner’s arms
Now please for the sake of our
standing with the border patrol
don’t ask them to do the same thing
for you—
Not for a month or ac anyway.
• • •
|HEPE ORTIZ. MATADOR WHO
tflently appeared in Matamoros. is a
native of Mexico not of Spain as re-
ported recently in The Herald
Titc Crixell Jr. sojourning in Sal-
tillo for his health writes us this
correction of interest to the bull-
fight fans of the Valle}’.
What Is more interesting to us
than the place of his birth is the in-
formation that Ortis is a composer
of popular Mexican airs is an ac-
complished tenor has been the Mr
of several Mexican made movies and
produces sweet melodies from the
guitar.
• • •
SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY
some cf the customers of this col-
umn have attempted to read be-
tween the lines a double meaning to
our rambllngs. .
When this column has an opinion
to express regarding anything we’ll
express it so that there will be no
doubt in the mind of anyone.
In the meantime please take what
we say as w* say ft for what little
It may be worth.
Insinuations and Innuendoes have
no place here. It
HorruvDelivered Circulation of The Brownsville Herald Is More Than Double That of Any Other Valley Newspaper
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Rangers Sent to Corpus to Quell Strike Trouble
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FIST FIGHTS
1 ARE COMMON
AMONGGANGS
Solution to Gulf’s
Shipping Tie - Up
Apparently Is No
Nearer
HOUSTON. Oct. 16—i/Pr—Twelve
Texas Rangers moved in at Corpus
Christi and fist fighting broke out
at Houston as tne strike of mem-
bers of the International Long-
shoremens’ association at Texas
gulf ports moved no nearer a solu-
tion Wednesday.
Ranger Captain Bill McMurra>
led the rangers into Corpus Christ 1
Captain W. L. Wright was in the
group also. There was quiet on the
waterfront and no trouble had
been imported.
Two negroes were beaten in a
flurry of fist fights in the vicinity
of the Cotton Exchange building
here. Several other fights were
j halted.
Non - union workers labored an
eight vessels at the Houston water-
front and steamship operators said
there was an ample supply of labor.
The two negroes attacked Jacc
Thomas and Autry Ranson. said
they were yard men and not non-
union dock sorters. Thomas told
officers he had been beaten twice
within an hour and a half while
Ranson could not give a coherent
account of the attack on him.
One negro I. L. A. worker was
arrested.
Houston operators had contract-
ed with the Lone Star Colored Long-
shore Benevolent association and
operators at Lake Charles La . naa
agreed for the Louisiana Longshore-
mens' association to handle dock
work.
rebelTkill
9 ON BORDER
Citiaens Of Agua Prieta
And Nogalea Join In
Defenae
NOGALES. Sonora. Mex. Oct. 16.
fPi—Officials of Nogales and Agua
Prieta. important border cities
tightened defenses Wedn a s d a y
against possible attacks by rebel
raiders who have slain at least nine
persons in recent weeks.
Agua Prieta mustered its few fed-
eral soldiers and stationed them at
strategic points. Deputized citizens
and police took over abandoned
trenches outside the town guarding
all approaches.
An alt night watch was maintain-
ed here by authorities who discussed
Mayor Enrique Aguayo had been
warned by the raiders that they
would attack the town.
At Santa Ana where the mayor
and the chief of police were killed
Monday by raiders residents armed
themselves with all available weap-
X Reports of raids on several
by ranches lent credence to ru-
mors that the band was encamped
within striking distance of the city.
In Mexico City a government of-
ficial minimized the Sonora insur-
gent movement in confirming pre-
vious reports that five prominent
Americans whose hunting firearms
vrere seized by the rebels had been
released unharmed.
Although the Americans nave not
returned to the border various
sources have reported them as safe.
Members of the party ar J. H. Dur-
<See REBELS On Page Two)
Cabinet Member Of
Mexico Is Due Here
Another member of President
Lazaro Cardenas' cabinet from Mex-
ico City will be in Brownsville this
week.
Notice has been received here
that Silvano Barb.. Gonzales secre-
tary of government will arrive the
latter part of the week to inspect
Immigration activities in the Mata-
moros district
F. D. Views Canal
EN ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT. PANAMA CANAL
ZONE. Oct. 16. —Up>— President
Roosevelt as an old neighbor in-
spected this vital waterway Wed-
nesday.
Having crossed the canal last
year he was interested on this trip
in viewing its fortifications ana
supplementary features.
He invited President Harmodio
De Arias of Panama and Senora
De Arias for a visit aboard the U.
B S. Houston before starting a
motor trip to Madden dam.
The president also arranged for
» luncheon at Port Clayton where
tie was to review the troops before
reboarding the Houston in the mid-
dle of the canal to continue the
xip to the Atlantic.
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Movement Launched
To Clamp Down On
Valley}s Road Hogs
Drivers’ License Law Stressed At Meeting As
One of Solutions to Highway
Death Problem
(Special to The Herald)
McALLEN Oct 16.—One hundred Valley civic leaders
Tuesday night listened to speakers who told of the horrible
traffic toll being taken by Valley highways in automobile
accidents and then signed the pledge for cooperation with
law enforcement agencies for stricter enforcement of all
traffic laws at the same time pledging their respective
organizations to complete support of a Valley-wide safe-
ty campaign to be inaugurated immediately.
Called by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce the
meeting speedily resolved itself in favor of action and on
fTrsto .for
DUCE TO LEAVE
International Complication!
Not to Check Shipment*
Is Believed
(Special to The Herald)
PORT ISABEL Oct. 16 —The firs'
foreign boat to call at the new pon
of Port Isabel for cargo will arrivi
here late Wednesday or early Thura-
day morning according to informa-
tion received by Philen Milder &
Co of Brownsville and Port Isabel
agents for the boat.
She is the Italian steamer Poise-
done. and will take on a cargo of oil
Considerable interest la attache*
to the arrival of the steamer lx
view of the present tense situation
internationally in moving of cargoei
to Italy although no difficulty from
this situation is expected in movlni
out the oil.
It was also stated that there would
be no trouble in loading the Poise-
done because of the strikes and jey-
cotta at other Texas ports. Tanken
are not loaded by ILA workers the
pipe merely being hooked up with
the tanker and the valves opened
while pumps fill the boat from dh€
tanks at the port
Gilbert Philen of the steamship
agency here and Brownsville said
that the boat will come hers direct
from Italy and after taking on all
available oil here she will proceed
to Corpus Christl to complete hei
cargo.
About 20.000 barrels of oil was in
storage here before completion ol
the Valley Pipeline last week and
(See OIL On Page Two)
SAN BENITO SEEKS
$113000 AIRPORT
BUILDING PROGRAM
(Special to The Herald )
SAN BENITO. Oct. 16—Pete Smith
manager of the chamber of com-
merce. and Gilbert Crane city secre-
tary left here this morning for La-
redo to present the city's application
for an airport loan of $113000 to the
district Works Progress administra-
tion office there.
The loan application was approv-
ed Wednesday by the Cameron
County Planning board.
Proceeds of the loan will be used
for improvement of the municipal
airport including a gravel road from
the state highway construction of
all weather runways concrete floors
for the hangars and other improve-
ment*.
Port Isabel Votes
Saturday On Bonds
(Special to The Iterate)
PORT ISABEL Oct. 16.—Residents
of this city will go to the polls on
Saturday. October 18 to vote on the
question of issuing $220000 in bonds
to help finance the $400000 cause-
way project from this city to Padre
Island.
The bond issue is expected to cany
by an overwhelming majority.
There Till be no tax on residents
of the city as a result of election as
the money will be repaid by proceeds
from operation of the causeway.
Port Isabel has applied to the
PWA for a loan of $220000 which
would be secured by the bonds and
a grant of $180000.
Resettlement Loans
Applications Hire
Farmers of the Brownsville sec-
tion desiring tc file applications for
loans under the new Agricultural
Resettlement setup should apply to
J. R. Crane who has established
offices at the Brownsville Cham-
ber of Commerce building.
Similar offices are being estab-
lished at other points in the Valley.
Mr. Crane has all information on
the loans and application blanks for
persons desiring to make apphea-
tlop.
amotion of G. C. Richardson of
Brownsville named a committee of
eight to draw up plans for a per-
manent Valley safety organization
such plans to be presented to a Val-
I ley wide mass meeting to be held
in Mercedes on the night of Tues-
I day October 22.
Committee Named
The committee headed bv R H.
Sawyer president of the McAllen
Chamber of Commerce met after
the meeting and briefly discussed
organization plans. The group will
meet again at Weslaco Thursday
afternoon to outline a course or
> action to be presented to the Mer-
’ cedes meeting next week. Otner
1 members of the organization com-
mittee are C. H Britton. McAllen:
A. A- Aldrich Edinburg; Tom Brut-
on Weslaco- Rev. Leslie Boone
Harlingen; D. P Gay Ralph L-
Peqciou
Figures compiled by The Browns-
ville Herald and published Tuesday
showing 55 deaths from highway
accident* in the Valley during tne
(See SAFETY on Page 2)
BARREDA SUIT
REVERSED
Appeala Court Rulea Hard
Times No Basis For
Contract Breach
(Special to The Herald)
SAN ANTONIO Oct. 16. — “Hard
times' are insufficient to justily
departure by courts from the law. the
fourth court of civil appeals held
here Wednesday in an injunction
case appealed from Cameron county.
The case revolved about efforts of
C. P. Barreda of Brownsville to pre-
vent the Lincoln National Life Insur-
ance Co. from making a mortgage
foreclosure sale of some of Barredas
property securing a loan from the
company.
The creditors headed by Ben
Freudensteln. receiver for the Mer- <
chants National bank of Brownsville j
contended that Barreda s holdings
were sufficient to pay all debt* if >
liquidated over a period of time by a
receiver. On the other hand it was
pleaded that under present economic
conditions these properties cannot
be disposed of for sufficient amounts.
It was claimed further that property
on which the Lincoln company held
(See BARREDA on Page 2)
Chess Tournament
Plans Are Made
All entries in the Valley-wide
chess tournament play to be held
here must be received by October
27. John Hunter president of the
Valley Chess club announced Wed-
nesday.
There will be two classes of com-
petition this year with three prlzse
in each class. Hunter announced.
The player may enter the class he
desires either A or B It was an-
nounced.
Play will be held three times a
week on Tuesday and Thursday
nights and on Saturday afternoons
at the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce.
Hunter said that all club mem-
bers and all visitors or others who
wish to do so may participate.
Tournament play will close Decem-
ber 24.
People’s Party Holds
Meet Wednesday
Candidates of the People's party
headed by Fausto Yturria for mayor
will formally open their campaign
for the dty commission Wednesday
night at • o’clock at the courthouse.
Speeches will be made by all
candidates including Yturria and
John Devine G. W. Merritt. Ellis
Fountain and Robert Runyon can-
didates for commissioner.
Talks will be made in both
English and Spanish according to
WORKONROAD
IS SCHEDULED
FOR JANUARY
State Federal Envoys
Reach Agreement on
Funds For Highway
To Victoria
Date for beginning of construc-
tion on the Mau.rn.oro6 - Victoria
highway has seen set for January
2. 1936 according to announcement
of Governor Enrique Canseco of
Tamaullpas and Secretary of Pub-
lic Works Francisco J. Mugtca of
Mexico.
The announcement was made m
an exclusive interview granted Tn*
Herald by the two officials follow-
ing a conference held In Mata-
moros Tuesday afternoon and eve-
ning.
Reach Agreement
“We have reached perfect accord
on all points in connection with
the highway and you can definite-
ly state that construction has been
ordered to start January 2. 1936.’
the two men said.
The officials and engineers ana
others accomi«snyln& them left
Matamoroe Wednesday.
Contract for financing the road
will be signed at Victoria on No-
vember 8 when Chief Highway
Engineer Carlas B&zan of the De-
»See ROAD on page Two)
BRITAIN ASKS
EGYPTIAN AID
Government Near Crisis
As Sanctions Against
Italy Pondered
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt Oct. 16 (*»•
—The question of joining Great
Britain in sanctions against Italy to
halt war in Ethiopia complicated an
Egyptian political crisis Wednesday.
The future of the step-gap gov-
ernment of Premier Tewfik Nessim
Pasha appeared to rest entirely in
the hands of King Fuad ruler of this
northeast African kingdom once a
British Protectorate and now nom-
inally independent.
Egypt’s juridical and territorial
rights and its important commercial
and sentimental ties with Italy ex-
tending back to the days of ancient
Rome clearly embarrassed British
efforts to persuade Egypt to con-
form with Britain’s policy toward
Italy.
Premier Nessim awaited the
king's answer tc proposals he sub-
mitted for an assembly of parties
in connection with application of
sanctions.
CITRUS SHIPMENTS
FROM VALLEY JUMP
TO 89 FOR SEASON
Citrus shipments are creeping up
on the shipments of last year with
31 cars rolling from the Valley by
rail Thursday morning for a season's
total to date of 89 carloads by rail
as compared to 99 carloads on the
same date last season.
Figures for truck shipments from
the Valley for the season were made
available Thursday morning and
show a total of 92 truckloads for the
carload equivalent of 20 cars moved
to date. Of this amount 18 carloads
were grapefruit and two were
oranges.
Truck shipments are going out cA
the state at a 50-50 rate the report
shows with 12 of the equivalent 20
carloads consigned six cars to Mis-
souri. five cars to Oklahoma and one
car to Arkansas
Let The Herald Help Buy
The Kids* Circus Ticket
The circus is coming this week coming to Brownsville McAllen and
Harlingen. All the kiddles want to go. and The Brownsville Herald is
doing its bit to make it possible lor all children in the Valley. 14 years
of Age and under to get to the circus at any one of these three cities.
Beginning Tuesday and through Thursday you will find a coupon
in each issue of The Herald. Presentation of this coupon at either the
eircqjk fate or the establishments handling the advance sale will entitle
the fearer to a general admission children’s ticket far 25c rather than
the usual 40c charged a saving of 15c per child. 14 years old or younger.
These Herald coupons may be exchanged for tickets plus the 25c
charge at Cisneros Drug Store No. 2. 1042 Elizabeth St. Brownsville;
Doan’s Confectionery. 115 Main St. McAllen and Thompson Pharmacy.
100 E. Jackson St. Harlingen.
. YOU MUST HAVE THE COUPON.
The circus shows at Brownsville on Thursday. McAllen on Friday
and Harlingen on Saturday.
I
Solons Gather Again;
Same Legislation Up
AUSTIN Oct. 16. (AP)—The forty-fourth legislature
gathered for its second special session Wednesday after
adjourning the first 12 hours previously.
Summoned by Governor Allred to convene at noon It
faced practically the same problems all important legis-
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GARNER LEAVES
FOR ISLANDS
Grojup of Congressmen To
Accompany Tex^ On
Ocean Trip
SEATTLE. Oct. 16.—</P>—A party
of congressmen headed by Vice
President John N. Gamer sail
Wednesday for the Philippines to
act as official observers at the
birth of a new nation.
On November 15 they will attend
the inauguration of Manuel Quezon
as first president of the Philippine
commonwealth which will rule the
islands for a 10-year interlude be-
tween American rule and complete
independence.
"President McKinley told the world
that we would liberate the Philip-
pines.” Gamer commented on the
United States' promises after the
Spanish-American war. "We are now
doing what he said we would. I am a
man who believes in keeping my
wonJ."
A public reception for the vice
president senators representatives
and government officials was set far
It s a u hour before the sailing
of the liner President Grant
Joseph W. Byms (D-Tennl sVak-
er of the house: Rep. Bertrand H.
Snell (R-N. Y.). minority leader of
the house and 8en Joseph T. Rob-
inson (D-Ark > were on the program
of responses to greeting by Gov.
Clarence D. Martin of Washington.
Senators Homer T. Bone (D-Wash)
and Lewis B Schwellenbach 'D-
Wash.) and Mayor Charles L. Smith
of Seattle.
George H Dem. United States
Secretary’ of War. now in Japan will
iota the party at Manila where he
will represent the president at Que-
zdn’s inauguration. Dem accom-
panied by Edwin L. Neville. Amer-
ican chf | ?e d’ affaires at Tokyo ap-
peared before Emperor Hirohito of
Japan Tuesday.
Vice President Gamer on the
present voyage likewise plans to pay
his respects to the emperor. The
President Grant will touch Japan
and China before proceeding to
Manila.
Schools Receive $3
State Apportionment
Cameron county schools Tuesday
received 163.168 of the third of a
million dollars they will obtain
from state this year
The first 13 of the $17.50 appor-
tionment on a zcholastic population
of 21.056 eras received rrom the
state department of education
Tuesday according to Information
in the office of the county super-
intendent.
Cameron county schools will re-
ceive approximately $366 480 from
the state during the present school
year.
Miss Ruth Ernst Is
Injured In Accident
Miss Ruth Ernst of Brownsville
a student at the Universitv of Texas
was painfully but not seriously in-
jured in Dallas Sunday morning
when the car in which she was rid-
ing overturned She was given emer-
gency treatment In Dallas but was
sbie to return to Austin early in the
week.
Mies Ernst was in Dallas tc at-
tend the Texas-Oklahoma football
game played Saturday. 8he is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ernst
: was called having (tiled to pats.
The governor s proclamation sub-
mitted only the subjects of old-age
pensions with revenue-raising tc pay
them but there was little doubt he
would soon send up liquor regula-
tion and substituting salaries (or the
fee system of remunerating county
officers.
Legislation on liquor control pen-
sions and county salaries was made
necessary by constitutional amend-
ments adopted in an election August
2*.
The final effort to enact a liquor
bill failed after hectic hours of par-
! 1 lamentary maneuvering when the
senate adjourned sine die at mid-
* night and the house followed suit a
| few minutes later. Other unfinished
legislation had long since died
In the sudden adjournment both
houses overlooked the formality of
appointing committees to notify each
other and the govemcr they had
“completed their labors ’* It was the
first time in the memory of veterans
when the custom had ben vie la ted.
A tax on chain stores graduated
from $1 on single stores tc $750 on
each store In chains oX 50 or more
stood as the chief legislative enact-
ment of the session although nu-
merous other hills including ap-
propriations of approximately gi-
250.^00. were passed.
The drama of the last drive to en-
act liquor legislation began when a
minority In the senate blocked final
passage of a regulatory bill passed
by the house and a conference com-
mittee was appointed to salvage
something If possible. The house biL
prov ded for sale of distilled liquor
by nrivate dealer*.
Conferees debated attaching the
house bill to a bill by Senator Clint
Small of Amarillo defining the open
saloon to prohibit sale by the drink
for consumption on premises of sale
but were unable to agree.
After one report of disagreement
the conferees reported a liquor bill
attached to a minor measure cor-
recting the beer law which most
members had forgotten. It authoriz-
ed local option elections to determine
whetner distilled spirits cculd be
(See LEGISLATURE on Page 2)
LAVAL CABINET
FALL EXPECTED
Premier In Im p o a • i b 1 e
Position British
Paper State*
LONDON. Oct- 16. .AV—The Star
c.-serted Wednesday that Premier
Laval of Franc# was in an unsafe
political position and that the fall
of his cabinet was only * matter of
a few days or weeks.
“This explains hi* frantic endeav-
ors at conciliation.’’ said the Star.
“Laval can no longer escape from the
predicament of cither repudiating
his personal pledges to Mussolini cr
forfeiting the future support of
France's allies and iriends
“In private talks with foreign col-
leagues. Edouard Herriot and other
radical members of the French dele-
gation in Geneva felt obliged to dis-
avow the present premier.
“The British government will not
withdraw its naval reinforcements
from the Mediterranean Sea because
should they be withdrawn there
would be no weapon upon which the
League of Nations cculd depend tn
the event of drastic action against
II Duce."
—.—-.—.—..
Citrus Agreement
Contracts Counted
(Special to The Beraldi
SAN JUAN. Oct. 16.—Tabulation
which will show results of the cam-
paign to enlist 60 per cent of Valley
citrus tonnage under a >sles agree-
ment with Banks L. Miller and as-
sociates has not been completed ac-
cording to announcement here Wed-
nesday of officials of the South Tex-
as Citrus Orowers League
The league officials were optimis-
tic about the outcome.
Claims Air Record
ALAMEDA. Calif . Oct. It. K—A
world distance record for seaplanes
was claimed Wednesday by six navy
fliers after a 3 387-mile non-stop
flight from Panama in a newly de-
signed ship.
The twin-mot ored craft com-
manded by the navy’s distance flier
Lieut-Comm. Knefler McGinnis
glided to a landing here at 2:321: IB
p. m. Tuesday. 34 hours and 51 min-
utes from Panama.
Fear 50 Drowned
CAIRO. Egypt Oct 18. —Fifty
persons were reported droemed when
a government ferryboat overturned
Wedneoday at the town of Nag Ham-
adi on the west bank of the Nile near
Luxor
NATIVE TROOPS
TURN TABLES
ON INVADERS
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Italians Mean whi 1 e
Prepare for Another
Drive Deeper Into
Rich Territory
DJIBOUTI Ftench Somaliland.
5.90 p. m. Tuesday. Oct 15.—(De-
layed In Transmission)—iJPj— Font
thousand Ethiopian tribesmen led
by Colonel Siwiank. the Dutch vet-
eran of the Boer war have invaded
Italian Somaliland and reported
Tuesday an advance of 45 miles.
Colonel Siwiank reported he and
his men went into the Italian col-
ony at Dolo near the Kenya fron-
tier and had captured the town
of Lugh.
It was Dolo that the Italians
claimed to have captured 10 days
ago.
Others Crocs Over
A second and larger fores of
Ethiopians are crossing over the
Italian Somaliland frontier midway
between Teolo and the Webbe fihlb-
eli river occupying Oddur. about
#5 miles south of the Ethiopian
frontier.
Somali tribes were said to be
Joining the invaders in support of
their old grievances against the
Italians which hive been intensified
by the reports out of Ethiopia that
non-combatants had suffered cas-
uu’*;es through sir bombing raids.
Am even greater menace than
these two strong raiding parties
against the Italian 'troops under
General Graslanl in Italian Soma-
liland was sn advance by Has
Desta* army of 100000 men down
the valley of the Webbe Shibell
toward the left flank of the Italian
army.
Graslanl thus far has made till
main thrust along the British
Somaliland frontier to his north
but it has yielded him no additional
ground.
Towns Are Bombed
Siwiank it well known in Italian
Somaliland for he owns a great
estate there. He long has been es-
tablished as an opponent of Italian
rule.
Graslanl* tanks are still holding
the oases southwest of Bohotleh.
but the Ethiopians claim that their
Infantry has retaken the wells as
Udi. driving back the mechanised
Italian front and disabling three
tanks.
Italian airplanes bombed Gerlo-
gubi again Tuesday then dropped
bombs on Qorsa and Handsmarm
and destroyed the radio station at
Mudleh.
Reports from Ethiopian sources
claim that some of the air bombs
dropped around Gerlogubi were
charged with gas.
ANOTHER ITALIAN
DRIVE IMMINENT
(By The Associated Press)
An Italian advance on Makaie
toward the heart of Ethiopia ap-
peared to be mmlnent on tbs
northern front of the East African
war today as Premier Laval of
France the chief exponent of neaee-
ful efforts to close the Italian
campaign was pictured by his coun-
trymen as verging on defeat.
On the front where fascist forces
have pushed relentlessly south.ward
on the tread of lumbering tanks and
the wings of airplanes news cams
that a tf.ttle impended. Press dis-
patches to Rome told of continued air
bombings of Ethiopian military
points.
Troops Ready
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from the headquarters of the Italian
northern army said reconnaissance
flights disclosed the army of Rat
Seyoum northern Ethiopian com-
mander. apparently planned to make
a stand along a line running from
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TONIGHT’S MOVIES
OVER THE VALLEY
Brownsville: The Capitol-Maureen
O’Sullivan and Joe) McCrea In "Woman
Wanted" The Queen-Eddie Cantor la
"Whoopee.”
San Benito: The Rlvolt—Chester Mor-
ris and Salty Biers in Pursuit"
Harlingen: The Arcadia—Dolores DS1
Rio. Everett Marshal! and Ouy Ktbbee
tn "I Live for Love." The Rialto—Mar-
lene Dietrich tn "Devil Is a Woman."
la Perta: The Bijou—Sybil Jaaon. and
Olenda Parrel 1 in ' Little Big Shot."
Ravmandvtlle: The Ramon—Pawl
Robeson and LeaUe Banks la "Bw-
dera of the River”
Donna: The Ptaaa—Paul Robeson and
Leslie Banks la "Sanders of the River."
Mercedes: The Capitol—Laurel and
Hardy In "Bonnie Scotland ”
Weslaco: The Rita—Laurel and Hardy
in "Bonnie Scotland •
McAllen: The Palace—Sylvia Sidney
and Herbert Marshall tn "Accent QB
Youth ” The Quean —Chester Morrle and
Lionel Barrymore tn "PubUe Hero Hum-
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