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■| EDITION II
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—No. 24 n» vn*y fu^-fi^ m tb. fd« BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY JULY 29 1937 * * TWELVE PAGES TODAY ic A COPY
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where all can see. We have noth-
ing to conceal; enter into no secret
engagements; side step no live Issues
and are ready to accept the penal-
1) may follow our editorial
' Only so can we live com-
with ourselves.
This dally column is based upon
a rather definite
philosophy of liv-
ing and philoso-
phy of govern-
ment. For such
readers as come
to realise this
fact it is easy to
predict how we
will react to al-
most all situa-
tions of a public
nature. But now
and then some
reader of real in-
telligence gets us
wrong. We had
a n illustration Cj|r| c Mltu
yesterday.
A prominent dealer in citrus fruits
and vegetables asked for an inter-
view. He is a fine intelligent citi-
sen. He said In effect "You are
keen for securing better prices for
the producer. I fear that in press-
ing for this you are taking the posi-
tion that the end Justifies the means
and that you feel that the producer
Is entitled to adopt any course how-
ever aggressive which he believes
will get him adequate returns for
his produce. I am afraid you are
seedy to encourage direct action to
accomplish your end.”
• • •
I ET US MAKE it clear that we do
not believe that the end justifies
the means. The means must be
'lawful justifiable and sensible. We
do not at all believe that emotional
outbursts'help In the least when-
ever they go beyond the bounds of
vigorous petition for the correction
of wrongs.
We would not be understood to say
that we do not believe in emotions
lfost of us are too far controlled by
our emotions rather than our minds
We let our feelings. Instead of our
Judgment prevail. We once listen-
ed to William Jennings Bryan. By
our aide was s conservative banker.
Mr. Bryan discussing a public ques-
atd. “Now let me tel] you how
about that." The banker
_ I over to us and whispered.
"That’s the trouble with Bryan he
feds instead of thinking.’’ There
was a degree of just criticism in the
remark. Mr. Bryan was always
right morally for his emotional re-
actions were righteous and humane.
But ha often was wrong in his con-
clusions—or. at least a majority of
our voters so decided repeatedly.
But this banker who whispered
to m went to the other extreme.
The only glint of sympathy anyone
over saw in his eyes came out of his
glass eye. He was cold. hard cyni-
cal—and therefore unjust. In fact
however coldness hardness and
i cynicism are emotions. ** much as
laughter or excitement.
• • •
WE VERY MUCH believe in emo-
” Uom of love gratitude friend -
dip loyalty faith and constancy.
Such are the things which make life
worth living. Without them exist-
ence la barely tolerable. 80 also do
we believe in righteous indignation.
Men ought to be aroused emotionally
by Injustice and wrong-doing. But
wrath Is not righteous when it ex-
'presses Itself in unrighteous ways.
Men may rightly be militantly vocal
for the elimination of wrongs. They
should be aroused to become emo-
tionally clamorous for the correction
of evils. Bat bn America emotion
should convert itself only Into lawful
Our American constitutions are
mode to protect the rights of minorl-
tka If they foil to do this they
should bo amended to do so. The
legal route for amendment Is pro-
vided In the Instruments themselves.
These k no exetae for direct action
to imrtss There k a perfectly
(CMtorai en Beat tbo>
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I Valley T raff ic
Toll for 1937
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Thousands of Cotton Pickers Needed in Valley
ACUTE LABOR
SHORTAGE IN
AREAARISES
Willacy Hard Hit;
WPA Releases Men
In Camertfn; Added
Workers Sought
BROWNSVILLE — All available
labor is being pressed into service
to meet demands for cotton pickers
throughout the V^ley reports from
Rio Qrande Valley counties reveal-
ed Thursday.
In the Raymondville area the
situatiion has become acute. R. B.
Bush implement dealer who has I
aided in the assembling of pickers
In the past stated.
“Six farmers in the Raymondville
area alone are demanding a thou-
sand men. and I believe between
5.000 and 8.000 hands could be used
in this county at once.” he said.
Reporting the exodus of Valley
cotton pickers. Frank Waters head
of the National Reemployment ser-
vice at Edinburg told farmers in
the Hidalgo area that no more la-
borers were leaving the Valley. A
man was stationed on the Edin-
btug-Falfunlas highway Wednes-
day night to check trucks leaving
the Valley but revealed that no
pickers were moving.
WPA Releases Men
In Cameroi. county. WPA proj- j
eels have released 100 men during
the last two days to meet picker
demands. In response to the call
from the National Reemployment
Service headquarters at Browns-
ville. All WPA projects in Cam-
eron county were closed temporari-
ly. P. D. Cromack director report-
ed.
Work on the Cameron county
flood and malaria control projects.
Rhich each employ 50 men. will
not be resumed until all picking in
this area is completed. Mr. Cro-
mack said.
No response to a request for ad-
ditional laborers from other dis-
tricts of the NRS had been receiv-
ed Thursday morning. "We have
hope of bringing additional pickers
in the Valley to meet the demands
iSee PICKERS on Page Eight)
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HARLINGEN TAX
PLAN OFFERED
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Settlement Sought On
$146018 Sum
HARLINGEN — Mayor Hugh
Ramsey Thursday had announced
that the city of Harlingen would
not make any adjustments or ex-
tensions of payments of delinquent
taxes after September 15.
At the present time the city is
offering a plan whereby a delin-
quent taxpayer may pay 25 per cent
of hi£ delinquent taxes now and the
balance in twelve equal monthly
installments.
The city tax adjustment board
will begin August 10 to make read-
justments on protested tax valua-
tions and ooctmue its work until
September 15. This board has not
only the power to readjust protest-
ed tax valuations but also to make
more lenient terms in the settle-
ment of delinquent taxes.
Taxpayers who do not make ar-
rangements to settle their delin-
quent taxes before September 15
will face tax suits after that date.
Mayor Ramsey stated.
The total amount of city delin-
quent taxes is $146.01«.13. Taxes
due this year and not yet delin-
quent amount to tatJMJO.
MATTERN ASKS HOP PERMISSION
Jimmie Mattern i second from left) was greeted by Texans in Wash-
ington Wednesday as he sought permission to fly to Moscow over the
North Pole. In Austin. Mattern said he wanted to revisit the Valley
after returning from Russia. Left to right are Lieutenant Governor
Walter Woodul Mattern and Senator Morris Sheppard (A. P. Photo)
Conference on Victoria
Highway Link Plan Set
Tamaulipas Governor to Visit Matamoros
Soon to Push Program Kiwanis Told
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BROWNSVILLE.—In eight days Governor Marte R. Gomez of the
state of Tamaullpas will visit Matamoros to consult with officials of that
city concerning construction of the proposed Pan American highway
link connecting Matamoros Vlth Victoria. Ruben Martinez chairman of
the international relations committee for the Matamoros Chamber of
Commerce told Brownsville KiwanisJ
club members Thursday.
Agitation for construction of the
highway whch is estimated to cost
6.000.000 pesos has been waged for
the last six years by Tamaulipas of-
ficials. the speaker declared. Since
original surveys were made. Mr. Mar-
tinez stated there have been several
changes in the course of the road.
To avoid interference with flood
control and levee construction along
the Rio Grande the route has been
resurveyed to turn south about 30
kilometers from Matamoros where
it will connect with a highway from
Reynosa. Mr. Martinez pointed out.
Bids on a contract for construc-
tion of the last portion of the
Kenedy county coast highway will
be called within the next 30 days
Nat Wetzel. Raymondville guest at
the meeting stated. A communica-
tion received by Mr. Wetzel from
highway officials in Panama re-
vealed that the section of the Pan
<8ee HIGHWAY an Page Eight)
L. V. Kiester Named
To Exchange Board
WESLACO—L. V. Kiester Mer-
cedes. has been named executive
committeeman from the Mercedes
Donna and Weslaco units of the
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange.
There are six such committeemen
to be named from six districts of
the exchange. C. K. Wlldermuth
Los Fresno* was recently named to
represent the Brownsville and Bay-
view units.
FOUR TESTIFY
IN VOTE TRIAL
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One Witness Unable
To Understand
EDINBURG — Plaintiffs in the
Willacy County Irrigation District
election suit continued the introduc-
tion of their evidence Thursday
mronlng. as the trial entered its
fourth day. Four witnesses testified
Thursday morning. Ignacio Muniz.
Geronimo Garza. Sabas Hinojosa
and Lupe Garza. Their testimony
was substantially the same that of
previous witnesses who had admit-
ted they did not live in Willacy
county but voted in the January-
12 election.
rhe fourth witness. Lupe Garaa
had difficulty in understanding his
questions for when he was asked if
he were related to Juan Treso
Garza he replied. “No. he is my
papa.” Asked If his father were mar-
ried. he answered. “No. he Is a
widow." He was finally excused
when It became apparent that fur-
ther questioning was useless.
M Called t« Stand
Plaintiffs by Wednesday after-
noon had placed twenty-six wit-
(See WILLACY on Page Eight)
San Benito Adopts Partial Payment
Plan for Taxes: Suits Will Be Filed
SAN BENITO—City commission-
ers meeting to regular session here
Wedneeday afternoon at 4:10 o'-
clock adopted the recent set of the
Texas Legislature whereby delin-
quent taxpayers of the city may re-
tire their indebtedness by means of
a 30-month partial payment plan.
The act of the legislature stipu-
lates that If the Jaw is adopted by
taxpayer must previous to Septem-
ber 1. 107 enter into an agreement
with the taxing agency to pay 10
pm cent of the total indebtedness
an or before September 1. other
Payment of 10 per cent of the
tax indebtedness will become due
on the first day of every second
month and also on the 31st day of
December 1939 it was pointed out
by Mayor E L. Barmore and mem-
bers of the city commission. When
after a taxpayer has entered Into
an agreement with the city for pay-
ment under the 30 month plan he
tyfipoww delinquent lor a period
of as many as four months suit
automatically will be filed against
Kt—
The great advantage of the plan
adopted here Wednesday afternoon
la that with voluntary payment by
costs which would be added to the
full cost of the bsgk taxes. Mean-
while the agreement entered by the
city commission with City Attor-
ney A. L. Montgomery several
months ago lor filing of suits
on 30 pieces of property and notices
have been sent out by the city tax
collector on 221 other pieces of
property. Montgomery will file on
those cases as soon as possible
when the next term of the district
court convenes.
Piling of suits against delin-
quent taxpayers began at the top
of the list beginning with the
first delinquent property after lot
aM^jB'block ana of ths original
4k "
VALLEY SCALE
UNDER THATIN
OTHER POINTS
Price Paid $ I 7 And
$ 18 As Compared to
$21 to $24 Level In
Areas to North
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BROW NS VILLE—With the price
oi cottonseed suffering a drop of
about $5 in this section during the
last week. Valley cotton farmers
are demanding to know the reason
the price level had not changed
proper- ^nately in other sections of
the state. _ <£
a # wy conducted in Browns-
ville Thursday revealed that while
farmers were receiving 117 and >11
a ton for cottonseed in this city
cotton ginners in the Rotetown and
Corpus Christi areas were paying as
much as $21 to $24. In McAllen the
prevailing price for cotton seed at
the gins was reported to be $11.
Seek Real Reason
Complaints by farmers to the Tri
County Vegetable Growers associa-
tion headquarters at Harlingen
Thursday mdicated farmers were
ready to take steps to uncover the
real reason why the price had
dropped so drastically in the Rio
Grande Valley. A L. Brooks secre-
tary of the association reported
that farmers claimed they were
receiving 118 this week or approx-
imately $6 less than they had re-
ceived earlier in the season.
Cotton farmers studying the si-
tuation claimed that quarantine
restrictions in this section have
caused a monopoly by oil millers of
all cottonseed for shipping pur-
poses. Oil millers point out how-
ever. that sterilization of seed
which is required by the Valley
quarantine is a free service to
j farmers.
Millers Pay 121.
Valley oil mills have paid as
high as $27 this season for cotton
seed. Oil millers are paying gui-
nea $21 at the present market
level. The ginners' margin averages
about $2 to $4. In the last week the
price to ginners has dropped from
$23 to $21.
Exchange Directors
To Receive Report
WESLACO—A special meeting of
the board of directors of the Rio
Grande Valley Citrus Exchange will
be held in Weslaco at 2 p. m. Friday
to hear the report and recommen-
dations of the juice plant committee
recently returned from California.
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ROUTE SOUGHT
Corpus Christi Air
Line Planned
McALLEN—W. 8 Full wood man-
ager of the McAllen airport re-
ported Thursday he was seeking
Post Office Department approval of
an independent star route from
McAllen to Corpus Christl. He stat-
ed that McAllen qualifies for reg-
ular air service with a population
in the area of around 50.000 from
which to draw.
under the proposal he is sub-
mitting. airmail would leave Mc-
Allen each evening at 5 p m and
intercept the Braniff plane as it
leaves Corpus Christ! On the re-
turn trip the airmai would arrive
in McAllen at 8 a. m Thus a letter
leaving New York City at 6 p. m.
one evening would be in McAllen
the following morning.
Full wood believes that the in-
crease to Braniff in passengers and
mall north of Corpus Christ! would
more than offset anv possible loss
to service between Brownsville and
Corpus Christi and would in no
way Interfere with that service.
SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS—JF>—8pot cot-
ton closed quiet it points lower
Ernies 44; low middling t.flt; mid-
dling ii.lt; good middling 11.74;
receipts 838: stocks 254.812
DALLAS——Cotton 1871 Hous-
ton 105 (HlTtffrm 185.
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AMERICANS SEEK REFUGE HERE
Here are the gates to the U. S. Embassy compound in Peiping. China
haven for Americans in this center of the 8ino-Japaneae conflict. The
walls of the embassy are defended by U. 6. Marines. (A. P. Photo)
Stalwart Youth Invested
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As Ruler of Egyptians
Farouk First King Of Independent Egypt
Since Sixteenth Century
—...
CAIRO. Egypt —OP—A stalwart firm-chinned youth of 18 His Majesty
Farouk the First was invested Thursday as the first king of an independent
Egypt since the Mameluke rulers were conquered by Turkish hordea in
the 16th century.
With a dignity far beyond his years the hurvv shouldered monarch
took oath be I ore nis assemoiecj
chamber and senate.
He became King of Misr. Lord of
Nubia and the Sudan and Sovereign
of Kordofan and Darfour to the wild
acclaim of 15.000.000 subjects and a
display of fanfare and ritual within
this ancient capital.
He vowed “by Almighty God to re-
spect and obey the constitution and
laws of the Egyptian people safe-
guard my country’s independence
and defend its territory."
Farouk is the first invested king of
Egypt. His father Fuad the First
had changed the title from the tra-
ditional one of sultan to king.
A young man. still lacking his full
majority under Egyptian law. had
become ruler of a nation which only
last year gained its independence
under the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of
alliance at the end of 56 years of
British military occupation.
Bert Fish. United States minister
to Egypt was present in the diplo-
matic box at the investiture along-
side princes ministers and the
flower of Egyptian and Arabic no-
bility.
Concealed radio microphones car-
ried Farouk’s vow to the remotest
village of his kingdom. At least one
loud speaker was installed in every
center of population.
MRS. CREAGER
ON WAY HOME
Sails From Shanghai
For Vancouver
BROWNSVILLE — Mrs R. B
Creager. who has been in the war
zone at Peiping is now on her home-
ward journey having sailed July 35
from Shanghai for Vancouver ac-
cording to word received Thursday
by her family. The Empress of Rus-
sia will dock at that port August 10
and Mrs. Creager will return to her
home here at that time.
Mrs. Creager. who was in a Peiping
hospital following a fall in which she
sustained a broken arm and a
sprained ankle left the war zone
some time ago. according to a wire-
less received here from an attache
of the American consul there
The Brownsville social leader was
on a tour of the Orient and curtail-
ed her trip because of the war threat.
She visited a daughter. Mrs. J. W.
Dunn in the Philippines while away.
Mrs. Creager. the wife of R. B Crea-
ger. has another daughter. Mrs. J.
W Darrah and a son. R. B. Jr.
living here.
Water Treaty Committee
Leaves for Washington
McALLFN—Members of the Rio
Grande Valley water-treaty com-
mittee left here Thursday at 7 a.
| m. for Washington D. C. where
j they will present a petition for ac-
tion by the state department to
hasten a United States-Mexico
agreement on division of Rio Grande
waters.
Composing the committee are A.
L. Cramer. Elsa chairman. Judge
Oliver C. Aklrich. Edinburg. C. L.
Hunter. B Jardln. and Frank S.
Robertson. San Benito. Aldriith left
Tuesday for Washington ard will
meet the other committeemen
i there.
* Ski —mitt— aspacu to i«m
in Washington Sunday and will
meet Wednesday with Secretary of
State Cordell Hull alter a two-day
conference
Carl C. Magee editor-in-chief of
the Valley Publishing Company
will fly to Washington this week-
end to be present at the meeting
with Hull he sard.
„ Others the committee hopes will
be present at the meeting are John
H. Shary. Mission. R. T. Stuart
Harlingen. Gov. James V. Allrad.
Director E. A. Wood of the state
planning board and Gen. Roy Hoff-
man. Oklahoma City.
Members of the committee were
named at a recant meeting m Wa-
lwa —
PLANES DUMP
EXPLOSIVE ON
CHINESE CITY
Thousands Are Killed
In Bloody Fighting
At Tientsin; Troops
At Close Quarters
(By Th* iMoeisud Prw
Plames from Japanese serial bom-
bardment* roared through sections
of Tientsin Thursday night al$or
planes bearing the red insignia of
the rising sun took a toll declared
by Chinese tc be thousands of non-
combatant men. women and children
killed and injured.
The bombardment carried out by I
the Japanese in an attempt to ronl
s Chinese attack that threatened ta
drive Japanese from tilt city en-
dangered the lives of many Amer-
ica rus and other foreign*.
Lieut. Oenerai Klyoahl Kstsukl.
Japanese commander la North
China told foreign consult the
action was to protect” the lOJdt
Japanese who live in tbs Tientsin
Japanese concession. He declared
his men acted in accordance with
the Boxer protocol of ItOl in which
China undertook not to station
troops within two miles of Tientsin.
The principal buildings of the
gateway city to North China includ-
ing famous Nankai university the
Central railway station and the
militia headquarters were in flames.
American* were huddling in cellars
of the foreign concession* to escape
the bombs.
Chinese and Japanese troops ware
locked literally in a death struggle
fighting hand to liand in tha streets
with their entrenchments at placet
less than one hundred feet apart.
Three Chinese aradas str u e k
simultaneously during the early
morning at Japanese troops en-
trenched along a #5-mile front in tha
major drive to force the Japanese
army out of North China.
Peace came to Peiping and tie en-
virons when Chinese troops with*
drew and Oenerai Bung Chah-yusn.
commander of the 2tth Chinese
army went out and Oenerai Chang
Ti-chung. pro-Japanese commander
of the 3gth division became chief
authority in the area.
Visit Of Royalty
To Ireland k Hit
LONDON Protest seminal
the official arrangements that took
King George and Queen Elisabeth
to Northern Ireland for a corona-
tion celebration that was maned by
widespread political terrorism was
voiced here Thursday
The Dally Mirror referring to the
peril involved In the visit Wednes-
day. said:
“May We ask why It was though!
necessary for the king and quean
to go to Belfast?”
TWO LABORERS
DEAD CRASH
Two Others Injured
Near Matamoros
MATAMOROS — Two laborer*
-were killed instantly and two oMmni
were wounded in a collision Between
a truck and a freight train at a
crotating near here late Wednesday.
Ambrosio Prieto. 30. and Miguel
Gonzales. 90. both of Matamoroo
perished in the accident and Nieves
Dominguez driver of the truck and
Jose Rosas laborer received serious
injuries.
The four were returning to Ma-
ta moros from their place of work a
few miles south of the city when
the engine of the vehicle stopped
leaving the men In tha»path of the
oncoming train.
Th truck was thrown more than
29 feet from the track by the tore*
1 of the collision and the bodies of
tin two kilMd were badly mangled.
Gat Your Sunday
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