The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1939 Page: 1 of 10
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' THE WEATHER TRAFFIC TOLL
Far the Lower Rio Grande Valleys _ ^_
Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Whou you drtro U» Vallor* Wgbway. ro.
Thursday. these figures far IMS:
High tide— Deaths . »
Thursday... 1:91 a. m. Injuries .. 229
Low tide— Accidents. 12S
Wednesday .........4:29 p. m.
Thursday.. 5:22 p. m.
I FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 32 tw tn. i> rb* va^ BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 1939 * * * TEN PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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ALLEY growers op win-
ter vegetables are frankly con-
cerned about the Triple A program
for vegetable control dunng the
coming season.
They have tried to figure It this
way and that. And after they have
done lot of figuring and conjectur-
ing they come to a dead end
James D. Ward of San Benito has
been to Washington on the matter.
He has discussed the vegetable con-
trol plans with officals of the Trip-
le A
And he comes home honestly and
determmedly puzzled. He tells his
hearers at various meetings now
being held over the Valley that he
talked and talked with the men in
Washington—and got exactly no-
where.
And he frankly convejs the infor-
mation that even after spending
many hours in Washington trying
to understand just what it is all
about that he was forced to return
home almost devoid of enough ac-
^ curate information to impart to the
growers of the Valley.
WWW
^R. WARD ATTENDED AND
1 spoke to a meeting of farmers
at the Brownsville Chamber oi
Commerce Monday night.
Some fifty growers were at the
session
Among tnem were Cleve Tandy ol
Los Fresno*. Fred Rusteberg of west
of Brownsville Wilbur Wright who
laims up the nvei.
There was also W.#E. McDavitt
and members ol his Associated
Oi ow ers.
This was one of a senes of meet-
ings bemg held in various commun-
ities ol the Valley to acquaint the
' growers with the fact that winter
rege tables are coming under the
Tuple A control program.
And that If Valley growers do not
want to get thrown for a loss they
have never anticipated they should
get busy in doing something about
h.
Cle\e Tandy has had some experi-
ence in connection with fighting
potato control
And expifs&ed the opinion Mon-
day night that it is probably too
lata to oo anything about the con-
trol program lor .his coming sea-
son—but a good ume to start lor
succeeding seasons.
• • •
THE IDEA APPEARS TO HAVE
been generally accepted that a
delegation ol Valley growers should
be sent to Washington to work on
the proposition.
Two growers Irom Hidalgo coun-
ty. and two growers Irom Cameron
county.
This of course costs money. The
expense is expected to be about $260
for each delegate. More than $600
already has been contributed. At
least $1000 is necessary.
Mr Ward did not want to go. But
he has been drafted. He felt that ne
already had told the Washington
beys all that he knew had advanc-
ed every possible argument tnai
came to his nund. Nevertheless his
services in Washmgton were deem-
ed necessary.
Fred Rusteberg pioneer Browns-
ville farmer was also drafted over
bis objections Cleve Tandy was
nainea his alternate
JT. ELLIS OF WESLACO AND
* F. W. Vming of Mercedes will
represent the Hidalgo county larm-
ers.
These men are all agreed that it
is highly important that the Valley
know just where it gets off" under
winter vegetable control.
They are not anxious for the job
that Is to be done m Washington
They are modestly underesumating
their own abilities to present the
Valley s case so that its larmers will
not suffer under control.
They have learned that the Triple
A boys don't like to change their
plans once they have been adopted
Tnple A wants some experience to
demonstrate that its theories have
been wrong.
The Valley men will try to show
them that their theories are either
right or wrong. At least they want
to reduce the chance of damage to
the Valley grower just as much as
Impossible.
When Mr. Ward was in Washing-
ton several weeks ago he disco verd
that the Triple A boys working on
vegetable control were proceeding
on a basis of about 1500 acres de-
voted to this produce in the Valley
Which everyone down here knows
(CoUnued on Page Two.)
Break Is Near in Louisiana Jury Tampering
._ - - - — ■■ ' " - — It "■ —
ABESHUSHAN
PROBE SHOWS
TAX EVASIONS
Investigations Into
State Viol a t i o n s
Are Continued By
U S. Officials t
NEW ORLEANS— •*»>— Indica-
tions a break was near in the fed-
eral government s investigation of
charges of jury tampering in the
income tax evasion trial of Abra-
ham L- Shushan former Orleans
levee board president were seen
Wednesday.
O John Rogge assistant U S At-
torney-general. stated “the inves-
tigation into the Shushan case is
proceeding even more favorably
than we had anticipated."
Shushan was acquitted of Income
tax charges in October. 1935. a
month after Senator Huey P. Long
was shot to death. The government
then dropped the charges against
other Long lieutenanu.
Other Developments
While the federal grand jury la
concentrating on the Shushan case
this week it is not devoting its
whole time to it. two other develop-
ments Wednesday revealed.
Richard H. Hill special assistant
to the attorney-general attached to
the lands division department of
justice was en route here by plane
from Los Angeles. He was to stop
off in Tyler to pick up some records
presumably dealing with “hot" oil.
T. L. Dawkins. San Antonio postal
inspector arrived here Wednesday.
•See LOUISIANA. Page 2)
CAMERON RATE
IS POSTPONED
County Chieftains To
Meet Monday
BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron
county commissioners' court meet-
ing here Wednesday morning passed
over the business of setting the
county's 1939 tax rate.
A full court was not present at
the meeting with Commissioner
Charles Morris of San Benito ab-
sent due to illness.
Some unfinished business was
left Wednesday morning making
an afternoon session of the court
possible but action on the tax
rate without a full court was not
expected.
The next meeting of the court
will be on the regular meeting
date. Monday the second Monday
of the month The 1939 budget
hearing will follow this meeting on
Wednesday. August 16.
At the Wednesday meeting the
court passed an order to provide
for storage of mosquito control unit
materials and to pay past storage
costs on the material. The order
rescinded a previous order that the
past storage costs be taken out of
the salary of A. W. Price head of
the mosquito control unit.
Dr Grady Deaton county health
doctor from San Benito appeared
before the court to request that
the previous order on storage costs
be rescinded Storage of the ma-
terials in the garage of J. F Bur-
leson will be continued.
The court heard a complaint of
damages to the property of Mrs Joe
Ballenger on the north floodway.
• See TAXES. Page Two.)
Pals Who Parted 28 Years
¥¥¥¥«*¥¥
Ago in Poland Meet Here
BROWNSVILLE—a man walk-
ed into Morris Cohens women's
wear store in Brownsville Wed-
nesday morning
"Are you Moms Cohen?" he
asked the proprietor.
Cohen acknowledged identity.
"Well you owe me $22." said
the visitor.
"Oh yeah” said Cohen. "And
how do you want it—cash or
check?”
In th- meantime the visitor
was pulling photographs out of
his pocket.
Cohen's eyes popped
"Why. those are photographs
taken of me when 1 was a child
in Sherps Poland" said Cohen.
"Where'd you get 'em?”
The visitor then pulled a let-
ter from his pocket. It was writ-
ten by Cohen nearly thirty years
ago.
The visitor then introduced
himself and the story came out.
He was 8 Rosen of New York
City who decided to spend his
vacation looking for his child-
hood marble companion. Mortis
Cohen He thought Cohen lived in
Dallas found there he had moved
to Brownsville.
It was all the result of a child-
hood date. Cohen left Poland for
the United States with his par-
ents in 1911. He wrote his pal in
Sherps Rosen came over with his
parent t 1913
In the meantime they had en-
tirely lost track at each other.
Had not corresponded since the ex-
changes of 1911.
Cohen in relating the story to a
newspaperman did not indicate
whether he had paid the 122—the
cost of the round trip between
Dallas and BrownsvUe.
1
U. S. Oilman Finances King '•
Louisiana Mystery Oil
Man Enthrones Royalty
■ "■■■ " #
forst of three stories on fabulous Bill Hells oil king.)
By MASON DIXON
NBA Service Special Correspondent
MFW ORLEANS. La—With the widening of the inquiry into Louisiana *
‘hot oil" situation part of the graft and corruption picture which
nine federal and state agencies are probing the one question heard
where financiers businessmen and oil men gather. i»: When is Bill
Hells coming back from Greece?”
For William George Hells who came rolling into Louisiana "practical-
ly broke in a battered old automobile some five years ago. now is the
--K
BHA Demolition
Bids Scheduled
Enrique Valentine was successful
bidder on BHA demolition offer-
ing to pay S3.127.97 for the job.
BROWNSVILLE— Bids for de-
molition of buildings on the site of
the Buena Vida housing project
here will be received and opened
Wednesday at 2 p m by the Hous-
ing Authority of the City of Browns-
ville.
There are to be about 140 dwell-
ings demolished the materiel to
become the property of the firm
doing the work. At least six firms
are expected to submit bids
Site of the project is bounded by
14th. 16th Tyler and Ringgold
streets.
Announcement of the successful
bidder is expected to be made by
Mrs Volney W. Taylor chairman
of the local authority. Wednesday
afternoon but the bid will have to
be sent to the USHA in Washington
for final approval
Contract for construction of the
project mas amarded H H Moeller
of San Antonio recently There are
to be 152 lom-rent housing units
built.
dominant independent oil producer
in the United States (some say
in the world* and his fabulous for-
tune came from Louisiana oil.
There are other Americans with
greater fortunes though only a
few. But Bill Hells enjoys one of
the biggest individual yearly In-
comes of any American citizen.
“Hot oil" probers want his ex-
pert testimony on various phases
of a racket that by common report
has run into millions of dollars in
Louisiana since the state began to
gush black gold.
“Hot oil" is oil produced from
welis. in excess of the “allowables”
the official production limit pro-
rated among oil producers by state
authorities. In Louisiana that means
the state department of conserva-
tion. William G. Rankin commis-
sioner in charge of that depart-
ment recently resigned on request
of Gov. Earl K. Long
Former Governor Richard Leche.
Seymour Weiss big political figure
in Louisiana and Freeman Buford
of Dallas were indicted on the "hot
oil" act this week
Commissioner Rankin in the
face of public clamor and formal
demands of citizen organizations
to the end refused to open the
public records of his department
to public inspection.
(See LOUISIANA S. Page Seven)
Truck Snaps Off
Fire Plug But No
Water Emerges
BROWNSVILLE — When a
truck broke off a fire hydrant
Wednesday at St Francis and
7th streets everybody ducked to
get away from the water . . . but
no water splashed out.
The fire plug it developed is a
' fool proof” one. with only the
valve stem sticking above the
ground The actual valve is be-
neath the earth.
Trucks and automobiles can
mow -em down and even bend
the valve stems as ocurred Wed-
nesday. but still there's no danger
of a broken main.
Perhaps a coincidence the
truck said to have been driven by
R- C Kelly was in collision with
an automobile driven by Fireman
Trinidad Najar.
There were no injuries not even
to Mrs. Najar. and her three-
months old son. who were in the
auto. The Najar car was damaged
considerably but only the radiat-
or of the truck
FRENCH FACE
U. S. CHARGE
OF SMUGGLING
Diplomatic Pou c h e s
Said Used to Avoid
Payment of Custom
On Imported Films
NEW YORK—iJPt— U. S Attor-
ney ohn T. Cahill Wednesday for-
warded to Secretary of State Hull
charges that the French ministry
of Foreign affairs had permitted
ita diplomatic pouches to be used
in the smuggling of commercial
films into the United States.
Cahill forwarded the charges at
request of the federal grand Jury’
which made its allegation in the
form of a public presentment.
The Jury also charged the French
government tourist bureau the
French consulate in this city the
French line and it* general man-
ager. Morin De Linclays. as well as
eight other individuals were active
in a scheme to evade payment of
the United States customs duties.
The presentment was filed with
federal Judge John C. Knox
The grand Jury began it* inves-
tigation July 13 a* aftermath of the
arrest March 20 of Andre De la
Varre. a commercial photographer
who was accused of having caused
37.000 feet of film taken in Algeria.
France. Holland. Hungary. Morocco.
Switzerland and Tunis to be
brought here in nine diplomatic
pouches on the steamship Paris last
January.
Wire Flashes
GOSHEN N. Y. —'P>— Peter
Antra odds-on favonte owned by
Doctor L. M Guiltnger of Andover.
Ohio won the first heat of the
$40500 Hambletonian before a
croud of 40000 at Good Time park
Wednesday.
FD ASKS ECONOMY
WASHINGTON —iAPt— Pres-
ident Roosevelt directed heads of
government departments Wed-
nesday to start a survey “for the
purpose of effecting improve-
ments in administration and eco-
nomic* in operation.’*
SHIP IS AFIRE
BOSTON—'P— The coast guard
cutter Champlain reported Wednes-
day a fire in one of the holds of
the steamship Pipestone County.
T70 miles east of Boston.
JAPS HINT PEACE
HONGKONG—I APi—A sweep-
ing peace appeal ostensibly ap-
proved by the Japanese command
and including a promise of
eventual withdrawal of Japanese
troops on certain conditions was
broadcast Wednesday night by
Wang Ching-Wel exPremier of
China now acting in concert with
Japanese leaders.
BIRFORD STAYED
DALLAS— iP-—Freeman W Bur-
ford. wealthy Dallas oil operator
indicted in the Louisiana hot oil
investigation launched a fight
Wednesday to block his removal to
Louisiana. Burford was granted a
habeas corpus order temporarily
staying his removal from Texas.
SOX 5. A s I
BOSTON—(APi—The Red Sox
took the first gsme of a double-
header Wednesday with the
Philadelphia Athletics 5-3 with
Jimmy Foxx breaking a 3-all tie
in the eighth with his 30th hom-
er of the season
NEW OFFICER
ARRIVES HERE
BROWNSVILLE — Lieutenant-
Colonel Eustis L. Hubbard who ar-
rived at Fort Brown Saturday from
Fort McDowell Calif. will be poat
and regimental executive and sec-
ond in command of the post here.
He fills the vacancy left by the
transfer of Lieutenant-Colonel Wil-
son Bals to the general staff at
headquarters of the Seventh Corps
Area Omaha. Neb.
Lt. Col. Hubbard also will be act-
ing operations and Intelligence offi-
cer here.
At Fort McDowell near San Fran-
cisco. Calif. Lt. Col Hubbard was
on duty at the overseas discharge
and replacement depot He was ac-
companied here by Mrs Hubbard
and their children.
MAX IS MURDERED
MATAMOROS — Matamoros po-
lice Wednesday afternoon were
searching for the murderer or mur-
derers of Francisco Rivera 4S. who
died in the hospital at 1:30 p. m.
with two slugs in his chest. He was
shot about noon in the southwest-
1 era part of the city.
Best Jitterbugs Strut Stuff
This folks is a little jitterbug step called "pecking.’* It is being
demonstrated—with appropriate facial expressions-oy Jimmy
Brennan of Elizabeth N. J. and Tessie Fenkan of Cirwood. N. J.
who recently won first prize in the first National Junior Jitterbug
contest in New York.
NO END SEEN
TO FISH TILT
Parley At Pt. Isabel Is
Unavailing
PORT ISABEL — Possibilities of
reaching an agreement with strik-
ing C. I. O shrimpers appeared
more distant than ever Wednesday
according to B. B. Burnell of the
Burnell Pish company.
He said a conference with strik-
ers had brought no agreement Tues-
day.
About half of the men regularly
working for the Burnell company
are striking now. Mr Burnell said
with between 35 and 30 men still
at work Five of the company*
boats were reported working Wed-
nesday.
During the week J H Schmidt of
the Port Isabel Pish company has
stated that his company has not
been affected by the strike. His
crews were idle Monday and Tues-
day. he said only because of rough
water. Whether his boats were out
Wednesday was not known.
It was reported Wednesday that
the strikers still were demanding 111
cents a pound for snappers the
companies to furnish the ice. Eight
cents a pound was said by fish
company men the price general
along the coast with shrimpers fur-
nishing the ice.
Mr. Burnell said strikers also were
demanding that his company re-
emplov some men that had been dis-
charged previous to organization of
the local union.
A report that C C Mitchell C
I O agent working to organize local
shrimpers had gone Monday to Ar-
ansas Pass was unconfirmed Mr
Mitchell was reported in Port Isa-
bel Tuesdav night but whether he
was still there Wednesday morning
was not known.
It was reported Wednesday also
that shrimpers had been contacting
upstate dealers in an effort to per-
suade them to refuse fish from the
companies here in disagreement
<8ee STRIKE. Page”Two.)~~
COTTON MAN
PRAISES PORT
Sonnen Sees Great
Chance Here
BROWNSVILLE — Ctrl Sonnen
of Abilene cotton shipper empha-
sized upon his departure Wednes- ]
day for West Texas that Valley cot-
ton can be handled stored and oth-
erwise serviced at the Port of
Brownsville to the fullest satisfac-
tion of cotton shippers
Mr Sonnen. a newcomer to the
Valley has maintained a cotton of-
fice at Brownsville for the past two
months engaged as a cotton shipper
in the buying and shipping cotton
through the Port of Brownsville to
foreign markets
Upon leaving for Abilene to par-
ticipate in the West Texas deal he
said he wished to congratulate the
Valley people for the establishment
of the Port of Brownsville.
The most practical and rational
procedure for the Valley cotton deal
he added would be to concentrate
its cotton at the local port.
*1 am speaking from experience."
he said having been engaged in
the buying and shipping of cotton
for 20 years. I came to the Valley
this time for a trial and I promise
you now that I definitely will be back
next season and other seasons to
come.
“I am today more than convinced
that the logical and only way of
handling Valley cotton is by con-
centrating and shipping it through
the Port of Brownsville.
“It saves lost motion and brings
a better price.
“In addition and of special con-
cern to Valley people it is reason-
able to assume that any price sav-
ing In handling cotton frowlhe gin
to the port will be to the benefit
of the farmer. Competitive bidding
makes this mandatory*"
Mr Sonnen said that It is very
obvious that savings range from SO
to 75 cents a bale If the unnecessary
(See COTTON Page Two)
Christ’s Picture Caused
Deformity Says Mother
MANILA — OPi— The young
Filipino mother of a baby who
was born with the heart com-
pletely outside the body Wed-
nesday attributed the malforma-
tion to her contemplation while
bedridden of a picture showing
Jeeus Christ with his heart ex-
posed
The 34-year-old mother. Mrs.
Esperanza Rafael a devout Cath-
olic. told interviewers that for
three months prior to the birth
she was unable to leave her bed.
and that while so confined she
gazed constantly at two pictures
on the wall the one of Christ
and the other of the Virgin Mary. I
Meanwhile the baby which
weighed seven pounds at birth
Monday developed a alight tem-
perature of leas than two degrees
although doctors said the rise
waa normal They added the in-
fant. which was named Maria
Corazon. or Mary Heart was In
good condition and apparently
normal in all respects except the
exposed heart.
Authorities disclosed that the
best surgical minds In the Philip-
inet> had decided that the child
might live Indefinitely but that
an operation to place the heart
In its normal place in ||e body
waa highly necessary.
CABINET FALL
FEARED AFTER
FASCIST TIEUP
Tokyo Leaders Tense
As Younger Army
Officers De m a n d
Axis Joining
SHANGHAI —(AP)— A
bitter inter-nation struggle
in Japan over whether the
empire shall conclude an
outright alliance with Ger-
many and Italy which may
cause the fall of the Japan-
ese cabinet was described
Wednesday by an informed
traveler from Tokyo.
.Thu Informant in close touch
with government and diplomatic
quarter* in Tokyo said the situa-
tion there mas extremely tense.
Rumors were current extreme na-
t lor.a lists had threatened the
live* of cabinet members including
Premier Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
who mere believed opposing the
alliance.
Its proponents mere described as
"young army officers" —majors
lieutenant-colonels colonels — mho
demand an outright alliance with
the totalitarian pomers. This "open
revolt" mas expected to compel a
showdown from mhich results even
more startling than fall of tha
cabinet might come
Army Wants Axis
(The "young officers" have been
credited with dictating several maj-
or decisions in Japanese policy in
recent years including conquest of
klanchoukuo. invasion of Chma
and changes in domestic policy to
put Japan on a war basu
(A Tokyo dispatch Wednesday
said Lieut. Gen fieuhiro Itagaki.
war minuter had arranged to re*
port to Emperor Hirohito cor.eem-
| (Bee JAPAN Page Two)
MEXICO ARMY
HEADS VISIT
Officers Are Guests
At Ft. Brown
BROWNSVILLE — High rank-
ing officials of the Mexican army
post at Matamoros were guests
Wednesday of the 12th Cavlary at
Fort Brrwn on a goodwill visit
here.
The Mexican (flfleers left the
post Wednesday noon on a visit to
the Port of Brownsville where they
were shown port facilities by F W.
Hofmokei pon director.
Later the group was to motor
down the Brownsville ship channel
to Port Isabel visit the Dredge Mo-
bil# and other interesting sights.
Lunch was served on the U 8 En-
gineering Department lunch
The Mexicans are expected to
remain in Brownsville for the Fort
Brown matches Wednesday night.
The party led by Colonel Arthur
E. Wilboum commander of the 12th
Cavalry and Fort Brown included:
Major Buenaventura Flores. Lt.
Col. Clifford C. Whitney. Gen. L
Dorantes and his son Miguel; Col.
Jesus Gomez Garcia and Lt. Col.
Eustis L Hubbard
Also. Lt. Col. Ezequiel Olivares
Guajardo. Major Manuel Quito*
Corte. Major O C. Newell. Lt. Al-
berto Gutierrez Lt Samuel Hogan.
Lt. Col Jay K Cold well and Col.
Juvenclo r.ravo Alatorre
SPOt COTTON
NEW ORLEANS—F—Spot cot-
ton closed quiet five points lower.
Low middling 7 93; middling 9 08;
good middling 9 63; receipts 1852.
DALLA8 — (F> — Cotton 8 63;
Houston 9.00; Galveston 8 98
NEW ORLEANS—*»>—The aver-
age pnve of middling cotton at 10
Southern spot markets today was
four points higher at 921 cents a
pound For the past 30 market days
the average was 9 35 cents-
___
Herald Will Carry
Hidalgo Tax Series
How Hidalgo county la head-
ing out of the red by the con-
tinued reduc .Iona of Its one
time $50000.000 Indebtedness
will be told in a senes of ar-
ticles beginning Thursday In
The Brownsville Herald The
articles written by Brad
Smith long time Hidalgo coun-
ty newspaperman will describe
how Hidalgo's debts are ex-
pected to be cut to $40000000
or lower by the end of 1039.
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