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BRITISH BOMB
NAZI COLUMNS
ALONGSOMME
Tanks Armored Cars
And Supply Trucks
Targets Of Royal
Air Force Flyers
WITH THE BRITISH AIR
FOCE IN FRANCK - r Bomb pi-
lots of Britain's advanced air strik-
ing force declared Friday they had
pounded the nerve centers of Ger-
man communications through thr
smoke of battle above the Somme
river throughout Thursday night.
They pressed home their attack*
so low that their planes sometimes
rocked to the force of the detonation
of their bombs they said.
Whrn the flyers returned to theii
bases and tore the goggles from
their reddened eves they said then
raids had caused considerable dis-
location of columns of Germar
tank* armored cars and supply
trucks in the areas immediately be-
hind the main spearheads of thr
German attack.
Onp crew reported It had bombed
a load in front of seven tanks an-
other that it had scored heavy hits
on an armored column still another
that a bomb burst Just ahead of the
leader had stopped a convoy ol 2(!
trucks making them a target foi
machine-gun fire.
MORE RANGERS
SENT TO BORDER
Fieadquarters Will Re
At Del Rio
AUSTIN 4**—Additional ranger*
were en route to border station Fri-
day. presumably to protect Texa;
territory acainst possible disorder*
In connection with the Mexican
presidential eleetlon next month.
Director Homer Garrison Jr. ol
the publie safety department ad-
mitted more officers have been as-
signed to the border company with
headquarters at Del Rio but re-
mained silent on the number and
their purposes.
NAZIS BLAMES !>IF.S
FOR UNREST
MEXICO CITY- r-The Ger-
man legation in an unofficial state-
ment charged Friday that report’
of Nan-directed Fifth Column ac-
tivity in Mexico could he traced tc
the Dies committee on un-American
activities.
Tire legation attacked rs unfound-
ed a charge by Representative Dte?
that he had information that "sev-
eral camouflaged German air bases
exist south of the Rio Grande
(Continued from rage One.)
While <aid Otway Had a two-
fold war aim—"The annihilation
of France and the annihilation
of Fngland_everything beyond
that... ran only be revealed at
the auinp*«v."
Again the German attack wax
paced by waves of Stukas (dive-
bomberxi biaz nz a trail tor tons
of mcorized and armored equip-
ment.
There was no indication to what
depth the Wc# zand Line—' in
reality a deep defensive belt* —
l ad been pierced but it was in-
dicated that all operations were on
the south side of the Somme
river the Allies first line of de-
fense.
12-Alile Advance
Informed sources said the Ger-
mans had advanced between 12 and
18 miles at some points Thursday.
The raid on British airports
. besides its evident design of fur-
ther hampering cooperation br-
twen the French and British
was regarded hv some observers
here as a sign of growing Ger-
man anger over nightly British
raids on Germany.
As the great offensive entered
its third day. the Nazis admitted
that m this drive the French were
not surprised and that Generalis-
simo Weygand's resilient “defense
in depth" was presenting a ‘real
problem" to the Reich* blitzkrieg
machine
\A rvgand Gets Results
Military observers spoke of a
new Weygand strategy which
was b'ing executed with ingenuity.
This strategy according to the
Germans consists In making the
most effective use of the terrain
making every stream difficult !*»
cross fortifving every hillock and
using woods for concealment In
great numbers.
Furthermore th* Germans said
tnat the French were using heav-
ier arms "than the invaders might
expect."
In short the German lightning
nar machine was smashing into an
extremely difficult defense svstem
stubbornly manned
The French nevertheless were re-
ported in retreat at various points
of German advance informed cir-
cles said but they added thev
could not disclose what points the
Germans had reached
Germans Force
Poles to Fight
MEXICO CITY- 'The Polish
minister to Mexico. Dr Mif’Czyslaw
Marchlewski. Friday informed the
foreign office that the German
government has passed a law es-
tablishing compulsory military ser-
vice In Poland and forcing Polish
citteens to “fight In the ranks of
their enemies "
One and a half million blooma
are cut dnilv during the height of
the daffodil season In the Solly
Islands.
1
Today’s Markets
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK—4*;—Stocks moved
slowly higher Friday in a market
interested almo&t solely in the
tattle in Northern France.
Steels showed the way to a
general rise near the second hour
lifting around two points in irreg-
u. ar fractional boosts.
Wall Street observers who have
s igur ted that Italv's entrance
into the war may already have
been discounted In price reductions
found no immediate adverse effect
m the order holding all Italian
ships in port.
Among shares showing strength
v. ere U S Steel. Berhlehem. Chrys-
ler Sears Roebuck. Boeing. United
Aiicraft. Curtiss Wright. American
Telephone Consolidated Edison
Anaconda. International Nickel
Westinghou.se Union Carbide. Du
Pont Loft Standard Oil of N J.
Te’.as Corp and Youngstown.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS — 4* — Cotton
futures opened steady 8 to 9 points
net higher.
CHIC AGO GRAIN
CHICAGO —'4* — The r*e nery
which the wheat market iegan
laie Thursday was extended »arly
Friday when prices advanced al-
most a cent.
Opening higher July 79\;
Sepi 80: wheat later rase fur-
ther Corn started unchanged to
'• up; July 63-62\; Sept. 61'*.
Family Pleading
For Handy’s Life
—
DONNA—A last-minute appeal
wa being made to Governor \v
Lee O'Daniel in Austin Friday on
behalf of Placido Handy Donna
sentenced to die in the electric
j chair Sunday for the slaving of an
unidentified man in the river bank
murder of December 1934
Presenting the appeal were Mrs
t Juana Handv the convicted killer*
mo’her; Mrs Placido Handy his
w. le and two young children; Rev.
Moron McCoy of California and
Mis Nieves Saylor Mexican evan-
gelist for the San Antonio Gospel
Tabernacle
Handy and Attention 'Choni
Martinez convicted of the slaving
appealed their cases to the court
ot criminal appeals in Austin
which affirmed conviction in both
cases.
The sentences grew out of the
slaving of the unidentified man
and his w’ife bv a group of seven
men six of which were arrested.
The woman was attacked while
her husband was tied then both
were slam and their bodies hurled
into the Rio Grande at a point
south of Donna.
Handv was sentenced by District
Judge Bryce Ferguson to die on
May 10. and was granted a 30-day
slay by Gov ODaniel. The court
of criminal appeals has withheld
a mandate for execution of Mar-
tinez. Judge Ferguson stated. In
order to cue him an opportunity
to appeal to the federal supreme
court if he chooses.
BRITISH
'Continued from rage One i
eiccpt in organized British con-
TOVS.
Vessels failing to comply with the
order are liable to be fired upon the
admiralty announced.
Btitish military rirrle* declared
that British and French liaison offi-
cer* believed trat German dive-
bomber pilots were lasing their
nerve" not because they lack cour-
age but because "there are certain
forms of warfare which no human
can stand very long "
Machine Gun* Deadly
There is evidence according tc
these sourer* that the light ma-
chine-gun "holding lt.s fire and well
handled is very efficient against
bombers.
"As a result of successful action
by such gun* and gunners confi-
dence is now growing that more
and more disc bombers will he
destroyed.”
The arimiraltv announced that
three men were killed and nine
wounded when the British trawler
Rlfsness was last recently.
Dutch Officer Jailed
A Dutch army officer brought to
London with Netherlands soldier*
aboard a warship was detained by
Scotland Yard He previously had
been questioned in Holland but nc
action was taken
A man wearing the uniform of a
Rriti-h staff captain has been
arrested at Hertfordshire hospital.
whe*-e Queen Elisabeth Thursday
visited wounded Tommies and
French Poilus. it was diaclneed
Friday.
Suspicion was first aroused b\
his foreign appearance and the fact
that he did not appear wounded.
Army Board Will
Probe Air Deaths
HOUSTON — Major C W.
Lawrence ot the Army Air Corps
announced Friday that an accident
board would be appointed at Kelly
Field San Antonio to investigate
a plane crash that brought death to
two army fliers here.
Lieut James K Bovd. 2d .of Max-
well Field. Ala . and Private Daniel
O Butler 27. members of the Head-
quarters Squadron at Kfllv Field
were hilled when their training
plane Thursday plunged into the
beck yard of Sidney J Smith Wit-
nesses said it was flying at about
1.000 feet and the motor quit.
oil pioneer dies
HOUSTON-/Pv- Carl A Rein-
hard. Sr.. 55. an oil industry pio-
neer. died here Friday after a long
Illness Reinhard was a veteran of
i the 1902-1903 boom at Sptndletop
near Beaumont.
American hop* are said by Brit-
ish brewers to be more bitter and |
have a stronger scented flavor than
i tilt English home product. i
5APPLY FOR
RUNYON’S JOB
Manager’s Time Ends
j June 23
A city manager for Brownsville
to succeed Robert Runyon who has
been notified his appointment term-
inates June 23. may be selected the
latter part of next week.
Selection of a new city manager
may or may not be occompanied bv
immediate announcement of his
choice. Mayor Royce Russell said
Friday
Tnat the new administrative ofii-
aial of the city should be selected
during the coming week was sugges-
ted by the mayor who emphnuzed
that was only his personal opinion
The time for selection of a new city
manager will be decided upon by the
city commission as a whole he ad-
ded.
Native Given
On May 24 the city commission-
ers in special session adopted a res-
olution notifying Mr. Runyon his
employment as city manager would
be terminated at the end of 3C
days.
The 30-day period ends June 23
Mayor Russell said Fiiday he has
received five applications for the
position all from local men. Three
of the applications were in writing
bv Ralph L. Carter produce man;
W. O Washington former Cameron
county engineer; and A E Munday.
former city secretary.
Two applications were made oral-
\ ly to Mayor Russell by Ben Freu-
densteln who until recently was re-
ceiver for the Merchants National
Bank and T. J. Yoe. former super-
intendent of the Brownsville Inde-
pendent School District.
Tn Consider Each
"We «the city commissioners i
haven't got together yet** to consid-
er the applications Mayor Russell
said adding each application will be
considered seriously and no action
will be taken hastily.
• Mavor Russell said he Is of the
opinion the new city manage]
should be selected tn time to step
into the office immediately Mr. Run-
yon vacates the position.
Revision of the city's present
charter adopted in a charter a-
mendment election August 29 of last
\rar. Mavor Russell opined Friday
is advisable.
No immediate action is necessarv
however he pointed out. as the earl-
iest another charter amendment
election can be held is in 1941.
He proposed that a charter *-
mendment election that year should
coincide with the regular city elec-
tion to elminlate the expense of an
extra election.
Revision Suggested
Revision of the present charter
he suggested should be studied rare-
fully and over «ome time by a com-
mittee of Brownsville lawyers and
business men including one or twe
women.
"The general views of the town
should be obtained” he said ‘and
we should try to adopt a charter
that will be satisfactory- to all ”
Pointing out that the suggested
methods of revising the charter were
onlv his "own views” Mayor Russell
also listed several parts in the pres-
ent rharter he feels should be
changed.
One was the 30-dav notice requir-
ed on dismissal of a city manager
He declared he did not think that
administrative position required 3f
davs' in which business could be
cleared up by the departing offi-
cial.
Board Action
”T may be wrong that's onlv mv
opinion." he said "We will have tc
see what the committee thinks.”
The mavor aLso is of the opinion
provision should be made that would
require action by a board of some
type before a city employe could be
discharged.
He suggested that might be taken
care of under the provision for a
civil service system that Is includ-
ed in the present charter
Although provided for. the elvi'
service system has never been put
into effect he said "for som»> rea-
son we never got it started ”
U. S. ‘Freezes’
German Spoils
WASHINGTON - T— The gov-
ernment clamped restrictions on the
importations oT securities Fridav in
an order designed to block the sale
of such wealth seized from owners
in Europe's Invaded countries
Treasury officials said they were
acting to prevent dumping' in this
country s markets of securities that
mav have been seized from right-
ful owners'' in Belgium Holland.
Denmark and Luxembourg.
The order did not mention Ger-
many by name.
Customs and postal officials were
authorized to open any packages
arriving from foreign countries to
determine whether any securities
were contained
Billy Southworth
To Manage Cards
ST. Lons — fAPi — Billy
Southworth. manager of the Ro-
chester cluh of the International
League. Fridav was named man-
ager of the St. laiuis Cardinals
succeeding Ray Blades
President Sam Breadon said
Southworth. a former Cardinal
player and manager would take
charge next Monday.
Coach Mike r.onzale? will man-
age the elub through the week-
end.
STRIKE STOPS TORTILLAS
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans
in the Federal District Friday were
without their mast relished food-
tortillas A strike in all mills which
grind the baked corn from which
tortillas are made was responsible
Tor the scarcity of that food
The blnw-flv requires less than a
day to develop within tha eg*. I
IN NEW POST
The Rev. Father Esteban de Anta
iabovei pastor of Our Lady of
Guadalupe churrh here Thurs-
day was sworn in as a director
ef the Housing Authority of the
City of Brownsville to fill the
unexpired term of J M. Stein
resigned.
FRENCH
(Continued from Page One )
about 400 of the 2.000 rolling fort-
resses in the first two days of the
Nazi offensive. The push Is now in
its third
As If turning to another power-
ful blitzkrieg weapon to speed
up the assault. Germany Friday
sent about 200 planes over France.
They caused an early morning
alarm In the Paris region but
passed around the capital.
The aerial armada caused "ma-
terial damage'* in raids over Cen-
tral France the French announced
but no casualties were reported
The air alarm in the central re-
gion lasted from 11 p m Thursday
to 2:10 a m Friday during which
time the sound of bombs could be
heard in Paris.
70 .Miles From Front
The French capital is less than 70
miles from the center of the 200-
mile northern front the western
half of which is the really active
zone
The military spokesman esti-
mated the Germans were using
40 divisions—about 480.000 men—
in addition to four or five tank nr
panzer divisions with a normal
complement of aboul .700 machines
each in the great effort to rend
the improvised Weygand Line.
Cannon-carrying French and
British planes and land batteries
Joined in the assault of the tanks
as fast as they penetrated the
pliant Weygand Line.
The defense lire hugging the
marshlands hills and rivers to
exact the extreme defensive value
from the terrain was said to be
holding as the battle went into its
third dav—that is. holding in the
Tlid manner which permitted the
snaring of hundreds of Nazi tanks
which burst past outlying positions
Snared Like Flies
Once within the defense zone
the mechanized monsters were said
to have found themselves snared
like flies on flypaper every move
enmeshing them further in the vast
lank trap which the We\gand Line
has become.
Light cannon boiled to the
motor blocks of Allied planes
rained bursting steel on the tops
of the tanks—their Arhilles heel
—while land gunners pounded
them at point-hlank range.
The militarv spokesman said the
Germans had sent about 480000
infantrymen into battle in the wake
of the tank assaults. Thcv sought
to find wpak points in the wev-
giind defenses for follow-through
attacks.
Nazi Drive Fails
The military spokesman said that
a German attempt to filter through
the French lines in the Attigny
region near the eastern extremity
of the Weygand Line and the be-
ginning of the main Maginot de-
fenses. failed before strong defensive
fire. Casemate fire along the Rhine
was renewed
French machine-gunners were
holdiring solidlv the consolidated
bridgeheads at Amiens and Per-
onne. the spokesman asesrted.
In the Abbeville region the
spokesman said the lines permitted
motorized detachments to pusn
through then swing around to the
rear in a move to cut them off
from their bases.
Death Battle Rages
French troops counter-attacking
to forestall a German threat to
outflank them closed in on Nazi
forces which Thursday thrust as far
as the historic heights of Chemin
Des Dames some 60 miles north-
east of Paris
The French and Germans were
reported locked in a desperate
struggle on the ridge overlook-
ing the Aisne river.
So tremendous was the battle
that the boom of artillerv and the
explosions of bombs could be heard
.70 miles away halfway between
Paris and the front.
Texan Kills
Woman Self
WACO — V— Dan Walden
about 44 Mrs. Minnie Oates about
43. were slam early Thursday in a
double shooting at the woman's
residence here.
Justice of the Peace Wayne E
Lee returned an inquest verdilt of
Mrs Oates was slaine and that
Walden committed suicide No
motive for the slaying was advanc-
ed.
Lee quoted Lots Oats 13-sear-
old daughter of the dead woman
as saving "He had been threaten-
ing her for some time When he
drove up thts morning and walked
up on the porch. I asked mother
if I should let him in and she said
that I should
"About two minutes later I heard
two shots in her room and mother
screamed xxx. I ran into the front
'ard as I heard several more
shots'*
Police said a 38 caliber pi&tol was
found at tha tear a.
C OF C BUDGET
SET AT $7500
Stillwell Appoi n t e d
Talbot s Aide
Herbert L. Stokely 1940 finance-
membership drive chairman for the
Brownsville Chamber oT Commerce
announced at a meeting of the di-
rectors Thursday night that the
budget this vear will call for a to-
tal of 17.500
The amount will be added to the
donation of the city of Brownsville
which is now approximately $6000
a year or equal to one mill on the
city's tax valuations.
' In order to simplify the cam-
paign work this year” Stokely said.
“It was decided to mail renewal
pledges to each member with the
request that these be returned to
us as soon as possible signed and
acrompamed by check.
“The response to this mail effort
has been mast gratifying for the
l first day s mail brought cash and
I pledges to the amount of 12.550
from concerns and individuals rep-
lesented on the board of directors.
Out oT thirty-nine directors thirty-
six responded. Three were out of
town.
"Committee solicitations will not
be used until all mailed pledges
have had time to be returned Prob-
ably next week the committee soli-
citations will be started and we
hope to complete the effort quick-
ly.”
The board of directors authorized
President Frank Davis and General
Manager W. E Talbot to employ
an assistant for Colonel Talbot.
Colonel Talbot announced that
H O. Stilwell. Jr. will be named
to the post his salary to be paid
out of the salary being paid to Col.
Talbot.
Mr. Stilwell has been a member
of the chamber staTf for manv
years handling its publicity work
on a part time basis in addition to
hi* own work as a free lance writer.
Colonel T lbot told the directors
that the condition of his health
would not permit him to work a«
hard as has been his custom and
that he needed assistance He was
willing he said to sacrifice a large
part of his salary for this purpose.
It was explained by both Presi-
dent Davis and Colonel Talbot that
such assistance would not result in
any increase of the expense inas-
much as Stilwell is already on the
chamber's payroll.
The drive chairman announced
that pledges Tor the year 1939-40
amounted to $7550. not including
the city hall donation. Of the
amount. $6 639 04 has been paid in
to the chamber leaving a balance
due of $'11060
He said of that amount It was
expected that about $200 addition-
al will be paid m.
DEFENSE
(Continued from Page One)
cently been delivered have no
r.rmor or self-sealing gas tanks and
consequently are out of date
Asked whether confidential
equipment—such as bomb sights
—would be removed from planes
turned hark to manufacturers
the president said he didn't think
there need be any worry on that
score.
The actual process of turning in
equipment. Mr. Roosevelt explain-
ed will require that it Ire labelled
as surplus or exreess. The mate-
tUl will be turned back to manu-
facturers and the money received
nedited to new purchases instead
of being deported In the treasury.
He said he understood arrange-
ments already had been made for
teleasing considerable quantities
of old ammunition In this manner.
Allies Plead for Help
All sales to the Allies of old
material of course would be made
Ly private firms and not by the
government.
The navy announcement that
‘ surplus" planes were being turned
in to their manufacturer came
only a few hours after the White
House disclosed urgent appeals
fiom the Allies for speed in pro-
duction of military supplies.
This caused speculation as to
whether the administration had
reached a decision to extend much
greater indirect military assistance
to the Allies.
Naval Fund Passed
A« attention turned to the White
House for possible clarification.
President Roosevelt had on his
desk for signature the $1 492.542 750
naval appropriation bill providing
lor regular and emergency equip-
ment from bombs to battlewagons
The Senate passed the legislation
Thursday.
Farlier Secretary Morgenthau
disclosed the Allies sought permis-
sion to buy up ‘surplus World War
r.maments" held here. Attorney
General Jackson ruled that sale of
•he material was not banned by
law.
More than 3b of the planes had
arrived Thursday night at Buf-
falo. N Y.. for delivery to the
Curtiss-Wr ght corporation.
Ruling Hits Aliens
Fresh precautions were adopted
against any Fifth Column infiltra-
tion The state department issued
orders requiring passports for for-
eigners in classifications hitherto
■ exempt.
The order applied to citizens of
1 Canada. Newfoundland the Islands
of St Pierre and Miquelon. Mex-
ico Cuba Haiti the Dominican
Republic. Panama. Bermuda or
I sny French. British or Netherlands
possession in the West Indies.
Heretofore passport and visa were
not required for a temporary visit
J Fdgard Hoover directors of
the FBI informed a house subcom-
mittee at a closed session that
auens were filtering in over the
Mexican border a committee mem-
ber said The FBI rhief stressed
I the need for strengthening the bor-
der patrols along both the Mexi-
can and Canadian lines.
Olvmpia Brown Mills of Malone.
N Y . was the first American wo-
man to be ordained a minuter in
I 186?
NEW LEADER
New president of the Catholic
$ outh Organization of Sacred
Heart parish here it Charles
Kinzie (above) of the Fort Brown
medical detachment who suc-
ceeds John Mason.
AAA
iContinued from Page One.)
and Nvcum a $1000 fine both
fines suspended upon good behav-
iour of the defendants for three
years.
Elliott. Long and Warlow were
Indicted for conspuacv to defeat
and evade the AAA act of 193R. and
to defraud the U S of penalties
due on cotton sold in excess of al-
lotments granted to certain farm.'
All four of the defendants were
indicted for conspiracy to violate
the AAA act of 1938 and to deleat.
evade and impair the agricultural
policy of the U ft by submitting
false and fraudulent reports re-
quired to be kept bv the act.
The San Benitans pleaded guilty
as charged. There were several
other people named in the indict-
ment but they were not made de-
tendants.
Representing the defendants was
Claude Carter. Harlingen attorney.
Assistant District Attorney Wil-
son told Jtid2e Allred that ‘there
was no way" to estimate how much
the government had been defraud-
ed of. but estimated at least $400
He ;-aid that AAA violations
were “fairlv general" in the Valiev
compared to the rest of Texas and
warned that investigations are
being continued.
There Ls a three-oent per
pound penalty on cotton marketed
in excess of quotas under the AAA
act The penalty cotton carries
red AAA cards and the non-pen-
alty cotton white cards.
COURT
(Continued from Pape Ore >
two tears on each rount. the
sentences to run concurrently and
I !o be suspended for live years
during good behaviour.
! Alvarado and Sills were killed In
an exchange of gur.plav when fed-
eral officers apprehended a group
of men crossing goals from Mex-
ico to the U. S illegally.
Bolls and Venecia who were
«.i;d to hove been on the river bank
surrendered without resistance
The defendants were repre ent-
ed by Judge J. T. Canales. Judge
H L. Yates and C. B. Garria.
Brownsville attorneys.
Two others who were also !n-
d.t'eri in the rase. Luciano Oiivn
and Isidore Hernandez are still at
large and are believed to be in
Mexico.
Judge Allred forma llv passed
sentence Thursday afternoon on
Eme'erio Chasco Corona who va<
found guilty bv Jurv Tuesday night
of murder in the first degree with-
out capital punishment in connec-
tion with the fatal shooting April
3 of U. S. Customs Patrolman
Joseph T Brown.
The jury’s verdict carried a
nandatorv sentence of life im-
prisonment Corona will he sent to
a tederal penitentiary to be named
bv Attorney General Robert Jvk-
•son.
ROTC Is Urged
By Rep. Celaya
AUSTIN — .!*•—A serious disease
r.ffds experts to fight it. aavs R»p
Augustine Celava of Rrownsville.
He would establish voluntary
reserve officer training corps units
in all state-supported Institutions
of higher education in Texas hav-
ing male students to help supply
experts to combat the disease"
new scourging the world he said
here.
Training for Red Crass work and
tome form of general education on
national defense might be taughi
l»t the state college for women at
Denton he added
Solons Approve
New fax Bill
WASHINGTON--i* — A house ta>
subcommittee tentatively Frtdav ap-
proved a tax bill designed to raise
SI.006 000 000 to help finance the
national defense program.
To raise this sum annually the
bill would lower the exemptions or
personal income subject to taxation
from $2 500 to $2 000 for married
persons and from SI.000 to S»on fot
single persons.
The bill also Increases all Income
tax<»s bv a flat io per cent would
impose an increase of one per c-nt
on all corporation income taxes and
life surtaxes on incomes ranging
from S6 000 to S100.000.
uft * you ano me .
Build m Home!’
*«sv FHA terms
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MEXICO TO ASK
U. S. WAR PACT
I —
Cardenas Will Call
Sp ecial Session
MEXICO CITY—<A* — Authori-
tative reports of a forthcoming ex-
traordinarv session of the Mexican
congress were interpreted in in-
formed quarter.* Fridav as indicat-
ing the government's determination
to guarantee Mexico's peace
against any internal or external
threat.
These reports said President La-
raro Cardenas had decided to sum-
mon congress this month to con-
sider legislation for controlling
movements of foreigners regulat-
ing possession of arms and streng-
thening the army and navy
A government source said this
nation also might he consider-
ing some part with the I'nited
States for defense of the Western
Hemisphere.
Government offirials declined to
say whether the course of the Eur-
opean war. Increasing reports of
Fifth Column activity in Mexico or
ii.mors of preparations by Mex-
ican political elements for an arm-
ed uprising had prompted the de-
cision to call an emergency ses-
sion.
Edinburg Suit
On Trial Here
The Texas Agricultural Asaocla-^
tt»n of Edinburg. et al. opened It*
; uit Friday in federal court hera
asainst Hidalgo County Water
Control and Improvement District
No. 1.
The suit was brought bv a group
of Hidalgo taxpayers seeking to
cancel a 121.000 note giv*n by the
district to the Joe Abraham estate
in a refunding move.
Trial of the suit before Frderal
Judge James V Allred is ex’Wted
'o bring to a close the term of
U. S. district court here.
The Abraham estate was said to
hive surrendered •32.000 in bonds
plus Interest of about *12.000. in
consideration of the *21.100 note
aru *14 686 40 tash. in the refund-
ing deal.
The taxpavers allege that the
nett Is invalid and are asking a
i mandamus against the district to
present the levying and collecting
of taxes to make payment.
Orville Cox of McAllen and J.
E Wilk’ns are representing the
Abraham estate; A. O. Haigh. Ed-
inburg in counsel for the watfT
district and P O. Oreenwnod
Harlingen is attorney for the tax-
payers.
BANK ROBBER
DIES IN CHAIR
Another Cruiser
Sent to Brazil
WASHINGTON—(API—The navy
announced Friday that the cruis-
er Wichita has been directed to
proceed to Rio Dr Janeiro. Brazil
where the cruiser Quincy was or-
dered dispatched last week.
Although Secretary Edison des-
cribed the trip merely as a
••friendly visit." confidential re-
ports to the administration with-
in the last week »aid that pro-
Nazi elements in South American
countries had increased their
arfivitiea since the German sweep
through Flanders.
100 SHELLS HIT FORT
FAHIS—<APt— French militarv
sources reported Friday a single
fort of the Maginot Line had
withstood the pounding of 1.000
shells from German artillery
across the Rhine.
DEATH FOR TRAITORS
Dl'BLIN —iAPi— Parliament
Friday pushed through all stages
an emergency defense bill pro-
viding the death penalty for of-
fenses against Irish military law.
Latest Forecasts
Will Be Broadcast
Be’ween sips of coffee during
the breakfast hour. Vallevturs ran
now get the latest ‘up-to-the-min-
ute" news of the weather.
Broadcasting of last minute
weather forecast* was inaugurated
Thursday at 7 a. m. over radio
rtatlon KOFI Brownsville and will
continue dally.
Several broadcasts of the weath-
er forecast will be made bv the
station during the 7 a m. to 8 30
a. m. period W J. JSchnurbuxh
cftictal In charge of the Browns-
ville weather bureau said.
The forecasts anil be compiled
from nation-wide observation.* tak-
en at midnight and are primarily
in’cnded for the current day.
They will be invaluable to fi«-h-
rrtiien ptrknlrker*. farmers and
others who want the latest fore-
cast The radio report* are to in-
clude forecast* wind temperature
and later other local data
Because the forecasts will be
‘last minute" ones they are ex-
pected to be unusually reliable as
to the day* weather outlook.
Corpus Naval Air
Housing Fund Cut
WASHINGTON —V— The navy
department appropriation* bill
pased by the senate and sent to
the White House Thursday contain-
ed a last-minute amendment pro-
viding limitation* as to the
amount* that might be spent In the
erection of temporary housing
quarters at the Naval Air Training
School to be established at Corpus
Christ!
The amendment provided that
married officers' quarters should
not cost in excess of $$.500 a unit.
bachelor ofTIcers' $1.7.50; student
flyers $5.50: and barrack* for en-
listed men $350 per unit
Burton Franks Pays
For Slaying
HUNTSVILLE — /P — Red-head-
ed Burton Prank* died In the elec-
tric chair at State Prison early Fri-
day lor the murder ol W D. Wile-
mon. president o( the May pearl
State Bank.
God bless my mother'* was all
Frank* said as he calmly took his
place in the chair.
Wilemon was shot during a rob-
bery of hi* bank He died several
hour* later in a Waxahachle ho*-
pital.
Frank* a Bonham resident had
been scheduled to die early Thurs-*
day. but the execution was po**- W
poned 24 hour* because the meekly T
radio broadcast from the prison
system mas on Wednesday night. .
DROPS DEAD IN • * '
CHURCH ARRANGING
MASS FOR HUSBAND
Heart failure caused the death
of Mr* Tonrmsa G perer 55. at the
rectory of the Immaculate Con-
ception church Wednesday. Jus-
tice of the Peace Fred Recio said
i Thursday.
Mr* Perez dropped dead sud-
denly in the rectorv of the church
at 11 .10 a m. Wednesday. She
had gone to the church to arrange
a mass for her husband mho died
a vear ago.
Funeral service* for Mrs Per eg
are being delayed until the arriv-
al of a son. Sotero Perez mho mu
to arrive at 1:40 p. m. Thursday
from Douglas. Ariz.
Other survivor* are three
daughters Maria del Refutio
Perez. Luisa Perez and Barbanta
Perez: two sons. Alejox Perer and
Vicente Perez; brother. Julio B.
Galvan all of Brownsville.
Fifth Column Talk *
¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ V
Makes Man Suspect
¥ ¥ ¥ ¥
Self G-Men Are Told
COI.I MBI S Ohio — fAP) —
All this Fifth Collumn talk ha*
made one man suspect even him-
self.
Department of Justice agent*
here said that a man reported
himself to them because he had
made indiscreet remarks in a
barber shop and feared Ihey
might he misinterpreted.
Thirty-eight vear* 1* the aver-
age age of steel workers with two
out of five being more than 40
year* old.
DON’T SLEEP WHEN
GAS PRESSES HEART
Tf you can t eat or sleep because
gas bloat* votj uo try Adlenka One
dose usually relieves pressure on
h«art from stomach gas due to
constipation Adlenka cleans out
POTH bowel*
Cisneros Drug Store and
Samano* Drug Store
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