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FORTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 104BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16. 1940TEN PAGES TODAY★ ★ ★ ★5c A COPY
Heavy Registrations Zoom Valley’s Draft Estimates
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THERE'S A TAILOR DOWN IN
1 Mexico City who to this day
doesn't know that his shop—his
trademark—was the subject not
so long ago of an FBI investiga-
tion and a lot of lass of peace of
mind of some Brownsville and
Dallas people.
The original story came to this
writer in somewhat vague form
but aroused his curiosity to the
0 point that he decided to follow it
up.
Hete is the original story after
passing through three persons:
Two men came from Mexico
City came into a Dallas hotel in
the company of a man from
Brownsville.
* They came by automobile late
In the day. Their clothes were
mussed so they asked that they
be sent to a pressing establish-
ment.
This was done.
• • •
COME LITTLE TIME PASSED.
The presser telephoned the
hotel clerk or it may have been
the manager to come to his place
at once. It was important.
When the hotel man arrived the
presser man looked around in
somewhat mysterious manner and
beckoned the hotel man to come
dasc.
He opened a coat and there in-
^ side was what seemed a swastika.
® the German Nazi emblem.
Here was something!
‘ What should be done?" asked
the presser.
‘ Let's inform the FBI." Jhe ho-
tel man replied.
This was done. FBI men look-
? ed the tiling over. Said they
would check the visitors. How-
ever. they said there was no law
against a man wearing a Nazi
emblem. If the men otherwise
were allrtght there wa.> nothing to
be done except to keep them un-
der observation.
• • •
“THAT'S THE STORY AS IT
1 came to this writer at Browms-
vllle. We tried to determine from
our Informants whether the em-
blem was a pm or a label or what.
They were uninformed on this.
Some two weeks later the
Brownsville man reported with
the men from Mexico City hap-
pened around.
'By the way" we asked him.
• were you in Dallas on such and
V such a date and at such and
such a hotel?"
He answered. ' Yes."
“Were you with two men from
Mexico City?" He replied in the
aftirmaiive.
^ “Did you know- one or both of
^ them were suspected of being
Nazis?”
He didn't know it. So we told
him the story.
His surprise was manifest. “It's
strange." he remarked and he
told us his reason for being with
the two men. their purpose in Dal-
las.
• • •
COME TWO WEEKS LATER
° the Brownsville man returned
to our office.
He discussed some business af-
ter which he recalled our former
conversation.
We had noted that when he
came in he carelessly threw an
extra coat over the back of a
chair.
“I have Just come from Laredo.
- There I again met one of the men
* I was with in Dallas several
weeks ago. You asked me about
a suspected Nazi emblem. I have
with me the coat in question and
here is your Nan emblem."
* He opened the coat. There was
m label which bore the name ot
a well knowm tailor In Mexico
City A Velarde. On one side of
(Continued on Page Ten.)
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Valleyites Throng Boxes To Register Early
Janies nea. Houston traveling salesman was me
first man to he registered for ronsrription at the
Cameron county courthouse Wednesday. Rea ar-
rived well in advanre of 7 a. m. and was at the
head of a line of 25 prospective registrants as re-
gistration opened. He is employed by < harles P.
Wagner & to. a bakery machinery concern.
_u. it it it it
I’ncle Sam's call for the country’s young men to
sign up for the draft brought all types of eligible
registrants to various registration places through*
out Brownsville Wednesday. Above second from
at as at at at at
right Claude d'Hemecourt. Rraniff Airways ticket
agent awaits his turn in a long line outside Wash-
ington Park school. Rehind d'Hemecourt. smoking a
pipe is Frank Fix Rraniff Airwrays radio operator
a a a x a a at
Orient Tense As
British Prepare
To Open Burma
HANOI. French Indo-China—fAP)— Major General Ralshlro Sumita.
chief of the Japanese military mission in Indo-China declared Wednes-
day that Japan ‘ is resolutely determined to tf-event war materials supplied
by the United States or any third power from reaching Chiang Kai-Sheks
armies.”
Sumita spoke on the eve of the reopening Thursday of the Burma
Road lifeline for supplies from abroad for the Chinese armies.
The Japanese leader in an inter-<
view declared the Japanese air
•orce would ’ make the utmost ef-
fort to strike a fatal blow* to
Chinas supply lines from air bases
acquired m northern Indo-
china. but added “don’t believe
any of our blows will fall until the
war supplies for China have passed
through British Burma and actual-
ly entered Chinese territory.”
The veteran artillery officer echo-
ed the puzzled reaction of Jap-
anese elsewhere to the United
Slutes government advice to Amer-
icans to leave Jajianese-dominated
areas of the Far East.
“If both the United States and
Japan spent the same huge sums
they now are devoting to prepara-
tions lor a possible future conflict
on promoting trade between the
two countries there would be no
conceivable question of war” said
Sumita. If only the United States
would understand Japans posi-
tion."
He declared that “every question
between our countries could and
must be settled upon understand-
ing and acceptance of the principle
that Japan is the stabilizing force
in the Fa.- East."
Russia Maps Military
Alliance With Turkey
(By The As>ociated Press'
The critical situation in the Bal-
kans grew rapidly darker Wednes-
day.
Reports that Turkey and Soviet
Russia are near agreement on a
"stop the Axis” military alliance
.T read through Balkan capitals and
the Turkish press declared bluntly
that neither Turkey nor her “close
friend” Greece could be "intimi-
dated * by Germany or by anybody
else.
Massed .housands of German and
Soviet Red army troops faced each
other across the Danube river near
the Rumanian port of Galati—pois-
ed for action in what may develop
tn a tltaruc struggle on continental
Europe.
( Nazi Plane* Tanks. .Arrive
The German troops were support-
ed by squadrons of w ar lanes and
300 tanks which rumbled into the
port Tuesday. On the Russian side
of the frontier were an estimated
150 000 to 180.000 Soviet soldiers.
Tension between Germany and
Russia—brought Into the open on
Tuesday when the Soviet govern-
ment said Germany had not given
satisfactory advance notice of
sending Nazi troops into Rumania—
underwent a new aggravation.
Refuse Nazi Request
Russian authorities flatly refus-
ed a German request for more time
beyond Nov. 15 deadline to evacuate
90.000 German minority residents in
<See BALKANS Page Two.)
Devastate London Areas
0
By The Associated Press
Nazi quarters in Berlin threat-
ened a triple-force "typhoon stage”
;n the aerial siege of Eritain Wed-
nesday after an armada of 1.000
German bombers reportedly dropped
1000 tons of bombs on London dur-
ing the night and left the British
capital a scene of "indescribable
chaos."
Even that terrific assault was
only a "zephyr” compared to the
storm ahead the Germaas said.
London dispatches said diving
Nazi warplanes machine-gunned
the streets and dropped the big
I ge*t explosive* yet rained on the
empire capital.
German airmen returning from
the dusk-to-dawn assault told of
deafening detonation*.terrific
concussion*... .skies reddened by
great firec..."
SchooUiouse Destroyed
Many were feared killed and
wounded in the smashing of a 2-
story London schoolhouse used as
an air-raid shelter. The building
hit squarely by two huge bombs
wa* levelled.
Fire and oil hombs known at
iSee LONDON Page Two)
GLAMOR BOYS
OF MOVIES IN
DRAFT LINEUP
Some Go to Register
En Masse
HOLLYWOOD—(A*— The Gla-
mor boys of the movies marched
to their precinct polling places
Wednesday right along with the
rest of the nation s young men to
register for selective service
Three famous bandleaders now
working in pictures planned to
lead the members of their orches-
tras to group registration near
their studios.
Takes Whole Rand
Kay K>ser said he and his “boys”
would assemble along with their
musical instruments at a voting
place late Wednesday upon comple-
(See ACTOR Page Two>
FLORIDA VOTES
NEW FRUIT BAN
—
All Grades Under U. S.
No. 2 Excluded
LAKELAND. Fla —<&>—An early
and midseason orange maiketmg
policy based on expectation of a
heavy crop and calling for exclu-
sion from Interstate commerce of
all fruit grading lower tuan U. S.
No. 2. was adopted Wednesday by
federal control committees for sub-
mission to the secretary of agricul-
ture.
It is planned to make recommen-
dations on definite grade and size
restrictions at a meeting here on
Wednesday Oct. 23. with a request
to the secretary that the first re-
strictions be imposed under the
(See CITRUS. Page Two.)
Almazan Estate
Is Ordered Sold
MEXICO CITY—i/P — The pala-
tial suburban estate of Gen. Juan
Andreu Almazan. unsuccessful can-
didate In recent Mexican presiden-
tial elections has been ordered put
up for sale November 11 to satisfy
a judgment of 12.800 pesos (about
|2.560i obtained by Frank Gibler
lormer Texas Ranger and former
city editor of a Houston paper Tor
services as publicity representative.
Gibler said Almazan hired him
to handle publicity in the United
States for his presidential cam-
paign. Almazan contended there
was no agreement to pay Gibler.
Almazan's estate a showplace of
the outlying village of Coyoacan
contains a 14-room residence a
large office building. MIed swimming
pool tennis courts garages. ata-
Dies. hothouses and servants hous-
es.
They Vie For First
To Back Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam called for volunteers
in his new conscription program
Wednesday and young men from
points as far away as Arizona and
Louisiana answered the summons in
Brownsville during the morning.
Schoolhouses and other polling
places in the city were jammed with
prospective registrants well in ad-
vance of 7 a. m . and there was a
general rush at that time to see
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DRAFT BOARD
EASES RULING
No Permit Needed For
1-Day Trip .
Brownsville’s men of draft age
breathed a sigh of relief Wednes-
day
They’ll still be able to visit Mat-
amoros without risking arrest lor
evading the ora ft.
The local draft board deluged
with a hundred queries on the regu-
lation forbidding a registered man
from leaving the country without
permission from a draft board ruled
that the regulation did not apply
to daily visits across the river or
(See BOARD. Page Two.)
Fair and Cool
Is Forecast
—
The season’s first “wet norther"
will end a two-dav stopover in the
Lower Valley region Wednesday
night and will probably depart for
1 parts unknown Thursday according
to local U. S. weather bureau offi-
cials.
Accompanied by a heavy rain the
norther moved into Brownsville
early Tuesday morning. Tempera-
ture dropped to a low of 56 degrees
Tuesday night and a total of 2.10
inches of ram fell.
Forecast for the Lower Valley Is
fair and continued cool W'ednesday
night fair and warmer Thursday.
Weather bureau officials said
temperature will probably be around
56 dpgrees Wednesday night but
there is no prospect of the mercury
faltng much lower than that.
There will be a slight to moderate
rise in the Rio Grande in the Val-
ley during the next 24 to 48 hours
officials said.
Ex-Legion Chief Will
Answer Lindbergh
WASHINGTON — V — Colonel
Louis Johnson former assistant
secretary of war and onetime na-
tional commander of the American
Legion is to speak Wednesday
night at 8 30 p. m. (Central Stand-
ard timei in a radio »MBS> broad-
cast designated as a reply to the
speech of Colonel Charles A. Lind-
i bergh Monday.
who mould be first to register at
each point.
In the words of Manuel Esparza.
1034 Ninth: ‘ We all wanted to be
the first to sign up for our country'
There were 10 or 15 of us at Wash-
ington Park school befor$ 7 a. m..
and when registration opened we
all made a rush to see who would
be registered first. I think I was.”
Officials at the school said the
first card turned In there was Man-
uel Ramirez Garcia who lives at
7th and Madison. Esparza who is
a WPA worker was a close second.
At the Cameron county court-
house a traveling sale-man from
Houston was waiting bright and
early for registration to start. By
7 a. m. he had been joined by
other young men.
.lames Rea an employe of the
Charles P. Wagner bakery ma-
chinery company was the sales-
man.
CLEAR LAKE. Iowa— (**> —The
seven sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
P. Joynt of Clear Lake registered
today for the draft.
AUSTIN —(API— Registrars at
one Austin polling place turned
away numerous 20-vear-old youths
who Insisted on registering for se-
lective service.
The youths wrere commended
by officials who told them to
await another registration day in
the future.
Although he was not required to
register according to conscription
regulations. Willard G. Smith of 27
Hawthorne. 27-year-old member ot
the volunteer naval reserve re-
ported to the registration place at
West Brownsville school and filled
out a card.
Around the corner from the
school a woman walked into a
grocery store with her ‘‘teen-age"
son.
“Well they didn't sign him up
(See SIDELIGHTS. Page Two.)
Alice Ann ~ First
Graham Girl In
Forty-Two Years
—
Alice Ann Graham six pounds
broke a 42-year tradition wth her
birth at Mercy hospital in the
early hours Wednesday. Daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs F T. <Dut*
Graham she is the first girl child
to bear the na.ne of Graham
since the birth of her aunt. Miss
Bernice Graham daughter of
Mrs. James A. Graham and the
late Judge Graham.
Alice Ann spoiled a potential
football eleven but. in later years
she may persuade her five older
brothers and her four cousins
sons of Judge and Mrs. James S.
Graham to let her pinch-hit on
an entirely Graham baseball
team.
Both mother and child are
doing well hospital attendants
: announced
0
I). S. MEN 21-36
IN FIRST R-DAY
OF PEACETIME
NEW YORK — I API — Federal
grand jury subpoenas returnable
Thursday were served Wednesday
on nine Inion Theological Sem-
inary students who declared they
would not register for selective
service because they did not be-
lieve in the principle of conscrip-
tion.
Bv The Associated Press
For the* second time in the
life of most Americans the
young manhood of the na-
tion registered in mass Wed-
nesday for military service.
“It Ls a day of deep and purpose-
lul meaning in the lives of all of
us." President Roosevelt said in a
brief early-mommg address prep-
ared for delivery as registration
places across the country were
opening for a 14-hour day.
Millions of men who answered
the same call 23 years ago last
June 5 saw their sons step into
line for registration at election
precincts and schools.
Even some veterans of the A E
P—those who lied about their ages
then and enlisted at 12 or 13—re-
traced their steps after nearly a
quarter of a century to enroll again
From the pool of 16 404000 regis-
• See DRAFT. Page Two.
SUPPLIES ARE
EXHAUSTED IN
INITIAL RUSH
Cameron and Hidalgo
Counties Fur n i s h
Surprise; Total Is
Placed At 30000
Expected Valley selective
service registrations took a
second upward revision to
30.000 Wednesday after-
noon as 10 precincts in Cam-
eron and 12 in Hidalgo sent
emergency calls for more
cards to Brownsville and
Edinburg.
Hidalgo county expects 14 000 reg-
istrants as the day's total accord-
ing to estimates made by Oscar
Kirkland county clerk. In Browns-
ville County Clerk H. D. Sea go
again revised his estimate to 12 000
for Cameron county.
Mission McAllen. Weslaco and
Edinburg each reported having
passed the 1000 mark by noon
Wednesday and all sent urgent
calls for additional forms.
In the city of Brownsville where
.1050 had been esrected. a total of
4.000 late Wednesday seemed as-
sured. Additional supplies were
taken to each of the nine Browns-
ville precincts late in the after-
noon
In HHalgo 12 precincts called for
additional supplies: In Cameron 11
emergency calls were made includ-
ing all four pracincts In Harlingen
where the registrations far exceed-
ed planned quotas
Willacy and Starr counties
are reported as staying within their
first estimates. County Clerg
Lauro Garza of Starr county.
>ald his original plan for 2.500
• See REGISTRATION Page Two)
JAPS GET )EAL
ON MEXICO OIL
__ %
Firm Obtains Exploit
Rights In Veracruz
MEXICO CITY — Pi—The Jap-
anese-controlled Veracruzana Oil
Company has government approval
to exploit 247 000 acres in Veracru*
state
Sub-Secretary Modesto Rolland
of the ministry of economy ap-
proved a contract under which the
Japanese firm will have five-year
exploratory rights subject to ex-
tension it was learned Tuesday
night.
If oil la found the cont/act pro-
vides. a five tier rent royalty will
go to the land owners and an equal
amount to the government.
RAF Hammers Germany’s
Wharves Freight Yards
LONDON —Oti— The mam
.trength of the Royal Air Force*
nocturnal raiding :-quadrons roar*
cd over the North Sea Tuesday
night and droppetl tons of high ex-
plosives on Germany** naval bases
at Kiel and Hamburg hammering
away at shipping and wharves the
air ministry declared Wednesday.
The weather was spotty—clear in
places in others jo bad that blind
flying was necessary; and Jiome of
the RAF planes with assigned ob
jectives elsewhere tn Germany did
not reach their destinations. The
ministry said.
The raids on tlie whole were not
as destructive a* Monday s. when
the P.AF demolished buildings
smoke stacks tanks and reservoir*
at the vital synthetic fuel ;*rodur-
j ng plant at Poliu. near Stettin the
ministry's communique Indicated;
>ut considering the weather it was
' successful.
Wire Flashes
NAZIS WRECK TRAIN
BI.RLiN—(APt — Informed Ger-
man sources said that at least 30*1
persons had been killed or Injur-
ed When a German dive bomber
attacked an English transport
train Wednesday.
EDEN IN EGYPT
LONDON—<APi —Anthony Ed-
en secretary for war has arrived
In Egypt for consultations with
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Archibald P. W'a-
vell. commanding Britain's Near
Eastern Armies it was announced
here.
ALEXANDRIA RAIDED
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt— <AP> —
Italian bombers operating under
| a full moon attacked a concentra-
tion of British warships in Ales
andria harbor early Wednesday
morning but were reported driven
off without scoring a direct hit.
ENVOYS IN PARLEY
SOFIA. Bulgaria —(API— Wil-
liam George Kendel. British min-
ister to Bulgaria left Wednesday
for Instanbul to confer with Sir
Hughe M. Knatchbull-Hugesaen
British ambassador to Turkey.
NAZIS SEND STBS
BUCHAREST — iAP>— Great
shipment# of knocked down sea-
planes and aubmarines were re-
ported en rout# Wednesday to
Rumania from Germany to a
Black Sea naval training has*
which will bo in charge of ltal-
| ian expert#.
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