The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 113, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 19, 1933 Page: 4 of 16
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Silver Purchase Program Studied as Supplement to RooseveWs Gold Policy I
WIDER USE OF
WHITE METAL
TO BESOUGHT
WASHINGTON. Nov 18.
Seeking a steadier dollar the ad-
ministration held its price for new-
ly mined domestic gold unchanged
today for the fifth day whip sen-
ate Inflationists undertook a study
' to find a mean* oT supplementing
the monetary policy by a silver pur-
chase program
Although President Roosevelt's
gold policy has the whole-hearted
support of the group headed by
Senators Thomas <D-Okla» and
8mith<D-SC> these two. with sen-
ator Harrison fD-Miss.i are at
work on a survey with a view to
recommending steps to get more
money in circulation by wider use
of the white metal.
Wide Flurtations
Alter a week of wide fluctuations
the dollar opened in London at
$5 24 to the* pound weakened to
$5 29 1-4 and dosed at $5.27 3-4.
At the opening quotation the val-
ue of gold in London was $33 58 an
ounce and at the dosing $33 82 By
comparison the domestic price was
Be’ at $33 56
For the last five days it has been
held below the world figure an
action which many interpreted as
an indication that the administra-
tion wanted to hold the dollar from
the low levels which It struck At
one time the pound was quoted at
$5 52.
Henry Morgenthau Jr. had his
first full day as acting secretary
©1 the treasury today. The setting
of the gold price In the morning
along with Jesse H Jones of the
RFC being his first duty.
Hit Rumor Monger*
The informal senatorial commit-
tee of inflationista who are pursu-
ing ways of using silver more in
the national money set-up was con-
stituted at a meeting in the senate
!-
office building yesterday attend- '
ed by economists and industrialists
and others in and out of congress.
The conference not only approved
everything the president was doing
to raise commodity prices by lower-
ing the purchasing power of the
dollar but recommended prosecu-
tion of unnamed persons they
charged with undermining confi-
dence in the nations financial
structure by spreading false rumors
and advocating what they regard
as dangerous defeatist steps.
LIONS ENDORSE
ARROYO WORK
— !— I I.
(Special to The Herald!
HARLINGEN Nov. 18.—The pro-
posal that the Arroyo Colorado Na-
vigation Commission provide flood
control rights-of-way toj the Inter- j
national Boundary Commission in
return for straightening of tne Ar-1
royo channel was endorsed bv the
Lions club in session at the Madt
son Hotel this week.
The endorsement followed a talk
cr the Harlingen port by Polk Hor-
naday. local attorney He was named
chairman of a committee further
composed of Lions Medley and Rea.
sc never to assist the navigation dis-
trict in any way possible
Lion Rcasonover also report'd on
r recent visit to the Victoria club.
Emmett Anglin of the entertain-
ment committee presented Misses
Iva Weed ana Allene Sherman in
tap dances with Mrs. A1 Jones ac- i
companving.
Pres. Bob Baker was absent so G
Lorimer Brown presided.
Dry Cleaning Code
Signed by Chiefs
The Dry Cleaning code has beer
signed by NR A oficials and is now
in effect according to Chas. Bur-
ton of the Mcdel Laundry commit-
teeman for the Valley section.
Under the terms of the code dry'
cleaners of the southern section j
may work their employees a maxim-
um of 40 hours per week with a
minimum wage of 27c per hour.
. .
f. d:s attack
ON OPPONENTS
TAKESJN C C.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. <*»>—
Pres. Roosevelt hit out in Georgia
today at those who oppose his mone-
tary experimentation as tones'
akin to those of 1776. while at the
same time in Washington the board
of the chamber of commerce of fhe
United States unanixrousliF de-
manded "early return to a gold bas-
is. with complete avoidaneg 01
monetary experimentation “
To a Savannah throng celebrat-
ing the Georgia bicentennial the
president recalled that experimen-
tation was opposed by “tories" when
George W’ashington "conducted an-
other great experiment in 1776.''
OlKwnher 'Aroww’d'
Meanwhile his acting secretary
of the treasury -Henry Morgcnthau.
Jr.—proceeded here with the gold
buung policy that aroused the na-
tional chamber of commerce to pro-
test For the fifth day. the RFC orice
for new domestic gold was held at
$33 56 an ounce apparently in an
endeavor toward steadying the dol-
lar In world markets.
From the closed doors of the
chamber of commerce board meet-
ing. copies of the monetary resolu-
tion were dispatched to newspaper
offices. It asked "restoration and
continuance of the gold standard
with a fixed gold value of the dol-
lar properly determined" and other
moves.
"Our consideration of various as-
pects of thp economic and finan-
cial situation leads us to the con-
clusion that the question of a sound
national monetarv police is para-
mount.’* the resolution said.
-ft is of transcendant impor-
tance because the monetarv police
not only affects all other financial
issues but the whole economic wel-
fare of the nation.
Want Gold Standard
"The chamber is committed by
action of its membership to support
the maintenance of the integrity of
our currency the restoration and
continuance of the gold standard
with a fixed gold value of the do’lar
properly determined the balancing
of public budgets and the remcval
of restrictions upon foreign ex-
f Pange.
"It is opposed to any policy of de-
li verately engendering price chan-
ges through measures which are
solely monetarv in rharacter recog-
nizing that such measures are not
conducive to stability.
"In efforts to stimulate and fas-
ter improvement in the prices of
primary commodities of manufac-
tured goods and of auxilian* ser-
vices it is opposed to any action
that create* distrust in the currency
a* being ineapable of producing a
lasting improvement.
Charge Confusion Result
"In advocating a sound and ade-
quate currency as essential for a
greater volume and mobility if cred-
it. it maintains that it is necessary
to provide such basis for faith in
credit and In currency as will per-
mit their healthv employment in *he
normal processes of business enter-
prise.
"We believe it should be emphas-
ized that the present fL*cal policies
have developed widespread confus-
ion and disquiet.
"We strongly recommend that the
president of the United States make
an unmistakable declaration that
government securities will not be
driven to lower lewis bv reason of
monetarv actions
"We also urge that there be an
immediate announcement of inten-
tion of an early return to a /old
basis with complete avoidance »f
monetary experimentation cur-
rency manipulation greenback:^
and fiat money and with complete
recession from theoretical of arbi-
trary ideas of Trice-index’ fixation
of the value of gold.’*
Valley Gets Several
On Texas C. C. Boards
The Lower Rio Grande Valley
was given ample recognition in the
appointment of directors and other
eilicers of the South Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce at the general
meeting in San Antonio the past
lew days.
A. Wayne Wood of Brownsville
wa* named a member of the exec-
utive committee.
Directors named from this sec-
tion are: E. A. Brown of Edinburg.
Ralph L and G. C. Richardson or
Brownsville Sam Bolts of Harlin-
gen. .Joseph Pate of Hidalgo. J. C
Paxton and J. W Ewing of McAl-
len. Blake Seav and W. D. Chadiek
of Mercedes. Ralph Bray and John
Fhary of Mission. W W. Collier of
Pharr. Lamar Gill of Ravmondville.
J E. Bell of San Benito.
The organization announced that
it will continue its work for better
i elat ions with Mexico working
sh Milton h West and R. v
Kleberg congressmen from the
two south Texas sections
Lumber Dealers Will
Charge for Delivery
Under the terms of the Retail
Lumber Dealers code recently sign-
ed bv NRA officials retail lumber
yards are compelled to make a
harge for deliveries according to
announcement made by live
Brownsville lumber yards today.
The local yards have entered a
protest to the National Recovery
officials and have asked that any
yard so choosing may be allowed
to deliver materials without charge
Until this petition has been
granted however the yards are
compelled to make the following
charges for delivery:
$100 per thousand feet of lum-
ber.
3c per hundred feet of building
materials.
50c. minimum for any delivery.
Yards which have asked that the
charge provisions be eliminated ate
the Eagle Pass Lumber Co. Marts
I umber Co. Frontier Lumber Co
Taylor Lumber Co. and the d. H.
Hardin Lumber company.
r i new dining suite I
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What a pleasure when the family gathers for
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BROWNSVILLE
HARLINGEN
•
McALLEN
On Main Street Next to Palace
Theater
“MORE FOR YOUR MONEY ALWAYS’* |
Barbara Stanwyck
Threatened With
Serious Lameness
HOLLYWOOD. Nov. II. (JV-Only
Barbara Stanwyck* close friends
knew until today that while pre-
parations for her next picture go
ahead the actress herself is fight-
ing a desperate battle against per-
manent lameness and possible dis-
figurement
A double back and hip injury
resulting from two film accidents
has never completely healed and
Mm Stanwyck’s recent collapse in
Boston aggravated the condition
Determined to keep her troubles
to herself. Miss Stanwyck refuses
to talk about the injury and plans
to start her next film. "Gambling
Lady" on schedule. To do this it
was learned from a friend she is
taking heroic measures under her
doctors orders to improve her con-
dition.
She sleeps strapped to a special-
ly designed board which relieves
pressure on the injured bones and
she spends four hours daily under
lights and x-rays. It is generally
understood that unless the injury
is carefully treated it might result
In a shortening of one leg and a
permanent lameness.
This Miss Stanwyck is certain
she can avoid by taking her phy-
sician's instructions literally She
is appearing at the Warner Bro-
thers studio each day for a few
hours for fittings and story con-
ferences and many casual acquaint-
ances there do not even know of
the struggle
The original iniuries did not
take place at the studio where Miss
Stanwyck now is employed The
first was a double accident when
she was struck on the head by a
falling object and accidentally
dropped while being carried to a
first aid station. The second in-
jury occurred a year later when
she was thrown from a horse dur-
ing the filming or an outdoor scene.
Since that time it Is said the
actress never has been entirely
free from pain.
TWO BURGLARS
ATTACK WOMEN
SAN ANTONIO Nov. 18 -hAV-
Two /omen were injured at their
homes in widely-separated sections
of San Antonio today when they
tried to resist burglar*.
Mrs. Peggy Hauck was beaten into
insensibility after a valiant defense
against a negro and Miss Marlon
Prather a nurse was struck by the
intruder in her home.
Mrs Hauck had fallen asleep lis-
tening to the radio in her home
near midnight. She awoke sudden-
ly to find herself confronted by a
negro man.
The frightened housewife scream-
ed. but the negro was across the
room In a bound his hands clutch-
ing at her throat. Mrs. Hauck
struggled with the man but finally
lost consciousness.
Gene Knox who rooms at the
Hauck home later found and roused
her. A gag had been thrust in her
mouth.
The nurse's encounter with the
burglar occurred about too hours
after Mrs Hauck’s experience. She
v.as alone when aroused by a
noise
Without turning an a light Miss
Prather said:
* Who is itr*
An unseen hand answered with a
terrific blow on her mouth.
WEATHER
East Texas least of 100th meri-
dian •: Fair In north mostly cloudy
In south portion probably showers
in southeast portion Sunday; cool-
er in southeast portion Sunday.
Light to moderate northerly to
easterly winds on the coast.
RIVER BULLETIN
The river will continue to fall
very slowly practically all along
during the next 24 to 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-lIr.
Stage Stage Chang. Ram
Laredo 27 -0.1 0.0 .00
Rio Grande 21 8 0 -0.1 .00
Hidalgo 22
Mercedes 20 10.3 -01 .00
Brownsville 18 10.1 -02 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Port Isabel
Sunday under normal meteor-
i ologicai conditions:
High.6:45 p. m
Low . 10:08 a. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 5:40
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:52
WEATHER SUMMARY
The disturbance noted over the
upper Mississippi valley yesterday
morning is passing down the St
Lawrence valley this morning and
minor disturbances have developed
over the lower Mississippi valley
and apparently over the Rio Grande
valley. Pressure over the plateau
region and Idaho increased since
yesterday morning with crest read-
; ings above 30 60 over southern Ida-
ho. Except for light scattered prec-
I ipttation. mostly in the northeast-
ern and extreme northwestern
states the weather was most’v fair
to clear throughout the country at
the morning observation. Tempera-
tures fell from 4 to 18 degrees from
north Texas northward to the Can-
adian border and rose throughout
! the eastern states since yesterday
morning.
BULLETIN
(First figures lowest tempers tore ls*t
night; second highest yssterdsy; third.
| wind velocity at 8 a. m ; fourth prec-
! tpttfttton in last 24 hours)
Abilene . 44 80 .. 00
Amarillo . 38 68 .. .00
i Atlanta . 42 54 12 .02
Austin .. 56 82 .. .00
BROWNSVILLE .. 68 80 .. 00
Br'ville Airport .... 66 82 .. .00
Chicago . 32 42 12 .01
Cleveland . 36 44 12 04
Corpus Chnsti .... 66 78 .. .00
Dallas . .50 78 10 .00
Del Rio . 56 78 .. .00
Denver . 36 54 10 .00
FI Paso . 44 78 .. .00
Fort Smith . 44 68 .. .00
Houston . 70 80 .. .00
Huron . 28 50 .. 00
Jacksonville . 50 62 .. .00
Kansas City . 36 56 .. .00
Los Angeles . 48 64 .. .00
Louisville . 42 56 10 .00
; Memphis . 54 66 .. .00
Miami . 60 74 .. 00
I Minneapolis . 26 42 .. .00
| New Orleans . 64 74 .. 00
North Pfatte . 26 54 .. 90
Oklahoma City .... 36 72 .. 00
Palestine . 52 80 .. .00
Pensacola . 56 64 10 .00
Phoenix . 46 84 .. .00
St Louis . 36 60 .. 00
Salt Lake City. 34 46 .. 01
I San Antonio . 62 80 .. 00
Santa Pe . 34 60 .. .00
Sheridian . 24 58 .. .00
Shrevei ort . 64 78 12 00
Tampa . 52 72 10 .00
Vicksburg . 62 74 .. 00
Washington . 38 44 .. .06
Williston . 32 46 .. .30
Wilmington . 40 52 .. .00
Winnemucca . 18 52 .. .00
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W O. W. SECRETARY
LA FERIA. Nov 18-Mrs. R. O
' Pena has been elected financial
| secretary for the Nogal camp of
the Woodmen of the World.
S. P. STRIKE
VOTE TAKEN
HOUSTON. Nov. 18 -ol»—Rail-
read brotherhood officials said to-
day they would convene here Wed-
nesday to count the vote* cast by
seme 3.000 employes of the Southern
Pacific Railway lines in Texas and
louisiana as to whether they should
go on strike.
The employes were being polled
on whether to call the general
strike because of failure to settle
by arbitration 108 points involved
ir a dispute with officials of the
railroad company.
Officials of the brotherhood ex-
pressed the hope that the mauer
still could be settled by arbitration
They said that railroad company
officials so far had refused to con-
sent to arbitration of part of tht
questions involved.
A high official of one of the
brotherhoods said he was convinced
that employes would rote to sustain
them and order a general strike
RELIGION IS
GIVEN BLAME
FOR DISORDER I
OUADALAJARA Jaliaco. Mexico.
Nov. 18. i/P) — The trouble-some
clerical issue dormant in Mexico
lor a year was revived suddenly
today with publication of a tele-
gram from Gen Plutarco Calles.
iron hand” of Mexico charging
recent serious student disorders here
to religious elements and promis-
ing drastic measures" if the riots
continue.
A score of students and a half
down police were hurt in riots here
Thursday and 85 were arrested
Five were hurt and twenty arrest-
ed Friday in the disorders which
broke out a month ago. A total of
220 persons are now in jail.
Gen. Calles and Gov Sebastian
Aliende charged that el--deals and
their supporters were attempting
to unseat the state government
through fomentation of the student
trouble but the student leaders as-
serted they sought only improve-
ment of conditions in the state uni-
versity.
92300
GIVEN JOBS
l
AUSTIN. Nov. 18 </P—A W Von
Struve of the Texas Relief commis-
sion. announced today that 92 3 0
unemployed had been given work
ir. the Civil Works Administration
program in Texas He said there
were more than 100 000 men who
were on the payroll considering
the fire prevention cleanup activ-
ities undertaken by the cities
He said those at work on C. W
A. projects would be steadily em-
ployed until February 1. The sal-
ary’ they receive is 112 weekly for
30 hours of work
The Texas Relief commission will
hold a meeting here Mondav. and
! Tuesday mayors county Judges and
other officials will come here for
a mass meeting in the hall of the
house of representatives to discuss
relief problems.
Two Men Arrested
For Counterfeiting
CORSICANA. Nov. 18.——Two
ajiite men were arrested by Waco
police Friday night at Waco upon
advices of Navarro county officers
in connection with the passing of
several allegedly counterfeit 13 bil’s
in Corsicana
Sheriff Rufus Pevehouse plans
to go to Waco today to return the
suspects here and intimated they
would ba turned over to U. 8
Marshall Red Wright of Dallas.
African pygmies have no language
I of their own. but borrow the dia-
lects of the neighboring negro tribes
(By The Associated Press >
CHICAOO—Two of Mrs. Bell*
Lindeman s witnesses couldn't ap-
pear in court because they had
slipped on icy sidewalks but her
husband. Louis came to her res-
cue by testify mg against nuneif.
and thereby- winning for her s
divorce.
Mrs. Lindeman had told tig-
court Louis was cruel ut it was
learned she couldn't have a decree
without corroborative testimony.
That's when Louis stepped up and
admitted the cruelty.
Officer* t all a Cop
WILDWOOD. N. J —In addition
to his wallet and several dolars.
Patrolman Mulford Bradfleld is
minus s slice of his professional
pride.
While watching a football game
a pickpocket lifted tile purse
Women * Right*. is Right
PITTSBURGH — The judge
wouldn't let his name be used
but he's still chuckling about s
woman juror wo© knew her
rights.
Recessing court at 12 o'clock
the Judge told the Jury to be back
at 1. One woman returned at I 45
and was severely rebuked by the
Jurist.
"Llstep." she said. "You came
in a half hour late the other
morning and nobody said a word
to you!”
The Not A© Big. Bad Wolf
OKLAHOMA CITY —The boo
will get the wolf i neither very big
nor very bad> that scared B R
Eaton's little daughters.
Police lassoed the varmint be-
hind the Eaton garage alter it
bad bared its fangs at Glenna
13. and Lulubelle. 9 sending them
scurrying into the house.
MANX TONGUE DISAPPEARING
DOUGLAS Isle of Man '/P—Th»
census of 1931 just Issued show:
that of the 49308 inhabitants ol
this island only 529 could speal
Manx the native tongue and that
none was entirely dependent upor
i» since everybody above the ag«
of 3 knew English
“Skeeter Smoke”
A scientific protection f^om Mos-
quitoes Tested—dependable
lights with a match; gives rapoi
pleasant harmless which fills even
crack and corner of house or of-
fice and positively you have n<
mosquitoes. May be smothered witt
a cover and lighted again and again
Effective out doors on porch lawr
or fishing camp 10c at all drug
gists.—Adv
INSULL PLANS
TO ESTABLISH
| NEW BUSINESS
i ATHENS. Greece. Nov. II. (*>-*
' Samuel Insull said today he was
I continuing hia efforts to eatabliah .
himself m businesa In Greece but
I denied a report in an Athena paper
that he had bought lignite minea
In the Island of Euboea
Asked whether he was interested
in some other business he replied.
Oh. yes. I still have a few frtenda;
at present I am examining pos-
sibilities of getting capital together j
and people interested.”
He added that he was leaving hia
hotel and taking an apartment In
anticipation of Mrs Insult's return
from Venice
The Athens appeal cour recently
refused the United States govern-
ments second request for Insull'a
extrad.tlon to face charges In con-
nection with the collapse of hia
utilities interest* in the middle
west
^You’ve heard us ;j
say before that
“Cheer Leader
Styles” a
America's smart-
est young men’i
clothes! Well...
we’re saying it
again . . • em-
phatically! ...
They’re smarter
than smart! Thi*
Is just an inkle for
you to see them.
Our buyers in the east combed the markets for dresses and real-
ly ran into a piece of luck—that is luck for our women friends.
And not alone did they buy at a very low price but they had a
prreat choice of selections .... and these dresses arrived in
Brownsville Saturday morninjr. While these two hundred
dresses remain in stock they will go at—
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Flat Crepe See Our
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flat crepe are the materials in a wide range of sizes. These are values
up to $5.90. Early shopping is suggested.
Women’s Shoes Pure Silk Women’s Shoes
A group of discontinued Chiffon Hose Another group of dlacon-
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