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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02

ed because the particles OF powder
are highly charged with positive cleo
tricity, produced by the friction of the
plane with the air and by the fric-
ton between the dust particles and the
current. The plants themselves
carry negative charge of electricity.
Under natural laws opposite charges
are attracted, the one to the other
For this reason the positive electricity
in the dust PARTICLES causes them to
be drawn into close contact with the
plants and held there, resulting in per-
feet adherence.
In busting the plants the airplane
often is not more than Is or 20 feet
above the surface of the earth. The
long trail of calcium arsenate dust is
blown down into the plant growth
behind the machine
Lower Speed Wanted.
The planes used are frequently army
machines, supplied and manned by the
war department. In busting operations
the flyers move at rate of approx
mately 90 miles an hour. The dust is
discharged at high pressure and settles
down toward the earth or is blown
along by the swift current Of air from
the plane itself.
Official circles are interested in the
development of planes especially
adapted to the work of applying the
dust. Manufacturers are taking an in
terest in the problems involved. These
makers are expected to make expert
mental changes in their machines with
a view to producing commercial air
planes OF the most effective type.
One of the requirements is in the
matter of lower speed. The use of
swift war planes for cotton busting is
suggestive of employing a costly linn
CUISINE for doing the work meant for a
fve-ton truck. The objective sought is
the elimination of high speed and the
construction of planes affording max
imum efficiency at intermediate speed,
but with ability to rise quickly to
avoid distractions in the pathway of
travel.
Helpful Factors Cited.
An important advantage in the
plane of moderate speed will be the
better vision possible to the occupants.
Another helpful factor lies in the re-
duction of waste resulting from over
running the area at the ends of the
field. Still another point made is that
lower speed will greatly re e
the danger to pilots in landing. The
planes now used have a landing speed
OF something like IS miles an hour.
The ideal machine would travel at
from 50 to 90 miles an hour and land
at from 20 to rs miles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02
II S. Government Concludes This
poison-Dusting Method Is Best
Means of Attack on the Cotton
Pest. Two Demonstrations in
Georgia Witnessed by Large
Crowds of Spectators.

p;d;ng down the boil weevil in an
I've is the latest method of assault
, On that pesky insect.
up Trn.to-date practice calls for the use
I he airplane in the battle with this
VI n,v Of the cotton crop and two
ssnneo,,no12strations given by the govern
u u,ant in Georgia the past week-one
lit'' Athens on Tuesday and another at
@ordeIe on Thursday-were attended
by several thousand interested specta-
'' n = recent issue the Baltimore Sun
o.;nted an interesting article on this
pfaectacular and dramatic process-a
oPrvsade OF the air-of repelling this
ono,,1v TO the prosperity of the south.
The ravages of the boil weevil have
brought forth the best endeavors OF
s,;anee for the control and destruction
- this expensive insect, says the Sun.
coarps of methods and materials have
beon tried as affording possible pro-
action to the staple crop of the
.ontb The tests have found their
ot;,nav in the official statement from
tbe United States government that the
airolane is the surest weapon OF at
tack u
Coad in charge of the cotton insect
:,yastipations at the government sta
ion at Ta1lulah, La, has made extern
Give tests of various poisonS and OF
,ranv methods of application. Results
have shown that busting with calcium
sr,enate will make possible a profit
able increase in the yield Of seed cot
fan where the land is of low produc-
tivity. $780,.
t;ons the fields busted with calcium
srsenate by airplane showed an in
crease of $50 pounds per acre OF seed
cotton over those that were not pols-
The dusting of plants to kill insects
i an established custom. The novelty
nj the new method lies in the use OF
airolanes for the application of the
noison dust. In ~the belief of skilled
workers in the department OF agricul-
tire the development will revolution
lie the fight against the boil weev1l
and result in making the cotton crop
safe for the future.
Night Work Obviated.
In demonstrating the superiority OF
the airplane for plant-dusting, the ex-
perts have revealed the workings of a
natural law of prime importance in
this particular field Other methods OF
applying the dust to infested plants
required that the work be done at
night, when the moisture on the TO-
liage caused the dust particles to adj
here. With the airplane night work
is no longer necessary. 1t has been
found that dust applied by flyers sticks
perfectly in daytime, regardless OF the
dry condition of the leaves.
This reversal comes about through
electrical influences, according to the
government experimenters. The tests
showed not only that there was per-
feet adhesion in daylight operations,
but that a pound of poison would go
farther when the leaves are dry.
Investigation has brought the con-
yiction that the better effect is obtain
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02
RATS EAT CAT CAUGHT
IN TRAP SET FOR THEM

When a mercantile concern at Ay-
den, n c., declared war on rats the
rodents drew first blood Traps were
placed in the store, and cat was put
on guard. One night the cat became
caught in one of the traps. Rats ate
the cat-all except the skeleton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02
WILLS MONEY TO DOGS.

Mrs. Maude L. Vauz, OF Brooklyn,
left will in which she provided a
weekly allowance OF SIS each for the
support of three Italian greyhountdIss-
To her mother, Mrs. Emma w.
Young, she bequeathed a weekly al
lowance of $40.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02

The sad thing about trying to be
cheerful all the time IS you soon run
out OF things to be cheerful about.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02

HOW BOUT WOMEN?
1t has been computed that the aver
age man speaks in the course of a
year 100000 words.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
ENGLAND RULED
BY Blue BLOODS
Self Made Man Out Of
Control as Baldwin
Becomes Premier

LONDON. Self-maGe men. have ceas-
ed 20 have any SLY in tho British cabia-
ct. The old order has been brought back
BY Stanles- Baldwin. che new premier.
and brought back strong. All but two Of
the 19 men in his catiaet are college
bred, and these two attended public
schools, which are peculiarly n~rivate in
stint ons il this country, fr~equented
largely by the IONS Of people Of meaas
or culture or both. The new Conserya-
tive cabinet is itch in names Kong as
sociatod with positions Of prominence
in British life.
The tide Of opportunity Tor those
bon in the lover cl;}ssed to iise to po-
litical power and fame thai seemed to
run strong when only ten months ago,
Ramsay MacDo0 aid as nremier sur
rounded himself with colleagues who
were examiners. ~eX-engine drivers, ex-
office boys and mill workers and clerks,
has dropped to the cbb Of the days Of
old No one in Mr.. Baldwin's new cab
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
THE SUNDAY HERALD INDUSTRIAL AND MID-WINTER EDITION

contests of the Economics Clubs, these
In the first a prize is given to the MEM
Der making the greatest Improvement
-. Appearance ana convenience of her
kitchen.
In the dress contest, two prizes are
Offered, one for the best house dress,
anothe- for the best afternoon dress,
both TO De made Of suitable wash mate
rials. The prize winners in the three
contests are given "a short course at
A. & NJ. College.
1t is not only the wome1 OF the Val
ley that alc receiving this important
obstruction. Ten girls clubs have been
organized, four Ct these il the Mex
lean schools. These girls are eiven a
four year course in sewing, cooking,
canning, home improvement, and pro-
iect work. n this way the girls in the
rural communities who do not have ac-
cess to the domestic school training of
me high schools are reached. the coun-
ty 2ge.ts are delighted W til the pro-
gress in this branch Of their work.
Very definite work is being in poul-
try; the women desiring to get rid Of
their mongrel flock ard wishing to raise
the standard of their production and
profit by having more standard perfec-
tion chickens. IN the hope OF establish
ing a market for their products egg cir
Giles have been organized throughout
the different communities for the pro-
ductio1 of the infertile egg.
Print Cook Book
The Los Fresnos Woman's Service
Club has compiled Il cookbook with re
cipes and methods for using practically
everything in the food line raised in
the Valley. This isfcalled Valley Foods
for Valley People,, and has been ali re-
ceived in the N~alleS>and in other parts
Of the state as we'll.
Yet the interest is not confined to
Economics work alone, as is shown by
their membership in Valley Federation
where they assume and share interest
and duties OF a general nature.
The Hoyt-Hammond Industrial Club
Of McAllen, for instance, has just
pledged $500 toward the new Carroll
College to be built in their town.
No more cosmopolitan groun Of wom-
en- can be found anywhere than those
who make up the Valleys citizenship.
From the East and West, from the
North and South, they have settled in
his part of the country, bringing with
them new ideas which have in tura been
exchanged and assimilated. The com
mon need Of friendship, compan .onship
and cooperation have united the WON
en- into systematiZed organization work
for the combined purpose of self and
community Improvement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
FEDERATION IS
WOMEN'S PRIDE
CONTINUED from mage ~


given her assistance ami has advanced
helpful IDEAS and plans toward the fur
ther.ng of this much needed work.
Tie principal woli. Of the Social
Service Committee Is to aid III the
Americanizaticn work among he Mex
can people. Mrs. Eltweed Pomcroy who
served the federation so efficiently for
two years as president. lad this work
in charge. u9til she left the valley and
Miss Mary Cowgirl has continued it. i
Hnme Economics Clubs
No department has created such a
keen interest US tine Home Service De-
partrlent, with Ms. Fred Taylor as
chairman. Under tie supervision OF
of this department is included % home
economies clubs.
The home economics clubs are also
federated ii Still another organization
known as the Rio Grande Valley Home
Economics Clubs. Mrs. Taylor perfect
ed this organization and served rs
president for three years, but ut the
Jun encampment Mrs. George A. Nor
riscI Of Mercedes was elected pesid-
ent TO succeed her. The other officers
are: first vice-pres.dent, Mrs. Alnett,
Mercedes; second vico-president Ms. l..
G. Bushy, Missioc; secretary, Mrs.
George Bevall; treasure, Mrs. /. c..
Webb, Harlingen.
There has been no other factor in
the development of the Valley that de-
serves more recognition and praise than
these women's economies clubs which
are conducted under the personal direc-
tinp of cOnntN dam >, - ,1+ MS f,op, Tho
extension department Of the Ag icul-
tural and Mechanical College Of Texas,
who cooperate with the United States
department of agriculture. The home
demonstrators have been working IN the
Valley for about seven years. Miss
Nuckells succeeds Miss Juanita Sprott,
resigned, in Ridaleo County. Miss jew
el Smith is Cameron county demons
TRAITOR.
This economics organization has been
in cxistance only three years, and was
created to fill an expressed wish Of the
farm women of which so great 4 part
of the Valley is composed. Encamp-
ments are held each year, the last hay
ing been at McColl's club house near
McAllen in June. Discussions of cook
iHS' cdhHiHS, PicSSiNlhSr "JS-hs' a
ing, dairying, home nursing, child vel
fare home sanitation, Texas history,
Texas laws for women, and beaatifica-
ton Of Valley homes occupied tho at
t~ention of the earnest group of women
who made up the pc sonal OF the var
ious clubs.
Girls Have Clubs
A very keen interest is manifested IL
these annual meetings which are in the
nature of a three-day school where
state and national workers appear with
helpful talks on important subjects.
This fall, Citrus and Millinery schools
were held in Hidalgo and Cameron coun-
ties for instruction to club delegates.
Mrs. Morrison, presiden-, states that
Il great interest is shown in the two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

in Brownsville is the Walker Craig Co.,
also on Frontun street, which is pure
ly local in management and ownership,
but supplies a trade from here to Mis-
ION.
E. B. Camiade = the manager of an
other wholesale grocery concern in the
city, and s:nds supplies up the Valley
by truck. l.. Champion also handles
a wholesale aroceiy business in
Brownsville.
The International Drug Co, OF which
DR.. w. f. Spivey is president, is the
largest wholesale drug concern south
of San Antonio, and has Va business
which includes n. territory from here
Rio Gran1e City. Ri. establishment
built i new building on Levee street.
Iror and Stee. Pant
Brownsville is sCon 20 become a dis
tributing point for iron and ste-l works
for the Valley. as the Alaro Works Of
San Antonio have purchased a building
site here. and will star; constructicn
of a building soon for the housing OF q
branch TO the main store.
The city also has three distributing
concerns for national packing com
pants, ihe>. being The Swift & Co.,
Armour e. Co., and Houston Packing
company plants. They are all located
on Fronton street, and handle trade
throughout the Valley.
Twenty-six cars OF oil and gas arc
distributed every week through tn
wholesale distributors in Brownsville.
These ale the Texas Co. Humble Oil
Co., Pierce Oil Co, Nelvoren.. Co,
and Magnolia OIL Co., all of them To-
Gated on Trenton street.
The shipping business is one that
has been branching out rapidly in
Brownsville. in keeping with the in
creased production of citrus. and of
vegetables. The Brownsville Fruit Co..
has opened up en- Fronton street re-
chine. McDavitt Bros, lcng time snip,
pers Of Valley products, announce he
letting of a contract for a new packing
shed and storage plant in Victoria ad,
dition, while the present plant on the
Gulf Coast lines will be maintained.
Other shippers in the city an Wade
and Newton. shippers of vegetables and
fruit; the Alexander Marketing Co..
and Coke Seed and Feed Store.
Brownsville is soon to have a clay
products plant, as plans for The plant
are under way now, with j. G. Bennett
at the head of the move The plant is
located on the railroad, about three
miles out from Brownsville. The plans
are to maxi bricks, drain tile and roof
ing in the plant.
Edelstein's store here handles some
wholesale shipments, being distributors
for wagon and ether similar vehicles
in the Valley. The T<x-Mex trading
company handles wholesale shipments
of seed. feed and flour, and the Alex
ander Tire company handles tires and
BATTERIES in wholesale lots.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Good Weather Helps
Sugar in Porto Rico

SAN JUAN, porto Rico, Dec. 20-Fhe
largest crop in Porto Rico's hist
DRY is predicted for the season soon to
begin by Commissioner of Agriculture
Carlos Chardon, who anticipates a harry
est of from 522, 900 to 535, 900 short tons.
The largest crop the island even prod
uced was 503,0G0 tons in 1917. Last
years crop was 47S, 900 tons.
Commissioner Chardon gives as rea-
sons for the probable increased output
favorable weather conditions during
the growing season, extension of cane
paintings, better selection of varieties
of canes yielding high percentage OF SUI
gar, and the planting of varieties re-
sistent to cane Diseases. .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

met ever 'polishe.h up the handle of
the big front-door."
Ten Of the 10 names Mr.. Baldwin pre-
sented to the king as his ministers are
oxford prouucts. sour can LOOK back to
happy days in the halls Of Cambridge.
Of the remaining live, all had the ad-
vantages of public school training. Mr..
Churchill, upon leaving the ancient hill
where Harrow turns out young gentle
men, betook himself to Sandhurst. the
West Point of England. Neville Cham
belline, like his brother Austen, went to
Rugby. but unlike Austen did not 90
on to Cambridge. He finished up at Ma
son College. Sir Douglas Hogg, the at
tClney general, is an Eton product, and
Sir W. Representatives., home secretary,
was educated at the Merchant Taylors
School Of which Carlyle was a distin-
aaished son. Sir L. Worthington. Evans,
war secretary, attended Eastbourne
College.
The Cambridge men in the cabint, be-
sides the premier are Austen Cham
be lain, ". G.. N~Bridgeman and Sir John
Gilmore. Five of the ten Oxford men in
the cabinet are noble lords Of the realm,
Curzon, Salisbury, Cave B~irkenhead and
Eustace Percy. The others are Sir A.
Steel-Maitland, Edward Wood, Sir Philip
lloyd Greame, Sir Samuel Hoare and
l.: S. ArmeIy.
The public schools Of historic fame
Etcn, Harrow, Rugby, Merchant Tav-
iors, Winchester, all played parts in the
education Of the new Tory cabinet. Mir.
Baldwin and three Of his cabi let col
leagues prefaced their univerity days
with 4 few years at Hai row. Five other
members OF his cabinet played as
youths upon the cricket fields of Elton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Efficient Captains
Clear Out Stowaways

MANfEA, Dec. 20-Manila's fame up
and down the China coast as a good
port for beachcombers, where slowing
way on armv transports has been easy,
is passing away.
Siieeze gas, furnished by the chemical
warfare service of the Philippine de-
partment of the United States army, is
forced into the hold of every transport
for a period of - hours just before. de-
parture, thus making the hold unin-
habitable. Not a single s;owaway was
found on the transport Thomas when
it touched at China on its last trip. On
previous trips the discovery of Is or
30 was not uncommon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

Rugby knew three of the new ministers
in tneii youth And so It goes.
The examiners and ~ex-engine drivers
have gone back to their labors at the
head of trade unions AMI other organ
i~z;stions outside of Whitehall. If they sit
in Parliament. they occupy the opposi-
tion beaches. The front bench is filled
again with the type OF men who for
centuries have governed Great Britain,
men whose birth the gods smiled upon.
whose climb in life was made less ar
duous by the environment of ease and
wealth, pomp and circumstance, that
England gives in such generous portion
10 her privileged few.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
City Fills Role of
Cupid With Success

HAMBURG. Dee. 2o-Hamburg boasts
of having established the first Bureau
of Information on Matrimonial Matters
in Germany. The bureau has been in
operation for less than a year, but lis
success is so great that the Prussian
landtag, or provincial assembly, will
soon consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of Great
ing similar public bureaus in other ci-
ties.
Advice is given gratuitously to per-
sons Of all classes Of society and OF
both sexes. The staff is for the most
part unpaid the members considering
ii an honor to give their time and
thought to helping bring about happier
mar. lagos.
READ TIE CLASSIFIED ADS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
SElNGLfNG HAS COME TO STAY

lias %shingITng ccnle 70 stay?
Experts recently Interviewed here
declare that it has, and contend That
in this method Of dressing their hal
wcmtn have found the ideal, says .
World Bureau dispatch from London
The arguments in favor Of shingline
are:
1t iiscloscs he natural beauty Ct the
head; helps the growth Of the hair; y
much more comfortable and makes
hairdressing easier; it suits women OF
ali ages.
Arguments against it are:
1t is not suitable for social functions;
is too "mannish" for a woman.
al least rs per cent Of our women
clients hav. had tE>ir ha.r s~i;r"ie
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
To Round Out
Face and Form
With Firm Flesh - Beautify
Complexion and Strengthen
Nerves

Doctors say there is no better, surer
way to quickly increase weight, build
up vitality, strengthen the nerves, put
color in the cheeks, sparkle in the
eyes and generally improve the ap-
pearance-in fact to give women ra.
diant health and youthful beauty
than the simple use of Mastin's Vita
mon
So, if you are too thin and want
to put on firm fiesh-if you are weak,
nervous and rundown and want to in
crease your strength, energy and en-
durance-if you suffer from indiges-
ton or intestinal trouble and want this
quickly corrected-if you have pimples
boils, eruptions or sallowness and
want a fine, clear skin and complex
ion, you will find it well worth while
TO try taking two of Mastin's Vitamon
Tablets with each meal until you are
fully satisfied with your gain in
weight, strength, endurance and i'm
proved appearance.
Success absolutely guaranteed or
you get back the little it costs for the
trial. Ask for and take only Mastin' s
Vitamon, prescribed by doctors, recon.
mended by druggists, athletes, success
full men, attractive women and used
by millions. At all uggists.-Adver-
tisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
SCION Of WEALTH
DENIES CHARGES
IN DUFFY Staying
Police Examine New Wit
nesses and Build Up
Theory of Murder,

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. Extracting move
ments of John Duffy and his bride,
Maybelle Exley Duffy, police exam
ined new witnesses in probe of tho
killing of the underworld pair.
Julian Kaufman, IS, son of "a
wealthy commission merchant and
named by witnesses as Duffy's last
companion on the night of the double
murder, vigorously denied connection
with the crime. His story, however,
was not satisfactory, police said, and
is being held
Upon confession" of William
Engelke that he was with the Duffys
when Mrs. Duffy was slain, police have
built the theory that Duffy killed his
wife in drunken rage and was him
self killed by friends. Engelke testi-
fed Duffy killed his wife in a dinner
table argument.
Engelke named Kaufman as the
man to whom Duffy fled for protec-
ton.
Mrs Duffy's body was found in her
apartment following discovery of
Duffy's body in g. snow drift several
miles away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
Radio Prograns
Friday
Chicago-KYW

Chicago-KYW
Central, 536)
1135 A. M.-Tabe tax. $50 P. M
Children's bedtime story. Z P. M
Dinner concert 10 P. NJ. to 2 A M
Midnight Revue.
Schenectady, n. Y.--WGY
eastern, $500
P. M-'"Fhe New Spring Mil
Hnery." 7:45 P. M.-Children's pro-
gram. 7:45 P. MA Tailor Made
Man" 1890 p M-Orchestra; read
ing, Just Boy" Musical program.
Louisville, Ky.-WHAS
Central, 400
to 5 P. M.-Orchestra- 1880 to
8 P. M-Concert.
Davenport, Iowa-W0C
Central, 4S4
II M-Chimes. $3.50 P. M.-"The
Liver AS a Transformation Plant. "
5.45 P. M.-Chimes. $50 P. M.-Chil-
dren's bedtime story. 8 P. M.-Musi-
cal program.
Detroit, Mich.-WWJ
eastern, BID
$50 A M.-"Tonight's Dinner" 10
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-28
FATHER REMINDED
OF HIS OBLIGATION
Mrs. WooIIey Describes Work
in Nursery School,

1.-The obligation of child training is
as much the fathers as the mothers"
said Mrs. Helen Thompson Woolley
before the Parent Teachers' Federation
at a mid-winter banquet Wednesday
night at the Y. w. G. A
Covers were laid for $50. Mrs. G.
Quincy Dualop, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, introduced the
speaker.
Mrs Woolley discussed work of the
Merrill Palmer School of Detroit, a
training school for children of pre-
school agey with which she is con-
nected.
Appearing on the program were
Mrs. Jean Mccormick, vocalist, ac-
companied by Miss Christine House
man; Miss Bernice Pugh. violinist;
Wayne Van Sickle. cornetist, and
Miss Goldie Lowman, vocalist.