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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
NEW PRATT WASHER
 TO START MONDAY
Device At Dora To Handle
 1,500 Tons Daily

The new washer of the Pratt Fuel corporation, which has been under con struction for some weeks, will start operating Monday at Dora. The washer will be able to handle 1,500 tons of coal daily. The new improvement cost about $65,000. Several officials of the Pratt Fuel6 corporation will be at Dora Monday to witness the beginning of operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
COMMITTEE DELAYS
 RIVER-HARBOR BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Holding to its program of conceding appropria- ton bills right-of-way, the republican steering committee of the house declined today to give preferential status to the bill to appropriate $53, ,000 for river and harbor improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
DAUGHTERS HONORED
Columbus Kiwanis Club Holds Annaul
 ~BanQuet

COLUMBUS, Miss, Dec 17.-(Spe- cial. )-"This is my daughter was the introduction slogan for members of the Columbus Kiwanis club as they pre- scented their daughters and guests at the annual banquet given in honor of the girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
NEW BUREAN OPEN
l.. and N. Information Booth At Ticket
 0ffice

The Louisville and Nashville railroad has installed at it's Twentieth street station q travel information bureau which will be open between 7 a. m., and II D. m., it was announced Tues day.
 The bureau will take the place of a similar office in the Brown Marx build ing which was recently eliminated by dissolution of the joint ticket office It will be in charge of John Priyett and l.. w. Mckinley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
NOT GIILTY

Mir Stingy-Are you the bootblack who shined my shoes last?
 Bootblack (disgustedly-No, I only been here year.-Life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

t. NJ. Melden, manager, furnishes wat
er for the Mission-Sharyland tract A
three lift system provides the $4,000
acres under canals with abundant water
for irrigation.
The main pumping plant at the river
has a capacity Of 10000 gallons per
minute. 1t is equipped with a 48-inch
pump, a 45-inch pump and q 36-inch
pump. The second lift plant has d cap
acity of los, 700 gallons per minute and
the third lift at Mission has a capacity
of $4,000 gallons. The Sharyland second
lift has a 10000 gallon per minute
capacity.
There are 20 miles of main canals
and more than a hundred miles of lat
erals on the system. About 25, 900 acres
are in CIVILIZATIONS; 5000 acres on the
first lift. 5000 on the third life and the
balance on the second lift.
AT the present time there are more
than 1000 acres in orchards and this
IS being increased almost daily as trees
are continually being planted all over
the tract.
One Of the oldest orchards in the
Valley is located just south of Mission
and is owned by Charles Volz, pioneer
Valley citrus grower.
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entity. More citrus fruit is being plant
ed around the town now that ever be-
fore also.
On the Mission-Sharyland tract an
orchard of 800 acres, a mile long and
half a mile wide, will be planted this
year. About 80 per cent of the trees will
be grapefruit and the balance lemons
and oranges. The orchard is owned
Jointly by Mr.. Shary and Joe Abraham
of Bristoly Oklahoma. More than l6O
acres Of the trees already have been
set.
One Of the most beautiful and modern
school buildings in the Valley is locat-
ed at ~Sharyland. 1t was completed IN
time for the present school term and
was erected at a cost of $50, 900. In ad
dition to well-lighted and equipped
class rooms there is a large auditorium
with model stage and seats for severaI
hundred people, completely equipped
Laboratories and the most elabofte home
economics department in the Valley.
Sharyland Beautiful
A modern packing plant equipped
with electrical machinery in a large
brik and concrete building also is Toe
ated at ~Sharyland.
A trip over the SharylaHd tract i
sure TO open the eyes Of the stranger
and TO convince the most skeptical thai
this is indeel q wonderland. There
are many beautiful chards, fertile
fields and luxuriant truck crops al
along the fine graded roads.
The United Irrigation Company, o
which John III. Shary is president an
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start work on a new $4,000 structure in
the near future. The First Christian
church, of which Rev. Ross A. Marcus
is pastor has just completed a new par
sonage and the Baptist church, of
which Rev. j. L. Eddings is pastor, has
started work on a parsonage, Rev. Noel
Wilkerson is pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church.
Mission is on the main line of the
Gulf Coast system and has a beautiful
stat on built last year.
A model tourist camp is being furn-
ished by the town, where it is planned
to have baths, toilets, lights and water
for the man who visits the Valley
Wonderland IN his auto. Plans for a
country club nave been started by the
boosters and there are three modern
hotels in the
Located just south OF Mission is the
Jack Decker machine shop which does
heavy repair work for, that entire sec
lion. There are four gins IN the town
and other five miles out.
Large Truck Acreage
The First State and the First Nation
al are the DanKS o.. Lhc loWn. JohI ~
Shary is president Of the state bank
and r. l.. Flynn is active vice-president
Charles Russow is president of the
First National and II. +. Smith and o.
+. Cannon are active vice presidents.
The acreage about Mission devoted
TO truck is being enlarged to a consider
able extent this year and there are ex-
| pected to be at least 1000 acres de
! voted to this c op in that immediate vi
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home OF THE
GRAPEFRUIT
IS AT MISSION
Continued from Page One)

NSOHIlfiuCu lIOiu AdsC OHN
and improvement of city parks, $285; o
charity, $81: incidentals, 1884. At the
time this statement was made there was
a cash balance Of $500 on hand and no
outstanding Indebtedness.
Membership in the club is open to
farmes who are allowed n full vote
on any question but who are charged
only very small monthly dues.
Fine City Hall
A modern city hall, erected at a cost
of $4,000, houses the city offices, a
court room, the Chamber of Commerce.
the public library, a city Jail and the
fire station. The building is two story,
of brick, and is located in the center Of
I. square near the business district.
The Mission Motor Company, Of
which John A. Ruess is proprietor and
which has sold moe than 525 Ford
cars, trucks and tractors since January
j., 1924, has just completed extensive
improvements which gives them almost
10000 feet Of floor space and a beauti-
full suite Of offices with a fine show
room. Open spaces about the building
are being beautified and when the
work is completed it will be one of the
show places of Mission.
The mission Volunteer fire depart
ment is considered one of the most ef-
ficient and thoroughly trained in this
section of the state, and through its
activities and those of Mr.. Marcus, who
in addition to being secretary of the
commercial club and pastor of the
Christian church is fire marshal, the
fire insurance key rate of the town has
been lowered from 90 TO 55 cents. Fire
fighting equipment consists of a La
France combination pumper and chemic-
al, with necessary ladders hose hnd
other appliances. The company holds
regular drill and is able to lay hose
lines and make connections in record
time. This has been done in II seconds
on tests Three real fires have occurred
in the town since the company has
reached its present state of efficiency
Two Of them were e~xtinguished and
the fire company was prevented from
reaching the third by a passing train,
according to Mr.. Marcus.
Has Building Code
The company went to McAllen recent
Nv when the Catholic church in that
town burned and many other buildings
were threatened, making the run OF 81
miles in six and three-quarters minutes.
Just ~ minutes from the time the APP
left the station in Miss on il
was throwing water on the blaze in Nc
Allen. and unnecessary delay was oc-
cassioned by the Mission boys being
forced to hunt for a fire plug which
was not familiar to them.
Mission has an extensive system OF
water mains and fire plugs, rigid ms
pections of all buildings for fire haz-
ards, in line with such inspections in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

Hardin said, "but has kept abreast Of
the needs and never has dropped a
credit once it was attained" All teach
of a college or university.
The North Mission grade school is
just being completed. This is one of the
most modern buildings in the Valley
and was erected at a cost Of $55, 900 plus
the salvage of the old building. A fea-
ture of the building is an auditorium
with seats for $50 people and equipped
with a a modern stage, including seen
cry, and lighting effects. The building
also has equipment for a cafeteria
which is conducted by women members
of the Parent-Teacher Association who
volunteer their services, wholesome
lunch is served for 10 cents and at this
price the organization cleared $3.50
from last years operations. The school
is fully classified and accredited, being
one of only 40 such in the state, and
has an enrolment Of 257 pupils.
Scientific Mexican School
The Mission school for Mexican child
dren is housed in a $4,000 brick struc-
ture, which also has Z modern auditor
ium equipped with Lighting and seen
cry. 1t is the only fully accredited and
classified school for Mexican children
in Texas, according TO Mr.. Hardin, and
has been classified by the board Of
education as one Of four scientific
Mexican schools in the state. The other
schools in this class are located at
Brownsville. FL Paso and San Antonio.
There are 329 children enrolled.
The children at this school are taught
the English language by the visionary
method, being taught the names of OBJ
jects with pictures, and are kept in the
grade three years until they have
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much larger cities; and fire precen-
ton is taught in the schools. All cleo
trical wiring in the town is being ms
pected in accordance with the under
writer's code and further reductions in
the key rate are expected for this and
other improvements underway.
Sidney l.. Hardin, superintendent of
the Mission public school system since
1917, is justly proud of the institution
of which he is in charge, as are all the
citizens Of the district. mission has
one of the most progressive school sys-
TENS in the state" official report of
the department Of education said, and a
seeker of information as to good school
methods who wrote to Columbia uni
versity recently was referred to Mr..
Hardin and told Mission has one of
the most progressive school systems in
the United States"
Fine School System
The present system, consisting of
four modern buildings costing more
than S150,000 including the equipment,
has grown from a very modest begin
ming in 1917, when there was only one
very mOteSl DullulHR anu pIdCtiCdily nv
equipment. At present there are 1913
nupi!s on! oiled; then there were only
35 pupils.
The high school building represents
an Investment Of approximately 100000
including The modern equipment and
was built in 1920. There are 154 pupils
enrolled. The school has "a credits of
aff'liation with tho University of Toy
as and application has been made for
membership in the Association of Col
and Secondary schools of the
Southern Sta es. and according to Sup
erintendent Hardin, has met all the re-
quirements. THE Mission schools never
have made a race for credits" Mr..
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: acquired a good vocabulary Of ordinary
words. This gives 4 foundation in the
language which make them good pupils
and children who rave attended the
other school in the early years have
to study hard to kept up with the Mex
lean children in English after they
reach high school, according to Mr..
Hardin.
Walter A. Coole, superintendent of
the Mexican school, has had medical
training and conducts a free clinic for
the poor people in the town and for
: pupils in his school. Sprains, sores and
sore eyes are given free attention and
a monthly inspection is held.
Every teacher in the mission system
is required to take a summer course
at least once every three years and
in return is guaranteed an increase in
salary amounting to at least 10 per
cent of the cost Of such a course.
Many Good Churches
Mr.. Hardin is president Of the Mis-
sion Rotary club. which holds the
worlds championship for attendance,
established when the club met for "
consecutive weeks with a perfect at
tendance, save for one absence. The
club has done much for the town.
There are nine churches in Mission
representing seven denominations; a
majority Of them have comfortable
bu lding and all but two nave resident
pastors.
There are two Catholic churches and
the Oblate Fathers mission, including |
4 porachial school; a Methodist church
and a Methodist Mexican mission; and
one each of the following; Presbyte-
rian; Baptist, Christian, Church of
Christ, and Christian Science.
the Methodist church. Of which Rev.
Chas Nixon is pastor, is planning to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
" RESIDENTS LIVE IN REAL HOME!

Beautiful orchards, productive fields
pleasant climate, good roads, a fine citi-
zenship and many other advantages
combine to make the Lower Rio Grande
Valley a land of Real Homes. Here is a
typical home, that of Claude Macy, near
Brownsville. Below is a picture of his
eplendid grapefruit orchard, where money
literally grows on trees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
NEW ENGLAND EXPORTS
COD TO MEDITERRANEAN

Not a Goldfish swims near the Straits
of Gibraltar han the banks Of New
rfoundland or Iceland, and yet all Medi-
i|te:ranean peoples eat salt cod cooked
in many and varied forms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Harry l.. Scay. President

This Company is the largest privately owned and operated iri
CATION system in the world. We have over $50 miles of main
and branch canals. Our pumping capacity is 43ZOOO,OOO gal
Ions every twenty-four hours. There are over 5000 acres OF
land under the Mercedes system in a state of cultivation. During
the past trucking season, this system produced $500 carloads
of vegetables, exclusive of express shipments, out of a total Of
1900 car lots shipped from the entire Valley.
A large cotton crop followed, during the summer, and we are
now entering into ano, ,er vegetable season which will surpass
that of last year, both in volume and variety of vegetables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
JnO. C. Jones, Secy. and Treas.
American Rio Grande Land e irrigation Co.

This Company has several thousand acres of choice citrus, veg
etable and cotton land for sale. This land is all watered by our
irrigation system. Our water service to our customers is admit
ted to be unexcelled.
We have been selling our lands at the rate of 1000 acres per
month since January 1t of thepresent year, and about IS per
cent Of these sales have been made to residents Of the Valley.
We are offering these lands at $4,000 to $4,000 per acre, &C
cording to location and improvements, and offer terms of "a
per cent cash, the balance in deferred payments due on or be-
fore one to ten years, in equal installments, 6 per cent interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

be glad to have our statesmen take you over our tract and show
you our lands, and you are welcome to interview any farmers
living on our tract, as to conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

You cannot afford to overlook this opportunity. First class Val
ley farm land, at these prices, will not go begging.
If you will call at our main office at Mercedes, Texas, we will
Evening star., 1924-11-20
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Radio Editor Of Popular Science Monthly


as follows: Connect the negative ter
minal of the A battery with binding
post II. the positive terminal Of the
A battery with binding post Is, the
negative terminal of the 3 battery
with binding post IS and the positive
terminal of the B battery with bind
ing post II.
A 6-volt storage battery should be
used as the A battery and a 45-volt
battery should be employed as the
battery.
The tuning OF the set is very SIM
pie and has the advantage OF not
being affected to any noticeable ex-
tent by inherent changes in the con-
stants or adjustments of the various
parts.
The rotor Of the variable selector
should be turned about ten degrees
at a time and for each setting of
the selector, the condenser and vari-
ometer adjustments should be ma
nipulated till a station is heard.
Once the station Is brought in, the
clarity and strength Of the signals
can be improved by further adjust
ment of the various controls. A lit
tie practice Ia all that Is required to
attain proficiency in tuning.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
LIE PARADIS BAND PUTS
JAZZ INTO CLASSICAL AIRS
PLAYED as Dance Music From WRC.
Tupman Holds Idea
Is Good,

Much has been heard about the
weaving of classical motifs into jazz
melodies, but it has remained for
LIE Paradis Band of Meyer Davis
to take classics in their entirety
and play them as dance music on
the radio.
Tuesday nights program on WRC was
a sample of the way In which Di-
rector Spencer Tupman Of lie Par
ads Band is turning the classics
into dance music. Both Tosti's Good
bye" and the "Barcarolle," from
Tales Of Hoffman" were played in
rhythms suitable to the very latest
collegiate steps. No whit of the
original melody was sacrificed,
although a few variations were in
troduced. but modern dance rnythms
permeated every note of both selec-
tions.
II believe that this so-called Jazz
zing-up of the classics is a good
thing from from every standpoint"
said Director Tupman. Although
hearers may not realize it, they are
nevertheless absorbing the essence
of classical music in these numbers.
Then. too. many people have grown
a bit tired Of the classic number
rendered in the usual way. When
their old favorites are presented to
them in this modern dress they may
gasp for a minute, but they find the
experience pleasing and a renewal
of their interest in the music that,
after all, wiz never grow old"
Evening star., 1924-11-20

gineer Corps. The collision occurred
in the harbor here at 10 o'clock last
evening
Evening star., 1924-11-20
D. c. RADIO SHOW
OPENS TO PUBLIC
Initial Exhibition This After
noon With Twelve Distinc-
} tive Features on View.

washington's first radio show de
luxe. combined with a display of
choice chrysanthemum blooms. opened
this afternoon in the west lobby OF
Wardman Park Hotel, and will con-
tinue through Saturday night. or
the II eXh bits the most outsta ndine
IS the presentation by the Edison
battery Co Of new type Of radio bat
terry never before seen in the National
Capital.
One event on Friday nights spe-
eiaI program which Is expected to
attract orsiderabie attention will
be a practical demonstration by c.
francis Jenkins, Washington invent
or, of his latest creation-the tele-
photo letter. Messages and Chinese
script, broadcast from the naval radio
laboratories at Relle"ue. d. c., will
10 picked up on MFR. Jenkins appara-
tls at the hotel, and with the use of
a stereopticon will be thrown on a
screen.
Other Attractions for Friday.
Besides Mr.. Jenkins demonstration
the program Friday night includes
the showing OF moving picture films
depicting various phases of the radio
Industry. and entertainment by
brooks Johns, former star Of the
Iiegfeld "Follies.'' The films are
The Heritage OF Jupiter" and ''The
tVizardry CT Wireless" Short talks
also will be made by Mr.. Jenkins and
others prominent in the radio world.
c'hese will be broadcast by WCAP.
Among the speakers will be DR.. j..
Harris Rogers OF Hyattsville. Md, in
Sentor Of underground wireless. In
conjunction with his talk a moving
picture showing the transmission of
messages to and from submerged sub
marines viii be flashed on the screen.
All Government officials interested
IN radio, as we'll as members of the
etaffs of Washington's two broad
casting stations and the Radio Mer-
chants Association, have been in
Vited TO the show Friday night by
Alfred L. Stern, director.
The show will open each afternoon
at 2 O'Clock and continue until $50.
The night sessions Will begin at
o'clock.
List of Exhibits.
The exhibits are: Radio Sales
Studio, Foy, Inc, William 3. Boyer
Company, Ansell, Bishop and Turner,
Radio News, Smith Battery and Radio
Company, Edison Storage Battery
Company, Charles Schwartz & Son,
'Radio King" Radio Division, Ray
Burner Company and Southern Auto
Supply Company.
The florists are John Smalrs Son,
George c. Shaffer, Blackstone. Inc,
Cooke, Sauber of Wardman Park
Hotel and the Du Pont Flower Shop.
Zach of these will stage chrysan-
themum show throughout the entire
west lobby of the hotel.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
SYDNOR FACES Jury
FOR Staying WIFE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND. Va, November 20
Walter j. Sydnor of this city, who
murdered his wife. Violet, by beating
her into insensibility and then throw
ing her body into the canal, was
called today before Judge A. u.
Dabney of Charlottesville. who is
presiding for Judge Richardson.
The defense announced that it was
ready to proceed, saying the case will
be fought through. Several months
ago three alienists Were named by
the court to pass on the subject ot
the mans sanity and that body has
reported that the man is normal. On
this report the case was set for
hearing. The man had a wife in TINS
city when he married the last time.
and went to see her and to beg fof,
clothing after he had killed his
second wife, according to State cyI-
dence,
Evening star., 1924-11-20
How to Build u Simple One-Tube
Loud Speaker Sct.-Part Nv.

After the parts and binding-post
panel are mounted on panel and
Dashboard the actual wiring Of the
receiver can be begun.
Begin wiring by connecting up the
filament circuit. First connect the
negative F terminal of socket IL with
the A terminal of rheostat 6. Next
connect the e terminal Of rheostat 6
with the A terminal of battery
switch 4.
Then connect the = terminal OF
battery switch with the negative
a battery terminal IA.
Ono terminal of fixed condenser 13
should be slipped over the binding
post screw of the positive T termi-
nal of socket IL thus connecting these
two terminals together. If you use
type OF condenser which does not
permit this method Of making the
connection, merely connect terminal
B Of condenser 13 with the positive +
terminal of socket IL.
Next run a wire connecting. in the
order named, the following terminals:
Terminal is, terminal Is. the positive
F terminal of socket IL, and the ID
terminal OF the variable selector 8.
The rotary plates terminal Il or
variable condenser 5 should then be
connected with the wire mentioned in
the previous sentence.
Variable Selector Connection.
Next connect the E terminal Of va
riable selector 3 with the ground
post terminal 2.
The A terminal Of variable selector
3 should be connected with the
aerial post terminal /.
Next connect together the sta
tionary plates terminal A of con-
denser 5, the A terminal OF grid con-
denser and leak II and the c terminal
of variable selector 3.
The B terminal of grid condenser
and leak IL should then be connect
ed with the G terminal of socket l..
Then connect the P terminal of
socket IL with the 3 terminal of
variometer Z.
The A terminal OF condenser 13,
the A terminal of variometer Z and
the A spring of jack s should then
be connected together.
The next step Is to connect the B
terminal of jack with the output
phone post 9. The c spring of jack
8 should be connected with the out
put phone post 10.
The wiring of the receiver is COM
plcted by connecting the D spring
IF jack with the positive battery
post It.
The batteries should be connected