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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
OBERVE 10Th
ANNIVERSARY
Frontier Lumber Co
Grown to Supply En-
tire Valley

Twenty yeats ago L. K. Morris. Sr.,
road train ever the ST. Louis. Browns
vile & Mexico railroad, July A, 1904.
Mr.. Morris looked around, liked the
appearance Of things and the outlook
for the future. He went back TO Neb.
raska, made arrangements to establish
a lumber yard in Brownsville, and re-
turned to this city in the following
month.
He selected a Site back Of the rail
road passenger depot. 1t was in the
brush. as was most other property out
side OF the older parts Of the city. Thus
was the founding of the Frontier Lum-
Der Company.
In the intervening twenty years sue
cess has met the efforts of the COM
pany. The original owners of the
yard were L. K. Morris. A. NJ. Mckay of
La Porte, Tex, and W. H. Brenton Of
Iowa. 1t continued as a partf ership IN
Lumber Company was Incorporated.
Later Mr.. Mckay retired from the
company. selling his interest to Mr..
Bfenton.
r. c. Morris, then a boy CT IS. came
to Brownsville to be associated with
the company. and has been continuous.
ly with the firm since that time, except
for a period Of about a year during
the war, when he served in the army as
an officer.
The officers of the company are L.
K. Morris, Sr., president; W. H. Bren-
ton. vice-president, and r. G.. Morris,
secretary and treasurer. Leroy K.
Morris, Jr., is a member of the com.
pany. and represents it in the Valley
territory. He Joined the in
1917.
Six years ago the Frontier Lumber
Compan: opened a branch house at
San Juan to facilitate the handling Of
its HIdalgo county business. c. NJ
Warner is manager of that house.
The company's local plant has been
greatly increased in capacity this year,
the shed now extending nearly the
length Of a block.
The company does both a wholesale
and retail business, and has recently
entered into the manufacture Of spe-
cialties for buildings. such as window
frames. etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
MARK DEVELOPMENT
OF CLOSED AUTOS

One of the remarkable features of
the growth Of the automotive industry
has been the development Of closed
cars" states G. w. Wilkinson local Star
and Durant dealer.
I'm former years, open cars were in
general use, but the wide popularity OF
the closed car is noticeable today. The
chief reason is that the automotive ell
gineers have so designed the closed car
that it is today considered an ideal con-
veyance.
Its many convenience and service
that 1T is capable Of giving, make the
owner absolutely independent in trans
portation matters. The weather and
timetables need no longer dictate tho
coming and going of the traveller. 1t en-
ables the owner to choose his own
routes and go rain or shine.
Not only for touring, but business
trips, the closed car removes many ted
ious trials of travelling. The ineonver-
venlence ana long waiting at railroad
transfer points do not affect the closed
car owner. His car eliminates all such
~annoyances and can bide his own time
about stopping off to rest or to dine.
Besides these advantages, the closed
car affords absolute privacy. Instead Of
the usual tiresome settings of the com
mon carrier, the closed car owner is
surrounded with ~refinements Of up
holstery and fittings which reflect his
own personal tastes. Such an enjoyment
cannot be found in any other type Of
conveyance.
GAIL these thigs are possible in every
| season. The weather canno regulate the
closed car service. @
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Prince Drives While
His Chauffeur Sleeps

LONDON, Dec. 2O-The numerous
rounds Of engagements which the
Prince of Wales is called upon to full
fill often demand long hours of duty
on the part of his servants and attend
ants. but the prince is uniformly con-
siderate of them.
On one occasion the prince arrived
home in the early hours of the morning
after a busy day and told his chauffeur
he would require his car at Z O'Clock as
he wanted to go hunting. Detecting a
shadow on the chauffeur's face the
prince inquired the reason for it. The
chauffeur replied that he would not
have time to clean the car whereupon
the prince replied with an encouraging
smile:
well bring the car round at 1880.
Don't trouble to clean it, I'll drive and
you can hop inside and have a sleep"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
COLD ISHERE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Many Events Planned
for Yuletide Week in
Brownsville :

Real fuletide weather descended up.
on the Valley Friday, with p omises Of
lasting on through until Christmas. al
though 1t did not sop the rush Or
BUSINESS in Brownsville Saturday as
everyone was r.akirg purchases for
Christmas. and completing plans 70.
Christmas events which Will be held in
the city.
The Rotary Club of Brownsville viii
hold a Christmas tree celebration at the
High School Tuesday evening for the
hundreds Of little tots in the city who
would rot nave a Christmas tree were
it not for this a7nua! affair.
Hundreds Of families that could no,
have z Christmas dinner on their own
money will be given one az the Charity
Eome on Christmas day, this affair be-
ing under the auspices OF the Charity
home. with Mrs. Volney Taylor conduct
ing the campaign to secure funds for
tbs dinner.
Special Christmas services will be
hell at all Of the churches in the city,
ard a number Of special program will
be held by various societies, ilcluding
the program Of the Musical club d:
Brownsville Sunday night at the high
school auditorium.
Christmas decorations lave been
much IN evidence III Brownsville during
the past week. and merchants declare
that the shopping this year has been
heavier than at any time in the PAST.
with a still larger amount Of Oh i5mas
buying expected during the next few
days. :
The "mai early" campaign Of the
pest office helped to keep Christmas
packages movire, although there is the
usual rush Of packages going through
the mail now, with thousands of Christ
mas cards and other greetings being
mailed daily.
And the woods around Brownsville
are doing their usually duty in supplying
part of the Christmas trees which will
be decorated for the yuletide, while
hundreds Of them have been sold in the
stores of the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
SISTERS UNITED
AFTER 50 YEARS
N m e in Telephone
Booth Brings Them
Together Again

LOS ANGELES,-Fate still loves to
fling the gauntlet of unreality at fic-
ton, challenging its widest imaginings
witt grim pranks and playful jugglings
Of situations.
Like a leaf torn from the dramatic
pages Of 0. Henry is the story of the
%reuniting Of two sisters, lost to each
other more than thirty years and unit
cd, finally, by the aid of a telephone
Look and chance.
Miss Dorothy Cleveland, film actress
OF character parts, was aroused from
4 late slumber by a voice she could not
place.
Searched for Years
At the other end Of the wire was Mrs.
James Stewart, of Seattle, who had
spent the better part Of eight years in
search CT her younger sister, lost at
the dea.h of her mother.
Cant you place me ?" the voice per-
sisted. rs there no one you have lost
and would be willing to see again"
'S.ster!" Miss Cleveland cried her
voice increasing in a crescendo of un-
intell gible words she was so excited
Again fate had bested fiction, but it
reserved still one more roint to uphold
its reputation as master of situations.
Seven years ago; Mrs. Stewart said,
she came to Los Angeles after hearing
That her sister was somewhere in south
ern California.
After a fruitless search for months
she finally took up her residence in an
apartment. Shortly afterward Mrs.
Stewart opened a grocery store sever
al doors away.
During this time Miss Cleveland was
living just one block from where her
elder sister had gone into business.
Now see how fate iuggles persons like
pawns on the chessboari Of life.
Daily Trips to Store
Daily trips were made to the new
grocery sto e by Miss Cleveland. Sister
met sister, face to face, daily, without
recognize On. At last, after seven months
lad passed and she learned nothing new
of her sister, Mrs. Stewart sold her
small store and moved to Seattle.
Bat a new call stirred Mrs. Stewart
q year ago. With her husband they mot
orel to the Atlantic coast sought the
aid of police and postal authorities
there. but to no avail. They then went
to Montreal, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
indianapolis and other cities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Indian Women Unite
For Civic Progress

ODANAH, Wis, Dec. 20-Their own
clubhouse and a crusade to clean up the
town, are the first two ventures of the
first branch of the League of Women
Voters ever organized among Indian
women here. The senior league. made
up of 80 members, has an auxiliary for
Indian girls. 1t meets once each week
when the girls are given a physical cul-
ture drill after their lessons.
1.-The senior league is not only the
first Indian unit to be formed in the
country, but it also has the distinction
of being the first organization Of any
kind, as far as known, to be formed
among Indian women in the country"
said Mrs. O.. ]. Little of Stone Lake,
Wis, the organizer OF the group.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
JERUSALEM BARS AUTO HORNS

JERUSALEM. Dec. 20-The growth OF
motor traffic in Palestine since the war
has increased 50 greatly that the NUM-
cipal government of Jerusalem has been
compelled to take steps to curb the mad
~careening of automobiles through the
crowded streets Of the cities Also 1t
will stop the harsh honking of horns,
which are distasteful to a population
accustomed to living in the medieval
quaintness and quiet which were char
acteristic of the Holy City before its
~modernization began.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
National Hymns Jam
European Aerials

DANZING, Dec. 20-It is a strange
medley of national airs which reach the
ears Of listeners-in this free city on
the Baltic between 10 and IL o'clock
each night.
Russia, Poland and Czchoslovakia,
hurl the strains of their national
hymns over their borders. Berlin sup
plies Deutschland Ueber Allies, London
b~roadcasts God Save the King, and
Paris Sends the Marseillaise.
Moscow has the loufest band and the
best sending station of all, and every
night at eleven o'clock it s~catters the
Internationale for three-quarters of an
hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Ski In Polo Aids
In Dancing Craze

LONDON, Dec. 2o-The latest stunt
at London society dances IS, "ballroom
busting which has taken like wildfirc.
Men dancers tie four balloons TO their
part er's ankles, and as the dancing
proceeds, the men attemps to burst as
balloons as possible while keep
ing those of their partners intact.
a good Deal Of skill is necessary for
this latest craze and it is said polo
players nave come off best, probably be-
cause they ate used to quick turning
and GREATNESS rushes. 1t makes also for
q considerable increase in noise because
OF tie popping Of balloons and tie ex-
cited shrieks of the women.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
OLYMPIC WINNERS RETIRE

LONDON. Dee. 20-H. NJ. Abrahams
and Eric Liddell, the winners Of the
100 metres and 400 metres races at the
Olympic Games in Paris this year. have
definitely retired from the| track, ac-
cording to authoritative spofting soure-
es.
Abrahams' work at the BAR prevents
him from doing the necessary training
for sprint work and Liddell thas decid-
ed to go out to China next \spring to
teach in q missionary school, il is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
KEEN RIVALRY

MANILAf-Rivalry between two brass
bands became so keen during a concert
at Pasig, Rial province, recently that
it was deemed necessary by the autho-
rites to call out a detachment Of con-
stabulary and the entire police force
of the town to preserve order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
FAMOUS CHURCH GETS BELL

COLOGNE, Dee. 2O-Colonge. Cathe-
dral is soon to have the largest bell in
the world. 1t will weigh over 25 tons.
The bell has been ready for shipment
from a factory at Apolda for over a
year, but on account Of the foreign
occupation of the Cologne zone it was
deemed impracticable before this to
install it.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
THE FITNESS OF DAVIS.

The eminent fitness of John
w. Davis for the presidency be.
comes every day more apparent.
is every day being recognized
by the people of the country.
Though nominated less than
two months ago be is already a
great, vital, mental and moral
force in this country. Already
be is the real leader of a great
party, not merely the titular and
technical leader, but one whose
counsels millions hear and fol
low. He has already attached
to himself and his cause the
loyalty of his party. He has
won from the intelligence of the
country at large respect and
confidence for strength, wisdom
and courage.
With millions of Americans
these qualities weigh more than
partisan considerations. Those
who love their country better
than their party, or any political
organization, can look to Davis
for inspiration and leadership.
His language is the language
of a brave and honest man. He
speaks the plain blunt truth
with no equivocation in all his
eloquence and rhetoric. His
grace of diction conceals no
weakness, covers no fault, CLOSES
over no wrong doing. He damns
with no faint praises, nor takes
refuge in common place phrase
which may mean one thing or
may mean another.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
LINCOLN ON LABOR.

Labor is prior to and indie
pendent Of, capital. Capital is
only the fruit of labor. and could
never have existed if labor had
not first existed. Labor is the
superior of capital, and deserves
much higher consideration.
So wrote Abraham Lincoln in
his message to congress, Decem
ber 3rd, 1861.
How does the policy and con.
duct of the present leaders of
the republican party in congress,
of the nominees Of the party,
particularly the vice presidential
candidate square with the above
Compare John w. Davis, de
finition of a true progressive
one who feels deep concern for
the economic welfare of the Un
tied States, but realizes that the
making of better men and wO
men is greater matter still;
who thinks of every govern.
mental policy first OF all in its
bearings on human rights rather
than upon material things" And
then his final phrase, The civic
unit of America is not the dollar,
but the individual man"
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
BENEFITS WHOLE STATE.

During last quarter, the Hecla
mine in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict of Idaho produced almost
nine tons of silver and 5000 tons
of lead. The total dividends to
date are $ll, 100000.
Mining has always been the
peculiar province of the indi.
vidnal owner; states have sci
dom attempted 10 do commercial
mining, finding it more protita
BILE to let private enterprise take
the risks, make the profits and
pay the taxes. 1t ia proba BILE
that a state mine even in the
fabulously rich Hecla would
have failed to make such O re
cord; it is even possible that
there would have been a politi
cal deficit. Beca use it would
have cost more to operate, this
would tend to a raise in metal
prices to all the rest of the
world,a definite blow to industry !;
whileI the local public would
eventually lose the whole in
dustrt if it did not pay.
The world, trying to come up.
ward towards American stand
ards Of better living, needs both
the spiritual and the financial
and the financial incentive of
free competition and personal
reward to make this goal possi.
BILE.
The record Of the Hecla mine
is a forceful argument to show
any state the advantage of en-
couraging its mining industry
by fair laws and reasonable tax
alton. Such a policy will pay
big returns to the people in the
way of wages, taxes and money
spent for all manner of material
and supplies. Manufacturer.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
THIS is DEMoCRACYS YEAR.

Senator Vardaman Of Missis.
sippi in his first race for the Tn
tied States senate was told By
one of his friends: Governor,
| am your friend. | am your
strong friend. But l don't want
you to run for the senate. You
are certain to he defeated" Var.
daman's reply was: Hell is
full of such friends" Democrats
who go around forecasting De
mocratic defeat this year have
no passports to heaven.
This is Democracy's year. With
a platform and candidates which
appeal to the intelligence, the
honesty, and the patriotism of
the American people, with Re
publican officials soiled with oil
and smirched with graft and
corruption in its very center in
Washington. success should and
will be ours.
The democratic party deserves
success. The Republican party
deserves defeat. Honesty and
righteousness are side. Reason
and conscience are with us. In
stead of being surprised as Pre-.
sident Coolidge was, that there
was not more graft and corrup
ton, the people of the United
States are surprised that there
was any in high places.
The corrupt bargaining away
of the Navy's oil lands aroused
the good sense of the nation; the
grating of Forbes to the suffer
ing of our disabled soldiers
touched their very hearts core.
No amount of bombast and no
appeals to common sense (of the
E"Oh now, be reasonable." sort)
will blot from men and women's
minds the shame, disgrace and
loss.
The money changers must be
driven from the Temple. Shall
it be left to their friends, to the
organization to which they be
long and which installed them
there, to put them out and to
remedy the evil they did? Let
Reason and Conscience answer.
Arizona Gazette.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
JUAREZ WANTS LINE OPEN.

Douglas-A campaign for the
opening Of the border ports to
the old time regulations, "a hours
of the day, has been inaugural.
ed by the chamber of commerce
at Juarez, and the cooperation
of the chambers of commerce at
Nogales, Naco and Aqua Prieta
has been asked to aid in the
effort to have the 9 o'clock ban
at Juarez and Aqua Rrieta in
particular, lifted.
The Juarez chamber sets forth
the fact that since that port has
been closed early in the evening
that the tourist trade in the city
of Ell Paso has fallen off. The
Juarez chamber points out that
the attractions offered in the
border cities we're an inducement
and still are to tourists to come
to the southern border towns of
the United States.
Petitions to the United States
government will be sent by the
chambers of the Mexican cities
asking for removal of the ban
because of the hardship it en-
tails for people who desire to at.
tend entertainments on either
side of the line and of the conse.
quent financial loss to each city.
The chamber of commerce of
Agu Prieta has signitied it's in.
tention to co operate with the
chamber at Juarez in the move.
ment.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
THE ISSUE WILL BE CLEAR.

Now that Dwight B. Heard
and George w. P. Hunt have re.
ceived the nomination of their
respective parties for governor,
the issue for election will be
clearly for or against the Colo
rado River Compact. Governor
Hunt stands now squarely op
posed to the Compact in any
form, abridged, revised. amend
ed or supplemented, whileDwight
B. Heard affirms it as his belief
that a supplemental treaty would
satisfy him in urging the ratifi
cation of the Compact. AS gov
ernor, neither of these gentle
men will have anything to do
with the ratification or rejection
of the Compact. 1t is evident,
however, that the followers of
either in the legislature will be
largely Of the same thought as
the successful candidate. AS
far as we can see, the Democra-
tic candidates are nearly all to
tally opposed to the Compact,
while those on the Republican
ticket have not decided definite
ly, or desire the Compact with
reservations. - Cattleman and
Farmer.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
PREPARATIONS IN OPERATION

On the plan worked out by the
American expert finance com.
mission, Germany has made her
first payment of $4,000, 900 gold
marks.
This is an advance payment
on the forthcoming loan to the
German government that is be
ing raised in England and the
United States.
The loan will be used to pur.
chase necessary raw materials
like cotton, copper and other ar.
ticles used in normal German
industries.
Improved European prospects
and restoration of industrial
tranquility come as result of
general acceptance of the non.
partisan and nonpolitical tinan.
cial scheme worked out by Amer.
lean business men.
German industries and the
German people were suffering
from a general industrial and
financial paralysis that will now
be relieved.
AS a result, there will be open
ed up for American investment
and American products a prac.
tically unlimited field of oppor
tunity in Our Country.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
FAIR ENOUGH.

.
An editor anda merchant were
discussing the virtue of bill.
board advertising. The mer-
chant contended that more peo.
pile read the billboard than the
newspapers. After a lengthy
conversation in which neither
man would give in, the men
parted. The next week the
merchant came tearing down the
street to the newspaper office,
wanting to know why the obitu-
ary of his wife's mother was not
in the paper, especially after be
had seen that a copy was taken
to the newspaper Office. WELL"
said the editor, Il knew you
wanted the obituary read by the
people, so took it out and nail
ed it up on your billboard. La
Junta Tribune.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
RAINS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

Prescott Heavy rains which
authorities predict will save
stockmen in northern Arizona
hundreds of thousands of dol.
lars, began falling this morning
and continued throughout the
day.
The rainfall was general in
the extensive timberland in va
vapai and Coconino counties and
as tar north as Holbrook and the
Grand canyon. The precipita-
tlon 10 Prescott in the last ten
hours was L. inches.
Fire hazards in the forest re-
gions have been reduced to g.
minimum by the downpour &C.
cording to authorities, relieving
one OF the most severe droughtS
that has struck this territory in
thirty years.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
MOUNTAIN LION is SLAIN

Tucson. G. Gutzman, u.
S. Biological Survey hunter who
is at present stationed at soldiers
camp in the Catalina mountains,
shot a mountain lion several
days ago, according to reports
reaching the city. This makes
the second that Gutzman has
killed since he came to this dis
trict several months ago.
Gutzman is now busy tracking
a Mexican jaguar that is known
to be in the Catalinas. Tracks
of the jaguar have been seen in
the mountains and Gutzman is
very anxious to capture the
beast, which is seldom found in
this country. The Jaguar or
iginally came from the noun
tains of northern Mexico, it is
believed.
The border vidette., 1924-09-20
ONES OWN RELIGION.

MA Ferguson" nominated
and virtually elected as cover
nor of Texas, largely on the
religious ISSUE" said a good
thing about religion during her
campaign which deserves repeti.
ton elsewhere, regardless of
politics.
Let us spend a little more
time" she remarked, living up
to our own religion, rather than
complaining about the religion
of our neighbor.
If we do that, she said, she
was sure we would all be a lot
happier.
That is what religion is for
to apply to ones own personal
life. thereby increasing ones
happiness. 1t is doubtful whe.
ther anyone ever gained real
happiness by going out and
fighting somebody else's relig
ion instead of cultivating his
own. And in fact, SO much alike
are all the principal religious
faiths, in essentials, that when
any one of them is practiced by
an adhereut in spirit and in
truth" be is not likely to have
much desire to antagonize or
persecute other faiths. Tomb
stone Epitaph.