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Palisadian., 1925-05-08
SARGASSO is SEA
OF MANY SECRETS
Expedition Will Explore
Mysterious Region.

AS II an enormous giant had put his
finger into the sea and stirred it
round, the entire North Atlantic ocean
slowly revolves in the direction of the
clocks hands.
In the center is the Sargasso sea, a
gigantic collection of floating islands,
made Of seaweed and Inhabited by
countless living things.
Nobody knows how Herodotus. in
ancient times, came by the alarming
stories he told of this mysterious re-
gion, for it is only during recent years
that it has been properly charted.
When Columbus and his men were
drawn into this oval-shaped vortex, his
ship remained out of control for Is
days, and the crew thought they were
condemned to perish in ,watery
prison, closely guarded by seaweed
barriers for 100000 square miles. But
a strong wind luckily carried the ship
to safety.
Supported in the water by small air
balloons, the feathery weeds of Sar-
gasso are mostly olive-brown in color,
with blotches of white. The chief
source of supply has been proved to
be the Gulf of Mexico and the Carib-
bean sea.
Sailors do not like this strange tract
which floats, almost like land, on the
bosom of the Atlantic. 1t is reputed
to be the home of barbarous fish and
the hiding place Of mysterious mon
sters. Animals drifting about on the
surface of the sea, with only the scat
tered cover of moving seaweed, are
exposed to many dangers, not only
from the birds always lowering above,
but from hungry fish lurking in the
bluest in the world.
To protect themselves, all the living
creatures initiate, in remarkable
way, the color of their floating home.
One grotesque little animal is conspic-
uous owing to the disproportionate size
Of its head and jaws, and resembles
the frog fish, sometimes seen near
British coasts.
Making its nest of seaweed bound
together by long cords of its own man
ufacture, this singular creature COM
bines all the characteristics of an ami
NAL. fish, and bird.
A short-tailed crab of the shell-less
type swarms on the Sargasso weed and
is blotched with white to match the
light patches on its surroundings.
These and many more peculiar crea-
lures will be examined by Professor
Beebe, of New York, who recently set
out to explore this little-known re-
gon.
A secret ambition of the expedition
is to capture monster squid terri
flying fish of the cuttlefish family with
black eyes at least u inches in diam
eter and body so feet in length. The
body of these giants, one of which the
explorers hope to capture, is wrapped
in a loose mantle, from an opening In
which emerges the evil-looking head
with its sharp, parrot-like beak.
This Sargasso monster is the tiger
of the ocean, and, like its striped coun-
terpart ON land, is said to kill even
when not hungry-for the sheer pleas
ure cf killing.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Good Business Idea

1t was before the day Of tin lizzies.
and one Kentucky merchant sold lots
Of buggy harness to farmers who paid
up once year.
One day his clerk sold a set of buggy
harness and did not charge it prompt
ly. When he did start to charge the
harness he had forgotten to whom to
charge it.
Charge every man on the books with
set of harness and when they raise
a kick. take the harness from their ac-
count" the boss told him.
There were 1S0 names on the books,
and but two kicked.-Good Hardware.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Grant-Lee Theatre

"The Great Divide Reginald
Barkers screen version of the famous
American play by William Vaughn
Moody, will come to the Grant-Lee
Theatre next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. The role of Stephen
Client will be played by Conway
Tearle, while Alice Terry will appear
as the New England girl, Ruth Jor-
don. Others in the cast include Wal
lace Beery, ZaSu Pitts, Huntly Cor
don, Allan Forrest, George Cooper
and Ford Sterling.
Percy Hilburn, the cameraman, is
said to have obtained some exception
al views in the Arizona Painted Des-
ert, where the exteriors were made.
"The Great Divide" was adapted by
Waldemar Young, and is presented
by Louis B. Mayer. 1t is a Metro
Goldwyn picture.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
CONGREGATIONAL ITALIAN MIS-.
SION AND COMMUNITY CHURCH

Reverend Mr.. Gozzo of the Cliffside
Italian Mission and Community
Church preached in the Church of the
Redeemer, in Brooklyn, on Sunday
morning last. This church is in charge
of Reverend Mr.. Abbatti, the famous
sculptor.
The Cliffside Mission expected
Reverend DR.. Carroll on Sunday,
pastor at large of the Congregational
churches, but on account of an ac-
cident he was prevented from being
there, or at Little Ferry, where he and
Mr.. Gozzo were to be, in the evening.
On Monday, Mr.. Gozzo gave the ad-
dress at the noon meeting of Italian
ministers in New York. He and his
group of boys of the church took a
trip to New York on Saturday and
visited the aquarium, old Trinity and
other historic churches, the Library
and the Museum of Art.
On Sunday evening, May 10, at the
Community Service, the new departure
OF Sermons will be inaugurated.
This church is one of only six in
the United States in which the Fed
Grafton of the Churches of Christ are
trying the experiment of good clean
motion pictures made by the Religious
Drama Cooperation to be shown for
ten consecutive weeks, and ministers
and school teachers are to be asked
to send in their reaction to this new
plan.
Out of nearly a thousand of the
usual motion pictures, only about a
half dozen were found to be suitable
for church use.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
EPIPHANY CHURCH
Communion Breakfast


The second annual communion
breakfast of Court Grantwood
Catholic Daughters of America No
SO3, will take place this Sunday morn.
ing.
Communion will take place at s
A. M in the Grantwood Epiphany
Church and the communicates will
leave by bus from the church at 9
A. M. for the Elks' Club in Union
Hill, where breakfast will be served.
The speakers at the breakfast in
clude Supreme Regent Miss Mary
c. Duffy; Hon. John A. Mathews, of
Newark; Mrs. John Gallery, of Wee
hawken, and others.
The committee who have and are
working hard and faithfully to make
the affair a success are: Mrs. John F.
O'Toole, chairman; Miss Margarite
M. Murtagh, ex-officio member; Mrs.
Martin J. Conroy, Mrs. Peter C. Gau-
tier, Miss Lucy Madden and Mrs. Cor
nelius Bohen.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Potatoes Importance

The potato is one of the many valu-
able gifts of America to the world.
Most histories. busy chronicling wars
and elections and perhaps inventions,
fail to emphasize the introduction of
the potato from America to Europe, or
else mention it quite incidentally.
Economists and sociologists, however,
could make good case for the potato
as the New world product which has
most deeply affected life in the old
world.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The regular meetings of the Ladies'
Aid and Missionary Societies of the
Grantwood Congregational church will
be held on Tuesday afternoon, May 10,
at the home of Mrs. H. R. Benda on
Clark Terrace, Cliffside, assisted by
Mrs. Goldie.
The meeting begins at half past two
O'clock
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

Charley Strickland has received
more than a thousand letters since
the park opened from radio fans ac-
knowledging their regards and, as one
old lady wrote, keep it up, Charley,
my boy"
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Palisade Amusement Park Gossip

he spied finale hopper in the dance
hall sporting a monicle. "I've wrap
ped many good night stick around
skull for less than that"
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

The Sunday School of the Grant
wood Lutheran Church, mourns the
loss of its little member, Thomas
Braaz, who was drowned in the quarry
pool in Palisade last week He had
missed only three sessions during the
sixteen months of his attendance
there. The Sunday School rendered a
selection Paradise" at the funeral
service
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

Pastor Schwartz returned from the
Philadelphia church conference Thurs.
day noon and reports that it was
strengthening and inspiring.
The two little ones of the pastor
and his wife are improving so rapidly
that they are expected home soon.
after four months absence in Oradell
Hospital.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

Charley Chaplin is going to be
given a rousing reception when he
begins his days gambol through the
rides just as soon as he comes from
HOLLYWOOD.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
In the Churches
Clifside Park
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Pennya-Day Society of the
Grantwood Episcopal Church will hold
its meeting on Monday, May II, at the
home of Mrs. Buschel, 1T Henry
street, Palisades Park.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

On Wednesday afternoon, May 13,
the regular food sale under the
auspices of the Womens' Guild will
take place in the Guild Hall from two
until five o'clock. Mrs. R. Cadien will
be in charge of the sale, Mrs. Wolf
and Mrs. Frank Meyer will be at the
tea table and Mrs. Gebhardt will act
as hostess.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

Walter NJ. Pierce of Oregon, who
wired from Salem to President Cool
idge, declaring that millions of dollars
have been taken from innocent citI-
zens by INSCRIPTIONS spectators, and
demanding on behalf of the people of
Oregon an investigation into the meth
DDS of the Chicago Board of Trade in
the manipulation of grain prices,
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

mail last week and many enjoyed read
ing it again.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
May Devotion

In the Epiphany Church of Grant
wood, May Devotion will be held with
special services. Tuesday and Friday
evenings, May II and Is, at s o'clock.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

The Shiek of the Scenic, Gus Zu-
beck, is authority for the statement
that love flys out of the window just
as soon as chicken, burned to a de-
licious brick red crisp is to be served.
Heaven help the sailors on a night
like this" said Johnny McAvoy when
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

The Mems Club of the church will
meet on Monday, May IL, in the
church, at eight o'clock and plans for
the picnic will be discussed.
The Sunday evening services of the
church will be discontinued until the
fall.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08
Growing Period for Animals

Adolescent or growing period Of ami
mails from birth to maturity Is about
one-sixth of their whole lives.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

Katherine Hayden, camp fire girl,
is shown holding Radio" the pigeon
which brought the message which she
Is reading from Chicago to New York.
The pigeon was dispatched from the
Chicago conference and made nearly
as good time as the Twentieth Gen.
tury train.
Palisadian., 1925-05-08

The very latest is a Charleston
contest among the boys in the Parl
with their ladies for cup that Mr.
Schenck will donate to take place
toward the end of the season. 1t will
take about that time to get all the
kinks out of the systems and limbe,
up all the unused joints that have
been lying idle for 10, so long.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Mostly cloudy and con-
tinued cool tonight and Tuesday. prob
ably with occasional rains.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday; rain on the coast;
warmer tonight in northwest portion;
warmer Tuesday except in southeast
portion. Light to fresh easterly winds
on the coast.
Weather Conditions
The weather was generally fair
throughout the central and northern
states ut the morning observation. and
generally cloudy over the eastern,
southern, and far western states. Rain
occurred within the last "a hours in the
Atlantic and Gulf states, Tennessee. and
in the Plateau region. Temperatures
were still below the seasonal average
this morning practically throughout the
United States.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from 50 at
Amarillo to 56 at Brownsville and Cor
pus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
TERRELL READY
TOAD VALLEY
Awaits Opinion from At
torney General on
Citrus Embargo

That Commissioner of Agriculture
George B. Terrell will act to the ex-
tent Of his authority to protect the
citrus fruit industry Of the Rio Gran
de Valley against possible damage from
disease that might come in with
shipments Of trees from areas infested
with canker is the substance Of let
ter from him to The Herald, received
this afternoon.
from the attorney generals office on
legal phases /of the question, he will
take no action.
His letter follows: 1--WE have not
received opinion from the attorney
general in regard to authority of COM
missioner to establish embargo against
the shipment Of citrus stock from 9TH
er states.
Pending the receipt Of said opin-
ion will state that we desire to protect
the citrus industry Of the counties Of
Cameron and Hidalgo against danger
Gus insect pests and diseases and will
act to the extent of our authority to
protect the citrus industry either by
embargo or the most rigid regulations
and inspection at the point Of origin
and destination"
The commissioners court Of Cameron
county in session this morning passed
the resolution introduced last Tuesday
when the court met on the question Of
citrus embargo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
CHURCH RAISES
BUILDING funds
Baptist Church Now Has
$16,l60 Ready; New
Members Added

At special revival service here yes
raised total Of $1,000 toward the con-
struction Of a new church building,
which places the total fund available
for actual work at SIC, 6,16O, as announc-
ed this morning by Rev. K. w. Marshall,
pastor Of the church. The present
church property previously had been
sold for $500.
The service was conducted by Or.
E. P. West of Houston, here for the two
weeks revival meeting. The Houston
pastor aided in raising the funds by
speaking on the subject II will build
my church. = and urged the people here
to aid in the buily-lng Of the church.
At the conclusion Of the sermon the
congregation pledged funds for the
church.
The church feels now that it has
around $4,000 in sight. and hopes to
have $4,000 by the time construction
work starts, Rev. Marshall said this
morning.
The text for the evening was from
Genesis, How shall 20 up to my
father and the lad be not with me-
He made a plea for boys and girls
showing that they are the task Of the
adult people, and their treasure. They
the the obligation and opportunity, he
said
IAN encouraging feature today" he
continued, is that men are taking part
in the church. The predomnance of
this congregation this evening Is men.
Men are taking more interest in boys.
We maintain our great free school sys-
TEN that our boys and girls may have
advantages: II is for them that we are
to live; they are our task
Nine new members were received into
the church during the day, making a
total Of 26 during the past two weeks.
The revival will continue this week
The Baptist church here has already
approved tentative plans for a new
church building, and Ferrand Fitch,
church architects of Dallas and st.
Louis, are working on the final plans
and specifications.
"A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
TWO CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Confession Secured In
Staying Near La Pa
Iona Last Sunday

Charges of murder were filed this
morning by Sheriff Sam Robertson
against Pablo Silva, age As, and Simon
Leal, age 20, in connection with the
Staying Of Jesus Vasquez at La Paloma
last Saturday night, following a signed
confession secured from Leal after mid
night last night, according to Sheriff
Robertson.
Y The killing took place near La
Paloma, the body Of Vasquez being
found Monday following the shooting.
The confession eliminates a solid
week of work on the part of Deputy
stable Alex Champion, who have been
conducting a series of Investigations,
and have cross-examined some Is wit
nesses during the past week, the sheriff
said.
In the confession which was signed
last night robbery was given as the
motive for the Staying. According to
this version Of the killing, Nasquez was
supposed to have had some $500 on his
person before the killing. He was in
the habit of carrying all his available
funds on his person, the sheriff said,
being afraid to place his money in
banks.
However, Leal in his confession said
that Silva showed him only $50, and
gave him half Of that as his part Of the
money.
The first shot at Vasquez was fired
by Leal, his confession states This
shot missed its mark, although Leal
thought it struck Vasquez. Leal says
that Silva then took the gun from his
hand and fired another shot.
The body showed only one bullet
wound, that one being through the head.
When the body was found Deputy Dill
worth and Deputy Ted Teei went to the
scene of the slayirg. and an investiga-
tion was started. Sheriff Robertson to-
day praised the work Of Dilworth in the
case, stating that the deputy has work
ed on it for 20 hours a day for the past
week, and that the confession is the
result of his thorough work.
After Leal broke down under cross
questioning at midnight last night and
confessed to the deputy. Sheriff Robert
son, County Attorney H. L. Faulk, and
other officers were called in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02

.posSible that Mr.. SeIreno will be
accompanied by Armando San
tacruz, the Mexican consulting
engineer.
Permission Of All Parker to. use his
motor boat has been secured. This
boat is equipped with cabin rooms, and
other convenienees of a small launch,
and will furnish room for the half dozen
OF so persons that will make the trip.
Anderson in Party
Mr. Anderson, who is a member Of
the United States and Mexico COM
mission for the equitable distribution
of waters of the Rio Grande, will be in
the party. Mr.. Anderson is also con-
sulting engineer for Cameron county
flood work. and it was through his eff
forts and the work Of Frank Robertson,
trict, that the international boundary
commission wa sinduced to make this
trip.
The trip will be preliminary to an
airplane photo-survey Of the Rio
Grande, to be made by army aviators,
working with Mr.. Anderson, and with
Mr.. Fishburn.
Constance LaRoche Of Point Isabel
will be pilot Of the expedition. Mr..
LaRoche is member Of Cameron coun-
ty commissioners court. His brother,
Continued on Page TYo.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
CRASH INJURIES
25 CHILDREN IN
GEORGIA town
Killed and Hurt Loaded
on Special Train; Par
ents to be Notified
by Party Of Friends
(By The Associated Press.)

NAHUNTA, Ga, Nov. 2.-Seven were
killed and approximately 25 children
injured when the Atlantic Coast Lines
fast New York to Florida passenger
train No 81 crashed into a loaded
school bus at grade crossing here to-
day.
The bus which collected children in
this vicinity, was nearing the town
school when it was struck nlid-section
BY the train. The force Of the impact
scattered the children about the track
and road
The bodies and the injured children
were placed on board special train
and taken to Waycross where the in
jured were placed in a hospital
L. Roy Strickland, Is, the driver OF
the bus, was said to be seriously in
jured
y Parties were being organized here to
call on parents who live from two to
seven miles in the country and inform,
them Of the children's death
The known dead have been identified
as Pearl Strickland. 16; Audrey May
Johns. IA; Doris Herrin, Ia; May
Thornton, II; q brother and sister nam
ed Lewis, aged 10 and II.
The driver Of the bus said freight
train parked on siding prevented
view Of the railway tracks for any dis
tance. One Of the children was sent
ahead to see if a train was coming.
The child sent as lockout was killed
instantly. 1t has not been determined
why the bus followed behind the look
out instead Of waiting for the child to
report.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
Prominent Officers
Indicted. IN Liquor Plot

trict; Nat Goldstein. former circuit
clerk Of st. Louis and one of the
participants in distribution Of the
Lowden campaign fund Of 1920: Fred
Essen. former congressman and pres
ent st. Louis county republican lead
er; Michael J. Kinney, Of St Louis,
state senator and democratic lead
er; William J. Kinney, brother Of the
state senator and former deputy un-
der Collector Hellmich and gauger
at the Daniel warehouse here during
the time when conspirators are al
legged to have been milking" the
barrels there
Lem Motlow. wealthy Tennessee
distiller who shot and killed
Pullman conductor on one Of his
trips here but was acquitted of
charge Of murder, and others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02

Boundary Board to
Make Motor Launch
Trip mp Rio Grnmde

The first motor boat trip the Rio GTande by the inter
national boundary commission in 25 years. probably the first
made the river by international boundary commission Of the
countries. will start from Point Isabel Wednesday
Thursday Of this week. W. E. Anderson who will trip
with the commission, said yesterday
The will Point Isabel in the
AL Parker Of La Fe and travel around the mouth of the
river, starting the trip from there
The trip being made for the purpose Of acquainng both
the American and Mexican members the
Curry Of Ell Paso and Gustavo Sereno with conditions along
the stream connection with flood control cutos Of bancos
in recent floods, and other matters.
The American and Mexican members of the international
boundary between the United States and Mexico will
arrive here Wednesday of this week. and Governor Curry the
American member will be accompanied from Ell Pao by r.
Fishbun consulting the American member
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-02
Mitchell Seeks TO Call
Officials as Witnesses

WASHINGTON, b. c., Nov. q
Colonel William Mitchell. on trial by
court martial as result of his crit
icism Of the conduct of the govern
ment's air service, today asked the
court to. summon Secretaries Davis
of the war department and Wilbur Of
the navy department as witnesses.
Several other high officials Of the
two departments, several members Of
congress and more than sixty army
and navy Officers also were named
by the defense in list Of those It
would like-to question.
The name Of President Coolidge
did not appear ons the list. The col
onel and his counsel, after assessing
the legal obstacles that would stand
in the way Of subpoena for the