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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
STAGE IS SET
FOR OPENING
OF CENTENNIAL
Governor Portes Gil to
be Received Tonight;
Plan Trip Up Valley
Parade Hour Changed

Final preparations are being made in
Matamoros today for the reception of
Governor Portes Gill, of Tamaulipas to-
night, and the official opening of the
Centennial celebration in honor of the
hundredth anniversary of that city's
history
Governor Gil will arrive in Mata-
moros soon after o'clock this evening
and will be welcomed by the residents
of that city in addition to a committee
of Brownsville people, including repre-
sentatives from the Chamber of Com
merce, Kiwanis club, Rotary club and
other organizations in the city
The remainder of the program today
includes band concert in the main
plaza at Matamoros at 7 o'clock tonight
by the Twelfth Cavalry band of Fort
Brown.
The time of the grand parade and
pageant Saturday, which is to be the
feature event of the celebration. has
been changed from $3.50 in the after
noon to o'clock Saturday afternoon,
American time. Brownsville and other
Valley cities will take part in this cele-
bration.
Governor to be Here.
Governor Gil will come to Browns
vile early tomorrow morning, and will
go on a trip up the Valley to Mercedes.
committee from the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce will accompany
the governor and his staff as an escort
banquet will be served in Mercedes at
noon tomorrow, and the governor and
his party will return to Brownsville in
time for banquet at the Country Club
here at O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Governor Gil will then return tc
Matamoros, and will crown the queen
of the Centennial, Miss Consuelo 70
lezzi at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. Am
erican time, the coronation to take place
at the Teatro Reforma 1t will be fol-
owed by a program in honor of the
queen and Governor Gil, this program
being staged by the Socedad Higia OF
! Matamoros.
Before returning to Matamoros to-
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
REVISING PROOFS
COST U. S. FORTUNE
(By The Associated Press. \


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 27.-Of-
ficial writer's Of the government includ-
ing members Of congress-; cost the
treasury s22O,327 during the last fiscal
year by changing their minds after
their writings had been set in type.
The expense OF revising proofs Of
typed articles and speeches is disclosed
in the annual report Of George H. Car
ter, public printer, with the added in
formation that the figure this year is
$54,510 more than last year.
Mr. Carter offers the information
that he has facilities for increasing the
size Of the congressional record from
an average Of eighty pages daily to 256
pages, but he adds this advice:
'tAn individual who aspires TO read
all the literature of the government
would have to outlive Methuselah and
even then he would in a few years be
hopelessly behind the current publica-
tions Of the vast army Of government
WRITER'S"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
HIDALCO ROAD BOND
CONTEST FILED
Especial To The Herald.)

EDINBURG, Tex, Jan. 27.-The first
definite step in the prosecution Of a
contest of Hidalgo countvs $3,50O,OOO
road bond issue has been taken here
with the filing of notice of contest, and
serving of notice on the county commits
sioners of Hidalgo county.
The petition seeking to have the cleo
tion returns invalidated on the grounds
of alleged Irregularities nconduct Of
the election and in the count of votes,
is signed by John A. Cook, Clay Ever
herd, and j. E. Eakin, all of Pharr, and
willard Ferguson of Mission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
Pennsylvania Solons
Table Strike Proposal
(By The Associated Press.)

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 27.-A reso-
luton proposing the appointment of an
anthracite mediation commission to
consist Of United States Senators Pep
per and Reed Of Pennsylvania, and for
mer Governor Edwin S. Stuart, was in
troduced in the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture today. The resolution was laid
over until the next session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
TO GIVE VAUDEVILLE

The Girls Glee Club of the high
school will give a vaudeville program
this afternoon at the auditorium begin
ming at $3.50 p. M The public is invited:
A charge of 10 cents will be made. the
fund to be used by the clug.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
LYCEUM READER TO
Be HERE FRIDAY

Emily Waterman, reader and etnery
tainer, will appear.at the Brownsville
High school auditorium Friday night ef
this weekAas part Of the Brown & White
Lyceum course program Of entertainers
brought hete under the auspices of the
senior class VI the LOCAL high school.
Miss WATERMAN Is noted for -eharscter
delineation and comedy dialect NUM-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
MITCHELL TENDERS RESIGNATION
Ferguson Denies Letting
Contract TO Hoffman Co.
WALES FALLS AGAIN;
HORSE HE'S ON DIES
(Bv The Associated Press. }

(Bv The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Prince
Of Wales horse droped dead un-
der him today while the prince was
hunting at Melton Mowbray, with
the Belvoir hounds. The prince
was not injured
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
Hotel Clerk Refuses
To Open Safe for Yeggs

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 27-Although
menaced by an armed man, H. A. Clay
ton, night clerk at a downtown hotel
early today saved guests several thous-
and dollars in valuables when he refus-
ed to open the safe. The robbers es-
capped with about $500 from the cash
drawer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
POLICE SEEKING
OSBORNE WOOD
Son of General Charged
With Passing Bad
Checks In Florida
LRy The Associated Press.

lBy The Associated Press.)
HAVANA, Jan. 27.-Osborne Wood,
son Of Major General Leonard Wood,
at the BiItmore hotel today, said he
knew nothing of charges against him
of passing worthless checks in Flor
ida and declared that he would go i'm
mediately to Palm Beach to straight
en- matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-27
MANY BIBLES CIRCULATED

NEW YORK, n. Y, JAM 27.-The
New York Bible society during 1925
circulated 95S.461 copies of the scrip
lures, printed in 81 languages.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
WHO IS RICH?

In a recent issue of the Nashville Banner, a Tennessee clergyman tells simple little story of two rich men, which illustrated the fact that wealth is not measured by worldly possess sions alone.
 In front of little. store at Tholnp- sons Station the {. richest man i'll Williamson county chatted with a group of friends, when they were approached by nelghbor farmer, bearing three small packages in his hands, who said in substance:
 Well, l have sold ten bushels of wheat and I am taking few things home to Molfie and the children. ]" Holding the packages up one by one he continued: Here is calico dress for Mollie, some apples for Lizzie, and dimes worth of candy for little Tommy. They will all be waiting for me down. byithe lot, gate gate. Mollie fs not expecting this dress, and the children will be tickled to get the apples and candy"
 As he drove away, the rich man in the crowd turned to his companions and said. j.
 Boys, I would give every dollar I possess ii | could feel the happiness that mansfeeis at this moment. When
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
TAGGE DSALMON RECORDS
 BEING COMPILED, JUNEAU

Four thousand tags taken from fish tagged during the past season by. the Bureau of Fisheries have been Ire ceived at the bureaus office at Juneau from eannerymen and tishmen. A total of ahout 13,00e, ,e tags were placed on salmoan np Southeasterns Alaska during the summer.
 The return tos date is4oonsidered excelle at., As the bureau is fur nished with detailed. .informatiou rela- tive to the fish from. which the tags were srskeny including the place.. date and gear used III catching them, it will be able to study the direction of the runs, rate of travel, etc. more thoroughly than has been possible in the past. In the tagging operations sa record was kept of the date of tag ging and release of each, fish, and, the place of release,
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
The Way of Authors

George Doran, the t publisher, cracked d. joke about authors at q farewell dinner that was given him in New York on the occasion of his departure for Europe.
 Authors" he said. "neyer think about money, and every blessed book they write they expect a royalty big enough to keep them from thinking -abouot money for the rest. of their born days
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
A False Rumor.

John S. Summer, whose work for the moral qualification of New York has made him widely known, said fin in a recent address:
 T ac mfrequently maligned. I am often made out by the vicious to be a crank. Tn fact, there was a rumoor the other day that I intended starting nationwide campaign against all vice presidents.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

he gets home he will find more af- lection and rejoicing than I have ex- perienced in ten years.''
 In thousands of humble homes throughout the land, such scenes as that which markedthe Tennessee far -mer's.return are being enacted daily. These are the homes of those who are truly rich.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
PL MS OUTLINED FOR THE.
 AERIAL MAPPING OF ALASK A

Playts for the aerial mapping of norq than 100000 square miles of Alaskan coast. and waterways, com prising the greatest program of it's kind. ever undertaken, have been com pleted by the aircraft squadron of the United States Battle Fleet, and the expedition will leave Los Angeles next April, according to the Los An geles Times
 Lieutenant Ben H. Wyatt, one of the pavy's most distinguished pilots, says. the Times. will command the ex- petition of twenty pilots and pho- tograpters and four seaplanes, while two t .ders will accompany the expe- dition nto the. Arctic waters asl float ing bases.
 Three years will be required to complete the task, the finished work of which will be a giant. mosaic, map, built up from the thousands of aerial photographs, and which, will show correctly every feature of the Alas kan coast. line and nearby island groups. The greater, par tof the island area to be covered has. not yet been surveyed.
 Copies of the mosaic. together with, the mass of sociological, geodetic and meteorological data to be gath, cred will be turned over to the Navy Depsrtment,a United States Coast. Guard, Forestry Service and the, United States Coast, ,anar' Geodetic Survey,
 Three of the new -Leoning amphib- ian planes and one SDW torpedo plane of the modified Douglas. type will be usedsIH the mapping flights. The four planes will, fly from Los An geles to Ketchikan, which will be the first base of the expedition. z.
 The Looming Z amphibian !. planes have speed of .125 miles per~hour and a cruising radius of 800 miles, while the SOW plane, to be equipped with, pontoons for the coastal work. have even greater speed and cruising radius, and is, powered with the new 650-horsepower Wright engine. The sow plane to be sent North is the one Lieutenant Wyatt used last sum mer in his aerial mapping of the gov ernment oil reserves in Colorado, in which 30,000 suare; miles of noun Eainous shale country was mapped.
 Lieut.. Wyatt will fly the Douglas plane, while in the Looming amphib- ians will be Lieut.. M. A. Schur, Lieut.. w. M. Dillon and Lieut.. Lawrence Curtin. Among the photographers with, tn expedition will be- Chief Naval Photographers George Peter son, H. 4. Murthad and P. A. Me Donough. Lieut.. Schur, who has just returned to this country after accom- panying the MeMillan expedition into the Arctic, IS now at the factory of the Looming Aircraft Company inI New York, testing the three Am- phibian planes for the Alaskan sur vey. They are expected to arrive in San Diego about January |.
 Northward f rom, ,Ketchikan, oper- ating bases of the expedition will be at Wrangeli Petersburg, Sitka, Ju- neau,, SksgwayCordova, Seward, Hy- dalberg ands Prince of Wales island. Baranof, Admiralty, Chicagof and Prince of4WEaaseswill be some of the many islands .tQahe mapped, while all natural harbens and bays aong the coast will be closely mapped.
 A new tri-len csamera, which has been perfected by tn eBureau of Aer- anautiGs, will be used on the expedi.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

tion, while portable radio stationl also will be part of the equipment, that the. bases may be in constant communication with the planes as we'll as theet wo tenders at sea-.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

If France really wants to ssanash -eE the Riffians she should send some ,yoa those commissions that have, sbeep making arrangements to pay war dehts.-ManiIa Bulletin.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A new form of steel has been in vented by a Swiss named Mosshard. which is claimed to be 49 per cent lighter than ordinary steel and to af- ford 30 per cent saving in consstruc- tion costs.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

The largest telescope in the world, with a 41-inch lens, is in course of construction at. Newcastle, England, and is destined for an observatory in the middle of Siberia.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A pressure tester" has been in- vented, used much like fire gauge, to test the ripeness of apples. The purpose is to determine the length of time tn efruit will keep in storage.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

The heroic spectacle of the century is Dawes valiant fight to escape from the oblivion which surrounds the vice presidency The betting odds at the ringside are 10 to 1 against him,=-New York American.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Science. has, advanced to the point where they can find d chip of an an cient animals. toe joint and tell how old its mother-in-law was.-z-New York American.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
PRESS SQUIBS.

It is uncretain whether the world has settled for a long peace, but it's a sure thing it hasn't settled for the last war.--Virginian- Pilot
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

The radio has worked one great ad- vantage to apartment dwelllers...e It has furnished more clotheslineSo. on the roof.-New4 York, ,AnexicaR.sg.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A congressman claims to have car
 ried the same umbrella 665, ,O0D miles through 1l0 countries. It is assumed 't1iat by this time he has. eluded it's
 owner-Detroit News.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A statisticiaR has figured, 1t out that the average New Yorker's>.an- nual output of rubbish is ons, ton, ex- elusive. of plays.-Detroit News.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Dr.. F. B. Whipple, of Peoria, H., has, method whereby the bark can be removed fro mdogs. Humane so- cieties are studying the results, with the idea. of saving the lives of many dogs that have made nuisaances of themselves by innocent barking.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A dailY newspaper in Londonss is now printed on paper. made. entirely of stray
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Electric advertising signs with movable letters are used in Berlin as means of. notifying policemen on their beats and also enlisting the aid of the public in running down law, breakers.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02
Science and Invention

Plans tor building houses of glass are being considered by glass ex- pertS.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Electric welding is replacing the steam and air riVeter on structural steel work
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A new type of electric motor, total ly enclosed, has been designed for use in gaseous mines.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

The most upIveFsal4of forces, gray itation, is tn cone whieh.remains. the greatest mystery ota-scieptiSts:.e
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A machine gun mounting for air planes. which sprays bullets '~as sprinkting nozzle of hose, sprays water is the newest. warsinvention in England.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

A tock. has been invented. that re- cords tn ename of anyone who opens, the door, together with the date and time at which it was opened
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Invention of device which will point out the location of subterranean metal deposits is claimed by six mem bers of the uniYersity,ofg Wisconsin. faculty.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

Dr: Charles e. Wyie, ans- astron- omer of the University. of Iowa, has adopted system whereby he can set his watch by the positionsof the stars.
The Kusko times., 1926-01-02

the past. In the tagging operations a5 record was kept of the date of tag-i ging and release of each fish and. the place of release.
 Science and Invention
 Plans tor building houses of glass are being considered by glass ex- perts.
 A dailY newspaper in London is I now printed on paper. made, entirely . of straw.
 Electric welding, is replacing the steam and. air riVeter on structural steel work
 A new type of electric motor. total ly enclosed, has been designed for use in gaseous mines.
 I he most, unIVeFsalYo Yof. forces, gray itation, is tn cone whieh. remains. the greatest mystery ob-scieptists:ss A iock.. has heen invented that re- cords tn ename of anyone who opens the door, together with the date and time. at which it was opened.
 pr: Charles e. Wyhe. anv astron- .omer of the University. of Iowa, has adopted system whereby he can set I his watch by the positiono the stars
 Invention of a device which will point out the location of subterraneanI metal deposits is claimed by six mem bers of the University 4ofg Wisconsin faculty.
 A machine gun mQuntng for air planes. which sprays, 7. bullets '->as a ! sprinking nozzle of hose, sprays ! water is the newest. warsinvention in | England.
 The largest telescope in the world, { with a 41-inch lens, is in course of construction, at. Newcastle, England, and IS destined for an observatory in the middle of Siberia.
 A pressure tester' has been in- vented, used much like fire gauge, to test the ripeness of apples. The | purpose is to determine the length of ! time tn efruit will keep in storage.
 A new form of steel has been in vented by Swiss named Mosshard,] which is claimed to be 49 per cent lighter than ordinary steel and to af- ford 30 per cent saving in consstruc-I tion costs.
 Electric advertising signs with movable letters are used in Berlin as | a means of notifying policemen on: their beats and also enlisting the aid ] of the public in running down law breakers.
 Dr. F. B. Whipple, of Peoria, H., I has, method whereby the bark can be removed fro maogs. Humane so- cieties are studying the results, with the idea of saving the lives of many dogs that have made nuisaances of themselves by innocent barking.
 ---~----------
 A False Rumor.. . John S. Summer, whose work for | the moral purification of New York has made" him widely known, said in in a recent address:
 T ae mfrequently maligned. I am often made out by the vicious to be al crank. Tn fact, there was a rumoorl the other day that intended startingI
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
~ 1850 rY-1.r1
Gloomy UpLift
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

Ian DALE the we'll known theatrical critic, said
n mouthfu" the other day when he wrote;
II wonder why everything that is worthy is drear
and desoate and dolefu and dscouraging and
everything unworthy cheerful and amabe and amusing and
entertaining, and, worse still laughable,y
This wonder has come to all of us
The writer three children who wanted to Buffalo
Bills Wild West Show. Their grandmother, being strict
reigons did not want them to attend fhey were over
heard discussing the specializing why grand
mother opposed their going The boy sad that it was be-
the riders in danger OF breaking their necks
One girls insisted that the that the women
wore short skirts The girl however insisted that the
only was it fun, for she said Whatever
fun is wrong and whatever unpleasant good for
Many another child mind and many mind OF those who
are older about to the conclusion When
we of novels and plays that come to us
from abroad how pessmstic they all are when we
look plays put for the upift Of the stage and
see rear they are Of them and when consider
works that supposed to be great such the works OF
Dresser and ONeil and how disgusting they and
uniformly tragic inclined to speculate as TO why
thing has be dsagreeabc to be real and why anything
that is pleasant is supposed to be cheap and nasy
For part convinced that life IS not
humbug nor tragedy There is plenty of nobeness and
good humor in the world and literature that expresses this
just good literature that the contrary
opinion.
ahead with the hard battle of life and to keep their chin
up smile may great but they doing more to
help their fellows along than those who write dscouragng
much be said In favor of the happy ending
People 90 to the eater read noveto from the
actuaities and themselves There is enough dis
appointment and establishment in real life without repro
ducing them upon the stage
The that literary fellows do is to cheer US mp
~ copyright 1925 By syndeateo
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
THE TALL GIBSON GIRL AND HER MODERN FLAPPER
DAUGHTER

Both these pictures drawn by Charles Dana Gibson
As women change his pictures Of them change.
The tall girl the Gibson girl AL but very young people
femember her She long dresses, liked talormades
was satuesque and dgnfied Charles Dana Gibson made his
first reputation pictures of this dgned American girl
She has vanished from midst for the present.
On the right the picture you Gbsons picture of the
modern girl flapper of today loose NOT morally
but physically, and in clothing
Il would be hard imagine greater than that
presented by these American girls But Charles Dana
Gibson father of boh the apper of today just
good her dgnfied mother There difference in
dress difference the way of acting but FUNDAMENTAL
LY there is no difference for the worse.
But there slight differences that the optimistic
Mr. Gibson admit He tells Golfers Weekly that the
girl of today as good the girl of yesterday But what
about the short skirts exposed legs and especially THE
GIN COCKTAILS that young people OF the preceding genera
ton knew or dreamed OF?
Charles Cana Gibson whose admirable appears,
side of his own paper LIFE exclusively in HEARsTs IN
TERNATIoNAL COSMOPOLITAN magazine, published in
that magazine recently picture that tells of change in
the young people
The scene is store and modern young girl of the
Happier type asking the clerk he sell her some inter
ssting book t my grandfather and grandmother to
Eead?
It isn't necessary add that her choice of books is not
The sort grandfather and grandmother least
of them.
However, Gibson knows good deal about the people
whose pictures always making and there encourage
nent optimistic statement that the modern girl in spite
of her Tapping is all right.
Perhaps the modern apper daughter of the Gibson girl
seriousness pep and good behavior above wild
time.
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
Heat Above and Heat Below
Man Will Develop Both Sources

Everybody knows of the unlimited supplies of heat the
dephs earth has been estimated that investment
of thirty million dollars would put down well that would
supply quantities practically nexhaust
tbe The difficulty find somebody to risk the thirty
millions Perhaps when have five and time
BILLIONAIRES to take the place of today ONE time bill
lionaires the experiment will be tried
Turner English astronomer, shows that about fifty
miles up in the tropical all the year
surprises u.s. knowing that if aviator goes up from
six eight miles he nearly freezes DEATH and has
up supply of oxygen with him.
But science what it talking about and
that the aviator kept going up about fifty miles
would find himself in hot climate above storms and above
except gentle breeze going with the motion of the
earth.
of these days will find way to that layer of
warm air above well as the intense heat below.
Both combined with heat transferred from equator
may be used melt the ice at the poles and give the whole
earth whatever temperature the population may wish