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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
AIphabeticol Lore

The Romans took their alphabet OF
% letters into Britain, as they had
already taken it into Gaul and other
conquered countries, and it was adopt
ed later by the Anglo-Saxons. To the
Anglo-Saxon alphabet, however. three
new letters were added. Two of these
were runic letters and represent as
nearly as possible the sounds of 9TH"
and ''ph." Later the influence of the
Normans caused these to be discard
ed. and the three additional letters
Of our alphabet are quite different.
They are 81" "u" and ''w."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Their Choice

In a recent intelligence test given in
a high school there was this sentence:
"a mother is - than her daugh-
ter" Underneath were the words,
wiser, taller, older" and the pupil
was supposed to fill in the blank in
the sentence with the most appropri-
ate of the words.
Did they do it? Fully half the class
ignored the given words altogether
and filed In the sentence to read:
"A mother is more wrinkled than
her daughter" %0ringfield Union.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
PubIished Every saturday

In this city since July 18th, 1899
without missing one single issue Re-
publicans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro-
testants, Single Takers, Priests, inf
dels or anyone else can have their say
as long as their language is proper
and responsibility is fixed
The Broad AK is a newspaper whose
platform is broad enough for all, ever
claiming the editorial right to speak
its own mind 1t is neither Demo
cratic nor Republican. 1t is strictly
or absolutely independent in politics.
Local communications will receive
attention. Write only on one side Of
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Address all communications to
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Phone: Wentworth 1897
JULIUS F. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
Vol. XXXII No. IS
Chicago, May IA. 1927
Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug.
I9, 1902, at the Postofice at Chicago,
I'LL Under Act Of March s, 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Shetland ShowIs

A Shetland woman tells how the
lovely Shetland shawls are made. She
says: 1--WE do not knit the shawls
from the middle outward; we knit a
lace the required length, each quarter
by itself, and pick up the stitches
along the straight edge; the number
differs according to the size Of the
shawl required; these we take in at
each end of the middle, to form the
corner of the shawl, as we proceed.
Last Of all, we make square for the
middle; put a quarter TO each side
with needle and yarn (wooD, much In
the same way as you graft the toe Of
a stocking. Then we sew up the cor
ners, and the shawl is finished"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Sfar Not Supernatural

According TO Kepler the Star Of
Bethlehem was probably conjunc-
ton Of Jupiter and Saturn in the con-
steIlation Pisces, the two planets be-
ing SO close as to seem like single
star. This conjunction is recorded as
having occurred about B. c., and
might possibly coincide with the birth
of Christ. Another theory is that the
Star Of Bethlehem was a recurrent
star, the last appearance of which was
in 1872, when it appeared in CASH
opeia. This star is reported to APP
pear about every $50 years. A third
theory is that the star was Venus,
which varies in brightness, but Is the
brightest of all known stars.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Roouefort Cheese

The bread used in Roquefort cheese
Is made of the finest wheat or OF win
ter barley, leavened with a large
quantity of brewers yeast, kneaded
and thoroughly baked. The crust Is
removed after standing day and the
.rumb is pounded in mortar and put
away in a damp place until 1t is COW
cred with mold. When it Is ripe
enough the new cheeses are thorough
Iy rubbed with the moldy bread, and
layers Of 1t are put between the lay
ers of curd. After several days press
ing the cheeses are wrapped In linen
and dried and sent to dairy vaults
where they are stored, rubbed with
salt, scraped, etc, SO as to enable the
mold to run through them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
British Museum Has
Worlds Biggest Book

While the smallest books in the
world, the Bijou and London Alma
naek-some Of which could be covered
by a postage stamp-were being sold
at Sotheby's, in London, the worlds
biggest book was being inquired for
at the British museum.
This Is a huge tome feet 10 inches
high by 3 feet 2 inches across. 1t
was wheeled out on a truck.
The book is a volume Of maps pre-
sented to Charles II by merchants at
Amsterdam In 1860.
The binding is a masterpiece Of
morocco, four skins being used for
each panel. 1t is decorated in gold
figures of harps, roses and crowns,
and huge brass bosses and clasps are
clamped on.
The book, which is kept locked, has
a special position in the King Edward
library.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
The Last SfrdIu

Jones. sunk deep in a huge leather
armchair, dejectedly gazed from his
club window. Life was a curious prop
Osition, he had decided. Curious be-
TOnd words.
First Of all, he reflected, he had
Oeen disappointed in love. Later, he
mad been disappointed in marriage.
And now, to cap the climax, he had
been disappointed in divorce. You
see, that very afternoon he had mar
lied his ex-wife.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Element of Luck

Luck is generally described as some
thing that happens seemingly by
chance. 1t may be an event either
good or evil which affects the inter-
ests or happenings Of an individual,
but this happening is entirely casual.
Lucky" however, carries the idea Of
good luck only.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-14
Cleaning Old Coins

Old coins may be cleaned with pow
dered whiting applied with a damp
ened cloth. To return the original
luster Of copper and gold coins, we
suggest that you place them in a raw
white potato and let remain overnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
BRITAIN MUST
CUT TONNAGE
America Insists On
Terms of Washing
ton Treaty

WASHINGTON. u. G.. July ar
--1sFeat Britain must pare down her
proposed cruiser total tonnage of
eoo .00o 90 somewhere near the 300.-
COO tons set forth in the American
plan. IN the opinion Of officials here.
or the Geneva naval Limitation con-
ference will be endangered.
fnsistence of the British upon coo. :
eoe tons or the half million tons
also suggested. n was said today in
authoritative quarters. certainly
weaid fierce Ambassador Hugh Gibson
chairman Of the conference. 10 aban-
don any effort 90 reach agreement on
cruisers III necessary. Il was said.
Gibson would seek treaty limiting
destroyers and submarines and leave
the cruiser question until 1881 when
the five powers 81 the Washington
arms pact will meet % revise its
terms.
Spokesman here were confident.
however. that the British delega-
fIon would nos press its claims TO
abe point 81 scrapping the conference
kEt would strike 4 compromise a
figure ander 100000 tons. II was be-
lirsed. would be acceptable to this
country
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
BACK WATER
HURTSCOTTON
Willacy Crop Endan-
gered Water Now
On Some Land

Back waters from the recent high
stage of the Rio Grande threaten to
do more damage in some sections
than did the high stage Of the river
itself. reports reaching here Satur-
day night indicated.
Although thousands Of acres Of
cotton on the Mexico side Of. the
Rio Grande have been damaged,
there has been very little damage
to crops on the American side, with
the exception Of few hundred acres
near Mission.
However, reports from Raymont-
Vile last night were that the flood
way waters of the Rio Grande are
slowly advancing nolthward and al
ready have covered number of cot
ton farms in the southwestern part
Of Willacy county from a few inch
es "a several feet.
The distance the water will cx-
tend depends on the volume which
escapes through the flood system, it
was stated.
The river is still dropping rapidly
through its course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
SPECIAL TRIP
TO END SOON
Texas Citizens Tour
Of North, and East
About Over

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 2.-tPl-
Full OF good will and fatigue, the
Texas goodwill delegation. which
has been touring the North and
East, was homeward pound tonight.
Their special train which left Dal-
las almost two weeks ago. was cx-
pected to reach the home port on
the night of Monday. July l.
Kansas City, st. Louis. Chicago.
Cleveland. Buff1lo. Niagara Fails.
Boston, New York. Philadelphia.
Washington. Baltimore and Pitts
burgh have been visited and in each
city the Lone Star tiippers were
welcomed by business and civic
leaders, who heard the story Of Tex
as resources and attractions a. told
by the missionaries Of the new Tex
as.
MARSHALL, Texas. July 2.--tP.--
The All-Texas Special delegation.
which has been touring the
North and East for the last two
weeks will be given a warm welcome
when il arrives at Texarkana don
day afternoon mt 4:50 O'Clock. W.
n. Blanton, manager Of the East
Texas Chamber Of Commerce, an
nounced here today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
BANK TOTALS
LARGER HERE
Call For Statements
Reveals Growth
In City

Both resources and deposits of
Brownsville's four banks have shown
surprisingly large increases in spite
of the fact that this is an off sea-
son part of the year and figures are
not likely to be as good as at other
times, II was shown in statements as
OF June 80, issued Saturday upon
receipt Of information that the
comptroller Of currency mas issued q
bank call on that date.
Resources Of the four banks have
increased from total og SS.943.-
l24.Ol on March %, 1927, date Of the
last bank call. 10 $9,76S, ,906.60, an
increase o. Ss25. 1929. Deposits OF
the four banks have increased from
1881 1878 on March % to Os,-
l63. 3.26l.S5 at the close of business
at midnight Friday. June 30, differ
ence Of S77l. 1887.
Increases of these figures over
those of last year are still greater.
Resources at the close of business at
midnight, June 30, last year were
Ss.059 $1,000 which, compared with
the figure of S9.76S.906.60 at the
same time this year given 1927 an
edge Of Sl.709, ,39960 over the same
period in 1926.
Deposits were S6.594.5l0.O0 at the
close of business at midnight, June
30. 1925. At the same time this
year they were Ss.i63. .26l.s5, a diff
ference of Sl.56S,75l.s5 over last
year.
Figures on the individual banks in
Brownsville are as follows with the
first group being the June 80 re-
port and the second group being the
Mech % report:
State National Resources,
81. .i9T .s63..70 and 02.009, ,726.05. De-
posits, $l.7s0.45S.97 and 6l3.026.05.
first National Bank-Resources
81, ,072 2.59S.75 and S2.449. .260.37. De-
posits. S2,6s3, ,ss3.03 and S2065. .587 80.
Merchants National Resources,
So .323.36. and $780, ,027.95. De-
posits. $2.914.254.3O and 5000, ,i2442.
Texas Bank & Trust Company-Re-
sources. Sss4.126.79 and S764,109.64
4,665.55 and S672.430.21.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
WOMAN, CHILD
die in CRASH
Three Charges Filed
Against Driver
Of Auto

PARIS. Tex, July 2.-CP)-Mrs.
Lillian Vaught, Is. Of Talco. and her
13-months-old daughter, Linda Jane,
were killed Saturday when their
automobile overturned four miles
north of Paris. Gordon Vaught. the
woman's husband, was painfully in
iured.
Vernon Riddle. a neighbor of the
Naughts' who was driving, was ar
rested on charges Of driving while
intoxicated an dof murder in con-
nection with the two deaths.
Riddle, severely bruised and cut,
Is the county Jail here AMI his bond
has been set at $1,000 on each of the
three charges. He waived prelimin.
arf hearing on the charges.
The party was on the way from
Talco in Titus county to Wilson.
Oklahoma. The automobile turned
over at the side of the road after il
had left the highway 200 yards back.
Mrs. Vaught receive da fatal blow
on the head, but il is believed that
the baby was smothered beneath the
wreckage
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
Construction Work
Started on Bridge
of MalOH Company

Two international bridges are Ia
be constructed across the Rio Gran
de from Brownsville to Santa Cruz
within a few hundred feet of each
other. il was indicated in announce
ments made here Saturday night.
Construction of bridge over the
Rio Grande was started Saturday by
the Brownsville e. Matamoros MUM.
cipal Bridge Company Of which r
Il. Creager of Brownsville is presi.
dent.
And construction has been going on
for some time. and will continue, &C.
cording TO the owners, on an inter.
national bridge for the Gateway
Bridge Company.
The bridge under construction BY
Malott's company is adjacent to the
bridge recently begun by the Gate
way Bridge Company of which r. b
Creager of Brownsville is the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Malott was in Brownsville
Saturday and said that the War De-
partment had not only approved his
company's plans for bridge here
but had also granted an easement for
the use Of Fort Brown property for
an approach to the structure.
Excavation Startel
Excavation work and surveying
was started on Saturday for Malott'
concern and he states that contracts
are to be let during the week for the
various types Of construction which
viii be used in building the bridge
.u -
the project.
The bridge is to be steel suspen-
sion affair with concrete supporting
structure. The approach on the Am
erican side Of the river will run
across the Fort Brown territory for
which an easement was received
from the War Department. and across
a triangular portion of property
owned by Mr.. Malott and his asso-
ciates. There is United States pro-
perty between Mr.. Malott's holdings
and the river and ii is across this
government soil that an easement
was secured.
Work 10 be Pushed
Mr.. Malott stated that the work
Of constructing the bridge would be
pushed with utmost rapidity He
would not state the probable cost OF
the bridge in view Of the fact that
contracts on the various types OF
work remain to be let this week.
Mr.. Creagers company is the hold.
er Of the only franchise granted BY
the city for the use of portions OF
Fourteenth street and the land ly-
ing between the foot of Fourteenth
Street and the river but the matter
has been in litigation almost since
it was authorized by the city com
mission.
Mr.. Creager stated Saturday that
work would be continued on his pro-
ject, that much material was on
hand and that other material had
been purchased and was on the way
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
DEMPSEY CAMP IS
BROKEN BY DEATH

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
SARATOGA LAKE, N. u, July 2.
-tP,-Tragedy struck the camp of
Jack Dempsey today and halted
the former world title holders
training for his comeback with
Jack Sharkey July n. Dempsey
had just returned from two siren
uous hours on the road this morn
ing when word came TO the camp
that John Dempsey. his 3s-year-
old brother, had shot himself to
death in Schenectady after kill
ing his 2l-year-old wife, Edna Car
low Dempsey. in their apartment
there.
The fighter raced by automobile
with his business manager, Leo F.
Flynn. TO Schenectady where he
identified the bodies and made
arrangements for their shipment to
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Green
Island. n. y. respectively.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
COCKTAILS
DIRECT WORK;
ISNHOUSTON
Famous Engineer, Re-
tanned BY Valley,
Meets Local People
At Banquet

HOUSTON. Tex. Jhly 2.-General
George W. Goethals Of New York.
famous Panama Canal engineer. ar
rived ~ Houston Saturday and stat
ed that his representative would ar
rive there Sunday and 20 on to the
Lower Rio Grande Valley to conduct
preliminary work on the Corpus
bhTisti-Point Isabel leg of the Intra-
canal. up the Arroyo Colora-
n Hariingen and up the Rio
-&- 90 Brownsville.
n@ral GoethRls himself intend
Dming 60 the Valley TO conduct
image survey for the proposed
q. snsion Of the intra-coastal canal
cut after conferences here Saturday
Terided not 20 visit the Valley until
urteber and have a representative
rorduet the preliminary work at
this sfme
General GOethals was employed by
tine Valley branch os the Intro-eoast-
~ Canal Association 20 prepare this
mprwey nd 90 advise in other ways
Ia eonn@ctisn with n waterway pro-
yertA tn the Valley.
General Goethnis was met here
Saturday by Mayor Finley Ewing Of
Hsriingen and J. B. Chambers, chair
man sf the Hnriingen waterways
eemmfttee. The engineer met a
number of offseerE Of the canal as
sess@llon and HsuKtoa business men
a iuncheon here al noon Satur-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
San BenitO Filler
Preparing for Hop
tOH0ngKOngS Soon
, Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENIT0, July &C. Eugene
Conrad. San Benito aviator, will
leave the Valley about July 4. for
the factory where laboratory tests
are being conducted for the two in.
ventions which he will try out on
the flight from Dallas to Hong
Kong, and TO make final preparations
for his jaunt, he told a representa-
tive Of The Herald Saturday after
noon, when questioned about reports
that he planned to take off on the
10000 mile cruise to China during a
Fourth of July Celebration here
Monday
Il am in no way prepared to do
SUCH" Conrad stated, "for several
reasons, the chief being that my
plane is not here nor has il been
finished. II will be some months
before | start the Pacific cruise"
Is Experimenting
Conrad declared that the reports
of his take off were probably due
10 his having BEEN experimenting
with a small plane which he bor-
rowed from another Valley aviator.
He declared it likely that he would
fly in that plane from the Valley,
probably Monday, to Houston, and
then to me factory. where work is
being speeded on his plane.
The San Benito flier revealed FOR
the first time Saturday afternoon
the type of plane he intends to use.
II i to be Bellanca monoplane,
similar TO the Chamberlin- Levine
machine, with extraa-wide wings. 1t
will be powered by 425 horse
power radial air-cooled motor in
stead of the Chamberlin 225 h. p.
Whirlwind type. His plane will be
capable of attaining a high speed
Of $50 miles per hour. with a cruis-
ing speed Of ;se miles per hour,
and cruising radius Of $500 miles.
1t will be geared and fueled for a
sustained flight of 4s hours.
Has New Device 5
ITO complete the flight under the
rules Of the Easterwood contest the
plane will have to maintain a speed
averaging 20 miles per hour for "a
hours a dav, and fly six days.
Conrad also sketched his two de-
vices which will be tested on the
long flight. One is vacuum at
tachment for the exhaust. cooling
the motor by eliminating the heat
from Two strokes of four-cycle
engine, and the other is an air-tank.
applying the Zeppelin principle to
mac>ines, relieving
the carving load of the plane by I
least 1000 pounds, Conrad said.
All parts of the plane are to be
tested. and will probably
be assembled in Dallas when all ar
are completed. His flight
is thoroughly financed. Conrad de-
clared. his hackers said to be in
vestment bankers from Kansas and
Iowa. whose names he did not re-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
LINDBERCH IS
CANADACUEST
Arrival Saddened BY
Death of Escort
Filler in Crash

OTTAWA, Ont, July 2.-tRl-Col-
onel Charles A. Lindbergh's official
visit to the celebration capital today
was filled with calls at various
sports fields where the people cele-
brated the Jubilee Of confederation.
The famous American flier came to
Ottawa at the invitation of the Ca
madam government and was the
guest of honor at luncheon at
Rideau Hall, residence or the gov
ernor general, after passing through
lanes of cheering thousands.
In introducing Coloael Lindbergh
in the course of his welcome on Par
Lament Hill, William Phillips. the
American minister said.
"No greater honor, nor greater
privilege can fall to the first Ameri-
can minister 70 Canada than to pre-
sent to your gallant young ambassa-
wor without portfolio our prince of
modesty. He comes 10 you with a
message of creating from the
American people. who are all think
ing of you on this occasion. You
may not know that he has Canadian
blood in his veins and that his an
cestor was the founder Of Hamilton"
An aerial tragedy marrei Lind
berg's arrival here today to attend
the celebration Of Canada's Diamond
Jubilee. Lieut.. j. Thad Johnson.
army flier. met death
when his plane. one of twelve which
escorted the transatlantic hero
from Selfridge Field. Detroit. crashed
within view Of the Hunt Club land
ing field, six miles from Ottawa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
Herald to Observe
Birthday on July 4

July 4 this year marks the 35th
birthday of Tht Brownsville Herald
which was established here as n
daily paper on independence Day in
1892.
The Herald was established by
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse o. Wheeler and
was published in building on Eliza
beth Street near Fort Brown tor
many years. After the death Of Mr..
Wheeler the paper was continued
by Mrs. Wheeler until 1921 when il
was taken over by j. NJ. Stein who
for many years previous had been
connected with it as editor.
The Herald now is published IN =
two-story building at tht intersec-
tion Of. Washington with Twelfth
street but its 35th birthday finds
new home under construction CT
Adams and Thirteenth which il
hopes to occupy some time in Aug
ust
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
American Aviators Take Stock of Injuries After
Hilarious Welcome; Acostas Collar Bone is Broken

r"turned to his hotel. and his future
plans.
it y probable that Ocosta's collar
bone was fractured when the Ameri-
ra landed in the water at Ver-Sur-
Mer, but he cannot vouch for ii, as
he processes to have been unaware
of this until the surgeon discovered
the injury this afternoon.
|. II Is quite possible that some Of
the damage might have been done at
the st. Lazarre station today when
crowd of 10000 persons Crushed
windows. to see Byrd and his COM
panions in their efforts TO get a
sight Of them. and acclaim them. The
commander and his colleagues can
boast that they are the only groun
IF four persons ever bottled up in
st. Lazarre station. The communists
did il once several wears ago but
they were five thousand more num-
n-~-- ard a good many times more
violent.
Perhaps the most embarrassing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-03
HEALTH OFFICIAL
TO LECTURE HERE

Dr. J. c. Anderson, Texas state
health officer. will deliver = rublic
address 10 anyone interested in the
subject Of public health in the
county court room at Brownsville at
= o'clock Tuesday mroning, July 5.
DR.. Anderson is especially well
trained I'm the field Of public health
service. having studied this branch
OF the work IN the leading health
centers Of the world. He has made
this branch of the service his spe-
cialty and will be able TO give sore
valuable information to those WISH
inc TO attend his lecture.
He has only recently returned
from the flooded region around the
Mississippi and will be able to give
correct and first hand information
on any subject pertaining to that
section OF the country.