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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

spect the place. which Il declared to
be the most modern suburban grocery
store anywhere in South Texas. I'm
usual efforts were put forth in the
matter OF fixtures, lighting effects
and general service arrangement.
Perishable foods are taken care Of in
the installation Of a modern refrig-
Grafton system.
Mr.. McClendon has erected his own
tile and stucco building for his new
suburban grocery. The building is
twenty-five feet wide and about 100
feet in depth, and two stories in
height. The second story Of the
building is arranged for apartments.
J. r. Guerra. who was assistant
manager of the original NJ Store in
Brownsville, is manager of the new
store.
Mr.. McClendon now owns stores
in Harrington, ~Raymondville and
Brownsville, one in each of the for
mer towns and two in Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
VALLEY NEEDS
HARBOR'SAYS
: VISITOR HERE
National Advertising
Campaign Poin, ID
Out as Other Neces-
sity of Section

MISSION, Texas, Oct. 29.-Devel-
opment of a Valley harbor at Point
Isabel, the establishment Of water
rates for Valley production. and an
energetic national advertising cam
paign for the entire Valley are es-
sential TO development Of the re-
sources Of this section. is the opin-
ion Of d. II. Brock, who recently ar
rived here from Minneapolis. Mr..
Brock, associated with his brother,
y. ID. Brock and c. A. Showers Of
Dallas, closed a deal several months
ago for IL 900 acres of the Vela es-
tate five miles west of Mission.
Development plans for the large
acreage have not been fully decided
upon but the present owners ex-
pect TO bring practically the entire
acreage under cultivation. The
tract is approximately II miles in
length by a mile and a quarter in
width, the southern boundary being
just north of the paved highway.
The entire acreage comprises very
fertile soil, and il is believed that IL
will eventually be worked out as an
irrigation project.
Sees Future for Valley
"There can be no question Of the
Valleys future If We car complete a
deep water port at Point Isabel, "
Mr.. Brock said. "In my opinion the
development of the Valley upon a
highly profitable basis lies in secur
ing low transportation rates such as
"a deep water harbor would assure.
Low. freight rates. combined with
national advertising, would assure
good markets and profitable returns
for every ton of fruit, vegetables or
staples the Valley car produce.
There is an ever-growing demand
for fruit mad vegetables. Science
has established that fresh vege-
tables and fruit are essential : TO
maximum efficiency in the human
race. Fruits and vegetables, which
a generation ago were considered
Injuries, are now necessities. The
Lower Rio Grande Valley can pro-
duce greater quantities of these ne
cessities than any other equal area
in the world. but the Valley is handi-
capped by high freight rates and also
by tho fact that the Valley products
have not beer nationally advertised.
The Valley has a population ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Mrs. ]. Dorfman
Dies In Houston

Mrs. J. Dorfman. mother 81 7.
Dorfman OF Brownsville. died at her
home In Houston az S:i0 o'clock Sat
urday night, according 70 q message
received ~ Mrs. 7. Dorfman. Mr..
norfman left for Houston Friday
night. having been called there By
the serious illness o fhis mother.
Mrs. Dorfman was 20 years old and
was born in Australia. With her hus-
band she came TO the United States
NJ Galveston, where the family re-
sided for a grea tmany years and
where their three children. 7. Dorf-
man. and Mrs. John Mendlovitz and
Mrs. II. Rosenblatt of Houston. were
born. The family removed to Hous-
ton Sunday afternoon.
Besides her three children Mrs.
Dorfmnn Is survived BY her husband
who also has been seriously i'll for
some months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
LION is DONATED TO
zoo AT HARLINGEN BY
LIONS CLUB OF CITY
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, Oct. 29.-Harlin-
gen Lions have donated a Lion to
the city zoo
The lion is a real one-and wild,
not a member of the club, and is
added to the rapidly growing col
lection of wild animals in the city's
100.
The ZOO recently received a young
deer from Chief Deputy Sheriff
Dune Wright Of Cameron county.
The zoo is at the Valley Fair
grounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

should have the active cooperation
or rural MS well as urban communi-
ties.
The proposal was made that meet
ings of the club reporters and cor
respondents of the Valley be held
quarterly for the purpose of ex-
changing views relative to their
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
NEW M Store
GETS PRAISE
McLendon, Owner, Ia
Congratulated on
Opening

A. l.. McClendon, owner Of the NJ
System store, No. 2, opened on Eliza
beth street, West Brownsville, Sat-
urday was the recipient Of scores of
congratulations on the new bust
ness establishment.
Hundreds of old and new custom
ers called during the day TO in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

work and Mr.. barrow expressed 49,
opinion that such nn nrrAngemsh.
would prove Of great value W -
various clubs rs we'll as 10 tne So"-
munities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
AMERICAN-MADE CARS
POPULAR IN ARGENTINA
Ninety-Seven Per Cent of 100000
Autos Product of U. S.
Factories.

American automobiles are excep-
tionally popular in Argentina. where
81 per cent of the 200, 900 machines
registered are the products of fac
tories located in the United States.
These figures are revealed by II. G..
Schuette of the automotive division
United States Department of Com
merce, who also reports that automo-
bile registration in Argentina has in
creased at a rate of so per cent yearly
since 1923.
1t is said in Argentina that the
saturation point for automotive sales
is not imminent and in support of
that statement it is shown that there
is only | car for every SIS persons
In the country at the present time,
as compared with a ra ito of to every
6 persons In the United States, / to
10 in Canada. l to II in New Zea-
land, and l TO 20 in Australia. The
economic conditions In the three last
named countries are comparable in
many respects to those Of Argentina,
a fact which demonstrates the posi-
bilities for future sales i'm the Ar
gentine.
One of the greatest handicaps in
the development of the automotive
market in Argentina has been the
lack Of good roads. Roads in Argen
tina have been both poor in structure
and insufficient in number. This sit
uation is largely attributable to the
lack Of road-building material and the
small number of settlements in the
outlying regions. In the past few
years, however, number of private
organizations, as we'll as the govern
ment, have made great efforts to i'm
prove the situation by building new
highways and improving existing
ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
CANADIAN EXPORTS
OF CARS INCREASE
First IL Months of 1926 Show 2
Per Cent Gain Over Same Period
of Previous Year.

Exports of passenger cars and
trucks from Canada during the first
II months of 1926 amounted to 6s,7O4,
which is slightly more than per
cent increase over the corresponding
period for 1925. according to report
made public by the automotive divi-
sion of the Department of Commerce.
Exports during November. 1926. to-
tailed S,793 as compared with 9.323
during November. 1925.
The exports during November We're
greater than any preceding month of
the year. with the exception of March
1t is reported. This was in spite of
the fact that production in Novem-
Der declined considerably in com
parison with the production during
October.
Australia still occupies the leading
position in the foreign market for
Canadian automobiles. Increased
shipments of passenger cars were
also made to the United Kingdom
the Dutch East Indies and the Straits
Settlement. while exports of trucks
to British South Africa. British West
Africa and New Zealand increased
considerably over the preceding
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Now Is Best Time
to Overhaul Auto
and Refinish Body

Fastidious car owners who want
to begin the Spring months with an
automobile that is mechanically
perfect and spick -andspan In ap-
pearance should take advantage of
the present season to have their
cars overhauled and refinished.
Repair and refinishing establish
ments are less rushed at this sea-
son than at any other time of year.
Cars put up for either or both types
of work now will be given atten-
ton that cannot be comma nded
when the demand for speed be.
comes great.
AT no other time can an owner
SO well afford to be without his car
This is the advice of Rudolph
Jose, veteran Cadillac dealer, who
for 25 years has helped and guided
thousands of Washington most
fastidious owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
MOTOR SUPPLANTS
HORSES ON ROADS
New Equipment Driving Animals
from One of Remaining Strong
holds, T. Warren Allen Says.

Rapid motorization of the equip
ment user in road construction is
driving the horse and mule from one
of their remaining strongholds and Is
forcing steam equipment into the
background according to I. Warren
Allen, of the United States Bureau
of Public Roads.
Tractors are now used occasionally
in connection with scrapers in grading
work; blade graders are usually drawn
by tractor and are sometimes even
self driven by internal combustion en-
gines; and motor trucks are increas-
ingly used in hauling the materials
excavated by power shovels and in
delivering paving materials to the job.
Today, rollers, Shovels, cranes, mixers,
crushers and gravel handling and
washing plants are rather generally
motorized, Mr.. Allen declares.
1.-The use of automotive equipment
in this large field, in which upward
Of $500, 000, 900 Is spent annually, is
largely an adaptation" said Mr.. Allen,
land better equipment can and will
be built A satisfactory solution of
the blowing problem as met in high
way construction work seemingly
could be reached by redesigning the
plow and balancing its size against
the power developing capacity of
crawler type tractor of moderate size.
Some more direct means of transfer
ring power from a tractor to an ele-
waiting grader to operate the elevating
mechanism. or an independent engine
for operating the mechanism, is
needed.
Motor shovels capable of moving
long distances under their own power
without undue wear Of the mechan-
ism, or perhaps mounted on low-hung
trailers to be drawn by tractors,
should be given consideration. For
grading and cut-and-fill work, trucks
capable of making very short turns
and of withstanding much continuous
backing are desirable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
INSURANCE RATES
UP TO MOTORISTS
Depend Upon Percentage of
Traffic Mishaps-Greater
Caution Demanded.

Automobile liability insurance rates
are being put squarely up to the mo-
florists and pedestrians of individual
cities and towns under the system of
rate-f1Xing now employed, and the
community that wishes to see rates
lowered has only to prove its capacity
to walk and drive carefully. This
trend on the part of insurance COM
panies is resulting in more equitable
rates and the fairness of 1t is obvious
to every one. according to Spencer b.
Curry, vice president of the Great Ma
tional Insurance Company of Wash
ington.
Motorists are becoming more and
more conscious that rates vary in diff
ferent sections. and their curiosity on
the subject is a hopeful sign for a re
duction of traffic mishaps," Mr..
Curry says.
Motorists Must Help.
AS they learn that rates are based
upon the company's experience in
any community. a selfinterest will
impel motorists to achieve the same
low rates that another city's car
owners enjoy by driving with greater
caution, walking with care and con-
tributing in other ways to the reduc-
ton of the number of accidents, Mr..
Curry points out.
In the writing of automobile liabil-
itv insurance, insurers first divided
the country into 40 zones. These
zones were fairly large, often includ-
ing cities where accident rates were
high and towns where none existed.
Under the zone system, however, the
man in the latter community paid for
protection at the same rate that was
asked of the man who was much
more likely to figure in an accident.
Insurers were quick to sense this
situation and the result is a trend
toward basing rates on State
boundaries, further subdividing them
by communities, Mr.. Curry says.
Los Angeles Lower.
Per-capita ownership of automo-
biles in any community, a feature
generally regarded as the chief de-
terminant in insurance rate-fixing, is
but one factor, it is revealed. In sub
sanitation of this point, Mr.. Curry
points out that New York City and
Los Angeles have approximately the
same per-capita car registration,
while the rates in the latter city are
20 per cent lower than those in the
Eastern metropolis.
Accident figures and insurance losses
are very active and vital factors
in establishing rates. The commu-
nifty that can reduce these. by a bet.
ter system of traffic control, strict
obedience to the regulations, careful
driving and careful walking can OBJ
tain lower liability rates, Mr.. Curry
says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

oh is
He
to the
clan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Keep Battery Fully Charged.

A fully charged battery never
freezes. An excellent way to keep the
battery from overwork is to keep the
carburetor and ignition right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
MOTOR BUSES EXCEED
MILEAGE OF RAILROADS
Commerce Survey Shows 22,365
Carriers Now in Operation
Cover 352. 500 Miles.

Railroad mileage in the United
States now Is exceeded by motor bus
mileage. figures compiled by the Inter
state Commerce Commission reveal.
The survey was made in connection
with the Commissions investigation
of the development of motor bus trans
portation in it's relation to the rail
roads.
Preliminary reports show that 20, 1853
buses are in operation as common car
riers in line and terminal service. The
mileage they cover is placed at 352,s00
which is considerably greater than
that of the railway lines.
In making public the figures. the
Commission explains that they are not
complete in every detail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

up to so miles an hour over a road
where il was perfectly safe to do so.
Your engine now needs all the lubri-
cation possible, | said. What little
oil has worked past the piston rings
Is being burned up a a rapid rate.
a dash of oil above the pistons would
save lot of wear and make it run
lot smoother. What's wrong, then,
with taking your foot off the accel.
orator for an instant? Won't that
cause the pistons to suck oil up past
the rings"
It's an old racing trick, but it was
new to Smith. And it was simply
one Of the many things that have to
do with the throttle.
fCopvr1ght. 1927
Next week, No. 177--Hurrying
Safely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Seasons Hints

The real need for cleaning the points
of a spark plug in Winter is to re-
move the rust rather than carbon.
Little of the latter gets on the points,
but rust may be plenty from the great
deal of civilization that is possible
over a short period.
The popping back in the engine
heard at the bottom of a long down
grade on a cold day is not necessarily
due to a valve holding open. The
mixture merely is a little lean and
the engine has been cooled by the
descent made with the throttle closed
A quicker, surer start can be had
on a cold morning by rubbing dry the
porcelain externals of the spark plugs
before using the starter. They are
apt to be wet from condensation of
water in the atmosphere and may be
shorting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
CHECK UP REPAIRS.
Owners Urged to Be Sure Work Is
Complete.

A lot of trouble is caused by not
knowing whether a repairer has com.
pleted the job. Mechanics are subject
to lapseS of memory as well as any
one else. and it sometimes happens
that in replacing a cylinder head a.
repairer will overlook the importance
of tightening the cylinder head bolts
after the engine has warmed up.
This is necessarily an expensive
proposition for the car owner who
fails to check up on repairs, for It
means that the cylinder head gasket
is likely TO blow" causing all va7te.
ties of water, oil and compression
leaks. II is too late to tighten up this
bolts after the gasket has been sub.
jeCted 10 strain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Save 30 Per Cent of Heat.

Thirty per cent of the heat value
of the fuel used is wasted by the
average automobile, tests by the
United States Bureau of Mines reveal.
The incomplete combustion products
are carbon monoxide, hydrogen and
methane. Improper carbureter ad-
justment Is responsible for large
part Of this waste.
The carburetor set for maximum
power and efficiency will show in the
cars operation costs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
GUARD AGAINST SKIDDING.
Quick Use Of Brake Sure to Bring
Trouble.

The skid season Is reaching it's
height. Many formulate have been
advanced for preventing and over
coming this danger. The simplest
way is to avoid slipping by using
chains and driving carefully. Skids
once started usually are made worse
by the drivers alarm. Having put on
the brake, when the car begins to slip
he increases the sliding by further
application of the brake. This Is
wrong. The thing to do is to drive
out of the skid.
Release the brake. steer with the
slide long enough to right the car,
then bring the car back into it's proper
lane of travel. 1T can be done, but it
is better far not to drive in such a
way that sudden, severe application
of the brakes is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
PARKING SUGGESTIONS.
Bumpers Often Allow Extra Space
in Getting Out.

When caught between two other
cars that have parked too close, do
not jump to conclusions. Perhaps
your bumpers will pass over or under
the bumper of the car behind or the
one ahead. Sometimes this will pro-
vide the extra foot of leeway neces-
eary to worm out of the parking
space.
Chauffeurs have a parking trick
where spaces are limited on one-way
streets. They stop on the "no-park-
ing" side Of the street and wait until
there is an opening on the other side.
This is entirely legal, and while it may
seem to complicate traffic, it Is often
preferable to driving around aimlessly,
cluttering up moving traffic and en-
dangering pedestrians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
SALE OF ABANDONED
CARS PROVIDED IN BILL
So Many Left by Roadside They
Become Nuisances in Massa-
chnsetts.

Massachusetts towns will be allowed
to sell automobiles bandoned within
their limits, if the State Legislature
passes measure now before it. Cities
already have the privilege of dispos-
ing of such machines At auction.
The towns contend that the practice
of abandoning cars by the roadside
after accidents has become so COM
mon that it now is a nuisance.
Towns now are forced to keep such
cars in a garage or other Enclosure to
await the owner, and the storage costs
often amount to more than the car is
worth. The towns want the right to
sell such cars after a reasonable period
of waiting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Motorists Urged
to Keep Check on
Spring Clearance

During the inspection of the new
car, while one is jotting down
the various Identification marks
and numbers. it is a good plan TO
measure the clearance between
the centers of the springs and the
frame just above.
Later on, when the car has been
given q season or so of hard work,
it will be found that the clearances
are less.
If springs have settled more than
a quarter of an inch as indicated
by the variation in clearance meas
urements, the car will mot ride
easily, no matter how often the
leaves are creased or how many
kinds of shock absorbers are used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Water Taxis Predicted.

Water taxis are predicted for New
York at an early date. They prob
ably will be- motor boats, capable ot
carrying from six to ten passengers.
Rates will he comparable to those Of
the land taxi, according to the
prophet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
HOLY COMFORTER CLUB
TO HOLD CARD PARTY
Representative Zihlman One of
Patrons-Charles E. Ford
in Charge.

The Comforter club of Holy Com
forter Parish Will hold card party
Tuesday evening at the parish hall,
18th and East Capitol streets. The
arrangements are in the hands of a
committee headed by Charles E. Ford,
president of the club assisted by
Misses Mary A. Werres, Aliene Ivory,
Frances KlimkiewieZ. Mary L. Ford,
Maurita Harvey and Ann Frances
Simpson. Rev. William J. McVeigh,
assistant pastor of Holy Comforter
Church, is spiritual director Of the
club.
Miss Martha r. Ford will act as
hostess at the party
The list of patrons and patronesses
include Frederick n. Zihlman, Repre-
sentative from Maryland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew I. Hickey, DR.. and Mrs.
William J. Stanton. Mr.. and Mrs
James T. Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Simp-
son, Mrs. Mary ]. Reynolds, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Overend. Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Ford, Mr.. and Mrs Milburn
Donohoe, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Taylor
Branson, DR.. and Mrs. c. J. Murphy.
DIR. and Mrs. J. A. Eckert. Mr. and
Mrs. +. J. Maloy, Mr.. and Mrs. d. f.
southern, Mr., and Mrs. E. c. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Altman and Mr..
ana Mrs. Joseph L. Gammell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
PRESIDENTS WORDS
TO Be BROADCAST
80 Powerful Stations to
Scatter Speech on Wash
ington Anniversary Plans.

When President Coolidge addresses
90. setting IN motion plans for the
celebration in 1882 of the 200th an
niversary OF the birth Of George
Washington, his words will be broad
east the length and breadth of the
land through one of the most ambi-
tious radio relay systems ever at
tempted.
No Charge to Government.
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House of Representatives and secre-
tary of the George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission, announced
last night that NJ. II. Aylesworth of
Broadcasting Co., had offered to ar
range for the broadcasting of the
Presidents address without charge to
the Government.
Final arrangements for the broad
casting. which will involve 80 stations,
scattered all over the country. will be
made tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
at meeting of the executive com
mittee of the bicentennial commits
sion in the Office of Mr.. Page. This
commission comprises four Senators,
four Representatives, and three
private citizens.
Mr.. Aylesworth indicated that the
words Of the President viii be in
simultaneously transmitted all over the
country through 80 powerful radio
relay stations located at strategic
points. Those which will be used,
he indicated. will include Seattle,
Portland. Spokane, St. Paul. ST.
Louis, and important points on
the Atlantic Coast. besides three sta
tons in the South.
Mr.. Coolidge will begin his address
at 1890 o'clock and through the magic
of the radio his words are expected
to be clearly audible to all those in
this country who are able to listen
in"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
HIT THE CHARLESTON
AS A "KAFFIR DANCE"
Christian Churches of South Africa
Head Campaign to Ban Jungle"
Performances.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG. January "a
The Christian churches of South
Africa are attacking the Charleston,
which they declare is a Kaff1r dance.
simultaneously with the starting
of the church campaign, notices have
been posted in the shops warning
employees that they will be fined or
discharged if they continue to prac-
tice the Charleston behind shop
counters.
The Rev W. A. Palmer, 90 years a
missionary among the natives. said
that modern ballroom dances approx
mate those of the Bantu people.
Another missionary said
The Charleston is called a modern
dance | have seen the natives dane
Ing IT in the jungles of Africa for the
last 10 years