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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Of $4,000, and includes both the
elementary and junior high. Two bus
routes have been established, and
the school serves a large district
with an enrolment Of 275.
The county maintains IS schools
over a wide territory, ard due 70
the fact that ii is a Epars1ly settled
RANGING country consolidation on a
large scale has not been possible.
The Rio Grande City independent
district has 1926 scholastics. The
rest Of the county is organized into
common school districts. The Roma
district has 922 scholasticE, Grulla
67s. and Laureles 499.
Rio Grande City il preparing 20
vote bonds for the erection OF a
high and ward schools which are
expected to be available next year.
Interest In schools Keen
Throughout the four Valley coun-
ties interest IN the development and
progress Of the schools IS keen. and
in every district they are main
tanned al the highest possible point
Of efficiency. The rapid develop
ment Of the Valley, the phenomenal
growth Of the cities and rural Sec
tions has presented a problem to
provide facilities for. the rapid in
crease In enrolment, but there has
never been h~esitancy on the part of
the taxpayers to finance expansion
Of the schools. With over $S,500,000
expended on the various school
plans Of the Valley they have been
borught 10 a state Of efficiency un-
rivaled in the South. and .he Valley
schools have proved a tremendous
factor in Valley development.
Present indications are that there
will be no cessation of the build
ing program, as there has been no
cessation OF Valley development, and
expansion Of educational facilities
will be necessary to meet changing
conditions.
In several Of the cities and consoI-
idated districts the programs in
augurated or completed this year
are designed to provide for the nor
NAL growth for three or four years.
Experience Of recent years has
proved that unless such provisions
are made the districts find consid-
cradle difficulty in providing for the
rapid increase in enTollments and the
ever increasing demand for addition
al facilities.
All Districts Show Growth
Practically all districts in the
Valley show a substantial increase
in the number Of scholastics this
year. and this condition has pre-
vailed each year since the pioneer
days Of Valley development. Reor-
g~anization for consolidation has af-
fccted the reports Of a few OF the
Smaller districts where territory
has been taken from a district and
added to others. Hidalgo county this
year reported 1873 scholastics as
compared with 17.0SS last year, and
Cameron county has 15,703 as COM
pared with 1888. Starr county re-
ported 3.1S5 scholastics this year
and Willacy county 1902.
In Cameron and Hidalgo counties
the majority of rural schools have
been consolidated. and the common
school districts Of Cameron county
have only 213s scholastics and in
Hidalgo county 1883. Consolidation
OF the rural schools in Starr and
Willacy counties is proceeding as
rapidly as development permits, but
the majority of the rural sections
are organized as common school dis
tricts. Following are the scholas-
It's reports OF the Cameron and Hi
dalgo county districts for 1867
and 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

HAIRPIN COSTS LIFE
WAUKEGAN, Hl.-Mrs. Maud Ian
der pricked her scalp with a hairpln
and died OF biood-poisoning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

The American Legion as shown by resolutions adopted In national con venfions. Is opposed to any movement thut would weaken national defense, not because of militarism but because it believes that the best Insurance against war Is to be prepared to ade- quately defend the naion if war Is thrust upon us
 Among It's most active leaders against -paeifsm Is National Vice Commander John E CurtiSs long and prominently identified with Legion ae- tiyities in the Missouri valley and with the commercial and business in terests of Nebraska. He is associated with the Lincoln fNebr) chamber of commerce as departmental secretary.
 Last year. particularly he delivered q number of addresses in opposition to the unusual activity of the ultrapael- fists in Nebraska relative to compul- sory military training in the Univer- sity of Nebraska, located at Lincoln.
 Curtiss at one time worked in a post office under civil service, taught school, has been an assistant cashier of a bank, attended the University of Ne braska, practiced Inv, and served seven years as secretary of the Ne braska State Railway commission.
 He saw eleven months service as private and corporal in the World war. joining the army through voluntary in- duction.
 In American Legion work he has missed only one >i:le convention and has attended four national conven- tions. He served on many different committees of Lincoln Post No 3, the second largest of the state, and has just completed his term as commander of the post
 Among his many connections, he has been president of the Lincoln Lions club, an organization of younger busi- ness men of Lincoln
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
DIR. OWENS NEW BOOK
 A GRIPPING STORY OF
 LIFE IN THE FAR NORTH

The first copies of "Rowdy" have 1een received in Wrangell and have met with an enthusiastic reception by those fortunate enough to secur l copy to read. Rowdy was written by Robert Joseph Diyen, D. D., of Wrangell and is reminiscent of the days when Dr. Diven served as Presbyterian missionary at Nenana when that camp was booming dur ing the time of the construction oi the Alaska Railroad.
 Rowdy was the real name of c zeal dog and Dr. Diven's delineation of the malamute pup, affectionate and faithful and intelligent to the highest degree is made with a mas Jerly simplicity. Rowdy is but year old when he comes into tht story and the reader follows him and his master through many char acterreyealing adventures where Rowdy, the dog. struggles for su. prenaey of Rowdy, the wolf. Ina part of the story in which the scenes Ire laid in Mt. Mckinley Park is particularly interesting.
 Rowdy is book with wide ap peal. Every Alaskan will want | ,ead it and will enjoy it. People everywhere who like good out. door story and especially Far North story, will enjoy it. It is a boon to teachers looking for book to read chapter by chapter during morning exercises.
 The Century Co. who have been publishing all of Dr. Diven's short story work for several years in St Nicholas Magazine, brought out the book and secured Charles Living stone Bull to do the illustrations.
 Rowdy is a good book. and will without doubt, be widely read.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
DETAILS GIVEN ABOUT DEATH
 OF DIR. S. HALL YOUNG

Details of the death of Dr. S. Hall EouHg were received in ketchikan 5y Rev. F. R. Falconer in a letter rom Rev Franklin P Reinhold, of sVarren Ohio. pr. Young, said the letter, with friend and q relative. vas driving an automobile To French Creek for q homecoming celebration. Dr. Young was to give The message of the day. It seems that on their way they had tire trouble near an interurban line. While the tire was being fixed, pr. Young was walking about and ae- cfdentally stepped in front of an ou- coming ear. He was fatally injured bv the ear and never regained coll seiousness.'
 Rev. Reinhold said that only two weeks before he was in Ghautadqaa' New York. to see and hear Dr. Young. We found him in good physical strength and with his char Ieteristic Yigor of mind and soul, le said.
 Al this time Dr. Young talked il letail of plans for his forthcoming autobiography. Rushing Parson.
 mong other things. the letter con inued, "he was going back to New
 ork to revise the manuscript oI ae hook. for the publishers had ad- .ised that he cut down the manu-
 .ript so that the book could be put
 n the market more cheaply. -
 hrOnicle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
City Store Installs Oil Burner

Donald Sinclair is this week in
 .talling an Oil-O-Matic oil burner in his City Store. MT. Sinclair has been considering an oil burner for some time. On his recent trip tc San Francisco and other cities or the Pacific Coast he made a thor eugh investigation of several types If oil burners. Everywhere he found that the owners of oil burn srs are enthusiastic over that meth ,d of heating and would not think of going back to the old methods Mir Sinclair found while Outside that the most enthusiastic users of Oil-O-Matics are the schools, and other public buildings such as churches, theatres, hotels. hospitals etc. The saving in fuel is from tel To thirty percent which is a very important item in addition to clean liness. even temperature, comlori and convenience, all to be had Wlth- out effort on the part of the owner Mr Sinclair believes that any one who will take the trouble to per sonally observe the performance o1 Oil-O-Maties will be sold to tha' method of heating the same as ne has been. Up to the present oll-o- Matics have been installed in Wran- gall by the following institutions and individuals: Wrangell denerai Hospital. Wrangell Steam Laundry Drift Inn. Wrangell Hotel, Wran- gell Motor Co.,, F. G. Hanford' Don aid Sinclair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
GENERAL JAS G. sTEESE
 RETIRES FROM U.s. ARMY

WASHINGTON. D G.=The war department has announced tbai Ma jer Douglas n. Gillette will succeed Colonel James Gordon steese. re ti.ad as president and engineer oI- figer of the Alaska road commission
 The change takes effect October h. The announcement included tae information that Second Lieu- tenant Frank A. Petit Will become Il member Of the board and assist ant engineer officer 10 Major Gil- lette.
 Colonel Steese graduated from the United States military academy in 1907. and from the United States engineering school at Washington in 19l0 During 1907 and 190s he 7sas assistant engineer in charge of san Diego and San Francisco bays projects. Later he was an instruc= Tor al the military academy. From 1917 through t91S he was assistant to The chief of army engineers, and from 1918 10 1920 he was q colonel on the general staff and chief of promotions and assignments. He became president of the Alaska road commission in 1920.
 Colonel steese long has been one of the most prominent men in the army engineering service, and his 4ork has taken him 10 many parts of the world. He possesses deeofa= Gons from many nations for his ssork, including the United States fistinguished servie medal. His home is in Pennsylvania.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Leaving for California

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams and little daughter, Jane. left on the 'rincess Louise Tuesday evening for California where they expect to make their future home. The 4dams family have made their home in Wrangell for a number of years, and they have many friends here who regret their departure The family are leaving Wrangell in the hope that change of climate will improve the health of their little daughter who has never been a robust child. The family have been considering San Diego, but have not definitely decided just where they will locate. They will stop for the present in San Fran cisco.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
HICKMAN OPPOSES WANT0N
 DESTRUCTION OF HERRING

J. R. Heekman. pioneer eanner
 z.5inessman and banker. of Ketehi-
 Iu made broad statements as to ..se effectiveness of the destructive ==5hods employed by fertilizer and
 auction plants which operate on
 ze Alaska herring.
 It is a crime. he said recently : ketchikau. and one fhat Mil he regretted later, that this country
 allowing herring to be used 10. .=rtilizef, a f0od fish that Will iu time be as valuable to Alaska as our salmon fishing has been More fer tlIizer plants are going in every year and making huge profits on using up q good fish for making fer tiIizer. This should be stopped i'm mediately regardless of whom it hurts
 If thts industry for the Use O. fertilizer is stopped before il is tec ate. some of Us will live 10 seen her ring one of our largest industries in Alaska. Thirty years ago you could not sell | thousand cases of pink salmon in the world; today We seI millions. The same might we'll. in time, prove true of herring.
 Tt is our duty to Use every ef tort Co stop the destruction of her ring.
 q believe il is one of the great est economic and industrial crime Of ,he century and Ne are watching Il and making practically no pro test.
 T know we need fertilizer know it helps farmers 10 grow crops. But there are many other waste products just as valuable fo. fertilizer In Alaska are great linn deposits and mineral deposits for fertilizer Alaskan waters swarm #ith fish that have little or no food value Then why for the sake of temporary gain. utterly destroy an industry which can be made perma nent. be worth millions of dollars annually and provide for future needs? That is the reason I say it is an industrial and economic crime and ! shame to allow it to continue Every Alaskan who shuts his eyes 10 these facts and makes no protest is aiding and abetting the criminal practice of the destruction of a val uable food product
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
NEWS DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER
 THE WORLD
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT
 DEMpsEYzTUNN NNkY

CHICAGO. sept. zz=lomgnl Is the nlght! One hundred fifty thou sand people Wlll Jam tnelr Way Into SoIdiers fIeid to watch two modern gladlators cross padded mitts Tor lhIrty minutes and win a million and hal dollars by their efforts. Dempsey and Iunney Will exchange bloWs to see which of the two will hold the World heavyweight box Ing title and reap millions of dol lars that go with it.
 strangely enough the men are quoted at even money with pros pects that Jack Dempsey will be slX 10 live favorite at ring time. IL betting turns out as indicated t will be one ot the very few times that a. champion was the underdog in the wagering. Tunney will receive one million dollars for ten three-minute rounds oi boxing while Dempsey will be paid $450,000. Crowds pour ea mIo Chicago all day Wednesday. By train and airplane they came and tnronged the hotels and clubs.
 The income for the fight has al ready topped $2,500,000 but therl is ittle likelihood that the fight will draw three million dollars a. expected by Tex Rickard.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
WILL FILL ENGAGEMENT
 AT JUNEAU FAIR

Charles Cutter and wife arrived from Klawack the first of the week and left on the Aleutian Monday evening for Juneau where Mr. Cut ter is to fill an engagement at the southeastern Alaska Fair.
 Mr. Cutter travelled or many years with Wild West shows and on vaudeville circuits where, billed as Eagle Horse, he appeared ill Indian costume and sang groups of Indian songs. About year ago he retired from active show life and with the French wife he acquired during the World War has been living at hla- wock. He is a cousin of Mrs. Wll- liam Taylor of Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Both men are confident of victory tonight, Tunney says: "I have never been il better condition in my life. I am going to be the first man to knock out Jack Dempsey"
 Dempsey says: T am supremel confident of victory. I'm hopeful of scoring a knockout and doing il in hurry. if possible. But if l fail in that l am sure that 1 will be de clared the winner at the end of to nights fight"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

PARIS, Sept. 22.-With speeches put aside the American Legion cor ference has started real business nassing almost unanimously a reso- lution advocating the reorganiza ton of national aeronauties into { separate department of the national defense as soon as the move war ranted it. The motion was subjec to a verbal attack by Brigadier General William Mitchell, who hag- gled over the term. "as soon as war ranted." at great length. Election of a new National Commander vii take place toady. Edward Stafford of New York is the most likely can didate for this office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
ANOTHER INDUSTRY FOR
 ALASKA IN THE 0FFING

The Flower Grower, published In New York, says that the time VIII come when dahlias will be grown as o field crop for sugar production Some insulin and fruit sugar is now made from them for limited de- mand. When this time comes Alaska would certainly be most profitable nlace for a dahlia plantation. The dahlias that grow here have i'm mense bulbs, probably averaging larger per hill than in most parts Of the country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Arrivals on Hazel B No. 3

The Hazel B No. 3 arrived from Telegraph Creek the last of the week with the following passen- gers: Mrs. Robert Hyland, R, Steele Hyland. John L. Hosfeld, Mrs. John L. Hosfeld, Charles Olson, Constable Raybone, J. W. Cincannon, c. A. Gilman. A. Bauman, A. Cluett, + Le Ton, A. Ralph Hall, R. Barnes Barrett Willoughby, Miss Teller, John Grant. Jr., James Waters, VII fred Stump, James Wheeler, Miss Gleaton.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 21.-

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 21.- Dwight ". Morrow of New Jersey, a member of the firm of J. P. Nor gan and Company, was appointed by President Coolidge as Ambassa- dor to Mexico, to succeed James R Sheffield who resigned. The ap- pointment will become effective Oc- tober first, when MT. Sheffield re- tires. While Mir Morrow will re- tire from participation in the af- fairs of Morgan and Company there was evidence of opposition in the Senate to his appointment by Presi. lent Coolidge as it was made with nut the consent of the Senate or an! of it's members.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
ASS0. PACIFIC FISHERIES
 ELECT SKINNER PRESIDENT

SEATTLE, Sept. 19-victor H Skinner & Eddy Corporation and Sunny Point Packing Company, was today elected President of the Asso. citation of Pacific Fisheries. He will succeed Charles c. Burkhardt, head Of the Alaska Consolidated Fisher e.. now President.
 Other officers elected by the As sociation were: R. I. Bentley, San Francisco, President of the Califor aia Packers. H. B. Friele, Yice-Pres 3dent and General Manager of the Nakat Packing Corporation, and P D. Harris. head of the P E. Harris and Company, all to be Vice-Presi Tents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

PARIS, Sept. d. Moving out from Paris under a cloud of dust the American Expeditionary forces Tuesday began a grand offensive Along all fronts in France there was great activity as the American Le- gionnaires revisited war scenes anG re-liyed in their imaginations the battles of 1917 and 1918. In Paris itself, President Doumergue of France and Marshal Foch gave off ctal dinners at which a dozen speakers including General Persh- ing and Commander Savage pledged eternal peace between the United States and France. One of the most solemn moments of the day cant when in three cemeteries for Ameri- can dead brief but impressive cere monies were held in memory of those who died in the war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
DIvORCEs GRANTED
CKetchikan #Chronicle)

Judge Thomas NJ. Reed granted a divorce by default in the case of Charlotte Louis Burganne of Wran- gell against Roy S. Burganne, A. r. Knox and Mrs. 0. Young appearing as witnesses.
 Another divorce by default was entered in the case of Mrs. 0. Young of Wrangell vs. S. M.aYoung. A depo- sition was read from Rose M. Stump tion. and L. c. Scribner appeared as q witness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Salvation Army Drive

The Salvation Army will conduct their annual drive ion funds for the maintenance and development of the work in Wrangell September 26th 70 30th are the dates chosen for the drive.
 Out of this years drive repairs will be made on the local Salvation Army Hall. A new foundation and a new roof are the principal items.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Unfamiliar With Alaska Flowers

Unfamiliar With Alaska Flowers The Flower Grower, a magazine published in the state of New York, says -
 This is dahlia time. If you disbudded. the buds that are !est should produce large and line flowers. even though they might not be monstrous, like the nine inch blooms seen last season at the Bronx botanical gardens. New York City
 Nine inch flowers The NewYork sriodi al considers these very re- .#.sI-B.e. And yet there are several ardens in Wrangell where nine zch flowers have been considered nail Wraugell has had them year for year that were ten and eleven nches across.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.- The freighter Circinus with a crew of forty men ran aground on the coast of Lower California, fourteen miles south of San Diego yester day. It was during a heavy fog. Answering calls for help five yes sels are rushing to her assistance The S. 0. S. did not give any de tails as to the present condition 0 the ship, when it was received b, the San Diego station and ships in that vicinity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Stories of Indians Suit Immigrants

NEW YORK = One of the most
 popular reading topics for immi-
 grants is the American Indian, ae- cording to an analysis by the For sfgn Language Information Service of what the immigrant likes to read in his own newspapers. The survey covered about s25 foreign language newspapers. in 16 different tongues printed in the United States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
Some Cabbage

The wonderful agricultural possl. bilfties of this region were again demonstrated this week when Jack Anderson and Carl Tigersip who have a small truck garden at Brad. field brought into town couple oi heads of cabbage, one of which weighed IA pounds and the other 10A pounds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
South on Yukon

The following persons took pas. sage to Seattle on the Yukon which was in port southbound Friday evening. Mrs. James Nolan, K. Adams, H. R. Ensign, O. W. Billion R. R. Bennett, Mrs R. R. Bennett W. G. Sundblad, ". L. Alskog.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Myror Tavior member of the finance com mittee and Board of Directors the United States Steel Corporation, is to be elected chairman of that or ganization to succeed the late El. bert H. Gary 1t was reported.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22
sAHLINGER-BLAKE

A Petersburg newspaper reports tbat Miss Charlotte Blake and Al bert sahlinger, both of Wrangeil were united in marriage recently at the home of MT. and Mrs. Tau Owens in Petersburg, the ceremony being performed by U. s. Commls- sioner Carol Clausen. MT. and Mrs Owens were the witnesses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. 22-TWo of the three coast to coast air derbies have ended. c. W. Meyers of Rich mond. Virginia, came coasting down onto the flying field in Spokane at 6sz4 in the afternoon yesterday, \ '. time. to capture first prize it. Class B event.
 TWenty-three minutes later C. " Holman came to rest the winner oi Class A contest Holmans official flying time was 6 hours, 42 min utes and 56 seconds. Meyers had been flying second almost all day out on the next 10 the last lap he came from behind with a great spurt l0 cath up to and pass Leslie Mill CT who had been fighting it out with him. Miller dropped back to fourth place.
 Holmans victory in the Class ( event was accomplished by an un- usual piece of good fortune. E. E.. Ballough. carrying 69-year old Diekenson, his financial packer il the race, arrived at Butte, Montana with 26 minutes advantage over Holman, He broke a propeller il his descent and wasted an hour anG a half while getting it fixed. Hol man refueled in seven minutes anG was away like a flash, never again to be headed.
 While Class A and B contests were ending the nonstop fliers were taking off from Roosevelt Field in New York. Eddie Stinson and Duke Schiller were the only two entrants in the event. They got away Wed nesday afterday at 800 and 3:11 respectively. Stinson had a very narrow escape from crashing whe his plane skidded on the take off but lie righted it and got away sue cessfully. They were both still il tue air at midnight Wednesday speeding westward in an effort to ,-3lure first prize money. They are both due for first and second prize money as the only entries, if they make the nonstop flight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

BERLIN, Sept 22.-All German spent the week celebrating Presi- 1gat hudenburg as the victor al Tannerberg but former Kaiser Vii helm withdrew some of the sweet hess of praise by reminding the for mer general that the battle was won aI hIs command.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-09-22

Judge James wickersham was aboard the Queen Saturday night en route from Ketchikan to ms home In Juneau.