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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25

Brownsville was perhaps the first
ne. This MAS installed around
1850. Frank Rabb installed a small
Pumping plant ut Santa Maria en- or
about 1858 or 1880 on the Rancho
Fiejo Resaca about six miles north
OF Brownsville and later developed II
into = small steam pumping plant
The old Adams home still stands A.
q landmark Of early day develop
ment. The John Closner plant Of
somewhat larger proportions ard
situated just below old Hidalgo on
the river was installed perhaps
about 1895 or 1896. Other small
plants OF ore kind or another hA-c
developed along the river IS FAR up
rs Rio Grande city during the lat
ter part OF this period OF time.
Systems Spread
"Tracing the beginning OF large
developments Of the present day ir-
rigatiOn system, the Brownsville
Land and Irrigation System vas
started in 1908. The Closner sys-
TEN was started In 1904; the Merre-
des system-American Rio Grande
Cana company-was started in 1895.
The San Benito system was
started in 1905 and has grown con-
siderably since then. H~arlinGen's
system was started between 1905 and
1906 and the Mission system "a
started i'm 1907. All these systems
were started originally as corpora
tions. They have from time 10 time
changed into irrigation districts
under state laws and all On them
are now operating under the dist
riot systeia with the exception OF
the Mercedes system and the Mis-
sion system, which are still operat-
ed rs corporations
AS q later addition 20 these old
original plants, the Pharr, the Ed
inburg. the Alamo, the Santa Maria
and several newer districts around
Brownsville have come into exist
ence. most OF them operating I'M
der the district plan.
Irrigation in the Valley from
1901 up 20 the present day has been
carried on through dirt canal sys-
tens originally through the use Of
setam power. At this time prRcti-
cally all Of the larger systems are
being run either By oil. gasoline. or
electricity and are generally con
eretIng their canals"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
Converted Necklaces
Worn AS Bracelets

PARIS ga Partisan actress
tired Of wearing her million franc
pearl necklace around her neck wrap
ped il around her wrist and wore it
as a bracelet one night at the Ritz.
That is credited by a Partisan pearl
specialist with being the beginning
Of the present vogue for necklace
bracelets. Nowadays everyone is
copying her, and Rue de In Paix
jewellers receive dozens Of orders a
week to transform pearl necklaces
permanently 70 bracelets. Cartier
shows rows OF graduated pearls made
un in bracelet style.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
Legion Plans to
Stage Mat Card

Arrangements for bringing Matty
Matsuda, worlds welterweight wrest-
line champion, to Brownsville in the
near future to wrestle an opponent 70
be selected later, are practically COM
plete. officials OF the American Lee
gion have announced.
The arrangements are only in q
tentative stage. but Matsuda has in
dicated s willingness TO wrestle here
if a suitable opponent can be found,
legion men say. Negotiations are
under way with several wrestlers Of
note in the northern section of the
state. and a definite announcement
in regard to plans may be expected
soon.
The match, II IL is made. probably
will not be staged before the first Of
the year, and the date may be in Feb
ruary, il was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
IRRICATIONN
VALLEY OLD,
WOOD AYERS
History of Develop
ment Shows Rapid
Growth, Banker De-
clares i'm Talk

ALP1tf1i 70 Inc HeKGluJ
SAN BENITO. Dec. 24-GeneraIly
regarded as an innovation at lesat in
this part Of the country, Irrigation
has been praeticed BY natives Of the
Lower Rio Grand Vealley for genera
tions, il was revealed here in an adj
dress delivered to the Culture club by
A Wayne Wood Of Brownsville.
Wood has made n thorough study
Of the irrigation systems Of the VAL
ley and is regarded as an authority
on the subject in this region. His ad-
dress vas the third OF a series being
delivered to the club by pioneers Of
this region in connection with q spe-
cial study OF the early history OF the
Valley.
From the earliest tines" Wood
declared, -the natives Of this section
have been practieing irrigation Of
river bottom soils by taking advan-
tage Of the spring and fall oyerflows
and by developing principally two
kinds or crops. One Is the early
planted regular corn crop, which they
plant in the spring following the fall
overflow and have harvested or try
10 harvest before the summer over
flow usually coming along about the
first 10 the middle OF June.
Started In .S0's'
Secondly, they have developed q
very fast growing and maturing corn
crop. requiring about 20 days. which
they plant following the summer
overflow and try TO harvest before
the fall overflow which usually comes
in the latter part Of September and
into October.
After giving the picture Of irriga-
ton from overflow water, Wood
traced the beginning Of power irriga-
tion in the Valley. I'm the begin
ming Of pioneer days, the beginning
Of a more enlightened era in the Val
ley's history, small scheme irrigation
plants watering very small tracts
were installed along the river. The
Brulay plant. a few miles below
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
BADCHECKLAW
MAY NOT HOLD
Supreme Court Eek.
pected to Give Ad-
verse Decision

Hot check artists in the Lower Rio
CrAnde Valley and other sections Of
Texas are watching with considerable
interest the case rerently brought
before the court Of criminal appeals,
IN which an III Paso resident is APP
pealsng from the decision Of the
lower court after conviction under
the Texas bad check law.
A A Dawson, states attorney, has
filed what can best be described as a
confession Of error" In which he ad-
mits that the Law as il applies 10
the case NJ bar 10 in conflict with the
provisions Of the constitution.
After a review Of the statute and
the Holland case Dawson said in his
brief:
The effect Of this Law Ia merely
10 transfer the burden Of proof from
the state 20 the defendant and TO
abridge the presumption Of innocence
70 such a degree that il is little short
Of mockery 10 charge a jury on that
statute and follow il up with the
charge on the burden Of proof and
presumption Of innocence, because
the former has been reversed and the
latter has been destroyed rs to this
offense by the article in question.
This - wrong in principle and is q
violation Of the constitution"
-0ne accused Of crime has the
right under the constitution to in
sist that before he can be adjudged
guilty Of m offense some evidence
on every fact essential to the estsb-
lishment Of his guilt must be pro-
dueed against him and that an i'm
partial jury. sworn before him,
shall weigh the evidence and deter
mine its su~fficieney. The defend
ant has a constitutional right 20
take his place in the court and
when a charge is laid against him
70 plead not guilty thereto and sit
down, and II the state proves facts
against him he has a right to see a
jury that has been impaneled by
law to hear these facts submitted and
60 have this jary Of his peers weigh
this testimony against him. pass on
It's ~sufficieney and determine his
guilt or innocence"
Effect of New Law
Discussing the effect Of the pres
ent law. Dawson wrote:
at will be noted that the main
fact sought TO be proved in this
case. namely that the bank on
which the check was drawn returned
II unpaid, was not any act Of omis-
sion Of the appellant. II was an act
of the bank. as far as the court is
Informed. The bank may have be-
come insoivent and been unable TO
pay the check or appellants account
may have been garnisheed or the
check may have been refused by mis-
take. or may have been presented
TO some other bank. There IL no
proof IN the record that the check
=as e. presented TO the bank on
which IL was drawn and regardless
Of the constitufionality Of the act
the proof is not sufficient TO sus-
tain the conviction, but the fact re-
mains that the legislature in this
proposed statute has provided that
an act Of q third party v which
the appellant had no control and Of
whose acts he would have no notice
until the statute would have already
been offended against. shall eonsti-
tute pFima facie evidence Of an Of
fcnse by appellant The State sub
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25

meis az today are in acc0rA that ties
aust have -SwaReer." and lots ~ C.
An u consequences hAnd-me-dnmn
bow ties haxe been bRrrea. absolute
H. from polite society
The cute little butterfly or hmt
wings n white fer wear vita : swak-
CIV tail. o. In black for the Tuxedo.
are tire thing of the meEent. but TIM
stiff. precise bows. fartory aade and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
LIFE on REEF TO BE STUDIED

Conditions Of lief on the Great Bar
rier Reef OF Australia will be inves-
tigated next year by a special COM
mittee OF the British Association.
which will remain for IL months on
one section Of the reef. Mainly Of
coral formation, the reef Is a vast
natural breakwater 1000 miles long
skirting the coast Of Queensland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25
Evening Ties Must
Have d SHALT Now

LONDON &-EveninE ties must
have e slant Of their own. That's the
the latest among the young blcods
Of Mayfair. Whether the idea origi-
mated with the Prince Of Wales or
Lord Beatty. each OF whom has his
OWL tilt for his hat, has noot been
decided. but anyway the Beau Drum
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-25

UNCONSCIOUS SEVEN MONTHS
CAK&HoT. Eng-Thousas Gamer
tmE m-nennar3ouH fer seven noaths az
Ger m aufe merident. hut ~ nov
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08
TWO PHARMACISTS TO
 BE IN WHEELER DRUG STORE

MT. James H. Wheeler returned last Saturday from the South bring ing with him two new pharmicists to replace Miss Bennington who has resigned her position.
 Both Miss Metcalf of Seattle and Miss Dammon of Vancouver, B. c. are graduae pharmicists, having completed the four-year pharmaceu- tical course at Washington State University at Pullman, Washington
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08
LOCAL NOTES

1 MT, and Mrs. Cecil Allen arrived in Petersburg Wednesday morning
 on the Estebeth. MT. Allen is the son of MT. and Mrs. Sam Allen at
 whose home they will visit.
 Coming as 2 complete surprise
 to their friends was the marriage of
 MT. Claude Roundtree and Miss
 Isabella Robinson on last Monday evening at the home of MT. Round tree'S sister. Mrs. Carol Clausen. The brides father. MT. H R. Rob- inson. MT. Jacob Holingstead, and
 Miss Frances Roundtree were the
 witnesses. It was rumored that
 there was Q double wedding, but this was denied by those present. David Dinner celebrated his eighth birthday last Saturday by en. tertaining number of his friends at hte Dinner summer camp "Bum's 1 Retreat"
 1 The party left Petersburg about
 noon on the speedboat Jim" In the afternoon they went to Blind Slough for a swim, returning to camp in time for a picnic dinner. Those in the party included Rang vald Stenslid, Jenning Hanseth, Jack Allen, Robert Allen, Melvern Dunkleberger, Robert and Dave Dinner. Mrs. Bob Allen and Mrs. Ohmer chaperoned the party. I John Sales left on Tom Mooney's boat for Rake where he will put in new piling for the Skinner and Ed
 dy cannery dock. Jack" expects to be gone about three weeks Mir. and Mrs. c. B. Saunes and young son Carol arrived in Peters burg on the Admiral Farragut from Portland, Oregon. They expect to spend the summer with Mrs. Saune's brother. Carol Clausen. 1 The Petersburg Baseball Team Is planning on leaving for Wrangell Saturday evening for game with the Wrangell Nine on Sunday ofter- ! noon. A number of local fans ex ] pect to accompany, the team. MT. .Jikichi Inouye and Miss Kayo Yajima were married this week. MT. i and Mrs. H. Obata were the wit nesses.
 M. B. Dahl was in from Surprise Harbor near Tyee this week. He reports a moderate run of salmon. Sam, Olesen, attached o the light house service at Five Finger Sta Clifford Waha left for Pillar Bay Thursday night.
 Ed. Frank and Hank Preuschofr were among those who came to came to Petersburg to celebrate the Fourth. The fox took care of them selves that day, say the brothers.
 William Dunkleberger received news of the death of his father in Tacoma this week. He left on the 1 Charles T. for Wrangell from which l port he and Mrs. Dunkleberger will embark for the Sound. The sym pathy of bis many friends are ex- tended to him in this hour of his | bereavement
 The local cannery has packed only 900 cases of salmon to date. The 1 smallest in several years.
 Seiners are running around the country-running bills and get ting no fish.
 Old Sol beamed on Petersburg hv< ocnwloH ot Wro n co1I or fho Ath |
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08
STAR OF INDIA GOES :.
TO "BONE YARD"

TO BONE YARD" The historic bark Star of India, built in England in 1863 and for the past thirty-two years used by the Alaska Packers Association in the Alaska salmon trade was sent to San Diego from San Francisco to be anchored at the seawal1 as an aquarium of the San Diego zoo
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08
Council Holds Session
TOWN TREASURER MAKES
REPORT

REPORT
 At the regular meeting of the Town Council held last week, the City Treasurer made a report of finances and showed the Treasury exhausted, with unpaid bills, includ- ing payroll amounting to approxi- mately $4,7OO.
 ADDITION TO SCHOOL HOUSE TO
 BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY
 Councilman Dinner for the school Committee reported that arrange ments had been made to start work on the foundation for the school house addition as soon as labor could be employed. Also that the Committee had an expert look over the heating plant and that he stated that the plant was big enough to heat the addition. H recommended certain adjustments to the present installation which would more eff ciently heat the upper rooms.
 GARBAGE STILL A PROBLEM
 Councilman Allen reported that the garbage was still being handled by boat and scow and unless some suitable place could be found on land for a dumping place, it would be necessary to continue employing someone to haul it to Frederick Sound He suggested that a com mittee be appointed to look over the unplatted land back of Paul Owens place and locate suitable place. If it were feasible to build q plank runway from the street. The Mayor appointed Councilman Ohm CT, Allen, and Stenslid On the Com mittee.
 WAGE SCALE CITY WORK A wage scale of $1.OO per hour for foreman and common labor at $500 per day was established for all city labor.
 CONDEMNS OLD BUILDING ..
 The old Petersburg Hotel near the grade school was condemned and ordered torn down within a reasonable time.
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08
ENDORSES MOVE FOR NEW

SCHOOLHOUSE FOR NATIVES
 The action of the Commercial Club urging the building of a new schoolhouse for the Native children was endorsed by the Council and the City Clerk instructed to write the Bureau of Education at Juneau to that effect.
The Alaskan., 1927-07-08

CONDEMNS OLD BUILDING :.
 The old Petersburg Hotel near the grade school was condemned and ordered torn down within a reasonable time.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-12
THREE TEAMS THREATEN
LEAD OF CHICAGO CUBS
Cards Shuttle Through to Close Win Over Pirates
Braves Set Back Phillies-Giants Nose Out Robins
WINDY City" Team Blanks Reds - Yanks Lose
to Senators-Athletics and Red Sox SpGt-Cleve-
land and Detroit Take Their Games

-hS-'NN-NNN.
While the Cubs appeared to be
serenely lodged nthe National
serenely lodged on margin
of four and one-halt games, the PEN
nant path was by no means smooth
for ahead doomed triple threat of
the Pirates, Cardinals and Giants.
The Cards shuffled through to
> to victory over the second place
Pirates yesterday, the veteran Alex
ander getting the breaks in hurting
duel with Aldridge.
Pittsburgh's current series at st.
Louis figures as crucial for both
clubs as the world champions had
an opportunity to go into a tie for
the runner up honors by coming out
in front of the Buccaneers again
today.
Just what the effect the benching
of Hazen Cuyler will have on the
Pirates will depend on developments.
Reports that Pittsburgh was getting
ready to swap or sell Cuyler were de-
clared to be unfounded as was
report that Max Carey would leave
the Robins at the close Of the season
to return to the Pirates.
The Braves tagged the Phillies
with a 5 to 4 setback. Willoughby
walked three batters in the sixth
when Brown singled to score the
winning run.
Brooklyn went under in an inter-
borough feud with the Giants by
to 2, fast sport helping Virgil
Barnes to wrest a victory from Dazzy
Vance.
Charlie Root turned in his 21st
victory of the year as the CUBS
BANKED the Reds, to 0. Cliff
Heathcote's triple with English and
Root on base in the third proved to
be downfall of Luque. The Cuban
allowed only five hits against six
made off Root.
Present indications are that the
Cubs will be pitted in the world
series with the Yankees and if they
do, it will mark the second time in
baseball history that New York and
Chicago clubs battle for world
championship together. The White
Sox fought it out with the Giants in
1917, taking four out of six games.
The Yanks went eleven innings be-
fore yielding to the Senators by to
. and at that koenig tossed the game
away. With one out, Joe Judge
tripled and wrenched his right leg
sliding to third In relaying the ball
from Ruth, Koenig made wild
heave into the grand stands and
Judge walked in with the deciding
run. Babe Ruth went hitless
After the Athletics shut out the
Red Sox in the opener of a double
header by to o, Boston behind
Pitcher Harriss BANKED Philadel-
phia, to 0, in the second fray. In
winning the first game, Howard
Ehmke gained the distinction of be-
ing the first of Mack's pitching
staff to score a shutout this season.
Cleveland subdued the White SoX,
. TO /, in a ten-inning affair. Miller
was victor over Pitcher Thomas. |
Gibson held the Browns to seven
Both allowed seven hits.
hits while his Detroit mates made |
off with a to decision. McManus |
got three hits, including a double.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-12
DETAILS COMPLETED FOR
BASEBALL TITLE SERIES
Managers John Tobin and John Cabay File Lists of
Players Eligible For Teams - All Games to Be
Staged At St. Mary's Feld-Winner to Take Best
Three Out of Five Crowley and Sautter Selected
as Umpires-First Game August 81

Details for the staging of the
championship of New Britain were
settled last night at a meeting be-
tween Manager John Tobin OF the
Corbin Red SoX and Manager John
Cabay of the Falcon team. The man.
ayers settled on August 81 as the
date of the first clash between the
two teams.
The list of players who are eli
gible for the teams in the series
were filed last night and forfeits of
800 will be posted with the sports
editor of the Herald" as a guar
antee that the teams will go through
will all articles of agreement.
Manager Tobin submitted the fol-
lowing list of players: Outfielders.
Huber, Soule, Schmidt, Snyder and
Ferguson; infieldcrs, Riley, Fitzpa-
trick, Patrus and Blanchard; catch
er, Huband and pitchers, Berg,
Flynn and auckland.
The eligible players for the Fall
con team will be as follows: out
fielders, Habtr, Kredar. Nelardy,
Lolos, Jervis and Marok; inficlders,
klatka, Green, Stanley Budnick, 81
Budnick and Farrell; catchers. Ko-
pee and Noonan and pitchers, Ber-
geron, Bucholtz and Fisher.
The first game will be staged or
Sunday. August q. All the contests
in theseries which will go to the
best three out of five, will be staged
at st. Marys field. Tentative dates
for the other games are as follows:
Saturday. September 10; Sunday
September Is; Sunday, September
25 and Saturday, October /.
Manager Tobin has selected Eddie
Crowley as his umpire while Man
ager Cabay selected Herbie Sautter
Mike Lynch will act as alternate ar
bitter in case either of the two men
selected cannot work.
The battle is on.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-12

Pitching records based OH games
won and lost do not always tell a
pitchers true worth to his club and
are not always an accurate line on
his real ability.
Some years ago it was argued that
pitchers earned run average was
much better method to use in
Judging ability. That isn't alto
gether true, either.
On the surface it would seem that
low earned run average would
insure a pitcher a high mark in the
matter of games won and lost. That
isn't always SO.
In the National League last sea-
son, such a condition worked out
as it seems as it always should.
kremer. star right handler of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, was the most eff
fective pitcher in the league based
on his earned run average. He al
lowed only 2.61 runs per game. In
New Britain herald., 1927-08-12
TEAM FOUR BALL
match TOMORROW
Popular Tournament to Be
Staged at Shuttle Meadow

A team 1Our-Ddll malCn, one or
the most popular tournaments of
the season. will be played at the
Shuttle Meadow Golf club tomorrow
as the weekly event. Despite the fact
that beaches have claimed good
number of the rabid golfers at the
club, the entry list tomorrow is ex-
pected to be big one because of
the fact that the team four-b ball
match is on the cards.
Also tomorrow, the sunset tour
nament Will be started. This is a
best selected SO holes affair. 1t will
continue until September 8. This
ringer tournament as far as scores
go except that it is not necessary to
play IS holes. Any hole in any num-
Der of holes played will count.
A new wrinkle has appeared since
it was declared that Fons Porter
won first honors in the twilight
tournament which finished a week
or so ago. The wrinkle has come in
the form of a protest from Ted
Hart to the effect that he, instead
Of fishing for the fiery muskellonge
as was reported. actually played dur
ing the final week and handed in
card. Ted claims that his round for
the final week gave him an 81 and
if this is so, he is tied with Porter
for first place in the tournament.
The tournament committee can't
find any trace Of the card and the
members of it have hunted high
and low. Backers of Porter claim
that Hart is mixed up in tourna-
ments. They state that he is under
the impression that the u hole twi-
light affair was really an alibi tour
nament and his claim that he hand
ed a card is really an alibi dis
guised.
Hart, however. known to be an
honorable man of the highest integ-
rity in every other line. is suspected
by Porter's hackers of being a fit
candidate for the presidency of the
"1ffers" club. However, a confiden-
tial chat with Porter has revealed
the fact that Fons is praying night
and day that the card will not be
found. 1t is said that William j.
Burns will be asked to take up the
case.
Those on the outside claim that
there is only one way to settle the
dispute. That is to match up Porter
~, 10 in, al IL, +Cl,
the winner to be the premier hon
ors man In the twilight tournament
and all alibis to be barred. How
ever. these same persons insist that
all details with regard to the match
be made public as TO date and hour
because one of the largest galleries
in the history OF the club will be
following the playeres.
Shuttle Meadow was made safe
for Al Smith yesterday after DR..
Dolan of Manchester and Jack Glea-
son of Hartford. two staunch Jeffer-
sonians, played the course. Eaves-
choppers We're unable to get any in
side dope on the democratic cam
paign in Connecticut as both spoke
in whispers.
Chef Irwin and Val Flood paired
up against two good and true men
yesterday, but the result of the
match is still in doubt.
I. Fish, steward of the club. gave
up the game when someone planted
an iron ball on him some years ago,
but he still is able to keep fit by
walking the distance around the
course every day. Fish carries a cane
on his travels and clips the daisies
against the time when he will again
start out after Bobby Jones laurels.