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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
Girls Set Date Of
Christmas PARTY

The Girl Reserve Christmas party
fog the charity home was set for
December II at the regular monthly
meeting of the Girl Reserves, Tues
day afternoon. The service and So
cial committees, Of which Sarah .ha-
piro and Jeanne McClughan are
cnairmen, will have charge of the
party. with further details to be de-
termined later. During the business
session the treasurer also announced
the arrival of club pins, which were
distributed TO the girls at the close
of the meeting.
Going into the program for the
afternoon, Miss Annie Tucker, Glee
club instructor at the high school,
directed the girls in a number Of
Girl Reserve songs, assisted by
Pauline Marler at the piano. Lucie
Brulay led the devotional, and the
club sang Follow the Clean" Rev.
r. P. Day was the principal speaker
on the afternoons program, and talk
ed on spirit" the club topic for De-
cember. He used the Girl Reserve
triangle. presenting the three parts
of Girl Reserve work, the Code, the
Slogan, and the Purpose. He also
read a poem by Edgar Guest illus
trative OF the same idea.
JeEnie McClughsn, social chair
man, had charge of the program for
the day. The girls met in the high
school auditorium.
a cabinet meeting was announced
for Tuesday evening of next week,
but the meeting place MAS not de-
termIncd.
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ter, Leona who in attending college
at Fort Worth and with a brother
in San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. G.. Santo Of In
%dianapolis Ind. are now stopping at
the Wcslaco hotel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Santo wintercd here about five years
ago.
G. J. Childs left Sunday evening
for Camden. Ark, after spending sew
eral days here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Amos left last
week for their home in Fort Worth.
after spending five months here.
Il. q. Brasher, II. q. Watson. w. s.
Ray and Monte Walker left Wcdncs-
day afternoon for several days hunt
ing trip near Roma.
Mrs. Sam Young and son, James,
of Harlingen visited her sister, Mrs.
W. NJ. Jcnkines, Tuesday.
Harry Schaus spent Wednesday
morning in Mercedes.
J.. s. Phillips and n. +. Stone were
business visitors Tuesday in Elsa.
Mr. and Mrs. +. h. Ault left this
week on a business trim TO Corpus
Christi.
Mr.. AID Mrs. II. .. Langkop and
daughter. Selma, returned Monday
from Kcrrville, where they spent
Thanksgiving with their daughters.
Mrs. C.. l.. Perkins and Miss Alma
Lan.kop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Moeller and Mr..
and Mrs. Phil ID. Dixon returned
Sunday after spending Thanksgiving
in San Antonio.
r. o. Richcreek returned Tuesday
evening. after a two weeks business
trip to Canyon and Fort Worth. Mrs.
r.. W. Ham. who has been visiting
her children al Stephcnville and her
granddaughter. Miss Margaret Ham,
returned with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hcmza and family
! were Sunday guests at the NJ. L.
Walker home in San Benito. Mr..
and Mrs. c. A.. Rcil and daughters
Of Brownsville were also dinner
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mailer returned
Sunday after spending the summer
in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Pickett and
Ross Pickett were business visitors
in San Benito Monday.
! Monk Wilson left Tuesday for
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with her parents. DR.. and Mrs. 4. L.
McCalip. I.
Miss Nellie G.. Robinson left sun
day for Houston after visiting with
her brother, Bert Robinson, and
family.
Misses Clara Brandon, Thelma
Gound and Gertrude Struer accom-
| panied r. c. Mcconnell, principal Of
the Stephen =. Austin school to San
| Antonio to the state teachers asso
citation. Miss Struer spent Thanks
giving at her home in New Braun
fcls. Mr.. Mcconnell joined Mrs. Me-
Connell in Austin and they return
ed for the teachers association meet
ing. after which they returned Sun
day TO Weslaco.
Mrs. L. F. Cook Of FL Paso arrived
Monday morning 10 visit at the {.
VI. Sheriff. home.
Dir. and Mrs. J.. Levin and family
| spent Sunday in Reynosa from
where Mr.. Levin left for Tsmpico
/ where he will meet his brother, L.
Levin. who arrives from Russia.
The brothers have. not see each
other for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Gandolfo from
Houston arrived in Weslaco Monday
and are stopping at the Paloma no
tel.
S. r. Jackson left Tuesday foI
Iowa Park, after several days here.
Miss Gertrude Delp left Monday
morning and will resume her worl
for the Central Power and Light
company in San Benito.
Carl and D. f.. Hale returned Mon.
day from n weeks trip to Cotulla
Temple and Austin.
O. L. Perkins was called Wednes.
: day morning to the bedside Of hi!
wife in k~errville. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Perkins mother, Mrs
". ID. Langkop, and friends. Mrs
Frank Rooster and Mrs. Arthur II
Uflrich.
@. ". Lynch left Wednesday morn.
ing for New Orleans.
Mrs. j. J.. Gibson. accompanied By
her father. G.. r. Summers, arrived
here Monday. Mrs. Gibson was re
Gently called to Oklahoma because
ofthc illness and death of a sister
After staying several weeks in Ok.
lahoma she visited with her daugh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
LA FERIA
CLUB MEETING

CL1b DEEftNG
The Valley Book club held their
regular monthly meeting on Monday
at the home of Rev. T. j. Ray, Jr.
A delicious pot luck dinner was
enjoyed at noon.
During the afternoon business
was disposed of and the games and
visiting we're enjoyed by all.
The meeting was we'll attended by
all the Valley Presbyterian minis
tiers and their wives.
PERSONALS
Mrs. l.. NJ. Vigness held an organ
recital IL the Lutheran church in
! Harlingen Monday night. Mrs. Ho-
gan gave some vocal numbers.
Mrs. c. ID. Mccoy went to Wcslaco
Tuesday afternoon where she gave
several readings at a musical in the
home Of Mrs. Dave Kirgan.
Rev. II. j.. Ray returned Tuesday
night from north Texas, where he
spent the past ten days on business.
Mrs. f. c. Eckbledt. son and
daughter of st. Louis, arrived in the
valley Thursday to look after their
property here. They have taken an
apartment with Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Bowers.
The goth Century club will hold
their December meeting on Friday
OF this week instead of Thursday as
previously announced. at the home of
Mrs. w. NJ. S.effins.
+. A. Todd Of Lake Charles. La.
arrived Wednesday morning to spend
some time with his brother, A. L.
Todd and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Pomroy and
Mrs. Norris returned Friday from
Lake Cha r., La, where they spent
the past crersl weeks on business.
W. ). he nmontree, his sister.in.
law, Mrs. Dgers. and Mrs. Black
burne, arri' ID overland from Mem
phis, Tenn. on Thursday. MIR. Ham
montree VIII remain here for the
yinter, but Mrs. Rogers and Mrs.
Biackburne returned to Memphis on
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. Y. Flynt spent TUESDAY
morning in Mercedes on business.
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Mrs. Edmonds Is
Hostess to Club

Mrs. j. b. Edmonds entertained
the Post Bridge club and several
guests from town with a pretty par
ty Thursday afternoon. In contrast
with the gloom outside, her home
was bright and fragrant with an
abundance of pink roses throughout.
Three tables of players participat-
ed, including Mesdames NJ. !. Voor-
hes, Clyde Massey, j.. p. Wiley,
Clyde Austin. q. III. Strong, William
L. Johnston. John n. Merrill, w. L.
McDavitt, w. L. Heaner, II. l.. Thorn
as, Victor Rqtmet. Wilkey {. Burt.
Irving. PerrylE Taylor, F.. P. Rice,
and Misses Hicks and Hughes. A
prize was given for high at each
table, Mesdames Johnston. McDavitt
and Miss Hughes being successful
scorers for their respective tables.
Miss hughes was also fortunate in
WHINING the cut prize.
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WESLACO
MUSICAL TEA

MUSICAL TEA
An excellent program OF music and
readings was enjoyed by a large
attendance at the musical tea given
BY the Women's Study club Tues
day Afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
u. z. kirgan. Symbolic Of the ap-
preaching Christmas season were the
decorations OF tall red tapers and
poinsettias. The tea table was ar
tistic with red roses and tall tapers.
Mrs. Edmund p. Williams and Mrs.
NJ. +. Armstrong. Jr., presided AT
the tea table where tempting re-
freshments were served.
About eighty guests were pleasant
~ entertained with the following
program: McDowell's Concert
Etude' by Mrs. Parks Cooley; Mrs.
J. L. Compere. Jr,. with the piano
accompaniment by Mrs. W. :. Pow
ell sang Autumn Wind So Wistful''
by G.. B~ranscombe and "Wind Song
by j. II. Rogers; Mrs. c. d Mccoy
Of La Feria gave the delightful read
ing Of Katy Mackay." Mrs. r. r,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
A QUICK WAY TO END
BABY'S UPSET SPELLS

Like other young mothers, |
worried every time Baby cried" says
a Syracuse, N. Y. woman. Several
times when she was upset or consti-
pated, 1 tried castor oil but sha
couldn't retain IL. Our doctor told ms
to try Fletchcr's Castoria because it
is harmless and babies like il. That
ended my worries and I've used Z
since for all my children Castoria
never fails to delight mothers Nv thu
quick way IL ends those upsets ot
babies and children. such a. colo,
constipation, colds. etc. That's the
reason for it's tremendous sale and
popularity. Like all good things. its
initiated. but genuine Castoria-ths
purely-vegctable product
bears the Fletcher signature.
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Valley Society
Phone z

Of W~eslsco were visitors here this
week in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
L. Irons.
Mrs. T.. W. Archer has returned
from Lyford where she was a guest
Of her daughter, Mrs. j. G. Deyo, for
several days.
Dir. and Mrs. N. NJ. Ragland and
children have returned from Alice
where they visited Mr.. Ragland's
mother. Mrs. S. W. Haynes. They
were accompanied home By Mrs
Haynes who will visit with them
for two weeks.
Or. and Mrs. VI. II. Chandler and
children returned this week from
Bay City and other nearby places
where they visited relatives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
Uvalde Rotary
Head Addresses
San Benito Club
Special to The Herald

SAN BENITO. Dec. IA talk on
the principles of Rotary by District
Governor Arthur r.. Mayhem 81
Uvalde was the feature Of the Rotary
luncheon here Thursday.
Mr.. Mayhem traced the duties Of
a Rotarian to his club and his COM
munity and mentioned the benefits
that result from r performance Of
these duties.
The speaker was here M the an-
nual visit or the district governor
~ the club. ard met with the club
directors before the luncheon. He
He left in t~hcafternoon for Harlin-
gen. and will speak at the Harrington
club Friday.
"A number or visitors from Har-
lingcn and other Valley points were
al the club meeting here Thursday.
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Savage, accompanied by Mrs. Powell
SAM Spross' Yesterday and To-
day; Mrs. II. II. kidder Of San Juan
gave Romance" by Henri Wien
iawski as a violin solo; From An
Indian March" by Mcdowell, and
"Tarsntelle" by HELLER were piano
numbers BY Mrs. G.. II. Hoeffer;
Miss Thelma Smith gave an inter-
esting reading in negro dialect; Mr..
Cooley gave Chopin's "Fantaine Inn
%promptu"; Mrs. Mccoy gave a
sketch of Sir James Barrie; Mrs. H.
Z. Hager OF Mercedes accompanied
by Mrs. II. l.. Finley sang Aris,'s
ia Somnsmbula" By Bcllini and
"The Wren" by J. Benedict.
PIT. A. PROGRAM
The following interesting program
was given Wednesday afternoon at
the high school auditorium at the
regular meeting Of the PIT. A..
America" led by Miss Jean
Smith; invocation by Mrs. J.. L.
MONTGOMERY; selections by the school
band; one act play. THE Mayor and
the Manicure By students of the
junior class; "See the Harvest Moon
is Shining The Prayer Perfect
and Beloved" by the choral club.
After a short business session hot
chocolate was served to the large
attendance. /,
DAY OF PRAYER
A day Of prayer program was held
Wednesday at the Baptist church
with the general subject being "The
Mission Fields Wait" with the beau
tiful text, THE people which sat
IN darkness saw a great light" The
morning program was In charge Of
Mrs. :. Y. Brandon. Devotional was
led BY Mrs. . l.. Compcre. Scripture
reading and the subjects, "God Re
spends TO China Through Southern
Baptists' ard Where Shall We Cut
Our expenses? n were discussed b.
Mrs. Brandon. Mrs. W. s. Carpen-
ter presented the topic. Voices
That Call to the Macedonian Field"
A delicious lunch was served AT
noon our after which the program
was continued with Mrs. r. T. Hud-
son in charge. the subject being
Latin America Awaits" Devotional
NNS ith W MAN. ~. y. scout. Mrs. W
Z. Bake discussed the above named
subject. Opening prayer was by
Mrs. b. Fl. Couch and closing pray
er by Mrs. u. y. Farris.
DINNER. DANCE
Mr.. and Ms. g. N. Sheriff. and
guest. Mrs. L. r. Cook Of FL Paso:
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Davis: Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Lester Skaggs; Mr.. and Mrs.
Porter Davis: VI. and Mrs. G. Lester
Skaggs: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Waters:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cell Solethcr: Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund r. Williams and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Stebbins enjovcd
dinner and dance at Brownsville
Monday evening.
PERSONALS
Miss Pauline McCalin left sun
day evening for BAYLOR Bolton after
srendinr the Thanksgiving holidcys
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Wisconsin, after spending several
DAYS with his family here.
4. A. Lyon and G. III. Stevenson
left Monday for a short hunting and
business trip near Laredo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Summers OF
unionville arrived Monday 10 visit
nj the home Of their cousins Mr.. and
Mrs. vi. a. Davis.
Mrs. Roy Hough spent Wedncsda.
morning in Mercedes.
Mrs. J. W. Cole returned Tuesday
evening from San Antonio.
Mrs. f. l.. Parr and Mrs n. ]. Hay
and daughter. Ouida. spent Tuesday
in Edinburg on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deihcrt Hogc spent
Tuesday in Brownsville.
Roy Hough made a business tria
TO Harrington Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. X. NJ Anderson ard daughter
Mary Louise. spent Tuesday shop.
ping in Harrington. San Bcnito ana
Brownsville.
Lewis Storkey Of Youngstown, o.,
is here attending business interests,
BANDIT IN SHIRTS
NAPLES-Antonio Baldino. sought
Tor brigandagc, was found IN wom-
~ AIA
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CAMPACAUS CLUB

The Canpacaus Home Demonstra-
t;or club met with Mrs. Ben Drew
on Monday afternoon. After a bus
mess meeting the hostess served 2
rc-fresbment course to the following
women: Mrs. +. G. Ramesy, Mrs
Frank McClenan, Mrs. H. beuhloi'
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PEDDLER MAKES t750,00O
LONDON.-GcorEe Merrill. a Tot
tcnham peddlcr. left an estate u
$75o,000..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
A Novel in The News Columns

While Runania teeters on the edge of revolution
across the frontier in Paris the exiled Prince Carol
impatiently awaits the courier whose arrival will be
the signal for his long postponed dash for throne
In Bucharest the Rumanian capital the situation
is tense Intrigue is in the air. Anything can happen
as mob of 60 900 people the streets demand
ing that the government resign, while the regency
constituted to rule during the next twelve years
until the boy king. Michael, son of the exiled Carol
comes of age-grmly holds out at the palace.
What the next chapter will bring forth only the
gods can say. For while Rumania fully is living UP
to best seller fiction the novels installments are
numbered with the dates on the calendar and there
is no turning ahead to see.
The best we can do is to give synopsis of the
story SO far, to help you pick up the tale. There
was the aged and sickly King Ferdinand and the
younger and very beautiful Queen Marie.
Then there was the dashng Crown Prince Carol,
who never got along with the prime minister, but
whose flair for clandestine got him into
trouble and led to remuneration of his rights to
the crown.
And there was Ion Bratiano, premier dictator and
power behind the throne, who undoubtedly decided
that Prince Carol would have to go.
And finally there was the little boy prince who
fell heir to the kingdom when his disgraced papa re-
nounced it,
King Ferdinand dies The boy prince becomes
king under regency until his majority. Ion Brati
ano the imam of destiny, also dies and Vntlla, his
brother steps into his shoes five minutes after Ion
passes away
Meantime, the novels says, beginning new
chapter the rumble of discomfort which long has
been heard in the country grows louder. Ion, the
sUrong man. hao been able to suppress it fairly well,
but the younger and less able Vintilla was to have
his troubles.
The Natona-Peasant party demanded an end OF
the Bratiano Dictatorship Refused election which
they wanted in order to prove, they SAID that they
were in a majority and denied the right to meet in
Bucharest they entered the city by suberfuge and
called on the regency to fire Vintia and Julio
Manu-, their leader in his place.
Again, turned down, they voted to call their mem
bers out of the legislature, and today, according
to the dispatches, find them planning
new COUP
Now to return to Carol. In recent months Carols
hold on his people has been strengthened by events
The arrest of Michael ManoleScu, former cabinet
member and Carols friend, he crossed the border
into Rumania for the purpose, it charged of
putting the prince the throne somehow turned
against his accusers at the trial and he was freed
King Ferdinand pictured as calling for a last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Slow to Anger, America Is Aroused

Most puzzling of all the outward phases of the
OF! scandal has peen the public apathy.
For four years now the revelations have been drib-
bling forth.
But the righteous Indignation that might have been
expected did not appear.
What is the reason?
Has America IN this age of speed and prosperity
lost the conscience that once was so outstanding
national characteristic?
Does the increase in luxury and leisure that has
accompanied the era of mass production mean moral
relaxation? Is history repeating? History that indi-
Gates that emphasis the moral distinct from
material is attribute of the pioneer; and that as
hardship lessons the moral instinct lets up? Rome
is often pointed to in support Of that theory
Anyway, will the American public, fully as capable
Of moral indignation so many years ago when the
Ballinger expose, mild in comparison with the Teapot
Dome aroused the Naton-will this American public
continue apathetic, matter how much official filth
is exposed today? The same American people tina
demonstrated itself SO completely capable of ideastic
fervor during the world war?
Our general answer to all those questions is that
the American pablo has not lost its moral sense
despite all the manifestations cited above
The explanation for the apathy as we see it is
the American sense of fair play.
Deep in the makeup of America is the belief in
that constitutional provision that man is presumed
innocent until proved guilty. Accordingly SO long
question corruption is debatable the public gives
the accused the benefit of the doubt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
With Other Editors

back because the two men did not
care to take credit for something
did not do.
Either Mellon or Butler could
have gone further. Indeed, in
view of their position in the party
they probably should have gone
further. Will did not own the
party and they should have pro-
tected it from his dishonesty The
party would stand better today
had they done so.
But Will is about cooked And
it all goes to show what most
everyone knows that the slippery
customer usually slips. Yet there
have been slippery customers and
there will be others.
We wonder what the movies will
do with their uplifter, now that
the muck covers him up to his
eyebrows?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Good Taste Best Censor

You remember that couple of years ago, less
there mucn in the papers about the nudity Of
New Yorks musical revues We had endless discus
sion Of it, and many clamors for some censorship or
supervision that would compel the girls to put on
clothes.
No censorship came of it, however and the pro-
ducers were allowed to go their sweet way. And
what happened?
Just this; the nudity disappeared. Rcvucs today
for the part featured by elaborate costumes
The public simply got tired of nudity. The producers
sdiscovered it longer drawing card. SO they
bought some dresses.
Which proves perhaps, that the American public
doesn't need any to protect its morals Its own
gOod taste is it's best protector
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION --
Thomas Is CanOniSed for Miracle
Written for The Times by VIII Durant

of the barbarian intellect in the
art OF thought; in subtlety of logic
medieval philosophy has never been
surpassed.
Much of the form of our think
ing, most Of the terms which science
and philosophy still use, go back
to these great minds who in their
helpless power remind us of lions
pacing their cages restlessly, with
eyes forever seeking some escape.
And though Albert and Thomas
did not escape, their successors did,
or showed the way: Duns ScotuS
weakened the whole structure Of
scholaSticism by admitting the ira
tionahty of dogma, and the subordi-
nation of intellect to will; William
Of OCEAN went back to nominalism,
reduced theism and Immortality to
beliefs intellectually questionable,
but morally desirable, and invented,
as first aid for endangered thinkers
the clever doctrine of the two
truths a doctrine might be
true in theology and wrong in phi
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Prestey had succeeded in obtaining the gas, which
put into this "air it Immediately burst into flames.
we know today oxygen, by beating mercuric oxide
and causing it to decompoSe.
But though Priestley had discovered oxygen he did
not understand the theory of burning.
He believed as did others of his day. that substances
contained mysterious something called phlogiston"
and that when substances burned it because the
''phogiston" being expelled
The true nature OF burning was proved by the
Frenchman Lavoisier. LavoiSer was born in 1743.
BY series of brilliant experiments, he proved that
if you collected the ashes and gases of burned sub
stance it weighed more after burning than before.
He proved that burning a combination of the
burning substance with the "air" which Priestey dis
covered, that is, with oxygen Today we call that
process oxidation.
PrieStey a NoncOnformiSt in religion. He be-
came unpopular and mob wrecked his home. He fled
to America and settled down in Northumberland Pa
Lavoiser aristocrat and hence he became
unpopular during the French Revolution AS result
poor Lavoiser lost his head under the gullotine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Saving

A couple OF years ago a number of economists were
shaking their heads gravey over the growth of in
stalIment buying. 1t feared that we were learn
ing to live beyond means, and that the old virtue
Of thrift being forgotten
But apparently there wasn't much cause for alarm
Despite decline in the average earnings of industrial
workers last year. the amount of life insurance writ
ten in this country was $3OOOoOOOO above the 1926
figure At the same time savings deposits increased
during the year by $l368,OOO,OOO, While investment
securities found small buyers than before
Thrift is still national habit. The American has
not forgotten how to salt away something for rainy
day.