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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Builders Group
Changes Location
OF Valley Branch
fSnecinl 70 The Hernldl

Especial 10 The Herald)
SAN BFNITO. Nov. Changes in
location and personnel Of the Val
lev branch Of the San Antonio Build
ers Exchange. located here. were
announced Saturday hy Sidney Cor
nelius. manager of the San An
tonic office. and Miss T.. y. Wooten,
assistant manager.
The office Of the exchange Is be-
ing moved from the Aztec building
on the resaca TO the Stoncwall
Jackson hotel.
With these changes Mr.. Cornelius
announced tho opening Of a contact
point in Corpus Christi. as J. A.
Watts. az present manager of the
Valley branch. Is 70 20 70 Corpus
Christi. while Tommy Arthur, AZ
present office manager here. will
take charge of the operations Of the
Valley branch.
"Wc plan to work out our opera
tions 80 that we can benefit the VAL
lev people even more. and cover
more territory" Mr.. Cornelius said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
HOOVER Is MASTERING
Political INT


WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-Herbert
Hoover knows q deal more about pol
tiles than he aid a year ago-or fon-
siderabIy less than a year ago. In
fact. he knows more about politics
All the time.
Mr.. Hoover has not. naturally. the
political flair.
Politics Is not an instinct with
him. ~ with Governor Smith. 1t IL
not even an instinct with him ms IL
is with the average small-bore poll
tician. There are plenty of ward
heelcrs who intuitively grasp politi-
cal meanings which Mr.. Hoover has
20 master BY hard work.
But he docs master them by hard
work. =
And it may be that that which IS
acquired By conscious effort is bet
ter understood BY the man who has
acquired IL than the individual who
acts on mere lunches understands
what he Is about.
Around last February or March
when some two score presidential
candidates. were in the public eye.
Mr.. Hoover's candidacy stood ort in
sharp contrast against all the rest
and not favorably, either. 70 his can
didacy.
The other candidates. for the Re
sptctive nominations. all seemed 80
sure Of themselves-each one Of HIM
self. that il to say.
They were in training already.
They did their stuff easily. There
was no appearance of hurry or ex-
citcment about any Of them. Their
various groups OF retainers were
calm and serene. The work they
were engaged IN was no new thing
% any Of them.
At Hoover headquarters, i'm the
Commerce building, there were sign
Of over-anXiety.
Here was an outfit which was
learning how-from Secretary Hoo
yer all the way on down. IL vas a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Washington Letter
n, CHAIR IS q
BY CHARLES e. STEWART

worried outfit-a scared outfit, too
afraid of its own job.
The secretary, himself. just at the
juncture when he ought to have
been accessible and confident and ra-
diant. was mighty hard 10 get to.
His attendants were perfectly free
20 admit that he was straining every
nerve for the presidency. and on 40
account must he Observation-Disclosures,
OF course. the proper play was hat
il was being forced on him much
against his viii.
Corrugated brows. the flush Of fc-
yer. fretful words-these were the
rule at Hoover headquarters then.
All this is changed now.
IL was SO gradual that folk who
have been seeing Mr.. Hoover at fair
ly frequent intervals right along
have hardly realized that it was co.
ing on. However, thinking back 70
what the republican candidate was
early last spring. and seeing him a.
he IL today, the alteration in him is
startling.
He has learned politics. Between
being born to politics, and learning
it. there is a difference. Mr.. Hoov-
err has no inspirations. but he rea-
sons things out, and his reasoning Is
sound.
His very manner has changed. He
IS not a back-slapper. hut he mikes
fairly well.
Congressman John q. Tilson ~
Connecticut, republican leader in the
house Of representatives, probably
was the ex-secretary's ablest in
structor. He tutored the latter in
tensively between the Kansas Git,
convention and his pupils {
ance speech.
Political professors ike John Q
are scarce.
Vet the student also deserves h.
need Of praise. He certainly was
not the typical bright b9v. Evident
III he was more the type OF the 'aith'
ful scholar who digs like ala git-oul
and so often graduates a. IN
head Of his class.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

New York. New York, New Yorh
this IS New York;
"Aw, amt it grand?"
But | wonder. For I've come lone
ways through streets where never
sun will shine. Row upon row OF
houses. row upon row of houses
Women leaning out of windows, chill
dren playing on the pavements be-
low. wash hanging Pm the roof, dirty.
smudgy, all. A smell of garbage. A
peddler yelling. Music somewhere
music, you call it that? A ~pIaintive
cry from the depths. Souls buried
forever.
You call this grand7
This is New York. 49,.
Marie is a maid ut my hotel. She's
a grandmother. Irish.
Maybe New York is ais bad as they
say she tells me c~onfidertially, "but
| do know some good people. NV
nephew. what ] took TO raise. he
works for the telephone company, an
he has two Of the finest children y
ever saw.
"But | know bootleggers. too. Eel
lows who make their business at u
Never stopped. A plumber. Rides
in a sedan. Has n $4,000 home on
Long Island.
"A fellow in a basement. Pro-
lection. No taxes. It's unfair. ..
"Gangsters. too. | know them. lg-
norant. Knew one fellow who was
chosen TO take another fellow for
a ride. 70 bump him off. Proud OF II.
He did. Nothing ever happened.
"I'm afraid to 20 home az night, !
know too much.
"In this hotel, bootleggcrs. No
body stops 'em.
poison. Some live longer than
others.
give got 70 work here. Was q
seamstress in a theatrical place
They make the old dresses over Tor
shows now. No business on the
road. Movietone ONE n Kills
nearly all the rest.
"Tell me, do you think the movie
tone will stay? I've heard folk say
they wouldn't go back. Tell me Il
won't stay. The shows will come
again.
ard like to be a seamstress once
more"
To say that n politician Is in jail
is to be scooped. A political ndoes
not stay i mail long-in New York
II wro$e how Maurce z. Connolly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Sears, Roebuck
Has Huge Tllrong
AS Store Opens

A1EtNAaA ~ ~ AA1AAA-f
HARLINGFN. Nov. ].-Throngs
u people from all parts of the
Valley kept the Sears. EoebncA g.
CO. store filled almost 10 capacity
Throughout. the day and the open
irg days receipts were very salts
factory. according 70 a. l.. Ben0ss,
general manager.
The store was well stocked fer
the opening and a number OF beau
tiful bouquets Of flowers from
friends in and out Of the Valley ado
ed to the attractiveness Of the es-
adjustment.
A line of cars more than two
blocks long was parked in front Of
the place throughout the day. visi-
tors said.
A general line Of department store
and mail order house goods IS car
ried in the store. featuring automo-
bile tires and accessories. radios.
firearms. etc.
The building on the highway west
Of Harrington. has a l00-fo0t front.
and has attractive displays. wish
suitable lighting. and adds consid-
erably 10 the appearance Of that Sec
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

former borough president Of Queens,
had bade goou-by 10 his SIo,U0U home
10 enter an awful penitentiary on
Welfare Island for q year, alter
having been convicted OF conspIrlnE
to defraud the city IN W con-
tracts. Well, Connolly stayed in the
p~enitentiary two days. when a SUI
preme court justice admitted him 10
$4,000 bail pending appeal. The
papers AZ first pictured HIM as eager
to 20 10 Jail and get 1t over with.
But he was happy u jump into the
big ear that rushed him home from
the grim place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Women to Get
Election Wire
Especial 70 The Heraldl

SAN BENITo. Nov. 3-Womcn Of
this city are as much interested in
the outcome Of the national election
as men. il il indicated in prepare
tions being made to receive election
returns Tuesday night at the inter-
club women's meeting at the Stone
wall Jackson hotel over a special
wire to the banquet room.
This gathering takes the place Of
the regular weekly luncheons Of all
the women's clubs in the city. and
friends or all club members. as well
a. friends Of Lions. Rotarians and
Kiwanians may attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
The Bootlegger Record

Considerable controversy has been aroused relative
10 the significance of the recent report of the depart
ment of justice for the fiscal year. ending June 30,
which shows that the number Of liquor cases prose-
euted in the federal courts exceeded the record OF the
previous year by 5000.
Figures issued by the department Of justice show
there were 55,729 federal criminal prohibition cases
and that the Jail sentences imposed reached a total Of
more than 100 years. A summary Of the years ac-
tjyities shows the number Of cases terminated during
the wear was 5s,429, leaving 1929 still to be dealt with.
In the record of the cases terminated, the results
we're: Convictions ASSOC; acquittals 1,431! noHe
nrossed or discontinued CHA; ~quashed, dismissed de-
murrer, etc, ,2,046.
The charge is made that the record shows a notice
able increase in bootlegging, and others interpret the
rerort 10 signify that the prohibition laws are en-
torccd more efficiently than the previous year, and
80, more violators are being caught and prosecuted.
uow,ver. there appears no way in which this contro-
yersv may be settled with any degree Of accuracy, so
improperly will continue to rage.
o,e Of the most satisfactory features, and also one
~ most significant, is the number Of convictions
.u..oa constituting nearly IS per cent Of the total, a
-.-s far above that Of the various state courts ~
go ,;cuor violations are tried. The figures signify
~. wh,Ie the federal government may be exceedingly
i. some sections of the country, il is correspond
-. v;oilant in others, and that the federal court as
h;h;tion law enforcement agency is far superior
- The average state court.
,rnfortunately, no definite figures on state court
..,sls and convictions are available, but the compari-
q. would be interesting, to say the least.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
TO prANT 10000 ROSE BUSHES

PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Nov. g.
Rf-Ten thousand roses are to be
planted in Port Arthur as a result
OF organization OF a "rose society,"
planned 70 beautify the city. The So
ciety will furnish the plants and ash
the city to furnish labor in setting
them out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Dwight r. Davis; secretary Ok
war; Missouri.
2. William ". Foster.
.. One who devotes his life Go his
profession. and in not merely n po-
litical a%rpointce.
4. Joseph Mallard William Turner
=. Ezekial. xxi, is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

The very people who say the prohibition law Is d
dead letter are the ones who most loudly proclaim that
il is a live ~issue.-Norfolk virginian-Pilot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Our government was designed as a system OF checks
and balances; but when the job-holders get their checks
now, there isn't any balance.-Eugene (Ore) Guard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Who am I? What office do ] hold
II the federal government? In what
state is my home!
who was the Communist candidate
for president in 1924!
In diplomatic circles, who Is
known as a "carcer man."
What 18th century artist IL famous
for his paintings of sunsets?
$50 thee one way or the other
either on the right hand or on the
left. withersoever thy face - set
Where does this passage appear IN
the Bible?
Today In the Past
On this day. in 1894. William Gull
len Bryant. American poet n jour
~naIist, vase born.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are ca
pablc of attaining to anything. but
ora NEARLY a1wayx strained up to n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Forty THOUSAND tons of limestone
were blown up n a single blast at
a Llysfaen, Walts, quarry. recently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Timely Views
VIEWED AS NEGLECTING DEVELOP
MENT OF SOUL

BY AMELITA G~ALLI-CURCI, Coloratura Soprano.
(Amelita Galli-Curci was born at Milan, Italy,
in 1889, Of Spanish and Italian parents. She was
educated at Milan and later studied piano at the
Royal Conservatory, being appointed a professor
upon her graduation at the age Of 10. She was
self-taught as a vocalist. She made her public de-
but in Rome in 1909. and later appeared in Spain
and South America before coming to Chicago in
1916 where she made her American debut as Gilda
in "Riggoletto." Two years later she appeared in
New York and joined the Metropolitan Opera com
pany in 1921. Her home Is in New York City,.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Americans think too much Of the healthy develop
ment Of the body, often to the neglect Of the develop
nent of the soul. The soul needs proper food. nour-
~ishment, and care, just as much as ones body requires
special attention to be in proper condition.
Few realize the Importance Of balance in all of the
daily activities. Here in America, there Is the tendency
to one extreme, while over in Italy, there can be found
in many cities just the opposite extreme, the devotion
TO the artistic, the beautiful, the aesthetic things in
life.
A. far AS singers are concerned. / firmly believe
that one Of the most important parts Of a singers back
ground is the knowledge Of how TO play a violin, 4
cello, n piano, or some other musical instrument; nut
that should be accompanied further with the develop.
ment Of a general taste for beauty. That love for
things beautiful is often brought about by visits to
art galleries, visits 10 museums, and walks in the coun-
try. In fact, all contacts with such factors contribute
materially to the creation Of an artist.
Ny first opera appearance was to me like the first
dance a girl attends is to that girl. It was a great
pleasure for me; il was n climax to all devotion 20
beauty. TO the hours Of happy pleasure / had spent 1T
the many operas ] had heard, and TO my entire pre-
vious experience. | shall never forget the occasion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

contemporary says that insects have been on this
earth for fifty million years. while the human race =
=. five hundred thousand years old. Then what did
= rnoths live on before there we're any dress
troussrs!-Puneh-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Horoscope for Sunday
Persons born under this star are
loving and somewhat secretive. They
are often impracticable though IN
many ways of an inventive though in
many ways of an inventive turn Of
mind. They are very exeitable Mt
times and occasionally lose their
heads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
A Daily Thought

A Daily Thought
lit may he we'll 10 wait n century
for n reader. as God has waited six
thousand years for an observer
John Kepler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
The Grab Bag

high nervous pitch They are ideal
istic. but are often inclined TO 81
cynical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
HnrnscOne

Persons born on this day are ca
pa5lc of attaining to anything, but
are nearly always strained up to 2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

To say that a politician Is in jail
is to be ~scooped. A political ndoes
not stay ! mail long-in New York.
wro.s how Maurice z. Connolly.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25
NEW FQnD0R FQRl SEDAN ARRIVES II
 DELIGHT BEHOt pERS

Dolled up in delicate shade of brown and touched off with har- monious trimmings, the new Ford, four door sedan has hit town, the first of the new model to reach Seward.
 The car was consigned to Charles IJ echner, proprietor of the Seward Machine Shop and although it was ordered for delivery to purchaser whose name has not yet been given cut, will be on display for a few days at least in the fine new show rooms that MT. Lechner has just completed and which will soon house whole line of the new Ford
 models.
 The car was brought in on the is. s. Admiral Rogers yesterday morning and sustained not a scratch in transit. It has all the Irefinements of the new Fords upon which Ford engineers spent so many months atlQ SO H1diiy 44l4A4Aolio to turn out the last word in auto-
 mobile construction. The uphol-
 stery job is a dream in tan, there are interior lights, neW-fan- Igled dash board instruments, four
 wheel breaks and practically every thing else the motorist can desire. Those who have tried them out de- clare that this model of the Ford particularly is as easy riding as the much larger cars and eXtreme'y easy to handle.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25
OLD TIME RAIL MAN
 WITH PONER PROJECT

After being away for eight years, following his service on the Alaska Railroad, Grant Carlson, who was one time in the disbursing office here with MT. Tarwater, came in on Is. s. Admiral Rogers yesterday and left this morning for Anchorage.
 MT. Carlson has recently been with the Jasper Stacy Co.,, of San Francisco and goes to Anchorage to act for that company as accountant and paymaster,. the company now prosecuting the work on the Eklut- na Power project to furnish light and power to Anchorage and neighboring towns. MT. Carlson is well known to all the older employ eS of the railroad.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25
PROMINENT FINANC|ER
 PASSES IN NEN| YORK

NEW YORK, Oct., "A, (P)-Ben- ;amin Strong, Governor of the Fed eral Reserve Bank, of New York, for the last 14 years and leading figure in international finance, died a the age of 55. MT. Strong was talk en to a hospital, suffering from in testinal trouble, the nature of which was not revealed.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25
TWO ARE NATURALIZED

Two natives of Russia were granted their certificates of citizen ship at Juneau. Gregory Y. Pros oroff, priest in charge of the fam ous St. Michael's Cathedral of Sitka and Paul Nicholas Bookanov, were the ones to be naturalized. The former was given leave to change his name is Prossor.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25

MENS' RUBBER PACKS, THREE DIFFERENT MAKES, AT $3.5O AND s4OO WHILE THEY LAST. Seward Leather Work.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25

THE NEW COLUMBIA PORTA- RLE MONOGRAPH IS A WONDER FOR TONE AND VOLUME. SchaI- Ierer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25

EASTMAN KODAKS AND PHO- TOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. Schaller- CTS Alaska Shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Cisneros Perfume
Contest Brought
To End Saturday

The Flamme de Gloire perfume
contest which has been in progress
at the Cisneros drug stores for the
past month was brought to a close
Saturday night with the awarding
Of the two remaining prizes of the
series Of five.
Mrs. Hugh Harper won fourth
prize, a $3.50 bottle Of Flamme de
Gloire perfume, and Miss Katherine
Stringfellow won the fifth award, a
S. bottle Of Flamme de Gloire per-
fumc.
The first, second and third prizes
were won by Mrs. Burt T.. ITinkley.
Jr.. Mrs. Efraim Garcia and Miss
Petra Champion.
A ticket. bearing one letter Of the
alphabet. was given away with each
purchase and the prizes were award
cd 10 the first five persons bringing
in a group 81 these tickets that.
when properly put together, spelled
"Flamme de Gloire."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30

to enable the district to spend its
funds on terminal facilities, but
such an act may be passed il the
district so desires, it is indicated.
Will Get Direct Benefits
San Benito and immediate section
expect to secure direct benefits from
port developments at Point Isabel.
in addition 10 the benefit Of lower
freight rates, which are expected 20
be uniform throughout the Valley.
Officials of the Port Isabel com
pany, which owns the Rio Grande
railway from Brownsville to Point
Isabel, have declared they viii con-
Struct an electric tram line connect
ing Point Isabel and San Benito. and
also electrify the road from Browns
Vile TO Point Isabel.
A telegram from c. x. Tyrrell,
president Of the Port Isabel Devel-
opment company, to +. II. Downs,
president of the San Benito Chamber
Of Commerce. received on the eve Of
the election, reads as follows:
1T Is our intention to electrify
complete road frcm Point Isabel to
San Benito and as matter Of fact il
will be absolutely necessary to oper-
ate electrically TO avoid necessity Of
securing permit from Interstate Com
mercc Commission for construction
or operation. San Benito will be
the concentration and distribution
point for the bulk IF Valley tonnage.
handled and as such will have spe-
eial advantages yer any other
point"
The road from San Benito to Point
Isabel would make San Benito the
distributing center for the Valley.
according to q. II. Tyrrell, head Of
the Port Isabel company.
Projected additional paving on the
Barreda-Point Isabel highway, which
eventually will connec San Benito
and Point Isabel by a paved road.
viii a highway connection for
trucking between these points.
The San Benito district includes
roughly all lands in the San Benito
irrigation system, Point Isabel and
adjacent coast lands to the north and
northeast. and a narrow strip con
Meeting these two sections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
IN OUR VALLEY

Continued from nag one.l
irg-and still is-to share with the
entire Valley the cost of develop
ing a harbor on the coast.
But il it is 20 pay for sixty per
cent or more Of the cost Of such
undertaking. without other Valley
cooperation, II prefers 10 stand the
xpcns alone ard receive such sup
Elementary benefits as may accrue
in bringing the hsrbor ~ Browns
Vile.
BROWNSVILLE. ~ p 100000
bond issue voted, has made available
the quickest means % obtaining q
harbor for the Valley.
All that is necessary TO make this
government aid quickly available is
for the government to say that it Is
ready to provide the channel across
the Laguna Madre TO "A connection
with the Brownsville ship channel.
However, there il no further great
hurry.
Representative John n. Garner ad-
vises that the rivers and harbors bill
viii not come Up for vote before
fall Of 1929. Unless a special term
or congress should be called by Mr..
Hoover when he II in%augurated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
l928BUILDIN

Continued from page one
$4,000, II only reached TO $4,000
both months being the lowest on rec
ord for the year.
The most important was issued to
Hill and Martin for the construction
OF an $4,000 ice plan on st.
Charles street rear the international
Drug company plant. The remain
der Of the permits we're for resi-
dences that would not exceed $3.50
each.
Following are the amounts Of per-
mits issued each month during the
year which is about to close: Janu-
airy, s59,470: February, $4,000;
March, S10S.233; April, s173,400;
May, s9s,s72; June, $s0,215; July,
S75,540; August, Si06,s40; Septem-
Der. Sl3O,s30; October. s9s,400; No
vember, $36,340; December, $4,000.
AS cnn be seen by the compare
tive figures, April showed the larg-
est issuance OF permits with sl73,-
100. September moves into second
place with $i30,s30.
Type and values OF structures
completed in Brownsville during
1923 follow: 236 residences, $3.50
507: Is stores. S3l5,450; seven apart
ments. $4,000; one office build
ing, $35. 900; three garages, s16,500;
four warehouses. $4,000: ons office
building, $4,000; three garages,
Si6.500; four warehouses. $4,000;
one laundry. $4,000; one express
depot, $1,000: n passenger depot.
$4,000; one filling station, $500;
three fire stations, $50, 700. one
library. $4,000: one thester, SIS 1000;
junior college. Ss5o.O00; one ice
plant, s35.ooo; one cold storage
rlant. $4,000.