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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
CHANNEL MUST

CONTINUED from page one.)
trict, except in voting precinct No.
3. Los Fresnos, is based upon the
fear Of the persons expressing such
opposition that the funds from the
said $4,000. 900 bond issue will be
expended in part on q channel in
the Laguna Madre bay from Brazos
Santiago pass 20 the vicinity OF PIT.
Isabel. n or both. and on an in
land channel 10 Brownsville or vic
unity connecting with such Point Is
abel channel or Point Isabel turning
basin.
"Whereas, il ~ deemed proper and
necessary to satisfy the voters in
said proposed district, and TO safe
guard the desire and intent of the
property owner and legal voters in
the proposed district, and to make
clear the purposes for which the
funds % be derived from the sale OF
said bonds shall be expended. that
this court enter an order defining
the improvement or improvements
and the locality thereof. upon which
expenditure Of such funds may be
made, and fixing. limiting and de-
filming the contingencies and condi-
tons upon which said district will
meet the government requirements
a. outlined in the rivers and harbors
bill Of 100000 in cash. and the
purchase Of lands required BY said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

bill on Padre Island and on Brazos
Island, and such other requirements
as are made therein;
snow, therefore, IL ia by the court
ordered, adjudged and decreed, a.
follows:
First: That no part of the funds
arising from said $4,000. 900 bond is
sue shall be expended outside of the
metes and bounds of said proposed
district, except such part thereof
as may be expended by the United
States government for ietties and
construction in the Gulf OF Mexico
beyond Brazos Santiago pass under
the contingencies and conditions
hereinafter set out.
Second: That any part Of the
funds necessary to meet the govern
ment requirements Of So, 600, 900 cash.
and the purchase OF the area requir-
ed on Padre Island. and the area re-
quired on Brazos Island, and such
other requirements as the United
States government may make, shall
be furnished to the United States
government in the event, and only
in the event, that n channel shall be
constructed through the Laguna
Madre bay from Brazos Santiago
pass along the most direct practic-
able route toward Brownsville, 70
connect on such direct route with
an inland channel extending inland
to a point at or near the city of
Brownsville TO be constructed along
the nearest and most practicable
route.
aThird- That " - avanA shaft
any OF the moneys derived from the
sale of said bond issue be used for
any purpose whatsoever, IL the main
channel leading from Brazos Santi-
ago pass through the bay be con-
structed BY way Of Point Isabel. nor
unless adequate maintenance funds
be provided by the United States
government 10 be used for the main
tenance Of such Brownsville channel
through the Laguna Madre bay"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

CHICAGO.-As q defense 10 d
charge Of theft Thomas Moring
pleaded that he "had five children
and q nasty-tempered wife 70 keen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
PROBE EFFORT
AT WRECKINC
Think Attempt Made
To Loot $4,000
600 on Train

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dee. 2i.-tPl-
Detectives Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. aided by county officers Of
Indiana. today were investigating a
reported attempt 70 wreck and loot =
fast Chicago-Louisville passenger
train supposedly carrying $4,000. 600
for delivery TO Louisville banks. as
it sped south from indianapolis 10
Louisville. yesterday.
Both the engineer and the fire
mar az the train reported the at
tempted wreck after the train reach
ed Louisville.
Jacob Sehr, engineer. said that the
train was nearing Whiteland. Ind.
about 40 miles following dersrture
from Indianapolis. c. NJ. Crooks. the
fireman. saw right Of way lights a
short distance down the track sud
denly shift from green 70 red. Sehr
declared he quickly closed the loco
motive throttle and applied brakes,
stopping the train just as the en-
CINE was passing from the main line
to q switch.
Simultaneously. he said. an auto
mobile parked on a nearby highway
suddenly started and disappeared
down the road. travelling NJ a high
speed. Subsequent Investigation W
the switch revealed the lock had been
broken.
Sheriff Charles G. Bowen arrested
n negro suspect az Franklin. Ind
shortly after the case had been re-
ported TO his office, but did not re.
veal the evidence against the pris.
nncr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

relapscd to goodness In the form Of
rations or a single gumdrop TO the
small boys who did errands at his
store. He also bought the old iron
from which the financial resources
were provided for firecrackers on
the Fourth az July. lie was. there
fore, tolerated and Ne served well
and efficiently as a moral and po-
litical lesson.
Iowa, through the eyes Of a ten
year-old boy, is not ali adventure or
high living. Iowa in those years, as
in these years, was filled with days
Of sehool-and who does not remem-
Der with a glow that sweet-faccd
lady who. with infinite patience and
kindness. drilled into Us those foun-
dations Of all we know today? And
they were days OF chores and labor.
j am no supporter Of factory labor
for children, but ! have never Joined
with those who elamored against
proper work for children on farms
outside OF their school hours. And
] speak from the common experience
Of most Iowa children OF my day in
planting corn, hoeing gardens, learn
ing to milk, saving wood. and the
other proper and normal occupations
for boys. We had no need of Mon
tesori schools to teach US applica-
ton. But Of more purpose ] can
bespeak for the strong and healthy
bodies which come from IL an.
Nor was Iowa OF those days with
out its tragedies. Medical science Of
those times was powerless against
the contagious diseases which swept
the countryside. Ny parents were
among It's victims.
Different Sort of Life
There was an entirely different
economic setting or farm life III
Iowa in those days. I am not stat
ing to you hat / had at that time
any %pretence OF economies or the
farm problem. Upon the uncle's
farm with whom ! lived, VIC did know
Of tho mortgage as some dreadful
damper on youthful hopes of things
that could not be bought. I do have
a vivid recollection that the major
purpose Of a farm was q produce a
living right on the spot for the
family.
know BY experience that a fam
lily then produced all OF its own
vegetables. carried ITS grain 10 the
nearest mill for grinding on toll.
cut and hauled its own fuel from
the wonderful woods ten miles away
and incidentally gathered walnuts.
The family wove its own carpets
and some Of its clothes, made its
own soap. preserved its own meat
and fruit and vegetables, got its
sweetness from sorghum and honey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
MAY PAVE ON
POINT ROAD
Commission e Dis
cuss Proposed
Extension

Paving of three 10 we miles on
the Barreda-Point Isabel highway
from the end Of the present pave
ment was discussed briefly BY the
commissioners court Friday morn
ing. The subject will come up for
further discussion at the next meet
ing on Wednesday, December 26, at
which time II. NJ. Pattee. commits
sioner-elect for the Point Isabel
Los Fresnos precinct, will be pres
ent.
"A request for state aid in paving
the entire highway has been present
ed the state highway department.
In the event aid is not available at
this time the commissioners may de-
eide to pave three to five miles, half
of the paving to be financed by that
precinct and the remainder TO be
supplied countrywide from various
road funds. Members Of the court
stated they were willing to cooper
ate with the Point Isabel-Los Fres-
nos precinct. but would be opposed
to providing any funds allotted 10
their respective precincts from the
$6.n00.000 bond issue.
The suggestion was made by Fin
lev Ewing Of Harlingen that favor
able action unon the port bond is
sues Of the Brownsville and San Be
nito navigation districts would have
considerable influence upon the
state highway department in extend
ing aid or the coast road.
In presenting the matter County
Judge q. G. Dancv stated that the
threa miles east from the pavement
was practicallyimpassable IN wet
weather ard Is the most difficult
niece of road in the county TO main
tain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
500 KIDDIES
ITO Be GUESTS
R0TARIANS
Annual Yule Tree To
Be Held at Presby-
terrain Church at 6
P. M. Monday

The annual Rotary Club Christ
mas tree to the poor children of the
city will be held on the side of the
First Presbyterian church at 600
o'clock Monday evening and $500
tickets to the tree arc now being is
sued by members Of the ticket COM
mittee, according to II. G.. II. Wien
ert. secretary of the club.
Presents, consisting Of toys, candy
and fruit, have been secured and
200 stockings are now being filled
by the stocking committee, composed
OF Burt Hinkley, George White and
Leon Perl, assisted by Girl Reserves
and Rotary Annes.
Harry Banker is general chairman
and supervisor of the tree which
has already been obtained and will
be erected Monday morning. This
tree will stand approximately ~ feet
high and will be brilliantly lighted
and appropriately decorated. Vein
ert stated.
Presents for the children are be-
ing obtained by a committee compos-
ed of Bob Ernst and Roy Sethman
andt he decorations and lighting
have been placed in the hands of
John Starck and Bill Thompson.
The candy and fruit which are 10
20 into each stocking along with
some toy is being secured by Arthur
Hipp and Clcve Tandy and the tick
cts which are to entitle the chill
dren to gifts from the tree are be-
ing distributed by Rev. +. P. Day and
Owen Combs.
Weinert declared that every effort
was being made to give every poor
child in the city n ticket to the tree
and that the club was putting forth
every effort TO secure toys for all.
I'VE do not want one child to 70
away unremembered,' he said, land
Tor that reason we have gone into
this on a bigger scale this year than
ever before
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

These families consumed perhaps 50
! per cent OF the product Of their land.
Twenty per cen Of it was exchanged
for the few outside essentials and
to pay interest on the mortgage.
hen prices rose and fell on the
Chicago market they only affected
70 per cent Of the product Of the
farm.
| know. and you know, that today
as the result OF the revolution
brought about by machinery and i'm
proved methods of planting and
breeding animals, and what-not. so
per cent Of the product Of the farm
must 20 TO the market.
When the price OF these things
wabbles in Chicago. il has four times
the effect on that family on the
farm that it did in those days. IT
prices are high-they mean comfort
and automobiles; if prices are low
they mean increasing debt and pri-
walton. / am not recommending the
good old days, for while the stand
ards Of living in food and clothing
and shelter were high enough FOR
anybody's health and comfort, there
was but little left for the other pur-
poses of living. That is probably one
reason why the people Of Iowa of
that time put more of their time in
religious devotion than most Of them
d. now.
Having Pleasure Was Cheap
10 certainly did not require as
much expenditure as their reere-
alton does today. However, those of
you who are acquainted with the
Quaker faith, ard who know the
primitive furnishing OF the Quaker
meeting house Of those days, the
Holemnity Of the long hours On meet
ing awaiting the spirit 20 move some
one, viii know the intense restraint
required IN q ~ten-year-old boy not
even 20 count his toes. All this may
not have been recreation. but it was
strong training III patience.
And that reminds me that I have
the brand OF Iowa still upon me. Tor
one Of my earliest recollections Of
that great and glorious state was
stepping barefooted on a red-hot
iron chip at my fathers blacksmith
shop. the scar of which I still carry.
But there are few sears that
people carry from the state or Iowa.
The good Lord originally made III
the richest stretch of agricultural
land that ever blessed any one SOW
creIgn government. II was populated
By the more adventurous and the
more courageous. who fought their
way along the ever-extcud ng from
tier.
They buiided here in short A be-
Rod A. M years a people who today
enjoy the highest standard of living.
the highest average intelligence. the
highest average degree or education
that has ever blessed a single com
monwealth. There is no man or
woman who is not proud Of his ma
tive state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
2 TRAlNMEN u r AS
TEXAS FREIGHTS HIT

AUSTIN. Tex, Dec. 21.-tF-Engi-
neer Buddy" Jenkins or S~mithvillc
suffered bruises about the head and
legs and possible internal injuries
and II. n. Foote, brakeman, Smith
vile. suffered several broken bones
IN his right foot when a freight
train which had stopped to take wa
ter was rammed from behind by an
other al C~ircleville. between Taylof
and Granger, yesterday. Several 9th
er trainmen wee bruised and shaken
VI. Damage ran into thousands Of
dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
TRANSFER CASES

AZ the close of the years business
you will want to file and safeguard
documents, ledgers, letter files, etc.
in CT Allsteel Transfer Cases. We
also have a complete stock Of filing
folders and guides. Just call US coll
lect. Phone 522. Delta Office Fur
niture Co., Harlingen. (f6l
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
1000 bad Teeth
AWAIT DOOM

More than 1000 aching teeth Of
Washington children are going to
stop aching tomorrow If their
parents make good on the pledges
they have made to get the children
into the dentist chair.
The services of 1O5 dentists win
be given free and the work Is in
connection with the observance OF
May Day or Child Health Day in
the District Of Columbia. Nineteen
colored dentists will look after the
teeth OF colored children.
About so physicians contribute
their services for Child Health Day.
Medical examinations will be con.
Quoted from 10 until IL o'clock at
the ten child hygiene centers, at
IL schools, at the Children's Hos.
rital and at four Fairgrounds.
At each examination center there
viii be a doctor, nurse and q
clerk. Cards win be given to the
parents showing the physical con-
tons to be followed.
Tomorrow morning the 10000
milk bottles required to furnish
Washington's daily milk supply will
each carry a collar on which will
be a child health day message. to
parents.
DR.. E. J. Schwartz, assistant Dis
trict health officer and chairman
OF the May Day committee, reports
that plans have been made for a
more general observance Of the day
than ever before attempted here.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
SECOND SECTION
| LOCAL NEWS
mrs. TAFT WILL
PLANT MAY
DAY TREE.

With elaborate ceremony, Mrs.
William Howard Taft, wife Of the
Chief Justice and former President,
will plant q red maple tree tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock on the
Parkview playground, Otis and
Warder Streets Northwest.
During the present year Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge and the wives of
former Presidents will plant trees
on Fairgrounds here.
Mrs. Taft selected tomorrow to
tie the ceremony up with May Day.
During the exercises the children
will dance about the tree singing
the planting song, led by Dr. e. c.
Barnes, supervisor Of music Of the
public schools. Miss Emily Tilton
is supervisor Of the playground.
Commissioner Sydney E. ITALIA.
ferro will receive the tree on behalf
OF the District Of Columbia and
Mrs Susie Root Rhodes. director,
will. accept Il on behalf of the play
ground department.
Later in the season trees win be
planted by Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland Preston. Paulina Long
worth, daughter Of the Speaker Of
the House, will plant a tree on be-
nalr OF her grandmother, Mrs. Theo-
dOre Roosevelt.
More than 10000 children will
participate in May Day celebrations
on the public Fairgrounds. The
program, in each case. will include
efficiency tests, field and track
events. group games, folk dancing,
Weighing and measuring.
Generally, the program win begin
at 3:45 o'clock and conclude at
o'clock. At four playRrounds-Car.
field Happy Hollow, Rosedale aud
Rose Park-the program will begin
at o'clock and conclude at
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
'Save-UniOn" Committee
Attacked at Hearing

The "Save-the.Union committee.
which has been fighting the John
L. Lewis administration OF the
United Mine workers, came under
fire before the Senate Coal Com
mittee today.
The unions. international board
recently ordered all members OF
the committee rejected from the
workers organization.
Louis McGrew of Pittsburgh,
editor Of the Labor World, assalled
the committee as communistic. and
charged it was supported by
Soviet money.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

So heavy Is the Initial mail tnaI
an extra plane will be put on the
southbound service. This plane actu-
ally will open the service to Wash
ington, arriving here from New
York at 9:45 p. m. tomorrow.
1t will be met at Boiling Field by
Postmaster General Harry s.. New
and other postal officials. Secre.
tary New will put aboard the first
sack OF airmail from Washington
and the plane will then continue its
flight to Atlanta.
Second Plane at 11A5
The second plane, also southbound,
will arrive in Washington at HAS
o. M, the regular scheduled time.
The first northbound airmail will ar
rive at Boiling Field at 2:35 a. m.
The opening Of the mail service
also marks completion of the first
great north and south Atlantic
Coastal airway, over which the COM
m rcial air service Of the future Is
to flow. .Beacons have been installed
and emergency landing fields pro-
vided along the entire route.
Huge beacons or aerial lighthouses
have been placed at 10-nils inter
walls. Those nearest the District are
at Bowie, Nd; near st. Elizabeth 9
Hospital, Anacostia, and about two
rifles southwest Of Alexandria, Va
Airway One OF Finest
Before the end OF the summer
washington will be in direct air
mail communication with every
major section Of the country. Mail
posted here for New Orleans to
morrow will be delivered the fol
lowing day, over the New York
Atlanta and q new Atlanta'NeW
Orleans air mail line.
The airway through Washington
tomorrow will take its place as one
Of the finest in the world. A com
plete weather reporting and radio
communications system has oeen
installed. The Weather Bureau has
established special upper air sta
lions along the route for continuous
forecasting and weather conditions
will be reported from field to field
along the route by radio.
The airway is marked for night
and day flying. Seventy.three bea'
cons Of the 24-inch revolving type,
each Of 100000 candle power ca
pacity. have been installed. They
are mounted on towers and turn so
as to sweep the sky in circle at
the rate Of six revolutions per min
ute.
Emergency Fields
Emergency landing fields are
located at intervals OF about 80
miles. the one to the north OF
Washington being located near
Baltimore and the one south near
Quantico. Va.
The local airmail will be carried
in planes of the Pitcairn Aviation.
Inc. which was awarded the con-
tract for =, the New York-Atlanta
route. The planes are the most
modern type Of airmail machine.
Each ship has a fireproof and rain
proof mail compartment forward OF
the pilots seat. It can carry 80
pounds of loose mail or 500 pounds
OF concentrated weight. The planes
have a speed of 131 miles per hour
and carries fuel for five hours sus-
tanned flight.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
Children of II Centers
To Give GrOun Recita'

Eleven community centers will
be represented in the group OF 200
children who will participate in the
third annual childrens' recital to
be held under the direction Of the
community center department OF
the public schools, at Central High
School auditorium, Saturday at 2
o'clock.
The program will include group
dancing. dramatic pantomime, dem
onstrations by community orches'
tras and piano classes.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

the who's who firm listed on next
g the last page Of today's Times and
Herald. 20
The Washington times., 1928-04-30

to get Ladue to admit that separa.
ton of the Potomac Electric and
the Washington Railway and ,Elec.
trio would be detrimental to the
public. because the owners would
continue to earn generous profits
on the Potomac Electric and ask
the-public in addition to guarantee
them q fair return on the un.
profitable street car properties.
Ladue refused to admit this, how.
The Washington times., 1928-04-30
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The Washington times., 1928-04-30

ever. insisting that at the present
time the w. r. & e. has the right
to ask for higher fares on its street
car operations In spite OF its large
earnings from the Potomac Electric.
why should we commit our.
selves to any valuation" Gilbert
asked. n
"only bec BE there must be a
basis on whiAh to transfer stock"
Ladue replied.