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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-19
FRIDAY

Friday Bridge club will meet at
the home Of Mss Bernice Graham at
3 p. n.
MRS BLACK HOSTESS
Hostess yesterday afternoon to
the members Of the Wednesdav
Bridge club was Mrs. A. x. BlacL
az her home in Los Ebauos. lie
games beginning about $3.50 O'Clock.
Luezts present st the rarity were
Aesdames III. 4. Went1 and Lee Il.
james. Those scoring for h;rh to-
tails during the afternoon were Mrs.
Thomas Sweeney, high, and Mrs. j..
II BatSell, second high. The next
hostess has not been announced.
a retreshment course ended the
afternoons entertainments
CLUB PRACTICE
Members Of the Brownsville Music
club announces that practice on the
annual concert which the club will
give within the next few weeks is
coming along without delay after the
short one during the Christmas holi-
Gays. The club members pracLIce ev-
cry "Wednesday morning ut $3.50 at
the Baptist church. Mrs. II. "A. War
oan IS president Of the ciuD.
EVENING PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Campbell en-
tertained some friends Wednesday
evening at their home IN Bclv!dere
Gardens with games Of bridge. The
guests were invited to arrive in time
Tor tae playing to begin about s
O'Clock. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs ;. 81. Jester, FIR. and Mrs. e..
q Ellis n Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Dawes. Mr.. Jester made the high
score for the men and Mrs. Camp
bell held high among the women.
Tie hostess served sandwiches, pie
and coffee as 4 final hospitality OF
the evening.
GUESTS ENTERTAINED
Entertaining some touchdown
guests Wednesday evening. Mrs. ".
W. Bollinger invited to- Evening
club, members Of the local business
and Professional Women's club, TO
be present at the function held at
the Del-Walt hotel.
Mrs. L. /. Hicks Of Tacoma, Wash.
and her daughter, Mrs. Martha Shines
OF the same place were the homer
guests. Others present were Mrs.
Hattie Coy, here for the wiutcr from
her home II Vermont. Mrs. Nary
Miller Of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ice
Adamson, hrs. Tom Eo.an. John
Kelley, IT. l.. Ionrncchcr 81 Flint.
Men, Joseph Hervia W. san AN
tonic, and q. WI. Adamsot.
:
PERSONALS
Members &c the Treble Cleft club
met at the home of Dr. M. u. Muir
ray Tuesday afternoon for q short
reorganization meeting following the
Jul during the holiday season.
Hiss Bette Hooper, who went 20
San Antonio Sunday. returned to her
home Wednesday morning. While
there she visited with hr. ard Mrs.
s. c. Tucker. who are v.siring there.
and also with Mr.. and 1irs. james
a. Browne OF Erownsvins .
Mr. and hrs. -. P. Cry sncrt
"Wednesday 1t Washington an 4 rhor.
trip.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
Whiting Coeficient
 Halts Peach Growth

Lo0 Angeles. Jan. S1 @-Mois ture content of the soil has . very definite influence on the growt,, and quality of canning peaches.
 Irrigation engineers and pomol- ogists at tho University of Cali fornia reveal that growth decreases immediately when soil-molsture h lowered to the willing coefticient.
 Mature peach trees reduce the soil-naixture content from the maximum field capacity to the danger point in from one to three weeks in andy soil and in from three to four weeks in clay loam. Fruits from the dry plots, whicn experimenters inadvertently sub jected to drouth conditions. were found to be slightly higher in acid and sugar .ontent and lower in moisture than fruit from the wet plots. No differences however. could he distinguished in the canned product from the two treat ments. In cold storage the frutr from both plota held up equally we'll. while in common storage at room temperature. the fruit from the dry plots kept slightly better than that from the wet plots.
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
Turk Who Said He's 154
 Looks for Twelfth Wife

Constantinople. Turkey. Jan. 3l R-Zaro Agha. who claims to be 15< years old. Is about to take his twelfth wife.
 The self-styled longevity cham pion of the world is recuperating from . slight illness in a Constan- tinople hospital and the aged Kurd asserts that his recovery would have been much more rapid if 1t had not been for the visits of his ''old woman," whose age of 9s has begun to make her a bore and a burden to the sprightly centenarian. He vows that he will divorce her as soon as he Is released from the hos pital and has offered his hand and heart through the Turkish press to any moderately pretty and young woman.
 This is the first time that the old man has been patient in a hospi tai. Despite this temporary illness, he Is still go stalwart that he plans soon to retrn to his job at the city hall. where he Is head doorkeeper.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
LOVE TESTS ARE
 HELD IN NEW YORK
oolus Girls Show Brundt8 Are Iolt Emotional Than Blondes

:, New York. Jan. s1 N-science. ]. In its cold analytical way. has proved that brunettes are more emotional than blondes. The experiment was made by Dr. William Marston. lecturer on psychology at Columbia university: his laboratory was a Broadway the ater: his subjects were chorus girls. and his audience was mostly press agents.
 The more or less emotional reac- tions of his subjects wer3 aroused through the showing of two motion pictures, both containing some high ly intense love scenes. The scieni- flc instruments used were described by Dr. Marston as the sphygomano- meter and the pneumograph. and these were supplemented by the more common method of holding hands.
 The tests showed that brunettes in every instance became more high ly aroused by the amorous scenes man JnelT DlCHut SlStElst anu h'''o that the brunette slightly anticIpat- cd the climax reaching her highest emotion just before the high point in the screen drama.
 pr. Marston explained that in his experiment he used the pneumo- graph for recording frequency and volume of respiration and the ephygomanometer for registering systolic blood pressure and its cor responding nervous reaction.
 The projection of the love scenes caused tho blood pressure of the brunettes to mount from low of eighty heart beats per minute to high of 13o. while that of the blondes moved only from S4 to 12S. The fluctuations of the respirations of the brunettes were rather violent and were fully 20 per cent greater than those of tho blondes.
 The experiment was conducted with six girls. two of opposite types being subjected to the tests at time. Dr. Marston, at the conclusion of his experiment, said that now that he had tested worldly, soplli .ticated types" he would make oth- CT experiments with home girls anu students.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
A WORM FARMER

New York, Jan. 3l LPI - We've heard a lot about the various ways of earning our daily salt, but Rich ard Rowden, worm farmer. takes our prize. He sallies forth in the middle of the night. equipped with fashlight and bucket. to snare the lowly ear1hworm. He sells them to medical students for dissection and makes good income at 15 worms for 20 cents.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
\, Q. AMES WILL COLLECT
 MAPLE HILL WATER RENT.
Agrees to Act For Fire District When F. B. Proudman De-
 clincs Office Again

Newington, Jan 31.-Definite an n0unccment was made last evening by Arthur o, Ames of Elm Hill that he will accept the position as col lector Of rents for the Maple Hill fire district Mir. Alnes is also clerk Of the district and will take care of the collection of rents along with his other duties
 At the meeting of the commits sioners held immediately after the annual meeting last Friday night at the Elm Hill school. Collector E. B. Proudman declined to collect water rents again this year. He explained that this work involved too much detail. which he thought he could not take care of properly with the rest of his work It was suggested that Mr. Ames collect the wate: rents at that time but he did not definitely decide to do so until yesterday.
 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Grange will meet Thursday after noon at the home of Mrs. Robert Littlejohn on Cedar street.
 4 dance will be held at the Grange hall Thursday evening un- der the auspices Of that orsaniza- tion. Mrs. John F. Walsh and Mrs. James Parker are in charge of the arrangements.
 Nr. and Mrs William r. Winter of Elm Hill are spending two weeks at Washington, b. C.
 Miss Alice Garrigan Of Newark. \. J. has returned home after spending
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
7. Y (: 4. NOTES
Dusiasas cirls' Osb

The club will meet on Thursday evening at tho Y. w. c. A. Each girl is asked to bring orsandie for boudoir pillows If she wishes to make one. or If not to bring some fancy work of her own.
 The Business Girls conference h to be held in Bridgeport March , and 1.
 The New Club
 A new club is being organized to take the place of tho Blue Triangle club. which has disbanded. The first meeting will be held Friday at : o'clock. Girls interested are urged to come. The club program will be varied and interesting-social activi- ties. discussions. hikes. handcraft, etc.
 Girl Reserve Notes
 All clubs will hold regular .busi- ness meetings this week. Plans will be made for Valentine and George Washington parties. Girls Of the Junior High school clubs will be given an opportunity to sign up for q series of interest groups develop ing a special project.
 All new girls not already assigned to club are asked to come on We'd nesday afternoon to discuss their program for the rest of the month.
 Physical Dept.
 New tennis classes for Juniors and Seniors will be arranged by request. New classes in gym and basket- ball will be started this week. Be- ginners' basketball on Tuesday at 7:3o. advanced basketball on Thurs day at 6:45 ?. m.
 A new class in clogging and class ical dancing for girls from 10 to II year old. will start on Friday. at l:45 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
Schedule ssr peel:

Schedule iee peel:
 Swimming classes. senior-s to o'clock Monday and Friday.
 Juniors-10 to 1l:S0 Saturday morningA
 Piunges-seniors. to : Tuesday and Thursday: juniors-t:l5 to 5 Tuesday: s:l5 to 10 Saturday.
 Schedule for Eym-Tuesday. s:t5. sym class: 1880 sym and basketball. Wednesday. 10 .. m.. sym class: Thursday. 6. sym class; 6:45. ad- vanced basketball: : gym class.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31

This of the few pictures taken ot AT Capone Chicago gang leader and shows him ght) watching friend take workout with the medicine ball. The picture taken without Capones knowledge at Beach Casino Miami Fla just before his conference with city officials at which it agreed mutually that would be best if Capone gave up
 his expensive leased Miami Beach home and left the city,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
. few days with Nr. and Mrs. James
 Quinn of the Junction.

The regular social meeting of tho Ladies' Aid society will be held to- morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. George w. Hanbury at the center.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN

~S4NAOno EN- AIN
About one hundred and twenty
five owe have been reserved at
FL Jardin hotel for the Brownsville
high school junior and senior ban
quet, which is to be held there sat
urday evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
Marie Provost Is
Capitol Star AS
Girl StOwaway

Marie Provost, finely supported
BY Harrison Ford and Seena owen,
scored an emphatic triumph in her
new comedy-drama star picture,
The Rush Hour" on its premier
presentation at the Capitol theater
this afternoon. From start to finish,
the production is arres;ing and fully
justified the prediction Of the man
agement that It would be greeted by
the motion picture public as one of
the best comedies in which Miss
Provost has thus far been seen.
Miss Provost has the role OF a
romantic minded girl who is loved
by a young druggist. He fails TO
propose until he has accumulated q
certain amount of money so that they
might 60 to Niagara on their honey
moon. She is seized with a desire TO
70 abroad and becomes a stowaway.
Two suave passengers who see in her
beauty and charm the instruments
they seek TO fleece a rich oil man,
they redeem her and take her to
Paris. Then appears her sweetheart
in the person of Harrison Ford and
after much trouble Induces her to
return with him TO New York and en-
Joy a belated honeymoon.
The picture is well mounted and
the supporting cast including David
Butler and Ward Crane. is excellent.
r. Mason Hopper directed with salts
flying results as might have been ex-
pected from the man who made "Up
in Mabel's Room" The production
is well worth seeing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11

Or. Laurie McKeckney OF Wichita
rails, Texas, and son are touring the
valley and are visiting relatives, Mr..
y Mrs. +. B. Sublett and daughter,
x Belle at San Benito. They were
IN Brownsville Thursday calling on
friends, including Mr.. and Mrs. j.
a Muekleroy and their daughter,
Mrs. Frank c. Gay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
BY CLARK

NEW YORK, May -"I will make
it," Mabel Boil declares.
The woman who has considerably
fewer diamonds than Peggy Joyce
and a dozen others, but who for some
reason is known as Queen Of Dia-
monds," believes she can upset the
hoodoo that has prevented a woman
from crossing an ocean by air, and
she is going to try ii. She is not
daunted by the fate of Mildred Dor
an, Princess Lowenstein, Mrs. Fran
ces Grayson and Elsie Mackay, who
dared before her.
In three or four weeks-"no long
err" she says decisively-she will
leave dawn and Cur+iss Field behind
her in a Fokker plane with its nose
turned toward Ireland and the Old
World.
Fas Faith in Pilot
She has faith in her lifelong luck.
and in her pilot. He is Wilmer
Stultz, who is living today because
he did not accompany another wom-
an on a mad hop into the unknown.
Mrs. Frances Grayson substituted an
other pilot for him just before she
Ao0 liz AdGk AOpN
She is known as Miss Boil, but she
is the mother Of a grown son. She
is not a pilot, but she expects 70
the Atlantic hop.
She first got the idea of making
an Atlantic hop at the time Cham
berlin and Levine were in Europe,
after their nonstop flight from New
York 70 Germany. She tried to in
duce Levine to take her as passen-
ger on a return trip. Later she
came to this country and began plans
for a hop in the other direction.
AS preparation, she flew with Levine
and Stultz from New York to Ha-
ana.
To Take Fokker Plane
Adventure and fame are what Miss
Boil expects to get out Of the flight.
Fame and SOS. 00O are the attractive
inducements to Stultz. This is his
fee as pilot. The plane will cost
Miss Boil another S5s, 5 The one
upon which she has an option n a
standard, three-motored Fokker.
Most Of the transatlantic planes
have had single motors. The Fokker
could stay in the air il one or two
of its motors failed.
Like Haldemsn. VINO piloted Ruth
Elder and Hincheliffe, Elsie Mack
avs pilot. Bill Stuitz is a married
man. II Mrs. Stultz has any misgiv-
ings about his venture across the
Atlantic with another roman she
isn't making them public. She nat
urally expresses confidence in his
ability in retracing Lindbergh's and
C~hamberlain's winged steps.
Miss Boil is speeding her plans
for an early hop in order to get
off ahead Of Ruth Elder, who is sink
ing money earned in vaudeville and
fllm ventures, in another transat-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
GAS DRlLLER
HOPES To HIT
Willacy Test Nears
Depth Where Water
Well Blew Out
Especial to The Herald)

Especial TO The Heraidl
RAYMONDvILLE, May lid II.
East, who In drilling for gas near
Willamar, ten miles east OF Ray
mondville, states that he expects 10
bring in IN well now any day. The
drill IL down NO SIS feet, and is drill
ing through rock formation. When
the drill struck the rock, fifty sacks
Of cement were poured into the hole,
and then drilling was resumed. Now
the drill is nearly through the rock,
and when this In pierced. IL IL ex-
pected that the gas strata will be
reached.
This is near the spot where n
year ago n strong flow Of gas was
obtained by Otto Custer, who was
drilling a water we'll fDr the Harding
Gill company. The gas was reached
near the present depth OF the hole,
and after the rock layer had been
punctured. The gas was so strong
that water and mud were thrown
over the derrick. and the well was
blown out. so that drilling could not
be resumed at that location.
Mr.. East states that the gas I'm a
petroleum product, OF the same na-
ture and pressure as that found in
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Weslaco P.-T.A.
Plans Big Year

2
WESLACO, May 1.-THE local P
7. A. is making plans for the com
ing year under the leadership Of
new officers installed at the regular
meeting of the body here recently.
A varied program is to be consider
ed during the summer months by
the members, it is announced.
The reelected president, Mrs. J.
E. Montgomery, has been installed
and the following committees APP
pointed: A scrapbook committee
which will gather newspaper clip
pings about the school was Composed
of Mrs. A. C. LaDuke, chairman;
Mrs. <. +. Chamness and Mrs. +. G.
Mcconnell. Members Of a commit
tee to provide lights for the school
grounds are Mrs. v. M. Sutphen.
Mrs. +. r. Hudson and Mrs. s. 4.
Almore. Those on the cola-
mittee are Mrs. L. f. Bailey, Mrs.
r. Z. Clark, +. C. Mcconnell and T.
w. Barbee. The recreation commit
tee will be Mesdames w. N. jenkins,
L. W. Yates, j. T. Darwin and Wal
ter Andrews. Those on the Y. w.
@ A. committee are Mrs. A. C.. La
Duke, Mrs. T. A Mauck and Mrs. Z.
G. Couch. The next meeting will be
Monday, June 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
LOS FRESNOS

The Ladies Missionary society met
Mt the home of Mrs. j. W. Schneider
on Tuesday afternoon. A mission
study program was presented under
direction of Mrs. j. Downey.
One of the features Of the after.
noon was a shower given for the
Wesley home in San Antonio. A
large number Of articles were pre-
sented and will be sent in the mis-
sionary box soon.
Mrs. E. r. Gaylord Of Chicago was
a guest of the society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gobar en-
tertained on Sunday with a dinner,
Those present were Mrs. Stell Yoder,
Miss Wayne Corridor, and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. z. Ogden and children Of
San Benito, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gobar of Joplin. Mo-, and Mr.. and
Mrs. n. G. Chatelle and two sons.
The Los Fresnos Community club
will hold a short business session
in the high school auditorium on
Monday evening, May II. The meet
ing will convene at 1880 o'clock in
order that those wish TO do SO may
attend the revival meeting which
viii begin on Sunday evening. May
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Valley Society
MISS BARBARA PAYNE, Editor Phone z

IS with Rev. B. G. Regen of San An
tonic in charge.
The regular meeting OF the club
was postponed to Monday evening be-
cause Of a play which was being pre-.
sented under direction Of the SEN
icr class of FL Jardin in the high
school auditorium at that date.
The Woman's Service club held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs
II. B. Day on Thursday afternoon
A program on Mothers Day was di.
rected by Mrs. Gertie Siderius. Each
member present gave quotations
about mother. Mrs. James Downey
sang Wonderful Mother OF Mine
and Mrs. c. C. Critell gave a read.
ing entitled "origin Of Mothers
Day"
The next number was a solo, "The
Little Town Nearby" by Mrs. J. A
White, which was followed by a tall
on Service" by Rev. H. b. Day
Mrs. James Downey, Mrs. II. B. Day
Mrs. Frank Kretz, and Mrs. White
sang a quartet, Homeland" Mrs
S. Z. Barr gave a reading "Grand.
mothers Day." The concluding
number was a piano solo by Miss
Evelyn Devers.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served by the daughters
to the mothers and their guests
About thirty members and the follow
ing guests were present: Mesdames
II. b. C~artford, c. L. Cannon, j
Broyles, d. c. Austin, r. o. Barr
w. c. Stier, and E. 7. Gaylord OF
Chicago.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rushing and
children Of Santa Rosa visited their
friends and relatives at Los Fresnos
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Coates and
daughter, Bobbye Gene, Of Los Fres.
nos, and Rev. r. II. Johnson Of Nor
rilton, Ark, were dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Rio Hondo
Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Owens and daughter,
Helen Louise, of Santa Rosa are
visiting with Mrs. Owens niece and
nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. Truett Jor-
don.
his anu MIe. Mllildm GODdr OF
Joplin, Mo-, have been visiting al
the home Of Mr.. Gobar's brother,
Charles Gobar and with the N. G..
Chatelle family of Los Fresnos. They
will also visit at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. z. z. Ogden in San Be-
nito before returning to their home.
Rev. r. II. Johnson returned Mon.
day afternoon to his home at Nor
r%ilton, Ark, after holding a series
Of meetings at the Los Fresnos
Methodist church.
Miss Grace Partain Of San Benito
spent the weekend visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Partain.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Moore had as
their weekend guest their son, Gar
land Moore, Of Mission, and their
daughter and small son, Mrs. Jeff
Fowler and James Garland, of Har-
lingen.
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Tennis Tourney
AT School Here
Will End TODAY

Herbert Thomas and Frances
Kowalski were scheduled to battle ii
but for first place in the finals Of
the junior high school tennis tourna-
ment Friday. Highlights Of the
semi-finals Thursday included the
defeat of Harry Kowalski by Carl
Davenport for third place.
The tourney, being conducted on
the local high school courts under
the guidance Of Red Irvine, newly
named athletic director Of the school
system, started Wednesday with 16
boys competing against each other.
The opening rounds eliminated
down to the two who are to play
for first honors Friday. The winner
Of this contest will be willing to
take on any junior high school ten
mis- player in the Valley, Irving de-
clared Friday morning.
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AND LLOYD
y y ~
WHO LOOK ALIKE
y y r.
IN JAIL ALIKE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May IL
(R-Leon and Lloyd Longley,
twins, who look and write alike,
will spend the next year in prison,
but their guards will not be con-
fused, because they will be in diff
ferent jails.
The twins for several weeks
have kept police and court Off
Gals in a state of bewilderment,
both having been arrested at the
same time for writing and passing
worthless checks.
Leon has been sentenced to the
Waupun state prison, Lloyd to the
Milwaukee house of correction.
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PERSONALS
RIO GRANDE CITY
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Captain and Mrs. John Scott en-
tertained Saturday evening with a
buffet supper. the occasion being the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Scott.
The living and dining room were ar
tistically decorated with red roses
and blue lark spur. The guests were
seated at small tables, and after
supper enjoyed a number Of games
Of bridge.
High score was won by Mrs. Geo.
Agnew and by Captain r. II. Gar
ity. The guests enjoying this pleas
ant hospitality were Lieut.. ard Mrs.
Richard Briggs Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Agnew Of Mission, Capt. and
Mrs. r. III. Garity. Capt. and Mrs.
Walter Hamilton. Capt. and Mrs.
Edward Pickett, Capt. and Mrs. Mott
Ramsey, and Capt. and Mrs. Herbert
Kidwell.
Mesdames L. B. Caruthers, J. Wal
lace, c. J. Martin and Z. Owen Scott
motored to Harlingen Tuesday to at
tend the meeting Of the Rio Grande
Valley Federation.
Mesdames Il. B. Evans and r. n.
Garity spent Monday in Mission.
Mrs. Calixto Vale is the guest this
week Of her brother, in Nuevo La
redo.
Mrs. z. Owen Scott has returned
from Beeville where she went 70 at
tend the Fifth District Federation 81
Women's club meeting.
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kiwanis Objective,
Topic Of Address

SAN BENITO, May 11.-Rev.
Francis M. Davis, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church here, talked TO
members Of the San Benito Kiwanis
club Wednesday on "Kiwanis OBJ
jectives." the talk being designed
primarily to instruct new members
in the detectives Of the organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Angie Taylor played several
numbers on the piano at the meet
ing.