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New Britain herald., 1928-05-25
STYLISH 10 LECTURE

Arrangements have been made by the H. J. Donnelly company for series Of lectures on Viewer Corset ing and the Spirit of Youth" to be given Saturday. Monday and Tues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-28

Coats of the finest type, best
quality fabrics, m a r test
styles, newest colors and
luxurious fur trimmings,
marked at a fraction of their
real worth. Lin e d and
warmly interlined. Sizes for
Downstairs st
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Neon Beacon On
Light House Is
Seen Many Miles
Especial to The Herald

POINT ISABEL. Nov. 3r-A new
L..con shines from the ton Of the old
Point Isabel light house. Ninety
.set ~ neon light tubing has been
Installed "a the dome ~ the historic
building and the beacon is turned
"a every evening at sundoNn-
Neon lights are said To be one .,
tho newest form Of beacon lights ana
hose on the Point Isabel light
bo,se can be seen from half way TO
R~rownsyille and from Los tresnos ~
ne,sons driving cars. From the alr
,be new beacon can bc seen M mlies
away. ~ r.-Lt
The neon tubing on the liGht
housc dome spreads a crimson glow.
ReIoyv the outer platform At the TOP
- .be tower flood lights have been
;rstalIed TO light up the old "nlte
~ssbed brick wall. 4 new railing mas
80 built at the top OF the tower
.rd stems in the winding lron starr
uav have been repaired.
With renair If the historic struc-
.,rc and Identification Of the sur
.cprdinrs tie old light house has
hcsr oncned a. the public and offers
Iootout tower from which 70 view
sbe city of Fort Isabel and the mar
Dor project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Factors
Enter Into Prices
Obtained tor Lots

make enough b. being there "a
Justify the cost.
In great cities offering stimuli
|taucously such resources that large
industries can be developed. domes-
tic az foreign trade carried on,
artistic pursuits followed, the land
I'M greatly in demand ard values are
consequently high. Such localities
have " combination of excellent
qualities that makes real estate de-
Sir3blc.
Museums. art galleries. concert
halls. symphony orchestras, and
universities can and do add value
20 the real estate m cities where
such places can be found because
thousands VT people want ~ live IN
ccnters offering the advantages "a
these amenitIcs.
Efficient city government, police
protection traffic provision and the
like. tend TO attract home owners
or workers, and affect the value OF
the ground accordingly.
Nany Modest Sites
I'd might We said that the real
estate market vs. made up NJ many
separate silent auctions" regulated
by the quantity OF land possessing
certain qualities. IN an of this
computation Of the cash value &
sunshine. payroll. ard landscape,
the great ARMY of modest resident
ial property n get off wiah the
least intensive competition.
The rank ard file Of real estate
buyers are the hundreds and thou
sands ~ people who purchase land
for the construction M six ard
eight room houses. The constant
but silent bidding for store. apart
ment house and Industrial sites is
an auction quite separate from
the one in which they are interest
cd. The bidding for the city's ex-
elusive residential sites is also a
separate auction
Land having qualities which make
III available for the construction az
the modest home exists in greater
quality than land having the COM
b'nation OF qualities demanded, for
example, for a chain drug store. IL
exists in greater quantity than
land having the combination that
would make it an available site for
"A milliOnaire'S town house.
No killing Competitors
The people who build or buy
small homes exist II great num-
bcrs, but they are all limited II
something the same way In the
amount that they can cXpend for a
home. The man with "A modest in.
come will pay so much for a lot and
beyond that he cannot 20. The man
with the larger income will not out
bid him. because he l. not in the
same auction He u interested
in another type Of location.
The constant search for Tow and
moderately priced residential sites
is the auction" which is the larg-
est Of all, but the one with the
most elbow room in il. And this j:
the reason why the man Of modest
wages can and docs own his own
home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
YOUTHS
ARE TOLERANT
Writer of Story Fo-
The Herald Lauds
Younger Crowd
~ MILDRED LAMB
Author of Lets Live The Brow rs
willie Herald's New Story

II is difficult TO say where an idea
for a story springs, for il Is often
assembled. like an automobile, from
many different sources.
When | was very young. | used
NJ think that there were just two
classes Nj people. the good and thc
bad. and that most often the woman
was 70 blame for ire sins OF the
world. a thin- was night or 10 was
wrong. according To the preeepts
someone had laid down about u, and
which / had been fought % accept
The novels / read. like The Rcd
LiIv' and Madame BOvary, always
n~ortraved the silken woman ot sin
slithering through the souls of men,
upscttinE their lives and smashing
their homes.
Wears Away
But now | observe that the daily
friction IN "A home can wear away
and wreck "A solid foundation. ana
infractions OF the law are a result
usually. III the slow-drIpping process
M X persistent willtul TRAIT Ike =
woman-s whining tongue or "A man
quick temper. AZ seems KAY me thAt
american women 40 not altogether
deserve the accusations oi DONNA
tlon that they are supposed 70 eAtf-
else over their husbands. Men are
still setting the pace IN the business
world and. IL follows, IN the domestic
worlu as well, and 10 DIS still woman I
iob ID conform. "A smart VIE, m
.ritc III her convictions. discover N
the only way To promote happl-
ness. but when the husband. as YOU
often see. pursues u road altogether
foreign ~ her. she has a difficult
! time deciding what is best 10 do. lhe
/ same story appears every little while
in letters to the womeu's editors
Here is ne:
NV husband is Of the good FELLOW
| sort. He admiras everything that A.
! snapny and up 70 the minute. 4
woman need only be a good dresser
have 4 good figure and Y smart me
"a win his admiration. Quality N
mind means nothing 20 him. An'
worst Of an. he likes naughty stories
and risque shows. Because ] am not
in sympathy with these things, h'
saws I am "A crab. Get rid Of you
oId-fashioned notions, he says. 'Snal
out of *. Mix in a little with IN
rrowd-youll feel better
Trying to Dictate
M is true that many women al'
stilI too tight-minded 70 ZEE ii'
broadly. and still confuse acts tina
sppear wrong with those that ar
wrong. This wife who wrote TN
letter was trying 70 dictate her ldea
Of life 70 her husbands friends. an
shr NAV have been just as wrong 2
they we're.
We are learning tolerance from th
Younger generation. ! was Otter
surprised To find. when taught A
the Cleveland high schools. that boy
ana girls often think more clearl
than their parents. because thei
IDEAS had not yet become muddle
hv the pursuit ef money and selfis
ambitions. and IL is this younge
crowd that usually handles its prob
lens. when they start life, NOR
sanelv than the older generation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
LOCOMOTIVES GAIN POWER

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-CPl-Loro-
motives in service on class rail-
roads have increased only 8 per
cent in number since 1911. or from
5S.071 to around 10000, but \ az
cragc tractive power per locomo-
tive has gained ~ per cent during
the same period. The 1911 tractiyc
rover az only 2S.5n5 pounds has
grown to about s2.s03 pounds. en-
4 Aiding the railroads t. handle =
freight business 70 per cent larger
than in 1911.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

tThis Is the fifth Of q series Of
articles prepared by the National
Association OF Real Estate Boards
20 be published weekly iu this
newspaper for tho information of
it's readers on real estate matters.
Such seemingly remote f~actofs as
the wages Of obscure mechanics and
the number of art galleries iu q
city arc some Of the many things
which determine its real estate
ground values says the National
Association Of Real tate Boards
in its weekly bulletin on real es-
tate matters.
Land in modern cities i- valuable
I'M proportion To its ability I'D rc-
turn income. comfort. pleasure and
service u its owners. points out
the association. The opportunity
for people 60 make a livelihood ia
or near city. the ease with which
they can reach their work from
their homes. the chances they will
have for recreation in q given To-
cslity. the advantages offered FOR
culture and municipal services. such
rs police and fire protection. pro-
~portionately affect the value w
home, Industrial and business
sites.
This j, because land possessing
all Of these attributes is limited in
quantity IN comparison 10 the num-
her Of people who want AN of the
advantages they can get. The pres
ence ~ factories that can produce
many nay envelopes or of thcatcrg
that can produce amusement usual.
IN attracts A great number NJ pco-
pic who want to live IN tho same
site.
1emand Sets Price
The desire Of tho public to work
IN centerS where there are MANY
opportunities for employment and
the desire of the public 10 play Nv
places whore the surroundings are
the most pleasant creates n kind Nj
silent auction for what might BE
called select locations.
And the basic thing that determ-
ines realty values is the number of
people who want the same tyne Of
ground IN relation 10 tho available
supply If that tyne Of ground. n
many people want ~ buy land IN
2 certain locality whose the sunpIy
y limited the auction is a Big one
ard the value Of the land ~ high
II. IN another place. land that viii
serve the same purpose can be had
for all buyers. then the auction
IL a little one and the value Of the
land is lower.
The law az supply aud demand
docs not apply To industry alone
u has always been Equally basic i,
the real estate market.
The ground value of All real ~.
tate in these days j. profoundly af.
fected by the opportunity to make
a living on or near il.
People will crowd into a small.
area. such as on tho limited space
Of Manhattan Island or the Chicago
loop because that area holds out
promises Of gain IN an almost IN
finite variety Of fields. People wit
live as close a. possible to sucf
areas and pay high prices for home
sites, and office and factory loca.
tion- having access 10 the facilities
of such areas because they expect e
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Use Soil Survey
Cameron %county's system M srriy-
InE FAX farm valuations has arous-
cd MI interest throughout thu
south. Using the s0il survyv mar
XII the county compiled by the cn-
Einccrs XII the United States De-
partment az Agriculture. each tract
OF farm land is assessed according
TO ats producing capacity as shown
by the map. As these mans are ex-
tremely accurate the system has
been found very equable and satis-
factory.
The 1925 valuations were trc ffr=t
IN he compiled unon this BASIS. Ir
former years it was customary wv.
assess All lands in certain locaiitin.
upon the same basis. but comnlet.ur
or the soil survey placed ~ ~.
hands OF the tax assessor the
means whereby it was possible q,
differentiate between tho best Ami
poorer qualities. Cameron county
ms some twenty types or -Bii. HIi
good, but some better than other.
Inc soil survey. showing fvnos
within lu-acre areas. ha. enabled
the tax assessor to estimate acru-
rately the productive qualities ~
each tract and base his azses-
ment thereon.
Inc tirst assessment under this
plan created considerable confusion
throughout the county. Farmers
VINO received notices of increase FLYNN
valuations appeared before thr
county equalization board in crowd
each wanting % know why his lard
mad been assessed more than that
OF his neighbor. Each individual
case was taken zap By the assessor
ard the board. The attention OF the
owntr was called % the soil survey
map; nc was requested to check the
sell types, and there was n1 case
cn record in which the owner 4i1
not admit that the asscs sment was
equitable. Only in. two eases were
inaccuracies found. and these were
owing 70 the fact the survey was
made in l0-acre units, the variation
in soil type was not properly check
cd.
Highway Benefits
During the year Major IN. O'Briar.
employed hy the county t0 assist
In making up the new assessments.
made a careful check of highway
benefits and the proper differentIa-
ton between those lands adjoining
the highways and those further
distant. In making this check. Ma
4 jor O'Brian covered every section 81
the county. discussed with farmers
the benefits accruing a. "A result ~
highway construction through their
respective sections, and the tRlua-
tions have been carefully graded
Compilation Of this Information has
required n great amount ol work.
! tContiaucd On psga two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Paul Newman M Harrington mas
been appointed as special assistant
IN the school III business admins
tration. Newman Is also q member
Of the Longhorn band. Appoint
ments to ass~istantships are based on
scholastic standing and leadership.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Valley {. of {.
Heads to Attend
Laredo Meeting
(special to The Herald

CAN RFNITO. Nov. 5.-At least
,brce. and probably more laliey
amber Of commerce secretaries
cn I'm leave Sunday for Laredo by auto,
W, hiIe 70 attend the meeting Of al
south s,o Texas Commercial executives o
rresident Of the Organization
: NJ Bell will leave here sunday
W s-companied by 6. c. Rich
49, brownsville. and ". T. Nc
csrifv' McAIlsn. who il president Il
M. VALLEY secretaries. II Is rosslnle
IT, eamc other Valley secretaries
" make the trip.
re meeting opens Monday morn,
and the principal discussion VIII
I'm The South Texas Chamber
gsmercc Convention. to he held
10 November 10 and 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

Miss SaIomc McAlIcu 81 Browns
vile spent the weekend IN San An
tonic as the guest Of Miss Mabel
West Of that city. Miss McAllcn is
A member Of Fl Beta Phi sorority.
The sorority entertained Thursday
with n formal tea, IN which Miss Nc
Allen took part.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
HAS INCREASE
0FS7,259,269
ONTAXROLLS
Soil Survey Proves
Valuable Adjunct in
Making An Equit-
able Assessment
By X l.. SEXTON

Cameron county valuations Tor
1928 are S44.4i2.439, an increase of
S7.259.269 over the 1927 valuation.
according % "A check NJ THE tax
rolls, completed this week by TAX
Assessor Arthur C0wdcn.
The rolls have been submitted AVN
the commissioners court for APPROX
Ill. and will BE- turned over ~ the
tax collector Monday.
OF the total valuations S3S. 029935
are represented by real estate and
S6,4l2.50i in personal property. the
increase III both items being ap-
~proNimately the same ratio.
The increase comprises ncw con-
struction, which has been general
over the entire county. and some
addition has been made by the
completion Of the concrete high
ways. One OF the most outstand-
ing features is the fact that though
there has been no blanket increase,
the ratio Of increase IL approNi-
mately the same i'm all parts 0f tho
county. New development has pIay-
cd a very important part. together
with erection WI millions WITT dollars
worth or structures in the cities
and towns.
Farm lands adjacent 70 the new
highways have been given an added
valuation. and in many eases farm
lands distant from the highways
have been reduced. the object being
~ ascertain ms nearly as possible
the valuations the highways have
created and t0 Cqualize this among
the property owners.
Show Cameron Development
A tabulation Of valuations since
1922, prepared by the tax assessor
for presentation 90 the commits
sioners court, shows the stSady and
consistent growth vi Cameron
county during that period. Each
year the valuations have mounted.
Az n0 time during that period ha-
a blanket increase been applied. fhr
taxable valuations rclIccting the in-
crease In actual valuations. The
increase IN the scven-year period
has been approximately % per
cent, created hy new d~evelopment.
ncw buildings, extension of high
ways and additional railroad farili-
ties Following arc the valuations
trr each year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

tThis Is the fifth Of 4 series Of
articles prepared by the National
Association Of Real Estate Boards
70 be published weekly in this
newspaper Tor the information of
its readers on real estate matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04

since lJ-h there mas been au .u-
crease ot approximately $4,000. 900.
valuations in preceding wears fr-
creasirE from S16s.00n in 1920 fn
$4,000 IN in 1926. INV figures rr-
liegtlhE the extensive Development
ana DulidlHg programs of the past
three wears.
heal estate valuations have almost
u"1u4e" curing the seven scar per-
iod, the report or the county a..r-
snr showing the ~folIowirn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
Cameron County Valuations Reflect Steady GvOuUH
Valley Students
y. Of I.

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 3.-Two Valley
boys were initiated this week into
Theta ri social fraternity. one of the
most prominent of the Greek Letter
societies on the campus Of the Uni
Nersity Of Texas. Albert Dashicll
Of Mission and Ralph Meyers Cf Mer-
cedes are the men taken In.
Dashiell is taking pre-medical work
IN the university. lie is a member Of
the Pre-Medical society on the
campus, composed Of faculty mem
oers and leading students taking that
kin of work.
Meyers is chairman Of the board
81 directors If the famous L%onghorn
oand as we'll as being vlce-director
q the organization. lie is enrolled
N the college Of engineering.
Miss Salome McAileu Of Browns
vile spent the weekend In San An-
tonic as the guest Of Miss Mabel
West Of that city. Miss McAllcn is
4 member Of Fl Beta PHI sorority.
The sorority entertained Thursday
with n formal tea, ia which Miss Nc
Allen took part.
Paul Newman of Harrington mas
been appointed az special assistant
N the school III business admins
tration. Newman Is also q member
OF the Longhorn band. Appoint
rnents to assistantships arc based on
scholastic standing and leadership.
Bernard Lebowitz. az San Benito,
f~rwkwaw ~, - A. HHn.vw-.t4Hr wrmn .vn
fined last week end % an Austin hos
rItal, the report WI the University
Health Service shows.
Lebowitz is an officer Of the first
year class and has pledged Tau Delta
Phi fraternity.
He is also a member Of the sports
staff of The Daily Texan, student
campus newspaper.
Orange Jackets. girls rep organ
izstion Of the university, formed 2
new executive board M a meeting
last week. Miss Mary Margaret
Glasscock OF Harrington Is one Of the
members of the board.
Russell and Robert Eentfro OF
Brownsville spent last weekend IN
Houston. Robert is taking law work
IN the university and Russell is a
sophomore In the academic school.
Jimmie Hufendick WI NcAllen was
elected Friday a. associate member
ship in Sigma Gamma Epsilon, ma
iional geological fraternity. Hufcn-
dick is %majoring IN geology at the
university.
He is a member Of Delta Theta Phi
social fraternity and has been prom
mt socially while on the campus.
The election IL Sigma Gamma Lp-
3rrIon comes as "A signal honor, AZ
aniy a few from the entire body Of
students IN the geology department
Of the university are selected for
membership in this organization
Cecil Eppright 81 Mission is ?
freshman IN the university tsis long
session. He Is enrolled In the en-
gneering school.
Raymond Rapp Of McAllen is a
sophomore in the university this sc5-
sion. Rapp Is working Tor a degree
in business administration.
Steve Wray OF Donna, powerful
center on the Longhorn football team.
after being on the sidelines for two
weeks due 70 an injured ankle. Is
hack III uniform and is expected II
Ala materially to the chances for 2
1925 football championship. This rs
Wray's last year Of intercollegiate
..o,;.;op Hc has Iattqrcd in foot
hall and basketball for two years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
AWARD CONTRACT

MERCEDES, Nov. 3.-Contract Tor
the erection az u ncw home here Tor
Don A. Warner has been awarded to
Il ID. Mathis Of McAllcn. Plans for
the home were drawn by II. Newell
Waters, Wcsiaco architect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
NEW DRUG STORE

MERCEDES. Nov. 3-The new
drug store Of Alonzo Gonzales on
Texas avenue here was opened for
business Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
Boy Is Back at Radio
After 9O.Dav Penance

NEW YORK, March 2. - Eric Pal.
mer. jr.. 16-year- old Brooklyn radio
enthusiast, is on the air again.
Last October the Federal Radio
Commission suspended Eric's license
for 80 days after his father had
complained that his sons devotion
to radio caused him to stay up all
night. neglect his school studies and
endanger his health. The late
Admiral Billiard. then chairman of
the commission, lent a. sympathetic
ear to Mr.. Palmer's plea, with the
result that station 2ATZ, at sos
Avenue G. West. where the Palmers
live. faded from the air.
Thanksgiving Day Christmas and
New Year and the resultant holi.
days meant little to Eric but sign
posts on the three.month road that
he Rad to traverse before he could
so back to his key. Then came
January Is. The suspension period
was up and young Palmer went
back on the air.
He is student at the Radio In.
stitute of America, where he has
been studying radio engineering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
Instruction Courses

AUCTION BRIDGE classes in
the evenings. Learn to play: see
the Education Columns of CIas-
eified for details.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
BOY TOO TOUCH
FOR JAILOR5
D. international Sow servlee

LANSING, Kan, March 2. An
1S-year.old Ohio boy, convicted of
numbering chuTn in this State, in
1924, has been such 4 problem :or
Kansas authorities that his release
from further punishment is be.
heved likely.
Harold Bowsher, at the age Of
fifteen, left his home at Circleville,
Ohio. presumably to ''see the world. /"
Reaching Barton county, in central
Kansas, the Ohio youth engaged in
a fist fight with q touring COM
panion." on the Sante Fe railroad .
right-of.way.
Bowsher hit his friend, knocking
him directly in the path OF an ap.
preaching train. The boy was run
over and killed. A jury in the
Kansas county decided the Ohioan
had knocked the other lad in. front
of the train purposely.
Today. the State penitentiary,
holds Bowsher here without legal
right.
Originally sentenced to a state
industrial school, the Buckeye youth
caused officials of the school so
much trouble that he was trans.
ferred to the State reformatory.
From the latter institution, he
was brought to the penitentiary
here, without even the formality Of
a sentence. This move was fol.
lowed by a sanity hearing, at which
Bowsher was declared insane, thus
giving the State legal right to con.
fine him in the insanity ward of the
penitentiary.
Recently. however, the State
sanity board called Bowsher before
it, and after a careful examination,
the youth was pronounced perfectly
sane.
Now. Bowsher, eighteen years of
age, is too old to be sent back to
the industrial school, and is being
held in the penitentiary here with.
out sentence and thus illegally.
The matter has been placed before
the State board of administration.
Bowsher asks that he be fresd.
and 1t is the belief Of many that
the penal doors will swing wide
open in acquiescence, to his wish.