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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

on the part Of railway companies
themselves IL was added. "and Of
cooperation on the part of shippers
and receivers Of merchandise. The
railway companies have improved
their roadbeds and equipment. The
cooperation OF business mcn has
been particularly conspicuous in the
form Of regional advisory boards Of
the American Railway association.
Analysing the movement of gold
to Europe. with the fluctuating re-
serve bank rate that has accompan-
led il. and the resulting swings in
bank deposits. il was said that after
making allowance for "the extra
ordinary volume of trading on the
stock exchanges" the situation indi-
Gated "a healthy state Of business
activity"
The country's foreign trade was
illustrated by special report Sec
tons prepared by DR.. Julius Klein,
the departments director in that
activity. Canada's emergerce as the
best customer Of the United States
displacing Great Britain from a
long helu post, Was noted, ana the
conclusion was expressed that inter-
national exchanges fer the year had
brought about "very heavy new in
~vestnents of American capital in
foreign countries"
Factory Exports Grow
Expansion in the export Of manu-
featured goods. DR.. Klein said, in
presenting a study prepared with
the assistance Of Y. Dana Durand Of
the foreign trade statistics section.
was the most remarkable fact dis
closed.
1.-The efficiency Of American pro-
duction, the vigorous efforts Of
American business men in finding
markets. and the active aid if pro-
noting trade" the report declared,
"have horne fruit which must fur
nish satisfaction TO all classes IF
our people. notwithstanding the
exceptionally self-sufficient position
OF the United States. u high
standards Of living demand the inn
port Of q number Ct important and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
HOOVER Sees
PROSPERITY
CONTINUANCE
Commerce Department
Annual Report By
Former Secretary is
Mac Public

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-tPr-
Herbert Hoover's last official pro-
nourcement as a servant Of the gov
eminent before his election as presi-
dent was made public today in the
form of the annual report of the
commerce department for the fiscal
year 1928, which closed last June so.
The documents keynote stressed
"the remarkable continuity Of the
prosperity Of the United States dur
ing recent years and its prevnilingly
upward trend" In the foreword,
usually the secretary's own prorue-
ton. the steadiness Of prices. the
improvements in transportation, and
the phenomena Of finance were
treated. while agriculture was given
a special study.
"Viewing the agricultural situa-
tion as a whole. no very marked
difference appears between condi-
tionS in the fiscal year 1923 and
the preceding fiscal year" Mr..
Hoover's section said. "The crops
harvested in the autumn Of 1927
were in the aggregate Of approx
mately the same magnitude as those
If 1925 and larger than in any prev
ious year except 1915 and 1920.
Building Unparalleled
ut Is true that the increase in
agricultural production both over .
long period Of time and during re-
cent years has been decidedly less
of manufactured and mineral pro-
ducts. The demand for farm pro-
ducts. which are for the most part
necessities of life. tends to increase
little IL any more rapidly than pop
ulation. On the other hand. there
is practically no limit to the de-
mand for manufactured commodi-
ties. many Of which are in the ma
ture Of semi-luxuries or Injuries.
Even III the need for one type is
fully met, new and more highly
elaborated articles are constantly
coming into use with the advancing
standards Of living and of the equip
ment for production"
Turning to another field. the re-
port remarked that during the
past seven or eight years, the
among of construction (of build
ings) in the United States has been
unparalleled in the history Of this
or any other important country"
This high activity reflects both
expansion Of the equipment Of in
dustry and commerce." Mr.. Hoover's
report said. after giving the figures
Of the continuation. "ard marked
improvement in the quality of that
equipment, and, above all, in the
quality of the homes Of the people"
Railroads Prosper
Railroads were said TO "have con-
tinued to furnish adequate and eff
ficient service and TO enjoy large
traffic and revenues"
"The betterment Of railway SER
vice has been the result Of effort
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

north floodway, has just been com
pleted, after several months work on
the structure, and has been thrown
open to traffic.
State highway No. ss, north Of
Raymondville to the Kennedy county
line. Is being put In shape for a
concrete topping by Cage A Ruby
Of Bishop, vino announce that they
will have this work completed by
January I.
The dirt work on the Red Fish bay
road east Of Raymondville has been
built for a distance Of ten miles, and
Contractor Buck Evans states that
the work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. Concrete on the west
road leading from ~Raymondville 70
Hargil has been laid for a distance
of IL miles, and the work will be
finished within the next two or three
weeks, ii il stated. +. r. McElwrath
& Son OF Corsicana have the on
tract for this work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30

many minor commodities which the
country itself cannot produce.
@The task Of finding foreign mar
kets for American products has met
with noteworthy measure Of sue
cess"
w. p. MscCracken. assistant sec
rotary for seronsutics. declared in
accompanying report that there had
been phenomenal progress in ev-
cry phase Of the Industry during
the year. He remarked "unprece-
denied increase In air transport SER
vice alone" which had resulted IN
increasing the regularly flown air
route mileage in the country from
1886 miles to 11,i91. Railroad in
terest in the field had brought
about cooperation, and the Develop
ment of betterments had made more
disable machines available.
Commercial aeronautics II no
longer on the threshold" he con-
cluded. 1T has entered the bus
mess world, and without subsidy.
has become an integral part Of
American industry and transporta-
tion. There is every indication OF
still greater growth during the en-
suing biennial period"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
FORMING OF GARDEN
CLUBS BEING URGED
Especial 70 The HeraIdl


SAN BENIT0. Nov. 29.-Plans for
the organization Of Garden clubs in
several cities Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley were outlined nero by
s. j. Mitchell. free lance newspaper
writer. former war correspondent.
and flower enthusiast. who arrived
Wednesday for the Texas Editorial
association convention which opened
today.
Mr.. Mitchell said that he has talk
cd to women in San Benito. Browns
vile and Harlingen, and that inter-
est IL being shown in the projects.
Such clubs are organized mainly
fer the purpose Of holding flower
shows several times a year. and
stimulates interest in the growing
Of flowers and ornamentals. he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
KING
RULLS ABOARD
HOOVER BOAT
Initiation Of Polly
wogs' AS Equator Is
Crossed Started In
Elaborate Style
BY JAMES L. WEST
fAA&nciafed Press Staff Xriierl

U. s. s. MARYLAND, en- route to
Iuayaquil, Ecuador. Nov. 30.-tP)-
Rising from the sea with his royal
court, King Neptune today took
charge of this goodwill ship as il
crossed the equator. His trusted
shelibacks-those who have crossed
the equator before-were with him TO
initiate pollywogs-those who haven't
Into the mystery Of his realm.
President-elect Hoover. shellback
Of shellbackse, who was crossing for
the fifteenth time with Mrs. Hoover,
and Ambassador Fletcher, who has
witnessed many an initiation, watched
the ceremony from a special platform
built on n forward turret. Allan
Hoover, son Of the president-elect,
was below them with 80 landlubbers
OF the goodwill party who were wait
ing their turn with $50 officers and
sailors who had received warnings
to APPEAR before the royal court and
receive sentence and punishment.
King Nptune was accompanied
aboard by Queen Amphitrite. the
royal baby and ladies and gentlemen
Of the court, all in beautiful court
dresses with flowing robes. After a
parade around the deck before the
crew which was drawn up az general
muster, the king summoned his court
and embarked upon his eight-hours
task OF sentencing and directing the
carrying out Of punishment. A bat
terry Of photographers with the Hoov-
er party recorded the proceedings of
the entertainment of those back
home.
The high spot Of the whole eere-
mony was the throwing of each can
didate into a tank on the forecastle
deck after he had been shaved bv the
royal barber. Before that divers
r%unishments had been melted out, in
GLIDING the swallowing Of horrible
tasting pills, having the mouth
washed out with a bitter tasting
liquid, having oil Of graphite rubbed
in the hair and other forms Of dis
comfort such as appearing in stocks
or taking part in a chain gang.
While the rollicking show was GO
fng on today the Maryland was
steaming swiftly southwark so as TO
arrive at Ecuador at 5 a. M, to-
morrow. Off the coast of Ecuador
the Hoover party will be transferred
trip across the Roadstead and up the
river TO Guayquil where the presi-
dent-elect will be the guest Of Presi-
dent 1sidro Ayora. He will be enter
tanned tomorrow afternoon and night
at n reception and dinner. This will
be the first overnight stop on the
goodwill tour which started at San
Pedro, on November 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Paper Is
Sold5ToB Be Moved
ToRaymondvile


RAYMoNDvNLE. Nov. 3~o.-Judre
B. S. Wright hS purchased the Will
lacy County Chronicle, a weekly pa
per which has been published for
more than one year at Lyford. and
has moved the plant to Raymond
Vile. where il will be issued regu-
larly. The paper was owned by 4
company. the principal stockholders
Of which we're Charles r. Johnson
and VIM. G. Hecht, both Of Raymond
Vile.
Judge Wright Is a practicing at
torney OF RaymonGville. and was
removed from the Willacy county
democratic executive committee a
short time before the general elec-
ton. because he would not agree to
support AL Smith Of New York for
the presidency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
BABIES GAIN BY
THIS SIMPLE METHOD

Doctors say, souring waste in
baby's digestive tract is usually back
of any failure to gain weight accord
ing to schedule. And the best proof,
this is true, is the quick way, weak,
f%retful, puny babies improve when
You cleanse their stomach and bowels
and put them in order with a few
doses Of purely-vegetahle, pleasant
tasting F1etcher's Castoria. This
gentle. harmless preparation is the
doctors first thought TO relieve those
ills of babies and children. such as
collie, gas, constipation, disrrhea,
colds. etc. Just be sur you get genu-
inc Castoria in the bottle that bears
the Fletcher signature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Road Building In
Winacy County
Making Progress

RAYMONDvILLE. Nov. 30.-Road
building on the various roads in the
~Raymondville territory is making
substantial progress. Work at pres
ent is under way on all four roads
leading into Raymondville from the
south. north, east and west. State
highway No. 80 as far as the south
county line, has been completed for
some time. but that portion of this
highway in Cameron county in still
under construction. The long cause
wHy south Of Sebastian. over the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
Turkey Drive To
Pay Loss Viewed
By Peanut-P usher

t0DeCiai 10 iut f1GAdA0f
SAN BENITO. Nov. 30.-Bill Will
iisms, the Valleys peanut pusher,
had a taste Of the spectators plea
sure at stunts here Wednesday.
He stood on the sidelines while
six members of the San Benito
Kiwauis club drove five turkey COB
blers down the main street Of the
city. and headed the turkeys to the
homes Of five other members OF the
club, who had won in an attendance
contest.
at was pretty good sport" VII
liams said. Then he described as a
frank fanatic" n man in Houston
who had written him a letter making
fun Of his bet on AL, and his peanut
pushing, the letter being signed
SANTA Claus" "Just a fanatic"
the peanut pusher said.
The San Benito Kiwanis club club
members who herded tho turkeys
Rev. c. z. Mckinney, Or. r. +.
sMewshsw, j. Dodson, Jesse WEIGH
and j. c. Ysncy.
Those who received the turkeys
were J. NJ. Jones. Paul Hornbeck. J.
o. Sloan. Fred Turner, W. ID. Day
and Fred Thomas.
The Kiwanians met first at the
Stonewall Jackson hotel for their
regular luncheon. where they were
entertained with some songs by the
Kilowatt Hour quartette of the Gen.
trail Power & Light company.
Then the turkey trot was started
from the hotel. the turkeys being
herded. driven. led and kicked down
the main street of the city while
the crowds a~pplauded.
And through il all Bill Williams,
looking a lot more robust and self
satisfied than he did out on the con-
crete pike between Harliegen and
Rio Hondo. smiled.
New officers Of the Kiwanis club
will be elected nj the meeting 10 be
held next week. A. L. Harris is
uresident at the preSent time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
CLOSES
SHOPS FOR HOLIDAY
Especial to The Heraldl

RAYM0NDVILLE, Nov. SU.-Ray-
mondville observed Thanksgiving
day by dismissing the schools and
closing the post office, banks, and
all business houses In town. Ser
vices were conducted by Evangelist
Alon<o Monk ut 10 o'clock at the
First Methodist church. and special
music was furnished by the choir
and orchestra. Many people went to
various points over the Valley. while
several Of the teachers drove to San
Antonio TO attend the Texas State
Teachers association at that place.
The public schools viii not re-
open until Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
To LECTURE

FORT WORTH. Nov. 5o.-Lowell
Thomas. noted American newspaper
man, war correspondent. adventure.
author and explorer. will lecture at
Texas Christian university here on
the evening Of Dec. IL. on the sub
ject, with Lawrence in Arabia"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
You Hitting
On All SKI"
Liver-Stomach- Bowels
Nerves-Bra Heart
Are Thew All 1909?

Folks, the human body is Just like a
good car. everything must be in good
working order if you expect to get the
best performance out Of either.
You can't expect to feel 1908 II your
liver is out OF order, your stomach
upset, nerves jumpy or bowels tied up.
You must build up your vital forces
and you weak, weary respondent men
and women who have been doctoring
for ages trying to get back the vim and
endurance of earlier years will be aston
ished, delighted and amazed TO see
how quickly strength, energy and vital
ity come back thru the use OF Tanlac.
Go to your druggist now and get a
bottle of Tanlac. Millions of folks have
started back on the road to youth,
health and happiness with this world
famous tonic and there Is no reason
why you, too. can't begin today to re-
build your WORKOUT tissues and re-
vita!ize your entire system.
Your money back If you are not
speedily helped by a fair trial Of this
Eorld-famous medicine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
IMPROVES

RIO HONDO, Nov. 30.-Rev. G. A.
Hudson Of Rio Hondo, who was seri-
ously injured when he was hit by a
car recently, is reported to be i'm
proving nicely and will be out Of the
hospital in a few days. Mrs. Hudson
was slightly hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
LOCKJAW AFTER VACCINATION
IS LAID TO USE OF SHIELDS
Health Service Inquiry De-
veIopS Cause of AiIment
Among Many.
Dressings to Cover Wounds
Found to Be Breeders
of Infection.

BY the Associated Press.
Many difficulties including the de-
velopment of locklaw. have been traced
by Public Health Service research work
erS TO the use of shields at the time of
or shortly after vaccination against
smallpox
Their investigation, undertaken sev-
eral years ago when number of cases
Of lockjaw following vaccination were
reported III various parts Of the country.
has just been concluded under the di-
rection of Or. Charles Armstrong, bac-
teriologist of the health service staff.
AS result OF his findings. Surg. Gen.
Hugh S. Cumming is broadcaSting
among health officers warming against
use of any sort of vaccination shield or
dressing.
Investigation Continued.
Concern over the development of
lockjaw III connection with vaccination
was first aroused in 1920. when several
cases were reported. and an lnveStiga-
ton was Immediately begun. The health
service was particularly interested in
the situation because all vaccine must
be examined and approved in its labora-
tories before it can be sold. Fewer than
100 cases have been reported in the last
eight years. but the investigation has
not been allowed to lag.
Local and State health officers
throughout the country were asked to
notify the health service by wire i'm
mediately whenever a case might come
to their attention. and DR. Armstrong
was given authority to travel anywhere
II the United States to make a personal
study of every case reported. After sew
eral years of this kind of investigation
ne was convinced that the tetanus. or
lockjaw germs. which are found in the
soil and particularly in the vicinity of
horses. had been introduced into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
OLOMBIA CONSIDERS
MODEL FARM COLONY
Project Is Suggested in Nations
Campaign to Increase Agri-
cultural Interest.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia-A model farm
colony is suggested as the first accom-
plishment in Colombias bid for more
farmers. and proposal for its founda-
ton is being considered by the ministry
@. industries
According TO DR. Cortazar Toledo, In
charge Of the ministry's department OF
information. a committee is studying
conditions In various sections OF the
country with view 10 selecting loca-
ton for the proposed colony. which
would be IN the nature Of central
farm with supply stores. small farm
houses and good roads.
Each male coloniSt over i6 years OF
age would be granted free about so
acres Of land. and provision would be
made for long credits on purchases OF
houses and equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
FUEL SAVING METHOD
FOUND BY ENGINEER
Cutting Down Crate Surface in
Mild Weather Conserves Coal,
Tests Show,

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark-A simple
method by which American coal con-
sumers may reduce their annual fuel
bill l9 percent has been discovered by
L. c. Price. research engineer OF the
University Of Arkansas. he announces.
Extensive tests reveal. he says. that
the savings may be made by cutting
down the CRATE surface OF a coal burn
er in mild weather The actual in
cicated savings run from Is per cent in
Chicago to more than 35 per cent in
New Orleans.
In the course of his investigations
the engineer found that in larger cities
the average season fuel cost for homes
having l.l50 square feet OF steam radia-
ton were as follows:
New York, s574 for oil and $4l8 for
coal: Washington. S5l9 for oil and 1915
for coal: New Orleans, SPOT for OIL and
sl33 for coal: Chicago. s642 for oil and
$40 for coal: Atlanta, 1878 for oil and
s265 for coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26

vaccination wounds from the outside
and not through the injection of vac
cine
Examination of his records showed
that IN every case shield or some
other form of dressing had been used
TO cover the wound after vaccination.
That information linked with the
knowledge that tetanus germs do not
grow and become virulent unless they
are shut off from the air. sent him to
his laboratory to confirm his opinion.
Gets Definite Results.
Utilizing monkeys and other labora-
tory animals III a series of experiments,
he obtained definite results Vacci-
mating monkeys with smallpox virus
into which tetanus germs had been de-
liberately placed. he established that
none of Nhem developed lockiaw when
the wound was left open to the air to
heal in a normal manner All of those
on which shields were used, on the
other hand. did develop the disease.
repeated tests producing identical evil
dence.
In his announcement of the findings
SNrg. Gen. Cumming emphasized that
in addition to the danger Of lockjaw
shields or dressings applied to a vac
cination are a cause OF severe takes
and delay healing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
H|KER SETS OUT
TOPAR|S BY FOOT
o. c. Eastman. Salem. Mass,
Plans to Cross Bering
Strait on Ice.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
SALEM. MaSs.-Owen c. Eastman is
out for long. long walk-from Salem
TO Paris.
After couple Of practice iaunts from
Salem to San Francisco. Eastman
yearned for new worlds to conquer. So
he conceived the idea of walking 20
Paris, in spite of the fact that about
5000 miles of salt water separates
France and Massachusetts.
Eastman plans TO avoid that obStancle
by walking the other way. It's longer
By way of Canada. Alaska, Siberia,
Russia. Poland. Germany and Belgium
but the walking much better. So East
man has set out across Canada bound
for Cape Prince of Wales, at the tip Of
Alaska.
Crossing Strait.
At this particular point there is n
break in the road that would Gaunt
even an English Channel swimmer. It's
called Boring Strait, and is SIS miles
wide
Eastman knows all about that. how
ever. He expects 10 reach the strait
by November !. They have skating ~
Alaska at that time of the year and
in Siberia. on the other side Of the
strait. and Eastman expects that Boring
Strait will be frozen over so he can
walk across
5000 Miles TO Siberia.
That walk should land him in the
Union Of Socialistic Soviet Republics,
formerly known as Russia, by which
time his peGometer. if il hasn't broken.
should show reading of 5000 miles
or more.
Then will come more thousands OF
miles of tramping across the dreary
reaches of Siberia. European Russia,
Poland. Germany, Belgium.
Then Paris
Eastman has not decided whether
he'll walk back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
PROTECTOR SHOWS
SLIDES IN DAYLIGHT

New Device Does Away With
Screens-Pictures Viewed
by Peering Into Cabinet.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press
URBANA. Tl.--A machine that will
project stereopticon slides In broad day
light has been perfected by DR.. T. r.
Quirke of the department of geology of
the University of Illinois.
The machine is complete in itself.
No screen is needed and the teacher
may operate It as he lectures.
Dissatisfied with the difficulty of pro-
viding visual education lectures, re-
curing the erection of a screen in the
classroom and an assistant to operate
the machine, DR. Quirke hit upon the
idea for his daylight protector in 1922,
He has perfected the machine since
then and three of the projectors are
now in use In claSSroomS' here.
A wooden cabinet 80 inches high and
80 inches wide. houses the projection
machine. A series of mirrors reflect
the view shown on the slide from one
to another. finally casting it from the
interior on glass screen built into
the cabinet.
No light can enter the box and
full focus is obtained despite the fact
that the room is not darkened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26

Of Lincoln Potter, charged with cutting
down handsome juniper tree for the
Chevy Chase Womens Club for use as
a Christmas tree, scheduled to open this
morning In Circuit Court here, was post
poned until 10 am. next Tuesday, owing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26

the hair of the domestic Dummies.
The one-time pests, 1901 900 OF
whom sacrificed their skins last year
to aid New Zealand's export business,
brought about 100000 to the island
dominion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-26
RABBITS POPULAR AGAIN.
New Zealand Seeks Long-Hairerd
Variety for Export Trade.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
WELLINGTON.--N Zealand busi-
ness men. who once regarded the rab-
bit as pest, fit only for extinction,
are planning to introduce Angora
rabbit strains in an effort to lengthen