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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Former Resident.
Mrs. Kientz, Dies
In Arroyo, Colo

News Of the death Of Mrs. g. r.
Kientz. resident of San Benito, for
mer resident of Brownsville, at
Arroyo. Colo, where she was taking
treatment. was received here today
By Rev. Q. c. Crow. pastor Of the
First Methodist church. Funeral
arrangements will be incomplete
rending the arrival Of the body about
Friday at the San Benito home.
Death came 10 Mrs. Kientz after
a long illness. part Of the time be-
ing spent in Colorado where q sister
lives who is the wife or a physi-
clan practicinR in Denver.
She is survived by her husband
who Is in business in San Benito.
three children, a girl and two boys:
a sister in Denver; and N widowed
mother. Mrs. r. G.. s. Hubbard OF
San Benito. Her father was once n
pastor at Pharr and is known well
over West Texas.
The sister will accompany the
body 10 San Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
WILKINS GIVEN
REAL
Polar Filler and Aide
Reach Norway On
Board Steamer

OSLO, Norway. May 15.-tPl-Two
men who flew across the roof OF the
world, came to continental Europe
in triumph today.
Crowds lined the harbor OF from
soc ms the steamship Hobby, bring
ing Captain George II. wilkins and
Carl B. Eielson with their plane
from Green Harbor. S~pitzbergen-
entered. Two steamers with bands
blaring, and a fleet Of small boats
escorted the Hobby into the harbor.
A civic delegation boarded the
vessel and greeted the explorers. who
flew from Point Barrow. Alaska. to
S~pitZbergen a month ago. When
they embarked at the quay amid the
cheers Of the throng. the president
Of the municipal council cordially
welcomed them.
The crowd then carried the flyers
on their shoulders through the
streets TO their hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
GIRL dies IN
SCHOOL BLAZE

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. May 15.-CR,
One girl is dead, another is paral-
yzed and near death, and four 9TH
a fire which swept Woodlawn Hall,
Wittenberg college girls dormitory
of frame and brick construction
early today.
Hilda Sipes. 20. Of Shelby. was
found dead by firemen, in an up
stairs hall. She apparently had been
overcome by smoke and burns.
Helen McClain of Troy, is in n
hospital where physicians said her
chances for recovery are slim. Miss
McClain awoke to find the hallway
filled with flames. Her only other
avenue of escape was the porch roof
outside her window. She stepped
onto the roof. 1t was burning un-
derneath and began TO give way un-
der her. She then leaped to the
ground. Doctors said they believed
her spine injured. She is paralyzed.
The injured, I'll hurt in escaping
from the burning building, are:
Mary Z. Horn. Lewisburg, Ohio,
roommate Of Miss Sipes. leg hurt in
sliding down rope Of sheets from
second floor; burned on body BY
flames that shot first floor win
dow as she passed.
Alice Olde. Detroit, cuts. burns
and bruises about wrists and hands.
Mary Legengood. Reading, Pa.
broken rib suffered in jump from
window.
Marie Schneider, Indianapolis.
broken nose.
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ASSERT court
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beach and that il would be contrary
to public interests to delay construc-
ton Of all other highways pending
the completion of tins Boca Chica
road. He stated that 10 to Is months
must elapse before the grades arc
settled sufficiently 70 permit paving.
In his answer he called attention to
the fact that Mrs. Stewart owns all
the land on both sides Of the road
the entire distance.
Enforcement Of the resolution, a.
construed by the plaintiffs, would Be
a fraud upon the taxpayers" Judge
Graham asserted.
The relative merits Of the Boca
Chica and military highways were
discussed briefly, Judge Graham stat
ing that construction of a paved
highway 10 Boca Chica would not in
crease valuations more than n few
dollars per acre, while construction
Of the military high way would in
crease valuations on \ large area Of
highly productive land.
Attorneys for the county also
called attention TO the fact that FL
Jardin boulevard, part of the Boca
Chica road, was the first contract let
under the $4,000. 900 bond issue and
was the first road opened. The paw
ing of this road and the dirt work
and structures on the rest of the
Boca Cnica road, which are nearing
completion, will represent an invest
ment by the city ir excess of
100000 Il was claimed.
The attorneys for the county and
Judge II. L. Yates. representing the
~intervenors residing along the mill
tary road, declared that precinct No.
Z would derive approximately ST.
100000 from the $4,000, 900 of road
bonds remaining. aui that this
amount would be ample to build
practically all roads designated in
the resolution.
Selection Of a jury began shortly
before the noon recess. the attorneys
questioning the jurymen collectively.
Several stated they had formed opin-
ions on the matter AMI were excused.
and another who owned land on one
of the designated roads was excused.
The jury was al just prior TO
the noon recess, and presentation of
evidence is expected 20 start during
the afternoon.
Attorneys expressed the opinion
Tuesday morning that the Ease would
not 20 TO the jury before Wednesday
night or Thursday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
PLAYER GROUP
APPEARS HERE
c. of G., City Dads Elk.
press Approval
Monday

Two one-act plays. two ballet
chorus numbers, and orchestra mu-
sic featured the third Of the series
Of programs by the Valley Little
Theater group in Brownsville Monday
evening at the high school auditorium
given 10 the largest audience so far
at these entertainments.
Accompanied By Mrs. NJ. McCsskill,
chairman OF the Little Theater, a
group Of Weslaco people presented
"The Trysting Place" a short play
featuring a setting in a hotel lobby,
The dialogue was snappy. and the
acting Of the mistaken lovers there
in assembled was a credit 10 Valley
talent. The two real lovers were
finally left in undisputed possession
Of the "trysting place"
Members Of the local junior col
lege, under the direction Of Miss
Rose Sharp Brewer. presented 1.-TWO
Crooks and a Lady" This short
sketch full Of action il the story
Of character force pitted against
crooked plotting. One woman
through her wit defeats two crooks
BY playing on their jealousy Of each
other.
Jarles Muckleroy. a crook. and his
accorlplice. Ellen Conklin, playing a
losirg hand with Mrs. George Carr,
the lady. Others in the cast were
Alberto Garcia. Simon Benavides,
and Helen Bridges. Careful train
ing in all character parts made the
play utterly natural.
Two ballet acts by the pupils OF
the Katherin Gay school of dancing
we're asked 70 appear on the pro-
gram by members Of the Little
Theater organization. "The Varsity
Drag" was danced by Frances Creag-
er and chorus Of Elizabeth Morris,
Sarits Young, Curtis Yates, Mary
Warren. Mary Helen George. Betty
Anderson, Alice Warden. and Anna
Ruth Langford. "Paree." a number
dressed in lavender satin and geor-
gette, was danced by Bernice Kowal-
ski and chorus Of Mary Frances
Seago, Alberta Young. Mary Beth
Stark, Margaret Weinert. Elizabeth
CanaleS, Inez Brulay, and Lorel Bog
gus.
Three other plays t. be given by
the junior college dramatic club will
be given in the new auditorium May
% with songs and skits by the col
lege glee club between acts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Harlingen Man
Dies AT Home

HARLINGEN, May l5.-J. T. Gill,
50, a farmer of the Briggs-Coleman
tract near here. died at the family
home at $3.50 p. NJ. Monday. He had
been i'll for some time.
Mr.. Gill, who had been in the VAL
ley only about a year, was a former
attorney at Waxahachie, closing his
office there to come to the Valley
and engage in farming.
He is survived by his widow and
several children, the latter living in
Wichita Falls.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. pending word from
these and other relatives in distant
parts. II Is understood, however,
that burial will be in the Harrington
cemetery. The body IA being held az
Thompson's mortuary here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
West Collie OF
Ell Jardin Dies
AT Home Monday

West Collie. so years old, died
Monday afternoon st 4 o'clock at the
home OF his son. William, In Z,
Jardin district after being in poor
health for several years. II was
not until about six weeks ago. how
ever. that he was stricken seriously.
The man, who has lived in the
Valley the past six years, will be
buried at his former home. Henriet-
Ia, in North Texas. The body will
leave Brownsville this evening fol-
lowing funeral services at the Bap-
list church at I .. NJ. Rev. Z. W.
Marshall. pastor, will conduct the
services.
Besides the son with whom he has
lived for several years. he is sur
vived by two daughters living near
Henrietta. They are not expected
here for the funeral as the son will
accompany the body north.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Man Here Sentenced
On Charges of Theft

John F. Murray. claiming TO be a
soldier AZ Fort Brown. was found
guilty on a charge Of theft in county
court before Judge John !. Kleiber
Monday morning and sentenced to
six months in Jail.
The ma was arrested a week ago
by Lieut.. John Armstrong. Of the
local police department. on charges
Of stealing q portable photograph
frcm the home Of Amalia Jackson
Eighth and st. Francis streets.
Bascom Cox, assistant county at
torney, prosecuted the case in court.
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extended to other treams under
provisions Of the new law. Out Of
the total authorized sum $40, 900 900
would be used for levee construction
on the main river between Rock
Island, Ills, and Cape Girardeau,
Mo-, and on tributaries and outlets
OF the Mississippi affected BY back
waters.
An allotment Of s5,000,o00 out OF
the total fund also would be utilized
for flood control surveys on eight
tributaries-the Red, Yazoo. Ark.
ansas. Missouri. Illinois, White, st.
Francis and Ohio rivers and their
tributaries-and II the surveys show
the need Of control works reports
would be submitted TO congress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
TO OPEN STORE

HARLTNGEN, May ia retail
store of the Rio Grande Valley Gas
company, TO supply gas appliances,
is being opened here this week, with
+. H. Harmon, formerly sales man.
ager at the McAllen offic. Of the
company, as manager.
The concern il located In a space
on East Jackson street, and il ar
ranging the appliances in the space
this week. with considerable remod-
cling. repainting and finishing work
going on inside the location.
I'VE are opening the store here
mainly 70 be on the ground floor
when things begin to break" Mr..
Harmon said. "We will be at the
service OF Harrington people in ex-
planning anything 70 them. and will
try 70 conduct an educational SER
vice. as we'll as increasing interest
In gas. We feel that the patronage
we have received at our stores in
twelve other cities OF the Valley
which already have gas assures US
the same patronage here as soon as
franchise matters are adjusted,
and Harrington gets gas"
Mr.. Harmon moved his family
here from McAllen Tuesday OF this
week. He received his training with
the Hope Engineering and Supply
company. the concern which Install
ed the gas mains to and through
the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
San BENITO TO
GET CITY PLAN
c. of G., City Dads "a.
or Project mt SEES.
sion Monday

SAN BENITO. May 15-PIans ~,
the engaging Of N city planning e.
rineer 10 start operations here ~
the near future were the keynote ~
N Joint meeting of the city commits
sion and chamber of commerce di-
rectors here Monday night.
Each of the members of the civ
consm mission are understood 10 favor
the project. and il is probable that
definite action will be takt O toward
hiring an engineer at the neNt meet
ing Of that body.
The chamber Of commerce al
ready has a tentative contract with
Hare and Hare. = firm of city plan
ming engineers in Kansas City, and
Il Il quite probable that LIS az
rangement will Be made binding ~
the city fathers AZ their next meet
ing.
Members OF both groups discussed
the matter thoroughly NJ Monday
nights session and IL was decided
that San Benito had progressed sur
ficiently 10 warrant all the improve
ments N city planning eanpHIFs
would call for.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
RETURNS FROM TRIP

= W washington, county engi-
neer' arrived home Monday night
from Washington where he had gene
70 attend a meeting Of the nom
mating committee of the county Of
flciais division of the American Road
Builders association. The commit
tee was In session five days. Engi-
neers from all parts Of the United
states were present, and in addition
TO completing the COMMITTEES work
entered into a general discussion of
national road matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
CHILD is DEAF;
y y =
In AUTO CRASH;
q q ~
NOW HEARS WELL

LEADvILLE. Colo. May i5.-tR
AN accident last night 70 the
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs.
W. r. Anderson and their year
old son were returning from Dem
e where they had consulted a
specialist concerning the baby, who
was totally deaf apparently re-
stored the boys hearing.
The specialists had given the An
dersons very little encouragement as
to the restoration of the child's
hearing and the family was return
ing home when their automobile
skidded off the road near here,
throwing the baby against the top
Of the car.
Immediately after the accident
the child responded to those who
spoke to him, and physicians said
he had apparently received a blow
on the head which had acted to re-
store his hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Weslaco Senior
Play Is Tonight

WESLACO. May 15.-"The Whole
Towns Talking" is the title OF the
senior high school class play which
Is to be given in the auditorium
Tuesday evening beginning at 9
o'clock. The scenes are laid I'm Mrs.
Simmons living where Mr..
simmons tries to marry his daugh-
ter to his business partner.
The daughter in the play. Mary
Lillian Ware, likes "men of the
world" and spurns the partner. Con.
rad Weight. Others in the cast are
the father. J. II. Head. Jr.; the moth.
er, Jane Stebbins, Fields Hampton,
Pauline McCaIep, Lucille Griffith,
Jewelle Watson. Edmund Enness,
Nellie Whitehead. Kenneth Fiandt,
and Norma Van Vliet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
FOUR JUVENILE CASES

Two juvenile cases were tried be
fore County Judge .. G. Dancy Mon
cay afternoon. and two additional
cases were scheduled for Tuesday
afternoon. The two youths tried
Monday were sentenced "a the reform
school. one on the charge OF burg
larry and the other for appropriating
n ar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Our faUorite recipe
Sliced
StrawberryJa Jam

Every woman knows that the longer
fruit is boiled the more its bright color
darkens and its delicate. fresh flavor
drifts away in steam.
That is why the new short-boil
method of making jams and jellies with
Certo delights so many women.
The following easy recipe makes the
finest strawberry Jam YOU have ever
tasted. Two quarts OF berries will
make ten eight-ounce glasses Of Jam.
Cut in halves lengthwise
with stainless knife about 2
quarts of small or medium
sized fully ripe berries. Large
berries should be q~uartered.
After slicing, weigh out 2 lbs.
berries; or, measure, AZ level
cups, packing solidly into the
cup until juice and fruit come
90 top Of cup. Add z level cups
q lbs.) sugar and mix well.
Use hottest fire and stir con-
stantly before and while boil
ing. Bring TO a full rolling
boil and boil hard for 3 min
utes. Remove from fire and
stir in II cup Certo. Skim
and stir constantly for just
minutes after taking from
fire to cool slightly, which
prevents fruit floating. Then
pour quickly and cover hot
jam at once with hot paraffin
wax. (This recipe Al well
M recipes for crushed and
whole fruit Strawberry jam
are in the book of recipes
which comes under the label
of each bottle of Certo.)
Certo Is the natural substance in
fruit which causes il to jell. 1t has been
extracted from fruit, refined and bottled
% that you may use it to make all your
fruits jell perfectly without the old
fashioned. tedious and uncertain long
boiling down."
Get Certo from your grocer. A book
nf simple, tested recipes for nearly 100
delicious jams. jellies and marmalades
comes under the label of each bottle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
IRISH DAM BILL

WASHINGTON. May 15.-tR-
The Swing-Johnson Boulder canyon
dam bill today was accorded pre-
ferred legislative status by the
house rules committee. This virtu-
ally the measure of reach
ing the house floor for action this
session unless leaders should change
tentative plans and attempt TO bring
about congressional adjournment
before June /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Methodist Bishop
Cleared In Trial

KANSAS CITY, May, 15.-tR-
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell OF
Pittsburgh. Pa, today was cleared
BY the quadrengial general confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal
church here Of NIL charges brought
against him BY the Rev. George A..
Cooke Of Wilmington, Del.
The conference unanimously
adopted q report OF the e~piscopacy
committee which found absolutely
no cause for action"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

through over.work or physics
neglect often find they need tn
help Of a good tonic, such ss St
Joseph's G.F.P.
This rich, vegetable tonic con.
tains Natures own medicines ID
the form Of roots and herbs which
have been used for over n century
to invigorate and strengthen We
men. Druggists sell the big s1.0o
bottles on q money-back guar.
antee. Why not try it--today!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
A HITS ECUADOR

GUAfAQUIL, Ecuador, May 49,
P-Ihe streets OF Guaysquil today
were Uttered with debris from
buildings rocked by a strong earth
quake yesterday. The tremor lasted
about ninety seconds and people ran
from their homes and workshops in
terror.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
HARLINCEN TO
GET GAS SOON
Expect Accord To Be
Reached Wednesday
With Commission

HARLlNGEN, May 15.-Adjust-
ment of differences which have pre-
vented installation of gas mains in
Harrington is expected to fake place
at the meeting of the city commits
sion Wednesday night of this week.
or 500 after that date. il was an
nounced here unofficially today.
Indications are that the franchise
matter will be settled %satisfactor-
lily. and that Harlingen will have gas
before this fall.
This city is the only one in the
Valley which has not secured gas so
far, all OF the other towns and cities
having granted franchises before the
gas pipes were extended through
this section.
The difference in Harrington - re-
ported to have been mainly about
guarantees Of heating units. and
other details which the city and gas
company officials could not agree
upon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

We hear q great deal nowadays
about the little two-letter word
which is popularity used to denote
a big subject. '1t," briefly de-
fined, mean the power to attract
through natural appeal.
IL you have that appeal you
have '1t"; il not, the chances are
you lack the strength, energy and
vitality which every normal wo-
man should possess.
Women who have become run
down. weakened and deficient
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
ENJOYS on.rOnr rAYr

LONDON.-Henry Robinson. who
fell 80 feet from n tower and ESCAPED
with a sprained wrist, said he en-
joyed the experience.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Recommended by
cooking expert

Af;ss Alice Bradley, Principal. Miss
Farmers School of Cookery and Cook
ine Editor, Woman's Home Com
panion, says
"I earnestly advise all housewives to
vet = bottle of Certo and try out one
n the recipes. One trial will convince
vnsi that the best way to make jams
and ielIies is The Certo Way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
WOMAN FLYER CASTING IN

MELB0URNE.-Mrs. Keith Miller,
who flew from England to Australia.
has been offered a stage engagement
al $3.50 per week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

wnen makes you eat like a hungry
~ ana brings back the color to your
cneeka You can soon feel the
.Iengtnenine- Invisoratine Effect .
sRoVES IASTELESS CHILL IONIC
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

SHANGHAI. May 15.-CPl-The Ma
tionalist news agency today said
that Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. North
crn dictator. had left Peking in an
on Sunday.
The same source stated that the
Northern forces were preparing de-
Tense works at Shankaikwan, at the
seacoast end Of the great wall.
T~elegraphic communication with
North China was still interrupted.
messages from Picking coming be-
latedly through Mukden. Manchuria.
Americans, who took refuge in
Tsingtao when Japanese and Chinese
clashed with heavy casualties in
Tsinan. were preparing today to re-
turn there since the Japanese have
restored order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
LEAGUE GETS

Continued from page one)
PekinE and Tientsin enroute TO Man
churia.
Many Japanese women and chill
dren were leaving for Dairen, Man.
churia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
FARM SLATE DRAWN
List of Endorsements for
Primary Distributed.

A farm ballot took its place to-
day among primary election states,
this one being distributed by Luke
Dufrey, former organizer for the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation.
now an employe Of the public serv-
ice commission.
Senator James E. Watson is given
Endorsement on the farm ballot"
Senator Arthur R. Robinson is IA
vored for denomination. Arthur L.
Gilliom, Attorney General and rival
Senatorial candidate, is commend
ed, and Scion J. Carter, third can
didate in this field, Is listed as "a
splendid soldier"
Endorsement is given all thirteen
Congressman from Indiana In the
Republican gubernatorial field, APP
proval is given five in this order:
Frederick E. Schortemeier, Harry G.
Leslie, Jesse E. Eschbach, Charles w.
Jewett and Frederick K. Lands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

scientist to excavate in the island
though Eskimos living there have
dug up a number of very old ivory
harpoons and ornaments used by
their forerunnerS.
Collins will spend most of the
summer locating ancient Eskimo
villages and digging where eXcava-
lions seems most likely to reveal
traces of early inhabitants.
st. Lawrence Island would be
rather south of the direct line Of
travel across Boring Strait, Mr..
Collins said, in discussing his eX-
petition. But some of the pre-
historic men who found their way
across the short cut between Asia
and America, thousands of years
ago, may have wandered to the
island or stopped off there.
At any rate, it is known that
men have inhabited the island for
many centuries.
st. Lawrence Island is about 100
miles long, but it is now inhabited
by only small group of Eskimos.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

the prophesied hardships to the
children, to their families, or to the
schools. Few States have as adj
vanced child labor and school at
tendance laws as Indiana.
Having been carried into effect
in Indiana, it no longer can be
claimed in any other State that