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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-29

fifteen miles up river. with the Mex
lean flag triumphantly waving above
il.
Raided BY Bandit
I'm November of 1868 came a day
when Brownsville was again unoccu
pied by either federal or confederate
troops. They were all out Of town
fighting. For three days Cobos. a
fellow officer Of Cortina's. occupied
Brownsville once more until federal
troops drove him out. IL was only
upon the conclusion Of a treaty By
which troops Of either government
are permitted TO pursue ~marauders
into the territory Of the other-under
this treaty of 1870 Pershing led his
troops into Mexico in 1916-that Cor
tina was thoroughly squelched.
$50 Brownsville owns the distinc-
tion of being the first and only
American city Of any Importance ever
TO have fallen TO a foreign bandit.
And il was also from Brownsville, in
the early '70s, that Porfirio Diaz
launched the revolution which made
him president Of Mexico.
Historic ground, this Texas VAL
ley. Bloody ground. more fought over
than any other in our country. More
recently raw pioneer land, with rus
tiers and six-guns and slip-noose
justice. And today a rich country,
with its grapefruit orchards heavy
beneath the pale golden wealth, with
its fields laden with vegetables for
which st. Louis and Chicago, Detroit
and New York and Boston pay famine
prices while their own gardens are
buried beneath six-inch blankets Of
snow. A stronghold OF the Legion.
where every town has a post and
every post is active and vital to the
town.
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ACRES
CONTINUED from Lage onel

(Continued from page onel
planting I36.S57. Harlingen 74,O62 and
La Feria 65,s05.
The Brownsville area has ls6. 705
trees Of all ages. and Of this num-
Der 67,SS7 were planted during the
past season. II is interesting 10 n,se
that the percentage OF increase IN
paintings was greater in the Browns
Vile district than in any other part
of the Valley, 1929 paintings be-
ing approximately 230 per cent great
er than the paintings Of 1926-27. The
survey shows 67,SS7 trees planted in
1928; 26.l23 in l926-27; 22.315 IN
1885; and 20,1O6 in ] 24-25. In
the Brownsville district the ratio Of
grapefruit paintings il greater than
in other parts of the Valley. the 1927
20 paintings consisting OF 54.s5i
grapefruit and 1904 oranges and
other citrus.
Forecast Huge Shipments
The survey indicates that within
four or five years, IL the trees now
planted are producing fairly, the VAL
ley will be shipping between 10000
and 10000 cars of citrus fruit an
nually. All present paintings will be
in bearing within four years, with
approximately $500 900 trees in full
bearing. and shipment will increase
during the next five years at the rate
Of Mt least 100 per cent each year.
When the entire acreage m into
full bearing shipments should exceed
10000 cars annually.
Plsntings this season will exceed
those Of last year. is the prediction
Of nurserymen and developers. In
all parts Of the Valley large acreages
are being cleared for citrus develop
ment. and the 192s-29 paintings, &C
cording TO conservative estimates
will run close 10 100000 trees,
Thousands of acres coming under ir-
rigation in the coastal area of Cam
eron county will be planted to cit
rus. In the Mission section the
Goodwin. Jackson and Retama tracts
will be brought under intensive de-
velopment, and large set out
to fruit. Extension Of irrigation sys.
TENS will add thousands Of acres Il
the Valley orchards
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the Hayes-Sammons Hardware com
pany. Decker & Tanner are archi-
tects on both jobs.
Legal difficulties in the way of
putting in a $4,000 fish hatchery at
0lmito have been cleared up. and
work on the building, and the ponds
will be started soon.
At Point Isabel construction work
Is nearing completion on a So. 900
shrimp canning plant for the San
Patricio Canning Co.
Plans for n $4,000 home for Fred
Guerra Of Rio Grande City have
been drawn. and the building is TO be
started soon.
Many Residences
A. Zambrano, Monterrey. Mexico,
business man. has purchased a lot
in McAllen. and will build n store
and office building. TO cost $4,000.
he has announced.
Financing Of the $4,000 Methodist
church at McAllen il about COM
pleted. and plans for IL have been
finished by r. L. Volger, Edinburg
architect. Building will start soon.
Weslaco is q award contract soon
OH y &TNsNNN llitIdLion ptdHAs lot
which plans are being completed
now.
Construction work on n si5.o o
apartment building for II. V. Guerra
at Brownsville has been started. II.
Gutierrez & Co, being architects
and contractors.
A large number Of residences. from
an average of ten I'D TO thirty or
more. are being started every month
in most of the larger cities OF the
Valley. while during the present
month a large number o. remodelirc
jobs have been started in MANI parts
Of the Valley.
New Development
Rapid building in new territories
Is expected in view Of large real
estate transactions in the past few
DAYS. with plans for immediate de-
velopment announced. The Port Tsa-
bel company. which is putting mil
lions cf dollars into the development,
Of Point Isabel. announced purchase
Of 1000 acres in tho coast section
raising its total acreage in to more
than 10000.
The company is 20 put in irriga-
tion works. and develop this land as
ranidly as possible.
New irrigation districts are plan.
ned for western Hidalro county. ex.
tending the boundary line Of inten-
size DEVELOPMENT west for several
miles. and many other smaller tracts
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PLANES GOING
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CONTINUED from psge one)
proving this field in order to make
it rate among the best army air
fields in the United States.
During the past three days. two
planes have stopped at Brownsville
enroute from New York to Mexico
City and Tampieo and they are only
the forerunners Of what Brownsville
can expect with the constant and
rapid advance of air travel.
Aside from being the logical city 70
land for servicing before proceeding
into Mexico or vice versa, five air
planes have arrived here and are
now permanently stationed at the
municipal air field.
They are planes belonging to the
international Always who have con-
tracted TO carry cargoes Of fish from
Soto La Marine. Mexico, to Browns
Vile in the interest Of the j. W.
Mum Investment company.
Through their use as a carrying
medium. a new industry has been es-
tablished here in the blazing OF q
pioneer commercial trail.
Regardless of the progress being
made in the establishment of ade-
ouate landing fields. Brownsville has
lost site Of one Of the most import
ant steps that must be taken by ev-
cry city and hamlet In the world In
the furtherance Of aviation. in the
opinion Of airmen who have visited
here recently. and that Is the paint
ing Of the name OF the city on the
roof Of some building in letters OF
sufficient height that they might be
visible from an altitude OF at least
1900 feet.
at seems 10 me that all cities and
towns, especially those that lie along
international air lines. would paint
the names Of their towns on build
ings in order that they might be
plainly seen by airplant pilots" Car
Schlaet. official Of the Mexican Avia'
tion company. declared Saturday iust
before taking off from the Fort
Brown field for Tampico. ffexics.
"The cost il negligible" he said
"fn fact a town could have its name
painted on some prominent buildinG
nc n cost not TO exceed SIS. Will
Rogers has even offered " furnish
the paint to any city that would TAKE
the time TO paint the name on som,
conspicuous building in order that II
might be seen from the air"
"The way things are now" he con.
tinued. at is necessary for the piloi
to risk his life and often the live.
of persons on the ground through the
necessity Of having to come down q
a 5O-foot altitude in order to read th'
name on a railway station"
Schlaet declared that a pilot. max
ing a cross country flight. was los
half the time just because people
were too lazy TO paint the tame o
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ENGLISH MAKE
HUGE AIRSHIp
Built For Flights To
India; VIII Accom-
modate Is
BY ANDREW BERDING
Associated Press Staff Writerl

h@hA01AAaNNn AEt6 GbdlL nFiIGEN
SOUTHAMPTON. Eng. July %
GJ-England has developed a new
passenger flying boat. fitted with
three engines and containing a COM
Portable 15-seat cabin. which IL is
believed will mark tine opening of a
further chapter in the story of COM
mercial aviation.
This is known as the Short "Cal-
eutta" flying boat. 1t develops l.
500 horsepower, yet weighs only
IL 1-2 tons, in comparison with 9TH
er flying boats of a maximum of
Is tons.
The Calcutta" meets the difficulty
of ridirgo YER the waves without
danger cf accident. The biggest
problem Of the builders Of flying
boats has been 20 find a full sea-
worthy in all kinds Of varying wea-
ther conditions. The airman Is con-
fronted. in taking off from the wa
ter. in landing. and in floating On
the waves. with difficulties the ordi-
nary seaman or fisherman does not
experience. His craft is different
in form from anything else that
floats on the water; il was built for
the air rather than for the sea. and
10 displays an enormous surface to
the wind. The Calcutta" however,
is able to overcome these difficult
ties.
The Calcutta is the biggest fly
ing boat in England for commercial
purposes. It's engineers claim for
IL more comfortable passenger ac-
commodation than any other land or
sea air liner thus far produced. II
is capable Of long voyages on the
surface Of the water under its own
power. If the need should arise.
Great Britain is expected 70 make
great use Of the new flying boat.
VI is not 70 he used 20 compete on
the main steamship lines. but will
provide means Of transport 70 many
places now accessible only by water.
The Calcutta will first be used on
the Southampton-Guernscv route for
\ short time. and then will he test
cd on the proposed Calcutta Rangoon
line.
Il is quite probable. however. that
IL will form an important link in
the Imperial Always line TO India.
This Is rot omen "a vet because Of
the refusal Of the Persian govern
ment % give its permission to fly
over its territory. In case this per-
mission continues 10 be refused. the
flying boat will complete the line
by operating on TIE Basra-Karachi
section.
Great Britain IN recent wears has
made n considerable study and de-
velopment Of flying boats. The
Calcutta" has long experience be-
hind r..
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East Texas Farmer
Some Tomato Grower

NACOGDOCHES, Tex, July Is
R1-All Of East Texas has been chal-
lenged By W. d. Hicks, truck farmer
living near here, TO beat him on his
record with one-half acre of toma-
toes.
Hicks sold 405 crates off the tract,
receiving S2sl.70 for the lot. His ex-
penses outside of the crates was only
Sill. He sold every crate on the
home market al so cents 70 $3.50 a
crate.
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BUILDING IN

Continued from page one)
TO the Mercedes Ward school was let
to William Scottan, and work on il
has been started. The Harrington
school district expects to let contract
on a $4,000 ward school in the
Combes tract, recently annexed 10
the Harlingen district.
Approximately $4,000 is being
spent in remodeling the store and Of
flee building OF p. VI. Brooks. Of
Mission. and construction il we'll
along there on a $4,000 building for
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meeting held recently I'm the city
hall. and several hundred copies have
been ordered printed, which win be
mailed 60 city voters, according 90
law.
Some time will elapse before the
date OF election can be set. but 10
II expected this will be done as soon
rs possible.
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their town 50 that Il might be . e
from the air.
This is also Jne thing that Browns
vile has failed to do. but IL In said
that the city's name IL TO be painted
on one Of the downtown buildings
within the next few days. /.
Brownsville. that for SO many years
remained a little inconspicuous bor-
der town many miles from a rail-
road. is rapidly entering the ranks
Of the foremost cities of Texas and
is now rated rs an air center of
international Importance.
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throughout the Valley are being
planned. mainly to citrus. and sup
piled with irrigation and drainage.
The present general ! und Of activ-
ity indicates that by fall the Valley
will be building more rapidly than
at any time during the past year.
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Proposed Charter ut
Mission l. Approved

MISSION, July 2S.-The city char
ter committee Of fifteen has reported
the approval Of the new charter nj n
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-10

Mrs. Emma Peterson, who has been
head of the corset department of the
Bartlett store for eight years has sue
ceeded Mrs. II. A. Stockwell as man
ager of the corset section of The
WhtehouSe. Mrs Stockwell Is retir-
ing and her home ut 3225 South Tekoa
will claim her attention. Mrs. Peter
son was Miss Emma Miller of Har-
rington. Washington native, and has
worked her way from her first day a.
a sales girl ten years aga. She had
only been at the Bartlett store short
time when she was made buyer AMI
manager of the Corset department a
position which she held for eight
years.
Women are going back Ia the real
corset days of the past Mrs. Peter
son predicts The day of the return
of the stays is not set but ii j. slow
~ but surely coming, she predicts.
That women are showing a desire for
the more feminine as well as the more
formal type of dress is shown by their
eager acceptance of lace trimmed and
be-ruffled clothes of this season rs
well as the extremely full skirts with
tight bodice effects, Mrs. Peterson
said.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-10

The First Washington Chapter of
the Service Star Legion will be hos
tess chapter for the state convention
III the Legion when ii meets in Spo
kane June Goth. Mrs. +. Ii. Holmes Is
chairman of the convention committee
and Mrs. Frank Fisher, chairman of
Patriotic education. have the plans
i'm charge. The chapter was Invited
10y Mrs. Craig president, To spend the
day in Waverly with the local chapter
there May 18th. The invitation was
extended at the card party given last
"Wednesday. those in charge were:
Mrs. +. IL. Peterson. Mrs. ~ Schaul.
Mrs Frank RAIDER. Mrs. L. l.. Myers.
Mrs. Sarah IaSelle. and Mrs. III. Cros-
by. New members added tn the chap
ter are Mrs. Leila Carter. Mrs. Tillie
Barth. Mrs Elsie \. Boiler Mrs. John
Armhu>ter. Mrs. Anna Onberg, Mrs.
Walter orion and Mrs. Lucy Crockett
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-10
THE SPOKANE WON AN
Maylons Final Week
Finishes $500 Shows

Another 40 weeks has rolled around
for the Maylon players with the clos
ing bill for next week. Take My Adj
vice" which will bring the Maylon
unit to full 165 weeks in Spokane.
The total of $500 performances Is an
unchallenged American record for II
stock company.
Take My Advice" will open al the
Hippodrome on Sunday and viii ear
ry the company through the usual
Saturday evening performances. which
will be the farewell appearance al
the company. They will open IN the
same bill at the Ileilig theatre in Ia-
coma on May -. where they will en-
low 10 weeks run during the sun
mer Will Maylon announces his
company will open its fifth season in
the city during August.
In presenting Take My Advice" the
company has brought TO Spokane the
last comedy-drama hit released in
New York for dramatic stock. 10 he
given its northwestern premier AZ the
Hippodrome. The play is Of the type
of "White Collars" and The Family
Upstairs" both recent popular bill
for the company.
Will Maylop'S scandals II lE->,
the only musical show done by the
players this year. will lee last shown
on Saturday.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-10
WORK BY CONTRACT

CYCLONE SAFETY SHINGLES LAID
over old shingles. Slate coated. atliac'
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fire insurance cost. Call Main 1916 Tor
estimate Spokane Paper & Stationery co.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
WILLIAMS PROPOSES
HUGHES AS KEYNOTER
Vice Chairman of National Com.
mittee Voices Choice--Reed
Enters Oregon.
sneciaI nianatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PORTLAND. Greg, March 31.-Charles
Evans Hughes is the preference OF Ralph
e. williams. vice chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee. for tempo
rary chairman and "keynotcr" at the
national convention. Mr.. Williams has
left Portland for Kansas City as a men,
ber of the committee on arrangements
for the convention. Prior to his de-
parture, he stated that In his opinion
Hughes would be an ideal selection for
temporary chairman.
Senator Reed of Missouri has entered
the presidential primary election In
Oregon. He made his official filing with
the secretary Of state to have his name
on the ballot Senator Walsh has an
nounced he would enter Oregon. but the
secretary OF state has not yet received
the formal notice. The supporters Of
ballot by petition, and petitions are now
being circulated Only 1000 names are
required.
Bitter feud Is breaking out In the
Democratic ranks the lines being drawn
largely OH wet and dry. Having heard
that ex-Gov. Pierce, pronounced dry
and who was elected by the Klan in
1922, was supporting Smith. ex-Gov.
Oswald West. national committeeman
elect. the main campaigner against the
Smith boom In Oregon, demanded a
showdown from Pierce. In public
statement. Pierce, who has great fol-
lowing among the Grange. Anti-Saloon
League, w. G. T. u. and Organized
Labor, says he is dry Democrat and
will support Senator Walsh in the pri-
maries and that he will support the
HoustonA nominee. which he realizes
may mean Smith.
Support of Pierce means great deal
to the cause OF Walsh In Oregon, par
ticularly In view OF the Klux back
ground which swept Pierce into Office
six years ago.
Some of the more radical Smith group
are recommending that steps be taken
to have West removed as national COM
mitteeman by the national convention.
This cannot be done, however. as West
was elected by the voters In three
cornered contest. The agitation merely
discioses to what fever heat the Demo-
cratic primary contest is approaching
The entrance of Reed has not caused
a ripple among Oregon Democrats thus
far. and his chance OF winning the
delegates Is considered nil.
JOHN w KELLY.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
WASHINGTON STATE
SM|TH|TES IN RIFT
Party Struggle Over Govern
orship Breaks Up Forces
Behind New Yorker.


SEATTLE. Wash, March 3i.-Runi-
blinps OF disturbances In the ranks OF
the Democrats are 10 be heard. due 10
the internecine warfare raging In the
marty. which threatens the Smith unlty
at the state convention. scheduled for
spokane April l3. The first intima-
ton that all was not harmonious came
this week when the King County Dem"
ocrats elected at district caucuses dele.
gates to their county convention, ano
found that the Smith people con-
trolled but six OF the eight districts.
And this developed the fact that there
has been considerable active UNDER
ground work In behalf OF Senator
Walsh. as we'll as for Reed.
AS a result OF the King County eau
ciscg the old Wilson -McAdoo forces,
which have for years virtually con-
trolled the party politics, went into
oblivion. Not one OF the old guaro
managed TO win through as q dele"
gate TO the King County convention In
the larger districts.
Permit Party Row.
The Democrats are adopting page
from the Republicans and permitting
A party aduabbie over the gnbernatorial
situation To predominate. resulting In
lnterriipting the nicely working Smltn
organization Judge Stephen j. Chad"
glck is Endorsed by one portion OF the
gmith crowd for the nomination for
governor. Subject TO the primary. a.
Scott BuIlitt Of Seattle. formerly
Reed follower but recently inc@1ed to-
ward Smith, lis being urged upon the
party by the Democratic supporters Of
The Republican governor. Roland r.
Hartley. as a candidate against Cnad-
wick
AS a result Of this rather peculiar
situation, easily created under the ni-
rect primary kysten, the CnadWick-
Smith Democrats have forced Ben
Moore OF Seattle. a Buliitt-smith Dem
ocrat. 10 withdraw from the contest
for national committeeman: have
served notice upon committeeman
George r. Christensen 10 publicly an
n0alnce his position whether for Chad
wick or Bullitt, and are also prepared
10 demand that the control OF the
party be shifted from the Bullitt ~Emth
group To the Chadwick Smith group.
and 10 wiring from Mr., Buliitt state
ment that he viii not be d candidate
for governor and will not make
fight against Smith~instfllcted hide"
bound national delegation under the
unit rule.
Washington for Reed.
Bullitt was strong for tteed. then
iukewarm for Smith. His close poilti-
cal sdyisrs have been lukeWafm for
Smith hut actively grooming Reed and
Walsh, asking for an uninstrueted dele
CATION not bound by the unit rule
They are In the ma ajority.
On the Republican side, virtually all
opposition Lo selecting strong
Hoover pledged but unnsttnGted dele
CATION has vanished. The State con-
yention will undoubtedly instruct the
delegation 10 Kansas City 10 perfect
bloc voting arrangement with all other
public land States In the West. the
steering committees 10 work ~ A unit
on the nomination and all other mat
ters affecting the West,
This program IN being engineered 80
that these Western States will have o
block 0f 100 votes, which can be-
counted upon t0 vote M a unit
JAMES DE X. BROWN,
Evening star., 1928-04-01

r. Coyle, representing the recent Chi
cago conference, and Perley p. Chris
tensen, presidential nominee OF the
Farmer-Labor party In 1890, insisted on
talking about . national party, how
ever.
Mr.. Coyle and Bert Martin Of Dem
yer. national secretary Of the Farmer
Labor party. had addressed the Minne-I
sofa convention the day before. but To-
no avail. A minority Of the delegates
fought for resolution directing the
sending OF delegates to a national con-
vention, but 1t was tabled and the Nor
ris resolution was passed.
Shipstead Indorsed.
The State convention, after a fight,
Endorsed Senator Henrik Shipstead for
reelection, though he had refused TO
say whether he intends to file on the
third party ticket this year or as a
Republican. He sent greetings TO the
convention, but no other indication Of
his intentions.
Minnesota's delegates to the Republic
an national convention are divided, as
forecast in advance, with Lowden get
ting 81 hrst-choice votes and Hoover 8.
When 1t comes TO second choice, the
more ardent Lowdsn men are favor
able TO Dawes. while others are In
clined to Hoover. Ivan Bowen, State
manager Of the Hoover campaign.
claims that II and when the Lowden
delegates are released from instructions.
there will be is Hoover votes on the
delegation out Of ~.
CHARLES B. CHENEY.