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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Most Nurses Use
NeW Face Ponder

MELL0-GLO. the new wonderful
French Process Face Powder. is pre-
ferred BY nurses because Of its pur-
ity, and they say it does not make the
skin dry and drawn. Stays on longer.
keeps shine away. and ~ very bene-
fetal 70 the complexion. You will
love MELLO-GLO when you use il.
Eagle Pharmacy. Inc.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
z Bathers Drown
Trying to Keep
Coo In Chicago

CHICAGO. July 2.-Rl-Two per-
sons drowned yesterday as more than
200. 900 bathers sought relief from the
heat az Chicago beaches.
Edward Zajacek. 10, sank 70 the
, 1928-05-10

ry cnecN the plans have uoJ been aDan-
doned the paper asserted.
New I1cH, MAY 9Th. - The 1000 ton
GoVel om-nt Iradger NaVesink with a
crew Il IL men was rammed and sunk
600 yard off Clifton, Staten Island about
four t1is morning by the inbound freigh-
ter SWiubUrue. Fifteen men wee re-
ported missing twenty-five were taken
to the mar}oa hospital on Staten Island
where all but tHo remained for rreat.
meDt lie dred2er. in command of
Captain ANDERSON was working in the
double channel directly in the ocean
steamship lane. She foundered in As
feet Of water.
Balboa, Canal Zone May 8th. Twelve
persons we're INJURIES in q riot i'm Panama
City o. Sunday night between United
States sailors attached to the cruiser RO.
chester anj he ammunition ship Nitro
and Panama police ana civilians. Clubs,
stones .nd D0llles were used by the rot
ers who tou2hl 44 hour before they we're
Ufsp1rseu the cause Of the riot was
the refusal 81 a sailor to pay an aut0mO-
bile fare.
London, May 8th. The House of Com
mons has passed the third reading of the
equal franchise bill, giving the vote to
women q years ul age. No division
was taken.
Geneva, May 9Th Because Of the de-
preston IN The SUGAR industry and diff
cuIties in the coal industry beth the sugar
and coal problems have been placed
on the agenda OF the first meeting
of the International Consulate Economic
Committee which wiz be held al Geneva
on May 18th.
, 1928-05-10

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al 1911 and the price was beng printed
o.. he p of 1913 and one halt when the
CLOSING goag s0unde ArDIsne stocks
which attracted a. Immense DlblIc Al
tanrj9n y, the result Of the interest
created hy the long distance FIGHTS dur
mo The last wear were AGAIN walrIed u0
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wear while WrigIts jumped 9 points to
1854 and onaouarter or nearly zoe points
3Dove the wears low General motors
opened 5 and oneouarter points higher
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, 1928-05-10

Flour standard export grades So. 40.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per bag OF
1876 lbs. So 90.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel S3425
Pork short clear medium quality per
barrel $32 Is.
Sugar centrif. basis SO deg. test per
100 lbs. $2.70.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Arrest Man on Charge
OF Liquor Possession
lsnscial to The Heraldl

SAN BENITO. Nav S0.-Manuel
ramarrera was arrested here Monday
aight by Chief Of Police :: 9. Gools-
~ and City Policemen j.. 5. Law
-enee and Pete Lozaro, and charged
with possession Of intoxicating
The officer .raided the mans house,
nd reported q pint bottles and SIX
smart BEETLES cf meScal.
Fzan:niag trial vill be held We'd
sesday-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
LOAN MEET TO
BENEFIT
Vastness Of Resources
Of State Revealed
To Financiers

The national convention Of .he
United States League Of Local
Building and Loan Associations
which adjourned Saturday after a
weeks meeting in Dallas, will bring
TO Texas and the southwest in gen
eral. incalculable good frr twenty
years or more, w. W. Underwood.
manager and secretary-trcasurer Of
the Texas Building and Loan As5o-
citation here declared Tuesday.
With the 10000 local associations
represented through districts and
the associations Of England and Ger
many represented, the vastness Of
Texas resources was revealed TO
some Of the ablest financial leaders
of the world. Mr.. Underwood said.
The stability and worth Of build
ing and loan associations has at last
been accepted By bankers Of the
southwest, he said, and George
Overs, vice president o the Re
public National bank Of Dallas, in
an address before the convention,
compared the associations with the
Federal Reserve System as Ear as
finance is compared. With bankers
cooperating. Underwood anticipates
a rapid development Of the move
ment in Texas.
Some figures quoted at tho con
vcnti0n showed that 100000 in
v%estors were interested in the 10000
local associations Of the United
States representing a combined IN
vestment Of $4,000. 600. 900. The Eng
fish and German representatives
were ID the United States to study
methods Of financing the
association and organization. Mr..
Underwood said. The original as
ISOLATION was formed in England sew
1ral hundred years ago, and the first
in she United States was az P~hiladel-
1hia about 100 years ago. Since hat
time the movement has developed 50
rapidly In the United States that
Americans have far ou%tstrippcd the
Europeans in the matter OF organ
ization and finance. and today EU-
learns from the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
ORDERPROBE
OF CAR icing
Improvement In Re-
frigeration Service
Is Sought

A reduction in car refrigeration
charges and material Improvement in
refrigeration service is predicted by
Valley shippers as a result Of the
investigation inauguraied last week
BY the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The investigation will cover all
sections Of the United States with
the exception Of southeastern terri
tory, which was covered by a former
investigation.
The principal fae1ors to be determ-
ined are the character, extent and
cost Of the protective service render
ed by the refrigerator companies.
and those designated in the order
TO include the Pacific Fruit Express,
American Refrigerator Transit COM
pany, Burlington Refrigerator Ex-
press. Merchants Dispatch, Union Re-
frigerator Transit company. Western
Fruit Express company. and the Fruit
Growers Express.
The commission in making the an
rouncement. which y known as Dock
ct 20769. said as follows:
"The subject OF the charges Of
common carriers by railroads applics-
HAt " tHt ptuLtCNluH or PtTASHhblt
freight against heat or cold being
under consideration:
1T IS ordered that the commission
upon its own motion enter upon an
investigation into and concerning
the business, reasonableness and law
fulness of the charges Of all COM
mon carriers by railroads subject to
the interstate Commerce Act appli-
cable to the protection against heat
or cold of perishable freight, such
as fruits. vegetables. berries and
melons. from and TO all points Of
origin and destination in continental
United States. except from points Of
origin in the states Ct Florida, Geor-
gia. South Carolina. North Carolina
and Virginia to points in official
Classification territory as covered BY
order of investigation. Docket No.
1895, and into and concerning the
character, extent and cost Of such
protective service with a view 10
prescribing such just and reasonable
charges therefor as may appear to
be warranted"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Plenty ofRooms
In Houston For
Dems Convention

HOUSTON, Tex, May 30-Dele-
and visitors 70 Houston al the
~ ime Of the democratic national CON
IGNITION the latter part Of June will
have no neec TO steep III parked
Pullman cars. il vas emphasized to-
day BY the convention executive com
mittee.
Reaffirming a previous statement
that Houston is prepared 70 are for
everybody" the housing committee
was a little disturbed when il was
learned that some of the CONVENTION
visitors were planning 10 sleep IN
railway cars. General John A. Hulen,
chairman Of the housing committee
asked the executive committee 70
point out that sucn q plan would
entail unnecessary discomforts.
The low roofs. steel sides, small
windows and close quarters of thy
Pullman cars will retain the heat
of the suns rays and prevent tree
ventilation, il was said. Such possi-
bilities for discomfort will be elm
mated in the roofs available In the
residential districts of the city
where the cool night breczes Of the
Gulf viii ave free play, the COM
mittee declares.
Prices Of rooms will be standard
lied and all sleeping quarters regis
tered with the committee will hc
Inspected and vouched for by in-
spectors, according TO General HUI
IN. Before a room w offered ~ Y
visitor we must first be satisfied.
.hat it is desirable from every stand
point" he said. The committee re-
quests that prospective attendants at
The convention register their re-
suirements with the committee an
The earliest possible date prior u
the convention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
QUARTET Will
TOUR
40 and s Songsters of
San Benito Are to
Barnstorm
Especial to The Herald)

A2E&NNAA ~ AAAAAA
SAN BENITO. May 30.-A barn
storming trip over the state Of Texas
II 70 be started BY the San Benito
Forty and Eight Legion quartet.
which. like the bards of ancient
Greece, will sing its way over the
country.
The quartet, now famous through
out the state. and rapidly becoming
known throughout the South. is to
start the trip about June 10. when
the four members will 20 70 San
Antonio and sing over station KTSA.
They have just returned from the
Alamo city. where they sang over
WAOI last Saturday night.
Before leaving the Valley the Leg
ion singers will broadcast from
KWWG at Brownsville, and from
San Antonio they will launch on a
tour Of Texas.
Final arrangements for the trim
we're completed when the quartet
members were in San Antonio. and
they are to make the tour IN the IN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Expect Definite
Opening Date OF
Auditorium Soon

HARLINGEN. May 30.-Definite
date for the opening Of the new Har-
lingen Municipal auditorium p ex-
nected 10 be set IN a few days, Il
was announced following the speelai
meeting Of the city commission here
Tuesday afternoon.
The commission took up the mat
ter and the auditorium was pro-
nounced almost complete. the only
work remaining being some wiring
and plumbing. and some work on the
stage.
The huge structure Is "a be open
ed with a dedication program and en-
tertainment. to which residents or
all other Valley cities will be IN
vited, IL has been tentatively de-
cided. II was designed by Burger A.
Elwing and Lloyd r. Mellor. local
architects. and erected by r. f.
Elwing. contractor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Lyford School House
Ready For Concreting

LYFORD. May 30.-The excavation
work for the new school Of the Ly-
ford independent school district -
practically completed, and pouring
Of concrete will take place for the
foundation this week.
The main school building Is to
cost around $4,000, and n home
economics cottage is also to be
erected near ii. Henry Hansen Of
Brownsville is the contractor, and
plans were drawn BY Lloyd r. Mel
lsr Of Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Edinburg to Have
Fire Call System

EDINBURG. May ALPHABETICALLY
nil equipment for the new fire alarm
Eystem for this city is on the ground
IND will be installed BY r corps OF
kpecial men sen out hy the manu-
lecturers. according 70 word received
IN c. L. Hampton, fire marshal. The
listen is a miniature replica Of the
listen used in New York City and
her large cities and will consist OF
alarm boxes in the business dis
let. and n few at the hospital ana
the residential sections.
M The boxes in the business district
in he placed on alternate corners
Ia spaced 50 as 70 not be more than
bo feet apart. The system is auto
attic. An alarm box Is opened and
bell rings in code at the central
Ation, and q ticker punches the
number on a tape at the same
IA me.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30

terest Of the natioaal Legion tom
vention In San Antonio later this
year.
Members Of the quartet who will
make the trip are Leslie Boiling,
Maple Chatelle, Dick Collins and
Louis Hirsch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Wednesday Dances to
Start at San Benito

SAN BENITO. May 30.-The first
of a series ~ Wednesday night
dances is 70 be given here Wednes-
ary night NJ the American Legion
home By Jack Cole and mis- eight
piece orchestra.
This organization. which made a
hit playing for beach amusement
places III Florida. II to present a
dance every Wednesday for an in
definite time. They will start at 8
n. fn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
Paper Named
Harrington Index
fSnecial 10 The Heraldl

HARLINGEN, May 30.-The new
afternoon daily newspaper which is
to be started here BY Fred L. Has
kett, formerly Of Childress. Texas. is
to be known as the Harlingen Index,
according to the owner.
Mr.. Haskell has just returned 10
Harlingen from other parts of Texas,
and said that his newspaper will
start publication on September Is.
II Will be daily with the exception
Of Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
z Young Women
Die In Car Crash

HARRISONBURG. Va, May 30
R1-Two young ONE students of
the Harrisonburg State Teachers
college were killed, two others seri-
ously injured and the driver Of their
automobile badly hurt Tuesday when
the machine was struck by a Balti-
more Ohio train at a grade crossing
near here.
The dead: Miss Margaret Knott, 90,
Of Portsmouth, Va, and Miss Pauline
Bade, %, Of Switzerland, Va.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
cox EXPLAINS
COURT DATES
Elimination of
Liz Confusion About
Sessions

IN this day of complicated judicial
machinery OF both county and state
governments, the different terms OF
cote are more or less confusing to
lawyers to say nothing Of laymen. II
IS nothing unusual for County Attor-
ney M. X. Hall or Assistant County
Attorney Bascom Cox to answer a
telephone call with q long winded ex-
PLANTATION Of when the t03rd district
4 court convenes and chow il gets that
way" Even the county officials are
stopped on the streets and asked puz-
kAling questions arising from court
ettings. Verbal explanations sound
IKE the riddle Of brothers and sis
ters ! have none, but that bozo's
father was my fathers SON.
The inquirer usually mods his head
with a vacant look on his face and
then hopefully asks il he viii be
notified when 10 appear.
Yeah, I guess So the office holder
will remark.
Bascom Cox decided that he had
had enough, and accordingly prepared
) schedule which he has pasted in his
legal bible" The schedule follows:
l03rd District Court: A. NJ. Kent,
Judge; I03rd judicial district former
~ in 2sth.
acts 3rd Monday in February,
July, September and december
lasts eight weeks.
February 20.
April 16.
July l6.
Sept. II.
Dec. IL
Cameron and Willacy.
2Sth Criminal District Court; a
w. Cunningham.
eth Monday after 1st Monday IN
panuary-l0 weeks.
4th Monday after lst Monday IN
ugust-6 weeks.
February 1910 weeks.
September Sc weeks.
Disttiet-Nueces, Kleberg. Kennedy.
Rillacy, Cameron.
County Court: o. c. Dancy.
lst Monday, February, May, August
.ember--3 weeks.
February 6.
May r.
August 8.
November s.
County Court at Law; Jno. /. Klei-
Der.
1st Monday. February. April, June,
august, Oct. Dec.
February 6.
<AHIAA
June 4.
August g..
October 1.
December 2.
Justices Of the peace.
Precinct Point lsabel-W. r.
Bowers.
Precinct 2-Place /, Brownsville
Fred kowalski.
Precinct place 2, Brownsville
j. Webb.
Precinct 3-San Benito-W.
Corkill.
Precinct 4-Rio Hondo-A. ]. Car
renter.
Precinct 5-Los Indios-Joe F..
Geruasa.
PTsSinct e. Harlingen - Grover
Reid.
Precinct La Feria-Joe Dewey.
Precinct 9-Los Fresnos-R. r..
Watson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
AN GRAK

FREDERICKSBURG, w. The
trend 10 color has won another vir4
tory. The Virginia State Teachers
college graduating class hn discmrd-
ed black caps and gowns and win
receive diplomas In blue-Erny drapesp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
RIIIDINC

HOUSTON. May 3O.-(PJ-Origin-
ally intended to be "a stories, the
building under construction BY Jesse
Jones for the Southern Loan and In
vestment company in downtown Hous-
ton vii be raised TO 80 stories. or
440 feet from the level, ii was an
nounced Tuesday by A. {. Finn.
architect. Steel work on the build
ing has reached the 2sth floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
cEHRIC GETS HOMER

NEW YORK, May 29.-(Pl-Lou
Gehrig hit his ninth home run Of the
season in the third inning Of the see
ong game between the Yankees and
the Senators here today. Two men
were on base. Gasaon was pitching
for Washington,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-22
BY Hugh Pelldexter
Illustrations by
Irwin Myers
Copyright by Hugh PendexteY.
WNU Service
he were chewing a very tough morsel

he were chewing a very tough morsel
Then he cried:
swell, d-n my eyes! A half-Injun
telling Peter Symes what's gone far
'nough. Peter says 1t amt gone far
'nough till your hoofs stand where
your head is. Peter cal'lates, Mr.
Half-Injun, you're bout his size.
You're Peters meat"
The situation was distasteful. ]
had had my share of fighting, but
could never find an animal JOY in COM
bat where all decency was laid aside
and any cruel trick was permitted.
Then again our mode of rough-and-
tumble encounters made it very seri-
GUS matter for the loser unless by
agreement the horrid practice of goug-
Ing were eliminated. Infinitely better
was a clean death than the condition
of blindness. To fight without weapons
was to fight like wild animals A duel
with rifles was vastly to be preferred.
My wandering glances in search of
old forest-running friends were misun-
derstood by the noisy crowd, and a
wagner jeered:
Ills heart pears to be dropping
down into his moccasins, Peter"
This bit of wit was loudly ap-
plauded. was in for it. The young
fellow l had championed was crouch.
ing on the ground behind me, fact
that surprised me, for l had expected
him to bolt to safety once | took his
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-22

Radium in Quantities Would Change Nature

The Biblical prophet spoke of the
wilderness and the desert place "blos-
soming as the rose" ana the agricul-
turist, by means of irrigation, has
succeeded, within limits, in fulfilling
the seer's words. But the dream of
making the poles of the earth habit
able and fruitful seems vain one.
Yet way has been suggested. It
is not impossible, but highly improb-
able. If ever method should be dis
covered Of manufacturing radium, or
If method should be found of ex.
tracing radium from natural mate
rails in great bulk, even the problem
of fertilizing the poles, by making
them temperate in climate, might find
q solution.
So great is the heat produced by
radium in proportion to it's bulk that
a quantity easily transported by man.
ual labor would be sufficient to change
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-22

hour, drain and simmer five minutes
in fresh water. Now place the ham
in baking dish in a hot oven to
brown. After 1t has cooked about ten
minutes arrange around it quarters of
sliced pineapple and allow them to
brown in the fat When the ham is
cooked pour over it one-half cupful
of pineapple juice and one-half cup
full of water; cook for five minutes
slowly and serve the ham on hot
platter garnished with the pineapple
and the sauce poured over all. Gar.
nish with water cress or parsley.
Mock Duck.-Take two large pork
tenderloins and split them, then fiat.
ten with cleaver. Prepare a filling
of one cupful of soft bread crumbs,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
fourth pound of veal finely
chopped, one-half teaspoonful of sal,
and one-quarter teaspoonful of pep.
per and marjoram with onion to
taste. Place the filling on one tender.
loin, cover with the other and sew
them together securely. Arrange strips
Of salt pork over the top of the duck,
or lard them in with needle. Place
in a hot oven to bake, soaring we'll.
then lower the heat Peel, core and
quarter firm, tart apples which will
keep their shape, set over the heat
with a little water in a saucepan:
sprinkle with sugar a tablespoonful
for each apple-add generous bits of
butter, close the dish and bake in q
hot oven where they may steam and
cook until semitransparent. Serve as
garnish about the duck.
Spanish Potatoes.-Cook as for
plain boiled potatoes and drain, dry
off and shake to dispel all. the mois-
ture, then turn into the dish for serv-
ing, into which has been placed gen.
erous lump Of butter, salt and pepper
to season and three tablespoonful or
more of finely shredded onion, few
dashes of paprika. Cut up with silver
knives and mix well with the season
ing. =
Save some cooked currant and rasp.
berry juice to add to large ripe cher.
ries and make most delightful con.
serve. The three favors are especial
ly attractive together. Add sugar and
cook as any conserve. Put into glasses
and seal with paraffin.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-22
Artificial Lace

There is no weaving employed in the
production of artificial lace. The man.
ufacturing is done by machine, which
consists In its essential parts of re-
ceptacle containing cuproammoniacal
solution of cellulose, a metallic cylin.
der upon which is engraved the mega.
tive of the design and coagulation
vat. A rotary motion Is given the
cylinder over which flows the solu.
ton, which, entering the interstices of
the engraved pattern fixes itself imme
diately in the coagulative liquid, out
of which emerges the texture ready 10
be dyed and dressed. Artificial lace ia
both beautiful and unalterabIe. 1t Will
wear well and is less combustible than
ordinary lace and is waterproof.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-22
Then We Were cIlnched, With the
Dirty Devil Trying to Scoop Out
My Eyes, 5$33. sF>'-rrr>7.s1-s,,,-..-

g. ~. za.. 5,,,. --.-a.E. l-L--..-ii4>
place, / feit his hands touch my ride
and tnstinctively yanked the piece t6
one Side as man will do when one
makes free with his weapons. But the
hands were small, pathetically so for
one who must bear the vicissitudes OF
camp life. My downward glance also
beheld a thin terrified face. could
not understand why the young fool
had not slipped away.
relinquished my rifle to his care
and added my Ak, knife. tobacco bag
and other belt tixings. Symes was al.
ready disarmed and impatiently wait.
Ing for me to make ready. He began
string of foul talk which inter.
rupted by driving my fist into his
mouth.
Then we were cinched, with the
dirty devil trying to scoop out my
eyes. He was an adept at beastly
practices, but in vigor and quickness
he was scarcely up to my two years
of woods training fought his hands
from my face and drove my fist sew.
eral times into his red neck.
The dust and the cheers, the suffo
eating sweaty odor, and, most of all,
his repeated attempts to MAIN and
disfgure me, aroused my passion with
out confusing my intelligence. shifted
my tactics and began stepping back