Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
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nesday, Masons, Joined by many
others from other sections as well as
lower down the Valley, observed the
fiftieth anniversary Of Hope Lodge
No. All, Ancient Free and Accepted
Easons.
Hope lodge was largely q daughter
Of the Brownsville lodge, No. 81. one
of the earliest lodges IN the state,
rs indicated by its number.
Masonry has played large part IN
the life Of the Valley, from its ear
liest civilized history, as it has IN
other parts Of the world.
1t has been a forerunner of civili-
xation, just as has the church and
government.
DR.. c. H. Thorn Of Brownsville
attended the observation. And ne
was among the honored ones there,
for he is one of perhaps very few
persons who knew the organizers OF
the Rio Grande City lodge.
NOW they are proposing to bring
Paddock, the famous amateur runner,
to the Valley.
He will run twice in the Valley,
giving everyone in this section in
terested in athletics an opportunity
to observe a champion runner
He will give exhibition sprints, IN
competition with local lights, at
Brownsville and Edinburg, the seats
Of the Valleys two junior colleges.
At other points he will deliver lee
lures.
A small expense is entailed IN
bringing the amateur runner here
merely enough T. bear his expenses.
And, Of course, the Valley VIII
turn out. as IL always does for real
worthwhile events
w. B. SELLERS, vice president OF
the First National bank Of Browns
vile, told visiting bankers the other
day about the clearing house that Is
now functioning as a Nalley-wide
affair.
II handles checks only. this clear
ing house. And in January it clear
ed something like s22,000,000 for its
twenty-six members, which includes
-~hanks along the highway between
Brownsville and Mission.
The figure indicates the tremend-
ans amount Of business that is con-
Quoted throughout the Valley.
Visiting bankers were astonished
IN learn from Mr.. Sellers that this
clearing house has more members
than any other in the country. Not
that the Valley has more banks
than New York, for example, but
New York banks have numerous
branches which clear through their
parent banks and then through the
general clearing house.
incidentally, this clearing house
will end that business of giving out
! checks in the expectation that it
will be three days before they get
hack to the bank. It's less than
twenty-four hour deal now.
REPRESENTATIVE Wurzbach Of
seruin, who is the manber in con-
rress from the San Antonio-Corpus
Christi district, announces that he
will vote for the Box bill to place
Latin-American immigration on a
quota basis.
Unless something happens to
shanee his mind in the meantime.
This column predicts the passage
of the Box bill, unless the border
country can swing a greater in
fIuence than now seems probable.
In other words, the border coun-
try should not rest easy on the mat
ter. IL it believes it has q case,
IL should leave no stone unturned to
present it.
Congressman Garner has announc-
ed he will fight the COX bill. But
Garner shouldn't be expected to do
II alone.
The South Texas Chamber of Com
merce is prepared to present much
evidence against the Box bill.
A Saturday Evening Post writer
CONTINUED on page two.)