davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL. May 30.-lP)-Cotton
spot quiet; American strict good mid
ding 1877; good middling 1857:
strict middline 1857; middling lI.47;
strict low middling 1927; low mid
ding ILL; strict good ordinary
1897; good ordinary 1867. Sales
5000 bales. 1920 American. Receipts
10000 bales including $500 American.
Futures closed steady. May lila:
July HOS; October 1889; December
1882; January lose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30

ny ENlNE4 LA5DG4h
Every woman simply must have
one of those dashing printed
frocks in her wardrobe this sea-
son. They are the one necessity
in an otherwise varied life. Large
prints, small prints, vivid and
conservative. are all offered for
your choice 10 suit your individ-
uality as to color and design.
This model uses red as its basic
color. with a small white flower
figure. The usual n~eckerchief
adorns the neck. and ties az the
wrist, throat and waist add fin
ishing touches.
Renee Adoree, who posed in
this frock, suggests an all-white
or ALFRED hat 20 wear with this
frock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
SPOT COTTON CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS. La, May SOP
Spot cotton closed steady IA points
up Sales 1853: low middling 1881.
middling 2O.56: good middling 2O.96:
receipts 3G75; stock 1857.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07

protection which was given In the
form Of a timber revetment.
The wave wash In Laguna Madre
would not be as severe ms In Gal
weston Bay, and both e~mbankment
protection and maintenance would
cost less.
The maintenance cost Of the Jet
ties should be very small II they
are built so al TO prevent the stona
settling into the sand.
Channel Across Padre Island
This portion Is in the land lying
between the Gulf Of Mexico and II
guna Madre. The character OF ma
terial 20 be moved Is probably very
similar to that which will be en-
countered In the Laguna, except that
there may be more sand on top. IL
will be advisable 20 place the dredg-
ed material several hundred feet
back from the cut.
For estimating the cost Of this
portion Of the work. the island has
been assumed n mile wide with an
elevation Of eight feet at its highest
part and gradual sand slopes to this
height.
The slopes OF all drcdged cuts
have been taken rs one-third wheth-
err above or below water. 1t is the
experience of the Houston Ship
Channel that slopes sleeper than this
will not maintain themselves, and
it il much cheaper TO make the
slopes permanent, il possible, on the
first cut.
Channel Across Laguna Madre
Between Padre Island and June
ton OF North and South routes.
In making the dref~d cut across
the Laguna Madre, it will be better
to place the material removed from
the channel on both sides of the cut
than to put II on one side only. One
advantage Of the double one Of bank
will be the protection against refill
ing Of the channel which will be thus
given. III one side should be left
opan, there will be q tendency for
the currents produced by wind and
tide TO bring in sand and silt from
this side. A double line for deposit
Of the dredged material may serve as
a slight windbrake in case Of strong
cross winds.
The embankments should be set
back nc least 500 feet from the edge
OF the channel, for the purpose OF
affording easier passage for VESSELS
to diminish the danger from filling.
IL the lower portion Of the outside
slopes are not protected against
wave wash and the embankment al
lowed to wash down and also 10 per-
nit r~ore economical widening of
the channel should this be desired at
some future date. The reason why
the greater width between embank-
ments will facilitate the passage OF
vessels Is that in a narrow channel
the vessel pushes a large wave OF
water in front Of it which tries TO
run past the boat TO the point be-
hind IL where the water is lower.
This wave always increases the re-
s~istance TO the boats progress and
vesselmen describe the effect by
saying that the boat has to 20 up
hill can not be steered and II IL
necessary to slow down i'm order 10
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07

give the water Of the advance wav
an opportunity 70 flow past. This 10
the reason why large vessels can
not proceed at full speed in q canal.
These entertainments should have,
III possible, three hundred feet OF
clear opening through them, 30 as
TO permit the movement OF tide hack
and forth. II would probably be bet
ter to make this space in three open
ings, so located rs to best distribute
the flow, but If II should be desirable
for any reason there would doubtless
be no objection TO providing the dis
lance in six openings. The larger
openings would be more efficient on
account Of the reduced friction 60
water flow and they would involve
less maintenance cost, both on ac-
count Of the reduction Of number Of
places where filling Of the channel
would occur, and also on ccoun Of
the fact that there would be only six
sides TO secure against scour instead
OF the larger number with the smaller
width Of openings.
Would Prescribe Opening
1t Is likely that the chiefs OF en-
9~ineers Of the United States army
in issuing the permit to make the cut
cross the Laguna will prescribe the
amount Of opening which must be
given and also the location Of the
gaps.
The embankments which are
thrown up on each side Of the cut
will, unless protection be provided,
be gradually worn RwRy on the out
side by w~ave-wash, and this wearing
away will continue until the embank-
ments are brought down 20 about one
foot below low water nc which eleva-
ton they will remain. AS the wearing
away occurs on the outside of the en-
bankments, the material removed will
not find its way into the channel but
be spread over the bottom of the La
guna until the water covers the site,
after which some Of IL will gradually
be carried into the dredEed cut and
occasional maintenance will then be-
gin to be necessary.
The ordinary depth OF the Laguna
at that part at which the channel
would cross is Believed to be about
two feet although it is possible that
pockets Of three feet might be en-
eountered. The caves in such shall
low depths will not be- large enough
to do much damage To even a light
protection, although they would be-
sufficient TO gradually eat away an
earthen or sandy embankment, es-
pecially when recently made. The
wave action which the protection
given TO the embankment should be
designed to resist is, If funds are
sufficient, that which will occur at
times Of occasional heavy storms
which raise the water surface Of the
Laguna several feet. a. far MS can
be ~ascertained, the highest storm
level which has occurred in the part
Of the Laguna which would be crossed
by the proposed channel was ten and
a half feet, while storm tides as high
as eight feet have occurred several
times during the remembrance Of per-
sons living in the county. Waves un-
der these circumstances can do con
siderable damage and would require
CONTINUED on page nine)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07

thence easterly BY a n~ortheasterly
line to the Laguna Madre and the
other southerly 10 a point near
Point Isabel to which Il Il hoped
~ the people Of Brownsville that
the federal government will bring
deem water when il establishes q
port behind Brazos Santiago Pass.
Arroyo Must Be Utilized
1T Is regarded as impracticnbIe 20
estimate a waterway from Harlin-
gen to deem water without utilizing
the Arrovo Colorado for at least
the first Is miles. measured in a
straight line. for any route which
NAV be considered. for the country
Immediately on the east Of the city
lies at too high an elevation ia per-
init q 16-foot waterway to be con-
structed through the land at a
practicable cost"
The Arroyo Colorado offers the
only feasible route through this
high land and must be followed for
the western portion Of any line Sc
lected- Some on its bends are too
sharp to permit passage BY vessels
Of a size to make use Of a channel
rs feet in depth and viii have to
be given a larger radius. II viii
be advisable to entirely remove the
two large bends in the lower course
Of the Arrovo. This can readily
be done by making the short cut
offs necessary through the east
land. Bends having a radius Of
curvature Of less than 1000 feet
should be eased off TO permit the
passage Of larra boats.
vt will be preferable both on
account Of the saving Of time OF
vessel passage ard also cost Of
construction to carry the route no
further north than necessary and
10 leave the line of the Arroyo be-
fore il reaches the delta, thence
LAYING the lines in such direction
that IL will miss the high ridges, Of
which there are several In this part
or the country. From the point
where Il will intersect the probable
line Of the intracoastal channel, If
that waterway should ever be estab-
iished between Corpus Christi Bay
and Point Isabel. the two routes
diverre.
"The route to the Gulf Of Mex
leo pursues a course a little 10 the
north of east across LaRuna Madre
and Padre island. reaching deep
water in the Gulf Of Mexico sc a
distance If eight miles. In this
report this is termed the Northern
Route.
"The route via Point Isabel fol-
lows a direction to the east Of
south following the general line Of
the short for 90 miles TO the lower
end Of the Laguna and then turns
easterly for a further distance Of
four miles to Point Isabel. This
has been called the Southern
Route.
an describing the routes. II viii
probably be simplest TO consider
them from deep water towards Har-
lingen. and the Point Isabel route
will be considered first.
Southern Route
Point Isabel 10 junction OF routes.
"This norton involves no other
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07

work thla dredging. The line
should follow as closely as ~ossible
that considered BY the United States
engineers as best suited for the
I~ntracoastal canal in preparing their
report upon that proposed waterway.
They followed the western coast
line fairly closely probably for the
double purpose Of making the va
terway accessible without having to
construct laterals to communities
which may be established.
Northern Route
"The first portion az the northern
route 10 be considered will be the
entrance from the Gulf OF Mexico
and the ietties extending seward
from Padre island which must be
built to protect il. The jetties, IL
built to the IS foot depth, can be
easily extended at anv time. II might
be good Judgment to build the Jet
ties at first to the depth of Is
feet only. pending the development
az over the route, leaving
the extension TO follow when the
growing iustifies IL and
the finances Of the district renders
it easier. OF this question the
commissioners must be the judges"
Quoting again directly from the
report: Comparison of north and
south routes. From the junction Of
the two routes. the channel to Har-
linEen Is one and the same. conse-
ouently n difference which cx-
lists between them must lie in the
relative advantages and disad-
vantages Of the two lines from the
sea to this point.
The exposure 10 weather would
be the same hv either route.
II it should be proposed to revet
the outside Of the embankment
against wave wash in Laguna Madre,
the difference between the two
routes becomes quite marked. On the
southern route the riprap would
have to be used for the entire dis
lance Of "a miles on the outside Of
the east embankment only, and for
this work IL miles would probably
cost So per lineal foot, and 12 miles
81 per lineal foot or a total of $780,
I60. On the northern route the rip
rap would be used for probably four
miles on the outside az both the
north and south entertainments at 4
cost Of about s. per lineal foot, or
a tota Of S8s,4s0.
Maintenance High
In maintenance the additional IS
miles of dredged channel Of the
southern route would make this line
the more expensive after construc-
ton.
Riprap has not been used upon the
Houston Ship Channel across Gal
weston Bay, and the embellishments
have been permitted to wash down.
This dredged cut is in a general di-
rection parallel to that Of tidal flow
and the maintenance costs have av-
eraged about $500 per mile of chan
mel yearly. It was found almost inn
possible to keep the Texas City
Channel, which crossed the line Of
tidal flow, open continuously without
providing its embankment with 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07
s2.ses.laO.


The southern route becomes
slightly cheaper at this rate. owing
20 the fact that all the work on
this line shares in the reduction Of
price while the cost Of the jetties on
the northern line remains fixed.
This small difference in the cost
Of construction will be more than
offset by the increased cost OF
maintenance on the southern route,
due TO its greater length"
General Beach explained 10 the
navigation chairman. In this connec-
ton that the cost Of a channel 20
accommodate the shorter IS foot
boats would be materially less and
the work might be done for $780,
600. depending upon the price for
the dredging. As regards this. /
am quoting him directly as fol-
lows:
"fn developing q waterway 10
feet deep from Harrington to the
Gulf Of Mexico. two general routes
present themselves. both following
The Arrovo Colorado TO a point
about 20 miles northeast Of the city,
measured in a straight line and
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04
From Camden
Comes
Th1sGoodIdZe

From Camden county COMES
, Deach Of 2 story which this
,,ohIe IN verifv
llc" 'P'pN' " 90
at d late noul' ~ Nei "a III
woman has a bOOtlegger huS-
1>o,,d 70 vboce business she has
,.1
Pelslsleh'iy ooJNolOu
I'LL one ol hei ''''"''''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04
WHEN A FIRST
MORTGAGE MAY
BEASECOND

When is 4 first mortgage not
a first mortgage? In the
SUPERIOR Court in Currituck
County this week it was decid-
ed that it is always a first
mortgage. even tho it may have
been recorded behind second
mortgage. The Supreme Court
will vet have to pass on 1t.
e. II. Brock of this city sold his
residence, store and certain ether
real estate at Powells Point. Currl-
tprk County. to one Z. T. Owens for
= consideration Of $1O.000. He sold
Owens his stock of merchandise Ill
thp PowellS Point store for S3''oo
or some such sum.
Owens GENES to the Savings Bank
\ Trust Co. in Elizabeth City anu
borrowS the money to satisfy Mr'
Rrock. giving the bank mortgage
ON the real estate at POwellS IOlllt'
But he paid Mr.. Brock only for
the real estate. giving him deed oi
trust and note on the real estate Tor
the stock of goods.
Continued Oh Page Four)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04
newspaper.
oJhQ BANK CLERK ANo TuG SOOA uCPKER
THEY DISCUSS THIS NEW LOCAL CATHOLIC BUGABOO

here would he To attract to their
school the children tf Protestant
parents who acquire grievances
against to teachers in our tax sup
ported public schools. Some kid VIII
get mad with Il teacher. will carry
tales to the parent and the parent
will get mad and take spite on the
public school by sending his kid to
the Catholics.
"The Catholics will he ~ friendly
and so diplomatic in handling the
kids that drift to them in this way
lhnt they will gradually win their
way into the confidence Of both
children and parents and before any
one knows what is happening the
Catholics will he recruiting members
for their church from their school
rooms. Then there will be hell to
pay. The Protestant churches, split
two hundred and odd ways. are as
Jealous as hell of the organization
and discipline of the Remain Cath
Ollie church and re;,eut every adj
vance of Catholicism. I'm afraid
that Catholic school in this non
Catholic town is going to he provoca-
tive of lot of Christian hate ana
contrarineSS."
"Why do you say Christian hate:
asked the Soda lerker.
Because" said the Bank 'lerk'
folks who hate on religious grounds
are the meaneSt and most vindlctlVe
haterS in the world: not satisfied
with Il hell hereafter for those VINO
disagree with them. they would
make Il very hell OH earth for all
who oppose them"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04

"Why all rh0Sc bumps on your
head" inquired the Bank Clerk,
noting numerous prOtuberanceS on
the cramium f his friend the Soda
Jerkrr.
Sa:H the Soda .Ierkcr: My hair
has been -pttimG thinner and thinner
and thought I'd try some hair re-
storcr on it: I got Il jar of bust
instead. hy mistake
And having had their morning
Joke TIE pair dropped into serious
They are saying.
said thp Bank Clerk. that the
Catholics intend to open Il school for
Negro children in their new parochi-
cal school building they are COM
pleting on West Main st.
Il heard that too" sail the Soda
Jarkpr. But Father Gallagher says
its Il false report; that they are
roin~ 10 run a school for white
children.
That's verse still" said the Bank
Clerk.
"Except for the fact that n few
nfoplp in the nsighborhond would
resent having n Negro school stuck
M along side them. there would he
mo- serious objection upon the part
of the town to the tatht lies trying
to proSelyte Negroes thru the
medium of parochial school.
But when the Catholics begin to
meddle in the educational affairs OF
the white people Of this town there
is Going to be trouble and more
trouble, The state of North Caro-
lima presrriheS compulsory educa-
tion oud here in Elizabeth City we
have provided adequate public
scbools for all white children. if not
for all the Negroes.
"It is a known fact that there are
only n few Catholic families i'll ElH-
abeth City and perhaps not hal1
dozen Catholic children of school
aye The Catholics could not AT
ford 70 set mp Il school for the te"
Catholic children in the town: their
only purpose in putting a school
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04
PoHceChiefh
a ACemetepV


\ woman entered Hollywood
Cemetery at the end of South
Road St. at dusk one evening
last week. She hurried along
a side path in the cemetery.
looking furtively right and lett.
Near the end OF the path she
darted into a hedge.
4 couple who had entered the
cemetery in IN, automobile just he-
hind the woman waS attracted by
her haste and furtiveneSS followed
her. They observed that she JOlned
u man concealed in the heG::e back
of the cemetery; they recognized the
man rs none other than Chief OF
Police Leon Holmes.
Here would have been juicy
bit of scandal for fair. hut 1t turned
out that the lady was Mrs. Holmes.
wife of the Chief. -ar
Chief Holmes had been hiding
cut in the cemetery for several even
in=s on the lookout for thieves who
steal flowers and shrubs from the
plots in Hollywood. Mrs. Holmes
wanted to Src him on the evening
in question and knew where she
would find him. And 80 goSSlpS are
kcCnly disappointed.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04
MARION LOVE TO
SEEK DIVORCE IN
RENO, NEVADA

Marion {. Love. prominent
young business man of this city
is inclined to resent the gossip
of the Bank Clerk and Soda
Terkcr i'm last weeks issue OF
this newspaper. with resIect
to the reference to a young
grass widower who cOntem-
plated a trip to Reno, New.
You get me ont of that Bank
clerk and Soda Jerker column. says
MIR. Love. and tell EN- its no
rumor: tell 'em I'm going tn Reno
on May 10Th and "et me Il divorce: {:
I'm tired of being married in name
only"
And ~ Tn" Independent removes
Young Mr.. Love from the "rumor
column" and chronicles the fact
that he will seek q divorce from his
wife. formerly Miss Margaret Fore
man of this city. Divorces are OBJ
tanned in Nevada by any applicant
for divorce who has been a resi-
dent of that state for three months,
if there is no opposition tn the ap-
plication for divorce. 1t is under
stocd there will I've no contest in this
instance.
Marion Love and Mar''arrt Fore.
man were married in 192G III one Cf
the most beautiful church weddings
ever Sulemuized in this city. Mr..
Love at the time was one of the
towns most successful young briSi-
ness men and is an upright. indus
tripus and immensely popular young
man. His marriage with Miss Fore
man was the elimination OF his
first courtShip and love affair.
Miss Foreman. the young dau%h-
fer of Mrs. Clay Foreman OF tins
city. waS one of the towns most
popular young society women. She
came from Il family of industrious.
thrifty. community builders. Ii
looked like il goC d match. But II
wasn't Somethim" went wrong. Ihe
bride returned to her mother even
before the honeymoon was over
Every effort has been made hy the
fnmilv and friends of the bride t"
effect recc nciliation. Young MIS-
Love is sure her marriage was Il
mistake. Calling her tickle. whim-
steal. petulant hasn't helped mat
tiers.
For months the young huShah''
WIS brokPn-hearted he ne.lecte'l
business. made ill-advised invest
mentS, lost his grip, creditors clos
ed in upon him: no waS declared ii
bankrupt. And now he is going 10
Reno. gladly. exultantly. And 1t Is
said he ALREADY has his eye ana miha
on another mate. But that Is an
other rumor.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-05-04

The Elizabeth City edittr Will
address the School of Journalism OF
the University of Missouri, at
Columbia. Mo. on Wednesday. May
9th. On Friday evening. May llth
the editor will address the members
of the oklahoma Press Association
in annual meeting at AltuS. Okla.
Leaving Elizabeth City on his west
ern trip Saturday. Mr.. Saunders
will return by fast trains East from
his Oklahoma engagement.
The homer paid the Elizabeth City
newspaper man by two nOtable
journalistic groups in far distant
states is Il result of the fame OF The
Imlepe ndent among newspaper men
the country over. In the school OF
Journalism at University OF Mis-
souri, The Independent Is frequently
used i'm class work and Prof. John
Casey. head of the SchOOl-waich
by the way is the oldest school OF
journalism i'm America-gave The
independent third place in 1927 on
his "All American County News
paper Eleven
The editorial excellence of this
Elizabeth City paper is recognized
far and wide. 1t has been frequent
~ referred to by III. l.. Mencken and
other writer's of national promin-
ence. The writings of w. q. Saund-
prS in Golfers Weekly, The Ameri-
can Magazine and occasionally i'll
other periodicals has also won for
him Il national reputation.
When the oklahoma Press Asso-
citation looked about for unusual
personalities to feature as speakers
at their meeting in AltuS on May IL
they picked William Allen White. of
Emporia. Kan. Carl Magee. OF New
Mexico and W. q. Saunders of North
Carolina. Mr.. White. dean tt coun-
try newspaper men. could not accept
the invitation, hut Saunders and
Magee will be featured Oh the .-p'l-
vention programs, Saunders speak,
ing at the banquet next Friday
night
The editor will 20 West with
camera and notebook and expects to
bring back much information and
entertainment for the readers Of his
newspaper.