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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
BY DAVID II. GLICKMAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. June So
Mrs. Frances Rice Warner. estranged
wife az James Warner. radio operator
Of the Southern Cross. traaspacific
plane. is not the least among the air
hero's admirers.
Although her final decree of d.
vorce from Warner will be granted
her in August, Mrs. Warner. stenoc-
rapher in an insurance office here,
sent her love By cable to the radio
man.
sra thrilled" declares Mrs. War
ner, in speaking Of the flight, land
yet / knew that Jimmy would do ID.
But until he was in the air and on
his way l didn't know that he actual
III intended to go. I'd be thrilled if
/ merely knew Jimmy"
"And do you think you and James
Warner will become r~econciled when
he gets back?"
That's not for me 10 say" she
replies. That's something that 1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Buick Shows Sale
Increase of 500
In Month OF May

FLINT, Mich, June 30.-Buick
sales for May exceeded those for
April by almost 5000 cars, q. W.
Churchill, general sales manager OF
the Buick Motor company, announced
this week. The figure is taken from
retail delivery reports, which reflect
considerable improvement in business
conditions practically everywhere in
the country.
Mr.. Churchill also made public a
set OF tables showing the dollar value
Of various makes Of automobiles sold
in the IL months ending March 81,
1928. These tables indicate that the
public paid S565, 600 900 for Buick cars
during that period, as compared with
S250,0 600 900 for the ears Of the sec
ond highest producer in the fine car
field. and 1921 900 900 for those OF
the third.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

Come by Fay Foster. Mr.. Hammcn.
accompanist; vocal solo. "a Dream"
By Bartlett, Miss Emma Jeanne Will
lis; anthem. "Great u JehovahlD
arranged with additions by Chas. H.
Gabriel: prayer, by the pastor; an
them, "God or Our Fathers" Geo.
w. Warren; hymn, 70 be chosen BY
the congregation scripture lesson:
anthem. ~Over the Stars" arranged
from Franz Abt.: trombone solo. se-
lected. Mr. HEntley: offering and
notices. offertory. An American In
dian Theme arranged by Liaurance:
vocal solo. How Beautiful Upon the
Mountains Miss Josephine Willis;
male quartet, Our Native Land ar
ranged from r. Wagner; anthem.
praise re jehovah" arranged from
Gounod; national anthem, conEre-
ton. led ~ MI. H1ntley on them
trombone; benediction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Mercedes First Bale
Makes Street Marker
IS1ccial u I've Herald

MERCEDES. June 80. - Alberto
Nharra. farmer on the military road
south Of here. brought in the first
bale Of 1928 cotton in Mercedes and
the bale has been ginned and placed
in the center Of the street as a
street turning sign.
The bale was ginned at the Traylor
gin here.
Other bales are expected to start
coming in soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Ten Men In McAllen
School Trustee Race
Ispecial w Tha HgraIdl

|NTT|TNN " III II|NNNAT
McALLEN, June 30.-Two more To-
cal men have entered tie race Tor
trustee of the McAllen independent
school district, bringing the total
number TO ten, with only four places
to be filled i'm the election July III.
The latest entries are Thomas wv.
Malone and Charles NJ. Rich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

won't know anything about until
Jimmy comes home.
Il still love Jimmy-little unim-
portant things made US separate.
I'm 50 proud Of him and | DO waat
him 70 know Il.
when he decided to fl to Aus
tralia in the Southern Cross he
didn't know that | was watching and
watching and hoping and praying
l still love jimmy"
"Will you see him when he re-
turns ?"
"Will ~" she exclaims. with en-
phasis that all the heavy type in the
world couldn't describe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
New Bungalow Will
Be Completed Soon

SAN BENIT0, June 30.-A bunga-
low Of Spanish type Of hollow tile
and stucco being built for Charles
Seydler on the Rio Hondo-San Benito
highway. is nearing completion.
The house contains built-in innova-
tons planned by the owners.
The contractor on the building is
y. W. Jones 81 Harlingen and San
Bcnit0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Mercedes z. of G.
In New Quarters
fSpeciaI ~ The HeraId0

MERCEDES, June 30.-The cham
Der of Of this city has
moved into the new city hall, a space
in the new building being assigned
to the commercial body.
Other parts Of the city hall. in
GLIDING offices for city officials and
housing facilities for the fire de-
p%artrent, were opened earlier in the
month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Bon Ton Shop To Be
Opened In McAllen

MeALLEN, June 3O.-The Bon Ton
Ship is to be opened by the Tavarez
brothers in the new Nassau building
here in about a week. A stock OF
shoes. millinery and clothing is be-
ing purchased.
The new business men were
brought here from Mexico City by
the Nassau brothers. They have other
interests in McAllen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Orchard Sold For
$1,000 Per Acre

Especial 90 The Hrraldl
McAIiEN. June a0.-E. w. Bentley
81 Dallas has purchased the Thayer
citrus orchard In Fairfield Place
IA here. paying $1,000 for the 10
acre orchard.
Mr.. Bentley IA n member ~ the
firm 81 Bentley q Crutcher. insur-
ance adjusters. and expects 90 move
here after January 1 Of next year
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
CHEATS nocToRS qs YEARS

EAST DULWICH, Eng.-Joseph
Moore died at the z of 100, though
when only two. physicians told his
mother he could not outlive infancy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
BARBER SHOP SnLn

McALLEN, June 30.-The Sanitary
barber shop in the Grill building
here has been sold to O. G. Lindsey
Of Taylor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
BOLT KILLS s II AUTO

MUNICH.-Eight children on a pic
ME crowded into an auto when a
storm broke and all were killed when
lightning hit the machine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
HIS ASHES OVER SEA

AMSTERDAM.-The body Of Capt.
Hans van Dieman was eremated and
his ashes scattered over the North
Sea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
WATER MOVING MOUNTAIN

CARDIFF. Wales.-Scientists have
decided that water seepinG from
Lake Cwmtillery is responsible for
the moving Of the mountain above
Abertillery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
every mile
a pleasure

Nomatter how longth tourney
or how varied the highway,
every mile at the wheel of the
Bigger and Better Chevrolet is
a pleasure.
AT every speed, this amazing
car holds the road with a surety
that is a revelation for it is
built on a wheelbase of 1o7
inches, and the body is balanced
on four long semi-elliptic shock
absorber springs, set parallel 10
the frame. Ii steers with the
weight of hand = for the worm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

and gear steering mechanism
is fitted with ball bearings
throughout. And it sweeps
along at high speeds for hour
after hour without the slightest
sense of forcing or fatigue
always under the complete
control Of its big non,locking
4-wheel brakes.
Only a demonstration can re-
veal the full performance supe-
riority Of the Bigger and Better
Chevrolet. Come in today!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
MINE BLAST TAKES TOLL
OF 1877 HUMAN LIVES

Mather, Pa, May 21-Mather was
Village of lost hope" tonight as
the possibility that any of the 13S
miners entombed in the blast-wreck-
ed Mather mine were still alive grew
more and more remote.
Two hundred and eleven men
were in the mine when the explo-
sion occurred late Saturday, Is es-
capped and tonight the known death
toll stood at 125.
While nearly everyone in the lit
tie mining settlement believed the
imprisoned miners were dead, rescue
workers hoped that some might have
bratticed themselves beyond. the
reach of the death-dealing gases gen.
Grated by the explosion. Fresh air
was being pumped into the workings
and air cocks were constructed by
the rescue squads as they advanced
to the inner depths of the under
ground tunnels.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
War Veterans Hold
Interesting Meeting
Addresses Delivered By Albert L.
Cox, State Commander, Ward
Threatt, Editor Harris and F. A.
Hutchison, State Service Officer

A large number of eX-service men
together with other citizens of the
town and county gathered at the
courthouse Friday night when sew
eral prominent speakers participated
in a program put on by the Watauga
Post, American Legion.
Albert L. Cox, department COM
mander of North Carolina; Wade
Threat of the postoffice department
at Charlotte, and Col. Wade H. Har-
ris, editor of the Charlotte Observer,
addressed the LegiOnnaires, while
the main speaker on the program was
F. A. Hutchison, state service Off
Ger, and himself an ex-service man,
who gave some information relative
to adjusted compensation, or what
the boys commonly refer to as the
bonus"
Mr. Hutchison pointed out that the
state of North Carolina loaned ST.
100000 to North Carolina veterans
before March 81, last, and that the
next legislature would be asked to
double the amount. This money is
available for building homes only
and is not to be confused with loans
made under the compensation plan.
He discouraged the borrowing OF
money on insurance certificates, in
view of the fact that majority of
the soldiers borrow the allowance,
never pay the interest, and at ma
turity their certificate is absorbed.
Mr.. Hutchison is the head OF the
regional office of the Legiyn and
proposes to defend the rights OF
every ex-serice man in all instances.
He called attention to the fact that
the best hospital in the United States
is located at Oteen, n. c., and is
open to all veterans of the World
War who receive free treatment.
Mr.. Hutchison closed his address
with the statement that every law
affecting the veterans has been
sponsored by the Legion and urged
all ex-service men to enlist in what
he described as the largest organi-
zation on earth.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
By RUPERT GILLETI

The passage last Wednesday by
congress Of the Muscle Shoals bill,
containing an amendment by Repre-
sentative Reece OF Tennessee. ap-
propriating 100000 for building
Cove Greek dam has caused much
speculation here, as the only Cove
Greek dam known of here, is the one
that has been surveyed on that
stream in Watauga county.
A Washington special to the New
York Times, saying that Cove Greek
was 400 miles above Muscle Shoals,
on the upper waters Of the Tennessee
river, gave strength to this assump-
ton, as it is about 400 miles from
here to Muscle Shoals. Moreover,
Cove Greek flows into the Watauga,
which in turn flows into the Ten
nessee.
Surveying of the project here has
been completed. Two separate plans
have been provided for in the sur
veys, and it is not known here which
will be adopted. One is for a single
dam, $50 feet high, at the mouth of
Beech Greek. The other plan calls
for three dams, the one at Beech
Greek, another at Laurel Greek, and
the third several miles above the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
TIME FOR REGISTERING FOR
JUNE PRIMARY ENDED SAT

Books for the registration of
those who wish to vote in the Demo-
cratic primary in the county on Sat
urday, June 2, closed last Saturday
evening. No new registration was
required, those who voted in the gen.
eral election of two years ago ard
who had not moved since that time
being eligible to vote without having
their names placed on the books
again. So far as is known there
were but few names added to the
list at the IA precincts in the coun-
ty. There were five names added
in Boone, which is probably larger
number than at any other precinct.
Voters in the primary will select
one of three candidates for lieuten-
ant governor and one of three con-
tenders for the position, of commits
sioner of labor. and printing. >.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
GOVERNMENT WILL OPERATE
MUSCLE SHOALS POWER PLANT

Federal operation Of the govern
ment's vast nitrate and power prop
critics at Muscle Shoals in northern
Alabama was voted last Wednesday
by congress. The decision to commit
the government to this undertaking
came with passage Of the revised
Norris-Morton bill to create a
Muscle Shoals corporation to be
charged with operation Of the prop
critics for fixed nitrate production
and the sale and disposition of sur
plus power not needed in such work
The house adopted an amendment
by Representative D. Carol Reese,
OF the first Tennessee district to
provide S2,0G0,000 to start constrUc-
tion of the proposed Cove Greek
dam on the upper water Of the Ten
nessee river.
As passed, the Norris NORM bill,
in addition to providing for the con-
struction Of Cove Greek dam, also
would assure completion of Dam No.
2. 1t also would transfer to the
proposed corporations jurisdiction
all of the federal properties, includ-
ing the Waco lime quarry connected
with the shoals project.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
Passage of Muscle Shoals Bill May Prove of
Great Benefit to Western North Carolina

SStOtO.
Water would be conveyed by an
eight-foot conduit from the lowest
dam to & power house to be con-
structed at Watson's Island. Tenn
five miles below the, Beech Greek
dam site
A. enormous amount Of storage
would be provided by th4se three
dams, as TIE Watauga River runs
through d deep gorge throughout its
length in North Carolina. 1t is be-
lieved here that the dams would
back water as fa- a Vale Crucis,
and possibly as far as ShuIls Mills,
six miles below Blowing Rock. How
much horsepower would be develop
ed cannot be said here, as all en-
gineers left here as soon as the sur
vey was completed and refused to
make any statement before they left.
No one in authority is left here.
The survey was begun here nearly
six months age, but throughout
their stay--here, the engineers in
charge refused to give the slightest
hint as to VINO was behind the pro-
ject. It was generally believed until
the passage Of the Muscle Shoals
bill, that the American Aluminium
Company was developing the pro-
ject.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
WILL REBUILD NO.
so TO WILkESBORO
Currier is Authority for Statement
that Boone Trail Is To Be Re-
located and that Survey Will Be-
gin in Near Future

The following from the Wilkes
Patriot of last Thursday will be
read with a great deal of interest by
the people OF Watauga county. The
Democrat has been unable so far to
verify the correctness of the infor-
nation contained therein. but it
would seem that at last the state
highway commission has awoke to
the fact that this great artery of
travel should be completed from
North Wilkesb0yo to Boone and on
through the county to the Tennessee
line:
Capt. c. S. Currier was in the
city Friday conferring with ". H.
Foster. county superintendent of
roads, and he gave out the informa-
ton that the state highway commits
sion has made an order that the
North Wilkesboro- Boone link Of the
Boone Trail highway, No. so, be re-
located and that the engineering
work will commence at once.
The building o. an entirely new
road from Mii!er's Greek to the
Watauga metropolis will be a great
asset to the people Of Wilkes and
Watauga counties affording the
Watauga people an outlet to the out
side world and offering Wilkes the
advantage Of having a short. we'll
kept road 10 Boone. Blowing ROck
and o.ner summer resorts in the
mountains. tending to increase tour
ist traffic through North Wilkes
bcrc -"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
POLITICAL EVENTS
OF THE PAST WEEK
Highlights of Political Activity of
Both Major Parties Summarized
From Recent News Dispatches
From Over the Country
Standing of the Candidates

A total of 979, or about 10 of the
1889 delegates to the Republican
convention have been selected. with
a majority of 545 required to nomi-
nate.
Of these Hoover claims 523 z, of
which 203 are in dispute; Lowden,
261 Y with 90 in dispute. Curtis
claims as with % in dispute and
Norris SO, of which Is are claimed
by other aspirants.
Of the LOO delegates to the
Democratic convention, $40 had
selected up to Sunday, leaving 230
still to be named. But since then
Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado
have held either primaries or con-
ventions.
Governor Smiths friends are
claiming 618 for their candidate,
exclusive Of Colorado, where most of
the y delegates are pledged to the
New York governor. Cnly rs of
the delegates claimed by Smith are
in dispute. Should he hold the SIS
now claimed and get the votes of
Ohio, are pledged to Pomerene,
and Indiana's 80, he will be in strik-
ing distance of the 1882 required
to nominate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
Will Simmons Bolt?

Washington, May 19.-Senator
Heflin, after making another long
and vigorous attack on the candi-
dacy of Al Smith for the presiden-
tial nomination in the senate today,
told Greensboro News repre-
sentative that if Smith is nominated
the south will walk out of the con-
vention, and reorganize the Demo
cratic party" Heflin said that anti
Smith leaders, headed by Senator
Simmons, had not made definite
plans for any such eventuality, as it
is inconceivable to them that Smith
can be nominated, but eff that ca
lamity should befall the party and
country" the Alabama senator said,
he had heard enough to know what
would be done by the anti-Smith
wing of the party.
Senator Heflin went on to say
that Senator Simmons had some
very definite information not made
public about the possible number of
votes Smith would receive at Hous-
ton, and the persistence and staying
power of the opposition. He declar-
ed this information was correct, and,
according to it, Smith would never
get majority" of the convention,
which the Smith people already and
confidently claim.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24

Frank Orren Lowden has dis
tinguished public record. He is
an advocate of the McNary-
Haugen bill He is himself
farmers son, and he worked on
the farm until he was nearly of
age. Today ne is the owner of a
5,000-acre farm scientifically
managed at Oregon, Illinois, and
he owns and operates extensive
cotton plantations in Arkansas
and Texas. Few individuals have
a greater personal stake in wise
solution of the agricultural prob
lem.
He was born in Sunrise City,
Mimi, in 1861. After studying at
the University Of Iowa and law
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24

college, he practiced law in Chica-
go from 1887 to 1906. He was a
professor Of law at Northwestern
University in 1889. He served as
a delegate to Republican conven-
tions, later winning a seat in con-
gresS.
In 1917 ne was elected governor
Of Illinois, serving until 1921, and
his administration is considered
brilliant
In 1925 ne was elected presi-
dent of the International Press
Foundation.
He is an easy and fluent speak
err, and has a colOrful personality.
He is on record as vigorously op-
posing Americas entry into the
League Of Nations.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
MOVIES AID SALE OF POPPIES

During the remainder Of the week,
a poppy picture" will be shown at
the Pastime Theater in connection
with the regular program at no ad-
ditional charge. This is done in an
effort to facilitate the sale of pop
pies by the Women's Auxiliary of
the American Legion Saturday, and
shows what the poppy represents
and how the money derived from
the sale of the little paper flowers is
spent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-24
INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND
is RULED BY DOGS

Capetown-Few stranger narra-
tives of the sea have reached port
than that of the island of Juan de
Nova-the kingdom of dogs-an ac-
count of which has been brought
here by the captain of a French
schooner.
"We were sailing north" said the
captain, up the Mozambique chan
mel, between Portuguese East Africa
and Madagascar, and passed within
sight of Juan de Nova one dawn.
picked it up through my glasses, and
happened to see a battered ships
boat fast on a reef.
80 ! had my own boat lowered
and put off to investigate. The
ships boat turned out, however, to
be a complete wreck-it had been
washed up there as like as not-and
! was about to return to my ship
when | saw dog.
at had appeared suddenly on q
rock about 80 yards away. 1t re-
minded me generally of large.
white terrier, but there seemed to be
traces Of dozen other breeds in its
makeup, and something altogether
unfamiliar in its attitude. l mean
that the dog did not flatter me at all
by even a pretence of respect. l
gathered that it regarded me as its
inferior.
1T stood there watching me, and
moment later, was Joined by four
others. All were perfectly still, and
all watched me unblinkinglly The
man with me, Dufour, laughed rath-
er uneasily. Then he picked up a
pebble and threw at them. His aim
was bad. The pebble struck the
rock. The dogs never moved.
''Ihe terrier lifted his head and
howled. 1t was the wierdest noise
l have ever heard, and in the dawn
there and on this deserted island,
which is nothing more than horse
shoe of coral, and coming from
dog, which l had expected to bark, it
sent shiver down my back.
THE howl had staggering effect.
More dogs appeared around the rock
and on the skyline. l should say
there were 20 at least. They began
to move towards us. Come on said
Dufour, let's 60 And we went.
'The dogs came to the waters
edge and watched US pull out. Some
squatted, some walked slowly about,
one scratched himself The large
white terrier never took his eyes off
US, and we reached the ship COM
pletely beaten men.
MANY ships in the days of sail
called there for fresh water, fruit
and turtles, and that is how the
dogs kingdom came into being. Dogs
escaped from the ships from time to
time, of all kinds and from all coun-
tries.
'They have bred into the most
curious and savage species on the
face of the EARTH
Naturalists have noted that these
dogs all droop their tails like woves,
and that they have lost their bark.
In other words, they have ''gone ma
tive" and, in their howls under the
moon, is an echo of all that a dog
was before-willy -nilly-he became
the friend of man.