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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

AUSTIN, Feb. 7.-(Pl-Laws gov
erning the sale Of public lands are
SO inadequate that recently the
state disposed Of property al $3 per
acre. that was subsequently sold for
$4,000 an acre and is now produc-
ing from $7,0O0,00O to Sl0,OOO,0OO
worth of oil, Judge X. L. Bats,
chairman Of the board Of regents.
told the land office investigating
comm ittee today.
The land in question comprised Pa
acres in either Upton or Crane coun-
ty and is adjoining or a part Of the
University lands, he said.
Ownership to the property was
established in a vacancy suit OF
which the University had no notice,
Judge Bats testified.
"The public school lands are being
dissipated by what seems 70 me 70
be a folish policy" he said.
Judge Bats testified about con-
fererces which were held between
Continued on page nine)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
FIRST CRATE OF
y y y
ASPARAGUS NETS
= = x
VALLEY MAN SIS

Especial to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, Feb 7.-What
Is believed to have been the first
box Of field grown asparagus
shipped from any part of the
United States this year has
brought Tom l.. Ogilvie OF this
city SIS.
A wire to that effect has been
received from Robt. I. Cochran
K Co, the concern handling the
transaction in New York City.
where the sale was made. The
crate weighed Is pounds.
At the same time that the crate
was shipped 20 New York, Ogilvie
shipped two crates of cuils to
Houston. and received SIS per crate.
He has 30 acres Of asparagus In
cultivation. and states that he will
make regular express shipments
hereafter. He thinks he will get
a yield of from 1000 to 1,200
pounds per acre.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
400 Skaters On
Danube Victims
OF Cracked Ice

VIENNA. Feb. 7.-tPl-Four hun
dred skaters were precipitated into
the waters Of the Danube az Rats
BON (Regensburg) Baviria today
when the ice suddenly broke. /.
An indescribable panic followed
the breaking Of the ice. The merry
makers in n moment became a strug-
cling. screaming mass Of humanity
Ss the victims fought 18th the shat
tered ice and each other in their
frantic efforts to reach the shore.
There were many hairbreadth res
cues, but il was reported later that
all the endangered persons we're
eventually saved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
u. S. Groups To
Meet On Sale of
Atlantic Fleet

WASHINGTON. Feb. T. (Pl -
Members Of the shipping board
agreed today 10 confer with the SEN
ate commerce committee before clos
ing a contract for the sale Of the
Atlantic fleet of the government
shipping lines.
Senator Mcclellan. democrat. Ten
nessce, sponsored a resolution yes
terday for an investigation into the
ship sale and il was carried without
y record vote.
Paul ". Chapman. Inc. had bid
si6.0OO,C COO for the thirteen ships.
which constitute the entire American
passenger fleet plying between New
York and England, France and Ger
MANY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

All preparations for entertainment
of the $50 county agricultural
agents, college heads and farm
writers, to arrive here Friday from
a convention in Houston, for a tour
Of the Valley, have been completed,
G. c. Richardson, manager Of the
local chamber Of commerce said
Thursday.
Gratifying response to request for
automobiles to take the visitors over
the Valley has been met with here,
Richardson says, fifteen offering
their cars for this purpose. The
Brownsville quota, however, is IL.
and even more are badly needed, 1t
is said.
Those who can furnish automo-
biles for use Friday are asked 70
have them az the Southern Pacific
station in Edinburg at o'clock Fri
day morning. Importance OF the
visit to this section of the agricul-
tural experts is stressed by Rich
ardson, who declares il is necessary
that there be sufficient cars at hand.
The visitors are TO arrive at a.
m. at Edinburg. Hidalgo county
also Is 70 furnish cars. sufficient for
the tourists there, while San Benito,
Harlingen and La Feria are TO fur
nish cars in addition. Among those
from Brownsville offering their cars
are the following:
John Stohler. Harvey Stiles, Paul
Dye, George r. Dennis, A. ID. Dick
;nson w H Hupgman. Clarence
Hunter. A Wayne Wood. J. r. Me-
Clintock. the Missouri Pacific, Mrs
Emma Leonard, Clyde Tandy. Roy
Sethman company, Southern Pacific
railway company, and F. p. Nichol-
son Of New York, a visitor In
Brownsville.
On arrival AZ Edinburg the county
agents will be served breakfast at
the high school cafeteria at ? a. m.
after which tour will be made to
Sharyland and McAllen and then e
(Continued on Page Nine.)
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Officer Leaves
With Alabaman

Ora L. Smith of Jasper, Ala, who
was arrested here the first OF the
week on request Of Alabama officials.
left Wednesday night in company
with Fred Moore. a deputy sheriff
Of that state. He waived extradition.
Smith was arrested on the charge
of jumping bond. and is also under
Indictment in Alabama on an embez-
zlerent charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
By STANLEY W. PRENOSIL
AsanriafeG Press Financial Editor

u q
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-tPI-Speeu-
latior for the advance on the New
York stock exchange received a ter
rifle jolt today when the market was
confronted with two bearish devel-
0prnents-a federal reserve board
warning against the excessive use Of
speculative credit and q rise OF per
cent in the Bank Of England discount
rate.
Prices OF most Of the active issues
broke S2 TO SIT share az the open
ing rs thousands OF small spccula-
tors scrambled to get out Of the mar
ket. but strong buying support was
quickly supplied and brisk rally
was underway by early afternoon.
a few Of the recoveries running from
50 70 si3 q share. Trading was in
enormous volume. total ---A-- cross
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SENATESENDS
MEASURE
TO COMMITTEE
Find One Solon Who
Opposed Governors
Plan Was Not Mem
Der of Group

AUSTIN. Feb. 7.-tP-Bitter COM
mittee conflict on the senate peni-
tentiary measures possibly will con-
tinue as n result OF the senate vote
today, IA to Is, TO recommit the
bills.
The second fight 70 recommit was
started after il was discovered that
Senator Cousins. who took part I'm
yesterdays meeting. was not n mem
Der of the committee. The commit
tee. BY a vote of seven 10 six. de-
cided TO report favorably the Cou-
sins bill over the strong protest cf
supporters of the Holebrook, or
governors measure.
The Holbrook bill had been re-
ported favorably earlier yesterday
after which the senate had first re-
ferred the bills.
Before the bill was recommitted
today Cousins was added to the COM
Inittee.
Cousins asserted ne had thought
himself a member Of the committee
yesterday and had voted 10 report
his bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
MANY ASK LITERATURE
ABOUT BROWNSVILLE

Eight inquiries requesting infor-
nation and literature about Browns
vile and the Valley were received
Thursday by G.. G. Richardson. man
ager OF the local chamber OF COM
meree. Among those wri'i-~ for this
information were;
T.. vi. Sairs, Athens. IA, ". Mapef
Peak, Bluffs. Ill; 8. A. Clegg, Haines
City. Fla; Frank Parzinle. Tampas
Fla: l.. r. LeFevre, Fort Worth,
Texas; Lucille Austin. Arlington
Texas: Cline Chernault. Dallas,
Texas; Joseph Mays Birmingham,
Ale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
CLEARED OF ROBBERY

STURGIs. Mich, Feb. 7.-tPt-
Ralph A. Wood and Cecil T. Holt,
were cleared Of charges Of partici-
patiny IN the robbery Of the Sturgis
National Bank Dec. II. with the dis
missal today by Charles l.. Haner
justice Of the peace, Of warrants
against them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
Cold Wave Hits
Mountain States;
Drop Seen Here

DENVER. Feb. 7.-tP,-Railroad
transportation IN the mountainous
regions OF southwestern Colorado
was at a stAndstiil today while sec
ton crews began q two weeks task
Of clearing tracks Of the heaviest
snowslides in many years. High
ways also were impossible.
The towns Of Silverton. q mining
community, and Craig were isolated.
Spb-1ero weather prevailed in
Montana an nea- Foreman an ice
Jam flooded the lowlands forcing
farmers to flee their homes.
Highways in Wyoming, Utah and
Idaho were blocked by snowdrift and
zero tempe -atures were General
throughout the latter state.
In Kansas and the Texas Pan
han, a new CIV was reported.
Snow was expected in Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
REJECT MOODY PRISON PLAN
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THE WESTERN Fruit Jobbers
appreciated the hospitality of the
Lower Rio .Grande Valley.
| They said So with a full page
advertisement in the Kansas City
|Packer, sometimes referred to as
the shippers Bible"
The advertisement carried in red
ink the caption: can Appreciation to
South Texas Shippers and Dealers"
Here is what the jobbers had to
say with reference to hospitality
land climate:
"Qur visit to the Lower Rio
GraAde Valley. the Laredo and Win
9arden districts, Houston and
Antonio has been a revelation.
Coming as we have from the
~ oxen North, your climate, balmy
atmosphere and green verdure have
been n delight. Your hospitality
extended so lavishly has given US
pleasure TO be remembered always
"We know the friendships cement
led curing our brief stay will exist
gways, and Tho Magic V ley as
-ell ms the other sections OF your
Feat state will be remembered in
n the years to come.
"Our distribution facilities are at
lur command. Whenever occasion
4 Uses feel free to call upon us for
u Nv assistance, whatever it may be-"
q
.rCHE VALLEY will accept the Job
4 5cs' tender OF assistance in secur-
II ~ better distribution Of products.
\ The Valleys problem is not one of
I. oduction, ID is one of distribution,
md those jobbers who recently tour
~ this section can aid materially in
Solying that problem.
ft liz interesting to note that
nmong the firms listed in the Packer
advertisement are several who cover
|all major and some Of the minor
gnarkets Of the United States. They
pave highly efficient organizations
iesigned for tho sole purpose Of
eecuring more efficient distribution
II fruits and vegetables. Those
organizations will prove invaluable
% the Valley shippers and growers.
TWO MORE big tours of the Val
Hey are scheduled for February.
A delegation OF $50 agricultural
workers, agricultural college faculty
heads and agricultural writer's will
arrive Friday morning.
Ths Southwestern Freight Claim
Agents association. with representa-
tives from five states will hold their
annual convention in Brownsville
February l3, II and Is, closing with
a tour Of the Valley on February Is.
Every town will supply its quota
| Of automobiles and the visitors will
be given the opportunity to aid in
disseminating to the public the beau
ties and advantages Of the Lower
| Rio Grande country.
MANY Brownsville citizens have
| Informed the telephone company Of
| their correct street addresses 10 be
used in the next telephone directory,
now being compiled.
"But there are many more who
have not written in 20 us" says Geo.
r. TAFT, manager.
"Printing correct addresses in the
1 directrry will supply for the first
4tim&a method whereby strangers
win be able to locate the homes Of
many Brownsville families.
'.We wish everyone would just
write their name and address on s
POSTCARD or in n letter and mail i 20
sur Brownsville office
ALL ADDRESSES must be IN the
managers office by Feb. 90.
Here is the form 20 use:
John Smith, sos Fronton street.
FEBRUARY is the month 10 plant
shrubs, palms and other orna-
1mentals as well rs practically al
(Ccntinued on page nine.)
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valleys
Cloudy. unsettled and colder tonight
and Friday: probably with In.
Moderate 20 fresh easterly 10 north
erIy winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Friday; rain IN south and rain
or snow in north portions freezing
IN the north portion.
Moderate TO fresh easterly winds
on the coast
There will be no material chanGs
n the river during the next few
days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

State Land Sold
For So; Bring
$1O,OOOIsC

AUSTIN, Feb. t. "A "big
stack" Of patents issued by the
land commissioner have not been
signed by Governor Moody because
his office has no facilities for in
vestigating the sale of public lands
and he does not want his name af-
fixed to a patent conveying an oil
field at So an acre plus one-six-
teenth royalty, he told the land
office investigating committee to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

AUSTIN, Feb. 7.-lPD-After three
weeks Of public and executive hear
ings interspersed with q visit to the
state prison system. the house COM
mittee on penitentiaries today re
jected Governor Moody's proposed
Capitalization plan and approved
that OF Representative Dewey Young.
Henry A. Turner and J. J. 10y by a
10 20 vote.
Opponents served notice OF carry
ing both the governors proposal and
a substitute by Representative Leon
ard Tillotson of Sealy to the floor
on minority report
The Youn-Turner-Loy bill calls
for Capitalization Of the present
widely-scattered farms on the Dnr-
rington farm in Brazoria county In
stead Of appointment OF N board. mn
suggested by the governor. to In
vestigate the situation and later
furnish recommendation Tillotson's
measure provided for merging the
system on both the Darlington and
Ramsay farms.
The adopted measure directs sale
vaging Of all possible property ON
the prison and farms at Huntsville
and giving IL to Sam Houston State
Normal school II found practical for
use by the institution. The Shaw
farm In Bowie county, the Eastman
farm in Houston county, the Fer
guson farm in Madison county and
the Winu and Goree farms in Walk
err county would be sold.
The bill provides an appropriation
Of 81 900. 900 for the fiscal year Of
1929-30 and the same amount for the
following year 20 carry out the re-
orgnnir atinn
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Valley Ready to
Entertain Group;
Need More Cars

HOUSTON, Tex, FEB. lap
DIR. Wilmon Newell, dean Of the
College OF Agriculture and direc-
tor of the experiment station, Uni
yersity Of Florida, Gainesville, Fla,
was elected president of the
Association Of Southern Agricul-
tural Workers at the final general
session of the three day conyen-
tion here today.
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
Hirh and low tide at Point Tsabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions:
High ...-.-.-........s 1Fvo ". n
TUw ............ $50 a- m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

A drop in temperature Thursday
night Was seen for the Valley BY T.
No danger Of freeze was seen, how
ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
- Graham
80 N McNamee
Speaking"
McNat11ee

the boy goes back home and doesn't
get in on the hold-up Maybe that's
what would happen and maybe not. But
I leave it to you whether there would
be any better possible means of hitting
millions of youths with just such a
timely and convincing message than
the radio now offers AS I have said.
radio makes things seem personal, and
I'll bet this boy would have feeling
that somebody was talking right at
him and nobody else. leave it to any,
body who might be interested, and
everybody ought to be, whether there
isn't IN such work a magnificent posi-
bility for crime prevention. / would
like to hear from my friends on this,
and I'll pass their letters on to some
such organization as the National Crime
Commission in New York. This COM
mission has done some splendid work
in trying to find the causes and cure
Of crime, but do not know that it has
ever considered radio.
Plea Hats Burglar.
I have known specific instances in
which men have been turned away
from crime by radio message. One
of them-and I have checked the facts
on this--involves a burglar, who. after
his release from prison, was making a
desperate effort to live honestly. He
was having a hard time with most of
the breaks against him, and finally, in
desperation made up his mind to pull
just one more job so he could set him.
self in a little business. BY consid-
cradle proving and watching the pa
pers he learned that the house of a
wealthy family was to be unoccupied
during the Summer months. He en-
tered and was scooping up some jewels
and plate when the radio suddenly
spoke. The family had forgotten to
turn it off
Evangeline Booth was speaking She
was making an eloquent plea for decent
and honorable living. The burglar
dropped his loot and went to the head
quarters of the Salvation Army. He
told his story and asked them to help
him. They found him work and kept
his story from the police. That was
three years ago. This man now has a
little truck garden in Long Island and
is one of the happiest men know.
know of another instance in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

getting ready for a more ambitious Job
This was in the early days of radio.
The boy at first became tremendously
interested in the technical aspects of
radio, and then it served to revive in
him a latent and almost forgotten in
terest in music. He began to tinker
with his set at home instead of meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

radio figured In the reclamation of a
youth who was sliding right down into
the penitentiary. While this did not
hinge on any single dramatic moment,
the story is essentially the same. This
lad was running with a tough gang
and had joined in two or three small
robberies He and his associates we're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

Gus educational fields. Through the
churches and other agencies moral edu-
cation also Is being stressed. But I
am convinced that If the broadcasters
would go right to headquarters and get
men like Jack Black they would get
under the skin of these boys just on
the edge of crime as they could do in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

ing the gang. He told me years later
that from that time on he went straight
and cut out the old crowd. He is now
doing well in the radio repair business,
and is beginning to appear as a pro-
fessional singer-his art having been
renewed and stimulated by the radio
Radio is doing splendid work in vari-
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no other way.
The poets arrow which falls II know
not where" certainly applies to radio.
No one can fathom the recesses Of the
hearts or minds into which any spoken
message may penetrate, sent through
the air to waiting millions.
(Copyright. 1927
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

Tonight. the Herald publishes the likeness of man who showed rare judgment by moving to New Britain three months ago He has been manager of a store on Main street since last January and from latest reports, he has been putting over business with a bang. Hartford. poor dear has lost a good manager but you can't keep good man down so he was promoted to the New Britain store. Ever since he has been here, the cash register has been playing a lively tune. due to his az gressiVe sales methods and keen in- sight into the wants of the local buying public. One has only to step into his store and rubber around fer short time before it is realized that there's a live wire in charge. He likes New Britain which is the most natural thing in the world and he is eligible to belong to that ever grow ing list of folks who have a ven" on tha Hardware City. The store which he manages has been in New
 Britain for years and years. It has always enjoyed tho hcet of ronu-"- tions. and has added 10 it's prestige since the New Year. Now who can he be? He is prominent n Masoric circles, especially in East Hartford where he spent many an evening seeing that the candidates rode the goat according to rules If you guess him, send in your letter ard, perhaps. win the dollar. You havn over the weekend to try your luck.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
FLORIDA BANKS IN
 FINANCIAL TROUBLE
Two More Fail in Daytona
 BeaCh-PrObe Continues

Jacksonville, Fla. July 13 Pt- Approximately $9.000.000 in de- positors' money was tied up today as state and federal banking au- thoritieS worked toward the reor- ganization or liquidation of six Florida banks which have closed within the last eight days, five of them since Thursday.
 The latest to fail were two in Daytona Beach. the Merchants Bank and Trust company and the Atlantic Bank and Trust company, which suspended business yester- day. Both were closed. according to notices on their doors. by state bank examiners pending reorgani- ZHtion for the protection of their customers.
 The failure Of the Daytona Beach banks brought a run on the two remaining institutions in the city. which continued business despite heavy withdrawals. De Land in the same county. suffered closing of the only two banks in the city, the Nolusia County Bank and Trust company and the First National bank, Thursday, while the Colonial Bank and Trust company of Mi ami failed 10 open on that day. The Peoples bank Of Jacksonville mad closed last Friday morning.
 While banking department off, Cials from the state and federal government audited the books Of the six banks. John l.. Fouts. pres ident of four other closed central Florida banks. prepared for pre- liminary hearing on three charges involving violation of state banking laws. Fouts was president and di- rector of the State bank of Bar tow. the First National bank of Lakeland. the First National bank of Auburndale and the State bank of Winter Haven.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
TENNIS TEAMS FIGHT
 FOR PLACE IN FINALS
East Scheduled to Battle Midwest and Missouri Valley Matched
 With California

Chicago, July 13 P}-East was 10 battle middlewest. and the Missouri Valley was to fight it out with Cali fornia today for places in the finals Of the L. s. international team ten his championships at the Chicago Town and Country club
 The east, represented by Julius Seligson and Eugene McAuliffe, both of New York, reached the semi-final yesterday by downing the Texas sec ton. two matches to one. Seligson overcame James Quick of Dallas and McAuliffe defeated John Barr, also of Dallas, in the singles en- counters, but the Texans came back to take the doubles.
 Three southern stars, Bryant Grant, Atlanta, Ga, and the New Orleans pair of Dan K. Murray, Jr.. and Cliff Sutter, were unable to withstand the powerful games of the Missouri Valley team of Wray Brown. St. Louis and Harris Cogges- hall. Des Moines. Brown took a singles match from Grant, and Coz geshall took the other singles tilt from Murray, paired togethei' Brown and Coggeshall won the dotl- bles to sweep the series.
 California's team of Keith Gled- hill Santa Barbara and Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena, drew a first round bye. IS did the midwest's defending champions. Emmett Pare of Chicago and Paul kunkel of Cincinnati.
 Finls will be held Sunday after noon.