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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
MARKET news
TO SPREAD OUT
New Leased Wires Will Be
In Operation July /
Under Last Plan
Especial to The Herald)

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Ex-
pansion of the agricultural market
news services of the Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economies through the es-
tablishment of additional field Of
ficeS in the Pacific Northwest and
South, extension of the leased tele-
graph wire system, and increased
activities at existing field offices en-
gagged in the collection and dissem-
nation of farm market news by
radio, telegraph, the press, and by
mail, has been announced by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. This extension of the Ser-
vice was provided for by congress in
the appropriation act for the year
beginning July 1, 1929.
Expansion Of the bureaus market
news service includes extension Of
the leased wire system to Detroit;
Cleveland; Nashville, Tenn; Jack
son, Miss: New Orleans; Portland,
Ore; Seattle; Spokane: and Boise,
Idaho. New offices will be opened
in Detroit, Cleveland, and New Or
leans, for the purpose of collecting
and disseminating market reports
on fruits and vegetables. Leased
wire connections at Nashville,
Tenn; Jackson, Miss, and Boise,
Idaho, will be for the purpose of
distributing market reports on
fruits and vegetables. dairy and
poultry products, grain, hay and
feed, and livestock. Through CO.
operative arrangements with the
State Department of Agriculture in
these states, the material available
on the leased wire system will be
disseminated from those points by
state agencies by the use of the
press, mail, radio, and other feas-
ible means.
Extension of the leased wire SER
vice to the Pacific Northwest will
make available to that important
producing section comprehensive
market reports on fruits and vege-
tables, dairy and poultry products,
grain and hay, and livestock. A new
office for reporting fruits and vege-
table news service will be expanded
at Spokane. The present bureau Of
fees at Portland will be enlarged
in order to expand materially the
fruit and Vegetable market news
service and the livestock service.
and to develop a comprehensive
market reporting service on dairy
and poultry products and on grain
and hay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
HOLD GENERAL
MOTORS WEEK
Dealers Throughout Valley
To Demonstrate Cars
Week Of April 20

Valley dealers in General Motors
automobiles are preparing to devote
the week of April 20 to q to a
spring showing of the new models
of that organization, in cooperation
with a national celebration planned
by the manufacturers.
The celebration will open with a
parade of the new models through
the streets Of Brownsville and in
other Valley towns on Saturday and
will be followed with a series OF
demonstrations and displays during
the week. A feature of the observ-
nee will be a luncheon of Browns
vile dealers to be held here during
the week to plan the showings.
One feature of the celebration
will be a showing of the new Gen.
eral Motors automobile, the Viking,
a companion car to the Oldsmobile.
Cars to be included in the parade
and in the display include Cadillacs,
La Sales, Bucks, Vikings, Oldsmo-
biles, Pontiacs and Chevrolets.
McDermott Motor Co. will show
new Cadillacs, La Sales, Vikings
and OldsmobileS. The Abbott Mo-
tor Co. will enter the new Bucks.
Isom Motor Co. will display the
Oakland and Pontiac new models
and the Stevenson Motor Co. will
enter Chevrolets In the parade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
Days Return for
SO Men in Scout Course

into patrols and are competing
for honors in knot tying and sim
liar featS.
d. G. Wood was elected senior
patrol leader and j. F. Honey,
secretary.
The patrols are divided as fol-
lows:
The Piasanos-E. w. Halstead,
leader, j. p. Dewald, Bill Splawn,
j. D.. Mayberry and Heber Mar
cell.
The Owls-Ed Oppenheimer,
leader, A. H. Strahle, Milo Null,
Bob Lowry and "Ty" Cobb.
The Hounds-Leslie Murphy,
leader; C.. D. Peake, S. L. Hardin,
G.. H. Holiday, VIM. L. FRANKIE
and Geo. H. Holder.
The Lions-Felipe Garcia, lead
er; j. P. Dewald., p. II. Longoria,
Rafael Guerra, l.. HinojoSa and
Alfred Barrera.
The Ravens-David Wood, lead
er, Ernest Halstead, Jr.. T. r..
Card. j. Honey, Ira Gobble, H. p.
Peterson and Eddie Marburger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14

Little James Jennings, Jr., who
will be one year old in June, couldn't
understand why his mother insisted
on his sitting still as he faced a
stranger who mysteriously ducked
out and under a black cloth hung
over a box on legs.
Of course he was interested in the
stranger, but little James was sur
rounded by four ladies who always
shoWered him with attention. They,
too, he noticed were acting strange
~. Instead of being concerned with
his welfare a. they usually were, the
ladies were all sitting quite still with
their eyes on the hooded box. FL
nally the stranger ducked out from
under the cloth and cheerily broke
the tension with an "All right"
James does not understand yet,
but in years to come he will be
shown the photograph in which he
vas the youngest of a group repre-
senting five generations. The eldest
in the picture was his great-great
grandmother, Mrs. r. Campbell, 81,
who was visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. w. j. Vertrees, and other rela-
tiveS here.
Other in the picture were his
mother, Mrs. James Jennings of
Point Isabel, his grandmother, Mrs.
r. e. Gilmore of Point Isabel, his
great grandmother, Mrs. Vertrees of
Brownsville, and his great great
grandmother, Mrs. Campbell, form
erly of Kansas City, but now Of
Portland. Ore.
Whereas other families rarely are
able to collect three generations
even after dilligent searching over
the country, Mrs. Vertrees can call
together four generations here with
in an hour. But with the coming of
Mrs. Campbell-that called for a
photograph. Five generations and
little James was the only one to up
hold the dignity of the masculine.
The other four were women.
Among the baby's relatives are
listed, two grandfathers, there
great grandfathers, two grandmoth-
ers, two great grandmotherS and one
great great grandmother.
The reunion was held at Mrs.
VertreeS home at 1914 Madison
street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
CABLE ACROSS
RIO CRANDE TO
Open May 4
Matamoros Modern
Exchange To Be In
a%ugurated On Same
Date; 200 Stations

Still stronger ties are to unite
Brownsville and MatamoroS resi-
rents in continued friendly relations
after May 4.
Announcement was made Satur-
day that the modern telephone sys-
tenn now being installed in the
Mexican city across the border from
here would be put into operation ON
that date.
Also a cable containing 80 pairs
OF wires will connect the switch
boards Of the Brownsville and
MatamoroS exchanges on that date.
For the first time in the eXiStencF
OF the two towns side by side on
opposite sides Of the Rio Grande ID
Will be possible for a Brownsville
resident to remove the receiver Of
his telephone from the hook and
call by number his friend or busi-
ness associate in Matamoros.
The Mexican city already has
celebrated here ne-hundredth an
lversary Of existence and Browns
vile rapidly is approaching that
age. This cannot be truly said To
be the first connection by wire as a
railroad telegraph and telephone
line has been in operation since the
opening of the Missouri Pacific,
Mexican National railways interna-
tional bridge here.
The Matamoros exchange is being
installed by the International Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. and is to
be modern In every way.
The equipment is said to be of
the latest common battery type
manufactured In the United States.
The central office switchboard
has been installed. many OF the
lines have been strung about the
city and the private and business
telephones are being installed at
present.
All the needed material is on hand
and has advanced to the stage
where definite announcement of the
opening date car be made.
The subject Of toll charges for
calls between the two cities is being
discussed in conferences between Of
ficials Of the two companies and
announcement regarding this Is
promised before the opening date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
CHEESE ADDING
TEXAS WEALTH
Writer Finds Outgrowth Of
Dairying Stabilizing
Farming In State

Dairying and its attendant pro-
grams Of farm development is the
biggest factor before Texas for
1929, states Stanley Campbell writ
ing on the Texas cheese industry
in the April issue Of the Texas
Commercial News.
"A comparatively few months ago
mountains Of gold began to appear
on the Texas horizon" Campbell
says. "a new kind of gold from
the Texas soil-cheese, prosaio
cheese. A golf Of toll and hardship
more precious than that discovered
in '49, for it not only enriches the
pockets Of men but it builds char
acter and develops initiative and
ingenuity"
There is an unfailing relation
between agriculture and business,
says MI. Campbell. Prosperity as
a result of the development Of the
Texas cheese industry will come
not only to the farmer but to the
business man, the banker, the doc
tor, the merchant, in short, to ev-
eryone in the community. Cheese
Is a factor in community develop
ment Is demonstrated by Mr., Camp
bell by citing the little city Of
Buda near San Marcos. For years
this little center had dependent on
its cotton for it's sustenance. When
the crop failed, Buda was a fail
ure. The idea { a cheese plant
was carried into execution and to-
day there are 1T stockholders in
the local cheese plant, with one or
two exceptions all citizens Of Buda.
The plant has been in operation a
little vel a year and Is running on
a paying basis.
More than two years ago Waco
began giving serious thought to us
potential agricultural possibilities,
according to Mr.. Campbell. From
a survey of the conditions was de-
termined the fact that the thing
most definitely needed was a slim
ulation of dairying. From that
time the whole city was in league
toward that end. As a result or
this work Waco has brought about
for herself and for the surrounding
country Of McLennan county the
permanently prosperous agricultural
conditions found at the present
time.
Similar plans have worked in
various other cities in Texas, the
! writer points out. Wichita Falls
has It's Kraft Cheese company, and
| Temple, Denison, Goldthwaite,
Hamilton and Valley Mills all have
their local plants.
Every year more and more Texas
cities are realizing the possibilities
of the cheese industry. AT the
rate Texas has progressed during
the past year 1t Is highly probable
that within a few years the cheese
industry In this state viii riva,
that of the present leader. Wis
consin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
PLAZA DANCES
ONFIESTACARD
Prizes To Be Given For Best
Costume AT Battle of
Flowers Bales

Headed by the fiesta association,
San AntonianS and their fiesta
visitors will turn the pages of his
tory back for almost two centuries,
when they hold dances on the
plazas the night of Friday, April
26. This is n of the unusual new
features planned for the celebra-
ton during the week OF April 81
this year, N. H. White, president of
the association announced.
All during its colonial days, San
Antonio was noted as a place
where dances reigned supreme on
it's plazas. From the time Of the
Canary Islanders, in 1871. on down
to comparatively recent years of the
post Civil war period, these affairs
formed the main sources of social
entertainment. The famous Capt.
Zebulon M. Pike in his diary of
his expedition through the west in
1907, devoteS several pages to de-
scription Of the beauty and plea
sure of the plaza dances in the
evening, when the patrician Span
ish governor mingled with even the
humblest Of his subjects in the
rhythm Of the stringed orchestras.
In order to stimulate enthusiasm
and add color to the affair, fiesta
directors are encouraging the use
of costumes for the dances. Prizes
are to be offered in a variety of
classes for the most attractive cos
tunes on this occasion, with spe-
cial prizes for out-of-town people.
In addition to the cash prizes, La
Casa del Rio-MeXican restaurant
is offering a dinner party to the
best costumed group receiving hon.
orable mention.
The entire fiesta this year has
taken on new life with the in
PRODUCTION of many novel events,
climaxed by the famous Battle of
Flowers parade on Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
Especial to The Heraldl

MISSION, April 13.-"School
days, school days, dear old gold
en- rule days." says a song of long
ago.
And school days have return
ed for 80 men of this vicinity
who probably were in school when
that ballad was popular.
They are returning to memories
Of their boyhood as they study
the elementary lessons of Boy
Scoutcraft in preparations to be-
come future scoutmasters.
They are entered in a course of
instruction which is to continue
three weeks with a lengthy ses-
sion each Monday niC.t. The
first session was held last Mon
day night.
The school is being conducted
by Tom Murray, Valley Boy
Scout executive. and Bob Lyon,
his assistant. Scoutmasters Claud
Peak, Arden Olsen, Bob Osborne
and Felipe Garcia are assisting.
The students have been divided
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
REPEAL Seen
FOR OBSOLETE
SPEEDINCLAW
Good Highways
With Banked Turns
Make As Miles Per
Hour Safe Speed
BY BROOKS

AUSTIN, April 13.-One Texas
law has become practically obsolete
within two years, and may soon be
repealed as a reminder of the horse
and buggy days.
That is the speed law for high
ways outside cities.
The state, in ignoring the law
by common consent, is acting in line
with many states which have re-
pealed all speed laws, and of the
American Automobile association
which is conducting a national
campaign to rid the motorist of the
annoyances and costs of arrests for
speeding.
That campaign is not an anti
safety campaign, the motor organ
ization has pointed out; but one OF
making the laws conform to vir-
tually universal practice.
Highways and airs have become
capable of higher travel speed with
safety. Sharp curve have been
taken out. Hard-surfaced, wide
roads and-most important Of all
wide unobstructed road rights Of
ways, permit one to travel now at As
miles in greater safety than at Is
miles a few years ago.
Arrests for speeding outside cities
has stopped nearly all over Texas.
The attempted enforcement of the
35-mile speed law was found to Gre
ate more evils than it remedied. In
many sections the arrest and filming
of motorists-on a fee basiS-be-
came an organized money-making
occupation for professional speed
cops.
Gov. Dan Moody broke up the
practice in Travis county Of promis-
cuous arrests, when his a was
tagged. He found the arresting Of
ficer' was not even a citizen of the
state; and one who had been en-
gagged in the same occupation else
where where rural justices of the
peace would accept the complaints.
States which have abolished speed
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
County Seeking New
Hearing In G. West
Land Case Decision

Cameron county is seeking a new
hearing before the supreme court
in an effort to get a reversal of the
decision recently handed down
against them in the George West
land case.
The case dates back to 1884 and
involves a league and a half Of
school land granted this county in
Live Oak county. The land was
purchased by George West and he
paid interest on the principal I'M
til 1894 ] 1T failed to pay on the
principal. In this year he offered
to compromise with the county
commissioners for $18,640. Interest
and principal on the original deal
then amounted to about $4,000, it
is said. The compromise was ac-
copied.
The county later decided to sue
for the full amount on the grounds
that unde- the constitution the
commissioners did not have the au-
thority to compromise. The county
won in the lower and appeal court
but lost in the supreme court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
FOREST TO MEMORY OF
WAR VETS is PLANNED

PARIS, April 13.-tPeA forest in
which trees would be planted in
memory Of every Texan killed in the
World War is under consideration
by the state department of the
American Legion, according to Ru-
fuS F. Scott, Jr., of Paris, COM
mander.
Scott says that while nothing def
mite has been done, several sites
have been offered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
DUTIABLE IMPORTS AT
GALVESTON SHOW GAIN

GALVESTON, April 49, (R1 49,
Dutiable imports were brought to
the port here during March by Al
vessels as compared with SO for
March 1928. The customs collection
increase was s81,427. Sugar imports
for the month revealed aslarge in
crease, receipts totalling 134,213
bags.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
SEALY HOSPITAL
LIKELY

GALVESTON, April 13.-(P)-Ex-
pansion of John Sealy hospital here
into what will ultimately be n Of
the outstanding hospital plants of
the country is seen from action Of
Mart r. Royston, representing the
Sealy-Smith Foundation and the
University Of Texas regents, who
recently asked the city commission
for the creation of a hospital zone
by closing of streets adjacent to the
present main hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
Master Plumbers
Of Texas to Meet
In McAllen Monday
(Snecial to The Herald.)

McALLEN, April l3.-Several
hundred Texas Master Plumbers
and their wives will be guests of
the Valley Master Plumbers asso-
citation next week, when the fortieth
annual convention of the state or
ganiZation is held here, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A complete program Of entertain
ment has been arranged for the
visitors under the supervision Of
c. w. Richmond of McAllen, head
of the Valley plumbers. Golf, trips
over the Rio Grande Valley. shop
ping tours for the wives, and a din
ner with music and dancing at
Reynosa are some Of the entertain
ment that will be provided for the
delegates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
u. S. APPROVAL BRADY
!. SITE FOR AIRPORT

BRADY, April 13.-(P)-Approval
by the United States Department of
Commerce has been given Brady'S
proposed airport site, located two
miles south of the city limits on
Highway No. 9.
The field has been surveyed and
will be of ample size to get an ALA
rating, provided the necessary
equipment is installed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
r TRIAL CALLED
FOR LAST OF APRIL

GALVESTON, April 13.-tR =
Johnny Martin. charged with rob-
berry by assault with firearms. will
go to trial before Judge G. G.. Dibrell
in Fifty-sixth district court on April
90. A special venire of 200 has been
ordered for the case, which is in
connection with the robbery of
$4,000 from the First National Bank
of Texas City in 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
FAMOUS JERSEY HERD
TO BE PLACED ON SALE

PARIS, April 13.-(P-The famous
j. Riley Green herd of Jersey cat
tie will be brought to Paris and
placed on sale April 20 for benefit
of Lamar county farmers under an
underwriting agreement signed be-
tween the Lamar county Chamber
of Commerce and Mrs. j. Riley
Green of Wolfe City.
The herd numbers about 70, and
includes the famous Master Stroke
bull valued at $1,000 and Fairy
Boys Oxford Majesty, the original
sire of the Green herd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
Scout Camp Ground
To Be Stocked With
Valley Native Game

MISSION, April 13.-Game War
den Charley Jones announces that
a Valley-wide movement is under
way to stock the ten-acre Boy Scout
camping ground near Rio Hondo on
the Arroyo Colorado with native
game. Warden Jones says the pro-
ject was started by Charles Perry,
Of Harrington, donor Of the Scout
camp.
Mr.. Jones says that many leading
citizens Of the Valley have endorsed
the plan, and that deer, wild tur-
key, chachalacas and other native
wild animals will be placed in the
preserve SO as to bring home to
Scouts the need for conservation
and higher craftsmanship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
BRAZORIA K
COMMISSION PLACE

BRAZORIA. April 13.-tP-Bra-
zoria county feels that it should be
represented on the prison commits
sion, and the attention of Gov. Dan
Moody has been called to that SEN
timent since the creation Of a vacan-
cy on the board by the resignation
OF Col. r. II. Baker Of Houston
chairman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
ADVOCATES NEW
CAMPAIGN

AUSTIN, April 13.-(P)-A cam
paign to teach ~illiterate mothers to
read between now and May II,
Mothers Day, has been advocated
in Texas by S. M. n. Mars. state
superintendent of public education.
The superintendent said he was
prepared to assist in the campaign
by distributing copies of Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewards book relating her
experience in the moonlight schools
Of Kentucky. where primary class
es were conducted for adult litter
ateS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
30 UNIVERSITIES TO
BE GUESTS OF TEXAS

AUSTIN, Tex, April 13.-LP-
Delegates from 80 universities will
be guests of the University of Tex
as, May Is, IA, Is. when the a
tional university extension associa-
ton sneets for its national conven-
tion.t Dean T. H. Shelby of the
Univkrsity's division of Extension is
president of the organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
DALLAS ELECTRIC
SIGN WEIGHS 6 TONS

DALLAS, April 13.@P-Dallasites
have been treated to a rare sight in
a large bank sign. The electric dis
play, said to be one of the biggest
of its kind in the world, is nearly
100 feet high and weighs six tons.
Its lighting system requires 1,400
candle power,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
LUFKIN HAS MAYOR
ONLY 81 YEARS OLD

LUFKIN. April 13.-P)-Joe G.
Denman, former city commissioner
and recently elected mayor of Luf-
kin without opposition, is possibly
the youngest city executive in Tex
as. He is 81 years old.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
VIOLIN FOR PRISONERS

ORANGE, April 13.-tP-Because
Of unusual musical ability Of some
prisoners in the Orange County
jail a fund has been raised by
court house employees to purchase
a violin and harmonious for the
.~-isoners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
Accidents Fatal To
551 In Texas Since
Beginning Of Year
Especial to The Herald)

AUSTIN. Texas, April 13.-Bring-
ing the total of deaths caused by &C.
cidents in Texas since Jan. / to ISL
SO Texans were killed during the
week April IT. The number of in
jured was swelled to 1924 by 81 in
jured during the same week. The
corresponding period in 1923 showed
1873 injured and 427 killed.
An analysis of the April 1T week
follows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
PHONES TO LINK BORDER CITIES
Braz0s Channel
Surrey Made To
DISCOVER Needs
BY PAUL

POINT ISABEL, April ia surveying party under direction of M.
r. Protheroe. in charge of the U. S. army engineering work here, has
started a new survey of Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island with a
view to improvement work.
Partial survey of the pass indicates that the channel is being secured
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14

OF the above nine were injured
and three killed in home accidents
and 81 injured and none killed in
industrial accidents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
HORSE BITES OFF THUMB

ADRIAN, N. D.-A horse bit off
the thumb of 8~-year-old Emma
Morsin while she was feeding IL.