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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 2-F-Tes-
timony in contradiction to that Of
members on the crew OK the ore car
rier Marquette was given to federal
steamboat inspectors here today by
two survivors of the freighter Sen
ator, which sank In Lake Michigan
Thursday with a loss OF nine lives
after "a collision with the r boat
TIVE witnesses agreed the Mar
quette did not hold her bow In the
split side Of the Senator: that she
disappeared into the fog within two
minutes after the crash and that
no apparent effort was made Ivy the
Marquette to pick Up the Senator's
crew from the water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
BY Central Press

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Nov. p
Modernization has hit the navy's
destroyer S%quadrons.
Soon they'll be all dressed up, but
with no where to 90.
Forty-Six Of these speedy wasps
o. the sea-coast to build. S57,000.-
000-which have laid in the grave
yards at Philadelphia and San Die
60. soon will replace their worn
out sisters on the high seas.
Just what the moderniZation will
comprise the navy does not reveal.
Essentially any change always has
to do with fire control and speed.
Since a destroyer is virtually a
mass OF machinery coated with a
thin huh. It cannot last 20 years.
the prescribed life Of a man O. war.
Most OF the l00-odd destroyers
at San Diego and Philadelphia ap-
proximate IL years in age. Many
OF them saw service in the war
zone Of the Atlantic during the
World war. They are credited with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03

The short term Of federal district
court which opened here Saturday
with Judge w. I. Grubb on the
bench, will continue Monday after
having disposed Of rs immigration
cases on the first day. The court
will more than probably close Mon
day a. there are only IL cases be-
fore II.
All of the defendants pleaded
guilty Saturday and with two ex-
ceptiors were sentenced 10 Jail
terms already served and ordered
deported. One offender drew an adj
ditlonal go day jail sentence, and
another. a woman, was sentenced
to Is months in the penitentiary.
The last term was suspended. how
ever.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
Hearing In Assault
Case Set For Monday

Preliminary hearing for a 35-
year-old San Benito man who IS
alleged to have criminallv as
saulted a seven-year old girl will
be held before Justice Of the Peace
Fred Kowalski Monday.
Tie case was reported 70 the
sheriff's department by the San Be-
nito physician who is treating the
young girl.
The man was brought here early
fn the week and has been lodged in
the Cameron county jail since. A
woman was Drought here with him.
CELLAR HOME FOR HUSBAND
st. Paul, nn.-Charles Y. Rtton
charged IN his divorce suit that his
wife made him live in the cellar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03

ing at anchor, makes the change.
Later( OF course. the more delicate
operations Of renewing certain in
strumentS and preparing vital ma
chinery are undertaken.
The navy renews its old destroy
ers for a simple reason: nc new
ones have been built since the war.
Other nations have constructed
faster and more effective ships of
this class, but American building
has remained static.
What viii be done with the sixty
odd d~estroyers after the recondi-
tionlng process Is completed no one
knows. At least the navy has not
made any announcement. It's q
matter Of policy" TO be decided
later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
MARRIAGES "STAY
PUT" STATISTICS PROVE

or approximately "A percent as many
divorces as marriages. The FOUR
Valley counties had an average d.
vorce rate OF IA per cent. IN
Cameron county the percent was
8.3. Hidalgo SO, Starr ~ and Will
lacy 10.2.
Figures for marriages and d.
vorces IN the four Valley counties
during 1927 and 1923 are:
Cameron county 1g27.-T53 mar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03

While almost one In every four
marriages performed in Texas il
going on the rocks. according to
figures just released by the de-
partment Of commerce. only a frac-
ton over seven Of every 100 matri-
monial ventures in the Valley end
badly.
Preliminary figures given by the
department show there were TO-
$40 marriages performed In the
state and 1903 divorces granted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
|. u. BUILDINGS
UP FOR ACTION



AUSTIN, Nov. 2-rTniversItv 20
las regents FRIDAY will act on
1uiiulng contracts and final hs,,ld-
p-ans involving $1s750, 900, hear
firr 0no possibly take final ac-
.n On S2,500,000 dormitory con-
~ %uctlots consider borrowing s4.-
$1,000 70 speed existing and future
lupus building, and get reports On
l sales that may bring the uni
ssIalIy hundreds Of thousands ad-
oltional oil royalties.
WIN Open Bids
Al addition, a report may he mada
~ ATTY, Gen. II. T.. Bobbitt whether
ne VIII bring suit, as recommended
~ ~ regents, to recover oil lands
wesb Iexas reputed TO be worth
an estimated 5000 900.
nsgents will open bids on the ST.
1Oo'vvO chemistry building which will
pe tne largest structure on the
campus, and which will displace
more than half the remaining cam
puS wooden shacks. This Is a build
Is tnat university oil royalties will
nulu, since the income from royal-
ties OF over $l3. 900 900 now is reach
ing the point OF providing for the
COS Of q major building.
~ n regents viii consider final
pians on the woman's activities
building OF the University Union
program, this being the second of
three union buildings to be started.
II also will review contract made by
trustees for completion OF the $780,
600 George w. Littlefield memorial
fountain on the campus.
The regents are scheduled to con-
slider the advisability OF borrowing
S4.500.000 on short-time obligations.
with which to speed campus build
lngS. This loan will be secured by
income from oil royalties and other
income Of the available fund.
Z Dormit0ries Plan
Chairman Beauford Jester recent
ly announced he expects TO hold a
meeting OF the regents committee
that is authorized to negotiate a
contract Tor erection Of seven dor
mitories and a mess hall in the
self-financed dormitory program,
costing approximately s2.500.0 He
said he hopes a contract will grow
out OF offer OF Mckenzie Construc-
ton company of San Antonio to
build the dormitories. or out Of a
better offer, if one is made.
The university land leasing board
will meet here Nov. 7 to open bids
and sell mineral rights on 40 acres
Of valuable Pecos county land at
one-sixth royalty. 81 per acre plus
the highest bonus. and on approx
imately 1900 acres OF mineral per-
mits IN Crane and Ector counties at
the same rate. and on about 2640
acres In Hudspeth county at one
eighth royalty and so cents, plus the
highest bonus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03

NO. 3ie-Fron Houston. San Anto-
Mo. 6:15 o. IN
No. SOTO Houston. san Antonio.
NATIONAL LINES oF MEXICO
(Mafamoros 6tationl
va 1910 Monterrey. Mexico City
NO i3f-Frcn Mexico CITY, Monter-
- RIO GRANDE RAILWAY ssss
from Point Isabel = y m
10 Point Isabel 90 :, NJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
posrAL RATKW

The United States air matl postage
ate il S cents Tor the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional ounce o.
TraefIon thereof. Letters mailed n
s1e United States for the points In
Vxico take this rate.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26

engendering a state of mind in Washington which looked with favor upon extension of merchant marine activity though governmental favors and subsidies. They got what they wanted, even if it did require the expenditure of much money and sub tie planning.
 New England support for the kind of merchant marine act these men wanted was secured. Support from New England was necessary.
 The gentlemen in charge of the show were good psychologists. One must give them credit for that much. They not only knew where the pantry was located. but where the jam was in the pantry.
 We never fell for this propaganda. Something approaching common sense told us that the plan 10 make q great ocean port out of New Lon don, based ~n the fact that New London is q trifle nearer Europe than New York, had no substantial economical raison d'etre. We asked, but received no answer as to why, if New London was such an adyan- tage as an ocean port, Boston would not be even bctter-bcing even closer 10 Europe. And if Boston is better on account of it's proximity to Europe, why not Portland, Me. :? And thus up to Halifax~-a port that is nearer to Europe than any other of consequence on this conti- nent. yet breaks no port records.
 These unconscionable propaganda sts had no more interest in further ing the welfare of New London or New England than Senator Blcasc Of North Carolina. The laugh is on New Englanders who took their preten- sons seriously.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
25 Fears Ago Today

Mayor Bassett, Senator A. J. Slopcr and Aldermen C. N. Ian dcrs and Joseph Hackney repre- sonted this city at the launching of the battleship "Conncctcuc' in New York yesterday.
 Edward Meshkcn, the furrier, complained to the police last night that a woman came into his store and made way with an SIS gar mo0t.
 C. F. Smith is varationing in the Adirondacks with George r. Hart.
 Marcus White, chairman of the Burritt memorial committee, stated today that s2ooO has already been pledged by local citizens. It is ex- pocted that the monument will cost S10,000.
 It will be Bassett vs. Nelson in the town election and the issue will be the economical and capable man publican caucus this evening will deal chiefly with rcnomnations.
 The East Haddam Fishing and Game club, composed mostly or New Britain and Hartford men. has leased over 5000 acres near Moodus
 New York has practically clinch- cd the National league pcnnant while Boston and New York are lighting neck and neck in the American league. Many local pco- pie plan to attend the world series,
 Cyclomctcrs will be attached to the wagons of rural free delivery
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
"COMMUN MIST" SENATOR'S

According to one of the letters of William E. Shearer, revealed to the Senate committee investigating his activities on behalf of shipbuilders, nine of the 12 senators who opposed the cruiser bill were recorded in the Department of Justice records with past affiliations with the Communist party.
 Merely because these senators had reason 10 disagree with the remain ing senatorial body nine of them were dubbed communists.
 It is like regarding a man who happens to disagree with some pet doctrine as a "bolshcvist"
 Nobody takes such terms serious ly anymore. They lost their effective ness when it became evident that some Of the super-patriots had axes to grind.
 Regardless of the merits of the cruiser argument it has become in- creasiugly apparent the last few days that Mir. shcarer and the men who employed him were not actuated en- uraIy by patriotic motives, but mixed at least 50 per cent of financial soIfishness into their plans
 The other 90 per cent was com- posed Of secrecy, lobbying and propaganda.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
WHEN BANKS DON'T BEWARE,

The general impression is that to outsmart a bank in financial deal is nearly impossible. Yet within week or so the public has read of three glaring incidents in which banks in New York and Boston were on the short end of sWindes and fcn for them with the alacrity of farm CT falling for a gold brick salesman,
 The two New York cases were those where a country banker in Colorado extracted S50O,O00 from a number Of New York banks by fax ing tclograms, and the case where . messenger boy was made to give up $4o0,00o after he had secured the money from another bank.
 The Boston case is where man extracted $120,00O from bank on spurious bills of lading, telling the trusting bank officials the goods were in transit, when in fact they did not exist
 From these incidents it is not 10 be assumed that all banks are easy mark. Try 10 obtain the loan of few thouand dollars on insufficient security and see what happens. But in New York and Boston it vas the persons who dealt in hum drcds of thousands of dollars who with brazcn enrontery fooled the w&tchdogs of finance.
 In England, too, where bankers are so conservative they lean over backward, a slicker got far enough to involve some of them in $4O,- C00 OOO deal that ended in the pos session of a safe-full of pretty en- cravings.
 But in all cases the banks laugh last,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
Observations On Tke Weather

Washington, Sept. 2G.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; probably with showers in south portion Fri day afternoon or night; cooler Fri day; light north to east winds
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, probably showers in the in terior tonight and Friday and on the coast Friday. Cooler in north DOT tion tonight and in the south DOT tion Friday. Gentle shifting winds becoming moderate 10 fresh north cast.
 Conditions; High pressure pre- vails this morning over the Cana dian districts from the Rocky Noun tain region eastward to the Mari time provinces, while pressure con- ditions are relatively low over the interior, southern and western states.
 The barometer reading at Miami this morning was 29.S0 inches, north wind. velocity ten miles per hour and weather rain.
 Unsettled shUwcry weather pre- vais over the lower Lake region and the Ohio valley.
 The disturbance of the far south west continues it's developments over 1 Utah. Temperatures above co pre- vail over most districts of the Plains i states this morning. Conditions l favor for this vicinity fair weather 1 followed by light showers
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
TRAFFIC IN NEW ORLEhNS

New Orleans presents traffic problem all it's own. There is none like it.
 The street car strike was nine tenths settled, but not quite The street car operators refused to accept the settlement made for them by the "A. r. of l..
 Since then numerous jitneys have been enabling New Orleans people to get about town without patronizing the street cars.
 Along comes the state Supreme court and finds that lower court was wrong when it permitted the operation of iitneys. Underlying the legal tcchnicalities is an ordinance of the city prohibiting the operation of jitncys'in competition with the street car company.
 Even an emergency such as the present does not count.
 Meanwhile disgraceful and rIotous incidents continue 10 make travel in the street cars run by strikcbreakcrs gamble with chance.
 The idea in New Orleans seems to be to force the public to use the street cars regardless of how they would prefer 10 travel otherwise
 Fortunately no city ordinance and no Supreme court has as yet en- dcavorcd to prevent citizens from driving the streets in their private automobiles. Perhaps, too, they can pick up" as many people standing on the street corners as they like, in this way making both the street cars and the Jitneys quite unnecessary.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
Gvangeline and Gabriel get mar

Evangeline and Gabriel get mar ricd?
 A. After long wandering and many trbulations Evangcline be- came q Sister of Mercy and did not meet with Gabriel again until he was on his death bed. They were not married but. according to Long fellows poem, their bodies were buried side by side.
 Q. What is the namo of the song that is sung in the motion pie turc "Noah's Ark"?
 A. "Heart O Nine"
 c. Arc persons who commit suicide or die from violent death usually embalmcd?
 A. It is a general custom throughout the United States to cm- balm persons who die regardless of the nature of the death Q. Is the name minnow rightly applied to any very small fish? A. Minnow is popularly applied 10 almost any small fish. More technically it is applied 10 members of the family Cyprinidao which in c}udes the roach, dacc carp, etc.
 Q. What is the meaning of the name Rita?
 A. Rita is a diminutivc form of Margarita which means "a pearl..i l c. What does the word pyscho- ] pathic mean? A. It is an adjective relating to diseases Of the mind, especially mental derangemcnts due to dis l orders of the nervous system apart i from disease of the brain.
 e. What is the value of United i States one-half cent dated 1929?
 A. It is valued at from 5 to l. cents.
 Q. Where is the largest poultry farm in the United States? A. The largest of which We have record is located at Rcs"da, Cali 1 fornia. It has about 9oo,0o0 White ' Lcghorns. The farm has capa- 1 city of 500, ,0b0 chickens. ! Q Does the word Pheasant have comparative suporlativc 1 form?
 1 A. Yes. 'Pleasantcr' and "pleasantest.'
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26

Huggins undoubtedly died a martyr to the game He devoted an enormous amount of energy to a fruitless attempt to guide his team to another pennant this year. Sub scqucntly when attacked by ail- men;s which under ordinary circum- stances would not have done more than put him abed for several weeks, his stamina was gone and his fate was 10 leave the fields he had grac- ed with credit 10 himself and the sport.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
! GRLAT MANAGLH IASSI.-

"''l"r J. Hue2lns was a national celebrity. The naaaser Of inc Nov York Yankees for I2 years. during which time sIz ponnants were won An" sHnr"ma". was attained in "''''s s"''os three times. is mourn- o4 by fandom the nation o4cr.
 The rassIng Of this monarch Of rational pa"imc at the comparative I2 early az" Of ]o robs professional baseball of an ulustrlous character who was beloved by players and fans alike Sott-spohen, retiring. a wta- insness 10 snuo the Hmelieht that shone so rcsploHdertiy upon some Of his stars, there was something unique in his quiet yet vigorous style.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
POOLING NEW ENGLAND

Disclosures in Washington that inc scheme to make New London q great ocean port lacked sincerity from tho start, and that the object of tho propaganda was 10 use this merely as a smoke screen 10 secure a mcr- chant marine law to the liking Of the promoters, including fat mail contracts, might come as q surprise to many New EngIanders.
 Behind the New London port propaganda were some Of the na- tion's most astute lobbyists, and they had q mint Of money with which to do their work. While they were mak- ing a fool of New England they were
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
AGREEING ON WATER

2tIRf.t.lNG ON WAITER
 Another war seems to be over. Officials of New Britain and Hart ford, who not long ago were at dag gers points over which city shall have access to various water sheds, have agreed that cooperation means more and costs less than fighting. They have visited one another. looked over each others plans, motorod over the watersheds, and agreed that everything is bound to be satisfactory in the end. When the Legislature meets in 1931 one of the important bills affecting the two cities will include a cooperative method to exploit the watersheds. and after that is done it is expected that neither city will have cause 10 suspect the other of overzcalousncss 1 for generations 10 come. A peace i treaty will have been signed, and there will be no disconcerting clause about war guilt in it.
 The special commissions to be ap- pointed by the mayors, whose duty it will be 10 survey the situation 10 the last drOp, will also take into ac- count the needs of nearby villages and towns, Hartford and New Brit ain proposes to be Mir. and Mrs. San ia Claus 10 all of them, and surely with all this good will there will be no objections made to the plan which will be presented 10 the Leg islature.
 Few citizens ever pause to reflect, when they turn the faucets in their homes, what tremendous prepara- lion and foresight is necessary to 1 provide the aqua pura, which ire 1 qucnny is wasted without q mo- ments thought. To provide the pres ent water supply Of New Britain alone requires 12G miles of pipe lines, with more 10 be added in the future There are reservoirs, dams, brooks and expensive machinery generally; and the outlook is for the expendi- ture of large sums to improve the city's water resources for the future.
 In spite of all that New Britain and Hartford can do about it, how eyer, at some time in the future nobody knows how far distant-the water supplies of the two cities and tho surrounding towns and villages will not suffice the demand. That will be the story in connection with virtually all cities, Yet at that time q plentiful supply of water viii re- main q vital necessity What will be done about the Increased demand and the diminishing supply in that distant future will be a problarn for
 the generations 10 come. Only ono
 thing is certain, and that is that at
 such time there wtu be au mol5r-
 alton to waste less water than Is the
 case today. Four-unhs oc our water
 supply goes directly into the sewers. In the dim and distant future that win moi be the ease.
 HHt fos 1oa wars or so inc cities of New Britain and Hartford wtI b, comparatively safa from the rosH- I'ity of serious water shortage. ir 'h" sense 'hat there #tI bo need ,e ! "s'He water" the year around h''h@ Often "hIe sou have tb, = naanco.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26

dental work; possibly other medical bills will be circumvcntcd in the same manner.
 Which should make it easy for everybody in and around Los Angeles, including the doctors and the dentists. They, in fact, ought to be most benefited of all. They might even be able to charge more and have a better chance to get the money.