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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
CARRIES
TWO MEASURES
Both Amendments Pass In
Cameron County, Can
vass Returns Reveal

Canvass Of returns in the recent
constitutional amendments election
in Cameron county Wednesday aft
ernoon revealed that both the in
creased salary for the governor anc
the enlargement of the supreme
court proposals carried in the coun-
ty by more than three to one.
There were five boxes not report
ing, four of them Brownsville pre-
cincts, and it is presumed no cleo
ton was held at these places
Santa Maria precinct also failed tc
hold an election.
The vote bV boxes follows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
Furloughs Granted
To Two Prisoners

AUSTIN, Tex, July 25.-(P)-A
thirty day furlough was granted
yesterday by Governor Moody to
Joe Bradley, convicted of robbery
with firearms in Bexar county and
sentenced to five years in the state
pe~nitentiary, In order that the chief
executive might investigate details
surrounding the prisoners convic-
ton.
Bradley was charged with hold
ing up a San Antonio bank mes
Senger.
A 3o-day furlough was given
Owen Smith, serving a two year
sentence for forgery, in order that
he might visit his mother who is
Ill at Merkel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
MAIL SHIP STRANDS
OFF COLUMBIA COAST

PANAMA, July 25-(P)-The mail
steamer Venezuela went aground
on Salemdina bank off the coast
of Columbia today. The ship which
is stranded eighteen miles from
Cartagena, was enroute from San
Francisco to New York by way of
Cartagena Puerto with 1873 passen-
gers and a crew of 149. The ship
ping board steamer Ivis will arrive
at the scene this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
CROSS TO HOLD
LIFE SAVING SCHOOL
Especial to The Herald)

OopeCldl 10 Inc herald
MERCEDES, July 25.-A school Of
instruction in life saving will be
conducted at the Cascade Pool, Nc
Allen, July %, August 1, and August
4, by the Hidalgo County chapter of
the American Red Cross, according
to announcement of Mrs. j. J. Muir
ray Of Mercedes. secretay-treasurer
Of the Hidalgo County chapter.
Glasses will be supervised by Tom
Murray, Valley Boy Scout executive.
assisted by Miss Yula Mighell Of
San Juan. They will be held at 7:30
p. m. on the first two days of the
school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
ExD Deputy Sheriff
Joins Customs Force

Fergus Groves was sworn in as
a mounted customs inspector Tues
day by E. r. Jefferds, acting deputy
collector in the absence Of WiIlisN
Neale who is on his vacation.
Groves has been a deputy sheriff
for four years. He also has acted
as bailiff for the district courts
here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
WEST STEAMS
IN HEAT WAVE
Predictions Indicate Even
Higher Temperatures;
Phoenix Shows log

CHICAGO, July 25.-(R-The
middlewest steamed yesterday with
the rest of the country in torrid tenn
peratures and excessive humidity.
Government forecasters predicted
even higher temperatures today.
Occasional thunderstorms and
showers served only to increase the
humidity already oppressive.
Chicago, which had experienced
relief when lake breezes pushed the
temperature down 90 degrees in a
short time Tuesday. found the cool
ness of short duration and sweltered
again under a 81 degree temper
allure. Beaches were crowded to
capacity.
Milwaukee recorded 80 degrees,
while Wisconsin sizzled. Two deaths
were reported in both that state and
two in Illinois.
The hottest spot in the country
was Phoenix, Ariz., where 106 de-
grees was recorded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
SIX KILLED IN BLAST

AMSTERDAM. July 25.-(P-Six
persons were killed, seven seriously
injured and eleven others less SER
iOusly hurt in an explosion at a
potato flour factory at Veendam
Yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
Building Permits

H. F. Allgood. porch in front Of
frame hotel at sixth street between
Madison and Monroe streets, $40.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
FAMILY PERIsHEs IN DESERT

EEALEAAL4 1LANAoAAA5 ~
BLYTHE, Calf, July 25.-P)-
How a family of seven persisted OF
thirst on the scorching desert south
Of here after having drunk the wa
ter from the radiator Of their dis
abled motor car has been revealed
to the police of Blythe by six Mex
lean youths.
The oys reported the bodies Of
the victims, believed to be Mr.. and
Mrs. Enrique Armenia and their
five children, we're found scattered
in the vicinity Of a disabled auto
mobile rear a seldom used desert
road 80 miles south Of Blythe.
Nine heat deaths in four days
were reported from the Imperial
Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
M'ALLEN FIRM
OPENS
Leonard Ray Co., To Handle
Sales on Project North
Of City

Over 500 acres In an almost solid
block will be added to the citrus
fruit acreage Of the McAllen Sec
ton by the Card-Parks Develop
ment Co., OF McAllen. operating
with the Leonard Ray Co., Inc, Is
the sales representatives.
The first unit, 307 acres. OF this
DEVELOPMENT, located approximately
five miles north Of McAllen. has
been planted to citrus fruit, and the
entire acreage Is expected TO DC
placed in fruit before the end OF
the planting season. -
A modern club house, 20 by 20,
two stories, with two wings each 20
by 80, provides accommodations.
The development has been named
the Ebony Heights Citrus Farms.
and the acreage has been subdl-
yidec into l0-acre homesites. All
sales are made on the three-year
plan. he developers TO retain con-
troll until the trees attain bearing
age.
The acreage Is watered from the
McAllen and Edinburg districts.
both or which are preparing TO con-
crete their distribution systems, and
the land will be placed under pipe
distribution. according TO plans u
the developers. The irrigation sys-
TEN will be II Of the most modern
and complete In the Valley. assur-
ing high efficiency and proper dis
tribution OF water to all trees.
Trec- planted on the first unit
are very uniform and have made
remarkable growth during the sum-
mer. their growth and foliage ind
eating the high fertility Of the soil
and excellent care.
I'VE propose to make this one OF
the outstanding developments o.
the Valley" was the statement 81
Leonard Ray, who Is handling the
project. The soil Is ideal; we have
carefully selected all citrus stock,
and can practically assure high
producing trees. Every homesite Is
near a paved highway, assuring easy
ac-ess to market points, and the
IRRIGATION system under which this
project will be handled will be +
the most Modern type. Every move
in connection with the development
Of this property Is made only after
mature consideration and with u
vie-- to making 1t n Of the most
age is under way. the highways 70
be lined with palms and other or
namentals. their light foliage pro-
viding O pleasing contrast against
the darker vendure Of the citrus
trees. Identification of the acreage
has been carefully planned by an
expert, and this plan Is being adj
hered to as the development pro-
South"
Identification of the entire acre
productive and attractive In the
crosses.
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arrangements are being made for
pipe distribution to part Of the
acreage.
A clubhouse Of Spanish design,
two stories and mcderniy equip
ped. viii be erected In the center Of
the tract on a site Of great natural
5e1uty. Beautllic2tion plans for the
entire acreage have been made and
are being carried out as develop
--ent proceeds. All paintings are
V1I7y-grown, .tudGcd from proved
Valley producers. Inc tract IS be-
ing subaiv-1sd and Will DC sold II
Icn-acye hcne---es.
Practically al planted acreage
has been sold ID northern business
men who expect to make their win
ter homes in the Valley.
I'VE are making this development
very attractive to this class OF buy
erS." the developer said, and are
providing every facility 10 make
these subdivisions ideal homesitcs.
which will assure investors profit
abel returns. I can conceive Of nc
more desirable domestic than in the
midst Of q Valley citrus fruit de-
Vehement. All our efforts are be-
ing directed to make this not only
one Of the most productive but also
the most beautiful citrus fruit pro-
ject in the country"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
BUSINESS MEN
BACK PROJECT
McAllen Leaders Organize
To Secure Intensive De-
veIopment

TO bring the entire acreage in the
immediate vicinity Of McAllen into
citrus fruit production is the Oh
jective OF a group os McAlIen bus
mess men, who las. year organized
the McAllen Development Co., and
as their initial project have de-
veloped 1000 acres / IL miles
southwest Of the city.
The company is headed hy d.. r.
E. Osborne, president; with john
Ewing as vice president ard flelo.
superintendent; II. +. Ferry, secre-
tary and treasurer. and A. J. Nc:
Coll, sales agent. Each member cl'
the company is an old resident on
the Valley and familiar with every
phase OF development.
The initial project OF 1000 acres
Is one Of the outstanding Develop
ments Of the McAllen section. a
complete concrete pipe irrigation
system. using 30-inch mains and
16-inch distribution lines, was m
stalled. and the acreage was set U
trees last season. Practically the
entire Development has been sod
in 5 and l0-acre homesites, prlnct-
rally to northern residents seeking
winter homes in the congenial cl--
mate Of the Valley. Sales are made
or the three-year plan. the COM
raay caring for the young trees up
to the time they come into prcduc-
ton.
ct Is the purpose OF this COM
many to intensity development III
the Nc lien section. and every r
ve handle will be developed with 9
view TO making it highly product
i've" A. j. McColl, sales agent Tor
the company said. as a result OF
This conSpany's activities the Nc
Allen section, already one OF the
heavy producers Of citrus fruit,
will in a few years rank among the
foremost in the United States. we
20 only are developing, but we alSc
are identifying. planting pains and
q greet variety OF ornamentals IN
accord with well defined plan 70
make this entire sectio~ very a.
tractive. No section OF the Valley
is better provided with paved roats.
our irrigation system IS Of the mort
r.odern and efficient type. and
greatly enhance the value and at
Effectiveness Of the lands we are
bringing into profitable produc-
tion."
Organization Of the company was
cornnleted late in 1927 alter q
number OF the leading business men
of the city had made q survey OF
the trade territory and decided that
intensive development OF the entire
section could e accomplished by
concerted action. The work al
ready accomplished indicates that
hundreds of additional families
will make their homes in the terri
tory contiguous TO Re city
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
OPEN SAN JUAN
FRUIT PROJECT
vi. l.. Woods Co., Inc, VIII
Plant 1000 Acres DR.
irg Winter

All Of the largest citrus fruit pro-
jectS On the Pharr-San JuaA-Alamo
irrigation system VIII include APP
proximateiy 2 900 acres, which Is be-
ing developed by NJ. L. Woods Co,
Inc. Of McAllen. planting Of the
acreage to be completed this sea-
son. Approximately 200 acres We're
planted last year. and contracts
have been made for sufficient trees
TO plant the entire acreage.
The tract, which lies north OF San
Juan, will be traversed by the paved
highways Of the Pharr-San Juan
road district. Irrigation water is
supplied by the Pharr-San Juan
Alamo district. which is placing It's
entire system under concrete. and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04

much ahouf travel either. What l
would like would he tn 90 TO your
Nome. settle Down and live quietly.
She was greatly Interested in my de
scriprion of tilenyyle. Particularly
MAS she interested in my accounts Of
lia,ry. and rather scoffed al my Ell
rhusiastic description of him.
"Oh, that wonderful brother of
yoursl One would think he was q
small god, TO hear you talk. debate
I'm half afraid of him. Do you think
ne would like met"
"He would love you. little girl any
one would"
Don't he foolish" she chiGed me.
And then she drew my head down and
kissed me.
"Oh. I'm so happy" she said with a
sigh.
Are you, dearest?" I caressed the
soft floss of her hair.
Aye, she was happy. and l will al
ways bless the memory of those days,
and thank God l was the means Of
bringing a little gIadness into her
marred life. She was happy, and yet
we were living in what society would
calf sin. COnyentionally we were not
man and wife, and yet were man and
wife more devoted. more self-resEect-
ing. Never were man and wife en-
dowed with purer ideals. with more
exalted conception of the sanct1ty of
love.
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The Trail OF s98

What was going To happen To us? Was
ever stranger situation? She slept
in the little kitchen, and between US
there was but that curtain. The faint
est draught stirred it, There lay
through the long, long night in that
quiet cabin. | heard her breathing.
Sometimes even ! heard her murmur
in her sleep. knew she was there
within a few yards of ME. thought
of her always loved her beyond
all else on earth. | was gaining daily
in health and strength, yet not for
the wealth of the world would have
passed that little curtain. She was
as safe there as If she were guarded
with swords. And she knew it.
"T'll play the game fair" | said TO
myself | must be very careful. Our
position was full of danger. So !
forced myself to be cold TO her. and
she looked both surprised and panied
ar the change in me- Her heart was
innocent and she could not under.
stand my sudden GOODNESS. The girl
was winsome beyond words. and
knew had but to say il and she
would come to me. Yet checked my.
self | retreated behind a barrier of
reserve. "Play the game" said:
play the game"
So as | grew better and stronger
she seemed TO lose her cheerfuness.
Always she had that anxious, wistful
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04
A Super Power Plant on
Wheels

T HE largest steam locomotive on
i earth was built to haul all the
freight cars the coupling pin would
hold across the sO-called Bad Lands
in western North Dakota. by the
American Locomotive company for the
Northern Pacific railway.
1t has % wheels and including the
tender which holds $1,000 gallons of
water and 81 tons of coal, is l25 feet
long and weighs 1.116.OOO pounds. 1t
is so, monstrous that one is inclined
to say. like the man in the zoo who
saw a giraffe for the frs! time,
-Shucks, there amt no such animule -
The details of this mastod"n of
the rails read somewhat like fairy
tale. The boiler, for instance is al
most Ga feet long, weighs lG5 600
pounds, its inside diameter at the
small or front end is S1a feet and is
intended TO operate at $50 pounds
steam pressure; 10000 holes we're
drilled in il and 5.1a3 stay-boIts are
used to hold its seams together Its
fire box is % feet long and az feet
wide-larger than an ordinary room.
Because of its tremendous size and
power both the throttle and reversing
mechanisms are operated by COM
pressed air. Coal can he mechanically
fed into it's seething furnace at
the rate of 45.OO pounds or 221s
tons an hour and twin cenirifu-
gal pumps are capable of forcing IOO.-
600 pounds or 1900 gallons of water
into its boiler in the same time.
&C. 1929. Western Newspaper Union,
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she always aimed to please him"
Jones-"This time she aimed to kid
him, but luckily missed"
Study in Leadership

slave you brought many people to
your way of thinkingT
"No," answered Senator Sorghum.
"Pubiic opinion is something like q
mule 1 owned when !, was a boy. In
order TO keep up the appearance Of
being driver / had TO, watch the way
he was going and follow on behind"
Washington Star.
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sparins Their Feeling.

Many q girl has her mother to blame
for a mouth that even lip-stick can't
love. And many a man wears a NOUS
tache because his mother couldn't bear
10 make him take his finger out OF
his mouth.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
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Tribute to Ye Editor
First Guess

Professor Jones-Editors do lot of
good in the world.
Hiram-How is that?
Professor Jones Many writer's
would become "second-story men" if
they could only get the first story ac-
cepted.
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look. Once came a sound from the
kitchen like stified sobbing. and in
the night | heard her cry. Then the
time came when | was well enough to
get up, TO go away.
dressed, looking like the cadaver.
Gus ghost felt myself to be. She was
there in the kitchen, sitting quietly,
waiting. s..
"Berna." called.
She came. with a smile lighting up
her face.
I'm going"
The smile vanished. and left her
with that high proud look, yet behind
it was lurking fear.
Are you ready?" | went on.
"Ready?"
Yes. you're going. too"
"Where?"
took her suddenly In my arms.
why. you dear little angel. to get
married. Of course. Come on. Berna
We'll find the nearest parson We
| won't lose any more precious time"
Then a great rush of tears came into
her eyes. But still she hung back.
She shook her head.
"Why. Berna, what's the matter?
Won't you come? Don't you love
me?''
"Yes, love you. It's because love
| you | won't come"
"WOn't you marry me?"
mo, no, can't You know what /
| said before. | haven't changed any.
| I'm still the same-dishonored girl
Everybody knows. No. | could never
| marry you. never take your name,
never bind you to me. You must go
| away, or-stay."
"Stay?"
Yes. You've been living alone with
me for month. picked you up that
night in the dance hall | had you
brought here. | nursed you. Do you
think people don't give US credit for
the worst? ! am supposed to be your
mistress Everybody knows: nobody
cares. There are so many living that
| way here"
| ."Nhat snail d0!
| "Just stay. Oh. why can't we 60
on as we've been doing? What does
the ceremony matter? We love each
other. Isn't that the real marriage
It's more; it's an ideal: Wen both
be free to go if we wish. There will
be no bonds but those of love. Oh.
stay. stay!"
swell +" said, I'VE will go on
awhile, on one condition-that by-and-
by you marry me-"
"Yes, | will. | will; | promise. II
you don't tire of me: If you are sure
beyond all doubt you will never regret
il, then | will marry you with the
greatest joy in the world"
So it came about that stayed.
|
| The year following, In which Berna
and | kept house, was not altogether
happy one. Somehow we had botn
| just missed something. The thought
of her terrible experience haunted her
tried to make her forget, yet
could not succeed; and even In my
most happy moments there was al
ways shadow of Locasto; there was
always fear, the fear of his return.
My partners and ! were up to our
necks in business these days Our
Gold hill property had turned out well
Jim was busy installing his hydraulic
plant on Ophir creek, and altogether
we had enough TO think about I had
set my heart on making a hundred
thoufand dollars, and as things were
looking 1t seemed as if two more years
would bring me to that mark.
"Then," said | to Berna, "weIl 90
and travel all over the world. and do
it in style"
"WiIl we, dear?" she answered ten
derry. But don't want money much
now, and don't know that l care so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04
Healthy Reindeer

The government has maintained ex-
pertinent stations 10 Alaska and keeps
in touch with the main herds of rein
deer. No contagious disease has ever
been encountered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04
NEARBY AND
YONDER
The First American Cathedral
By T. T. MAXEY

The First American Cathedral
THAT noble and celebrated eslitice-
the old cathedral In Baltimore. be-
gun In 1870 has been referred TO as
The first cathedral to he erected in
America-presumabl because IL has
the distinction of being our first
church TO be presided over by an
American cardinal. II crowns hill
on which the victorious troops of
Rochambeau encamped on their return
from Yorktown during the Revolution
airy war In 1892
This structure was built of gray
granite, which was hauled in by OK
teams from quarry neal the Pataps-
co river. II is 100 feet long. III feet
wide at the arms of the cross. sur
mounted by gilded dome. which is
231 feet in circumference, and carries
two peculiarly shaped towers which
are strangely suggestive of the Far
East tine of these towers is the home
France. which throughout all these
years has looked out and down upon
the varied activities of humanity.
What story of pathOs and joy. strife
and prosperity, change and progress.
il could relate!
Unusual as well as remarkable for
its pure simplicity of design and pleas
ng proportions, this historic building
contains splendid and valuable paint.
ings-One outstanding one having been
presented by Louis XVIII. king of
France, and an ancient organ which
is said to have been the largest in all
America at the time of its completion.
Under the throne is a sacred maui
solemn in which repose the remains
Of former dignitaries of the church.
among them being that of the much
loved councillor. the former James Car
dinal Gibbons, who served his church
for almost half a century. Much Of
the Catholic history of America was
made in this noted church and the adj
joining home Of the former prince Of
the church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04
Blu. After Thasi

Parents never get old enough to be
come a nuisance so long as they
haven't divided the property.-Cap-
per's Weekly.
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Handy Well
Cyclone

"Seec my well, Hiram Cyclone
blew it out the ground"
'tGuess that's It yonder. Peleg. l
thought had new silo."
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Americas Longest Tunnel


THE recently opened. eight-miie-
long tunnel through the granite
backbone Of the Cascade mountains
100 miles east of Seattle, is the long
est tunnel In America. Built at a
cost of about S14,OOO,OOO, by the
Great Northern railway. this tunnel
and its approaches clips nine miles
from the old route, permits the rail-
road to penetrate the range at a re-
duced grade of about 500 feet and. of
course, saves that amount of climb,
eliminates curvature equivalent to ap-
proximately ten complete circles, dis
places several miles of snow sheds,
reduces the cost and work of keeping
the road open during the winter sea-
son, does away with delays due TO
snow slides and brings the North Pa
cific coast closer to the balance of the
country in point of time and is, there
fore. national asset of no mean
Importance.
This Cascade tunnel is a remark
able engineering achievement. So ac-
curately were the calculations made
that when the two ends met 1900 feet
under the crest of the range and four
miles from the western entrance, the
difference in elevation was but nine
inches, while the difference between
estimated and actual distance was
only II inches. Work was pursued
day, night and Sunday-not single
shift was lost. AT one time, 1.793
men were employed The entire job
was completed within three years.
The walls throughout are lined with
concrete two feet thick. Enormous
electric locomotives will be used TO
haul both freight and passenger
trains through this bore.