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If we continue to have many here drunken driving cases we may eve to send the offenders to jail. aAee ". D. 6axe said In police court baay n he imposed hpe of tlO0 al costs and suspended jail sen- bAce of IS days in the case of Jo- bpA Ella, 43. of ss4 Cherry street. EAs pleaded guilty. Attorney 2. kerard Casale asked that part of ke fine be r-mitted but Judge Saxe bfused, aaytng 1t is generally the ttvers who can least afford to pay hes who become involved in difti- slty with the law. He granted the ktorney'a request to parole Ella in ks custody until tomorrow night to hise the money for the fine and bets.
 Officer Peter C. Cabelus testified hat he arrested Ella last Saturday bght shortly after 10 o'clock after eeing him drive from Ellis street ito South Main street and strike Ae curbstone twice. The officer listened to shut off the power of SA car and on examining Ella he >und him unfit to drive. Attorney Casale asked the officer neither Ella was intoxicated or erely under the influence of liquor. sdge Sake said it made no dif- rence under the law, but Attorney asale said he was interested in the bgree of the offence. Officer Cabelus plied that Ella was intoxicated Id staggered when he left the car. Making a plea for special con- Iteration. Attorney Casale said Ella
 married and has three children. is home is heavily mortgaged and D circumstances are poor He is painter and works steadily only bring the summer months. At resent he. is employed in Hartford. to his condition, he claimed to kve had three drinks of light wine bout an hour before he was sr- (sted.
 Matulis Fined S1OO
 Stanley J. Mathis. Fl, of 51S hurch street was represented by ltorney Casale and pleaded guilty
 the charge of operating an auto obile while under the influence of 4uor. He was also fined $l00 and sts and given a suspended jail sen- nce of 1S days. but Attorney asale's request that he be placed on robation to pay the fine was grapt- Judge Saxe instructing Proba- Qn Officer Connolly to take charge
 Aatulis if he was satisfied that
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
CASH BOX YANlSHES
Investigation By Poltce Reveals Missing Receptacle Had Been
 Placed h Bank Vault

For time late last night the po- lice had mystery on their hands. involving the disappearance of the cash box from the safe in the of- flee Of the Beneficial Loan society at ss West Main street. The janitor found the safe door open . few hours after he had seen it closed. and he notified police headquarters.
 Sergeant P. A. McAvay communi- cated with the cashier after an un- successful effort to locate the man. ager. and when the inner compart- ment was opened the box was missed. The manager was located in restaurant and he explained that
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

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 JeAa BlssnstAaa let Asfs 0+svs street -,po.ted to ths fpeAss last night that hs afushtsf ssasae. ssed 1s. had tai .a Aer eiptAiss fnout. noon yesterday i'd left the Polisa Home Orange sereet where she has been employed. She is five feet ches in height and v'eighs about 1eo pounds. She wore . red hat and blue ,at.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

he lad put tAs cash bsx h the Com. mescial company vault bscause the door of the aafe had jammed.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
WOULD RESTRICT PARKING
 ON EAST MAIN STREET

EmNOyoS Occupy LOaG Stretch
 of Cass Throughout Day
 A petition to restrict parking of vehicles to one hour on the north side of East Main street from Summer street easterly to the Atlan- tic Filling Station at 1Ss East Main street has been handed to the police department. At present parking is unlimited and 1t is said automobiles driven by Landers factory employees are left at the curb from morning to night, preventing patrons of the business houses from stopping to trade.
 Benjamin Driscoll. Samuel Lehrer, the Atlantic Refining Co. and Frank Brisandi are among the sisners of the petition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
RIVER CLINCS
TO 4 BODIES
Mother and Three Children
Drowned Trying To
Steal Across
Special % The Heraldl

RIO RICO. Mex. Dec. 81 A
search of the Rio Grande for the
bodies Of a mother and three chill
dren who drowned Sunday as they
attempted TO cross to the American
sioe was begun here Thursday, &C
cording to immigration officers.
Only meager information on the
drowning was available because
the family was attempting an IL
legal entry, officers said.
The family. father. mother and
three children, was deported re-
Gently from the United States, Of
ficers state. The father remained
on the Mexican side Of the river
when the boat showed off for the
u. >. side bearing his wife and
children. The boat overturned in
midstream and all but the boatman
was drowned. according to the
story told immigration officers.
A permit was granted BIZ AMER
lean authorities Thursday for q
search of the u. S. side Of the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
OFFICES MOVED
TOLOSFRESNOS

Cameron County Water Improve
ment Dist. No. 8. u Of the oldest
in the Lower Rio Grandc Valley. Is
preparing 10 remove its offices from
Brownsville to a new 2-story brick
structure at Los FresnoS.
Furniture and other fixtures are
now being taken from the local Of
fees in rooms Nos. / and ?, Gro
mack building.
The office will be installed in its
new building by Jan. !, at which
time a formal opening will be held.
An entertainment program Of
speeches, music and a dinner Is be-
ing formulated. w. 4. Anderson. San
Benito engineer. is TO be the chief
speaker OF the evening.
Dist. No. 6 began operations when
rice was the chief product Of the
Valley. II takes in the territory from
Les Fresnos to Olmito 10 the Coun-
try club resaca.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27

daughter, Miss Mary Louise, Of
Haskell arrived Saturday evening
for q tive weeks visit with their
sons here: Cecil Parks and Mr. and
Mrs. Rex. Parks Of Wesiaco and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Parks OF Nc
Allen.
Mrs. George Kronert and children
Of Houston arrived Saturday even
ing for several weeks visit here
with her mother. Mrs. p. J. Swim
nea. and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McMahsn
and little daughter. Johnnie Rae,
left early Sunday morning Tor
Goldthwaite where they will visit.
Miss Margaret Morgan left 5atur-
day evening for Victoria where she
will visit a week with her father.
=. A. Morgan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
South Texas Shrubs
Useful as Decoration

HOUSTON. Dec. 27-CP9- There
r wild Towering shrubs and
plants in South Texas that may
be used for landscape purposes. &C
cording TO Frank p. Whitman, hor-
ticultural agent for the Missouri
Pacific Railway. Even the homely
Mesquite. by proper pruning and
handling. can be made an attrac-
tive ornamental tree, he says.
Wild Tamarack ;nd Athol when
properly trimmed and shaped make
pretty hedges and windbreaks, but
the wild Senisa offers greater pos
sibilities. II is an evergreen which,
If well watered, blooms all through
the year. The blooms are small
and purplish, and. according to
Mr.. Whitman. just the right size
and shade and few enough in num-
Der to add beauty to the plant
where used as a hedge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
PIIARR
FACULTY SPENDS XMAS
HERE AND THERE

Many Of the teachers Of the
Pharr-San Juan faculty have gone
to various points IN Texas and TO
other states to enjoy the Christmas
holidays with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Gum left this
city the latter part of the week for
Cameron, Fort Worth and Lubbock,
to be gone for two weeks on a visit
with relatives and friends.
Superintendent j. Lee Stambaugh
will remain in the Valley during the
holidays.
Miss Stella Stanfield is in La
mesa. Texas visiting with her par
entS for a few days before returning
to Pharr where she viii again enter
upon her duties as head of the Span
ish department.
Miss Evelyn Currie who is head Of
the English department in the sem
Tor high school, has gone to Ker-
ems. Texas. where she viii spend the
holidays with parents and other
relatives.
Mrs. r. l.. Hays who has been head
Of the commercial department of
the local high school for several
years has gone to Corpus Christi
where she will be with her relatives
during the holidays. Mrs. Hays will
not return to her position here after
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Sansing. teach
ers in the Pharr-San Juan high
school left on Friday for Athens.
Texas to be with their parents and
friends before returning to their du-
ties here. Miss Estelle Willis has
gone to Olmito. Texas. to be with
her parents during the holidays. Mr..
and Mrs. Hayden Willis of the local
school faculty left Friday for their
home in Cameron where they Will
visit during the holidays.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Hugh Butler have
departed for their home in George
town for the holidays with their
parents. after which they will visit
in Houston before returning to the
Valley to resume their duties. Miss
Middleton Of the junior high school
left for several points in North Tex
as to visit with relatives and friends
before returning to her work here.
Miss lone Thompson head of the
writing department Of the local jun
Tor high school is spending the holi-
days with friends and relatives of
Dallas. Texas. Miss Retha Sanders,
who is head Of the home economics
department Of the Pharr-San Juan
high school. is spending the holidays
with her parents in Scurry. Texas.
after which she will return TO Pharr
20 resume her duties. Miss Francis
Hooper is spending the holidays
with her parents in Waco. Texas.
Miss Florence McGregor head OF
the junior high school music de-
partment is spending the holidays
with her parents in Corpus Christi.
Texas after which she will return TO
her work here. Miss Marion Gro
foot left Friday for Austin where
she will remain during the holidays.
Among the teachers Of the senior
and junior high school who r re-
naming In the Valley for the holi-
days are included: j. w. Vest d. u.
Buckner. "a. Sorensen. Miss Lenore
McCombs Mrs. Earl Trantham. Mrs.
Guy Richie Miss Gyneth Stuga-d.
and Mrs. Guy johnson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
WATER CONTROL
PLANS FOR 1890.
Board or Directors Hopes
To Correct Water-Logged
Sections Of Land
Especial to The Herald.l


WESLACO. Dec. 27-Tentative
plans have been completed by the
board Of directors Of Hidalgo and
Cameron counties Water Control and
Improvement District No. 8 for the
coming years work, according to the
chairman. Conditions and circun-
stances may make it necessary to
modify the plans. With proper coop
Grafton II Is believed that from 30
to IS per cent Of the water-logged
condition OF the land can be Ger
rected.
The chairman stated that taxes
were heavy this first year but this
was necessary to take care Of de-
linquency. The Board believes that
there can be a reduction in the tax
assessment next year. The board
has lowered the flat rate from $3.50
to $3.50 per acre and believes with
in a year or so another material re-
duction can be made.
The district has purchased two
BucyruS drag lines. One with fifty
foot boom, and one with a forty
foot boom. TO be delivered January
2. Drag line No. one will clean out
about seven hundred feet CT old
drainage ditch adjoining Mercedes,
and then will move TO Block 102:
starting at Arroyo and cleaning
drain ditch to northwest. Drag line
no. two will start in the southwest
corner OF district and clean drain
age ditch to the north and north
east. IL will be the policy of the
board OF Directors to use the two
new drag lines for cleaning out work.
New work will be let by contract.
Saturday the board will let con-
tract OF concreting canals. One Gun
tie machine viii start Jan. 2 III
Block l6l and work north. One
Gunite machine will start Jan 10
on mile l7l, on completion OF the
canal will move TO canal on the
north: on completion Of this canal
it will move south and southeast.
One Gunite machine will start Jan
20 near Block 81. Twelve miles Of
pipe line will be laid in different
parts OF the district and work will
start in January. The 1880 program
calls for concreting of 104 miles Of
canals. laying OF - miles Of pipe
line and cleaning forty-nine miles
Of drainage bitches and construction
Of six miles Of new drains.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
CAMPBELL GETS
MAN AT LAST

Brownsville children are still hap
by today with their Christmas toys,
but they are no more elated than
customs inspectors.
For a year or more. Campbell and
other peace officers have been
patiently striving TO catch THE man
Of the goat ranch" near Los Indios.
Complaints piled in that the goat
man was selling liquor to miners.
The mans home was searched on
numerous OCCASIONS. but no liquor
was e found. The officers spent
many nights -'atching the brush in
the vicinity Of the elusive ones
home.
Late Christmas night Campbell
caught the goat man" Evaristo
RoSales. and he has pleaded guilty.
A. he approached the ranch,
Campbell met a carload OF young
men. They saw him. however. and
broke their bottle of liquor before
he could reach them. Travelling on
to the house. Campbell s.w the
goat man" and his son leave in
a car for the banks Of the Rio
Grande. He met them as they were
coming back.
Following the tracks TO the place
the a turned around. the veteran
officer found two sacks OF liquor.
one containing IL quarts Of hab-
anero and the other "a pints OF
the same fluid. Rosales admitted
ownership OF the Christmas cheer.
but declared it was for his person.
a. use.
After pleading guilty at a pre-
liminary hearing before u. s. Com
missioner z. K. Goodrich, Thurs
day. Rosales was bound over 10 the
fe teral grand jury in $3.50 bond.
The bond was made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
WESLACO
STUDENTS HOME
FOR HOLIDAYS

Young people who are home for
the holiday season include: Misses
irene Clifford, Mary Elizabeth
1nomas, Jane Stebbins. Norma Van
Wet and Ruth Rives from c. I. A.;
MISS Verna Mae Emery from Texas
university; Miss Fannie King who
= teaching at Maria; Wayne An
drews from San Marcos; Miss Nellie
Mae Davis. who Is teaching in Ok
lancma City; Miss Erma Anderson
yom Kingsville; Bob Rowland from
8avidson College. North Carolina:
Joe Rowland from S. M. u: Miss
Mildred Ann Smith from Ward
Belmont. Nashville. Tennessee;
Misses Mary Jane Yates and Kath-
crime Stolz from Westmorland, San
Antonio; Miss Miriam Wade from
c. I. A.
Misses Jewell Watson and Pauline
McCalip from Baylor. Bolton; Miss
Olive Donaldson who Is teaching at
Lorena: Cecile Childre, Miller Jor-
dan, Misses Leila Mae Jordan and
Elizabeth Nevill from Southwest
enr, Georgetown; Miss Mildred
1ford Is home from S. NJ. u: Miss
Mary Lillian Ware is visiting
friends here: Miss Irene Richardson
from >. NJ. y. Is spending the vaca-
ton with her parents IN Donna and
visiting friends in Weslaco; Tom
Burlington Is home from the state
university where he is assistant
teacher and doing post graduate
work: Miss Leila Belle Sims Is home
from Kingsville: Miss Cogee Mae
Couch who is teaching in San An
tonic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
Messiah to BE Given
In San Benito Jan.

SAN BEN1TO, Dec. ZT-The eighth
annual performance Of the Har-
del's Messiah will be presented jan
uary - at the First Baptist church
at 1880 p. m. under direction Of II.
Flora Todd.
ScloistS obtained Of leading Texas
music centers are as follows: Mrs.
Betty Longaker Wilson Of San An
tonic. soprano; Mrs. j. Abler Sage
of Dallas. contralto; John Marshall
Of Houston. tenor: and j. hbner
Sage of Dallas. bass-baritone. Choir
us and soloists will be accompanied
by Joe Lyray's l5-piece orchestra
with Mrs. G. B. Chase at the piano.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
Big Still Stolen
From Policemen

PORTLAND. Dec. 27-gR-
Police today were working on
one Of the most battling myster-
les ever to confront them.
IL seems that about $500 worth
Of a first class. electrically-oper-
ated still has disappeared from
the heavily-guarded basement or
police headquarters. Experts pre-
viously had valued the contrap-
zion confiscated recently, al
$4,000. Today the same experts
paced its value at $40. The diff
terence is caused by disappear
Ince Of coils, an electric motor,
several pressure tanks and vari-
Gus other paraphernalia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
FRIENDS ENJOY
THEATRE PARTY

Little Miss Beth Wagner enter
tanned a number Of her friends with
a Christmas party Thursday. The
young people enjoyed the matinee.
"Noah's Ark" at the Ritz. after
which they returned to the home Of
the hostess for holiday refresh
ments.
Guests enjoying this happy even.
were Catherine Rives. v. V. Mills,
Carroll Shipp. Gladys Stevens. V.r-
ginia Rowland. Jean Van Vliet.
Mary Margaret Stuphen Of Ed
couch. Julia Anderson. Coda La
Duke. Marjorie Kidder. Bessie Mar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
DINNER GUESTS
AT BRASHERS

A delightful dinner of the season
was given recently at the <. q.
Brasher home. Place cards sug-
Eestive OF the holiday and decora-
tons and salads carrying out the
red and green colors made a pretty
table.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Honey and son, Norwood OF
Mission. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Smith
Of st. Louis. Mr.. and Mrs. B. S.
Graham. Mr.. and Mrs. X. q.
5rasher. Mrs. Blanch Jones of Har-
Iingen. Miss Douthit and S. N. Nc
Wh0rter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
CANTATA GIVEN
nv CHQRTTS

The Vesper Cantata. Come to
Bethlehsm" given at six o'clock
Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church by a chorus of nor than
twenty voices was well attended.
The Church was beautifully Ae-
corated. a lovely Christmas tree
forming the central decoration with
tall white candles in appropriate
groupings lighting the Church.
The choir entering In white cos
tunes bearing burning candles,
was most Impressive. The
theme was read by Miss Chariot
Sanders with the chorus e~nlarging
and emphasizing the Christmas
story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27

AT $3.50 tonight a concert will be
given in the high school auditorium
under direction Of Antonio Ortiz.
director Of the Beethoven Musical
academies Of Brownsville and Mon
terrey.
Piano. violin. and singing num-
bers feature the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
COUPLE WED
At CROSBY

An event Of the holiday season
was the marriage of Miss Grace
Box Of Austin, teacher at Crosby,
Texas, TO Walton Kinds. teacher in
the WesIaco high school. Mr..
Kinds left Weslaco Wednesday Of
last week and the wedding took
place at Crosby soon after his ar
rival.
The honeymoon will be a leisure
" return TO the Valley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kinds will make their home
at the Dew Apartments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
Bowie Addresses
San Benito Club
Special to the Herald)

SAN BENITO. Dec. 27-The regu-
lar weekly meeting Of the San Benito
Rotary club vas held Thursday noon
at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel din
ing room.
James z. Bowie gave a talk on
the Rotary future. and told of the
plans that had been made for the
coming year. He also outlined a pro-
gram TO be followed by the local
chapter, in 1880.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27

Because Of the recent Kwangsi-
Kwangtung clash. all highway con-
struction has been stopped In
Kwang sal Province. in China. where
1900 miles Of roads we're built In the
last two years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
DINNER GUESTS
AT ENIERYS

A Christmas dinner was enjoyed
at the j. A. Emery home. Miss
Verne Mae. who is attending the
state university, was home for the
holiday.
Guests were DR.. and Mrs. "A. j.
Hayes and family. Messrs. and Mes
danes w. T.. Emery and family,
Wade Ray, c. B. Emery and fami-
~ and <. L. Etter and family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
Valley Society
Telephone z
Telephone z

shall. Lenora Funk, Mary Jane Lee
and the hostess.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-29

and was nothing at all In these, its
worst ones AS anything but church
1t would have been abandoned for
practical purposes years ago.
1t was the growing realizaton-and
it takes church group many years to
grow up to this realization-of the
absolute need for more ample accom-
modations that brought Mr.. Tolliver
to Red Thrush. The district super
intendent had been asked to pick out
hustler" to put the new church
over on the congregation. Mr.. Toll
liver was known as hustler, and so
he came with his four daughters to
the shabby brown parsonage in the
maple grove beside the old brown
church.
1t was the nervous strain of over
work attendant upon hustling the new
church into Red Thrush that finally
resulted in a nervous reaction and
physical wearing down which led al
last to temporary blindness, cloud
ever his eyes. thick mist Jogging his
vision. Rest, the specialists In Chi
cago said he needed, good food, good
air, general building-up. The eyes
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-29
CHAPTER I-Continued

&
While Ginger complained. however,
she obligingly did her share Of the
Strengthening, and the busting, and
the rearranging.
Nice sensible girls like ours, no
frills, no nonsense, no .put-on about
them. Work hard. Good, natured.
Easy to live with. But let man
darken the horfzon-disgusting sim
ply disgusting. Do you understand 1t.
father?"
"Well, perhaps-at least, am used
to it, he evaded adroitly.
Helen, returning, laughed good
naturedly. y "Now, now, little one,
don't be Jealous" she said.
Observation-Disclosures Me, Jealous?
Jealous of IA male school teacher7"
Helen frowned. "Father. wish
you wouldn't let her say male school
teacher in that insulting manner.
professor of mathematics with two de-
grees is not the same as male school
teacher. And besides, as you know
very well, he isn't going to teach for
ever He is going to write textbooks
Textbooks But they've already
got textbooks. Don't tell me they're
going to discover more mathematics to
make us learn"
"Ginger, don't talk so loud, for good
ness sake. He'll be here in minute.
Shl Here he Is"
"Disgusting - simply disgusting"
Ginger buried herself once more in
the despised paper.
Horace Langley came in, greeted
Helen with perfunctory, befOre-the-
family kiss, and shook hands with Mr..
Tolliver.
"What's the matter with Ginger?"
Ginger looked up. "Oh, bello-are
you here? was just interested in
uh," she stole look at the paper,
what Lloyd George said to the Elks
II mean, to Coolidge" She nudged
her father with sharp little elbow.
ELLEN, suppose we run down and
have cream cone? l feel quite
fatigued with the strain of living up
the Marjory's beauty. Won't you
come along, Miriam? Helen, why
don't you and. Horace come, too?" :
"Oh, | don't-think SO, father. Not
this time, tl1apks. You go. And do
keep an eye on Ginger. She's so apt to
break out unexpectedly. you know"
But Ginger, disdaIning answer, with
great hauteurp leds the way down the
fagstone path that eurled through the
green grass.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-29
Aciidity

The common cause Of digestive diff
culties Is excess acid. Soda cannot
alter this condition, and 1t burns the
stomach. Something that will neu.
tralize the acidity is the sensible
thing to take. That is why physicians
tell the public to use Phillips Milk OF
Magnesia.
One spoonful Of this delightful prep
aration can neutralize many times Its
volume in acid. It acts instantly; re-
lief is quick, and very apparent. All
gas is dispelled; all sourness is soon
gone; the whole system is sweetened.
Do try this perfect anti-acid, and re-
member 1t Is just as good for children.
too, and pleasant for them to take.
Any drug store has the genuine, pre-
scriptional product.