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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
DISTRICT Will
PUT IN LARGE
PIPE FACTORY
Largest Plant In Tex
as Being Installed
By Pharr- San Juan
Alamo System

SAN JUAN April 6.-The largest
concrete pipe plant in Texas is be-
ing established here by the Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo district, which last
year voted a $1,000, 900 bond issue
to finance placing the entire sys-
tenn under concrete.
The district several months ago
concluded purchase of a 40-acre
tract adjoining the city on the
north. including the old cotton
compress. This huge structure, 400
by 200 feet in size, is being convert
ed into a concrete pipe factory, and
the first of four units has been in
stalled.
The plant will manufacture sizes
from 16- to 42-inch, and a portable
mixing plant and steel forms have
been secured to manufacture the
larger sizes up to 6 feet in diameter,
the large sizes to be cast at the point
where they will be installed. A large
amount of CO. and 72-inch pipe will
be used, officials of the district
| state.
Sizes from 10 to 24-inch will be
manufactured with the packer head
type machine, the larger sizes to 40
inch to be made with the tamper
type.
Installation of the first of the
four units is practically completed,
and is expected to be in operation
this week. Additional units will be
installed as rapidly as possible, all
four units to be operating in a few
months. Bins for the aggregate
have been erected. and a clam
she'll will handle the gravel and
sand from the car or bin to the
mixing hoppers. The mixer is
equipped for water control. the &C.
ment-water ratio system to be en-
| ployed.
Another feature of the plant is a
large laboratory adjoining the struc-
ture on the north. Complete equip
ment for all tests is being installed
and the work will be under the di-
rection of experts. Approximately
half the main plant has been flored
with concrete. the remainder COW
cred with rolled caliche and gravel
The larger sizes will be cured on the
concrete floor. the smaller sizes tc
be stored on the gravel section. .
A complete sprinkler system has
been installed to assrlre the proper
moisture in curing. The water lines
are installed in independent units
the pipes being equipped with
J nozzles which regulate the spray
evenly over the entire curing floor
In addition to manufacturing the
pipe for it's system the district also
has made a contract with the foun-
dry adjoining the plant property
to manufacture water gates accord
ing tn specifications provided by the
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
S. P. BUILDING
WITH TEXAS
Railroad Made Survey For
Carnation Milk Company
Plant at Schulenourg

Giant corporations such as the
Carnation Company and the Borden
Corporation, the latter of which re-
Gently located a plant at Waco, do
not build first and inquire after
wards, and it took over two years Of
the hardest work to convince these
companies that Texas afforded a
logical territory for the extension of
their already enormous business.
The above correspondence repre-
sents individual replies received to
a QUESTIONABLE prepared by Mr..
Madison from 1880 farmers in
Southwest Texas. Similar and even
more extensive work was done be-
fore Borden was induced to locate
in Waco.
In addition, special representa-
tives were employed by Southern
Pacific Lines to check up on dairy
stock and milk. production, soils,
grasses, climate, rainfall, markets,
ETC., and the statistical data thus OBJ
tanned, analysed, digeSted and re-
duced to a summarized statement
covering only three pages of written
matter, afforded conclusive evidence
on which the milk people based
their decision to locate in Schulen-
burg, which was celebrated by thou
sands Of people, brass bands, etc. at
Schulenburg on April 3rd, when
ground was broken by Governor
Dan Moody for this million dollar
plant of the Carnational Milk COM
pany.
Southern Pacific Lines have been
working to this end for many years,
encouraging the importation of pure
bred dairy stock and Improvement
of pasturage conditions. The num-
Der of pure bred bulls, cows and
calves they have brought into Texas
and distributed in the way of prizes,
etc. would make a sizeable herd.
The beef cattle industry in the
meantime was not neglected. South
ern Pacific Lines purchased the
champion steer at the international
Exposition & Live Stock show at
San Antonio last month, which was
bred by Craig M. Logan, Valley
! Mills, Texas, and fed by Charles
Miles. Mosheim. Texas. who is a
member of the Bosque County Boys
and Girls Club: also five steers
from the Fort Worth show. includ-
ing Aggie-Prince, owned by Texas
A. & M. College and winer of first
junior calf and champion Aberdeen
Angus steer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07

ings and gradings of benefit, from
the site of an Improvement to the
land next door, and on to the
farthest reached of the city, even
out into the country where some
slight throb in the pulse Of a remote
community may show that some in
fluence of the improvement has
been felt there.
Assessments Are Not Taxes
Assessments for local improve
mentS are not taxes in the ordinary
sense of the word. An assessment
for the cost of laying a sidewalk, for
example, is neither a general nor
a special tax. The idea that under
lies special assessments for local
improvements is that the property
upon which the improvements are
constructed will be specially bene-
fitted owe and beyond the benefits
to the public at large. Assessments
are made on the basis that property
enhanced by a neighborhood i'm
provement (Which may include new
streets, public buildings, Subways,
etc. should bear the cost of the i'm
provement. The expense of laying
sidewalks may be constitutionally
charged to abutting land owners,
for although assessments are not
taxes, they are in the nature of
the taxing power. The right to
make assessments lies in the same
sovereign power of the state that is
exercised in the levy of taxes.
Special assessments may become
due at any time during the year
and are first payable to the city or
village collector. After a certain
date each year. special assessments
must be paid to the county collector,
And. as with taxes. an opportunity
is given all property owners to be
heard if they do not think the sums
imposed on them are fair. OF course
special assessments do not occur as
regularly as general taxes. nor are
buildings considered in apportionine
an assessment it being assumed
that the land receives all the bene-
fit.
1t has been said that special as
CONTINUED from page tWo.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
RABIES MENACE
CONTROL URGED
Immunization Of Valuable
Dogs and Destruction OF
Others Suggested

Control of rabies in San Antonio
has proved very effective in that
city. according to Captain Black OF
Brownsville, veterinarian in the
medical reserve, who returned re-
Gently from that city where he put
in Is days of actual service as vet
erinarian of the Second Division.
In checking up the results OBJ
tanned in the army camp and In
the city Of San Antonio, the local
veterinarian found that systematic
vaccination and tagging Of all dogs
within the city has completely
eliminated the rabies menace.
The veterinarian recommended
as an emergency measure the de-
struction of stray dogs, and the
immunization by vaccination OF all
valuable dogs.
Dogs do not have to be bitten
by a rabid animal to contract the
disease" Captain Black said. 1T
can be picked up from the saliva
or through the fever. Cases have
been known where puppies have
contracted the disease in sucking a
rabid mother before she showed any
signs of rabies.
THE potential danger to persons
and to livestock at this season of
the year is alarming. Coyotes and
skunks often contract the disease
and spread it among valuable herds
Such source of infection is always
difficult to locate and destroy.
Il believe it is the duty of every
citizen to aid the authorities in the
present emergency by destroying all
worthless dogs and immunizing all
others against this menace to pub
lie health and safety"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
CITRUS MARKS.
SAID BROKEN
Melden Estimates Valley
Crop Brought Approx
imately $3,OOO,O 900

MISSION, April 6.-ApproXimate-
" SO, 1000, 900 was realized by citrus
growers of the Rio Grande Valley
on the 1928-29 crop, estimates T,
M. Melden, secretary of the Texas
Citrus Fruit Growers exchange
which closed a record breaking sea-
son here this week. Melden pointed
out that this return is from only
slightly more than 10 per cent OF
Valley citrus acreage, the remain
der not yet having come into bear
ing.
Carload shipments fell a little
short of the anticipated $500 mark
with the announcement of officials
of the Missouri Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads of the moving
of 100 carloads of citrus from fle
Valley. A check of truck ship
mentS reveal that 100000 boxes
have gone out of the Valley by
road; express shipments totaleo
about 10000 boxes, while it is esti-
mated by officials of the exchange
that 1920 were carried north ir
automobiles. The aggregate ship
mentS, other than freight, total in
the neighborhood of go carloads
thus making the seasons total about
1900 carloads.
The Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
exchange, which handles the bulk
of the fruit in the upper Valley ano
large quantities at Mercedes and III
the San Benito sections, reports
that it has had the greatest season
since it was organized seven years
ago. The exchange shipments from
their Sharyland plant located neal
Mission will total 275 cars this year
as compared to ITO last year, stated
Melden. Independent shippers Of
Mission shipped nearly 100 cars
thus bringing the total for Mission
orchards to about 375 cars.
Federal agents report Mission cit
rus groves in excellent shape, al
fruit having been removed to COM
ply with the host season. Last
minute picking resulted in conges-
ting the packing plants and much
citrus which the plants were unable
to accept was placed in cold stor-
age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
Traditions Make
French Province
Lose Population

AUVILLAR, France, April 6.-(P)
Buildings may be had rent free here,
although there is a housing crisis
in the rest of France. This is al
most a deserted town. The popula-
ton has diminished by three-fourths
in a few generations. 1t now to-
tails only 500 an dvacant houses and
business blocks are falling into ruin.
All through this department of
Tarn-et-G aronne, of the rich
est in France, there are fewer peo-
pie each year. In less than a CEN
fury the population has Shrunk from
ESQ, 900 to 160, 900. The whole re-
gion is prosperous, but there are
few children.
Sociological investigators say there
is a settled family policy Of birth
control. Every property owner
an heir, but most of them dread
the division Of property that nearly
always occurs in France when there
is more than one child. 1t Is this
love Of a big estate to go down in
tact from generation to generation
that is blamed for the fewneSS OF
children.
Along with that stubborn worship
Of property, say the sociologiSts
there is a similar stubborn adher-
ence to old traditions, making il
difficult for new ideas of hygiene tc
spread. Consequently there also Is
more than normal mortality among
young and old, accentuating the
depopulation that follows the severe
birth control.
A remedy. distasteful to the
French, is in sight. Italian families,
young, vigorous and prolific, are
coming in, renting or farming Oh
| shares the land that many owners
are unable to work. Eventually
these Italian immigrants buy some
of the smaller farms when there Is
a division or when the lack OF chill
dren leads aged owners to sell. Sew
eral thousand Italians have estab-
lished themselves in the department
] since the war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
SLEEPER AND POE TO
AID AGGIE CEREMONY

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. April
6.-(P)-Judge w. M. Sleeper OF
Waco, will deliver the commence
ment sermon, and the Rev. Floyd
Poe, pastor of the City Temple
Presbyterian Church of Dallas, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon at
the fifty-third commencement eXer-
ment exercises Of the A. g. M. Col
lege in June, DR.. E. P. Humbert
chairman of the commencement
committee, announced.
The sermon will be delivered on
June 2 and the baccalaureate ad-
dress on June f..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
FAIR PRIZE CUP ON
DISPLAY AT MERCEDES
Especial to The Herald.)

MERCEDES, April 6.-The silver
loving cup, o by Mercedes at the
Harlingen mid-winter fair. is now
on display at the First National
bank here.
The cup has been won by Mer-
cedes for two consecutive years, and
should Mercedes win again at the
90 fair, she would hold the cup
permanently.
This cup which is given for the
most attractive community booth
was won in 1924 and 1925 by Stuart
Place. in 1926 by San Benito, and
in 1927 and 1928 by Mercedes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
MISSION CITY HEAD
MEET is POSTPONED

MISSION, April 6.-Postpone-
ment of the regular bi-monthly
meeting of the city commission,
scheduled for Thursday, was an
nounced at the city hall following
the call of Mayor G. F. Dohnr to
San Antonio on business.
At the meeting, which will be
held some time next week, the
naming of the personnel of the
new board of city development will
be made. This board supplants the
present officials of the chamber OF
commerce, provided in the new city
charter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
Status is
Told byMiller as
u. S. Gives Fund

1912 miles; estimated cost, $4,6lO,
600. Plaquemine route, Plague
mine, La. Con the Mississippi rive.
112 miles north of New Orleans
via Atchafalaya river to Morgan
City; distance "a miles. Adequate
locks now exist at Plaquemine ane
little or no work is required U
make this route available to MIG
gan City.
Section 9. Atchafalaya
Morgan City, to Vermillion
distance, 1918 miles; estit
cost, %s2,110,OOO.
Section 8. Vermillion IL
Mermentau river; distl
miles; estimated COST,
Section 4. Merme
Calcasieu river;
miles; estimated cos
Section S. Calcasii
bine river (Texas 4
1859 miles. No
since canal will foil
foot channel Lake
deep water project.
Section 6. Sabine ri
weston bay; distance,
estimated cost, S2,86d
Sabine river to Port al
lance of 29.5 miles, ca
low existing Sabine-Ni
waterway, leaving on
Continued on pa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
BY MAIL
MEETS FRENCH NEED

PARIS, Apil 6.-(P)-CorreSpond-
ence schools, once frowned upon in
Fra2ee as a freakish by-product of
Americas machine age, have grown
until they serve 100 900 pupils.
The system is found to be well
adapted to French education be-
cause there are more than 10000
towns and villages where there are
nothing but rather primitive grade
schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07

3 AUTO BANDITS SHOT DEAD
ROME-Four detectives sent out
to run down robbers shot dead
three auto bandits who tried to
hold them up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
TRUST COMPANY
GROWING FAST
Raymondville Concern Char+
tered In 1916 Shows Re-
sources of SIS, 965.53
Especial to The Herald

Especial to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, April 5.-Thet
Raymondville Trust Co. with a cap7I
ital stock of $50, 900 and charters ini
1916, has enjoyed a steady growth
until in a statement issued march,
81. on a call Of the Texas banking
commission, it shows resources of
SIS, 965.53.
S. l.. Gill is president of the or
~ganization and his wife. Mrs. S. K.
Gill, is Secretary-treasurer- Other
directors are M. H. Dreyer, G. M.
Kennedy and Leon Gill.
The Trust company vas the first
organization of the kind chartered
in the Valley. 1t is under the SUI
pervision of the banking depart
ment of Texas and has more lib
eral powers than are granted under
charters at the present time.
The charter permits the company
to act in n fiduciary capacity and
the principal business is handling
of vendors lien paper. The form
also acts as trustee in any trust
where an individual could act and
as administrators of estates.
The trust company recently has
been selected as trustee for the
Grande National Life Insure
company. and will hold and
for this organization dividsx
cruing from the founders
which at the e~XpiratiOD<
will automatically paI
issued with the
x-ar 0rontnI H.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
OWL NINE
TO MAKE GOOD SHOW

HOUSTON. Tex. Feb. 23.-PJ-
Coach Gene Bailey hopes TO have
a smuggling Rice Institute entry In
the Southwest Conference baseball
race this spring.
Cold weather has kept his charges
from showing their fielding ability.
but they have worked. nevertheless.
For more than a week they have
gone through two hours OF daily
batting practice.
The Owl pitching staff Gems In
good form. Phil Ables and Tommy
Henderson have been serving them
up in batting practice. and al
though Bailey has refused 10 let
them put anything on the ball
they seem to have excellent con-
troll. Henderson. a side-Hrmer, has
lots OF speed. and n he can de-
velop "a few tvisters he ought 10
make a good showing in the South
west Conference. Ables. with a form
that requires the minimum effort.
should be in for his best year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
Former Fish Stars
Make T. {. u. Tennis
Outlook Brighter
Especial 70 The Heraldl

FORT WORTH, Feb. 2S.-with
ten matches already arranged, the
tennis season at Texas Christian
university will get under way soon.
Bad weather has been preventing
the varsity from working out as a
team. but strenuous work in prep
aration for the hard schedule will
begin as soon as the weather clears.
The Frogs will open their year
March IS with a match with Okla
homa "A. r. Nj. at Fort Worth.
It Is from the freshman team OF
last year that most OF the FroGs'
strength will come. With the
graduation OF John McDiarmid and
Charles Ewell from the ranks Of
the first year men. the Frogs are
assured of two OF the most promis-
ing men 10 report for net work at
II. &. ~.
McDiarmid. brother to Capt.
Weir McDiariaid. has quite a repu-
tation as a net man, and holds
several championships over the
middle and eastern states.
Ewell, a brother to last years
captain. is also promising and the
first three positions this year lie
easily with these three men.
No. 4 man will be selected from
several candidates. among them be-
ing George Rozelle. last year letter
man. and Guy Fox. and several
others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
JACK PLEASED
BY Big BOUT
First Promotion Success, AL.
though Nome hampton
ship Affair
b. BRIAN BELL
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Wriser.l

th$8uNl0tL4 Ai-r1 2POAAo UAAN~A1
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Feb. 28.-
LPJ-It would not be surprising 10
see Jack Dempsey. former champion
Of all the heavyweight boxers of
the world, poking about a paper lit
tered Flamingo Park today with a
broad smile on his face.
Last nights bout was presented
by Jack Dempsey through special
arrangement with Madison Square
Garden corporation" and the old
champion took his promoting just
as seriously as he did his fighting
when he won the title.
When Jack came down TO the
ringside before the main bout TO
say to the hard-headed newspaper
men who had come TO scott and
remained to marvel, that the house
was a sell out and that $4,000 per-
sons had paid s4o0. 600 to sec a non
championship bout, he wore a smile
literally stretching from ear to ear.
When the first preliminary start
ed he sat with his wife near the
ring holding a handful OF kilograms
wishing him luck in his first pro-
motion effort. AS the boys in the
ring punched at each other the tel
egrams were waved back and forth,
keeping time with the blows.
He liked the fight.
1T al great" he declared.
Whether the promotion urge will
lure him permanently from the ring
remains to be seen. But the big
fellow who is still the champion TO
q group OF devoted friends had a big
time last night. That can't be TAX
EN- away. no matter whether nc
lodges or watches flying gloves the
next time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
Cagers OF Porkers,
Steers Are Bidders
For ALL Conference
Especial to The Heralo)

f0HCNAdA w 1tlC 11CldAGV
AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 23.-With the
conference basket ball race coming
70 an end. thoughts OF scribes and
fans have turned TO the selection OF
al-conference teams. "a task which
viii be fairly easy for the first time
in years. Two clubs. Arkansas and
Texas, which finished in one-two
order. will furnish the majority OF
stars.
Good forwards we're rather scarce
III the 1929 race. and only Texas
and Arkansas boaSted good pairs.
In Hale and Schoonover. the cham
pion Porkers had two CT the hest
in the loop, but Texas with Brock
and Camp pushed them hard.
without doubt. Brock and Schoon-
over yer the outstanding forwards
in the conference in 1929. Albo
Brown, :. M. IT,; "Slicr Mcdonald.
+. G. u: Jake Wilson. Baylor:
Noah Webster. a. a. M: "Toots"
Hess. Rice: and Trunk Cheatham
of Texas were all good forwards.
but their work was inconsistent.
Tom Pickell. lanky Porker center.
and leading individual scorer. is the
outstanding center in the loon.
Big I'm Rose. Texas center, Is the
only person capable OF giving
Pickell any worry.
At guards. the matter on choos-
fng two outstanding men viii be a
Lambert Of Arkansas and Wray OF
Texas are the best in the loop. but
Wallin Of T. G. u. and Keeton Of
A. & NJ. have been starring for
their respective clubs all season.
The work OF Wallin against Texas
recently was enough to cause him
TO be considered. while Keeton will
have to be given some cOnsidera-
ton because OF his fast floor work
and scoring ability.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
enznz The HERALD SPORTS SECTION EtHza
ROBINS GRAB OFF STELLAR
TEXAS PLAYER FOR $1,000

W~AxAHACHTE, Tex, Feb. rs
Nilbert Robinson. manager OF the
Brooklyn club OF the National lea
cue, may not be a ~Scotchman, but
he hates to lose money, And to him
$1,000 is a large sum of money-an
amount not to be forgotten If it is
lost.
I'm 1926 Paul Richards was playing
third base on the championship
Waxshachie high school team, the
club that set a worlds record by
winnig IS consecutive games. When
ever the regular huriers had an off
day, Richards would pitch, and il
the team had = douolc-header he
would hurl one game right-handed
and u left-handed. a. he IL ambi-
deAtrous andacan pitch MS well with
arm as with the other.
Nap Rucker, scout OF the Brook
lyn Robins, heard Of the famous
Maxahachie Indians, whcih the pre-
vious year had sent eight Of the
\ regulars into professional base
ball, and he watched Richards work
out. He recommended his purchase.
rs did Joe Gardner. another Robin
scout, and the Robins gave Richards
~ ,00U to agree 70 play with them.
Browns Snatch Him
Reporting 10 Brooklyn at the close
of school in 1896, Richards, who
had net signed a contract, was asked
to play with Crisfield in the Eastern
league. He went so good there that
The Sc. Louis Browns drafted him,
despite the protest Of the Robins.
who claimed the ambidextrous youth
rs their property.
Judge Lands was called in 70 de-
eide the dispute and he awarded
Richards 10 St. Louis. But was Rob-
inson willing 10 see that $1,000 slip
away? He abided his time. but he
did not forget Richards, and he fol-
lowed the Waxahachie youth close
w..
In 1927 Richards PLAYED with ST.
Louis, Waterbury in the Eastern lea
que, and Crisfield in the Eastern
Shore. with Robinson keeping an cye
on him all the time Last year he
vas with st. Louis. Tulsa and Mus
kogee. During the winter he was
sold TO Milwaukee and then re-sold
10 Macon, in the South Atlantic lea
que.
This was Robinson's chance. Ma
con is a farm of Brooklyn, and the
Robins ordered Richards 70 report
to their training camp at Clearwa-
ter. Fla.
Now Uncle Robert tees chances
OF getting a return on his invest
ment, for he thinks Richards is rea-
dy for the major league grade.