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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
Montgomery Ward To
Pay Transport
Charge On Art

One Of the most revolutionary
developments in the field of COM
|merce is seen in the announcement
that, beginning Immediately, Mont
Igomery Ward & Co., will pay all
postage and freight costs Oh mer-
schandise sold, without any increase
|in catalogue prices. cit is esti-
|mated," says MI. P. A. Clark. man
lager of the Montgomery Ward &
ICo. store at Harrington, that this
radical departure will result in a
|saving of millions of dollars a year
ITO the public, which heretofore has
borne transportation costs on all
|orders.
Where transportation costs have
been added to the catalogue price
.of merchandise in our store this
|charge will be deducted-and the
price correspondingly reduced"
The concession is made possible
by complete development of distri-
button facilities offered by Mont
|gomery Ward & Co. through its ex-
banding system of distributing
headquarters, warehouses, factories,
large department stores in the
metropolitan cities and stores in the
smaller cities. Montgomery Ward
l& Co. maintains nine central dis
Itributing plants-in Chicago, Kans-
las City, st. Paul, Baltimore, Albany,
DEWEY; Portland, Ore, Oakland,
lCalif., and Fort Worth, Tex, with
warehouses in Boise, Idaho; Bir-
|mingham, Ala; Charlotte, N. c.;
columbus, o.; Evansville, Ind;
Houston, Tex; Spokane, Wash;
Los Angeles, Detroit, Fort Madison,
IOWA; Oklahoma City, Okla. Twen-
.ty-two large department stores al
READY have been opened in larger
cities. and chain stores have been
in nearly 400 Of the
smaller cities throughout the ma
ton.
"Our general plan Of handling
land distributing merchandise" said
lMr. Clark, makes it possible for
|us to assume transportation costs
(which heretofore have been paid by
the public. We now have the most
|complete and comprehensive plan of
merchandise distribution ever or
Iranized in the comercial history of
this country. There are very few
where our customers are not
within short distances Of our dis
|tributing warehouses, and shipments
reach our customers in a very short
time after orders are received. We
also ship heavy merchandise direct
from a great many factories located
lin strategic points throughout the
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
Predicted Exodus
To Mexico Fails
To Develop Here

Despite predictions that there
would be a wholesale exodus of Mex
hcans from the Valley shortly after
Rhe new American immigration laws
went into effect July /, there has
been but a small gain in the number
nf people returning to Mexico, &C
6cording to immigration officers on
he International bridge here.
An average of two or three fam
lies a day are returning, it is said.
Following a survey In the Valley
Isy Enrique de Silva, engineer Of the
Mexican department Of agriculture.
he announced that he expected
5000 of his countrymen here to re-
nirn to their native land.
De StIEa sought to find how many
mere wgyuld return to Mexico and
Kettle on government lands. After
leaving, he went to the San Martin
lam to arrange for government
lands for settlers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

some time the latter part of July,
will be a mile and one-eighth long.
1t will be illuminated and wide
cough SO autos can easily pass.
One of its features, aiding in its
Illumination, r six galleries, cut
into the mountainside along the
tuneled highway, where autos can
be driven and the tourists look over
the surrounding coutry for miles
and miles. These galleries are two
and three thousand feet above the
bed of the creek below and straight
up the side Of the mountain.
To build an approach to the
opening of the tunnel it was neces-
sary to make six switchbacks, three
and one-half miles long, in order
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
Takes Secret of
Lost Language to Tomb

VENICE, Italy, July 6.-(P)-The
secret of Etruria'S lost language was
carried to the tomb today by Pro-
lessor Alfredo Trombetti, who died
of a heart attack while bathing off
Lido.
Last April the professor, most
famous Of Italy's linguistic scholars,
announced he was at last about to
penetrate the veil of mystery which
had shrouded the Etruscan tongue.
Spurred by a government grant as
aid, he had made sure progress in
deciphering inscriptions Of the an
cient pre-Roman people and COM
pairing them with the latin. He
thought finally he was on the
verge Of discovering the key, SO to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
PETITION FOR
ROAD BUILDING
County Judges Ask High
way Department Have
Separate Offices
Especial to The Herald)

AUSTIN, July 6.-More than 100
county judges have joined the state
highway commission in petitioning
the legislature to erect a highway
building, it became known as the
building project was revived in the
third called session.
The highway commission has
asked authority to put up the office
building out Of its own funds, and
has the backing of over one-third of
the county judges in the state. Pc
titions were placed in circulation
here recently by Judge Norman
Atkinson Of Harris county, when
many citizens, chamber of COM
MERGE officials, county judges and
commissioners, were forced to stand
In the rain during parts of two days
waiting their turn before the high
way commission in the crowded
small hearing room in the basement
Of the land office building where
over 100000 Of highway work is
acted upon every month.
Twenty-three senators indicated
favorable disposition toward the
measure in the past session. The
bill was laid aside on the request of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

to cover an air line distance Of
little over half a mile.
The tunnel is on the Pa-Ameri-
can highway, which eventually will
connect Alaska with South Amer
lea. 1t shortenS the distance for
tourists going from the east to Cali
fornia by rs miles.
In all there are "A miles Of road
way. The west eight and one-half
miles, which include galleries and
tunnel, are being built by the Unit
ed States Bureau of Public Roads
for the National Park service at a
cost Of $4,000, 900. The east IS 10
miles are being built by the state
of Utah at a cost Of 81, 1000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
.renchrnen Residing
Abroad Prefer u. S.
To Other Countries

3 PARIS, July g. Up More
French citizens live in the United
States than in any other foreign
country, 1t was revealed in a re-
bort by the Ministry Of Foreign
affairs.
The total number Of French citi-
kens in America is said to be ap-
approximately Isl, In addition
kecre ere 80 in the Philippine
Islands. Argentina takes second
blaze with $4,000; Switzerland has
$4,000; and Belgium 52,400.
There are 10000 French citizens
la the British Isles and 1900 in
Canada. The total number Of
French men and women abroad Is
but at approximately 100000,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

senator's who wanted to increase the
proposed $250,OOO appropriation out
of highway funds to 100000 or
more, including money out Of the
general revenue account. When the
deadlock developed over the large
appropriations out Of the general
revenue, the measure was permitted
to die untouched.
The general subject Of appropri-
atoms submitted by Gov. Dan
Moody for the new session was
found to authorize taking up the
highway building project again, and
friends of the plan were to sponsor
a bill to be offered early next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

pictures there are insufficient good
silent pictures on the market to
supply the queen" Tanning said.
Picture houses all over the oun-
try are closing up for the lack of
sufficient silent films Of the higher
type.
"There are going to be more silent
pictures made, but no one can tell
just now how many there will be.
The talking picture mas upset the
industry until nothing can be def
nitely decided for a time at least"
Tanning said the Queen, because
it is larger and more comfortable,
likely would be used to show Texas
programs and that the Texas would
be renovated for the winter bnsi-
ness. He said a new floor would be
put in and that new seats would be
installed. Other changes also are
contemplated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
WHALEN HOLDS
SPECIAL WEEK
Features Screen Grid Tube
In New Atwater Kent
Radio Sets

The Whalen Radio Service Of Al
amo plans to celebrate its eighth
season in the Valley with an At
water Kent week, July Ito IS. The
Whalen service has grown steadily
and now is operating a truck de-
voted exclusively to servicing sets
in Hidalgo county. The concern re-
Gently obtained an entire carload of
Atwater Kent sets.
Diving the Atwater Kent week the
company will specialize in demon
strating sets using the special screen
grid tubes recently placed on the
market. They have an amplifica-
ton factor of so to l as compared
to the old 8 to l factor in other
tubes.
These valves also eliminate a
large portion of the static that here
'tofore was unavoidable. Four of
the new tubes without an audio
transformer obtains approximately
the same result as old sets with
seven to nine tubes. Four of the
OuUCo WALL OpCAd1C a yAld1AA4O oPNdh-
.er with good distance and selec-
|tivity.
There is no doubt but that this
will be the screen grid year in ra-
|dio. All of the major radio COM
suspended manufacturing
sets when the new tubes were an
Inounced. Nearly all of them are
now using the new valve developed
by r. G. "A.
The Whalen company services all
Iof Hidalgo county. In addition to
tehir home office in Alamo, they
have sets on demonstration at the
o. K. Pharmacy, Edinburg, Meal
len Drug company, McAllen; Stane-
fers Hardware, Pharr; Valley Hard
ware, San Juan, and the Donna drug
store Donna
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

ing finally the secrets of the strange
race, apparently neither Aryan or
Semitic, to whom the Romans owed
much.
The attack which ended his life
was sudden and unexpected and
therefore it was believed here he
had. carried his lore into oblivion
with him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
THEATER TO
CLOSE DOORS
Lack of Silent Pictures Rea.
SON Given For Temper
airy Shut Down

Lack of a sufficient number of
good silent pictures will cause the
Queen theater to close for a time
or to show programs which have
been presented at the Texas theater
in the past, John @. Tanning. man
ager of Dent theaters in Browns
vile, announced Saturday.
"The queen has been showing the
best silent pictures as they were
released and on account Of the
growing popularity of the talking
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

be able to shed light on the Etrus-
can racial origins and reconstruct
at least some part of their lost lit
erature.
He kept his peace, and fellow
Etruscan students never knew just
what he had in mind. The work
represented more than 80 years
IaDor to him and he wished to re-
veal the fruit Of his Investigations
only when they were complete, bar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
NO MORE

AUSTIN, Tex, July 6.-tR-No
more maintenance contracts on
state highways except those of an
emergency nature will be let this
year, j. B. Early, maintenance en-
gineer, announced today. Early said
that work now contracted for would
have to be completed in cold wealth
er, a condition not favorable to re-
Surfacing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

GOTTA, P-This ancient city,
famous through its Almanac de
Gotha," has placed a tax Ct 100
marks (about $3.50 upon bachelors
and they must pay it yearly SO long
as they remain single. Divorced
men are not regarded as unmarried
within the meaning of the tax or
dinance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
BY Central Press

SALT LIKE CITY, Utah, July g..
"A new automobile highway,
which in spectacular qualities will
rank with any in the world, is to
be opened for use this summer be-
tween Zion National Park and
Mount Carmel in Southern Utah.
The new highway will bring closer
together five major attractions Of
the west, Grand Canyon, Bryce
Canyon, Zion National Park, the
Kaibah Forests and Cedar Breaks.
Zion and Bruce, now 149 miles
apart by road, will be only IS miles
apart by driving through a tunnel,
part of the highway.
The tunnel, when completed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
VATICAN

VATICAN CITY R-Young
catholics who observed "smokeless
Sunday" this year saved stable
sums which will go into the fund.
for seminary scholarships. The
pope conveyed a special blessing on
all who abstained from tobacco on
that day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

An abandoned Jail at Crown Point
Center, N. Y, is being remodeled
and will De used as a residence by
one of the citizens, who has pur-
chased the disused structure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

Two of Shakespearian plays with
attendant music will be presented
at the Heidelberg, Germany, festi-
val this summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
The MIRO Cooker
I The MIRO Vapo-SeaI Dutch Oven

In the Dutch Oven the makers Of MIRO have perfected an
oven to sit on top of the stove the sides and bottom are
made of heavy heat-conducting aluminium which gives the
food in the oven heat from all sides, thus cooking it evenly
and thoroughly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
CHILD RESCUED
FROM FIRE

Rescue Of . child from q blaz
ing apartment marked 9 fire
early today in the 1900 block Of
Vermont ave. N. w. The child.
Coretha Price, colored. s, was
carried to safety by Fireman L.
M. Wilson. attached to No. 4
Truck Company. She was UNI
conscious from smoke.
Both her father and mother,
police say, were absent at the
time the fire was discovered.
When the apparatus arrived the
furniture was mass Of flames.
Damage was estimated at $500.
The child was taken to Freed
mans Hospital and revived.
A fire ii Blakey's barber shop
In the 100 block Florida Ave. N.
W., said by police to have been
Of incendiary origin, caused $l20
damage to partitions and furt1i.
tire. Investigation showed three
places has been soaked with coal
oil, police said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
TILLER A|NUSES
K|WAN|ANS

Theodore Tiller, IT,, and his
Marionettes, featured the annual
Christmas party Of the Washing
ton Kiwanis Club for the families
Of members In the Salon DIES
Naciones Of the washington
Hotel.
Three one.act plays by the
local puppet magnate were put
on the little stage erected in
the dining room. Young Tiller
was assisted by Barry Mulligan
and Jessie Thurston.
The plays were Three Wishes
from the old fairy tale: Life on
Cannibal Islands," q burlesque,
and "Puppet Follies," a musical
revue.
six new members were ad-
mitted and their names an
I1ounced. They were Edgar
Markham, publicity director for
the Federal farm loan board;
Edmund r. Jewell, business
manager of The washington
Times and Herald; John S. Ben
nett, superintendent of the Cen
trail Union Mission: Thomas A.
Travis, of ClinedinSt'S; Oakley j..
Graham, transferred from the
Richmond Kiwanis Club, and
Father Edward H. Roach, Of st.
Matthews Roman Catholic
Church, transferred from the
Cumberland club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
City Club Arranges
Big New Year Dance

The city Club announces that
It will hold the annual New Year
dinner dance, Tuesday. At IL
o'clock. the main switch Of the
clubhouse is pulled ana the house
thrown in darkness, whereupon q
great electric sign viii announce
the new year and automatically
set into operation sirens around
the building. Following this the
band will strike UP Aud Lang
Eyne" and the group win be fin
islned with q spotlight dance.
The ten City Club Syneopators
viii provide the music. Two con.
ductors win alternate directing
the band, Phil O'Brien and VII
bert Smith.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
TEACHERS Open
SESSION HERE

Delegates from all parts Of the
country gathered here today for
the thirteenth annual convention
of The American Association Of
Teachers Of Spanish, which
opened b two-day session at the
Willard Hotel.
Antonio Alfonso, president Of
the washington chapter, pre-
sided. The address Of welcome
was delivered by DR.. CIoyd Heck
Marvin, president Of George
washington University, under the
auspices Of which the meeting is
being held. The response was
by George w. n. Shield. Of Los
Angeles, president Of the assDcia-
ton.
Several other addresses were
heard. DR.. Charles n. Mann,
director of the American Council
on Education, spoke on BY.
Products Of the Modern Foreign
Language Study He was fol-
lowed by E. Allison Peers, Of the
University Of Liverpool, who
made an address on "I1ispanisnl
in the British Isles and It's Re
lation to the Work Of the Assoc
.ciatiorl." Lawrence A. Wilkens,
Of New York city, spoke OH
Spain in 1929"
At 1880 the meeting adjourned
to lunch at the Cosmos Club.
The afternoon session opened at
2 o'clock in the Fairfax room at
the Willard. Six addresses are
scheduled, all Of them dealing
with Spanish literature and
methods Of teaching the Spanish
language.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
CHURCH PLAY IS
REPEATED

The story of "The Other Wise
Man" was graphically portrayed
In the Luther Place Memorial
Church last night when DR..
Henry Van Dykes. play was re-
peated.
Excellent characterizations Of
the principals of Van Dykes play
were given by Katherine Riggs,
Dennis E. Connell as Artaban.
Charlotte Hartman as a Hebrew
mother, Herman r. Riess as
Tigranes, Irving L. Koch in the
role of Abgarus, Judy Lyth as the
Parthian slave, Clifton Clark as
Abdus and a Pharisee, John D.
Long as an Hebrew exile, Edward
Eberly as a Roman captain, and
the Rev. q. M. Diffenderfer as q
Rabbi.
"The Other wise Man" is pro-
duced annually by the Bible
School Association Of Luther
Place Memorial Church and the
Chapel Players. under the direc.
ton of Bess Davis Schreiner and
Denis e. Connell. This year
Harold Snyder was In charge Of
lighting: Helen Gardner was in
charge OF costumes; settings and
properties were In the hands Of
N. K. Gardner; NJ. Rebecca Koch
had charge Of personnel, and
irving L. Koch attended to bust
ness ARRANGEMENTS
The performance will be re-
peated tonight and tomorrow
night at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
SIMMONS
b AMES
BOARD

~
A "slnow down. in the row be-
tween the Board Of Education
and Representative Robert g.
Simmons, of the House Appropria-
tions Committee, will come when
the District bill is being framed
In the House.
The charges and counter
charges which have been filling
the sir for several weeks relating
10 the responsibility for the delay
In local school construction will
be the subject of careful inquiry
BY the Appropriations Committee
Of the lower chamber, 1t was
learned today.
Action Due In February
The District bill probably will
come before the House early in
February. and the probe, which
win be in star chamber session
Of the Appropriations subcommit-
tee, seems almost certain to widen
the breach which now exists be-
tween Representative Simmons
and the Board of Education.
Representative Simmons has
made public his latest letter TO
DR.. Ballou in which he denied
that Congress was in any way re-
sponsible for poor lighting IN the
pOrtableS.
Representative Simmons In eff
feet informs the school officials
that they cannot pass the buck
to Congress. = He takes exception
to the recent statement Of DR..
BaIlou that the portable schools
will be electrified ''as rapidly as
funds will permit" and that the
Board Of Education had adopted
this recommendation Of the
school superintendent.
He Rlames DR.. BalIou
In his long letter to DR.. Ballou
the Nebraska member insists that
since the appropriation bill OF
1877 there have been ample funds
for lighting all schools, including
portableS, and that when DR.. Bal
lou appeared before the Appro-
priations Committee on the bill
81 two years ago he asked for
and received funds for such
school items as elimination Of
fire hazards, health, including
lighting, heating. painting, etc. "
YIN 1927" says Representative
Simmons, Congress increased
the appropriation for repairs and
improvements $4,000 over The
estimates Of the Budget Bureau"
Representative Simmons i'm
forms DR.. Ballou that he is "um-
able to understand why the
/ school authorities persist in pro-
pagating the impression in Wash
ington that they desire to do
certain things, such as equip Dor
! tables with lights, but are unable
Ia do 50 because Of lack OF ap-
preparations.
Sees Position Reversed.
However, Representative Sims
mons notes with approb ation that
the Board Of Education has re
yersed its position" and decided
that certain funds are available
for lighting the portables and
that the municipal architect will
begin this emergency task today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27
Chilean Enjoys Wife
Slightly Hurt in Crash

Sonora Vinka Polich, 80, wife Of
Jean Polich, an attache Of the
Gillian legation, was injured last
night when a car driven by her
husband careened off the street
at the intersection Of Woodley
Place and Woodley Road North
west and crashed into an electric
lamp post and broke it off.
Sonora polich was removed to
q nearby home for treatment and
later returned to her residence in
the 2lO0 block Florida Aye. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-27

back Of his belt and demanded
his money. Not getting irmmedi-
ate compliance he pulled out o
pistol and flashed it in Atwiil's
face.
AtwfH had no idea Of parting
with his money and the colored
man was anxious that she should,
striking him in the face with the
butt Of the gun to convince him
that such was the case. AtWill
handed over the money.