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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
ANTI-PERMIT
PAPER SPREAD
Petition Against Edinburg
Water Use Now Before
Cameron Owners

Land owners of Cameron county
water improvement district No. 5
Saturday were being asked TO sign
a petition opposing the grant Of per-
NIT TO water $4,000 acres Of land
lying generally north Of Edinburg as
sought in an application Of j. II.
Franklin. TO be heard by the board
Of water engineers at Edinburg,
June II. G. L. Hunter Of district
five. announced.
Hunter said land owners only are
being asked to sign, and that he
expects to have every name in his
district on the petition. Each ditch
rider has taken the responsibility
for obtaining signatures along his
route. and a copy also has been left
at the office here for owners who
live in the city. Each owner viii
state his acreage.
The same plan is being followed
in all districts which are members
Of the joint association Cameron
Hidalgo countey water improvement
districts.
Hunter said he personally will ap-
pear before the board with photo
graphs Of the Rio Grande taker
at the turn near the international
bridge here and at the pumping
plant of the district. These photo
graphs both reveal no flow in the
river and we're taken in May just
prior to the heavy rains.
MI. Hunter said the districts al.
ready often have to quit pumping
because Of lack Of water in dry Pc
RODS. and that the proposal OF
Franklin to irrigate 5000 acres nee
eSsitating taking 500 second feet OF
water daily would practically spell
the end of irrigation in the lower
Valley.
The Joint association succeeded
at a previous hearing in Austin In
having the board bring the hearing
to the Valley, where the association
feels it can more properly present
its side Of the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
new AIRLINEI In
MEXICOSTARTS
Passenger Service South Of
Capital Announced BY
Aviation Co.

Regular weekly passenger SER
vice from Mexico City TO Tapa-
chula. over the route OF the Vera
Cruz-Tapachula air mail route.
was announced Saturday by the
local office Of Cia Mexican de
Aviacion. 8. "A. Mexican Aviation
company.
Tri-motored planes viii be used
over. the new route and the flight
from Mexico City will start each
Wednesday with the return from
Tapachula being made on Thurs
days. The first flight will be on
June 10.
II is planned TO inaugurate a
tri-weekly service over the same
route as soon as the necessary
equipment is received. officials
said. The extra tri-motored planes
for this route already have been
purchased and delivery Is expected
soon.
Tapachula Is on the Pacific coast
in the southernmost tip Of Mexico
and lies at the base OF a volcano.
"In Tapachula. the officials said.
"the company met with serious
difficulty in arranging for a suit
able landing field. due to the hilly
nature of the terrain. The engi-
neering staff estimates It will cost
approximately $4,000 70 thoroughly
condition this field. but that even
tually 1t will be one Of the best
on the continent.
Before announcing inauguration
Of this new service. the company
required pilots flying the route q
thoroughly familiarize themselves
with the Typographical and atmos-
pherical conditions Of the region,
traverSed."
Planes viii leave Mexico City al
tbs a. m. and arrive at Vera Cruz
at 9:15 a. m. Leaving Vera Cruz 1;
minutes later they will arrive @
San Geronimo at 1880 and Ar
rage al 1890 D. m. Tapechuls
will be reached between 1880 anc
200 D. m.
On the return trip planes vii
leave Tapachula at tbs n. m. ar
rive at Arriage at BIS. San Ger
onimo at $50 and Vera Cruz a
1870 a. m. Mexico City will ID
| reached between 1:3o and ? p. m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
IT, S. Official Says Registration Law Helps Aliens
Hide and Seek at Bridge
New System Calls for Thorough Search One
Hour Each Day-But What Hour? Question

privilege Of coming and going as
they please.
Each bottle or item being
struggled across will cost its Gus
todian IS Notwithstanding that it
may weigh less than half an ounce.
A drop Of liquor in a bottle IS suf-
ficient evidence for the fine. And
what's more, the stuff is long
gone" as far as getting it back
after paying the fine is concerned.
Customs men often can spot
a bottle on a person before his car
gets off the bridge. Some have
developed this ability until it has
become almost an art. With
others, 1t Is just a case Of hit or
miss.
And In this seizure business it
isn't always the poor man who
pays. AT least he doesn't directly,
for bottles often have been taken
from flappers, young married
women. middle aged ones, and
very old ones.
Flappers, Too
Occasionally. a man guilty OF
bringing liquor back with him
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
BY [. E. HARDWOOD

"A new system TO be inaugurated
at once by local customs officials
is going to subject the public who
travel across the International
border here to some fast and fu-
rious searching.
OF course automobiles have
been searched in the past and a
great many seizures made. Con-
fiscated articles have included all
sorts Of so-called souvenirs which
people could possibly obtain from
the other side, liquors, perfumes,
obscene matter-everything.
But customs officials usually
pick out only the suspicious ap-
pearing cars for a rigid shake
down.
Now. however. 1t will be diff
ferent. An hour each morning
and afternoon will be picked out
for wholesale searching. II may
be | or 2 or 8 p. m. and 1t may
be 8, 8, or 10 a. m. but at any rate
two hours each day will be given
over to giving all cars a thorough
search, with the exception, nat
urally. Of officials who have the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09

The Pan-American Anyways las
Installed a 200-watt radio station at
the Brownsville municipal airport
as part Of their 72-station system
planned along their lines into South
America. This system which is now
being built will eventually result in
the most extensive Independently
owned radio system in the country.
It will cost approximately $l.000,000
The local station Is used both for
telephone and Geographic COM
munication with planes flying the
Mexico City route. 1t Is now being
tested and local operators state that
1t is found TO be highly efficient
yer a thousand mile territory. The
set is Of the ''directional' type, CEN
tralizing its energy to the south ever
the Mexico City line.
Get Weather Reports
The set Is located in the obServa-
ton tower Of the administration
building. 1t is expected to have
both the telegraph and telephone
equipment in full operation within
the next few weeks. Planes en-
route will stand regular IS minute
schedules with the station. receiv-
ing the latest weather lSp0rts and
will be kept on their course By the
signals. Regular commercial radio
service will be given TO the pas
Sengers in the future.
The airways, which virtually will
reach as far south as Buenos Aires,
now link Brownsville with Mexico
City. Mexico City with South
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
WILL
YIELD PEARL
BUTTON SHELL
New Firm Signs Con-
tract for Excavating
Clam Shells From
Canals

A new industrial plant which may
bring so or more families 10 Browns
vile was assured this week with
the signing Of a contract between
the Automatic Peal Button COM
pany Of Muscatine, Iowa, and Cam
eron county water Improvement dis
trict No. five.
The contract gives the button
manufacturers permission to so into
all Of the canals and resacas Of the
district and take out shells. In re-
turn, the district will receive 81 and
81 for each ton taken out by the
company.
The contract is for five years with
the privilege Of renewing for an
other five years, provided The COM
pany in the meantime has estab-
lished a branch factory in Browns
vile. Final details Of the contract
were agreed to between Carl H. Um-
landt, treasurer Of the Automatic
company, who came from Iowa 70
close the deal, and G. l.. Hunter OF
the district.
Mr.. Umlandt in speaking Of the
venture. declared that there are
numerous Of these clam shells in
resacas Of the Valley. He ex-
planned that he wanted the contract
extended in order that a perfected
process for Matching and proba-
eating clans which produce the
shells may be installed.
1t takes ,Lvee or four years TO
get returns from this process. he
explained. The native shell here is
pink and white ones are nee
essary in manufacturing the Crdi-
nary pearl button. and the new pro-
cess also would have the clans pro-
ducing white shells in just a few
years.
Mr.. Hunter said the he believed
possibly other districts in the VAL
ley had made similar contracts with
the firm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09

bAdNt llG gaps III lAAc ulnlldlE kOdl
to the county line and the Ranger
vile road from the Arroyo Colorado
bridge 10 the military road. Thi:
fund also would be used to construct
permanent structures on both OF
Of these roads.
Plan No. III provides for use OF
the county road and bridge fund
up to 100000 and issuance OF not
to exceed S280,000 worth OF war
rants. This fund of $780, 900 would
be used TO pave the gaps in the mil
itary highway and to pave the Ran
gerville road from the bridge 70 the
military road.
He explains there IL only about
$4,000 in the road and bridge fund,
but that payments for the balance
Of the year will add the additional
sum Of 100000 which he proposes 70
spend.
Halt Costly
No warrants would be issued un-
der plan No. IL until the Harrington
water district had changed its form
Of organization in such a way TO in
crease the bonding capacity OF the
county.
Judge DanCy declares the county
will lose 500, 900 in cold cash by
allowing the road development pro-
gram to come TO a StandStill, n ad-
dition to losing the use OF the roads.
Neither Brownsville nor Harlin-
gen precincts will receive any money
from the plans now being proposed
the Judge explains. but both will
benefit from the roads to be con-
structed. Dancy also thinks Point
Isabel has not been given her just
proportion Of funds and suggests
that this can be remedied in later
expenditures.
These plans will break the dead
lock by complying with the de-
mands Of the Harrington district anC
will enable the $1,000, 900 program
TO 60 through" Judge Dancy says
Frankly. at this late date / do no
contemplate over one-half million
dollars OF said bonds to be ISSUED
against this years taxes. leaving ;
Ill1liOlA dflG ~ nan III ANAs 9I14s W
OF this million and a half II all thu
commissioners consent, this time
warrant program can be paid Of.
without increasing the Indebtedness
But if any commissioner objects un.
der the Harlingen resolution we vii
have to issue bonds amounting Il
not exceeding $780, 900. either b.
legislative act or vote Of the people
which will increase the debt Of thu
county. and this is something / de.
sire to avoid If reasonably possible
Tax Rate Holds
However. this plan will not in
crease the tax rate at all. becausl
for the last ten years 1t has beel
Is cents, and under the constitution
cannot exceed Is cents. Paying OF
approximately $1,000 900 Of 6 per cen
warrants and 5 IL per cent bonds
and the great increase Of our valu
4 Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
Firm Planes
Make Topographic
Surveys Of Border
lsnecial 10 The Hearldl

RIO GRANDE CITY. June s.
"A monoplane belonging 70 the Mar
land Oil company Of Mexico land
ed at the airfield In Fort Ringg0ld
this week and the company expects
to use this as a base for daily
flights IN making a typographical
survey or sections or Nuevo Leon
which are now being photographed.
The plane which Is equipped with
A Fairchild motor, has a cabin for
five passengers. The flight from
Laredo here was made In IS MIN
uteS.
j. L. Tatum, Eeologist. Is in charge
Of the survey and Is assisted by Pr
lar Bradford. Photographer Harri-
son and M. r. Montalvo, employe
II Is stated that the Marland
company have extensive holdings In
the state Of Nuevo Leon and that
this survey Is a preliminary 70 &C
tive operations scheduled to begin
within six or eight months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
PLAN HIDALCO
FEEDER ROADS
Paving and travelling OF
District Branches Is
Sought BY Boosters
Especial to The Heraldl

N0EE@
MALLEN. June additional
feeder roads in the southern portion
Of the McAllen independent road
district will be paved and gravelled
If recommendations Of the board
OF development Of the McAllen
Chamber Of Commerce are carried
out. according to members Of the
board.
AT the Thursday night meeting
Of the board. a petition was present.
ed which was signed by residents
of the section south Of the city
and which requested the paving OF
roads through the south portion Of
the district.
The board recommended the paw
eng Of South Main street from the
McAllen Municipal hospital one
half mile south to Glasscock cor
ner. thence one-fourth mile east TO
the international highway. The
paving Of these stretches would pro-
vide a paved loop direct from the
business district to Tepehuaje Coun-
try club. Cascade pool and the In
ternational highway 70 the MeXi-
can port Of entry. Reynosa.
It was also recommended that
South Main be gravelled one-half
mile south Of Glasscock corner,
thence one-fourth mile east to the
international highway, which would
afford excellent roads for the farm
ers Of that section in time OF wet
weather.
It is understood that a large
amount OF the original funds OF the
district have not been used in the
completion of the program. and a
provision Of the recommendation is
that the work south of the city
be done If funds remain in the dis
trict's treasury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
Special to The Heraldl

MISSION, June 8.-The outlook
for the Texas Citrus Fruit Grow
ers' exchange and its members for
the coming year is especially bright.
II. M. Melden, manager. says in a
circular letter he has just mailed
along with rebate checks amount
ing TO sol cents per box.
The rebate represents a reduction
in packing charges from the 85
cents assessed during the season TO
slightly below 80 GEMS per box. and
was made possible by economies in
handling a larger volume Of fruit,
the members are informed.
The exchange membership made
big gains during the past year, the
letter points out and further gains
still are being made. There have
been only a very few designations.
Melden says, and points ont that
this indicates satisfaction with the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
S. p. o TOURIST
STOP-OVER PRIVILEGES

Stop-overs en- route. either on 60
ing OF returning trips. o both. are
permitted on all Southern Pacific
lines summer tourist round trip
fairs from points in Texas to any
Texas destination. has been an
nounced by J. T. Monroe. assistant
traffic manager. Houston.
These tourist fares are on sale
until September 80. with a final re-
turn limit Of October 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
VALLEY MELONS ARE
SERVED
Special to The HERALD

EDINBURG. June 8.-Valley va
termelons were served TO visitors in
Dallas who attended the Rotarian
convention held there recently. ac-
cording to County Agent J. w. Kirk
patrick. who attended from the
Edinburg club.
The watermelons were ripe and
luscious. according to Mr.. Kirk
Datrick and came as a surprise to
Eny Rotarians who did not know
nat the lower Rio Grande Valley
melons arrived on the market SO
early.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
Ddncy Offers Two
Plans for Ending
Deadlock or Roads

Seeking to find a basis for carrying on Cameron countys road paving
program and to convert the Harrington Water District in order to in
crease the bonding capacity Of the county. Judge Q. c. Dancy has sub
mited by mail two additional plans to members Of the commissioners
court.
He has labelled these plans Nos. 10 and IL. and has sent copies of the
proposed court orders to each Of the commissioners with the suggestion
that they study them and reac hsome deSidon before the dourt meets in
regular session Monday, June 10.
Plan No. 10 contemrlates use Of the county road and bridge fund to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
NEW PARKING LINES
MARKED IN
fSnecial Id The Heraldl

EDINBURG. June 8.-New park
ing lines are being marked on the
Edinburg streets this week. in large
white paint so that motorists can
have no excuse for improper park
ing.
The new lines are being placed on
the streets in keeping with the new
traffic ordinance recently passed by
the city council.
The new markings are larger and
further apart and are more viSalbe
than the ole.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

FRYE-BRUHN'S BABY BEEF is unexcelled.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
AREN'T MEN FUNNY.

Aren't railroad station agents peculiar chaps?
 Here is Grant Reed, for instance, agent at Mile IA, who yesterday made. his first trip over the southern division to Seward in nine years. And the reason for breaking his long distance record was to meet Mrs. Reed who re- turned from Seattle on the s. s. Aleutian. He'll be back, however, before another nine years rolls bv, he threatened.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
PLSASED WITH SCHOOL

Enr0ute to summer school at Norman, Oklahoma, Prof. Harry E. Moore, superintendent of Fair banks schools, accompanied by Mrs. Moore, were arrivals in the city yesterday. Professor Moore inspected the new local school yesterday and expressed himself as being amazed at the splendid building and it's apparant small cost for construction.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
FAMOUS ALASKA LIFE SAVER, TOM R0Ss,
 IS VISITOR SEWARD

There has been a great gather { ing of oldtimers in Seward since the arrival in port yesterday, from the south, of the M. s. Silver Wave, for on board of her are Ia number of "sourdoughs" of whom it might be said, have made much history in the Territory
 Take Tom A. Ross, (Captain) who for the last 20 or 30 years has been in charge of the coast guard service, or station, at Nome, for instance.
 The exploits and rescues cred tied to this man will forever be read in the pages of Alaska frontier life. All the former Nom Iietes in Seward have been swapp- ing yarns with Captain Ross since Inc arrived.
 To the editor of this paper the most vivid remembrance of those earlier days in Nome, si a picture of Captain Tom and his crew of life savers showing a dory down the beach, out into the gigantic
 breakers crashing upon the beach; Ia flashing glimpse of the craft high nn the crest of a snarling, ragged IWhitecapped breaker booming to smash the beach with giant roar las the plucky crew fought every inch out to board some vessel, eith- CT in distress or to pick up mail or, perhaps, to bring someone ashore.
 The next picture would be of
 the small boat riding into safe
 refuge in Snake river or be
 slapped down on the beach by
 mad comber and then, the quick leap out and pulling the the small boat riding into safe reach of the ebb.
 And Captain Tom is still doing those same stunts, they say.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
SUITS TO ORDER AT PEYSER'S TAILOR SHOP. Phone Adams 91.

Ladies and Gents Tailoring and Hats Blocked Adams 91. Peyser's Tailor Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
FIRST TOURISTS YEAR

The first three tourists of the season arrived on the s. s. Aleu- tian and today departed for the Interior. They have time to pen- citrate as far as Healy returning from that point on Mondays train to connect with the Ad- miral Evans for the south.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25
MET WIFE. CHILD

MT. and Mrs. Dewey Metzdorf and child left this morning for their home in Anchorage. MT. Metzdorf, head of the stores de- partment for the A. By, came to town Thursday to meet his wife and child who were among those arriving yesterday from Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Mrs. Church, wife of the new dry squad man, accompanied by her child, arrived yesterday from Juneau leaving today for Anchor age.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Dick Sessions, member of the railroad headquarters staff, was an overnight visitor in the city.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Hotel rooms were at a premium in the city last night many of the cash customers having. to seek lodging in private homes and apartments.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Mr. Medford, local rancher, is said to be quite ill at his home and has been confined to his ranch for the past few days.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

THE NEW COLOMBIA PORTA- .LE MONOGRAPH IS A WONDER OR TONE AND VOLUME. Schal- frer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Kenneth Ackley, supply car chief on the Alaska Railroad, departed today for parts unknown.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Seattle ice cream and fresh candies at Sylvia's.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

For Dressmaking see Margaret Mcintosh, over the Blue Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-25

Al meat anu morning eise sn the Frye Bruhn Meat Mi.rkes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

Elizabeth Dent. Mary Harris. Avis
Jones and Ruth Wynn.
Burrville School, A. o. Stafford
teacher - Bernice Gales. Genevieve
Johnson, Elsie Nelson and Dorothy
Roberts
Deanwood School. Miss F. S. Bruce,
teacher-Gretchen r. Anderson, Edith
r. Foy, Ruby A. Hayes, Catherine Z
Jackson. Minnie L. johnson, Myrtle v.
Jones, Elizabeth A. Lee, Leila e. Nc
Cullough, Pauline A. Morris, Viola r.
Singleton and Cleo NJ. Wheeler.
Lovejoy School. Miss NJ. r. Toy.
teacher-Mamie "A Browne, Helen E
Greene and Evelyn F. White. e. G.
Gray. teacher--William A. Hughes
James Parker, Evelyn Z. Branch, Flon-
ME M. Blackwell and Justine q. Hall
! man.
To the Armstrong High School:
Birney School-Clarence Holmes, Ma
thaniel Washington, Laurine Burrell
Lucille Collins, Edna Davis, Marie Day
Lillian Fractions, Elena Gather, Lula
Hamilton, Marguerite Harrod, Lucille
Kingsbure, Lillian Moten, Helen Proc
tor, Elizabeth Stewart. Christine Taylor
and Mildred Wormley.
Burrville School-Frank Braxton
Robert Butler, william Cash, James
Gardner, Waverly Grimm, Horace Ham,
lin, Ralph Hughes. Aviator Snow, Daniel
Washington, James voolfolk. Agnes
Brady, Carrie Cavanaugh, Gabrielle
Davis, Sarah Hawkins, Elsie Randall
and Alice Watkins
Deanwood School-Charles Billings
ley, Savannah M. ellis, Raymond A
Harris. Nathaniel Hedgman, Harold z
Johnson, Raymond w. Jordan, George
r. Mitchell, william Rogers, Francis W
Swami, Waverly S.. Washington, Luther
Wormley, Dorothy B. Green, Mary E
Hawkins Priscilla ". Howard. Dorothy
L. Jordan and Teresa E. Smoot
Lovejoy School-Amos +. Brooks
Bernard s. Browne, William Bryant
Ernest A. Holmes, John T. Lewis, Johr
F. Nelson, James j. Parker, George v
Brown, Ralph Collins, Edward w. Gull
pepper, Harry Chase. Harry A. Forrest
Bailey A. Freeman. Raymond A. Gsllo-
way Leon r. Hawkins, Edward r
Hardy, William r. Hardy. Howard H
Lewis, George Perry; Matthew II. Rol-
Inns, Arthur L. Scott, Roger L. Thomas
Walter Wills, James g.. Young. Eva l.
Bailey, Elizabeth l.. Colston. Anna Hud-
son, Naomi G. Carpenter. Clara F. Coles
Gladys Franklin. Irene v. Medley Rose
A. Proctor Eva g. Robinson. Mildred O.
Smallwood and Mary A. Wood.