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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Brownsville Bidder
Gets Contract For
New HarLingen High
Especial TO The HeraId)

HARLINGEN, June 2l-Contract
for the construction OF Harlingen's
new 100000 high school building
was awarded last night to w. a..
Velten of Brownsville, low bidder.
Velten's bid on the general con-
tract was S229, 800.
The next low bid was that OF
Meriwether & Sauer OF this city,
which was s233.0O0. Only these two
bids were being considered by the
school board. the other bids having
been returned along with the checks
OF bidders. soon after the bids we're
opened May 81.
Awarding of the contract was
made possible by the successful
outcome Of the recent bond issue
election on an issue Of 100000,
called after the bids were first
opened. This bond issue was called
to furnish additional funds. the
school board having less than $780,
900 with which TO build the new high
school.
The bond issue was approved at
Continued on page I'D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
MOODY SCORES
CREACER STAND
Says Precedent Of Enter
tanning Negress Is a
Bad One
Especial to The Herald)

AUSTIN. June 21-The precedent
pleaded by r. 3. Creager. republi-
can national committeeman. under
which Mrs. Hoover entertained the
wife of oscar DePTiest. negro con-
gresham, Is a precedent which
should haev been broken, Gov. Dan
Moody answered Creager Friday.
IF the affair was the carrying out
Of a custom and precedent, then it
appears to me under present cir
cumstances the precedent was a bad
one and this was a good time 70
break il" Gov. Moody said. IF the
custom had been broken and the
people Of the Illinois district took
offense they should have been told
to elect a white man 10 congress and
his wife would have been accorded
all the social privileges Of the White
House
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
38 PLANES Due
HERESATURDAY
Cadets VIII Make Second
Visit to Brownsville For
Week End Stay

Thirty-eight planes from Brooks
Field. San Antonio, carrying a per-
SOnnel OF 43 men will begin arriv-
ing at the Brownsville municipal
airport Saturday morning sometime
after 10 O'Clock.
Thirty-three Of the visitors will be
cadet flyers under the surveillance
Of Capt. @. L. Chennault. operations
officer at Brooks Field, who will fly
here in advance OF the students and
make arrangements for servicing
their planes for the return flight,
which will be made Sunday.
A like number of cadets flew here
last Saturday. and Capt. Chennault
was so pleased with the results of
the flight and the hospitality shown
his men while here. that he decided
before returning to San Antonio
that he would bring another group
here this weekend.
Capt Chennault also asked that
the same entertainment be provid-
ed as on the previous trip. The
chamber Of commerce had planned
TO give a dinner at Hotel Ell Jardin,
and a dance In the patio after
wards, but this idea was given up
as the Boca Chica party would al
low the fliers more time for rest
before the return flight.
AS on last Saturday, the Browns
vile Chamber Of Commerce will
meet the young birdmen at the air.
port and bring them in to Fort
Brown where they will be quartered
during their stay IN the city.
The return trip probably will be-
gin about 10 a. N. Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
BORDER TOWN
FACES DROUTH
Rio Chiquito at Mier Is Dry
For First Time In
Years


ROMA, June 21.-The Rio Chi
quito. or little river Of Mier. Is dry
and for the first time in nearly 40
years the people who live along its
course are suffering the terTors Of
a water famine. the like Of which
mas never been known on the Amer
lean side Of the river excepting in
the late '90S.
Then q drouth hit this section
and ii became necessary for the
state Of Texas to send relief in food
and clothing to these people who
lost everything in the three years
drouth which almost devastated this
section and caused untold suffering
10 both human and beas.
OF the several towns which depend
entirely on the Rio Chiquito for
water. Aguas Leguas. in Nuevo Leon.
will perhaps feel the rigors most.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Three Injured AS
Two Autos Collide
West of Harlingen
Especial to The Herald

HARLINGEN, June 2l - Three
persons were in the Valley Baptist
hospital here Friday recovering
from injuries they received when
two cars collided on the highway
west Of here late Thursday.
The injured were Miss Martha
Kyle, Miss Edith Cartwright. and
their uncle, J. E. Barrett. all Of
Bishop, Texas. Barnett suffered a
sprained knee and cuts about the
body. The young women were only
slightly cut. They were expected to
leave the hospital late today.
Their car was badly smashed up
IN the wreck. Occupants Of the
other car were unlnjured-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
MAJOR FRANCO
POINTS PLANE
TO new YORK
Plans to Spend Day
At Azores, Then
Hop Off Saturday
For II. 5. Shore

CARTAGENA. Spain. June 2l.-
(APl-MajOr Ramon Franco.
Spanish aviator who took off here
today al 4:5O p. m. t1O:5O n. m.
r. :. IT, for the Azores islands.
wirelessed this afternoon the
authorities at FayaI Azores, that
he expected 10 land al A. m.
Azores time, C2 q. IT., ". =. IT,
CARTAGENA. Spain. June III
tPl-Maior Ramon Franco. cele-
brated Spanish aviator. who flew
across the South Atlantic in 1926,
took off here today az 4.50 p. IN.
QO:5O a. m. f. s. IT, for the Azores
islands on the first lap Of a flight 20
New York.
Major Franco took off from AL
caZares air field. near CartagenaI
with three companions. The Spanish
fliers are 70 make their first stop
at the Azores which they should
reach by 500 a. W. Saturday,
Madrid time C2:30 a. m. f. S. t.
NlAIDE II EhllCG Will NJGAAI AAAN GnN
at the Azores. He plans 70 take
off for New York no 8 p. m, Satur-
day moon z. S. t.. The flight Will
be direct 20 New York IL weather.
conditions are favorable. II not. n
stop will probably be made at Hal
flax. N. S.
The AlcaZares afr field was
packed with great throngs who had
come to witness the take off,
The greatest secrecy was main
tanned throughout and only "A small
amount OF information regarding
the flight was given out.
Major Franco said he hoped tu
fly directly TO New York from the
Azores and then 10 fly back n
northern Spain. making the entire
journey IN eight days.
The plane used BY the fliers was
a D0rnier-W -Wahl mon0plane carrying
two Hispano-SuiZa motors Of 500
horsepower each.
They carried q radio having 2
range NJ about 1000 miles and
enough gasoline for a 22-hour flight.
Major Franco planned 10 cOmmuni-
cate BY radio with ships along his
course
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
PRELATES AND GIL
ENTER CONFERENCE

MEXICO CITY, June 2l.-tAPl
Archbishop Ruiz and Bishop
Diaz. Mexican preIates who have
been negotiating with President
P0rtes Gil regarding an agree
nent on the religious controversy,
arrived at Chapultepec Castle
this afternoon and went into
conference Immediately with the
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
HOUSE FAVORS GAS TAX

AUSTIN, Tex. june 2l-tPl-lhe
house voted, IS TO 81. today IN IA
vor or an occupation tax on the
sale Of gasoline instead OF an eX-
else tax. Representative w. r.
Montgomery OF Edinburg obtained
substitution Of his bill proposing
an occupation tax as at present for
the measure by Representative
Leonard TiIlotson Of Sealy levying
m excise tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy 10 fair tonight and
Saturday. Light variable winds on
west coast.
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonirht and Saturday Light va
riable winds on the coast. mostly
north I'd east.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Pay Increase For
County Deputies
Voted In Senate
Especial to The Herald)

AUSTIN. June 2i.-The senate at
its Thursday night session passed
finally Ssnator Archie PARIS bill
70 increase pay Of deputy and as
sistant county officers.
Under the terms Of this act the
first assistant to the sheriff, or the
chief deputy. Of any other county
officer III all counties having
population of $4,000, will receive
S2400 per year.
Salaries Of heads OF departments
in the county will be fixed at $1,000
and other deputy sheriffs. or depu-
ties to any Of the other officers will
receive $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
SCOREllTOl;;
SIMMONS HITS
TWO HOMERS
3 New York Pitchers
Knocked Out Of Box
In Great Ba ttin g
Spree

YANKEE STADIUM, New York
July 21.-tPl-The Athletics pound
ed three Yankee pitchers. including
the once incompatible Pennock. for
sixteen hits before $1,000 fans here
today to win the first game Of the
doubleheader IL to j. Bob Grove
hung up his 18th victory as Al Sim
mons hit his 18th and 10th home
runs.
Haas also hit for the circuit.
Score:
Philadelphia 0l0 2O1 1911 is 0
New York ... 100 600 O00-1 Z 3
Grove and Cochrane: Pennock,
Sherid. Moore and Grabowski'
Dickey.
YANKEE STADIUM. New York
June 21.-lP)-More than $1,000
fans were in the stands and still
other thousands poured through the
turnstiles here today as the Yam
KEGS and the Athletics squared off
against each other in the first game
OF a double header. the first skir-
mish in a crucial series OF five en-
gagements. The Mackmen led the
champions by seven and one-half
games as the game began.
Miller Higgins surprised the fans
somewhat by starting Herbert Pen
mock instead Of Waite Hoyt. Con-
ME Mack ran true to form with
Robert Moses Grove. who up to to-
day had won ten and lost only one.
Babe Ruth resumed his customary
place in right field, and Bob Meusel
was in left.
The Yankees scored one in the
first inning. Robertson, who had
singled, went home on Gehrig's
triple.
The Athletics made II one-all In
Continued on page twelve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
TEXAN HANGS SELF

DALLAS. Tex. June 2l.-lF1-
Carroll Ledbetter. 81. was found.
dead. hanging by a rope tied to .
rafter at his home near here. He
had been in Ill health.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Late Bulletins

AUSTIN, June 21.-,F)-A lower
premium rate for insurance carried
by municipalities on their property
was asked today by a delegation
that appeared before the state board
Of insurance commissioners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
HELD AFTER CRASH

WICHITA, Kans., June 2i.-tPl--
Sam Duncan Of Fort Worth, Tex.
waived preliminary hearing and
was held for trial today by Judge
Leigh Clark, on manslaughter
charges in connection with the
death OF Leonard Burns. struck by
a motor car here Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
CHANGES NAMES

AUSTIN. June 21.-tAP)-Sen-
ator Nargie L. Neal today intro
duced a bill changing the names Of
Is eIeemOsynary institutions. Insane
asyIums will be known under the
bill as state hospitals, orphans
homes will be designated as state
homes. and juvenile training schools
will be titled Texas State Training
schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

WASHINGTON. June 21.-tP)-
Old Soak. the pet parrot Of Secre-
tary Stimson, which has arrived
from Honolulu, has started an in
fluX OF parrots from foreign ports.
The Stimson parrot came back
on an army transport and now
wives OF army officers stationed in
Panma and the Philippines are
besieging the quartermaster general,
b. r. Cheatham for permission 70
bring their feathered pets home in
such fashion.
One or two parrot permits"
have been granted, and the news
Travelled fast among owners Of
birds.
There Is one restriction the army
insists upon. The birds must be
kept out Of staterooms and in a
part Of the ship where they can
not disturb passengers.
The bird is seen above on the
arm Of a ships officer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
IN the river during the next "a to
AZ hours.
F7ood Present 2f-Hr. 7+-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide az Point Isabe.
tomorrow. under normal meteor
illogical conditions:
High ............-.-.-.- q IN m
Low .............. 9:38 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

Emerson Fans

Will Keep You Cool
Guaranteed Five Years
w H Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
Shipment Worth S25OOOo.

Retail value of the Majestic radios
I'm this shipment is almost S250.000
Cblmger said It represents one
fourth of one days production Of the
Crigsby-GrunOW COmpany's great
factories.
Big as the order may seem, it still
Is small u comparison with the
total volume Of business the Capitol
Electric Company has handled in
scvens months Although the new
Majestic radio was announced the
latter part Of May 1928, it was not
3lntil july that production for sale
actually was started
Since July the Capitol Electric
Company has received and dis
rIbuted to dealers in central Indi-
ana more than seventv-fve cars of
Majestic receivers. having a retail
value of approximately s.. 100000.
How the Crigsby- Grunow Com
1onv. makers of the Majestic. can
produce radios on such a large scale
and at low prices is question asked
ne many times ObIinger said, and
one that no doubt viii interest
every one.
AT. the factories the alliance of
he man and the machine. or, as the
Ease may be, the girl and the ma
hine has produced its full measure
)f efficiency. Automatic appliance.
he keeping OF the inventories of
aW and finished material at a mini
mum requirement. minute division
pf labor process, cutting Of cost and
ost motion at every point where
economies Will not infringe upon
uality-such, in & general way. is
he story of the company'S plant
operations.
All parts of The Majestic radio
etS, except the tubes. are made by
he company itself. which daily re-
elves eight cars of ra wmaterials-
teel. copper wire. lumber, etc-and
hips thirty-tWO cars OF assembled
products There is no WarehOusing
ither Of raw materials or manu-
actwed goods"
The company viii start making its
WIN tubes in the near future and
ill ship all Majestic radio receivers
irect from the large plants with
Matched tubes To insure perfect
orkmanship. 10 per cent of the
aCtory force OF $500 workers are
inspectors
During the last six months, the
-apitol Electric Company has been
nable to fill orders OF dealers for
Majestic receivers. Oblnger said.
With this shipment We VIII be
bic to give all dealers a thirty-day
upplv Of merchandise" he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
NATION WIDE SURVEY
OF RADIO LAUNCHED
Federal Commission Sends Questions
to Many Stations.

Federal Commission Sends Questions
to Many Stations.
BB United Press
WASHINGTON. April l1.-A ma
tion-Wide survey of the broadcasting
situation, the most comprehensive
undertaken in this country, has
been instituted by the Federal Radio
commission.
Questionnaires are being sent ali
broadcasting station owners seeking
information on transmission and
reception problems, interference, the
number of listeners served, the
amount Of advertising and Of chain
programs used and whether the sta
tons are being operated at profit
or a loss.
The engineering questions are Tor
the purpose of giving the commits
sion line on broadcasting con-
ditions. This information will be
used as a basis for gradual improve
ment of reception in various regions
without impairing it in other sec
tons.
Desultory reports received here
tofore have been too incomplete and
conflicting to be Of much value, the
commission says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
PLAN SUPER PROGRAM

One Of the greatest all-star broad
cast programs ever attempted is be-
ing arranged Jointly by the Radio
Manufacturers Association. COM
prising virtually all prominent radio
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
Second Talk of Series
on Radio Trouble GiUeu

the neighbOrhood of the distur-
bance, noting the intensity of dis
turbanCe and direction Of the loop
points, often will enable the origin
Of the interference to be located,
if the person making the survey
understands how to trace the differ
ent types.
Remedies Are Given
1T would not be possible here to
attempt to suggest remedies for the
various noises caused by different
forms of electrical apparatus how
ever, we may say that, generally
speaking, the only satisfactory
remedy in most cases consists Of
some sort of filter applied to the
source of the disturbance, that is
the sparkling contacts from which
the interfering radio frequency cur
rents are radiated.
This filter will consist of either a
simple condenser, two Condensers in
series, with ground lead from the
point of their connection, or two
condenSers so connected in con-
junction with r. F. ChOkeS
In a few cases, some improvement
in reception is had by changing the
position Of the receiving aerial, but
the most practical procedure is TO
locate the source and apply one of
the forms Of filter suggested.
Should Notify Engineer
If the changing of the anteI.la
does not aid reception, The Indian
apolis Times radio interference en-
gineer should be notified by mail
and he will make a survey of your
trouble and see that your grief is
cleared.
The interference engineer can be
reached daily by phone from 5 to
s p. m, BY calling Riley 555l. If
you have an interference that YOU
want to talk about and get some
information, this service will aid
you, as The Times has the only in
reference department in this city"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
SAFETY DRIVE
SCHEDULED IN
RADIO SERIES
Thirteen Addresses Are on
Program; SChWab viii
Be First.
BIZ Times Hpeciqt

BIZ Times Spec'Gt
CHICAGO, April 11.-"Uniyersal
Safety" soon will be carried directly
into millions of American homes,
through a series of thirteen weekly
radio addresses by national leaders.
the first Of whom will be Charles
NJ. SchWab, Saturday night, April
20, at 6 o'clock.
Alarmed by the accident fatality
toll which claims nearly 100000 lives
each year in the United States, the
National Broadcasting Company, in
cooperation with the National
Safety Council, viii present this
Universal Safety Series" in an
effort to awaken the American pee
pie from an attitude Of seeming IN
difference toward national prob
lem of vital Importance.
In addition to Schwab, who will
discuss Safety as a Factor in In
dustry" the following speakers are
announced:
Robert P Lamont, secretary OF
commerce: Safety as a National
Problem"
James J. Davis, secretary Of labor
Safety and the Worker"
M a d m Schum ann Heink
Safety in the Home"
Dr.. Miller McClintock, director
Albert Russell Erskine bureau ct
street traffic research, Harvard uni
versity; Making Our Highways
Safe"
Grover Whalen, commissioner Of
police, New York: Enforcement as
an Aid to Safety"
Joseph E. Sheedy, executive vice
president United States lines,
Safety on the High Seas"
P. R. Crowley, president New
YORK Central: Railroads ano
Safety"
President Henry A. Reninger OF
the National Safety Council will out
line the series and introduce SchWab
The other twelve talks to be giyer
on successive Saturday nights will
go on the air at 6:15 and will be
Of fifteen minutes duration.
All speakers, with the exception
of the two cabinet members, will
talk from the New York NBC
studios. Lamont and Davis viii
speak from Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11

One Of the youngest and yet one
of the biggest men in the radio
industry today is Herbert Z.
Young, general sales manager Of
Grigsby- GrunOW, In the short
space of two months, Herb, as
he is known to his fellow workers,
established almost 10000 Majestic
dealers in all parts of the United
States and Canada, which is a real
sales record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
RANCE LAGS TN RADIO

american Fans Arc Amazed by
Lack of Progress.
American radio fans who visit
rance are amazed at the lack of
.roereSS made and popularity
.chieyed by the broadcaSting COM
.anieS here. The radio has nothing
Ike the place in social life that it
las IN America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
Times Engineer Tells How
to Find Interference and
Eliminate 1t.

w. A JaCOby, Times radio inter
ference engineer, gave the second
talk over WFBNI Wednesday dwell
ing on radio interference and rene
dies to aid the fans in clearing up
radio grief that makes reception
impossible at times.
In speaking on electrical appara-
tuS and wiring, ne said.
Electrical machinery in opera
ton and detective electric wiring is
probably responsible for more
background noise in radio recep-
ton than any other cause, particu-
larry in a city or town where there
always are many electrical devices.
appliances. and machinery in more
or less continuous operation.
Nature Of the noise in each case
VIII depend upon the type of ma
chinerv causing it and nature Of
the defect or electrical discharge
responsible for radiation OF the dis
turbance.
Many Sources OF Trouble.
Among the more common sources
of trouble Of this nature may be
mentioned, electric motors or gen.
orators, street cars. broken rail
bounds, arc lights, Neon signs,
household electric appliances, flash
ing signs, X-ray or violet-ray ma
chimes, battery chargers vibrating
types. air pumps, leaky electric
power wiring. elevators, farm light
ing systems. bad house wiring. tele-
phone belI-ringers. dial phones and
numerous other forms of electric
apparatus. in fact any device which
produces a spark while in opera
ton.
Source Of the noise sometimes
can be found by careful investiga-
ton Of the presence of electrical
appliances, defective wiring, loose
fuses or lamps. etc. in the build
ing or the immediate neighborhood.
For tracing OF larger and more OBJ
scure sources. however, the use of a
small portable receiving set, operat-
ing from a loop antenna, can be
resorted to. Tests made with such
outfit, located at various points in