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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
c. p. & L. Extending
Invitations To Its
Harlingen Opening
Especial to The Herald

HARLINGEN, March 6.-Invita-
tons are being mailed to residents
here to attend the formal opening
Of the Central Power and Light
company's local office, Friday,
March Is, from 7 to 1870 p. m, ac-
cording to z. c. Bennett, local
manager for the company.
Officials from the San Antonio
office will attend, as we'll as de-
partment heads of the Valley Or
ganization, Mr.. Bennett stated, also
factory representatives of many
makes Of electrical merchandise
will be on hand to demonstrate ar
ticles in the appliances display.
Some Of these are new to Valley
customers.
Souvenirs for the women and
children, and cigars and cigarettes
for the men will be a part Of the
evenings program. The -Four
K~ilotwatts. an employee male
quartet, will render selections.
Punch will be served. The ice
display will include fruits and
flowers frozen in solid ice.
The office equipment is Of the
sectional type. standard company
equipment. allowing for the addi-
ton Of new sections from time to
time as the growth Of the business
demands. The furniture is Of the
newest type Of electrical display
wall cases and electrical outlet
tables for the display of electri-
cal merchandise.
An invitation to the public in
general is extended by F. G. Lud-
den, district manager. Music will
be furnished during the evening by
a seven-piece orchestra. "We are
anxious to have our friends and
customers attend this opening"
MI. Ludden said.
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4 -neaS sDS
Na..TTN

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Ever
hear Of the 'little cabinet?
1t is quite well known in Wash
ington, where one meets these Of
fetal folk face to face, actually gets
acquainted with a few Of them, and
gradually comes to recognize a
governmental department as a COL
lection of individuals, rather than as
a mere institution"
To most people at a distance from
the capital, I fancy it will be news
that there is a little cabinet.
AS a matter Of fact, there IS not
except conversationally.
The little cabinet consists Of the
assistant secretaries in the 10 diff
ferent departments.
These 10 are a very competent
group of men, but not more than
two or three Of them, at the outside,
can accurately be described as pub
lie characters of national proper
| tons. They all r prominent In
| Washington, and each, doubtless Is
prominent in his home community,
but their names are not familiar
names the whole country over, like
| Senator Eorah's, or Andy Melons,
or Nick LongWOrth's.
Clark, Mills, Robbins, Mitchell,
Bartlett, Robinson, Finney, Dunlay,
Brown and White-that'S the list.
AS will be seen, nobody who is not
pretty up-to-date on his official
Washington can tell them, which
from which.
Don't mistake me. Some of the
little cabinet members are among
the ablest men in the capital
Nevertheless, there are two reasons
why the higher-ups in politics gen.
orally steer clear Of little cabinet
portfolios.
In the first place. a little cabinet
job les real hard work.
Secondly, a political star Of the
first magnitude thinks he rates
something fancier than an assistant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

less crime If our municipal governments were moSs
effective. The reasons for crime are complicated,
naturally. but it's existence is stimulated and render
ed easy by the general looseness of local government.
There are splendid public servants, of course. but
it is just as well to recognize the unwelcome truth
that the development of this country has been Of such
a nature that the best brains have not gone into
overnment-certainly not into city affairs. We
have made great progress in public Improvements of
a certain type. Chicago, with all its gang warfare,
has steadily, for thirty years. added to its system of
parks and boulevards. But city planning is never
going to take the place of civic honesty and ordinary
competence. First things come first. We want well
laid-out cities; they cannot be lived. in, in the years
to come, if they are not carefully planned. But to
what purpose shall cities be planned if no one is able
to manage them decently when they are built?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

Who am I? In what body was !
recently seated? What state do /
represent?
Who is Rurik?
What Is the national emblem Of
Ireland?
What leader OF the bloody
French revolution resigned his post
as a criminal judge rather than
pronounce a death sentence?
Behold, that thus shall the man
be blessed that feareth the Lord"
Where is this passage found in the
Bible?
Today In the Past
On this day, in 1906, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, the English poet.
was born.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are4ooo
executives and they have We
minds. They have good judy.
but do not always show it.
A Daily Thought
Badly gotten, badly SPENT
Plautus.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. John O. Townsend, Jr., United
States senate: Delaware.
2. Founder OF a Russian kingdom.
3. Shamrock.
4. R~obespierre.
5. Psalms, cXXvili, 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

NEW YORK, March 6.-About
five years ago Flora LeBrenton, a
star, was the pet Of London. Men
fought at the stage entrances to
shower her with bouquets and gifts,
and women adored her. She was
known at the time as "the Mary
Pickford of England" Then the
late Henry Savage imported her to
America In a play called Lass
OLaughter," which failed almost
Immediately. Her luck was horrible
after that. No matter what she. at
tempted resulted in failure. Show
after show closed or she was let out
Of the cast.
Rather than return to Britain
because she thought defeat meant
disgrace, the courageous gal as
sumed another name, and for six
months joined a local Tiller Girl
dancing troupe, acquiring, among
other things, several routines Of
stepping.
This week she is the headliner
and sensation of the bill at the
vaudeville theater.
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Timely Views
PRIZES % BEST AMERICAN ART PROPOSED
BY WILLARD Z. TYDINGS
Senator From MARYLAND.

Millard z. Tydings was born at HaVre de
Grace. Md, April 6, 1890. He is a graduate Of
Maryland Agricultural college and the University
Of Maryland. Admitted to the bar in 1913, he be-
gan practicing in his native city. He was elected
to the Maryland house Of delegates in 1916, serv-
ing as speaker from 1920 to 1922 and then as
member of the state senate for a year. He was
then elected to congress and served four years
before being sent to the senate in 1925. He serv-
ed on the Mexican border in 1916 and later in
France, receiving the Distinguished Service
Medal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

One of the eight cruisers authorized by congress,
and now under construction, has been named Chica-
go. And still we talk of peace.-Judge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

When the meek inherit the earth it is going to be
worth walking across town to see the unneek take
it away from them.-Maco Telegraph.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

We suppose that when Mussolini talks to himself
the Fascist press head lines read: Premier in Con-
ference. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
THINGS THAT LEAVE
ME- COJD

beauty prize in New York. recently
joined MIR. Ziegfeld's "Whoopee"
company as a showgirl. The attrac-
ton has but three numbers in which
the ~showgirls appear and all they do
is look pretty, for they do not MARBLE
or hoof.
The other performance Miss Pat
terson said to the stage manager,
I'm afraid you'll have to leave me
out Of the finale Of the first act.
The quick change Of wardrobe is too
difficult. Please see that this is ar
ranged, as that is the reason 1 just
resigned from Earl CARROTS show"
THE REMARK FLIP
Among other framed mites in a
Times Square speakeasy is, Hard
times are not coming. brother. It's
the soft times that r going
DAyEY LEE
The low down o nhoW Davey Lee,
the new child star, was discovered
was revealed by Al Jolson recently,
It appears that when Jolson was
preparing The Singing Fool" in
| Hollywood n day, he left the
| studio and as he passed a woman
and a little boy, who were seated on
a bench in the foyer, Jolson greeted
the kid with Hello, sugar!" The
| lad rushed to Jolson, taking to him
Immediately, holding out his little
arms and saying: Il like you"
And I like you, too" said the
actor. whats your name?" To all
Of Jolson's queries little Lee dis
played an amazing intelligence fol
one of his years. This so impressed
Jolson he decided that Davev Lee
would fit the role Of the child in
The Singing Fool" and the irony
of it is that the boy was not brought
to the studio for a flicker job.
His mother. it seems, vas movie
struck, and aspired for an extra
part. and had to bring her baby
with her. Davey, who is now the
rage. will star alone in a film called
Sonny Boy"
OF ALL RACKETS.
They've just discovered a new
type of racketeer along the Can
yon. He is a handsome fellow, al
ways attired in starched linen, and
he has a way with the gels. He
practices his stunt on the enter
tainers in the various cafes and it
goes like this:
"I1l bet you a dollar" he says
"that I can kiss you without touch
ing you"
The lass invariably puts UP the
money, arguing that it is impos-
sible.
After the lucre is placed on the
table, he plants a steaming kiss
right smack on her lips and then
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
BANK APPRAISER
ENDS SURVEY OF
LOCAL CONDITIONS

G. If Russell, engineer appraiser
for the Federal Land Pauk Of
Berkeley. left here today after a
week spent in investigating coudi-
tions relative to the recent discus
sion rs to the possibility of the banl;
recnt>riug the valley for the Puf.
pose OF making loans.
On Wednesday, Russell, in com
pany With Scott b. Foulds, secretary
Of the farm bureau, w. w. Mcintyre
and d. b. Roberts, went over the
district works in Mexico, making
the trip from MeXicali to Andrade
on the other side of the border. Tn"
journey was made along the canal.
and the lockwood gate and lev"e
inspected.
Russell is to ask for further in
vestigation of the drainage system,
looking upon that as the valley 5
greatest problem. The question sill
lcma.'S as to whether or not con-
ait.onS in the valley have changed
to such a degree us TO warrant the
t:nk ; reentering here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
lx.n- ~-~aaa6kau
EXPLOSION IN
NEBRASKA TOWN
PROVES FATAL
By United Press Leased Wire

SCRIBNER, Neb., March S.-Four
persons were killed, four probably
fatally injured and II others less
seriously injured in an explosion OF
dynamite stored in the barn of Carl
iIollandcr, Dodge county supervis.
or, shortly before midnight.
The dead are Gus Pittack, Guy
Clark, Fred Felgner, Harry Wibbles.
Those who are expected to die, in
cludo Frank Shearer, William Stub
brc, Arthur Shoeneck, Elmer Steil.
The dynamite was to have been
used in dvnamiting ice jams in the
Elkhorn river near here. During the
night fire broke out in the Holland.
or barn.
The dead and injured are members
af the volunteer fire department
which fought the blaze.
Presence Of the dynamite was
known to them but they thought it
would not explode.
As the fire became hotter the
explosive ''lct go. Homes and
buildings in the immediate vicinity
were almost Jared from their
foundations and many windows were
broken.
The dctonation could he heard
ior milcs. being felt in Fremont
Vest Point, Hooper and other near
by cities. az
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Imperial Holds
Court OF Honor

\ court Of honor was held at the
Community Parish House in lmpc-
rial az = o'clock last night. \
large number Of friends and parents
showed their interest i'm Scouting by
their attendance. The court will be
held regularly hereafter. No date
has been set as vet.
Members Of the Court Of Honor
present were G. G.. Gabriclson. II. l..
Gabrielson, II. l.. Stevens, Earl Tenn.
pleton, l.. J. Thomas, George Harris,
II. c. Worthington, Scoutmaster Of
troop 80 and Earl +. Lindsey, assis,
tant Scoutmaster.
The following awards were made:
RosSer Russell. first aid public
health and handicraft; Earl Temple.
ton, bird study. pathfinding; Jack
Foster, firemauship and carpentry;
Byron Lindsey, pathfinding, wood
work and star rank; Harry Mori,
farm mechanics. bird study and farm
home and planning; Francis Stevens,
public health, swimming and life
saving: Emmett Hart, woodwork,
farm mechanics and pathfinding.
4 meeting of the scout district
committee preceding the court of
honor was attended by l.. J. Thomas,
Earl F. Lindsley, II. c. Worthington,
c. G. Gabrielson. Tom Lawson, Earl
Templeton. Lee Stevens. Frank Rus.
sell. Martin Foster, and Hanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
SMART HORSE IS
BEING TRAINED
In Ell CENTRIC

Buster, fine looking Arabian
horse Of small type, is attracting
considerable attention in this city
while going through a course Of
Gaining preparatory to going on the
stage.
The horse, owned by Owen Chick,
Is being trained by J. L. Treesh, who
has had years of experience in this
Ine. Charles Chick, IA, the owner s
son, is also being trained to work
with the horse and put him through
lis PAGES.
Buster is nine years old and has
bad only two weeks Of training. He
now picks up coins from flat sur
faces, out Of n bucket of water, un-
ties knots, rolls Eeg, does several
stunts such as the spread, sitting up
on his launches, posing and picking
up articles as their names are re.
peated to him.
Treesh IS training the horse at the
old Delta stables near Pitzer $ cor
raj. Each lesson draws 4 large
crowd of onlookers and Buster 5 fine
work draws continuous applause
from his audience.
Chick says Buster likes the ap-
plause and gets as much fun out OF
his stunts as his audience does.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
STEWART NOT
TO BE WITHOUT
WORK FOR LONG
By EARL ]. JOHNSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO, March Sew enter
prises were reported beckoning 10
Col. Robert ". Stewart today.
From his moro intimate friends it
was learned that the oil industry
already had offered him at least
two positions as good or better than
the $l25.0 900 a year one hc lost at
Whiting.
1t was considered doubtful, how
ever, that Stewart would acccP; an.
new connections Immediately but
would rest for a while from ,hr
strenuous campaign against John b..
Rockefeller il. which ended y,S
terdaN when the zig shareholders OF
the Standard Oil Company u IN.
diana voted 10 oust HIN from the
board Of directors.
Hany F. Sinclair. whose business
dealings with "The Colonel. - in .he
Continental Trading Company, Ltd"
led to Rockefelltr's demand that
Stewart get ont or be put cut Of
Standard Oil. is reported to have
made two attractive offers 10 Ia"
dep0scd executive.
One is said to tie high position
in Sinclair's present organization.
The other report is to the effect
that Sinclair is planning an i'm
mense oil merger with the Phillips
and Skelly companies and wants
Stewart to head the new concern.
Standard OIL Of Indiana resumed
business today with Stewart tho
only major casualty in its executive
personnel as result Of the Rookie
feller campaign. l.. L. Stephens
who aided Stewart in the fight rs
did other members, was defeated
for re election to the board along
with his clief. but was retained as
the company 5 general counsel. :.
G.. Schubert was reelected president
but no one was elected chairman of
the board. For the present that
post will remain vacant with
Schubert serving as titular head OF
the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
ROTAREANS HEAR
SPLENDID TALK
BY ARMY FLYER

In the absence Of President Clas.
+. SIncs. Nice-presidtnt Harold y.
Burnhma yesterday officiated "a
weekly meeting Of RI Centre Rotai-
ilns. Il meeting principally devoted
10 the ever absorbing subject OF
" Aviation, and in doing SO, gave
further evidence To the membership
that available material for futut"
presiding Officers is far from eN-
haustcd.
Carl c. Ernst, as chairman Of the
day. presented the theme of the pro
gram. and introduced 1t. James D..
Givcns, army flying instructor Of
March Field, Riverside, rs speaker
OF tin day.
1t. Givcns, who had flown from
Riverside in an army plane within
tEe hour and Il half preceding the
luncheon. gave an extremely inter.
esting tab; on the subject OF fly
ing, not only as developed in the
army and navy services, but cou.-
mercialiF IS well. He traced the
amazing growth in American plano
manufacturing SubS"quent TO the
war. and gaEe an account OF what
the army is doing to promote inter
st III the industry, and more cSpe.
ciallv, the training Of personnel.
During the course Of the meeting,
music was Supplied by the "Jazt
Kings, travelling minstrel
troupe.
Announcement was made urging
members to attend the "g,t.to-
eethar' dance and entertainment.
sponsored by "Bnl' Conway Of
the Barbara Worth Hotel. scheduled
for this evening at 9 o'clock.
Guests included p. A Miller. FL
ward f. IIickcoX. NJ. =. Slaughter
Visiting Rotarians were: ". ".
Bates, CalcN.eo; Percy +. PalmcE
Prawlcy; p. \. Murray, T. +. Luck
ing, HoIty.llc; Ed II. Addison,
Nevada, la,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Stinson Again
Tries For Mark
by United Press Leased Wire

PAY CITY, Mich, March s.
Eddie Stinson and his Chief It's;
pilot, Randolph G. Page, took Oft
from frozen Saginaw Bay at lo:ll
this morning in "a Stiusou-Dctroitcr
in an effort 10 set "a new world :
endurance flight record for planes
not rrfuclcd in flight. Their plane
the "Sally Sovereign, must D.,
main IN the air more than 10 hous
to gain tA. record hat Stinson
hopes to stay oloft = hours. Thr
total weight Of the plane, wh.'h
carried 500 gallons of gasoline, was
almos. 1900 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
North OF State
To Get Wetting
Nv United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, March s.
Following light rains yesterday
which broke drought that ha I
worried agriculturists, there wa>
prospect today and Saturday for
mere rains. with cloudy and unset
tied conditions general over the far
western states.
Washington, Oregon and northern
California promised to share in The
continued precipitation forecast by
the weather bureau.
san Diego, with a trace, was the
only California point recording any
rainfall during the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Couple Married
In Local Court

Roza Mendoza became Mrs.
Tiburzio Mojico this morning when
She and Moiico were united in mar
riage by Judge Mayfield in the
justice court.
The bride is from Calexico while
her husband is from Mexico.
Two other applications were filed
for marriage licenses today %"
Alberto Lion of MeXicali and Anita
Martinez of Phoenix and Adolph
Rue, Holtville and Hazel Anderson
Of North Dakota
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Auto Crash
Proves Fatal
Hy United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, March s.
James lombard was killed instant
ly when an automobile in which he
was riding overturned three times
after striking telephone pole here
early today.
s. Bass, driver of the machine,
was held ON charge of suspicion
of manslaughter. Bass admitted he
had been drinking, police said.
A pair of slippers found in the
rear of the car led to the arrest Of
an unidentified woman when she
returned bare footed to the auto
mobile two hours after the wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Five Drowned AS
Cars Leave Bridge
Hy United Press Leased Wire

ABERDEEN. Wash. March s. =
Five men were drowned when their
machines plunged off 4 bridge mto
the WiShkah river here today when
a guard gate Of the draw span fail
ed to function. Three men riding IN
one O. the machines escaped from
the water
The dead are: l.. T. Corey, 81;
Earl Corey, his son, 10; Charles
PORT, James Collins, and Lew llar-
rison. All were residents Of COS
mopols, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Laguna Beach
To Be Classy
by United Press Leased Wire

LAGUNA REACH, Calf, March
S.-This city, long Il mecca for ar
fists and persons Of literary ability,
has decided to change the names Of
its streets in honor Of the old mas
tiers. it was announced today by
Councilman William Riddcll.
Tho plan, suggested 10y him, was
approved by city council and pro.
vides for the changing of present
street names TO those of famous
artists, particularly painters.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
Planes May Not
Cross Border
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March s.-Th"
arms embargo against expectations
into Mexico was extended to in.
clude commercial airplanes, Sacr'-
tary Of State Kellogg announced.
Commercial planes were put on
the embargo list VIXEN the doeument
originally was drafted but were re-
moved about year age. The en-
barge against expectation of planes
to Mexico was restored to prevent
rebels from obtaining planes ia tac
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
LOCAL INTEREST
IN AVIATION IS
AGAIN STRESSED

That I'll Centro is air-mindcd >
was proven last night when about
80 representative business men and
their wives responded to tho invi-
tation of the FL Centre Chamber Of
Commerce to attend a dinner given
in honor of the Ri~hfield Oil Com
pany, to express the appreciation of
that body for the beacon light erect.
ed at the Imperial County Airport
by the Richfield Company.
George Z. Irwin, service engineer
of the aviation department of thr
Richficld Oil Company, and speaker
of the evening. was introduced by
e. G. Jenkins, chairman of the
aviation committee of the AsSociat-
ed Chambers of Commerce of I'M
perial County. Irwin 5 address
was Illustrated by 4 moving pic
ture reel which included events per.
tanning to aviation filmed as news
reels throughout southern Califor-
MIA and exclusive Richfield pic
lures on world famous flights, races
s.nd endurance records, the most
recent Of which was the late flight
of the Question Mark.
During his talk pictures were
shown which gave the development
of the airplaen during the past %
years, starting with the flight Of
the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk,
and continuing through $50 types
of planes to the present time. The
new Rhorbach plane, the largest in
the world, which recently made its
initial flight in Germany, was
among those filmed.
Dance Tonight
Tonight the chamber Of commerce
is presenting two numbers ON tic
program of the Annual Service
Clubs dance, at which Will r. Con,
way will be host on behalf of tho
Barbara Worth Hotel THE, Parade
of the Wooden Soldiers will be
presented by a young group Of
Wooda Blesy dancers. This dance
demonstrates the newer type of
"tap' dancing which is being
taught at the Wooda Blesy school
this year and the small girls and
boys dressed as toy soldiers have
won the acclaim of all who have
seen the rehearsal of the class.
Eugene Moore, pupil of Madame
Kupelian will sing two popular
numbers. "a King for a Day" and
''Lost in London Town. The
pleasing quality of this young man s
baritone voice has already made
him popular with the FL Centre
public and his appearance tonight
will be greeted with enthusiasm.
Mrs. Emily Marshall Kaford will
act as accompanist.
A mysterious dramatic intrepreta.
ton has been prepared by the
members Of the Junior division, on
which they will divulge no informa,
ton until it is presented tonight az
the service dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
ARIZONA RAPED AGAIN
BY United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 8.-AriZ
ona 5 Ian on California poultry be
cause of hoof and mouth disease has
been declared invalid by Attorney
General Peterson. Peterson pointed
out that states might not assume
jurisdiction in such cases since the
federal constitution vested surn
power in the interstate commerce
commi ssion.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
SCHOONER WRECKED

WASHlNGTON, March s.-Coast
guard headquarters was advised TO-
day that the schooner Early Bird
had gone ashore at Ashteaguc, Va,
and il a complete loss. tn" crew Of
five was roScucd BY the coast guard
station there.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
CHAMPION ILL
BY United Press Leased Wire

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March s.
The condition of Joe Dundee Of
world $ welterweight box
ing champion, was reported not
serious today at Charlesgate hospital,
where he was taken last night with
an infected arm. His scheduled
bout tonight with Al Mello of Lowell
has been cancelled.