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full in their aim, have met their own
death by some means of violence.
Few of Original Rebels
There are still some few of the
original revolutionists" who dared
to challenge the might and power
of Porfirio Diaz alive today, but
most of them are dead. Men have
been raised to power over night,
gone to their grave or exiled into
oblivion within an equally short
space of time. Many have fought
in various of these conflicts, on one
side or the other. Foes on one &C.
casion, friends on another.
1t is impossible to make an esti-
mate of what the financial losses
have been to Mexico as a result of
these civil wars, waged under a
banner of social emancipation, SO
that, as President Portes Gil just
stated recently, Mexico might
reach her definite emancipation"
One financial authority lately esti-
mated the cost of one of these re-
bellions, tt De la Huerta revolt of
1923. as having cost the nation co.
100000 pesos or $50, 000, 600. 1t was
one of the movements that lasted
but a few months, while others ran
into years. If it is impossible to esti-
mate the actual cost of these rebel
Continued on page tvo.)
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WASHINGTON, April 27.-The
general level of trade and industry
in March and the first quarter Of
the year was far above that of a
year ago, with some of the heavy
industries reaching new high
points, says Frank Greene in his
monthly review of business condi-
tons in Nations Business, publish
ed by the chamber of commerce Of
the United States.
March weather" he writes, ran
true to form, beginning with storms
of rain or snow, accompanied in
some areas by low temperatures
and ending with mild days and
promise of an early spring. Re-
tailers were thus aided, first, in
the clearing up of stocks of winter
goods and second, in moving spring
wearing apparel in preparation for
Easter. The fact that Easter came
a week earlier this year than in
1923 tended to warp retail trade
statistics for March and April, and
to a lesser extent, for the quarter.
1.-The tabulated lines of retail.
trade exhibited good increases over
a year ago, both for March and
the first three months while whole
sale distribution was apparently
fully equal to or slightly ahead of
that of last year.
Among the industries, the lead
was easily taken by steel and
automobiles, which set up new high
records for the month and quarter,
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Mexico Loses 200, 900
Lives in 10 Years of
Revolutionary Warfare

MEXICO CITY, April 25..With
the Aguirre- Escobar- -Manzo
revolution, which broke out on the
second of March in the states of
Vera Cruz and Sonora, respectively
and simultaneously. known also as
the Sonora-Vera Cruz military up
rising, which soon dragged at least
four more Of the % states of the re-
public into rebellion against the gov
eminent of Provisional President
Emilio Portes Gil, Mexico has ex-
perienced its nineteenth rebellion in
as many years, according to a chro-
biological study made Of the various
large and small instructions that
have taken place in the country
since November, 1910, when Fran
cisco I. Madero launched his sue
ceSsful ~1iberating movement aaginSt
the 35-year rule of the president
emperor" Porfirio Diaz.
An estimated figure furnished
here places at 10000 the number
Of lives these upriSings have cost
the nation. with one Of them. that
launched by the famous bandit
revolutionist, Francisco +, Pancho)
Villa, credited with claiming half of
this toll. In the majority of in
stances, the leaders or principal par
Elephants of these movements. of
which only four have been success
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0VERACREAGE BAD ON TRUCK CROPS
Announce Dates
For A. IA. College
Summer Session

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Anril
27.A(P-Dates for the summer ses-
sion at A. & M. college have been
announced by G. H. Winkler, dean
of the school of vocational teach
ing and director Of the summer
session. as June 10 to Aug. 81. The
first term will close July 20 and
the second term will open July ~
The summer session. as In the past
will be open to men and women.
Work of the summer session VII
be given in five divisions, the col
lege, including the grammar school
and the three weeks course for vo-
cational teachers; summer school
of cotton, short course for gradu'
ate veterans. short course for pub
lie utility men and shore course fol
cottonseed oil mill operators.
The summer school Of cotton vii
be held June 10 to July 20. The
object of this school is to prepare
young men for cotton buying anc
the managing Of cotton warehouses
and to offer to farmers the oppor-
tunity of increasing their knowl.
edge of the leading farm products
of Texas.
The sixth annual conference Of
county school superintendent viii
be held at the college July 90 tc
Aug. 3.
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STATION
AIDS VALLEY
.WLW, Crosley Radiophone,
Yielding Good Results
For This Section

DONNA. April 27.-The Lower
Rio Grande Valley is receiving ma
tion-wide publicity through nightly
b~roadcasts from the Crosley radio
station WLW at Cincinnati, Ohio,
according to j. C.. Paxton, general
manager Of the Rio Grande Valley
Telephone company and chairman
of the organization board of the
Valley Publicity association.
I'VE r receiving astonishing re-
suits from the radio publicity cam
paign now in progress" Mr.. Pax
ton said, "and we are constantly
receiving inquiries from all sections
of the United States"
According to the telephone eXecu-
tive, the publicity organization has
been founded for the purpose OF
advertising the Lower Rio Grande
Valley to the world. 1t is Endorsed
by a committee Of IS men which
includes some of the most success
full and prominent men in the Val
ley. The organization is Of a non
profit nature and is Valley-wide in
scope. Associated with MI. Pax
ton as an organizing committee are
j. w. Osborne of Donna, j. A. Phe-
Ian Of Mercedes and D. w. Day of
Harlingen.
MI. Osborn explained that the
present radio advertising campaign
is covered by a thirteen weeks
schedule with station WLW 1t
commenced on March LIST and will
continue until June 1st. At the
expiration of the radio contract the
Valley Publicity association will
sponsor and direct appropriate adj
vertising through whatever media
it deems advisable. The present
radio programs r comprised OF
tifely topics concerning the Valley
in general.
"The board of organization Is a
present engaged in welding the
Valley Publicity association into
permanent organization" Mr.. o.
born said. ut is a non-profit asso-
citation and the strength of the
names on its sponsoring board bear
witness that its aims and objects
Continued on page two.)
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showed the usual seasonal decline
in the latter part of March, but the
output of bituminous and anthra-
cite fuels was somewhat higher
than a year ago for the first
quarter.
1.-The textile industries yielded
rather less cheerful reports. Sales
of cotton goods were large and
prices advanced steadily. Cotton
mills suffered from a novel, for
them, disturbance, when employees
at some centers mainly in the
Carolinas, were reported as striking
against the introduction of new
methods by efficiency experts. Silk
goods sold fairly well, but con-
sumption and imports of raw silk
fell below March a year ago and
it is evident that the mills are still
struggling to bring production and
demand into something like har-
mony.
Wool and wooden goods were
rather sluggish and raw wool prices
eased off. Shoe factories did a fair
ly active business, although the
usual seasonal recession following
completion of spring deliveries was
in evidence with women'S shoes
doing better than mems.
I'm the jewelry trade staples
whereas cheap novelties moved In
large volume. Furniture manufac-
turing at some centerS appeared tC
be better than a year ago, but this
was not as general as might be
wished. Cigarette and cigar pro-
duction was active, the former
seeming likely to establish another
record this year. AS regards this,
by the way, some tobacco concerns
gave a good deal of credit to the
enlarged use of cigarettes by
women.
Employment, as might be eX-
pected from the foregoing list OF
active industries showed a gain in
March over the preceding month
and the like month a year age
when, it may be recalled, unem-
ployment was still a topic for con-
siderable complaint. The generally
cheerful view taken of the first
| quarters business is borne out BY
the good showing made by Stats
tics of failures for the first quar-.
ter the number of bankruptcies ex.
hibiting a decline Of rs per cen
from the first three months Of las
year and being the lowest for the
period since 1924, while the attend
ant liabilities displayed a drop O.
2.5 per cent from 1928 and were thu
smallest since 1926.
Mention should be made of {
number of u~nfavorable features
some Of them of long standing
which tended to mai the general!
excellent March business record
Most prominent of these develop
ments was the sharp rise in none!
rates.
Building apparently has suffer
ed most acutely from the upward
movement of money rates, although
it may be questioned whether som,
cities have not built in the year
since the war individual homes
CONTINUED on page two)
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V1OCd1 O"OAlO1dCOO1, anu IuAA1CO OFC1 w
the owner for the installation of
machinery.
Ice cream, pasteurized milk, COM
mercial buttermilk and cottage
cheese will be the principal pro-
ducts of the factory. These pro-
ducts all will be sold under the
Snow Queen brand. A public OPEN
ing at which free ice cream is to
be served is planned by Lovett for
about May Is.
After a campaign which appear
ed about to fail, Lovett announces
he has been able to contract for
about 400 gallons of milk daily, a
sufficient quantity to supply the
need of the plant for a time at
least. Most of this milk is to be
brought from the CombeS, Rio
Hondo, Lyford and Raymondville
communities. 1t will be gathered
up daily by a truck which the
creamery will operate over about a
100 mile route.
Twice the quantity of milk in
sight can be used Immediately and
there is no limit to the demand for
milk, Lovett said.
Since the work has started on
the building for my creamery there
has been a marked increased inter-
est in the dairy business" he said.
After three months of studying
the situation I am convinced VAL
ley farmers are overlooking n OF
their chief opportunities by not
devoting more time to it. Three or
four cows would increase the in
come of many Valley farms suffi-
GENTLY to show a good profit in
stead of a loss.
"Of course, I realize it Is neces-
sary to eradicate the fever tick be-
fore it is safe to import valuable
dairy stock, and this should be
done. But a start can be made
| now and the earlier this start is
made the better it will be fer a
majority of Valley farmers.
There is a demand for unlimit-
ed quantities of sweet cream in
Houston and San Antonio. The
supply for these two cities now Is
being shipped from Kansas. There
is no reason why dairy cattle of the
Valley should not supply this de-
mand.
Il am not making butter at my
new plant for the simple reason il
would be impossible to secure suf-
ficient cream for this purpose. II
the cream was obtainable I could
add that product to my line.
There are a number of farms in
the vicinity of Brownsville which
are paying dividends largely be-
cause OF the presence of a few
good cows. Many more farmers
could be achieving this same result.
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PHONES ABOUT
READY TO Use
IN MATAMOROS
international Service
Opening May A AS
sured, Says Manager
Of New Exchange

With installation Of equipment
about complete and more than 100
subscribers signed, opening of the
Matamoros telephone exchange and
Inauguration of connection between
that and the Brownsville exchange
on May 4 now is assured, accord
ing to Francisco Gutierrez, local
manager for the International
Telegraph and Telephone Co., own
erS of the exchange.
The rate of charge for calls be-
tween Brownsville and Matamoros
has not yet been decided but will
be fixed in a few days, according to
E. E. Mockabee, manager of the
Brownsville exchange of the Rio
Grande Valley Telephone Co.
Gable for the international con-
nection has been laid to the bridge
here by the American company and
WO1h Oul IllC SdU1C Ill V1CAlOO Cd4l
be completed within two hours. The
cable will connect 80 pairs Of wires
across the Rio Grande, making
available Is pairs for conversation
from Brownsville to Matamoros
and the same number for calls in
the opposite direction.
installations are being made in
MatamoroS homes and business
houses at present and it is expected
that approximately 200 phones will
be put into operation on the OPEN
ing day.
Ramos Bariera, commercial group
manager, is conducting a campaign
for additional subscribers to be
given service on the opening day.
H. H. Burnell, traffic engineer for
the international firm, who has SUI
pervised the Matamoros installa-
ton, IS expected to return from
Mexico City for the opening day
celebration.
The MatamoroS equipment, built
in United States factories, is the
most modern obtainable, some of it
being an improvement over equip
ment now in use in Valley ex-
changes.
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VALLEY SEEKS
TO help NAME
CITRUS CHIEF
Melden of Exchange,
Asks Washington to
Pick Commissioner
Who Knows Section
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION, April 27.-Citrus grow
ers of the Valley should be consult
ed, as we'll as those of Florida and
California, before any selection is
made of a commissioner to foster
exports of citrus fruit from the
United States to Europe, T.. M. Mel
den, manager of the Texas Citrus
Fruit Growers Exchange suggests In
a letter to 0. p. Hopkins at Wash
ingtOn.
Hopkins, who as acting director OF
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, department of agricul-
ture, has been empowered by con-
gress to select a citrus commission
err, had announced that representa-
tives of his department had visited
Florida and California to consult
with leaders in the citrus industry
in thoe states in regard to the Sc
lection of the man for the place.
An appropriation Of $4,000 be-
comes available on July l for the
work of encouraging exports of
citrus fruit. Hopkins announced
that great care would be used in the
| selection of a man who was familiar
with the needs of these two states.
Mr.. Melden points out that the
man selected also should be familiar
with the needs of the Valley and
! with the great development of the
industry in this section.
Melden's letter follows:
"It has been called to our atten-
ton that there has been appro-
priated, by congress, the sum of
SIS, 900 for the purpose of maintain
ing a foreign agent for the study
and development Of the export cit
rus business, and that in a recent
agricultural article, as having come
from your office, the impression was
gained that the selection of this
representative would be given very
careful consideration, and that the
fruit districts of California and
Florida would be given an oppor-
tunity to pass on the qualifications
of the party selected; and would be
permitted to offer suggestions as to
fffrcrqzEfifiCations, and would have
the privilege Of recommending
someone for this appointment.
I'VE did not notice that Texas
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900 bond issue voted more than a:
year ago. More than 500, 900 was
spent in the construction Of two
grade school buildings and a tenn
porary frame structure on the school
buildings and a temporary frame
structure on the school grounds. The
remainder of the bond issue,
amounting to more than $3.50, 900,
was not issued at the time, and was
saved to issue for the construction
of the new high school building.
Announcement was made by Pres
ident 0. N. Joyner of the local
school board that bids will be OPP
ened May 7, and the new building
will be started Immediately after
the contract is let, in hopes of hav-
ing it ready for use by the fall of
this year. The school condition here
was such last fall that, in spite of
the new grade school buildings, a
temporary building had to be erect
ed to serve during the present SeS-
sion. If the new high school is
completed by the opening of the
September term it will not be nee
eSsary to use this frame building.
The new building is to be large
enough to care for $50 pupils. 1t
will be filled to capacity by Septem-
Der 1, 1888, in the opinion of school
authorities here.
School cafeteriaS, laboratories,
locker rooms, etc, are to be pro-
vided, large enough to care for more
than 1900 pupils.
A site at the east end of Van
Buren, street has been secured for
the building.
Dewitt and Washburn of Dallas
designed the building, which is to
be of Spanish-Gothic architecture,
of Semi-fireproof construction, hav-
ing a reinforced concrete skeleton
frame with brick and tile conStruc-
ton.
The assembly room, which is to
be used as an auditorium, will be
one of the big features of the struc-
ture. The auditorium will have a
seating capacity of 800, and will
have a stage suitable for use at
meetings, class plays, graduation ex-
e~rciSeS, etc. The auditorium is to
be provided with a projection room,
SO that moving pictures can be
shown at times when educational
films are secured.
Two patios. on each side Of the
auditorium, will be additional fea-
lures, one being designed for girls,
and one for boys.
A large room for the school Ii
brary, showers, locker rooms, adj
ministration offices, class rooms, art
room, music rooms, heating and
cooking plants. etc., make up the
remainder of the large plant, which
will be one of the most modern and
| efficient of its size in the state, In
the opinion of members of the school
board here.
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WOMEN PLAN
JOINT FARLEY
Harlingen Invites Sisters
From San Benito to Dis
cuss Identification
(Snecial to The Herald.O

HARLINGEN, April 27.-The
movement which has been started
by men of San Benito and Harrington
to work out the problems Of these
two cities pointly is to be carried
on by the women of both cities, it
is indicated in action of the Har-
lingen Women's Chamber of Com
merce.
The Harrington Chamber has is
sued an invitation to all San Be-
nito women to be present at the
meeting here at noon Monday, April
90, to discuss matters of beautiful
cation. civic improvement, and 9TH
er proposition which may be hand
died jointly.
The invitation was issued Mrs. T.
S. Herren, president Of the Har-
lingen Chamber. Mrs. Herren spe-
cially invited members of women'S
civic clubs in San BenitO, and any
other women of that city who might
be interested in problems of public
improvements in San Benito and
Harrington.
The local women's chamber OF
commerce members expressed the
belief at their last meeting that
there are a number of matters which
can be handled jointly by the
women of the two cities while the
men are handling other problems OF
Joint development. They will prob
ably take up Identification work as
their first project. giving special at
tention to the planting of flowers,
shrubs and trees on the highways
connecting the two cities, and on
parks that might be undertaken
jointly.
The meeting Monday will start at
u o'clock at the Women'S Cham
Der of Commerce building. and will
be in the form of a luncheon.
It will close at 1 o'clock. half an
hour being given over to discussion
of joint civic problems of San Benito
and Harlingen.
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HOOVER WANTS
STONE FOR JOB
Thought President Seeking
Associate Justice For Law
Commission
Especial to The Herald

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81
President Hoover has not relaxed
his keen interest in the nation wide
activity for better homes which has
developed under his guidance, for
he continues to serve in an honorary
capacity with Better Homes in
America, the organization which he
actively headed as president from its
incorporation until shortly before
taking up his duties in the White
House. DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
Secretary of the Interior, has now
assumed the active presidency OF
the 7etter Homes movement.
In n Of his pre-natural address
eS, President Hoover gave his con-
ception Of the United States. not
as a country of ITO, 200, 900 people,
but one Of $4,000, 900 families living
in 100000 homes, and declared
II pledge my services to these
homes"
Under the presidency of Herbert
Hoover and the active direction OF
DR.. James Ford, the Better Homes
movement grew fro:-, an idea fol-
providin the homemaker Of modest
means with the best available as
sistance in solving every home-mak.
ing problem into its realization. Fol
more ian five thousand American
communities are taking an active
part in the annual campaigns anc
giving millions of American fam.
lilies the opportunity to profit from
these efforts.
The organization was founded ir
1922 by Mrs. William Brown Mel.
oney and conducted at the expense
of a private enterprise for two years
when the movement reached such
proportions that it was reorganizee
as an educational movement devoted
exclusively to public service having
the active backing of scores O.
powerful nation wide associations q
men and women, and of bureau,
and departments of the Fedora
government
Through Volunteer Committees
The elimination of the work eacl
year is in Better Homes Week
which will be held this year from
April 81 to q, inclusive. The pro,
Continued on page tent
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G. I. A. TO HAVE 60
SUMMER SESSION PROPS

DENTON, April 27.-tP-About
sixty members Of the regular IA
Guilty of the College of Industrial
Arts will remain at the college for
the summer session, according to
e. v. White, dean of the college,
The same courses that are offered
in regular session will be included
in the curriculum in the following
departments: Biology, business adj
ministration, chemistry, economics
and government, English, fine and
applied arts. foreign languages. his
tory, home economics, journalism,
library, science, mathematics, music.
philosophy, and education, physical
education, physics, rural arts, socio-
logy and speech.
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SOCIETY
MEET NEXT MONTH

ALPINE, Tex, April 27.-tP-
The annual meeting of the West
Texas Historical and Scientific So
ciety, which was to have been held
in February, will be held next
month as a compliment to visiting
women writer's who will be here for
the state convention OF the Texas
Woman's Press association, accord
ing to Henry Fletcher, president OF
the society.
The meeting will be held at the
Sui Ross Teachers college.
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u. 7.
A SOCIETY

6TIN, April c7.-tP-Dr w. J..
81 ~ypfof---0r of classical Ian
Kat the University of Texas.
l-ected president of the
Association of the middle
Hid south, numbering $500
dSership of the organization
@ college students and ia
@mbers and high school in
~s interested in classics.
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while pig iron production was close
to the peak reached in the sec
ond quarter of 1923. Copper pro-
ducers were very active with the
price of that metal advancing to "a
cents per pound, the highest in a
decade.
Lead prices and production also
rose and manufacturers of agricul-
tural implements and machine
tools were busy, with orders far
above a year ago. Coal production
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New CreameryHere
Seen as Big Help
To Dairy Industry

A new industry for Brownsville, the Snow Queen Creamery, which
is expected to create new interest in the danying industry in this Sec
tin, is to be opened about May Is, according to M. Lovett, proprietor.
The building, erected IN West Elizabeth street between the Model
Laundry and the NJ System store, has been completed by T. G. Holiday