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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
TO MEET
TUESDAY AFTERNOON

A general meeting Of all teach
ers in the Brownsville public school
system will be held Tuesday after
moor at 4 o'clock in the Junior COL
lege auditorium.
The principal address of the aft
ernoon will be made by Supt. G. w.
Gotke. who will report on the Ma
tional Education association con-
vention held in Cleveland recent
~. Superintendent Gotge attended
the convention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
FL Jardin Friendly
Is Entertained

Mrs. A. H. Darling, assisted by her
daughter, Oma, entertained the FL
Jardin Friendly society ,ast week.
The dainty hues of larkspur, mas
turtiums. sweet peas and ether
spring flowers intermirgled ID give
colorful charm to the setting.
A penny contest was n Of the
Diversions for the afternoon. Mrs.
DSh Keller and Mrs. II. y. Triplett
won the prizes in this contest. while
Mrs. II. McThair and Mrs. Paul Dye
o a flower contest. Favors were
dainty handmade boudoir pillows
and lingerie trimed with tatted lace.
Guests for the meeting were Mes
Games McThair, j. w. Buhrer. En-
terprise, Kans.. and John French
and Otis Biggs. of Ell Jardin.
Mrs. j. S. McClintock will be next
hostess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
COTTON LOOKS GOOD
NORTH OF MISSION
(Snecial to The Eerald)

MISSION, March 18.-Cotton In
the ranch country to the northwest
Of Mission is coming fine, the rains
Of last Sunday night putting a
splendid seasoning" in the ground
in the urirrigated district where
the land was plowed and in excel
lent shape to care for the maist-
ure, of which from one to two
inches fell.
Farmers went at the planting In
earnest. and by Saturday night ap-
proximately 10000 acres had been
planted, according to A. j. Smith
of this city, manager of the Starr
county gin at Arkansas City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
PHARR
BRIDGE

Last Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. the
members of the Wednesday Bridge
club met in the hospitable home Of
Mrs. l.. j.. Polk. Lovely Marshal
Mel roses were used in profusion
throughout the living and dining
room as chief floral decoration. Two
tables of players were in evidence.
Mrs. j. P. Lockhart was high 0
er and received a handsome cloth
OF gold pillow in heart shape. Mrs.
Polk was assisted in serving de-
lightful refreshments consisting of
deviled crab in shells, orange salad,
elves, SaltineS, and whipped jello
With cherries and nuts and hot cof-
fee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

DANCE AT HARLINGEN

HARLINGEN, March 18.-Five
acts Of vaudeville entertainment
will be given here Wednesday night
in connection with the Shrine
dance at the Reese-Wil-Mond no
tel, it has been announced.
Music for the dance, which will
last from $3.50 p. m. until 2:30 a.
m, will be provided by the Colo
radoans, the Plaza hotel orchestra
of San Antonio.
Tickets have been placed on sale
here, and at San Benito. La Feria,
Mercedes and Raymondville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
Mrs. Pickens To
Sail For EurOne

Mrs. May H. Dickens, of the South
Texas State Teachers college at
Kingsville, spent the weekend here
with her sister, Mrs. Jenny G. Sny-
der. While here Mrs. Dickens was
making arrangements for her pass
port to Europe. She expects to sail
June II, and will be away about
three months. During her visit to
Europe she plans to spend most of
her time taking a special course in
her chosen subject, history, at Ok
ford. Mrs. Dickens taught for sew
eral years in the Brownsville
schools, and is well known here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
MRS. DEVINE HOSTESS

Mrs. John Devine was hostess the
past week at a beautifully appoint
cd bridge party in her lovely home.
Seven tables Of players and two
luncheon guests were recipient sof
the beautiful hospitality.
The Easter motif was used in the
TALES and score pads. Tall vases
OF red and white roses were used
on tables, stands and mantle in the
living room and dining room.
Mrs. Louis Withhold Of Chicago,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
SEVERAL HURT IN CRASH

EDCOUCH, March 18.-Minor
bruises and scratches were sustain
ed by Mrs. MCGUIRE, Miss Evelyn
Pierson and several school children
of Edcouch, when the car in which
Mrs. Mcguire was taking them to
the interscholastic meet at Valley
View was overturned. The car was
Compltely demolished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
HAND INJURED

E. v. SIuSher, representative of
the Kellner Jetties company, had
five stitches taken in the back of
his hand Saturday after the mem
Der had been laid open by a sharp
wire. Slusher was installing jetties
at the time at the pumping plant
of water district No. 6 several miles
up the Rio Grande. He was also
given anti-tetanus treatment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
Coming,s, Going.s,
OfLocal People

Mrs. r. G. Bryson spent the week
end in Corpus Christi.
Miss Floy Frazier. of Fort Worth,
who has heen visiting relatives and
friends in McAllen. is now spending
a few days IN Brownsville with her
aunt, Mrs. w. &. Mendenhall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
! MOWnE \
aSlDulGH1S y
RIVOLI, san BENITO

The value of contrast has never
been more fully illustrated, than in
the two leading members of the all
star cast of Warner Bros Extended
Run production, THE Lion and the
Mouse" now showing at the Rivoli
theater.
Lionel Barrymore is known to the
world as the superb interpreter of
characters which call for the mas
terful, and in THE Lion and the
Mouse" he is cast as Ready Money
Ryder, dominant and mercileSS fig
ure in the business world. In strik-
ing relief is the essentially feminine
charm of May McAvoy, the Mouse
who by her %cleverneSs is to tame
and free the lion, save her father
from the lions ferocity, and win
for herself the lions cub.
1.-The Lion and the Mouse" is, of
course, a screen revival Of Charles
Klein'S stage success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
Valley Society
Phone z

who has returned to spend the
spring months in Pharr, was honor
guest of the occasion.
Mrs. M. B. Gore was high scorer
after the counting of games. She
received a handsome jelly service
with silver spoon as reward. Mrs.
Withhold was presented with a pref
ty salt and pepper shaker of picard
china. Mrs. r. G. Stevenson held
low score, and was given a box
of stationery.
Mrs. Devine was assisted in Serv-
ing refreshments consisting of tuna
fish salad, olives, hot rolls, macar-
DON cream, sailed pecans and cof-
fee to the following guests: Mes
danes j. d. Lauck, M. B. Gore, d.
u. Buckner, Edwin Briggs, D. G. Ho-
gan, G.. Fleming, Ben G. Wood, A,
T. Elmore, Karl BoySon, Glen Bras
kamp, A. G. Stevenson, E. G. White,
S. T. Milton, H. Krampff, George
Holdredge, A. A. Kelley, G. G.
Campbell. Marvin Evans. Otis Pelt,
G. Pothress. r. johnson, j. E. FAX
i'll, all of Pharr, and Mesdames 7.
A. Humason of Mission; w. @.
Murry, E%dinburg; w. Fl. Gossage,
0. G. Aldrich, L. R. Cruise of San
Juan; @. BREEDING of Mercedes, and
Louis Withhold of Chicago.
THURSDAY BRIDGE
Mr.. and Mrs. B. johnson were
hosts to the Thursday might
Bridge club the past week.
There were II guests Who enjoyed
the hospitality.
Lovely larkspur and other spring
flowers were placed here and there
to lend a decorative air to the oc-
casion.
Mr.. George Fleming was success
full scorer among the men and Mrs.
Henry Griffin of McAllen among
the women. They received respec-
lively a deck of cards and a set
of card table ash trays with bridge
emblems in hand painting.
Mrs. johnson served delightful
sandwiches, coffee, chocolate cake
to the guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
AT CAPITOL

Two members of Corine Griffith's
supporting cast in Saturdays Chill
dren," the First National picture
now on today only, highly success
full run at the Capitol theater, are
not only distinguished screen heroes,
but are also real heroes, in private
life. Grant Withers, the handsome
Coloradian, who plays opposite Miss
Griffith, was awarded a medal for
distinguished service in the Pueblo
flood, during which tragic event his
father lost his life. Young Withers
saved the lives of several women
by rescuing them from the upper
stories of their homes and rowing
them in a boat to safety.
Lucien Littlefield, who as Willie
Sands has the role of Miss Grit
fith's brother-in-law and Alma
Tells henpecked husband, is hardly
a hero in saturdays Children" but
ne has played innumerable hero
roles in other pictures and also on
the speaking stage. MI. Litttlefield
received a high decoration during
the late war for distinguished serv-
ice under fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
TUESDAY

Hi-L0 with Mrs. n. z. Kendall,
Jr.
Learners with Mrs. Geo. nj.
Smith, $3.50 p. m.
Merry Matrons with Mrs. Harry
Crow.
Girl Reserves at high school,
4 p. m.
Rebekahs at the /. o. o. F. hail,
1880 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18
EDCOUCH
GIRL SCOUTS ORGANIZE

The girls Of Edcouch have organ
lied a local troup with Miss Nora
Wilmer as their scoutmaster. The
first meeting was held in the Firs1
Baptist church building. The Off
GERS for the new organization were
elected as follows: Miss Geraldine
Stephens, president; Blenda Carl
son, vice president; Lucille Ballen-
ger, secretary; Erma BEEN. treas
urer, and Virginia Moore, reporter.
The patrol leaders are: Patrol 1,
Misses Louise Bell and Sybil Min
ward; Patrol 2, Miss Lucille Ballen-
ger; Patrol 8 has not been fully or
ganized up to this time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

L CDSO4NfA1o
Mrs. Art Bruggeman and daugh-
ter Joy La Verne. Mrs. H. F. Brug-
geman. Mrs. Skidmore and sons,
and Mrs. A. T. Moore and daughter
Dorothy Mae were visitors at the
Abe Pierson home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Riesh were
visitors at the H. F. Bruggeman
home Thursday night.
Mrs. j. w. Carlson is enjoying a
fine time in Santa Anna, Calf,
where she is visiting her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. ErnesthauSen
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Adkins and son and MI. Fred Ad-
kins were Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Roser.
z. F. Purcell Of Harlingen spent
Friday night with his parents, MI.
and Mrs. Purcell.
Ted Tanksely. Clifford Pickens,
and Mae Wise we're visitors at the
Tuberville home Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

RISKS SHOOTING FOR LOVE
CHICAGO-Though her husband
had threatened to shoot her, Mrs.
Jane Rowlen gave him another
chance and they left court recon-
ciled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

so WOMEN FAINT AT TRIAL
LONDON-More than so women
tainted at the trial of Mrs. May
Slater for cruelty to her stepdaugh-
ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-18

band, aged II, and the father of
a year-old baby. for support. Bloom
is living with his mother.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
HTPOCRiTES

The bad wet organizations have been saying that wet congressman who vote dry in Congress are hypo- critics. There is considerable force in the claim, and many citizens, if seems, have been carried away by it. It has remained for no less an authority on prohibition than Mrs. B. Leigh Colvin, president of the New York State w. C. T. t.. to upset this wid despread notion. Mrs. Coivin tells the universe that such congressman are not hypocrites but are merely good, practical politicians The dry voting legislators merely vote 10 satisfy their constituents, she says. By their action they testify 10 the strength of prohibition, etc,
 This unique conclusion should work both ways. What does Mrs. Colvin think of a personally dry congressman who happens to live in a wet district and who votes wet?
 Evidently he must be a hypocrite.
 And one remembers the statement last winter of Dr. s. Parkes Cadman, who is very dry. Someone asked Dr. Cadman whether congressman should vote according to his own conceptions of right or wrong or try to please his constituents regardless of what he personally believed. And the good doctor replied that the congressman should vote according to his personal beliefs every time. This, he said was necessity of representative government, etc.
 Dr. Cadman did not think a con- gressman should be hypocrite; while Mrs. Colvin thinks a hypo- crite is omething else.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
MEN AND PERFTNERT

After q man has just come from a barber, he is inclined to agree with the National Barber and Beauty Sup ply Mems association that men love perfumery,
 His wife will also agree; or at least his sweetheart
 His predilection for perfumery, however, may not be due so much to an ingrained love for fine smells as for his tendency to believe the bar ber's statement that this and that or the other thing is good for the scalp or the skin.
 Every barbershop glistens with bottles of varying hues, placed at strategical points where the victim in the chairs cannot fail to take note of their glamour and beauty. The easiest thing q barber does is to sell dose of liquor to be placed on the victims cranium. That's what the modern barber is for-to sell GUS toners more than they expected to buy, including perfumery.
 It is not altogether the fault of the customers. Most of them are soft hearted and think the barbers need the money.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14

system. which has shown by sta tistics that jazz constitutes only 23 per cent or so Of the broadcasting time. Classical and mi-classical music, sketches, etc, according to these statistics. make an impressive showing.
 But what the honorable propa- gandists fail to specify is the hours of the day when this fancy broad casting takes place. Consequently what we should like 10 see them do is announce the character of the air attractions that go out between the hours of ' and 10 p. m,-no earlier and no later, these being the best listening hours of the day from the standpoint of reaching the most peo- pie at their most convenient time for 1istening-in,
 Those are the hours when the most routine programs take place, and unless a person is deaf he can not help noting that jazz, popular song plugging and such like takes up too much of the time during these vital hours.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
A GOVERNORS SERMON

The governor of Kentucky seems to have been actuated by highly idealistic motives in utilizing the execution of three men in his state as the subject of a proclamation re- peated1y read to all prisoners in the states penal institutions,
 In other words, the governor utilized the opportunity to read a sermon upon the inevitable end of the wicked, particularly if they be murdcrers. Incidentally the effort by humanitarians to induce the govern or to intercede and grant leniency on lunacy grounds fell upon deaf ears,
 Had tine governor done that it would have spoiled the sermon.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
SYNTHETIC GASOLINE

Autolsts who in idle moments at the wheel have been wondering what will happen when the crude oil sup ply gives out will take cheer from the announcements by chemists that synthetic gasoline will take it's place when and if necessary.
 Each time a chemists societv meets there are additional state ments about mans ability to manu- facture gasoline or it's equivalent If not that, then there is proof that more gasoline can be produced from q given quantity of crude oil than ever before.
 Trolley interests and railroads W ho nave been cherishing the belief that trolleEs and railroads would get more passengers when the buses and automobiles were deprived of low cost gasoline have just another dis appointment on their hands. If seems that the bus manufacturers can continue improving their con- trapuons in the knowledge that the demand will never sIackcn.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
The City Has Only Express
 On New Haven Road System

A veteran employe of the New York, New Haven X Hartford Rail- road company in this city, one who knows the lines of the system we'll recently made a statement which aroused our skepticism but which he proved after a short time of eX- planation.
 It was to the effect that, al- though New Britain is not known or organized as one of the great railroad centers on the N. Y, N. H. S H. railroad, it boasts the only express train on the entire system.
 Technically speaking, an express train is one which travels from one terminal to another without a stop Terminal to terminal is the rail- road mans definition for the ex- press.
 When asked to explain himself he answered simply and shortly What about the Berlin branch ?' and true enough, the Berlin dinky or gasoline bus, if you will starts at New Britain, one terminal, and ends at Berlin. another terminal, the only express line on the entire sys- tenn.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
Tn Which We Give Warning 10 Money Hungry Montreal.

Montreal's reputation for hospital ity is losing its lustre in the eye of tourists from the United States who are beginning to claim that residents and business men of that fair city are going in strongly for profitee1- ing.
 Since Uncle Sam's domain was an- rcXcd 10 the Sahara desert by Con- creseman NolStead hundreds Of thousands of citizens of the Land of the Free have been drawn to the Canadian metropolis by the desire to taste again those forbidden liquors which have been banned wherever the Stars and Stripes wave. The majority assert that they go to Canada to enjoy it's superb scenery or for the sake of novelty Excuses are as numerous as tourists. But the fact remains that many of them make the trip for the sole purpose of quenching their thirst with some thing not loaded with fusel oil, wood alcohol or heavy yeast.
 According to reports brought back they accomplish their purpose but at a high price. Montrealers, returning trippers say, are making the best of the opportunity thrown into their laps by the gods of chance, to charge extortionate sums for anything and everything which ;r,l,+ i,,+o icit tai and food are high and everything else is expensive in proportion. The United States tourist is looked upon as an easy mark By processes known to Montreal merchants his bankroll is depleted until he is for tunate if he has enough money left to buy gasoline for his return. On his windshield is pasted a strip Of paper bearing the magic words Guest of Canada His initiation is then complete. Wherever he goes he is singled out by natives as a gullible sort of person who won't be happy while he has money in his pockets.
 Montreal is enjoying prosperity such as it never dared to dream of A golden wave of coin is pouring over the border from the Land Of the Great Thirst. But while Yankee, like to be fooled occasionally. just for the thrill, there is a limit tc their patience and it is not impos- siblc for a reaction to set in which | will not be favorab bIe to Montreal interest unless the word hospitality means something other than bleed ing visitors
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
PLANES AND AIsRI.AIS

Many an aviator has been killed in the performance of his duty. and sometimes in the performance of sa stunt. but the end which came to Sid MoIloy an air mail pilot, when his plane crashed into d radio tower in Georsil is unique.
 Radio towers dot the country and they constitute a menace 10 aviation without a doubt, particularly when they are situated in rural districts and on mountains
 There is no monaco at all on clear days Of course, nor in inc night time when such towers are lighted. But unfortunately for ayiators. there are days when the fog is thick and such towers cannot he dtscerncd until too Iar-.
 At slj~h times flying becomes d a3mhIo With death. If there is q de- mand for the maintenance of sohed- uIS he they air mall schedules or passenger schedules. such accidents as that occurring in Georgia will re- main a probability,
 There Is only one way out of the dufcNIty: When the weather IS bad aviation is hest served by waiting for an Improvement
 That makes aviation unreliable. . But until some one invonts a way to cir"umvent fog and storm it can i scarcely bo otherwise.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
Lack of Interest in City shown by Aldermen

Aldermen who now head the ward delegations in the common council, at least a majority of them, deserve to be reprimanded by their coustitu- ents for the way they neglect the important duties of finance com- mitteemen
 In city that spends about s4- 000,000 year. most of it under the control of the common council. there is need for close check-up on expenditures, not that members of municipal commissions would purposely squander the city's funds, but because there is always the pos sibility of unwisc expenditure.
 The city charter has created q finance committee composed of the six aldermen. There are few occa- sions when half that number are present to look over the bills, and the recommendation for payment of perhaps a quarter of a million dol lars which will go to the common council next Wednesday night, re- suits from the review of but one alderman, David l.. Nair of the first ward.
 Alderman Nair found not a single collea que in the finance committee meeting room when he went to city hall Wednesday night. It is presumed that the other four members received notices of the meeting (Donald L. Bartletts resignation has temporar- fly reduced the number). It be- hooves Alderman Walter R. Falk, J. Gustave Johnson, Peter J. Pajewski and John F. Maerz to explain to the voters of their districts and of the city at large why they were not pres ent
 Attendance at meetings of all com- mittees of the common council has been far from satisfactory 1n re- cent years. Members who are report cd to have axes to grind or who are particularly interested in whatever movement is before their commit tee can usually be found. but some of the others are absent month after month.
 To be sure, the position of coun- cilman is at times a difficult one. It is one in which a man finds himself confronted with problems, settle ment of which requires him to lose friendships of long standing, but every man who becomes a candidate for the office should know that this is part of the job he seeks
 Every municipal expenditure, large or small, should be scrutinized with all possible care The city fathers who drafted the present charter in tended that they should and it was felt that the men whose ability had been recognized to the point of elect ing them as aldermen, were best fitted for the task.
 The present board of aldermen is not living up to it's job. It is high time for the constituents of these delinquent aldermen to see to it that they do.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-14
SHOOTING AT AiRSHlPS

When the all metal dirgible ZMCa was delivered 10 the navy from Detroit bullet hole was found in it's main helium gas chamber.
 When the Graf Zeppelin flew from Los Angeles to Lakehurst a bullet was found in it's fabric.
 The navys dirigible Los Angeles has also been fired on during several of it's trips.
 There are idiots abroad in the land. and they possess guns.
 A person who is so ignorant and devoid of reasoning power as to shoot at an airship makes one Won- der why they were ever born.