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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
CUBA FIGHTS FLY

HAVANA, April 26.-(P-The de-
partment of agriculture today or
dered Dr.. Sanchez Estrada, chief of
the horticultural board, to go to
Florida to study the Mediterranean
fly plague situation and make a
complete report to the government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26

Suits filed in the district courts
None.
18TH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. w. Cunningham, Judge
No orders.
1o3RD DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. M. Kent Judge
No final orders.
COUNTY COURT
Hon. John Kleiber, Judge
No orders.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10

bend, dip and rise from mile to mile,
it is certain that skidding conditions
are going to be quite common. The
combination of wet surface, high
speed and strange territory is almost
unbeatable for sending the car into
a tangent that may be terrifying.
1t should be a happy thought that
the terror can be removed IL the
driver does not wait until skid has
been thrust upon him to learn how
to escape safely from it.
Practice Is Needed
That process is held to be one of
practice. This practice can be OBJ
tained just as steering or backing
practice was obtained when one was
learning to drive the first time, by
going to some deserted highway that
is wide and free from curves. OF
course, the day on which the trip is
made will have to be a damp one,
and considerable caution exercised at
first.
|. On such a day and on such road,
the driver can pick up to a speed of
25 miles an hour, suddenly apply the
brakes and put the car into a skid.
II he released the brakes and steers
into the skid, he will be out OF almost
instantly. Several repetitions of the
process and if the terrors of this old
bogey are not eliminated, it must
suggest a natural lack Of driving
skill or an excessive timidity.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
Reception to Warship
Bearing Herrick Body

NEW YORK, April 10 U.N.s).-
WhenStbe French cruiser Tourville
steams into New York harhor on
Saturday with the bodv of Am
bassador Myron 7. Herrick it will
be met by two light cruisers OF The
United States Navy. and the official
city tug Macon, carrying Grover
Whalen, chairman of the Mayors
reception committee and OF h er
public officials
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
Russian Ship Wrecked;
81 of Crew Are Lost

LONDON, April 10 U.N.S).-The
Russian steamship Una has been
wrecked off the Dalmatlan coast
in the Adriatic Sea with the loss
of 81 seamen, said "a Venice dis
patch to the Evening News, this
afternoon. quoting report received
in Venice from Spalato.
The steamship went aground On
a ledge of rocks at Page Island.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10

LhS dppOlhNSS mas eSldDllSneQ a
remarkable record, both in political
circles and as a business execu.
tive. Coming, as he does, from the
very heart of the farm belt, Secre.
tary Hyde, through his association
with problems confronting tillers
of the soil, is especially qualifin1
to meet the responsibilities con.
nected with this highly important
Cabinet post.
Being the owner of three large
farms in Missouri, Mr.. Hyde has
a first.hand knowledge of the
farm problem. The work confront
ing the new Secretary will be
largely of an administrative nature,
and his automobile business expert
ence will be of inestimable value
in his dealing with the ramifica-
tions Of the farm question, because
1t, too, is essentially a business
problem.
AS a lawyer he administered to
the farmers legal needs: as a mer.
cha ndiser of Buick cars his dealings
with them brought him into even
closer touch with their financial and
domestic problems; as governor of
Missouri he became the champion of
their cause-and now as a member
Of President Hoover's Cabinet he is
TO become instrumental in solving
one of the most difficult situations
confronting the American nation.
Secretary Hyde is an intensely ac-
tive man. When he practiced law
he was eminently successful. Law
has always been his central ac-
tivity, but as time went by he be-
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
WILLYS PROFITS
SS.131,Q41

TOLEDO, Ohio. April 1o.-willys.
Overland Company reports an oper.
ating profit Of S9,131 ,041 before taxes
and special charges for 1928, as com.
pared with an operating profit Of
1881 ,236 for 1927. Taxes and lib
eral write-offs. including prepaid
items incident to introduction of new
models, leave a net Of $6,3S2 1857 for
the year.
A gain of 2S.5 per cent in sales dur.
ing the first quarter of 1929 as com.
pared with the same quarter of 1923
Is indicated by President John n.
WHY'S in his lett"r TO stockholders,
in which he states hat sales Tor the
first quarter are expected to show
more than 10000 ca.., against 70.55i
for the first quarter Of 1928.
Increases in Willys-Knight de-
mand since the first of the year
have been beyond expectations, ac.
cording to Mr.. WHY'S statement,
so much so that 33 13 per cent
increase in the highest planned
schedule has been made. At the
same time an increase of 25 per
cent has been made in the Whippet
Six capacity.
Rapid progress in Willys-Over.
lands export business is indicated
by a gain of 34.5 per cent in 1928
export sales over 1927, and an
estimated gain of 6S per cent In
the first quarter of 1929 over the
first quarter of 1928.
New models and a nearly doubled
plant capacity for 1929 have been
provided. Mr.. WHY'S points out, by
an expenditure of $7,425,121. in.
cluding a new body plant at Toledo
capable of matching the entire
present 1000 daily chassis capacity
of the plant, an assembly plant
with a daily capacity of $50 cars
at Los Angeles. and other plant
improvements all of which indicates
larger profits in 1929,
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
Youth Asks That Father
Serve Staying Sentence

CHICAGO, April 10 u.N.SD.-Wil-
liam A. Russell, 10, told thea State
parole board here that he wanted
his father, a former Chicago police
sergeant, to serve his full sentence
of IA years for killing his mother.
The father, William 4. Russell.
shot and killed his wife in 1925
after she had taunted him about
love affair with another woman.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
No Complications Seen
In Nicaragua BOmbings

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 10
QN.S).-No serious complications
are expected from the bombing of
rebel encampments along the Nica-
raguan-Honduran border by Amer
ican Marine Corps airplanes. ac-
cording to an official report re
ceived at Marine headquarters here
yesterday afternoon.
The incident occurred on March
81, while the airplanes were recon.
noitering along the border after one
of the planes was struck by rifle
bullet fired from a bandit camp in
the Valley of Brazil near the town
Of Las Limas. the planes bombed
the village of Brazil, destroying one
shack.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
Hyde First Auto Mar,
To Get Cabinet Post

President Hoover's recent appointment of former Gov
Arthur NJ Hyde of Missouri Secretary of Agriculture
brings for the first time from the automobile industry
to the Cabinet of the nations Chief Executive. Secretary
Hyde has long been Buick dealer at Trenton Mo.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
SPANISH FRUIT KILLED

MADRID, April 10 IN, SD.-The
fruit crop throughout CASTLE has
been destroyed by heavy frosts 1t
wae reported from that region
The Washington times., 1929-04-10
LESSONS IN AUTO SKIDDING ARE
RECOMMENDED BY EXPERT
By J. LEO SUGRUE
Timea AutomubiIe Editor

al motorists know that under certain conditions car will
skid They have discovered this be despite fourwhee
brakes, although when this departure in deceeraon
rived it assumed many quarters that kiddng became
obsolete.
The Washington times., 1929-04-10

able success of his automotive bust
ness, which he retained during his
tenure of office as governor, and in
which he still has an interest.
The Washington times., 1929-05-03
GREAT HOOK-UP
FOR DERBY

Glenn Mccarthy, nationally known
turf authority, has been added to
the National Broadcasting Com.
pany's announcing staff for the
Kentucky Derby broadcast May IS
directly from Churchill Downs.
Signing Mccarthy forged the
final link in the arrangements by
the NBC TO bring Americas 8 racing
classic directly into the homes of
millions in all sections of the
United States. The expert, together
with Graham McNamee. star of
the NBC announcing staff, and
Credo Harris, manager of WHAS,
Louisville. will describe the races.
Mccarthy has been a follower of
the races for 35 years. starting life
around New York. He graduated
into other phases of the sport and
has served as steward and racing
secretary on Canadian tracks and
at Coney Island, just outside Gin
cinnati.
In 1927, he inaugurated the
public address system for de.
seribing horse races to Specta.
tors through amp'ifierS and
speakers at Arlington Park, Chi.
cago.
This was the first big track in the
country to adopt the system and
since then he has called the races
at the Maryland and New Orleans
ovals.
Last year Mccarthy described the
derby for stations KYW and KFKx,
Chicago. This spring his voice will
90 on a coast-to-coast hook-up of
n, B. c. stations. alternationg with
those of McNamee and Iarris in
bringinE the race to the radio, audi
ence,
The Washington times., 1929-05-03

G[JT $4,000
JUST FOR
SIGNING
By Jack Dempsey

When the boys are trying
TO decide who was the real
"Lucky Guy" Of Kingdom,
they wouldn't go very far
wrong by electing Harry Wills,
For there's lad who got
$4,000 for not fighting and
you can hardly heat that for
luck. 5
Back in 1925-that was when II
happened. A South Bend syndicate
wanted to promote d show between
Harry and myself. Harry was
willing; so was I. We met up In
Indiana for a pow-wow and agreed
to swap punches with each other IN
whatever town the syndicate might
designate.
Harry was to be paid $4,000 and
/ was to get $150,000 upon signing
5 the articles with the provision that
we were to keep the same II,
through no fault of our own. the
fight did not materialize.
After reaching a verbal agree
ment, we crossed the line from
Indiana and went to Michigan.
That was because fights were
not legal i'm Indiana and we did
not want TO take the chance Of
having the contracts made null
and void later because OF their
being signed in Indiana. u State
where boxing was not lawful.
When signing time arrived, the
promoters had only $s5 300 in cash
NOT the needed 100000. That
caused a hitch in the proceedings.
said l would not sign unless the
$150,000 was turned over to me in
full Paddy Mullins would not sign
for Wills unless he got the $4,000.
In that emergency, the promoters
decided to do what they could with
the cash on hand. and the only
thing they could do was to sign up
Wills.
So Wills signed to fight me and
was given the $50,0O0. l was then
asked to sign. take $4,000 on ac-
count. and the promise was made
that the other $115,000 would be de-
livered to me within few days. l
halked at that. ! told the promoters
that their agreement called for pay
ing me $150,000 upon signing and
that would not sign until paid the
f150.000.
But l gladly granted them some
extra time to dig up the balance
needed to make up the $4,000. l
then went along to West Virginia
and Kentucky to fill some exhibition
euSa gemPntS
While there the representative
Of the syndicate put in appear.
ance and all he had with him
was the same old $4,000. He
asked me to sign md take the
$35, 900. t Id him mix"
In the meantime / had been study.
ing the original contract. There
were certain parts of it that l did
not like. | had new contract
drawn up which l was ready to sign
upon payment of the $150,00O But
the syndicate changed it's mind or
something like that, and the $3.50, 900
never was paid.
So the fight was off and, in keep
ing with the original deal. Wills re-
tanned the $50 900 in payment Of that
muscle destroying act of signing his
name to fight fight that never was
fought.
Copyright, 1929, King Features
Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1929-05-03

On the whole. he thinks highly
Of us. II young Cotton were, to
undertake lecture tour through
the British Isles and tell his people
what he learned from us l really
believe that British golf would be
benefited He is a most enthusi-
astic disciple of Americanism. To
his friends Cotton has talked of
hardly. anything else but the great
fund of knowledge he acquired
while visiting the United States.
Some OF his impressions he has writ
ten for publication and, while 90
per, cent are in frank praise, he
tells some things that we do which
are not according to Hoyle.'
That we openly fIOut the
rules of golf Il one Of COttOn's
statements. He says:
I'm America the players pick up
the ball on every conceivable oc-
casion and mark it with a coin or
scratch on the ground; in fact,
they seem to take the lifting Of
the ball as part Of the game.
Another point which Is very
noticeable and involves the break
ing of a rule is that of asking ad-
vice. The players in America ask
one another what club to play, or
how to play the shot--in fact, any
thing at all that helps them--and
they think nothing of it. They
ask quite openly and do not seem
to realize that a rule is being
broken.
'In one tournament I played with
one of Americas ranking players,
and after he played his ball onto a
green he picked 1t up clean, as
usual. Finding that it was badly
cut with a stone and had a piece of
rubber sticking out, he just changed
it. l said nothing. only looked, and
took deep breath.
"AnOther player, also i'm tour.
nament golf and still in the run.
The Washington times., 1929-05-03

ming, while playing with me
played a second ball TO the green
after missing the green with his
first BALI"
To me IL is a shame that such a
fine sportsman as Harry Cotton
should have been placed in the so
ciety Of players who ignored the
rule book so palpably. He got the
mistaken idea that these breaches OF
the golf laws are common practices.
In all big tournaments some such in
cidents as Harry has related occur.
1t is. impossible to have all the acts
of the players, observed.
The player who exchanged the
cut ball for a new one should have
been disqualified and he who made
the practice shot after missing the
green should have been relegated
to the sidelines also. In neither
case do believe that these players
were wilfully dishonest. They
merely were woefully ignorant of
what the little rule book contains. a
fault l thing that is lamentably
prevalent throughout all America.
Education in the rules OF golf
as knowledge Of etiquette should
be acquired by the golfers as
readily as any Of the fuDdamen-
tails of the swing, but I'm afraid
it isn't being done.
think Cotton put his finger on
the difference between golf in Amer
lea and England when he said:
Americans are always trying to
hole everything and all shots are
possible. A chip shot of so yards
is poor If a miserable putt is left.
This seems so different from our
quiet English ways"
Copyright. 1929. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Closed cars or Open-late makes and
models. reasonably pFiced-can be pur-
chased from the dealers advertising In
tOday's Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-05-03
Cotton Rebukes Americans
For ElOuting Golf Rules
BY Johnny Farrell
Natiowal Omen Golf Champion

MUlRFIELD May 3-While he in America last winter
studying golf habits Harry Cotton most promising OF the
young British professionals kept his impressions to himself
discovered here that at times Harry had been
surprised and sometimes annoyed by the illegal play ne saw
some golfers make in America
The Washington times., 1929-05-03

Closed cars or Open-late makes and
models, reasonably priced-can be pur'
chased from the dealers advertising In
tOday's Classified ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
Tuesday, May q, 1929

all lines of industry and outline the
work of the local bureau which he
represents. Al G, Smith, newly
elected president of the Junior
chamber, will also speak on Junior
activities and plans.
The luncheon will be held at the
Barbara Worth hotel at 1910 and
President Hetzel urges all the new
members of the chamber to attend
and get in touch with chamber ac-
tivitics.
In the evening the board of direc-
tors will meet in executive session
and several important business mat
ters will be taken care of. President
Hptzcl will read the list of commit
tees for the ensuing year and urges
all directors to he present.
The Junior chamber will meet Mt
breakfast at $3.50 o clock. Al Smith,
president of the organization, asks
full attendance at this meeting as Il
number of important questions are
to be decided and new committees
to be named
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
Says kidnaper
Was Gentleman

SAN JOSE, May q. W.P-A
"perfect gentleman" who wore
overalls and leather jacket and
who allegedly kidnapped Miss Lora
Smith, IS, in Oakland and forced
her to drive him to the outskirts of
this city was sought by police here
today.
Miss Smith told local police early
today that she was kidnapped at the
point of gun in front of the man
sion of F. NJ" Rorax' Smith Mon
day night.
''Come on little girl; get into the
front seat. We are going fer a
ride" her abduetor is said 20 have
told her.
Miss Smith said she was forced
to drive the man to this city and
that she was not harmed. She is
the daughter of Mrs. II. 4. Dodge,
society woman, who is now in
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21

Wednesday, returning on Thursday
accompanied by Mr.. Earnes, who has
been at Salinas for the past six
weeks.
Miss Lena Berehto:d, of Giswil.
Switzerland, arrived in America
last week. Miss Berehtold will keen
house for her uncle, Fred Birkcu-
staw, on his ranch south of He
Der.
McCabe Home department met at
the home of Mrs. L. C. Pace on
Thursday. Guide patterns were
made. Those attending from Hebcr
were MeSdames Knapp and Angelina
Courtney.
The Old Timers picnic held on
the Ira Aten ranch on Saturday,
was attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Breedlove. Mrs. Angeline Courtney
and sons, Cecil and Orlando, from
Heber.
The "dollar social Of the Ta1-
les Aid will be held at the school
house on Friday evening, Nav ~.
Each member will tell in rhyme
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
REPORT CITES
REASONS FOR
INFERIOR HAY
Weekly Hay Report

During the week ending May II,
81 ears of alfalfa were received at
the Macy team tracks, 10 of which
were graded as follows: 4 cars L.
5. No. ] alfalfa, 2 cars I. S. No. .
extra green alfalfa and / car each
of Z. s. No. ] extra leafy alfalfa,
L. $. No. alfalfa, L. S. No. >
green alfalfa, and L. S. Sample
grade alfalfa( on account of heat
ing bales).
one-half of the hay graded was
lower thar L. $. No. l alfalfa as "A
result of one or more of the follow
ing causes:
Meadows with thin stands of
alfalfa in which weeds and grasses
accumulate. Thin stands, also, cause
relatively coarse hard stems and a
lower percentage of leaves is born
On coarse stems than on fine.
2.-Foreign material in the form
of partly decayed rakings from the
previous cutting. Many autumn cut
tings especially contain from 1915
per cent of these rakings which
canse lowering of grade On ae-
count of foreign material and which
give the hay an unattractive ap-
pearanee.
3.-Weather damage which causes
loss of green color, leaf shattoring
from extra handling, stack spots in
poorly built stacks, and mustiness
or moldiness if stacked, baled, or
loaded while wet.
4.-Overipeness at time OF cut
ting, which causes a relatively low
degree Of leafiness, hard and fib-
lous stems and u weak and faded
color.
5.-Over drying in the swath,
windrow, cock or small stack which
causes a severe shattering Of the
leaves, brittle stems and loss of
green color from sun bleaching.
6.-Baling undereured hay from
windrows or cocks followed by i'm
mediate loading into ears which
causes heating, mustiness and
moldiness
stacking distinctly undercured
hay which causes severe fe.menta
tion often resulting in extensive
mustiness and moldiness
S.-Baling during very hor, dry,
or windy weather which skaters the
leaves and causes stemmy appear
ing bales or bales with a low per
centage of leaves. Bales with high
percentage of shattered leaves are
not wanted by dairymen because of
/, the losses incurred in handling the
hay in dairy barns.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
Girl Reserves
Enjoy Breakfast

The home of Mrs. l.. NJ. Moore,
79l Holt. was the scene of de
lightful gathering this morning when
the new Girl Reserve cabinet enter
tanned their retiring officers and ad-
ViSors with breakfast.
The breakfast, the first course of
which was delicious Imperial Valley
cantaloupes, was served on attrac-
lively appointed tables with vases of
lovely red roses forming the center
pieces.
Members of this years cabinet
who were honored at the breakfast
were: Mary Louise Hockett. Opal
Hunt, Margaret Tondro, Lula Mae
Hancock; and Betty Mcmillan, Mar
iorie Moore, and Maiken Moline who
win also serge rs new cabinet Off
GERS. Miss Helen Scott, Y W. c. \.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
.itter To Talk
At Meeting OF
Valley Chambers

Officers will be elected for the
ensuing year at the next meeting of
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce, to be held at the Planters
Hotel in Brawley, Thursday, May
%. In order to have ample time for
election and to take up the many
business matters before this body,
Jasper L. Travers, president of the
associated chambers, has called the
meeting of the executive board at
5 O'Clock. Dinner will be served at
7;l5, followed by the regular meet
ing.
The present Officers of the orga-
nization are president, Jasper l..
Travers, FL Centre; first vice pre-
sident, Sam P. Rowe, Westmorland;
second vice president, A. j. Mer-
cier, Calexico; secretary, Robert
Hays, Ell Centre, and treasurer,
Dewey Carey, Brawley. The May
meeting will be the last meeting of
the present year and the new Off
GERS take their places at the first
meeting OF the fall, on the last Fiji
Gay of September.
Myron d. Witter, assemblyman
from this district, will be the main
speaker at the meeting and will
give a resume of the legislation of
the last session of the state senate
and assembly. W. w. Van Pelt,
secretary of the Brawley chamber,
has promised splendid dinner and
interesting entertainment and it is
hoped by the president that the rec
ord of 100 per cent attendance at
every meeting of the past year will
be maintained.
Judge F. t. Cook of Westmor-
land is going to talk on the work Of
the safety committee, which is
actively cooperating with state or
ganizations in decreasing highway
accidents and reports will be made
by the chairmen of ,the various
committees of the WORK accomplish,
ed during the past year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21
Lumber Men To
Hold Meeting

Lumber merchants of the valley
will gather at the Barbara Worth
hotel tomorrow night at 6:30 to at
tend a dinner meeting given under
the auspices of the newly formed
Building Service Bureau, of which
Charles f. Sones of this city is pres
ident and W. W. Wheatley. seere-
tary.
H. \. Lake, president of the Cali
fornia Retail Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation, will be the speaker of the
evening, dealing with matters of in
terest to the trade.
Other speakers will include Dee
Easley, field manager of the CalifOr-
MIA Retail Lumber Association and
A. C. Baker, of the Northwestern
Fire Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-21

secretary, who is retiring from val
ley activities to assume new duties
in Watsonville next year, was also
an honored guest. Other advisors
were: Mrs l.. NJ, Moore, and the
Misses Gladys Teeple, Margaret Col
Inns, Helen Wallace, and Edith He'd
rick.
The hostesses were Majken Mo-
line, Marjorie Moore, Peggy White
law, Betty Mcmillan, Lucy Fac Den
ham, Margaret Hill, and Emma
Stchh.