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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
SCHOOLS MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS
Cameron County Districts
Busy With Preparations
For Fall Term

The county superintendent Of
fife reports many improvements in
schools throughout the common dis
tricts OF Cameron county in prep
arat;on for the work to begin in
September.
The Nogales school in common
district II is having all desks reno
waited and reyarnished and the
grounds are being leve.ed and
cleaned off.
Villa Nueva is being wired for
electric lights. and will be connected
with the high line in a few days. The
school building also is being paint
cd and a garage being built for use
Of the instructors.
1t is probable that this school and
Palm Grove will get moving picture
machines in line with the superin-
tendent's policy of emphasizing
visual instruction. The machine will
be built to project both reel films
and slides. and the makers also will
supply the educational film fea-
lures.
It is also planned to equip as
many schools as possible with
radios. Lectures broadcast from
stations at the University Of Texas
and "A. g. M. college Of especial in
terest to this section, 1t is believed.
would greatly aid In education at
these schools. On Friday after
moons and on certain nights. the
radio and movies" would be avail
able for recreational purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
VALLEY STORE
OPENS AUG. 80
Brumley's Remodelled De-
partment Firm In HarIin-
gen Will Be Complete
Especial to The Heraldl


HARLINGEN. Aug. 14-Opening
date for Brumley's Department
store here has been set for August
30. according to w. c. Brumley, pro-
prietor.
The store win be opened from s
.. m. to IL p. m, Friday. August 80.
for inspection only. Nothing will be
sold at that time. for the force of
the store will be on hand to dem
onstrate the store and its stock
TO visitors.
The store will open the follow
ing morning, Saturday, August 81,
for business.
MFR. Brumley Is giving most Of his
tims now to getting the business Of
the new store here in shape for the
opening.
Remodeling Costs $4,000
The construction work in remod-
cling the building is being rushed
to completion. with only a small
amount Of finishing work left. 1t
Is being done by Blythe e. Duerson.
local contractors. on plans drawn
by Stanley w. Bliss. local architect.
The remodeling work viii cost
about $4,000. The building Is owned
by william Johnston.
Mr.. Brumley said some members
of his staff are here now. and that
others viii be in o He announc-
ed that B. B. Martin will be office
manager. Mr.. Brumley will be In
active charge Of the store. as he
Is at his other two stores at Edin-
burg and Ravmondville.
Stock Moving Fast
The stock of the Store is moving
fast. and much Of IL Is being put in
order now. in preparation for the
opening.
The building Is so bv 14o feet.
and has two stories. the second
sdbry having an open space in the
center looking down on the first
floor.
The store will be one OF the most
complete department stores south
Of San Antonio and Houston. Each
department will be in fact a spe-
cialty store. and the range OF goods
both as to kind. price and make
will be extensive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
Swimming Pool
Heads to Meet
Especial to The Heraldl

AopeCldt lO lLc TdeIdlUl
AUSTIN. Aug. IL. = Problems in
handling swimming pools and
beaches are to be discussed here
Aug. II. when the Texas Pool and
Beach association holds its annual
meeting.
Talks on the management and
sanitary regulations OF all kinds Of
pools will be given by experienced
directors. Swimming and bathing
ard their relation to health. also
will be explained. Adam r. John
son. Austin city manager. is to give
a talk on the management Of mu-
nicipal pools. and DIR. A. H. Flick
wir. of Fort Worth. will describe &C
tivities at a model camp. Life saw
ing methods will be demonstrated.
In the evening, delegates to the
meeting are to be entertained with
a pageant.
Phases Of the work pertaining 70
bow and girl scouts will also be
taken up. Everyone interested in
pools and beaches Is invited to at
tend the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
Federation to Hold
Harrington Meeting
Especial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN. Aug. l3.-The VAL
ley-wide safety campaign and beau
tification Of highways In the section
are expected to be discussed at a
meeting here Thursday Of members
of the Valley Federation of Bus
mess and Professional Women's
clubs.
Several hundred women from all
parts of the Valley are expected at
the meeting. and members Of two
new clubs will attend the Valley
gathering for the first time.
The meeting will be held at the
woman's club building here. and Will
be an all-day session. starting at 8
o'clock in the morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
SERIOUS LOSS SEEN In PEN
FARM OPERATION ASCOTTON
YIELD FALLS OFF BY THIRD

system accepted by whatever sec
ton which may be chosen.
I'VE believe the joint legislative
and prison board concentration
committee Is going about its work ir
the most logical way possible under
the circumstances" Mr.. Scott said.
we in Fort end county are giving
this committee BUR fullest co-opera-
ton, and are not seeking to influ-
enco IL to recommend removal of
the prison operations from our
county. If its wisdom dictates that
the farm policy should be con-
tinued.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
COL. EASTWOOD is
PERSONNEL

Col. Clifford A. Eastwood who re-
Gently came to Fort Brown from
Fort Riley. Kansas. assumed duties
as personnel adiutant and not as
post adjutant. advice from the fort
states.
He took over these duties from
Captain Shell who had been serv-
ing both as post and personnel adj
iutant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
EDlNBURG COUPLE
is MARRIED HERE

d. +. Barnes and Mrs. Julia Big
gerstaff, well known Edinburg
couple. were married at 3 D. m.
Tuesday at the Methodist district
parsonage in Brownsville. with Rev.
o. G. Crow. presiding elder. per-
forming the ceremony.
Mr.. Barnes is a citrus grower of
the Edinburg section. and Mrs. Bog
gerstaff has been a Valley resident
for several years. The couple will
make their home in Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
Lions And Leopards
Kill Mexico Cattle

MEXICO CITY. Aug. l4-P-A
dispatch to FL Universal from Mon
terrey says that q horde Of lions
and leopards has descended from
the mountains and is killing cattle
in the region Of Villa Garcia, Nuevc
Leon.
The ranchers OF the district have
offered premiums for killing the
marauders. and hunters are setting
out in great numbers to rid the ter
ritory Of the animals.
"A group Of 20 lions and leopards
"a seen recently in the vicinity OF
La Mesa ranch. near Villa Garcia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
MISSION MAN SAYS VALLEY
MUST ORGANIZE MARKETING
AGENCIES WITHIN 5 YEARS

fences surrounding orchards. The
cleanliness OF the groves Is strik
ing"
That the Valley might soon begin
10 benefit from CALIFORNIA; trials
that have developed successful
methods ~ the. expressed hope
Of Mr.. Smith. who urged serious
consideration OF the problems that
were rapidly coming TO the front IL
Valley citrus development.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
GIRL SCOUTS
TO HAVE CAMP
Donna, Edcouch and Meal.
len Girls 10 Gather
Near Weslaco I'M
Especial to The HeraIdl

McALLEN. Aug. flake Llano
Grande. south Of Weslaco will be-
the summer camp site OF about 80
girls OF girls scout troops I'm Donna,
Edcouch and McAllen when these
towns unite I'm On girl scout camp
Monday. Aug. 70 70 %.
Mrs. Harvey HixSon or McAllen
is camp director IN charge OF the
entire affair.
About twenty girls will attend the
camp from McAllen and will be un-
der the leadership Of Mrs. w. 4.
Rhodes.
Every care has been provided TO
make the camp "a success from "a
standpoint Of convenience and safe
ty. There will be a trained nurse In
attendance at all times. as we'll as
an expert swimmer, Mrs. II. ID. Han
kins of McAllen.
Thursday. afternoon. Aug. 70. Wis
itors will be entertained at the camp
with the girls personally conducting
visitors through the camp. At Q
o'clock there will be an archery
contest and at 4 o'clock n water
pageant will be presented under the
direction of Mrs. Hankins. followed
by the announcement Of the win
ners I'm the contests and the break
ing or camp az $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
MRS. JOHN w. EWING
HEADS McALLEN BOARD
/. (Special 10 The Heraldl

Especial TO The Herald)
M'ALLEN, Aug. 14.-At a meet
ing Of the local school board Mrs.
John w. Ewing was named presi-
dent: Mrs. George Alley. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. c. c. Mcdaniel. secre-
tary, and William Refs. tax asses
sor. M. z. Stone was reelected
clerk Of the group.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
RATES
FOR YACHT MEET

A special rate of one and one
third regular fare to Brownsville
from all points in Texas has been
announced by the Missouri Pacific
lines. to encourage people to attend
the Point Isabel Yacht club regatta
Aug. II and 15.
Tickets will go on sale Aug. is,
and will be good for the return trip
Aug. 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14
MARRIAGE" BY DENTIST

EDINBURGH. - Miss Frances
Cave, married to Andrew Dunn.
aged 20. by a dentist who knew the
wedding service. sued to have the
union declared legal. but was de-
feated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

AUTO WRECK KILLS BRIDE
LYONS, France.-Proceeding with
her husband 10 the train after their
wedding. Nine. Helene Dagnall1
was killed in an auto wreck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

A policeman's badge isn't good for
q free drink, q woman unsuspect-
ingly told a federal agent. after he
had been served q cold bottle OF
beer. ITS worth two bits of any
body's money" she protested as Of
ficers arrested her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

NURSES LIFE FOR BABY
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Miss Dorothy
Harmon. a nurse, was fatally
burned rescuing from fire a baby
left in her charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

a. AIGE AA1AAAF On WOAAA9AA GAA1dDkG(l-
ingly told a federal agent. after he
had been served q cold bottle OF
beer. IT'S worth two bits of any
body's money" she protested as Of
ficers arrested her.
A Beaumont bridegroom-to-be
filed his notice Of intention and Sc
cured his license. He left the license
with a soda fountain operator, and
the paper blew behind the plate
glass back Of the fountain. After
working all day trying to retrieve
1t. ne had to telephone his girl the
marriage had been unavoidably
postponed for another three days.
II. j. Thaxton. state official. re-
ported that Southwest Texas farm
ers are losing from 81 to 81 a bale
on their cotton because OF short
weight scales at the gins. He ex-
emined 80 pairs of scales, and re-
ported nearly all were weighing
short.
Hugh. Dickson of San Antonio. in
whose home a still was found. told
officers he doesn't drink, but rath-
er than see his friends drink the
vile bootleg stuff, he wanted to
make chemically pure liquor to give
to his friends ITO save them from
poisoning themselves" he said.
While engaged in prayer in a Sal
walton army meeting. Graham
Hoover, Big Sandy man. collapsed
and was taken to a hospital.
Summoned to Houston by the
supposed death of his father. J.
Lehman, Jr., mourned at first but
his mourning was turned to JOY
when he was reunited with his
father whom he had not seen for
years. The dead man turned out to
be somebody else.
This will be used as an argument
for the Texas three-day notice Of
intention to marry law. Mrs. @.
O'Meara flew from San Antonio to
Louisiana to marry. A few days
after the ceremony she had the
marriage annulled. Now she's dead
and a suicide verdict has been en-
tered.
Baby Newton Butts of Thorndale
had an open safety pin lodged deep
in his throat for seven days. 1t was
taken out and h. is feeling all
right again.
Texas people living near FL Paso
will witness again the religious
dance OF San Lorenzo. which lasts
for 10 days In the town of San Lo-
reno, Mexico. The dance has not
been held since the religious con-
troversy arose between the govern
ment and the lurches.
Billy the Kid" who grew on a
ranch IS miles from a railroad. Is
on his way to a post in official life
In Washington. He was sent to re-
place the pet goat, Captain Bones"
Of Secretary Of State Stimson.
which failed to produce a passport
when Stimson arrived from the
Philippines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

II. J. Thaxton. state official. re-
ported that Southwest Texas farm
ers are losing from 81 to 81 a bale
on their cotton because OF short
weight scales at the gins. He ex-
amined 80 pairs Of scales, and re-
ported nearly all we're weighing
short.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-14

Hugh. Dickson Of San Antonio. In
whose home a still was found. told
officers he doesn't drink, but rath-
er than see his friends drink the
vile bootleg stuff. he wanted to
make chemically pure liquor to give
to his friends TO save them from
poisoning themselves" he said.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
No Lights in Portable School
Buildings a Menace
Congressional Committees Should Investigate and
Require Lighting.

THOUSANDS of Washington public school children are
studying in UNLIGHTED portable school buildings the
outstanding disgrace of Wsshngtons public school system
There about seventy three of these fmsy makeshft
structures Not Of them has artificial lighting any
kind.
In dark winter days the pupils in these buildings get only
such light comes in through windows. Many times the
light entirely inadequate for study Yet these children
make the required marks for advancement.
We talk much in this city about conserving the eyesght Of
defective We far behind other cities in the machinery
for eyesght conservation
How great to all pupils those having normal
sight the strain in these unighted structures which
estimated by local authorities will be eliminated for at
least years?
subcommittee of Senate and House Appropriation Com
mittees will be visiting the public schools and investi
eating these portable buildings They see for themselves
the dangers to pupils in of structures They can
act to make portabes fit for study they to do so
Would Senators and Representatives their children
to study day under these dangerous conditions?
Two offered by school city authorities as to
portabes having lighting equipment One is that lighting
would be expensive and would not be justified in temporary
structures The other that District fire regulations prohibit
makeshft lighting facilities.
Neither is justifiabe These buildings are not
temporary Many of them will be in years to come
Lighting facilities be installed that will be safe and can
be made to conform to fire regulations Expenditure of
money for lighting preferable serious to the eye
sight Of pupils.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
Old Wine in a New Bottle
.Bu Herbert Kaufman.

his rsverses The of ifOrtune repeatedly
nip his expectations
found that every joy be bought with
that dreams seldom match wakeningbu he keeps while
you weep on bravey queng for another fair sky and
by the wayside
Tomorrows are unknown quantities When in doubt he
plays optimism-selects lever instead Of drag.
You keep him down. because you can't keep him down.
hearted.
Imagination full Of stills and wings well balls and
chains
When we believe that things be better make
them Despair only exit through recognition.
He finds what avoid until he has narrowed the field Of
by the deliberate Of elimination and at last
locates the few and certain principles Of success
He doesn't rehash the past and hold daily wake
But takes count of remaining assets and renves
He doesn't mind faiths broken bOnss-they1 knit Or
casonal bruises-theyn heal Or financial sprains-con
dence and application will remedy them ALL
The loss of capital is just loss of time The mint
above his collar will duplicate whatever he possessed and
again line his pockets.
Circumstances may break him. but they cant snap his
bone He becomes bow under adversely, and when he
straghtens up hurls his shaft twice far.
He's human spring the greater life puts upon
him, the quicker and further he rebounds.
Don't measure him by his years. the calendar preu-
diced Judge of capacity. Courage is rust proof
He has discovered that there's just certain road the
hard straight way All the little cutoffs the slick twisting
side paths filled with delays and bogs.
Ever since man began to given percentage Of
idiots have thought to push ahead by striking across
quicsands And nine of founder and vanish there
Now and then some unusually gifted crook (whO would
away with than the law aows-but he's exception
who proves the validity of the Golden Rule
The sharper can't expect retain both the cash and good
will of the community Or compete far under the handicap Of
suspicion and unreliability
The gambler entrusted with any considerable re-
sponsibilies
Milonares nmade created at the track
the roulette table.
The Stock Exchange financial abattoir which bulls
and bears mpartally slaughtered.
Every Wall Street fortune is built out of thousand Wall
Street msfortunes
All noteworthy attainment soundly conceived and
sumated by persistent consecutive effort
Taking unwise chances has destroyed businesses
ruined lives and wrecked careers than any folly
except dscounting the possibilities Of the future.
by The n kaufm
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
LISTEN WORLD!
She Makes Beauty
By Elsie Robinson

their quaintneSS and delicious
naughtineSS.
She IS a nice person, you say
to yourself not just nice
outside but nice all through.
Already you are wonderfully
rested. not only by the deft
manipulation Of her fingers but
by the lovely rhythm of her
thoughts. It must be beautiful
to be able to live like that,
finding such perfect pleasure in
small things. Lucky girl! You
wonder if she has ever known
sorrow-Sorr like yours,
which has made you so bitter
and weary.
You lift your head to look
at her closely for the first time.
AS you do so you realize that
she is not looking at you! Nor
is she looking at her fingers!
Her face is quite blank, save
for that smile which seems to
shine through it. Nothing at
all is happening in her eyes
THEY ARE EMPTY!
eyes" she says. smiling,
sensing the words before they
can struggle through your
schocked confusion, Il am
blind"
Blind lacking even the
sense of darkness and light
shut out forever from
your vivid world
YET OWNING THAT
WORLD AS YOU HAVE NEVER
OWNED IT! Feeling its lowell
ness to the full. = p" intimate
with secrets which have never
touched your coarser senses.
Blind! For nearly all her
youth she has lived that way,
seeing the world go dark when
she was still q child, then
battling to keep her spirit from
going dark with it. For I
haven't a doubt she battled,
terribly ." though she will
not speak about that. And now,
there in her little shop she
makes beauty. Gives rest and
bloom to tired bodies and cheer
and new vision to dusty spirits.
BLIND? I WONDER! I
AS WELL AS DOROTHY
GLASS OF SONORA!
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis e. Bisch-

THE impression that people
- who talk to themselves are
abnormal probably arises from
observation of the insane-Some
Of whom actually do that.
In point of fact, however, the
majority of mentally deranged
individuals do not talk to them
selves. In all states of depres-
sion, for example, they are
strangely silent.
To be sure, it strikes one as
peculiar to see man muttering
or holding a conversation with
himself when walking along the
street. We feel it is unnatural.
But it only appears unnatural
because most people do not be-
have that way. 1t would be
better to say it's unusual.
Men who have been marooned
on islands or have otherwise
been shut off from civilization
in isolated places for months
and years, have later told how
they developed the habit of
talking to themselves. Had
they not done so they might
well-nigh have lost the ability
to use language. -
People who are sorely tried
by some haraSSing emotion are
likely to give vent to their Suf-
fering by indulging in Soliloquy.
One sees that on the stage
sometimes, in plays.
In preparing for an impor.
tant interview some people talk
to themselves. Again we find it
when we are very worried or
distracted over an overwhelm-
ing grief.
Children frequently talk to
themselves in their play.
Weeping with occasional ut.
terance Of words, reading aloud,
memorizing aloud, even singing
alone are all forms Of talking
to oneself.
Nearly all varieties of talking
without a listener are brought
about by strong emotion plus
deep concentration.
The person who talks to
himself is obvious to his sur
roundingS because he is think
ing hard on something that
engrosses his attention. The
thing he thinks about is i'm
portant to him, since he is
emotional. More likely than
not it is also perplexing and
he is trying to see his way
through it. striving to solve it.
Speech ideas arise in the
brain. They are only thoughts.
however-mental images, really
until the tongue, in conjunc-
tion with the whole mouth
cavity which acts as q sound
ing hoard, makes sounds that
we recognize as speech.
Just as the leg muscles are
the motor mechanisms that
translate thoughts of locomo-
tion into walking, so is the
tongue the mortor mechanism
that translates thoughts of a
different character into talk.
When thoughts are strong
and vivid motor mechanismS
are always likely to come into
play. The nerve impulses be-
come so strong that an outlet
is sought through action.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
Miracles of Science
BIZ Archibald Henderson

under the influence of arti-
ficialty manufactured winds at
velocities running as high as
180 miles per hour.
Here indeed is a veritable
"house of accuracy" a 'home of
ultra-preclsion." Marvels are
wrought here daily-the mark
ing of $4,000 lines to one inch,
the weighing of one part in a
billion, the measurement of the
millionth of a second. Strange
as it may seem, these almost
infiniteSimal measurements are
imperatively needed nowadays,
in industry. invention, research
discovery. BY means of those
incredibly fine gradings scient-
lists are enabled to measure the
frequency of light waves, of
sound waves, to determine the
nature Of substances in a re.
mote star, to determine the Sec
retS Of atomic structure.
One such wonderful machine
which performs miracles of ac-
curate determination, is the in
terferometer. It is necessary
to know the amount of deflec-
ton or bending, for example,
of the face Of a great dam un-
der the impact Of a vast mass
Of water. So delicate is this
instrument that an observer,
looking through the eye-piece
can actually detect with the
eye an amount Of yielding by
the wall Of the dam. Of only
one-millionth of an inch.
In his "Marvels of Science"
Wisehart gives an excellent il
lustration of the power Of de-
tecting almost infiniteSimal diff
ferences by means of the inter-
ferometer at the Bureau Of
Standards. Suppose you have
a steel axle six inches thick and
look at it through the eye-piece
of your interferometer. Press
with your finger, to the amount
of ten pounds weight. upon the
axle. The concentric shadow
lines which you see record this
pressure, making the axle de-
viate by very minute amount
from StraightneSs. The inter
ferometer will even record, so
that you can "see" it or it's ef-
feet at. least, the bending" of
tool.Steel Shafting three and a
half inches thick under the
weight of a visiting card.