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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
COLLEGE WILL
PRESENT PLAY
Charm School To Be Given
Al Auditorium Wednes-
day Evening

Indications are that THE Charm
School," junior college play to be
presented at the college auditorium
at s o'clock Wednesday evening, will
be one of the most creditable ANA
teur performances ever staged here
according to persons who have
| watched the ~rehearsals.
The play, itself a proven vehicle
for amateur performances, is q
lively three-act comedy revolving
about the amusing situation of a
young dandy inheriting a girls
boarding school.
Under Miss Roma Wilson, who
has directed numerous high school
and college plays, the cast, headed
by Margaret Wainwright and Rob-
ert Townsend, has been holding re-
hearSals for the past three weeks
They were pronounced ready to give
the play Saturday, but will continue
polishing their parts until the day OF
the performance.
Two members of the cast had
leading parts in the Brownsville
high school play "Dulce" last year
They r Santos Ceyanes and Miss
Wainwright.
The full cast follows: Austin
Bevans, Robert Townsend; David
Mackenzie, Hardy Conley; George
Boyd, Lawrence Olmstead: jim
Simpkins, Paul Moore; Tim Simp-
ktns, Madison Taylor: Homer Johns
Santos Ceyanes; Elise Benedotti
Margaret wainwright; Miss Hays, AL
thea Whitehead; Miss Curtis, Rosita
Ceyenes: Sally Boyd; Theresa Har-
rison; Muriel Doughty, Francis
Holmes; Ethel Spelvin, Darline
Parker; Alix MERCER, Katherine
Pyle; Lillian Stafford. Elinor Rich
ardson; and Madge Kent, Mar
guerite Marchman.
The humorous situation in the
play is heightened by the Young
man bringing in a handful of bow
friends to aid him in teaching the
girls the secret Of Charm"
Only n end is possible-the in
dlgnant protests of the girls parents
finally force the young man to give
up the school and promise to wait
until the most precocious of his p11-
plls reaches a marriageable age.
A matinee performance will be
olven at 2:30 p. b. for grade school
children of the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
Modern Courthouse
Garage Flash Sign
Constructed Hero

One Of the most modern signs.
constructed here recently is now in
operation at the Courthouse garage.
Built in spare time by j. Garces,
owner of the garage, and the Perez
and Sorola Electric company, the
entire signs was constructed hero
with the exception Of the flasher.
1t is composed of 470 lights of va-
rious colors built into an arrow and
circle. The arrow, IA feet in length,
flashes in red. going through a
circle composed of rings Of yellow
and green lights. Between the two
circles appear the names of the
garage in white letters.
The lights are in continuous mo-
ton with the circle reversing with
each flash A purple tip appears in
the end of the arrow as it lights UP.
The sign is the object of con-
siderable favorable comment and is
generally regarded as the best of it's
type in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
MISHAPS Kill
2O7l TEXANS
Automobiles Far Ahead A,
Slayers In 1928, Taking
oO2 Lives

Texas accidents took a total OF
2O71 lives during 1923. Injuries
reached a high mark of 9877. Auto
| mobiles led all classifications as a
killer. taking 902 lives as compared
to 1874 for burns, their closest COM
petitor. Trains were close behind in
third place with a death toll Of 1872.
Others: Falls, 1879; drowning,
los; explosives 80; "other vehicles"
so; airplanes, As; street cars 27; and
interurban cars Is.
Following is an analysis of acct
dents in Texas from Sept. 1. 1923
to Dec. 81. 1928, made by the Texas
Council Of Safety. During that
period $50 were killed and 26o8 in
jured in automobile accidents.
The largest number of injuries
were caused by cars passing round
cars ahead and skidding into the
ditch. One hundred eighteen in
jured and Is killed during four
months due to this cause.
Sixty-seven were injured and four
killed by cars being ditched to avoid
collision.
y l. OCo4OAC 4ClCSClICcO LII O11t1llS UIl
wet pavernents caused cars to skid
resulting in eight deaths and 20 in
juries.
Striking loose gravel and soft
dirt was responsible for 81 injuries
and nine deaths.
Collisions on curves claimed seven
victims and At injuries.
Meeting cars on the wrong side
Of the road caused collisions, with So
injuries and two deaths as a result.
Collisions with cars without ligths
parked in the road, sometimes not
seen because of meeting cars with
glazing headlights, caused u deaths
and 80 injuries.
Glaring headlights was given as
the cause Of accidents causing 81
Injuries and eight deaths.
No lights and insufficient lights
were responsible for SIS injuries.
Collisions with solid objects
bridges, ~culverts, buildings, ETC..
claimed 9 lives and caused II in
juries.
Defective brakes, no brakes. and
defective steering gear caused in
juries to 80 and claimed six lives.
Injuries to IL and two deaths were
laid to the door Of drivers asleep
at the wheel"
Thirty-nine intoxicated drivers
we're RESPONSIBLE for injuries to 50
and the death of seven.
Within the four month period 3O7
pedestrians we're injured and So
killed on streets and highways. Of
these 90 children under Is years OF
age were injured and % killed.
Hit-and-run drivers struck cars
and killed four. Thirty-three were
injured.
Pedestrians struck by hit-and-rur
drivers, 10 with death toll of eight.
Collisions at grade crossing claim
ed AZ lives and injured 80 others.
Four hundred forty-one children
under IS years of age were injured
and 40 killed in accidents of all
kinds automobiles taking the great
est toll. Running from behind
parked cars, and playing in the
street were the chief causes Of ac-
| Cident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
INSURANCE MEN
HEAR OF FRUIT
Valley Advertised As Citrus
Sent to Meeting At
Columbus, Ohio
(Special to The Eeraldl

MISSION, March 2.-Attention to
the grapefruit grown near Mission
by an organization whose represen-
tatives cover the entire section Of
the United States, has been OBJ
tanned through active efforts of
D. G. Decker of Mission. This eff
fort is already noted in the numer-
Gus orders that have come to him
for Valley grapefruit.
On February IS, when the Amer
lean Insurance Union met at
Columbus. Ohio. MIR. Decker sent
them three standard boxes Of Foster
Pink grapefruit, size sixties. On
EFebruary %, a banquet was served
the g-c>c- was included and at
} each plate was placed grapefruit
and a card personally signed by MI.
Decker extending the compliments
Of the season and urging them to
come South to the Rio Garnde VAL
ley, where this grapefruit vas
grown.
Representatives were present from
every state in the Union and from
several foreign countries, more than
400 plates being served. Among
those who attended was NJ. ".
BaUsel Of Mission.
Mr.. Decker likewise sent a tele-
gram to be read during the course
OF the banquet which said:
Greetings from the Land Of Sun
Standardization. Texas. Home Of the
Grapefruit. We trust YOU are en-
.joying our wonderful Valley Product
and We extend to you a cordial in
vitation to visit the Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas. With best
wishes and success to the American
Insurance Union, I am, Yours truly,
D. G. Decker"
The following TELEGRAM was re-
ceived from George w. Eoglan, Of
Columbus, Ohio:
MANY thanks for the greeting
and generous contribution of the
finest grapefruit in the world.
Everyone in the home office Of the
American Insurance Union joins me
in this expression Of thanks and ap-
probation for most thoughtful gen.
erositv, and everyone hopes to some
day have the pleasure Of visiting
the Rio Grande Vs1lev, and person
env I know a certain nercert will
ultimately remain in the Valley.
With best wishes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
Good Government
League Has Full
Slate At McAllen

McALLEN, March IA complete
ticket, headed by DR.. F. E. Osborn,
candidate for mayor, and endors-
ed by the Good Government
League, has been entered in the
race for the coming April city cleo
ton.
Besides being a director IN the
local chamber Of commerce and
city health officer. Dr.. Osborn is
president of the State Bank &
Trust company, president of the
McAllen Development company, di-
rector nj the Valley Building &
Loan association and is connected
with various other enterprises OF
the city.
Commissioners on the ticket are
O. r. Osborn, E. B. Phares, M. A.
Shepherd and Miss cara Thigpen.
Over 400 names were secured on
a petition urging DR.. Osborn tc
announce for office. The name OF
T. B. Freeland. president incum-
bent and leader in the Good Gov
eminent League, was the first to
sign the petition to DR.. Osborn, It
WIS reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
Plant Is Found
For Forging Of
Russian Papers

BERLIN, March 2.-(P-An at
tempt to sell to an American news
paperman fraudulent documents
alleged to have come from the
Soviet government, today led to the
arrest by Berlin police of the al
legged forgers of the notorious docu-
ments purporting to show that
United States Senators William E.
Borah and George w. Norris had
received brides from the Soviet
government.
Police said they discovered a
large plant equipped for forging
Russian papers. The men held are
Vladimir Orloff, former counselor
of state under the late Gar Mich
olas, and Michael Surnarokov, q
former employe of the Ukrainian
Soviet mission in Berlin. Two
others arrested as accomplices
were freed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
WATER ACCORD
ON RIO SIGNED
Texas, New Mexico, Colora-
do Agree On Division of
Border Stream
By BROOKS

AUSTIN, March ST. H. Nc
Gregor of Austin, former state
senator, has just signed for Texas
an interstate water compact affect
ing over a billion dollars worth of
property now, and untold hundreds
Of millions Of future values. The
compact, a~pportioning waters Of
the Rio Grande, involves future
development of three states and
two nations.
His report is now being prepared
for submission to Gov. Dan Moody
and the agreement will be effective
when ratified by the legislatures Of
Texas, New Mexico and Colorado,
and approved by the United States
government.
Texas interests r fully protect
ed under the agreement, Senator
McGregor has indicated.
Mr.. McGregor has just returned
from more than three weeks Of
negotiations in the meeting of the
state and federal representatives,
the sessions taking the precise
form Of international diplomacy.
Just Is treaties, affecting the
freedom Or welfare of whole ma
tons have been notably simple in
their form. the effect Of the water
compact which affects the destiny
Of large sections of the three states,
is stripped of all verbal complica-
tic.s and stated substantially in
the form:
THE state Of Colorado shall not
further deplete the flow Of the Rio
Crande river"
In this statement, Colorado, in
which At per cent of the water of
the Rio Grande originates, is linn
tied in it's present irrigation de-
velopments until water conserva-
ton measures give it additional
water without injury to the rights
of Texas and New Mexico.
Herbert Hoover formerly served
as president of the original Rio
Grande negotiations. Later, Pres.
Coolidge appointed w. j. wild
Bill Donovan, to whom Hoover
offered the post Of attorney gen.
eral, to preside over the confer
ences. Sen. McGregor paid tribute
to the diplomatic ability Of Dono-
van in guiding the work of the
conference.
Texas has 155 1000 acres of irri-
gated land in Ell Paso and Hubs
peth counties, dependent upon the
flow of the Rio Grande from the
are affected in the conference.
The Texas irrigation district SUBJ
ject to the Elephant Butte dam eX-
tends down to Fort Quitman.
In the irrigation of the San Luis
valley, Colorado was using a large
part of the water of the Rio
Grande, and development there
was threatening to drain the river.
The federal government put an
embargo on this aggression, but
the embargo later was lifted by
Secretary Hubert Work.
The ratification by Texas, Colo
RADIO and New Mexico Of the new
compact. and its approval by the
Hoover administration will protect
a working agreement for diversion
Of waters accepted by the ennis
saries Of each state and Of the ma
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
BOY SCOUTS RI CAMP

McALLEN. March Am over
night camping trip to the Olson
nlantation south of Alamo will be
the feature of the Boy Scout lead
ers' training school Saturday right
and SUNDAY, when about thirty
i've Boy Scout workers of the
Valley will gain some practical ex-
nerlence in their work Of training
for leadership in Boy Scout work.
The towns represented at the
meetings Of the school every Mon
day night at Pharr are designated
by patrols. The McAlIen patrol.
headed by A. M. Olson, patrol lead
er, has been named the Jackass
patrol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
FOR SURVEY
OF N ROUTE

WASHINGTON. March 2.-(F-
The edge resolution for providing
for a survey of a route for the pro-
posed N~icaraguan canal was signed
late today by President Coolidge.
The measure also calls for a study
of the Panama canal with a view to
charging that channel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
DANCING RARREO

WAxAHACHIE, Tex, March q
P-The Trinity University faculty
has refused a request by students
that they be permitted to dance, it
has been announced by President
John H. Burns. The students. by a
vote of 304 to %, asked the faculty
for permission to dance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03

WASHINGTON. March ZIP
The nomination Of John H. Wick
cry to be United States marshal
for the north district of Oklahoma
was confirmed tonight by the SEN
ate,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

Stars OF the musical world, vaudeville, the stage
and from other great fields of entertainment can
now Be HEARD rs well as SEEN, via
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
RARE CEREMONIAL PLANT OF
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INDIANS Is FOUND In STARR
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COUNTY BY BORDER VETERAN

banks. There are shells a foot long
by four inches wide and in perfect
state Of preservation. Go UP on top
Of this hill. poke around under the
petaya bushes and you viii find
yourself a cluster or peyote.
My journey took me down the IT.
gre canyon, which lies in Zapata
county and at the confluence OF
that arroyo with the Rio Grande I
found an ancient settlement of rock
houses said to have been built in
1921. ! believe this, for on the SUD-
porting roof beams of one house I
found a date which showed that
that house at least. was more than
100 years old, having been con-
Structed in 1923. This settlement
lies in a very secluded valley, sur
rounded by everlasting hills and
unless one is familiar with this
particular section, one would never
find these houses at all. Why they
were built there and by whom per-
hapS will forever remain a mystery
as no one low living in this section
Is able TO throw any light on the
subject.
Down the river. near Solinenio.
] came upon another old house Of
stone which is locally known as the
casa de Jack" Jack. seemingly,
was one of those wounded prisoners
left behind at Mier by the Texans
after their surrender there in 1912.
He recovered from his wounds, liv-
ed in Mier for a few years after
wards, married there, according to
local lore, and crossed the Rio
Grande, picked this spot and erect
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
The Jazz Singer
Depicts Life OF
AL Jolson, Star

Now and then along comes a NOV
Ing picture that Is out Of the ordi-
nary and distinctly worth while.
such a picture Is Al Jolson's The
Jazz Singer" now being show at
the Arcadia theater.
This Is the great musical comedy
stars first appearance in the NOV
les. And, it Is his greatest hit
"11-e Jazz Singer" Is the story Of
.folron's own life, for. he too, like
the Jack Robin of the play, ran
away from an orthodox home when
n boy to follow the lure of the stage,
and like Jack, won fame and for
ture on Broadway.
When ON the heights the boys
soul II torn between love for the
stage and for the woman of the
stare who has made possible his
success, and love for the humble
PARENTS whose hearts still long for
his return.
The cast Is worthy OF the star
which Is saying a great deal. Dainty
MAY McAvoy plays brilliantly the
part Of the toe dancing lady who
changed the course of his life. War
ner Gland gives a magnificent por-
traya: OF the father, for whose sake
re letIrns to the Ghetto in the
tour Of his triumph.
Others in the cast are Eugene
Sesserer as the mother, Otto Le-
derer as the important Uncle Moi
sha. Bobbie Gordon as the Jazz
singer when a child. Richard Tuck
e., Nat Carr, William Demarest,
Ande: S Randolf and VIII Walling.
A Sitaphone picture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
The Event You've
Been Waiting For!

Here at lastl The wonder of the
agel Pictures that TALK, that
SING and LAUGH Talking pic
lures are sweeping the world and
now YOU have the entire world of
entertainment brought before YOU
as never before!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
Dittmann Offers
A Dry Martini
Visit To Paris

Sightseeing through Paris with
occasional visits Co the Ritz and
particularly the bar at the cocktail
hour is the treat to be afforded the
patrons OF the Dittmann theater
when they see DRY Martini" Fox
film which comes for m engage
ment Of three days starting today.
Dry Martini" Is q bit unusual
In that all the action takes place IN
Paris. There is no sequence IN
volving any other country. not
even America
The entrance to the famous Ritz.
the cocktail bar, the foyer and the
parade OF the faShionableS oil have
been faithfully reproduced and the
picture exudes that brilliant def
ness and directorial touch OF Harry
D'Arrast. q real Frenchman-
The story hinges about an ex-
patriated American who has exiled
himself In Paris for eight years and
enjoyed himself to the limit. His
daughter arrives and to his diSmay
her thought is to see Paris at It's
liveliest rather than to be fathered
and guided.
This involves the principles I'm
many difficulties. but all combine
to make 1t one Of the most enter
tanning pictures OF the current year.
Albert Gran Is featured and Mary
Aston heads the cast, which includes
Matt Moore, Sally Eilers, JoSelyn
Lee and Albert Cont
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
Glorious Betsy
Historic Romance
of American Girl

GLORIOUS Betsy" the Warner
Bros Extended Run Production
coming Sunday to the Rivoli theater
for q four-day run, is another d.
rectorial triumph for Alan Cros-
land. the man who directed Don
Juan" when a Man Loves" odd
San Francisco" and The jazz
Singer"
GLORIOUS Betsy" is the glamorous
and glittering love story OF Betsy
Patterson. Belle of Baltimore, ard
Jerome Bonaparte, brother OF the
Emperor Napoleon. The celebrated
play of Rida johnson Young Is the
basis for the story which was seem
arized by Anthony Coldeway.
Dolores Costello Is ideally cast as
the gentle beauty Of the old South.
who marries Eapoleon's brother,
goes with him to France, and Is sent
back to American by the Little Cor
poral, in order that he may marry
his brother 10 royalty. Never has
the exquisite delicacy Of this love-
hest Of stars beer so appealing as IN
the part of GLORIOUS Betsy"
Conrad Nagel plays Jerome. and
a manly and captivating figure he
makes, whether defending Bety's
honor with the sword. defying his
mighty brothers edict. or Drawing
all dangers in order to return TO the
woman who is the queen Of his
heart and the mother OF his son.
Other notable members OF the
cast are Pssouaie Amato who plays
the part of Napoleon. John MILAN,
Marc MacDermott. Betty Blythe.
Michael vavitch. Andre de Segurola.
Paul Panzer and Clarissa Selwynne.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

Now AL Jolson will sing for you-Marion Talley VIII
delight you-President Coolidge will stir you-Colone!
Lindbereh will thrill you-Ceorge Bernard Shaw will
amusc you-Fannie Bricc will touch your hcart-end
thousands of others will entertain you with their bestl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

told me a few facts about those
stakes in the ground on the hill.
There is going to be a great dam
built there some day. This they
impaired freely. But they did not
say who would build 1t. 1t will cost
fifteen million dollars and will in
undate a section of country twenty
five miles in area back OF the dam.
1t will put the water Of the Rio
Grande within two feet of the top
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

Of the piers OF the Zapata bridge
and IL viii irrigate all the land In
Starr. zapata, Hidalgo, Willacy,
Cameron counties and parts of
Brooks and Jim Hogg counties. 1t
Is TO be ninety feet high. How long
it Is TO be the engineers did not
know for they had not made sur
veyS on the Mexican side. Permits
TO make these are expected soon
from the Mexican government and
then the whole truth will be made
known.
nine dream uT II i ea MT Viz Vision
brought on by smoking peyote, nor
from inhaling dust from ancient
oyster shells. There Is going to be
a mighty dam built on the ground
where Jack" built his lonely rock
shanty and Of these days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

ed his home and reared a family
there. What became OF him and
his family is one Of the unSolved
puzzles of this land of many myS-
teries. All that is known of him
was that he was called Jack" and
his house is still known as the casa
de Jack" and remains unoccupied.
Desolate and lonely 1t stands, look
ing out into the past, grimly guard
ing the mysteries Of its builders
passing.
But will it be there long? I be-
lieve not for its stands on the emf
nence OF a great bluff that Overlooks
the Rio Grande. On the Mexican
side Is a similar bluff.
One doesn't have to be q geolo-
gist to determine that in the dear,
dead days millions OF years ago,
when those oys.er shells which we
find now in q petrifted state. housed
luscious live meat, chat part OF the
mighty hills, vas the bed of the
ocean. There came a day when IA
ture rebelled at eternal wetness,
convuIsed and the waters receded.
They left q long ridge and in time
hAAG Ae4O AlGA4ACt DNGAAAA6 IA O4LAGN
for its waters, gradually cut its
channel through this ridge and
formed 6 natural damsite already
piled high, which to this writer's
mind. will one day be the salvation
OF the Lower Rio Grande Valley
and all that vast section of rich
lands lying between the main line
Of the Missouri Pacific and the Ho
Grande, most of 10. at this time,
without the very necessary blessing
Of water for irrigation purposes.
Engineers have already been on
the ground. I am not at liberty to
disclose any of the details. I found
their stakes there and I went to the
camp or these men and talked to
them. When I told them ! was look
ing for peyote and oyster reefs. they
took me for a good natured nut and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

Jacks" ghost will look with OPEN
eyed wonder at the mighty works
Of man.
/ started out to convince myself
that peyote grows in Starr county
and found not only peyote. old
houses and petrified hills OF oysters,
but found the preliminaries OF a
project that will revolutionize the
irrigation systems OF southwest Tex
as and bring into useful cultivation
millions Of acres Of rich lands that
are now non-productive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24

JEERS As HE DIES
MOSCOW-Ivan Loboff jeered
at his executioners as he paid with
his life for numbering a Soviet col
lector.