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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Harrigan Talks
To Lions Club

B. A. Harrigan, secretary of the
board of trade was the principal
speaker at the Lions Club luncheon
yesterday noon, bringing to the at
tention of the membership the line
of publicity the board is handling
in advertising Imperial Valley.
Mark Munson was chairman of
the day and introduced a number
of visitors as well as visiting Lions.
They were B. A. Harrigan, l.. w.
Pettitt and T. o. Luckett, c. o.
Dale, George Parr and o. B. Van
Dyke.
George Parr, delegate to the con-
vention of the Lions at Louisville
made his report. The next conven-
ton will be at Denver, he stated.
l.. w. Pettitt made a short talk.
He told the Lions the telephone
company had spent 100000 in inn
provements here and that a special
toll service was being arranged be-
tween here and San Diego.
Past President John Neale was
presented with pin signifying his
former office
Harrigan told the Lions of the
10000 booklets picturing the grape
fruit industry that had been distri'
buted; that this year all the crops
in the valley were among the best
in the history of this section; that
the dairy industry had decreased
l3 per cent but that the farming
land had increased and asked CO.
operation in keeping out destroying
insects.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Ride En- Cowboy
Echoes Through
Salinas Streets

SALINAS, July IL. U.H The
eighteenth annual California rodeo,
biggest revival of frontier sports on
the Pacific coast, opened here today.
Automobiles were crowded from
main streets in favor of cayuses
bedecked with gaudy trappings as
vanqueros from Salinas valley
ranches thronged the streets. The
somber work-a day world was sup
planted as inhabitants of this region
donned varieolored silk shirts, high
leeled boots, chaperos and SOM
breros reminiscent of the day when
all Salinas valley was cattle coun-
try.
In "ride 'em cowboy spirit this
section forgot that it had become
the kingdom of green gold" and
vegetable garden of the universe "
and turned its attention toward the
selection of the sweetheart of
rodeo." Contestants from more
than a dozen California cities We'd
for this honor. with Peter B. Kyne,
California author, in charge of the
committee making the selection.
Today was newspaper mems day.
Chaperoned by Jim Morris, OF
Southern Pacific News Service. rep
resentatives of all San Francisco
bay region papers and from many
other towns and cities of the state
were guests of the rodeo.
Hoot Gibson, film star, was due to
arrive by plane today to begin
filming Points West' which has
a rodeo background.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Brawley Council
Rows Over Fire

The number of firemen and their
actions during the fire that destroy
ed the Brawley city hall Sunday
was the subject of a bitter debate
among the councilmen of that town
Monday night, according to reports
from the northern city.
The absence of the now resigned
Chief William Hicks and more than
10 of the firemen who should have
been on duty, was severely scored
by the city fathers. Fire Commits
sioner Huston came in for consider
able questioning.
Hicks resigned when requested
after heading a drive for a com
munitv ambulance that ended in a
fiasco climaxed by the burning of
the Red Wing dance hall after the
firemen had staged bah there.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
ROtarianS To Be
Pettitt's Guests

Members of the El Centre Rotary
club are reminded by President Otto
Bradshaw that tomorrow luncheon
will be held at the club rooms of
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company On State street, instead of
at the Barbara Worth hotel as usual.
The club has accepted an invita-
fion from L. w. Pettitt, manager of
the telephone company, to be his
guests. The meeting win be held at
l2:l0, the usual hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Report Says Melon
Deal Is Success
Continued From Page u

Centre. on May IL, eight days later
than in 1923. Before the advent of
the "Hales Best' cantaloupe, first
shipments were usually made be-
tween May 1926. May shipments
were retarded by cool nights and to
June only 1927 ears left the val
ley, compared with shipments of
4,279 ears in 1928, and 1866 ears in
1926. The movement continued un-
der the 800 ear mark until June 13,
then increased rapidly to peak of
455 cars on June 10. There followed
an equally sharp decline of 293 ears
on June IS, due to the cleaning up
of the early covered and brushed
acreages and the slow maturity of
many of the late fields. The peak
day of the season occurred on June
% with shipment of 513 ears. Early
estimates of the peak day ranged
from 650750 ears. After July 10,
the general quality, with the exeep-
tion of a few late fields, discour-
aged further shipments, and by the
end of the week, approximately two
thirds of the daily movement con-
sisted of honey dews and honey
balls.
Quality Good
The 1929 Imperial Valley acreage
| of cantaloupes, honey dews and
honey balls amounted to 3S,360, as
against 33, AGO in 1928, and 39,75s
| in 1927. Approximately 5000 acres
consisted of honey dews and $500
of honey balls. The hot spell of
| mid June caused an estimated loss
of around 80 per cent of the honey
dew acreage. 1t seems that the Gu
| eumber beetle larvae attacked the
main roots of the honey dew crop IN
most sections, and the extremely hot
days of mid-June caused the vines
to wilt, thus exposing the melons ia
| the sun.
At meeting of growers and
shippers early i'll the season, 1T was
agreed to raise the sugar require
ment of cantaloupes to 10 for the
first 10 days, and then to maintain
it at nine for the balance of the
| season. With the full cooperation
of growers and shippers, it was pos,
sible for the county Horticultural
commission, under the able diree
ton of B. A. Harrigan, to prevent
practically all shipments of inferior
stock Reports from eastern mar,
kets indicated that the general
quality was far above normal. Mil
dew, while serious in few localities,
was not widespread, and fields
where where it was the most ap'
parent, were soon abandoned. How
| ever. in the case of honey dews,
quality was not so well maintained
| The spread of the cucumber beetle
infestation and subsequent whiting
encouraged many shippers to ship
on partially matured dews which was
later reflected in terminal market
sales.
f. o. B. cash track sales, basis
| standard A. IS were reported May
| 20 at 81. 40, approximately 81 pei
| crate higher than the opening prices
! of previous seasons. With increase
in shipments to 200 ears per day
local sales declined to 81. 2.25, reach
| ing $l.75 on June H. This was fol
lowed by IA reaction which raised
| sales to temporary top OF S2.0o-3
ON June 20, bat shipments of 800 iOt
daily hardly Justified this level, and
| bv July 4, the market reached 81
~
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
German Steamer
Reports Trouble

TOXIC, July II. (U.H - Cncon-
firmed reports from Using Tao, on
the coast of Santung, China, de-
clare that 5000 ton North German
Lloyd steamer, with 800 passengers
aboard, is aground near there ana
sinking.
japanese salvage vessels are going
to the scene from Moji. The sinking
vessel was enroute from Bremen 10
Dairen, in Kwantung province,
China. TsingT Tao is in the German
territory of Kiao-Chau on the nortn-
east side Of the entrance to the pay
of Kiao- -Chau.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
SLAYER GOES EAST

GLOBE, Ariz., July II. W.P)--
Emmett Hedgecorth, who confessed
to Globe police last July ) that he
was wanted in connection with a
shooting affair at Pitcher, Okla,
was started back for Oklahoma yes
terday by Sheriff Waters of Otta.
wa county, Okla.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
sBABE' GOING GOOD.

DETROIT, Mich, July IT, W.D :
Babe Ruth hit his 22nd home run OF
the season in the third inning OF to-
days game between the Yankees
and the Detroit Tigers here. The hit
was made off Whitehill with no one
on base.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
DADO HEADS CARD

LOS ANGELES, July 17.UD-A
rumored bout with Newsboy Brown
at stake, Speedy Dado, Filipino
flash. meets Harold Matthews of
Nebraska at the Hollywood Ameri-
can Legion Stadium Friday. Clayton
Gouyd ranks favorite to turn back
Jackie CASTOR, Seattle newsboy, IN
the semi final.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

Umatilla County, Oregon, has i'm
mense fields of beans, some plant
ing being done to July l.
II is estimated that Skagit and
Wateom counties, Oregon, this spr-
ing hatched l,5o0,00 chickens.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
WIFE SPILLS BEANS

Los ANGELES, July Il. WP-
Ysidero Menriques, "a, worked in
a Main street restaurant and spent
his wages on another girl. His
wife, Rosa, didn't like that. She
visited the police station and today
Menriques is being held for auth
critics from Stanislaus county,
where he is said to be wanted for
a murder in September, 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

Pittsburgh 23O 80 40O-l3 II
Boston 600 900 800 5 10 s
Kremer and Hargreaves, Hemsley
Leverett, Terry and Cummings.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Baseball Results

Score Of Todsy's Games ~ Furnish
ed by United Press Leased Wire
Up to 2:45 p. NJ.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
At New York

st. Louis 100 041 000-6 Is =
New York 600 010 000-1 4 ,
Haid and Wilson; Benton, Scott
and 0 Farrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
NATIONAL
At Boston (First Game)

At Boston First Camel
Pittsburgh 900 600 301-4 9 l
Boston 600 los 10X-7 IL
Grimes, Petty, Swetonic and
Hargreaves, Hemsley; Siebold and
Spohrer, Cummings.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
At Brooklyn

Cincinnati O10 30l 600 5 9 .
Brooklyn 10l 2l3 201-10 IL /
Ash, Ehrhardt, Donohue and Suke-
forth; McWeeny, Moore and Hen
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
At Philadelphia

Chicago 100 512 l06-l6 IS I
Philadelphia 600 0Ol o2o- 3 II !
Root and Taylor; Daley, Roy
Holloway and Lerain.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
AMERICAN
At Chicago

Washington 030 110 1905 IL Q
Chicago 600 600 0l1-2 s :
Burke and Tate; Lyons and Berg.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

servation- Club spoke for the pro-
posed dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
At Cleveland

Philadelphia 900 110 600 6 8
Cleveland 600 no 12x-5 10 0
Shores and Cochrane; Miller and
l.. Seweu.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

Waterford, Stanislaus county,
shipped melons July 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

At Boston Second Game
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Evangelist To
Open Meetings
Tuesday Night

HARLINGEN, March 16.-Word
has just been received from Evan
gelist Raymond T. Richey. who is
coming to Harrington for a revival
campaign that the opening service
will be held Tuesday night at 7:45
in the tabernacle on East Jackson
street.
Rev. Richey said that inaSmuch
as the regular service will be held
in Harlingen churches on Sunday,
and also because Rev. VIM. A. Bill
ly" Sunday will be in town Monday
night. it would be better to begin
the revival services Tuesday night
instead of Sunday as formerly an
nounced.
Evangelist Richey has held meet
ings in Long Beach, Cal. Pittsburgh
and Titllsville, Pa, Atlanta, Ga,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Albany, N. Y,
Galveston, Beaumont. Fl. Worth,
Wichita Falls and San Antonio, as
well as in many other southern
cities.
Thousands have crowded into the
big tabernacles to see and hear him.
In his home city, Houston. he has
held nine revival campaigns. He
comes to the Valley at the invita-
ton of friends who have witnessed
the results Of his campaigns in diff
ferent parts of the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
CONVENTION A
WILL BE DISCUSSED

SAN BENTTO, March 16.-Re-
tail Merchant association secretar-
les and chamber of commerce Sec
retaries from all parts OF the VAL
ley are expected to be here Tues
day night for a meeting called by
Mrs. Ethel Finks, local retail mer-
chant secretary, to give the rinaI
word on the state convention pro-
gram.
The state Retail Merchants asso-
citation convention will be held here
in May. and the program has been
approved finally by thu state re-
tail merchants association eXecu-
tives.
Chamber of commerce s~ecretar-
les have been invited into the meet
ing because they have c~ooperated,
and will assist in entertaining the
500 or more visitors who are ex-
pected to come to San Benito for
the state gathering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Proposal To Take
Boys to Training
Camp Is Approved

HARLINGEN, March 16.-Plans
to take $50 Valley boys to the Citi-
zens' Military Training Camp in
San Antonio in June as a unit were
approved by officers of the Eighth
Corps Area, according to F. A. Tay-
Tor and Sergeant Kelsey, who re-
turned here Saturday after going to
San Antonio and discussing the
matter with officers there.
The proposition was advanced
and approved at a melting of the
Valley Officers Reserve club here
earlier in the week, and calls for the
moving of the $50 Valley boys in
trucks and automobiles to the train
ing camp, where they will be housed
as a company, and will function as
a unit.
1.-THE officers were very we'll
pleased with the initiative of Valley
reserve officers in undertaking such
a pian," MI. Taylor said, and it will
be discussed further at a meeting to
be held Monday"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
VALLEY PARKS
RECOMMENDED
DIR. Pammel Visions Bird
Preserve at Mouth
OF Arroyo

SAN BENITO, March ia
thousand-acre park and bird pre-
serve at the mouth OF the Arroyo
Colorado, and the taking over by
Inc county of such parks as the Rabb
Palm Grove, the Barreda park and
others in the event the state does
not do so, were suggestions made
here by DR.. L. H. Pammel, head OF
the department of botany of the
Iowa State college.
DR.. Pammel spent a month in the
Valley, studying particularly the
flowers and shrubs of this section,
and also the habits of some birds
and animals.
He made the suggestion n CONVEX
sation here with l.. L. Zenor, San
Benito realtor, and who was at one
time a pupil of DR.. Pammel at the
Iowa State college.
These parks are something that
can be secured and saved now and
which, when gone, cal never be re-
placed without tremendous cost,
and failure to duplicate the natural
beauties DR.. Pammel said. such
parks as the Rabb Palm Grove and
the Barreda park can be found in
few places in the country. They
have a natural beauty which can
not be duplicated in artificial de-
velopments of any kind, and it
seems that the county should take
them over in the event the state
does not"
In discussing a park site and pre-
serve at the mouth of the Arroyo
Colorado, DR.. Pammel expressed the
belief that such a place would
prove of great pleasure and benefit
to the people of the Valley, and
said that if the birds were protected
there it would be a novel sight to
visitors from other parts of the
country. He was particularly in
terested in the fact that ducks on
most tame, and stay on the water
over half the year. With a thou
hand acres nea the mouth of the
Arroyo Colorado a game preserve
and park site could be accomplish
ed that would be of inestimable
value to the section, he said.
The noted botanist left the Valley
with a large collection of actual
specimens of flora and fauna OF
the Valley, and with a great amount
of data on these. He is preparing
an illustrated lecture on birds and
plants and flowers in the Valley,
and will give this lecture all over
Iowa, and in other parts of the
country.
In the past he has secured in
formation on various parts of Flor
ida for these lectures, and this is
the first time that he has been in
the Valley.
He expressed great surprise at
the large number of native birds
and animals here, and at the pro-
fusion of flowers.
One of the last suggestions of the
doctor was concerning the park
sites. "You cannot get too many
of them, and their Importance to
the Valley will become more and
more evident as the section con
tinues to develop" he said. III
seems to me that a wise move now
would be fore the county to secure
considerable acreage around the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Eaker Takes Notes
From Local 6. of 6.
To Other Chambers

Captain Ira c. Eaker's PAN
American plane which took off
from the local airport early Satur-
day morning on a dawn-to-dusk
flight to Panama, carried letters
to the presidents of the chambers
of commerce at the five places
where Capt. Eaker was to stop for
r~efuelling his plane. The places
were Tampico, lamps, Mexico;
Managua, Nicaragua; David, Pam
anna, and Colon, Panama canal
zone. The text of the letters fol-
lows:
1.-THE Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce and the entire citizen
ship of Brownsville and Texas ex-
tend you greetings through the
world famous filler. Captain Ira
Eaker, on the good ship, Pam
American.
1--WE believe that Captain Eaker's
dawn-to-dusk flight from Browns
vile to Panama will do much to
cement friendly relations with our
sister republics on the south and we
extend your chamber of commerce
and all of your citizens a cordial
invitation to visit us.
"Kindest personal regards from
the United States.
Yours very truly,
Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce,
q. A. Rosenthal. president.
G.. @. Richardson, manager.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Oil Conserv
Plan Expected Of
Houston Convention

HOUSTON, March 16.-P-That
the problem of conserving the
worlds petroleum resources and
consumption was nearer a solution
than ever before was the opinion
expressed freely today, by delegates
to the Houston conference of oil
executives representing the United
States, Mexico and Northern South
America. While the delegates SHE'D
at being quoted there was an un-
mistakahle feeling of optimism.
Judge G. B. Ames, vi~ce-president
and general counsel Of the Texas
company, liaison officer between
the conference and the press, was
quite positive that a plan of con-
servation would be adopted soon.
Whether the plan would be revealed
at the close of the Houston con-
ference or merely adopted and then
forwarded to the board of directors
OF the American Petroleum Insti-
tute, clearing house or information
for the oil industry, Judge Ames
would not say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
PREDICTIONS
COME TO PASS
Rogowski, Back After Forty
Years, Says Valley Is
What He Forecast

The Lower Rio Grande Valley has
lived up to the expectations OF
Mark L. Rogowski, who is back
after As years.
Mrs. Rogowski Is with him and
they expect to spend some tin
here before returning to his home
in Patterson, N. j.
1T is with much pride and some
conceit that I find predictions
made by me As years ago have
come true" Rogowski said. II have
just made a trip up the Valley IS
far as McAllen and through some
of my old hunting grounds around
Santa Maria.
"As a student of the needsaN
this section I was asked by rle
department of agriculture to make
recommendations.
In my report I based my predic-
ton upon the development Of
transportation and irrigation. Both
have been developed and see what
has happened.
Il was then ranching it at
Santa Maria, thirty miles up the
river through Col. j.. S. Tucker,
then a prominent figure about
here. ana the request came from
the secretary Of agriculture through
him for a survey.
1.-THE development has been mar
velous and although As years Is a
long time. wonders have been ac-
complished.
"As for Brownsville. this city has
undergone a tremendous change,
though it always was a small met
ropolis. 1t has developed into a
wonderful city of international i'm
portance and the shipping Of the
entire Valley is 2 wonder to me
who remembers when the country
was lin brush" and the products
Of the section were Of slight value.
Naturally during the period Of
transformation, Brownsville must
have stood still for a time, but with
such natural wealth Of endowments
you cannot hold it back.
California has climate. Florida
has soil-the Valley has both"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Willacy District
VIII Vote on Road
Bond Issue April 20
(Special To The Herald)

RAYMONDVILLE, March l6.-
Citizens of the Lyford road district,
(Willacy county No. II on April 20,
will vote on the proposal to issue
s4OO 900 in bonds for the construc-
ton Of highways in that section. as
a result of action taken by the COM
missioners court here Saturday
morning.
A petition signed by citizens Of
the district asking that the election
be ordered was presented when the
commission met. A petition from
Sebastian for an election on a $780,
900 issue which was expected to be
presented failed to materialize.
The Lyford district proposes to
build a paved road west of that
town to connect with the Hidalgo
county system and east toward the
bay. Right-of-way also has been
secured to the Arroyo Colorado and
it is proposed eventually to build
a. highway to that point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
OF BAND

.PHARR, March 16.-FinaI ar
rangements are being made for the
appearance Of the Longhorn band
from the University of Texas in
the Valley the first week in April
The Pharr Kiwanis club is Spon-
soring the concert to be given at
the Pharr-San Juan high school
auditorium April 2. From work
received from Burett Pharr, direc-
tor Of the band this year, an I'M
usual concert is in store.
The Longhorn Glee club was in
the Valley last year and capacity
houses gave them a reception. FL
nal arrangements are in the hands
of a committee headed by Tom
Hartley who has had experience
with the musical organizations Of
the university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
CRATE OF VALLEY
= y y
GRAPEFRUIT
4 y T.
SENT TO HOOVER

Mrs. Herbert Hoover will have
the opportunity to test Valley
grapefruit.
A crate of pink grapefruit from
the Claude Macy grove in Ell
Jardin was shipped to the first
lady of the land this week by Mrs.
z. r. Huey, Pennsylvania resi-
dent, who is spending the winter
in Brownsville.
A letter accompanied the fruit
describing the climatic and soil
advantages of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Mrs. Huey, who is a lifelong
friend of Mrs. Hoover expressed
the opinion that the grapefruit
would be welcomed at the presi-
Dental mansion. and is awaiting
with considerable interest Mrs.
Hoover's comment on the quality
of Valley fruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
FANNIN COUNTY TO
VOTE ON ROAD BOND

BONHAM. Tex, March 16.-(P-
An election for voting Of a 81, 7O0.0 900
road bond issue will be held in Fan
min county on April 2.
The issue carries all outstanding
district road bonds, and, if favored
by the voters, will make an entirely
new issue Of county bonds.
This sum will be supplemented by
approximately 81. 900 in state
and federal aid. with which it Is
planned to build cardinal concrete
highways through the county north,
south. east and west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
BY THE

1t is not definitely known whether
Brownsville girls will go about with
bare legs this summer. 1t is pre-
sumed. however, they will take up
this style now In vogue on the Pa
cific coast. Florida, and beach re-
sorts on the eastern coast.
Local merchants hope they won't.
Of course they can't say anything
about it. Most merchants r mar
ried men and they are acquainted
perfectly with the old saying anent
women: That nine times out of ten
they do just exactly what they are
asked specifically not to do.
For that reason some of them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
Propose Check-U Up
To Learn Cause of
Radio Interference

Another check-Lp of the power
and light lines of the city and the
Central Light and Power company
will be made to determine the
source of radio interference which
is causing considerable complaint
from owners of radio sets.
A complaint was placed before
the city commission Friday, and the
assurance given that a complete
check-up would be made. A repre-
sentative of the Central Light and
Power company gave the assurance
his company would do the same.
Radio fans report interference has
not been marked the past two weeks
except in two or three sections of
the city. 1t was the opinion of cleo
tricians that this was due to local
lied trouble.