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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
SUPREME AGENTS. VISITS.
ISAIAH E. EDWARDS.

April 26 visited Walkers Chapel at Dodds-
vile, Miss. This lodge is doing fine, with Mrs.
A. L. Smith, F. S. A fine program was render
ed. The Supreme Agent spoke and added five
new members to the lodge, while the ladies put
a banquet.
April 28 l spoke at Mt. Olive Church at
Sherard, Miss. After wonderful sermon by
Rev. Allen, the pastor the Supreme Agent
spoke, and sixteen new members were added.
This lodge invited me on their PASTORAL day to
increase their number. Other lodges can do the
same.
April 20 I installed the officers of Choctaw
Lodge, at Shaw, Miss. A banquet was on for
the occasion. Seven new members were added.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01

eleven more to this number.
May II I visited the Hebrew Lodge settle
ment, writing a few applications for that local
lodge.
May Is I visited Merigold, writing several
members for the st. Peter Lodge.
May 16 made hurried visit to our Of
flee on business and found the Custodian and all
his office force busy and jolly as usual.
May 19 I visited Dublin Lodge at Dublin,
Miss, and wrote few applications for this
lodge. They invited me to come again soon.
In my state work for this month | find
business just little below normal. Organizing
is not good as / like to see it. | have three
new numbers started and they are smaller in
number than like to turn in for a charter.
Total number of applications written in
May 81 although | am expecting the month of
June to be somewhat better.
Yours for success,
C. L. PAGE, State Agent.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1929-05-01
WORK OF STATE AGENT.

May 3rd / installed the Mt. Zion Lodge, at
Drew, Miss At this meeting several new men,
bers were added to this lodge, and after this
handsome luncheon was served. Then we all re-
turned to our homes, proud that we came out
and heard the news spread by c. L. Page, State
Agent of the Afro-American Sons & Daughters.
May 9th I installed Silver Cloud Lodge,
Coahoma, Miss. After outlining policy
contract and speaking at length of the many
good things the organization is doing, several
new members were added to that number, and
after this banquet was arranged and we all
enjoyed same. Especially the State Agent. He
had motored eighty-fve miles to fill this engage
ment and something told him on the road he was
hungry.
May 7th I was at Drew, Miss, in company
with Prof. T. j. Huddleston, Custodian and
Founder of Afro American Sons & Daughters.
At this place Prof. Huddleston installed the
Holly Grove Lodge This lodge was organized
by C. L. Page, and set up with 35 members on
it's charter.
May 9Th installed Klondike Lodge No. 316
at Moorhead, Miss. At this place several new
members were added. After this handsome
luncheon was served by the local lodge. Every
week l add some new members to Klondike
Lodge. | think it is going fine under the leader
ship Of Bro. Carter as it's President and Sister
jessie Hughes, Financial Secretary.
My engagements in Bolivar County, Benot
and SCOTS, May 10, II and 12 were cancelled
on account of reports concerning the levee in
that district.
May 13 l was at Shelmound Miss. At this
place the Custodian, Prof. Huddleston had
spoken to great crowd and written forty ap-
plicatiOns, and on visiting this place I added
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SMALL TOWN STUFF"

We shall seek neither defense nor rebuke of socaled small town stuf but after all there isn't much difference between those living in the villages towns and smaller cities and those living in great cities In both places may be found sophisticaton educaon artistic natures, cuture aertness and enterprise The people of the small towns, such found in Alaska are not lacking in the finer qualities and able capacities There are just fewer of them Comparatively they possess the real values of life against the artificial and superficial
 We have been cheered nightly by an economists declaration that good busess is entirely out of debt
 Paraguay and Bolivia certainly got the boys out of the trenches before Christmas.
 Even lame duck delegate may be influential enough to start an investigation of this or that.
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STANDARD OIL MAN
 WINS FIRST ROUND

CHICAGO, Jan., 16, P-Robert w. Stewart, chairman of the Stan dard Oil Co.,, of Indiana, scored in his battle with John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., for control of the com- pany, when Edward G. Hubert, it's president, issued statement saying the directors are unani- mously for the reelection of Stew art.
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CONGESTION PROBLEM

NEW YORK, Jan., 16, R)-A plan for opening hours of New York theaters requiring musical shows to ring up their curtains not later than 8::3O and dramatic productions at $50, was adopted in an effort to solve the theatrical district traffic congestion.
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R. J. Ogburn has been appoint ed general manager of the Amer ican Creek Dredging Co.,, succeed ing Leo Rogge, who resigned owing to ill health, reports the Fairbanks News Miner.
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RECORDS QUAKE

TOKYO, Jan., 16, (E9--The cen tral Meteorological Observatory re- corded an earthquake of lhrc,a hours duration believed to be ln 1zamchatka Peninsula, Siberia.
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KILLED IN BATTLE

MEXICO -ITY Jan 15. (P)--Dis- patches from Guadalajara say Manuel Caro, one of the chief in surgent leaders in the State of Jal- isco, has been killed in battle with Federal troops.
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BURIED ALIVE

CI7sNBPEY, France, Jan., 16. (P) A caravan of 112 Alpinists from Annecy was buried in a terrific ava !anche while climbing Mt. Jovet. Three booies have been recovered and Line d.lg out alive.
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Howard Romig, former Seward boy, is now attending the Mora vian College, in Bethlehem, Penn, and is star center on the basket ball team.
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WOULD BAR HOOVER

Herbert Hoover will not take his seat as President of the United States if Gustave F. Ebding of Cleveland has his way Ebding has filed suit with view to barr ing Hoover from the office the ground that he had not resided in the United States for the required length of time before his election
 It appears that MT. Ebdng has other ideas not shared by people generally for example he has written extensively in effort to prove the world is flat.
 Probably MT. Hoover is worrying less about Ebdings contention than he is about how to satisfy deserving Re- pubcans who will shortly line up at the political pie counter.
 Mr. Schwab says friends are better than riches. Some people never discover that fact.
 Albania has conferred the grand collar of the Order of Skanderbeg upon Premier Musson But the dictator like Andy Gump, wears mans collar.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24

In them because they were poor;
no they had to- 9o,iout to that dark.
cold cave, and !, there the little
Christ Child was born. Angels
were singing their songs Of JOY and
welcome for Him over the hills OF
Iudea. but In Bethlehem they
sought shelter In yain."
IL wish our house had been there,
mother; we've would have let
them in," little Mary interrupted.
Mrs. Carney stopped to stroke
the curly head With her work
worn hand, then went on: "In Ire
land there is a beautiful legend
that very often Mary, with the 1T
tie Christ Child in her arms, comes
back to earth on Christmas eve,
and wanders around seeking a
shelter for herself and Jesus. And
lest she might seek a place in vain.
a Christmas candle Is placed in
every home to guide her."
"Oh, children" she went on, her
voice taking on radiant note, ut
Is a beautiful sight to look out on
Christmas eve and see every hill
and valley in Ireland dotted with
little golden lights; the whole cOun
try looks like one big Christmas
tree.".
She stopped a few moments as
IL memory carried her back over
the years and she was looking on
the scene once more; then. at the
insistence Of the children, went on !:
'Thls was how the beautiful Gus
tom Of lighting the Christmas
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Fl
Christmas
Candle
& & 3 l si x
By Katherine Edelman


NLOWLY, almost reverentIy, Nora
~ Carney set the Christmas can
die In the window. whispering
a prayer as she looked out into the
cold, still night. Bravely the little
flame cleaned out into the dark
ness; a beckoning light to any wan
derer that might be seeking shel-
ter.
Mother won't you tell Us the
story Of Christmas againY little
Michael asked. "Tell us about the
coming of the Christ Child. and
and the reason they light the Christ
mas candle In Ireland2"
Nora Carney had been born In
ireland. Now, her home was In
the midst of great western prai.
rie, but, as her children gathered
around her. she told them the story
Of the coming of the Christ Child
and the reason for the lighting of
the Christmas candle as her mother
used to tell II to her long ago.
around a glowing peat fire in far
away ireland.
"YOu know, children" she began,
"when Jesus came here there was
40 place fOf Him. Joseph and Mary
we're so tired and 90 weary after
the long journey into Bethlehem
but every place they sought q shel
ter they got the same answer, mo
rO0m." People took little interest
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candle started and 1t has been kept
up through the years"
"But - but" practical-minded
Jimmie interrupted: "They-the
mother and child don't really come
back-dO they?"
ell don't know for sure, Jim
mie, but | DO know that very often
others that the Christ Child loves
are needing aid or shelter. Some
times 1t Is only. kind word. or
q bit OF encouragement, maybe. but
II we give It,, and give 1t cheer
fully at Christmas, we are really
doing It for Him and-and giving
Him the shelter that they refused
in Bethlehem long ago. You know
the words He said when He was
here: "Inasmuch as ye do It unto
the least of these. ye do 1t unto
Me-"
Silence fell, upon the room after
the story was finished. Even prac-
al.mlnded Jimmie asked no other
question. All the children seemed
to be looking toward the little
/: candle that was shining 80 brave
" In the window. Now. after the
story that they had listened to.
{ it was no ordinary candle that
they were looking at; 1t had grown
to Be something sacred, something
Inspiring.
Ana In the years TO come, no
matter where the Carney children
might be scattered over the earth.
always the lighting OF the Christ
mas candle would bring back the
memory of this hour. and for all
of them 1t would always be a SYM
boil Of the love and desire to help
others at Christmas for His sake.
tA. 1899 western Newspaper union.l
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BELOW: A corn
er of the Patio
where daily lun-
cheon is served to
the strains Of
Spanish seranad-
erS.
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RACING NOW
at the New $2,OOO,OOO Aqua Caliente
Jockey Club.

Opening December 28th the 81 day meet of the Aqua
Calente Jockey Club will attract thousands daily.
Seven major stake events including the $4,000 Aqua
Caente Handicap will provide high spots of interest
while the daily racing cards will furnish fun and
thrills. Racing daily except Mondays. Admission 81.
Ladies free Tuesdays and Fridays 81 daily and s1.5O
Sundays and holidays.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24

Ajo designated as United States
customs airport.
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The charms of Old Mexico are Turing an ever in
creasing number to Aqua Caliente where the
sports and games Of continental Europe may be
enjoyed and outdoor pastirnes Of the eastern
summer are INDUCED in from January to De-
cember On this page are some Of the scenes from
Americas Deauville, where the door to romance
opens On the. life and gaiety which all enjoy.
Nogales international., 1929-12-24
Christina. Greens

The custom of hanging ever
greens In the house at Christmas
time originally had purpose be-
yOnd decoration. In Olden times.
each kind of evergreen was sup
posed to confer special blessings
on those who passed beneath 1t.
To pass under holly insured good
fortune for the coming year.
-S9s $50 GR@s@ <-
Lighting ~tne Christmas CandIss
The lOvelight Of the human heart
should light the candles on the
Christmas tree.
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LEFT: A corner Of
the ...sumptuous..
Aqua Caliente Hoo
tel showing the
atmosphere Of lux
ury ..and refine
ment.
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BELOW: Mexican
pottery adds in
terest to the
scenes of old
world splendor a.
waiting the visitor
to Aqua Calieute.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
BY RAYMOND BROOKS

AUSTIN, May ls.-The legisla-
ture viii come back to Austin In
June to work over much Of the
shell-torn ground covered In the
past four months.
Work Of the new session has been
broadened to include appropriation
bills, gasoline sales tax increase.
motor license fee reduction, blue
sky and public utilities control. all
passed over unfinished in the dog
days Of the expiring present ses-
sion.
Belief that Gov. Dan Moody's
veto win send prison relocation
back across the rocky path Of
legislation, supplemented his prom-
ise to again offer q civil service bill
Tor added work in the next round
Legislative leaders abandoned
their. plan Of limiting the new ses-
sion TO two weeks. It is admitted
now that the lawmakers will have
difficulty in working out from un-
uer y volume Of matters before
them In a full 80 days.
Final action on promised resoI,-
tons based on the Joint investi-
eating committee report ~censurinr
Land Commr. j r Robinson's con-
DUCT OF university oil land leasing
was believed certain to be another
TOPIC Tor the June assembly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
GoU. Moody Sure to
Veto Pen Relocation
Bill, Friends Think

Gov. Moody has acceded to the
plea Of the lawmakers that they
be allowed to spend a few days az
home between sessions. AS q re-
suit, they viii draw approximately
5000 more In mileage fees than
had they been recalled the next
day after adjournment.
Most members advocated a 10
day recess between sessions. This
will bring them back to Austin
June 8. Should this long q recess
be denied, Gov. Moody will econ
yene the solons May q.
The present session, which prob
ably viii take its place in history
as the most fruitless 80 days ever
spent by the lawmakers in Aus
tin, turned out one bill of import
ance, the prison Capitalization
measure. and that bill Gov.
Moody's closest advisers say he
likely will veto. The double bar
rel prison Capitalization bill was
adopted as a compromise between
house factions. a compromise be-
tween the house and senate. and
seemingly a ~grudging concession e
the principle Of free relocation for
which Gov. Moody fought a four
months campaign.
This 30-day session cost close to
the 100000 which the legislature
set aside for its mileage and per
diem expenses. The regular session
cost s265. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Transcript I'm Judge
Leslie Appeal Taken
From Travis Court

AUSTIN, May 8-Transcript in
the appeal OF Dist. Judge J.. i. Les
lie OF Hidalgo county from the in
structed jury verdict In favor Of
Gordon Griffin. contestant Of the
district judge election. was taken
from Travis county district court
Saturday for filing in third sivil
appeals court here.
The verdict held that ballots in
GLIDING those or the Weslac0 box
which were not counted originally
should be recounted. Griffin claim
ed inclusion of the Weslaco box
would put him ahead In the county
for district Judge.
Judge Leslie. incumbent Is hold
ing office under bond pending final
disposition Of the case. The orig
inal decision OF the Travis county
court ordered that Hidalgo county
commissioners recount the vote Of
the general election from which the
contest arose. including the Yves
laco box, on April 80.
This order OF the court was set
aside by filing Of the appeal and
perfecting Of bond by Leslie
The principal contention OF Grit
lin and his witnesses In the trial
at Austin was that had the Wes-
laco box been included in the re-
turns he would have been elected.
This box was not counted. men,
ters Of the commissioners court
testified. because the flap Of the
envelope containing the returns had
not been sealed as required by Law.
The court held this was insuffi-
cient cause for throwing out the
returns OF a box.
Contests have been filed in HI
dalgo district courts for almost ev-
cry office In the county and the
independents contend inclusion OF
returns from the weslaco box will
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
GRADUATES TO
HEARC.P.OWEN


V0R(NA4A W 4AA@ I1CLdAQf
MERCEDES. May l8.-The deliv-
ering OF the baccalaureate sermon
by the Rev. G. p. Owen OF the First
Presbyterian church for the senior
high school graduating class, will be
the first Of the commencement
week activities here. The sermon
will be delivered at the junior high
school auditorium at IL o'clock in
connection with the following pro-
gram.
Professional. ITO q Wild Rose" To
be sung by Miss Maurine II. Vic
tendahl; hymn, Come Thou Al
mighty King" by the congregation;
anthem, Largo, CHandell, TO be sung
by the high school choral club.
scripture lesson by the Rev. Tom
Massie of the First Christian
church; vocal solo. Spirit Flower"
by Miss Elizabeth Rogers; baccal-
areaute sermon. by the Rev. Mr..
Owen; hymn. Holy. Holy, Holy" BY
congregation: benediction by the
Rev. Ernest Baldwin Of the First
Baptist church.
Monday Is senior class day and
the members OF the graduating class
will motor to Point Isabel where
they will spend the day fishing.
swimming and boating. The stu
dents will be accompanied by Miss
Amy Cornish and Bleake Cure OF
the high school faculty.
wednesday Is class night, which
Will be held at the junior high school
auditorium. Instead OF the usual
reading of the class prophecy. The
members of the graduating class
E1ll act out their parts in the prop
hesy- The history OF the gradual
ing class will be read by Catherine
Commons. The class poem will be
given by Fay Dell McAdams. Car
ter Fixes will read the will Of the
senior class There will also be
a number OF stunts.
On Friday night commencement
exerices will be held at the Junior
high school auditorium. Bishop
Sam Hay OF Houston will deliver
the commencement address. Miss
Mary Fisher will give the valedictory
address. and Miss Fay Dell Nc
Adams will give the salutatory adj
dress.
The following students will COM
pose the graduating class: Mary
Fisher. Fay Dell McAdams. Cath
crime Commons. Amelia Champion.
Sylvia Ewing. Leona Dick. Tamasa
H~inojosa. Harriet Housman. Mary
Lee Kern. Daisy Lister. Nadine
Lentz. Pierce, Azalee Patrick, Vel
ma Runnels. Ella Travino, Della
Walker. Bob Buck. Ella Travino,
Della Walker. Bob Buck. Clifford
~Senterfitt. Glenn Commons, James
and Claudio Hinojosa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19

been stationed on the ranch. His
wife. 80 years Of age, corrobates
his statement.
Nearby on the banks OF a resaca.
however. are the remnants Of an
old "fortin." or hlockhOuse.
There we're 80 of the guns found
under the floor Of the brick build
ing. They are Of cap and ball type
and have bayonets.
The cap and ball type of fire
arms did not come into general use
until 1885. 1t was used by Ameri-
can and English forces. The general
opinion expressed is that the guns
we're buried during the war between
the u. $. and Mexico In 1648.
One OF the guns have been given
TO Fred Kowalski OF this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
COMMITTEE TO
SEEK $4,000
Money Would Go to Fruit
Growers Exchange As
Pledge Fulfillment
Especial to The Heraldl

SAN BENITO. May IA COM
mittee to solicit $4,000 in stock
subscriptions to the Texas Citrus
Fruit Growers Exchange plant here.
TO carry out San Benito's pledge
TO the Exchange when the plant was
built, Is to be named soon by John
4. Lomax. president OF the cham
Der Of commerce. directors OF that
organization decided at q meeting
Friday night.
The condition on which the plant
was erected here was that San Be-
nito subscribe SIS 900 or the $751; 600
necessary for construction. OF this
total only $1,000 has been subscribed.
It was pointed out at the meeting.
John Shary. president OF the ex-
change. explained that his organiza-
ton went ahead and built the plant
on the assurance of San Benito peo-
pie that they would furnish the re-
CURED amount in stock. the build
ing being rushed in order to have
II read for the citrus season Just
closed.
Several visitors. including men,
bers Of a committee named at the
time was proposed here, were pres
ent at the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Many of Teaching
Staff r eappointed
For Next Session

Marked by q high percentage OF re-appointments, a staff Of 90 teach
es for the Brownsville public schoo lsystem has been named by the board
OF trustees. AL teachers who re-apphed we're assigned to posts for the
coming year. Only seven or eight new names appear in the list Of
teachers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED-Teacher to give private
Spanish lessons at night. Call Mrs.
kirkpatrick, Sweeney Apis, First
and Adams streets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19

public schools and president OF the
Junior college. S. A. Caldwell, IN.
A., Texas was renamed dean of the
Junior college and principal OF the
high school.
Other administrative officers in
clude: ]. w. Irvine. B.BA.,T Texas
director Of athletics; Mrs. Lois
Spears Hughes M. A. Texas Edu-
cation in junior college and director
Of primary education: Annie Tucker.
CB. NJ. Baylor college,, director Of
music; Rachel Pierce Grand. Nurse
school nurse; and Mary Byrd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
HOUSTON PHYSICIAN TO
SPEAK AT McALLEN
Especial to The Herald)

McALLEN, May 18.-Dr. w. Bur-
ton Thorning of the Houston Medi-
cal Clinic will speak at the regular
preaching service Sunday evening
at the First Baptist church on a
phase Of public health 1t has been
announced by local doctors. DR..
Thorning is in the Valley to attend
the state medical meet at Browns
vile next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Texas Quarantine
Applies to Citrus
From Florida Only

The quarantine against citrus
fruit being brought into South Tex
as. which was declared In less than
two hours after Commissioner Geo.
3. Terrell Of the state department
OF agriculture, had been informed
OF two boxes Of grapefruit being on
sale in the city market here. applies
only to Florida fruit.
This was revealed when a COPY
Of the quarantine regulations ar
rived Saturday.
q. +. Wilson. local inspector for
the statedepartment, discovered the
fruit on sale in the market here.
He Immediately insected it and
wired to Terrell in Austin. In less
than two hours after the wire had
gone to Austin a reply had been
received here informing Wilson of
the absolute quarantine.
Wilson had informed Terrell that
Florida fruit was stored in Corpus
christi. Houston and San Antonio,
inspectors were dispatched imme-
diately to all three cities 10 see that
the terms Of the quarantine were
not violated.
Under the terms of the quarantine
Florida fruit is barred from 40 coun.
ties In South Texas. throwing I'D a
protective wall around the Valley
The regulations also empower in
spectors to seize any Florida fruit
found In the 40 counties and to eth
err destroy It or ship 1t out OF the
zone. I'm accordance with the de-
sires of the owner.
Railroads and all common ar
riers have been warned not to &C.
cept fruit for shipment into any OF
the counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Old Residents Do Not
Recall Cache of Guns

Efforts to solve the mystery as TO
the original owners of the cache
OF ancient army muskets found on
a small ranch about II miles from
recently have met with no success
as yet.
The guns, hardly more than a
clod Of rust now. with all woodworks
rotted off. were found buried be-
meath the floor OF an old house on
a small ranc habout II miles from
Matamoros.
Don Jose Ma. Cisneros who was
born and reared on the ranch. and
who Is now 80 years OF age. declares
that he can recall no troops having