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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursdays Results

Boston =. ST. Louis y.
New York s. Detroit s.
Philadelphia 10. Cleveland g.
Chicago II. Washington s.
Fridays Schedule
St. Louis at Boston.
Detroit az New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at WASHINGTON
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
Spudders Win Nine
Straight Games to
Tie for Second Place

The Wichita Falls Spudders ctnaxed a drive of nine straight ti-
umphs yesterday by going into a deadlock with the Shreveport Sports for
the second niche IN the Texas league race. a fortnight ago jim Gallo
ways clan was near the foot Of the class The transformation has Dor
dered on the miraculous.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
BUGS and Athletics
Dismay RiUals by
Continuing Streak
CBy Associated Press

The dash OF the Pirates and the Athletics continued yesterday 70 tho
accompaniment Of increasing CONSERVATION on the part or contenders
The Buccaneers turned back the Giants ii to Y for the second successive
afternoon, gaining over every first division rival but ue MacEs had to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

THE


TEXAS LEAGUE
Thursdays Results
Fort Worth 6. Houston 4.
San Antonio 9. Shreveport G.
Waco 2. Dallas i.
Fridays Schedule
Fort Worth mt Houston.
Shreveport ~ San Antonio.
Dallas at Waco.
wichita Falls az Beaumont
CfanHfr~ ~ the rfnhU
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
THURSDAYS Results

Brooklyn 2. Cincinnati 1.
Pittsburgh II. New York v.
Philadelphia Q. Chicago o called IN
rain.
Boston-St. Louis. postponed. rain.
Fridays Schedule
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Only games scheduled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

100 yards. You get that, don't you?
MI. Dubb has lost confidence ~
that NO. 3. It is not 30 sooo Al
the parent club. IL has not and
never will produce $50 to 100 yards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

Five years ago, when Johnston
aided In beating the Giants in the
deciding game of the world Sc
ries, nothing was too good for
him. He was a hero. He could
have had the key 10 the city or
what's more. the key 70 anybOdy's
cellar in the national capital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

MILWAUKEE - Mitz Ninikel.
Milwaukee. knocked out Jimmy
Mahoney. Chicago t4l. Chief Elk
hart. Chicago. tr~"ked out Johnny
Sherod. Chicago 80.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

Consider The case Of poor Walter
Johnson. Walt was forced 10 see
his Solons bite the dust again
Thursday. He must have felt like
an old fire horse hearing the siren
as he watched the White SoX rally
in the tenth inning 10 win from his
club. 1l-S. This added a bit TO the
Goals being heaped upon Waits
head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

Walt is back now as manager.
The CJlons aren't standing so high
IN the ratings. Walt is under fire
from several quarters, according 10
rumors. The inference coming
from the capital is that Walter may
be asked 70 hand over the reigns II
the Sen rs do not improve. Ev-
identity this hero vaccination pro-
duceS immunity from the ire Of
The fans for a very short time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

Texas has two new golf cham
pions today. ~. G. BuSSey Of Lub-
book VINO the annual West Texas
tournament yesterday. Frank
FOXhall of Memphis, Texas, took
the Green Belt title at Vernon az
the same time. Texas has a new
amateur champion. too. Dennis
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
TO INCREASE sPuo ACREAGE

Just what affect early potato grow
ers of the eleven southern states who
have reported their intention to in
creas acreage of carly potatoes about
twelve per cent over that planted in
1929, will have upon this section, of
course, is more or less problematical.
Judging from the good returns re-
ceived by the majority Of early potato
growers last year, one would normally
expect that there should be an in
crease in the crop this year. However
it would seem that there could be a
fair increase in many sections over
the acreage planted last year consid-
ering the fact that some areas cut
acreage approximately 50 per cent
over the 1928 crop.
Of the states reporting, the largest
increase in acreage for 1929, the
three reporting the largest number are
the extreme southeast states, and
these undoubtedly would have no
affect on the local situation. Okla
hona and Texas both show an in
tention to incease acreage Is and 16
per cent respectively, while the south
east states vary from q to 36 per
cent.
The acreage planted to early pota-
toes in California is the cause for
worry in this section apparently and
no report is included in the report
for November 26th for the California
area.
E. c. DURDLE,
County Agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
PRUNING DEMONSTRATION
MEETINGS TO Be HELD

/ The following is the schedule for
to be held in the county, the latter
part of this week and the middle of
next week, Friday and Saturday, De-
cember 9th and 7th, and Wednesday
and Thursday, December l1th and
18th. Mr.. ]. T. Bregger, Extension
Horticultural Specialist, succeeding
Mr.. M. D. Armstrong, will be present
at the meetings to be held Friday and
Saturday of this week. Because of the
curtailment of funds for extension
work it is impossible to secure spec
ialist's time for the length of period
which it has been possible to have
them in the past The County Agent
will conduct the demonstrations on
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
Especial emphasis will be laid this
year upon the pruning of young trees
in an attempt to get many orchards
being started, away from some of the
defects now showing in the older
trees. We find that many growers
are vitality interested in this phase Of
the work and shall give as much time
to it as possible, consistant with COW
ering the entire program.
At the first stop in each commun-
ity, a brief discussion on the funda-
mentals of pruning will be given and
the stops succeeding this, will be to
cover particular problems in pruning
for various ages and classes of fruit.
Because of the number of stops
made, it will be necessary to start
each meeting promptly as scheduled
below, and we particularly urge that
every grower check the schedule and
determine the hour of the meeting
which he wishes to attend.
White sBluffs, Thursday Morning,
December 18th
$50 A. M. r. Nitzsche. Romes,
Winesaps and Jonothans.
1000 A. NJ. "A. T. Hostetter. Cher
ries, Peaches, Apricots.
Has A. M. Ira Hawley, corner,
northeast of cemetery.
Cherries, Peaches and
Apples.
Hanfcrd, Thursday Afternoon,
December 18th
lis P. M. D. Zerwckh. Pruning
topworked trees. Head
ing young apples.
2:45 P. M. w. S. Webber. Apples
Cherries, Apricots.
E. C. DURDLE, County
Agent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
PRETTY WEDDING

| The wedding Of Miss Ida Krug,
daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. L. c.
Krug,.to Mr.. Albert. .Zarrdt Of Ken
iluewtck, was so1emnized Thanksgiving
Day at four O'clock in St. Paul's
Evangelical church where many rela-
tives and friends had gathered to
attend the ceremony, which was per-
formed by the brides father, Rev.
Krug.
The bride wore gown of white
georgette with tulle veil and car
ried boquet of white carnations and
sweet peas.
Miss Esther Krug was her sisters
maid Of honor and wore light green
georgette while Mrs. Albert Beck Of
Walla Walla, sister of the groom, was
matron Of honor and wore orchid
satin. Both wore corsage bouquets
of carnations and sweet peas.
The groom was attended by his
brother, Mr.. Francis Zarndt, and by
Mr.. Louis Krug, Jr.
Dorothy Ann Reed of Kennewick
was flower girl and Billie Kirby was
Following the wedding march,
which was played by Mrs. w. r.
Kirby, the Misses Ethel Woods and
Ruth Krug sang, II Love You Truly
The church was decorated with
white and lavender streamers, the
same color scheme being carried out
in the flowers.
After the ceremony, wedding sup
per was served at the home of the
brides parents.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Otte and Walter, Mr..
Francis Zarndt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Reed and Dorothy Ann, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Glasgow and Rev. and
Mrs. M. c. Kouth and children. all
of Kennewick; and Mr.. Louis Krug,
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Beck,
of Walla Walia.
The young couple left Thursday
evening for Portland and other Coast
cities and will be at home after De-
cember at their home in Kenne-
wick
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
RELP NEW CARRIER

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Piplin and son
Joe arrived in White Bluffs about
eour o'clock last Friday evening and
went Immediately to their home north
Of town which they recently acquired
in a trade with w. S. Angle. Mr..
Pipkin, who is the new rural carrier
at White Bluffs, suffered an attack
Of the flu upon his arrival and could
not take over his new duties for sew
eral days, the route being served by
J. E. Leander.
AS all of the names of the patrons
on the route are new to Mr.. Pipkin, it
will take him a little while to learn
them and their location and these pa
irons can help in this matter by COM
plying with the postal rules in having
their names plainly inscribed on their
mail boxes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
DEPARTMENT URGES
EARLY CHRISTMAS MAILING

The first Christmas package tc
leave the White Bluffs postoffice this
year was mailed on November 20 by
Mrs. B. L. Clark to her son, Walter
in the Philippine Islands. Since ther
number of other parcels have been
started on their way to faraway
places. =
In the November Postal Guide the
Department urges that the public
help the postoffice make its Christ
mas program a complete success by
shopping and mailing early so that
the Christmas letters, cards and par
GELS will be received and delivered
before Chritmas Day. There isn't
anything more pathetic or. forlorn
than a Christmas card or package
that arrives a day or so late.
In his instructions to postmasters,
Postmaster General Walter F. Brown
says
It is my desire and purpose that
the maximum number of our en-
ployess in postoffices be able to par
ticipate fully in the observance of
this the greatest of all holidays and
be with their families Tor. their
Christmas dinner.
"To permit of this there will be
no carrier deliveries or window SER
vice on Christmas Day. .s..... !.
"There will be no city delivery,
village or rural delivery on Christmas
day..
Full publicity should be given to
the fact that all ordinary mail service
will be suspended on Christmas Day
and the public should be urged by
every means available to help the
postoffice make it's Christmas pro-
gram complete success by shopping
and mailing early so that their Ch.ist-
mas letters, cards and parcels will be
received and delivered before Christ
mas Day"
mot to be Opened Until Christ
mas" stickers may be attached to all
Christmas parcels SO there is no
reason for delaying their dispatch.
Christmas parcels addressed to for
eign countries should be dispatched
not later than the following dates:
Ireland, December S; Scotland, De-
cember 8; England and Germany
December 10.
The White Bluffs postoffice has
laid in sufficient supply of stamps
to take, care of the anticipated de-
mand.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
woMAN's CLUB NOTES

The December study meeting will
be held Wednesday, December IL.
The subject for the afternoon is
Poetry. Modern English poets will
be discussed briefly by Mrs. O'Larey
and Mrs. Keal will talk on Child
hood Poems. Hostesses for the after
noon will be Mesdames McFee and
Kincaid. &
The business meeting of the club
announced for Wednesday, Novem-
Der II, was postponed in Difference
to the memory Of Mrs. Annie Hell
som. pioneer White Bluffs woman,
whose funeral took place that after
noon, and will be merged with the
next business meeting, Wednesday,
January /, 1880.
Il
The club this year again is spon-
soring the sale of Christmas Tuber-
culosis Seals. The seals will be in
the hands of the school children for
distribution and will also be on sale
in the drug store.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
BENTON COUNTY GAS TO
Be WIDELY DISTRIBUTED

Natural gas from the Benton coun
ty field will be available to residents
over a wide area in this part of the
state in the next two years, accord.
ing to r. B. Newbern, president oi
the Northwest Natural Gas comp
any, which concern is building pipe
lines to carry gas to number OF
towns In the Yakima valley.
Newbern says that the gas from
this field is little different in quail
ty from the average natural gas
found in various fields in the United
States. The analysis, Mr.. Newbern
says, shows a high methane content
which ordinarily does not indicate
proximity to petroleum. On the
other hand it does not mean that
it is not a gas Of petroleum origin.
Regarding the field and what his
company has learned since its mach
inery was installed for the distribu-
ton of the gas, Mr.. Newbern, as
quoted in the Kennewick Courier
Reporter, says:
!. "The gas shows test of better
than 900 British Thermal Units,
which is about the average of natur-
al gas. 1 can find nothing myster-
lous about the field. The gas is
dry, of average quality, nothing un-
usual about the analysis. The forma-
ton may be a bit unusual, but gas
in other fields has been found in
sand, chat, limestone, shale and near
ly every other structure just like gas
in the other fields in the United
States.
"The only thing different about the
gas wells is the low pressure. There
is a cause for this. Ordinary wells
700 feet deep would have initial
rock pressure of somewhere near 250
pounds. We are making a study Of
this feature and already believe we
know and can prove the sarue. Ger
tainly 1t is nothing that will be q, the
detriment Of the gas supply.
II dc not believe that the pressure
Of the Kennewick gas fields will have
any effect in reducing the amount OF
gas supply available for Yakima,
Walla Walla and intervening points.
I believe this entire. territory will be
served within two Years and possibly
Gy ucxC WitilSh, u opt SoAAP"y "
given full cooperation.
"Since we have put into operation
our compressors it has furnished us
a great deal information about the
field. By careful study we have learn
ed it will be unnecessary to drill great
numbers of wells in order to secure
all the gas the structure will produce.
Great harm may come to the field
by drilling the wells too close to-
gether. We arc confident, however.
that there is great deal more gas
coming into the structure than the
present wells are producing.
I'VE are acquiring more know
ledge about the field each day and
the study is very interesting. Facts
are beng supplied u competent ecn--
gineers and plans are being made to
.se our present station power for
purposes and thereby
conserve large quantities of gas or
dinarly used to supply large steam
boilers.
1--WE invite the public to make in
quiries regarding development. The
so far made have confirmed our orig
inal conclusion that the investment in
pipe lines is fully justified and it is
only a question of very short time
until other cities will be served"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06
MRS. ANNIE HlLsoM

z Mrs. Annie Helsom whose maiden
name was Ann Spencer Barkhan,
was corn in Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng
land, July Is, 1874, and died Noven,-
Der 3, 1929, at the age OF IS years
and four months. Whitby is sea-
coast town, the high CLIFFS above 1t
being surmounted by the ruins of an
ancient abbey. Hundreds of years
ago the path to this abbey was SO
steep that the villagers could not at
tend evening worship there. The
monks built place in the town be-
low where they could worship in
stead and this place was called the
"House of Ease" In later years this
building was used for a store and
dwelling and it was here that Mrs.
Helsom was born. The house was
built Of stone with walls three feet
thick and her earliest recollection,
she has said, was of playing with her
dolls i'll the deep embrasures Of the
windows. When a child she often
amused herself by walks in the vii
lage cemetery where, from the carved
dates on the tombstones, she could
trace her ancestors back for four
hundred years.
On November S, 1886, she was
married to Walter Helsom at Com
mondale, in little church noted at
one time for having escaped destruc-
ton by Oliver Cromwell because of
having been hidden in vale and sur
rounded by thick grove of trees.
In 1878 Mrs. Helsom came to
America with her four children and
Mr. Helsom, VINO had previously
spent {. year in the United States.
The family did not stay long in
Toronto, Canada, where they first
landed but moved soon to Council
Bluffs, Iowa, later coming west to
Portland and then to La Grande,
Oregon, where they settled forl6 years
From there they went to British COL
umbia, returning to Lewiston, Idaho,
and finally in 1902, they bought 475
acres of land on the Columbia. where
the old town of White Bluffs was
later located and moved here.
Lumber was hauled from Conneil
to build home, in one room of
which a small store was conducted.
This house was moved several years
ago to the present town Of White
Bluffs and is now owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Ethel Remlinger
Five years after the coming OF the
Helsom family to this valley, the first
town of White Bluffs was plated.
The family continued to make their
home here until Mr.. Nelson's death
in 1918. except for the two years 1912
and 1913 which were spent in Lewis
ton and Los Angeles.
After Mr.. Nelson's death, Mrs.
Helsom made her home with her
granddaughter, Dora, now Mrs. L.
S. Tromanhauser, and it was at the
home of the latter in Porterville, Cal
ifornia, that she passed away.
Of her four children, none survives,
Mrs. Tromanhauser being the only
living relative.
The body was brought to White
Bluffs and she was laid to rest be-
side Mr.. Helsom, with whom in life
she had so many interesting pioneer
ing experiences.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schicka are re-
ceiving the congratulations Of their
friends upon the birth Of their daugh-
ter Monday morning, December q,
at the Pasco hospital.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06

While skating on the river one nigh :
this week, Dudley Wilkinson had tho
misfortune to fall and fracture one Of
The small bones in his knee. Ken
rewick doctor taped the limb and Dud
'ey will have to use crutches until tn !,
fracture heals.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tomson and
family left early last Saturday morn
ing for their new home at Deer Park.
Washington, taiing their l,,usencld
goods in two trucks. They arc fol-
lowed by the god wishes Of their
many friends in this valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27

Two new advancements in the
agricultural department Of the
Southern Pacific Lines, to become
effective Immediately, were an
nounced By Q. 5. Fay, traffic man
ager at Houston.
j. i. MeGregor was made general
agricultural agent for the state Of
Texas, ad H. NJ. Madison was made
agricultural agent for the entire
state. These two formerly had
jurisdiction over only certain Sec
tions OF Texas.
McGregor, who has been with the
Southern Pacific since 1922, had a
highly varied career before joining
the railroad. After graduating from
Texas A. a. M. with a degree in agri-
culture, he Joined the United States
army during the war and was made
a first lieutenant IN the aviation.
service after training at fields in
Texas, Oklahoma and Michigan. He
saw service overseas, and after the
armistice was connected with the
Falfurrias Jersey Dairy Co., Falfur-
rias, Texas. In 1920 he was H.
pointed by the federal government
as director Of the Vocational School
of Agriculture at Camp Travis.
There he had charge Of the stu
dents from the southern states.
In 1922 McGregor became con-
nected with the Southern Pacific AZ
agricultural agent.
Honored by Stock Show
He has been honored by the pro-
motors Of the Southwestern Exposi-
tion and Fat Stock Show BY being
made manager Of the Southwestern
Continued on page twc.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27
Usmry Old Trouble;
Bacon Told OF Its
Effects Years Ago

is more valuable than the credit
worth Of first mortgages because the
risk in them is greater. IL anything
happens SO the home owner cannot
carry through and the property IN
sold at foreclosure, the holder Of the
first mortgage secures his money be-
fore the holder Of the second mort
gage has any legal claim on the prop
erty.
The statutory maximum Of q state
usury law is the fixed rate Of return
for the use Of money above which
the transaction becomes usurious.
This rate ranges from six per cent in
many eastern states to ten and twelve
per cent in many southern and west
ern states. The legal rate of a state,
however, should not be confused with
the statutory maximum. The legal
rate establishes q rate for discount
ing contracts" when no definite rate
has been provided in the contract"
while the statutory maximum fixes
the lawful limit that may be charged
for the use Of money. Now the credit
worth OF first mortgages is seldom ~
much as the statutory maximum be-
y every practical man knows that
II he does not make a loan at Us low
a rate as possible, someone else will;
and the competition in the first mort
gage field. where the security IL good
and tho risk low, brings a great deal
t~Coatinued on page twO.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27
ENDORSES
PORT PROJECT
Women's Organization
Approves Straight
Channel Plan

Approval OF the Brownsville port
project and the plan for a straight
channel from the turning basin to
Brazos Santiago pass was voiced BY
the members Of the Self Culture
club at their regular weekly meet
ing the following resolution receiv-
ing the unanimous enorsement Of
the members.
BE II resolved by the Self Gull
tUre club OF Brownsville, Texas, in
this, its regular weekly meeting on
January 20. "A. ID, 1929. ~ follows:
I'VE endorse the creating and
establishing Of Brownsville Nayi-
CATION District OF Cameron county.
Texas, and commend the purposes
for which II was organized, namely.
First: The developing Of a deep
water port at Brownsville connecting
by a direct channel with the Brazos
Santiago pass.
Second: We commend the res0lu-
ton OF the navigation and canal
commissioners Of said district that
the funds or the district shall be
spent only in connection with the
developing OF d deep water port b.
means Of a direct channel, whether
expended on an island turning ba'
Ein or in the Bay and ut BrazoH
Santiago pass.
third: That we believe the con-
summation OF the Brownsville pori
project would do more TO develop
the city Of Brownsville than AM
other undertaking in prospect.
Fourth. That we tender y aic
10 the navigation and canal comma
sioners and those in charge Of the
Brownsville port project IN any un.
d~ertaking necessary for a speedy
ocnsummation.
Fifth: We recommend that th'
navigation ard canal commissioner
adhere 70 the purposes for which
asid district vas organized as above
set out. regardless Of any temporary
obstacles and difficulties.s