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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

property owner himself should be
on the job and see that his taxes are
paid, or this machinery is likely Ia
start against him without his know
ledge.
After such publication the delin-
quent owner is given another breath
ing spell before the tax buyer car
reach him. He has from the time
Of the granting Of the judgment tc
the time OF the actual tax sale &c
pay his taxes, and this period, vary.
ing in the different states. is usually
a matter of weeks. During this time
the owner can still pay his taxes, to-
gether with the monthly penaltie:
described above provided by the
statute.
IL, is at the tax sale the "tax buy.
ers' begin their activities. The
county treasurer, together with the
county clerk, offers for sale al
properties upon which the taxes are
delinquent at that date. Tax buy.
ers make their money by adding, to
the sums due the county and which
they pay for the delinquent owner
additional penalties which must be
paid to them by the property owner
for release. The penalties exacted
by the tax buyers are regulated in
all states.
Tax Buyers
For example, the state Of Illinois
permits a tax buyer to ask a maxi.
mum OF ~ per cent every six
months for a period of two years
from the owner whose tax bills he
has paid. However, there Is compe-
tition among the tax buyers and
sometimes il is not possible for them
to secure the maximum rates. A,
the tax sale there is competitive
bidding among the tax buyers; IL a
property thus for sale for delinquent
taxes looks good 70 n buyer, he may
bid under the maximum tate in or
der to try to get the property away
from a competing tax buyer. The
statute rate may be IL PEI cent anc
one buyer may bid IL per cent, an
other bid 10 per cent, and anothe,
bid Z per cent. The property zoe.
at tax sale to the tax buyer makinr
the lowest bid. In the illustration
used above, the tax buyer biddinr
seven per cent would get the prom.
erty. This 10 another effort Of the
local governments to protect the
property owned by giving n lien on
his property to the tax BUYER who
Will exact the least from him.
The statement that the property
gees TO the tax buyer at a tax sale
does not mean that the tax buver
gains possession Of the urouertv
through this process, or that he can
take II over and mov out the own
ers. Il e that the proper
authorities Will issue the tax buyer
y tax certificate which clouds the
title to the property thereby hinder
ms resale until this lien Is removed
and makes 1t impossible 10 put 1
mortgage on II or borrow money on
II from any reputable bank or
broker
Tax Purchaser Gets Deed
IF the property has not been re-
deemed in the two year period (shis
period varying in length in the
different statesl the tax purchaser
~ entitled to a tar deed, upon CON-
plying with certain provisions in the
statutes, these provisions having TO
do with giving sufficient notice, etc,
q varying inthe different states.
Now the tax buyer adds new
penalties to the bill he holds against
the property owner which must Be
paid before he will release his lien
on the property Represented by the
tax decd. In some states there ia
(Contlpued en- page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

with state and federal aid, encom-
passes every phase Of farm and home
life and is carried forward today by
more than 1900 county agricultural
agents and more than 900 county
home-demonstration agents.
The story unfolds logically and
rapidly. Sweeping up from the Mex
lean border in 1901 and 1902, the
boil weevil devastated cotton in Tex
as and threw the entire state into a
panic. Citizens of Terrell, Texas,
invited DR.. Seaman A. Knapp, n
Of the country's foremost agricul-
turists to address them. They had
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
SEEK HARBOR
BILL ACTION
Organization Urges
Passage at Present
Session
Especial to The Herald)

WASHINGTON, Jan. i9.-An ef-
fort to secure passage of the pend
ing river and harbor bill during the
present session of congress, despite
the announced opposition of Presi-
dent Coolidge, has been launched by
representatives Of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress.
Cooperation OF the press. water
ways associations. commercial or
PLANTATIONS and business leaders Of
the country In support OF the water
way and harbor improvement pro-
gram is being sought for the pur-
pose Of bringing sufficient Influence
to bear to secure prompt action BY
congress.
In his annual message to congress
President Coolidge stated:
River and harbor work ordered
by the congress not yet completed
win cost about s243. 0O0, 900 besides
the hundreds OF millions 70 be spent
on the Mississippi floodwav. Until
we can see our way out Of this ex-
pense no further river and harbor
legislation should Be passed. as ex-
penditures TO put IL into effect would
be four or five years away"
The estimate Of S242. 000. 900 was
made By IN chief Of engineers mr. OF
June so. 1928. and. since the average
annual expenditure for new work
during the past five years has been
more than $50. 000. 900. the amount
today Is some SIS. 900 less, or
s22s 600 900. Il would seem reason
able that IL s263. 900. 900 did not
prevent passage If n rivers and har-
bors bin in 1922, or s23I. 600 900 IN
1927. s22s. 600. 900 should not do so
in 1929. leaders state
Only two Teras items are carried
in the pending bilI-the Brazos San
tiago project for which an appro
rriation If 100000 ~ recommend
ed. and Port Arkansas. for which
1855 900 il recommended
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
HAS PLANES
AHEAD OF MOTOR CARS

RLUEFlELDS. Nicaragua. Jan. H.
0F1-Most OF the inhabitants OF
this region have never seer an auto
mobile. a railroad or even q rubber
tired buggy. but they regard the
alrpisne as commonplace.
The United States marines are al
WAYS willing to carry passengers
whenever the seating capacity Of
Their planes is not required for
military purposes, and many Nicara-
guans are taking advantage Of the
offer The trip from Bluefieids to
Nanagua requires three hours CON-
pared with seven days BY boat and
horseback.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
Corpus c. Of c.
To Beautifv Bav
Front, Chief Says

CORPUS CHRISTI, Jan. 1g.-lm-
provemen; and Identification OF the
Corpus Christi bayfront viii be one
Of the major detectives Of the Corpus
Christi Chamber OF Commerce during
the coming year. according 10 :. Mas
ton Nixon, recently elected president
Of the organization who told the
board az directors that he expected
10 see actual construction started on
the project within the coming SIX
months.
Nixon was elected president ~ sue
seed Mrs. Lorine Jones Spoonts who
headed the chamber Of commerce for
the past two years and WAS one Of
he Few women chamber ~ commerce
presidents III the United States. She
aill remsin on the board. Other Of
Ulcers 81 the organization for 1929
are Oscar Nan. first vice president:
Hal Collins, second vice president
and David Peel. treasurer. W. A.
Saunders and l. NJ. Alexander were
elected on the board.
Ralph Bradford who served as
manager Of the Corpus Christi Cham
~ Of Commerce for the past five
trS and who recently resigned 20
Vcseme assistant manager Of the
commercial organization department
Of the United States Chamber Of
Commerce IL Washington. made a
detailed report Of the activities az
the organization for the past five
years. lie expects 70 leave for Wash
ingtoE soon.
No action has been taken By the
board o. directors Of the chamber Of
commerce in regard 70 filling the va
cancv created ~ the resignation Of
Ralph Bradford IS manager Of the
organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. l9.-tP)-
From February 5 to z Houston and
the south will celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of one of the most
picturesque educational systems in
the world-cooperative farm demon
STATIONS.
1t was from this city that the
first special agent Jared forth in
1904 on a mission that now has ex-
panded to more than a million farm
families. They ven out to conduct
a lone demonstration Of better farm
ing rs a protection against the cot
ton boil weevil, but they laid the
foundation for q practice which.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
IN MEXICO
CONSIDER

MONTERREY Nuevo Leon, Mex
leo. Jan. is.-tPt-A committee OF
Catholics has evolved a plan to re-
open the churches OF this city, which
have remained closed since 1925
when the priests abandoned their
protest against the national reiig-
ious laws
The @s1knittee has pstitioned the
eesiesiastie authorities in Rome FOR
permission 70 reopen the churches
with laynen taking charge OF the
services IL place OF tbs priests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
LeeWay IN Paying
Taxes; Buying OF
Tax Clouds Title

This Is the sixteenth Of a series
of articles prepared by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards and published by this news
paper for the information Of its
readers on real estate matters.
A TAI who owes a balance on his
piano is seldom given any grace
when the bill comes due. If he
doesn't pay, the store takes back
the instrument even il he is giving
a party the same day. But a man
who owes taxes on his home in most
states gets two years to make good
his delinquency, says the National
Association OF Real Estate Boards.
Home ownership is so clearly
recognized as advantageous to So
ciety as a whole that county gov
ernments give the holder Of real
estate greater leeway in the payment
of taxes than he is given for the
payment of any ether bills submit
ted TO him during his lifetime, points
out the association.
The statutes in the various states
operate to help the home owner keep
his property even when IL falls inta
the hands Of professional "tax buy
ers" who make a business Of set
Ting the bills Of delinquent prop
erty Tel IL is interesting for
those unacquainted with this practice
TO know how the "tax buyer" pro-
ceeds and how the law, by a series
Of steps. gives the home owner every
chance to remove ever the participa-
ton Of such tax buyers" in his
property.
What happens when a "tax buyer"
buys your taxes?
The association quotes Mr.. Erwin
r. Barney. special tax attorney for
the Chicago Title and Trust Co.
(Chieago. Ill.) an authority on this
subject. Mr.. Barney's statements
have in mind the activities Of 'tax
buyers" in the various states.
Pay Promptly
Pay your taxes promptly or
someone else may pay them, not 10
aid you bu. TO place a lien on your
property and thereby cloud your
title, sAys Mr.. barney
Professional "tax buyers operate
in every part Of the country and
the owner who falls into their hands
cannot sell his property or borrow
money on ID until he redeems his
holdings, which is usually a costly
proceeding. states the tar expert.
For example, titles are cIouded in
this way on more than $1,000 pieces
OF property every year in Cook
county. Illinois. says Mr.. Barney.
Property taxes are due once .
year in each state. Property owners
are given n certain length of time
TO make payments. the time varying
IN the different states. Owners who
have not paid their taxes 81 the end
of this period are declared delin-
Gaent and are penalized 80 much
per month according 70 the statutes
Of the various states. AT this per-
iod the county treasurer who Is ex-
officio county collector publishes n
list Of the delinquent tax payers and
declares in this announcement that
within = certain time varying in
the different states) application
viii be made ut the proper court for
Judgment And here Is one place
where the statutes In all states were
drawn TO protect the interests Of
the property owner to keep his prop
erty.
Few See Notices
"But, unfortunately, few people
ever see the publication Of such lists
as they are printed in fine type in
the last pages Of newspapers. And
this In one Of ths reasons Why the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
SEVEN SISTERS

TROWBRInGE. Eng.-The ages Q.
seven living daughters OF ]. r. Moon
total $50 years. They range fron
70 to S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

"But, unfortunately, few people
ever see the publication Of such lists
as they are printed in fine type in
the last pages Of newspapers. And
this In one Of tbs reasons why the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20

This is the sixteenth Of a series
of articles prepared by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards and published by this news
paper for the information Of its
readers on real estate matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
RAY Of SUNSHINE
IS SEEN BY IOWA
Solution of Big Ten Tang|s
Expected at Conference Set
for Next Week.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~HICAGO. June 1.-Solution
of the University of Iowa's
troubles in the Big Ten
today was definitely in
sight.
Decision to hold a hearing to
consider Iowa's petition for rein
statement in the Western Con-
ference group was announced last
night by Prof. George A. Good
enough of the University of
Illinois. chairman of the faculty
committee on athletics.
Prof. Goodenough said he had been
directed by the other members of the
committee to call a meeting with Iowa
officials, at which p. E. French of Ohio
State University and Prof. James Page
of the University of Minnesota. with
Goodenough, will represent the faculty
body.
He said the meeting would be held at
Chicago some time next week"
Iowa officials, upon receiving word
that the meeting would be held. imme-
diately notified Prof. Goodenough that
the faculty committees offer was &C
ceptable. and that Iowa representatives
would attend.
Prot. Goodenough declined to say II
any member of the faculty committee
had opposed the granting of a hearing,
merely stating he had been Instructed
by my colleagues TO call a meeting to
consider the petition for reinstatement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
G0NZAGA BALL TEAM
ELECTS FRED BREW

Leading Gonzaga's base ball team
next Spring will be Freddy Brew. first
baseman, who was chosen captain of
the nine at a meeting of letter winners
yesterday.
Brew, a good all-around player. held
forth as a regular with the Purple for
the first time this season.
Taking the position that public senti-
ment is against boxing teams for the
public high schools. Stephen e. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent Of schools
in charge Of high schools. yesterday
denied the Central High team permis-
sion to compete in ring battles.
Supt. Kramer informed Apsel Talbert,
representing the Central team, hat
public opinion had not d~isasssociated
prize fighting from amateur boxing, and
believed there would be protests II the
students were permitted to stage box
ing competition. Talbert agreed with
Kramer.
Central had planned 10 place a team
in the field, comprising George Mehler,
Sanford Ross. Carroll Mitchell, Talbert
and Alfred Suroci.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

The champion Cardinals eX-
hibited quality as we'll as quantity.
Harlow Rothert broke the only
meet record of the opening day
when he heaved the 16-pound shot
so feet 3 inches, lettering the
former mark of his teammate,
Eric Krenz, by two inches.
KrenZ qualified in the Shot-put
discus qualifiers in defense Of his
other title with a throw Of 148
feet 93s inches.
A third Stanford star. Leo Kibby,
topped the field in the javelin with a
toss of 204 feet 7 inches. "Hec" Dyer,
rangy sophomore Splinter, who qualified
for both dashes, shared with Karl Will
dermuth of Georgetown, the best time
for the furlong. 2l $40 seconds, while
Johnny Morrison, Cardinal quarter
miller, reeled of his heat handily in 40
seconds.
Although it was known his condition
was doubtful the elimination Of Charley
Borah of Southern California in the
220-yard dash was a shock. This was
Borah's last chance to gain I. C. A.. A.
A. A.. honorS. but an injury jinX has
pursued him since his sophomore year,
when he o both sprints and set the
present meet record OF 20 $40 seconds
for the furlong. Last year injuries kept
Borah out of the l.. c.. A. A. A. A. COM
petition entirely, although he later made
the Olympic team. This Spring he wal
going great guns in the West, three
times equalling the world record Of 9 3-5
for the 100. until he again broke down.
With Borah out of the lists, the
sprint favorites were Jimmy Daley of
Holy Cross and Pete Bowen, Pittsburgh
flash, in the 100. with Wildermuth,
Dyer and Charley Engle of Yale as prin-
cipals in the 220. Daley, who hopes to
follow the footsteps of his team mate,
Jimmy Quinn, 1928 winner. turned in
the fastest trial time, 9 $40 seconds,
while Bowen was clicked in 8 9-10.
Bowen, one of the chief Eastern
hopes for track honors, also starred in
the quarter-mile, reeling off the fast
est qualifying time, 0:48 4-10, as he
showed the way to Yale's favorite,
Engle. The Pittsburgh flyer is coached
by a former quarter-mile champion,
Frank Shea, and was the marked man
in today's 440 final.
Spectacular East-West duels were
expected in the hurdles. with Ross
Nichols Of Stanford, the defending 120-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
HAGEN IS HOPEFUL
OF REVENGE TODAY
Seeks to Turn Tables on
Archie Compston for
8-and-7 Setback.
BY WALTER HAGEN,

British Open Golf Chs mpion and Captain
United States Ryder Cup Team.
M DOR PARK GOLF CLUB,
M England, June 1.-Some
IV day I expect to win an.
4 other match play, game Of
golf in this country, for 1 certainly
have been having a rough time
of it for two years against Archie
CompSton and George Duncan.
Today at Birmingham 1 will
have one more shot at Archie and
that will finish my European eff
forts for 1929.
! played better here yesterday than
last year, when Archie gave me a real
beating, but 1 did not we'll enough to-
day to win. 1 seem to keep improving
and If I keep coming back here often
enough to play Archie l may win a
match some day.
Yesterday the gentleman who drove
me out to the course lost his way and
We made an excursion around Harrow.
We got to the club a half an hour late
as usual, but as everybody expected this
nobody seemed to take it seriously.
First Hole 10 Hagen.
I won the first hole with a 5 to
Archie'S 6. He must have gone of q
long distance because I could not see
him for the crowd. When he arrived
at the green finally / learned that he
had used up four strokes, so l won the
hole. The thought came to me that /
had at last won a hole at Moor Park
from Compston.
My elation was short-lived, for at
the next hole l was bunkered badly
and remember playing at least two
shots in the sandpit.
Then I heard somebody say the
match was all square.
We both played the fourth hole, q
DOGGY 5. like masters. I banged an iron
shot 8 feet from the pin and Compston
hit one up about II feet away. We
both holed u puts.
At the ninth hole I was 2 down. I
lost the seventh when Archie holed a
long putt for a 3, and the ninth when
1 hooked one into the trees. Although
Archie was in a sand trap with his
second. he pitched out and holed his
putt for a winning A..
At the short tenth !, looked as II I
might get a hole back when I was well
green and Compston was over. but
he Clipped back and holed his putt for
3 and we halved.
/ was still two down at noon, Comp
ston having done II and I 10.
Haig's Putting Is Bad.
My putting touch was very bad.
was very good. 1 lost the
hole In the afternoon and at
the finish lost six straight holes and
the match, 8 to Z.
We sail Sunday morning at 7 am.
on the Leviathan. After my SO holes
today at Birmingham 1 will jump to
and leave for Southampton on
the special boat-train leaving Water
loo at 2 am. Horton Smith, Ed Dud-
ley, Joe TurneSa, Johnny Farrell n
Bob Harlow, our manager, will go along.
We are all anxious to get on the boat
and to see the lights of New York after
a wonderful tour which l am sure has
done professional golf a lot OF good.
Horton is playing Henry Cotton a
36-hole game today in London: Johnny
and Ed Dudley played in Ire
land yesterday. Today Farrell, Dud-
ley and TurneSa will play in q 36-hole
medal play tournament at q London
club with some ether invited players.
We will all be playing the game
practically up to h minute the boat
calls.
1929. by North American News
paper Allfance) /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
SPRINT FEATURES
SCHOOLB0Y MEET

By the Associated Press.
HICAGO, June IA group
of sturdy track and field
men representing Froebel
High School Of Gary, Ind,
today sought national recogni-
ton, in the face of brilliant COM
petition by stars from all sections
OF the country, in the finals Of the
twenty-fifth annual University of
Chicago interscholastic meet.
F'roebel yesterday qualified Is men in
eight preliminary tests and its record
showed ability to pick up points in to-
days events. The Gary school finished
second to Fort Collins. Colo. last year,
but yesterday appeared powerful enough
to top the Westerners, who qualified
four men. Fort Collins, however,
boasted stars who were not forced to
compete in trial events yesterday.
A brilliant three-cornered battle for
victory in the 100-yard dash was fore
cast by the performances of Metcalfe.
Negro flash from Tilden Tech. Chicago;
Foulkes OF Muncie. Ind, Central High,
and Swift, a powerful Splinter from
Lewis and Clark High, Spokane. Wash.
Each won his trial heat in 0:09.9. indi-
eating that the record of 0:09.8 might
be tied or lowered. The three also were
the class of the 220-yard dash.
Fort Collins had a great chance to
pick up several points in the pole vault
with three men qualified.
No records were damaged yesterday,
the athletes spending no more than
necessary on trial heats. However,
several Of the youthful stars brought
records that, If duplicated. would topple
meet marks. Elwyn Deese Of Lor-
raine, Kans, who qualified in the shot
put and discus, bettered So feet with
the 12-pound hot this Spring. giving
him a chance at DR.. Clarence Hauser's
record of Sc feet 2 inches.
Mooseheart, Ill, Academy and Lake
Forest, ILL.,, Academy appeared to be
due for another duel for honors in their
section. Mooseheart, which beat Lake
Forest last year, planted 10 men in the
finals, while its rival will depend on
stars in the distance runs and relays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
CUBAN RACKETERS
EASY FOR YANKEES
Hennessey. Van Ryn, Allison
Clinch American Zone
Davis Cup Title.
BY PAUL ". MICKESON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

IN ETRoIT. June THE long:
arduous trail the United
States net stars must
49, travel In their odyssey to
regain the Davis Cup, emble-
matte of international tennis su-
premacy, now stretches on to
Europe.
Victors in the American zone
finals over Cuba without the loss
Of a single set In the first two
singles and doubles matches, they
will sail for Europe next Wednes-
day to battle the winners of the
inter-zone finals therefore the
right to challenge France. possess
Sor of the trophy for the last two
years.
Either England or Italy is expected to
win the European interzone finals. and
from past performances nothing but a
stunning upset will block Uncle Sans
forces from meeting France.
The Cuban battle front against the
United States collapsed more hopelessly
in yesterdays deciding doubles match
than 1t did Thursday, when Johnny
Morales, 60, 6-3, 6-4. and Johnny
Van Ryn vanquished Gustavo Vollmer,
60. e-1, 81. Van Ryn and wilmer
Allison clinched the victory by moving
down the Cuban pair of Morales and
Hermann Upmann. 60, 81, 60.
Two more singles matches were on
today's finale. although they were mere
formalities as the American zone title
is decided on the best three-out-of-fve
basis. Fitz-Eugene Dixon, n~on-playing
captain Of the United States team,
said he intended using Hennessey
against Morales and v a Ryn against
Vollmer in these to give them more
experience for the harder matches to
come.
In England. the team undoubtedly
will be Joined by william Tilden. II.