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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Large Acreage on
Coast to Irrigate
With Drain Waters

ornamentalS and a broad roadway.
Many OF the native trees have been
left and Will be worked into the
general Identification plans. All
roadways are well graded ana will
be lined with ornamentals.
Very Fertile Area
we cOnsidC- District No. IL one
of the most fertile areas in the VAL
ley and admirably adapted for Cit
u fruit culture" was the statement
of H. H. Roddy. president Of the
development company. The rich
resaca lands of Cameron county will
produce prolifically. and with a
highly efficient irrigation system,
drainage that assures proper dis
posal OF surface waters, this district
should become one Of the big pre-
ducers Of the Valley. We have lei,
nothing undone to make our irrita-
tior system highly efficient AMI
there will be neither water wastage
nor land damage.
Approximately 200 acres have
been planted to citrus fruit and
paintings will be resumed In Octo-
Der. We VIII plant as the land l.
sold and expect to take care Of the
trees Tor most Of the purchasers.
The acreage will be planted to veg
etaoles this winter. which Will TO.
interfere with tree paintings, and
arrangements have been made 10
establish shipping sheds and othe-
facilities az the townsite on the
Southern Pacific
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

The entire 1920 acres contained
in Cameron County Water Control
and Improvement District No. Il
will be planted TO citrus fruit, ac-
cording TO plans announced by the
Valley Developments. Inc. Of Har-
lingen, developers and sales agents
for the tract.
The district lies north Of the Los
Fresnos system in the central part
Of the county. and will secure it
water under contract from the Los
FreSnos district. Construction Of
an all-concrete irrigation system,
including concrete lined main
canals with concrete pipe distribu-
ton. has been practically completed.
and part Of the area is already UNI
der irrigation.
Citrus fruit trees have been set OH
approximately 200 acres, and plant
ings during the winter and spring
will keep pace with sales. The en-
tire acreage will be planted TO veg
ctable crops this winter and is ex-
pected to produce a profitable crop
while tree paintings are underway.
Valley Developments, Inc, CT
which III. II. Roddy OF Harlingen Is
president; r. Lee Kempner Of Gal
weston. vice president: j. NJ. Kopp.
secretary. and Dave Traxler. sales
director. is handling both develop
ment and saloG The major part Of
the acreage 10 expected to be sod
during the winter.
"A large part of the acreage Is
resaca land. The Los Fresnos re-
SAGA is the southern boundary, and
a lind" resaca runs through the
center of the tract. The soil type Is
very uniform. and according to the
opinion of experts is well adapted
for production Of either citrus fruits
or vege lbles. The Southern Pa
cific Lines cross the tract diagonal
~. and a townsite, which will be
named MacRod. has been estab-
lished near the center Of the acre
age. Well graded roads Of the coun-
ty highway system provide excellent
connections and a complete system
Of roads has been constructed by
the developers. An artificial lake.
70 acres in area. is located in the
eastern part and will be surrounded
by one-acre homesites. all Of which
will have lake frontage.
Highly Efficient System
The irrigation system, which IS
practically completed, is Of the most
efficient type. The main canal ex-
tends north and south through the
western part Of the area and has
sufficient capacity to carry water
for District No. Is. comprising 601O
acres north Of No. II, which also
will receive its irrigation water from
the Los Fresnos system. Concrete
pipe distribution systems carry the
water in all directions from the
main.
The district Is well drained with
the Los Fresnos resaca to the south
and a large drainage ditch on the
north. providing ample outlets Tor
the drain waters. Drainage has been
provided by a system of bitches
carrying the surface waters into
| these outlets. Canal seepage has
been eliminated by the concrete
construction. Every section Of the
tract, which is ? miles north ard
| south by ! mile east and west, Is
well drained by this system
Identification Of the district y
proposed by the developers TIE
iarr artificial lake will be made
one Of the beauty spots of the Val
ley. bordered with palms and other
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
STILL use OLD
OBLATECHAPE
Building Erected at Roma In
1853 Commentaries
Work Of Years Ago

Three-fourths of a century have
elapsed since the Oblate Fathers. Z
French Catholic order, first carried
the cross Of the faith into what Is
now the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Of Texas. and one Of the oldest
monuments concentrating the
work of those earliest representa-
tives Of the church in this section
is still in existence in the form of
the original chapel erected at Roma
in 1853.
The thick rock and adobe walls
Of the little church, built TO with
stand assaults Of savage enemies.
today are as firm as when the rocks
were laid by the Oblate mission
aries of that early day, and the
small structure Is still utilized in
conjunction with the convent con-
Quoted by the Sisters of Mercy.
The little chapel, of which Father
Gage was the first priest. was erect
ed to serve the families Of ranch
eros on the north side Of the Rio
Grande who had found 1t impossi-
bic to attend regular services a.
Mier. nine miles in the Mexican in
terror. BY 1876 the congregation
had increased to such proportions
that a larger church became neces-
sary. The structure was COM
pleted that year and with several
additions Is still serving the con-
~gregation. the parish. extending
over 80 miles along the Rio Granda.
Rev. FIR. Eugene Regent. who re-
Gently completed Is years as pastor
Of the Roma congregation, serves
the parish with one assistant.
The records of the church. which
have been carefully preserved from
the date Of the erection OF the little
chapel, carrying the names Of prac-
tically all residents on both sides
OF the Rio Grande, nearly all 0f
whom are descendants Of the early
colonizers the records Of whose
births, baptisms, marriages. and
deaths are contained in IT, xaily
entries in the books of the eaurch.
Several structures which antedat-
ed the chapel Of the Oblates are
still standing, but the chapel is the
best preserved Of any OF the older
buildings Of the ancient river city.
Crumbling adope and rock walls
mark the sites of former homes OF
the rancheros whose flocks Of sheep.
cattle and horses grazed on the hills
bordering the Rio Grande. and the
structures Of the old days are grad
ually giving way to the more mod
ern types of buildings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Illiteracy Wanes In
Italy, Census Shows

ROME, Aug. 29.-P-The Italian
governments steady fight against
illiteracy Is beginning to show re-
suits IN census figures.
In 1921. before the Fascist gov
eminent came into power. illiteracy
in Italy reached 81 per cent, mean
ing that practically one Of or every
three persons could not read Or
write.
This figure has been reduced I'd
n per cent. as Of the end Of 1927.
when the census started. A still
further reduction could be chron-
icled today. The reduction is going
on at the rate Of about one per
cent a year.
at the same time the number cl
elementary schools Il on the in
crease. In 1922-1923 there were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Use RESACA In
BEAUTIFICATION
Dredee Watercourse to Pro-
vide Water Background
For City's Park

Utilization OF the city resaca L.
connection with Identification Of
the Brownsville city park and the
Los Ebanos addition, one of the
most beautiful Of the city's exclus-
i've residential sections. was inaug-
urated in August when the city
awarded a contract for dredging Of
the resaca along the entire front
Of the park site. developers of Les
Ebanos financing part of the cost.
Dredging is now underway on APP
proximately 5000 feet Of the city
resaca. the old w~atercourse 70 be
dredged to a depth Of six feet with
an average width Of 100 feet. pro-
viding an ideal m~otorboat course
as well as a water background for
the city park and the Los Ebanos
residential section.
On the Los Ebanos side OF he OLD
resaca a terrace Is being formed APP
proximately so feet in width, 8 feet
above the water and . feet below
the level Of the surrounding ter
rain. The terrace will be planted
to grass, with palms and other orn-
amentals lining the water front.
On the park side the slit dredged
from the resaca will be used to
build a terrace upon which a Wild
driveway will be located the length
OF the park front. and palms anu
other ornamentals will be planted
near the water edge. The water II
the artificial lake will be main
tanned at even level from the city
water system or by pumping from
the Rio Grande.
Rapid progress has been made ~
developing the park site, which
consists Of approximately 80 acres
secured by the city IN connection
with the deal for a right Of way
for the Southern Pacific lines. The
site is bounded on two sides by the
resaca. Is covered with native
prowths Of every variety. and has
many natural features which lena
themselves to the Identification
plans. Playground equipment has
been installed. flower and cactus
gardens arranged. and sanded paths
lead through the dense tangie o-
the natural jungle which borders
the resaca In the development
program the natural beauties q
the site nave been retained anG
augmented by the planting OF war;
u ornamentals wherever deemed
necessary.
Completion Of the dredging pro-
iect will provide o water pacK-
ground Of surprising beauty ana
viii make the park II OF the most
unique and beautiful IN the VAL
lev
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
battle-ground Source
Of Mineral Wealth

ARRAS, France. Sept. 22.-LP-
Firms hereabouts that were battle
fields are yielding a harvest Of
metal almost Is valuable as their
harvests of food.
Copper, lead and iron, shot by
the cannon of all the armies. are
gathered by a peacetime army Of
5000 men and women. Other thou
sands Of boys and girls help out
family budgets with their daily load
of metal.
For ten years this has been going
on and 1t probably will continue
another five years. Every time a
field is plowed or narrowed more
metal comes to the surface.
The government. theoretically
owns all this but contractors have
bought the right to 1t. There are
crews Of expert workers who pass
from farm TO farm. sometimes
picking up the metal themselves
and sometimes buying the heap al
ready gathered by the farmer and
his family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
THIS JUDGE KNOWS WHAT
DRUNKENNESS REALLY is

ENFIELD. En~g.-Judge w. J..
Clarke, n of the local magis-
trates, gave the following definl-
ton of drunkenness:
"A mans not drunk that from the
floor can rise,
And drink and ask for more,
But drunk is he that PROSTATE lies,
And cannot drink and cannot rise.
II had been commended that 4
man was not drunk as long as he
could stand. The court agreed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

most constant" said Nicholson,
but the women. in times OF con-
flict, are allowed to pass unmolest-
ed and act a. messengers between
the fighting tribes.
The women have no rights, they
do lust what they are told Par
ents negotiate marriages, and I'D
or 30 pigs Is the usual price for a
bride"
The Americans were the first
white men except missionaries ID
penetrate the cannibal haunts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
ALSATIAN COMMUNISTS
GET HOME RULE FEVER

STRASBURG, Alsace. Sept. a.
Observation-Disclosures fever has
infected communists Of this agi-
tated province.
Vowing that Stain stands nc
higher than Poincare as a nation
alist, a monster rcd meeting here
recently decided no longer to &C
cept any instructions from Mos
COW.
Organization of that apparently
fundamental contradiction. IAN
autonomist-Alsatian : communism"
is in progress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
FEW ON
NEW BRIDE ISLE

SYDNEY, Australia. Sept. a.
The problem Oh equal rights for
women apparently has eve reared
It's head among the Bignambas. a
cannibal tribe Of Malakula, New
Hebrides.
Donald Nicholson, a missionary
who returned with an American
scientific party aboard the yacht
ulyria. brought % Sydney interest
ing tales of feminine obedience
among the tribeSmen-
Warfare among the tribes Is al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

1903. Today there are over 1911
600.
The southern provinces Of Gala
bria. Puglia and Sicily. together
with the island of SARDINIA. show
the heaviest figures az %illiteracy
Calahria still II unable To produce
more than So per cent Of her peo-
pie who can read and write.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

View Of the Lago de Les Leonas
0ake Of the Lions) on the Pro-
greso development south Of
WesIaco. Club house Of the
Progreso Development Co. in
the background. Below: Office
building Of the Progreso Devel-
opment Co. located on the
townsite In the center Of their
6~.000-acre project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
r a GERM CARRIER

NORWICH. ng.-Typhoid germs
carried by a par It are held respon-
sibIe for the serious illne. OF Max
WooSnam, famous athlete. and his
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
LOSES SUIT FOB A DAY

LONDON.-Mayley Morriss was
defeated In his suit for damages on
the ground that he had been held
IN prison a day longer than his SEN
tence provided
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
SPINSTER WITH 500 CATS

BELFAST-When Miss Gather
inc Dooglin. aged 81. was evicted
from her home more than 500 cats
we're found running about the
property.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
MAD O I :

SOUTHBEND, Eng.-Seven chill
dren we're bitten by "a mad dog be-
fore NJ was killed ON the beach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
BATHING NOT DIVORCE CAUSE

EDINBURGH. Il. Turner was
denied q divorce. the court holding
that bathing rips by his wife with
Sir Charles Dunbar were not suffi-
Gent causa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
SOCKED WITH SOCK

CHICAGO-JameS Hustle WaS
sent To jail for striking "a neighbcr
with a sock. In the sock was q
chunk Of lead.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
Mrs. Margaret Casteel,
Oakland, Nd.
Date Pudding

One cup powdered sugar, 2 table
spoons -four, 1 teaspoon baking pow
der, sifted together with flour; add
heaping cup sliced dates, cup broken
walnuts. Add 2 yolks of eggs and last
the beaten whites.
Bake in we'll buttered and Toured
tin in moderate oven about on hour.
Serve with whipped cream. Serves G.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16

hold management, house furnishing,
clothing, home health and sanitation,
ornamental gardening, home dairying,
poultry production and parliamentary
law.
AS has been the procedure in the
past, the opening day will have no
classes, but will be devoted to the
location of rooms in the various dorm
itories and to registration. In the
evening a reception will be held and
next day, June IS, instruction will be-
gin. Tuesday evening there will be
a reception by President R. A. Pear
son of the University of Maryland.
1t is expected that large number
will attend the exercises incident to
the presentation of certificates to the
fourth year class on Friday, as this
has always been a big occasion foI
the relatives and friends of the class
members.
The Baltimore and Ohio offers q
special rate of fare. The goal fol
1929 is that Garrett county may be
represented by 20 women at the Ru-
raj Women's Short Course. Thus far
there are three who are expecting tc
attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16

Says from millions of chimney pots to
forlorn trees, OF to the copings Of
soot-rotted walls, ties its owner to the
life of the whole world from which he
seemed endlessly separated; and by
the most immediate and living of
senses, not cold sight, but human and
familiar hearing"
Not the least of the blessings thus
conferred on the worlds millions is
pleasureable education in music. Ref
erence is not to the daily jazz, shrill
sopranos and bawling baritones, but
to the highgrade music at stated times
of such orchestras as the Philhar-
monte of New York, and the concerts
conducted by Walter Damrosch Sat
urday evenings for adults and Friday
mornings for children. 1t is reported
that during the past season some
eight million persons listened-in to the
evening concerts and from two to
three million school children to the
morning recitals-with educative as
we'll as pleasurable results. 1t is now
announced that this long-famed con-
ductor will hereafter give his whole
attention to music "on the air" and
the increasing number of listeners can
not fail to grow in appreciation Of
music in its higher forms.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
Plans Completed for Women's
Short Course.

Plans which have been completed
for the Seventh Annual Rural Wo-
mems Short Course to be held at the
University of Maryland, June II to
%, call for program that will be
lust as interesting and instructive as
in the past, according to recent
statement of Miss Venia M. Kellar
State Home Demonstration Agent.
Those who are planning to attend
the course again this year will be
glad to learn that DR.. Esther l.. Rich
ards, who has assisted with the pro-
gram for two years, will again de-
liver her popular lecture on NERVES"
DR.. Richards is associate professor
psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, and has had a wide expef-
fence in the study of the nervous sys-
tenn.
In addition to DR.. Richards, Mrs
Evelyn Tobey and Miss Edna Bryte,
of Columbia University, New York;
Miss Lucille Brewer and Miss Grace
NORM, of Cornell University, Ithaca,
New York; Miss Ella Gardner, of the
Children's Bureau, United States De-
partment of Labor; Miss Mary Dank,
Chicago, and Mrs. Claribel P. Welch,
University of Maryland, will have
prominent parts in the program.
Following the schedule of former
years, the course will offer instruc-
ton in foods and nutrition, house
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
iIIIIIilIIUIIIIIIIIIInHIIIIIiIIIIlliIlIIlIIlIIl
MEADOW MOUNTAIN
Observation-Disclosures,

Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Bernard and
Miss Iva Bernard were calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Bernard at McHenry.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Custer and fam
lily, of Swanton; Mr.. and Mrs. W
Bernard were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Irwin Custer, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reckner and son,
of Orient, Pa, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs William Brenneman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph O'Brien and
son Randel were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. Bernard, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wiley were
visiting in this community, Monday.
Mr.. John O'Brien, Jr., and Mr.. Hol-
land O'Brien, Canton, Ohio, visited
home folk recently.
There will be church services in the
Lutheran chapel Sunday afternoon,
May 10. Come and bring your
friends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
KEEP YOUR DOGS AT HOME
is WARNING BY WARDENS
Game Protectors Cite Law Pro-
hibiting Dogs Running at Large

Section 20, Chapter 568, Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, pro-
vides that it is unlawful for any per-
son to allow any dog or dogs belong
ing to him to run at large on other
property than that owned or tenanted
by him between March l and Septem-
Der l, and pursue any game or de-
stroy the eggs or nests. Any person
harboring a dog or dogs shall be
termed the lawful owner of same"
The penalty for violating this act is
not less than $25 fine nor more than
$500 fine for each offense.
In February, 1929, 10000 posters
were mailed to the district deputy
game wardens of the counties who
have posted their counties thoroughly
with them, calling the attention of the
public to this act and in addition to
the posting of these notices, the dep
uty wardens have called on hundreds
of persons requesting them to keep
their dogs either under leash or in
closed.
March 1 to September 1 is the
height of the propagating season for
upland game and it is very essential
that the dogs be kept from running
at large during this period. 1t is fully
believed by the State Game Depart
ment that the dogs running at large
during this period kill more game
than the hunters kill annually.
A mother rabbit has no chance of
escaping a dog during this period and
thousands of infant rabbits are killed
in their beds by dogs; also thousands
of quail and other ground-nesting
birds nests are destroyed annually by
the unleashed dogs.
The department earnestly appeals
to the dog owners of Maryland to CO.
operate with them in prohibiting this
great destruction of the upland game
by dogs and to those who will not CO.
operate the department will be COM
PEELED to prosecute for violation of the
law, was the statement of E Lee Lee
Compile, State Game Warden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
Found Not Guilty

A young man namel Parrish, of
Swanton was found not guilty of a
charge made by L. L. Sweitzer, who
accused Parrish of having stolen a
pair of shoes. The case was heard on
Tuesday by Justice Gender.
Guile G. Davis, Grafton, was fined
S. and costs for failing to give the
right-of-way, and Elton Phillips, OF
Thomas, W. Va, a like amount fol-
driving recklessly, on Saturday, when
the cars driven by the two men col
lided at Red House. Both machines
were damaged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
Was the Census of 1920 Wrong In
Showing Declines in the Population
of Both Oakland and Mountain

Was the Census of 1920 Wrong In
Showing Declines in the Population
of Both Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park?
To the Editor of The Republican.
The majority of people hesitate to
look facts in the face.
Some, even if their health seems to
be failing, fear to seek the advice of a
physician, apprehensive that he will
discover a condition necessitating hos
pitalization or even an operation, tho
the knowledge might restore health
and prolong life. So, they continue
to suffer. 1t is that way in our daily
affairs But the time comes when
conditions must be met.
In seeking some information about
Maryland the other day, l picked up
geography used in the public schools
and came to the portion listing the
population of several towns and cities
of the State. I was somewhat sur
prised to note that according to the
census of 1870 Oakland had a popd-
lation of 1866, but according to the
census of 1920, it had dropped to
1925, a loss of over ten per cent, and
that Mountain Lake Park had dropped
from 1856 in 1910 to 231 in 1920, a
loss of over 80 per cent.
We would not attempt to analyze
the situation, leaving that for those
who are better acquainted with the
conditions in the period named. But
there must be some cause for it.
No doubt some of the loss sustained
may be accounted for by removals to
the large industrial centers where
employment is more constant at a
higher rate of pay. But does this ac-
count for the entire loss?
We believe the time is opportune to
consult a good diagnostician (and
there should be one or more in Oak
land) and see if he can determine
whether our community is suffering
from a merely temporary derange-
ment which can be relieved by admin
istering judicious doses of energy and
pep, or, whether in fact, we are suf-
fering from malignant civic growth
which can only be cured by the appli-
cation of the knife.
Perhaps a Board of Trade or Cham
Der of Commerce might help solve the
problem. But some one says, 1--WE
have already tried that" Well, there
is a city close by that has had at
least a half a dozen such organiza-
lions and they have all failed, BUT
THEY ARE NOW ORGANIZING A
NEW ONE, backed by the Rotary,
Business Mems and other clubs.
The citizens, realizing their city
needs something to lower the temper
allure brought on by period of finan-
cial inactivity, are willing to try
again and keep on trying until the
proper remedy is discovered and APP
piled. f.