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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
CHOCOLATE IS
WINNER AGAIN
Petrone Proves Tough For
"Keed," But Cuban
Comes Through

NEW YORK, Dec. ie.-PHKid
Chocolate. dusky Cuban feather
weight, can go back home for
Christmas with the knowledge he
has met and overcome his strongest
opponent since he disposed OF al
Singer last spring. he also has at
tracted some 10000 fans Is con-
tributors to the Christmas fund Of
the Fifth Avenue Boys Association
The Cuban met stiff opposition
from Dominic Petrone Of New York,
toughest opponent he has en-
ccuntered in some time last night.
but after a few rounds he came
through to add one more triumph
to his long list. Petrone. with a
three pound weight advantage and
a couple Of inches In reach, battled
Chocolate to a 5tandstill through
the first two or three rounds Of
their ten round battle, but wilted
under the Keed's merciless ham
mering and escaped a knockout by
q slim margin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
TOURISTSLIKE
C.-C.PARTIES
Rotarians Hear Fort Brown
Officer Talk On
Polo

Three addresses on MS many sub
jects before members Of the Browns
vile Rotary club Wednesday pre-
sented for the consideration OF
that body polo. tourists 10 the VAL
ley. and the motion picture busi-
ness.
The program was In charge Of
George White, wo besides intro
ducing the speakers called atten-
ton OF the members 10 the dedi-
cation Of the wadlng pool on next
Sunday afternoon &C $3.50 o'clock.
the sale OF Christmas seals. and the
fact that Rotary next week will
meet on Tuesday, because OF Christ
mas day falling on Wednesday.
Polo was heard from Captain
Robert r. Maxwell Of the army
post who pointed out the many
benefits OF the game and thanked
Brownsville people for the support
given the post team. He said that
three or four state teams would
be brought to the Valley this year
for matched games. An interest
ing light on the subject was found
III Ills bkdtcLlELL LAlhb tuC game
was played In Persia about 600 ID.
G. and came to America from En-
gland where in turn It came from
India.
Mrs. Ada Nolan Mayer tod Of
the work Of the chamber of conn
merce I'm entertaining tourits, in
dicating that increased interest Is
being taken In this bureau by the
city visitors, the third entertain
ment being given this afternoon.
Following her address, It was
urged that the women Of Browns
vile assist the hostess In every
way to enterta-a tourists.
John Fannin. the third speaker or
the day. told Of the progress Of
the moving picture industry, pre-
dieting that within the near fu-
ture all machinery for exhibiting
in Brownsville wuold be placed In
Dallas and the picture flashed out
as radio programs are now sent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
BETTER FILTERS
SOFTEN WATER
Further improvements To Be
Made In Present
Process

with the renovating Of two more
filters at the water plant. consider
able improvement In the softness OF
city water has already been made,
and further improvement Is expected
In the future by f.. c. Graham. san
itary Inspector. and Chester Cohen,
engineer from the state health de-
partment, who has been here for
some time working with Graham on
the old plant.
ANY work we do toward renova-
ting the present plant is temporary,
but we hope 70 arrange some sort OF
softening process which viii give q
better quality Of water for use until
the new plant is completed" Ora
ham stated.
Plans and specifications for the
new plant are now being drawn up
and a water Softening unit, along
with all the other latest features are
being included. Work on the plant
is expected TO begin early in the new
year, but 1t will not be completed
for perhaps seven or eight months.
Cohen and Graham have done a
large amount Of work at the old
plant during the past few weeks, i'm
proving the laboratory processes and
renovating equipment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

been offered By the Brownsville
Chamber OF Commerce to w. X
Henderson Of Shreveport. La, IN
connection with a proposed excur-
sion into Mexico which he s or
aanizing.
While few OF the detail have been
ascertained, It Is understood that
Henderson IS organizing a party 70
visit Mexico on a special train, en-
tering at Laredo. making a loop
through the interior, and returning
through Brownsville.
Henderson IL well known through
his talks over tho radio. He is a
wealthy oil and sulphur operator 0i
Louisiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

a hunter froze to death when pitch
ed into an icy stream.
Sub-zero readings wer SO nu-
merous they had to be in tha minus
twenties TO earn a place in the
news. fico. Mont. cracked In a
temperature Of SO degrees below ze-
TO. Williston. NJ. D.. was only two
degrees less frieid. and Devils Lake
in the same state was 80 degrees In
the red.
Christmas trade over a wide area
was seriously interrupted. In many
middle west cities, including Chi
cago. Milwaukee. The Twin Cities.
Detroit. st. Louis and Chicago. the
weather was held to blame for
keeping many potential shoppers
indoors.
The general forecast for today
was without cheer. auguring clear
ing skies but continued and-for
the east-more sever cold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

The whnnEinE wall OF the guitar
and minor sIurs or cancl0nes Me
1icanas have been superseded by
red hot dusky jazz at the Cameron
county jail.
John Rattan, darky revue COM
edfan and musician. took his sax
ophone @along when remanned 10
fail I'm default OF o. fine assessed
against him for becoming too
handy with o knife
Spiders are slowly spinning webs
over the guitar strings a. the boys
IN the run-around rally 20 Johns
cell and snap their fingers to JAZZ
~ moanin'. John expects to have
the long-tlmers hoop boop a.
doping" before his visit termi-
mates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Victoria Heights
Date Set

The Victoria Heights school will
give the annual Christmas program
Friday morning for patrons and the
public mt 1880. Following Is the
program TO be given:
Welcome-First Grade Boys.
"Cinderella"-Low First.
Christmas Symhols-First Grade
Girls.
"Santa's Work Shop"-F1rst and
Second Grades.
"Snowflakes' and Fairies Dance
Third Grade.
"A Peal Christmas"-Seconc
Grade.
Christ Is Ro-n'-Third Grade.
Faculty Of the Victoria Heights
school Is composed OF Mrs. II. X.
Watkins, principal. Miss Maria Cas-
taneda. associate principal. Miss
Elizabeth Graham. Miss Odessa Gar
ner. and Mrs. $. ID. Griese.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
IS Lumbermen At
Monthly Dinner

Thirty-five members OF the VAL
ley Lumbermen's association enjoy
ed the monthly dinner held in
Brownsville Tuesday evening. The
affair took place at the Baptist
church pariors. A short program
Of entertainment had been ar
ranged by the Brownsville members,
including entertainment by Joe
Crixell and several OF his pupils,
and a reading by Miss Beatrice
Morton.
The next meeting will he III Mis-
sion. Leroy Morris. of the Frontier
Lumber company. and president or
the association presided. Lee Adam
son and j. Fl. Melliff assisted in the
arrangements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Action In Libel
Suit

No further Z ion IN the r.. B.
Creager-Coll!er 81, 200 900 libel suit
Is expected until after the first Of
the year. according 10 local attor-
neys.
Federal District Judge j.. g.
Hutchinson. Jr.. has indicated that
he viii not take action on either
OF the three motions now pending
in The case until that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Portes Gil Cabinet
Welcomes Gen. Gales

MEXICO CITY, Dec. l8.-lPl-
Former president Gales returned 90
Mexico City today after n five
months absence TO he greeted IN the
CoIcnia station by one on the most
imposing receptions ever accorded
here. Practically the entire Porres
Gil Cabinet and members OF the
senate and chamber or deputies
we're present along with all high
ranking military officers III the fe-
deral district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Parsonage Planned

A parsonage for the occupancy
Of the pastor Of the Church Of the
Nazarene Is to be erected on Grant
street in Victoria Heights. The par
sonage will be located next door to
the church. II is 20 be a five-room
frame structure. with garage. sheet
rock finish inside.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

She was aged, decrepit and home
less. No n wanted her.
"A limp and bad cough brought
sympathy, but no place TO stay dur
ing the cold weather. She was more
than willing to work, but everyone
was skeptical Of her ability and did
not care 70 have her on their hands.
The old Ford, a study in dropping
sepia from rust, stood patheticaliy
by while William Neale. deputy col
lector OF customs, sought a bidder.
She was finally knocked down for
nine dollars. The auction took place
at the federal building Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

The regular monthly meeting W.
the Valley Chamber Of Commercs
secretaries association hMs been call-
ed for IL o'clock Thursday BY Nv.
ron NV. Ward, Harrington. presldent
81 the association The change Is
the meeting time from Friday
evening was made TO avoid c0nfllct
with several other events. Tha
urouosition Wy four teams or tn
western League Co ON here an the
spring for training win be taken
nm me- this meeting. en- will he an
advertising proposition.
The meeting is to To- held In San
EenIto with ". j.. Eel. secretary VI
thn Chamber OF Commerce there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

STILLWELL, Okla, Dec. 18.-tP)
Trapped on the top floor Of the
Adair county courthouse, four
prisoners and a deputy sheriff slid
down a rope OF knotted blankets
10 safety here today when the
building was destroyed by fire.
G. @. Ashley. the deputy. was on
the third floor when the flames
reared up a stairway. He ran TO
the cells, unlocked the doors ana
told the prisoners to knot their
blankets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

HOUSTON. Dec. i8.=Pl-The
murder trial or Howard Minton,
accused member OF q band which
hanged Robert Powell. negro. near
here last June, got under way to-
day.
Powell had been charged. with
Staying Detective A. W.. Davis.
Minton Is one OF the seven in
dicted. Charlie Oldham was tried
and acquitted.
Two hundred veniremen were
called.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
MARKETS


NEW YORK, Dec. 1e-OP-WIde-
spread irregularity again developed
at the opening OF today's market
Even stocks In the same group
moved in opposite directions, u. 8.
steel recorded q gain Of similar
extent. Columbian Carbon advanc.
ed 4 points, Delaware & Hudson 2
Consolidated gas 1874 and Ameri-
can and foreign power, Interborc
rapid transit and J. L. Case moved
up a point or so. American Rolling
Mills dropped ga and CheSa-
peake g. Ohio H..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-tRl-Cotton
opened steady unchanged to an ad-
vance of 3 points on covering and
moderate demand. The advance met
realizing. but there was very little
southern selling.
At midday January was selling
around 1896 and May 17.49 with
active months generally showing net
declines Of about ! 10 8 points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19-CR-
There was little trading In the cot
ton market this morning. Traders
apparently waited for the ginnerS re-
port tomorrow. After opening un-
changed to 3 points UP. prices eased
off slightly on liquidation in adj
vance OF the ginners report, Janu-
airy trading at 1880. March at i7.le
and May at 17.41, or 4 TO Q points
down from the opening highs.
At the end Of the first hour the
market was quiet but steady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec. 19-F-Butter
steady; unchanged.
Eggs steady: extra firsts 80 to So;
graded firsts 46 to As: ordinary firstS
SO to 43; refrigerator extras 38E: re-
f~rigerator firstS 3Tiz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

Joy RIDE DEFENSE WINS
Chicago-Pleading that he stole
an automobile "just for q short
ride" George Fisher, aged 10, was
acquitted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

Elks to Meet-The regular weekly
meeting OF the Els club will be
held Wednesday evening at the
club. The usual business Is due
for consideration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Mexican Party Asked
To Make Visit Here

An invitation TO visit Brownsville.
and cooperate In every way has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Briefs

Ideal Beauty Parlor.-Under new
management, will give Nestle Cir
culine permanent wave with test
curl for $3.50. Ideal special per-
manent wave. for $500. Expert fin
ger waving and ~manicuring. Mrs
Matte Younkman, Manager.-Adv.
Holiday Trip.-Chester Cohen,
engineer with the state health de-
partment, left Wednesday morning
for Houston where he will spend the
holidays. Cohen has been here for
several weeks working at the water
plant.
TO Leave.-Carlos Watson. as
sistant u. S. attorney. plans TO leave
FRIDAY for Dallas to spend the
Christmas holidays with friends
and relatives. He viii return after
New Years.
Two Passengcrs.-Huhert Edison,
of Scarsdale, N. Y, an engineer.
was q passenger on the Mexican
aviation company plane to Vera
Cruz Wednesday. Sam KatZ. oil
operator, also returned to Tampico
after a trip to the north.
Steinway Grand piano for sale
very cheap. 243 Levee St, or phone
l22.-Ady. l9.
Returns. - w. o. Washington.
Cameron county engineer, has re-
turned from Austin where ne at
tended d session OF the state high
way specifications committee. : An
other session win have to be held
to complete the work. Washington
states.
Officers Busy.-With the civil
district court and county court at
law IN session. the sheriffs depart
ment IS being kept busy serving
papers.
Elks to HEeet-The regular weekly
meeting OF the Els club viii be
held Wednesday evening at the
club. The usual business Is due
for consideration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

Officers Busy.-with the civil
district court and county court at
law IN session. the sheriffs depart
ment Is being kept busy serving
papers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19
Light Frost

0Contlnurd from rage d
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

Sally Starr. stage actress. makes
her screen debut In the all-talking
picture, so This Is College" now
showing at the Palace theater In
McAllen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-19

Steinwny Grand piano for sale
very cheap. 243 Levee St, or phone
122.-Ady. l9.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
Times Readers Voice Vie10S

%, 1929. in which you state that
my name has been mentioned as
a probable successor to Albert Walls
man, as business director Of the
school board, and also that I proba-
bly, will succeed, as secretary, Frank
L. ReiSSner, who has been with the
school board for thirty-seven years.
I may state frankly, that I never
have solicited the position held by
either Of the gentlemen. AS a citi-
zen, taxpayer and parents, I do hold
an interest in our school city that
such organization function in a
busineSs-like manner and that the
taxpayers get 100 per cent of value
for every dollar paid for school pur-
poses.
I further wish to correct an er-
roneous statement 10 the effect that
Both Emmelman and Losche are
close Coffin supporters" AS a Demo-
crat, I adhere only to and support
Democrats and Democratic doctrines
in any kind Of political issue, and
most naturally whatever Coffin is
for politically I would be against.
I am now asking you to retract
this statement in your publication,
as it has caused considerable en-
barrassment to me.
ALBERT II. rLOECHE.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
Men With a Biz

CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON of
- California is out with a state
ment against the Root formula by
which it was hoped the way would
be opened for this country to enter
the world court.
What Senator Johnson says about
the Root formula is of no particular
consequence. He would say much
the same thing about any formula
designed to serve a similar purpose.
Senator Johnson simply is against
this country entering the world
court, or anything else which
Smacks Of international cooperation
for the sake of peace.
Probably he can't help it. Prob
ably he was born that way.
Some people have the misfortune
to be against everything which does
not conform to their pet hobby.
Senator Johnson's pet hobby is to
save California from the japanese.
With this in mind. he can not
visualize a League Of Nations, a
world court, a naval conference, or
much of anything else which would
bring two or more nations together,
except in the light of a terrible
menace.
Most men with a bug become ir-
reconcilables in the end.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
Hundred Percenters and immigration

Business interests are joining liberals of the coun-
try IN supporting President Hoovers demand Tor
repeal OF the national origins clause OF the immgra
ton act. which would reshJafe the present quota
system. The United States Chamber OF Commerce
announces report by its immigration committee op-
posing the change that becomes effective next July
unless the special session of congress acts in the
interim.
In addition to repeating the findings of the Hoover
commission! that it is impossible to compute quotas
accurately under the national origins plan, the
chamber committee stresses two other arguments:
Cur industrial li1e our citizens and foreign appn-
cants and immigration machinery already are
adjusted to the present 1890 census quota basis.
Second, the putting INTO effect OF any restrictive
immigration policy is bound to stir up racial antag-
onisms and misunderstanding. There is plenty Of
evidence that changing over to the national origins
plan would revivfy these antagonisms without any
large commensurate gain to our final purpose which
is the building of a homogeneous and united nation"
The only groups in this country insisting the
impracticable change those racial mnorltes who
themselves would profit from it. and certain hundred
per cent American" organizations which make a
fetish OF Nordc blood. Their idea in proposing the
change originally was to increase the British immgra
ton and reduce the south European influx.
AS the plan works, it actually would increase the
Italian quota so per cent and the Greek POT per cent
Even with those increases however the south Euro
pean quotas would remain low. except the Italian,
raised from 3845 to 5802
The most important changes would be to increase
Great Britain and northern Ireland 93 per cent, and
to cut Germany 40 per cent, Scandinavia 81 per cent
and the Irish free state 81 per cent Naturally the
large German. Irish and Scandinavian groups OF
American citizens are indignant over this effort at
alleged pro-British discrimination
Congress should not find it difficult to choose be-
tween the advice of President Hoover the liberals and
the United States Chamber Of Commerce on one side
and the hundred per cent" organizations on the
other side The national origins clause should be
repealed.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
Censoring Opinions

Federal Judge Gibson OF Pittsburgh has handed
down decision which is reminiscent of the worst
Asvs OF English judicial tyranny He has assumed
the right to punish man for what he thinks
He has Cancelled the citizenship OF John IapolcZ-
yani OF Harmony, Pa, who was born in Hungary and
naturaliged in 1920. After becoming 7zen Tapo-
lczvsni wrote to brother In Hungary, saying he was
communist in principle and in favor OF the soviet
form OF government.
The letter was intercepted by Hungarian cenSors
and turned over to United States authorities They
brought suit in equity charging Tapoczyam had OBJ
tanned his citizenship by fraud since he could not
honestly take an oath to uphold the constitution
Tapolczyani argued that he always had upheld the
laws and constitution OF his adopted country and
that ne is opposed to change by revolution when
constitutional means at hand.
II the constitution means what it says there is no
justification for Judge Gbson's opinion. Every man
is supposed to have the right to think and SPEAK
he pleases, and peaceaby to advocate political
changes He can preach communism anarchism or
monarchsIl. and long as he does not use or urge
force against constituted authority he is within his
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
When Hypocrisy Is Unmasked

The world hates hypocrite.
DIys who are sincere and vets who are sincere
stand on common ground therefore in contemplating
the predicament of a dry congressman caught with
the wet goods.
Should the charges in either or both of the cases
pending prove true, little sympathy will be forthcom-
ing from either side in the great dispute
The question isn't so much one Of trying to get oy
with little liquor 1t more particularly matter OF
hypocrisy being found out.
OF course smuggling, though only for the stomach S
sake is not defensibe It is less defensibe for law
maker than for private citizen And still less when
a lawmaker has coaked himself with the special
privilege which is called freedom of the port"
It is conceivable that tolerant constituency might
forgive and forget where such an offender was not
also an ardent worker III the cause which he is caught
violating
But proof Of guilt under such circumstances, re-
CARELESS of what the legal penalty might be IS likely
to mean quick political extinction.
The career of the convicted hyporite is of few
days and full OF trouble"
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-02
A Thorough Hearing

II would be unfortunate II the highway co"llilo-
sion should tomorrow attempt to limit any effort thal
Director Williams may make to defend himself OF
show any reason Inc may believe responsible Tor the
effort to remove him
Such a hearing. by its nature is farcical. Inc
members of the commission arc his accusers They
arc also his judges ANY unbiased verdict by such
tribunal is of course, impossible
But there is a chance ior the public to set some
real information concerning this department Whlc4
will spend this year twenty millions OF dollars OF the
peoples money.
The commission has made some charges OF neglect
1t has not charged dishonesty.
The defendess OF Williams. and they are many
have whispered that the real Of the Williams
custer is the desire OF material makers and contrac-
tors TO graft They picture Williams as the one man
who stands between the people and theft
That hearing will be incomplete unless the de-
tenders OF Williams bring this matter into the open
and pont to the interests he has kept from stealing
the politicians he may have stopped in their pilter-
ings.
While the linen is in the wash all the dirty clothes
should be dumped into the tub.