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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
TOBACCO co.
SETS RECORD
american Raised 1925 Prof
its To New Mark of
25,066,299

NEW YORK, March 16.-Ameri-
sn Tobacco company made public
oday its earnings for 1928, set
ing a new high mark both in sales
md profits.
Record net earnings Of SIS ,066,-
1873, an increase Of S1,756,610 over
927, were largely the result of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
APPROPRIATION

BEAUMONT, Tex, March 16.-tH)
The Southwest Bell Telephone
company here has announced an
appropriation Of 5i50,000 for ex-
tensions for the coming year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
INK WILL

BERLIN.-Friedrich GelSen adj
mitted forgery when experts proved
that ink On a will he claimed to be
Is years old was actually made since
1919.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
BRIDE STOPS CEREMONY

BIRMINGHAM, Eng.-As Miss
Caroline Porter was being married
she stopped the ceremony, but aft
er a half-hour delay she consented
to its completion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Grade Crossing Claims Four
Victims

Mr.. Alexander Phipps, AZ years old,
and his three children: Ethel, 10;
Virginia, IA, and Garnet, II, were In
stanlly killed about z o'clock Thursday
lnornlngsot last week, when the aulo-
mobile Ill which they were riding was
struck by north bound express train
at the crossing on the Pennsylvania
railroad at the canning honse OF F. {.
aitchell and Bro, one mile south Ot
Perryman, Hartford county. The moth
er, ana their oniy otner cnlld, francis,
Years olu, We're NOT killed, aitnOug h
the mothers SAUL was fractured anu
sne Is In serious condltlon at the
havre de Grace Hospital. Frances es-
capped injury.
Mr.. tnlpps was foreman on the
farm OF F. U. Mitchell ana Bro, about
d mile from Perryman. The family
came from Virginia seven years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Reckless Driver Found Guilts
OF Manslaughter

Ray Howell, of Havre de Grace,
driver of the automobile on October 80,
when Miss Eva Hines, daughter Of MFR.
and Mrs. Robert F. Hines, that city,
was instantly killed when the machine
turned over on the road near Bel Air,
was found guilty of manslaughter by a
jury in the Hartford county court on
Wednesday with recommendation Of
mercy.
He was Immediately sentenced to
three months in Jail and fined $500.
The car, a seven passenger Buick,
belonged to Mr.. j. Frank Mitchell, who
loaned it to Howell. Miss Mary Tyson,
of Rising Sun, Miss Marion Reynolds
of Vineger Hill, Cecil county, and Mr..
Vincent Amato, of Havre de Grace,
were also in the car at the time of the
accident. Amato was seriously in
jured, sustaining a broken arm and a
fractured pelvis. Miss Tyson received
serious cuts and bruises.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Christmas Greens

Every year as the Christmas sea-
son rolls arond uthe Department of
Forestry calls attention to the van
dalism that Is caused by thoughtless
and malicious people gathering
Christmas green's.
The thoughtles ones do not real
ize that it is someone's else property
hey are taking when they break on
molly branches or cut down Christ
mas trees. Common decency de-
mands that one should ask the own
eT's permission to take a few
branches or a small tree.
The malicious thief, If course, re-
CARDS no ones feeling nor does he
observe decency.
The law against this promlscuous
pifering is very explicit and is found
in Chapter 179. Acts OF 1918. This
law states that no one may remove,
take, cut, break, injure, or destroy
ny tree or any tree or shrub from
pc property OF another without the
HAASSCA COAoCAI VI iu0 OWu0r, OF
Under his personal direction; ony
violation is punishable by fine OF
not less than five dollars ($5) or
imprisinment for not less than thirty
days, or both.
This law is not part OF the rores-
try code, and therefore, the warden
cannot make an arrest without a
worrant, but they can be very help
ful in breaking up this practice by
Getting the number OF any machine
Whose occupants are gathering the
trees, and notifying the owner OF the
property OF the depreciation.
The State Department OF Forestry
has some posters calling attention
to- this law which it will gladly dis
tribute upon request.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Rising Sun School News

A very interesting program was ar
ranged Tor the Parent Teachers Asso-
c.auon meeting on Thursday evening,
December 5th.
Our laoratory is being equipped with
running water, and additional drinking
fountains are being placed IN the build
ing.
Inc school would appreciate the do
nation or the American Magazine
Monthly. Anyone getting the American
and wishing to give the magazines to
the school after having read them,
communicate with Mr.. Zimmerman.
tupn reports Ior the month Of Nc.
vemDer Were gwen to the pupils on
Thursday, December 5th.
Oar girls field pail team will journey
to Cnestertown on Friday OF this week
to play the Preston team tor the Eas-
tern Shore field ball Championship
Tne. tleld bali team has certainly done
well. Inelr cleancut conduct and
sportsmansnlp Is winning them many
friends and supporters on the Eastern
Shore. We cannot speak too highly Of
the splendid treatment our team receiv-
ed on our visits to Denton and Ches-
tertown.
Tne High School and Elementary
teachers are making survey of the
over age pupils i'll our school during
this Week.
lne elementary teachers and Mr..
Farmer, music tacher, are working on
christmas. program which will be
in the Town Hall on December Goth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
urder Suspect Confesses To
The Crime

is alleged by the use of a Gle de-
etor' and injection of truth serum
4 confession has been obtained from
Earl Mayer, charged with the murder
gf James Eugene Bassett, of Annap.
Oils, former instructor at Tome In
situte, Port Deposit, missing since
September 9th, 1928.
James Eugene Bassett, whose father
was secretary Of the Chamber of Com
lleace at Annapolis, Nd, left that
city early in September, 1928, to take
4 position in Manila as secretary to the
cpmmandant of the navy yard at
chvite. He stopped in Bremerton,
near Seattle, Wash. to visit his broth
ef-in-law and sister, Commander and
] Ks. Theodore H. Winters, of the
rget Sound Navy Yard.
He disappeared on September 5th,
1923, four days before he had planned
to Aail for the Philippine Islands. He
had left the home of his brother-inlaw
T0 Seattle to sell his automobile. A
few hours later his sister received a
telegram from Seattle saying he had
sold the car and was going to Van
c0uver with a friend and would return
"a few days. Nothing more was
h6ard from him.
On September 18th, Decasto Earl
Mayer and his mother, Mrs, Mary
Smith, were arrested in Oakland, CAL,
hy police who claimed they were in
pd kssion of Bassett's automobile and
VI watch. The pair were taken to
Sd lie and, after trial, found guilty
Of grand larceny. Mrs. Smith was
sentenced to from five to ten years in
the penitentiary. Mayer was given
q lifs. sentence as an habitual criminal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06

Last week the first meetings were
leld to acquaint each district with the
work of the Cecil County Welfare As
ISOLATION. Miss Katharine T.. Kirwan,
of the Maryland Children's Aid Society,
of which the local organization is a
branch. explained the work of the Society
and its relation to the state organization.
Hiss Nellie Jean BeardseIl, director o f
the Cecil County Welfare Association /,
spoke of needy cases in the county.
At Warwick the nucleus of a volun :
t.er group was formed and Mrs. Custis
Price was elected as chairman. At
Eeclton committee of three was appoin-
ted to organize volunteer group in that
section. Mrs. James Mccoy is the chair
nan of the committee. At Chesapeake
City, because of the small attendance,
an invitation was extended to attend a
larger meeting at the next meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association which, is to
be held on December 18th. At North
East an interested group offered to assist
Mrs. George o. Carey in the volunteer
work of that district. AT Cherry Hill the
school children remained for the meeting.
Miss Kirman told them of how little
children in other counties have been
able to assist the welfare work in their
counties and gave them an understand
iAg of what the work of the local society
is doing.
Mrs. Yerger, County Nurse, Mr..
Howard T, Ruhl County Superinten-
lent of Schools, Mr.. Guy Johnson. Prin.
cipal of the Elkton High School, and
Mrs, l. D. Davis, Treasurer of the So
ciety arranged ior and attended the meet
ing. Mrs. Yerger and Mr.. Ruhl ex-
planned how the organization aids in the
health work and school attendance prob
lens in the county.
The next meetings are to'be held De-
ccmber IIth: Rising Sun at 4:3o P, M.
and Calvert at 1880 P. M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Christmas Cheer

The various banks of the county
spread Christmas cheer this week, by
.naillng checks for Christmas savings
lundS. In round numbers the amounls
distributed by the banks in Cecil county
were as follows:
National BANK of Rising Sun, $1,000
National BANK OF ferryville, s. Y
first NaIlonai bank OF North
Sl8, 200; Maj 49, OF Elktoi
pany, with brahclle -
chesapeake City and Cecilton
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
1880 AUTO PLATES READY
Use Of Mail Urged For Speedy
Distribution OF Tags

Application blanks!for 1880 automo.
bile license tags were mailed to moto.
rists Friday and markers may now
be obtained. Il
The! new:tags, which have white
numerals on green background, may be
placedia.on automobiles December is
and must be displayed after midnight
December 81.
Il wish to. urge motorists to take ad-
vantage ofthe mails in obtaining tags, !,
Mr.. Baughman said. "This will avoid
the last-minute rush of previous years.
The application blanks for 1880 tags
are easy to fill in. All that is required
is the cost of markers-which may be
obtained by multiplying the number of
horsepower of the car by 80 cents
and the applicants signature. I'D
"Then it should be mailed to the
office of the Commissioner in Balti-
more, accompanied by money order
or check: covering the cost OF the Ii
cense, in addition to ten cents for
postage.
Automobile owners who have paid
their taxes will receive cards per-
forated with the stamp of the City
Collector, or if, they live in the ceun.
ties, the County Collector. Those
whose taxes are in arrears can pay
them at the City Tax Collectors office
on the first floor of the new Municipal
Building, Baltimore, or at the county
seat of the county in which they live.
Taxes must be paid before tags will be
issued.
IF motorist has changed his
address he should notify the Com
missoner's office Immediately, as
markers are sent parcel post and will
not be forwarded from an old to a
new address.
Requests for freak license plates
will not be complied with. In past
years as many as 600 autoists have re-
.quested tags bearing numbers of their
own choosing. When possible, the
Gags were issued, but complications
arose when several chose the same
numbers. The custom also added
additional work for the clerical force
and some instances caused a mix-up in
the records.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Lancaster County Mennonites
Ready To Aid

Mennonites of Lancaster and county
are ready to furnish aid for the Is, 600
or more members OF their sect III
Soviet Russia and Germany, who are
said to have been stripped of then
property and money under the Boi7
shevIst regime.
Officials OF the church stated that the
Board of Bishops of the Lancaster
District of Mennonites, had authorized
the Board OF Missions to investigate
repotss that members OF the faith Ill
tnat part Of Europe are in destitute
tahces.-Quarryville Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Real Estate Sales

Eli R. Coulson purched at executor
sale on November 30, the Ivan w. Rich
ards farm of "a acres near Mt. Pleasant,
for $1,000, and the store and dwelling
property at New Bridge for $3.50.
The Charles c. Cornell property. a
Harrisville, sold at the Court Hous,
door 10 Elkton. on Tuesday. was purch
ased by ]. Otis Kennard for $2Ioo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06

At the annual meeting of the Cecil
County Unit of the Maryland State
Normal School Alumni Association.
held in Elkton on November 23rd,
officers were elected as follows: Mrs.
Maxwell Field. President; MISS Ida
Kimble, Vice President; Miss katn-
arine M. Bratton. Secretary and
reasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06

Our linotype is out of commission,
necessitating the setting of all type by
hand this week. Every printer appre-
GATES what this means, if the ordinary
layman does not.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06

Thrown from wagon when the horses
attached to it ran away, Arthur Pope,
employed on the Meredith farm, near
Elklon, is in Union Hospital. suffering
from badly tract ured left leg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
Newark Post Under New
Management


On December the Newark, Del. i,
POST was leased to Harry c. McSherry;
~hol will actively publish and edit the
papek Charles B. Jacobs, Jr., the re-
tiringS editor, is going to Waterbury.
connefticut, where he has position in
th1 81 romotion departme1tlp the
Pfass Company. !,
1. ~ been DeIawarean for the
ten and half years. during which
he has been manager and editor Of
Dover Index. He has severed his
connection with the Index in order to
publish his own paper. 1t is the inten-
ton Of Mr.. McSherry to continue the
present policies Of The Post, which are
those laid down by its founder, the late
Everett c. Johnson, when he established
the paper in 1910.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. McMinn ar
rived Tuesday from Houston, and
are guests at FL Jardin.
r. "A. Pollock has returned after
an absence of six weeks.
Herb Sierk is here from Dallas. and
is stopping at the Travellers.
G. II. Hirschfield Of San Antonio,
arrived Tuesday morning.
F. p. Barr is here from Columbus,
Ohio.
Dale Miller and G. D. Eakin. both
OF Corpus Christi. r at the TRAY
elers.
Damon Lewis is here from Utica,
". ". looking after business.
Lieut.. "A. L. JafErcy came In from
Kelly Field Monday.
w. G. Tilman and family, OF Dali
las. are guests at FL Jardin.
d. F. Lehman IS here from Okla
hoina City.
w. W. Kalteyer and son, Of San
Antonio. are at Ell Jardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Highfield are
here from Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Anterior, Of
San Antonio. are here.
Il l.. Schmedtman is here from
Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Daugherty, Of
Sen Antonio. are guests at FL Jardin.
II. z. Russell. Of Dallas, IS here.
Agnes Jackson. Of Point Isabel,
spent Monday in town.
Gil de los Santos and G. A. Ca
hero. both Of Nuevo Laredo, arc in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Tyrash and Mrs.
e. b. Smith are here from San An
tonic.
IT. l.. Mccullough. Of Dallas, is
stopping at the Travellers.
j. J. Weedman Is here from San
Antonio.
p. Villareal came in from Nuevo
Laredo Monday. He is accompanied
by his So
F. MARI is here from San Antonio.
J. II. Clarkson and his daughter
are here from Corpus Christi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Powell, OF
Dallas. are visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiilrichs and
Vernon Steve. all Of La Grange, are
stopping at the Travellers.
j. M. Roycroft. Of Birmingham,
is in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
Ratsell Turns In
Best Skeet Marks
In Tuesday Shoot

Hurt Batsell got his eye on the
birds Tuesday afternoon and showed
the way TO the rest Of the Skeeters
by ~pulver:Zing % out Of a possible
Is birds. Two other rounds he broke
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
LAUNCH 0LMITO
BUILDING move
Program Includes Plans For
Construction Of Fine
Residences
Especial To Tho Herald)

OLAITO, June 26.-An expansions
program. including construction OF
a number of fine residences. and
several business structures, Is being
launched in Olmito.
Announcement Of the buildings
was made b. G. r. McSpadden.
in charge OF the development
cCmpany1s sales office here. who is
one OF those TO build homes.
Contract for a Spanish style res
idence for Mr.. McSpadden has been
awarded TO Ivan H. Greer Of the
Greer Construction company, 4 con
Germ just establishing in Olmito. ana
coming here from the North.
Greer Is an architect and con-
tractor. He also is drawing plans
for two other large residences, these
being for Charles II. Thompson OF
Indiana. and Mr.. Richardson or
Illinois, both of whom will come to
Olmito soon to make their perma-
nent home.
The Greer Construction company
will establish a planning mill and
other construction equipment in o.
mito. Greer said.
The homes for Mr.. Thompson and
Mr.. Robinson are to be two-story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall past q
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
CHICAGO CAT
RATS
IN Ii

CHICAGO. June
". the big Maltese cat who mas
been the scourge Of rats at the
Sangamon Paper Grading COM
pany warehouse, has become
foster mother to five young I'M
weaned rats.
A porter last night came upon
the cat ard her adopted brood.
and. not believing his eyes. called
his boss. Later newspaper cam
eramen made a Photographic
record Of what would have SEEM
cd without 1t to be hardly pIaus-
ible.
The opinion was expressed that
Molly had killed the mother or
the Dr5od and then had assumed
the maternal role herself. She
refuses TO permit anyone to take
the rats from her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
TRIAL SET FOR
YOUNG USBAND
Ocie Nix Faces Charge of
Poisoning Wife To-
morrow

TEXARKANA, Tex. June 26.-tR
-Veniremen have been called. and
arrangements made for the open
ing here tomorrow OF the trial of
Ocie Nix on charges Of poisoning
his 17-year-old wife last week at
their home.
1t was indicated the state would
base It's case on a statement attrib-
uted TO Nix and to "corroborating
testimony"
Reports from the state chemists
office at Austin revealed no poison
had been found in the viscera Of
Mrs. Nix. sent there by Bowie coun-
ty officers for chemical analysis.
The chemist said he had other tests
to make.
Nix conferred with his attorneys
and was reported to have recounted
his actions in full on the day Of the
alleged crime.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
MOnE
Il SlDEllGHTS
PALACE, McALLEN

Richard Dix's Abridged Dictionary
vas the movie stars latest idea for
p~erfecting the art OF the talking pic
ture until sound engineers made the
book obsolete.
Dix learned a lot about sound ef-
fects during his work at Para
mounts Long Island studio on his
latest farce. Nothing But the
Truth" which comes to the Palace
Theater. McAllen for a four-day
run beginning today.
He had seen the mechanical pro-
cess improve greatly. SO that the
well-known tendency Of talking pic
lures to lisp had been practically
eliminated.
However, there were still a few
words that caused trouble over the
microphone. Dix's list Of dangerous
words for his own Dictionary in
cluded these - Conscientiousness,
business. efficiency. office. voice and
yes. Whenever he could find a
synonym for one Of them, he used
it.
On his first trial with talking pic
lures, made Just before WORK began
on Nothing But the Truth" the
star said to the microphone, my
goodness sakes. this is a quiet place.
Say. I've got q Great name for this
-speakeasy.'
a speech just full Of the danger
GUS less" sound. Then the record
was played back for the star to hear
his voice.
1T is possibIe?" asked Dix. ut
sounds as If I was in a den Of
snakes"
And from that moment he began
TO compile his Essless Dictionary.
Unfortunately for the enterprise,
however. the complete elimination
Of lisping was effected by the Para
mount engineers a short time after
Dix began the work. and now he
knows there will be no market for
the book.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26

22s. BatseIl took two whirls with a
.4l0, making les and lbs.
Bob Wade. lank mechanic, pressed
Batsell close for premier honors,
getting two 22s and a 10 in three
rounds. Young broke a II In the
fourth round. Twenties we're Cd
tanned by Frank Armstrong and
Harry Richardson.
George Bell continued his fight
against his DOGGY ana showed i'm
provement. The gasoline magnate
smacked over 16 Of the birds In his
first try. George is a shark at al
most anything he undertakes and
cannot understand why he can not
lead the clay pigeons correctly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
PEST CONTROL EXPE-
TO TALK AT

MISSION. June 26.-H. b. Mitch
ell specialist I'm citrus insect control
is to speak at 8 p. m. Friday al
Sharyland high school. on proper
treatment Of Valley orchards. Hi
talk Is 70 be illustrated.
The speaker is TO appear under
the auspices OF the pest control de-
partment Of Hayes-Sammons Hard.
war co. and everyone interested
i'm the subject has been invited X
attend.
Refreshments are 90 be served.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
SUMMARY

The weather was mostly fair TO
clear throughout the western two
thirds. and cloudy to unsettled over
the eastern third Of the United
States at the morning observation.
Widely scattered showers occurred
in the far Northwest and along the
middle Rio Grande river while
moderate to heavy general rains
occurred in the southeastern states
and along the Atlantic seaboard.
Temperatures were somewhat lower
this morning practically throughout
the eastern half Of the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
Clyde Van Dusen,
Losing Winner, Is
To Run at Chicago

CHICAGO, June 26.-P-Herbert
r. Gardner's Clyde Can Dusen. vic
torious in the Kentucky, soundly
beaten i'll the American derby. and
beaten by a step in the Latonia
derby. has reached Arlington Park
to begin preparation for the $4,000
American classic July 13.
Trainer CLYDE Won Dusen plans to
enter the son Of Man o. Wa ii the
one or two less important stakes be-
fore sending his namesake 10 the
Dost in the classic in which he will
attempt to REGAIN his Stending
among the leading three-year-olds
IF the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
FLORIDA FRUIT
BANNED
Lull Says Interstate Firm
Not to Offer Fruit On
Trains in Texas

Florida fruit will no longer be sole
by agents of the vending company
on trains Of the Southern Pacific
railroad entering the Valley, Fl. M.
Lull. executive vice president Of the
lines In Texas and Louisiana has
informed the chamber OF commerce.
Mr.. Lull was asked TO use his In
fluence to prevent Florida fruits
being sold on trains OF his line OPP
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26

Grating IN Texas as a safeguard
against spread OF the Mediterran-
can fly In this state.
Mr.. Lull informed the local cham
Der that General Manager IngoId o
the Interstate Co. had agreed Ha
prevent any Florida fruit being sold
on trains operating In Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-26
taken out the better il will be for
hnfh The nrr.nnrr ard thn i,,l,rrArrr

taken out the better il will be for
both the owners and the industry.
Any material expansion in the
lemon industry Of the state should
be discouraged. II any new plant
ings are made they should be only
in localities having the most favor
able climatic and soil conditions.
Although returns may be raised
through an increase in the demand
or a decrease in the supply. indi-
vidual growers cannot escape the
fact that their best outlook for the
future lies in more efficient pro-
duction. including both improve
ment in quality and reduction in
cost.