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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-03

bowl OF red roses on the table and two great jars
of pink and white roses on the floor by the win
dow, and the rest of the room a mass of English
hawthorne, white and pink as 1t is the whimsy Of
hawthorne to be.
A robin sat in a locust tree outside the window
and called for rain, and you couldn't help wishing
he'd get it, he seemed so desperate about it.
And the woman in the white dress sat by the
window in a great chair, the tall man in gray sat
on the couch and Blackeyed Susan stood In the
doorway, smelling the locust, the hawthorne and
the roses and smiling to herself as if she heard
sweet music far away. And Elsie, OIL she had a
grand time, sitting in a big cane chair and telling
the world this, that and the other.
And this was the lie Elsie told. They were
speaking Of an actor-a handsome, magnetic crea-
ture who died before he was really what he could
ng how handsome he was and how picturesque
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City-Valley
SEVEN
Eastern Star
Social Evening

Hope chapter, 124, Order Of the
EaS ern Star, held a regular meet
ing "a Monday evening at the Ma
sonic temple, followed by a social
hour. Members and visitors were
favored with q program presented
by five young girls, including Gus
ter Yates, Roberta Lee and Alice
Fitch, and Evelyn and Matte Mae
Yates. Fruit punch was served.
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VALLEY AGGIE EXES
WILL MEET MONDAY

HARLINGEN, 5uly 3.-Former A.
& NJ. college students will meet
here Monday night to discuss the
question Of a booth at the Valley
Mid Winter fair, and summer &C
tivities Of the organization.
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REMODELING HOME
Especial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, July 3.-Remodel-
ing work on the residence Of c. ].
Rothgeb on the highway near here
has been started.
The o~ne-story building is to be
remodeled into a two-story struc-
ture, at a cost of about $4,000.
Lloyd Z. Mellor Of this city is ar
chitect. The house is of tile and
stucco.
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Immediate Relief

Many people who are hungry are
afraid to eat for fear Of distressing
aiter-effects. They keep themselves
on a limited diet and go about half
starved.
This is unnecessary. Take a
spoonful Of GoRDoN's after meals
and you can eat what you like and
as much rs you want without any
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ment.
Miss Helen Summers received high
score and Miss Frances Beckham
made second high. Miss Bessie Mae
Mckinney of Beeville received the
high cut and the honoree was pre-
sented a special souvenir from the
hostess.
A salad course was served to 20
guests.
MILLER RUTHERFORD
Miss Mabel Miller and EgDer.
Rutherford of Waco, were united
in marriage at the residence Of Rev.
T. H. Mcneil Saturday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
Only intimate friends and rela-
tives were present.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. @. Miller and is well
known here. having been a resi-
dent of Harlingen for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford will be
at home in Waco after July Is.
VISITORS COMPLIMENTED
Misses Frances Beckham, Helen
and Elizabeth Summers entertained
at the home Of Mrs. D. w. Schuep-
bach with a bridge party Saturday
evening honoring a group of visitors
in the Valley from different points
in Texas. Pink roses mingled with
fern in large baskets and vases were
used in decorating the home.
High score prize was awarded to
Mrs. T. q. Sampson, Miss Josephine
Willis received second high. Chiffon
evening handkerchiefs were the spe-
cial gifts to the honorees, Misses
Christine Mckinney and Bessie Mae
Mckinney of Beeville, Edith Dunn
of Houston, Louise Davidson Of Fort
Worth, Flora Belle Brooks, Long
view, and Myrtle Gulley Of juno
ton City, Ark.
A delicious salad and sweet course
was served to SO guests.
Assisting the hostess we're Mrs.
w. D. JeffrieS. Mrs. w. L. Beck
ham and D. ". Sc~huepbach.
PERSONALS
Mrs. L. r. Campbell Of Birming-
ham, Ala, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. S. r. Jennings, left
Monday for her home.
Mrs. L. w. Van Pelt and daugh-
ter, Betty Lou. left Sunday night
for Royce City to spend the remain
der of the summer.
Miss Dorothy Oliver of Houston
left Sunday night for her home in
Houston, after a short stay with
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. e. Hinrnan.
MI. and Mrs. Hugh Ramsey and
little daughter left Saturday for an
extended automobile tour Of the
mid-western states.
MIR. and Mrs. John G. Thomas
left Sunday night for a months
stay in Detroit, Mich, and New
York.
Mrs. w. u. Fountain, Jr., and Mrs.
j. E. Dunn, and Miss Marjorie Dunn
of Houston, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Abbott,
have returned TO their homes.
Chas. j. Strong. travelling freight
agent, Missouri Pacific lines, has
been transferred to Houston. Mr..
and Mrs. Strong left Saturday for
their future home.
Sid Berry returned from a bust
ness trip to San Antonio Saturday
morning.
Mrs. A. Brunneman has returned
from a three weeks stay in Fall
furrias, Kingsville and Alice.
Billy Gallagher, formerly with the
First National bank here, has re-
turned to Harrington after being
away several months and Is asso-
ciated with the Bolts Gin company.
v. v. Pernoud left Monday for
points in Louisiana.
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SAN BENITO FIRMS
TO OBSERVE FOURTH
{ Special to The Herald,

SAN BENITO. July 3.-Business
VIII come to a standstiII in San
n on July Fourth In observance
or the nations birthday.
Many residents of the city are
expected to go to Brownsville, Nc
Allen, or other Valley cities where
ceiebrations are being planned for
the fourth.
"A special band concert tonight e
the only pre-Fourth feature planned
In the city.
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SCANDAL WRECKS MINISTER
DOVER, Eng.-Sued by his wife
for support, Rev. w. E. Williams
testified that unfounded scandal
had wrecked his life.
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WAGES CAMPAIGN ON
DOGS TAGS
(Special to- The Heraldl

N0PCO1dI % 1lIC 11CI d1UJ
SAN BENITO, July 3.-tP)-A
campaign against dogs without IL
censes is to be waged here, Chief
Of Police Luke Waters announced,
following reports of a mad dog Bit
ing a local youth.
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White LieY often
Prove Interesting
Famous Writer Comments on Elsie Who Let Her "Hopes"
Carry Her Far from the Truth When Reciting
the Tale of a Romantic Experience
By WINIFRED BLACK

Elsie told a lie the other day. I heard her tell 1t. 1t was a nice, in
teresting, really rather thrilling lie and everybody thrrled-even Elsie
thrilled herself. I could see it by looking at her. 1t happened like this.
We were all sitting in a lovely, cheerful happy room with a glass
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have been.

They were saying how handsome he was and how picturesque
how magnetic and what a pity it was he died SO young, and Elsie said
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Dreamed Potatoes and Pimentos

O4COAAACA IL UB0NUGS GAAA AlAACAALUS
Serving Twelye)
Twelve 2-inch potatoes, 4 table
spoons butter, 6 tablespoons flour,
3 cups milk, l teaspoon salt, IA
teaspoon paprika, IA cup chopped
pimentos.
Melt the butter and add the flour.
Blend well and add the milk and
cook until a creamy sauce forms.
Add the potatoes, cut in halves, and
the rest of the ingredients. Cook
slowly for 8 minutes.
Pour into a serving dish. Gar
nish with parsley and stick a tiny
silk flag in the top.
Grape Ice, Serving Twelve
One and 1-2 cups sugar, 8 cups
water, IL cup lemon juice, IL cup
orange juice, 2 cups grape jelly or
grape juice.
Boil the sugar and water for I
minute. Add the rest of the ingredi-
cents. Cool. Pour into a sterlized
freezer and freeze until very stiff.
Serve in small paper cups.
Firecracker Dessert
Twelve slices cake, 1-3-inch thick,
1-2 cup thick red raspberry jam,
8 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons
hot cream, 1-8 teaspoon salt, / tea
spoon vanilla, l cup sifted confec-
toners sugar, red fruit coloring.
Cream the butter until soft. Add
the cream, salt, vanilla and sugar.
Mix well and add sufficient red
coloring to give the desired shade.
Roll up the slices Of cake. which
have been spread with the rasp-
berry jam. Hold In place with q
tooth pick. After one hour frost
all sides with the icing. Remove
the tooth picks and place the
crackers" on a waXed paper. Serve
on paper doilies and insert short
"wicks" made of white cord.
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TAR-INGEN
ENTERTAINED

CLUB ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Tom Sampson entertained
her bridge club Friday afternoon at
her home on East Fillmore street.
Bright colored zinnias in baskets
and vases were the decorations used
throughout the home. Miss Vera
Letzerich was presented a pair of
silk hose for high score and low
score prize was awarded Miss Ida
Campbell.
A salad and sweet course was
served to 10 guests.
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HONORED

Mrs. A. L. Brooks honored her
niece, Miss Flora Belle Brooks with
a five-table bridge party at her
home on Tyler street Friday after
noon.
Pink roses and ferns in silver bas-
kets and vases about the rooms gave
floral charm and the two-tone
scheme was repeated in the tallies,
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Menus
dhe
BY MRS. ALExANDER GEORGE

BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Menu for July Fourth
(Red, white and blue colors carried
out in foods
Salmon Salad in Paper Cups
Dreamed Potatoes and Pimentos
Hot Rolls Plum Jelly
Grape Ice
Firecracker Dessert
Coffee
Red, White and Blue Minis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-04
PLANE ENTRY
ORDERS MADE
Ships From Mexico
To Be Inspected
By Officers

No passengers or baggage may be
landed mt the Brownsville airport
from an airplane from a foreign
country unless a United States in
spector Of customs is present, ac-
cording TO the new airport regula-
tions, which went into effect Sunday,
William Neale, deputy customs in
spector in charge here. said Monday.
This ruling will apply at all times.
Neale said, and violation thereof
subjects the offender 70 a fine. inn
prisonment or seizure of the plane,
the ship under these regulations be-
ing regarded the same NJ a vehicle
from foreign contiguous territory.
Further. under the new regulations
the operator Of n plane going into
Mexico, must on his return, wire
the collector Of customs Of the dis
trict in the United States. the point
of his destination. the time of his
departure. his destination, and the
time of his arrival in the United
States, or expected arrival.
This ruling is made in order TO
give the collector Of customs ample
time in which TO have an inspector
nc the field. On arrival nc the point
Of destination in the United States.
declaration OF merchandising brought
in also must be made
a copy Of the new regulations have
been sent 20 and are available Mt
the Brownsville airport, Neale said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-04
COTTON Open
Is Down soc
Gains Made at End of
1st Hour and Mar
ket Steadies

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-F)-
Lower Liverpool cables and lack Of
sustaining support caused ar early
decline OF about so cents a bale in
the cotton market but towards the
end OF the first hour trade buying
developed and the market ruled
steadier.
First trades showed losses Of IL
70 - points. March traded off TO
1907 and May and July to 1911 or
IL to Is points under Saturdays
close. At the end of the first hour
the market was steady and 2 points
above the lows.
The market ruled sluggish all
morning and prices gradually eased
off on a report that crop prepara-
tions were about up to the average
for this period OF the season. March
traded down to 1905, May 1909 and
July 1905. or II to Is points below
Saturdays close.
Although there was a rally of 5 20
7 points from the lows OIL some
trade buying on the scale down the
market at noon was again at or
near the lows.
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TO- SHOW
VALLEY films
Officials of Company
Arrive To Take
Series

"A complete series OF educational
films OF the Lower Rio Grandw VAL
ley will be made by the Educational
Film company, according To- an
n~ouncement by officers OF the csm-
pany who arrived in the Valley Today
in the special car of the Port Isabel
company.
The personnel of the film party.
which will remain in the Valley two
weeks as guests Of the Port Isabel
company, includes u. "A. Rehm, vice.
president Of the Educational Film
Co.; Harry Peterson. camera dirccA
tor, and Jack Miller. owner OF N chaid1
of l5 Chicago theaters and president
Of the Chicago Exhibitors ~associa4i
ton, directors OF film distributed
for 500 Illinois theaters.
Other members Of the party arriv.'
ing in the special car include DR.
Herman n. Bundesen Of Chicago, re.
Gently eiseted coroner Of Cook coun-
tyr who is accompanied BY his wife
and daughter; Judge Walter T..
Meyer, formerly assistant III. y. att
torney at Chicago. now a member OF
the faculties of Northwestern anHl
Loyola universities. and Charles MI
David, news reel editor Of the Chi
tdbu hIaAg news. 1T. bNnGeAnBw
who served ar health commissioner
OF Chicago for nine years. II now
president Of the National Health In
stitute Of America and also health
director of the Chicago Daily News
The entire party arrived under the
escort Of the Port Isabel company
and will make their headquarters az
the Port Isabel Yacht club. Thew
were accompanied by y. ". Brasfiald1
general agent for the Port Isabel I'M
terests in Chicago. The party was
met at St. Louis Nv officials on thv
Missouri Pacific Lines, and made "A
brief stop mt Houston where they
were met by a committee of buai-
ness men and city officials. Their
return trip will be made In the spe-
cial a via San Antonio.
Officials OF the Educational Film
Co. announced that the Valley films
would be shown in practically alI
northern theaters showing the ccmI
pany's pictures. They recently unm-
pleted several southern films, Ma
GLIDING "a series nc Port Arthur fr
the NJ. $. government, Coral Gables.
Florida, and others. Approximately
two weeks will t. required 20 CON-
plete the Valley films. they stated.
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RETAIL MEMS
Head IS HERE
II. L. Levy, San Anto-
MO, to Address Lo-
cal Merchants

Need for cooperation in mainte-
nance OF a retail merchants associa-
ton will be stressed by H. L. Levy,
secretary of the Texas State Retail
Merchants association, in an ad-
dress TO merchants of Brownsville
at $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon at
the chamber of n
Mr.. Levy, who succeeded Alfred
Grasso as secretary of the state
body, came to Brownsville from San
Antonio, and will be here several
days, assisting the local body in its
organization work.
Benefits to be accrued from a
properly organized retail merchants
ASSOCIATION are i~ncalculable to bust
ness men Mr.. Levy said. such or
CARNATIONS not only protecting them
as to the credit liability of custom
ers, but also assuring them protec-
tion in other matters.
An open invitation to all mer-
chants Of the city, whether members
Of the local association or not. 10 at
tend the meeting was issued BY Mr..
Levy.
9. ". Sulley. educational director
Of the National Cash Register com
pany Of Dayton, Ohio, will be a Wis
itor in the Valley this week, deliver
ing addresses at two towns on "Bet-
ter Retailing" Mr.. Levy announced.
Sulley is to speak in Raymondville.
Friday, and in Mercedes next Nom
day.
Sulley ia to speak in "a cities in
Texas. the two Valley towns being
the only ones in this section chosen.
He is declared an authority on an
pearance Of stores, cleanliness and
methods for increasing sales.
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HOOVER WILL
MAKE SURVEY
To Get Information
On Flood Control
In Florida

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 4.-tF,-
President-elect Hoover decided to-day
to make a personal inspection OF the
0keechobee district of Florida to get
first hand information as TO the
needs for flood control in that sec
ton where 1900 people were
drowned during the 1928 storm.
Hoover is concentrating this week
on some OF the problems ahead OF
aim. including cabinet appointments,
legislative affairs and administration
policies.
Engagements have been made with
several OF his close friends and ad-
~visers, among them Senator Reed
Smoot of Utah. chairman of the SEN
ate finance committee, who is TO ar
rive today from Washington. and
Thomas {. Gregory, his neighbor a.
Stamford University.
Other callers will include Glenn
ID. Skipper. republican national com
mitteeman for Florida, with whom
the next president IL expected 60 dis
cuss the Florida political situstion.
Mr. Hoover probably will accept the
birthday celebration invitation Of his
old friend, Thomas A. Edison, at the
inventors winter home at Fort
Meyers. a week from today. He
probably will make the trip across
the state by motor.
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STOCKS open
IRREGULAR, Up
Rails Lead Advance;
Radio Corporation
Jumps Z Points

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Pl-Stock
prices moved irregularly higher at
the opening OF today's market, with
the rails again in the forefront Of
the advance. Baltimore & Ohio, St.
Paul common and St. Louis SCUM
western all moved into new high
ground for the year on opening
sales, the gains ranging from frac-
tons to 2 points. Radio jumped Z
points 10 400 and Kennecott and
Calumet & Arizona each ooened a
point higher. The first sale Of In
tcrnational Nickel was a block Of
10000 shares at &C, off So. Chrys-
Ter fell back / 3-S on the first sale.
Brisk accumulation Of the rails
presumably was in further reflection
Of. the excellent December earnings
and the indications Of progress in
pending consolidation plans. One
block Of $1,000 shares Of Chicago &
Alton common changed hands at 19
81 up 4 Ia and the highest price
since 1927 and a block Of 1890
shares of the preferred changed
hands at 81 ga, up 3 81. Western
Maryland and Reading each advanced
more than 2 points 20 new 1923 highs,
but Canadian Pacific was heavy.
American metals assumed the lead
ership Of the metals group By adj
vancing more than 3 points to a new
high at rs 10. National Bellas Hess,
Adams Express, Canada Dry, KroFer
Stores and Congress Cigar each adj
vaneed 2 points or more, and U. S.
Steel common, Bethlehem, American
Sugar Refining and Nash Motors
were among the many issues to ad-
vance a point or more.
Foreign exchanges generally OPEN
ed steady with Sterling cables slight
~ higher at S4.S4 rs.
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CONTINUED from Page One.)

Continued from Page 0ne.D
as a medium Of quick transportation
to Central America and the West
Indies, but also because the serv-
ice would bring the nations OF the
world into closer contact.
Colonel L~indbergh, completed the
first lap Of the flight by landing Mt
Columbia Field az S:2I n. m, two
hours and ID minutes after taking
off from Miami.
IL was the colonel's twenty-sev-
enth birthday. but his arrival here
was completely business-like and
there was no pomp or ceremony such
as his landing last year when he
stopped at Havana in the "Spirit OF
st. Louis" on his famous tour of
the Central American states.
1t was in compliance with the col
onels wishes hat he was received at
the airfield just as n commercial
pilot and Cuban government off
Gals who greeted him were there
purely In an expert official capaci-
~. Noble Brandon judah, United
States ambassador, was one OF those
at the field to congratulate him.
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pointed type S1.25Ml.5O, poorer 75eG
LOO; Savoy SI.5Oa2. South Carolina
crates pointed type poor quality and
condition 75c; 1 I-2 busheI hamnar@
Savoy Sl.50. Texas crates rornS
type $2.00a2.25; l IL bushel hamp-
ers Sl-254i.50; lettuce crates Sa-
voy S2.25a2.5O. California lettuce
crates Savoy $I.75G2.5O.
Philadelphia: Clear. 20 deg. Ar
rived Florida 20. New York 2. Texas
4, on track az ears. New stock snp-
plies liberal. demand slow. market
weak. Florida / IL bushel hampers
pointed type $1.OOGl.40, poorer use
@90e.
Beets:
st. Louis: Arrived 2 Texas. on
track G cars. Supplies moderate. de-
mand light. market about steadv
Texas banehed Bushels few SI25:
crates best mostly S225G2.40, few
10" a. 500, tops badly decayed low
New York: Arrived Texas <. sun
plies moderate. demand moderate.
market about steady. Texas bushels
punched $l-50@20.00; crates $2M
AAAaAeAFHAd- NO ClTiOt arrivals.
on track 5 cars. Supplies moderate.
demand moderate. market steady.
Texas crates punched s2.5OM2.75.
poorer low as Si.75. bushels punched
Si.5o.
Pittsburgh: Arrived Z mixed cars
Texas. Supplies moderate, demand
SLOW, market slightly weaker. Texas
rates S2-50I2.75.
Carrots.
Philadelphia: Texas 3, Holland 4
arrived, on track ri cars. Supplies
moderate. demand moderate. market
steady. Texas rates punched $3.50
G2.75, few low as $I.T5; bushel bask-
cts punched sl.25GI.50. California
crates punched $3-25.
New York: Arrived California II.
New York .. Texas 6. Supplies mod
crate. demand slow, market about
steady. California crates punched Sc
$50. few 1915 100. poorer s1.T5a
$50. Texas crates punched S7-25T
500; bushels $l25Gl37 10. New
York 100 Id. sacks cut S3N3-25.
Chicago. Arrived California rs,
Texas q, on traek go cars. Supplies
liberal. demand moderate, market
steady. California crates $3E325.
Texas crates S2.5oG2.75. small low
as $500.
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HOP FROM MIAMI
MADE AT sos A. NJ.

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 4.-(H9-Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh hoped off in a
Sikorsky amphibian plane at Cos
q. m, today carrying the first air
mail from the United States TO
Panama.
With three companions ard a load
Of 500 pounds Of mail, Lindbergh
nosed the giant craft out over the bay
toward Havana, the first stop Of the
long flight to Cristobal, Panama
canal zone.
Henry Lee Buskey was at the radio
set and Col. John A. Hambleton, vice
president Of the Pan-American Air
ways corporation. was the other
member Of the crew. j. Il. Tripre,
president Of the company. also was
aboard, accompanying the party TO
Havana.
"Well we're off again." L~indberrh
said 70 Hambleton, rs he climbed into
the plane
Today j. LindberEh's 9th birthday.
The transatlantic flyer arrived at
the airfield at 5:15 a. m, and had
breakfast az the hangar.
A crowd of more than 1000 persons
was on hand for a glimpse Of the take
off. and as Lindbergh came out of the
hangar. police were unable to main
tain order, the crowd breaking across
the field. LindherRh turned and held
up his hand. and the crowd halted
While officers were re-establishinr
order, Lindbergh waited. refusing N
bring the plane out Of the hangar
until the field had been cleared.
At $3.50 A. m, he received his last
weather report. showing a light rair
from Miami south TO KeYwest. Tn
weather was clearing somewhat T.
the south OF Keywest.
From Hsvana L~indhergh viii fly "a
Belize. British Honduras. where hf
and his companions will remain over
night. before hopping off for Man
a~ua. Nicaragua. On Wednesday The
fiight 10 Cristohal will ~ made, rom
-leting the 1927 mile flight from
H-wnrn