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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31
LOCAL INSURANCE MAN
HAS NEW CONNECTIONS

Sam Houghston, local insurance
man, has been named general agent
of the Old Line Life Insurance COM
pany. Of Milwaukee, Wis, according
to announcement Of the compaK.
The appointment of H. E. S1gg
Of Mercedes as general agent also
is made by the company.
These agents will be prepared to
write a full line of life insurance
contracts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

pal producing units of North Texas.
Efforts to reduce allowable produc-
ton in Winkler county Of Central
the daily average output Of that
section registered a gain Of $50
barrels. A further increase was
shown in total production Of Salt
Flat field, which partly accounted
for the rise in daily average yield
Of Southwest Texas. Total pro-
duction of North Louisiana
amounted to 999, $50 barrels, repre-
senting a decline Of 105, 800 barrels
as compared to January"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

emphasized that the various publ
cations Of this agreement prove
conclusively that there is no Sc
crecy about Belgian determination
to defend itself against aggression.
They also point to General Gal
let's statement as showing that the
mention of 100000 Belgian troops
in the Utrecht forgery was a gross
eXaggeration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31
GAUDY CASINO COSTING
FRANK GOULD BIG SUM

NICE, France, March 30.-P)-
Frank Jay Gould's new Casino de
Mediterranee" is averaging a loss of
$4,000 daily and reliable reports re-
late that he is considering with
drawal from the enterprise. The
loss is registered despite the fact
that the gambling rooms show daily
profits Of around $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31
THIEVES MAKING 235
BURCLARIES CAUGHT

DORTMUND, Germany, March
31.-R-A band Of % thieves cred
tied with 235 ~burglaries has been
captured here. The band seized
everything of value In its raids.
from cash and jewelry to cattle and
some $4,000 hens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

AUSTIN, March enlargement
of Will r. Gregg, former Texan,
now member Of a New York law
firm, and Miss Mary Garland Allen
of S~pottiswoode Searsdale, New
York, has been announced by the
girls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Garland Allen. Date of the wedding
has not yet been announced.
Mr.. Gregg is the son of the late
Cong. A. w. Gregg Of Texas, and is
a graduate of Austin college, Sher-
man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31
WOULD MAKE BRITISH
CHILDREN AIR MINDED

LONDON, March 31.-P-British
aviation, taking a long forward look
is extending its appeal to the chill
dren of the nation. Sir Alan Cob
ham, famous airman, will take thou
sands of youngsters for free air
rides when he tours Great Britain
this summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

division Of the New York Central,
diverted from encroaching on the
present Rockefeller estate, will be
laid where those structures stand.
Although "neghbors" to the Rock
efellers John d., ST., lives in a vast
estate next door to his Son's) none
Of the villagers ever is believed to
have talked to them. Most of them
never ever have seen the elder
Rockefeller.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

EASTVIEW, N. ", March 30
The whole village of Eastview IS
moving. 1t has to. All because it's
next door," SO to speak, to the Po-
cantico Hills estate of John D.
Rockefeller, Jr.
He has purchased all of EastvieW
for 100000. Thus he enlargeS his
estate to 5000 acres.
The price for the property.
bought for an unnamed client"
is large. But the villagers are sad
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

anyway. People hereabouts seldom
move. They have traditions. A few
miles away are TarrytoWn and
Sleepy Hollow, famed in tradition
and story.
Mrs. Mary Jane Conner, resident
for 40 years, keeper Of a general
store, is closing shop. And SO is
John Brown. The house he was
born in, behind his crossroads
store, is more than 100 years old.
Railroad tracks of the Putnam
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-31

WOMAN GOLFER Punched
WORKING, Eng.-Mrs. Marian A.
Howell was held for trial on a
charge of stealing S. at the golf
club Of which she is the best wom-
an player.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
Land Transactions
Regulated by Laws
In Many of States

This Is the twenty-third Of a Sc
ries Of articles prepared by the
National Association Of Real Es-
tate Boards to be published
weekly in this newspaper for the
information Of its readers on real
estate matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
IMPRESSEDB
BUSINESS and
PLAY GROUND
Airport And New Park
Specific ally Mem
toned AS Showing
Progressiveness
BY FRED DYE
(Texas Manager Associated Press)

(Texas Manager Associated Press)
The Lower Rio Grande Valley in
its early spring time garb is en-
trancing, with Brownsville a gem
Of a city well worth my drive Of
more than 600 miles to see.
For leagues above 1.-THE Valley"
the road signs whet ones appetite
for this magic area with that all
for one and one for all spirit adj
vertised in "The Valley. $50 miles,"
1.-THE Valley, 90 miles" ETC., in
stead Of each town selfishly going
out for its own and stating the
distance to it.
Once into the incompatible VAL
ley. the monotony of the long miles
Of straight, undertaking, uninter-
esting road instantly is forgotten.
The waving fronds Of palms, cit
rus groves, trucks Of fruits and
vegetables enroute along the per-
feet highway and flower gardens
with the gay, bright blooms give
the impression Of another land and
another time after the chill of a
north only two days removed.
That strange spirit of industry
which is building Brownsville into
a beautiful, thriving city and which
at the same time permits an easy
familiarity Of "Howdy, John,n
"Howdy, George" business and play
intermiXed without the one or the
other seeming to suffer, is strik-
ing.
For two days it has been my fine
opportunity to accompany the city
architect-engineer, Mr.. Ben. ".
Proctor, around to the various
pieces Of municipal public work un-
der construction or recently COM
pleted.
Amazing again is the superlative
needed to express what Brownsville
IS doing. Here a beautiful 38 acre
public park Is growing where once
Brownsville dumped its debris and
rubbish, there a wonderful foun-
tain is nearing completion in
| Washington Park, and about five
lA4-Co OuI, again OFCt q PCIACNC
] highway, IS that marvele, the
shiny new airport stretching over
what I am told until recently was
a pond and low ground unsuitable
for any other purpose.
There still remains enough Of the
Mexican or Spanish influence in
architecture and historical struc-
lures to lend to Brownsville an air
| Of distinction and old world inter-
est without which 1t might not be
just the same. On the other hand,
one reads in the new facades the
story Of the steady march Of prog
ress naturally to be expected with
the growth Of the Valley district as
a winter garden area and Browns
ville's own enhanced prestige as q
port of entry and point Of contact
with Mexico.
Incidentally, in the 635 miles OF
highway from Dallas to Brownsville
there are now but two stretches,
totalling IS miles. which are not
hard surfaced and both Of them
are being worked upon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
ANOTHER JOINT
MEET PLANNED
Concrete Plans Likely To
Be Discussed BY San
Benito, Harlingen
(Special 10 The Herald)

HARLINGEN, March 9.-SatiS-
fled with the results Of the first
San Benito-Harlingen good will
BANQUET. local residents are ex-
pected during the coming week to
take up the question OF arranging
definitely for a second banquet or
the same kind, to be held in Har-
lingen.
The definite date for the banquet
will be set by Myron F. Ward. sec
rotary Of the Harrington Chamber
of Commerce, and j. E. Bell, Sec
rotary Of the San Benito Chamber
of Commerce.
"AG the first banquet nothing
definite was taken up except a gen.
eral plan of cooperation, and the
suggestion of a large park between
the two cities, and for the joint use
of both" Mr.. Ward said. 1t IS
likely that residents Of the two CT
ties will advance and discuss more
| concrete plans at the next meeting.
we expect the meeting here to be
attended by equally as many as at
tended the meeting in San Benlto.'
About % persons attended the
meeting in San Benito, which was
held Monday of this week.
Many subjects which were taken
up with Gardner 5. Rogers, city
plan engineer, who was here during
the week. Mr.. Rogers stressed the
Importance OF parks and driveways
such as are proposed In the joint
program of improvement OF San
Benito and Harrington. 1870
st believe that the residents OF the
two cities who heard MIR. Rogers
have a much more definite idea Of
the advantages of a city plan. and
of co-ordinating the Harrington and
San Benito city plans" MI. Ward
said.
This coordination of city plans,
suggested by Mayor Scott Brown
of San Benito, at the last meeting,
probably will be the principal topic
Of discussion at the meeting here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
Valley Pleases Texas HeadAssociated Press
ArmyCritic
College Head Flags West Point
for Lack of Cultural
Subjects
By KEEN A.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March "a
West Pointer picks the faults Of his
alma mater with courage and
frankness here in the town that Is
the home of the United States Ma
val academy.
He is Major Enoch B. Carey.
president of st. Johns college here,
graduate of West Point, co-author
of the Plattsburg Manual, and
holder of the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross and the Croix de Guerre,
and he blames the United States
Military academy at West Point for
what he calls "a narrow intOler-
ance" found among American mill
tary men.
In an address before the Univer-
sity Club of Annapolis, the audi
ence for which included instructors
at the Naval academy. Major Carey
explained his criticism and answer
ed the statement of Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries, head of the Chem
ical Warfare Service. that peace
workers are TRAITORS"
"a lack Of cultural subjects in the
curriculum at West Point" said
Major Carey, "is, in my opinion, to
blame for such ideas.
II shall be very much surprised
if the United States Military and
Naval academies do not soon recog-
nize the fundamental wisdom OF
giving their graduates some &C
quaintance with the best thought
and culture of the past"
Liberal arts courses should be in
troduced at West Point even at the
cost of technical training, he said,
and he branded a nonsense the
defense Of West Point that there IS
no time for teaching literature,
philosophy and the social sciences.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
MEXICO civil
WARPRESENTS
QUEER ANGLES
History Repeats Itself
In Southern Repub-
lie; Former Com
rades Now Enemies

History in Mexico is repeating it
self. The revolution launched in
the states of Vera Cruz and Sonora
on March 9, which at first gained
notable successes, is the direct re-
suit of a conflict of political in
terestS which for several months
have been lea the breaking point
One of the most notable features
of the revolt is the fact that now
arrayed against each other are Off
Ger sand leaders who for years have
been brothers in arms, the men who
were the foundation of the Obre-
gon regime, who were responsible
for the elevation of Gales to the
presidency and TIE later succession
of Emilio PorteS Gil.
Prominent in the background |.
that seemingly hopeless controversy
relative to the church, and in Mex
ico'S tangled skein of politics there
is no factor Of greater Importance.
years this has been the most deli
cate question with which the Mexi-
can government had to deal, a ques-
ton that could not be evaded and
could not be settled by either tact
or diplomacy.
In the various minor upriSings
the government has sought to place
the blame upon the church, which
has vigorously denied any connec
ton with the political affairs or re-
bellion. Leaders as well as the
masses have been divided upon this
question, which has been an ever
smouldering source for revolution
airy fires.
In Queretaro late in February eff
forts were made to organize a ma
tlonal revolutionary party to con-
tinue the policies of the late Gen
eral Alvaro Obregon but these were
unsuccessful. Governor Aaron
Saenz of the state Of Nuevo Leon
withdrew his delegates and re-
turned to Mexico City.
Venezuela Accused
AS the result of recent denuncia-
tons of former President Gales by
Bilberto Valenzuela, who was min
lister of the interior in Gales cab
met, open charges were made to
the effect that Valenzuela, an
avowed candidate for the presi-
ueICy, was planning a rebellion
against the government as Presi-
dent Portes Gil has declared that
the Gales policies are his own.
The charges were made at a
meeting of the mixed congressional
committee in Mexico City by Dep
uty Gonzalo N. Santos, who accused
the former minister of being "cap-
tain general of the Cristeros"-
"Cristeros" being the name applied
to insurgents in the state of Jalisco
who used the battle cry "Vivo Cristo
Rey" c"Long live Christ the King")
and who attacked the town OF
Colimbo a short time ago.
V~alenzuela, who was a devout adj
herent Of the assassinated presi-
dent-elect, Alvar Obregon, has long
been connected with Mexican poll
tics. He was secretary of the in
terror in the cabinet of Provisional
President de la Huerta, and in
August, 1920, visited New York or
his way to establish a diplomatic
CONTINUED on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
OF
SCOUTS FUND
DRIVE NAMED
Instructions Mailed to
Leaders In Valley
Towns By Chair
man F. {. Ludden
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO. March 9.-Chair-
men have been selected in practi-
cally every city of the Valley for
the Boy Scout financial campaign
which Is to be ged in the Valley
the last week in this month, &C
cording to Frank G. Ludden, gen.
eral chairman in the Valley.
A meeting of all the chairmen
probably will be held before the
campaign is started, Mr.. Ludden
said, although no definite date has
yet been set for this.
Letters OF instruction to all Of
the chairmen were mailed out here
by Mr.. Ludden. telling in detail the
difference in the campaign this
year and campaigns of the past.
The chairmen in the various
cities are: Brownsville, Harry l..
Faux; San Benito, James G.
Bowie; Harlingen. B. M. Holland;
La Feria. Bailey Dunlap; Mercedes,
Fred Thompson; Weslaco, Clel
Solether; Donna. w. j. Osborn:
Alabama, Floyd Swallow: San Juan,
not selected; Pharr, John Maurer:
McAllen, w. H. Moore: Edinburg,
John McWhorter; Mission, Rev. c.
3. Peak.
The campaign this year will diff
fer from those Of the past in that
all contributors will be made asso-
ciate members Of the Valley Boy
Scout council. They will be given
a certificate Of membership by a
Boy Scout, and will be kept in
touch with the Scout activities and
furnished a copy # the Scout fl
nancial statement, SO they will
know exactly how the funds are
spent.
This method is believed to be bet
ter than the old system of contri-
buttons in that it will inform the
Scouts who is contributing to keep
their activities going, and will bring
the Scouts and the associate men,
bers of the council into closer con-
tact.
The campaign is expected to be
| carried on without delay when the
definite date is set, and no extern
sions are expected in any cities OF
the Valley. 1t will be started and
completed throughout the Valley at
the same time, instead Of each city
conducting its campaign at a diff
ferent time, as in the past.
Also the campaign differs from
those Of the past in that no budget
is set for any city, and the cam
| paign will be pudged as much by
the number of associate members
secured as by the total amount OF
| contributions,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
PARK TO FIT
In CITY PLAN
San Benito's S2-Acre Site
North of City Said
Well Suited
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, March 9.-The
newly acquired parksite of the city
Of San Benito will fit admirably
into the plan for a beautified re-
SAGA drive, with parks and play
grounds along the entire course, in
the opinion of j. E. Bell, secretary
of the San Benito Chamber of
Commerce.
The new parksite, containing ap-
proximately 90 acres, is in a large
bend of the resaca, about a mile
northeast of the city. 1t is low
land, and will be particularly adapt
ed to a park because of its location
and topography, the secretary said.
The plan to beautify driveways
on both sides of the resaca has been
a part of the development program
of San Benito for years." Mr.. Bell
said. This large park on the SOUTH
east driveway will add much to its
attractiveness, and porbably will
help to bring the driveway project
to realization"
The land was secured for the city
by l.. 2. Zenor, and the city COM
mission passed the following resolu-
ton of appreciation for the serv-
ices Of MI. Zenor: 1t is hereby re-
solved that the thanks Of the city
commission be extended to L. L.
Zenor for his d~isinterested assist
ance to the city in this and many
other important matters"
while Mr.. Rogers, city plan en-
gineer, was here he stressed the fact
that San Benito is the only city
in the Valley which has resacas
through it. He termed this a dis
tinct advantage, and said the city
should take advantage of it," Mr..
Bell continued. There Is no way
in which we can take greater ad-
vantage of it than by improving this
parksite. improving the driveways
along the sides of the resaca, and
making a real scenic loop and park
of this section
Several proposals for the park
were made at recent meetings, in
Guiding one that it be especially
equipped to welcome tourists to the
city, with information booths, and
other courtesies provided"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
ARCHBISHOP
LAUDS ITALY
SETTLEMENT
Catholic Head
Says Pope Should
Not Be Subject Of
Any Nation
BY ARTHUR J. DROSSERTS
Archbishop of San Antonio

written for The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO, March 9.-F)-
For more than half a century the
Roman question has been the "ques-
ton brulante" of the civilized
world: the diplomats of the vari-
Gus nations, the press and the pub
lie generally have been busying
themselves with the invasion of
Rome and the s~poilation by the
Italian government Of the rights
and possessions of the Holy See. So
very many years has passed since
September, 1870, and the world
looked upon any settlement of this
Roman question as an utter impos-
sibility. It was one Of those things
that are simply "out Of reach" 1t
was fraught with enormous, inSur-
mountable difficulties. How to
conciliate on one hand italian ma
tional pride and patriotism and on
the other hand the demands of the
most elemental justice calling for
restitution and the enforcement of
the seventh commandment Of the
decalogue it constituted a problem
that baffled the keenest minds Of
the DeSC diplomats.
And 10! of a sudden, almost like
a bolt from the blue skies, there
comes the announcement that this
veXed problem is solved satisfactor-
lily by that Napoleon Of modern
statesmen, Signor Mussolini and
the present Pope Plus XII. A full
understanding had been reached
and peace declared between the
Holy See and the Italian govern
ment. 1t constitutes a world event
of the highest order and is applaud
ed not only by the 800 million ad-
/ herents of the Catholic church but
by the whole civilized world as well
The Smallness of the new ponti.
fetal state, covering in all some 16(
acres and smaller by far than, fol
instance, the well-knoWn Bracken'
ridge park Of San Antonio-plainly
shows that the question involved il
this settlement is not SO much any
restoration of the temporal power
of the Holy See. What was Away,
considered Of supreme importance
in the Roman question was the alb,
solute independence Of the head o
the church which counts its mem
bers amongst all the nations, cline
and races of the whole world. TIL,
Holy Father must needs be TIL
father of all Christians and in tn
exercises Of his exalted office can
not be the subject of any specia
earthly sovereign or nation. Thi
independence of the Holy See i
lnow fully guaranteed by the set
Element subscribed to on Februar.
II.
When so years ago the italian
troops ruthelssly invaded the Pa
pal states and trampled under foe
the mots sacred rights of their lie
ultimate ruler, might triumphe
over right. No royal or imperie
dynasty in all the history of man
kind could bring forward more we
; grounded claims than the Papac.
claims dating back a thousand year
and supported by every right know
to mankind: natural, religious, his
torical, and all c~onsecrated by NOR
than IS centuries. And yet, whe
Continued on Page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10

A man who sells the land on i'm
possible promises or false representa-
tons is regarded rs a criminal by
the law in % states in this country.
Silver tongued statesmen who part
widows and orphans or anyone else
from their money for real estate
deals tainted with fraud, wild cat
projects or land under water, can
be put out of business in nearly half
Of the states in the Union.
The law has forced dishonest real
estate men in Is states to refund
nearly $4,000, 900 to their victims.
says the National Association Of
Real Estate boards that has direct
ed the campaign to GUST unscrupu-
lous and ignorant dealers from this
profession.
For real estate license laws, most
of them patterned on the model law
prepared by the association. are now
in effect in % states and one Ca
madam Province as a result OF the
efforts of the association. And these
| laws that require real estate men
to have licenses in the same way as
doctors are required to have licenses,
provide regulation for the dispense
ton of houses and lots in the same
way as the law provides regulation
for the dispensation Of pills and
| powders. In most states the real
estate licenses are issued only after
the applicant has shown his ability
| to engage in the real estate business.
Moreover, these laws see to it that
holders Of licenses continue their
upright ways, for not only must the
! certificates to do business be renew
| ed every year but they can be re-
voked should the principles OF the
law be violated at any time.
Like Physician
Real estate organizations that
have fought the regulations imposed
by the license laws and brought
their cases to the high courts have
| pied that the laws interfered with
| the right Of individual freedom pro-
vided for in the federal constitution.
But the right Of the commonwealth
to worry about people caught In
fraudulent business deals has been
upheld in several of the highest
| state courts and twice in the United
States supreme court on the theory
that this is a matter OF public vel
fare. The opinion Of the courts, ir
UNFOLDING the license laws, is based
on the theory that the real estate
operator, by reason OF his calling
acts in as serious a capacity in part
ing a client from his savings as q
doctor in parting a patient from his
appendix.
Behind the license laws are strict
standards that set forth what Is
ethical and what is unethical in the
conduct of the real estate business
and the effect Of these laws is two
fold. BY requiring applicants fol
licenses to show proof of their abil-
ity to engage in the real estate field
the laws bar ignorant people. Then
by providing commissions to whicf
defrauded citizens can bring thet
complaints. the laws provide con
slant policing Of holders OF license
who have gone wrong.
And some states go even farthel
and do not wait for complains from
the public. In one state the OF
ficials in charge Of enforcing tn
real estate license laws go out IN TIT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10

Miss Winona Glasscock Of Har-
iingen was the guest of Miss Char
lotte Reed at her home in Houston
the east weekend. Miss Glasscock
is enrolled in the college of arts and
sciences. She is a member Of Zeta
Tau Alpha sorority.