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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
BUILDERS AND HOME OWNERS PAGE
Local Building And Real
Estate NeWS OF the Week

it was the highest for that period
In five years and an increase OF
SIS per cent over the first quarter Of
1929. Contracts for public build
inEs totaled So, $4,000 a. compared
with S24,3ls. 900, in the correspond
ing period Of last year. Lightning
systems awarded contracts aggreg-
ating $40, ass, 900 as against S5.864,00o
In the first quarter OF 1923, an in
crease OF 249 per cent.
An increase Of i28 per cent was
noted in railroad construction, the
figures being s~70.64S.O00 for the
first three months Of this year and
3 .973,0 900 for the same period Of
last year. Contracts for hospitals
and institutional construction NOV
ed upward from So. 588.000 last year
to s3s, 1854! 900 this year.
Contracts for park development
gained l27 per cent, waterfront
development 70 per cent. water
supply systems 20 per cent, tncin-
orators so per cent and bridges a
per cent.
Decreases OF IS per cent In sew
erage systems and three per cent
in educational buildings were re-
ported. Residential building Jagged
behind last year by AZ per cent,
commercial buildings were is per
cent off and industrial buildings IL
per cent less than a year ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Houston Leads
In Building

DALLAS. April 2i.-lF-Houston
was head and shoulders above every
other city In Texas in total building
permits issued during last week. A
permit for a s1,250.oOo addition to
the municipal elevator. shot that
city's total to Sl,645, 915 for the
week. and nearly 100000 for the
year TO date.
Among the smaller cities. Pampa
ranked among the first five. per-
NIT for a new city hall TO cost
Sl00, 900 swelling that city's total.
Others in the leading five were Dali
las. e Paso and Fort Worth.
Houston continued to lead for
the year, with San Antonio second
and Fort Worth, Dallas and Fl Psso
following IN that order. Others IN
the million dollar class for the
year were Austin and Port Arthur.
Permits by cities follow.
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Barreda Tract
Improved

Cultivation and improvement Of
the Barreda Tract. a stretch Of IN
improved land between San Benito
and Brownsville. is promised with
the installation OF a pumping plant
two miles UP the river by G. p.
Barreda, to be used IN furnishing
water supply for the vast acreage.
Material for the work is being fur
rished by the Frontier Lumber
company OF Brownsville.
The land, now covered only by a
growth Of un6erbrush and wild
shrubs, Is believed to hold promise
of much future development after
the water supply Is introduced and
steps taken for improvement.
Frontier Lumber company to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

q most compact and practical arr
rangement for our modern methods
Of living. Corner fireplaces In the
living room are now coming back"
but they are not the same imprac-
teal nuisance that we found in
our houses during the gay 90's.~
Modern designers have proved that
the corner fireplace Is n OF the
most logical locations for this fea-
ture. as II permits a mor elegant
and practical disposition of the liv-
irg-room furniture.
Such items as hardwood floors.
tiled bath, latest plumbing fixtures,
basement under entire house, ETC.,
are. of course, to be expected.
This house over all II only 81
feet and could very easily be con-
tanned on a 50-foot lot. Its cost is
estimated to be between $4,000
and $4,000. exclusive Of heatinS
and plumbing. -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

AUSTIN, April 2l-tP-The Gen.
eral Land Office has faced serious
confusion for several years be-
cause Of the inadequacy Of field
notes Of early surveys, according 10
j. II. Walker, general land commits
sioner. Most OF the trouble resulted
from inaccurate TRANSACTIONS OF
field notes from English to Spanish
and the incorrect designation OF
trees and other natural markers.
The land office was organized In
1887 by John p. Borden. With the
exception of field notes written by
American surveyors. all the papers
collected during Borden'S regime
were in Spanish. When a colonIst
applied for a grant Of land. he rep
resented a certificate Of character
and, IL accepted, a survey OF the
land selected by him was made.
East OF Trinity river and in Stephen
was done by Americans and field
notes translated into Spanish.
Confusion mas arisen in some
cases over the names OF bearing
trees, Mr.. Walker said. The trans
lator not knowing the correct name
in English Of a tree gave it a wrong
Spanish designation. This resulted
in later day law suits M~is-transla-
tons caused little trouble to the
original applicants because they
knew the metes and bounds Of the
land.
Walker said colony surveys east OF
the Trinity were not all well mark
ed on the ground and that a great
many that were adequately marked
have been lost and cannot be To-
Gated because connections with 9TH
er surveys are not given in the field
notes. He stated there are about
100 lost leagues IN the state as a
result Of tangle in surveys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Building Program
S7.OOO.OOO,OO0

WASHINGTON. April 2l.-P-
Construction contracts totaling
more than sos. 900, 600 awarded
during the first three months OF
the year were interpreted by adj
ministration officials today as re-
flecting the appeal Of President
Hoover for increased building as a
means OF business Standardization
The total was announced by Sec
rotary Lamont OF the commerce
department with a statement that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

The simplicity OF its lines and
Gts outstanding color scheme would
make this little bungalow as being
the possession OF one of good taste
and refinement. Standard mate
rails Of stock sizes have been used
throughout in order to stretch the
building dollar as far as possible
and to keep the initial cost and
upkeep to a minimum amount
The front walls on either side
OF the solarium opening should be
made OF creek stone, leading off
20 the upper portion in cream color
etucco. This small amount Of
stone work is all that Is required.
The balance OF the house may, IL
30 desired. be made OF brick or
stucco on frame construction. The
general color tone Of the roof r.
dark rich purple. in contrast to
the cream color stucco walls, with
greyed apple green being used on
ell steel sash and sheet metal
&C.,
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date has furnished seven car Of
cement, three cars OF thing, two
cars OF sheet thing. and two car
loads Of lumber for building houses
and shelter for material and equip
ment Of plant.
The work Is expected to 30
completed within the next sixty
days. and the pump ready 70 begin
distribution Of water over the tract.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

contract with him having left him entirely free on this head, your me- moralist deems that the responsi- bility of the decision fell on him and therefore consulted only his own conscience and the compara- tive results of the models and methods which had fallen under his observation. Having already out lived the sheer with which it was intended to crush his first efforts 10 make a bust of a distinguished fel- low citizen without a shirt hetrusts that the prejudice which has yielded in these last few years 10 the neck and shoulders as not unit to be looked upon will continue to decline before the efforts of high art until his successors in sculpture shall be enabled to show that the inspired writer meant not merely the face when he declared that God had made man after His own image"
 Shunted to Oblivion
 Congress appropriated 5000 10 move the statue out of the capitol plaza and it remained there for many decades, sometimes at the mercy of the weather and some times protected by temporary shel- ter Few persons ever took it seriously.
 Charles Bulfnch, the architect, though sympathetitc with Green ough, suggested that the statue bc sent 10 Athens as a present 10 King Otto, to be placed in the Par thenon with other naked great men,"
 In 1908, however, Congress voted another $5.o0o to move inc statue to the Smithsonian. And there is George almost completely forgotten in all his classic soIemnity-and ! minus his shirt
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

The crowd gasped.
 Subsequently the great majority began to criticeze the statue for its Undress. Congress wasn't favorably impressed, either. The idea of using the Greenoush work as the center of q national shrine evapo- rated rapidly. A crypt was to have been constructed under the capitols rotunda-beneath the statue-for Washington's body. But that was forgotten. Everybody wanted to get the thing out of the rotunda except Grconough, who pleaded for cXecu- 1 ton of the original plan.
 Finally Greenough gave in and asked only that it be placed on the grounds east of the capitol He de tended himself in a memorial to Congress as follows.
 'It has been hlnted 10 your me morialist that. being aware of the prejudice which existed in this country against naked statuary and m favor Of a literal copy of the dress of the time, it was his duty blIndly to renounce his own views on the subject and conform to those believed 10 be of the majority.
 The proper mode of treating modern statues, however. having -becn of late years repeatedly dis cuesed and yet those authorized to
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

Washington, Oct. 24-Most visitors to the National Museum and the Smithsonian buildings miss one of the most interesting phenomena to sbe seen--the spectacle of the Father of His Country with his shirt off.
 Hidden far back in an alCove in the original Smithsonian Museum building is q huge statue of George Washington which nearly century ago caused all kinds of excitement because Of it's semi-nudity. It's too big and too valuable 10 be thrown away. and there it is tucked off in q spot where few visitors ever penc- trate. Those who do get to it sel- dom realize just whose statue it is, Put clothes on it and recognition would be much easier.
 From floor 10 the tip Of the statues up-pointed right index fin ger is about 20 feet. From waist down the grim -visaged figure is clothed in sandals and what might be bed sheet Each major toe is about the size Of respectable po- tato. The muscles of the arms are admirable. The left hand holds a short Roman sword in scabhard. The other arm. crooked at the elbow, is extended upward.
 On one side Of the seat where Washington sits is found in bas re- lief nude charioteer with horses. ha nth nF babies playing with a couple Of snakes.
 Ordered by Congress
 Such is Horatio Greenough's statue of George Washington. con- tracted for and bought by Congress- Greenough was only 27 when he re- ceived the commission, the most important ever given 10 an American sculptor up to that time But he did his work in Italy and used his own udgment-hence the nudity,
 Congress decided in 1892 to place large statue of Washington in the center of the capitol rotunda to serve as Q sort Of national shrine. President Andrew Jackson selected Greenough, who had studied in Europe and seemed obviously the man for the job.
 qreenough worked for eight years trying to create Washington as an inspiring Greek divinity after the Neo-Classic style Of early nineteenth century Italians. It cost a great deal of effort and money when the |. g. Navy finally took the colossal 3o-ton statue from Florence to Leg horn and across the ocean,
 The statue was uncrated at a dock on the Potomac river in 1S41. A large crowd gathered to sec this masterpicce of sculpture which had been so widely hailed in advance.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
NENCKEN LEARNS
 OF WEDDED BLISS
Editor Finds He Has More Free
 dom Than Ever

Baltimore Oct. 24 Rl-Hcnry L. Mencken, for years Tociferous champion of bachelorhood as liter ary critic and journalist, finds after more than a month of mar riago that he was all wrong.
 Married life, he said, far from impinging on his freedom, has &C., tually resulted in more freedom.
 One explanation is that his bride, the former Sara Powell Haardt, novelist, of Montgomery, Ala, IS now in charge of the "borcs" who
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

readers some months ago.
 "The invitation was an amiable jccosity, engineered by my good friend Grover C. Hall. editor of the Montgomery Advertiser. Hall is one of the best men in the South today. Thus he is free to spool me all he pleases.
 T accepted the invitation and sent the club the finger-print of the Kaiser, done in blood. as a souve- mir. It was a present from the late Viscount Bryce. and was obtainei ir Belgium by an English agent who saw the Kaiser butcher, boil and eat a Belgian Rotarian."
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

call attention to their bounderism they howl that l am a bloody Yan- Eee and an enemy of the South By the same reasoning a physician who proceeds against hookworm s all enemy of bis patient.
 whenever you lear any South erner complain that i'll use the South take a good look at him. h. vsriably you will see a cracker. No decent Southerner ever made any such complaint"
 The invitation of the kiwanis Club at Montgomery to Mencken to apply for membership gave Menc- ken laugh as we'll as newspaper
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Retired Cotton Head
 Found Shot in Room

Brookline. Mass, Oct. A Pt- Josiah Robinson Harding, retired cotton manufacturer, shot and killed himself in his Brookline home late last night. Depression following financial reverses and an illness of 10 days was believed to have caused his suicide.
 His wife and three sons were in the house at the time. They heard q shot in Mr. Hardings room. He was dead when they reached him. and had revolver clasped in his hand.
 Mir Harding was born in Marblehead 50 years ago. He was associated with his father in the firm of Harding, Whitman Cotton Mills at New Bedford, but haI been retired from business for some time. He was graduat- ed from Harvard college with the class of 1903.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
principles and follies are often indistinguishable."


 indistinguishabl
 The Menckens are living now in q large apartment just a step off Mount Vernon Place, at the edge of the downtown district. The critics old home on Rollins street is occupied by members of his fam fly.
 "I am very comfortable in an apartment" said Mencken. "Fortu- nately it is on two levels. so l get plenty of exercise. I hate work anywhere, and can imagine noth- ing more depressing than the labo; Of writing, but it is surely no worse here than in Rollins street."
 Mrs. Mencken keeps busy with literary work also. She is writing a second novel, her first having been accepted for publication only recently. Her husband was quick to insist that he has always been a friend of the South, when it was suggested that his wife's influence might change his attitude.
 q have never been against the South" he explained. "On the contrary, I have always been greatly interested in 1t, and in favor of it. It is the only part of the United States that ever tried to SC. up a really civilized social struc- turc.
 Unfortunately, it is now in the hands Of bounders. political, eccle- s:astical and Journalistic. When l
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

rsed to require considerable of his time.
 And the social amenities. said Mencken, cut no more figure in his life than heretofore.
 My wife and I have much the same friends, and have been see- ing them together for a long while" said Mencken, the editor of the American Mercury. We still see them. The usual bores continue to call me up, urging me to read their vile poetry, endorse their ap- plcatiCns for public jobs, or make speeches for their dismal clubs. My wife is now in charge of th.s department of my business.
 ''Sht. is an immensely polite wo- man. and gets rid of them in a very 5uave and humane manner. Many call up again the next day, to thank me for having so courteous a secretary. Some call up every day for week. Boring is an art like any other. A born pore gives it his passionate devotion.
 q think of marriage precisely
 what l have always thought:
 that it is ordained of God. I
 could cite many passages of
 Holy Writ to that end. Hu-
 manly speaking, the things it
 seems to demand most are po-
 likeness and a sense of humor.
 By politeness I mean the
 exact opposite of the yearning
 10 improve and reform. By a
 sense of humor l mean an un-
 derstanding of the fact that
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

Now YOU can have, in the im- proved Kellogg's ALL-BRAN, a ready-to-eat cereal that is as de- licious as it is healthful. New processes have made the taste more appealing than ever.
 Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is far bet ter than habit-forming laxatives. It sweeps out body-poisons, and banishes headaches, dizziness, loss of energy, etc., that follow constipation.
 It is guaranteed. Two table, spoonfuls of Kellogg's ALL BRAN, eaten daily, will prevent and relieve both temporary and recurring constipation. In se- were cases, use with each meal.
 ALL-BRAN also provides the body with iron. At your grocer's in the red-and-green package. Made by Kellogg in Battle Greek. The original AW B7a1,.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

1quique, Chile, has the smallest precipitation in the world. the aver age rainfall being only tWo-tcnths of an inch year.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
WASKONiTZ SUES FOR s50OO

Samuel WaslloWitz today filed suit for 5000 against Ludwika No hlec and Mario Cianci, alleging fail urc to pay promissory notes. The papers were served by Constable Fred Wrinkle.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
BIC STILL. RAID
HOLDS I MEN .

MARTINsBuRG, w. Va, Jan.
14.-seven men, arrested as own
ers and operators Of a moon
shine still seized recently in the
Jones Spring section, waived pre-
liminary hearings and were held
under $4,000 bond each for action
of the federal grand jury by U.
S. Commissioner H. A. Downs.
Those held were, Roy Linthi-
cum, Guy and Lawrence Dick,
Floyd and Charles Everhart,
Alphonse Stun snd Homer Kipps.
The bond set by Commissioner
Downs brings the total necessary
to secure the release of any Uf
the seven men to $500.
The remaining $500 Is the
amount Of the bond under which
they were held by a local magts-
trate to await action of the
county grand jury. None were
able to furnish bond and when
they appeared before the U. s.
Commissioner they were without
counsel.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
VIENNA OBTAINS
RESERVOIRS
Photo by International

VIENNA, Va, Jan. IA
project long favored by volunteer
firemen of this community has
approached realization with the
recent action of the Vienna
Town Council IN arranging for
a system of water reservoirs
which will be constructed in
suitable locations through the
town to serve as a supply for
water in fighting extensive fires.
County Engineer Larkin will
assist the council in making
plans for the system which will
cost approximately $500
Delegates from the five county
volunteer fire departments Of
Fairfax, Mclean, Falls Church,
eHrndon and Vienna met and pre-
pared a tentative constitution
and bylaws for the proposed
countrywide firemen's associa-
ton. The constitution will not
become effective, howeI er, until
ratified by the membership of
the several departments.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14

Mrs. Mary E. Riley whose photo
appears here, resides at 1923
Cambridge-Place N. w. and is
widely known in Washington.
She is a great booster for Millers
Herb Extract formerly called
Herb Juice) and her statement
regarding this great remedy,
should be Of special interest to
her many friends. In giving her
statement she said so many here
at home recommended this medi-
cine that made up my mind to
try it also, but 7 never dreamed
that the first bottle would help
me like it did. I was suffering
with nervous trouble, pains across
the back and my feet would swell
so I could hardly put on my
shoes! some days they hurt so
that I could hardly walk. Then,
too. I was always taking a laxa-
tive, liver was out Of order and
due to some disorder Of the Sys-
tenn I was also troubled with a
breaking out on different parts
Of my body. I thought this was
due to my nervous condition, but
regardless of what caused it, I
had tried for a year to rid myself
Of 1t, yet medicines I used failed
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
Z Committees Named
BY HerndOn Citizens

HERNDON. Va, Jan. 14.-The
Herndon Citizens Association has
appointed the following commit
tees to conduct the chief projects
OF the association for the current
year: ...
Education-Mrs George R.
Breedy, Mrs. Ernest Gibson, Mrs.
Granville White.
Improvement-Mrs. Estelle
Kicker, Lester N. Wrenn and Ben
pamin F. Mcclure
Social-M Annie Robey
Walker, Mrs. Frederick w. Robin.
son and Mrs. Harold Hanes.
Sanitation-Dr. William Myer,
DR.. Earnest c. Shull and DR.. j. T.
Jones.
Publicity-Mrs. Harvey E. Hanes
Mrs. Edwin H. Moody and Mrs
Frederick w. Robinson.
Membership-Mrs. A. E. Rosen.
berger, Mrs. E. NJ. Armfield and
Mrs. James Myres.
Civic and Moral-Rev. Chancel
lor N. Brown, Mrs. w. w. Taylor
and Miss Marjorie B. Reed.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
TUDENTS GET
HEALTH D. K.

FRANCONIA, Va, Jan. IA
The following pupils of Potters
Hill School passed the five-point
health test given here recently
by the County Health Unit. They
will be presented with the State
honor health certificates.
They are Hampton Collet, Clay
ton Dawson. Raymond Hickson,
Oliver Lee. Rodgers Howard,
Jacqueline Cook, Catherine Shep.
herd, Mural Shapherd, Billy Hin.
ton, William Petit, Logan Rookie
Doris Hall. Ailenne Hinton, Gerty
Liptrop, Thelma Liptrop, William
Clair, Jane Dawson, Jean Dawson
Alice Eunis. Mary Ann Pearson
Samuel Pearson, Robert Taylor
Philip Ward, Exmia WidSor, Mar.
garet Clair, Edith Hall, Douglas
hewitt. Sylvester Windsor, Eliza.
beth Ennis, William E. Lloyd,
Earl Shepherd, Randolph Hart,
Frances Lee, Sarah A. Nevitt and
Rosa Lee Dove.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
POTOMAC RIVER
WATER POWER
CONSIDERED

FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 1.-THE
next regular meeting Of the Fair
fax county Chamber Of Com
merce to be held at Vienna to-
night will give special attention
to a subject widely considered as
Of outstanding Importance to the
future Of this section, namely, the
entire question Of the develop
ment Of Potomac water power.
The chambers special commit.
tee on water power, consisting OF
T. r, Keith, M. e. Church, A.
Smith Bowman, Douglas Mackall
John Rooney and Thurlow White
has drawn UP a bill approving a
Potomac River water power com
mission. It will be introduced at
the current meeting of the State
legislature after 1t has been in
dorsed at the Vienna meeting o1
the chamber.
The tentative bill provides fol
q committee Of three to be ap
pointed by the governor, with au
thority to plan with representa-
tives Of other States affected snd
with the Federal Government fol-
the development and ALLEGATION OF
Potomac River power.
The attorney general of Vir
ginia Is specified as the legal ad
visor of the commission, which
shall have the power to hire nee
essary advisers. It is further sci
forth in the bill that an emer
gency exists which should be
given expedited action.
The proposed legislation is in
line with the stand taken repeat.
edly by the Fairfax chamber in
favor Of water power development
at Great Falls and other Potomac
points. 1t is held by the chamber
that this object could be accom-.
plished without impairing the
beauty or recreational value of
the territory affected.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
GOT GRANDS|RE
DRUNK,F|NED .

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. IA
Edwin Sibert was tried in police
court on a warrant sworn out
by Mayor Shyrock, who charged
that on January 4, Sibert save
a certain John Green, an en-
ploye of the mayor and also the
grandfather of Sibert, a certain
amount of liquor, which made
him drunk.
He. also charged that Sibert
was drunk, hence two charges
were preferred against the latter,
illegal possession of liquor and
driving car while under the
influence of liquor.
The first charge was tried,
that of illegal possession, and
Sibert was found guilty. He ap
pealed to the corporation court.
On the charge of driving a
car while drunk, Sibert was &C
Quilted.