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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08
NAVY BILL IN HOUSE
1881 Program Is Presented b
Adams; Asks for SI34,635, 900.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Secre-
tary of Navy Adams today presented
to the house naval affairs commit
tee the administration program for
next year to build the navy up to
London treaty limits and calling
for authorization at this session of
appropriations totaling s134, 635, 900.
This would provide eleven vessels.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-08

While country boys tramp the
hills, Ratchet in hand, searching
out the biggest Christmas tree
they can get into the house, their
city cousins are picking out their
Yule trees from the carloads on
the sidings in the Pennsylvania
yards.
In the upper photo, Arthur
Troutman, 1924 Wood street;
Raymond Rhoads, 213 East
Henry street, and Sam Bova, 936
South New Jersey street, seem
to have taken liking to the
same tree, while (below) Robert
Upton, sol Wisconsin street, fig
ures it will take three of the small
size to meet Santa's requirements
at his house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
CROPS IN
VALLEY THRIVE
"High Pay" Vegetables Are
Grown In Abundance
Over Section

A Jump to the front Of some new
crops In the Lower Rio Grande
Valley has been noted curing the
past few years. particularly Of the
so-calied "high-pay" vegetables.
There has been much expert
menting, some Of which las re-
suited In q profit to the Valley in
the way OF finding new crops that
are suited to the section, and some
OF which has proved Improbable.
One Of the most profitable new
crops has been found to be parsley,
which has shown q remarkable in
crease In production until 1t now
promises to become one Of the main
crops Of the Valley
The first parsley was shipped out
OF the Valley In the i923-24 sea-
son, a total Of four cars moving
out at that time. The following
year onl one car OF parsley was
shipped, and II appeared that the
crop might be abandoned In this
section.
Increase Shown
But o steady increase followed,
80 cars being shipped the following
year, then 80 cars. 80 cars, Isl cars,
and q jump the last season to 217
cars.
This places parsley ahead OF such
crops as oranges, cucumbers. tur-
nips, and other crop usually ship
ped In larger quantities.
The practice Of diversification to
the extreme. and the growing OF
the high-pay crops come into be-
ing In the Valley only within the
past few years.
The Gill Brothers near HargiIl
were the first to put 1t into pract-
ice extensively.
There q 400-acre farm was de-
voted to the culture OF unusual
crops, the produce being shipped
largely TO the Italian colonies OF
the Atlantic coast cities.
Many OF the crops now being
grown were introduced at that
time.
Many Strange Crops
For instance dill. hymisher. es-
carole, anise, broccoli, chickory.
dandelions. endive, romaine. are
crops which have been produced
only during the past few years.
many OF these having been planted
In commercial quantities for the
first time on the Gill brothers farm.
Some OF these crops produce un-
usually high returns, as much as
$500 and $1,000 per acre.
However, the demand for them
Is small, and the expense Of grow
ing most Of them Is In excess OF
most other crops.
Most OF these promise 10 be
steady additions TO the income OF
the Valley, and q large mount OF
money was brought into the Sec
ton last season by these high pay
crops.
Some crops with which much ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Russian Student Is
Catching On Rapidly

AUSTIN, Dec. 10 -tP-Boris L.
Isru6r. Russian student at the Uni
ysr-i.y Of Texas, has made q splen-
cid record since coming to the
United States. He Is q sophomore
~enginesring student.
six years ago he came 70 Amer
ica, and since that time he has
been graduated from grade and
high school and has completed one
year Of his university work. He
started In the first grade at the
Goose Creek school and the Sec
ond day was promoted to the Sec
md grade. When he landed &C New
Orleans he could not speak o word
OF English.
The best thing about the uni
verEty Is its classy DANES" he said.
Il like to take them riding IN my
yellow car" The car Is a home
made vehicle OF which Lerner Is
exceptionally proud
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Citrus Grove Developers
HARLINCEN, TEXAS

wuXBERLY MCLEOD. President.
COL. WALTON d. HOOD. Sec'y-Treas.
PAUL II. BROWN. Vice-Pres.
A. l.. BROOKS. Sales Counsellor.
GEO. L. PHILLIPS. Traffic Mgr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
knowledge L.
Utilized BY Hunter

UVALDE, Dec. 2e. -tH1-- West
Texas rodeo tactics used by rrn
Smith. l~3-year-old son OF tfr. and
Mrs Jim Smith Of Batesville. zavaia
county, ershled the lad to KIN .
large i!-point deer near his home.
The youth was huRting aIone
and wounded the deer. which fell 10
the ground. AS the boy approached
The deer. however. II arose and
started away slowly. Fcresaking hts
gun. the youth jumped astride the
animals neck. clutching his hunt
ing knife In one hand while be hefo
to the bucks horns with the other.
He finally managed 10 strike the
animal q fatal blow In the neck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

near Harrington. One OF these Is
the famous Adams tract, west Of
the city. which has recently been
sold, and on which several million
dollars will be spent in development
bringing hundreds Of families to
H~arlingen.
Another IS the Ojo de Aqua tract
OF land north Of Harlingen. on
which development has been held
I'D because Of litigation for the past
fifteen years. Development Of this
tract Is expected soon and as 1t
contains about $4,000 acres. it Is ex-
pected TO be one Of the largest
projects in the entire Valley.
Much other valuable land around
Harrington is being developed now,
with more citrus to be shipped out
OF here. and more families in Har-
lingen's trade territory.
Waterway Is Sought
Harrington has worked on her deep
water project for years. and plans
to carry OUT the project in some form
or other, with 100000 available for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

The rise OF Harlingen from q VII
lage OF 1874 persons IN 1920 TO the
second city Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, q thriving metropolis
Of 1925 population in 1880, Is a
story that is typical of the growth
thar has astounded people OF the
nation
The population increase Of Har-
lingen surpasses In percentage that
Of any other city in Texas save
Pampa, the tremendous growth OF
which was the result OF oil.
The increase in population or
Earhngen surpasses that OF any
other agricultural city in the Unit
ed States during the past ten years.
This development has been the
result of two things-foresight OF
the people Of the city, and Harlin-
gems favorable location to reap the
benefits Of the growth Of the entire
section
During this time the valuation OF
the city has jumped from less than
q million to s~9.436,000 at the present
tine.
Set An Example
The men who have had the build
ing OF Harrington IN their hands
during the pas few years have set
an example in city development III
many respects. They built city i'm
provements which seemed out OF
keeping at the time, but which
have been found now 10 be made
quate.
Several years ago the city launch
ed a paving program which result
ed in the city STREETS throughout
Harlingen being paved.
Then other city improvements fol-
lowed. The most recent is the sl4o.-
600 municipal golf course, which Is
considered one Of the best courses
In this part OF Texas, and which Is
already attracting much attention
from other parts of the country,
viii an open tourney planned for
early February.
This golf course Is part Of a park
system which Harrington purchased
some time ago.
Large Auditorium
A large municipal auditorium,
with a seating capacity for 5000. Is
one of the most valuable asses Of
the city-one which was built when
It seemed out OF keeping with the
immediate needs. Now ii has proved
the makings Of an art and music
center for Harlingen, with many
Valley meetings held there. in addi-
ton to entertainments Of all kinds.
The auditorium Is built on the
Valley Fair grounds. and Is one or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

II HE McLeod-Hood Company has operated in the
= Lower Rio Grande Valley for a number of years,
handling only such developments as would stand the
closest investigation. Thousands of acres have been sold
to satisfy clients throughout the United States. No organ
ization can continue to function year after year in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley unless their business dealings
are beyond question, their financial responsibility beyond
doubt and their moral obligations adhered to as though
they were written contracts.
The McLeod-Hood company has always stood high
in the ranks of responsible companies operating in the
Valley. Their best recommendations are those with whom
they have dealt, their banks and the citizens OF the COM
munity in which they live.
The Mcleod Company believes that the greatest i'm
vestment opportunity in the United States today les in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The McLeod-Hood Com
pany offers for investigation their properties at all times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

perimenting has been done are
sttIl uncertain. Several Valley
farmers have experimental with
celery and asparagus, an asparagus
association having been formed
several ysSfs ago In the Mercedes
section. where most Of the aspar-
agus was planted.
Asparagus Uncertain
Although asparagus Is still grown
in many parts Of the Valley. no
large shipments Of IL have been
made. and Its future Is uncertain
insofar rs quantity OF shipments
Is concerned.
Celery likewise appears uncertain
although large quantities were
grown on several Valley farms two
or three years ago.
A number Of strawberry farms
have been profitable to Valley
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

farmers. but this has not been at
tempted on m extensive scale.
While these new crops are COM
!ng IN, Some OF the popular ones
OF past years are being given I'D
In the Valley. q OF the principal
ones being canteloupes At one
time, In 1925. the Valley shipped
$50 carloads Of caateioupes. bit
during the last season there was
not O single fun carlot shipped
out.
The return from the present
high-pay crops. however, Is much
greater than from most other I'M
usual crops. and Is expected 70
amply repay for any crops given
up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Harrington Rise
Most Phenomenal

the many new and beautiful struc-
lures built there during the past
few years.
Another example Of Harlingen's
progressiveness Is the action OF the
ciyt in purchasing the Fair grounds,
and in helping to finance the VAL
ley fair.
The city some time ago purchased
the entire tract OF land, and beauti-
fies 1t as a city park. with . zoo
in part OF 1t where all the native
animals and birds Of the Valley may
be found.
other developments have been
carried out by the city. These IN
clude sewage disposal plant, and
other municipal works.
The light and water plants are
owned and operated by the Central
Power g. Light Company.
Southern Pacific Came
Outstanding In other develop
ments In Harrington have been rail-
road construction, including the COM
ing of the Southern Pacific, and the
construction OF shops and buildings
of other kinds here by the Missouri
Pacific.
The Central Power q Light COM
pany has recently constructed a
5000, 900 building for a cold storage
plant and plans other improve
ments.
Harrington has outlined a pro-
gram OF development which Is in
deed ambitious. the SKY" being the
limit, In the words OF John r.
Floore, chamber Of commerce sec
rotary.
Some OF the projects include a
large meat packing plant, more cit
rus packing plants. including a $780,
600 plant Of the Texas Citrus Fruit
Growers F-change, which has been
practically assured before next sea-
son, a parallel highway TO San Ben
ito, a new route TO Corpus Christi
Hug the Coast Highway. which
will bring the traffic through Har-
lingen and on to Brownsville, miss
ing parts Of the present route, a
navigable channel for boats whether
pleasure, commercial or both, q mu-
nicipal airport, a tourist center and
the development Of large amounts
of land around the city which has
been in the brush UP to the present
time.
Airport Is Planned
Harrington has a small airport now
but plans to purchase a larger
field and 10 develon an airport Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

The tiger Is an exclusively Asia
tic animal and Is not found wild
In Africa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

the work. The Arroyo Colorado Is
to be used for this development.
A population Of $4,000 ten years
from now is set as the goal for the
city in that direction.
Mayor Sam Bolts Of Harrington has
held down the helm for one term
Of office and Is now on his second.
having succeeded Finley Ewing. one
Of the leaders in Harlingen's build
ing program. Mayor Bolts Is also
president Of the Valley Mid Winter
Fair association and has been large
ly responsible for its phenomenal
growth.
In keeping with its other develop
ments, Harrington has carried out a
program of school building which
only recently brought comment from
state officials. A high school build
ing costing more than 100000 Is
being used this term for the first
time, this building having been
picked by state department OF edu-
cation officials as the outstanding
city high school Of the year.
Fine School Plants
Ward school buildings in keeping
with the high school are scattered
over the city. conVcr,-1 located,
while the central schocl pl1-.t in
cludes an athletic field, nth a
stadium planned at sc1c the
near future. and cil- es.
The church conrrf Ell KY. the
city have kept pace also. large
brick structures berg located ia the
CITY for MI the diffcrru. drnafAina-
tions. with another chIrc'i. q 9th
Ole structure. beng hul's now.
Ti-e commercial construction IN
| H2-'99cn curing the past ten years
| or eyel IN CNe past tive years, has
I been little short OF phenomenal
Mary New Buildings
Practicedr The entire central busi-
mss cc- Is bee. built in the
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

Harrington has a small airport now
but plans to purchase a larger
field and to develop an airport Of
the first class in the near future.
Much development in the city is
expected to result from the open
ing of several large tracts Of land
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16

ship. Mrs. H. K. Wright of
Bridgeville, chairman of the regis
tration committee reported 100 per
cent attendance of delegates from
% associations in New Castle
County, 21 n Kent and A in Sus-
sex Many in attendance were not
delegates but 513 delegates regis
tered representing 120 associa-
tions. Vases were awarded to
"honor associations" as follows:
Kent County-Cedar Grove No. 62,
Church Hill, Clayton, Cowgill's S
Denney's, Frederick, Hollandsville,
Kenton, Little Creek, Oak Grove
No. 13, Pratt's, Tomahawk. Hon
cradle mention-Bennett's Grove,
Bethesda, Dover, Houston, Leipsic,
Raughley's, Woodside. Since the
main objective of the years pro-
gram of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation has ben to develop an ap-
probation of the value of activity
in school, the program of the
day, built around that idea; reach
ed its climax in the afternoon
when DIR. Jesse II. Newton, Direc-
tor of the Lincoln School, Teach
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16

ers College, Columbia University,
spoke on Modern Education.
Demonstrations were given of art
activities carried on by local Par
ent-Teacher Associations since No
vember under the direction of Miss
Amy Gardner. Exhibits of handi-
craft of adult classes and musical
activities planned by John w.
MacFaddin completed the morning
program. In the afternoon Choir
us of one hundred adult night
school members and community
singing were led by John w. Mac
Faddin. H. T. Ennis, DR.. H. v.
Holloway, made addresses but the
chief address of the session was by
DR.. Newton who has had wide ex-
perience in Denver, Col, and Lin
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16
coin, Nebraska.
GARAGE FIRE AT MILFORD
Hotel Windsor Garage With Eight
Automobiles Destroyed in Flames

Fire last night destroyed the
large garage of the New Windsor
Hotel, on North Front street,
burned eight automobiles which
had ben stored there for the night
and for a time threatened the en-
tire North Milford section. The
loss has not been calculated, but
it is estimated at about 10000
and is partly covered by insurance
The building destroyed was g
frame garage about 60x1O0 feet il
dimensions. The cars stored in the
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16
CLAYTON ON HONOR ROLL
Continued From Page One

yer; Vice-president for Eastern
Sussex County, Mrs. Sallie V. Ell
lis, Millsboro; Vice-president for
Western Sussex, Martin Elliott
E'ridgeville; Secretary, Mrs. Ar
thur A. Hearn. Dover; Treasurer,
Mrs. j. M. Cleary, Wilmington;
Auditor, A. w. Ellis, Millsboro.
Members at large of the Executive
Committee: George S. Williams,
NIillsboro; Mrs. John B. Cleaver,
NIiddletown; Mr.. Clarence Person,
F'rederica. The report of the mem
bership chairman, Mrs. Robert E.
Lewis, of Dover, shows an increase
of 554 over last years member
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16

building were owned by travelling
statesmen stopping at the hotel ex-
cept two which belonged to Coun-
ty Engineer w. H. D. Moore who
lives opposite the hotel. The flre
was due to an exploding oil steve.
Mr.. Windsor, owner of the Hotel,
barely had time to let his pet bear
out which was inthe area burned.
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE

1 will pay no bills unless con-
tracted by myself.
w. E. NELSON
40 At
Smyrna times., 1930-04-16
Saturday, April 26, 81
AT TWO O'CLOCK P. M.

At the Front Door of the Colonial Hotel in
the Town of Smyrna, Kent County and
State of Delaware
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-29

There was danger that Professor John Dewey,
despite his good intentions, might muddy the political
situation with his proposal for Senator Norris to with
draw from the Republican party to lead third party
as presidential candidate in 1892
Norris reply by its clarity and good sense, has put
the matter straight. He turned down the proposal.
Dewey's approach is theoretical Norris is practical.
Boh men have virtually the progressive political
ideals and both on the basis of experience have lost
faith in the Republican and Democratic parties as
now controlled by big business for big business
Dewey concludes that it is time to start new
party. Norris replies that such solution is not prac
ticable until the Constitution has been amended to
abolish the electoral college and permit direct voting
for presidential candidates.
We are not prepared to say with Norris that there
no hope of real party realignment based on pop
uIar issues until the distant future when the Con-
stitution is amended he desires We are not even
pared to say that abolishing the electoral college
would have the result he predicts.
It sounds logical But the political evolution and
birth of new parties in this country have not always
been logical So the political future is largely unpre
dictable.
But we do agree with Norris that the present is
not the proper time for progressive senators to launch
or even to consider third party movement
The job of the progressves in congress today is the
as that Of the conservaves-their job is to for
get partisan problems of 1882 and concentrate the
present national emergency problems of unemploy-
ment and depression. And that is what the pro-
gressives in congress are doing for the most part
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-29
A New Peril for Reds

The lot of the Red in the United States today is
not unlike that of Jew in the realm of the Chris
tan tyrant of the middle ages. We won't let him in
the country if we know about it. When here we may
smash in his head if he tries to do what the Salvation
Army does daily on the street corner.
We ship him off to the hoosegow under Red flag
laws, criminal syndcasm laws, and framed prosecu-
ton. Then we may him up the gangpank and
send him back to the galows of Fascist dictator in
Europe.
This should be enough to protect our 12OOO0Ooo
inhabitants from 10000 members Of the third inter-
national but new peril to the radical has arisen
on the horizon. It long has been held by many
hundred per cent pubcists that radicalism is sure
proof of feeble nindednesS. 1t is being con-
tended that radicalism is good and sufficient proof
of insanity and justification for bundng the agtator
of to the madhouse.
In New Jersey last summer marital difficulties
arose between Benedict Bruno and his spouse. The
latter complained to the authorities that her main
stay was insane. Asked for proof she stated that he
was an anarchist criticised MusSoini and opposed the
pope.
This convinced the cuStodians of the law and Bene-
Gict was dragged to the Essex County Hospital for
the Insane Here he was diagnosed as suffering from
paranoid -dementia Three psychatrsts hired
by his counsel or the American civil liberties union
have pronounced Bruno sane, but he remains in the
asylum Anti-Fascsts and anti-papsts well may take
warning.
The good news seems to have spread to the other
coast The press just reports the arrest of a Com
munist, Mike Kulikof in Portland Ore, on the
charges of insanity 1t reported in the same dis
patch that the examining psychiatrist conended that
confession of Communist leanings was in itself suf-
ficient proof of insanity.
Kulikof still is in custody
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-29
The Land Holds Its Own

MISUNDERSTANDING the slump
IN in price of cotton, grain and
cattle. the land appears to be hold
ing up very well. The Houston
Farm Land bank, second largest in
the system, reports a surprisingly
small amount of delinquency in
payments-something like 100000
out of an annual collection Of $1O,-
100000.
Since its establishment thirteen
years ago, this bank has made a
total of $4,000 loans, aggregating
more than $200,000,000. Of those,
about 20 per cent we're paid before
maturity, while only 700 have led
to foreclosure.
Foreclosure proceedings have re-
suited in almost as much profit as
loss, SO that the bank has had to
write off very little.
Meanwhile, the farmers of this
region have been saved some $4,000,
600 annually through the difference
between what they pay the land
bank for loans and what they would
have had to pay private concerns.
The land bank makes no direct
loans to farmers, but operates
through local associations, of which
there are 348 in the Houston area.
Loans are limited to so per cent of
the value Of the land and 20 per
cent Of the value Of assured I'M
provements. They run from twenty
to thirty-four years, and call for
payments of 6 or Z per cent an
nually, which takes care of both
interest and principal