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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
VALLEY-WIDE
RATE MEETING
SET THURSDAY
Harlingen Is Named
Meeting Place On
Subject


san EF<TTO Der IA TL-irr-
Ezde nze-ng 70 cisrlss further the
uu0oszI sc- exrzrSl11 rz-eE has
5eea czTed sr Thursday Gez1g Il
EEEEe7 T. J. z Bel &C the San
Benz1o Chazoe- o. Commerce
u = PEEkErE. traffic manager o.
the Sou-h Texas CHAMBER C Com
nrrce. = . letter received MonczT
here states that ne be-1eTex rhe
presE1- form q ire plan 1o- Sye-
ria rzaes 81 the year. rather than
f0r only the winter season AL
grove acceptable I'd the rzl-r1ac
cnnpzzeE and Drerco-ae the oppD-
s-5Cn which prevented ne Adoption
q -he frs pan submitted
Sane tine zEo q zSve EZ start
ed II The Valley 10 obtain winter
rates q this sexton from various
parts CT the country Some Cpp1z-
ton developed TO Tins - tire KzLAfF.
Itself. and railways Cd not SEE IL
% grant the rccUcStS
VIII The mater beng presented
zezn n the fern rF = e covering
the entire year. ~ Is thought great
& favor MI C found win thc raj
zzTs interested
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

SHANGHAI Der 80 E11
HI Nationals EorsZze-- news
EEsnrT- tnzlrh- Published rspu-E
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Ezoc1zl Il -ae las. 1ew oEEs Ez1
1G1-Eeo C1Z1aSe -e-E-G- and A.
rES-e1 q few C1-ESE
I1e re11-k -l-hs- EEl1 -ht RuE-
SANS -EnTer profess mace CO.
50Cz- ChZ1R El-hurles
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hare nee- EE-ezz1
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Tie DeEc-z-c.s Tor se-xNEE-z O.
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E-E-- activity EzK -rr1r-Rn an
thai area -R -zlwzr. r1N-z-eE
E--lT - -hE tr1 c1z-E-seM mas
beer - els-EEr CT c1--el4Aon Ger
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Man Held on Check
Charge Investigated

h 7 Holland - who gives his
home as s. Louis. vas 70 be turn
Cd Oyer 70 = department Of juS-Ics
agent here today for Investigation
rs re has signed = confession %
BrUErSTlIs pclIce I'd rhe effec- that
ne Is under q three year federal
suspended sentence 81 VIckSduE
Mss
Holland T2S brought here Sa-ur-
day fr0u NcAIer n cuzrerrT1c
T-h several hot cherk cases herr
In u written CrE+sSSlcr- HoIIzrl
stated that lie cane I'd B-0z-S-
VIE soma tine aEo and set EERf
I'd As q government eEg-ee-. buy
ing goes ard E--E hot cnecS
EnCer t1at zSSuE-rIcu Tie cnecks
were On q Cu-LS CE--S-I hank and
Dsrr-z--S Ec Il E1Erz Win the IL
z--1-lCE ard found lz- -1R Ean
E16 10 EcueT there
n rs ccrxs<zcE Ec-z-E told C
Ez--E Ees- S6E-z-cEz u ccEz-Z e
SGEr- EzSSo1-1- Del 10 Tex
as TEz1-- arr BzE
N-rr1-l
Ii SaE C Vas E-EEr u -Ess-FEz-
=SzenEEG taEEr1- sz--z-Eg Il
EEz-EE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Chinese Reds Massacre 20, 900

EzEEOE- Gina Der So
T-z71eE between ire tCxE C
ETz-ES1E and Exzzzz1 E< -1zz
100 MES rx- C tbs important
center. nearly NnEN Eu=1r-
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Ike -1z3s- CT hz-1- reds -spc-S
t-cE no--AS-n H1p1 T1T111e
SD
T1s S yeSz-Gzy zz< kezv-
E- suffered u Ire gcvGnZe1-
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zEz-S- bz11E-rT Gcn afze- re
end C Ire rece-- Girl Ezr-
Chang Kzi-Snek- zznsrzEzzn1
and rex6enr C TIE Chinese -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Kidnapped Man Drives
Captors Five Hours

JOPLIN No De- E-P-RDr 4
LcC1Loch- read co q p-M1n-
company az Okzll-eR- OktR- tocaF
said &c Ezs E61zDe1 - tW8 EueU
last night = TIE outskirts c. rG-ss
ard released EEhz--e6 cary THIS
morning rear CreS--ne- EE-szk
Re said TIE men nz1 --ez-H1 -1
force him % 1r1re len I'D -
Lc-S TT l@fr his car E1ez -hrF
became cZ1-sed as % cre-1-S
Oze c. t5e r zpe1 o. -
running 17z-d c. rs E1-o- cz-.
MrCZ-1cl s11 Is - E----c1 El
. Highway E-7kszE nEz- -
L-CI-1ch SAD - k-n-ke- tic
t-S Ez1 . TIE lz-H-R-T DC the
C-Ee- EGz1 . -er1-re- % RS
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s-E - Sl w4Ez@ am @
T-EZ So II 80 Ez-
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Bank

W@EH Der -
~ -E- - @ E E
~ EE u E -E wE E-
--r- E Ere Cows E ME=
EE -a-E- Ia Z-- ElrH
@ EE q -E- EzE
E-rT - -lzzE ~JEzeS AK
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Houston Unemployed
Flock to City Hall

HOUSTON Der E--A --u-E
@ EG eS-1EE-ad Is h1Ea Is 200
DESCENDED IN l1e C-v Hzl roczv.
ezcA anxious Ez ce q rhe 1910
10a MAJOR EzaE L0r.@-h had
Ezz Ehe CIR void b able 20 ere
Bs-Ees1 1910 and 1103 nc-E. a.
cC57E 70 an1Ihe- eS--z-E- Ez-n-
e-ed 81 t1E C--r e-2l0TEen- d.
rszz sevE-zl biocks sEzy-
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c11E- c. IE0 and C7E-hzlr GAS O.
wc-k : Eeek 10r I11c n@l The c.
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c1-e Operative u--l rcrncrrcr- rhE
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ths mr1oyEez- 1--ezz
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Famous Judge Is Charged
With Disturbing Worship
New York Episcopal Cathedral Is Scene Oh
Near Riot When Jurist Halts
Prayer of Bishop

NEW YORK. Dr- s@RIEeczed from Ire EEzu0pzl cz.he@rsl c
g John tn DElae = arrested zf1e< Il interrupted BE10p WIz- :
Nzazag during EzTe. Ben Z Ln6zT had 70 app=zr II o-r TODAY
whlE Bzn1p Naming mas ce1EE-ng TIE zsrpOn YESTERDAY ~ &c
cGe CT . se--on Ii wien lie cen0an1d Ln1zys stand o1 c1-
psn5o1z1e nz-1zze Lz11=E h0rpe6 @ . TIE Reporters table u 1o1-
q the pulp. and 6enzn6d 4 chznce 70 he heard
-B1zb0D MzEnzg.- he cred yu have falsely represented IL L Ills
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Suspect Arrested
I'm Abduction Case

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Five In Jail

F-Ee Ro HID T1zs AEe ne@-
D1za1 n -e So SsZ0 al IL
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
Texan Convicted

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P--TeT- Rz--[ T11-1 EzS cTT-
E--ad C E-7Cs- rsSsr1zT u q
ET l. his trzzl CT r1zrEEs q. hzT-
III slain Melvin D-nz1- - Ranger
arr It's punishment Ezs fxe- e %
wears zz-S1--e---
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

PARIS Dee @@Po-1ce EoCsy
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oa TIE Pace DTEzllz YESTERDAY
TIE zszzsxEn BzE Prhzn0FkEzGzE.
xzx captured $ - Tea
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08
IN OUR
VALLEY



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wash ElEAeS three rz-re = EzT Is
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Mr. Herbert Eo0Eer
That this Eo-6 = uz6e ID q
a. kinds O. peopsE has Io1< ben
EpeCted
DR. George a DorSey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

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cars are Ce1sorzhe- Is a. high
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

HOVERSEE<T reports Oo TIE Val
In Iey cabbage crop Issued n buIle-
TIN form estimate al acreage
in-ease q 3co0 % make . total o.
Paintings 1890 acres
Smaller increases are shown II
California and Florida crops WheEh-
G. there have been enough changes
since the government sErTey EzS
completed 70 materially lessen that
estimate Is a question but Elth that
being true II seems the Valley Vii
hare much cabbage this season
Should q fair price prevail II
should make Is forget the small
profit realized = the cotton crop.
AMI give business . decided boost
HOW that football game Of SarT-
day Is being replzyed II Browns
vie today Added interest TO
TIE contest. nov over. Is found IN the
attempt Of local circles 70 bring
Paris along next
Paris plays II a junior college COL
ference I'D II north Texas and they
may consider their years work done
and their lzUeS oeycnd dispute
But for the sake Of good sportsman
ship they should come On down and
rfFe Us q game Or invite the Sco--
p1ons 70 Paris
n MINATED Annie says that 10 he
~ Il appeared that VicrGrlzs idea
q fight II . football game IS 20
- i, fists. teeth. and toe1zIS
nROBABLY the entire UnI-sd
States today i taking OF the
e1zSo6e Il the NeT YORK Fps
.e1raI church last night with Bishop
Naming ard Judge Ben Lindsey
The central fgEeS
Whzre-er nay Eave been fair CT
whz-n1c- II the case Judge LEn6SeT
xn1uld have ErcTr human nature
NeL enough to know he could not
Nh An argzre1- or CONSIDERATION
tren and tce-s
As rocf C tna-. the report : that
Ez<EcD Mzr-I1E cd nothing but
c1z-EEe his PRAYER. The rezctlC1 CT
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

n MINATED Annie says that 70 he
~ Il appeared that VicrCrlzs idea
O. fight II . football game IS 20
- L. fists. teeth. and tos1a1&
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-08

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Hope for Restoration
of Isle to Fertility

A representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
spent the past, summer at Laysan is.
land, lonely spot in the Pacific
ocean, about 1000 miles northwest of
Honolulu. Laysan island formerly
had extensive guano beds, but these
were worked out more than decade
ago. Commercial fertilizers from
South America and the cost of ham
ding the lower grade guano made
the Laysan islands no longer profit
able. So the guano station on the
lonely islet was abandoned and the
regular trips of supply schooners to
Honolulu were discontinued Left at
Laysan were only a fast-growing fam
lily of rabbits that soon virtually de-
nuded the island of it's scant yegeta
tion, while the wild Pacific winds
heaped sand dunes over the roots of
the heritage. Doctor Wilder hopes,
however, that Laysan can be trans.
formed into well-vegetated island.
Plants and grass suitable to its coral
soil were taken in boxes on the Pho
neer. Two officers, two men, a cook
and Doctor Wilder landed at Laysan
and started work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Historic Monument to
French Hero in Danger

News from Paris states that there
is a. possibility that the citadel of the
little town of Blaye in southwestern
France may be taken off the official
list of historic monuments. and that
the destruction of it's ruins will fol-
low. Here Charlemagne buried Ro-
land, who had died in defense of the
great kings rearguard at ROnces-
wales. Roland's great ivory horn,
which he sounded-too late-to bring
Charlemagne to the support of his
rearguard, is famous legend. Ro-
lands own sword is shown at Nurem-
burg; the warrior himself was in
tered at Blaye. In the famous
"Song of Roland" the ancient poem
that tells the heroic tale, Roland is
depicted as national hero, who re-
sisted the attacks of the Saracens.
The true Roland was a warden of
the Breton marches, who died fight
ing against the Basques, when in rs
they attacked and defeated Charlie
magne's rearguard at ROncesvalles
in the Pyrenees. The citadel at
Blaye was built in the Seventeenth
century by Sebastien Vauban, the
great French military engineer. who
was responsible for most of the forti-
fications of France that were con-
structed during his lifetime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Record Telephone Call
Sent Over the Oceans

The longest commercial telephone
call on record, from Sedalia, Mo-, to
Sydney, Australia, was announced by
the American Telephone & Telegraph
company as having been made
through its new overseas telephone
service. The connection covered a
distance of more than $1,000 miles.
Due to the time difference between
the two points the speaker in Aus
tralia talked at about . 200 a. m. on
recent Tuesday morning, while his
words reached the listener at Soda
liza, fraction of second later, at
10 200 a. m. Monday, there.
The call went by wire from Sgd
ney to the local radio station. There
it was amplified and sent to London,
switched to one of the regular trans
atlantic circuits and forwarded to
New York through the Bell receiv-
ing station at Moulton, Maine, and
was thence sent by land lines to Sc
dalia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
Drawing by Ray Walters.

NE of the interesting devel-
opments Of the celebration
of Christmas in America is
the revival of the ancient
custom of singing Christmas
carols on Christmas eve
and the increasing observ-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05

land was the occasion of Joyous
ceremony and the singing of merry
songs, such as the "Boar's Head"
carol, still sung at Oxford Mt Christ
mas which goes as follows:
''The boar's head in hand bear l
Bedeckt with bays and rosemary;
And pray you, my masters, be merry
Quot estis in convivio
Caput april deferO
Reddens laudes Domino!
"Our steward hath provided this
In honor of the King of Bliss,
Which on this day to be served is,
In Reginensi Atrio
Caput april defero
Reddens laudes Domino!"
Almost every land has its own
Christmas carols. They are called
Wiegenlieder or Kristlieder in Ger
many, Noels in France, and carols in
England. In Russia the ancient
Kolyada songs, once sung to pagan
gods, now dedicated to the Christian
saints, are sung about the streets.
1t is to Austria, however, that We
are indebted for one of our best
known of all Christmas songs. Fol
silent Night had it's origin in 8
simple re-Christmas party to which
a young priest, Joseph Mohr, was in
vited in Oberndorf, near Salisbury
of,.;o tn
the custom shortly before Christmas
for wandering comedians from the
nearby village of Laufen to give
crude representations of the Christ
mas story as recounted in the Bible
A shipowner named Maier invited
Joseph Mohr, young assistant priest
who had recently come to the village
from Salzburg, to be his guest at
little party. AS special surprise for
the priest, Maier arranged for the
comedians from Laufen to stage Their
festival play at his home.
The thoughtful hospitality of the
Maier couple and the touching sim
plicity of the festival play SO stirred
the young priest that instead of goine
straightway home he climbed the so
called "Totenbarg" (mountain of the
dead, overlooking Oberndorf. ant
stood there in silent meditation.
The silence of the night, the blink
ing of the stars, the murmur of this
Salzach river all inspired him. Quickly
he descended to his parish house, anG
late that night the words to "Stillc
Nacht" were written.
The next day he hurried to his
chum and eo-worker, Franz Gruber
village organist and school teacher.
He requested his friend to write the
music for his song. Happy at this
opportunity, Gruber composed the
melody that is known perhaps to more
people than any other single melody.
Christmas eve of 1918 came and the
priest and the teacher were ready to
offer the song for the first time. I'm
fortunately the organ of st. Nicola
was out of commission that night. For
a moment it seemed as though the
congregation were to be cheated out
of this unique premiere. But Gruber
ran back to his home and got his gui-
tar. To its accompaniment Mohr and
Gruber then sang "Stille Nacht" for
the first time as duet.
l9 by Western Newspaper unIon.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Cycle of Hard Luck

Over a period of about Il year here
is what has happened to ten-year-olt
Leland Luenberger, of Gouverneur
N. Y: Severe cut on his knee play
ing football, forced to remain in hos
pital for two weeks; injured in auto
mobile accident and returned to bed ;
was forced back to bed with measles
while suffering from this disease he
contracted the humps and scarlet
fever; recovered and incurred bad
cut on his foot while on vacation.
Now he is confined to an easy chair
until that wound heals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
The Music Critic

Harry Hardness Flagler, president
Of the New York symphony orches-
ira, said at dinner:
"Music criticism is a difficult art.
Too many music critics are like the
the young man who said:
"'YOu play beautifully, Miss Smith.
There is one thing about your tech
nique that impresses me particular
ly.'
"Yes? said Miss Smith. is it my
touch you mean?
"'No,' said the young man. 1T is
your marvellous speed in turning the
leaf when you get to the bottom of
the page"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
now you what is a carol?


Ills singing, with praise of God
If you praise God and sing not,
You utter no carol.
If you sing and prG . e not God,
You utter no carol.
If you praise anything which does not
appertain
To the praise of God,
Though, in singing, you praise,
You utter no CAROL"
1t is a curious fact that the singing
of carols, like many of our other
Christmas customs, owes something to
a pagan as we'll as a Christian origin.
The early church found that all pagan
religions celebrated the birth of new
year. The Druids gathered mistletoe
on what is our day of Christmas, the
Romans held their saturnalia, the
Persians held agricultural ceremonies,
as did the Chinese.
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea,
toward the middle Of the Second GEN.
fury, recommended "the observance Of
the birthday of our Lord on what day
soever the 25th of December shall
happen" There follows a definite
statement that the first official carol
was Gloria in Excelsis Dec" and the
year in which it was sung on the new
date was 129 A. D. Thus the church
was able to profit from the mood of
merriment created by the pagans. The
spirit of joy from many religions was
merged into that of one.
Many high churchmen in the ancient
times opposed the Introduction of song
into the solemn moments.
No power, however, could stem the
tide of innocent song which had in
vaded religious observance The first
crusade preached by Urban In 1895
gave impetus to the troubadour move
ment and the holidays for five CEN
turtles were to resound with the songs
Of their inspiration. BY 1900 carol
singing was widespread in Europe and
was being introduced into England.
In the England of today wandering
bands of MINISTRIES or waits" pre-
serve the old customs by going from
house to house piping Christmas tunes
on reed instruments and singing
carols. 1t may be this that they sing:
'Wassail, wassail! to our town!
The bowl is white, and the ale is
brown;
The bowl is made of the rosemary tree,
And so is the ale, Of the good barlee.
Little maid, little maid, tirl the pin.
Open the door, and let us come in"
Or they may lift up their voices in
this equally old carol:
"Here us comes q wassailing, under
the holly green,
Here us comes a wandering, so merry
to be seen,
Good luck good Master Hodgin, and
kind Mistress also,
And all the little children that round
the table go!
Your pockets full of money, your cup
boards full of good cheer,
A merry Christmas, Guizzards, and a
Happy New Year"
The poor women and children also
sing carols on the streets and are
given cakes by those who listen. Some
of the carol singers carry peaked Ian.
terms to light them on their way. The
bringing in Of the Yule log In Eng
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Veterans Hospitals

According to the United States vet
Grams bureau, the bureau utilizes 90
government owned or controlled hos
p,tals, of which 40 are under the d.
rect control of the bureau. The total
number of eX-service men admitted to
hospitals to July 1, 1929, was 49,
ego, and the total number of patients
remaining in all hospitals OH that
date was 27,7S4, of whom 6,547 were
tuberculosis patients, 1881 neuro-
psychiatric cases and 7,456 general
and surgical cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Rebuked

Little Paul had adopted Lindbergh
as his hero for all time.
'Why do you make so much of
Lindbergh?" his mother asked him
one day.
"Why shouldn't II" demanded
Paul. 81 bet you was just as excited
about Columbus, when he discovered
America"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-05
Cuppa Coffee

Smart after-dinner coffee cups and
saucers have now appeared in col
ored glass. An additional virtue is
that they are inexpensive.-Wom-
ems Home Companion.