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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Harlingen Firemen
Go to Convention
Especial TO The Herald)

especial TO The Herald)
HARLIGEN, June 7.-Harlingen's
delegates to the State Volunteer
Firemen's convention at San Angelo
June 10, IL and IL, are on their
way.
The delegates are e. G. Bennett,
fire chief. who left Friday night fol-
lowing a meeting of local volun-
teers. and "A. Goldammer, fire
marshal: Lynn Sorrell. j. j.. Daw-
son. "A. p. Paine and Don Tread.
Warren Reitz, Reuben Eubanks, j.
J. Dawson and Don Tread will sing
before the convention. Reitz and
Eubanks are not delegates.
The new Harlingen aerial tower
viii be on display there before ship
ment is completed to this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
To San Antonio

HARLTNGEN. June Mrs. j.
III. Grimes, superintendent or the
Valley Baptist Hospital. has gone
to San Antonio where she viii visit
her mother. Mrs. Goodenough. for
q fortnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Houston Prosperous

HOUSTON. June 7.-H9-A min
crease OF sil. 600. 900 I'm the assessed
valuation Of property here over the
1929 total, was made recently by the
city board of tax equalization. The
assessed valuation was $329. O00.O 900
aS contrasted with S3l7, 600, 600 for
last year and sos. 000, 900 for 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Fire Chief Attends
Funeral of Nephew

Fire chief T. P. Serran returned
to Brownsville Friday from San An
tonic. where he had gone to be at
the bedside OF his nephew, David
James Serran. 10 years old, who died
in San Antonio following a minor
operation Young Serran died We'd
nesday, and was buried the follow
ing day. Funeral services were i'm
presSive and attended by a large
number of friends. Chief Serran said
Saturday.
Mrs. Serran and child accompan-
led the chief TO San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
y

PEIPING, China, June 7.-tE1-
The American consul enc HAnkDwr
today advised the United States
legation here that bandits had
captured the Rev. clifford ]. King
Society OF the Divine Word. In
South Honan, June i. Details of tho
capture were lacking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Bow Cracks Up

Especial to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO, June Glenn
Cradit. 10. is recovering from a fall
from a roof into a box. The drop
caused him to suffer a broken rib
and other injuries. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Cradit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
'7M NAN STEM
Intimate Glimpses of the Valleys Alley
BY J.. r.


false alarms. Firemen state that
just about the time they cuddle up
in bed and begin grabbing a sleep
for the night, the alarm is turned
in and out they tumble, dashing
along the streets in quest of a fire
to extinguish.
If the fire vas there to be fought,
they would not mind it so much.
But nine times out Of ten when they
arrive at the scene, nothing is on
fire. They 90 back TO bed and about
the time they get to sleep, another
alarm is sounded.
It's getting to be a habit, they say.
Fireman Eddie Valente finds a
small amount Of consolation IN the
situation.
I'VE do not get a full nights
men. boy or boys who turn In the
aleep. but neither does the man or
alarms" he said.
Fire chief +. p. Sarran is out of
town, but upon his return 1t Is
thought that a vigorous war will
be waged against the persons who
think it funny to turn in fire alarms
and make the fire departments go
through their tricks.
There IS always a danger Of some
one getting seriously, perhaps ia
tally, injured as the engines dash
around taking corners on two
wheels.
The local police department is also
working on the false alarm ringers.
The Big False Alarm Mystery
will be solved in the near future"
police aver. "Culprits will be severe
ly dealt with"
Boom
We have received a cross between
a compliment and a nasty dig-not
knowing the difference. We consider
it a compliment and feel nightly
flattered-from Harry Foehner, who
has been in the writing game for
many years.
Here is what Mr.. Foehner has to
say:
Another wraith-like presence in
the Main Stem. Oscar Odds faint
shadow now has company. The II.
I. Phillips influence Is per-
ceived. Witness the imaginary con-
versation between Barry Miller and
the voters"
Sunday
Sunday has again rolled around
and a tired Valley takes the day
off.
Most OF the Valleys knockers are
those who came to this section with
the fond but false hopes that they
could buy land Dr. property, sit In a
rocking chair on a porch covered
with honeysuckles, and pick up the
money as it rolled in. Money does
mt roll that way anywhere. Why
should ii In the Valley?
But anyone who is willing to work,
will be rewarded.
The workers are resting today, go
ing TO church. eating a hearty din
ner, and enjoying life. To the loaf
ers. Sunday is just another day.
The tendency to listen TO sermons
over the radio has been denounced
by Rev. Macintosh. Brownsville
Go to church and get the spirit OF
religion. he says. not merely the ser
mon.
Sideg1ances
The sale of watermelonS Is be-
coming a major occupation. All
grocery stores. markets. and rowing
merchants display the melons.
Trucks parked on busi's IS and side
streets offer them for sale. The
early prices this year are reason
able.
Bathing parties are increasingly
popular. The recent flood in the Rio
Grande made roads 10 Boca Chica
impossible and killed several bud
ding parties. Now. however, they
are coming back with a bang.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08

WGken winter comes the little strip
ed Eround squirrel curls UP into a
round ball and goes TO sleep. He
becomes as hard as stone, but when
placed in a warn room will thaw
out and come TO life again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08

inset Is VI. Fould.
BY NEA Service.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 6-An odd romance that began when,
as a girl Of Is, she was visiting Paris and wrote her name on one OF the
steel standards of the Eiffel Tower just under that Of another visitor,
M. Maurice Fould, now a wealthy French steel magnate, will eliminate
in Minneapolis soon with the latters marriage to Mrs. Murel Wright
Allen, socially prominent Minneapolis divorce. The two renewed their
acquaintance in Paris last summer, recalled the incident Of years ago
and recently Fould sailed for this country for the wedding. Mrs. Allen
has a young son; Fould is a Widower with three children and a relative
OF the famous Rothschld family. one Of the wealthiest families in the
world, and head Of the giant French steel works controlled by his
family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08

Bathing parties are increasingly
popular. The recent flood in the Rio
Grande made roads TO Boca Chica
impossible and killed several bud
ding parties. Now. however, they
are coming back with a bang.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Sideglances

Sideglances
The sale of watermelons Is be-
coming a major occupation. All
grocery stores. markets. and rowing
merchants display the melons
Trucks parked on BUSH S and side
streets offer them for sale. The
early prices this year are reason
able.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
House Bosses Smother Norris
'Lame Duck" Resolution

THE has five times passed the Norris resolution
proposing amendment to the Constitution fixing new
dates for beginning President and Vice President
members Of Congress and the time for the assembling OF
Congress
unanimous vote The has had the before
RIGHT along since February 192S but has voted but
That vote gave the resolution large majority but not
the twohirds majority required by the Constitution
Often ppanty referred to as the lame duck resolution
thereby arousng preces among Representatives the meas
ure again before the House. unacted upon with the Ten
charge that the three who control the House are
Reuresenave Howard lays the smOtherng to Representa-
tive Smell chairman Of the House Rules COMMITTEE nmatng
that REPRESENTATIVE Ton and Speaker Longworh approve
the lob which being done well that the comparatively IN
active House denied the opportunity to vote upon or 10
discuss it.
y. h the House leaders thwart the will and desires Of
+b American people nexpcable from point OF V1ew
except change present conditions or to lay e
foundation for another change N sne @ Of Peur
sentatves On contrary it would be to their benefit
ratified by s + e neor Terms o the O
nth of January the Of Senator'S and Representatives
at noon on the End of January.
II the election Of President should be thrown into the
as might occur methods for caring for the stua
ton are provided
Under existing conditions more year before Rep
elected the House take their seats and attempt
to put effect the wishes Of the people expressed at the
polls Representatives hardly get started in their work before
the time has arrived for nominations in each Congressional
district.
That the will Of the people may promptly be put into law
Congress would assemble within two months after the Nove
ber elections Representatives would have the chance to
make regulations for themselves before they called upon
the stand for reelection As it is they accomplish
little before they must get back into their districts to look
after their There unfaness to Representatives
and to the people in this. t
The proposed amendment would do away with short sessions
Congress There would be such thing There would be
no ammng important appropriation and other
bills Through in three months time Best of ALL defeated
Representatives would not as now continue to vote in the
HouSS after the people had turned them down.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
rAcErIoUs BIAsFHEMY N 4 RUSSIAN sYNAooeUE.

The extraordinary feature Of Russias outbreak against
religions directed and stimulated, according to we'll
founded belief by the Russian government ITSELF the fact
that members Of ALL the different religions in Russia share
II the shocking religious cutrages
Priests Of the Russian Church assured gatherings Of
peasants that they priests and the Church they represent
we're actually frauds deceiving the people
Whether they forced by fear Of death to make such
statements Is not known.
Nohammedans have Joined with Jews and Christians IN
tearing the mosques erected honor Of their God Allah
and Mohammed, his Prophet.
This picture published in the Lodon Graphic, shows the
interior of Jewish synagogue in Cherkesovo city
nowned as a center Of Jewish faith
The photograph shows pretended religious meeting
Quoted by Russian jews with mock reverence and bias
phenaous facetiousness.''
The faces disguised in by artificial Boards
those of YOUNG people deghng in the liberty that per-
mits them to deride sacred things.
The old know better NOW.
The young will know better and with bitter regret
their conduct LATER.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
LISTEN WORLD!
He Ouues You Nothing, Lady!
By Elsie Robinson

you. And why, at any rate.
should you regard your work
as such an amazing perfor-
nance? wouldn't you have
had to work, even II you
hadn't married him? And
wouldn't you have had to en-
dure the normal amount Of
snubs, indifference. bad tenn
per and back ache incident to
any Job? Then why consider
yourself an uncrowned martyr
because you've elected to earn
your living keeping house In
stead Of tipping letters or sell
ing notions?
WHY SHOULD A GIRL WHO
COULD NEVER QUALIFY FOR
MORE THAN A TWENTY DOL
LAR JOB WHEN SHE WAS
SINGLE EXPECT MILLION
DOLLAR SERVICE AFTER
SHE'S MARRIED AND
BEEF, EVEN WHEN SHE GETS
THAT?
"But I gave him the best
years Of my youth!"
You did nothing Of the sort,
sister. Your youth passed. You
didn't give it to hint just
vamoosed. AS all youth va
mooSes. Growing old Is no
body's fault. Why put him in
the dog house because time
passes?
Be reasonable, lady. Your
husband doesn't owe you any
more than you owe him. You
elected to say, II do" and
most Of you worked overtime
to get the chance to say 1t.
You were wise. Generally speak
ing, there's no finer job on
earth than that Of being wife
or mother. If, in your case,
it didn't turn out to be q
good job, get out--as you'd get
out from any other bad job.
But If you do stay in-Act
regular.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
Silence
Half a Billion Dollars Worth.

EoRGE r BAKER, worth half billion but hardly known
" to the American public, ninety recently Mr. Baker
believes in silence and plenty Of it. He credited with only
interview in the Of his long e consisted Of
ia words Here is part Of it: a..
Business men Of America should reduce their
talk at least tsUo-thrds Everyone should reduce his
talk There is rarely eOeT reason good enough for
anyone to talk. Silence much less energy.
don't talk because silence is the secret of success"
Having said that and little more Mr. Baker realized that
he breaking his rule but added for the reporter
benefit two words: GET OUT.
Apart from his half billion Mr.. Baker is interesting
figure in country where nearly everybody blowing his
horn nearly everybody else He reminds you little Of Car
1yle-the great apostle of deeds not wordswho
disguised with talk of any kind that he said England in
habited by thirty million people, mostly fools.
And Carlyle preached silence loudly in of pub
Lie addresses and in whole shelf Of fat volumes.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
A Great Discovery
BY Archibald Henderson

discovered. The late Percival
Lowell, director of the. observ-
atory at Flagstaff, suspected
the existence Of a planet dis
tant from the sun about one
and half times the distance
Of Neptune. This prophecy has
proven extraordinarily accurate.
Neptune is 2,793 100000 miles
from the sun; so the new
planet, according to Lowell's
calculation, should be about
4,189, 100000 miles from the
sun. The preliminary estimate
of its distance from the sun is
Is times the distance Of the
earth from the sun, which is
93,000,000 miles. This works
out to Abs, 100000, a verifica-
ton to nine-hundredths of /
per cent? ,....
It is worthy Of note that this
tranSneptunian planet was not
observed" by Slipher in the
conventional manner. It swan
into the ken Of the eye of a
complex new camera, with an
extremely delicate lens, deveI-
oped for the very purpose Of
detecting the new planet. An
image, a mere pin-prick of light,
showed UP on the. Photographic
plate on january 81 last!
The verification is now COM
plete.
This is the most sensational
discovery in astronomy since
1846, when Neptune was pre-
dicted by the calculations Of
Adams and lie Verrier, and
observed by Gale. The new
planet is believed to be even
bigger than Jupiter, which is
1000 times the size Of
the earth. The mean diameter
of the earth is 1918. miles,
while the mean diameter Of
Jupiter is 1892 miles. Jupiter,
the largest of the eight planets,
will now, it seems, yield its
supremacy in size to the
colossal transneptunian planet.
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
The Return From Madness
By Herbert Kaufman

TNc GEORGE has presented each member Of the Claw
II Clipping Conference with phonograph record q MS
contributing address to the opening session. Wncn VIII De
Just about a the bacon naval reduction experts VIII ote nome
from London.
Americas fatfooted refusal to adopt the MarseaiSs as
national anthem win break up the party Irance g as
realizes that she can't ence Uncle Sam 70 padde an oar
her war-canoe.
hope Of security pact and that browns an already cooked
goose ...,....s -.
marines than ever but the money we pour into de-
fensve armaments will be flea bite as compared with the
banuptng bill which foreign entanglement was conspirng
to collect
The twelve hundred selfpronomced captains Of public
opinion who lately decoration cable 70 Secretary
surance policy But hundred mion-odd folks who don't
banker little Legion Of Honor buttons and special customs
privileges thank God to find the Stars and Stripes still nailed
Mr. Wickersham also does his BIT assure that
m ST s Act indicates
fast turning Of the tide against fanatic ana ntoerant eg
tion.
The General Of the United States ardent pro-
hbitions reconcile his personal legal
science to justify law contrary to sound legislative policy
or uphold measure that subjects the discretion lack
Of discretion of the Judge who has committed COM
paratvely trivial offene very penalty unlike any
other crime that he knows Of
Excess always spts in the wind Bigoy when drunken
with triumph has yet failed to revolt majority sent
ment by such tyranncal folly Bishop Cannon and Dr.
wilson should have better than to press for the enact
ment Of statute which, overnight degraded general social
habit into q long term felony
The Literary Digest poll like Daniel Of old points to the
writing on the wall and the Eighteenth Amend
mint Of wraths come Volsteadism does not mend
it's oppressive ways
Mr. Legge of the Farm Board likewise feels called upon
sneak up in meeting Here's who knows his European
beans as well every foot Of arabic land between the coasts
Twenty years industrial contact with Euopes political
and economic methods essentially qualify him to conclude
that the debentue scheme drop yonder
will simply inspire boyco and retaliatoy embargoes against
American farm products.
he isn't waving any flags for the powersite grabbers
citing further Federal reclamation irrigation projects,
either.
Curing surplus evil by adding still land to our al
ready cultivated strikes him heluva way to remedy
the situation
He might have added that the cost Of bringing Of these
barrens bearing will reach $3.50 at which figure
plus charges the nexpeenCed boobs who sink
the well will slip back twice fast they make headway
The Washington times., 1930-03-31

WHY does the average wife
W believe that her husband
owes her perpetual debt be-
cause she married him and
feel that everything she does
for said husband Is a favor
which he can never sufficiently
repay?
You haven't conferred any
more Of q favor on the Big
Boy by marrying him, sister,
than he has conferred on you.
You wanted him as much as
he wanted you and worked as
hard to get him. Maybe harder!
And he sacrificed as much
for the deal as you did. It's a
serious thing for a girl to put
her life in a mans keeping
but it's just as serious tor a
man to put his life In a girls
keeping. And girliSh dreams
are not a particle more precious
than boyish illusions. A boy
can think as much romantic
nonsense in a second as a girl
can in a year and it hurts him
just as hard to be Jared out of
it. Tradition to the contrary.
it's the groom who is usually all
in a twitter, not the bride. She
knows what she's all about, but
he's betting on a couple of
deuces. II anyone should wear
the tulle and rosebuds, he
should!
But I sacrificed my freedom
for my husband!" you cry.
Well, how about HIS free
dom? You gummed up his lib.
erty quite as much as he
gummed up yours. And. in
addition to giving up liberty,
he acquired the upkeep of an
other healthy human-plus pos
sible additions.
"See how hard I worked for
him!"
See how hard he worked for
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
THE MARRY
GO-ROUND
>Bv Helen Rowland

Owe, II you beneVe the
IL Young Sophisticates. is an
antique emotion which has
breathed its last.
Like alcohol, It has been so
diluted that there is nothing
left of it but the synthetic imi-
tations. Down with Romeo and
Lochinvar. Away with Eros
and Adonis!
In Russia all plays treating
love seriously are debarred.
Over there you are expected
to take your love casually, as
you do your breakfast. Wait
er, bring me butter cakes and
coffee. Well, this looks like
a fine day. What say, let's
get marrid?"
But that's nothing. The poor
old Slender Passion Is rece1V.
ing what Is technically known
as "a sock IN the eye" from
all directions. Maybe it's the
Russian influence.
"The abolition Of courtship"
and the cultivation Of art,
painting and music as an IAN
tidote for love" were strongly
urged in a recent QUESTIONABLE
among the students OF a we'll
known Eastern college. A
MEMS college, Of course.
No doubt it would be a great
relief to the average man to
dispense with all the red-tape
of courtship and wooing. Love
making has always been some
where in the. class with hat
tipping and finger bowls, in
the opinion Of some men. Just
q foolish little formality.
But, granted that love can
be aboiished-which it CAN'T
and that art, painting and
music can take its place, what
will they SING about? And
what will they PAINT? And
what will they WRITE about?
Will the Rudy ValIee Of this
IoveIeses millennium warble dit
ties to the dynamos and Groom
tenderly Of riveters and stock
market quotations?
Will their artists desist from
depicting VenESeS and cupids
and lovely ladies, and confine
themselves to lining thrilling
portraits of coal barges and
ash-heaps and cheese sand
wiches and skyscrapers2
And their poetsl VIII they
pen sonnets to vacuum clean
ers and sport cars and patent
lawn mowers. instead Of to Myr-
tilla and Chloe?
"Oh, listen to the clatter and
the clank, clank, clank,
"Of the riveters pounding
on our new water tank!"
Or
Sweet is the call Of the wild
whippoorwill-
But Sweeter far the rustic
- of a new dollar bill"
Love has been the inspira-
ton of all the sweet singers
and of most Of the poets and
painters, ever since the dawn
of civilization! No great opera
singer has ever sung his best
until he has LOVED:
The Washington times., 1930-03-31
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY Dr.. Louis Il. Bisch-

EOR the maintenance Of
4 health all forms and kinds
Of refuse must be properly dis
posed Of.
In country districts. rags and
all other combustible materials
are best burned. Animal ex-
creta, vegetable refuse and other
substances that do not burn
can safely be buried several
feet deep. An added precau-
ton is to cover or mix the re-
fuse with ashes, this method
obviating the possibility Of foul
odorS.
In urban districts these mat.
ters are taken care of by the
civil authorities. Yet even here
the problem of proper disposal
is q great one. It has been
estimated that for every thou
sand inhabitants the annual
ash bin refuse alone amounts
to about $50 tons.
House drains should always
be an important concern to a
family, especially to the pros
pective house builder.
Such drains can be made
either Of iron or esrthenware.
The size Of these din @ins varies
with their use.\ Main lines are
about six inches in diameter,
branch lines four.
Drain pipes should always be
laid in straight lines. The fall
Of the pipe should be such
that the flow of sewage Is never
impeded.
The joints between pieces Of
pipe should invariably be pro-
tected so as to avoid leakage.
They can be protected with a
covering Of cement.
Traps should always be placed
along a sewer line SO as to
secure adequate ventilation.
Waste pipes which take care
Of bath tubs, showers, wash
basins and kitchen sinks ought
not connect directly with drain
pipes or soil pipes.
Waste pipes are usually about
three inches in diameter and
made of lead.
The best way to dispose Of
sewage, whether in the country
or in the city, remains a most
difficult problem everywhere.
When sewage is run by pipes
into the sea great caution must
be exercised that the sewage is
carried well out to sea lest it
be returned to the shore. Such
sewage outlets should invariably
be under water.
Cesspools Of various types are
often the only means and the
best Of removing refuse from
the house. Unless there be
some sort Of modern self digest
ing arrangement, the cesspool
really becomes only q partial
and q temporary expedient.
Cesspools should never be
placed closer to O house than
so feet and at least 100 feet
from well or spring.
Care must be taken to empty
cesspoolS regularly as well as
to ventilate them properly.
Various methods are in use
for the so-called "purification'
Of sewage by chemical means
and by precipitation. For this
purpose lime Is often employed,
from six to IL grains Of quick
lime to each gallon Of sswage'