Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-26
in DUE
VALLEY
81 &. NJ. HALL

THAT editorial in the Chicago
Tribune, which has been pointed
out in this column as being so
1fr fetched has caused a reply from
Governor Dan Moody, whom il took
To task.
The governor says that the diff
ference between Texas and Illinois
is that Texas has crime but does
not condone it, while Illinois has
cline and condones 1t. He points
to Mr.. Scarface Al Capone as a shin
ing example of what he means
Now it is said that Mayor Thomp-
son proposes a million dollar lottery
for the visitors to Chicago. There
is one bright spot in Chicago's gang
rule. That is visitors are seld m
molested. They do not need the
lottery. But the people who live
there seem to experience a lottery
every day with life and death the
stakes.
MINATED Annie says that If that
~ football game yesterday had
been any closer. she would have
died Of heart failure from over
stimulation.
n. A. PORTER believes a record
for speed in land development
has been set for the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
A five-acre tract OF land was sold
yesterday to f. Y. Wincape of Cuba,
Missouri. Mr.. Wincape seemed to
want action on that patch Of brush.
So they agreed to have it cleared
and plowed for him today--and
planted for him by tomorrow night
If he desires. Mr.. Wincape so de-
sires, so a force Of two hundred men
was put to work on that five acres
today.
The land is a part of the Barreda
Hact, now being developed.
FRIDAY night when the Texas Ed
itorial Association dimes in Mat
amoros, Col. William z. Easter
wood OF Dallas and ocean-flying-
prize fame Is expected to be an hon.
ored guest.
This meeting OF newspaper men
Is for those who have been in the
game twenty years. and some OF us
younger fry have to stand by and
watch proceedings.
But II is said the Colonel, Him
self" is coming.
Recently the colonel was in Eng
land and could not understand why
the English reporters did not seem
a bit interested in the fact that he
had presented Coste and Bellonte
a check for $4,000 for their flight
across the ocean. They asked him
other questions but did not touch
on the flight until the Colonel fin
ally asked why. The reporter an
swered that little was cared about
what the French did. At least this
Is the story going around.
MUCH speculation is going on
these days on the damage the
cold wave may have caused fruit
In California, or the frost have caus-
ed vegetables in Florida, or how the
cabbage crop IS coming along and
what the price will be this year Tor
all.
Some damage is being done, and
taken as a whole conditions at this
time of the year do have a bearing
OH the Valley situation. But SO
many changes of various kinds, for
.gpod or for better. can take place
y that future price quotations assume
Stne form of little over a guess.
Some of the cabbage people seem
10 be terribly afraid and are pre-
dieting a very low price.
i, seems to us to be a time Tor
caution. but not for fear. We sup
pose that the proper thing to do
would be TO extend out heartfelt
svmpathies to Florida and Califor-
MIA. but every IN would know nat
|. was merely a matter OF form II
we did. 1t is too far away TO u
any great feeling except TO wonder
what we will get out Of II.
folks. we ran that picture OF the
Arkansas solon yesterday 70
SNOW you WildJ AAiC iduiSo IhNs
heye I'D in Arkansas. Anything real
mean we say about Arkansas goes
FOR the men. not for the ladies'.
some Of the finest souls we have
ever known live there. including our
own mother. And some OF IN let
tiers ne get from her about some OF
the things we say about Arkansas
might make good reading II we could
stand the pressure Of publication.
TT is said that this last cold wave
has brought in many more ducks
. and the hunters are getting more
in comparison. II is believed that
the secret of the seeming scarcity
in the Valley this year is solved.
The ducks are on the waters OF
the South Texas preserves, and just
across the river where they are not
bothered. Persons coming by plane
ter us such waters are black with
them.