Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11

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TOR the past few days the Valley
has had as its visitors and guests
some 800 business women Of the
state. Over 200 Of these are from out
of the Valley.
Since the opening of the meet
ing Monday it is said that each OF
the 800 have been kept as busy as
both hands would permit them 70
be. II has been the business of the
meeting or entertainment almost
continually.
AS q result ii is said that the VAL
ley from here on out is going TO have
over 200 sponsors of a most valuable
kind. When women talk about
things they like, they make it big,
you know.
A reporter for The Brownsville
Herald sat with the delegation from
Fort Worth last night. Here is what
was heard: why. it takes a CEN
fury plant 100 years TO grow 10 ma
turity anywhere else. but here in
the Valley they raise them in 5
years"
A MINATED Annie says that since
~ coming TO the Valley recently
she has been wondering why
they have to irrigate.
THE Valley Morning Star Of today
comes out for r. S. Sterling for
governor. For once. If never be-
fore. the Star is right. We believe
in giving contemporaries credit
when their ideas fit in with our own.
With Lynch Davidson holding his
tongue to Houston papers about en-
Neng the race. Sterling stands b.
Wste the people OF Texas. a great
success in handling his own private
business affairs and offering his
services TO the state. Lynch David
son is also a sterling business man,
but Mr.. Davidson may have a hard
time being elected due to the fact
that he has been defeated twice.
Those who rush TO the polls at
the last minute TO pick out some one
to vote for will hardly light on a
man they know has gone dowA twice
in defeat whatever his qualities may
be.
Now to the candidacy of r. S.
Sterling for governor let us add our
plea OF Robert Lee Bobbitt for at
torney general. and when elected
the state will have two men Of abil-
ity and integrity as a starter for
the long list il is 10 pick.
Our greatest fear for Mr.. Bobbitt
is that he is so honest and straight
forward. ne may not prove as great
a vote getter as he Is a man.
rOT a letter today from W. o.
In Washington Of Brownsville who
calls our hand on our statement
of yesterday that members Of the
national guard and American Leg
ion in Arkansas gave partisan sup
port 10 a candidate.
He says he is writing to the COM
mander OF the post at Fayetteville
about it. If the commando will
make him the correct reply it will
be that the members backed the
candidate. BY members used in
our reference. We meant members
and not the organization. We said
members Of the national guard and
American Legion, and we meant both
Mr.. Washington points out that
the Legion as a body is not in poll
tics under its bylaws. which is quite
true. But under the constitution Of
the United States the members as
individuals can back whom they
PLEASE. Maybe We did not make
ourselves plain. We also feel sure
that II the Legion had done such a
thing as q body. which it had not
thought of. the post commander
would come right out and admit IL
in a letter. We beg your pardon.
Mr.. washington, but what IS wrong
in getting a beautiful building for
your city?
ATEwS is flashed over the wire to-
M day that the final vote on the
tariff has been set for Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. This not
only means that a debate OF a year
or such a matter, may be brought
TO some kind OF an end. whether or
not the decision pleaSes all.
But more important than that Is
the fact that the Rivers and Harbors
bill. in omnibus form. carrying the
Valleys port project viii be reached
soon after.
The Brownsville Navigation Com
mission is moving fast to be ready
for action against the day President
Hoover signs the bill. It is said that
a right-of-way has been obtained
over the greater part Of the distance
for the channel. and that the ques-
ton Of both tips Of the island has
been settled. One major step yet Ia
be decided Is the matter OF the turn
ing basin. Property for that is yet
70 be obtained. The commission
has much leeway in selecting that
site.
No idea could be given today a:
to when the work will start that
muchly depending upon Washing.
ton.