Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-14


EsURTHER hope Of easy passage of
the Valleys deep-water port
bill was carried in news dis
patches OF Sunday.
This is found In the news Of the
trimming of the rivers and ha-bors
appropriations, and the Brownsville
Po&at Isabel project in there.
IN view OF his urging Of economy
NJ nztr6r~al expenditures, President
Hoover W. mich more readily sign
the bin broA IT down TO its present
proportions. lere may be a little
furry on the pr of the house
against various "A bases OF It, but
the general opinion Is that the Val
ley project viii sail on through.
THE Valley enjoyed smother beaut-
iful weekend at Coca Chica and
Point Isabel ar id points on
4 the Gull Yesterday. 3Bathers donned
their nearest-to-nelture attire and
took TO the breakers in large num-
bers both on Padre Island and at
Boca Chica. Many bathing parties
were formed and the sand trout,
sheep head and whatnot, were given
some rather unpleasant surprises
when tackling what seemed easy
food.
From general reports the tarpon
we're only slightly disturbed, al
though some June fish experienced
narrowing incidents.
Mr.. and Mrs. <. c. Bacon, up
III Harrington way, were hosts TO the
engineer of this column. friend wife.
Mr. and Mrs. John 7. Floore. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Keyser. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Teege and Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Andersen. TO initiate them
TO the wonders OF fishing by boat
on the bay.
Folks. the sport to be had in the
waters Of the lower end of the VAL
lev cannot be over-rated for II Is
exactly what you wish to make It.
There Is no better fishing anywhere
unless It Is in the South Sea Is
lands. where they say you dip them
out with a spade. And there are
thousands Of persons IN the United
states who once given a taste OF 1t,
Erill at once start making II famous
ali over the nation. For initiation
purposes the Point Isabel yacht club
should be supported. 1t can be
made to advertise the Valley in a
pra nothing else can.
n EE KEYSER, who brought the
baseball teams 70 the Valley
n this wear saws he wants 70 come
back again.
Mr. Keyser Is testing a lighting
sva&em ut Des Moines. which he
- @ktablishing at a cost OF sl7,0cO
whseh may lead to q revolution II
tie national game. He declares
tfat young America wants some
Were 20 60 at highland that II
UNITS 70 20 about 10 o'clock.
rhls step Is in the experimental
tre. but he says that If IL does one
k,alf for baseball what 1t has done
for football, another big decade
looms for the game.
Mexico, he thinks. will be the
r,extn nation to take its baseball SER
lot,slv. Ten thousand fans recent
klv watched a game to the end In
Nsexico City, despite q one-sided
core. He may again be right there.
xwrrEK-END accidents as reported
at this writing have claimed no
w lives but there were q number
,fured, one seriously.
fan anti-Rccident campaign by all
AaIIev newspapers. could be made a
E4aior activity. which would give
Skturns in human lives saved, and
IN Iessening Of those manned or
kippled for life.
hyrRE reports of Sunday show that
IN a new altitude record has been
w established by nineteen army
Elanes. 4.
Nov. tust about twenty naval
,1anes will attempt TO break that.
The rivalry between the army and
navy Is not alone IN football. and
Ne competition makes for the best
u 10th branches OF the service.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
.rW YORR-Jack Budde, crack
softer OF the Fox Hills club,
8It IiStes his number five. On the
,e;-vard fifth hole he sank his tee
Il. It was his fifth hole IN one
five years and was made with
fifth time he welded a new No,
hickory shafted iron.
xaATA, Ecuador-Five hundred
n water, gift Of the mayor, VIII
eat to the poor on the forth
's,,,ng celebration Of the Tooth an
,;versary of Ecuador's independence,
rr,,s town seldom has a rain, and
,sfer Is brought in tank watts from
rlver 20 miles away and sold by
Ne keg and drink.
LONDON - Great Britain's drink
Is put at sl,44O. 100000 for last
ar by the United Kingdom alliance
-suer's profits were s122 10000
spenditures for wine increased Z
- cent last year; those for beer