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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
She Lost l9 Pounds
Of Fat in Il Days

During October a woman in Mon
tana wrote: My first bottle Of
Kruschen Salts lasted almost 4
weeks and during that time / lost
IS pounds Of fat-Kruschen IS !
you claim for it, feel better than
I have for years"
Here's the recipe that banishes 1T
and brings into blossom all the
natural attractiveness that every
woman possesses.
Every morning take one half tea
spoonful of Kruschen Salts in 4
glass Of hot water before breakfast
do not overeat-walk q little each
day.
&c sure and do this every morning
for ITS the little daily dose that takes
off the fat."-Don't miss a morning
T e K-usohen habit means that every
particle OF poisonous waste matter ana
harmful acids and gases are expelled
from the system.
At the same time the stomach. liver
kidneys nc bowels are toned UP and
the pure. fresh blood containing Ma
lures siy life giving salts is carried TO
every organ. gland. nerve and fibre Of
T. body and this is followe by that
Kruschen feeling" OF energetic health
and activity that is reflected sn bright
eyes. clear skin. cheerful v~ivaeity and
charming figure.
II you want to lose fat with speed
get an CSC bottle OF Kruschen Salts
from McKay's Pharmacy or any live
druggist anywhere In America with the
distinct understanding that you must
sbe satisfied with results or money
back. Adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
RIDES
OPEN CONTEST
Legion Drum Corps Airplane
Voting Begins
Monday

The Fifteenth District American
Legion Bugle and Drum corps aero
plane contest opened owe station
KWWG Monday evening with the
donation of IN free aeroplane rides.
The contest was opened with the
announcement that the first ten
persons TO call the station and
enter the contest would be given a
free ride. The first ten included
Argentine Cara. Hazel Deputy, +.
II. Clegg, Arthur Logan, Dadlo
Guerra, Joe Cisneros, Howard
Cummings. Roger v. Ray, Bill
Williamson and Robert Cole.
The contest will 60 on the air
again Tuesday evening at 8:35 d
m. at which time one of the ten
will be awarded a free flight over
the Valley. Broadcasts will be held
regularly at this time during the
contest.
The two aeroplanes to be given
away. a CurtisS Robin monoplane
and a Travelaire Biplane. are now
on display at the Brownsville air.
port. Free courses Of instruction
will go with the planes.
The corps has made arrange
ments with Valley merchants
whereby customers get one vote In
the contest for each dollar they
spend. The n getting the most
number Of votes will get the mon
oplane while the one getting second
place will get the biplane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-P9-Cot-
ton opened very steady at an ad-
vance of 8 to IS points in response
to the firmer showing OF Liverpool,
while the stronger technical posi-
titon following recent severe de-
clines was reflected by a good deal
of covering.
Some trade buying for a rally
was also reported. and while the
advance met considerable southern
selling. prices worked about 20 TO
81 points net higher during early
trading. The new october contract
sold UP TO 1104 and was ruling
around ll.01 at the end OF the
first half hour. while March sold
at LAG compared with 11.25 at the
close yesterday.
The early advance 70 it.04 for
the new October and ll.46 for
March contracts, or about % TO 20
points above yesterdays closing
quotations. met increased offerings.
This supplied the demand and
prices later Sagged off under sell
ing by spot houses. Wall street and
some OF the local traders who had
bought earlier In the day. At mid
day trading was less active with the
market ruling around 1896 for Oc-
tober and i1.31 for March or with
In 8 TO 10 points OF yesterdays
closing quotations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Lion Members
Favor Tours

1t was decided at the regular
weekly meeting OF the Brownsville
Lions club in sponsoring a r~od
will tour of Mexico in the future.
A joint meeting Of the three
service clubs is 10 be held next
Wednesday at the Ell Jardin, 1t was
announced.
Speakers Tuesday were Ed Box,
who spoke on the American Legion
Drum and Bugle corps. reporting
that the organization was in eX-
cellent shape but needed the CO.
operation Of various clubs. and
Henry Shelton. who explained the
airplane contest which is being
staged here. The Lion club chose
George Callahan as their candidate
in the contest.
The Brownsville club agreed to
enter a membership and attend
ance drive. along with other Lions
clubs in Texas. beginning immedi-
ately.
New members who joined Tues
day. becoming Lion cubs, were DIR.
c. NJ. Englehart and George F. CAL
lahan.
Visitors were DR.. Charles Cal
deroni and William Seaman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Brownsville Breaks
Into Travel Book

Brownsville, among other i'm
portant cities. is coming out in
book form. following a serial run
prior TO publication of the book.
according to j. 3. Walker, sales
manager Of tie Greyhound Man.
agement company. Cleveland. o.
Writing here requesting informa-
ton on the section, Mr. Walker ex-
planned that Miss Mary Day VIM
had been retained TO write a novel
entitled Seeing America From a
Motor Bus" and that E. II. Synd-
am was to draw etchings for illus
rations.
Prior to publication Of the book.
The story will run in serial form in
some leading national publication"
ne writes.
Knopf Publishing company, one
Of the outstanding firms in the
United States. will do the printing.
The author is to make a four
week tour of the sections she is to
write about.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

ficer Of the sixties. On the hilt,
heavily plated In gold. was deeply
engraved the name in old English
script: Jos. w. Morton"
Only the elaborate design Of the
sabre. more than three feet long
and OF the finest steel. with bands
OF gold on the scabbard. indicated
that the rank Of the owner must
have been high. The sword. through
a strap which parted as Don as it
was touched, was attached to the
body in the mud, now little more
than bones.
The discovery was made by p. w.
BrousSard, veteran OF the river.
while he vas salvaging a barge Of
coal which sank at the foot of the
city's principal business streets
more than three years ago. He de-
clared he had not seen the river at
a stage this low in 20 years. and
that the body and sword might new
err have been found had ii not been
for the abnormal shallowneSs Of the
Mississippi near the banks.
In the speculation about the Jos,
w. Morton" and his blade, lying
deep under the swift Mississippi for
sixty years or more, the theory that
he was probably a member OF Ad-
miral Farragut's forces. which cap
tured Baton Rouge and fired the
capitol building in 1862 when the
federal navy sailed up the river,
predominated.
The body found today was left
undisturbed. but with the spot care
fully marked. on the possibility that
identity might be definitely estab-
liShed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Mrs. O'D onnell Leads
Women's Air Derby

PHOENIX. AriZ, Aug. 19-CPJ-
Led by Mrs. Gladys ODonnell. onf
Beach, Calf, the national women'S
air derby contestants sped from
Phoenix today for Tucson. Mrs
ODonnell. with an elapsed time lead
OF eight minutes. IS seconds from
Long Beach, took off at 10 a. m.
CM. S. IT,
The other five contestants. in
Guiding Miss Ruth Barron Of Holly
wood. who arrived in Phoenix only
an hour and a half before the take
off. having missed her course from
Calexico yesterday to land in nor
thern Arizona, left in the follow
ing order:
Margery Doig, Danbury, Conn,
1902 a. m.
Jean Larene, Kansas City, 1904
a. m.
Mildred Morgan, Beverly Hills,
Calf. 1906 a. m.
Ruth Stewart. St. Louis. 1908 a.
m
Ruth Barron, Hollywood, 1910 a..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

highway bond issue. saying its adj
option would be fatal for the state.
He challenged Sterling to say
where he stood o on the proposal,
insisting Sterling had been lodging
the issue. He promised Mrs. Fer
guson, If elected, would lay 5000
miles of road a year without a bond
issue.
Sterling at Paris fatty said he
was still for the highway bond is
sue. but added he wasn't greatly
concerned about any issue except
"Fergusonism," because. said he.
what would be the use of any is
sue If Jim Ferguson should be
elected GOVERNOR"
Moody At Lufkin
At Lufkin. Governor Moody ap-
pealed sin behalf Of the boys and
girls Of Texas for a Sterling vote
that would bury "Fergusonism SO
deep it never will emerge" He dis
cussed Ferguson's impeachment,
and detailed Mrs. Ferguson'S par
doning habits. He said 6.396 par
dons yer granted during the adj
ministration of Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
guson. He declared Ferguson had
said the penitentiary was free of
debt when II was turned over TO
the Moody administration, but the
records showed il was over two
million dollars in the red.
James v. Alfred, andidate for
attorney general, spoke at Waco
and again said his opponent. At
tOrney General r. T.. RObbitt had
not carried the county where he
was born, Hill county. Bobbitt at
Pittsburg accused Alfred Of polite
al trickery and political promises in
order to catch votes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
MARKETS
n. Y. STOCK

NEW YORK. Aug. 19-tR-Fail-
ure OF the bear faction TO bring out
any appreciable liquidation result
ed in a resumption Of professional
operations for the advance in to-
days stock market, and extensive
short covering.
Among the wide movers. such Is
sues as Allied Chemical, Case,
worthington Pump. Fox and East
man Kodak rose 3 TO 5, and shares
gaining 2 or more included Amer
lean Tobacco B, National Biscuit,
Coca Cola. Loews. Vanadium. Lig-
gett and Myers 3. Byers. Standa4
Gas, American Water Works, Stone
and Webster Air Reduction. West
inghouse Electric and Johns n
vile, such as Radio. u. s. Steel and
American Jan gained l or more.
Trading however was in light vol
ume.
CaIl money renewed at 21-c per
cent.
After having advanced "a 10 26
points over the previous close on
good cables and absence Of rain In
the west October trading up TO
ii .06 and December ito 1l.04. prices
turned easy in the second hour and
continued easy during the rest Of
the morning on heavy hedge SELL
ing which came into the market
as a result of the rapid movement
Of the crop.
BY mid-seSSion October had eased
off to 1916 and December to 1897,
or 81 to 30 points down from the
highs and 3 to 4 points under
yesterdays close.
These prices represented new low
levels for the movement and the
lowest prices since 1915.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Women Want Major
Oklahoma Offices

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. ls-tR
"A suit designed 70 force sub
mission OF n constitutional amend
ment making women eligible for
major state offices In Oklahoma TO
voters ct the November election,
viii be filed soon. y. ID. "A. Robert
son, former governor. said today.
The action viii be introduced I'm
the state supreme court.
The amendment would qualify
women for governor. lieutenant
governor. secretary OF state. state
auditor. attorney general. state SIP
erintendent or public instruction.
state treasurer and state examiner
and inspector. Robertson said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
SPEAKER WARNS
CATHOLICS
Sacrifice OF Children Is
Subject of Talk
In Boston

BOSTON. Aug. i9-tPl-Catholics
who sacrifice the religion OF their
children ito the pure wordliness OF
so-called fashionable schools to-
day we're reminded by William
Cardinal O'Connell. archbishop of
Boston. that the "puritans insisted
upon their children being instruct
ed in their own faith"
Cardinal O'Connell made his adj
dress at the conclusion of a mass
at the cathedral Of the Holy Cross
which officially opened the 48th
annual convention OF the knights
OF Columbus. Delegates from all
parts Of the North American CONT
nent were present.
Assuming that the convention
was being held here this year be-
cause of the local observance Of the
tercentenary of the Massachusetts
Bay colony. Cardinal O'Connell dis
cussed at length the early history
OF the colonies. He then said:
History proves that goodness
and virtue and righteousness can
not be forced On a people by sta
tutes or by machine guns. But
while we shudder at the fierce aus
terity of Puritan life we would do
we'll not TO forget that luxury and
wealth may lead to the corruption
even of the best, and destroy the
very foundation Of this nation.
founded by sturdy men in poverty
and privaticn.
The mistake the Puritan maze
was to confound the gift and its
use with the abuse of the gift. Our
nation has become the richest per-
haps. in the world. 1t would be a
crime in our abundance to forget
that the luxury 10 which wealth
often leads Is the first step to de-
cadence and degeneracy, personal
personal and national"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
PILE Is SUNK
FOR CAUSEWAY
Company Chief Estimates
Bridge Will BE Open
BY February

Howard N. Roshong. In charge Of
construction. personally took the
throttle Of the giant pile driver
and sunk the first pile In the con-
structica Of the Padre Island Cause
way. Monday. Mr.. Roshong says,
Barring unforeseen delay. the
causeway will be pasSable by early
February. The sheeting TO be used
In the bulkheads, Is in transit and
will arrive this week. Just as soon
as the sheeting work Is finished.
which viii be about two weeks, the
sand sucker will be installed and
the pumping to fill the approach,
will be started. IL VIII take ap-
proximately $4,000 yards to make
the first fill. The pumping Of this
earth into the bulkheads will serve
two purposes. First, in making the
roadway approach. for the Cause
way, and az the same time. de- :
ening a portion Of the Laguna
Madre. This approach is creating
an intersection Of Maxan and
Powers street, making a beautiful
entrance and exit to the causeway."
v. L. Conrad, resident engineer.
states that he was very pleased
with the conditions they found In
sinking the first pile. He says. EFT e
only trouble that might have been
expected, has been avoided in find
ing a very solid bottom Of six-foot
clay, this verifying our original
survey"
Willoughby d. Gundry, presto
Of the Port Isabel Bridge company,
personally inspected the work. and
was very much pleased at the ex-
cellent progress being made.
People Of the Valley are invited
TO look over the work as it progr -
es, IL was said.
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Continued on Page Tan
ing off he made an abrupt bank
to the left, headed due north. and
without circling the field headed
for Corpus Christi. This was At
9.01 a. m.
The second plane was quickly
wheeled 70 the white line, and It
exactly 9:02 Chapa raised the
checkered flag. and the orange col
cred cabin plane. streamline con-
struction, took to the air. From ap-
pearances. his left wing was not
more than ten feet from the ground
when he turned and pursued the
first plane.
Allen TO Corpus
Both planes took off directly in
to the wind. from a standing start.
A committee from the chamber
Of commerce. consisting f c.. c.
Richardson, Ed Mockbee and A. A.
Hargrove, was on hand represent
ing the city. A medium-sized crowd
pushed against the ropes a hundred
yards from the starting point. 1t
was well under control, and kept
off the runway.
The number OF entries In ne
race was Disappointing" Mr.. Har-
grove, chairman OF the Aviation
committee Of the chamber OF COM
merce, said this morning. but we
are not as bad off as the SEATTLE
TO Chicago race. I hear that they
had no entries at all"
Dick Allen, manager Of the derby.
left Brownsville for Corpus Christi
at $40. in order to arrive there in
time to meet the racers and make
arrangements for the continuation
Of the flight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Court Gets
Hearing of Byrd

Preliminary trial Of the State Of
Texas VS.. Jack Byrd, San Benito.
held in San Benito before Justice
OF the Peace L. M. Valdetero Mon
day, resulted in the case being
transferred to the county court at
law and will be tried at the next
term Of this court, some time in
October, according to a telephone
message from Judge Valdetero
Monday afternoon.
Byrd is being held in connection
with the fatal automobile accident
Tuesday. Aug. IL in which three
were killed. The accident occurred
on the highway between San Ben
ito and the Military highway.
He was placed under 5 $1,000 bond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Sword Fish Landed

Possibly the first swordfish OF
the 1880 fishing season vas landed
at the mouth Of the river on the
Mexican side Sunday morning by
Ruben Martinez, manager OF the
Central Power and Light Company
in Matamoros.
The fish measured almost II
feet long, and the sword portion
was well developed. 1t was report
ed that the fish fought fiercely
before 1t was landed. 1t was eSti-
mated that the fish weighed almost
1000 pounds.
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fAAA kAAC
held in McAllen, featured by e
eral talks. From McAllen the party
continued down the Valley, making
stops IN each Valley town. A meet
ing was held Monday night in Har-
lingen at the Reese Wi Mond no.
tel. where Jack White, OF
Plaza hotel. San Antonio, stated
that the Alamo City is to divert
10000 tourists to the Valley. and de-
vote a big part of the city's SI65, 900
advertising campaign to points of
interest in the Valley.
Those IN the party are Porter A.
Wnaley. manager Of the San An
tonic Chamber Of Commerce: r. l..
Hillinger. lumberman and capitalist:
JACK White, operator, Plaza hotel:
MelroSe Holmgreen, Alamo Iron
Works; o. A. Hudson, Newton and
Weller company: E. C. SchoeIl-
horn, Stoves Sash and Door COM
pany; w. D. Outlaw, San Antonio
Express; G. w. Points, Plaza hotel.
Corpus Christi: w. +. O'Keefe.
Stoves Sash and Door COMPANY: u.
,. Pawkett, traffic manager. cham
Der OF commerce: and Howell A.
Jones. secretary OF trade extension
department Of the San Antonio
chamber.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
City Briefs

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
relives SUI and wind burned eyes
Adv. tD
Repainting.-The Brownsville po-
lice station Is being reprinted and
other changes in arrangements are
being made.
Survey Comprehensive topo-
graphical survey Of the old Post
office building. preliminary to N
erection OF q new federal building.
has been completed by z. B. Gore.
Brownsville engineer.
Reiurns.-Chief Radio Electrician
ogg. who has charge OF the naval
station NAY at Fort Brown. has
returned rom o months vacation
spent in nnesots-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Sword and Body Uncovered
Relics of Civil War Days Are Given Up BY
Ole Man River at New Orleans

BATON ROUGE, La Aug. 1s-H1=A body and a gold-hited sword
which started local historians on a hunt through records Of the Civil
War in IN effort to reconstruct a river tragedy Of more than half a CEN
fury ago we're brought to light today as a result of the lowest stage
on the Mississippi river here in twenty years.
The sword, salvaged from between deep-rooted snags in the mud at
a point along the Mississippi levee batture, which ordinarily Is twenty
feet under water. was believed 70 nave BELONGED to q Union naval Of
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X. c. L~IvESTOCKK

KANSAS CITY. Aug. I9.-fP-
~. S. ID. AJ-Hogs: 4.500; uneven
20-3 higher: top 5000: Packing
sows 825-9.50; stock pigs 7.50-8.65.
Cattle: 5000: calves: 1000; kill
ing classes strong 10 u~nevenly
higher. 50-75 higher for the week
Stockers and feeders strong to rs
higher. Steers. good and choice 600
900 lbs. 8~.50-l1.25: 9O0-11O0 lbs. $50
TO 1875: l100-1150 lbs. 825-1O.50.
heifers. good and choice 550-950 lbs
s.25-l0.75: cows. good and choice
5.50-7.25: vealers milk fed medium
to choice 6.O0-10.50: stocker and
feeder steers, good and choice call
weights) 6.50-8.50.
Sheep: 5000: lands 25-40 high
err: sheep around IS up: lamb5
rood and choice 90 lbs down s75-
1910: medium 90 lbs down IFS
375: ewes medium to choice $50
lbs down 2.50-425.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

San Antonio. Tex, police who
guard payrolls and bank messen-
gers are to be equipped with bullet
proof vests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

HARTFORD. COMMIT Is best "a
fly with a pilot who has been al
least 400 hours in the air. Figures
Of the Actuarial Society Of America
show that men with such experience
are high perfection in freedom from
fatalities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

After trying mules for garbage
collection for a year, Beaumont
Tex, has returned to motor trucks
TO save money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

HAMBURG.-Kurt eraser Il a
seaplane pilot, but is in no hurry
TO go a long way. He plans to start
october to circumnavigate the globe
Ia a 25-foot yawl all alonse
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

The Chinese government is teach
ing fishermen western methods TO
improve their catches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

Maj. Gen. Abel Davis. Illinois ma
tional guard commander. has been
in military affairs 80 years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

Because Texans are spending
$500. 900, 1000 annually on out-of-
state vacations, q See Texas
First campaign Is being started.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19

The earth-dog. believed extinct
in Hungary, has reappeared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
RrTTER y EGGS

CHICAGO. AUG. 19-(P- Butter
unchanged. Eggs firm: first rs IA:
fresh graded firsts 25-25 l-2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
I Drink DR.. Pepper Myself
And I'll Tell You Why!"
ANOTHER SPECIALIST" SPEAKS:

ANOTHER SPECIALIST" SPEANS:
Living in a house by the side Of road and being a friend to
man.: that's Cap Fuller, master of ceremonies at any bottle
bar. He's handy to wherever you are, whenever you're hungry
or dry. If he isn't too busy when you step up. you'll likely
hear him say:
81 drink DR.. Pepper myself. Confdentially, it's the best bottle
in the box. | know three a day helps a guy a heap. | know ten
a day can't hurt you; I've tried it many a time. Ninety per
cent Of the mothers won't let kids have anything else. That's
why | like to push it. That's why drink it myself"
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SAN ANTONIO

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HEAVY VOTE

CONTINUED from Page one)
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Two ENTRIES

CONTINUED on Page Tam
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italy is spending 100000 on
Hort improvements.