Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-05
OUR
VALLEY
By CHARLES HALL

have closed four days Of carni-
val, inaugurated for the bene-
lit OF a hospital in Matamoros.
So far as can be gathered the
result is a substantial sum toward
a hospital, which will be Of great
benefit to the residents OF the sis
ter city, and a general good time at
the carnival.
The people seemed TO enjoy it.
This being true why not select some
special day Of the year, and make
of II an occasion OF big whoopee in
the Valley. Let both cities join in
and make Of 1t a colorful affair, as
can be found only OF the border.
Off hand September 16 might be
ufhe day TO center it around. New
Orleans has her Mardis Gras. Gal
weston her pageant of pulchritude;
ton Palace; Laredo, George
2shington's birthday - and so
on ad lib.
Properly handled 1t would make
for happiness and prosperity. and
would be a great advertising fea-
ture.
xTOW we suppose 1t is time for the
N United States senate TO inves-
tigate the Texas prison situa-
ton. Two great blows fell against
the prisoners-to-be yesterday.
The prison board announced II
. would not be at home to any felons
Il or murderers. and the gas company
shut off the heat from the Hidalgo
county jail.
Prisoners in the Hidalgo county
fail may now change the "pris-
on song to why don't you tay you
] love me and toni teep me fitting
on It's told trey tone all night"
GOVERNOR Huey p. Long, was
IL forced through circumstances.
to 90 on board a German steam
er yesterday and apologize to a
square-head Of a sea captain.
~ seems that he received the
cRstain in his home. Gov. Long
being attired in pink pajamas. The
captain in his home, Gov. Long
demanded" and apology. For bust
ness reasons II might have been well
for the governor to apologize. Ger
many might have made OF 1t an
excuse not TO pay the r~eparationS
debt. Make Of it another scrap Of
paper.
But we did not know the Heinie's
entertained such a delicate sense
of propriety. When the boys were
Charging at Belleau woods, n
elsewhere, gas fumes did not seem
indicate, not to mention poisoned
wells etc. Which again reminds us
that Il takes an old maid TO tell q
mother how to rear children.
DEEMS I'd US like eleven years ago
~ we remember having heard
hundreds OF thousands of boys
singing wei hang the Kaiser to
a sour apple tree" but he is drink
ing wire in Holland today, while
much publicity goes out every BIRTH
day he has. Many and many a n
OF those boys are sleeping beneath
the peoples, punctured by a bullet
directed at the command OF WI
helm, way back in the
Is IT better to forget so soon?
MISS Elizabeth Stein Of San Jose.
IM California, who is studying for
AA n doctors degree at the Univer-
sitv OF California, will wear trous-
ers and an apron in the jungles OF
Brazil hunting for a lost tribe OF
indians. according to press dispat-
ches today. We hope she does not
meet a German high officer OF any
! kind. She may have TO apologize.
ATELY up and down the Valley
there has been much discussion
of the national advertising CAL
ifornia and Florida get through
pretty girl pictures etc. 1t has most
" been TO the effect that the Rio
Grande Valley does not get enough.
The way to get this is TO send
our pretty girl pictures. and photo
graphs Of visiting highlightS to
some central service. Meanwhile
let's make first class amusement
places out OF Boca Chica and Padre
Island. The natural beaches are
there.
The engineer Of this column has
Submitted a picture of Miss Maria
Elisa Lamarque. Matamoros queen,
to a service which serves 2,4O0 news
papers in the United States.
II accepted the editors will run
the picture because she Is pretty.
not to advertise this section. But
It does, incidentally.
TT j an old Arkansas saying that
eewlyweds car live on love for
about two weeks, then they must
have some potatoes.
Looks like this year the Valley
ar furnish the pertatoes.
folks, here comes another honest
taxicab driver. Not that such
Is looked upon as unusual. but
they get so many chances 10 prove
II. Clodomiro Ruix. New York.
found Mrs. John z. Parsons hand
bag in his cab with s45 1000 worth
Of gems. He returned It and was
rewarded with $1,000. Now ne is
going 10 buy a farm in Porto Rico.