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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Trade to Follow
Roads and Port

Upon the completion of the
Brownsville channel. and the paved
roads into northern Mexico, this
section need not fear of failing TO
receive a large portion Of the bust
ness from Monterrey. Saltillo and
Tampico territory. according 10 q.
e. Richardson. secretary Of the To-
cal chamber of commerce who re-
turned here Wednesday afternoon
following a comprehensive o Il Of
this section, during which he con-
terred with business officials. as
we'll as civic authorities, in these
cities.
The local secretary disclosed that
all men interviewed were vitality in
teresteG in development here. and
were eager to send freight and 9TH
er business through the Brownsville
port.
"A large portion or the business
now going through other ports Of
entry will be diverted here. il was
said by those in charge OF the va
rious companies.
1T was told that Immediately
work is completed here on our port.
that this section would be closely
allied to Monterrey and Tampico
territories" Mr.. Richardson said.
AS soon as the Matamoros-Mon-
terrey road is finished. a large del
egation from both Monterrey and
Saltillo will be sent to Matamoros
10 aid in the elaborate celebration
that has been planned. ii was fur
Their revealed. The celebration is TO
last several days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
BILL ROUTE CHECKED
ON WAY AROUND BROWNSVILLE

Capitol theater Saturday at the
midight matinee. Prosperity Week
is from Oct. 5 to Oct. Y.
Beside the bill will be a blank
card, with the request spend me
as quick as you get me" at the top.
E-cn person getting the bill Is
asked TO write his name on the
card, SO that an accurate check may
be made. At noon each day whoever
is in possession of the travelling
dollar bill will be requested to tele-
phone either the Capitol or the
Herald office. Definite plans will
be worked out later.
How many times does a dollar
bill change hands. and what does
IL buy?" MI. Tanning asked today.
We shall know by the end Of
Prosperity Week"
According to plans wednesday.
several Brownsville merchants are
offering special bargains for the
travelling dollar bill. Special efforts
will be made TO keep the bill in
Brownsville. and not let il get
away 10 another city.
Unusual interest III the unique
feature has been aroused among
Brownsville's merchants, IL was
said today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Looks Forward
To Airplane Stunts
Especial 10 The Herald)

PHARR. Oct. 3.-Featurlng rides
over the city Of Pharr and adioin-
ing country. amateur wing walking
amateur parachute jumping and
balloon bursting. the Johnson-Brit-
ton Air Circus Will begin its activ-
ity at the Pharr airport On Sun
day afternoon. October 5 at two
o'clock. Heavy" Johnson. the young
daring pilot who has rad eyNerience
in such affairs. will be the driver
Of the stunt plane and will show
some real outstanding and thrilling
stunts. Mr.. Johnson. formerly was
affiliated with airports in north
Texas. but Is now al the head OF
the airport at McAllen and is
recognized as one OF the best pilots
IN this section Of the country. The
Pharr volunteer fire department Is
sDcnsorin~ the entertainment and
will have charge OF the ticket sell
ing for both the rides and the en-
trance fee into the circus grounds.
An interesting feature OF the
day will be the dropping Of an Ell
gin watch from a height Of 1000
feet and the person finding 1t Will
ZEE the owner. The watch viii be
veil padded in order that Il will not
C. destroyed because Of the jar.
The committee representing the
rharr Iirenen and who have charge
Of the arrangements Of the affair
include j. A. Slaughter. chief, rom
Hartley. president Of the organiza-
ton and Guy Johnson of Pharr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Starr Teachers Open
Institute on Friday

RIO GRANDE CITY, Oct. 3-Ap-
proximately as teachers Of Starr
county registered at the courthouse
Friday for the two-day institute
which precedes the opening Of school
OH Monday.
Mrs. Florence j. Scott. county sup
e.lntendent, will direct the insti-
tute, the greater part Of which will
be devoted to organization work, in
Guiding instructions from the sup
erintendent. discussion Of special
pre- blems and group conferences.
Only three schools were opened
during September, Grulla, Roma
and San Isidro. The enrolment In
these schools has been much light
or than in previous years. due to the
absence OF many families for cotton
picking in the north. These students
are expected to report In October.
There are many new teachers IN
the system this year. approximately
fifty per cent Of the fac lty being
residents OF Starr county. Most Of
them we're enrolled in college during
the summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
$50 Are Wanted For
kingsville Special
ESPECIAL 70 The Heraldl

ToDETIaI % TIE HtTdIu7
SAN BENTTO, Oct. Sit will be
necessary to have $50 tickets 9 ar
anteed before q special train n
be chartered to the San B,nito-
Kingsville game in Ringsville Oct
10, according to railroad officials
or 100 tickets guaranteed TO secure
a low rate for the round trip or
the regular t=G
The rate has not definitely been
set, according to w. d. T ueblood
ticket agent. but 1t would be low
in either case.
The matter OF a special train was
discussed at a meeting or he ath-
letic council at the high schc I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Woman Perishes In
Fire at Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-PI-Ar
aged woman was burned TO death
and q dozen others suffered in
iuries In a fire early today which
damaged two apartment houses 4.
northwest Washington.
The body OF Miss Jessie Cam
mack. IS. Of Washington. was
found after the fire was extinguish-
ed.
Scores Of other occupants OF the
apartment house, at l419 Chaplin
street. N. W.. jumped from window
when flames cut off other means
OF escape. Most Of them reached
safety without severe injuries.
About 2 persons lived in the
two apartments. The origin OF the
blaze had not been established.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
MANKINS TELLS
TALE OF CRIME
Former Minister Recounts
Forgery, Disappearance
To Officers

AMARILLO. Oct. 3-P1- The
Potter county jail today vas the
NEST definite address claimed by
g. B. Hawkins. former PlG-nview
minister. III the last two months.
He disappeared August 20 after
sending a letter 10 his mother from
Amarillo. Two days alter a blood
stained automobile vas fond near
Erick, Okla. A note in the car in
dicated the former minister had
been slain and his body hidden.
Search failed 10 discover him.
Last week, on Thursday, Hankins
was arrested at a Lubbock hotel
after his wife received al anony-
nous telephone call at ~Ievelland.
He confessed Saturday that he
forged the name OF. DIR. j. Z. Nun
Of Amarillo to a check for $500.
using the name OF Fred Short
bought a wedding ring with a down
payment. giving the name of 3. '
Ferguson. then sold the ring for
] SIS. He was brought here wednes-
DAY from Lubbock and charged with
forgery.
II a statement. he traced his
movements. after his Disappearance,
TO Farwell. N. M. then to Elk City
Okla, and said ne wrote the note
found in the automobile. put the
stains on the car, then deserted Il
Thence he returned to Amarillo.
journeyed 10 Lubbock. then % Level
land. Slaton and back 10 Lubbock
where he was arrested.
Hankins formerly was an inmate
of the state hospital at Wichita
Falls. officers said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03

What happens to a dollar bill
when II Is spent?'
Several stories have been writ
ten about the travels, trials and
tribulations OF a silver quarter. a
penny, a nickel and a dollar.
A check on the travels OF a dollar
bill will be made in Brownsville
over a period of m week. 1t was
announced by Jno. c. Tanning
Wednesday morning.
The bill. enclosed I'm a celluloid
container. will be placed u circuia-
ton during Prosperity Week, u
will be given out in change at the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
SUMMARY

The Weather vas mostly cloudy
and unsettled over the western
Jwo-thirds Of the United States al
the morning observation, and fair
TO clear over the eastern third
Light 10 heavy rains occurred with
III the last "a hours over most Of
the Rocky Mountain region and
the Plains states, with scattered
showers IN the Great Lakes region.
Temperatures continued near the
seasonal average throughout the
country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Sewer Contract Is
Let at Harlingen
fSnecial to The Heraldl

HARLINGEN. Oct. 3.-Contract
for a st>m sewer to Train an r G
near the ne high school was let
by the city commission to L. q
Nichols on q low bid II l.56l.9 30
Nutter a. Taliaferro bid 81 10000.
Although the commission dis
cussed purchase OF three acres near
Valley Fair Park for automobile
parking space II IS not regarded as
likely that the land will be bought
il Is stated.
The commission also discu ed
installation of traffic lights at in
~.ersectionS OF First with Jackson
and Van Buren,. Second with Jack
son and Van Buren,; A with ZACH
son. Commerce with Jackson and
= with Commerce. The commission
found that ii would cost $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
ROTARY QUITS EARLY

CpttId % lIt TiEIdINI
SAN BENTTO. Oct. 3-After lis
tening TO r. c. Darfler. who has been
employed to arrange a program for
the formal opening Of San Benito's
airplane landing field. the RotarianS
disbanded early at their Thursday
luncheon to listen to radio broad
casts Of the Worlds Series between
the Athletics and Cardinals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Burglars Take Time
In Robbing Store
Especial to The Heraldj

SAN BENITO. Oct. 3-Burglars
took their time when robbing the
Ideal Beauty Shoppe owned by Mrs.
H. f. Agar on East Stenger street
for when the doors were opened next
morning emptied boxes met the gaze
OF the owner.
She estimates that about $500
worth Of merchandise and beauty
equipment were taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
Rio Hondo Ships
First Valley Squash

Especial to The Herald.)
RIO HONDO, Oct. 3.-The first
squash on the market from Rio
Hondo, was shipped from here this
week.
The two baskets OF this vegetable
are considered the forerunner OF
the large crop expected to be ship
ped from here this fall.
The squash was billed 10 Calves
ton. Tex, and was raised BY John
Mace. farmer living several miles
east OF here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
American Deported

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 3.-lR-
Frank A. Nixon. American citizen
and ten-year resident of Tampico,
left here last night under guard
for Laredo. Nixon explained that
he was being deported as a con-
sequence Of differences. unespeci-
fled. with authorities Of Tampico.
He said he would 90 to San Antonio.
and that he had relatives In Texas.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
ArIACkING THE TREATY

Senator Hiram Johnson Of CaAtor- ris has become the ace Of opponents to the London naval treaty. This is unfortunate 5n sa>e eraI ways S5natot Johnson has been more Of an in- veterste kicker or proposed leels.a- tion than T constructive thinker. lis claim in connection 1l-r the London treaty is that it po~rurs England 10 build cruisers as she prefers Uhlle the United States ls permitted to build by he v.u 0: England. Thus one Of the remnants os the erst- while irreconciIahIas. IT neat parase- ology. pIssses his colleagues who are gong 10 line up against the treaty
 There IS just enough truth ln sen- ator Johnson's talk to force pausc and stimulate refecuon Rgt az one analyzes further one d.sco< <ers that the same method holds good all the way down the line.
 Assuming there IS 70 be sctHa. parity between England and the United States, then England. f shc discovers France and Italy are nlIId- ing more ships than the understand ing called for. and finding France is stronger rhan the ratio demands can build enough additional ships 10 keep the London ratio intac'-aAd the United States can do the same.
 Fundamentally, whatever increas- ed shipbuildtng occurs is predicated upon how Italy and France stay hitched Tn their understanding.
 Senator Johnson would have if that we should not be dependent upon any foreign nation as 10 ho" many ships we can build In that event all agreements, treaties and pacts are worthless. The Californian needs to realize that if such 8 con- dition s he favors existed, then every other nation would he en- titled to the same freedom Of action in building ships. and the world would be 8 free for all race with nothing but sure conflict around the corner.
 Tn. attempt to obtain from Presi- dent Hoover certain state papers II connection with the treaty Is some tfainr else, and we rather think the Senate foreign relations committee II right in asking for the documents These, It is to be noted, would no
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
MARKS 2OR SCHOOL PUPILS

Grading school pupils on the basis Of supplementary work done at home had its bad points and has been abandoned at the junior highs, but that hasn't changed the outlook that the hoys and girls who do httle extra studying al home. in the library. or elsewhere will have an easier time in obtaining satisfactory marks in school
 | simply is impossible to avoid the effects Of supplementary work. In our scboo. days-now SO far hack We hate 10 think Of it-there was a youth who was 4 wonder in history He knew more about the subject, We often suspected. than the learned person dolne tAa teaching. He had more facts about history at his ringers ends" than were in the books being studied. One day We discovered that thls person made a practice Of looking up h,s data ln the public library; and rom that time or all hls rivals n -h4 class also depended more on the public library than upon the school books.
 There $ a public nbrary in town and school puplls are especially wei come m #.
 Those naxr year who do 'he mos supplementary work Will continue to se. the Eood marks easier than the others Thls Is a hard world in more ways than one, and 10 the stldious, either in or out ot school will con- rirue 70 20 the best marks.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10

Western mortgage loans. suen ss are sad 10 have caused rne dosing Of the Merrimaca E!Eer SsNng= Bank in Manchester. \. II. have been troublesome to~ hanks in the west but only rarely affect eastern financial institutions because tav banks invest in them 70 an sQQre- cIsble extent. During tha years when agriculture vas n tna doldr1ms- which still corunues-such loans on farm lands had a tendency 10 be- come what IS known as frozen as sets" l. IS srar.fyln= -hs- ,he bank com missioner Of Ns7 Hampshire pointed out that cha Manchester bank was the only one 1T the state which had invested appreciably in these loans. To banks such loans are what speculative stocks are 10 lndi- vlduals-Iikely 70 be good or likely to be bad
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
BINGHAM FOR REPEAL

senator Bingham CT Conneclcur IS 10 he congratulated upon being one Of the eight senators who in re- s7onse to poll on rrohjhiuon dal- n5.alv announced he favored repeal Of -h7 r5rh Amendment with the provision that the saloon could not return al sn irsrirgHor.
 Senator Bingham has been cuuclz- d oy various people in the state, ir- cluding Republicans: hut he cannot b4 criticize4 on the point Of hazsng sufficient courage Q rake a stand on -hjs issue. Mir Bingham replying 10 2 questonnslra sent out hy the Woren's Organization for Prohibi- ton Reform. defnraly and frank ly stated he vaS for the repeal Of the amandrant. and in thls connec- rion he shares the credit that goes ro only erght senators out Of the en- tire body of 2F.
 Looking over the sparce eight sen- scors who had tha courage 10 state thelr ylaas on the amendment and who are in favor oe it's repeal "e find Walsh Of Montana, Copeland and Wagner of New York, Tyd- ir@s Of Maryland, Broussard Of Louisiana; Gould oe Maine; Phipps Of Colorado and Bingham Of Con- nec.iput
 CT the remaining senators q said they favored the present law; 12 re- fused to answer definitely; eight re- fused to consider the issue at all and 46 simply ignored the Ques- tionnaire.
 Senator Walcorts name not being mentioned In he candid list one comes 10 The conclusion he didn' t choose 10 answer.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
Observations On The Weather

Washington. June IG Pl-Fore- cast for Southern AeH England: Cloudy with showers tonight and probably Wednesday; slightly warm CT Wednesday; light 10 strong south cast and south winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight and probably Wednes- day morning: not much change in temperature; strong southeast and south winds diminishing.
 Forecast for New Haven and, vi- Dnlty: Showers tonight; Wednes- day clearing and slightly warmer
 Conditions. A strong area Of high pressure is central off the North Atlantic coast A storm Of considerable intensity is central over Pennsylvania moving north northeastward High prs ssure covers the far southwest. Rains were reported along the Atlantic coast from South Carolina 10 Nova Scotia.
 Temperatures are higher in east ern New York and eastern Pennsyl- Nania
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with local show CTS. Warnings for high winds arc displayed on the coast.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
COMMUNICATED
DISPLAY OF THE FLAG

Editor New Britain Herald:
 It has come 10 my attention that many of our citizens are confused as 10 the correct display of our na- tional flag. This was noticed on Memorial Day. when l saw many flags on a Main street hung incor- rectly.
 Flag Day IS close at hand and ] think that all citizens should be in- formed how 10 hang the flag. These directions are taken from the Na- tional Flag code endorsed by our government
 l. When the flag is displayed from Q staff projecting Horizontally or at an angle from the window sill balcony or front of building the union O the flag should go clear 10 the peak Of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff (When the fas is suspended over a sidewalk from rope. extending from house to d pole at the edge Of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out from the building towards the pole, union frst).
 :. When the flag is displayed In a manner other than by being flown from staff, it should be displayed flat. whether indoors or out. When displayed either horizontally or ver- tically against a wall the union should be uppermost and to the flags own right, l. e., 10 the observ- CTS left. When displayed in a win dow # should be displayed the same way, that IS, with the union or blue field 70 the left Of the observer n tho street. When fcstoons, rosettes or drapings of blue, white and re ] are desired, bunting should be used,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
4 pIRIlC RENEEACTOR

4 piece in the paper the other day stated that a judge in Baltimore had freed Edmond Tontaine from charges Of defac1ns public property. l. vas g wize rudgs. one n.ho shar- ed the admiration of the Msrylaoc Free State in the poetry Of Edgar Allen Poa.
 T. olu be remembered that after spending seven years in vain pro- tests that tne quotation from Poe on the Poe monument in Baltimore had an extra letter and hence was an in correct quotation. Fontsine in tnf dead of night went 10 the monu- ment with chlsel and fashhght and knocked off the offending s. The policeman on the beat didn't see hlm at work until the job was com plete. but then arrested him as T matter of form Even the cop, ii appears. knew the quotation was all wrong and perhaps he was glad to see the wrong righted,
 Everybody knows that Poe. in the Raven. wrote Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared 10 dream be- fore" But down in Baltimore, where Poe spent his last years, where he died and where he lies buried in Westminster churchyard some monument chiseler once put an 's 10 mortal" making it plural.
 The only way we can explain sucn trayesty upon line from a great poem IS that the monument chiseler was being employed by the hour, or was paid according to the number Of letters he chiseled out of the stone.
 MT, Fontaine, poetry lover and now q hero in his home town, did his chiseling free of charge. Il" benefited the community by cor recting an erroneous statement on one of the monuments in the Monu ment City, and he caused many q i hurried citizen once again to read up or the immortal poem.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10

Alter all mere people i've in the third ward than the census originally gave 1t credit for. h other words. the suspicious os the popu.sc- that "som m4thing must he wrore' were well founded. Correction Of the CT TOT done oftcjally with an axplsua- ton ot how It occurred. gives the ward q population Of -&-1 instea1 Of s.393, the figures =rsc an- nounced. and puts The c.ry-s census population ar sf.155. instead of 67S42. I gam Of 3t- over the fist report.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
25 Fears Ago To-day

Horace Booth will have one Of h" largest fields of cabbagcs under cultivation m q couple Of weeks that there IS ln the state. He has already sAr out 5000 early cabbage plants and is preparing 10 set out 3o.ouo more.
 shuttle Meadow gained materially by recent hea v rains. The water commissioners visited Wolcott mountain today.
 D. McMlllan's addition to his West Main street block and store is nearing completion.
 Local tIremen Will attend the state convention 10 be held in Meri- den tomorrow.
 Damage Of S1.50o hv fire vas done 10 St. Peters church this after noon Timely discovery Of the blaze by 9 woman entering the edifice prevented q more serious fire.
 The town has purchased the pair Of black horses that have been in use in the fire department for sew aral years, The horses were taken to the town farm yesterday
 During the new summer schedule o' the railroad. New Britain is get Ing better mall service
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10
OLD SAYBR00K MOVIE
 FIRM GOES BANKRUPT
Promoters Promised to Star Vernon Castle 10 Years After He Had
 Died During World War.

Middletovn. June 10 - The mo- ton picture firm which filled old Saybrook with hopes of rivalling Hollywood and promised 10 star Ner- non Castle 10 years after he died during the World war, wiled bank ruptCy petition in Delaware federal court yesterday and as g. result soms 25 stockholders in Saybrook, Vest brook, Essex and nearby towns arc mourning their losses.
 One of the two New York city men who sponsored the company was later arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses and the other is sought on a warrant held by New York police.
 Although a large barn-like studio was built, no equipment was in stalled and no pictures were ever taken on the Old Saybrook location.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10

be made public, that not being the custom in such matters, The Senate committee, We should think, IS en- titled to know all details of the ne- gouations even before the conference was called; this to guide the com- mittee and not necessarily for public consumption. It IS difhcuIt 10 under stand why the President should hesitate 10 take the Senate commit ice into his confidence; such an act, by its very nature, might gain ad- dttional support for the treaty rather than otherwise,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10

When word went forth from Cry Hall that it vas planned to complete the new Black Rock bridge in 40 days we sad nothing Privately "e chuckled, that's all The 4o days ar= approximately up. The bridge seems to be about half completed How ever. no one IS finding fault with the delay. The main thing IS that first class structure he pu, where there once vas an o.d-rtme span Of dilapidated appearance, This IS be- ing done. Tha extra t-nle required ooesn matter
New Britain herald., 1930-06-10

In those seven years of contem- plating the wronsed monument he also dreamed dream no mortal ever dreamed before, and it was not until one dark night when no one was looking-except raven of cop that he mustered up sufficient courage to make his dream come true.