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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

WHITE HALL. Ill, Sept. 2.-The
baby girl recently born to Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Long. in Woodriver. is
starting life with plenty OF grand
parents. She he's the distinction OF
having eleven grand and great
grandparents living. There are four
generations on the paterral side Of
the mother side OF the family and
three on the maternal side. There
are four generations on both sides
Of the fathers family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Fl. Brown Adiutant
Goes to

Captain William T. Haldeman,
who has been Adiutant, Fort Brown
for the past year. left Sunday for
Fort Leavenworth. where he will
be a student in the Command and
General Staff School. He is relieved
as Adutant by Captain Robert r..
Maxwell. who has commanded
Machine-Gu Troop for several
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

dianapolis race track IS a testing
ground for automobiles" said Schro-
eder. The 100000 persons who at
tended the 1880 races are potential
airplane pilots. Just as the auto
mobile race spectators OF 20 years
ago were potential automobile driv-
ers.
Those who gave their lives dur
ing the races made q sacrifice tc
advance q comparatively young IN
dustry. The causes OF their deaths
viii be eliminated"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
New Face Powder
Now The Fashion

The skin or youth lies I'm every box
of new wonderful MELLO-GLO
Face Powder. The purest powder
made-lts color " passed Ivy the VI.
q. Government. NO pastiness. flaki-
ness or irritation. "A new Preach
process makes IT spread more
smoothly and prevents large pores.
No more shiny nuses--jt stays on
longer. Use MELLO-GLO. Cvfnercs
Drug Stores. adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
San Benito Church
Gets New Pastor
Especial TO The Herald)

SAN BENITO. Sept. 2.-The
church Of Christ has its first pastor
in several months. Rev. c.
Bankhead. rev leader Of the Local
congregation having preached hi
first sermon Sunday morning.
He succeeds Rev. E. Wallace who
moved to Corpus Christi. re wa
reared at Lamesa. Texas. but came
here from San Marcos where he
was pastor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Race Winner Former
Resident of VALLEY
lSpecial I'd The Herald.l

'SptJIdI 20 Tic HtTHIQ.I
SAN BENITO. Sept. MANY
San Benitans took their first air
plane ride with Bonnie Howard. who
won the civilian free-for-all race
az the national air races last week.
when he lived here. He was one
o. the youngest pilots in the coun-
try. He moved from here TO Hous-.
ton with his family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

The post Adjutant. Captain
Robert r. Maxwell, announces that
he will hold the regular formal
dismounted guard mount on the
main parade ground at 4:30 p. m
tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

The usual band concert at Fort
Brown is to be given by the Twelfth
Cavalry band at 7:30 p. m. Tues
day. Charles r. Waddington viii
direct the concert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Harrington Legion
dominates Officers
0Special DO The Herald. J

HARLINGEN. Sept. 2-Officers
nominated by the local legion post
and who viii be voted at the next
meeting are as follows:
Nick McCarty. commander; Her
bert r. Shafer, vice commander;
NJ r. Montgomery, post adiutant;
v. Clayton Pritchard. finance Of
ficer: B. r. Hardin. historian: III.
N. Austin, se~geant-at-arms; c. II
Hamilton. chaplain; Paul Brown,
service officer: z. II. Buck. Or. w.
NJ. Driskell and Or. y. A. Crockett
executive committee.
Nominations will be held open
until the election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

TOLEDO. o, Sept. q After
walking around for several months
with a $50 gold piece minted in
l847 in hts pocket. Clark LaBounty
decided he'd look up he coin in q
catalog and see how much II was
worth. Imagine his establishment
when he found It to be worth $500.
This was due to 4 peculiar thick
ness of the design.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Edcouch
SOCIETY SENDS
BASKET AROUND

BASKET AROUND
The Baptist. w. NJ. s. met at
the church Tuesday with seven
members and one visitor present
The Bible quiz and Mission study
was led by Mrs. G. ~Vanderhider
who had a very interesting lesson
prepared.
The travelling basket started on
its trip several weeks ago by these
ladies has made the rounds and Is
back at the point of beginning. The
basket proved a success financially.
as well as pleasureable 10 TIE diff
ferent members who received q
gift.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Couch OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
BLEEDING SORE GUMS

II you really want quick. certain
and lasting relief. from this mos:
disgusting disease. iust get a bottln
Of LETO'S PYORRHEA REMEDv
and use As directed. LETO'S Is n
ways guaranteed. Cisneros DRIVE
Stores adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Listed In
Publicity Program

A list Of speakers from various clubs Is being made I'D by the state
public relations committee Of the Business and Professional Womens
club. as q part Of their program to place work OF the clubs before the
general public.
Clubs throughout the state r being requested to send in names OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 2.-tPD
"A balloon passed over Syracuse
about 1880 a. m. (E. s. To today
at an estimated altitude Of $500
feet. 1t was proceeding directly
east.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
BULLETIN

First figure. lowest temperature
last night: second. highest yester-
day; third. wind velocity at 8 a.. m;
fourth, precipitation in last "a
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
One Sighted

One Sighted
CORTLAND, N. ", Sept. 2.--LR
"A large balloon passed over this
city at $40 a. m. (E. S. t. today
proceeding directly north. 1t was
far up in the clouds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

Walter Graves. Rockton. Wis.
farmer. harvest and threshes red
clover In n operation with a na-
chine he made from an old binder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

T>wenty-seven county fairs Will
be- held i'm kentucky this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
Baby Scratched
Almost Constantly
Cuticura Healed

"The trouble began on my baby's
face when he was about six months
old. | thought 1t was only baby
rash but II became worse. His skin
was very sore and dry, almost to
the point of breaking. The breaking
ont was very red and itched and
burned so that he scratched his face
almost constantly
Friends suggested that we Try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. r
purchased some and after using
one cake of Cutieura Soap and two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment he was
completely healed" (Signed1 Mrs.
E. K. Weidner, Eaton, Ohio.
Cuticura Soap, world famous
aid to beauty, cleanses and purifies
the akin and hair, restoring them
to their natural, fresh and whole
some beauty. Its daily use main
tains them in delightfully."- healthy
condition and is equally good for
both adults and children. Cuucura
Taleum 10 fragrant and refreshing |
Soap sc. Ointment D and SOC. TsIeum zse. Sold
everywhsrs. Ensnpis each free. Address |
@cahsnra IAberatoFisA Depk ,, Madsns MasaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
1881 FRUIT BUDS

Practically all fruits lay down fruit
buds for the next years crop some time
during the preceding Summer and early
Autumn, thus making the care OF the
trees very important at this season OF
the year.
Loss of leaves from insect or disease
attacks are bad at any season, but par
ticularIy bad during the season OF fruit
bud formation. Buds may form under
such unfavorable conditions, but II they
do so they will be weak and easily VIM
ter killed if unfavorable conditions
arise. Potentially every leaf bud To-
Gated on normally fruit-beartng shoots
may become a fruit bud If the tree Is
of bearing age and If nutritional con-
ditions are right Healthy leaves sup
ply the type of food needed to make
the conditions right and the foliage
should. therefore, be kept in vigorous
condition up to normal time OF leaf
fail if one expects the tree, vine or bush
to go on from year to year yielding sat-
isfactory crops of fruit. This is dift-
cult season for fruit trees but thanks
to their deep. penetrating roots, they
have apparently not suffered as badly
as ANIMALS and shallow rooted peren-
mails. With a favorable break in con-
djtions there would seem no doubt OF
permanent injury to fruit trees unless
located on very thin soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
DISEASE COSTS

DR.. r. ]. Haskell, plant pathologist
in the Department of Agriculture, Is
credited in one of the recent press re-
leases of the department with the state
ment that the average annual loss from
plant disease injury amounts to $780,
100000 in the United States alone.
This is a tremendous loss, and much of
it avoidable if proper control measures
were carried out. When the loss from
destructive work of insects is added to
this sum, the total is tremendous. No
wonder that DR.. l.. o. Howard prophe-
sizes that one of the great wars of the
future will be man against insects. He
might very we'll have added diseases.
At this stage of the Nations exist
ence losses in food production are not
as serious to the Nation as whole as
they will become in the future. Never
theless, the economic loss of 81 SOC, 000,-
900 from plant disease alone is serious
toll. Just what it might cost properly
to safeguard this large amount of prop
erty is not stated, but 1t is reasonable
to expect that there would be wide
margin of profit from such protection.
Dr. Haskell is we'll known to many
local home gardeners, having served for
two years as president of the Wood
ridge Garden Club and for several years
as vice president of the National Capital
Federation of Garden Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
THE ALTHEA

In discussing the Grape myrtle last
week mention was made OF its supposed
Chinese origin. 1t is interesting to note
that the altf1ea. or Rose of Sharon, now
in bloom is, according to Bailey's
Standard Cyclopedia, of uncertain
nativity but probably from China. The
phrase, China, the mother OF gardens,
is aptly worded and the fine thing ABOUT
1t is that new plants are still coming
from that vast country. Althea, unlike
Grape myrtle. has no question OF hardi-
ness attached, being fully hardy In the
Northern States.
AS any one who has noticed the
aIthea to any extent can readily tes-
tify. the plant is exceedingly variable
in character of the flowers, but the
leaves are quite uniform, making 1t easy
To recognize the shrub, once that 1t Is
known. The flowers are single or dou-
BILE and range in color from white TO
blue purple, with a great number OF
variations. Concerning cultural re-
olirements. altl1ea demands very little
care, but responds to attention. insect
and fungus enemies are OF minor I'M
portance, so that one rarely thinks OF
spraying. Since the flowers are borne
on young shoots in Midsummer, prun-
ing In early Spring is possible and de-
sirable if one is seeking to keep the
plant in hedge form Without pruning
the altnea will become large shrub or
semi-tree.
The Latin name of the althea is given
by DR.. Bailey as hibiscus syriacus ana
is related to the garden mallow, the
hollyhock, cotton and other members OF
the extensive mallow family, most OF
which are characterized by large, snowy
blooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
GARDEN ITEMS

1t is heart-breaking to see the gardens
go down under the onslaught of the
dry weather, but it is just one of the
breaks of the game, and although dis
couraging to the home gardener is in no
way as serious as for the farmers and
truck gardeners whose living depends
on their crops. Those home gardeners
who have water to use on their plants
are indeed fortunate, but even the hose
has its limitations in such drought as
we are now enduring. Planting of cover
crops and any other plants will simply
have to be delayed until rains finally
come again. There will undoubtedly be
heavy losses in young trees, Shrubbery
and perennials planted this year unless
a change in the weather comes shortly.
Grass moving has become an obso-
lete practice in many of the suburbs
where the water shortage is most acute.
The grass appears killed, but without
question will come back strong again
when cool weather and rains arrive
once again.
The nectarine Is nothing more nor
less than a fuzzleSs peach, sometimes
arising simply as variation right in a
peach tree. One limb will suddenly
bear nectarines instead of peaches, and
young trees budded from this limb will
all be nectarines. For some reason or
other, the nectar1ne never has been as
popular as the peach, despite its many
admirable qualities.
1t has to be mighty dry to cause
grapes to suffer, yet that condition is
being reached in many localities near
the city. Leaves are beginning to drop
from the vines, and the berries are
drying and whitening under the worst
conditions. The sad thing is that there
is nothing to be done about it.
Planning for next Springs garden Is
more alluring just now for suburbanites
than figuring just where the garden is
going this Autumn. Another year will
bring back the gardens in all their
glory, and with them the enthusiasm
that cannot help but wane in the most
redoubtable heart just at present. Gar
den magazines and catalogues are now
presenting lists of tulips, narcisSuses
and crocuses for Autumn planting It is
a good plan to order early, not that the
supply Is short, but frequently the early
orders contain the finest bulbs. The
bulbs can be laid away in the cellar
until planting time arrives, the exact
date of which will depend on the
weather rather than the calendar.
Often the impression occurs in the
gardeners mind that whereas cultivated
plants differ markedly into distinct va
rieties. wild plants are highly uniform
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

poems around campfire supper took
up most of the evening, and a moon
light straw ride home closed the pro-
gram.
The campers from the Baltimore Y.
w. c. A. Camp Pawatinikia on South
River paid visit to Kahlert on Satur-
day In the afternoon base ball game
between the rival camp teams was held
and a picnic supper served. The visit
ors were entertained in the evening by
a presentation of the Gilbert and Sui
Ivan operetta, THE Pirates of PEN
zance," presented by all Kahlert camp
ers.
The Seniors, with Miss Saida Hart
man, assisted st. Mary's Church.
Owensville, with their supper and ba-
zaar Tuesday. Madame Queen" was
impersonated and told fortunes to some
so patrons.
The interest groups are carrying on
the "Kahlert Krier" through the jour-
nalism group, which is also keeping the
entire camp posted on daily events
through the bulletin board. Boating and
tennis instruction periods are held and
progress is being shown by the begin
ners, while a group is taking tap, clog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
Y. w. C.. A. News

A group of Is foreign students will
be the guests of the board of directors
and the World Fellowship Committee
August S at a luncheon on the roof
at Seventeenth and K streets. They
are sponsored by the English-Speaktng
Union in their visit to washington.
The Y. M. and Y. w. Recreational
Committee will sponsor another dance
on the roof of the Y. w. C. A. at
Seventeenth and K streets, August 8,
from 9 to IL o'clock.
Miss Helen Courtney of Lamont,
Okla, has taken a position as assistant
secretary in the business and profess
sional women's department, OF which
Miss Bertha Pabst is executive. She VIII
attend the conference for professional
women at KiskiminetaS August III to
10, accompanying the delegates Miss
Catherine English, Miss Lillian Frtzzell
and Miss Louise Kirchgessner.
The second week Of the "Pirate"
theme for Ramp Kahlert activities has
been carried out. Capt. Kidd and his
crew went for a cruise down the river
on Monday, when guilty pirates from
the previous week were made to walk
the plank" and swim ashore. Inltia-
tions of new campers into the Pirate
Band were held Tuesday. Mrs. Morse.
dramatic counselor, gave the campers
an account of present-day pirates in
the Philippines and their origin, and OF
her contact with them as child.
Advanced Camper Pirates went on a
24-hour cruise down the river. where
an uncharted island was discovered
and preparations we're made to receive
the entire pirate crew on Saturday.
Wednesday evening a program Of
campfire, games and singing was given,
followed by star stories by Lois De La
Hunt, as part of the worship program.
The choir also sang. q
Thursday campers hiked to Camp
Battea on the Bay, where stories and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
THE HOME GARDENER
PLANT BREEDING

One of the finest hobbies in which
che gardener can indulge his fancies Is
that of plant breeding. Not necessarily
the systematic breeding of the scientific
laboratory, which supports its neld
studies with microScopical examinations
of the flowers and seeds, but the COM
mon everyday type of breeding wnlch
attempts to unite the desirable charac-
teristics of two varieties into one. Plant
breeding takes imagination and VISION
20 become really absorbing. One mas
to vision what he hopes to attain and
have courage enough to meet with many
disappointments. ~
In the first place, many flowers VIII
not cross pollinate, no matter now care
full the work of the breeder, ana again
the percentage of success may be mlgnIy
small And if seed is obtained; II may
not grow because the grower does noc
know how to handle 1t properly. WIN
certain plants several years are required
to bring the young seedlings 10
blooming age.
Despite these many handicaps, our
locality can boast of many amateu.
breeders, some of whom have gslneo
wide recognition. j. M. Shull, ..
Morrison and e. w. Sheets are prorril-
nent among the local iris breeders.
II r. Watkins of Somerset and Or.
White of Kensington are doing some
fine work in peony breeding. II =. Al,
lanson. r. c. Pierce and +. II. FoWen
are working with lilies. B. Y. Morrlson
has not restricted his energy 10 HN
alone, but has included the narciSsus
and hemerocallis and other plants. Inns
list is by no means complete but SHOWS
that there is an earnest body OF workers
IN gu, locality who have chosen plant
breeding as their garden hobby. ProIt
is not the goal except in rare cases. II
is the delving into the realm OF un-
known possibilities that faSclnates the
workers One really superior sesdlng
would reward the worker Adequately
hut instead IF bringing his labors 10 an
end would only inspire him on to great
ar efforts The thought that any one
of his many seedlings may be the long
sought goal spurs the breeder on. what
gardener could really ask for more
eiI,Irinr hobby? The chances OF sue
cess are so uncertain and SO small that
there is no danger of ever attaining
saturation point. Most of the local gar
den clubs encourage amateur breeders
by offering special awards Tor new
seedlings.
THE process of plant breeding Is SIM
nile in itself. consisting of removing the
Ftanens from one flower, covering 1t
with a sack to prevent natural polllna-
tion by bees or the wind, and then,
when the female parts, the stigmas, are
ripe. applying pollen from the desired
male parent. Most of the amateur
breeders keep careful records in order
that they may know what varieties ana
what conditions led to success. II this
uncertain will-o' -the-wisp is attained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
A VENERABLE TREE

Given freedom from It's arch enemy.
FIRE blight, the pear tree is capable
of growing to fine old age. There
stands near Danyers, Mass. an old
near tree which was planted in 1882
bv Gov. John Endicott and which
Boston papers assert Is bearing crop
of fruit In this year 1880. The tree
has now such a reputation that IL Is
nroperly protected by an iron fence, put
for many years it simply stood IN an
open pasture, buffeted by animals ana
generally abused The fruit OF TINS
near is described as small and sugary,
TIpening early and presumably not un-
like the sugar pear found SO common
in old New England orchards.
Three hundred years Is long time
Cor fruit tree to survive. The thou-
sands of orchards that have come into
being and disappeared since this ven
cradle old pear was planted bear mute
testimony to this fact. The question
naturally arises as to how long irui.
free might be expected TO thrive II
,.roueriv cultivated, sprayed, and prun-
81 Neglect and disease rather than
oie are. apparently are the 4nton De-
cfLoyers Of pear and apple trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
THE GARDEN CLUBS

Maintaining its busy schedule of
meeting every two weeks throughout the
growing season, the Community Garden
Club of Rockville met Friday of last
week at the home of Mrs. Ford E.
Young, at Alta Vista, Md. Members
brought many flowers, including water
lilies, gladioluses, petunias, zinnias and
other species arranged as floral pieces
for table decoration and in baskets.
Mrs w. E. Yocum of Chevy Chase
Judged the exhibits. Mrs Benjamin T.
Gilmore of Alta Vista described the flow
ers and scenery of Canada as cleaned
in q recent journey, and there was an
informal discussion by members of their
experiences in controlling garden pests.
The next meeting of the Rockville
Club Is to be held at Olney, on August
8, at the home of Mrs. L. c. Probert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

and show no such variability. To a
certain extent this may be true, because
gardeners have selected plants of great
est differences from their fellows. But
on the other hand close observation Of
a species, such as black raspberry,
growing wild over considerable range,
will reveal great differences between
plants. 1t is the keenness of obServa-
ton in the garden as compared with
that used in the open field that gives
rise to some of the supposed differences
in uniformity.
Fertilizers are of no value in very
dry soil. and are more apt to be harm
full, particularly the concentrated mate
rails. 1t is sensible to leave these
materials in the sack until normal con-
ditions return again. Old rotted ma
nure, on the contrary, may be applied
at any time, and If used as mulch on
the surface will be distinctly helpful.
If no more than to aid in keeping the
soil COOL
In looking about for plant to sup
ply green, leafy vegetable during the
heat of Midsummer, gardeners hit on
the New Zealand spinach, which pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

sesses unusual heat and drought re-
sisting qualities. No one would say that
New Zealand spinach is as good as well
grown common spinach, but it certainly
Is a fair substitute. 1t is of the cut
and-come-again type of plant, the ten
der shoots being taken and the main
body of the plant being allowed to
stand for further growth. Ordinarily.
at this time of year, large quantities OF
this vegetable are brought into local
markets and sold, usually simply as
spinach. The vegetable is an oddity,
since it traces its home to New zea-
land, and as far as known is the only
vegetable which that far-away country
has supplied civilized tables.