Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-05
I'm OUR
VALLEY
BY HALL:

HHAIAMOHOS n BROWNSVILLE
lTl have closed four days Of carni-
val, inaugurated for the bene-
fit Of a hospital in MatamoroS.
So far a. can be gathered the
result is a substantial sum toward
a hospital, which will be of great
benefit 20 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 1t an occasion of big whoopee in
the Valley. Let both cities join in
and make Of 1t a colorful affair. as
car be found only On the border.
Off hand September is might be
the day to center IL around. New
Orleans has her Mardis Gras. Gal
weston her pageant Of pulchritude,
Dallas. the state fair; Waco. the
Cotton Palace: Laredo, George
WaShington's birthday - and so
on ad lib.
Properly handled 1t would make
for happiness and prosperity. anG
would be a great advertising fea-
ture.
NOV We suppose 1t is time for the
IN 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 l.
would not be at home TO any felons
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 ton't teep me fitting
on tbs told trey tone all night"
GOVERNOR Huey p. Long. was
II forced through circumstances,
TO 20 on board a German steam
er yesterday and apologize TO a
eqRlere-head of a sea captain.
IT seems that he received the
captain In his home. Gov. Long
being attired in pink pajamas. The
captain took 1t as an insult and
demanded" and apology. For bust
ness reasons IL 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. and
elsewhere, gas fumes did not seem
indicate. not 70 mention poisoned
wells etc. Which again reminds us
that II takes an old maid TO tell a
mother how 10 rear children.
HEEMS to us like eleven years ago
~ we remember having heard
- hundreds Of thousands Of boys
singing Wen hang the Kaiser to
A sour apple tree" but he Is drink
ing wine in Holland today, while
much publicity goes out every birth
day he has. Many and many a one
OF those boys are sleeping beneath
the peoples, punctured by a bullet
QlTTCItQ ut AlG IOAAAAAA0-40 49,
helm, way back in the rear.
Is It better to forget so soon?
HGISS Elizabeth Stein Of San Jose,
California, who is studying for
Ava a doctors degree at the Univer-
sity 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. It has most
IN 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
Its 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 2.400 news
papers in the United States.
If accepted the editors will run
the picture because she is pretty.
not to advertise this section But
IL does, incidentally.
NTA an old Arkansas saying that
newlyweds can live on love for
about two weeks. then they must
have some potatoes.
Looks like this year the Valley
can furnish the p~ertatoes.
folks. here comes another honest
taxicab driver. Not that such
is looked upon as unusual. but
they get 50 many chances TO prove
II. Clodomiro Ruix, New York,
found Mrs. John Z. Parsons hand
bag In his cab with s45 200 worth
OF gems. He returned IL and was
rewarded with 5000. Now he Is
going to buy q farm in Porto Rico,
Valley land men, please take no.
tice.
Bastrop Man Free