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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-09
Papers at Los Fresnos
Show Same Trend of Mews

ironing board by 2. G. Ritchey. Los
Fresnos farmer. shows.
During recent years marriages
have been performed IN airplanes
and in subarines. on top Of sky
scrapers and in cellars, in boats
and in speeding trains. The bride
and groom have been married while
dressed in bathing suits, in full
dress. in masquerade, and in their
underwear.
Put this Is not modern.
The Chicago paper has a front
page article describing an exciting
marriage performed in one Of those
new-fangled automobiles. and call
cd the first OF its kind in the world.
After the ceremony. the groom
wiped the perspiration from his
face and breathed a sigh of relief"
The couple participating in the
first automobile wedding was G.
w. Pratt and Miss Corn Chandler.
The minister was J. A. Nicholson.
All were from Chicago.
Another front page story in 1905
carried the heading Depression Is
Ended; Prosperity is Near"
The leading sports story was
about a row brewing in the base
ball world. and II was intimated
that the American league would
become an outlaw league because
the managers Of the league stated
they we're deriving 10 benefits
from the association with the Ma
tional League.
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Il consider this one OF the most
blessed sections in the country"
Captain Eaker said. Il was here in
1926 and could find no place TO
land. Now the Brownsville port is
one Of the finest fields IN the
south"
Since that occasion. n year ago
numerous improvements have been
made. The field has been worked
on. the office building enlarged, the
grounds have been improved. and
three hangers have been added.
Improvements in View
The port now has the highest rat
ing possible that can be obtained by
airports, and IS ranked with the
best in the United States.
Daily service for passengers IS
conducted between mere and vari-
Gus Mexican cities. including the
capitol. and Dallas and other
American cities re linked by plane
service every "a hours. a new line
between Brownsville and Kansas
City is contemplated. and Will be-
gin operations within 80 days
With still more improvements in
view. the local municipal airport Is
scheduled TO become the most i'm
portant international pert between
North and South America. The
only rival at present Is Miami. Fla
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citrus orchards and truck farms
can realize what the section was
like before the advent Of the rail-
road.
The only means Of transportation
TO the outside world were stage
coaches and steamboats,. The
coaches Travelled from Brownsville
to Alice over the sand hills and
dreary prairles-danseEous because
OF bandits and outlaws. and tire
some because it consumed 40 hours
OF continuous driving.
Water 40 Cents Barrel
! Steamboats, touched az Point Isa-
bel. but during the time Of the
looming Of the Iron Horse they were
flew and far between, sometimes
pouching but once a month to un-
lload and take on freight and q
tfew passengers.
a The standard Of living vas
low. Water was hauled in barrels,
(which were pulled by donkeys driv-
zen by Mexicans. At times the wa
fter sold for as much as 40 cents a
.barrel.
q Coal oil lamps were the only
aineans of illumination, and schools
lTere scarce.
4 The country was utterly undevel-
hoped, and land that % sells for a
athousand dollars an acre could be
purchased for a Solg-and a cheap
cSong. at that.
r The land that's cleared and
cdotted with citrus trees was heavy
rbrush alive with rattlesnakes.
= The land that is now cleared and
Arrows the worlds best truck was q
Ijungle of cactus and mesquite full
rof thousands upon thousands Of
bowling coyotes.
Railway Brought Changes
The railroad changed all this
overnight. II brought civilization
with its modern conveniences, and
it brought prosperity.
Seeing what a debt the Valley
owes this first railroad. a brief his
tory Of its coming here. and OF the
men who made 1t possible. Is but
a placing credit where credit belongs.
Y and 1t makes an interesting story.
Colonel Uriah Lott, father Of Mrs
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First Railway Shipment to Brownsville Was Big Order of Beer

Mr.. Lott came to Corpus Christi
from Brazos Santiago In 1867, whei
he was rs years old. He suffered
.-om yellow fever. OF which there
was an epidemic that year.
The pioneer railroad man had
ultold troubles In building his rail-
roads. Crews. fevers, bad country.
and other difficulties. One anus
ing story is related in a 1927 paper
which tells Of Col. Lott and one of
his partners being held ND by ban
dts and robbed. Clothing was TAX
en- as well as money, and it is re-
lated that Lott was forced to walk
into town in his underwear.
The man was a dreamer, N Wis
ionary. and money meant little to
him. His plans. his projects. nett
ed him a large fortune which me
lost during the panic OF 1893. When
he died in 1915 he left nothing but
a story Of a life OF successes. OF
work and accomplishment. and a
monument in the most southern
portion OF Texas In the form or the
Rio Grande Valley.
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Plans for Hi-Y
Meet Completed

HARLINGEN. March 8-Plans
for the gathering Of 200 boys OF
the Hi-Y conference here March
IL. Is and IS. we're worked out this
afternoon at a meeting OF the local
committee.
Bows from all parts Of the Valley.
and from surrounding territory viii
be ct the meeting here. the frs.
regional conference held since the
organization meeting In January.
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LIBRARY OPEN
FOR TOURISTS
Brownsville Business Men
Reminded Of Pleasures
To Be Found

More tourists should be directed
70 Brownsville Public Library, says
Mrs. c. A. Manahan. librarian. al
present there are only ~ visitors
on the library's rolls when the num-
Der should be nearer 40, she said
The library contains 5000 volumes
n is constantly being enlarged.
Too few Brownsville persons, par
ticularly merchants, take opportun-
ity to direct tourists to the library
located on Adams street next to the
fire station, says Mrs. Manahan.
Among the recent books, new
ones arriving daily. are: The Man
Who Pretended. w. B. Maxwell;
Chariot Wheels. Sylvia Thompson
Queen Elizabeth, Katherine Anth-
ony: Atmosphere Of Love, Andre
M~aurois; Tragic Era, Claud Q
Bowers; Good Companions, J. 3
Priestly: many mystery stories;
Way OF ECDeIls -. ID. SdSSAs hSPA
lar biographies; good books on
Texas history and art; Gallery OF
Women, Theodore Dresser; -Four
SQUARE, John Rathborne Oliver;
Raven. a life Of Sam Houston. Mar
ouis James: Dumas the Incredible
MARQUIS. Herbert German; Bolivar
the Passionate Warrior, I. r
Ybarra: Early Candlelight. Maud
L~ovelace: Laughing Boy. Oliver La
Fargo: God Have Mercy on Us. w
It. Seaman: The Great War. Mary
Lee: Idols Behind Affairs tMeXlcol
Anita Bremen; Coronet, Manuel
Kouroff: The Crusades. Konrad
Bercovia: Genius In Love and
Death. Paul Weieler: Young Man
of Manhattan. Katherine Brush;
and many others in every depart
ment.
The tourist usually asks for his
torv OF the Valley. the Librarian
said. when coming to the library
the first time.
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The Corpus Christi Caller on
March 80. 1915. said The story OF
Colonel Uriah Lott. master builder
of railroads and the man who blaz-
Ell the way through the virgin plain
of Southwest Texas and across
trackless plains 49, reaos as a page
torn from the novel of some dream
er, who dreamed Of lands filled with
mesquite and cactus, transformed
into beautiful gardens, farms an
orchards"
Col. Lott was born in Albany.
New York. 1912 and was lured bv
the call OF the West. He arrived
in San Antonio III the sos.
IL Is said that he was bcoke, and
tossed up a coin with the remark.
Though broke. / am going to build
a railroad from San Antonio south
IL this comes heads Fortunately
IL cid.
Rio Grande A Monument
He promoted q railroad from San
Antonio TO Corpus Christi. and fron
Corpus "a Laredo. III addition IN his
Brownsville venture.
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=. 4. Turner OI Brownsville tAIay
L0tt-Stggn-anJ, WAS p.eSIUeng u
me nne ala OIlgiua4OI u tne IDEA.
.-u secured I.Ie 4alu DOA4slS AM
.-lsl.S-OI-Nay ana interested y. 4.
IUaAun, VINO IInanccu the lOad.
Colonel Lott was a lallrUaa puIld-
er OF renOwn, was knOwn over the
entire United Slales, ana upon
Men-and Women-WhO were lar
sighted enough III 1904 TO see that
before tins country could develop
a railroad would be necessary are
now preaching the ACCESSIBILITY OF
deep water for the Lower Valley.
Colonel Sam Robertson, ex-sher-
if Of Cameron county and the
founder of San Benito. was prom
inently connected with the st
Louis. Brownsville and Mexico
railway, the name OF the original
line.
Cook Names san BenitO
Colonel Robertson, in a lettel
dated June !. 1873. discloses that
coming to this portion OF Texas saw
It's possibilities and learned to love
IL. His death occurred in Kings
vile March 20, 1915. More Will be
said about him later.
Charles Armstrong Of Armstrong.
Texas. and Wilbur bennett, az
present postmaster at Brownsville
were secretaries and Interpreters
for Colonel Lott.
CitiEens Still i'm Harness
Before work could be started on
The road. a bonus had TO be raised
Those VINO contributed TO the sue
cess Of obtaining the bonus were
Robert Driscoll. Corpus Christi;
Robert and Caesar Kleberg, Kings
vile; John G. Kennedy. Sarita; jim
Dishman. COmbe; Lon G. Hill. Har-
lingen; John Clossner, Brownsville
Oliver Hicks, Brownsville; "A. "A
Brown, Brownsville: DR.. Fred
Combe, San Antonio: Mrs. Agnes
Brown. Brownsville. and others.
It IS interesting TO note that
MANY citizens connected with
bringing Brownsville her first rail-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-09
New Hearing
Device Being
Demonstrated

Promising relief TO persons with
deafness and head noises. Virgil
Willyard. a well-known expert On
hearing devices, is in Brownsville
today for a 2-day demonstration Of
the Audiphone. a new product Of
the Bell Telephone Laboratories,
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company. and the Western
Electric company. with 60 years
experience in making telephones
and other sound reproducing equip
ment. The small device described
by Mr.. Willyard fits snugly ir the
a and is used successfully. IN
churches, talkies, radio and tele-
phone.
For a private and free demon
stration in your home. call Mr..
Willysrd for appointment. Travel
ers Hotel, telephone 900. adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-09
Mercedes Will Get
Small Golf Course

MERCEDES. March "a minia-
ture eighteen-hole golf course is to
be opened here next Saturday. on a
lot next to the Elks club, by J. f. w.
Haynes. w. ID. decker, and J.. C.
Shriver. The course is to be open
day and night, electric flood lights
Illuminating the lot for night play
ing.
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Berger 4 Years Old

BORGER. March 3-tP- The
reformed bad boy OF Texas oil
towns, otherwise called Berger,
observed his fourth birthday today
with blaring bands and bugie-,
flying banners and gay bunting
attesting a spirit Of carnival far
removed from the towns one-time
unsavory reputation
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from the north drifted into the
Valley. Northern capital was in
vested. San Benito. Harlingen. La
Feria. Mercedes, Weslaco, Donna,
Alamo, San juan, par. McAllen,
Mission. finally Edinburg were
founded. grew. and became cities
with their names on the map.
Paved roads were next. and the
strip known as the Longest Main
Street in the World" was built,
linking the extreme ends or the
Valley with paving unsurpassed in
the nation.
Climate was discovered and capt.
talized. At present climate and
grapefruit r the Valleys two most
popular products.
The port IL almost assured. and
with a port. there is no prognosti-
eating the future OF the lower Ric
Grande Valley. 1t is predicted that
Brownsville will become one OF the
largest cities i'm the state Of Texas,
and that several towns in the
northern end Of the Valley will
grow together-they are within q
mile or so apart now. some OF them
and will form other large towns
that will supply the cosmopolitan
atmosphere for the citrus garden
Of the world.
Playground Forcseen
1t is said that the Valley. with
the gulf, the climate. and the jux-
Imposition of Mexico, will eventually
become the playground Of the south,
the drawing magnet for tourists
from over the entire nation.
With a few words of appreciation
for Uriah Lott, the railroad genius
who made this growth possible, the
article will terminate.
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Many Pioneer Citizens Still
In Harness for Port Project
BY JACK RUTLEDGE

Believe it or not. out old archives show that the first commercial ship
nent to come to Brownsville was a large order Of xxx beer. 1t was con-
Ssned to Teoflo Crxeu.
' With such an suspicious beginning, the road was bound to be a sue
cess.
Few who live in the Lower Rio Grande Valley now and are in daily
contact with paved roads electricity. gas. running water, and daily train
and plane service. and who see hundreds upon hundreds Of acres Of
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The craze for being married I'M
der unusual circumstances IS not
wholly modern. an old issue OF the
Chicago Reccrd-Herald dated Aug.
gust 80, 1903. and preserved on the
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Bowyer and Tayor Flower Shop.
We have Gladiolas, Gala lilies, car
nations. roses. stock. sweet peas,
and violets. 439 Tenth St. Phi. 1872.
Character Reader gives a scien-
tific analysis Of your lie. Mary At
kinson, Miller Hotel. Room l26
Brownsville. ADV. 10.
Demand yal-Rub when buying
your rubbing alcohol. Manufactured
by Delta Laboratory, Brownsville.
For sale az all drug stores. Adv.
DIR. Judd Farley, Olean. N. u. Is
visiting F. Rockwell IN Les Ebanos.
He Will stay here some time. DR..
J. Jones, Wellsville, N. Y. IS also
visiting Mr.. Rockwell and will leave
Monday for his home.
Fifty Feet fresh garden hose
S4.45; flower pots. poultry fence.
Hardware Sales, Fronton st. ADV. II
Ii. +. Avery Farm Implements,
wholesale. retail. Small cash pay
ment buys Avery implements. Phil
lips Store, San Beiito, Adv. II.
Gage Hats arrived at Amaya's
Millinery. Adv. 10.
New Bed Spring and mattress,
SLABS. Hardware Sales. Fronton St.
Adv. IL.
Permanent Wave shop at Amaya's
Millinery. Adv. 10.
Dealers. we have just unloaded a
car Of glass Mason Jars. Phillips
Store, San Benito. ADV. IL.
You Cannot Say. We have done
everything possible" Unless you call
a Chiropractor. Drs. Anderson &
Anderson. Adv. IL.
Draperies and Rugs to order. APP
pointments made anywhere in VAL
ley. Mabel Smith, ReeSe-Wil-Mond
Hotel, Harrington. Adv. is.
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Demand Nal-Rub when buying
your rubbing alcohol. Manufactured
by Delta Laboratory. Brownsville.
For sale at all drug stores. ADV.
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Draperies and Rugs to order. APP
pointments made anywhere in VAL
ley. Mabel Smith, Reese Wil-Mond
Hotel, Harrington. Adv. is.
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You Cannot Say. We have done
everything possible" Unless you call
a Chiropractor. Drs. Anderson &
Anderson. Adv. IL.
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Dealers. we have just unloaded a
car Of glass Mason Jars. Phillips
Store, San Benito. ADV. IL.
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Character Reader gives a scien-
tific analysis Of your lie. Mary At
kinson, Miller Hotel. Room 126
Brownsville. Adv. 10.
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City Briefs

Bowyer and Tayor Flower Shop.
We have Gladiolas, Gala lilies, car
nations. roses. stock. sweet peas,
and violets. 439 Tenth St. Pm. l472.
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Permanent Wave shop at Amaya's
Millinery. Adv. 10.
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New Bed Spring and mattress,
SLABS. Hardware Sales, Fronton St.
ADV. IL.
The Washington times., 1930-02-19

Uncle James is very sick, Love
joy, and your aunt wants you"
In spite of the thickness and
the huskineSs in his voice, there
was something in it as cold and
sharp as a steel knife.
He saw me! LoVejoy said to
herself. He couldn't have
helped seeing me and Steve!
Oh, well, what difference
did it make? He wasn't her
husband any more, except by
law, she told herself.
And all the way to Bullard
Street in his rickety jiggety
little car she kept remember
ing things she had read in the
newspapers about "unkissed
wives" who had asked for
divorces.
That's what I'll have to tell
the judge when I ask for mine,
she thought, and she giggled
Historically. I'll tell him that
I'm another "unkiSSed bride"
Then another thought Of an
altogether different sort struck
her.
Howe did you find out that
Uncle James Is sickP" she asked
Tom, sharply and suddenly.
Aunt EN- called up the
house." he answered shortly.
But I thought that you were
The Washington times., 1930-02-19

ing each other in dark corners
and calling it a game! Play
ing 'post-office' like a lot Of
half-baked kidst-I'm through
with them!" =
The car drew up before Aunt
Ems apartment house with its
customary jerk. But Lovejoy
did not move from her seat.
They're all the friends we
have" she was beginning
when he stopped her a second
time.
we won't have them much
longer though" he said, and
then he added fervently Thank
the Lord!"
Puzzled, Lovejoy stared at
him as he leaned forward to
shut off the engine and turn
on the curb lights Of the car.
-. Now. what on earth did he
mean by that remark, she won
dered.
Il quit my job today" he told
her. They bawled me out for
coming down late in the morn
ings-and they said I was
drinking too much. told them
that my private life was none
Of their business and that they
could take their one-horse little
job and give it to some choir
boy"
"Oh. Toni" Lovejoy's voice
was a little wailing cry in the
darkness. She knew how much
that Job really meant to him.
She knew how hard he had
worked to build up a client list
during the last two years.
She put her arms out and
tried to draw him into them.
But he thrust her away and
got out of the car, Slamming
the door Of it violently as
he got out.
81 don't want that" he said
The Washington times., 1930-02-19

going to stay downtown for
dinner" she said. You said
you were going to-"
Tom nodded.
Eyes, I did tell you that"
he replied. turning the corner
Of Bullard Street on two
wheels. But I didn't stay down
town. I waited until it was
time for you to go over to Al
derSons' and then I came home.
Norrie got me something to
eat, and had a drink and a
smoke in peace and quiet for a
change"
Lovejoy's jaw stiffened. "You
sneaked home to spend an eve
ming alone with her!" she cried.
You let me go all alone to
that party Just because you
wanted Norrie Shane to your
self, you beastly double-croSser,
you!-Well, let me tell you
something"
Let me tell YOU something
for a change!" Tom broke in
upon her roughly. I'm tell you
why I didn't go to that party
tonight!-I didn't go because
I'm sick Of that whole putrid
crowd!-What were they doing
when I got there? Just what
I knew they'd be doing!-Neck-
The Washington times., 1930-02-19

first, then wrong side out, but
finally all right in spite Of her
fluttering fingers.
Marshalling Bill toward the
hall door and cautioning every
one loudly. to be quiet, she was
nervously giving him q Eew
last directions when Mrs.
Forbes voice stopped them.
"Oh Angela, come back. L
I can't let you go like this.
Your father-He will be furious.
He is furious"
Mother, you're delaying u.s."
Angela told her coldly,, but
Dulcy rushed to Mrs. Forbes,
wheedling and cajoling her.
She Just couldn't let anything
interfere with this romance
that had blossomed under her
very roof.
Go out to the garage with
them" she urged. "You can
get back before he comes down.
He'll never know that you
knew about it. I'll explain 1t
to him. I'll tell him-Oh I
don't know what I will tell
him, but I will tell him some
thing"
you can be sure of that"
shut up Willie" Dulcy or
dered, "and hurry" s.
She stood at the door a
moment watching them hurry
out. Vincent's mincing gait
somewhat chastened by the
heavy bags he was carrying;
Angela light-heartedly skipping
along, and Bill stalking ahead
like q band master.
It was nice Of Bill to be so
good about helping them elope.
And he used to be so fond of
Angela too! Oh well, Dulcy
unused, love was like that. She
looked at the world with
serenely happy eyes, with no
i'll feeling toward anyone. But
she didn't dare call Forbes
until they were well out Of
the way. She never could tell
what effect things would have
on him. She had tried so hard
The Washington times., 1930-02-19
An Intensely Interesting Story Of the
Romance of Beautiful Blonde

Oh, Mr.. Forbes" Dulcy's gay,
musical voice made him grit his
teeth in anguish, Haven't you
found them yet? I don't be
lieve you're trying. We won't
help you the least little bit, and
we'll give you only q few min
utes more"
What was the use Of hunt
ing? He could enjoy the peace
and quiet up here for . few
minutes more and then de-
mand that Dulcy come up and
produce the pearls. He hurled
the feather to the floor and
stamped on 1t viciously.
The more he thought about
the whole affair, the madder
he grew. He started pacing up
and down, stamping as he
wheeled about, making as much
noise as q whole army on the
march.
"That's right, Mr.. Forbes"
Dulcy called to him. "If at first
you don't succeed, try, try
again."
Abruptly, he stopped in his
tracks. Let her tell him what
to do! He sluInped down on
the chair again and buried his
face in his hands. He could.
have cried aloud in anguish.
Never had he been quite 50
miserable. And where was Flea
nor? Flirting with Van Dyke
probably. Where was Angela?
With that foppish nincompoop
Of a Leach most likely. Fine
family he had, to leave him
alone like this and go running
off with just anyone else. He
hated them all.
"Oh Mr.. Forbes" Dulcy's
voice called cheerily, you've
had more time than you de-
serve. Are you getting warm?"
Hot" he answered explo-
sively.
AS Dulcy hurried up the
stairs toward him, he groaned.
And well he might.
Tomorrow: A Shock for DuIcy
The Washington times., 1930-02-19

and perched on the broad arm
Of his chair. Come on Ste
vunS!" she said to him. ':I.et'S
go and find a cozy corner-all by
our own little selves"
That leaves me without a
partner. III go out on the
front steps and wait for Tom,"
she heard Aline say as she and
Steve left the room by way of
the side porch.
At the end of the porch was a
deep. softly cushioned ham
mock couch. They bumped
against 1t in the darkness.
Let's stay here" Steve
whispered. I'VE can talk here
without the whole crew listen
ing in. .. Lovejoy-"
She left his arms go around
her. He drew her close to him.
His eyes were very large and
strange, so close to hers in the
darkness. Then her lids slowly
closed as MS mouth met her
mouth in a long, hard kiss.
She could feel his whole body
tremble against hers.
"LoVejoy. you're going to get
your divorce, aren't you?" he
asked her after a minute or
two. "You aren't going to
change your mind again, are
YOU, dear?"
She shook her head, her face
close to his in the sweet, warm
darkness.
mo, Steve. I'll do anything
you want me to do," she
whispered. "You just plan the
whole thing for me-and I'll
do it"
II beg your pardon!" said a
voice at her ear. Toms
voice! Toms voice, thick and
husky as it always was when he
had been drinking.
<'"I don't like to interrupt this
way" he said. But your