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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-30
BY WAI. Z. GILROY. ID. ID.
Editor Of T. Congregationaiist

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Editor OF Z . Ccngregationaiist
This lesson Is about a farmer
who was called to be a prophet. and
who. in responding TO the call. be-
came a very real prophet Of Israel.
Amos was j herdsman. living out
in the open country. with his soul
uninterrupted and his vision un-
dimmed. Just how the call came
to him or how he realized the OBJ
legation Of prophetic service we dc
not know. The word Of the Lord
that came to him was probably the
voice in his own soul speaking a.
God has again and again spoken TO
his prophets.
The date of Amcs's call 70 proph-
ecy is interesting. We are not told
the year. but we are told that II
was two years before the earth
quake" How much that speaks Of
the conditions Of the time and Of
the prophetic needl A tragedy SO
great was about TO fall upnn the
people that in after years things
were dated from the year Of the
earthquake.
We know nothing Of Amos be-
yond the few details that are given
here, but he Is 10 be judged By r
work. as we are reminded by the
title OF our lesson that work con-
stituted his service to God. We
think or Amos as q farmer prophet
coming to the city with his plain
ness OF manner and speech. bring
ing with him the clear vision Of
the farmer. and denouncing the
abuses in society that would b.
apparent to any man whose soul
was interrupted.
Israel Was Prosperous
Il was, apparently, a prosperous
time In Israel. Israel was on the
great lines Of trade. and the people
we're furnishing. With this pros
perity came luxurious living, with
s~elfishness and viciousness. The
nation had not progressed in : at
eousness and in justice as IL had
grown In strength and In commerce.
Amos dashed against the evils o.
his day with no uncertain voice.
His vigorous prophecies r record
ed for us In the book that bears
his name.
Let US note the things that Amos
denounced. The corruption mani
fest in individual lives. in easy and
luxurious living. social corruptions,
also the ~perversion OF justice In
the taking OF brides, and the op-
preston OF the poor. Religion It.
self had apparently become per-
verted by these things. and Amos
speaks with a boldness and inten-
Sit that must have led some OF the
religious In turn to d~enounce him.
II hate, I despise your feasts." he
says as he thinks OF the way in
which these feasts were associated
with evil. LET justice" he says,
roll down as waters. and righteous
ness as a mighty stream" Amos
was no mere i~conoclast. -ryir- out
against wrong things and pulling
them down. He had a great positive
message that upon righteousness
and truth men could reallv build a
social and national life that was
worth while.
What Does It Mean?
What Il the use OF studying a
prophecy like this unless we apply
1t to our own timer Is there anv-
thing about our religion that Il for
NAL and conventional? Arc lis rite
and itS feas+s and It's celebration
associated with love and t~ith np~
iust.re. Oh are thav mere fnr-ns thn-
ore linked with the thciqhtla-s lifr
Of the crc? Can one thlnt OF si,~h
Sc1-olS Is Christmas with cs-.---
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-30

The international Uniform Sun
day School Lesson for August 81.
Work That Serves God. Amos III;
7:10-I5; 2:11, ~; 3:7. 8.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
DIR. Cook Asked
Whereabouts of 100000

NEW YORK, April 3.-Chr1st
Memorial Church. of Philadel-
phia and the board of foreign
missions of the Reformed Episco-
pal Church had DR.. Charles r.
Cook, their former agent and
medical missionary in India, ar.
rested yesterday in a civil a,;sion
for an accounting, brought by
them against DR.. Cook to find
what disposition was made Of
more than 100000 said to have
been sent him for missionary
work.
Deputy Sheriff arrested DR.
Cook at his home here on an or
der signed by Justice McCooS, Of
the supreme court. DIR. Cook
furnished Q bond of $4,000 and
was released.
While the church and the mis-
Sionary board wish a full &C
counting of the funds sent to DR..
Cook between 1900 and June 80,
1929, when he left In .ia, they
are particularly anxious, it is
said, to obtain clear title tc prop
erty in Lucknow which D.. Cook
is said to have bought with
funds sent him for the purchase
OF q site for q hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
SOU 7 \ WAG|NG
WAR On CROP

DALLAS. Tex, April 3.-War
has been declared against cotton
over-production in the entire
South.
Combative forces are marshalled
on all sides against the one-crop
farmer who adhereS to a strict
cotton program. Cotton acreage
has been too high. and a maxi
mum of 10000, 900 acres this year
is placed to meet the country'S re-
quirementS and to make the cot
ton industry safe from overpro-
duction.
Every rural hamlet In Dixieland
has enlisted recruits in the move
ment. Farmers. landowners, edi-
tors, lawmakers and clubwomen
are flocking en- maSSe to Commu-
nifty assemblies and conventions to
preach the gospel Of acreage re-
duction. Speakers are talking and
writer's are printing vol m
against the dragon. Of overSupply
The farmer will suffer most, and
he is the high spot Of the acute
controversy. First he is diligently
persuaded to cut his crop, then aS
q double-check his production is
being forcibly regulated through
financial pressure.
He is being persuaded that what
the South needs is longer staple
cotton, or q reduction in quantity
and an improvement in the quality
of the cotton produced.
In the campaign to reduce acre
age the immediate problem is what
to do with the land released from
cotton. ExperimenterS and agricul-
tural leaders find this compare
lively simple. They offer alterna-
tives of raising any number Of
feed and food crops suitable Sec
tionally. The pronounced feed
shortage in Texas alone last fall
and winter cost the State tens Of
millions of dollars for feed and
grains shipped in from the North
and West.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
AIRPORT To PAY
DIVIDEND

KANSAS CITY. April 3 GIN.
S0.-An airport has paid a cash
dividend.
Owners of the Fairfax Airport
here have authorized the pay.
ment of IS cents for every share
of common stock. The first air.
port in the United States to pay
a dividend. Fairfax was aole to
win that distinction because
there are IA natural gas wells on
it's property. The dividend repre-
SentS profits from the safe of the
gas.
The natural gas wells have an.
other significance. They provide
the fuel for the manufacturers
and hangers on the field. thus
eliminating smoke haze that
might handicap incoming planes.
Fairfax has other claims to dis
tinction. Apparently destined to
accomplish what Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, the war ace, pre-
dicted for it when he said it
would become "the foremost in
the world" Fairfax is already
one of the busiest fields in the
country. It marks the halfway
point for all trans-continental air
WAYS,
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
SILVER F R A n c
DISTURB MINDS

PARIS, April 3 d.N.s0-Psy.
Geological difficulties today are
delaying circulation of the new
French silver coins Of five and 10
francs each.
Although the pieces are being
struck by the Paris mint to re.
place the five and ten franc
paper notes now in circulation, 1t
is feared their circulation may act
to disturb public tranquility of
mind.
The franc today is only one
fifth Of what it was before the
war. Yet the "old timers" Of
France have fond memories Of
the old one franc and two franc
coins.
Authorities are alarmed lest the
older generation will find reason
for complaint when coins appear
practically identical with the old
ones. yet marked at five times
the old value.
Some experts are Of the opin-
ion that the problem will be
solved only when people thor
oughly appreciate the new value
of the franc.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
D!C. COMPANY'S
DEPOSIT GAINS
PHAS|ZED

A large increase in resources
and deposits during the last year
for the washington Loan and
Trust Company is the subject of
comment in the current issue OF
Trust Companies, magazine pub.
Hshed In New York.
The magazine diScloses that de-
posits increased from $15,684, ,7S9
TO $17,265,S57 during the year
This total is in sharp contrast
with the $1O.658. .755 shown in 1920
Resources also increased in the
year by more than a million and
o half dollars. The magazine puts
the figure at the end of the year
at $20,814,759, as compared with
$19,1O7,324 at the beginning Of the
year.
Net earnings of the bank in
creased also, the magazine states,
from $3.50, ,064 in 1928 to $289, ,276.
Surplus and undivided profits
totaled $2,524,954 at the end Of
the year as compared with $1,567,-
SOS in 1920.
According to the article, net
profits on capital last year were
equal to 1892 per cent and 80
per cent on capital assets. The
bank is capitalized at $1,000, 900.
Among departments showing
large increases in business during
the year were the trust and for
eign departments.
In connection with the report,
the magazine states:
President John B. Larner
and his associates have good
reason to look back upon the
40 years Of service and progress
Of that institution with gratifi.
cation"
The Morris Plan Bank of Wash.
ington, Of which Bertram Chester
man is president, is joining with
Morris Plan banks all over the
country in celebrating during the
month Of April the twentieth an.
niverSary of the establishment of
the first Morris Plan Bank in this
country.
The first Morris Plan Indus
trialal Bank was founded by Ar
thur j. Morris, of Norfolk, Va, in
that city in 1910, to extend to the
individual the credit facilities of a
banking institution. Since the or
ganization of the first small bank,
lis Of these institutions with 178
offices operating in lat cities have
been founded. The combined num-
ber of loans made by all of these
institutions since the organization
of the first bank, according to
local officials, amounts to six and
one-half million, totaling a billion
and one-half dollars.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Movie Executive Paws
1884 for Talk
From Denmark

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 3.
Talk is not always cheap, at
least for william lie Baron, mo-
ton picture executive.
Over in Copenhagen. Den
mark, Herbert Brenon began to
enthuSe about a Danish play.
When he got real hot on the
subject he decided he had bet
ter tell lie Baron about it.
This he did by long distance
telephone. The first three
minutes cost $60.50 and after
that it got cheaper as Brenon
warmed to his theme and began
going into details-but not so
awfully cheap. The call cost
lie Baron 1894 but what's 1894
between motion picture friends
when they want to talk.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
MARKET
FIRM IN EARLY
TRADING
Nv w. 8. COUSINS.

NEW YORK, April 3 IN.So.-
Moderate recoveries took place TO-
day in 4 number Of the industrial
fayorites which were under pres
sure in yesterdays final selling
A block Of 1900 shares of
radio sold at ST., up ", after
which the stock sold UP to 57as.
u. s. Steel was up " at 194A:
General Electric up A at 85 Y;
Western Union UP 2A at 180 ~;
westinghouse down VI at 184h;
United Aircraft fractionauy hlgner
at 90K. -
Pacific UP point at 239: Penn
sylyania up "a at 847s; B. & O.
unchanged at 100; Katy up 70
at 6415: western Maryland com.
mon lost a point at 319s.
General Motors was slightly
reactionary, a block Of 1000
shares selling at 481a, down u.
Chrysler was unchanged at 1874;
Hudson down " at 551a; Pack
ard unchanged at 21M.
Simmons was down point at
48. international Tel. and Tel.
sold off 70 at SO; Union Carbide
down "a at 1924: American Can
down " at $50: American Tel.
and Tel. down " at 259A.
In the utility group, Electric
Light and Power sold up 7s at
953s; United Corp down 3s at
43h; Columbia Gas up u at 81;
Consolidated Gas down as at
124h.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Aid Asked for Chinese
Children in Famine

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-De-
claring that the suffering in
China, particularly among the
poorer classes, beggars description,
the Rev. DR.. Floyd w, TomkinS,
a member of the Pennsylvania
Committee for China Child Wei.
fare, issued an appeal for con-
tributions - relieve the famine
victims.
DR.. Tomkins, in discussing the
present situation in. China, said:
"The most pathetic victims Of
China's famine and unrest are
the children, who have done
nothing to bring about Chlna's
present caotic condition.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Shrine at Priest Grave
ReOpened by Cardinal

MAIDEN, Mass, April
Q.NS0.-Holy Cross Cemetery,
which became widely known for
the many cures reported at the
grave of Rev. Father Patrick j.
Power, a young priest who died
so years ago, yesterday was opened
to the general public by order
of William Cardinal O'Connell,
Archbishop of Boston and lean
of the Catholic hierarchy in
America.
More than 800 men and women
entered the cemetery and paused
to pray at the new grave Of
Father Power, which has been en-
circled with an iron fence.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Berlin Streets Still
Have EmperOrs' Names

BERLIN, April 3 uN.SO-'Too
many streets in Berlin still bear
the names Of former monarchs." /"
This Is the bitter plant Of the
Awen Uhr Blatt, democratic
newspaper.
"Berliners, who are the strong.
est supporters of the republic,
are too often reminded of their
former rulers when they read the
names Of the streets" says the
newspaper. There are too many
Hohenzollern streets. Only one
street Is named after the first
president of the republic, Ebert. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
"Chain Store Menace"
To Be Speakers Topic

LEESBURG. Va. April S.-wil.
bur c. Hall, delegate from Lou
doun county in the general as
senbly, will address q meeting at
the armory in Petersburg, Va,
April 8.
The subject Of his address will
be The Chain Store Menace"
The meeting is being held under
the auspices Of the community
stores.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aprii (LNsD.-Cash
Rrain close:
Wheat-None.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, SAX 9s4Nc: No. 3
mixed, s2@S2hc; No. mixed sO1a @
sic; No; 2 yellow. S5% 0Sehc; No. 3
yellow; s2h 9S5c: No; Z yellow, sOh g
low, Use: No. white, S5&c: No 4
white. s3h oslo: sample grade, 56 "a 7sc.
Oats--No. white. 46h 946hc: No. 8
white, 43h 145hc; No. I white. 43c
sample grade. Ale.
Hye-None.
DAriey--ss@ sic.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
School Board Sets Date
of Graduation Exercises

MARTTNsBURG, W. Va, April
4.-Graduation exercises for mem
berS of the 1880 class Of the local
high school will be held June s.
The date was set by the school
board in regular meeting.
Superintendent L. w. Burns
and Principal E. e. Church were
authorized by the board to make
all necessary arrangements.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Sergeant Writes Own
Suicide Dissertation

POTSDAM, April 3 uN.S0
A model Of old Prussian thorough
ness and sense Of duty ended his
life here when Paul Falck,' ~,
sergeant Of the Reichswehr. prior
to committing suicide by shooting
himself with his revolver, reported
the tragedy in the company rec
ord book as follows:
"At 1910 Sergeant Falck COM
mitted suicide. Corporal Junker
has been charged with the
reveille."
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
GraysOns' Pet Spaniel
Stolen From His Home

Mrs. Gertrude G. Grayson, wife
d Admiral Cary T. Grayson, yes
terday reported to police the
theft Of their pet black spaniel
cog from the yard Of their home
at 1925 Wisconsin Ave. N. w.
The dog wore a collar with the
lame Of Mrs. Gertrude q. Gray.
SON engraved on the plate.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. April 2.-Grain prices:
Wheat-Unsettled: No. 2. red. winter.
export. $1.O9. No. g., red. winter. gar
Mcky, domestic. $1.1Oh. Receipts, H.
1914 bushels; shipments. 174S2 bushels
Corn-Firm; No. 2, yellow, domestic,
car lots, 95 096c. Receipts, 6,211
bushels; shipments, 274 bushels.
OatS-Firm; No. 2, white, domestic
ear lots. 55@55hc; No. 3, white, $3.50
Sac. Receipts, 1881 bushels; ship
ments, 1,344 bushels.
Rye-Nominal. Receipts none. Ship
Ments, As bushels.
Hay-Steady. Receipts. light.
Elour=Firm.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Grain Markets
CHICAGO FUTURES

CHICAGO, April 2 0N.SJ.
Grains closed steady to firm to-
day. Wheat was H4c down to 1ac
up; corn 1sc off to hc higher,
and oats Ac to 9sc up. Rye
finished 1N to 21ac higher.
Wheat started A to 1c higher
and advanced further with active
buying on firmness in Liverpool
and continued dry weather in the
southwest. Pressure was light
early. On extreme advances heavy
local selling was evident causing
. reaction to around the previous
close.
The weather map showed part
~ cloudy conditions in the south
west with practically no precipita-
ton reported. Weather over the
Canadian northwest was mid.
Liverpool ruled 11a to 23sd higher.
Winnipeg started u to 1c higher
but later ruled unchanged to Vac
higher. BuenoS Aires was "a 10
1Sc lower.
Private crop estimates on the
winter wheat crop ranged from
562,O00,O00 to 604, 100000 bushels
Production last year was 578,0OO,-
900 bushels.
Corn acted much the same as
wheat. The run Of news was
rather featureleSs. Wheat con-
HitionS over the belt continue
Favorable. Oats and rye trailed
other grains.
Estimated carlot receipts were:
wheat 6, corn lit and oats 81.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03

Ex dividend. I Eek rghta Plus ~ stock Pay
scrip Plus s in stock Paid last yearno regular
Payable in stock. Payable when earned ePay-
n stock Plus 1oSs in stock Plus 81 in
Plus az in stock Plu. 81 in stock. Plus
stock Plus 2-3% in stock. Plus So in stock
Subject approval Of stockholders Plus extras Eunt
less
The Washington times., 1930-04-03

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New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
.GA|N0R ID MEET
 KELLY DEC. II
Real "Natural" Expected to
 Draw Record Fight Crowd

Waterbury, Nov. 26-Al Ga;nor, sensational light heavy from New Haven, and Jack Kelly, Waterbury Lith. will meet in d return bout here the evening of Dec. llth at the Field street armory over the 1O round route. The attraction, which heads an all star tistiC program arranged by Promoter George Mulligan. is one of the natural" battles of the present indoor season and is expect ed to draw a record crowd of fans from all sections of Connecticut.
 The kelly-Gainor card will be known as a charity boxing contest with Promoter George Mulligan and the Republican-American newspa- pers combining with Mulligan In presenting the program. The entire profits Of the show will be turned over to the local unemployed benc- fit fund. and it is expected that se!- eral thousands of dollars will be net ted for the general fund. A sell-ou. house is indicated by the early re- quests for tickets.
 Kelly and Gainor staged a sensa- tional battle at Savin Rock stadium last September with Gainor winning the decision after one of the most thrilling contests of the season. keI- ly. after being floored- five times in the carly rounds. rallied in the fourth session to send his opponent through the ropes for a nine knock down
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
BLUES WIN GAME
Defeat sons of Italy Football Team by , to 0 Score-ChampiOns to Play Here Sunday.

Despite a desperate fight, the Sons of Italy football team of Middle town bowed to the New BriJiH Britain Blues yesterday by the score of 2 to 0. This made the second vic tory of the season for the local city champions over the Asylum City az gregation.
 Barta and Zicl. Pawnecs playing with the Blues, tackled Hayden be- hind his own goal line for what proved to be the winning points. Wiley. Quarti, Barta and lIoyt star rcd for the winners with Hayden ciyiu5 a good exhibition for the loscrS.
 sunday. tho New Britain Blues will play their last game Of the sea son when they meet the Waterbury Rearcats at Willow Brook park. The visiting team is coached by Johnny Hoben, former Yale star.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
ARMY ID BATTLE
 NOTRE DAME TEAM
Contest Will Be Staged On ICe-Studded Grid iD Chicago

Chicago, Nov. 26.-LP-Notre Dame will face its ninth test in it's campaign for national football hon. ors tomorrow, tackIing Arnly's un- defeated eleven on the ice-studded gridiron Of Soldier field,
 Unless the weather. which was cold enough yesterday 10 keep about 10000 persons away from the West Virginia Oregon State shrine benefit game, has the same effect tomorrow, the contest, the Armys first in the west against it's fayorite intersectional rival, will be played before an American record attend anCe of 1o5.000. One hundred and ten thousand seats have been sold.
 Thirty-eight cadets, with coaches and trainers. arrived hero yesterday in time 10 feel the reasons first wintry blasts at their worst. but they were an eEneetanIy confident outfit. Major Ralph Sdasc, head coach of the Army squad, said his team was in great condition, and that he wouldn't he a bit surprised if Notre Dame took its first beating since 1928.
 DO not think We arc 10 l shot" Major Sasse said. 'They seem to think that way around here, but we had two comparatively easy games in playing Kentucky Wesley an and Ursinus, while Notre Dame had a tough time getting by North western. I wouldn't be surprised either if those Wildcats didn't take something out Of Notrc Dame"
 The Army squad was taken 10 the South shore Country club where the boys were permitted to smell. but not eat, Thanksgiving dinner. Sasse said Saturday night would be plenty soon enough for oyereat- ing. A drill was held in the clubs riding hall, and another will be con- duCted there tomorrow. unless the weather moderates enough 10 per init outdoor exercises.
 The famous Irish were almost snowbound in South Bend yesterday, but Coach Rockne ordered q work out held indoors. No attempt Was made 10 do anything but add q lit tie polish 10 the squads all around game. Eocknc was bearing down on tn" psychological end Of the prcpdr- Gtiou.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
COLUMBIA CAPTAIN
I;alph Hewitt of Lawrence, Mas" Quarterback. Is Honored by Hie Team Mates at Election.

Now York. Nov 28 CUr)-EaIph Hewitt of Lawrence, Mass. quarter pack, was today the captam-"lcct Of inc Columbia university football taam Hcwitts selection was aD- nounccd last night after the Colum. hia-SyraCusc game.
 Hewitt scored all points for Co., lumbia in the 10-7 victory over Ger nell and was a dependable player Ih some other games. Football ouserE- CTS said that the several injuries he sustained during the season kept him from winning places on ali-eastcrn teams,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

November 19 will have another op- portunity and any others who may wish to apply will be privileged to do so. This is the last examination which will be given by the boarl this season and those failing the written examination this time will lose their last opportunity to become affiliated with the board this year
 The practical examination for candidates who are successful in passing the written examination will probably be held in New Ha- ven next month.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
FEATHERWEIGHTS MEET
Tidel LaBarba and Bud Taylor Will Clash Tonight in Bout at Madison Square Garden.

New York, Nov. $ tP)-In Madi- son Square Garden tonight Fidei LaBarba, former worlds hyWeight champion. meets Bud Taylor, body punching featherweight from Terre Haute. Ind, in the main go.
 LaBarba has been established a well-defined favorite but the middle westerner is nobodys setup. The winner has been promised match with the survivor of the Chocolate Bat Battalino featherweight titie bout to be held here Dec. l2.
 In the ten round semitnal. Joe Scalfaro and Jimmy Slavin, local featherw eights. will clash.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
HOLD RE-EXAMINAT
Candidates as Basketball Officials Who Failed November 19 to Get inOtECr Chance.

Rc-cNamination of candidates for membership in tho Central conn'c- ticut District Board Of Approved Basketball Officials will he held in the Hartford Y. NJ. C. X. Monday evening. December ]. 19SQ, at 5 o'clock. At this time all those who failed in tho examination given on