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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

ABOUT the SAME.
Construction work has been
started on a $4,000 store and apart
ment building at Los FreSnoS for
Gabbert and Dawson, contract hav-
ing been let TO A. w. Neck OF
Brownsville.
l.. II. Hoyt IS to build a business
structure at Mercedes, part Of
which will be occupied by a grocery
store. Waters is drawing plans for
the building.
Mission &C. Building
The Meuse-Argonne Post of the
American Legion at Raymondville
has plans being prepared for a new
club building.
Plans for a SIS, 900 chamber Of
commerce building at Mission are
being drawn by Harvey p. Smith,
San Antonio architect. Contract
was let during the week to r. w.
Briggs of Pharr for construction
OF an Sill 900 ward school building
at Mission, on which Stanley w.
Bliss Of Harrington was architect.
A new hotel is in prospect for
Pharr, as the city will vote on
March 10 on the question OF CIV
ing the city park TO anyone who
will build a large hotel there.
A large tourist hotel Is also in
prospect for McAllen, and rumors
are rife In other Valley cities OF
prospects for tourists hotels.
$4,000 Garage
Contract was awarded at Harlin-
gen to j. N. Meeks for construction
of a $4,000 garage building for the
Hollingsworth Motor company,
plans for which were drawn by
Waters. Construction work on q
garage building for Leopold Ranch,
Of St. Louis, has been started at
Harrington, r. Z. Ewing having the
contract. Cost is about $4,000.
Mercedes and San Benito are
preparing plans for high school
buildings TO cost around $500, 0OO
each, with some other structures to
be built. Phelps g. Devices Of San
Antonio are architects OF the San
Bsnito building. which may include
a large gymnasium, and Waters Is
architect on the Mercedes building.
Contract has been let and con-
struction Is TO be started at once
OH a $4,000 building at San Ben
ito for the Mittanck Furniture COM
pany. contract having been let 10
w. N. Morrow.
Club at Monte Gran6e
Construction work on a S22 900
club house house for Al and Lloyd
Parker, Inc. at the new town Of
Monte Grande near Rio Hondo has
been started. Z. @. Holiday Of
Brownsville being architect and
contractor.
A number Of buildings started
in January are nearing completion
throughout the Valley. and more
new projects are in the offing.
These projects do not include
municipal work, such as paving,
sewers, etc. much Of which is 60
ing on throughout the Valley. as
we'll as extensive irrigation work
and other general development.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

marry SenOrlta
Leonor Llorente
within the next
month. II was e
ported here this
in circles
10 the Gales
The couple
expect to spend
honeymoon
in Europe.
Senorita Llorente
Is % years old. She
here with
mother and
studies singing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
HAT in RING

DALLAS, Feb. 22-tPl- Walter
]. Reid of Dallas today announced
his candidacy against Hatton w.
Summers. incumbent. for the OF
flee of congressman from the Dali
las district. His platform advocated
modification Of the Volstead act
his belief in the right Of the people
TO amend any law which was OPP
pressive or ineffective, and his op-
position TO chain stores controlled
from out Of the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Oppose Gas Tax

DALLAS, Feb. 22.-(P-Karl
Griffith, general counsel for the
Lone Star Gas company. today
said gas companies Of Texas oppose
the proposed tax on natural gas.
pending before the state legislature,
because 1t is a tax on a necessity
and because the companies already
are paying two similar taxes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Curse of Pharaohs Holds
No Fear to Suicides Family

LONDON. Feb. 22-CP)- Despite
the superstition Of the curse Of the
Pharaohs which is supposed to
visit all who have had any share
in the Tut-Ankh-Amen excavations,
the family Of Lord WeStbury who
committed suicide yesterday, in
tend to keep their collection or
mementoes from the tomb includ-
ing richly jeweled ornaments and
crayed Egyptian figures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Extortionist Gang
Reported Smashed

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22-Pl-A gang
OF extOrtionists which has special
lied in KIDNAPPING gamblers for
ransom in the ST. Louis district
for the last three months has been
smashed. police chief Joseph Gerk
said today.
Clerks announcement followed
arrest yesterday or seven men and
one woman and rescue by police
Of the gangs latest victim. Jacob
Huffman, downtown bookmaker who
said his abductors demanded s15,-
900 ransom,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

IOLi
the four-dsy fete
will be held be-
ginning March /,
indicate that votes
are being unblush-
ingly bought at a
rapid rate Of five
cents each.
Over on h e
Brownsville sid c
of the river. claims
TO a lead laid Fri
day by hackers of
Miss Ele a or
Richardson, were
declared out of or
der Saturday af-
ternoon by back
n-r ~ AHtcr Gail
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

A cousin Of Lord Westbury, whose
suicide was the latest death in a
series of tragedies which followed
explorations Of Tut-Aankh-Amen's
tomb, said today that Lord West
bury had no belief in the curse
of the Phsraohs." He also added
that Lady Westbury intended to
keep all the relics from the tomb
which had been gifts from her LATE
son, Richard Bethel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Woma, Mangled
By Fiendish Driver
Mystery Shrouds Motive for Brutal Murder
BY Repeatedly Driving Auto
Over Stunned Victim

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 2-F-CTshed repeatedly beneath ere
wheels OF her own automobile after she had been brutany attacked M
the machine on a lonely country road near here. tine body ot AHA Duro-
thy Moormeister, wife OF a Salt Lake physician. was found early to-day bv
q smelter worker returning home from his night shift.
Several thousand dollars worth Of iewehy. including diamond rnMa.
breceets, and a wrist watch were missing from her body, whhh hal
been almost denuded by the battenng q the automobile Wheels The
car. spAuered with blood. was found WV nnlrr narkrd ~ 4 hnanlnan
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Paving Discussion
To Be Held in Austin
Especial TO The HeraId.1

NoptIIdI V TIT III d4uI
SAN BENITO, Feb. 22.-County
Commissioner A. v. Logan Of the
San Benito precinct left today in
company with County Judge Oscar
C.. Dancy for Austin, to confer with
the state highway commission in
reference TO completing the paving
to Point Isabel.
The trip was scheduled for last
week. but was called off at the last
minute.
Several miles Of the road remains
to be paved, and aid of the state in
paving it has been pledged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
New French Naval
Body to London Wed.

PARIS, Feb. 22-&-The newly
constituted French naval delegation
intends to leave for London We'd
nesday with Camille Chautemps,
the new premier, a member.
Chautemps announced today that
while he was going TO accompany
the delegation, foreign minister
BRAND would be in charge. Other
members will be Albert Garraut.
minister of marine: NJ. Lamoureaux.
minister Of finances, and M. Dan
ielou, minister Of merchant marine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Many Found Buried
In Italian Shows

GOLOGNA, Italy, Feb. 22-tP-
Rescue squads tunneltng through
the snow tonight had brought out
the bodies OF Is dead persons from
the ruins Of the village of Villa di
Mezzo. which was overwhelmed by
an avalanche of snow that demol-
ished more than forty houses. They
rescued five injured. Seven persons
are still missing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Terrell Hearing Trails To
Delinquent Tax Commissions
CorralIed Solons Hear of Routes Checks Took
In Collection Payments
To Bank Book

AUSTIN, Feb. 22-P-TeSimony today before the house OF represen-
tatiyes. hearing proposed impeachment charges against Conptroner ?
Fl. Terrell, va designed to connect the comptroller with the Texas lax
Record company, which was alleged to have been organized for the
purpose of collecting state and county delinquent taxes on a commission
basis.
The hearing was resumed after nearly two days idleness while pres
ace of a quorum a awaited. The quorum "a obtained aiter ap-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Early Spring

WINONA. MINI, Feb. 22-lPl-
Breaking up the earliest In eleven
years. the ice went out Of the Mis-
sisippi river here today. Only once
since 1909 had the ice gone out here
earlier. That was in 1919 when the
breakup came Feb. II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Argentine Is Goal
OF Mexican Rebel

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2l-tP1-
Friends Of General Roberto Cruz,
one OF the leaders in the Escobar
revolution last spring, say that he
is preparing 10 go to Argentine and
enter the cattle business there.
The general. who led the rebel at
tack on Mazatlan and succeeded in
hiding in the mountains after the
defeat Of the rebel armies, is now
in Nogales, Ariz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Advertising Pays

CHICAGO. Feb. 22=P1-Kraft-
Phenix Cheese corporation an
nounced today that s2.S25 900 would
be spent this year in an advertising
and promotional campaign. $1,000
600 OF this In the United States and
the remainder in Europe. Australia,
Canada and Cuba,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
San Antonio Gets
Humane Club Meet

DALLAS, Feb. 22-(P-Announce-
ment that the annual meeting OF
the Texas humane society would be
held in San Antonio. April IS and
IS, was made here today by George
A. Lake, president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Greenville Elects
Mayor bv One Vote

GREENVILLE, Feb. Z2|F1-
Joseph r. Nichols was reelected
mayor Of Greenville today and had
a vote to spare. He polled HOB
votes. His nearest opponent. c. p.
Nevill, polled l,l02.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Valley Building Grows
Fast Pace Set in Short Month: Many Fine
Homes Listed in Construction List
Especial to The Herald.)

SAN BENITo, Feb. 22-valey construction work during the past few
weeks IS keeping up the fast pace which was set the first month OF the
year, and a good record for 1880 appears certain.
A number of fairly large projects have been announced the past few
days in various stages.
Plans arr being drawn for a $4,000 residence for Dean Porter at
Brownsville. The same architect, r. Newell Waters Of Wesaco, Is draw
ing plans for Mr.. Porters father, r. A. Porter, at Edinburg, TO cost
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Valley League in Offing
Brownsville Included in Prospects For Four
Town Diamond Loop

Il am certain that a four-team class d. league, composed q Corpus
Christi McAlen, HarIngen and Brownsville, will operate this season
wandering, Fort Worth baseball organizer, asserted here Sat
urday afternoon.
He declared he had obtained definite assurances from the first three
named cities to the effect that they would join the proposed Gulf Coast
and that he felt that Brownsville would enter. Wandering, an ex-
pernnced organizer, was accompanied here by A. Magness, veteran player
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Condition Of Taft
Remains Unchanged

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-(Py-The
condition Of former chief justice
TAFT tonight remained unchanged,
1t was reported by his physician.
DR.. Francis r. Hagner, through the
White House.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
QUEENS RACE
WAKES WARM
AS PASS
r otarian Candidate
Declared Leading
City Field

CAMPAIGNS for the two queens
l. of the Good Humor Carnival
are waving warm on both sides
Of the Rio Grande.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
N~EWSPAPERNIAN DIES

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-LP1-
Edward Cutler Easton. 81. chief Of
the Washington bureau Of the Phil
adelphia Inquirer, died here today
following a relapse from a recent
operation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
AGENTS

Ell PASO, Feb. 22.-QPl-W. r.
Martin OF Dallas was elected presi-
dent Of the Passenger, Ticket and
Freight Agents association here to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
CUPIDSDART
HITS GALES
FATAL BLOW
Former President Will
Honeymoon In
Europe

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 22-iF-
General Plutarco Elias Gales. for
mel president OF Mexico. plans 70
ow Is the time for all good men 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
Favor Port

When it was pointed out that
Colvin Brown. a representative OF
the National Chamber Of Commerce
of Washington, stated here recent
Continued on page TWO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and TIC VALLEY
Cloudy 70 partly cloudy. noe murh
change I'm temperature. Light ~
fresh southeriy WINGS un the wrat
coast.
For East Texas. Partly cloudy.
Light TO fresh southerlE r0 westerly
winds o nthe coast.
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Paint LMmhnl
today under normal mete0roiomiea
conditions.
hlgh JA+ IN. Na
Low .+s+s.r4Es+r+4rr+rr4 60 m
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
sunrise today .4..-4++++..rn.. hnA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

Compensation Insurance
Bio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23
GIRL UNCONSCIOUS

DENTON. Feb. 22-LPl-Struck by
an automobile Wednesday, Helen
Hare. Z. was still unconscious today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

rOR the past few weeks 1t seems
that the Rio Grande Valley has
more of those kind Of days that
1ou read about and seldom ever see
fttan any spot We know Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Oldest Parliament in the World, Set Up
Nearly Six Hundred Years Before the
Discovery Of America, to Celebrate This
Summer the ne-7Housandth Anni-
Oersary of Its Establishment.

era, and for continuous 500 years Iceland
was just a part and parcel of Denmark,
cept that its legislative chamber had power
to function for domestic affairs. This rule
by the Danish royal house and government
continued until as late as 1918 when the
island Parliament and patriots secured new
Charter of Liberty from the mother govern
ment, making Iceland an independent state
or dominion of Denmark ranking as a sepa-
rate entity except that it agreed to recog-
nize and acknowledge the overordShip of the
Danish royal house as its ruler and accepting
the position Of being represented to foreign
governments and courts by diplomatic and
consular agents appointed by the Danish
government
The present Iceandic Parliament still re-
tains the ancient title of Althing. 1t has
AZ members and the method of choosing
them even today is curious. Six are elected
in the manner of Senator'S or peers, and
8 are chosen from the other SO by the
joint vote of the whole AZ. These IA form
the upper chamber of the Althing and the
remainder are the lower house, not unlike
the Houses of Lords and Commons of the
English government
Iceland Is developing community absorb
Ing rapidly the modern methods and progress
OF successful nations closer to the hub of
busy life. In size 1t is about one-fifth larger
than Ireland, but today its population is only
just over 100000 1t is increasing steadily,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

however, and with the greater plans to make
the island known new settlers expected
to be attracted Actually, of course, it is far
from the barren, frozen land that its name
implies, and enjoys an equable and moderate
climate, considering its extreme northern lati-
tude. When one considers that the island
is some 500 miles northwest of Scotland, it
is an amazing discovery to many tourists to
find that in the Summer period, when days
and nights all day, that the climate is
as pleasant and mild as that of the south
of England.
THE capital town Of Reykjavik-"Reekie
Bay"-on the southwest coast, does not
present any architectural beauty, but 1t is set
amid romantic scenery. 1t is a rapidly grow
ing community, too. Since 1901 the resident
population has grown from 5000 to $4,000.
There are three other towns, numbering 5000
souls EACH while there are some half dozen
townships Of from 1000 to 1000 inhabitants
and several fishing and sheep-breeding CEN
ters, with populations registered as under 1000.
Iceland has ambitions to enter the frozen
mutton trade. Modern refrigerating machinery
Is being set up and Icelandic mutton is
making its way to European markets to COM
pete in the butchers shops with New Zealand
and Argentine brands. The meat is excel
lent in quality and arrives in first-class con-
dition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

railway system is the next ambitious
project to be contemplated At present the is
land has railway but 1t possesses motors
motorbuSseS and smart coaSting motor boat SerV-
ices, and some $50 post and telephone Offices
and 800 miles of reasonably good roads. The
world Is going to hear lot about Iceland In
the near future. These hardy islanders have
learned something about how the subtle arts Of
publicity are used In the go-ahead outside"
world. That is why they are already beginning
to boast about their forthcoming celebration OF
the millennium of their historic Parliamsnt.
They mean to let the world know something
about themselves and their ambitions through
the romantic medium of this 1000th parlaA-
mentary birthday.
Influential visitors from all the leading ma
lions of the world will be invited to pay official
calls to Reykjavik for the millennium festivities
which will be on a grand scale. Amazing dis
coveries are being made which are to be broad
cast far and wide to get Iceland into the
world"
Iceland's infant university, established but
three years before the opening of the great
war, is rapidly becoming vital factor in the
islands progress. Its professors are unearthing
much of interest about the original colonizers of
the island and of its early romantic story. And
the more they probe the more proof they find
that the first settlers were undoubtedly bold
adventures from Ireland, which Iceland resem-
bles in many respects, not the least being size
and type of occupations
There is sort of "Doomsday Book of Ice
land compiled far back in the very early days
of the twelfth century, which sets forth the
original occupation and colonization of the is
land 1t is titled 1.-The Landnamabok" (the
book of the land), and it tells how Gin the
Chronicles composed by the Holy Priest Bede
mention Is made of an island called by the
writers Thule and which is some five or six
days sailing from Britain northwest" The
record goes on to declare that ''Bede died 735
years after the incarnation of our Lord and
according to the records 100 years before the
Norsemen came to live in Iceland
The NorSemen called these primitive in-
habitants by the name of "Papar."
TT is told later in the same record that an
area known as Kirkjuber, in the south
OF Iceland, was reserved to the Christians.
as the. pagans could not abide there for the
reason that it had been the resting place Of
the Papar folk" There is more and more
evidence Of this early Irish settlement from
other sources now being made known as that,
Continued on Sixteenth Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

n CELEBRATION unique in the his
III tory of the world will be held this
II. Summer. Iceland that curiouSly
lonely island in the Northern
European sea bordering upon the
Arctic Circle, is preparing to celebrate the mil
Iennium of it, Parliament a governmental
chamber with 1000 years of consistent history
and activity, the Oldest parliament in the world.
Nearly 600 years before America was even dis
covered the Altling, the peoples representative
chamber Of government OF Iceland, was created,
the first real parliament of the modern world.
Soon this parliament of the North will have
had an unbroken existence of 1000 years dura-
ton.
Never before has such record been set up.
Ancient chronicles tell that the Icelanders
knew of America in the year 1000, but could
not finance expeditions officially to discover"
and acquire" the great "other side" of the
world, these hardy men of the little isle
knew the New World to be. Patriotic and ma
tional fetes and joyous international celebra-
tions are being suggested with probably a royal
visit from the Danish ruling house to mark
this amazing parliamentary birthday.
IN those early first years of its Parliament
Iceland was in reality aristocratc re-
public, in that 1t was ruled by chamber of
leaders of the people and landowners. Recent
discoveries of old chronicles of this land have
revealed that many years before the Norsemen
long believed to have been the first to reach
this northern isle-there were bold Irish emf
grants settled in Iceland.
\, That these sailors and explorers from Erin
were established there centuries before the
Norsemen arrived is now established beyond all
doubt. There are records from both sides, for
even the invading Morse raiders have left ac-
counts of a colony of primitive inhabitants to
whom they gave the name of "Papar," who
were Christians and used crosses and croziers
and other papal objects in their worship.
For the first three or four centuries of its
history Iceland retained its aristocraic re-
publican form Of government. 1t was then
that the island fell under the sway and
control of Norway, but it always retained
It's own Parliament. They came the Danish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

n typical IceIander, in ,Ohose veins
fotOs the blood Of hardy Morse and
bold Irish ancestors, who founded the
northern republic nearly 900 years be-
fore Columbus set foot on the Ameri-
can Continent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
BY THOMAS G. MIDDLETON.
Reykjavik, Iceland.

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ESIropean sea bordering upon the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-09
u FOR H D

For several weeks past the mail box in the Producers
News, has savored strongly of politics, to mislead the people
about employment at the Court House
These contributions have been hammering away at the
County Treasurer because he had his wife working in there
a little more than a month while getting out the tax notices
this late fall. She worked about FIVE weeks for which she
was paid the total sum Of 1888. This seems to be wrong
to these Dagmar farmers whose names are not signed to the
articles 1t is strange they did not awaken earlier when Dan
Olson was County treasurer. AS far back as 1925 his wife
was employed for the same kind of work, and received
$4,000 for tax work done in October of that year. In 1926
she was again employed parts of June, July and November,
being paid a total of $1,000 for work in the Court house
that year. In September 1927 she again received 500. 66
for work at the court house.
Coming down to just a few months ago, when Eng Tor
stenson was County treasurer, his wife worked in the Trea-
surers office part of October, part of November, and all Of
January and February, 1929, for which she was paid a total
sum of $4,000.
Another Dagmar farmer writes that it is wrong for Miss
Singleton, our County Superintendent to employ a married
woman in her office, whose husband can support her. This
may also be true, but why not go a little further1 How
about Mrs. Helga Hanisch, who is employed by Niels Mad
sen in the Clerk and Recorders Officer Her husband is
a railway employee and equally capable of supporting her.
What is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander.