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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

1t begins about miles southwest Of ymondvHe
WHAT Is THE AREA OF THIS RESERVOIR?
R2% n ,s55So %AT T5t will vi 1s IT HoLD'
HOW IS THIS LARGE RESERVOIR FoRMED?
Building dams s ~s' reservoir WI" e"H "~S% a|e Smar" IN" used by ms~eerSm
WILL TIL THE RESERVOIR Be one LARGE BODY OF WATER?
a a@d g means Of concrete tubes h"o"sh which water may be passed from one unit to
WHAT Is THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS DIVISION OF THE RESERVOIR?
pHs Of the Reservoir Where operation Of the irrigation irrigation system mafesn &d desirable "'S'
HOW DOES THE WATER GET FROM THE STORAGE RESERVOIR TO THE LANDS?
The reservoir is located in the central part Of the District and there are IS separate hm-
through he reservoir walls through whshw water vi flow from the reservoir into the
WHAT MAKES UP THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM?
Wy the IP 6fFtc ra% f system gne is meant f%n THE the r esnah pip pipe t Lines pumping stations ad other
HOW MANY MILES OF CONCRETE CANALS AND CONCRETE PIPE LINES WILL
$50 miles Of canals and Us miles Of pipe lines. z
e dasR " where 1s % &i .e ss7sd@ os5 s 3s s ssPs g. lined the s Sa%ad% so h SsSnPs %f tier aa feF %l b b ' SH
W yms IF PART fi 2s DO ed Pg TN psS, F F5H F a EBAY ~ n 5HE D5 str U0 sE HsE H4r.ta,
E Tsssf d to s tn at #n la NECESSARY to lift this water by means Of pumps either into canals pipe
Has r The Plan WI H, VII 69o GogNTY WILL USE OF TAKING FLOOD WAT
RESERVOIR BEEN TRIED OUT AND PROVEN SUCCESSFUL ~ OTHER PLACES?
that about 5000 years ago Egyptian engineers utilized the flood water of the Nile by
magnitude oe distance from the Nile, this reservoir being named in honor Of the ruling
WAS THIS PLAN SUCCESSFUL?
7 Yes I In se1Ter a% Of our western M s ahs canals aatA have have BEEN ne i to take AK Ta aaH from a stream
streams %'S sf H m9 a 66r sd s% i for for d ds%S H' s e4 Ss" as 1s "an the water supply in the
AR THE II SOILS son Sin IN THIS t Ris TFGIt F FEs R9 o.dr.,, b, -. I'll nnm. y.
a a~ pub Hhed in in s sH surveys % w 1%6n mayb oo obtmne ed 6 4smt tbe C %e S@a mdo the results
WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLE SOILS IN THE DISTRICT?
Sandy Clay Loan and Brennan Fine Sandy Loan. D' '""~f S
WHAT ARE THE AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES OF THESE SOILS?
The The andy loan soils soils which predo NINA throughout @ The the District are partcqladya adapt
thrive and the earliest Ononsm te United State are raised in the RymoadvIIe terri
CAN MORE THAN ONE CROP BE GRoWNN AYEAR3
to AFFORD a long growing season md the raising Of I'VE crops per yaro on the same Ian
WHAT IS THE MEAN ANNUAL. TEMPERATURE IN THIS REGION?
AtRaymOndvnet the records the u Weather Bureau show this to be 70 degrees F.
WHAT IS THE RAINFALL AT RAYMONDvHIE?
WITH THIS MUCH RAINFALL Is IRRIGATION NECESSARY?
periods intervening, This makes It Necessary v IN @ddrT to obtain %% nt tn b@H results a% ah %R d us
soil to hdgae the land and make a certainty Of the water supply. The rainfall, W.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

a Yes. 4 bank of the Rio rande where the Intake Canal leaves the river &c feet high
erh than the ground where the canal dkNhTgesn Oh the reservoir. After alOwn part of
this or depth Of water in the cana, The difference IT, available ass slope to produce gray
Tg flow, The lumber Of feet available vaes with the height Of tn water in the Rio
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Ancient c::::.g ;c2l Tess
Like These Nov in Use

Surgeons of 1900 years ago used
instruments similar in shape to these
of today. THIS w@s shown by probes
and forceps uncovered in the buried
city of Pompeii, and recently exhibit
ed in London The large number of
probes in comparison to other inStru-
ments of the collection suggests that
cutting was large part of surgical
work before the year 20, when the
eruption of Vesuvius buried TIE city.
While the shapes of the Instruments
In some cases are almost identical
with those of the modern surgical
tools, their steel is less flexible. The
absence of saws from the collection
indicates amputations were rarely at
tempted, largely because Of lack of
knowledge about circulation of the
blood, says Popular Science Monthly.
Surgery is known to have been prac-
tlced at an early date. When Alex
ander the Great invaded lands east,
of the Mediterranean in 300 B. G., he
found 1t being practiced by the ma
tlves with great skill. There Is EVIL
dence that surgery was in use In
Egypt as early as 5000 or 5000 B. g.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
War Prisoner. Made Slaves

) All armies sent out from Rome were
accompanied by spectators In the
slave trade, who bought the captives as
they were put up to auction after a
battle and then undertook the trans
port 10 Rome Of all who were suited
for employment In Italy or were nor
brought up in the province which was
the seat Of war. Fowler says: After
the campaign Of Pydna and the over
throw Of the Macedonian kingdom,
Aemilius Paullus, one of the most hu-
name of the Romans, sold into slavery,
under orders from the senate, 15OOOo
free inhabitants Of communities In
Epirus which had sided with Perseus
In the war. Caesar, like Aemi'
Illus Paullus, one Of the most humane
of Romans, tells US himself that ON
a single occasion, the capture of the
aduatici, he sold $1,000 prisoners on
the spot"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

car !&t-!y, his first step upon getting
out will he TO have some grease or dust
spots removed with preparation con-
tain.ng alcohol, or perhaps just plain
alcohol The upholstery in the car IS
made Of a raw material containing
aIccaol. II his windshield is of nom
shat .erable glass, alcohol was used IN
It's manufacture.
Eubby arrives at the Office, and
AFTER he gets comfortably seated at a
desk covered with varnish contain
ing alcohol and using pens, pencils
and other equipment in the manufac-
tue Of wnicn alcohol was employed.
70 laa1e lin for the rest OF the day
nd return to the original scene at
honle
Ms Housewife heaves a sigh Of re-
lief at Mr. Citizens departure, and
proceeds TO Lathe and beautify herself
with perhaps a dozen preparations
made with alcohol
Tie preparations she uses in her
hou. ecleaning contain alcohol. If she
fnd5 the furniture in a particularly
sticiy condition. an alcohol prepare
ton overccmes the difficulty.
Dcnatured alcohol enters into regu-
lar. everyday use perhaps more times
than any other single product. Mil
lions OF gallons yearly are used. 1t Is
emp. Dyed in the manufacture Of va
riou5 radio parts, in the making OF
ink. films. artificial flowers, laundry
bluing. cleaning fluids. mirrors and a
thousand other commodities.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Laws of New England

Harsh on Malefactors
The children Of the early days In
New England did not learn the letters
Of the alphabet in such simple fashion
as "A stands for Ape, and B stands
for Ball" But letters sometimes were
used to mark the transgressor.
Lack of chastity was indicated In
the scarlet A which Hester Prynne
wore. The drunkard could be and was
disfranchised, and must wear about
his neck and so as to hang above his
outer garment ID made of red cloth
and set upon white, and to continue 1t
year and not to leave 1t OF when
he comes among company"
The letter B did not escape being
mark of ignominy. "Any person who
commits burglary by breaking up any
dwelling house, or shall robb any per-
son In the field or highwayes, such a
person so offending shall for the first
offence bee branded on the forehead
with the letter 8; a second time sec
Ond b. and for a third time bee put
to death. If the offence is committed
on the Lords Day, for the first offence
he shall have one care cult off; the
second care for the second offence.
and bee put to death for the third
offence"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
De NEWS
Discovery of Vitamine-
Vital to Human Race


The greatest discoveries of benefit
to the human race have been the re-
suit of accident. Columbus, seeking
for a short cut to India, stumbled on
America. Perkin, searching for a
means of producing artificial quinine,
hit upon aniline dyes. When Japan
and Russia were In the thrOeS of
death struggle for supremacy, Japan's
navy was being decimated by beri-
beri Lahoring TO find preventative
for tie disease. that was making the
Japanese panic-stricken, some one re-
membered that a Dutch scientist dis
covered in 1897 that pigeons fed on
polished rice developed disease
which had all the characteristics OF
beri-beri. Orders were issued forth
with to stop feeding the sailors with
polished rice and to substitute the
whole grain; promptly and without
delay, the beri-beri disappeared. Scien-
lists, in their Efforts to discover the
why" as famous author expressed
it, found the missing link that binds
food to health, happiness and achieve
mant-they came upon the vitamine.
1t was this discovery that enables the
human family to keep from starving
on full stomach.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

Che OF tie most important ccmmo-
d!t.cs used throughout America at the
Present time is alcohol-belicve 1t or
not. "W-ts" may cheer ct this state
mcnt and "Drys may jeer, yet the
f~c.s support the claim
Mr.. and Mrs Citizen shut CT an
alarm cicck and proceed TO crawl OUT
OF a bed that is pro5a5iy lacqIered
with q substance containing alcohol.
Milady sY:!nts across tie aoor. wA!ch
Is covered w.eh paint or lacW!er con-
tain,n7 d.. AMI eventually ar
r!ycl al -. Vc3!t. Which is likewise
dccorat-I
Il s..c rs t.>,a she clcangcs he:
face CT tie .cr:a.ns OF u.erel coat
of cold cream (Which conta:as al
cohol) adds little powder, touee anc
llpstick (Which contain alcohoD and
then dastes downstairs, wallc hubby
gives himself an alcohol rundown,
shaves and probably uses a shaving
cream and face lotion, both of which
contain alcohol. He cleans his teeth
with an ohol-containing tooth
paste or powder, and if he guards his
golden locks he is also r:5!ng a hair
tcnic that contains alo-hol.
It's q GELD wlnttr nor.:::.,o and If the
car hasn't the right percentage of al
cobol in its radiator, the loud noises
crianating from the garage are not
caltsed by hubby's whistling.
nc lacquer on the car Itself con-
tins alcohol And if Mr.. Citizen has
'cotei to dust Of the seat Of his
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Famous Painting

Gainsborough's picture, "The Blue
Boy" is a portrait of Jonathan But
tall, son of a rich London merchant,
and it was painted In 1910. Blue and
brown predominant. According to
tradition, Gainsborough painted 1t to
confute the dictum of Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds in his eighth discourse" in
which he said In part: ut ought to
be indispensably observed that the
masses of light In picture be al
ways of a warm mellow color, yellow,
red or a yellowish white, and that the
blue, the gray or the green colors be
kept almost entirely out of these
masses and be used only to support or
set off these warm coors. Let
the light be cold and the surrounding
color warm, as we often see in the
works of the Roman and Florentine
painters, and it will be out of the pow
err of art, even in the hands of
Rubens and Titan, to make a pic
ture splendid and harmonious"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

Eighty-six thousand miles of service
and still good for many more miles
That is the record Of an automobile
cord tire which has just been received
at the Chicago plant of Montgomery
Ward g. Co. from the user, a resident
Of Delano, California. This tire. &C.
cording to j. H. Ralston, who bought
1t at the Portland plant of the bic
mail-order house, stood up under all
conditions Of travel, and through all
its long career 1t was subjected to only
one puncture.
1.-THE wonderful record of this
Riverside cord tire" said B. F. Prall.
Manager of Ward g. Co.'S tire depart
ment. "justifies the extraordinary
tests to which our general line Of
tires is put, and these tests, made I'M
der all conditions of climate and
roads, have made possible substantial
increases In mileage guarantees on
our tires. the guarantee on 4-ply
frst-line tires being. raised from
10000 to $4,000 miles and on 6-ply
first-line tires from 10000 to $4,000
miles. These new guarantees apply
to all tires ordered or sold at any of
the companys hundreds Of retail;
store7 throughout the nation. This
conc tssion to the motoring public IS
enhanced by the fact that we pay
freight and express charges on all tree
ordered by mail, in addition to giving
free mounting service at all Of the
chain stores.
Our tire testing experiments are
carried on With fifteen passenger cars
and three trucks, and IN the tests we
cover approximately 100000 tire
miles year-or about $50 times
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Smoking Among Women
Alarmed Men in 1858

In 1868 the growing practices OF
smoking and dipping snuff by refined
women in both North and South,
writes Arthur Train in the Saturday
Evening Post, were stigmatlzed by
Schuyler Brightley in the April num-
Der of 1.-THE Galaxy" as shockingly on
the increase.
In the South particularly, owing to
the influence of their negro mammles,
young and tenderly nurtured girls,
belonging to the richest and proudest
families in the neighbOrhood, smoked
to an extent that would be regarded
as dangerously excessive even among
men. and not cigarettes or cigars or
yet elegant little chibouks or narglles,
fashioned to suit their delicate lips,
but short, black dudeens from the
North, and pipes of native invention
made Of d reed stuck into bowl OF
red earth or a corncob-"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
sFaipt Heart Never"

They were talking of fellow club
member.
"When / come to think about 1t,
sajd one man, ~ don't think I've seen
old Harry FOR nearly a week."
iii bet you haven't" agreed an
other man, entering at the moment.
"He's been dead three days"
Dead How did that iappen|
"Wel. you know his wife had a
little habit of making him carry every
thing she bought. Last week she
bought a grand piano"
"But lie didn't have to carry that,
surelyT
NO; he took one look at it, though,
and passed away without so much as
8 sound
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Indian Tribes Shifted

From 1917 to 1910, the great south
ern tribes of Indians were removed to
the Indian territory from Georgia,
Alabama. Florida and Mississippi.
These tribes were the Cherokees,
Choctaws. Chickasaws, Creeks and
Seminoles. These Indians held slaves
and during The Civil war all of these
tribes joined the Confederacy. They
were compelled by the treaties of 1866
to cede to the United States much of
their western lands upon which they
had established no settlements, as
home for friendly Indians of other
tribes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Trumpeter's Guilt

A trumpeter during battle ven
tured too near the enemy and was
captured by them. They were about
to proceed to put him to death when
he begged them to hear his plea for
mercy. 81 do not fight" said he. "and
indeed carry no weapon; only. blow
this trumpet, and surely that cannot
harm you; then why should you kill
me" "You may not fight, yourself,
said the others. "but you encourage
and guide your men to the fight"
Words may be deeds.-AesOp.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

around the world In our winter tests
we use large fleet Of cars in Florida.
Arizona and California and in the
summertime we make our principa!
tests in Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
California and Colorado. We subject
the tires to every possible test invoiv-
ing high temperatures, sustained high
speed and every kind Of road The
higher the temperature and the
greater the speed the harder is the
wear on tires. But so zealously have
we striven to perf2c me quality Of the
tires that we have arrived at the time
when we can make the additional
mileage guarantees without the Slight
est hesitancy. AS a matter of fact.
in our tests the Riverside tires have
consistently stood up much longer
than the mileage in our guarantees
Notwithstanding the n crease d
guarantees, we have made no increase
in prices. Riverside tires today cost
less per mile than ever before. Guar
antee is measure of quality, and our
laboratorial and practical experiments
have insured the quality that makes
the increased guarantees possible.
DR.. E. H. Harvey, in Wards Labora-
tory, constantly tests our tires for COM
position, physical construction and
resistance to wear.
"Our means of distribution. simpli-
fled and brought down to minimum
(of cost, enables us to keep prices
within the range Of all--and at level
that is the lowest in the history OF
Jour tire business. The automobile
tire Of the present day has big part
lin the romance Of the American in
|dustry."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
bikes Long Employed

The dikes which protect the Neither
lands and the German coasts Of the
North sea go back to the old Roman
times. Apparently even before the Ro-
mans appeared the Batayians at the
mouth Of the Rhine protected them
selves by dikes. Dursus, after the con-
quest Ct Holland, 10 B. c., built an
elaborate system of artificial canals
and dikes. Pliny the Elder gives an In
terestlng description of the artificial
hills which were erected as places of
refuge dUSing the floods.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
IInmsual Mirage

To the tired and thirsty traveller In
the desert there sometimes appears the
tantaHzing vision of an oasis, green
with trees and sweet with running
water. The camels YEARLY pad toward
the promised spot, and, alas, the
mirage slowly fades, leaving only the
hot, cruel, desert sands! Dwellers on
the shores Of Lake Constance were en-
chanted the other day by a clear and
vivid picture Of that part of the town
of Immenstadt with the Herzberg pal
ace appearing in the heavens and re-
naming visible for some time. This
: L the first time a mirage has ever
been recorded on Lake Constance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Earliest Flour Mills

The first water wheel was erected
In Ireland about 260 A. d. at the COM
mand OF King Cormac in order to
tighten the labors of beautiful bond
maiden. In a few centuries they be-
came quite common. Thus was intro
duced into Ireland the mill for grind
ing grain. Such mills were owned by
lords, who demanded percentage of
the grain sent to be ground. Private
ownership of these mills and of
the quern, an everyday implement for
grinding grain in the family, was for
hidden.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

on-Avon. Shascspcarc's s:.t,'r'<"e;
London and other attractions IL .Gs-
land: Paris. with It's Cathedra' Of
Notre Dame. EiGel Tower, Made!eine.
louvre and other landmarks. Holland.
with Its picturesque wtndm!l.s and
DYKES. Belgium. Switzerland aad ne
Alps: Northern and Southern ILa-y:
C-.rlo ny n t.ac 49,; the celec:. ed
=. z.cn Pls Y 1T ammergau end
-'acr countries g,1 attractions 90
numerous to m:n On Thus TIC per-
son rlcGilg onc Of these trips VIII
return home r."-A the wiser ioi hcv-
lng seen somc -, ng of those ancient
ciyiliza IONS w,lc~7e ccme thc touI1-
e:s of the Un:toa States OF America.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
Yea, Please

The little boy had been sent to the
drug store TO get some liniment and a
special kind of china cement.
DO you want the two things In
separate parcels?" asked the druggist,
as soon as he had attended to the boys
demands,
Eyes, please" answered the little
fellow. II think It would be as well.
The cement is for mother; she wants
10 mend the teapot. The llniment il
for father. Mother broke the teapot
aver his head"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08
What Makes Our Friends

1t is not seeing ones friends, hay
ing them within reach, hearing of and
from them, which makes them ours
Many a one has all that, ard yet has
nothing. 1t is the believing in them,
the depending on them, assured that
they are good and true to the core,
and therefore could not but be good
and true toward everybody else, our
selves included.-Dinah Mulock Craik.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

Americans, particularly the younger
generation, are beginning more ana
more to appreciate the importance OF
foreign travel as means OF broaden
inc the mind, increasing ones useful
ness and acquiring culture. Conse+
quently the coming spring and early
summer will see many young men and
women in all w-,Es of lie nut moro
especially students ana others cesir
ors OF "sceinl tvs wot,d cc.2-e u,
next packing tel su!tc.c-s n."aiE .
a iond ad.ea to tA"I friendS anc
boarding great ocecn liners BID Tor
England and the CO" :. Mt In oraet
to enable young foi% - ,Tavel without
encroaehing too t--"'y upon their
their limited i"cc.--s. fAe lfave'
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

four sides. assuring abundant light
and air to every office. Carrying out
the severe, straight lines Of modern
istic art, this home Of that schoolgirl
complexion" is strikingly Illuminated
at night, shining beacon for miles
in every direction.
1.-THE soaring Palmolive building is
indeed masterpiece" says President
A. E. Dickinson Of the Indiana Lime
stone company. "For the exterior
more than 225 carloads Of variegated
limestone was used. Each year the
beauty and distinctiveness Of Indiana
limestone are recognized by citations
of honor. From the decorative. finely
carved Gothic structure to the SIM
plicity Of the modern trend, tho
leadership Is unsurpassed"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

Architecture Of distinctly modern
t::'?e is depicted in the beautiful
-, re bUlding-a towering sill
,aly m-=5 :: stone and steel.
his modern art applied to sky
sc.eper budding has brought to the
caica % architects 8 gold medal Of
i.onoT -: INC great distinction and
IL I @.shicccsural quality they have
c.chieycd IN the solution OF the Amer
!can Office building" Announcement
c: the award to Holabird and Root
vas made at the annual exhibition
Of the Architectural League Of New
York
More than cre-twelfth Of mile
high, the Chicago structure has an
interesting series Of set-backs on all
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

EtlG and crackers have reputation
for rcng plain fare And bread-and-
butter and-sugar may not sound like
the most delicate dish TO set before a
kiag
But as a matter Of fact these I'M
cient foods have stood the tests of the
most critical appetite in all the world
that of the child between the ages
OF three and six
For the worlds greatest epicure is
the child of FIVE whose tastes are I'M
faded according to Marye Dahnke,
home economist Of the KrGft-Phenix
Cheese Corporation The preparation
@: proper meals for him is the most
important problem OF modern cook
-e.y. Ei.as pahnke says.
TIE neight of culinary art is ez-
r,ee--d. not in the elaborate banquet
p foz tie mature appetite, but in the
: % Jig and properly balanced I've
'7c6 supper for children"
< support of her theory, Miss
Ca...e has prepared series OF
c..a~a.,0s luncheon and supper dishes
~ lis niajcsty, the Child Of pre-
school years.
One Of the most inspired OF the
modern foods for children is Velveeta,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-08

Guild OF Chicago II ccnr'n|-i"n v",h
the Canadian Pace ctc-n MS
arranged house party toars 8 n.2.
tor and collegiate tours" Is raI'
through Great Britain and Cent?
mental Europe, leaving several times
month from the quaint French
Canadian cities Of Montreal and CUE
bee aboard fine big Empress liners,
o~-'fortcN 'e Duchess ships and well
i.ac,n coin w. ~ u2'ts IN ths
p = ian Pr ac H2.i c>.nnencihf
~ Z n gaze 'A' ocautiiu
.tad historic s -awrenta RIVER Is
royo.c nevo p g forgot en nd thu
Icutacy In MY fou' d-rs open
sea to Ew &C Gotor co-ehes ano
r ..lwey TIA i take the 'ourist'
from L..cc / ..--,. v.9it.ng S..atford