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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
1880 PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
CITY DEVELOPMENT AT ROMA

Roma) which now, in the hardest
and driest OF years produces a fair
crop. With water available, the
producing qualities Of these lands
are beyond estimation. On our own
side Of the river there is an irri-
cation canal under construction
which begins at Roma and when
completed will reach a point near
La Grulla, below Rio Grande City,
and will bring under irrigation
something like 80 900 acres Of rich
valley lands. The pump site is
near the international bridge at
Roma. Bonds for the work were
voted last year. the plans approx
ed by the state board OF water en-
gineerS and work actually started,
but for some technical reason. the
progress has been slowed up. II
will be completed before the end
Of 1880.
Roads Built
During 1929 the highway from
Roma through 10 the Hidalgo coun-
ty line, was hard-surfaced and all
bridges rebuilt Of steel and con-
crete. From Roma west % the Ia
Qata county line the highway has
been Strengthened and graded and
twelve miles Of 1t improved by the
construction Of modern concrete
and steel bridges, spanning ar
royos that were impossible. An
auto may now start at Brownsville
and go through to Laredo over a
high-claSs, graded road.
On the Mexican side there is an
awakening In highway interest and
work has started on Improvements
on the road from San Pedro. OPP
posite Roma, to Mier, nine miles
inland. The people Of Mier having
started work on a three-miles link
connecting with the Monterey gas
line right-of-way.
The year CT 1929 was a good year
for Roma. 1t found the town
primitive. It has grown so per cent.
IL has electric current. A water
works plant has been installed. The
telephone exchange Is being enlarg-
ed.
Population Larger
There is no accurate method of
getting the increase in population
nor have records been kept Of the
amount expended in buildings in
Roma. but it IS safe to say that at
least 200 new people have been
added TO the population during the
past year ana about $4,000 will
cover building activities, a number
OF new homes having been con-
structed. several old homes added to
and about ten business f--ses con-
structed.
Progress Is shown in the follow
ing figures compiled by Deputy
Collector Of customs Hugh Wood
OF the port Of Roma. During 1929,
there was exported through this
port $660,75l In machinery, build
ing material and merchandise To
Mexico and from Mexico there pass
ed through 10 the United States
S297, 734 worth OF machinery, hides,
cattle. sugar. antiques, furniture
and other merchandise.
Roma is midway between the
Valley and Laredo; ID l. a good
place for q GOOD hotel and tourist
camp: IL n Only "a miles to Mon
terey over a proposed highway, and
IL has an international bridge con
meeting it with this highway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Bandits Get Small
Loot From Bank

BEASLEY. Jan. 4@CP-The
Beasley State Bank was robbed here
today by robbers who made a hole
in the vault but did not get into the
safe.
The bandits loot consisted Of a
small amount of money left in the
vault. said to be less than 500.
The robbery was discovered when
cashier w. S. Pinkert opened the
bank this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Screen Version Of
Stage Play at Texas

1t might be a flower Of some kind
but TO the devotees Of the theatre
and this means nearly every citi-
zen in this world, that title means
much.
"Abie's Irish Rose" has been sue
cessful play. Five and one hall
years of continuous performance on
Broadway, New York, and record en-
gagements in every city, town, ham,
let, state and nation in the world
have made Able The outstanding
theatrical event IN centuries.
1t has now gone into the movies,
and the film version. made by Para
mount, is being exhibited on the
screen at the Texas theatre.
Victor Fleming. who directed Emil
Jannings II The Way OF All Flesh,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
mo FINES In
This COUNTY
Court Adjourned for Two
Years Favorite
Expression

SAN MARCOS, Jan. 4-CP-
Court stands adjourned for two
more years, boys" Is an expression
originated in the hill country north
OF here by Eli Hill, IS, long time
Justice Of the Peace.
The boys have fallin' outs and
knock each other about some some
time" the aged dispenser Of justice
said recently, but there's always
enough on the right side TO
Straighten out the feIler on the
wrong side. We're civilized up here.
We settle our difficulties out OF
court"
Had q letter from some state Of
ficer here not long ago wantin' 20
know what I'd done with the fines
Id collected, ha, ha," the old man
continued TO chuckle.
1--WE settle our difficulties out OF
court. an let the boys keep their
money"
Hays county officials stated that
II there had ever been a trail nc
Wimberley during his tenure OF Of
flee they had no record Of It.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Docks to be Built

PORT ARTHUR. Jan. 4.-(PE
The American Iron and Metal
company OF Dallas has announced
docks for loading scrap iron on sea-
going vessels here will be construct
ed at a cost Of $4,000. Contracts
have been made with the two re-
fineries here for handling their
waste metal, according to d. d.
Feldman. president OF the COM
pany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

handled the megaphone on Able"
directing from the script by Jules
Furthman. who. too, was largely re-
sponsible for the success Of the pic
ture. The featured players include
Jean Hersholt. Charles Rogers. Nam
cy Carroll, j. Farrell Macdonald,
Bernard Corey. Ida Kramer. Cam
illus Pretal. Rosa RosanoVa, Nick
Cogley and others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Total
Asked bv Pacifists

WASHINGTON, April 12-(P-
Representatives OF 8 score OF peace
organizations appeared before a
senate committee today to advo-
cate total disarmament by the
United States, as a. example which
they commended would inspire 9TH
er nations 70 outlaw preparation
for war.
Miss Dorothy Deter. who obtain
ed a passport last summer despite
emitting the word defend" from
the oath OF allegiance to the con-
stitution. and thereby stirring de-
tense organizations to spirited pro-
tests. together with other witnesses
sought adoption OF q joint resolu-
ton calling for n constitutional
amendment that would effect their
purpose
Indications were that the resolu-
ton would meet defeat before ever
reaching the senate, but for al
most three hours is sponsors were
encouraged 10 give full expression
to their views
Senator Frazier, republican, North
Dakota. who introduced the resolu-
ton. asserted that the millions Of
dollars spent for national defense
by the United States were worse
than wasted"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Fight Over Candy
Bunny Causes Death

CANTON. Ohio. April 12=R-
John ROUTE. IL, is dead tonight and
his ten-year-old playmate has been
taken by the police. after a street
fight among five boys over a choc-
olate Easter bunny.
John was shot through the abb
donen. He vent to the home OF
Charles Christeen. 10, after the
fight over the rabbit and tried to
push open the door. Police were
told. Young Christeen, police said
had prepared himself with a gun.
and fired IS his piayfellow came
through the door.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Pen Fight On

FORT WORTH, April 12.-tP-
The gage Of battle On the peniten-
tiary question equalization Of taxes
and economy In the administration
OF the government and relief from
the pipe lire situation confronting
the independent oil operators OF
the state, was flung to other
democratic gubernatorial candi-
dates by James Young Of kaufman,
himself an aspirant to the govern
or's seat, in a radio address here
Saturday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
scontin1ed from page j.

(Continied from page -
ect, to govern the immediate flow OF
the Rio Grande. since water turned
into the river there would reach the
Valley in a short time.
Another location Is the FL Jardn
site. This is about half way De-
tween Laredo and Eagle Pass.
section. in the Big Bend territory.
The remaining three are all IN one
and are within a few miles Of each
other. They are the Boquillas, Ma
riscal. and Santa Helena dam sites.
all of which have been surveyed In
the past. although not by the valley
irrigation districts.
The Salineno dam would be about
70 feet high, and would impound
approximately 100000 acre feet q
water. That IS about one-half what
the Valley use a year now IN lrrl-
ration.
The dam at Ell Jardin would be
anproximately ITO feet high. and
would impound 100000 acre feet
of water. 1t would miss the Salado
river. coming in from Mexico, put
the Salineno dam would catch that
river. missing the San Juan, which
comes in at Rio Grande City.
Any one Of the three dam sites
in the Big Bend section would I'M
pound 1000. 900 acre feet OF water.
which is about the annual low o.
the Rio Grande at that point
The annual total flow OF p RIO
Grande IS approximately 5,OOO,OOO
acre feet.
River Volume Sufficient
The program Of water ~conserVa-
ton. which is being worked out by
the districts calls for the beneficial
use of practically all of this water.
It would irrigate all the irrigable
lands on both sides Of the RIO
C4rande. II has been estimated, SO
nat the water shortage question
rill be practically a thing of the
est. once a system Of dams is built.
The annual flow of the Rio Gran
lie at the Boquillas or Mariscal DAM
les is approximately 100000 acre
eaat. Mr.. Anderson estimated. IL
,uld take a dam there several years
", fill its basin. since water would
w let down continually for irriga-
The flow at the FL Jardin site
ton.
would be approximately 100000. in
Guiding the 100000 at the damsite
above, a year.
The flow at the Salineno dam
would be approximately 100000. or
ali the flow OF the Rio Grande. cx-
cert the waters brought in by the
san Juan. and a few creeks between
the Salineno and here.
10 has been estimated that the
W generated at the Salineno
dam wouI be sufficient to drive all
tn irrigation pumps IN the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Mr.. Anderson explained that the
fail 1t Salineno will be 20 feet.
while the average lift for irrigation
in the Lower Rio Grande
valley is Is feet. The loss in cur
rent between Salineno and the VAL
lev would take up some of the dill
ference. but there would still be
enough power to lift the water back
out Of the river here, and put It on
4fta land
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
City Briefs

/ At Clinic.-Dr. r. l.. Works and
Dr.. 3. M. Works left Friday to at
tend a clinical conference in Dali
las. They will be gone for a week.
To Visit-Mrs. Gordon Street and
baby daughter, Frances, are to
leave Monday night for d three
weeks visit in Mrs. Streets former
home, Ponca City, Okla. Mrs. Street
is going especially for the ceremonies
and unwilling Of the Pioneer wo-
mans statue In the state Of Okla
homa.
Oorfmap's invites you TO see their
diamond display in their window.
Flexible diamond bracelets up to
$500 apiece. Is off. Dorfman's
Adv. IS
Bankrupt stock-band saw, mas
ter woodworkers; small motor;
saws; builders hardware; screen
wire doors. windows: paint: roof
ing, pipe. Ford truck. Overhead
shafting and ulleys Builders Sup
ply Building, A. Street, Harrington.
Adv. 10.
Spirelsa has an entirely new
method Of fitting which insures
accurate measurements for corsets,
girdles. or co~rselettes. Call Mrs.
Dockey, 1880 Garfield. Pmone 1881
Adv.
Now Open - Gulfside Casino.
Padre Island. Point Isabel. Rooms.
Cottages. Meals, Bathing. Fresh
water showers. Dancing. Fishing.
Scheduled boat service. Everything
for your convenience. Adv. 13.
Now Open-Spend the week end
vacation at Gulfside Casino. Padre
Island. All modern conveniences.
ADV. IL
SaIesIady wanted who has had
experience In women's apparel shop.
None other need apply. Apply
Monday at Gimble's. 1l55 Elizabeth
street. Adv.
Buy Your Lawn Mower. Garden
Rubber Hose, and Lawn Sprinklers
az Cloetta's. Adv. Is.
Rent for q day Electric Floor
Waxer or Vacuum Cleaner az Cloet-
ta's. Adv. l5-
Renew your Interior with Valspar,
bright colors-at C.oetta's. Adv. Is.
Diamonds.-April's Birthstone -
az Dorfman's. You can save mon
ey on your diamond purchases dur
ing April al Dorfman's. adv. 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
WESLACO GIRLS
WIN DEBATE
Wiiiacy County School
Leads in Districts
Literary Events
Especial 70 The HeraldN

Especial TO The Herald.)
VEDINBURG, April 12.-Although
n points were totalled, it was ap-
aren't here Saturday night that
.Weslaco won the majority of the
literary events in district inter
cholastic meet.
San Benito won the boys debate
lille the Weslaco girl carried off
his event. Bownton Martin OF
Veslaco won the extemporaneous
|peech event and Mary Louis
Spencer Of the same school ron the
lass "A" essay. Rachel Anderson
Won second place in the ward
chool event.
The Little Run school COPIED
overall places IN the rural events.
l Senior boys defamation was
on by Lyle Laymar Of Mission.
Ohm Rowe of Brownsville placed
lhird in this event. In the girls
vent, Madaline Gillespie of Pharr-
an Juan-Alamo was the winner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

SAN ANGELO, April l2-tPl-
Crockett county voted 252 to ? to-
day in favor Il a S375, 900 road bond
issue to provide funds which are
TO be matched about four 20 one by
the state :3r use IN building 50
miles of road on the Old Spanish
Trail and in paving the highway
from Ozcna to Barnhart.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Side-D Door Entrance
To League Charged

NEW YORK, April 12-pP-Mrs
Nellie Tayloe Ross. former COVER
nor of Wyoming. today told the
Southern Women's National Demo-
cratic organization Of New York
that, though President Hoover has
avoided open endorsement OF the
League Of Nations. he and "his
republican aides have tried by var
ious devious tricks. TO enter 1t by
a side door-the family entrance"
Mrs. Ross asserted that evidence
OF an effort to enter the league via
the side door" Is to be found in
the World Court and the recent
conference on ornaments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
faye Don Gives Up
Auto Speed Attempt

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, April
1-tP-Having indefinitely post
,oned his attempt TO shatter the
'orld's automobile speed record Of
81 miles and hour. Kaye Don. Brit
N race car driver. left here late
day for a conference in New York
It'll Louis Coatlen. designer of his
'iler bullet machine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
LARGE EEWEIRY

New beads come large and gor-
geous. Prystal, in pastel colorsr
comes in original shaped beads
varying from floral to modernistic
bead designs. Black and white neck
laces. with many small beads max
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Mayor Indicted AS
Dry Law Conspirator

SPRINGFIELD. MO. april H.
P-Thomas Fl. Gideon. 90. mayor
or Springfield. tonight was under
s2.500 bond to await trial FRI Fed
eral court on an indictment charg-
ing participation III a conspiracy ~
violate the prohibition laws.
Mayor GIdeeon's indictment came
"a hours after his chief OK police.
O.. G.. Pike. had boarded q train for
Leavenworth penitentlary 70 serve
"a sentence of a year and n day
following his plea of guilty t0 I'D
charge Of accepting b~ootleggcrs'
brides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
HOUSE STOLEN

HOUSE STOLEN
INDEPENDENCE, KaS-. April IN
-tP1-Samuel r.. Archer, 65. OF
C~offeyville. Kansas. accused or
having stolen a house, vas placed
III tail here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
contract Closed For
Hangar at McAllen

Especial to The Herald
McALLEN. April l2- Contract
las closed Saturday by airport Of
alS for an all steel hangar to
IA erected at the head OF the new
4seompleted runway. The structure
10 be so by so feet and will be
III up within IS days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Campo Ebano to Give
3-Night Carnival

Campo Ebano 1904. w. .. W., will
celebrate les 18th anniversary with
q three-night carnival Friday. sat
urday and Sunday. Campo Ebano
is one of the first w. O. wv. camps
organized in the lower Rio Granda.
Valley.
The carnival will be held In front
or the Rio Grande depot. Ernesto
HinojoSa. camp commander, viii
be ~ charge of the carnival. which
will be complete IN every detail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Wreck Fatal
/ To Dallas Driver

PDALLAS. April l2.-tP-Stanley
uller. %. was fatally injured here
] aight in an automobile collision.
died In an ambulance en- route
q hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

New gloves come in three i'm
portant lengths: Pull-ons Of three
button length for suits; elbow
length for frocks: and the above
the-elbow for evening wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

ing big ropes, are very popular
Bright reds are good. too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

sky explorers have pushed In i've years one
has only to recall that in 1925 Jeans mentioned
1000 600 light years as the distance to the
most remote object then known.
In the abysmal spaces between the constel-
lations Virgo and Coma Bernices the astron-
omers recently identified great whorls outside
the Milky Way pinwheel in which our sun is
one point of light-each whorl a galaxy, con-
course of suns, a universe in its own right. On
one Harvard photograph saw a thousand OF
;hese fuzzy pinpricks-and the astronomers esti-
mate that for even the nearest the light
Travelled 100 900 900 years to impriSon itself in
the picture.
Perhaps the most amazing of the late dis
coveries is that which gives evidence of the
organization of certain galaxies into a federated
system In one field DR.. Shapley found 800 Of
these bodies in symmetrical arrangement and
apparently moving around a common center OF
revolution-a supergalaxy which in its aggre-
gate far outranks our home galaxy in size.
But these realms inconceivably remote.
Their magnitude and their time-Scale over
whelm our comprehension. To grasp them Is
project for eternity. Are there finds closer
home?
One of our near neighbors is Sirius, the Dog
Star of our Winter nights. Sirius is so bright
and SO conveniently placed that optical ex-
perts 1t favorite point at which TO
sight and test the definition of new lenses.
Some years ago the telescope makers, the
Messrs Alvan Clark, senior and junior, COM
pleted an 18-inch lens for the Dearborn OBJ
servatory and set the glass in q temporary
mounting in the factory yard at Cambridge,
Mass. The elder Clark wished to try it the
Dog Star, but the mechanism stuck, and after
several unsuccessful attempts he called to hts
son. Here, If you can get the COMPOUNDED
thing on Sirius"
THE younger Clark took hold, soon got the
star. focused carefully and for a few
moments observed in silence. Then he quietly
announced one of the really big discoveries.
Father, Sirius is a double star" The elder
Clark who was as quick and impulsive his
son was deliberate and reserved, clapped his
eye to the eyepiece. There he saw the brilliant
Sirius and close beside it a smaller and fainter
companion.
The old gentleman never quite forgave me.
He would have made the discovery himself if
he had only pointed the big tube straight" re-
lated Alvan Clark, jr, to the man from whom
I have this account Of the accidental dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

US findings keepings? Does the fact Of
sighting Q new land confer title to
ownership, or Is it necessary to COLOMBO
a country In order to establish terri
torial rights in it? These alternatives
will doubtless be a subject for lively imterna-
.tional discussion within the next few months.
My prediction is that findings will win over
settings. The problem of colonizing Antarctica
is too complicated and theoretical q procedure
ut present to be embarked upon by any nation.
But If discovery confers terrestrial rights,
what shall be said Of celestial landfalls? Surely
the imperialists need not hang all their hopes
on the poplar continent, where the claims are
tangled and the claimants numerous Do our
sempire builders know that while Byrd was dis
covering the Rockefeller Range another group
of explorers spying into space from MasSa-
chusetts were completing their discovery of
1000 stars, each vaster than the sum- each at
tended, it may be, by unseen planets and Satel-
lites? Here, indeed, new dominions. And
they but beginning in the Unreasonable
empire of American astronomical discovery
Since 1925 DR.. Harlow Shapley at the Harvard
College Observatory has been leading this 10
year expedition into interstellar and inter-
galactic space. His exploration has required
searching of tens of thousands of Photographic
plates of the northern and southern skies, and
among the fruits of this fine-tooth combing of
the star fields these 900 hitherto uncata-
IoglIed worlds-novae Cepheids and other Pc
culiar variables.
One of DR.. Shapley's Iieutenants, Miss Hen
retta Swope-whom a Boston newspaper
described "a little slip Of girl"-herself has
discovered 400 variable stars. And in all the
universe only about 1000 Of these strange blink
ing orbs are known! Another lieutenant, Miss
Adelaide Ames, has the Identification of 5000
spiral nebulae to her credit. These young star
hunters but following in the steps of
other woman pioneer. the late Miss Henrietta
Leavitt, who searching the two Magellanic
Clouds which hover over the Southern Henri
sphere like wisps of celestial snow fields. found
l.777 variable stars. We know now that these
two star clouds are outside galaxies nearly
hundred thousand light years distant. Thus,
this gentle ladys discoveries carry outside
our own Milky Way and set up a claim and
plant the flag in far of foreign universe.
Both at Harvard and at Mount Wilson re-
cent explorations substance the MagelIanic
Clouds and reveal domains as far of as 169,-
100000 light years. To realize how far our