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season when colds are likely TO be
worst. A few girls who took the
light, did not begin until months
after the boys, and showed much
less decrease in colds. although they
too. received positive benefit.
Those taking the light all were
from the IS per cent Of Cornell
students especially susceptible to
colds-that is, who average more
than four a year. From Nov. 5 TO
Jan. 8. the men took one light
bath a week. exposing their entire
bodies for Is minutes. In that period
their susceptibility was reduced %
40 IL Der cent compared with a
group OF students equally liable TO
colds. who took no light. The ultra
vtolets had lis colds each, against
two apiece for the others.
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RECORD WEST
Eight Pay With Lives In
Attempted Flights

NEW YORK. June 24-P-With
only one successful westward air
plane crossing OF the North At
lantic on record against eight lives
lost in vain, attempts. Major Char
les Kingsford- Smith and his COM
rades in the airplane Southern
Gloss face a formidable obstacle in
the law Of averages for success in
their flight from Ireland to New
York.
The lone successful flight was
that OF the Bremen in which Baron
Won Hutnefeld Captain Herman
Koehl and Colonel j. c. Fitzmaur-
ice flew from Ireland to Greeneley
Island, near Labrador, in 1923. The
flight took "a hours and 80 min
u.es. The filters had planned TO land
in New York but were forced down
far off their course.
Westward North Atlantic flights
which ended in death were:
May, l927-Csptains Charles Nun
gesSer and Francois Coli who hop
ped off from Paris for New York.
August. l927-Princess Lowen-
s.ein : Wirtheim, Captain Leslie
Hamilton and Colonel z. F. Min
chin who left Upavon, England, for
Ottawa. Ont.
March. l928-Captain Walter III.
@ Hinchliffe and the Hon Elsie
M7ckay who attempted a flight
from Cranwell, Eng. TO New York.
IN tn three foregoing flights
all participants were never heard
from again after the planes had
cleared The European coast and
headed out over the Atlantic. In
July 1929. Major Leon Idzikowski,
4 Pole. was killed when an air
plane in which he and Major Kas-
mir Kubala were attempting a
flirht from Paris to New York was
forced down in the Azores.
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Endurance Flight
In Thirteenth Day

CHICAGO. June 24.-tPl-At $40
a. m. tCDT) today. Kenneth and
Joe Hunter. plotting the refueling
plane City Of Chicago. had been
aloft 302 hours in their attempt TO
break the worlds record of 40
hours plus held by the st. Louis
Robin"
II was the thirteenth day In the
ctr
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Eaorstate toward Galway and then
westward and somewhat to the
south of the coast of Newfound-
land. where it was to turn southwest
and follow the Seaboard to New
York.
The airmen expected a trip OF
about "a hours, which would bring
them to New York at about 1927
a. m. IL. S. t. Wednesday. The
ships tanks were loaded with 1928
gallons Of gasoline-two gallons less
than capacity in order to escape the
unlucky numeral (which would
be sufficient for 38 hours flight.
Captain Kingsford Smith consider
ed the margin sufficient for most
contingencies.
The westward flight lever before
has been made. although tried fire.
quently from various parts OF Eu-
rope. In the spring of 1923 the air.
plane Bremen did complete a west
ward North-Atlantic cross. from
Baldonnel airfield. near here, to
Greeneley Island. a lonely spot on
the coast of Labrador, but il fell
short OF its goal. New York. Aboard
the Bremen was Colonel James
Fitzmaurice. an Irishman, and two
Germans, Captain Hermann Koehl
and Baron Won Huenefeld.
Romance Aboard
Romance flew with Captain
Kingsford- Smith. II his flight is
successful he will give up venture
some long distance attempts and
marry Miss Mary Powell, a pretty
24-year-old Irish girl of Melbourne.
Australia. whom he met a year ago
on a boat going down TO Antipodes
from Vancouver. They fell in love
almost at first sight and became
engaged. Save TO a few friends their
engagement was not revealed until
a few days ago.
Captain Kingsford : Smith said
then that If successful on this trip
he would never fly the Southern
Cross again, but would settle down
to the less hazardous work OF man
aging a commercial aviation COM
pany in Australia in which he and
Charles Ulm, a companion in the
trans-Pacific flight Of two years
ago, already are associated.
Captain Kingsford-Smith already
is an aviator Of more than ordinary
achievement. On May 81. 1928.
with Ulm. and two Americans,
Harry w. Lyon and James Warner.
he made a flight to Hawaii. and
thence to Australia by way Of the
Fiji Islands. which when completed
June 10 after 1900 miles and about
80 l-2 hours of flying brought him
many decorations.
Weather Fine
An attempted record flight 20
England from Australia last year
almost ended d~isastrously when the
Continued On page ten.)
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Fogs Bother Not
This Army Filler

SAN ANTONIO. June 24-lPl-
FLYING blind in a covered cockpit
with nothing but dials and instru-
ments to guide him over the air
lanes 10 Washington. d. c.. Cap
tain William c. Ocker. Army Air
Corps pilot. took off in the early
dawn at Brooks field today.
The flier left in a regulation
Douglas observation ship equipped
with a light ~integrator invented by
CAPTAIN ecker and Lieut.. G. j..
Crane. which will enable the pilot
to flv blind. He was accompanied
by Lieut.. Crane. who occupied the
rear cockpit as safety pilot.
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is HOST
TO WISCONSIN
Land PROBERS
Progreso Company
Wins Suit In
Higher Court

Impressed and enthusiastic after
being shown thea. 3. C.s Of citrus
culture. the Wisconsin trade dele
CATION left Harrington this nsor-Ang
for a tour OF the lower end Of the
Valley which will take them to Rio
Hando. San Benito. Brownsville and
Matamoros for luncheon. A visit to
Point Isabel in the afternoon with
a complete inspection and explain
alton of the d%eep-water port pro-
iect will ccupy the remainder Of the
day with dinner served at the Yacht
club.
Luncheon was served the visitors
at noon at Mats cafe in Matamor-
os. The Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce being host.
After their long trip Of inspection
up the Valley yesterday, which ended
with a three-hour r~oundtable dis
cussion last night at P~rogreso among
the Wisconsin men and members OF
the Texas reception committee ac-
c%ompanying them. the visitors were
visibly impressed by what they had
seen. Although so far they have
been generally non-committal on
their attitute, members Of the Texas
committee feel confident that some
amicable solution will be arrived at
to settle the controversy in existence
over the sale of Valley land in Wis
consin.
Problems Discussed
Ali angles Of the situation we're
discussed in the executive confer
ence last night, with John Shary.
John II. Lomax. Grady K~ingsolving
OF Corpus Christi, chairman Of the
Texas committee, II. r. Stafford,
Houston. of the Missouri Pacific
lines. and II. NJ. Lull. Houston. OF
the Southern Pacific, presenting
their views to the Wisconsin group
IN behalf Of the Valley.
The visitors expressed much as
tonishment over the program of the
said 10 be the largest private irrlga-
ton project in the world. was ex-
planned in detail as to the amount
OF money 10 be spent, how invested.
and results 10 be attained.
Grapes Presented
At Progreso. land cultivation,
planting OF citrus trees and their
care was further demonstrated to
the visitors. TO show the practicable
~ ofabSentee ownership OF land
which has been a moot question in
the sale OF Valley acreage. Expert
care OF acreage under absentee own
ership was shown TO be maintained
at all times on land being cultivated
TO citrus stock.
This morning Lloyd p. Blood
worth Of Edinburg brought a crate
OF delicious Rabier grapes. which
mature in the Valley fully a month
earlier than elsewhere, as further
evidence Of productiyeness Of Valley
land.
The general opinion among both
the Texas and Wisconsin groups
seems to lie in the hope that in the
future Valley land companies op-
Grating in Wisconsin may be iudg-
ed on their own merits. rather than
calling for a general injunction
which would harm all companies
participating in Wisconsin activities.
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"A 1880 citrus census terminated
Saturday. "A. W. Smith. In charge or
the Brownsville district OF the plant
quarantine and control admins
tratl0n, revealed today. Exact fig
ures for this year were not avail
able, Is the law prohibits disclos-
ing totals until they are reviewed
and approved by Washington Of
ficials. The figures which were
compiled In the Valley were mailed
TO headquarters Tuesday. and ~ will
be probably two weeks before CAPT.
tai authorities will allow a release.
The increase In citrus trees dur
ing the past year As not as great
as III previous years. Mr.. Smith
said, due to the freeze and the re-
suitant decrease in planting.
Dollars Per Tree
III was estimated unofficiaIly.
however, that the total number or
trees in this section amounts %
about 5,686,877 trees Of various
ages.
It Is difficult 20 estimate tile
amount OF money involved in cit
In the Valley. as trees are q
different ages and consequently Of
different values, but citrus experts
In Brownsville Tuesday suggested
$40 per tree as an average. Using
this average, there Is almost $50
000.0 worth Of citrus trees IN this
section, including grapefruit,
oranges, lemons. and others. The
trees now planted annually increase
in value as they become more ma
ture. IL was pointed out, and a large
number Of new plants are being
set out rapidly.
the exact total on citrus trees in
the Rio Grande Valley. counting
Cameron, Hidalgo. and Wiliacy
counties was 5,ll8,98i in 1929. This
showed an increase OF almost 25 per
cent over the previous year, which
totaled 3.4l9.l57.
HidaIgO Leads
The citrus census Is taken an
nually by government men. Mr..
Smith said today. The census be-
gan early in April. at the same time
the federal cansus began. Work
terminated last week, and figures
we're compiled and are being sent
TO Washington today. The local
man said 35 men were employed
in c~anvasSing the Valley for the
citrus census, 4 being In the
Brownsville district.
In 1928 citrus I'm the Valley in tho
three counties was divided as fol-
lows: Cameron. 1.24l 500; Hidaigo.
2.130.942; Willacy, 1906. Although
the totals have increased material
ly since that time, the ration per
county remains approximately the
same.
Exact figures for this year will
be released early In July. Mr.. Smith
said.
The increase in the number cf
trees, although not as large a. in
years past. shows that citrus Is
gaining rapidly as the Valleys pre-
nier offering 20 the nation IT,
nFTaF
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loaded to capacity with gasoline the
big ship raced 1000 yards down the
runway and then rose gracefully.
II circied Port Marnock. which is Z
miles northeast Of Dublin, once, and
then turned westward toward Gal
way and the open ocean.
Ten thousand spectators witness
cd the departure, cheering as the
plane left the ground. Among
those present were Governor Mac
Neil. the American minister Fred
erick A. Sterling and Mrs. Sterling.
81 Hours Is Time Set
Ahead Of the ship at its depart
ure lay a course Of 1856 miles to
New York, due westward across the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24
Southern Cross Hops OFF
Second Westward Flight Across Atlantic
Starts From Ireland to New York

PORT MARNOCK, IRISH FREE STATE, June 24-P-The arplane
Southern Cross. victor over the Pacific, sought today to conquer the At
lantic in the first westward flight from Europe to New York.
Aboard it were four men. headed by Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith,
pilot, who successfully steered II On the first arplare flight from Ameri-
ca to Hawaii and Australia. The others were j. w. Stannage, radio OPP
orator, NJ. E. Van Dyk, assistant pilot, and Captain j. T. Saul, navigator.
The take off was at 4:27 a N. N0.27 ID n. Z. s. 7. Mondayl. AMhough
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Special to The Herald.l

AUSTIN, June 24.-Contract for
paving the state highway ia miles
west from Point Isabel to join with
the present road extending from
Barreda through Los Fresnos. was
let by the state highway commits
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NEWSPAPER TAX DEFEATED

BATON ROUGE, La. June "a
PA bill to tax Louisiana news
papers Is per cent OF their gross
advertising income was unanimous
" unfavorably reported today by
the house ways and means commit
tee.
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Dallas Woman Dies
After Taking Poison

DALLAS. June 24-tF-Mrs. An
nabelle Fender. AZ. died today after
drinking poison. Previously she had
written a letter to her daughter in
St. Joseph's orphanage. police said.
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Sixty Millions
In Citrus Stock
Government Census Figures Estimate Trees
Increase Fifteen Per Cent in 1923
Hidalgo County Leads

The Lower Rio Grande Valley today boasts s6OOOoOO0 worth OF citrus
trees.
This Is the deduction made at the close Of the federal census just
completed. the figures Of which have not yet been made public.
The crop this year Is expected to be above normal. Figures on the
1929 production are raw being compiled.
The number of citrus trees o. the Valley has increased approximately
Is per cent during the past year. IL is estimated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24

WISCONSIN business men in the
w Valley today to see which is
which and what is what about
lands. the sale Of which their state
has raised such a row over for the
past few months have had one days
looksee and today will have another.
Like the walrus said the time has
come TO talk Of many things and
the difference here is that they are
Being shown as well as told. Chances
are that delegation. right now is
thinking to themselves that with
such a climate and such a wonder
full soil. under intensive cultivation,
Wisconsin, too, would be setting the
world ON fire.
Today they are going down TO the
Valleys water front and see where
We will Don 90 into the long dis
lance hauling business.
Every one in the Valley knows
what a serious and open-minded
study OF the situation will bring
fcrth. Those Of the party who are
tired trying to outgueSS the stock
markec. may see something in the
Valley that looks like a more sub
stantiad investment.
Ting slogan of the Valley for the
past few days has been-they came,
they saw, they bought.
TOR their information the last act
CT the passage Of the deep
water port appropriation will be
Forthcoming today or tomorrow. &C
Sr ording to kilograms from Wash
ington. Here is the way that from
the representative Of The Browns
Vile Herald reads: Congressman
Dempsey. chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee. did not appear
on the floc- Of the house Monday.
and the house adjourned without
action on the senate amendments to
the bill. Committee members pre-
dict action Tuesday or Wednesday"
One Of those days is today. we
believe.
T-ATIN-AMERICAN citizens of the
Hidalgo county Good Govern
ment league have authorized a
telegram To Attorney General Rob-
ert Lee Bobbitt requesting that he
come to Hidalgo and investigate al
lodged illegal payment OF poll taxes
by county office holders.
Never before in its history has
the Valley been SO before the pub
lie eye. While we are Developing so
fast we are bound 70 experience a
few growing pains. but there are
no more here to shipwreck ne state
of forward moving than can be
found in any other place. but a
good purgative once in a while
makes for better health. IL we
need II let's take IL and get it over
with. II Mr.. Bobbitt is the Text
doctor TO be called in. tell him to
hurry up. We still have lots #
work to do, and we want to get II
over with.
OFFERING you the last Of our
series of pictures of the many
" candidates for governor, today
we wish to introduce you TO Frank
Putnam. Frank Is an old time
newspaper man and Is out for gov
ernor on an out-and-out wet plat
form. He asks support on the basis
Of his attitude that prohibition is
a failure.
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Bridge Bill Signed

WASHINGTON, June 24-FG-
President Hoover today signed the
bill extending the time for the
construction Of a bridge across
Lake Sabine at Port Arthur.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day, probably occasionally unset
tied.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy and
locally unsettled tonight and pro-
baby Wednesday.
Light TO moderate southeast winds
on the coast.
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S. S. INGOMA. June 24-tP-
The westward bound airplane
Southern Cross reported her po-
sition at 900 miles from Capt
Race. Newfoundland. in a mes
sage to the Steamship Ingoma at
3 r. M. Greenwich time. 40 a.
N. Eastern Standard time.)
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Prove Your Point-Insure
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Adv.
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
Hlgh So a. n+
O 6-J4 X. H~
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RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue 20 fall
slowly practically all along during
the next "a TO AZ hours.
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Weather Fine

An attempted record flight 20
England from Australia last year
almost ended disastrously when the
Continued on page ten.)
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At twelve noon Miss Economy will drive
out to THE TERRACE on West Elizabeth
street, which is fast becoming the most pop
ular place to lunch in town-and no won
derl-for those delicious toasted sand
witches that melt in your mouth" and that
delectaDle Terrace Special ice cream which
is sold exclusively at The Terrace, are win
ming new friends daily.
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Then at three o'clock Miss Economy will
90 to the CAPITOL THEATRE where
Paul Whiteman, THE KING OF JAZZ, Is
playing. The CAPITOL is always 50 de-
lightfully cool and the seats so comfortable
that the matinee is almost a necessary in
terlude in a full day of SHOPPING.
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Of course Miss Economy will not want to
miss those new fall fashions which are
beginning to arrive on the famous Floor
of Fashions" at Bollack's. Chic new hats
. exquisite frocks -. and all modelled af-
ter designs styled by foremost Parisienne
and New York stylists, which have been
personally selected by Mrs. Lomax.
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And howl The real treat Of the day il in
store for Miss Economy -. She has din
ner date at Emma Leonard's famous
MATAMOROS CAFE. Surely nothing
could be more pleasant than one Of the
splendid tasty dinners served to the accom-
paniment Of tuneful dance music in the
cool patio of the Matamoros Cafe.
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AT five o'clock Miss Economy will certainly want
To call nj the IDEAL BEAUTY PARLOR where
those famous Nestle Circuline and Eugene Frederic
wave treatments are given the hair with such expert
care and exquisite charm. Miss Economy says It's no
wonder this beauty salon has become 90 popular
among Brownsville and Valley women where such
proficient operators assure one Of the best.
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At eight o'clock Miss Economy will be
downtown and inspecting the many de-
lightful styles in smart footwear now be-
ing received almost daily at the SHAPIRO
SHOE STORE. Here she is sure to find
many Of the most attractive values and
the smarter new modes in footwear.
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Miss Economys curiosity has been aroused by
announcements IN line BROWNSVILLE Herald teiung
about the famous healthfuI sport TO be had at THE
OLD RIP BOWLING ALLEYS; so she goes down to
the Elizabeth street entrance to IT. Brown where
these new alleys are located and upon meeting q
friend there enters into a spirited contest. Bowling
In the open air Is said by physicians to be one Of the
most healthful sports known
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She then calls sO7. THE EAGLE PASS LUMBER
co. and asks to be taken to the site of her new home
which is under construction. The work Is progressing
so nicely and every detail so well taken care OF by
the EAGLE PASS LUMBER co. that she wonders
why she had not started to build years ago and have
her home half paid for by now with money that
she has spent for rent, for which she has nothing TO
show but receipts.
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House dresses, new fall hats and dresses,
smart handbags, piece goods . all this
and more Miss Economy will want to see
at Manautou's Department Store; for no
shopping tour Of Brownsville is complete
without a visit to this splendid store 49,.
everything is so conveniently arranged and
attractively priced go.
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Miss Economy then visits the INTERNATIONAL
SHOE STORE, knowing that their MIDSUMMER
SALE Is still In progress and realizing that store
that Is determined to sell every pair OF summer shoes
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in stock, regardless of
cost, must have some
really worth while bar
gains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-07

range of common sense. Nobody is
asking the judges to work IL hours a
day.
That lawyers in washington have
often surrendered part Of a claim In
order to get the case into the Munich
pal Court instead of the Supreme Court.
so as to get 1t disposed Of more quickly,
was interjected at this point by Chair
man Simmons, who said he was so IN
formed by lawyer. He had likewise
been informed that often lawyers COM
promised cases because they get tired of
waiting for the case to be tried in
Supreme Court.
justices Stafford and Siddons protest.
ed that the justices in the Supreme
Court are doing all that is humanity
possible to clean UP the docket on jury
cases, and pointed out that very often
in civil cases and sometimes In Grim
inal cases the attorneys are not
ready when the trial Is called. They
pointed out that the United States al.
torney's office Is bending IT'S efforts To
try people who are still in fan 49,
OF those who are out on bond. A. 81
point it was suggested that the United
States attorneys office has not a sum
Gent number Of sufficiently paid as
siStantS.
Chairman Simmons said that II the
delinquency resulted from the United
states attorneys once he would 10
cate It.