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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
CONSTITUTION
IS OUTLINED
Ry staff Correspondentl

HARLINGEN, Oct. 1.-THE Unit
ed States constitution Is the worlds
greatest contribution 10 the adj
vancement Of government, said
Paul Greenwood In a talk before
the Kiwanis club Tuesday.
There were only seven articles
to the original constitution and
only five Of these really we're A part
of the constitution while the re-
naming two dealt with ratifica-
ton and with amendment. Ten
amendments were made immediate
ly and so sound as the instrument
that II has been necessary to change
1t only nine more times in over
400 years. the speaker said.
The success OF TIL government
rests largely on faith. he said, and
the capacity OF the people for self
government. He pointed out faith
Of the American people In accept
ing decisions Of the supreme court
as final.
The difference between the con-
stitution or Mexico and the con-
stitution OF the United States after
which II was patterned Is that the
Mexican instrument gives its legis-
lative body the right TO change
fundamental laws while In this
country such changes cannot be
made without consent OF the people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
BAKER Home
INCLUDED IN
COMPROMISE
Especial to The Heraid)

EDINBURG. Oct. l4.-The mil
Ion dollar home Of the millionaire
sheriff Of Hidalgo county" will be-
come property Of the Edinburg
Consolidated Independent school
district, IL terms Of a compromise
settlement now under way mater
ialize.
The property is the Valley home
OF the late "A. ". Baker, Familiarity
referred TO during the latter years
Of his life as The Millionaire
Sheriff"
Turning the palatial residence
with Its park-like grounds over 70
the school district for claims Is one
item OF a compromise settlement
considered by the school district
and Hidalgo county. both claiming
that amounts are due them By the
Baker estate. the old Edinburg
State bank. which was county de-
pository during administrations
prior to the present one. and O. o.
Norwood, Austin bond broker.
The settlement will be given "a
public hearing in the 93rd district
court. Oct. "a. The vote OF the com-
miSsioners' court on the hearing
before the district court was split.
Willard Ferguson. Mission, made
the motion for the hearing on the
settlement. ID. ". Byers. Mercedes
seconded the motion. These two
members voted In the affirmative.
when the question was put. Z. T..
Calhoun. Pharr. and w. III. Atwood.
Edinburg, did not vote.
Suits pending which name the
Baker estate. Norwood and the old
Edinburg State bank as defend
ants, and which will be settled up
on agreement OF the compromise
include n brought by Montalvo
Chapa versus Hidalgo county Water
Control and improvement District
No. IL. and one by ID. C.. Earnest et
al versus the Edinburg State bank.
The water control suit concerns
the Linn district. which was form
ed by the late A. Y. Baker. n was
at a meeting OF the board OF d.
rectors of this district where Baker
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Acres Addition. City Of Harrington,
Cd'n: $1,000. a. c.
Roy c. Porter. ct al. to Valley
Neon Corporation. Lot rs, Blk. 2,
Austin Acres Addition, City OF
Harrington, Cd'n: S500.00
The San Benito Bank e. Trust
Co. TO Asa S. Agar. Lots /. 2 and
3. Blk. Is. Original Townsite of San
Benito, Cd'n: Sl7,000.oC.
J. L. Smith, ct al. to w. A. Filing
ton. All OF Lot Z, and the w. Ia
OF Lot 8. Blk. %. West Brownsville
Addition. Brownsville, Cdn: $1,000
& c.
Bert McCray, et al. to J. c. Tom.
20 acres, being Lots 50, 81, IS and
Sc. out Of Rio Hondo Park Sub
division, Cdn: $1,000 a. c.
j. c. Tom to Bert McCray. AL or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Lot II. Blk. 4, Original Townsite
OF Harrington. All OF Lot o, Blk. 6,
Nicholson Place Addition, Second
Filing, City OF Harlingen, and Lot
Is. Blk. 9. TownSite Of Rio Hondo,
Cd'n: s2,890.00.
Port Isabel Irrigation Co. to
Oleta Kinstler. 5 acres. being the
w. l-2 OF Blk. Al, BaySide Develop
ment Co.'S Subd., Cd'n: $S,333.33.
Harry J. Hinkly, ct al. by Sub.
TT. TO Farm a. Home Savings q
Loan Association. Lot 8. Blk. z,
Third Addition. Townsite Of San
Benito. Cdr: 81, 10000.
II. d. Hanson, ct al. to M. G..
Ellis. All OF Farm Lot /, and part
Of Farm Lots 2, Is and IA, of the
Rice q Taylor Subd., OF Blk. SO,
Lon c. Hill Subd., Cd'n: $S60.O0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Edinburg Makes
Armistice Plans
Especial to The Herald.J


EDINBURG, oct. 14-Armistice
Day plans will be discussed at a
meeting Of the executive commit
tee and officers OF the Edinburg
post Of the American Legion
Thursday night at the school audi
forum. according to newly-elected
Post Commander A. w. Boynton.
Other newly-installed officers in
clude Vice Commander L. NJ. Bay
liss; Adjutant Ross Henderson, FL
nance Officer II. r. Schlader, Chap
lain Homer Grimes, Historian H.
@. Ferguson, and Sergeant at Arms
Thomas Simmons.
Members Of the executive COM
mittee are A. q. Haigh, <. M. Smith.
Carl Gernentz. F. G.. Mckinney
and A. c. Statham.
Retiring officers of the Edinburg
post are DR.. L. NJ. CuSher, post
commander; A. w. Boynton, vice
commander; Douglas Mckenzie,
adjutant: H. q. Ferguson, chaplain,
and L. j. Ryan. sergeant at arms.
Mr.. Schlader also served as finance
officer last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
CHURCH LANDS
MAY Be SEIZED
BY new BILL

MADRID, Oct. II. R1-Repudia-
ton OF Catholicism as the state re-
iigton OF Spain was followed today by
the incorporation of an article in the
new constitution which threatens
church orders with extinction.
The national assembly, after n
stormy l5-nour session, adopted 81
O vote Of $50 TO l78 a compromise
amendment to article "a providing
for the dissolution OF those orders
recognizing a higher authority than
The state and those considered dan
gerous to the state. In also stipulates
that property may be nationaliZed
where = is deemed beneficial.
Debate Drawn Out.
The vote "a preceded by a long
Drawn out debate in which Catholic
deputies proposed 20 other amend
ments one by one in order to de-
fend the interests Of the church and
was followed by an outbreak Of fist
fighting between Catholics and
Socialists on the chamber floor.
Article "a providing for the i'm
mediate dissolution Of all church
orders and the naturalization Of
their property previously was reject
ed 164 to 80. 1t was sponsored by
the radical socialists and opposed BY
The socialists who were ultimately
victorious on the amendment.
Provisional Pres. Alcala Zamora
and Minister of the Interior Miguel
Maura expressed disfavor with the
amendment on the grounds It was
too radical. Some leaders said 1t vas
aimed at the expulsion OF the Jes-
uits. Others said expelled orders
would find refuge in Belgium ano
other countries.
Tradition shattered.
The Catholic church was divorced
from its age-old union with the state
with the adoption of articles 3 Of
the constitution by the assembly
last night. voting 267 TO IL. IL de-
clared mo state religion exists" and
banned the church from engaging
I'm commercial. industrial and educa-
tional activities.
The legislatio nshattered a .radi-
ton Of centuries by which the
Catholic church had enjoyed q pre-
ferred position in the eyes OF the
government and redeemed the
pledges Of republican leaders woo
promised to seperate church and
state when Alfonso XIII was over
thrown last spring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
OPTIMISM IN
VALLEY aim
OF CAMPAIGN
tBv Staff Correspor.sntD

Is starr consequently
HARLINGEN, Oct. i4.-An in
tenSive campaign OF education to
induce Harlingen citizens, partic-
ularly those who come In most fire.
quent contact with visitors. TO as
sumo an optimistic attitude and to
boost for the entire Valley, is con-
templated by Harold r. Looney.
Harrington real estate man who is
vice president OF the Valley Real
Estate board. He is hopeful that
other towns in the Valley will do
the same thing.
Eliminate Knocking
Many people unthinkingly assume
ar attitude of pessimism in regard
to business conditions and leave
the wrong sort OF impression with
the newcomer and the visitor,
Looney said. And others are too
prone TO criticize other towns and
sections Of the Valley. Each local
community can be boosted" he said,
without knocking another COM
munity. Instead OF helping any
particular town these tactics are
more likely to lower the respect OF
the visitor for the entire section
because he will be inclined to be
suspicious Of the Vale. II each
town is knocking the other"
Group meetings OF BARRIERS. hotel
employees, garage and filling sta
ton employees and others In carry
ing out the campaign are contem-
plated by Mr.. Looney who says that
no definite dates for such meetings
have been set.
Boost the Valley
Reputable real estate men are
boosters for the Valley but every
one should help them praise this
section. he declared. One OF the
main purposes of the Valley Real
Estate board is to boost this sec
ton. and not as some suppose. To
gain particular advantages for It's
members over others. The real
estate men have a sincere desire
to be OF service in building Of this
Valley and have been unjustly crit
icized in many quarters for their
palms." he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Real Estate Transfers

Prepared by the Brownsville Title
Company. Brownsville, Texas.
Deeds Filed October 9Th, 1881
John G. Myrick, to Mrs. Eva
Stack. AL Of Lots 10. 20. q and %,
Blk. 81, Original Townsite OF Har-
Ingen. Cd'n: $1,000, g. c.
Emma c. Howard, ct al. 70 Loise
I. Meyer. An Und. Int. in and to
Lot 10, Blk. is, Townsite OF La
Feria. Cdn: $1,000, g. c.
+. A. Gade. ct al to Loise <. Mey-
er. Lot 10. in Blk. l6. Townsite of
La Feria, Cd'n: $4,000.
valley Neon Corporation to Roy
9. Porter. Lot 26, Blk. 2, Austin
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Brewery Raided

NEW YORK, Oct. l4-JPr- One
OF the largest wild ca" brewerieS
ever found In the east was discov-
cred today by SIX prohibition agents
who raided a two-story garage in
YonkerS- "A complete layout for
brewing beer vas found in the GEL
lar In addition to $1,000 gallons az
beer in six large watts and 600 GAL
Ions OF malt syrup.
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Escaped Man Shot

ARDMORE. Okla, Oct. l4-tF-
One man was killed and two others
being taken TO jail by an officer
at Milburn escaped early today.
The dead man, Arthur Earhart,
rs, Of Dallas was said by officers to
have been released from the Okla
homa ~penitentiary Sept Is after
serving a 2-year term for burglary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Cripple Rescued

ALPINE, Oct. l4-F-Overcome
by smoke. Mrs. Eugenia Chandley,
a crippled school teacher. narrowly
escaped death early today in a fire
which RACED the Benson lodging
house.
She was rescued by other dodgers
who risked their lives to remove
her from the flaming wooden build
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Pair Shot Down

ESKRIDGE, Kas., Oct. i4-LP-
One member of n robber trio was
killed and another wounded crit
ically in q gun fight with a posse
or citizens here last night after the
robbers raided two filling stations
and kidnapped the owner OF one Of
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
S Wells Guarded

AUSTIN. oct. l4@P-Fve oil
wells in Rusk county OF the Brock
Lee Oil company, beneficiary OF a
temporary injunction issued in
federal court at Tyler. remained
closed today and the Texas Nation
al guard was under orders from
Gov. r. S. Sterling to keep them
shut down.
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Gems Q Peri!

time except how lovely she was.
and that she was his.
She had stopped speaking for
some minutes before be was aware
Of t. he drew Q deep breath and
resumed his b~antering tone.
viii you do as much for me
sometime?" he asked lightly.
-Of course Mary laughed. wag-
Cling the finger that held her en-
gagement ring under his nose.
Don't l drag this enormous rock
around with me all the time though
II nearly wrenches my arm OH"
Don't jeer. Some day III turn
you loose In the dime store and you
can go the limit my grill"
Just then Mary caught sight OF
Spence's silver thatch In the hall
doorway: his eyes roved the room
a~nxiously. Mary slipped out OF
Dirk's arma
Il see Spence owe there. all
atwitter about something. I'd bet,
ter 60 vel. Poor Spence. how he
hates a mob like this!"
Dirk recaptured her hand. -Oh.
let him stew" He was amiable but
firm Some chaps probably given
him a laundy check for a bid. He'll
get over L. Serve him right for
giving up a promising career TO
buttle. Did you know Spence used
TO be O prizeighter In Londonf
Fact"
when did you and Spence get
50 chummy?"
waiting for you. my love-"
Spence by this time had caught
Mary's Eye. and by violent exercise
Of the eyebrows conveyed bis ur-
gent need TO speak 70 her.
Mary sighed. Il must go see
what he wants" II was hard 10
come down TO earth and remember
that for all her Cinderella trappings,
she was still a paid employe with
duties 70 attend TO.
Dirk whirled her away toward
where the butler waited. Mary
said. I'm be back In i've minutes.
Go dance with Cornelia. why don't
your Shed love it." and laughed
wickedly at his grimance Of dis
taste.
The butler bent to her ear.
Its MI. Eddie. Miss Mary. He's
on the telephone"
Eddie? You mean my brother,
Eddie?" II came into her mind,
i~rrelevantly. that II was after mid.
night Why should Eddie call her
at such an hourf
Dirk moved OF obediently. She
saw his dark head threading Its
way among the throng. saw Cor.
nelia leave the man she was talk
ing 10 and move OF with him. look
ing terribly pleased. Swift. unrea
soning Jealousy smote her; need he
have taken her quite so literally al
her word?
She mustn't stand here, being
jealous where everybody could see
her. What was II she had come
over here fort Then she remem.
bered Putting those two out OF
her mind. she went toward the tele
a strange uneasiness clutch
ing at her heart
She turned away from the tele-
phone with deep misgivings. The
frightened. jerky sentences
her brother had gasped out filled
her with alarm that grew deeper
the more she thought about It.
Something must be very wrong
Indeed TO have upset her brothers
cool self-possession in any such
manner. III there was anything Mr..
Edward Hardness Junior had prid.
ed himself on since his prep school
days. It was his nonchalance. "A
man OF the world"-that was Eddie,
What could have agitated
him sof
Four
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Physician Dies

GREENVILLE. Oct 14AP- DR..
Joe Becton. Sr.. 66. prominent ply
stefan and surgeon. died at a hos
pital today. He was operated on
Monday. He had been in III health
for over a year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Catholicism Threatened With Extinction by Spanish Assembly Vote

was stricken a few days before his
death IN November, 1890.
The compromise viii be consum-
mated upon approval or the COM
miSsioners' court and ratification
OF the district court, officials point
out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
MISCELLANEOUS DAT
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure continued
moderately high racticall y
throughout the United states since
yesterday morning. Showers ard
thunderStorms occurred in the
north-central and central states.
northern Texas, and over the Great
Lakes region within the last "a
hours. Temperatures continued near
the seasonal average also. except
rather high in the extreme southern
portion OF the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

OVERTON. oct. Il. Rl-An oil
fire at the Russell Powers No. l inc
the outskirts Of Overton ran out Of
fuel last night and subsidized.
g. z. Webb. Jr., II. OIL pump opera
tor. was burnc dseriously when the
oil burst into flames.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
WEATHER

For East Texas: Partly cloudy
Wednesday night and Thursday;
probably local rains in west por-
ton.
Light to fresh shifting winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Slayer Held

SNOW HILL, Md, Oct. I4-F-
Orphan Jones. 80 year old negro.
confessed slayer OF "A TaylorSville
family OF four. was held AZ Balti-
more today for Sa~fekeeping as
states Attorney Godfrey Child
marShalled his CASE against the
farm hand for presentation 20 the
grand jury Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
BULLETIN

First figures. lowest tempera-
ture last night; second. highest
yesterday; third. wind velocity al
8 a. m; fourth, precipitation in
last "a hrs)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
"More
genuine satisfaction
than any car
| eve owned"
THE FORD Is good-looking. Il
is safe. Comfortable. Speedy.
Reliable. Long-lived. Eco

= is safe. Comfortable. Speedy.
Reliable. Long-lived. Eco
nomical. Everything a good car
should be.
There 10, too, an added something
about il that brings enthusiastic COM
ments from every one who has ever
driven a Ford -. the joy it puts in
motoring.
Il have been AGAR owner continuously
for nearly 20 years. writes a motorist
connected with a leading university.
"During this period i have bought
eleven new automobiles. Eight of the
eleven were in the middle-price field.
one cost three thousand dollars, and the
last 10 a Ford I purchased thirteen
months ago.
I'm the Light of this experience r can
say IN all sincerity that / have derived
nor genuine satisfaction from the
Ford than amy car i ever owned. In
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
TIDE TABLE

High ard low tide at Point Isabel
Thursday. under normal meteorol-
oglcal conditions:
High 9.4o p. m.
Low lZ.U3 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

One OF the most interesting
trips TO be taken by a traveller In
Vienna Us a tTo-hour aerial tram
way trip which carries passengers
over the Alps
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RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river during the next "A to
So hours.
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saying this, ! am thinking In
terms Of comfort, safety, driving
pleasure, ease Of control and

economy. My next car will also be n
Ford because il will give me what I want
al a price can afford to pay"
When you get behind the wheel of
the Ford and drive Il yourself you will
know il ID a truly remarkable car nj a
low price. You will like il when you
first buy 1t. You will become more and
enthusiastic the longer you driveit.
After thousands of miles of driving
you will say sits a great car" It's econ
Omy will save you many dollars.
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rs of Peril OF Page Four
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY HAS
new GASOLINE!

A new gasoline, establishin. an
advanced standard of motor ca
performance in all cars, was an
nounced this week by Standard Oh
Company of California. II IS callec
= Standard > gasoline, and, although
it IS a premium motor fuel In quality.
It will be sold at no increase ovsr
the regular prices
The new gasoline has been giY-
en- the company name. the an
nouncement says, because Il Is the
finest gasoline the company has ever
produced without Ethyl, and IS the
result Of all the company S 53 years
of experience in the refining OF mo-
toring products.
Among its advantages to motor :
lists are q higher anti-knoek quality,
less carbon formation, the elimina :
ton OF unburned gasoline odors, al
all-around improvement In engine
performance, and a decrease IN valve
sticking, fouling spark plugs and
crankcase dilution. the company an
nounced.
Standard gasoline, effective IN
every car. is particularly adapted To
motor cars of high compression.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centro,
Calf, as Second-CIass
Matter.

eat what was to them more precious than
gold.
Crosson and Robbins are showing 10
what good use the airplane can be put.
They are not passing over the country,
destroying it, as it has been necessary
for aviatOrs to do some times. Neither
are they risking their lives in foolish
daring. seeking only the applause or the
gold which the accomplishment of the
unusual brings these days.
Instead they are aiding humanity.
where humanity needs it badly away up
in the frozen north where fate has de-
creed that some men must dwell. They
might be nioying the balmy climate of
Southern California if they so desired,
for both Crosson and Robbins are rec
ognized as crack flyers, who would have
no difficulty in landing good Jobs with
any of the commercial companies on the
coast.
They prefer the hardships of the
north. And it is not for gold or glory.
Bob" Robbins would buck the stiffest
wind and cold the Arctic could work up
and he'd be grinning while he did It.
He is devoid of fear, yet he is not reck-
less And when he says in all sincerity
that he is working with the greatest
flyer in the world, it means that Joe
Crosson must be a wonderful flyer. His
feats this week and in the past, bear out
Robbins claim.
A couple of real men, these two fel-
lows are Their feats may be known to
only a comparatively few persons but
that would not bother them. They would
90 on doing things as they have been
doing if none knew of it but themselves.
It is a pleasure to have known Bob and
a delightful anticipation some day TO
know his pal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Oh, Buster, | an SO SIad

to help Mr.. Longears find Buster,
they had not discovered the missing
rabbit child.
The dog, who was absent-mlnded'
led Uncle Wiggily to where a NAL
tese cat was asleep under bush.
The dog had an idea Uncle Wigglly
was looking for a cat.
Then the good cat started out
with the rabbit to find Buster. But
the cat was also absent-minded and
led Uncle Wiggily to the hollow
stump where there was a little
mouse.
"Oh," the cat mewed when she
saw how disappointed Uncle Wig
gily looked. u thought you said you
were looking for a mouse!"
mo. Mo- Mo-" exclaimed Mr..
Longears, three times. Il am look
ing for my little lost Buster rab-
bitl'
Then the mouse boy squeaked
and said he knew where the lost
rabbit could be found
No fooling?" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
"No foolingl" answered the
mouse. ~ saw your Buster hopping
through the woods a little while
ago He was hopping very fast.S
81 suppose, after I dropped him,
by accident" said Uncle Wiggily,
that Buster started to go to school
all by himself so he wouldn't be
late and make the Lady Mouse
Teacher feel sad. Perhaps 1 shall
find Buster back to school,
"No," squeaked the little mouse,
Buster isn't at school He is here
in these woods
"It is strange that neither the
kind dog nor the good cat could find
Buster for me-" said Mr.. Longears.
"That's because VIC are both SO
absent - meWed the cat
1.-The dog was looking Tor a cat
and was looking for a mouse. And,
all the while, you wanted 10 find a
lost rabbit But l think the little
mouse boy can help you for he has
lived in these woods a long time"
"Oh, yes, squeaked the little
mouse boy in the hollow stump, as
he spoke for himself, - have lived
here a long, long time. Ever since
Christmas. -
"Hol Ho!" laughed the cat. II
don I call that long time
"You don "" asked the mouse
boy. "Why / think IT. a terrible
long time since Christmas. And how