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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25
News Items
Recently Appearing
in Valley Papers
POTATO DISEASE
CAUSES DAMAGE
Growers Warned to Watch
Fields For Appearance
Of Early Blight

Warning to potato growers XXX
Cameron county to be iii Che alert
against early blight. which was
found for the first time In truck
fields in Fl Jardin. is being broad
cast today by agricultural workers.
Rapid spread made by the disease
behooves growers to watch their
fields closely, ii was declared this
morning. one 3-acre field in El
Jardin showed almost n1 traces XIII
disease Saturday and was almost
ruined Sunday. reports said.
Early blight is controlled by
spraying a also solution 0t Bcr-
deau mixture or BY busting with
copper lime dust. The plants should
be covered thoroughly and the op-
Grafton repeated after ten days.
Three applications are necessary.
The early blight in the It'll Jarrin
lively this morning nv NV. VI. Bach.
section. which was identified posi-
patholngiSt for the Valley Expert
ment Station at WeslacO, has never
been found IN Cameron county be-
fore. However the cool. damp
weather that has prevailed recently
IS ideal for its development, It Is
pointed out.
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News Items
Recently Appearing
in Valley Papers
BLIGHT DOING
SERIOUS HURT
Potatoes Injured More Than
First Thought Says
Association

Blight which is attacking the Val
ley's potato crop Is more widespread
than first thought. according to T.
B. Latham OF the Rio Grande Valley
Potato Growers association.
Many farmers were unaware OF
the blight which was doing damage
10 the crops, but upon being warn
ed made an investigation OF fields
and found that the blight was
widespread.
Immediate steps were taken and
Monday hundreds Of farmers we're
in Brownsville purchasing busters
and sprayers for spreading q Bor-
deaux mixture.
Two airplanes to be used in dust
ing are expected to arrive Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Latham explained.
The blight Is caused purely By
atmospheric conditions" the assocla-
ton head said. "A few davs CT sun
shine would be a big help
WCdttlci Ollcl ". j. SclnurDusr6
said Tuesday morning that althoush
temperatures would drop TO around
20 degrees Tuesday night, Wednes-
day would be fair. He predicted sew
eral days Of sunshine.
II was feared that II no steps were
taken 70 eliminate the blight. 50
per cent Of the present potato crop
would be lost.
The sudden demand for PRAYER
and busters has almost exhaus. i
he local supply. Latham stated )
Gay In order that local farmers
would have sufficient equipmeu,
with which 10 fight the blight. The
association has ordered both busters
and sprayers. which are expected
70 arrive here today.
IN busting. the association recon-
mended a 25-7O Bordeaux mixture.
and IN spraying a straight Bordeaux
mixture Is recommended. The dust
IS known as potato dust"
Beans and tomatoes are also SUI
fering from blight. II was said.
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BLAZING WELL
LIGHTS TOWN


WEWOKA. Okla, Feb. 25-F)-
The gigantic torch caused BY a
blazing gas well roared at the edge
81 this little town today.
Fed by more than 100000 cubic
feet OF gas a day. the Deep Rock
OIL company's well was spouting
flames 200 feet into the air just
o mile south of the city limits.
Only shacks on nearby oil leases
we're believed endangered By tie
well. which caught fire late yester-
day after an explosion fired .
nearby oil well, also Deep Rock
property.
A north wind eased the anxiety
o. townspeople last night.
A separator attached to the oil
well exploded. ignlting the well
and the flames quickly fired the
Fasser. Ten men working az the oil
wen escaped without injury.
Gas was flowing through only
ore or three master gates when the
well first caught fire but the re-
raining connections soon Welded
tc the terrific heat. redoubling the
fuel for the flames.
Four hours after the explosion
the oil well fire was extinguished
hut TIE gas fire presented greater
difficulties.
The giant steel derricks Of both
wells were tangled masses OF metal.
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Propose Flush Arroyo
Clear of Pollution As
Solution Moot Problem

emphasize the necessity for curing
and preventing pollution 0f the ar
rcy0 In order tD assure its full de-
vel0pment a. a resort stream 81
picturing the possibilities.
MIR. Anderson said that although
many OF the Valley towns had pur-
chased modern equipment for their
sewage disposal plants. that they
probably were all unable TO afford
the salary OF trained plant manaR-
ers. He suggested that all the
towns might 20 In together and en-
ploy an expert TO manage all the
plants. the cost thus distributed over
several towns being comparatively
negligible. With efficient operation
Of plants, the type Of effluent
reaching the arroyo could be MAIN
tanned al a high standard, he said.
He suggested also that the main
gravity canal OF WiIlacy County
Water improvement District NO. 1
might De tapped and the arroyo
flushed out with flood waters from
the Rio Grande. This canal takes
water from the river by gravity and
since IL will be years before the
Willacy district will require full ca
pacity Of this canal Il should Le
easy TO divert some OF the flow 10
the arroyo. he said. There has been
some discussion with the Willacy
district relative 10 this matter and
les officials have been willing ~ 40
their share Some other agency
would be asked to pay the cost of
constructing the works necessary To
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Prudence cannot always Re de-
pended upon. however. and the re-
suit Is that three out or every five
seasons finds the growers IN a
quandary trying 10 form associa-
tons for the betterment OF condi-
tons in self defense.
In recent years the growers in
the upper Valley have started to
diversity. Today they are planting
mere Of a variety OF vegetables but
unless they materially reduce their
acreage, II Is only q question OF
time and there will be an ever
production OF all commodities. For
instance. up 10 three years ago
fennel, broccoli, red cabbage, SAVOY
cabbage. plain, curled and turnip
rooted parsley. dandelion. ~escarole.
endive and q few other varieties
Of vegetables were planted bv a
very few and because OF limited
@-Se received very nice prices
Their neighbors seeing the advan-
tage in planting the newer crops
over the usual routine OF beets.
cabbage, etc, jumped In hands
and feet with the result that to-
day there IS an over-production OF
almost every commodity grown.
True, all Of the acreage Is not
cut into these crops since we al
ways have a rather large acreage
o. beans. tomatoes. and potatoes
curing the spring months: never
theless. the acreage planted to
these three items coms-ises a small
acreage Of land devoted 10 cotton
and other crops. If the government
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recommends a reduction or the
cotton acreage In order to help the
present day situation. 1t seems very
logical 10 me that the same anti
cote would apply to the vegetable
acreage.
Getting the farmers 70 reduce
their acreage seems 70 be rather q
hard task: however. II the follow
Ing plan as outlined below we're
adhered to. the writer Is certain
that III would help 10 bring about
q curtailment tn acreage or ail
commodities and nc the same time
improve conditions locally.
In my opinion tire farmers
salvation lies within himself-he
alone car solve the local farming
problem By curtailing production,
planting what he a take care Of
and last but not least financing
himself rather than depending
upon the produce men 20 supply
them with seeds where they usual
III obtain more than they can pro-
perry take car OF. which not only
has a tendency 70 create an over
production, but also burdens him
self with obligations they a not
hone to pay for.
Banks Will not let them have all
the money they want. so that they
may exploit the farming industry.
simply because they know II Is not
ocod for either o. them, and while
y not the writers intention 10
curtail the farmers credit IN any
way whatsoever. - long as produce
men supply farmers with unlimited
quantities OF seed on all kinds. we
VIII continue 70 have an over-pro-
nucti>n and similar conditions in
the future such as we have today
Your article in yesterdays paper
In Our Valley" dated 2-f9-31 with
reference to the ~saturation point
having been reached BY the auto
mobile manufacturers throughout
America covers the vegetable in
6ustry fully. The %saturation point
has been reached.
Not only the lower Rio Grands
Valley, but all other competitive
producing sections throughout the
southland. However. we are still
further Handicapped BY reason of
cur geographical location, plus ex-
cessive freight rates and increased
cost OF production.
The sooner our local farmers
realize their own folly In being de-
pendent upon the shippers 10 suD-
ply them with seed. thereby obi
eating themselves In more WAYS
than one. which. by the way. Is a
detriment TO the shipper as wei
as themselves. becoming burden
some liabilities 10 them both. the
sooner they will be independent
and viii automatically bring about
2 reduction in acreage OF all ON
modities. az well as stimulate fin
ancial conditions locally. II no.
generally.
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control the amount 0f flow from
the canal into the arroyo.
shaw Gives solution
Mr.. Weaver pointed out that this
would not help Llano Grande Lake,
and connected bodies Of water ami
W. F. Shaw. Mercedes engineer, ce-
Fealed that these might some day
be eliminated due 10 drainage de-
mands which will require the loves
Inc OF the water I'll them. These
lakes receive irrigation drainage
waters from q vast area and due WY
increasing demands Some changes
will need 10 be made. MI. Shaw
said. The biggest change would pe
TO deepen drainage bitches. Before
the deepered bitches can function
perfectly the lakes must be lowered.
Very little work remains to be done
20 lower the level Of the lakes sew
erRl feet.
wv. O. Washington. Cameron
county engineer. was present and oF-
fered assistance 0f his office in
whatever ~ necessary TO relieve the
situation.
Women's clubs. Boy Scouts (who
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Priests Life Is
Threatened In China

PEIPING. China. Feb. 25=Pl-
The communist captors Of Father
@. Tierney. superior Of CT. Colum-
bans mission az Kienchang. are
threatening &c kill him II his ran
som Is not paid soon.
British authorities have made
the strongest representations 70 the
central and provincial governments
thus far with no satisfaction. He
has been held a prisoner since the
middle OF November.
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fined to bed for four months. /
could eat but very little. | was 50
discouraged | had almost given up
hope. wrote DR.. Pierce and he
advised me to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and the
'Favorite Prescription. Words can't
express the benefit / received."-Mrs.
o. B. Fults. Dealers.
Write 10 DR.. Pieree's Cii-. Buaslo,
n. ". for free medical ndvIs-, enclosing
wrapper from medicine.
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10y CL6il ADKIe6pOIfIHnL.l
MERCEDES. Feb. 25.-FeasibiIity
OF flushing the Arroyo Colorado
clean OF polluted waters was dis
cussed among other remedies az a
meeting Of Valley citizens held In
the city hall last night when plans
for forming an Arroyo Colorado
Protective association were gotten
under way.
The meeting was called BY Mrs.
Il. Owen Scott OF Rio Grande CITY.
president OF the Valley Federation Of
Women's Clubs. and was attended
by representatives OF a large num-
Der OF other organizations also.
Following an extensive discussion
Of the situation by medical men, en-
gtneers and others. the meeting
elected w. E. Anderson. consulting
engineer Of San Benito. president
He declined the office. saying that
some aggressive woman should pilot
the organization. He consented 10
serving as temporary chairman I'M
I'll some permanent organization.
probably 10 be known as the Arroyo
Colorado Protective association. Is
formed. Mrs. r. q. Greenwood u
Harrington was named temporary
secretary.
A COMMITTEES headed BY Walter
weaver. rho took q considerable
part in the discussion Tuesday night,
was named 10 make plans for organ
izing those seeking to remedy the
polluted condition OF the arroyo
and connected bodies OF water. and
10 work out n definite plan by
means OF which pollution might Ne
removed and prevented in the flu
ture.
VIII Meet Saturday
Other members Of the committee
Of six. whose appointment was sug-
gested by Lon Hill Of Harrington.
were =. G. Ludden Of San Benito.
Mrs. Florence Hays OF Mission, Miss
Beth Garrett OF Mercedes. Mrs. Elsie
Vinke Yancy OF Rio Hondo and Mrs,
II. M Holland Of Harlingen.
This committee Is TO meet Satlr-
day afternoon and will report back
at another Valley-wide meeting 20
be held here Tuesday night. At
the next Valey-wide meeting a
number OF additional organizations.
including the service clubs. will he
invited
Shortly after the opening Of the
meeting, Mrs. Scott called upon Or.
w. =. Spivey OF Brownsville. Cam
ero county health officer, for a
discussion Of the situation and he
stated positively that conditions
we're such that II Is dangerous to
health TO go swimming in the ar
royo. He said that the condition
would persist as long as nothing was
done TO remedy It. He explained
how nearly every Valley city along
the Missouri Pacific contributed to
this pollution. sewage, VARYING ~
degree of treatment. reaching the
arroyo through connected bodies OF
water which drain into II.
W. r. Anderson Talks
Dr.. Spivey was followed by Mr.
Anderson who prefaced his discus
sion by saying that he expected
some day TO see the arroyo lined
from Mercedes 10 the mouth with
homes. He endeavored 20
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To Save
Woman From Chair

TRENTON. ". J.. Feb. 25-LP-
~Contending that omission of the
feminine forms OF the personal
pronoun from the New Jersey X
ecuticn law exempts women from
e~lectrocutfon. counsel for Mrs.
Hattie Evans plans a fight to save
her from the electric chair.
The attorney. IRA r. Smith. point
ed out that throughout the Law
the masculine forms OF the pronoun
are used, ne, him, and his" but
never she. her or hers"
Mrs. Evans Is under death sent
ence as an accessory 10 the muir
GERS OF her husband, Robert Evans,
and Albert Duffy.
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Early blight which N attacking
Cameron county potato fields can
be checked by NH immediate appli-
cation OF Bordeaux mixture. either
By spraying or busting, Fred .. La
thar OF the r7tato Growers asso-
citation stated is morning.
Few farmers seer1 to be aware
that their fields are being infested.
Mr.. Latham stated. and in "A sur
vev made this morning we found
that practically every field In Cam
ercn county shows evidence 0f this
disease
Bordeaux mixture win ~ furnish
ed farmers BY the association at
cost. Latham stated. adding that
unless steps to curb the blight were
taken immediately the crop would
suffer at least a 50 Der cent loss.
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have a camp CA tine arroyo. MHr-
cedes Rotary club. Valley chamber
of commerce secretaries. the City nf
Rio Hcndo. and other organizations
were represented az the meeting
here.
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II is the theory OF scientists that
the moon Is a piece OF the earth
which flew OFF fifty or sixty mill
Lon years ago. owing No the ter
rifle speed at which the earth was
then rotating.
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Is IT YOUR STOMACH ?

Pinelan d.
Texas"I suf-
fere fro m
stomach trouble
ten years. was
treated by many
doctors but grew
worse. My con-
stitution W a s
rundown and 1
took the flu,
was totally con-
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Veteran Valley Seed Man
> = = = = = : = +
Advocates Cutting Truck
= = = r r = Z : :
Acreage for Better Price

I'd. Note: Vance r Schultz OF
San Benito. connected with the
seed business in the Valley for the
past 70 years, has seen things 90
from bad 10 worse" To quote his
own words. and believes that the
plan outlined by him In the fol-
lowing article will help to bring
better prices to Valley growers.
(BY VANCE r. SCHULTZ
Throughout the past years IN the
vicinity Of san Benito, Brownsville.
Harlingen and IN fact the entire
lower Valley. IL has been cabbage
and cotton-one crop following the
other In succession hardly taking
the time 10 properly prepare the
soil for either crop, while in the
western part Of the Valley we find
the same crop procedure only Il
Is cabbage, beets. carrots and one
or two other commodities which
has nearly always resulted in an
over-production, unless some un-
foreseen disaster happened to COM
petitive producing sections thereby
creating a big demand for vege-
tables for which both shippers and
growers receive an exorbitant
price. A condition OF this kind was
experienced last year In cabbage,
mustard. turnips and in fact any
thing that hooked green. which
sccounts for the tremendous acre
age Of practically all commodities
planted this season throughout the
Valley which they can hardly market
at any price.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-28
JUNIOR CHAMBER
DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR CONFERENCE

Representatives from Portland,
Oregon, and from Utah Will be
present at the regional conference
CT western Junior Chambers OF
Commerce to be held in El Centro
March 7, according to an announce
ment made at the breakfast meet
ing of the Ell Centre Junior Cham
ber of Commerce this morning.
In addition to these representa-
tiyes from distant points, Jaycees
from Phoenix, San Diego, and other
cities in the southwest will attend
the conference.
Discussion OF entertainment to be
offered the visiting delegates was
neld during this mornings meet
ing
Entertainment was furnished by
Josh Wilson, who showed two reels
of film dealing with the work OF
caterpillar tractors.
Planting of trees on highways In
Imperial Valley, sponsored by the
Junior chamber. was also discussed.
Resignation of r. H. Allen from
the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
and as editor of the Desert Breeze.
official paper Of the junior cham
ber, was accepted when Allen ex-
plained that he is leaving Ell Gen.
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-28
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
TOO MUCH "lNOOCHTNG"
W. C. COSTELLO,
Manager

In an effort to halt the activities OF
professional Observation-Disclosures beg
gars---the Citizens Committee of Los
Angeles has recommended the adoption
of meal ticket system whereby needy
men who deserve aid, may obtain meal
from those who can afford TO give 1t to
them
Under this plan, instead of dropping
coins into tin cups or the outstretched
palm of beggars, those who are charita-
bly, inclined would issue a ticket which
would be good for a meal.
The suggestion was made after lnvestl-
cation showed that upwards of Sl5O,0Oo
a week was being made in the metropolis
by professional beggars, using the popu-
lar cry that they are out of work. In
some Instances higher ups" in the beg
ging profession hired men to go out on
the street and solicit, giving them pre-
ferred corners or beats for their work.
A restaurant man, pestered to death
by applications for free meals, went out
'mooching" himself, and made over So in
a couple of hours, without any serious
effort. And in his endeavors he met many
who were just too lazy to work and were
getting by in whatsto them is an attrac-
tive racket.
Whether Ell Centre can adopt the
ticket plan is open to debate. Something
that is not open to debate is that there is
more begging on the city's streets this
year than ever before and that the beg
ging fraternity has invaded sections of
the city never previously visited by them.
In any portion of the business section,
from the railroad tracks to Eighth street,
one cannot walk block without being
accosted several times.
Not all of those seeking aid are "bums,"
but the percentage that is, is to high al
together There are still many potential
recruits for the city chain gang, without
working a hardship on any honest work
ingnan who nay be up against it.
"Mooching" has become altogether too
promiscuous here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-28
MAKING US HEARTLESS

These days have educated US to expect
almost anything from racketeers and
racketeering, but those engaged in out
side the law activities have gone lower
than ever before in new scheme that is
being used on the coast by highwaymen.
This is the sick lady" dodge. A mo-
torist sees woman stagger into the road
and suddenly collapse. If he is of the
Good Samaritan type he stops his car to
render what aid he can, and is confront
ed by confederates of the woman who
have been lurking nearby. With drawn
guns they proceed to rob the person bent
on doing bit of god.
Occurrences of this sort have been re-
ported frequently of late. In some in
stances where the victim objected he has
been cruelty beaten.
The racketeers seem bent on driving
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-28
JUST A COW HAND

A fellow who does lot of talking is
usually looked upon with Suspicion by the
rest of mankind and particularly so If
he talks about himself.
And if he is always ready to talk about
the other fellow, the suspicion that he is
not any too desirable is bound to increase.
There is no one person in this country
who does any more talking than VIII
Rogers. He talks about himself, heaps
and heaps. He talks about the other fell
low to beat the cars.
But if there is any suspicion cast
against him, we have yet to hear of it.
Will is fellow who came up from
nothing at all, as he says, to become the
worlds champion gum chewer and a few
more titles. He counts his shekels with a
scoop shovel, and is still the same plain
old COW hand that he was before he be-
came famous.
Right now he is doing" together with
talking, and his actions and words are
devoted to helping the unfortunate in the
drought stricken area of the country.
Will knows what they are up against be-
cause he has been through it himself.
He has abandoned contracts in Holly
wood to take few weeks flyer through
the south, giving benefit performances
to aid the Red Cross fund. He has do
mated personally, written of the need for
help in his syndicated column, and has
talked over the radio to stir up interest
in the welfare work.
VIII Rogers is unique figure in AM
erican life. He is one talker who can be
listened to with interest and benefit, not
to say amusement, and judging him from
all angles, he fully rates new title-the
bestowed man in the country.
-O
If we remember rightly, Harold Lloyd
once played in film called Speedy"
This young Lloyd is evidently chip off
the old block.
One may disagree with General Butler,
yet one has to admire his temerity in
picking on 'Il Duce.' True marine
spirit.
Killing Canadian citizen, though he
be rum runner, is first page news. Kill
ing Yankee in the same business gets
lost in the classified ads.
Christmas is now far enough in the
rear to forget everything but the bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-28
NEW POLICY AT
FOX THEATRE TO
START ON SUNDAY

Commencing February l, a new
policy will be inaugurated by Fox
Imperial Theatre, which will give
patrons vaudeville on Sunday and
an added change Of films during
the week.
Under the new policy five
changes of films will be made each
week instead of four Sunday, We'd
nesday and Saturday films will be
shown one night only. The re-
f.laining films will be shown for
Two nights.
Three complete shows will be
given on Sundays at 2:30, GAS and
8:45. The attraction for the COM
ing Sunday will be Frondi and
Nelita, company of six women and
two men, presenting Spanish sing
ing, dancing and musical num-
bers. The picture attraction will be
Richard Cromwell in "Tolable
David"