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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
MCDONALD GIVES
U.S.HICH PRAISE


LONDON, July 3.-tR- The
United States Is the greatest ma
ton on earth In the eyes Of Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald.
The Hoover moratorium offer. he
believes, Is an action OF great
wisdom. OF great courage and OF
deep insight"
America and Great Britain are
matching strides In the great
moral causes" OF humanity In his
opinion.
He spoke at the Independence
Day dinner or the American society
OF London last night.
The Boston tea party. he said.
was an historical incident. thai
means you are able to lift I'D your
heads to the world. that you have
been able 10 build up by patient
labor. by courage and BY self
respect the greatest nation that
now exists on the face Of this
earth"
Il am perfectly certain that 10
whatever political party you may
belong you will excuse me II I say
that the recent action OF your
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
SCOUT TROOPS
PLAN BIG DAY
Willacy Boy Scouts To
Celebrate Fourth
Of July

RAYMONDVILLE. July 3-The
boy scouts OF the Willacy County
district are planning on 4 big cele-
bration on July Fourth. lasting all
day. They are to meet az the Ray
mondville High. School Saturday
morning and win march IN q body
from there TO the city park, led by
the Drum and bugle corps OF
Troop So. At the park there will
be music and the principal speak
CT will be Judge -. =. Dorset. county
judge OF Willacy County.
Following the ceremony at the
park, the scouts will be Loaded into
cars and trucks and 20 q Red
Fish Bay where they viii enjoy an
old fashioned picnic dinner and sup
per and a water melon feast. the
latter being furnished by Joe Ed
Hammer, one OF the Scout leaders
Of the district.
III the afternoon there will be
swimming. water sports and some
are planning on 4 fishing trip as
well. AT eight o'clock In the even
ing the council fire will be 1T and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Scott Brown Is
New Rotary Head

SAN BENITO. July 81. Scott
Brown. new president OF the Rotary
club. took over the reins at Fridays
meeting IN the StonewalI Jackson
hotel but not until after he had
been thoroughly gTilled by hts fel-
low members.
Demands for q statement Or
campaign expenditures in the race
for the office were but minor inter-
rcgati0ns fired mo the chief exec
utive OF the club. many or the
questions being quite personal. He
stood the gaff quite well and was
permitted 10 take over the gavel.
II was announced that tickets for
the San Benito-H arlinren twin city
banquet IN Harrington. Thursday
night were On sale at the chamber
Of commerce.
"A past presidents button was
presented at last weeks a. frescu
meeting To wv. wv. Housewright Nv
James G. Bowie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
p MO1E: \
aSlDEllGHTS
DITTNTANN

Veterans Of the screen and COM
parative newcomers vic for hcnors
in MY Past" the Warner Bros. and
vitsphone perturbation Of the sen
sational novel OF the same name
which comes TO the Dittmann
Theatre.
Bebe Daniels. Ben Lyon, Lewis
Stone and Albert Gran represent
the seasoned group IN this ultra
modern screen story. Joan Blondell,
Natalie Moorehead. Virginia Sale
and Daisy Belmore are the newer
players N the picture.
Miss Blondell and Miss Moorhead,
however. have appeared II several
productions prior to- My Past" but
in comparison to the other members
OF the cast may be classed as new
corners.
Miss Daniels enacts an alluring
star Of the legitimate stage IN this
screen romance OF modern love. Ben
Lyon and Lewis Stone form q uni
cue loye triangle. Roy Del Ruth
directed. Charles Kenyon prepared
the screen play and dialogue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Plan Valley Wide
Singing Convention

Aby Ia correspondent
HARLINGENs July "a Valley
wide singing convention to which
various music companies are ex-
pected TO send accomplished quar-
tets. will be held in Fair Park
Auditorium Saturday night, oct.
10 and Sunday. Oct. IL.
Singers not only from all over
the Valley but other parts OF the
state as well are expected TO at
tend this convention which Is held
about twice annually.
There viii be q free barbecue for
the singers and other plans are be-
ing made for the entertainment OF
visitors.
Notice OF the convention will be
published In a music journal and
viii receive wide publicity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Observation-Disclosures

This modern age OF ours and &c
young people whose needless pur-
suit of happiness has won both
favor and stern disapproval from
the older generation. come under
intelligent scrutiny IN the new and
absorbing Paramount drama. Con-
LESSONS or a Cold" which opens
I'd the Arcadia Theatre CHarlin-
gem starting Saturday midnight
matinee. 1t is an honest. ~believab,e
story. compelling in its dramatic
sequences and endowed with a keen
and enjoyable sense or humor.
In the leading roles are three
young people OF assured ability.
namely sylvia Sidney. Phillips
Holmes, and Norman Fostc-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

. program or Scout troop stunts.
story telling and songs win he en-
tcyed. Parents and the friends OF
the Scouts are cordially invited 20
assist them In this all day celebra-
ton.
At the present time there are eight
scout troops I'm the District num-
bering q few more than $50 bOys.
LaSara. Lyf0rd. Sebastian. Hargili,
san Perlita each having one troop
and Raymcndville three. all Of which
are expected TO take part In the
celebration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
STNTNrAI

Barometric pressure was moder-
ately high over the far Northwest
this morning. and relatively low
over the southwestern and south
ern states. Light 10 moderate show
ers occurred within the last "a
hours from New Mexico and ex-
IRENE western Texas northeastward
into the Ohio Valley. Temperatures
still continue un~seasonably high
from north Texas and Oklahoma
east and northwestward into the
Ohio valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

HARLINGEN. July 3.-The city
commission deferred action this
week OIL bids to exterminate ter
mites which are said 10 be attack
ing the auditorium. grandStand and
other buildings INC Fair Park. the
bids totalling more than $1,000.
which the commissioners said they
could not afford now.
They also refused To pay q bin
Of $50 for medical services I'm a
charity case claiming that they had
not authorized these particular ser
vices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Harlingen Firm Gets
Mississippi Contract

a. va nv ANEkRAA4NAaN
HARLINGEN. July s. The
Trinity Farms Construction co. Of
Harrington and Dallas has just been
awarded a contract for more than
100000 cubic yards Of government
levee work along the Mississippi
river in Louisiana, according to y.
c. Bisset OF Harrington. engineer
for the company. who has just re-
turned 10 the Valley after estimate
ing the new work.
He said that construction will
start early this month and that IL
viii be done with large dragline
machines such as the company has
used in building the Cameron coun-
ty fioodway. El Jardin drainage
system. and recently the reservoirs
and intake canal for the Willacy
county irrigation district.
One OF the three draglines which
have been working on the Willacy
intake canal has completed the
work planned for Il and that Job
and Is not being shipped by Supt.
RAYMOND Creech 70 Louisiana.
II lis understood that the two
machines remaining on the Wiliacy
county work viii hegin ccrstruc-
ton Of the distribution system
canals IN that district during July.
O NJ. Spulrg received IA votes
70 be elected mayor Of Sharon. >.
G.. a town az GOO people. His op-
ponent received four votes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

THE Southerner''. with Lawrence
Tiboett III the starring role and a
supporting cast featuring Esther
Raiston. Roland Young and Cliff
Edwards opens at the Queen Thea
tire tomorrow.
The story. written BY Bess Mere
Gyth and Wells Root presents the
Metropolitan opera star in his first
modern screen role. that Of the son
Of an aristocratic Southern family
who breaks home ties TO become a
hobo.
This IS believed to be the first
time that the devil-may-care ex-
iStence Of the tramp. and more
particularly that laconic species OF
hobo which roams the South has
ever been depicted on the screen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

SAN BENITO, July 3.-Members
Of the Baptist Young Peoples
Unions all N the Valley will have
an old fashioned picnic az Olmito
beginning at 10 a. m. Saturday
morning. according 20 J. ID. Maddox
Of San Benito who Is chairman in
charge Of arrangements.
Basket lunches will be brought. A
program has been prepared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Harrington Wants To
See Post and Gatty

HARLINGEN. July 3.--John T.
Floore. manager Of the chamber
or commerce. has written Miss
Winnie Mae Han OF Oklahoma.
sponsor or the Harold Gatty-Wiley
Post round-the-wcrld flight. asking
that these fliers stop IN Harrington
on their tour OF the country.
The Gatty-POst plane was
named after Miss Hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Temple Bids Will
I. Be Opened July 3
INV Staff CORRESPONDENT

HARLINGEN. July 3.-Opening
OF bids on Temple Beth-Israel TO be
erected in Finwood Addition has
been postponed from Monday. July
s. to Thursday July g.. according
10 Stanley w. Bliss. architect.
1t is proposed to erect q $4,000
temple. It is TO be one-story with
basement. The auditorium will seat
800 persons. The building also VIII
have a stage. study. offices. kitchen
and other rooms and a vestioule.
II Is to be 40 LEX N IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
RIvOLI-SAN BENITO

Loretta Young. star of First Ma
tional's Big Business Girl under
the direction Of William A. Setter
probably has one OF the most un-
usual discovery stories Of any screen
star. The yen vas aggravated by
the fact that her two older sisters,
Polly Ann Young and Sally Blame
we're achieving success.
The supporting cast IN big Bust
ness Girl includes Frank Albert
son, Ricardo Cortez. Joan Blondel'
Dorothy Christy. Nancy Dover, j.
c. Nugent and Virginia Sale. IT
comes TO the Rivoli Theatre, San
Benito next Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

For East Texas: Partly cloudy
Tonight and Saturday; possibly 10
ral thundershowers in northeast
portion.
Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There VII be no material change
m the river during the next "a 70
s6 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03

president TO alleviate and soothe
the wounds and unhappiness or
Europe ~ an action OF great wis
com. Of great courage and Of deep
insight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Flood Present 24-Hr. 2i-Hr


High and low tide az Point 1sa-
bel tomorrow, under normal Meteo-
~rological conditions:
High Loo o III
Low NoAAS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
BULLETIN

First figures. lowest tempera-
ture last night: second. highest
yesterday. third. wind velocity at
g a. m: fourth, precipitation IL
last "a hrs.l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
Disarmament Versus Peace Is
Discussed By Civic Club

At the regular meeting of the Oak
land Civic club on Tuesday, October
81, Disarmament versus Peace" was
discussed and papers on the subject
were read by Mrs. w. W. Grant, Mrs.
H. H. Harmed, Mrs. George Sprague,
and Miss Grace Jones.
During the business meeting the
progress of the work at Washington
Spring Park was reported. There is
a marked Improvement there and the
work is still going forward.
1t was brought before the club
that the sewing for the needy chill
dren of the county would not be ade-
quate to take care of the calls for
clothing. Anyone having such cloth
ing is asked to aid this cause by send
ing it to the Grand Jury room in the
Court House where it" will be taken
care of by members of the Civic club
At the conclusion of the business
meeting tea was served by Mrs. Ar
thur Naylor, hostess.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
Turkeys To Be Plentiful For the
Holiday Season

The turkey crop in Maryland is
estimated to be about two percent
larger than in 1880, according to re-
ports of turkey growers throughout
the State. These reports also indi-
cate that of the turkeys to be sold
this year about 43 percent will be
ready for the Thanksgiving market,
about 48 percent for the Christmas
market, and the remaining 9 percent
for later marketing. Last year at
this time reports indicated that about
48 percent would be ready for mar
keting at Thanksgiving, "A percent at
Christmas, and 8 percent after
Christmas.
Turkey raisers have labored under
handicaps this year, having sustained
heavier than usual mortality of young
birds due to unfavorable weather con-
ditions. The increased supply of tur-
keys this year is being grown largely
by commercial growers who will pro-
duce 200 and more birds per flock
Holdings in the smaller farm focks
are probably smaller this year than
a year ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29

business to know about the men who
became candidates. This response
bility is now diffused among many
people who give no thought or study
to public affairs. They are only
aroused when a campaign comes on
and candidates present their claims
for consideration. Then they are de-
pendent on the professional politi-
clans, or what they read in the news
papers.
Under the convention SYSTEM, too,
political parties were compelled to
shoulder responsibility in the selec-
ton of candidates. Weak or dishonest
nominees meant that the voters would
probably punish the party which chose
them, either in the following election
or after these officials had discredited
the organization which chose them.
Today it is realized that political par
ties cannot be held responsible for
their nominees. Voters without re-
gard to party take part in the pri-
.maries, and feel no responsibility
afterward for what has been done. In
many instances the nominees repre-
sent only minority sentiment suffi-
GENTLY strong to roll up plurality in
"a large field of candidates.
No system of government will ever
be invented that will work well if
those who are supposed to operate it,
neglect it or misuse it. Very few of
those who loudly complain about the
evils and abuses which arise under our
system of government, have done any,
thing much to make it work better.
They must not be surprised if their in
difference, inaction and selfshness
brings it's natural result in unsatis-
factory government. Usually, how
ever, the less a given citizen has be-
stirred himself to improve conditions,
the louder he cries out when things go
wrong.
We need more of the sense of per-
sonal responsibility in the individual
citizen. If each citizen would do his
full duty, the system of government
we have makes it certain that there
would be no fall-down in government.
For every legislative and executive
official we have is the choice of the
people. If they choose wrong, they
have only themselves to blame, es-
pecially if they have carried into their
political conduct prejudice and pas
sion, rather than reason and patrio-
tism.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD
TAKE LEADERSHIP

Governor Cross, of Connecticut,
calls attention to the fact that while
in the present confused condition of
national affairs, the cry goes up for
leadership it should not be forgotten
that leadership is not enough. 1t is
contemplated by our governmental
scheme that the people; generally must
assume responsibility for the conduct
of public affairs, and assert their own
leadership, rather than blindly follow
any leader. '''
It is the disposition on, the part of
the American people to Shift their re-
sponsibility as citizens on the Shout
ders of others, and "letl George do it"
that has had so much to do with the
creation of the present chaotic condi-
ton. Indifference to civic RESPONSE
bility has been the rule rather than
the exception. All too little thought
has been given by the citizen to pub
lie questions. He has turned over the
duty of running the government to
politicians. After turning that duty
over he has been content to let the
oficeholders do as they please. In
fact most citizens have been ready
and willing to bring pressure upon
officials to do things they should not
do, in cases where such a course of
action would advance the citizens own
selfish interests.
The popular primary has helped
bring about this condition. Under the
convention system, in harmony with
the representative system of govern
ment, those who took a special inter-
est in public affairs did the choosing
of nominees for Office. Because they
took some interest, they made it their
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
MARRIED

Cragen - Carney - Miss Loretta
Marie Carney, we'll known young wo-
man of Clarksburg, became the bride
of Bernard Martin Cragen, of Long
Island City, N. Y, at 8:45 o'clock last
Wednesday morning at the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception in the
presence of relatives and friends.
The Very Rev. Father P. H. Nc
Dermott, rector of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, read the mar
riage service and offered a nuptial
mass. Miss Regina Caulield played
the wedding march and Mrs. John
Foley sang the Gave Marie"
The bride was attended by her
cousin, Miss Helen Carney, of Wash
ington, D. c., formerly of Clarksburg,
as maid Of honor, and John P. Flynn,
brother-in-law of the bride served Mr..
Cragen as best man. The bride wore
a blue chiffon velvet dress, made with
ankle-length skirt featuring founces
and the waist was completed with a
graceful shawl-collar. With this
gown the bride wore a blue chenille
hat in the same shade of blue. Her
accessories and slippers were also
blue and she carried an arm bouquet
of bronze chysanthemums.
Immediately after the mass we'd
ding breakfast was served at the resi-
dence of the brides brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Flynn,
St. Clair street, which included the
wedding party, the immediate family
and out-of-town guests.
Mr.. Cragen and his bride left the
same afternoon for Southern honey
moon, taking a boat at Washington,
D. c., for Norfolk where they remain
ed few days, their trip terminating
at Long Island City, N. Y, where they
will make their home. The bride trav-
eled in Spanish tile gown with which
she wore a brown wrap, smart turban
in the latter shade and all her Access
series featured the brown note.
The marriage removed a popular
young woman from Clarksburg, who
had made the city her home for thir-
teen years. She is a daughter of John
Carney of Oakland, and since going to
Clarksburg had been tonnage clerk
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Cragen is son of Mrs. Catherine
DeLeon, of Long Island. He is also
we'll known in Clarksburg, being con-
nected with the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad as an investigator in the po-
lice department.
Among those who attended the
marriage were John Carney, Berna-
dette Bergen and Miss Mary Carney,
of Oakland, father and sisters of the
bride; Mrs. DeLeon, mother Of the
bridegroom; Miss Helen Carney, of
Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. M. j.
Welsh, of Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
Prompt Action of FOresters Re-
suits In Small BlaZes

Bright, sunshiny fall days and con-
tinued absence of rain have resulted
in numerous small forest fires thru
out Maryland during the present
week. Forest fire lookout towers have
been especially active in reporting
Smokes, and the prompt response Of
forest wardens and "smokechasers"
has held all fires to small size. The
new 100 foot tower at Hillmeade,
Prince Georges county, has been par
ticularly active in spotting incipient
blazes.
The Dams Rock and Warrior Noun
tains in Alleganw county have been
particularly vigilant, detecting fires
of considerable size beyond the Mary
land boundary. A fire Of approx
mately 100 acres was detected in
Pennsylvania, and four major confia-
grations were reported to West Vir-
ginia officials. Maryland towers are
rendering every possible assistance in
reporting fires in neighboring states
to the proper officials.
State Forester F. w. Besley, at
Baltimore, announced that fires have
not been as serious during October as
is usually the case, probably due to
the slow falling of leaves. Forests
are quite dry, according to Mr.. Bes-
ley, but frosts have not been suffi-
GENTLY severe to bring down the usual
deluge of autumn foliage. The State
Forester was careful to add that
grass and weed growth was particu-
larly heavy during 1881 which adds
tremendously to the fire hazard. He
warned that November is usually a
severe fire month, and that the open
ing of hunting season will add to the
danger of forest fires.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-29
An Interesting Fact
BALTIMORE CITY

The Colonists, apparently, were de-
termined to found a Baltimore town
that would endure for ages, Prior to
the founding Of the present city of
Baltimore, a number of other settle
ments had been designated by the
name, but they soon ceased to exist.
The first was in Baltimore (now
Cecil) county, settled in 1859, which
lasted but few years. Then came
the Bush river Baltimore, which -four
ished from about 1874 to about 100.
The settlement on Fosters Neck then
tried to perpetuate the name, but it
also ceased to exist, passing into his
tory in 1912, and then Joppa Court
House, on the Gunpowder river, bore
the name and fourished for SO years.
Baltimore City, as we now know
it, was born of necessity and has fully
justified it's continued existence. The
planters living about the Patapsco,
having prospered and expended, were
in need of a port, and in 1929 secured
the passage of an Act by the Assem-
bly, authorizing the purchase of the
necessary land for the founding Of
town. Commissioners were appointed
for the purpose and these met in
December of that year and selected
tract of land-Cole's Harbor-in Bal
timore county, owned by Daniel and
Charles Carroll, comprising go acres,
on which John Fleming, tenant of
the CAROLS lived, in a house situated
not far from the present intersection
of Charles and Lombard streets. This
tract was purchased and plotted into
60 lots, which were sold at the rate of
40 shillings an acre, the purchase
price being payable either in currency
or tobacco. In the same year (1729l
the town was laid out and named in
honor of Cecelius, Lord Bsi+;more.
In 1880 it was erected" by Act
of the Assembly. -
In 1872, Jones Town, east Of Jones
Falls, was laid out and later (1745)
was consolidated with it's sister viii
lage, and the two incorporated under
the name of Baltimore Town, which
was made the county-seat in 1768, and
court house erected where the Bat
tie Monument now stands.
Baltimore City was incorporated in
1896, the Act going into effect in 1877.
In 1851, the city was separated
from the adjoining counties and made
a political unit, just one hundred
years after the town had grown from
a population of two hundred.
From 1852 to ITS, the town must
have felt the growing pains" of
youth, as we find that in the latter
year it had approximately sos houses
and population of 1894. During the
next thirty years, Baltimore grew by
leaps and bounds and in 1903, $4,000
inhabitants were reported, outstrip-
ping Annapolis, Bladensburg, Ches-
tertown and Oxford, early important
shipping points, and justifying the
confidence and hopes of its founders.
Today (1931) Baltimore has grown
from mere hamlet to a city Of $685.