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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
Hioalgo Depository
Is Named by Court
fBV Staff COrrrgDondnnf, /


EDINBURG. Feb. g.-The Amer
lean Bank and Trust company WAS
named as depository for HidalE0
county funds for 1881 at noon TO-
day by the commissioners court.
Their bid was two and 0ne-six-
teenth per cent. payable monthly.
The Edinburg State Bank and Trust
company. which Is nov the Amer
lean Bank and Trust company. was
former depository. and paid two
per cent. The %cOunty's deposits
during 1880 tOtalnd approximately
ST.. 300, 900. lt was revealed
Only one other bid was sub
mitted. and was for N portion Of
the county's funds. The Security
State Bank OF San Juan offered 2
per cent for road district number
as funds. amounting 10 about
$50, O0n-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
Kills Wife, Then
Dynamites Self

INDIANA. Pa. Feb. 9.-tPl-
After killing his wife with q pick
handle. Frank VerhoTcek. AZ. went
to the cellar or their home at Coy.
u mining village near Homer City.
and killed himself with a charge OF
dynamite last night. His body was
blown 10 bits
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
Accidental Gun
Shot Kills Grocer

LAKE CHARLES. La. Feb. g.-tPi
His shotgun discharged In his
automobile as he was returning from
his plantation Yesterday. killed
Charles <. Hall. about so years old.
a local grocer and rice planter. The
coroner said death was accidental.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
Half a Thousand
Homeseekers Arrive

HARLINGEN. Feb. 9.-Five hun
dred AMI fiftv homeseekers arrived
in the Valley tbs morning. 800 on n
special train over the Southern Pa
cific lines and ESQ via the Missouri
Pacfin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

CHICAGO. Feb. 9zP)-A dra-
matte story Of how a former pro-
fess0r In the extension department
OF the University OF Pittsburgh
hurried from Pittsburgh in a flu
tile attempt to prevent Charles F.
Shipman. go. prominent business
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
Prize Winning Mounts
Lost AS Fire
Sweeps Show
INCENDIARISM
Suspected i'm California
Blaze Which Develops
$55O,O00 Loss

OAKLAND. CAL. Feb. SIP
Fire Of mysterious origin destroyed
the Oakland horse show early to-
day. taking at least three human
lives and incincerating somewhere
between Al and 80 blue blooded ami
mails that had been trapped in their
stalls.
Three other persons. including N
woman were missing and may have
persisted. More than a dozen atten-
dants who had been In the building
shortly before the fire also remain
ed un%accounted for but most If not
all these were thought to have es-
capped and failed to report their
safety.
Fire officials estimated the loss
at S550,000. Eighteen carloads XXX
prize animals, valued by their owners
az about 8 $1,000. 200. had been ship
ped from the stables. the show hay-
ing closed Saturday night.
John L. Thoms, so. an employe Of
Carnation farm stables. Pomona,
Cal. was the only one OF the three
dead who could be identified. The
others we're believed To w Michael
Mccarthy. also N Carnation stable
cmploye, and a nan known only Bs
Murray.
Woman Thought Lost
While the fire was az its height.
and horses were plunglng. snoring
and dying In the flames. a woman
was seen to dash in4O the blazing
structure a5 III TO rcSctin IA faVorite
horse. Later a woman's purse y IN
tanning 40 cents and d check was
found In the ruins.
NO clue as TO the wcman's iden-
tity could be found except the check,
which vas made all but iileeible by
water. The check was for 1915. da-
ted December 20, 1880. and the bad
ly marred signature appeared to be
"C. C- Gergiaber." It was drawn on
the First National bank of Pomona.
Calf.
Fire authorities said they had de-
tcctcd the smell OF gasoline while
lighting the flames, but had no def
mite evidence Of incendiarism. A
fire said to have been incendiary
was found in the show building on
the opening night and promptly
quenched.
Horses Urn Agony
Firemen also asserted there had
been 10 regulations prohibiting
smoking, and that sparks from burn
ing tobacco might have found their
way into inflammable material 10
start the conflagration. The build
ings we're temporary and burned
quickly.
Barns full OK plunRinE. sn0rtin1
squealing hOrseS made the scene
"A bedsam. Some OF the prize ami
mails broke through 70 the open air
with hair and flesh afire. Police
men shot them down 10 end their
agony.
Mccarthy was believed to have
died In All attempt t0 save Carna-
ton Lavendula. IA S35. 600 horse. The
charred body Of "A nan was found
beside the burned carcas of the VAL
liable mount, Zero Hour. prize win
ner OF the California National guard
broke out Of the cauldron Of flame
with his blanket afire. He broke
a leg IN making the getaway and had
TO be shot.
Harold III. Ryan. one az the at-
tendants, was injured Ryan said he
saw a man burn tO death i'm IA stall,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09
THE

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy or fair and consider
ably colder, with frost in interior
and possibly to the coast il wealth
er clears. Moderate to fresh north
erly winds on west coast diminishing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

It goes without saying. We hope.
that our visiting golfers enjoyed
their visit 10 the Valley. We know
that cur golfing population. which
seems 10 include every resident Of
the Valley with the exception Of
the writer, enjoyed the thrill OF see
ing these famous figures in action
on the links.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

And along with these said cen
gratulations. we also. on behalf Of
the whole Valley section. express
the hearty appreciation for the good
sound publicity brought to the VAL
ley BY the Golden Grapefruit
Open publicity which will rebound
70 the advantage or the Valley for
-.@~$E~ - -~w~n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

The Golden Grapefruit Open.
held az Harlingen. in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Of Texas has passed
into history. and We tender here
with our most hearty C~ongratula-
tions to Harlingen civic and munich
pal authorities and 70 Pat OBrien,
professional OF the municipal course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

Valley oranges will bring roses
TO your cheeks. improve your appe-
title. tickle your palate. sweeten
YOUR temper. cure your indigestion.
remove the wrinkles from your fur
rowed brown fact-will do every
thing claimed by the most blatant
nostrum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

For a fact though. II Valley peo-
pie are not eating oranges, as their
taste may run. Valley people have
less sense than In our Valley
would like to credit them with hav-
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

We can't be worried much about
the combination OF the Standard OIL
and the Vacuum Oil. which will pro-
baby be a load off the mind OF the
heads Of those two companies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-09

In our Valley" consumes his quo
Ia Of two oranges q day. taken in.
the form OF a glass OF golden nectar
every morning before devouring his
ham and. and right offhand would.
have thought that the promotion
Of such a movement would have been
like trying 70 start a thrift move
ment in Scotland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
Caribbean RevoIts

Now that revolution has broken out in Panama
and the Nicaraguan revolutionists are busy again
the bankruptcy OF Caribbean policy is about
pete Added the troubles those two protectoraes
or quasi roectorates are the movements of revolt
in Haiti and Cuba
The issue in Panama; as in Cuba is essentially
one of dictatorship Washington is unable to force up
on the Panamans treaty extending our invasion
of that republics sovereignty. In the diplomatic
wire pulling necessary to maintain our unnatural
position of dominance in the domestic affairs of that
country we wink at the deals of local politicians who
do our bidding.
But there is some excuse for our difficulties in
Panama, which arise largely from the Panama canal
relationship.
There is less reason for the state departments
support of the Machado dictatorship and terror in
Cuba. So long as the Platt amendment and the
treaty in force responsible for protecting
the civil rights of Cubans against just such terrorism
practised with our tacit consent by Machado.
Until we withdraw diplomatic support from
Machado, and thus permit the Cubans to choose a
representative government, the blood Of Cuban lib
erty will continue to be on our hands
Our duty in Haiti and Nicaragu is even simpler.
We should withdraw all our marines at once from
those nominally sovereign nations. There was no ex-
for American military invasion and domination
of those countries to begin with, and there is even
less excuse for perpetuating the mistake
This fact has been admitted indirectly at least, in
the repeated pledges by the Washington government
to withdraw marines from Haiti and Nicaragua.
But while the administration refuses to honor it's
pledge American troops will continue to kill and to be
killed, as in the Nicaraguan ambush on New Years
day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03

The married woman is penalized in various -poIit-
ical and economic ways. In some states she has tc
go through complicated court procedure to enter
business In others she not collect damages I'M
less her husband concurs, and in some the husband
collect damages for personal injuries to his wife
Under the community property act which pfc
walls in many states, the husbands and wfes money
is pooled as far funds, earnings and savings are
concerned but the husband possesses almost supreme
control when it comes to spending the pooled re-
sources. In three states the husband can deed away
the pooled common property without his wifes con-
sent In willing community property the husband
also has far greater independence.
In forty states the services of the wife legally be-
long to the husband and in three he can collect her
wages. In some states he can collect damages
against third party for loss of his wife's services
There still are many political disabilities which
hover over womankind. She sometimes has more
severe voting qualifications imposed. She is excluded
from certain political Offices, and from jury service
in twenty-seven states. She still has greater diff
fculties than man in admission to the United
States in admission to citizenship and in retention
of citizenship.
In the case of MA" Ferguson in Texas she had
to petition the court to remove her disabilities as
married woman before she could act as Governor of
the state and her husbands consent had to be pro-
cured before the court could order.
We proudly contend that this is the age Of
equality, to the point of smoking and
unlimited consumption of frewater. 1t is about time
made this boast good in the above matters which
relates deeply to important matters of daily life
We feel however, that the ladies protest g little
too much when they find fault with legal protection
which forbids their employment at night or for ex-
cessive working hours. Such legislation has been
looked upon a gain to civilization and womankind
alike.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
97d6AYF b1TE3e
BATTLE OF PRINCETON
Jan. g.

I'M Jan. 3, 1777, Washington,
" fresh from his victory at Tren-
ton, soundly defeated the British at
Princeton, in one of the most de-
cisive battles of the Revolutionary
war.
CORVALLIS, British commander
had left part of his force at Prince
ton, Nj, in order to hurry south
to catch Washington. He found him
between Trenton and bend of the
Delaware.
Thinking that Washington could
not hope to escape, with the British
army in front Of him and the ice
choked river behind, CORVALLIS ex-
pected to 'bag, the old fox" in the
morning.
At night, however, Washington
crept stealthily around the British
and reached Princeton Just at a
time when the American force was
being driven back.
Then Washington, riding at the
head of his troops, advanced to
within thirty yards of the enemy
and directed the battle. When the
smoke of the battle had cleared, the
British were found to have lost
heavily.
Soon after, Washington led his
army to the hills Of Morristown, in
northern New Jersey, where they
spent the rest of the winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
The Hero of the Marine Passes

Joseph jacques Cesaire Joffre, marshal Of France,
but better known to his poilus as Papa Jofre has
Joined the ever-ncreasing majority OF World war
leaders now answering roll call in Walhalla
We still are too close to the great war 10 judge
the commanders of its ,egions Some did spectacular
things and won instant acclaim. Others performed
less Electrically but none the less well SO 1t VIII
take another generation accurately to weigh their
deeds
But one thing even now is becoming fairly clear
to the unprecedented students of that frghtful blood
letting and that is that Marshal Joffre probably was
one Of Frances two most worthy captains the other
being Marshal Foch
AS different, these two figures as brick wall
differs from damascus blade, they were neverthe-
less Complementary personalities and it was precise
" because of this rather than inspte OF it, that the
war terminated the way it did.
Foch was like napier flashing In the sun Jofre
was like redoubt, massive and strong
Some there are who benttle Joffre. But he earned
immortality when in 1914, he resisted the tempta-
ton to play to the galleries. For weeks terrified
France remembering 1870, was camoring for him
to stop retreating and fight But stubborny he re-
fused to engage the Germans in decisive battle
until he felt he had at least sporting chance to win
less determined leader more impatient, excit-
able leader, or leader less conscious OF the stu
pendous responsibilities which his, would have
yielded to the panic Of the moment and staked
everything on a stand along the River Asne. And
he would have gone to certain and everlasting de-
struction.
Joffre kept up his heart-breaking retreat to the
very gates of Paris and the valley Of the Marine Then
only did he tell his generals that "the situation now
seems favorable" and that "the hour has come to
advance Or die where stand"
Joffre's victory at the first battle of the Marine
is history but here it may be recorded that the Sec
ond battle of the Marine, and final victory, never
would have been If this stoid Frenchman had not
held true to his own course despite the clamor of
nation in panic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
A Power Comnany Loses

Four Judges of the United States supreme court
have passed upon the issue whether a privately
owned power company was engaged in deliberate
sabotage against the public interest They sustained
lower court decision that there had been sabotage.
The case involved the Broad river power interests
Columbia Railway Gas and Electric Company in
South Carolina. This public utility has a charter
from the state of South Carolina. Under its charter
it has the right to serve its district with power and
light, and with street railway transportation; and it
also has duty to perform these services fairly and
to give proper accommodations to the public.
The company wanted to keep its power, electric
and gas light business but 1t wanted to get out Of
the street railway business.
To accomplish this purpose, it claimed that the
street railway business not profitable. 1t there
fore asserted the right to abandon this part of its
business. and to relieve itself of it's public obligation.
The supreme court of South Carolina denied the
companys claim to escape from its franchise duties.
The case went to the United States supreme court.
and was considered twice-once at the last term of
the court and once during the present term
The first time the court held against the power
company. The case came up for argument again,
and recently decided Four OF the Justices said
that the companys charter was indivisible, that it
would have to operate the street railway lne since
it was making profit the business as a whole
-Four of the remaining judges also ruled against
Inc company, puL Tor QlHerenC reaSCrS-reaSonS
which throw light on the dangerous extremes to
which a privately owned power company has dared
to go in defeating the needs of the public and In
escaping from its obligations.
The United States supreme court judges who took
this view the most conservative on the court and
so their finding has especial weight They are
Van Devanter, McReynods. Sutherland and Butler.
They said that there in the record evidence which
justified the state court in finding as follows:
That the power company did not make an honest
effort to make the street railway business success
that it wanted to get out Of this business and DELHI
eratey tried to depress this branch of the business
that it might claim that any state order for
tnuance of the service unconstitutional that If
it had tried to the business properly the public
would have patronized the street car system up to
the point where it made profit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
IT SEEMS TO ME BY H BECSS

TT is customary for a columnist to
l. write a piece annually on
New Years resolutions. I respect
the old tradition. Generally the
stunt is to say something about
swearing of liquor and tobacco and
gambling and then indicate that
you don't really mean it.
+ myself have written this par
ticular column a great many times.
Occasionally it has been thrown in
even without the excuse of an i'm
nlinent New Year.
But now can say truthfully that
for 1881 I shall pledge myself to
none OF these things. My chief
resolution is to be much more lazy.
I have no intention of working as
hard during the next twelve months.
And it is only reasonable that the
New Year should bring fewer tasks.
Certain activities of 1880 will have
to be cancelled. I don't need a
resolution to get out of them. For
instance, I can't run for congress
this year, because there, won't be
any congressional election. And it
isn't likely that I will play the
Palace theater, for when I spoke
of the possibility OF a return en-
gagement to my vaudeville manager
he said, ooh, let's talk about that a
couple Of years from now!"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
d. \ CnN1u FREDERICK
1NA<1 AOO1N Lands

TINE passing of that quaint and brilliant soul, Kin
Il Hubbard, carries me back twenty-four years to
a heated political campaign in the Eleventh Indiana
district when your humble servant and others were
engaged in the regular biennial freefor-an for the
congressional nomination.
Those were the days of delegate conventions when
the air was full of gunpowoer when hundreds of men
were plunged into bitter strife for months and when
the climax, the congressional convention, was more
exciting than any, ching one now finds in the movies.
The Eleventh district was a battle field; it had
been ever since that memorable convention at Wabash
in 1902 when Yours Truly nominated for congress
the 1012th ballot, after struggle of two days and
nights. the proceedings having been marked by a
near-cyclone and near-riot.
GO in 1906 the paper Kin Hubbard worked for, sent
- sent him up to the Eleventh district to make
pictures of the battle as it progressed.
He with Billy Blodgett. the veteran political
writer of the Indianapolis News, and it was my joy
to have the society of this highly entertaining pair for
something like week.
They would attend the meetings during the day,
then Blo6gett would write them up and Hubbard
would illustrate them, after which the hours until
bedtime which time very elastic would be given
over to oa1ng and during those hours Hubbard was
endless delight, his humor being as inexhaustible
as irresistible.
The night after this truly great humorist passed
over the Great Divide I searched for an old scrap
book and there found the illustrated articles of those
old political days and there was feeling of loneliness
and considerable antiquity as one reflected that the
writer and illustrator had both progressed to some
other star.
MORE than any other, save James Whitcomb
1V1 Riley. Kin Hubbards genius revealed the genu-
inc HooSier, that derided and later beloved
character who hoped through his hardships and
smiled through his ague.
Their vehicles of expression we're different. but
their messages the same.
Kin Hubbards gems, assembled in his Year Book,
viii live long after you and gone; they viii live
because they delightfully."- subtle they are valid
and penetrating slants on the time and the people
thereof they clean and fine and irresistible and
so they will live.
We are glad to know that kin IEnbbard knew he
had arrived before be had to 60.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
Yestiges of the Suhiect Sex

In Washington court case was woman who
had been injured In an automobile accident. Her
foot had to be amputated. She sued for damages
Her husband settled the case for $3.50 and used it to
get divorce from her, leaving the divorced wife
with one foot and three dependent children. Was
this nice way to treat lady?
This and similar cases cited by the National
Womans party In its booklet on 1.-THE Denial of Jus
tice to Women
Some twenty years ago Charlotte Perkins Gilman
noted feminist and humanitarian, wrote a book en-
titled THE Man-ATade World" Here she showed how
male dominion had produced present civilization
and called attention to the disabilities of women
which still existed and held up the march of progress
Emancipation of women in this country has been so
spectacular in certain regards since that time that
many have supposed that women no longer labor
under any disadvantages in this land of the free
1t is WELL therefore that the National Womans party
has prepared a concise pamphlet summarizing the
wide range and variety of determinations against
women in American law.
The rights of the male parent in regard to chill
dren far exceed those of the mother. In some states
the father is the sole guardian of a minor child
In others he has the sole right to collect the wages
Of the child In cases only the father can coll
lect damages for the death of child.
Yet there is no heStancy In giving the woman
fun credit and opportunity in regard to the burdens
Of iegitimacy. the father has most of the rights
connected with the legitimate child, the mother
monopozes the disadvantages Of bearing children out
Of wedlock.
She bears the shame which still is attached to the
birth OF ilegitmate child Further she must stand
most of the economic burden. Either there are no
LAWS compelling the father to contribute to his ileg-
innate child else the legal provisions for support
ere quite Inadequate In most states the nlegitimate
child can not inherit any part Of its fathers property
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-03
HEALTH SERVICE -
Intestinal Obstruction Is Serious

In the vast majority of cases the
reason for the mortality appears to
be the delayed consultation of COM
petent advice and the delay in
diagnosis of the condition.
In practically every case there is
severe pain in the abdomen, usually
coming in paroxysrns and sufficient
ly severe to PROSTATE the patient.
Not infrequently there is gangrene
of the intestines and the absorption
Of toxic material brings about all
the symptoms of severe poisoning.
There furthermore is vomiting
constantly associated with the pain,
and the pouring out of the body of
a large amount Of fluid results in
acidosis.
In many instances the onset of
acute intestinal obstruction is like