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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-07

draw enormous crowds all over the Northwest, and other sports are said to be equally patronized.
 Marshal and Mrs. White were four days in Boise, Idaho, their old home. There Mrs. White under went a minor operation. They also visited Portland, and spent four days in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-07
PORTUGAL CREATES JOBS

LISBON-Work will start soon on new ports at Oporto, Setubal. Villa Real do Santo Antonio and Viana do Castello. This program will cost $25,O00,O00 and make sev- eral thousand new jobs good for five years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-07

ATTEND THE LECTURES on Bible Prophecy every Sunday, Tues day, Thursday and Friday evenings at the Odd Fellows Building. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-07

GOLDEN GLOW" Christmas Cards. new Alaska photos with in- diyidual titles. See Winter & Pond.
 --adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
OFFICIALS WIN
CERTIFICATES
Eight Complete Course OF
Scout Instruction
In Valley

EIGHT sDe-inii7attrn certificates
we're presented 10 officials who
-nm1ieted the district and deputy
commissioners school az nov Scout
Instruction Thursday night, IN the
CIV hall ar Mercedes.
r. A. Swallow. president OF the
Tnw-r Pi0 Grande Valley Council
Boy Scouts OF America. made the
prerenfat'crs.
Those receiving certificates were
Cy1e Cochran and Leo Baum
FEEDER. Mission: Harold vertrees,
Donna: Rev. c. p. Owen. Mer-
codes: Ted Barber. Harrington: w.
g Gilbert. Pavmo1dviIle: ]. Nc
Cartv and W. o. Washinpton.
brownsville. other men who reg
fetered n the course were 7. q
COX. McAlicn: p. A. Swallow AMI
II. A Glover. Alarm: aid 6. NJ.
Richardson. Ravmo~dviiis.
At the meeting Thursday ni~rt
The me- studied and discussed the
rar'0rs planks. firm and procedure
or the council office. functions N
trooD officers. functions OF the
4~r-D rn~mit1ne. ~-n~+i~nf ~n+A~@~
Of assisting troop leaders: how 70
nr7a-size a froon: solution IA ten
tv1'cai problems: and tvnes OF re-
ports from deputy commissioners 70
council office. A total OF ten class
and research hours was the min
irum requirement of the course
pursued by the officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Dynamite Proves Value In
= y = = y =
Breaking SubsoH in Citrus
= = = = 4 = = r 4
Orchards Tests Have Shown

walls. say q quarter stick to every
square Of four trees, and similar
distances. All say that the eartn Is
well broken up by the charges and
that the trees respond 10 this treat
ment.
One grower. who would not per
nit his name 20 be used expressed
the belief that some of the VALLEY )
tree troubles are not attributable
to n high water table. ne thin.zs
that II Is cultivation Of the soil AMI
that dynamite Is the way 20 breal.
up the sub-soil- He declared thai
he could find many fine orchards
where the water table was within
four feet OF the surface and some
not doing 40 well where the water
table was down to seven feet or low
err. He believes that Ar the soil Is
broken UP that 10 means more than
owering OF the water table although
this should be done under certain
circumstances.
The Valley growers experiment.
Ing with dynamite have gone about
1t with very little to guide them and
one OF the mistakes they made was
to use q less effective type OF ex-
plosive than they might have. The,
purchased what was available l.
the Valley and II usually was TO
blasting purposes. They have founa
that there Is q special explosive for
subsoiling and expect TO use II IN
the future Manuals also are pub
lished by various makes Of explo-
sives telling how 10 5 them for
this and other purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Weather Comes Through
To Help Municipal Ads

When the Chamber e. Commerce
decided to wage an extensive cam
paign and advertise Brownsville rs
q cool summe resort. Old Man
Weather did his duty like a gentle
man.
AS a result, Brownsville has lost
432 degrees OF weather since jan
uary /. IN other words. there Is an
accumulated deficiency OF that
amount since the first OF the year,
or an average daily deficiency OF
"a degrees. In stll other words. It
has been "a degrees cooler every
day than IL is normally.
This was revealed in the weather
summary for June issued by wea-
ther chief W.. j. S~chnurbusch- The
month OF June was cooler than the
average month Of June. Normal for
that month Is 82.4 degrees daily.
but average daily temperature for
June, 1891, was 8i.i degrees.
Records show that the warmest
June day ever recorded was In
1918. when the mercury climbed 70
103. The coolest June day was the
following year. 1919. when tenn
perature dropped 10 SO degrees.
June was also deficient I'm rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Hay Fever Pollen Is
Scarce Here, Report of
Weather Bureau Shows

10 10 being found daily on the small
slide.
Daily fluctuatIon OF the pollen
curve a be quite satisfactorily &C
counted for and predicted by on
much the same basis as the wea-
ther." o. c. Durham, Of Indiana
polls, an expert. Is quoted IN an
American Medical Association book
let here.
Temperature seems to rank next
TO wind movement as an immediate
determiner OF the incidence OF pol
len he continued. Practical Ques-
tons and answers concerning the
control OF this great menace. the
removal OF hay-fever sufferers from
the potential ragweed area, and
refinements in technic OF diagnosis
and p~rophylaxis are bound up In
cumulative air research"
DR.. Harry X Loew, in a recent
talk before the Rotary club. urged
local residents to keep grass and
weeds cut IN order 10 keep them
from reaching the pollenizing stage.
Sunflowers, IN particular. we're
mentioned. and DR.. Lcew suggested
the cutting away Of all these plants.
The cleaning OF vacant lots and
yards will not only improve the
appearance OF the city. but viii also
cut down pollen in the air and viii
help hay-fever sufferers" he stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

The Valley now has another talk
ing point-it's a good place for
hay-fever victims.
Vaseline-coated slides are ex-
posed daily by the local weather
bureau, and then mailed 10 Abbott
Laboratories, North Chicago.
This work started throughout
the country late last month, but
exposures have been made here
daily for the past two months. Re-
ports received here from Abbott
Laboratories show that although
the air contains pollen. the guam
tity Is not as large as in other
sections.
You might say that the fact the
air contains pollen here Is not our
fault weather chief w. J. Schnur-
busch stated. Most OF the pollen
found IN the atmosphere has blown
here from other sections
Some OF the pollen reported
found in the air IN Brownsville are
pine. ~chenopod, ragweed, grass.
composite, and several unknowns.
Ragweed pollen leads in other sec
tons, but in the Valley 1t is COM
paratively light. Early in May, six
pollen Of this type were recorded
in n day. but usually My one or
two are found. Grass pollen Is more
numerous here, anywhere from 5
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

The value Of dynamiting for
breaking up the subsoil in. Valley
orchards has been demonstrated
conclusiyely In tests made by q
number OF growers In Hida.go
county. particularly nea McAllen
and Alamo.
An old practice In many parts OF
the country. dynamiting for sub
selling IS new in the Valley. It Is
preferred to deep tillage. however
by those few who have tried IL out
in this section.
As yet there are ms many ways OF
doing II rs there are growers try
ing 1t out. but the results have been
uniformly beneficial ms far as the
Herald's representative could de-
termine. All were satisfied that
good results were being obtained.
This method Is said TO have the
advantage OF breaking up the sub
soil more effectively than any other
method and also to be economical.
One of the growers who has been
experimenting with this method OF
subsoiIing. planted one charge TO
each square Of Is trees. He paced a
stick Of dynamite in each hole. The
hoes r bored to a depth of four
feet. The charges are said 10 break
up the soil very effectively and over
a wider area than could be reached
with other methods.
Some Of the growers placed small
er charges at more frequent inter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Loss OF
CITY Is Low

Brow.sville's Fire Department
report for the month OF June re-
veals that total loss. including beth
insured and uninsured property.
amounted TO only $40, the lowest IN
1881.
State Fire Commissioner J. w.
Deweese has complimented the To-
cal fire department on the city's
remarkable record.
In q summary. Fire Chief T. p.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
HOOVER HIT
BY CONNALLY
IN 9TH TALK
High Tariff Raped,
Favors Robinson
For Office

WEST. Tex. July 4-P-United
States Senator Tom Connaily OF
Marlin loosed a brcadside attack
on President Hoover and the re-
publican administration. In an ad-
dress for delivery OF a Fourth Of
July picnic today. at the same time
expressing a preference for Sem
at0r Joseph T. Robinson OF Arkan-
sas as the next democratic nominee
for president.
He blamed the "high and ex-
by the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill"
as an outstanding cause OF de-
preston.
This bill imposed a billion dol
lars additional cost on our people
and on top OF that. In a large
measure destroyed our foreign
trade" he declared.
President Hoover proposes post
ponement for a year of the pay
ment of debts to the United States
government by foreign nations,
conditioned upon similar postpone
ment by all nations Of intragovern-
mental debts. This means that the
United States will not press Eng
land, France and Italy. provided
they in turn do not press Germ
any.
"Of course, anything which will
increase the buying power OF
Europe will at least temporarily
help conditions In the United
States. This announcement has re-
suited in a stimulating improve
ment at home.
However that may be. his action
In urging poStponement viii give
tremendous impulse To the senti-
ment which Is urging cancellation.
He also asserted that the
Hoover administration "in the past
year spent 5000. O0O. 900 more than
1t collected. These funds must be
raised either by borrowing or by
increased taxation"
we need another trust-busting
administrator the democratic
~cnator asserted.
He said thai unless Texas pre-
scented a candidate for president,
Il personally favor Senator Joe T.
Robinson of Arkansas. BY training
and experience he is eminently
qualified 10 be president Of the
United States. He entertains broad
and enlightened views on public
questions and Is sound In his demo-
crazy. However, the nomination
viii be made by the democratic ma
tional convention. Whether the
nominee shall b Robinson. Newton
ID Baker. Governor Roosevelt, Gov
ernor Byrd or Hull OF Tennessee or
Governor White OF Ohio. I expect
to support him Loyalty and agrees
sively."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
-FOUR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
Are PLANNED
Architects Named By
School Board For
New Structures

When school opens in Septem-
Der. Brownsville viii have four
new school buildings. 1t was an
nounced today.
All OF the new schools will be
for elementary grades. TWO OF
the buildings will contain six
rooms, and two viii be small three
room structures.
One OF the six-room buildings
will be located In the Los Ebanos
section. and win follow the archi-
tectural style adopted by that sub
division. The other larger build
ing will be built on East Seventh
street. near the old Base Hospital
location.
The three-room buildings will be
built on lots near the Washington
Park school.
Total cost OF these four build
ings win be about $4,000. Archi-
tects were named late this week.
r. H. Trimble and w. d. Van ST.
Glen, both Of Brownsville, received
the work. They will submit plans
and specifications Immediately,
and bids for actual construction
will be advertised.
Brownsville recently voted an
$500 bond issue for the con-
struction Of new buildings and for
necessary repairs on present build
ings. Bids for the purpose OF these
bonds will be advertised early next
week. and the bids will be opened
July Is.
Repairs to be made include the
re-roofing Of the grammar school
building. formerly the Junior High
school building on Palm Boule-
ward, the installation OF new cleo
trio refrigerators IN the college and
high school cafeteria, and the in
~stallation OF gas steam heating
equipment in the Fourth Ward and
Victoria Heights schools.
The local Board of School Trus-
tees estimates that the new build
ings will handle the surplus num-
Der Of students expected in the
coming fall. It Is figured that the
increase in enrolment will be ap-
proximately 500.
I'VE will have no trouble selling
the bonds" one OF the board pre-
dicted Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Austin Attorney
Heads Texas Bar

GALVESTON. July 4 tP-Pre-
sidency Of the Teas Ba- was con
farred on George K. S'lrrev. If
Austin. at the seth Annrt Con-
venticn today. succeeding r. L..
Ball. San Antonio.
Harry p. Lawther. OF Dallas, was
elected vice-president. George @.
Gaines. Jr.. or Houston was Re
elected secretary-treasurer
Directors elected were w. T..
Cook. Houston: Ernest Crook. Fort
Worth: Henry p. Burney, San An
tonic. G.. IT. Freeman. Sherman:
william ". Bown. Texarkana: Fl. g.
Pinkin. Amarillo: r. "A. ID. Morton,
Laredo: w. M. Crook, Beaumont:
B. Il. Bradley, Groesbeck: and Dali
las Scarborough. Abilene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
MANY VISIT
ARROYO CAMP
Eighty One Are Guests At
Y. w. c. A. Rio
Hondo Resort

N24FN&AAA ~ ANR
RIO HONDO. July 4-Guest day
at Campo del Arroyo. Y. w. G. A
camp for girls all over the Valley,
went over big If the number OF
parents and friends present for the
program means anything. This Is
according TO Miss Elizabeth Alien
Y. w. secretary for the Valley and
director Of camp activities, who
states that there were eighty-one
visitors during the day with p
from Brownsville.
The girls at camp enjoyed having
their families and friends with
them and presented a clever ard
well arranged program in the eve
ming. This followed the dinner
served in the large dining hall 70
those who had made registrations
Saturday. July 4, a special Tea
ture OF entertainment win be q
large water carnival taking place
tn the new swimming pool. There
viii be demonstrations Of various
dives. human canoe races anc
swimming. For Saturday night q
large dinner party has been PLAN
ned. the dining room 10 be Gee
Grated in patriotic co.ors.
Monday viii end the first week
on the six weeks cf camp and re-
ristYatlons for the following week
show at least twenty new names
with many more that will possibly
be registered before Monday al
ten. The total for the new week
will be around seventy.
Twelve girl scouts from Kings
vile have asked to SPEND the week
OF July 10 with Girl Reserves and
they will be welcomed into camp
then.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Aimee's Son Joins
Ranks of Benedicts

LOS ANGELES. July 4. -lPl-
Aimee Semple Mcpherson. today
confirmed a dispatch from Alva.
Okla. saying her son Rolf would
be married July 81 TO Miss Lorna
Smith OF Alva. The evangelist said
she would perform the ceremony.
Miss Smith completed her evargcl-
istic training at the Temple q short
time afo.
Il guess congratulations are due
for almost all members or the
Mcpherson family" she added re-
ferring I'd the recent weddings cf
her DAUGHTER. Roberta. ard her
mother. Mrs. Minnie Kennedy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

fall. Normal precipitation for June
Is 2-67 inches, but during the past
June rainfall amounted to less than
half that amount, or l.02 inches.
Greatest precipitation during the
month fell on the 9th. during the
storm scare, when IS inches was
recorded. June. 1881. was 1.S5 inches
below normal. bringing the years
deficiency TO i.53 inches.
Wind velocity during June aver
aged s.6 miles per hour. with great
est velocity being n miles per hour
on June 26.
The famous Valley sunshine shone
10 per cent OF the time. Mr.
S~chnurbusch explained. Only three
days were really cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Bosque County
Picnic July 8

The annual B3Slue County PC
nc viii be held at Lake Olmito on
Wednesday, July 8, IT was announ-
eel today.
This picnic Is held every year,
and IS a get-together for all former
residents OF Bosque county now liv-
ing in the Rio Grande Valley.
All are urged 10 attend the picnic,
and to bring basket lunch. All
arrangements for the affair are be-
ing handled by a specially appoint
ed committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
SIX TEXANS DE
DURING FOURTH

tBy The Associated Press
Texas toll OF death resulting
when IT'S citizens took to the high
WAYS to celebrate the 155th ami
versary OF the nations independ-
enre and 10 seek relief from the
states ~protracted heat wave. Sat
tirday night had mounted 70 SIX.
Reports also listed ten injured.
Three Of the five deaths resulted
from automobile wrecks. TWO were
drowned.
Meanwhile. temperatures chung
doggedlv around the 100 degree
mark as Texans took themselves
out TO celebrate the nations birth
day.
Three points in the state report
ed temperatures OF 100 or more
wichita Falls reported the highest
mark Of theday the mercury climb
ing to los degrees there. Paris and
Texarkana each reported 100 de-
grees.
Dallas. Waco and Abilene. caught
the days maximum at IS. Other
points reported maximums ranging
around IS degrees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

SMrrnn shows that the BrOwnSriliB
department answered nine alarms
during June Of this number. a
we're box alarms. 2 belt alarms, and y
still alarms. The various depart
ments travelled only I'll miles nnam
wering alarms. worked I hour anA
% minutes. used 90 gallons IA
chemicals. laid COO feet OF water
hose and 200 feet OF CT mlcal hose,
and used "a feet OF ladders.
If we continue maintaining our
high record. the 1891 record will
be even better than the 1890
mark" Chief Sarran said Satur-
day.
The total loss In 1880 was 81
2i4g2. or less than IS cents per
c1p1rA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

Brownsville's good fire record
means a saving Of approximately
sl4.093 in insurance premiums q
year to local citizens, State Fire
Commissioner J.. w. Deweese points
out to Mayor r. b. Rentfro IN q
letter received here.
Commissioner DeweeSe compli-
ments the Brownsville fire depart
ment highly.
His letter is as follows: The
records Of this department show
that the city Of Brownsville has
been receiving a Is per cent Good
Fire Record credit since 1921 and
We want to take this opportunity
to congratulate you and your city
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
BrownsviIle's Good Fire
Record Saves City Over
$4,000 Insurance Money

officials. fire marshall and fire
chief in his department o. his
splendid record, and we feel that
all have played an important part
in the making OF ii.
Our records show that the net
premiums for the city or Browns
vile for the year 1880 we're S79.-
86l.07 and that your 1880 losses
we're S4.244.92 which means that
the Is per cent good fire rec
ord credit which your city receiv-
ed operated as a saving OF APP
p~roximately si4.O93 in insurance
premiums TO your citizens. Also,
the Is per cent good fire record
credit your city is receiving this
year. based upon your 1880 pre-
miums and losses. means a saving
Of approximately the same amount
this year as for the year 1880.
We are certain that your cit
liens appreciate that they ale re-
ceiving this good fire record cred
u, and We feel that they are play
ing an important part in assisting
your officials in keeping down the
amount OF your annual fire loss.
In other words. they have come to
realize that they are paying the
cost OF their losses and that IN or
der to have a low cost they must
reduce the amount or their annual
fire loss which has resulted III the
saving as above set out.
"Of course Il is very important
that every care and pre1aEtion Ia
taken in the future to keep down
all fire hazards that may be found
in the business district and in the
homes OF your city in order that
this good fire record may continue
TO benefit the people"
I. P. Sarran is fire chief. and
also serves as city fire marshall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Mccall jury Unable
To Agree, Discharged

TExARKANA. Tex. July 4. Up
Failure OF jurors to agree on a YER
dict In the cas- Of John Mccall.
Bowie County chief deputy sheriff,
who was on trial on n charge Of
murder for the Staying OF George
Griffin. resulted in a mistrial to-
~. The fury. which had d~eliberated
-irce $50 r.. III. YESTERDAY. was dis
',iissed nc mon. Date for etrial OF
the case had not been set today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
San Benito Lions
And Guests Picnic

fBv Stat Corrrsnrndentl
SAN BENITO. July San Be
nlto Lions and friends enjoyed a
picnic Thursday afternoon at Lake
Olmito. the event taking the place
o. the regular weekly luncheon.
Trey enjoyed a baseball came
and other sports and a hgske. -
ni~ luncheon was spread on the
grounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Valleyites Spend
Holidays In Mexico

~" AT AEct
HARLINGEN. July Hundreds
Of Valley people are spending the
weekend holidays in Mexico from
all indications.
The chamber Of commerce has
written about "a letters OF ident-
~ification for local persons wishing
10 visit Monterrey and SaltiIlo
Nine OF these are from one firm
alone. They : Manager A. L.
Benoist OF Montgomery & Ward.
Mrs. Benoist. VALERIE Benoist. A.
r Koch. A. p. Pena. T.. L. Light
foot. Opal Lightfoot and sam Alex
ander.
MI. and Mrs. w. u. Beckham
tNn'r dauvrrrr ana Son-'r~iaw OF
Son Antonio are a~1rg the 9th
erv. The entire list was not avail
Ne.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

HARLTNGEN. July Addition
al members or the American L.
zion drum and bu9le CORPS are 10
be chosen at successive meetings
and enuiDment Is to be ordered i'm
~mediately. u was decided at this
weeks meeting OF the local post.
II Is hooed TO get the corps or
ganized soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
BOCACHICA

Continued from page u
well-known Mexico City matador.
and Juan Guaiardo play with five
bulls.
A prize fight in Mataaaoros Sat
urday night was well nj ended.
Edinburg staged a tenrs tourna-
ment, an annual affair which fea-
tured this sections best plafers.
"A Valley League baseball g-mt
was played at San Benito between
that town and HarliHgen, and a
return engagement was offered
Saturday night under the Harlln-
gen floodlights. An afternoon and
q night game were also played a.
McAllen between the Palms and
La Feria. All games were well at
tended.
In Brownsville, Fort Brown fired
a salute OF as guns. for every state
in the Union. during the morning.
No entertainment features we're Of
fered.
Among the thousands OF automo-
biles on Valley highways, were
many from upstate and from other
sections.
Sunday the American Legion sill
present a series Of horse races and
automobile races at Harllngen
Fair Park, starting at ppm.