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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-20
For Subdivision
100 Acres

Located 4 blocks from the high
school and closer 10 Browns
vile than the exclusive Los
EbancS Subdivision. Winding
resaca running through prop
erty offering natural lake front
sites for subdivision. This prop
erty Is for sale by owners and
can be bought az a very at
tractive price. Also tract OF 300
acres within city limits. ada
cent 10 Missouri Pacific Lines
ON the south. HensOn-Lcmax E
Houston and Brownsville De-
velopment Co. Geo
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statesmen
Business Opportunities

REAL BARGAIN-Must sell at
once good paying Brownsville bust
ness. Write OLA Herald. Ola
RESIDENT OF $50 West Elizabeth
Mrs. Laura Monroe. is now entitled
TO a guest ticket TO the Capitol
theatre. Please call Immediately.
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PHARR

CLUB HOSTESS
Mrs. Jesse Beddoe ST.. was host
ess TO the North Pharr club we'd
nesday afternoon. Fifteen members
answered roll call.
Mrs. Haggard gave a very IN
structive skirt demonstration which
vas very helpful. The hostess
served delicious ice cream and cake.
Guests were Mrs. q. Il. Mottsheard
and Mrs. Boiling and Mrs. Arnold
Of McAllen.
MISSIONARY
SOCIETY MEETS
The Missionary Society OF the
Methodist church met Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Horn conducted q very
interesting study. after which
Mrs. "A. b. Carson entertained the
following ladies at her home. Mes
danes Horn. Maule Frazier, Krie-
denwise. Ada Flowers. Hull. Wiley.
w. G. Baker and Chambers. The
hostess served a delicious ice
course.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Melton and
daughters Catherine and Elizabeth,
Daisy, Mary Virginia and Frances
Polk and Dorothy Flowers motored
to Rio Hondo Friday evening to
attend the guest day picnic held &C
the Y. w. c. A. camp here.
Miss Frances Cushman OF Hous-
ton Is visiting her friend. Mrs.
Jack Of this city.
Mrs. Florence Walling and
daughter. Lillian, OF Comanche.
Tex. were guests OF Miss Thelma
Walling during the past week.
Mrs. Fred Ruecking underwent an
operation for appendicitis Tuesday
evening ut the McAllen hospital.
Mrs. Rueckinv's many friends are
glad 70 know that she Is improving
rapidly. III
Mr.. and Mrs. @. T.. Vernon and
family have moved TO Pharr.
Mrs. r. z. Slocum presented her
kindergarten and junior pupils in
n recital Saturday afternoon at the
educational building OF the Method
ist church. The mothers were the
guests Of the afternoon.
Miss Lila Lee Prosser OF Browns
vile has been the guest Of Mrs. j.
a. Reed this week.
Mrs. ID. G. Hogan and Billie and
Margaret and Mrs. Bryce Ferguson
left Thursday morning for San An
tonic, where Mrs. Hogan and
children will visit while Mrs. Fer
guson will continue on to Tohoka.
Tor a visit.
Miss Thelma Slocum. who has
been attending the league encamp-
ment at Kerrville, returned We'd
nsday night. Mrs. L. w. Fisher and
son. Paul and wife and daughter.
Pauline OF Des Moines. Iowa, met
Miss S.octm in San Antonio and
accompanied her home. Mrs. Fisher
Is a sister OF Mrs. Slocum.
r.. III. Rushing left Sunday even
ing for Louisiana, where ne will
spend his vacation with his mother.
MI. dAil MIS-. ~. L. 1dtcS OF mar
lingen were Pharr visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pelt and fam
lily left Thursday for Cristobal.
Tex. where they will visit rela-
tiyes for a few weeks.
Mrs. r. W.. Warren OF Weslaco.
spent Monday az the home OF her
friend. Mrs. ". L. Davidson.
p. s. Ford was returned from a
two weeks business trip to Dallas
and TT. Worth.
Rev. Hull attended the laymen's
banquet az Donna on Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Bart Melton and
son. Bart Melton. Jr. were dinner
guests at the Il. M. Flowers home
on Friday evening.
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CHICAGO. July 20. ~fAP)-Sharp early
d~ownturns Of corn prices today result
Cd from copious unexpected rains Civ
ing relief 20 crops In important sex
tons. Wheat sympathized with corn.
despite news of a tentative understand
ing between Germany and France.
Opening I LA la cents off. corn
later held near 70 the initial limits.
Wheat started at Ia decline TO Ia ad-
vance. and afterward sagged ell around
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Real Estate

40 ACRES land In Willacv County.
cast of RaymOndviile. Trade for
unincumbered home IN Brownsville
or suburbs 6 mile radius. j. p.
Cogdell. Raymondville. Q89
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WHILE READING these ads. s. @.
Graham. 18th and Levee has found
This name emitting him To- IN guest
ticket tn the Capitol.
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50 ACRES Of n0n-irrigated land tn
cultivation. VIII trade for Valley
city property. 802 South r. Street
Harllngen. Tex. Qil9
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Real Estate
FOR SAFE OR A

~. B. ROGERS threr-stOry brick
hotel, 40 rooms. North Iowa for
Valley property. Want cheap lot to
move cottage. Towner Camp, Route
4. san Bcnito. GOO
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COLONIAL APARTMENTS -Four
room apartment with breakfast
nook. The kind you win Ike. and
az a reasonable rental. Also q
smaller apartment Call B68-J. P7
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WHITE ORPINGTON FRYERS-
hone 6007-F-Il. Q105
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NEW ORLEANS. July 20. ~tAP)-Cotton
opened firner today owing 20 better
Liverpool cables than duc n the
generally favorable character OF foreign
financial news.
First trades showed gains OF II 20 II
points and the market continued 70 I'M
prove after the start on shorts covering.
October advancing 70 o.62 and December
to o63. or Is 20 IL points above Satur-
days close. This advance attracted some
realizing and re-seilinR BY recent buy
ers. prices easing off 7 20 2 points from
the highs near the end or the first
hour.
The market ruled very quiet all morn
ing. fluctuating narrowly with traders
apparently waiting on the outcome ot
h London conference. October traded
down TO p.5f inc December 70 BIS. or
8 20 IL points under the early highs
but still 5 20 6 points above Saturdays
close.
Near mic-session. prices rallied > 20
Q points from the lows owing 20 steadi-
ness In the stock market.
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CdiltrOn County, Tex.
BY J. r. Snoeberger. Deputy.
MISUNDERSTANDING
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NEW YORK, July 20. tAPl-The fav-
orabie tons OF news from Europe was
reflected In a narrow and quiet advance
IN the stock market today. After a fair
~ brisk early rally. however. trading
became dull. although the Improve
ment was well maintained.
Oils were particularly active AZ rising
prices. helped by q belief crude out
put for h last week had made a SUBJ
ktantial decline. Texas Corp. standards
OF New York and New Jersey and Huus-
ton were leaders.
U. s. Steel. rose q point. Gains In
numerous other leaders were largely
fractional. although UGH issucs as
Union Carbide. American Water Works.
Lorillard. American Smelling Columb-
ian Carbon. Allied Chemical and Electric
Power a. Light were up l 20 2 points.
Rails were duh and firm.
Call money renewed at / Ia per cent
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MODERN furnished house on pave
menL Phone 96lJ. O-n0
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ROOM \ BOARD

ROOM AND BOARD I'm private
home for gentleman. iii &C. Char
es. Phone $50. Ql03
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FURNISHED q

FOR RENT-One or two cool well
furnished rooms for gentlemen, In
233 St. Charles Street, Phones
l307-W and 1903. CIV
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Continued from page ~
and better trained, more courteous
salespeople-and, besides these busi-
ness elements, the people who were
questioned admitted the attraction of
the amusements and recreation facili-
ties that the nearby cities offered.
Of course, we must bear in mind
that in all such studies as this, it is
hard to estimate human motives pre-
cisely So, if we should jump to hasty,
theoretical conclusions about the loss
Of part Of the small-town business to
the cities, we might 60 as wide of
the mark" as The young mothex who
was frightened half out of her wits
when the nurse maid ran in screaming,
"Oh, ma am, it's turrible-I don't know
what to do-Ive lost the baby in the
park" The fond parents nearly tainted
but managed to inquire, in whisper:
Why didn't you speak to a police
MANI" The maid was silent for a
moment, and then she blurted out: II
did, ma am, ! did-that's how | lost
the BABY
Anyway, the mother got at the gen
eral truth of the situation by asking
pertinent questions and that is what
the searchers and commercial Survey
ors,' governmental and other, are try
ing hard to do in the matter of small
town business.
Just what fault do people find with
the small-town stores? AS revealed by
the Department of Commerce survey
in New England, the purpose Of which
was to help the small-town merchants
correct their difficulties, here are some
of the allegations: A lack of style
goods" a lack of variety and sizes in
shoes, dresses, and ready-to-w
clothing, is the criticism voiced most
often. Some people charge that local
stores are apt to have a two-price
policy-and they do not like to hag-
gle Others say that local dry-goods
stock is likely to be dusty or soiled,
and there is objection to the frequent
phrase We're just out of that" A
comment often encountered is that it
elites at the smaH-town store. Fault is
found with local store lighting and
window dressing. Lack of dignity in
stock arrangement Is one OF the Things
censured.
I know you will understand that, in
quoting these criticisms, am not in
timating for moment that they apply
to all small-town stores. Far from it!
Thousands of such stores are thor
oughly progressive, well-arranged,
handsome, and efficient l am simply
bringing you few Of the objections
that have been actually expressed with
respect to some such stores.
One of the things that small
business is up against" today Is that
1t must endeavor in a measure to
counterfeit or equalize the entertain
ment advantages of the city. That Is
being done-to q degree. Take the case
Of talking pictures. When the silent
movie was toppled abruptly from its
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GOOD TIMES AND OLD TINES.

"a Worthwhile Editorial Selected by the National Editorial
Associaon)
NOTWITHSTANDING the period of depression which has
engued every section of the country within the past
several years there still who fancy they
catch glimpse of the silver lining of this dark cloud
Of business adversely
Thanks we say to those citizens who have faith the
future These the folks who keep things moving Faith
wonderful virtue and the lack Of it would have long
since wrecked the nation the world and possibly the
civilization which those who have lived in 1891 TO witness
would have dropped completely into collapse Sometime,
and possibly it is many months away, there will be
return normal condition; factories will be running full
money will find way back the chan
in sections been empty long will be
filled
Even with the hardships which many have undergone,
is doubtful if there any who would like the
order of things turned back thirty and
made from point that far back in the past There
has been talk and lots of it recently of burdensome taxes
extravaganza and lack of confidence the
business world Yet would see conditions as
they thirty years ago. Let your memory back
the period of the ushering of the COS many
mobiles there in this county? How many miles of i'm
proved highways How many homes had radio boosted
Of electric refrigerator? How many housewives used
cleaners prepared meals by electricity gas?
While there those who talk Of the of the good
old days and times how many people living today and who
have experienced the pleasures Of would
want to forget about those convenences though they
never existed and return to the methods Of the called
good old days. Few if any venture would agree to
such thing Let rely that faith that has buded the
greatest nation in the world to bring of the present
chaotic conditions and better times as we'll as
good times-Star, Elkton Maryland
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and statistical but not this report of the land commissioner
Our friend Bandjord have srainof the poet him.
Here are the closing paragraphs of his report:
THE made by the state of its share of the coal oil
and gas found within its boundaries for the support and
maintenance of its public schools peculiarly fitting
and appropriate took the forces of millions upon
millions of years place these elements the bosom of
the earth they constitute great of physical light
and power and through the alchemy of modern finance
and the functions of stable and enduring government
these elements transmitted into of light that
for ages and ages will continue to throw its flick
erng CLEANS into the dmness and darkness that enshroud
the cropping and struggle of his difficult path to-
ward richer and fuller life
Government will continue function long as peo-
pie inhabt and long will the government
nue educate its people for the problems and struggles
of life and in all probability people will continue in
habit this state in growing numbers until in the dim and
distant future the glacial other catastrophe of
nature will make this part of the earth unfit for human
habitation'
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TREMENDOUS POWER OF PRESS
BY DIR. C. WI. Chinese Minister to the United States.

MEXICAN newspapers respects outstanding among
IN the press of the world gathering from the four
IN of the earth rapidly and copousy than other
and displaying at its best spirit of enterprise There
doubt that with the tremendous
the reading public is without exaggeon important factor
international relations than governments paramens diplomats
Sensational news has too large part the exchanged between
and the United When China Europe
glance Chinese European paper the Of the
from America deals with gangdom divorce and unsayory politics.
these the representative the
read them with Indignation, necessarily because those particular
false but because they fair selection
II America is suc victim, my country Also One reads from
China only of political disturbances band and
little nothing the which being waged against t
disease the made better the conditions
of the hundred things which transforming
China the shortest possible space of time from ancient country
a modern nation.
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ADVERTISING AND PRICES.

VAST spent by large manufacturers and merchants
for advertising responsible for popular supers-
ton to the effect that advertised goods higher price
than they would be they advertised The word
superstition is used advisedly because has dem
onstrated many times that advertising lowers instead Of
raises, prices ~
Advertising campaigns costly and the consumer
must pay for Them but they paid for by business
the advertising attracts There nothing paradoca in
situation where manufacturer merchant adds an extern
sive advertising appropriation his budget and then turns
around and cuts prices.
advertising programs make it possible for
the manufacturer to lower his prices by increasing his
production that he effect real through mass
ducton and spread his profit greater number
sales.
Advertising enlarges demand and thereby makes pos
sibe tor the retailer to buy stock in larger quantities at
lower cost Moreover goods well advertised are more than
nan sold before the customer enters the store which
sales resistance and sales costs
The price tags advertised commodities are in them
selves proof that business money for Its
py spending millions for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Eau Claire
Wisconsin
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IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME.

MANY methods needed if we to make end Of
AvA tough old monster the system. Of these
the reduction of to police status is of the
most important for long nations pile up the nstru
of war; the temptation them is strong. War is
fed by competition in saw in 1914 Yet nations
go bindly increasing ornaments, and increasing the
danger Of
Today as President Hoover pointed May 5th in
his speech the international Chamber Of Commerce.
nual expenditures for past and possible future
nearly five billion dollars year 700 than in 1913
And nation willing to be the first to reduce.
to stem this menacng drift toward war we
must act Fortunately opportunity to do this will
come in February of next Then the nations of the
world in general disarmament conference at
Geneva in effort to jointly limit and reduce ornaments
the of which eating up and preventing the
return of prosperity besides being incentive to
The lives of children depend upon what takes place
that conference The real decisions will be made by
statesmen echnicians, but by you and Unless
form ourselves think these through and then let
Government know what done shall be respon-
sbe for any failure of the Conference No will avail
lis.
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berrce and Fred Lane 10 Grace
Goodwin. " D Lot s 13-31-3l 500.
T. Z. Gehrke ct ux to Jennis Ander-
son. y c. D. 9-l0 B "a End Add. Eu-
reka $500.
Charles Johanson to Carl Rawlings.
WI Land In SW SW NV 3-30-31.
LIST Nat Blk to Carl Rawlings, WD to
above land $100.
Hans Peterson to Agnes Luxa. WD
Land IN SW NE 4-30-3l 500.
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The United States navy has the
largest single radio organization in ex-
istance7 Its 400 stations ashore and
afloat rival broadcasting networks in
size and scope. There are fifty radio
compass stations affording 24-hour
service to mariners. The stations are
scattered all over this country and
along the coast Of Alaska, West Indies,
Philippines, Hawaii, Samoa, Guam and
Panama.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported by the Lincoln County Alb
stract Co., of Libby.
Frank Stonechest Est to v. A. Sather.
Ev Deed, " SW SW 28-31-33 $500.
James Stonechest Est to v. A. Sather.
w D X of above 800.
Lottie Husek Daggett to State Mont
X ". d. Land in VIZ Ell NE Sc T.
30 $l0O.
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BY observation and experiment the
best type of man for diving work is
the thin wiry man of phlegnnatic
temperament, twenty to thirty years
old
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Marvellous are the changes in our
highways. many the billions spent on
them within quarter OF century
And the country owes that to manu-
facturers OF automobiles.
&C. 1891. by King Features Syndicate. Incl
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In violent mob uprising. EIghty-twO
killed recently included three women.
Chinese. retaliating. destroy Korean
Irrigation works. running the rice fields.
Those that expect peace to cover
the earth very soon are too optimistic.
While mere difference OF race breeds
hatred. there can he no safe peace.
A French cartoon shows lion and
lamb In circus cage. The circus
owner says: Sometimes they do nor
agree" Asked: .What do you do In
TINT case?' lie replies. I'VE get a
new lamb.
Let us hope the United States will
remember thar. and not play the part
OF the peace lamb. since Ii must live
among lighting nations.
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Trotzky exiled from Russia says
only 5 per cent OF Russians live Us
Socialists" and wants Russia TO put
Stain out Of power. That suggests
a fable III which the mice decided that
somebody should put Il bell on the cut
that all might know when the Cut was
coming, No mouse wanted the Job 81
''belling the cat
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The Business
Future Of The
Small Town

Continued from page ~
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The Libby city council is preparing traffic
dinance. 1t is said that it will provide drastic regula-
tons but will simplify and emphasize few necessary rules
All of have grown careless observing those few rules
demanded by safety in driving about city Fortunately
there have been few accidents of them serious But
little in giving signals and proper turning at
would not be amiss The ordinance will prob
ably look after these shortcomings of the average driver
and attempt to correct them
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A new kind OF war fourishez among
our friends In Asia. On Japanese soil.
Koreans have taken to killing Chinese,
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The eminent American sculptor George Barnard pro-
poses present Of his Of Lincoln the Russian
Soviet government 1t known whether the gift will
be accepted To there would be something
gruous in of the Great Emancipation and apostle
of liberty gift to government that drives its people
around like many cattle and that and holds
in what is practical slavery its educated classes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
MILLER COAN WINS, BREAKS
 RACE RECORD
Pennsylvania Track Teams Ahead in Eastern
 Indoor Games

NEW YORK, March 9.-Carl Coan, of Pennsylvania, last Satur- day won the Intercollegiate mile championship, defeating fast field in the track games. Coan also set a college record of four min- utes and fifteen and two tenths seconds.
 The University of Pennsylvania team piled up 38 1-10 points and is the. winning team for champion ship in the Intercollegiate indoor games.
 Pennsylvania's mile relay team, Edwards, Steele, Healy and Carr set a world record of three min- utes seventeen and seven tenths seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09

ELECrHiCAI. WORK Call Schombel. Telephone 4502.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
 LOST BY OWLS
 TO SPARR0WS
Woodpeckers and arrots, Robins and Crows Will
 Bowl This Evening

The Sparorws took three straight from the Owls Saturday night in the Elks' bowling tournament, but not without a fight. The second game was won by eight pins and the third game by only one pin.
 M Bavard made high total of 546 and high score of PA Ber- hard with 544 and Hendrickson with 543 were close behind. Pullen totaled 523 and Kosko 511.
 Tonight's games: Woodpeckers vs. Parrots at 7:15 and Robins vs Crows, at 9. Results Saturday night were:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
WINS GOLF TITLE
 IN FLORIDA WHILE
 RAINPATTERSD DOWN

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, March 9.-Maureen Orcutt, of New Jer- sey, ranked among the Big Four of Americas women golfers, last Sat- urday won the Florida East Coast Women's golf title in a downpour of rain. She defeated Frances Hatfield, four tim s Wisconsin Champion, and 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
STANDING OF TEAMS !,

7Os 662 6e5 2o35
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
CARDINALS BEAT ATHLETICS 5 TO
 2 AT BASEBALL

MIAMI, Florida, March 9.-The St. Louis Cardinals handed the Athletics a to 2 beating in the first of a three-game exhibition series.
 Jimmy Foxx and Charley Gel bert, heroes of the World Series last year, contributed home runs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-09
MICHIGAN IN
 LEAD, BIG TEN
 INDOOR GAMES
Wins Track Championship with 27 Points-Il-
 linois Second

MADISON, Wisconsin, March g. The University of Michigan won the Big Ten indoor track Cham pionship with 27 points, here last Saturday afternoon.
 Illinois was second with IT points.
 Lee Seminar of Illinois set a world record for the 60-yard high hurdles of T 4-10 seconds.