Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-20

y CONES DdflS WdQtf veteran
of many a shipping season, and goes
Just M step in advance Of those
, who would stop shipping cabbage.
stop shipping, yes says Mr.. Wade,
and then he goes on 10 say-"Not
only stop shipping. but 60 into your
fields and disk up an even 30 per
cent Of your crop. AS long as the
cabbage exists. the terminal mar
kets will know ID lis there. and the
price will be affected. Destroy the
supply Inc the price will 60 up
This column O any OF the rela-
tons OF this column, have any cab
bagc, SO we give you the advice.
You may follow N, you may not.
1t sounds logical, but soine way or
other these logical things are not
always the easiest TO follow out,
The s28T 900 appropriation for the
international Water Commission
has been approved BY the house and
the only thing now needed To make
the money available for the work
or Messrs. La-sson. Anderson. ct ais
Is the signing OF the deficiency bill
carrying the appropriation hy the
president. which signature will come
a. a matter Of course.
Equitable distribution Of the
waters OF the Rio Grande. flood
control problems or the Lower Val
ley and many other matters Of inn
port 70 this section will be further
studied by the commission as a re-
suit Of these additional funds pro-
vided IN the bill introduced BY John
Garner and backed by r. ID. Crea-
ger and other influential republi-
cans.
Chicago. home town Of Big Bill
Thompson and Al Capone. breaks
into print with 4 marathon bridge
game. and claims it a novelty. We're
afraid TO say more. but there are
at least seven hundred and eighty
nine Valley husbands who know
what we mean.
DO b know why II has started
to rain2 The long stagnant att
moSphercs which brought drought
70 the country have stirred"
It seems that air pressure con-
ditions III February became read
justed and permitted the air 10 flow
from high TO low pressure areas In
normal fashion. Then the low pres
sure areas swung across the country
and IN recent days have been at
tended hy substantial rains over
much Of the p~ersistently dry area.
That's The explanation given By
the Associated Press. and II YOU
don't like II. trot out your explain
alton. Wei publish Il.
SO uncommon has the common
weather or the Valley become that
the visit az some common weather
Thursday really seemed uncommon
enough to cause comment.
We question not the motive act
uating thn author Of that for the
nonce porular song, "Singin' in the
Rain he undoubtedly needed the
money tfe publishers paid him. but
as far rs this Valley IS concerned,
he and his song are both al vet.
Busy streets mean busy stores and
and taking that as q premise, bust
ness Is good and getting better III
the Valley. Try To find a parking
place III Brownsville. San Benito.
Harrington, Mercedes. McAllen. Mis-
sion or any other Valley city, Prob
ably half the cars you see parked
belong 10 the owners OF the BUSH
ness establishments who keep them
there all day and force YOU to
drive arutnd for half an hour be-
fore you find 2 space into which 10
o your car. but II the drivers
Of the other 80 per CEN Of the
parked autos are patronizing the
stores, there Is plenty or business
being done everywhere.
Have you sent your Red Cross
contribution to your local chapter
YETI II Is not too late yet.
Recent court decision has rem
dered null and void the law pro-
vidinE for a state highway patrol.
and the bill now before the leg
islatuTe which would remedy the de-
feet in the previous law is being
vigorously opposed from some
sources.
Valley commercial organizations
who nave wired their representa-
tives asking support Of the bill are
right when they state that the
highway patrol force should be in
creased rather than cut down to
nothing
Vigorous policing OF state high
ways Is the only way in which the
toll Oh accidents can be cut down.
as education Of all who drive auto
mobiles seems to fail to take as far
as safety measures are concerned
Require every person who drive
an automobile TO have a drivers
license which can be taken away
for due cause. and then give us a
thorough patrol system. and the
heavy toll Of lives which the VAL
= ley's main street is exacting through
accidents would be materially les