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MANY DISPUTES
OVER BOUNDARY
I ARE RECORDED
exit Hat Had More Trouble
Over Boundaries than Any
Other SUte m the Union
AUSTIN, Texs*. April 5.—Boundary
spates have involved the ►tate of
>xa* during a considerable portion of
r hiatory. The state with the most
nd has had perhaps more quarrel* over
puted territory than any other mem
r of the Uuion.
Two of these disputes are pending In
e Supreme Court ol the United States,
e with Oklahoma, the other with New
exico. Both of these cases were
arted by bordering states.
Oklahoma contended that the bound
ary war the south bank of the Red river
and in this was sustained by the Su
preme court, which appointed a com
mission of three to locate the bank.
The report of this commission soon is I
to ba filed with the court.
In the New Mexico case the complain
ing state claims 20,000 acres of land now
held by residents of Texas, contending
that the Rio Grande, which is the bound
ary of the two states, ha- shifted, leav
ing this apparently in Texas.
The other Texas boundary disputes
arc of outstanding interest. Scarcely
had Texas been -ettled i.nd become a
•tate of the United States than a
wrangle ensued concerning its western
border line. Texas claimed more than
half the state of New Mexico, embrac
ing all that portion of the pre-ent state
east of the Rio Grande- river, l asing
its contention on the fact that an ex
%dition had been dispatched during
President Lamar's administration to
Snnt;. F*> to take posset sion of the ter
ritory. The United States pointed out
that Texas had never boon in possession
of the land and that therefore it had
no title to it. Texas replied that the
Mexican War wa« fought by the United
States to prove that the Rio Grande
was the boundary of Texas. Both Gov
ernor Wood and his successor, Governor
Bell, tried to persuade the United States
to acknowledge the claims of this state
but without avail.
Kxcitment in Texas ran high. News
papers and puhlic speakers denounced
t!ic United States. It looked for a long
time ns though there might be war.
Then Iler.ry Clay ot Kentucky proposed
a compromise in the United State sen
ate offering Ter.as $10,000,000 lor its
claim to New M xico and for a narrow
scrip of lrnd extending as far north at
the present State of Wyoming.
A second dispute with New Mexico
aro-e, however, when the latter state
applied for statehood. The western
Texas houndary under the Clay agree
ment, was surveyed along the to:trd
meridian west longitude, but the line
was so carclcs- ly surveyed that it ran
several lines west of the meridian.
New Mexico set up a claim to the narrow
strip between the line as surveyed and
the true meridian, hut the United States
held that the line should remain as
surveyed.
The loss of Greer county was one of
the pect.-rular boundary disputes of the
state. By the treaty of 1811) between
the United States and Spain the north
ern boundary of Texas was to follow the
Rod River westward to where it crossed
the JOOth meridian. Later, when the
i:j per cour es of the river were explored,
it was found to have two brnnehes and
a question at once arose as to which
should he regarded as the principle
branch; if the noith fork, then the land
between the forks would belong to
Texas, but if'the south fork, the land
would belong to the United States.
Texas a sumed the boundary to be the
north fork and thereupon organixed
Greer county, hut a decision of the
United State* Supreme court held a
gain t this contention and thus Texas
lost Greer county.
Another-dispute that led to strange
I consequences was that of the “Neutral
I Ground" of “No Man’s Land”. When
i America bought the Louisann territory,
she claimed the Sabine river wa- the
boundary between the United States and
the Spanish territory which is how
Texas hut Spain claimed the line was
along the Atroyo Hondo rgnd this creek
was some mile- cast of the Sabine. In |
I 1806 this quarrel was arranged in a
j p eulinr manner, both countries agreeing
■ to exercise no authority over the strip
of land between the Sabine and the
Arroyo Hondo. This territory had no
law and no government and for that rea
son hr.! . a dendezvous for criminals
r\ciy description, who robbed and
'•aidered without f*sr of punishment.
B it the United States and Spain put an
end to this condition in 1819 by agree
ing upon the present boundary between (
Louisans and Texas along the Sabine
river.
LA FERIA BOY WILL
GO TO TRAINING CAMP
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 5.—The
Commanding Goneral, Eighth Corps
Area, ha? approved the application of j
Mi lone Duggan, Jr., La Feria. Texas,]
for admittance to the Citizens’ Military
Training Camp for 1924.
Mr Duggan will be privileged to at
tend the Citizens’ Military Camp to be
held at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, dur
ing the month of August, all expense* j
paid by the government.
Mr. Duggan w: s q member of the j
Artillery Platoon nt last year’s Camp
and made an excellant record.
AGED NEWSPAPER MAN DIES
ABILENE. Texas, April 5— S. L. Nee
ly, 74, retired pioneer West Texas
newspaper man, died at his home here
today. He had been connected with West
Texas newspapers lor ^0 years, and be- i
gan work on the Abilene Reporter in
1882.
PROGRAMS FOR
CHILDREN WILL
BE BIG FEATURE
State Christian Endeavor
Convention Will be Held
at Camp Mabry June 11
to 16
AUSTIN, Texas, April 5.—All day pro
giams for children will he a feature
of the state Christian Kndeavor con
vention to he held here at Camp Mabry,
June II to Id. The Junior program ]
will provide for the children throughout |
tV day and will include both indoor
and outdoor sports.
“Kach <ar take a Junior” is the slo
gan of the committee in charge of the
arrangements for this part of the big i
camp convention. A large attendance j
of Junior superintendents is also being j
worked for. The Juniois will he given
a separate barrack, which will be used
lor sleeping quarters, convention hull,
conference- and exhibits. Kach barrack
is divided into 12 large rooms. There
will be a mother in charge of each 20
rhiblren, with another who will have
oversight of the entire group.
An unusual feature of this part of
the convention will he an event known
is the donation contest. In order to
interest the children in giving, a con
ic t is being held in which points are
given for articles useful to missionaries
or orphan homes. Points for donations
are as follows: quilt 50; rug 50; doll
10; toy, 10; needle hug. five; handker- J
chic!', two; box of coloted pencils, two;
and picture pest cards one.
Only articles received at Austin by
June 1 will count. To the society pav
ing the greatest number of points a
banner will be given.
Another intere ting feature of the
convention will be a R.ble contest.
Junior Endeavors of the intiro state
are working on this contest now. There
also will he a poster exhibit, and each
one nttmding is to bring a poster
if possible.
An outdoor pageant is being planned
for Sunday, wh.rh is to be given for i
the benefit of the entire convention.
The daily program* include many j
features of interest. Junior Quiet j
Hour periods will be held each morn- I
ing, and bedtime stories stressing ome
worthy moral will be taught »ach night.
Physical exercises and gamer will be t
under the supervision of a physical
director.
Each morning there will he a session
conducted on the order of the daily
vacation Bible schools, which will in- ;
elude song services, Bible study, Bible i
memory work and Junior method-.,
There will l.e rlns es for larger hoys
rnd gills, and smaller boys and girls,
where urh conferences will be held for
Junior superintendents, also.
Nature lessons, n .lunuff pledge talk
by one of the main convention speakers,
repoit by delegates on the work of
their societies, talks on the Junior ef
ficiency chart work, and talks by lead
ing state Junior workers will also feat
ure the program. Among the leaders
w’h' will peak to the children, are Mrs.
K. F. Ilupportz of Dallas, wife of the
state Christian Endeavor field secre
tary and Mis, I,. M Parr of S.^n Antonio,
state Junior superintendent.
Monday will re a day of recreation
for all delegates, and will include a
sight seeing tour cf Austin.
The state Junior .Christian Endeavor!
superintendent. Miss Eunice Parr of San
Antonio, and the ronvention Junior J
chairman, Miss Kffie Bieze of Austin, j
are in charge o! the arrangement for
the Junior program and" recreation.
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It is a hungry moth that has lived on j
,one bathing suit nil this winter.
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INTERSCH0LAS11C
LEAGUE WINNERS
MAKING RECORDS!
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AUSTIN. April Attention is fre-I
ipieiitly «nll«*d to the fact that student ■* J
who distinguish themselves in the Inter-'
fholustic i.c.-igm- competitions often
make g'ond records in the University ot
Texas. Uuyui'iud tierhardt. of San An
tonio. y sophomore in the University,
hits just been Singled Ollt by the l.engll'
autborilies as an example. tierhardt
was on the winning debating team of the
Urackeuridge High School debating team
in IttlTJ. He entered the University the
next year and won the freshman priex of
?!•"» offered for declamation. Beside*
«arry iiijf' five courses, lie earned all liis
expenses while attending the University,
and was listed on the honor roll among
the best two per cent, lie expects I.»
study law.
Miss Minnie Carpenter, of Kan llenito.
won the state <I amnionship in spelling
in 1!H7. as a represen alive of the Sari
Itcnitn high si hold. Site entered the
University in 1!UT_‘. and is »pecia fixing in
journalism. Itecause of ex< ellent scho
la'tic records, 'he was awarded the
scholarship offered by the Texas Wo
men's Cress Association for ibis session
She has been *4c ted to membership iii
Theta Sigma Chi. honorary journalistic
fraternity, on recommendation of the
faculty of ihe department of journalism,
and on th basis of work on student pub
lirations.
SKOUL, Korea, April 5. American to
tii cco, ‘.•■an.'i lanted to Korea is being
cult vated with results said to be near
ly a.> satisfactory as those obtained in
the southern part of the United States
Particularly good rrops are obtained in
North t'husei province just southwest of
Seoul, which la-‘t ye: r produced ;t.712,*H)o i
pounds. Aiout one-fourth of this yield
was exported to China.
COOMDGE MANAGER OPTlfllSTlC
(Hr The AssoclatrA Prt*«)
WASHINGTON. April 5 — Prediction
w.n m; de today by William M. Bet
ler. manager of President Coolldga'a
campaign for the republican presidential
nomination, that by April 22. a total of
620 delegates, tr 65 more than necessa
ry to nominate, will have been aeleeted
and pledged to vote for <U«*nlldge._
Are You Loyal to Valley
Products
•
SHURNUF Chicken Feed,
Laying Mash
Are not only THE BEST
and HIGHEST ANALYSIS
but are
Made in the Valley—
By Valley People—
To Meet Valley Conditions
MORE EGGS—BETTER trtlCKENS
And Yoa
PATORNIZE HOME INDUSTRY
Springer Feed & Seed Co.
BOOST FOR
THE VALLEY *
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BOOST UNTIL
IT HURTS
PEOPLES ICE & MANUFACTURING CO.
QUALITY — QUANTITY — SERVICE s
20 Years of Continuous Service
^^w'fcAT'X.OU CAN BUY IN BROWNSVILLE—
Come in and look at the pretty tub silk dresses, voiles, and linens, just received at
Harrison s. They are distinctive, everyone tailored by the best New York Tailors. Trices
very reasonable. ,
Our piece goods department is complete. We arc showing a nice line of tub silks,
voiles, ratines, and colored linens. Wc have real merchandise values throughout our
piece goods department.
Remember—we have a shipment of Cage Hats each week. No two hats alike. Special
offering on Hosiery for this week. Wc will give llT/r, discount ou Cadet Hosiery and
other kinds we have in the various colors. x
E. H; HARRISON DRY GOODS CO.
“The Ladies’ Store”
International
F uner al P arlors
F. E. MORRIS
MANAGER AND STATE
LICENSED EMBALMER
1109 Washington St. Brownsvillr. Trias
HAYS & SONS
Electricians and Plumbers
Oldest established shop
in the \ alley
Phone 50
FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE
• > Call on
TAYLOR LUMBER CO.
‘‘Everything to Build Anything”
COR. 8th A FRONTON PHONE 50(
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GAMBLE’S
An Exclusive, Ili&li Class
Business
MILLINERY AND READY-TO-WEAR
EAGLE PASS LUMBER CO.
building Materials
— And —
Farm Implements
The Quality of Oar Work is Oar
Best Advertisement
C.R. TUGGLE
Mill and Cabinet Work
COR. 10TII & FRONTON PHONE 860
* « * * •
In the Valley's inarch of progress, in which Brownsville
is leading, we have kept apace with
this advancement
BROWNSVILLE GROCERY
AND MEAT MARKET
- Phone* 66—566—866
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Home Loyalty
Editorial Xo* 2
“WHAT DO I OWE MY
Towr
(Continued from Opposite Page)
facturcd, except *ho e things coining di
iect from fiaturc, and there never was a
factory that could turn out its products
100 per cent perfect. There is always
a percentage of the product imperfect
and these nrc called “seconds”. This
imperfect product cannot he “junked as
the loss would be too grert for the
manufacturer to stand, so a market
mu t be found for these goods. This is
wheir certain -Catalog Houses step in
and become valuable customers to the
manufacturer. These “seconds’ are
jobbed to either Mnil Order llou es or
Professional Auctioneers and the sucker
who buys tht m is the Dear Public.
On paper, or via the smooth tongue
of the auctioneer, these a:c genuine bar
gains and “sold at a loss to the firm
Strange to say, there are enough of
Barnum’s folks born every day to absorb
this Product and while those who are j
, stung today r-re sadder but wi er to
morrow, the new crop steps in and pays
the price for theirs just the same. Arc
you one of Em?
One thing we Valley folk- know to be
a fact, tnd that is. that in one way or
another the Big Towns north of us are j
constantly re: ching out after our iff?
dollars. If your Banker nnd your Post !|
Master were to hand you the figure* ||
showing the total amount of money sent if
out of the Valley for merchandise ,(the j
very same merchandise your retail mer- j|:
chant enrrie •) those figures would j!
stagger you in ‘.act you would not j|
want to believe it. !|
Bring a thinking person you would at !j
once begin to figure the gieat good that |||
would accrue to the community, as a J
whole, if those dollars were kept cir- H
cuiating here. Every line of business j
and every individual, in fact the com- IB
munit.v a- a whole, would reflect gen- jr
uine prosperity as a result of these Ip
added financial tcsources. You would if
begin to make computations like this: j|
“Now the $20 1 send awiy to Chicago, IB
or New York isn’t anything in itself, but Bl
if a thousand othei send much or jsi
more each month, look at the total .
THINK ON tVi.SK THINGS. Don’t I
wait for your neighbor to make the |||
Trad? At Home resolution while you |
hang Irek in order to see how it works. jj;
(IF.T BUSY YOURSELF. Honest-to- |
goodne-s cooperation is a powerful pio- jji
position. It has pulled many u town out |U
of the rut and raised a citj on the site jij
which seemed doomed to forever remain j|
a hamlet. IB
(Head Home Loyalty Editorial N<*. 15 j
! ’ in next Sunday’s Hera Id. I Bl
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FRONTIER LUMBER CO.
*Better Homes9
IKE BOLLACK
\
A new store showing Distinctive Mercluimlise, Reach
to-\\ ear. Millinery. Dry (ioods
and Novelties.
Bottled COCA COLA served often in
the home. Welcome at lunch and social
affairs. Pure and wholesome.
The ideal beverage.
Coca Cola 809 Sl* Charlcs
Bottling Co. Phone 233
WDJJHAirS PHARMACY
W. G. WIL1.MAX. I'hz.. l»rop.
%
Full line of all advertised
toilet specialties
Agent Fast man's Kodak
Specie! Prescription Service
MEET ME AT THE
HOUSTON CAFE
“Where we can find real
Chinese dishes.”
‘Let’s Talk Building’
H. H. HARDIN
LUMBER
Building Materials
HAVE YOU TRIED
NUGRAPE?
A Flavor You Can’t Forget
Phone 373
E. M. CHASE COMPANY
LANDS—DEVELOPMENT
Complete Real Estate Service
BUY IT AT HOME
‘You will do better’
WOOD & DODD
Insurance
LIFE — FIRE — AUTO — ACCIDENT
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INTRODUCING THE AUTONORMALIZER
THF. MISSING LINK IN PHYSICAL TREATMENT
The AUTONORMALIZER i* what it* name implies. It is a motor-driven apparatus that
gives a purely mechanical treatment. Many different movements and different treatments
may he given All movement* are timed, rythmical and coordinated to produce mobility
of all parts, especially the spin*. Perfect action on all muscle*, tissues and vital organs •
of the body The evident result is to release energy, relax tense muscles, dissipate con
gastion normalise the circulation of different body fluids and promote normal structural
alignment of all joints ESPECIALLY THE SPINE. Used by
Dr. Mary Southmayd McK’y
' i2»*i‘j Washington Phone 170