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SALARY FOR
SOLONS PLAN
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1 New Constitution Is
j Proposal C. I. A.
Students
DENTON. Tex. Feb. 21.—Reor
ganlzatlon of the legislature, a re
R construction of the Jury system.
W and outstanding changes in educa
tional methods of the state of
Texas are included in a proposed
constitution of Texas, written by
advanced students in government
classes of the College of Industrial
Arts.
Under the constitution propo^l
by this group of students, the
rights of accused persons in crim
inal prosecutions would be limited
in that the accused would be re-,
quired to testify, the state could
appeal a criminal case, and crlm- '
iaal courts of appeals could hear
additions 1 testimony.
Legislative change., are probably
the most striking of all in the new
document. One house of not more
than 62 members would constitute 1
the legislature, and legislators
would be elected on a basis of pro
; portional representation and chosen i
by popular vote for a term of four
years. One half of the number
would be elected every two years,
i Salaries for legislators would be
1 determined by law. but would not
be under $2500 a year.
Ten Departnu .its
Changes In the executive denart
tnent of the government included
the creation of ten executive de
partments as follows: Finance, ag
riculture. public works, labor, mines
and minerals, public health, public
welfare, trade and commerce, edu
cation and law enforcement. The
heads of these departments would
be appointed by the governor, with
the approval of the legislature, and
would receive saladies to be de
termined by the legislature.
Judicial changes provide for a
judicial council consisting of two
judges from the county courts, two
from the district courts, two from
. v the civil courts of appeal, two from
■l^he criminal courts of appeals, ana
fifHU’O from the supreme court. It is
HRl&o provided that verdicts of jur
y les shall require a concurrence of
at least nine members out of the
twelve composing the Jury instead
of twelve, and that appellate courts
ahall be permitted to hear addi
tional evidence in cases appealed.
All forms of tobacco, perfumes
and cosmetics, chewing gum, mov
ing pictures, theater tickets, ath
letic games. gasoline and soft
drinks would be taxed under the
proposed constitution, and there
would also be a tax on personal in
come. All constitutional limita
tions on the legislature as tn the
amount of taxes that might be lev
ied would be removed.
Educational Plans
Educational proposals included
the following: That all institutions
of higher learning be permitted to
issue bonds for the coast ruction of
buildings that produce a revenue:
that A. & M. college be declared
separate and apart from the Uni
versity of Texas: that a certain
definite percentage of all public
revenues be set aside for the sup
port of institutioas of higher learn
ing: that the prolusions of the com
pulsory school law he extended:
that training in government and
citizenship be required in the pub
lic schools: and that the public
school system he reorganized on a
county unit basis.
The constitution was written by
a class tn government under the
direction of Dr. C. D. Judd, direc
tor ot the department ol govern- ]
mcnt. Members of the class In
cluded the following: Misses Nina
Arnold. Hemphill: Marguerite A ter,
Temple; Edith Benz. Port Arthur;
Pauline Dolllnger. Beaumont; Ina
Grace Holt. Scnger; Florence
Jackson. Houston; Rafael Law
rence. Edna: Pearl McGown.
Hemphill; Doris Meadow. Sher
man: Dorothy Milner. Henrietta;
Elizabeth Moore. Paris; Catherine
Munson. Columbia; Frances Neale,
Denton: Mavnette Rucker. Dublin;
Hattie Spell. Cleburne; Ruth Spen
cer. Greenville; Florence Vaught.
Celina; and Anna Lena Wirz, Sey
mour.
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Frog Baseball
Squad Prepares
For Hard Year
'Special to The Herald'
FORT WORTH. Feb. 21—With
20 conference games on their
schedule, the Texas Christian Uni
versity Homed Frogs began prac
tice In earnest this week in prepa
ration lor their drive for the loop
baseball title. Coach •Dutch” Mey
er has bright prospects this year,
and while mo6t of his outfield and
hurling staffs will be comparative
ly green, he has hopes of putting
a real contender on the field when
the conference opens March 27.
Four game.1 with each of the I
conference team?, with the excep- j
tion of Arkansas, are listed. The
Hogs will not compete in the base
ball race.
The Purple will open Us confer-:
ence season in Austin this year.'
where thev will take on the cham-1
pion Longhorns of Billy Disch
March 27 and 28. The Orange
team has long had the edge on the
other conference teams on the dia- i
mond. and from indications will t>e :
one of the outstanding contenders
again this year. The Frogs, there
fore. will get a severe test in their
first, encounter.
So far little dope has come from
the different camps on which to 1
base anything like accurate pre-,
dieting, but it appears that the
Longhorns will have the usual
strong team, with the Farmers and
Mustangs also in the competition.!
What Baylor or Rice have up their
sleeve is not known, but it is prob
ably that the Bears may give some
body a bard fight. They closed the
season strong last year, and have
many of their veterans returning
this year.
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FIRST FILIPINO CHAMPION
A slant-eyed, stolid little brown
man from the fair islands of the Pa
cific was crowned king before an
audience of white men in New York
the night of Sept. 15, 1922.
He was Pancho Villa, the Filipino
flash.
Johnny Ruff, one of the best little
boxers of his time, crawled into the
ring that night, flyweight champion
of the ring. He staggered from it,
beaten and bruised, the first white
man conquered by a little brown one.
At the first bell Villa tore from
his corner and from then on a be
wildered, stumbling Buff was the
center of a brown whirl.
Pancho poked, punched, hooked,
smashed and battered Buff round
after round. Johnny’s aching body
cried for relief, but his stout nerve
and staunch though thin legs kept
him stumbling in for more and more
punishment-.
At the end of the tenth round
everyone present knew the end was
near. Twenty-seven seconds after
the beginning of the eleventh round
of the scheduled 15-round fracas.
Buff's manager threw- in the towel.
Buff hadn t a '•hance. He was a
novice in the clever brown man's
hands.
Thus did the flyweight title, for
the time, go to the Philippine is
lands, won by one of the best small
boxers the resined ring ever saw.
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Blue Printing and
Supplies
Harlingen, Texas
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FILM SHOWS NEW MOVIE TREND
“Conquest." now on at the Arcadia. Harlingen, is a break awav
from the established types of screen production, and goes adventur
ing Into a new land, the little known South Polar regions for its set
tings. Plot. too. is developed from an unusual angle.
Must Stamp All
Imported Eggs,
England Rules
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 21.— I
Shell eggs Imported into the United |
Kingdom after April 21 must be
stamped with an indication of
origin, according to information re
ceived by the United States depart
ment of agriculture from its repre
sentative in England. An order in j
council issued at Buckingham Pal
ace. December 21, 1929. reads in
part:
"It shall not be lawful to import
any hen or duck eggs in shell into
the United Kingdom, nor to sell or
expose for sale in the United King
dom any imoorted hen or d ick eggs
in shell, unless they bear an indica
tion of origin.
"The indication of origin shall be
conspicuously and durably marked
tn Ink on the shell of each imported
egg in letters not less than two mil
limetres in height."
The order provides also for indi
cating the origin of currants, sul
tanas. raisms. oat products, and
dried eggs imported into the United
Kingdom.
MAINE RUNNERS NAME
PAIR AS CO-CAPTAINS
ORONO. Me . Feb. 21.—'^—Num
erous pairs of rsptams were elect
ed for football teams at the close
of last season but it remained for
the University of Maine to adapt
this fashion to cross country teams.
Francis C. Lindsay and Harry L.
Richardson, both Juniors, have run
side bv side for three years and
have tied for first place in every
varsitv race in which they compet
ed with the execution of two na
tional intercollegiate runs
Lettermen felt no preference
should be shown and ca*t thetr
ballots for both men.
HARDIN IS OFFICER
AT ROTARY MEETING
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. Feb. 21.—The annual
district conference of Rotary clubs
of the forty-seventh district will
convene in Houston on March 25
and 26.
At Monday noon the conference
will be divided into four special as
semblies one of which will be the
community service luncheon and as
sembly.
District Governor Arthur B. Mav
hew of Uvalde has appointed Sid
Hardin, first district governor of the
47th district, to act as chairman
of the community service assembly
and to prepare the program for the
luncheon and half dey session fol
lowing. Hardin exoects to announce
the program within ten days.
C.IRL MUST BE IN BY 10
CHICAGO—Fir ie Lanton. aged
17. charged by her father with be
ing incorrigible, was sentenced by
the court to be home every night
by 10 o'clock for a year.
Call 927 I
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Ru?a Farrel Flying
Story j
In Legislature
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Wednesday:
Senate decided to take up peni
tentiary bills.
Senate bill making chicken theft
felony passed by house.
Resolution proposing constitution
al amendment to increase governor’s
salary to 812.000 annually engross
ed by senate.
Free conference report on differ
ences over pharmacy bill rejected
by house.
Many local bills passed by both
houses with night sessions in each
branch.
Pneumonia Death
Ratejs Falling
At the height of the pneumonia
.season—February and March—it is
interesteaing to note that the Unit
ed States department of commerce
says that we arc becoming a
healthier nation due. very particu
larly. to a decline in respiratory dis
eases.
The department points out that
the death rate in the registration
area was 11.4 per 1,000 population
for 1927. Pneumonia fell from 103
to 81 per 100,000 population, influ
enza from 41 to 23. tuberculosis from
87 to 81. Delving for an explana
tion of this declining trend, both
the department concluded that cam
paigns of education emphasizing the
importance of. clean air and con
trolled ventilation in industrial
plant*. puublfc buildings, theaters,
restaurants and homes are bearing
fruit.
Rio Hondo Will
Have Newspaper
RIO HONDO. Feb 21—The first
issue of the Rio Hondo Record,
published by W. T. Woodfln of
Dallas, is expected to appear this
v/eek. Mr. Woodfln. an experi
enced newspaper man. arrived In
the Valiev last week and completed
arrangements for the publication.
The paper will be printed at Ed
couch pending arrival of printing
equipment.
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A Hot national ftdsn
Also MGM Comedy
Pathe Review
Coming Tomorrow—
"LOVES OF
CASANOVA”
LUBE FIRM
is mom
Frontier Company Is
Stuccoing Entire
Building Here
Extensive improvements and en-!
iargctnents now are under way at
the Frontier Lumber company, 221
Tenth street, it was announced
Thursday by R. C. Morris, secretary
and treasurer.
The work, which was started
about two weeks ago, will be com
pleted withm another two weeks,
Mr. Morris says, and contemplates
stuccoing of the entire outer waila
of the present building, which cov
ers a space of 120 by 250.
The office space within the build
ing also is being enlarged and two
plate glass windows for show pur
poses are being installed. The en
tire improvements will cost approxi
mately $2500 Morris said. The work
is being done by the lumber com
pany itself.
The Frontier Lumber company Is
the oldest institution of its kind in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, cele
brating its 25th anniversary this
next July.
In addition to being the oldest
lumber concern in this section, it
also is one of the largest, its cli
entele extending to all parts of the
Valley.
HEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure was moder
ately high and apparently rising
over the far western and north
western states this morning, and
was relatively low over the upper
Great Lakes and off the middle At
lantic coast. Heavy cloudiness pre
vailed practically throughout the
country at the morning observation,
and moderate to heavy precipita
tion was general over the eastern
states within the last 24 hours.
Temperatures have moderated over
Texas and the central tnd north
eastern states since last report, but
were considerably lower again over
the far Northwest.
WEATHER BULLETIN
First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24
hours.
Abilene . 30 40 — .16
Amarillo . 30 54 — .09
Atlanta . 36 48 12 1.60
Austin . 36
Boston . 14 24 — .00
BROWNSVILLE .38 48 — .04
Chicago . 12 30 — .01
Corpus Christ! .36 33 — .01 ;
Dallas . 30 — — .52
Del Rio . 34 54 — .01
Denver . 24 44 — .00
Detroit . 10 16 — .00
Dodge City. 28 48 — .00
El Paso . 38 60 10 .00 (
Fort Smith. 22 26 — .08
Galveston . 38 42 — .08
Helena . 30 — — .02
Huron. 8 36 10 .00
Jacksonville .... 62 78 20 .oo
Kansas City ... 22 — 10 .00
Louisville . 20 22 — -08
Memphis . 22 24 — .34
Miami . 76 80 14 .00
Montgomery ... 40 68 — .46
New Orleans ... 42 60 — .08
New York . 22 — 10 -30
North Platte ... 24 42 — .00
Oklahoma City . 22 26 — .00
Palestine . 30 32 — .20
Pensacola . 46 66 12 .68
Phoenix . 42 66 12 .63
Pittsburgh . 18 22 — 32
St. Louis . 20 24 14 .04
St. Paul . 2 16 18 .02
Salt Lake City .36 — 10 .00
San Antonio ... 38 46 — .04
Santa Fe . 28 40 — .00
Sheridan . 18 36 — .00
Shreveport . 30 32 — .46
Tampa . 63 82 — .00
Vicksburg . — 32 — .30
Washington _ 22 28 14 1.00
Williston . -10 — 10 .00
Wilmington .... 34 62 — .38
Todar and Tomorrow
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“Heebie Jeebies”
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Admission 10c-25c
Rivoli
Theatre
San Benito
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday
A Vitaphone Talking
Picture
“Glorious
Betsy’’
Featuring
Conrad Nagle
and
Dolores Costello
Also Three Vitaphone
Talking
Vaudeville Acts
Don’t Miss This
Deluxe Program
First Showing in
the Valley
MISSING
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Elizabeth Nay, 18-year-old
high school girl of Newcotners
town, Ohio, who has been miss
ing from her home for several
days, received two threatening
letters recently, it has been re
\«aled. Miss Nay was last seen
in the company of a strange
man.
FREEZE TO DEATH IN STREET
LENINGRAD—Nine men and wo
men have frozen to death on the
street this winter.
Eat a Real Game Dfnner at
The Matamoros
Cafe
Mrs. Emma Leonard
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Bonds and Loans
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Brownsville, Texas
BALKANS HARD
HIT BY FLOODS
Meager Reports Indi
cate Calamities to
Many Towns
LONDON. Feb. 21.—<>T>—Floods
and avalanches have taken a hea
vy toll of life and property In the
Balkan and neighboring countries.
Disrupted communications prevent
ed the full extent of damage being
known here today.
Particularly was this true of the
area through which the Danube and '
Its tributaries run. but enough was
learned from Thrare and Macedonia ;
to indlcete almost calamitous in- j
undatlons there.
The Pe’ooonnesus section of
Greece and Thessaly too were
stricken with the overflow of the
Vsrdar. the Struma. Nest os and!
Mantra rivers. Several villages in
the Valley of the Struma were en
tirely covered with water and at
Serres a military bakery and large
railway bridge weer carried away.!
So great is the general destruc
tion and disturbance of communi
cations that the Grecian govern-1
ment has postponed the impending
senatorial elections until April 14. '
In Slovenia. Jugoslavia, a number
of avalanches, one of which caused
seven deaths, were reported. Ad
vices were meager.
BRIDE CRUSHED TO DEATH
BRUSSELS —Motoring to Ostend
after her wedding. Mme. ClothiHe
Lespinty was crushed to death in
an auto wreck. Her husband was
badly hurt.
Attendance At
Revival Growsj
Attendance at the revival at the J
First Baptist church waa good
Wednesday despite rain and cold.
Dr. Melton spoke In the morning’
on “A Life Worth Living." The}
Bible setting was from the story of
the death of Dorcas. Pour phases
of a worthwhile life were said to ba j
first. "Be Something"; second. “Be
lieve Sr—thing”; third, “Do some
thing"; and fourth, "Leave Some
thing.”
It was brought out that Dorcas,
a disciple of Jesus, believed him
when it was unpopular to be one of
his followers. "It la very popular,
today to be a church member. The
surface of Christianity is popular,
but the depths of sacrificial service
are not so popular." Dr. Melton
said.
The evening message was from
the story of the burial of Jesus by
Joseph and Nicodemus. "They
were the only two secret disciples
that the Bible mentions and they
were both forced out of their seclu
sion by the death uf Jesus. It was
too late for him to appreciate in
the flesh what they were doing for
him. Sixty-eight men. members of
the Jewish high court, voted to put
Jesus to death and these said noth
ing. They wanted Jesus to succeed
but they were not willing to help
him succeed. Many today want
the church to succeed, but they are
not willing to help make It suc
ceed by using their time and money
to make it succeed.'* the minister
said. hi
The theme announced for Thurs
day evening Is “How the Angels
Behaved When Jesus Died."
Southern Pacific Glee Club
Presents
“Revue of 1929” ;i
Harlingen, Feb. 23
Matinee and Evening
Two Hours of Entertainment
Songs — Dances — Charming Music, with a
never-to-be-forgotten story.
A Cast of 150 Entertainers
Staged under Auspices and for Benefit of
Rotary, Lions and Kitvanis Clubs.
Adults .... $1.00 School Children with
Children... 50c Advance Tickets 25c
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