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RADIO WAVE '
I FIGHT AIRED
BControversy On Using
■ Length Reaches
■ Commission
H'Washington. reb 21—i,r»—a|
Bontrovcrs.v over radio wave lcncths
gHrhich has drawn the interest of a
Barge part of the middle vest, tiie
Brest and the south, was placed be
Bqre the radio commission today bv j
|Bfcatirn.s KVOO of Tulsa. WWL. of
Blew Orleans and KWKH. of j
IBhrevei>ort. The latter station Is
Bperatcd by W’. K. Henderson who
radio fame for his talks
Burring the campaign last year.
■ -The contest, is over the use of a
j§B»vc length of 050 kilocycles now .
Allocated to KWKH and WWL of |
sBfew Orleans. KVOO wants to use t
■ills channel.
■ I Senator Ransdell. democrat of i
^Louisiana, and Rcorcsentatives As
Brrtl. Sandlin. Wilson end Kemp, t
^klkofLouLsiana. testified that they J
had been requested by representa
tive citizens of the state, through
resolutions, letters and telegrams,
to urge that Station KWKH be
allowed to retain its present wave
length.
Representative Sandlin testified
that the Shreveport station was
very popular throughout his dis-1
trict and that it had the approval
of the majority of the people of
Louisiana. He said he had not
heard the station broadcast any
thing that could be called objec
tionable Aswell and Wilson de
clared they had been besieged' by
constituents asking that they ap
pear before the commission and as
sist if possible in the retention of
KWKH on its present frequency.
W. N. Blanton, general manager i
of the chamber of commerce of
east Texas, testified that sentiment
in east Texas was overwhelmingly j
favorable to KWKH and that the j
people of that section would be dts
tinctlv displeased if the station were I
interfered with.
Blanton raid that he had been
secretary of the chamber of com- j
merer at Shreveport and had known I
W. K. Henderson, the owner of the I
station, as a great civic worker and I
leader. The members of congress
and Blanton were allowed to testi
fy by the commission before KVOO
had finished its case because the
witnesses wished to leave town.
Chicagoan Would
Ride Mail Plane
Herbert Pope, general manager of j
the Bear Brand Hosiery Mills of
Chicago, wishes to be among the
first passenger on opening of the
Brownsville - Mexico international
air mail line. A telegram asking
that such reservations be made, was
received Thursday by Z. A. Rosen
thal of the Valley Wholesale Dry
goods company here.
This is the second request received i
for reservations on the first air mail'
ship leaving the local j»ort on March
9. A New York man wrote the
rhamber of commerce last week,
stating he would visit this section j
and wanted information as to rates
on the first plane to Mexico, open- j
ing the air mail line. Q
School Stars Are
To Coach Squads
WARRENTON. Mo.. Feb. 21.—W
—Coaching and management of
athletic teams at Central Wesley
an college for the remainder of the
year have been placed in the hands
of players as an experiment which i
may icsult in the abolition of pro
fessicnal coaching.
Outstanding stars of the various
sports will coach the teams. Leemon
Schuette of Jackson. Mo., basketball I
cantain. took over training of the
net players.
Central Wesleyan officials think i
the school is the first to do away!
with professional coaching.
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ASK CRUDE OIL TARIFF
TULSA. Okla.. Feb. 21.—
Resolutions to call upon congress
to enact legislation imposing a pro
tective tariff of not less than $1 per
barrel on crude oil imported into
this country, adopted by the board
of directors of the Independent Oil
Association of Oklahoma, followed
a meeting held at Okmulgee Satur
day. were announced today.
A KISS Win
ften teliyou
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Iissing vour children you may
\ things about their health the
! ones cannot tell you.
ipleasant breath or a feverish j
1c should nut you on your guard
nst Illness. Don't worry and I
t delay. Just give a dose of
fornia Fig Syrup and. soon the i
■Is will move: all sour, upset-1
elements will be cleared from
system and the child will be.
and hanpv again. Nothing i
tens a sour, bilious stomach so
Ly: so promptly as California
Syrup. Even if you suspect
sles or sorm* other children's j
ise, give a dose of this trusted I
tdy first thing. The doctor will
se your forethought.
Is the finest laxative in th*»
d for children, and the safest, i
dren love its delicious taste,
you have a child who is trou
with constipation or subiect to
uent bilious attacks and sick
lachc trv California Fig Syrup. I
3|at; it will save you further:
X Get a bottle of California !
Syrup, today. All drug stores
! it.
ilifornia Fig Svrup has be**n'
ted bv the world’s mothers for
30 years. That is why the word 1
ifornia" should be emphasized
a buying —Adv. J
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FINISH BOi R
ROAD PROJECT
Highway From Los In
dios to La Paloma,
5*4 Miles, Paved
The last concrete on the 5 1-2
milc project on the military high
way between Los Indios and La Pa
loma was completed Wednesday
night, and the paving crew was en
gaged today in moving machinery
to the Barreda-Point Isabel high
way where they will pave approxi
mately 5 miles cast of the Los
Frcsnos paving.
The military highway project,
had the contract, was completed in
for which Dodds & Wedegartnert
record time, an average of 1150 feet
of concrete being poured each work
ing day. The highway will be open
in about two weeks, the contractors
report.
Completion of this project leaves
approximately 10 1-2 miles of the
military road in Cameron county
unpaved, a 41-4 mile gap from the
west line of the Brownsville pre
cinct to L«i Paloma. and approxi
mately 6 miles from Los Indios to
Bluetown. The highway is paved
from Bluetown west through Santa
Maria to the HidHigo county line.
Pouring of concrete on the 8-nulc
project from Combes through Santa
Rosa to the Hidalgo county line
was completed the first of the week,
and the highway will be open the
entire length by March 1. Forms
nave been laid by the McElwrath
crew on Highway No. 96. from
Combes to the Willacy county line,
and pouring of concrete was expect
ed to start Thursday or Friday.
Another McElwrath crew is en
caged in paving the Puente Gua
dalupe road northeast from Browns
ville. the first concrete having been
poured Tuesday. Approximately
three weeks will be required to com
plete this project.
PERSONALS
D. S. Griffctt is in the Valley
with a party from Hambal, Mo.,
looking the country o\er.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nelson and
Mr. and Mrs. Z. N. Barnes, all of
Little Falls, Iowa, are at the Trav
elers’ uhile visiting the Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Smith are
here from Marksvlllc, Kans., arriv
ing yesterday.
L. B. Calhoun, of the Texas-Pa
cific lines, is here for the passen
ger agents' meeting, as is also N.
Wheeler, of the Wabash. Mr
Wheeler, is accompanied by Mrs.
Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Holland arc
recent arrivals in the Valley. Their
home is Denver. Colo., and while
here they are stopping at the Trav
elrr.s'.
Mrs. J. P. Cheney of Appleton.
Minn., and Mrs. J. E. Yeomans, of
Minnea|x>lis. arrived Wednesday for
a short vacation hero.
Late arrivals at the El Jardin In
clude G. A. McLean. Knoxville.
Term.: C. Flint Smith. Boulder.
Colo.: Chas. A. Hauck. Boulder.
Colo.: C. W. Strain. Houston;
Francis Wilson. Platte City. Wis.;
and R. V. Allen. Detroit.
San Benito Plans
For Paving Work
(Soecial to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 21—Plans
for paving certain streets here un- j
der contract with Dodds Sc Wede
gartner for $30,000. were completed
by the city commission at a meet
ing last nieht. The work is to be
gin immediatclv. it is understood.
Under an ordinance passed at the
meeting, contractors who use the
streets in building purposes, here
after must make surety bond to
nrotect the citv. The purpose to
is to avoid liability in case of aeci
dent to pedestrians or others using
the streets.
NEEDLE IN THUMB 10 YEARS
NEW ORLEANS. La —A needle
Mrs. Emily Chardrnn broke off in
her thumb 10 years ago has finally
worked itself out.
“Invaluable’’ Say
Society Women
MELLO-GLO Face Powder is pre
ferred by beautiful women because
it leaves no trace of flakiness, past
iness or irritation. Stays on longer
—no shiny noses! Made bv a new
French process — prevents large
pores. Spreads more smoothly —
gives a youthful bloom. Very pure.
Use MELLO-GLO Face Powder.
It's wonderful. Eagle Pharmacv.—
Adv.
Harlingen City
Officials Named
HARLINGEN. Feb. 21.—All City
officials of Harlingen with the ex
ception of the city treasurer were
reappointed by Mayor Sam Botts
f nd approved by the city commis
sion last night. Jack Carey, acting
city treasurer, has accepted a po
sition with the Central Power &
Light company and E. D. Norton
was named to that place.
Other officials named were Chief
of Police R. H. Johnson. Oscar
Morris, city tax assessor and col
lector; Homer Maxwell, city attor
ney and Ft. L. Chaudoln. corpora
tion judge.
Free Admissions
To Mark Opening
Of Kennel Club
• Special to The Herald*
ItIO RICO KENNEL CLUB,
Mexico, Feb. 21.—The inauguration
of the MO.oon Rio Rico Kennel
chib here Saturday nieht will be
toaturrd bv free admission and
free toll on the international
bridge, it has been announced by
officers of the club.
This club is located six miles
from Mercedes across the Rio
Grande.
The plant, which has been un
der construction for two months, is
now completed. It consists of a
grandstand with seating capacity ol
several thousand, a fast dirt track
which is illuminated to give a view
of the dogs at any position, a pad
dock where the docs may be view
ed before each race, hundreds of
kennels and facilities for the con
venience and pleasure of the public.
The Rio Rico Kennel club has
been built bv Valiev capital in con
sultation with Chicago interests,
represented here by men with ex
perience in operation of similar
plants in the middlewest, cast and
Florida.
Over 200 dots have been assem
bled for the opening of the season
These dogs represent the cream of
the country, manv of them having
been brought to the Valiev to es
cape the rigorous winters of the
north. Several kennels have been
maintained on this side of the
river opposite Neuva Mercedes for
several months, while practically
"very dog that raced in the
Brownsville meet several weeks ago
have been brought to the new track
here.
Annual Export
Parley Planned
For Southwest
—
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 21—-.Pv—
An annual conference on the ex
port trade from the southwest, par
ticularly with Latin-Amcrica. will
be a result of the Southwest Do
mestic and Foreign Trade Confer
ence here.
The conference voted to make
the meeting an annual affair, and
selected Houston. Texas, as the
place for the 1930 sessions. A board
of directors was named tentatively,
and T. J. Caldwell, president of the
Foreign Trade club of Houston was
elected chairman.
Each state will be represented bv
four directors. The four directors,
and one from each of the other
states represented, except Arkan
sas. were named yesterday. The
remaining members will be selected
later.
The directors include:
Texas—Mr. Caldwell F. W. Par
ker. Galveston: Shelbv Wiggins.
Braumon*. and J. Kirbv McDon
ough. Dallas.
Louisiana—G. S. Hensley, New
Orleans.
Oklahoma—Alf Mendoza. You
kon.
STORM WARNING
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—•'.Trt—
The weather bureau today issued
the following storm warning:
"Advisory. Northeast, storm warn
ings ordered 9:30 a. m., Atlantic .
City to Eastport. Disturbance of |
moderate intensity off Virginia I
Capes moving northeastward with |
increasing intensity will cause;
strong northeast winds this after
noon shifting to north tonight with J
gales off the coast Atlantic City to
Nantucket with strong northeast
winds with tales off the coa't ot 1
Nantucket this afternoon and to
night."
TO IMPROVE PLANT
NEW YORK, Feb 21.—•P—Gulf
Refining company plans to s|>end
$10,000,000 on improvements of its
plant at Port Arthur, Tex., it is
learned here.
UTILITY BE !
TO MEET TEST
Cousins Is To Offer
Elective Plan Ac
Substitute
By S. RAYMOND BROOKS
AUSTIN. Feb. 21.—Gov. Dan
Moody's public utilities control pol
icy will meet its severest test when
the senate takes up the Holbrook
utilities bill, probably Friday.
Sen. W. R. Cousins of Beaumont
will strike at the feature most de
sired by Governor Moody in at
tempting to substitute an elective
utilities commission instead of a
board to be appointed by the gover
nor.
Governor Moody insisted, in com
mittee hearings, that the board
should be made appointive. Sen
ator Cousins announced he will of
fer an amendment to elect the
commissioners, thus forcing an
early test of the strength of the
governor s supporters on the utili
ties control measure.
Senator Cousins believed that if
he succeed xl in making the mem
bers elective, many of the present
advocates of the bill would vote
against it.
Governor Moody would re-submit
the utilities control question to the
special session, if it fails at the
regular session, and is virtually
certain to veto It if he Cousins
amendment should be made part oi
the law a senacted. it was believed.
The senate will take up fhe ques
tion of regulating rates and opera
tions of utilities next after it dis
poses of the prison relocating pro
gram. The Holbrook utilities bill,
in which city attorneys of Texas
cooperated, would give the board
appellate jurisdiction in regulating
rates in "home rule" cities, and
original Jurisdiction in villages and
towns. The cities would have the
right, to regulate rates, subject to
appeal by them or by the utilities.
Municipally-owned utilities are ex
empted Irom state supervision un
der the bill, and cities left free to
deal with the power, telephone, gas
and other companies under fran
chise.
Tariff For Long
Staple Cotton Is
Meeting Protest
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—OP'—
Further opposition to propo.sr.is for
a tariff on long staple cotton was
registered before the house ways
and means committee today bv New
England and eastern cotton manu
facturers.
Representatives from the south
western Pima cotton district yester
day urged a duty up to 10 cents a
pound on cotton of a staple of 1 1-8
inches or over. It was claimed the
long staple grown in the Southwest
and Imperial Valiev of California
could be substituted for Egvntian
cotton if imports were cut off. in
the manufacture of automobile
tires and fine cotton threads.
Taking up the ooposition today.
John B. Clark, of th« Clark Thread
company. Newark. N J . contended
there was no substitute for the
Egyptian long staple in this coun
try at this time. He said the Ari
zona Pima cotton had been tested
by the manufacturers and found to
be much "weaker and very irreg
ular."
A dutv on the long staple from
Egypt. Clark said, would increase
l ho rest to both Esvptian and
American manufacturers, and raise
the prices of thread and oth^r
manufactured cotton articles to the
American consumer. Further, he
said, it woud decrease the con
sumption. cause idle spindles, and
throw many persons out of em
ploy ment.
Took Soda 20 Years
for Gas—Stops Now
"For 20 years I took soda for in
digestion and stomach gas. One
bottle of Adlerika brought me com
plete relief."—John B. Hardy.
Adlerika relieves gas and sc ir
sUmach at once. Acting on BOT.I
upper and lower bowel, it removes
old waste matter you never
thought was in your system. Lc-*
Adlerika give your stomach find
bowels a REAL cleaning and see
how good you feel! Overcomes con
stipation. Eagle Pharmacy. In
San Benito the Palace Pharmacy.
—Adv.
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GRAND OPENING OF THE
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Day in Congress
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(By The Associated Press.)
Thursday: , ]
Senate considers Edge resolution !
for survey ol proposea Nicaraguan j
canal. '
House has before it load line bill
and bills requiring unanimous con
sent.
House appropriations committee
considers second deficiency bill.
Military affairs committee ol
house takes up army promotion bill
Wednesday:
Senate passed legislative appro
priation bill carrying $18,000,000 for
expenses of congress.
House obsetred memorial day for
members who died in office during
seventieth congiess.
Senator Robinson, of Indiana,
charged government had been "de
frauded out of hundreds of millions
of dollars'* by Salt Creek oil field
leases.
Senate Shortens
i Calendar Holding
| 1st Night Session
AUSTIN. Frb. 21.—t7P>—The sen
ate was ready to resume work to
I day w ith its calendar considerably |
shortened as a result of the first
night meeting of the session.
House bills were on the slate to- j
day with the Important prison
I measures topping the special order |
list.
Senator Tom Pollard's bill to reg
I ulate aeronautics was one of the
1 more important measures sent to
the house. The bill provides for
I the licensing of all pilots and aero
| planes.
The Patton "Davy Crsckctt'* bill
I to appropriate $20 ono for a memo- I
rial at Crockett to that hero of the j
Texas war for independence was |
finally passed as was the Parrish j
bill increasing the pay of members
of the state ranger force.
A measure by Dr. J. W. E. H.
Beck of Dc Kalb to enable (hr sta*r
i to take advantage of federal aid
I on interstate public toll bridge;
also was finally passed.
An experiment station would b
| established at or near Abilene under j
provisions of another measure pa -
ed. The bill was Introduced bj
Sena* or Oliver C. Cunningham of
Abilene.
Passenger Men
End Convention
Winding un final details the an
nual convention of the Southwest
ern Passenger assowation ad jourred
Thursday noon after a threo-day
ion at th*> El Jarcbn hotel h<
The main business to come before
the session was consideration ol
rates to be made for the southwest
ern seetion. directing of passenger
traffic to this territory and mstter
of eouipment. it was said.
The major tv of members of tV
association left Wednesday nieht,
tbp remainder exjiecting to leave
Thursday night.
SUN AND CLEAR SKY
BREAKS COLD WAVE
The cold wave which reached its ,
lowest Wednesday night at 38 de
grees was being dispelled bv a warm
sun and clear skies Thursday.
W. J. Schnurbusch. official Valiev 1
meteorologist, predicted a rise in1
temnerature overnight Thursday.
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FAVOR FLOOD
CONTROLPLAN
Drainage Congress To
Seek Endorsement
Of 7-State Pact
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. 21.—;
Endorsement of a seven-state com* j
pact under which a system of res
ervoirs Is proposed as a means oi
flood control on the Red and Ar
kansas rivers was among rcsoiu- j
tions to be submitted to the na
tional drainage congress in its final
session today.
The resolution was drawn by E. ;
E. Blake. Oklahoma City, its au- j
thor and Oklahoma’s representative
on the seven-state commission, j
Texas. New Mexico. Colorado. Ar- j
Kansas. Kansas and Louisiana are 1
the other states interested.
The compact, approved bv Okla
homa and New Mexico and under
consideration by the other states '
provides for distribution of the cost I
of a chain of reservoirs, designed to
impound flood water in the upper
drainage basins of the two rivers.
Improvements in drainage and
levee machinery were described by
George B. Massey, construction ex
pert of Chicago, as an Important
part in the completion of the fed
eral government's flood control
plan for the Mississippi river.
STEALS 10-CENT GLOVES
CHICAGO.—Mrs. Elsie Durman
was arrested for stealing a pair of
10-cint rubber gloves to protect
her hands while washing dishes.
She was fined $50.
HOW TO FIGHT a
EXCESS FAT (
There are hard ways, like starvation,
but fewer and fewer employ them There 1
is a pleasant way, modern and scientific,
which combats the cause. A vast numbci
of people now use it. And the slender
figures now seen everywhere are largely
due to that.
That method is embodied inMarmol*
prescription tablets. People have used
them for 20 years—million* of boxes of
them. And everybody, in almost every
circle, sees the change. New beauty, new
health, new vitality. #
Each box of Marmola contains the
formula, also the scientific reasons fot
results. So users have no fear of harm.
Learn the facta about Marmola, because
of the good it has done. Ask your drug
gist—.now—for a $1 box with the book.
Then decide.
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The Greatest
Mattress Sale
The Valley Has Ever Known
Starts Next Monday
At All of Our Stores
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jj Room Heaters — Space Heaters
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