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j Valley Students 4
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ft U. of T.
B, Feb. 23.—Paul Newman
en Is named on the (list
honor roll Issued thin
he faculty of the sci*x>l
s administration of the
of Texas.
j, Newman has a straight “B" aver
p age for the first semester. Thirty
y two students were named on the
p roll of honor.
jt Newman is a member of the
Longhorn band and takes part In
, other campus activities
• • •
3 Honoring Miss Orace Noll Crow
I eH- visiting Texas poet, the Reagan
j Literary society, girls’ organization,
f entertained with a tea Tuesday aft
' ernoon. Miss Salome McAllen of
i Brownsville, one of the officers of
I the society, was in the receiving
\ line, and Miss Mary Margaret
Glasscock of McAllen also assisted
, in the affair.
* Members of the English depart
!*nent of the University of Texas
also were honor guests.
■I _ • • •
rj Formal Initiation ceremonies were
R held Tuesday by Alpha Chi Omega
| sorority for ten pledges, among
them being Miss Essie Roots of
San Benito.
Miss Roots is a senior In the Uni
versity of Texas and is an officer
In Te-WAA-Hlss. girls’ hiking and
I camping organization, and is prom
inent In other phases of women's
^pfctics at the university.
The Scottish Rite dormitory at
the University of Texas was the
scene Friday of the traditional
colonial tea, which Is given an
nually in honor of George Wash
ington's birthday.
Members of the faculty and
friends of the girls living at the
dormitory attended the event.
Valley students who stay in the
dormitory are Miss Santa Barber
of San Benito, Miss Caroline
Brooks of Rio Grande City, Miss
Minerva Holbert of La Feria, and
Miss Margaret Montgomery of
Edinburg.
• • •
Frederick Peterson of Mission, a
freshman in the university, gave a
short declamation Tuesday at the
regular meeting of the Hogg De
bating club.
Peterson was elected to member
ship in the club soon after en
rolling In the university last falL
He Is taking work In the college
of arts and sciences and will enter
the school of law after securing a
bachelor of arts degree.
• • •
Menton Murray of Mercedes was
appointed Sunday as chairman of
the program committee of the New
man club at the university.
Murray is a student in the uni
versity school of law and an issue
editor on the campus daily news
paper. He is a transfer student to
the university from Rice Institute.
When editor of the Mercedes
high school weekly newspaper, he
I won first place In the Interschoias
tlc league contest held at Austin
among high school Journalists. He
also was editor of The Thrasher.
Rice Institute newspaper, while at
that school.
This is his first year at the Uni
versity of Texas.
• • •
No Valley students were listed
this week in the dally report Is
sued by the university health ser
vice. This is the first week for
more than a month that the names
of Valley students have not appear
ed on the list.
# • •
Residents of the Women's build
irvaon the campus were entertain
edjfci’ursday night of last week
with a valentine dinner and dance.
The theme of the party was “Texas
Wild Mowers.” and guests repre
sented a wild flower.
Vailed students who reside at the
Woman's building are Miss Martha
Brooks Dickey of McAllen. Miss
Mildred McGay of Raymondvllle,
Miss Marie Morrow of Mercedes,
and Miss Essie Roots of San Be
nito.
A dance following the dinner
was the main feature of enter
tainment for the evening. The
valentine motif was carried out in
the dance program and decora
tions.
• • •
The annual banquet of the col
lege of engineering of the univer
sity was held Saturday night, when
a bust of Dean T. U. Taylor of the
college was presented to him in
recognition of his 40 years of work
{ as a member of the faculty of the
university.
It was the largest gathering of
engineering students ever held on
the campus, nearly every member
of the college being present.
Valley students enrolled In the
college of engineering are: Edward
Baker of Harlmgen. Joe Baggett of
Donna. David Boone of Harlingen.
James Crawford. Jr., of San Be
nito, Herbert Dawson of San Be
nito, Harry Douthit of Raymond
Cecil Epnright of Mission,
pa jd Green of Brownsville. Lloyd
Ahnson of Edinburg. Joaquin
Mora of McAllen. William Moyers
of Mercedes.. Robert Ohls of Mer
cedes. David Phelan of Mercedes.
Robert Porter of Mercedes. Clar
ence Rapp of McAllen. Len Spra
glns of Donna, and Prank Torres
of Brownsville All were included
on the guest list.
CLAIM CLAUSE
WILL PROTECT
WATER USERS
Willacy District Per
mit Provides For Di
version of Flood Wa
ters Only
The permit to be granted the
Wuiacy county district by the state
board of water engineers lor the
irrigation oi 129,500 acres in WU
lacy and Hidalgo counties will pro
vide ior diversion of flood waters
only from the Rio Orande.
This was the main feature of the
report submitted Friday by A. L
Montgomery, San Benito attorney,
to the conservation committee ol
the Associated Water Districts of
Cameron and Hidalgo counties at a
called meeting at the San Benito
water office.
The irrigation districts of the
Valley have entered into no argu
ment with the Willacy district, tne
committee was informed, and have
sought and been granted by the
state water board the privilege of
contesting final plans of the Wil
lacy district, should those plans, in
the opinion of irrigation engineers,
indicate that other than flood wa
ters will be diverted.
“I am confident the board of di
rectors of the Willacy district are
acting in good faith," Montgomery
said in summing up the action
taken to safeguard the interest of
existing districts. "I believe the
irrigation interests are in better
shape than if an agreement had
been entered into, as I doubt if
such an agreement would have been
binding.”
Amend Water Permit
On the suggestion of attorneys
for the districts and with the full
consent of representatives of the
Willacy county district, the follow
ing clause was incorporated in the
water permit for which the Willacy
county district has made applica
tion:
"This permit is granted for the
appropriation and use, to the ex
tent and in the manner and
quantities above stated, of the
flood waters of the Rio Grande
unused and that cannot be used
beneficially under existing rights
thereto, and that otherwise would
flow unused into the Gulf of
Mexico.”
It was the opinion of attorneys
and engineers that this clause
would be sufficient to safeguard
the rights of existing district? and
water users, and that the only fac
tor in which the districts now have
a primary interest is in the char
acter of the control works at the
point of diversion.
"There can be and has been no
objection to the use of flood wa
ters,” Montgomery said, "and our
only interest is to see that none but
flood waters are used. Representa
tives of the Wlilacv district repeat
edly stated that they desired none
but the unused flood waters, and
the clause Incorporated In the per
mit will I believe, confine them to
use of flood waters onlv."
Amendment Could Not Bind
The San Benito attorney pointed
out that it was the consensus of
irrigation attorneys that any agree
ment that might be entered into
with the present board of direc
tors of the Willacy district would
not be binding upon their succes
sors. In pursuance of this decision
the irrigation interests protested
the anplication for water permit,
and did not agree to anv of the
terms, attorneys stating that this
course left It open for the irriga
tion interests to seek relief in the
courts if at anv time thev were
convinced the Willacy district was
diverting other than flood waters.
(Continued on page two)
GRAZING LAND
IS VALUABLE
Revenues From State
Property Total
$260,612.09
(Special to The Herald!
AUSTIN Tex.. Peb. 23 -Revenue
from grazing leases on University of
Texas land amounted to $260,612.09
in 1927-28. according to the twenty
third annual report of the Univer
sity Board of Regents to Qov. Dan
Moody. The cost of handling has
been, in recent years, about 1 per
cent of the receipts. Since 1895. the
leasing for grazing purposes of the
lands owned by the University of
Texas has been in the charge of the
University land agent. Between
1884. when leasing of the public
lands first began, and 1894. the av
erage annual income was $7,670. In
1898. It was $40,409, from which fig
ure it 1ms risen in 30 years with R.
E. L. Saner as lan 1 agent to the
1927-28 figure. The accrual rate
has been close to $270,000.
In addition to grazing leases and
oil leases as a source of revenue for
the University there Is also a
prospect of an income from potash
fields, according to the Regents’ re
port. In line with Congressional
action, the United States govern
ment, through its Bureau of Mines
in the Department of Commerce, is
now making tests on University
lands in Crockett county for the
purpose of determining whether po
tash is accessible there in commer
cial quantities.
The United States government is
to be very slowly reimbursed for the
cost of exploration only out of the
profits derived from production of
potash in case of there being any
profits. The agreements that have
been signed are very generous to
the University.
‘INDIAN* PLAYED
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TOO VIGOROUSLY
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DAD COMPLAINS
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 23.—<*V
There is such a thing as “play
ing Indian” too realistically, an
irate Dallas farmer reported to
police last night.
J. C. Koonce declared his son,
James. 8. was tied to a stake yes
terday and left for seven hours
by two youngsters whom he never
had seen before. The boy was so
hoarse he barely could talk when
found by his parents just before
dark
His youthful captors threaten
ed to cut off his legs and scalp
him. among other things, accord
ing to James.
MANY!
MEASURES UP
Says Valley Districts
Need Representa
tion At Austin
8AN BENITO. Feb. 23 —That the
associated irrigation districts of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley should
maintain a representative at Aus
tin during the legislative sessions,
was the opinion expressed here Fri
day by F. S. Robertson, manager of
the San Benito district, after point
ing out to a meeting of representa
tives of the associated districts that
57 bills affecting water already had
been introduced in the legislature.
“These bills cover every possible
phase of use of water for irrigation
and power.” Robertson said. “One
bill proposed that anv individual
land owner whose holdings are less
than 10.000 acres could divert water
from any stream without a permit
from the state board of waters en
gineers. This measure was intro
duced by a West Texas member, and
it* effect unon Valley interests can
be Imagined.
“Many similar measures have
been submitted. While they prob
ably will be killed, each is a poten
tial menace to Valley interests. The
Valley should have a representative
at Austin whose sole duty it would
be to ascertain the provisions of
such measures and report to the as
sociated districts whenever a bill xf
f Continued on nag* two.)
KRGV, HARLINGEN RADIO STATION OPENS
NEW 500-WATT BROADCAST EQUIPMENT
IN ELABORATE ALL NIGHT PRESENTATION
At top: A view of one corner of the spacious studio of KRGV on top of the Rio Grande National
Life Insurance Building. Lower left: some of the personnel of the Valley station—(standing! Curtis
Strong. Frank Kutzenberger. Charles Huntley, M. S. Niles; (seated! Mias Gladys Mathis and Mrs. M. S.
Niles; lower right: a peek into the modernly equipped operating room.
HARLINGEN. Feb 23 —The story
of the Rio Grande Valley, home of
Texas grapefruit, will be told to a
greater audience than ever before
through Radio Station KRGV. “Val
ley Voice” of the Valley Radio and
Electric corporation.
Formal opening of the new 500
watt broadcasting station on the
roof of the nine-story Rio Grande
National Life Insurance company
building—the highest point in the
Valley—was observed Friday. An
all-night program, sponsored by the
station and business firms of Har
lingen and the Valley, was present
ed.
Station KRGV was established
October 14, 1927, by the Harlingen
Music company with the purpose
of telling to the world the story of
the Rio Grande Valley. The station
at that time was 100 watts. It fol
lowed a regular broadcasting sched
ule and In recent months has re
ceived such financial support from
Harlingen and other Valley cities
that installation of 500-watt equip
ment was warranted, according to
M. 8. Niles, manager.
The station has been moved from
the Harlingen Music company, of
which Mr. Niles was owner, to quar
ters especially constructed for it on
the roof of the Rio Grande Nation
al Life Inusrance building. The
broadcasting studio is 24 feet square
and is adequately furnished and
eouipped, an adjoining reception
room being designed especially for
the comfort of visitors and concert
artists. The operating room was
constructed especially for the new
equipment with ample ventilation
piovided in each of the three rooms.
One of the features of the new
station Is the provision for band
concerts in open air on the roof of
the building. A platform. 25 by 40
feet. Is available for bands. Micro
phones are placed at various points
on this platform for broadcasting
purposes. Huge loud speakers have
been installed on the roof of the
studio, over which concerts are
broadcast and which can be heard
many blocks away. This system,
which has been in operation for two
months, has a maximum carrying
range of two miles and Is utilized
by the Harlingen post of the Amer
ican Legion in giving out its as
sembly call of organization meet
ings.
The regular broadcasting hours
will be retained and others added,
according to Mr. Niles. He is plan
ning a number of educational pro
grams.
The Valley As Others See It
(Beaumont Enterprise).
Once famous only for its romantic past, the
Lower Rio Grande Valley has become one of the
most productive areas of the United States and is
playing an important part in the economic progress
of Texas. This territory is composed of the coun
; ties of Hidalgo. Cameron and Willacy and part of
; Starr county. The Spaniards conquered it first and
then came American settlers after the republic of
' Texas had been founded.
The climate is declared to be • wonderful.” Fort
Brown at Brownsville claims the best health record
in the United States. Although close to the trop
ica, the heat of the Valley is tempered by breezes
from the Gulf of Mexico, and there are no extremes
of heat or cold. The mean August temperatures
is about 86 degrees and the average minimum tem
perature in January, the coldest month of the year,
is about 50 degrees.
The comparatively slight variation in tempera
ture not only makes the Valley an ideal place of
! residence, a fact Texans and people from other
parts of the United States are finding out in in
creasing numbers, but insures bountiful crops.
In addition to its ideal climate the Valley has a
rich alluvial soil easy to cultivate and highly pro
ductive, The Rio Grande water is said to possess
superior advantages for irrigation purposes. It is
said that the water of the Rio Grande deposits as
silt the equivalent of more than a ton of average
commercial fertilizer on irrigated land for every
acre foot of water used. No wonder the Valley is
become famous all over the United States for its
fertility and productivity: No wander It is attract*
lng settlers and capital for investment and devel
opment purposes!
Irrigation brought about an extraordinary
change. Fruits and vegetable* are grown chiefly in
the irrigated sections of the Valley; cotton and feed
crops, and some citrus fruits in unirrlgnted areas.
The citrus fruit has won fame in the markets, es
pecially grapefruit. Fruit is shipped to 38 states
and Europe. Vegetables are marketed in 44 of the
48 states. This is a remarkable showing for a re
gion that was until comparatively recent times
handicapped for lack of water.
An ambitious good roads program assures the
continued progress of the Valley. The Missouri
Pacific and the Southern Pacific furnish rafl
transportation. Crops may be grown the year
around and five hai vests gathered. In addition to
shipping large quantities of fruit and vegetables to
markets in the United States add abroad, the Val
ley also has its canning plants to take care of the
surplus at home.
Point Isabel, near Brownsville. Is being devel
oped as a seaport by the federal government and Is
believed to have a great future before it. The
principal city of the Valley Is Brownsville, an en
terprising community that typifies in Its modem
buddings and other evidence of progressiveness the
spirit of the Valley people.
Truly the Lower Rio Grande Valley Is a favored
region, but man has made much of the opportuni
ties provided by nature. No one can predict what
the Valley win become, but it Is certain to develop
rapidly for many yean, and anyone who Is wUUng
to work there may hope to make a comfortable
living; even If be does not In tbne grow rich
Installation of the new equipment
is but the first step in enlargement
of the station, according to Niles,
*fce already has drafted plans for
its increase ultimately to 5.000
watts—making it possible to tell
the story of Texas grapefruit to the
farthest corners of the nation.
1GOSSIPERS SEND
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MAN TO FOLLOW
GIRL IN DEATH
ARLECDON. Eng.. Feb. 23.—
Leaving a final plea to his wile
to see that his name was cleared
of scandal. Robert Gill hanged
himself because gossip had con
nected him with the death of
Miss Sarah Corlett.
The girl's body was found in a
reservoir a month after she dis
appeared. She had been em
ployed by Gill for several years.
“I am sick to death of the end
less scandal.” said GlU in his
farewell letter. "The scandal
mongers will be satisfied now that
they have killed an innocent
man.”
NEW BUILDING
ATI). PLANNED
Goal of 4 Structures
Now Is In Sight
Regents Say
(Special to The Herald)
AU8TIN. Tex, Feb. 23 —By use
of the available fund, supplement
ed by a loan of $1,250,000, a four
buliding program is the goal sought
to be reached in the Immediate fu
ture at the University of Texas, ac
cording to the twenty-third annual
report of the University Board of
Regents to Gov. Dan Moody. .
"Plans are about complete for the
enlargement of the present library
building at a co6t of some $650,000,”
it Is stated in the report. "This ad
dition will give the library a capa
city of 1.000.000 volumes. It is
thought by the librarian that this
will be adequate for at least ten
years. In addition to adding great
ly to stack space, th. proposed ad
dition will house the Stark Collec
tion, will provide an additional large
reading room and will provide num
erous seminary rooms and cubicles
for graduate work.
“Likewise, plans for a new chem
istry laboratory, to be placed on
the notrheast corner of the Forty
Acres an I to cost some $800,000. are
practically complete and have been
approved by the Board of Regents.
This laboratory will accommodate
all of the department of chemistry
(Continued on page two.)
Touring Kiwanians
Will Be Guests Here
Monday and Tuesday
One hundred Kiwanians of the
Illinois-Eastern Iowa districts on a
two weeks tour of Texas, to enjoy
a short vacation for golf and to get
away from the February blizzards
of the north, will be guests of Val
ley Kiwanls clubs Monday and
Tuesday.
Elaborate plans to entertain these
visitors have been arranged by clubs
In this section. Including luncheons,
golf, tours of the Valley and Point
Isabel and a banquet at Matamoros.
In former years the party has
gone to California and Florida, but
lured by literature of the Valley
and South Texas, it was decided to
come to the Valley this year. Head
ing the party is Howard T. Webb,
Chicago. Included also are E. L.
Meitkamp. sports writer for the
Chicago Evening American and Ray
Peacock of the Chicago Northwest
Nws.
Traveling in a special ten-coach
train, with their wives and fam
ilies. the Kiwanians are scheduled
to reach Edinburg early Monday
morning, where breakfast will be
served. After breakfast the visi
tors will enjoy the game they came
down for. playing at the Edinburg
and Mercedes golf courses.
Luncheon will be served at Pharr,
after which a tour of Hidalgo
county will be made, inspecting the
grapefruit orchards at Sharyland.
Mission and other sections of the
county. In the afternoon the party
will be brought to Brownsville, ex
pecting to reach here about 8
o’clock.
The visitors then will be guests
of the combined Valley Kiwanls
clubs at dinner at the Villa Espanol
In Matamoros, an interesting pro
gram having been arranged for the
event.
H L. Faulk of this city will act
as chairman at the dinner, which
will open with singing of the Kl
wanls song. "Builders.'* This is to
be followed with the Introduction
of guests. The address of welcome
will be made bv Charles M. Wun
derman of Harlingen
The response then will be made
bv one of the visiting Kiwanians to
be followed with a vocal solo by
Mrs John Clark. A Spanish dance
then is scheduled after which O. C.
Richardson, manager of the local
chamber of commerce will make an
address on "Our Valley." A song
"Illinois." followed by the song
’ "Our Valiev Home." will conclude
the oroeram.
Mondsv night will be snemt here.
In the special train. In the nom
, Ing the women members of the
1 party will be taken for a shoppin?
i trio to Matomorns while the men
i will go to the Brownsville country
ehih course to play golf.
After luncheon the Kiwanians
will be taken for a visit to the
Rabb nalm grove, to Point Isabel
and other sections in the lower end
of the county. They then will go
to San Benito, ending their trip to
the Valley at Harlingen where the
special train will depart that night
for the homeward Journey.
Among the Kiwanians on the
tour are:
Mrs. Paul Barsaloux. Charles A.
Brand, Adolph and Billy Brauer,
Lewis Breeze, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
S. Bressler.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Cookson,
secretary, Chicago Klwanis club.
Mr. and Mrs. George DeMand.
Henry Dormeyer. secretary. Illinois
Eastern Iowa district; Charles Eng
dahl.
George Fleming, past lieut.-gov
emor district 4. I-I district.
Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Ham
mond. past governor. Illinois-East
ern Iowa district: Mrs. Norman G.
Harte. Mr. and Mrs. Otto and Jo
sephine Hartwig. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest L. Heitkamp. special golf
writer. Chicago Evening American:
George Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Hostetter, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Clifford Howell;
Thomas Kane. George J. Kappes,
past president. Lakeview club: Mr.
1 and Mrs. William J. Keese, Mr. and
I Mrs. Frank Kellner;
Dr. Eric N. Larson. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry O. and Kenneth Larson:
Paul Metzger. Mr. and Mrs. Den
(( untinued on pas* two.)
Homes Financed By
Life Insurance Co.
In Many Instances
This Is the twenty-first of ft
series of articles prepared by the
National Association of Heal Es
tate Boards to be published week
ly in this newspaper for the in
formation of its readers on real
estate matters.
Fifty-six life insurance compa
nies, located in cities through the
country, lent $374,011,647.30 on
American homes in 1928 according
to the National Association of Real
Estate Boards in the twenty-first
of its weekly articles on subjects of
interest to property owners.
In the second of three articles on
home financing, the Association
points out that the man who really
wants a home of his own can call
on the greatest financial institu
tions in the world to aid him real
ize his dream.
If money were “tight” it might
be difficult for the average man to
become a home owner but money for
this purpose is plentiful and the
sources are many. Life insurance
companies have turned part of their
tremendous assets into the home
field only since the great war; and
of the 56 companies queried by the
association. 34 companies, since they
entered this field, nave lent $1330,
222337.39 on single and double fam
ily homes. . .
Assinning the average home mart
. ■ "" .~'"i
gage to be $3500.00. this would mean
that a group of 56 life insurance
companies lighted 106,860 hearth
fires during the last year and that
34 of these companies have set up
380.063 establishments In the post
war period. Several of these com
panies have only recently been
making this type of loan, so that
these figures look good for home
ownership, comments the real es
tate association.
Assuming the average home mort
gage to be $3500, this would mean
that a group of 56 life Insurance
companies lighted 106,860 hearth
fires during the last year and that
34 of these companies have set up
380.063 establishments in the post
war period. Several of these com
Snies have only recently been mak
l this type of loan, so that these
figures look good for home owner
ship, comments the real estate as
sociation.
Good Security
The 56 insurance companies whose
figures are quoted have combined
assets of $9,438,956,861.00, and are
among the 100 largest Insurance
companies In this country. These
companies are located in cities
from coast to coast Including New
York City, St Louis. Chicago, Dal
las, Sacramento, Portland, Ore.,
etc. Mast of these companies op
erate In adjacent states and some
of them throughout the country.
And again the association points
out that the reason for the release
of these vast amounts to the home
buyer lies In the fact that the home
buyer la such a good risk. Experi
ence has shown financial Institu
tions that the man buying his home
under a mortgage or installment
payments rarely defaults. life In
surance company funds are trust
funds, they represent the entire cap
ital of hundreds of thousands of
people, and the men who invest
them must be certain of their se
Thus an Insurance company that
Is carrying more than a million
dollars In loans on homes says: “It
Is our Judgment that there Is no
form of security for trust funds
over a long term offering less trou
ble or liability or depreciation or
expense of collection than owner
occupied residence loans made cm
conservative appraisements with
proper equity remaining In the bor
rower."
Time Loans Important
Insurance company home loans
may be secured for periods run
ning from five to fifteen years and
this time element Is of the gresteet
importance to the home buyer. The
“lire" of such loans Is usually long
enough to permit the borrower to
peg the principal in full by the
time the term expires, thus avoid
ing the expense and inconvenience
of having his loan renewed from
time to
The final approval of an loans
made by Insurance companlee is
always made by the hew office of
the company but every Important
life insurance company fans isprs
ressntstlvOT In all parts of the coun
try whom these losns^are
I_Jb, trust companies,
companion and Individ
MENACE FROM
RIVER FLOODS
IS ELIMINATED
Periodic Rises of Rio
Grande No Longer
Cause Apprehension
In the Valley
The periodic flood season of the
Rio Grande will be on In about
three months, but residents of the
Lower RJo Grande Valley no longer
worry about the vagaries of the
border stream or contemplate with
considerable apprehension the ap
proach of the flood season.
The Valley’s flood control system
now is practically completed. From
the upper part of the Valley near
Mission to Mercedes, and thence
east to the Laguna Madre stretches
a line of levees which will dis
charge the surplus waters of flood
periods into the Gulf of Mexico.
And from Mission to Brownsville a
secondary line of defense has been
constructed—huge levees which
parallel the Rio Grande, practically
assuring that unless some flood of
unprecedented proportions rolls
down the border stream, the rich
farm lands and cities of the entire
Valley will be protected.
For ail practical purposes the
flood control system has been com
pleted. A few finishing touches
remain. In Hidalgo county levees
are being strengthened; in Willacy
a few miles of levees remain to tie
constructed in the coastal area ewit
of Paso Real: and in Cameron the
dredges are working on levees on
the lower Arroyo Colorado. River
levees have been practically com
pleted. but are being strengthened.
The Mexican System
Mexico is cooperating with the
Valley by construction of a system
which will utilize the Arroyo del
Tigre extending southeastward
from a point several miles above
Matamoros to the Oulf. A series
of cuts have been made through
the Cabras Plntas ridge a few
miles south of Matamoros which
will permit rapid discharge of accu
mulated flood waters into the Arro
yo del Tigre. and also will protect
the city of Matamoros md relieve
pressure on the American levees.
According to estimates of engi
neers the Mexican flood eontro’
system will handle 50.000 second
feet, and erosion of the channeli
through the Cabras Plntas ridgl
will increase the capacity. Levee*
on the Mexican side will prevent
the flood waters, which in former
rears accumulated around the city
of Matamoros. from flooding large
areas, directing them through the
channels Into the arroyo.
The Cabras Plntas ridge, which
has a maximum height of 8 feet,
formerly prevented discharge Into
the Arroyo del Tigre. forcing the
flood waters which accumulated on
the Mexican side to flow back lnta
the river channel. As a result the
lowlands often were inundated for
weeks during the spring and fall
floods, and were practically useless!
except for grazing. At no time4
since the flood of June. 1OT2. wheoj
the Valiev sustained considerable
loss, has the Rio Grande reached w;
height sufficient to extensively
damage crops on the American side, <
but on the Mexican side the low-j
lands have received their annual
inundation, a condition which Is
being remedied by the control
work*.
An Efficient gystem
That the flood control system
practically eliminates all menace of
damage from the Rio Grande’s per
iodic floods is the unanimous ver
dict of engineers who have made ■
survey of the system. The plan,
which was originated by the or
(Continued on paga two.)
SCHOLARS! $
ANNOUNCED
$4000 Is Available A«
Texas University
For Students
• ^______
<Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 23.—For thf
purpose of promoting higher schol
arship and research, the OTaduate
School of the University of Texas
has available for the 1020-20 see
don of school 01000 for University
advanced fellowships, University
fellowships and University scholar
ships. Application for these schol
arships and fellowships must Of
made before March 1, 1020.
The fellowships are intended for
graduates of the College of Arta and
Sciences, the College of Engineer
ing, the School of Education and
the School of Business Adminis
tration. They will be awarded by
the Graduate Faculty, acoardJaf te
Dean Henry Winston Harper, to ap
plicants qualified to do graduate
work in the subjects which they
elec* preference being shown M
those who have demonstrated their
ability ha ww* form of research.
Ability to read French end Oermae
will enhance the applicant's rhenoet
of success. The scholarships wli
be awarded to graduate and gender
students of marked ability and
pyOITfl 1|F,
Application should be mada on
the official blank furnished by the
registrar, and, accompanetd by evi
dence of character, scholarship, abil
ity and general worthiness, should
be forwarded to the Dean of the
Oraduate School.
In addition to the University fel
a Is Isna snvwRllLflVahsa
jowships ana scholarships. »ppu®*
Ilona will also be received for lid
Wsliwim Hiram Reed. Jr. f*,1n**
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