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MAY PROTEST
BUILDING PLAN
Committee to Consider Offer
To Remodel Old Fed
eral Structure
A meeting of the federal build
ing committee of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce Is expected
Ik to be called this week to consider
£ action to be taker in connection with
If the recent announcement of the
postoffice department that slo.OOO
had been appropriated for the reno
vation and remodeling of the federal
budding, erected in 1890.
Announcement that Brownsvdie
had not been Included in the 6100,
000,000 building program of the
postoffice department was a disap
point men t to the chamber of com
• xnerco officials, who had applied to
the department for a new building.
The committee wdl consider accept
ance of the remodeling plan or fil
ing of a protest accompanied with
a request that a new building be
erected. This, it is stated, would
probably result In several years de
lay In securing adequate facilities.
Irving T. Porter of Dallas, district
engineer for the supervising arc hi
tect s department, recently submit
ted plans for remodeling the pres
ent structure, and It is understood
also submitted tentative plans for
a new building. Porter is expected
to arrive in Brownsville in a few
days, and the matter will probably
be discussed at that time.
John H. Bartlett, first assistant
postmaster general, and Carl E.
Schuncman. assistant secretary of
the treasury in charge of federal
buildings, inspected the Browns
ville building in November, and
gave assurance that adequate fa
cilities would be provided for the
postoffice and other federal depart
ments.
The Brownsville federal building
was erected at a time when the
city had a population of approxi
mately 6.000 it is stated. Propon
ents of the new building point out
that the records of the department
Indicate that the life of such struc
tures is approximately 35 years, and
that the Brownsville building, which
■ Is inadequate to supply the needs
of a rapidly growing city, has al
ready exceeded the allotted span.
8nn Benito. Harlingen and Mc
Allen, have be**n included in the
$100,000,000 building program, each
to secure an 685.000 structure, ac
cording to a report issued Tuesday
by the department.
WALES PAYS FLAG DITY
LONDON.—The Prince of Wales
had to pay a 620 duty on. a silk flag
sent him from abroad.
DIES TO SAVE EMPLOYER
BREMEN. Germany—Anna Hol
nin threw herself between her em
ployer and a thief and was shot
dead by the robber
Meeting of Valley
Fair Association Is
Call For March 11
HARLINGEN, Feb. 28—Plans to
revise the present method of scor
ing community exhibits at the Val
ley Mid-Winter fair, will be consid
ered at a general meeting of fair
officials and community chairmen
here March 11, it was announced
today by John T. Floore, manager.
There has been some dissatis
faction with the plan, Floore said,
and an effort will be made to adopt
a method which will prove more
acceptable to all. All community
chairmen are requested to be pres
ent.
forwardTremains OF
J. F. MAY WEDNESDAY
Remains of Coxswain J. P. May.
radio operator at the naval station
NAY at Port Brown, were forwarded
Wednesday evening to 8tratTord,
Conn., the home of his mother, Mrs.
Nettle Jackson, for burial.
May. who was 24 years old. died
at the Port Brown hospital at
7 p. m. Tuesdav. of an abscess of the
brain. He had been ill only a short
time, having gone to the hospital
Saturday afternoon with a sup
posedly light attack of influenza.
He became worse Monday and Mrs.
Jackson was notified.
The deceased, who had been in
the service six years, came to Port
Brown about a month and a half
oco.
The body was nrepared for for
warding by the Hlnfc’ey mortuary.
TWO ESCAPE INJURY
AS FREIGHT HITS CAR
i
—
EDINBURG. Feb. 28 —Only slight
; bruises were received by H. R. Ra
mirez and Jose Barrera, deputy tax
collector, when their automobile was
hit by a freight train at Mission.
The car was demolished by the im
pact.
Ramirez and Barrera were re
, turning from the funeral of a
friend at Roma when the accident
occurred. They w?ere on the rail
! road tracks before they saw a
• freight train backing onto the
crossing.
1 DEAD, 1 INJURED IN
BROWN WOOD SHOOTING
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BROWNWOOD, Tex.. Feb. 23 —
•T*>—J. I?. Wilson, 40. Iowa Park, was
‘•hot to death here last night and O.
T. .Leonard, D, own wood. was held
pending filing of charges today.
G. V/. Hill received a broken leg
and severe cuts and John Parrott
was hurt when the two men vzrest
cd a pistol from Leonard.
The shooting occurred at a room
ing house. Leonard was said to
have objected to attentions Wilson
was alleged to have paid Leonard's
divorced wife.
EXPERTS WHO ARE DEVOTING
LIFE IN COMBATTING DISEASE
OF PLANT FOOD ARE HONORED
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Two of the government's leaden fa the war against plant diseases.
Dr. R. I. Haskell (lower left) and F. C. Meier (upper left), with Cali
fornia's citrus diseas** expert, D r. Howard S. Faweett (righti have
been honored by the plant doctors of the I’nited States by election to
the three highest offices of the American Phytopathologies! society.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2t.—(JP)—
Three of the men who are devoting
their lives to the conquest of plant
diseases which threaten the nation •
food supply have been honored by
the American Phytopathologicml so
ciety with election to its highest of
fices.
Dr. R. J. Haskell, the new presi
dent of this international group of
plant doctors, is in charge of the
plant disease survey of the depart
ment of agriculture. He was the
first scientist to find out that plants
wilt when grown in an extract of
decaying tissue because they have
what amounts to ptomain poison
ing. and also developed the modern
method of combating the devastat
ing smut disease of oats bv spray
ing the seeds with formalin ar.d
water.
The new vice president is Dr.
Howard S. Fawcett, plant patholo
! gist of the Citrus Experiment sta
tion at Riverside, Cal., whose in
vestigations of the disease of
citrus fruits have pointed the way
toward control measures saving
thou sand es of oranges and grape
fruit from rotting before they reach
the breakfast and dinner tables of
America.
‘ With Dr. H. Atherton Lee of the
experiment station of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters association at Hon
olulu, he is the author of a compre
hensive book on “Citrus Diseases
and their Control."
P. C. Meier, who has been made
secretary-treasurer is. like Dr. Has
kell, a government scientist, having
charge of extension work in plant
pathology for the agriculture de
partment.
His work keeps him traveling
much of the time, carrying the doc
trine of scientific control of plant
diseases to the fanner, but he has
found it possible to initiatfc studies
of disease affecting crops in storage,
and to write authoritatively on the
wasting illnesses of watermelons,
cucumbers and carrots.
STORM WARNING
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—<T>—
The weather bureau today issued
the following storm warning: North
east storm warnings ordered 10:30
a. m., Sandy Hook to Portland. Dis
turbances over central Virginia and
Western North Carolina, will move
northward and cause strong east
winds, varying at times between
northeast and southeast, with mod
erate gales off the coast and over
east rainy weather this afternoon
and tonight.
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fw the spare room
Every day young men and women come
to the Valley to work—lured bv the
great opportunities. They arc going
to make their home here. Of course,
their first problem, common to all, is a
room—a pleasant room—a room that can
be called home.
Today, these newcomers will sit down
with a Herald, a pencil, and a phone.
They will read the Rent Room ads and
select the one, or several, that fit their
needs, viz: the right location at the price H
they can afford to pay. No waste of '
time: no physical exertion or worry.
No “For Rent” sign could reach these
people—no sign ever reached 30.000 peo- Bj
pie a night. You'll want to have your ad
where they look, and a phone call to ^
phone No. 8 will put it there. Rent today, gjl
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City Briefs
New Underwood Typewriter tales ;
and service. Underwood Typewrit
er Co.. Moore Hotel Arcade, phone
295, Harlingen.—Adv. tf.
Come in and hear the Sitroraberg
Carisen Radio at The Sheldon Stu
dio. 1240 Elizabeth St. For sale by1
John N. Merrill.—Adv. tf.
Fed Snapper 25c per pound, San- <
itary Fish and Meat Market. 9th
St., between Elizabeth and Wash
ington.
Corned Beef and Cabbage at the
Snappy Cafe.—adv. tf.
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Corned Beef Hash at the Snappy
Cal'e.—adv. tf.
..Poison Oak or Ivy is relieved
quickly and permanently with Im
perial Eczema Remedy. All drug
gists are authorized to refund your
money if it fails.—Adv. 15)
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
cools, heals and strengthens sore,
weaa. tired eyes. All druggists 25c.
~Adr-_(4;
Ladles If veu have not attended
the big removal sale now going on
at the Model Shoe Shop, you nave
been missing a fine chance at some
mighty fine values in nice slippers.
Our store was crowded yesterday.
Many of your friends were here to
secure these fine bargains. Come in
and get yours before some one gets
the very ones you want. The sale
wUl only last a few days.—adv.
The Van Ileest Shops Auto and
Furniture refinishing. Comer 11th
and Monroe Sts., phone 1047.
—adv. 3-28-29.
Masonic Notice: Called assembly
Rio Grande Council 253. R. A. M..
Masonic Temple. Brownsville, Fri
day evening, March 1, at 7:30 o’clock.
Work in R. & S. M. degrees. Visit
ing companions fraternally Invit
ed. Members requested to attend.
R. D. Howard. T. I. M.; W. W. Bali.
Recorder, —adv. l.
Remodel Building—Work on the
store space on Elizabeth street for
merly occupied by Plggly-Wiggly
started Thursday morning. It is to
be divided into two rooms by a par
tition. and the spaces have been
leased to Holm’s studio and the
Stovall shoe shop.
Improving—Mrs. S. M. Harvey,
who has been quite ill for the past
few days, was reports Thursday
morning to be improving.
Enlarge Entrance—Tn the course
of other renovations being made at
the Texas Bank and Trust com
pany building, the door to the busi
ness space opening on Twelfth is
being enlarged. The space Is now
occupied by a barber shop.
Mr. Closner III—.John Closner
has been confined to his Nd for the
post week, and is still quite ill.
ENGLISH, SOVIET END
THEIR OIL TROUBLES
MASCOW, Feb. 28. — 07) —An
nouncement was made today that a
contract has been signed ending the
ao\ let-Briush oil war by whicu the
British arc again given access to the
Russian oil lields and providing lor
large purchases of soviet oil by Sir
Henry Deterdmg. managing director
of the Ro>al Dutch Sheli companies.
I. G. Sokolnikov, head of the so
viet oil syndicate, in signing the
contract, is felt to have scored a !
;ingular success for soviet foreign
business inasmuch as the bitter
Soviet-British oil war has hereto
fore been regarded as one of the
chief causes of economic and po
litical conflicts between the two
countries.
The contract, it is believed here,
foreshadows a political understand
ing between England and Soviet
Russia.
SCHENDEL’S FATHER
DIES IN SAN ANTONIO
O. G. Scnendel, Sr., father of O. G.
Schendel. Jr., who Is a teller In the
Merchants’ National bank here, died
Wednesday afternoon In Ban An
tonio, according to word received
from Mr. Schendel. who left Tues
day to be at his father’s bedside.
The funeral Is to be held tn San An
tonio Priday morning.
BAPTISTS SANCTION
STATEWIDE REVIVAL
FORT WORTH. Feb. 38.—(A5—
The Texas Baptist Mission®ry Evan
gelistic conference, has approved a
statewide revival campaign begin
ning in June and continuing
through August.
A committee to draft plans for a
revival and to present .its recom
mendations to the executive board
of the Texas Baptist, convention In
Dallas. March 12. was appointed by
the conference here yesterday.
ILLINOIS MAN DIES
WHILE IN HARLINGEN
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Feb. 28.-Joim N. .
Filbert. 52, a retired business man ,
of Betlville, III., who was visiting 1
his niece. Miss Irene Spangle, died
here at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday .
night from a heart attack. He was
staying at the residence of J E.
Shunk. East Monroe street, at the
time. The body will be forwarded !
to Bell vine for burial tonight by
the Thompson mortuary.
M. P. HAS EXCURSION
RATE TO CELEBRATION
Excursion rates to the air mail
celebration here March 9 and 10
from points on the Missouri Pacific
Line* have been announced by C.
W. Strain, passenger traffic mana
ger.
The excursion rate will be 75 per
cent one-way fare.
The tickets will be placed on sale
Fridav. March 8. with a final return
limit to reach home actions not
later than Wednesday night, March
13.
TEXAS PIONEER DIES
POR TWORTH. Peb. 28 —O.
H. Connell, born in Beil county in
1858, cattleman, banker, lumber
man and philanthropist, died here
today. He was the oldest member
of the Connell family, noted in west
Texas cattle history. His brother.
W. E. Connell, is president of the
First National Bunk. Ft Worth. An
other brother. Sidney Connell, lives
tn San Antonie. Connell had exten
sive east Texas lumber in* crests as
well as his west Texas cattle, lead.
hanking tnri mercantile businesses.
HOOVER PICKS
LASTOF AIDES
Two Surprise Members For
Cabinet Are Promised;
Davis Labor Head
WASHINGTON. Fe b. 28.—(.Pi
President-elect Hoover has com
pleted his cabinet with the reten- •
lion of James J. Davis as secretary !
of labor and the selection of agrl- i
culture and commerce of two men 1
who are described as surprise ap
pointments.
It is said by those close to th«
president-elect that the names of i
the remaining two men have not j
even been mentioned in any of the
widespread specula*!on about the
cabinet which has been going the
rounds ever since election today.
It was added that they were out
standing citxens.
The other men regarded by Mr.
Hoovers friends as cabinet certain
ties are Henry L. Stimson of New
York, secretary of state; Andrew
W. Mellon of Pennsylvania, secre
tary of the treasury; James W.
Good of Iowa, secretary cf war;
Wm. Mitchell of Minnesota, attor
ney general; Walter F. Brown of
Ohio, postmaster general; Charles
Francis Adams of Massachusetts,
secretary of the nary, and Dr. RaF
Lyman Wilbur of California, secre
tary of the interior.
.As Mr. Hoover filled the posts of
attorney general with the selection
of William D. Mitchell of Minnesota,
and war with the appointment of
Good, he found himself unable to
nersusde his personal friend. Wil
lie m J. Donovan of New York, to
take over the important nost of gov
ernor eeneral of the Philippines.
Failing to find a place !n the cab
inet for the rov assistant to the at
torney general, the president-elect
sought with somewhat unusual per
sistency to prevail upon him to suc
ceed Henry L. Stimson. the new sec
retary of state, ps governor general
of the Philippines.
Donovan was nrevalled upon to
come here from New Mexico to dis
cuss the whole situation and in the
three conferences held at the insist
SEEKS $101,000
j -
Jett* Gouda!, film star, shown
In • new role as aha appears on
witness stand In superior court
at Los Angeles in a suit to ob
tain $101,000 aa baek salary
from Cecil B. DeMilla. Jetts
maintain* th« had a fiva-year
Contract with the producer but
that oho was diacharged for
staging temperamental out
bursts.
ence of the president-elect there
was some talk about the war port
folio. which Donovan was willing to
accept, although naturally he pre
ferred promotion to the attorney
generalship.
While the discussions were friend
ly in character, the next president
found his friend obdurate and so
they parted with Donovan wishing
Mr. Hoover success in his adminis
tration and tendering his services as
a private citizen, which he will be
come on March 5. if they could be
found useful during the next four
years.
Potash Trusts Of I
Foreign Companies |
In U. S. Is Bfckrjl
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—GcVCi- d
mmt counsel announced today thr.tfl
after almost tro years of Migaf#.n||j
the fight of the United Stataff toH
break up operation of the to-cauedl
Franco-German Potash Trust U.||
this county Ms ended, and all .reliefI
sought had been obtained. f
, Under a decree signed by Federal*
Judge William Bondy the Dcufetie*p
Kalisvndikat and the Societe Ooiu-B
mere tale des Potasses d Alsace am»
enjoined from coining in the Unites I
States to violate the anti-trust laws.p
from fixmg resale prices and from I«
making unfair discriminations amon* V
purchasers of potash. j*<
The decree recognises machinery I
set up under the laws of foreign na -f
lions for conducting their American!
business, but also upholds the $o**-f
eminent* contention that wOfito-l
olies may not be maintained heht in
violation of the state or federal
laws.
4 HURT AS STREET CAR,
TRAIN HIT IN HOUSTON,1
HOUSTON. Feb. 23.—Four par-:
sons were injured, two mlMBlyJ
when a San Antonio and Amma
Pass freight train struck a strife:
car here lata yesterday.
The passengers, thrown Into a,
panic, were removed from a Minlf*
when it was found the exits were,
blocked.
Those seriously Injured are l*rsJ
V. E. McClelland, 78. who suffered?
injuries to her back, and C. P.
Hastings, metorman of the street^
car, who received lacerations about
the bodv.
Miss Letha McClelland. SO, daugh
ter of Mrs. McClelland, was slight Sr
cut, and Joana Woodrow, netr oj
woman, was; injured slightly.
SAN BENITO TO ELECT TWO
(Special to The Herald)
S AN BENITO. Feb. 28.—'Two Com
missioners are to be elected by clt -
zens of 8an Benito early In Ma
The commission at Its meeting last
night set the date. As the terms of
C. M. Cash and H. B. House! ex
pire at tMt time.j
I CENTRAL CASH]
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