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CABBAGE CROP
ESTIMATE CUT
deduction of 20 to 30 Per
Cent Announced By
Department
A cut of 20 to 30 per cent in
the early estimate of the cabbage
crop was announced Friday by the
U. S. department of agriculture bu
reau of crop estimates.
A complete re-survey of the cab
bage situation was made by the
department upon request of Lower
Rio Grande Valley shippers, who
reported that as a result of un
favorable weather conditions the
early estimate was too high, and
that its effect was to reduce the
market demand.
Charles E. Sperle. crop estimator
for Texas, accompanied by an as
sistant. recently completed a thor
ough survey of the situation in the
Valley and the Gulf coast section.
Following is a report ns issued by
the department:
Cabbage
Present indications are that the
production of cabbage in the Low
er Rio Grande Valley will be re
duced between 20 and 30 per cent
below the earlier estimate. This ■
reduction is due to adverse wea- j
ther conditions, disease and some
insect damage. Early in the sea- |
son indications were that the later j
plantings would make a good yield
but lack of rain, together with a
set-back from the cold spell early
in February has reduced the ton
nage. The yield per acre at this
time is from 4 to 5 tons and unless
it rains in the near future the late
plantings will not yield veary heav
ily. It is estimated that about one
half of the acreage has been har
vested. The peak of the movement
depends largely on weather condi
tions and it is believed that with
out, a rain the peak of the move
ment is at hand. Approximately
15 per cent more cabbage moved in
mixed cars this season to date
than usual. In the Corpus Christi
Robstown area where about 90
per cent of the acreage is not un
der irrigation the production will
fall short by about 60 per cent and
without a rain in the near future
the late plantings will not make.
Onions
(Dry Land Areas!
The crop in the Corpus Christi
area is in good shape with light
movement expected around April
1st and should get heavy by the
middle of April. In the Raymond
ville district the crop is in good
shape as a whole and should begin
moving in a light way between now
and March 10th. The above crops
are not being grown under h-riga
tion and a rain in the near future
would help the late plantings ma
terially.
Potatoes
Tn the Lower Rio Grande Valley
where Ihe acreage shows a de
crease of about 18 per cent below
last season tire cron as a whole is
in good shape. While some fields
show a poor stand the general con
dition is good. Due to early plant
ings the movement should begin
about two weeks earlier than usual.
Light movement is expected bq
Wealthy, Retired
Business Man Is
Strong Endorser
“I have always been a strong
healthy man up to a few months
ago when I had a bad attack of
•Flu.’ My whole system became
badly run down. I lost my old-time
strength and energy.
“I began to suffer with indiges
tion and biliousness. Everything I
CHARLES E. BURNS.
ate disagreed with me and I was
constantly spitting up undigested
food sour as vinegar. I was consti
pated, had severe headaches and
was continually taking laxatives.
My tongue was coated and my
breath was awful. I would tire
easily and my sleep was badly
broken. These troubles were new
with me.
"In only a few days after I start
ed taking Sargon and the pills, I
began to improve. Four bottles of
Sargon and two of pills made me
feel like a different man. I have
regained my lost weight and am
always hungry. What I eat, di
gests. I am no longer bothered
with bloating, gas or belching, nor
biliousness and headaches. I sleep
soundly and have mv old-time
•pep' and energy. I feel fine all the
time.
‘ I have never indorsed a medi
cine—but I'm telling all my friends
about the Sargon treatment.”
The above statement was made
by Charles E. Burns, wealthy re
tired real estate and insurance man
of Girard. Kan., a recent Kansas
City visitor. Since his wife's death
a few years ago. Mr. Burns turned
his farm over to his son, sold his
other business and is taking life
easy. He is a Mason and one of
the best known men in that part
of the state.
Sargon may be obtained in
Brownsville from Cisneros Drug
Stores; in La Feria from Malone
Pharmacy; in San Benito from Pal
ace Pharmacy; in Los Fresnos from
Butler Drug Co.; and Rio Hondo
from uio Hondo Drug Store.—Adv.
School Head Gives OK to
Teachers’ Short Skirts
The Cleveland superintendent of schools wants his teachers to be
modish, so Cecilia Sholle (right) and Jean Burroughs (left) show
that they are.
CLEVELAND, March 2.-.F)—
R. G. Jones, superintendent of
Cleveland schools, wants his teach
ers to be modish in thought and
attire. Health and poise he lists as
important, second only to training
and education.
Pupils must be at ease to get the
most out of their classwork, the
superintendent believes, and the
best way to bring that about is to
give them an attractive, well-dress
ed. poised and capable teacher.
“We want our teachers to keep
abreast of the times,” Jones said.
j ‘ If a teacher can wear short skirts
| becomingly, she should wear them.
And nobody, least of all myself,
will complain if there is rouge and
I lipstick in her purse.’*
Without good health a teacher is
likely to be ill-natured, unable to
control herself and may keep the
classroom in a turmoil.
Miss Jean Burroughs, a student
in the school of education, is Jones’
idea of an ideal teacher. Cecilia
Sholle was his choice for good
health, and Aileen Mannenin as an
ideal type because of her good na
1 ture and fair mindedness.
tween now and March 10, getting
heavy during the last week in
March, reaching the peak during
the first half of April.
Tomatoes
The crop is showing up well after
the freeze and damage not as
heavy as was thought at first.
However, the crop is a little late
but it is believed that with no fur
ther setback the movement should 1
begin about the usual time. The
probable peak May 10th to 25th.
Beans
The early plantings suffered
damage from the freeze which will
reduce the yield per acre consid
erably. However, .the later plant
ings are making good headway with
light movement expected during
first half of March and main
movement early in April.
Cucumbers
The acreage to be planted in the
Corpus Christ! area is undeterm
ined at this time due to lack of
moisture and unless it rains in the
near future the acreage will be
short. In the Sandia area inten
tions are to reduce the watermelon
acreage and increase the cucum
ber acreage.
Brownsville Man
Given Two Years
On Liquor Charges
Two years in the penitentiary j
was the sentence assessed Encar- i
nacion Garcia. Brownsville youth,
tried in criminal district court Fri
day morning on a charge of posses
sing liquor for sale.
The verdict was returned after
the jury had been out only a few
minutes.
Garcia at first entered a olea of
guilty, changed it to a plea of not
guilty and applied for a suspended
sentence.
Officers testified he had been
captured with 2(1 pints of liquor,
and others testified that his repu- j
tation in Brownsville was not good.
He had been under arrest for mi
nor offenses, it was stated, and
while employed by a local automo
bile firm had taken a car from
their garage and wrecked it, a com
panion being killed in the crash.
At that time he was fined for driv
ing while intoxicated.
MAN HELD IN ROBBERY
OF TEXAS CITY BANK
—
TEXARKANA. Tex.. March 8.—
—Officials here today checked
Alabama and Texas criminal records
to trace movements of a man ar
rested here in connection with the
$6,000 robbery of the First Na
tional bank of Texas City.
When arrested the man was nurs
ing a bullet wound in his right arm
which he said he suffered Jan. 31 in
Birmingham. This and his appar
ent fear of being taken to Alabama j
made police believe that he might be
wanted for some crime in that city.
The man admitted that he had been
pardoned in 1527 while serving a
term for bank robbery in Texas.
TWIN BROTHERS END LIVES
BERLIN.—Karl and Bernhard
Dratchen. twins and suitors of the
same girl, committed suicide when
she rejected both.
HUMAN SACRIFICE
BOMBAY.--Two natives were
sentenced to death at Coimbatore
for sacrificing a five-year-old boy
to the god Karapuravasami.
'income tax'
FACTS
WHO? Single persons who
had net incmoe of $1,500 or
more or gross income of $5,000
or more, and married couple
who had net income of $3,500 or
more or gross income of $5,000
or more must file returns,
WHEN? The filing period
ends March 15. 1929.
WHERE? Collector of inter
nal revenue fo rthe district in
which the person lives or has
his principal place of business.
HOW? Instructions on Forms
104A and 1040.
per cent normal tax on the next ;
$4,000. Five per cent normal tax
on the balance of net income.
WHAT? One and one-half per
rent normal tax on the first
$4,000 in excess of the personal
exemption and credits. Three
Surtax on net income in excess
)f $10,000.
To obtain a deduction for travel
ing expenses, which form an im
portant item in the returns of many
taxpayers, certain regulations must
be observed. The taxpayer is re
quired to attach to his return a
statement showing the nature of
business in which engaged, num
ber of days away from home during
taxable year on account of business,
total amount of expenses incidental
to meals and lodging while absent
from home on business, and total
amount of “other expenses incident
al to travel and claimed as a de
duction.” Among the “other ex
penses” are tips, which are held to
be a part of traveling expenses, pro
vided they are reasonable in
amount. Traveling expenses are
deductible only when the trip is on
business. They are limited to such
expenses as are reasonable and
necessary in the conduct of the
business and directly attributable to
The Casa Grande Club
Is Making
Reservations
For
Saturday and Sunday Night
New Entertainers
MISS JEWEL MILLER
—The San Antonio Singer
MISS EULA JARVIS
—The Dancer DeLuxe
Of Course You’ll Be There
Minimum Person Charge, $1.25
No Cover Charge
Good Music Good Times
“The Showplace of Matamoros”
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PRISON BILL IS
NEAR PASSING
Adoption of Conference Re
port By House Sends
Act to Governor
AUSTIN. March 8.—OP)—Adop
tion of the free conference com
mittee report by the house was
practically all that stood today in
the way of the enactment into law
of the essentials of the governor’s
bill on prison concentration.
The Holbrook or governor's bill,
with minor amendments, was voted
favorably out of the free conference
committee at midnight after a heat
ed discussion bristling with person
alities.
The turning point came when
Representative Henry A. Turner of
Madisonville, co-author of the
house bill, essentially different from
the Holbrook senate measure, joined
administration forces.
The Holbrook bill would permit
relocation while the Young-Turner
Loy measure, passed by the house
asked for concentration on the
present properties.
Governor Moody, who attended
the meeting, predicted the free con- j
fercnce committee report would be j
adopted by the house. Dewey Young
of Wellington, co-author of the j
house measure and chairman of the
free conference committee, was
ready to fight against its adoption.
HWSEI3
SIDELIGHTS I
RIVOLI, SAN BENITO
An elaborate musical revue, es
pecially staged for the picture,
forms a part of “The Singing Fool,”
A1 Jolson’s super-special production
which Warner Bros, are now pre
senting at the Rivoli theater.
The new Warner Bros, theater in
the film capital was the scene of
this single performance, which was
taged under the direction of Larry
Ceballos, famous producer of dances
and spectacles. The “show” began
at midnight, and the entire lower
floor of the great theater, which
has a seating capacity cf three
thousand, was crowded with an au
dience of extras.
One interesting act on the pro
gram is put on by twenty girls cos
tumed in doublets and hose, swal
lowtail coats with opera hats perch
ed rakishly on their black wigs. To
accord with the makeup used by A1
Jolson in these scenes, the girls are
also in blackface.
Ast the climax of the perform
ance. Jolson himself—the familiar,
ebony-hued A1—comes before the
curtain and as quickly arouses the
enthusiasm of his audience as if
they had not been extra players en
gaged for the occasion.
Those who see the picture are due
to live through one of the most poig
nant scenes ever shown on the
screen.
Fox Is Re-Elected
Exalted Ruler Of
Local Elks Lodge
James J. Fox, county tax collec
tor, was re-named exalted ruler of
the local Elks lodge at the annual
election of the body held Thursday
evening. The new term of office
will run for a period of one year
beginning April 1.
Other officers elected were: Es
teemed leading knight, W. T. Al
dridge; esteemed loyal knight, Haw
kins White; esteemed lecturing
knight. R. F. Isom; esteemed secre
tary, R. R. Colley; treasurer, H. E.
Barnes and tiler, H. R. Jefferds.
Trustees elected were: E. L.
Hicks, H. Richardson and Sam
Hughston.
After falling into a period of in
actiivty, reorganization of the lodge
was begun a year ago with Fox as
exalted ruler and Colley as secre
tary. At that time the membership
stood at 45. An intensive member
ship campaign was begun and its
rolls now show 164 with 15 on the
waiting list. A goal of 200 members
has been set by the organization.
HERE FOR CELEBRATION
Hugh S. Wallace, postal inspector
with headquarters at Houston, is in
Browmsville for the celebration. He
will assist with handing outgoing
airmail Saturday and Sunday.
FALLS DEAD IN CHURCH
DAVENPORT. Ia.—Henry Moore
dropped dead at an evening church
service as the congregation began to
sing a hymn he had requested.
it. Examples arc payment for the
use of a sample room or the hire of
vehicles in visiting customers.
‘TALKIES’ BROADEN SCOPE OF FILM DRAMA
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* A scene from “The Canary Murder Case,” a Paramount Picture with
William Powell, James Hall, Louise Brooks and Jean Arthur
What does the advent of “talking
pictures” mean, compared with the
popularity of plays in pantomime
on the silent, silver sheet? Of
course, there are many general re
actions for and against the “talking
films.” You like them or you don't.
Confusion reigns in comparisons of
silence with sound on the part of
Broadway patrons, far off in Nee
York, where all amusement seekers
are surfeited and spoilt with their
varieties of entertainment in every'
realm and technique.
But what does the invention of
“talking pictures” mean to Harlin
gen? It seems that plays like “The
Canary Murder Case,” which is
now showing at the Arcadia the
In Legislature
-’I
(By the Associated Press)
Thursday:
Resolution proposing state-wide
highway bond issue engrossed by
house with only six votes short of
the required 100 for final passage.
Governor vetoed all except $300,
000 of the $1,500,000 educational
| emergency appropriation bill.
Reappointment of James Shaw,
banking commissioner, confirmed
by senate.
Plan to amend constitution to ex
empt American Legion property
from taxation defeated by house, j
ater, and former attractions like
“Interference.” attest to the many
advantages in favor of this new
and remarkable invention which
has made certain film plays audi
ble. For example, here is the great
detective drama. “The Canary Mur
der Case,” featuring as its chief
chacater, Philo Vance, the crim
inologist, created by the popular
author, S. S. Van Dine and por
trayed by that distinguished actor.
William Powell. “The Canary Mur
der Case” not only features many
mysterious situations but also de
pends for its effectiveness on the
forcefulness of its dialogue. A si
lent film could have done justice lo
certain situations of mystery and
thrills; but not of course, to the
clever lines and audible dramatic
action. Safe to say, without the in
vention of "the talkies.” none in
this vicinity could have enjoyed
such a play with its art of conver
sation.
And so, here’s a fair indication of
what audibility versus the silent
films mean to those outside the
larger metropolitan areas. It ap
pears that “talkies” mean stage
-——
plays better produced and enacted
locally, in a manner that “road'’
[show companies could never equal.
They mean an exact, artistic ren
dering of any worthy dramatic pro
duction. staged, produced and of
fered everywhere in any identical
j manner. This, of course, includes
i admirable dirf^lipn and the serv
! ices of players who could never
have been available locally had not
“the talkies’’ made its art universal.
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Visit
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SNAKEVILLE
During
the Celebration
Saturday and
Sunday
i
LAST DAY
ROD LA ROCQUE in
“Love Over
Night”
Also
“OUR GANG” COMEDY
“Yale Vs. Harvard”
And
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Admission 10c, 25c
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I “THE SIDE
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MARIE PREVOST
Educational
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I — NOW SHOWING —
Peter B. Kyne’s
“TIDE OF
EMPIRE”
I With
RENEE ADOREE
Peter B. Kyne’s latest
and greatest.
Don’t Miss It!
Also Pathe News
i “The Collegians”
MGM Oddities
Coming Sunday—
JOHN GILBERT
“Desert Nights”
I M •«. >
I I
All Star!
All Talking!
pAwe'JS! Who Killed Broadway’s
| Most Beautiful Show Girl ?
Beautiful, cold, calculating, ambitious—she was
the darling of Broadway! Seven wealthy suitors #
sought her favor—she threatened them all—then
one night—a terrifying scream—murder—mys
tery! The third degree—reputations at stake—
Philo Vance on the track—you’ll shiver and thrill
at S. S. Van Dine’s great plav—now a 100 per
cent ALL TALKING hit!
.JAMES]
to
Greyhound
on
FRIDAY
NIGHT
MARCH 8
i
All residents of
MERCEDES
LA FERIA
|
%
will be passed t
across the
International*
Bridge
Without
Toil
to see the greyhound
races in Rio Rico. — Nue
va Mercedes — Free pass
es will be distributed in
these towns and there will
be no free admittance
without passes. Be sure
and get yours.
| t
Free Passes
will be distributed!
Watch for the men
passing out tickets
and lie sure to see^
the races that night.
Races will be held
at 3:15 P. M.
Sunday afternoon
NO ADMISS£pN
CHARGES^)
RACES
PARKING SPACE
FREE
FASTEST DOGS
FREE BRIDGE
TOLL