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PERISHABLES
BY AIRPLANE
New Ah Service For New
York Consumers Is
Proposed
WASHINGTON, March 23 —Win
ter strawberries from Florida or
| orchids from the headwaters of the
[ Amazon may soon be brought by
airplane to New York.
That Is, if American air-line
operators serving the Florida sub
t tropical belt or those whose lines
are soon to penetrate into the in
terior of South America follow the
i example of the air-line operators of
| the Netherlands.
Dutch fliers are now rushing
winter strawberries across the
English channel into London,
where they are eaten within twelve
, hours after they are picked in the
Westland district of Holland. Flow
• ers gathered in the morning in the
Dutch gardens are being distributed
the same day in Great Britain after
a quick trip across the channel by
plane.
The air mail and express lines
which link New York to Florida
building up additional express busi
ness, is the view of aeronautical
experts of the department of com
merce. The same holds true for
i the air lines which now reach to
Central America and next month
I will be penetrating South America,
i The potential tariff is a huge
one, if the records of the Dutch
air-line operators offer any crit
erion. During 1928 the Royal
j Dutch Air Linels, known as the K.
0 L. N., carried more than 15.000.000
pounds of such perishable freight
, as fruits, vegetables and flowers:
. yae traffic increasing more than 70
per cent over that carried in 1927.
The Dutch air lines are now pre
paring to put into service two new
single-motored freight planes with
cargo capacity of 2,300 pounds.
Transportation of rare flowers,
. fresh fruits and vegetables from
the auction markets in Westlands
to the consignees in London, now
takes less than five hours. Ac
cording to reports to the depart
t ment of commerce, the air for
warding of these perishables is
<. growing in favor with shippers be
f cause of the superior condition in
wiiich the products arrive at their
♦ destination.
The carriage charges are moder
ate. The Netherlands air lines
charge less than 5 cents per
pound for cut flowers and less than
8 cents per pound for strawberries
1 and grapes. The rates to Scandi
navia will be about 12 cents a
pound and to Switzerland less than
I' 10 cents a pound.
, French File Past
Fetch’s Bier; Plan
For Funeral Made
PARIS, March 23.—'P)—The
youth of France, as well as veteran
soldiers and statesmen, today paid
tribute to the memory of Marshall
Foch and at the marshal’s own re
quest four Boy Scouts between the
ages cf 12 and 14 will stand guard
over the body during the imposing
funeral ceremony now being pre
pared.
As the people of France, filed past
the bier, the government completed
its preparation fot rhe great state
funeral on Tuesday.
Marking a precedent in European j
state funerals. President Gaston j
Doumergue, will ride in the cortege
behind the body Tuesday.
The transfer from the Foch resi
dence to the Arc de Triomphe, to
morrow will be a little more impos
ing than wras first planned. The
body, in the traditional black hearse,
will leave the Rue Grennel at 8:30
a. m.. acompanied by minister of
' war Painleve and other members of
the government. A squadron of
cavalry will escort it.
jyi,«s Ir’o^enAind
Tom Blackell Win
Mercedes Contests
(Special to The Herald'*
MERCEDES. March 23.—Winner
in the local declamation elimina
tion contest are Miss Pauline Thig
pen and Tom Blackwell. Decisions
were made by Fred Bennett, John
L. Bruce. Rev. Tom Massey and
Rev. C. P. Owen, who acted as
judges.
The winning girls’ declamation
was “Happiness and Liberty.” and
the winner among the boys, “I Am
' an American.” Miss Thigpen and
Blackwell will represent Mercedes
at the county meet. The pupils
entered in the local contest includ
ed Velma Giddle, Beatrice Pierros,
Abi Weitzel, Mary Lee Kern, Marie
Lilly. Osie McNeil. Della Walker,
Maxine Scatton, Margaret Pierce.
Harriet Hausman, Daisy Lister.
Azalee Patrick. Pauline Thigpen.
Tom Blackwell. John Ohler and
Dick Ballanfout.
Trial of
Cases Will Be
Resumed Monday
Trial of A. W. and W. R. Sasse,
former San Benito residents,
charged with swindling, will be the
ftrst case called Monday when trial
of jury cases is resumed in crimi
nal district court. This case which
has been on the docket two terms,
is expected to be followed by other
old cases. Cases in which indict
ments were returned by the grand
jury this week are expected to be
called Tuesday.
The opinion was expressed by
court attaches that practically all j
jury cases would be completed dur- i
ing the week. No special venire
will be called, it was stated.
JUDGE HENRY NAMED
MISSION ATTORNEY
MISSION. March 23.—Judge J.
Q Henry of Mission was named city
attorney at the meeting of the city
commissioners Thursday afternoon
He succeeds Franklin Ewers, whose
resignation was tendered some time
ago.
Judge Henry will take office im
mediately in order to participate in
the suit of the city and the First
National bank and other property
holders with reference to the set
fronts on Lomita boule
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SUCCESSOR?
Arthur M. Landon. Kansas
republican state chairman, has
been indorsed for the United
States senate by the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen,
who seek to have him appoint
ed to 11 the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Vice Presi
dnt Charles Curtis.
BAYVIEW GETS
CLUB BUILDING
Port Isabel Company Plans
Structure To Cost
$45,000
Plans for a $45,000 one-story club
house to be erected by the Port
Isabel company on Unit 3, at Bay
view Citrus Groves were announced
Saturday by W. D. Van Siclen, ar
chitect.
This new addition to fine build
ings in the Lower Valley will be
constructed of large, hand-made
rough brick of a color in keeping
with the general appearance of
structures in thi^ section.
The interior will include 52 bed
rooms with half as many baths,
situated between each two rooms.
Each bedroom will be equipped with
a lavatory.
A spacious lobby, 30 by 60 feet,
adjoins a long dining room, 26 by
80 feet. Kitchen and storage facil
ities have been adequately provided
for at the rear of the building.
The lobby will boast a large opjn
fire place, hardwood floors, and a
high ceiling with roof rafters and
! expposed trusses.
A barber shop, manager's office,
and closing room for business ses
sions also will be housed in the
struct ures.
The cost of erecting the building
will be $35,000. the additional cost
including furnishings.
Officials of the company stated
that the club house will be used for
the entertainment of guests and
prospective buyers. The club house
will make it possible to accomo
date as many as 75 or 100 guests at
one time.
No effort will be spared in beau
tifying surroundings of the place,
including attractive arrangement of
shrubs and trees, representatives
of the company said.
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PAN AMERICAN
HIGHWAY SEEN
Actual Survey Will Be
Made to Determine
Best Route
(Special to The Herald)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.
—Announcing the readiness of the
United States government to coop
erate in a study and survey of the
proposed Pan American highway,
Dr. L. S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan American Union, has writ
ten the envoys of the Latin Amer
ican nations apprising them of the
passage in the closing hours of the
last congress of the Colue resolu
tion authorizing the appropriation
of $50,000 for that purpose.
The passage of this resolution is
the first formal action by the gov
ernment looking toward the realiza
tion of this project. Under the
terms of the resolution, the secre
tary of state, when the funds are
appropriated, will have at his dis
posal $50,000 to be expended in
working with the governments of
Central and South America in the
first field study of this project that
has been undertaken since the days
when Henry Clay first broached it.
The effect of the authorization is
to place the United States in the
position of being able to respond
to requests for cooperation, if such
aid is sought by any of the neigh
boring countries.
I This idea was exnressed by Dr.
Rowe, who also is chairman of the
executive committee of the Pan
American Confederation for High
way Education, in a letter to the
ambassadors transmitting copies of
the resolution.
“You will recall,’ wrote Dr. Rowe,
“that a resolution adopted at the
Sixth International Conference of
American States requested the Pan
American Union to compile in
formation and prenare projects
showing the most desirable route
for such an Inter-American high
way. Because of its peculiar fitness
I for this work, the governing board
at the session of November 7. 1928.
requested the cooneration of the
executive committee of the Pan
American Confederation for High
way Education in the preparation of
these projects.
| “The Pan American Confedera
tion for Highway Education has al
! rpadv compiled ronsidorable data
| on highways in the American re
nublics. but it is altogether possible
! that before a route is selected for
! the pronosed Pan American high
way an actual survey mav b° neces
sary to determine the most feasible
route.
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SOUGHT IN OKLAHOMA
—
OKLAHOMA CITY. March '>3— I
<P)—Police today sought Jack Fieth.
42. wanted by Austin, Tex., author
’fies for the aheged kidnaning of
Fannie Lee Minter, 17-year-old
Austin school eirl.
The pair was reported seen in
Oklahoma Citv yesterday wh°n
Frietn aoplied for an automobile li
cense for a motor car said to have
been stolen in Texas.
Frieth is said to be a musician.
He left Texas January 29 with the j »
girl, police said. j
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