EAPATA BRIDGE
IS COMPLETED
§Fre« Barbecue to Feature
I \ Dedication of Struc
I i ture On April 6
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■ j ROMA. April 2.—Announcement
H Is made that the last board in. the
■ floor of the new international
[E bridge at Zapata was laid Satur
I| lay at 5 p. m., and the contractor
■ xS authority for the statement that
P ^raffle will start officially on April
f 3th, at which time a monster free
ft? oarbecue will be given on the
F Mexican side near the end of the
| bridge as a part of the dedication
t ceremonies.
Arrangements have been made
0 care for 15,000 visitors, the meats
I :o be barbecued having been do
nated by the people of Zapata,
1 eM., and Guerrero. Mexico, and
>the B. and P. Bridge company.
i) Guerrero is of more than pa&s
| .'ng interest to Texans and lovers
;lpf Texas, since it v’as the scene
■fcf the first attempt of the men
ypt the ill-fated Mier expedition to
■snvade Mexico. Their failure to
frapture the city brought about
rjlissention in the ranks and caused
a split which reduced the little
army to less than 300 men, the
same little band that invaded and
captured Mier, Mexico, on Christ
mas night, 1842, and was after
wards captured itself and its mem
bers incarcerated in Mexican pri
sons and some of them shot when
they drew the fatal black beans
famous in history.
Guerrero.was founded in 1750
and is located on the sloping banks
of the Salado river, one of the
prettiest mountain streams In all
Mexico.
Couldn’t Get Out
For Six Months
“I had just about given up hope
of ever being well again when I
•heard about Sargon. It is just won
derful what it has done for me.
MRS. J. W. MANESS
"T was in a dreadfully rundown
tondition as a result of stomach
trouble. 1 became so weak I was
confined to the house for six months
fcnd for four months was on a milk
tiled. I suffered terribly with gas
Knd cramping pairs. Awful sick
eadaches forced me to bed for
feours at a time. I lost weight and
strength and my color was un
healthy. I was so nerve >s that life
Was a misery. I couldn’t sleep well.
“After the first few doses of Sar
gon my appetite returned and I eat
anything I want. I don't suffea with
gas or cramping pains anymore, nor
do I have those dreadful headaches.
My nervousness is entirely gene and
I sleep just fine. Doing the house
work now seems just like play com
pared to what it used to. I'm rid of
constiuaticn. my color is good and
I’ve gained six pounds.
"Sargon did more for me in a few
I weeks than all the other medicines
and treatments put together did in
years.-’
The above statement was made
recently by Mrs. J. W. Maness, 1510
Pearson St., Houston, Tex.
Sargon may be obtained in
Brownsville from Cisneros Drug
Stores; in La Ferla from Malone
Pharmacy: in San Benito from
Palace Pharmacy: in Los Fresnos
I from Butler Drug Co., and in Rio
f Hondo from Rio Hondo Drug Store.
f — Adv.
New Refrigerators
For M. P. Use Going
Into Lines Service
Approximately 500 of 1000 new
refrigerator cars ordered early this
year by the American Refrigerator
Transit company for use in terri
tory served by the Missouri Pa
cific lines have beta received and
placed in service, according to H.
B. Kooser, president of the A. R.
T. company. They are bemg deliv
ered at the rate of twenty a day,
which would indicate that the re
maining 500 will be delivered be
fore the last of April.
The cars are of 80,000 pounds
capacity each, heavily insulated
and equipped with all of the latest
and most modern refrigeration de
vices. They are being built at
Hedgewisch, HI., by the Pressed
Steel Car company.
M’ALLENGETS
TWO BUILDINGS
Rich And Penney to Put Up
Modern Structures On
Broadway
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McALLEN, April 2.—The addi
tion of two modern business build
ings to the business section of Mc
Allen has been assured with the
announcement of the transactions
the later part of last week.
Both of the proposed buildings
are to be erected on Broadway,
coming business street of the city.
C. M. Rich announced that plans
were being made for one of the
buildings, with the promise that
work would begin as soon as they
are completed. The building will
be erected at the corner of Broad
way and Beaumont avenue across
the street from the M. R. Nelson
public utilities building, and will be
two stories in height and of brick
and concrete construction. Six
store rooms will be provided on the
first floor, while seven physicians
will have offices on the second
floor.
The second building assured for
McAllen is the J. C. Penney com
pany building which will be con
structed on the corner of Broad
way and Austin avenue on the
Methodist church property. Pur
chase of the lot was made from
Dr. F. E. Osborn and L. L. Davis,
who purchased it from the Metho
dist church some time ago. The
new Penney building will be 50 by
130 feet with entrances at Austin
and Broadway. There will be 180
feet of display windows in the
store, which will conform to the
standard plans in use by the Pen
ney company.
Building And Loan
Heads to Convene
In McAllen In ’30
McALLEN, April 2.—Through
the efforts of the chamber of com
merce and Paul D. Miller, general
manager of the Valley Building
and Loan association, McAllen has
been selected for the meeting place
of the 1930 convention of the
Texas League of Building and
Loan associations by the 1929 con
vention meeting in Greenville last
week.
Over 250 representatives of 160
associations representing assets of
more than 135 million dollars will
be brought to the Valley for three
days in February of next year.
MASTER PLUMBERS TO
CONVENE AT McALLEN
McALLEN. April 2.—McAllen
and the Lower Rio Grande Valley
will be hosts to the 1329 conven
tion of the State Master Plumbers
association convention on April 15,
16 and 17. acording to C. W. Rich
mond. secretary of the Valley asso
ciation, and in charge of arrange
ments.
Following the meeting here trips
will be taken throughout the Val
ley by the several hundred dele
gates and their families, it was
stated.
JAPS NIP SMUGGLERS
TOKIO.—More than 100 men and
women, including many foreigners,
have been arrested as members of a
smuggling band.
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M.E.PARLEYTO
BE HELD HERE
Noted Speakers on Program
For Brownsville Dis
trict Conference
Several hundred Methodists from
25 Vailey churches of thta denom
ination in 18 charges are expected
to assemble at the First Methodist
church Tiere Wednesday and Thurs
day for the fifth session of the
Brownsville district conference, Pre
siding Elder O. C. Crow announced
Tuesday.
Reports from the various churches
will show a very healthy condition.
Rev. Crow said. "The reports will
be above the average."
Women of the local church will
provide luncheon for the visitors
each day in the basement of the
church and most of them are ex
pected to return home each night.
About 50 delegates who are to spend
Wednesday night in Brownsville will
be cared for in homes of local mem
bers.
Prominent speakers on the pro
gram include Dr. W. F. Bryan, pas
tor of the First Methodist church at
Austin, Dr. H. E. Draper, presiding
elder of the Corpus Christ! district
and Dr. W. T. Gray, head of the
Methodist orphanage at Waco.
The program follows:
Wednesday
9:30—Devotional service, followed
by the administration of the Sac
rament of the Lord’s Supper.
10:15—Organization of the Con
ference. Roll call.
10:30—Welcome address by Prof.
R. J. Bingham. Brownsville. Re
sponse by Rev. Z. V. Liles, of Edin
burg.
10:50—Introduction of Conference
Visitors.
11:00—Lay activities hour. A. M.
Hillgardner .district Lay leader, will
preside. Dr W. F. Bryan, of Aus
tin. who is the annual conference
Hillgardner. district Lay leader, will
Following his sermon the pastors
will report on the results of the
cultivation program and the collec
tion taken.
12:30—luncheon. Thus will be
served in the basement of the
church by the local Missionary so
ciety.
2:00—Devotional service led by
Rev. Z. R. Fee. of La Feria.
2:20—Reports of the pastors on
the general work of the church.
3:15—Reports of the local preach
ers. local deacons and local elders.
Notice: The Discipline requires
written reports be filed.
4:00—Reports of committees on:
orders, admission and re-admission,
liscensing. ornhanage. lay activities,
missions and the American Bible
society.
4:20—Selection of place for next
session of the district conference.
4:30—Adjournment.
7:30—District anniversary service
of the Enworth Leagues. Miss
Katherine Bader, district secretary
will preside. Rev. M. H. Keen, of!
Mercedes., will preach the sermon.1
Reports of the Epworth League
committee will be read at this ses
sion.
Thursday __
9 30—Devotional service. Rev. W.
M. Rader, of McAllen.
10:00—Roll call. ReDorts from
committees on education, golden
cros. Christian literature and Sun
day school.
11:00—Superannuate endowment
hour. Rev. S. L. Batchelor and E.
A. Monsees. district directors, in
charge. Dr. H. E. Draper, annual
conference director, will address the
conference.
12:00—Reports of committees on
finance and spiritual state.
12:30—Luncheon. Same as fee
Wednesday.
2:00—Devotional service led by
Rev C. M. Epps, of Pharr.
2:15—Report of Woman's Mis
sionary society in the district. Mrs.
G. R. Mann, district secretary, in
charge. Each auxiliarv will give a
two-minute report of its individual
work.
3:30—Election of lay delegates to
annual conference, miscellaneous
business.
4:30—Adjournment.
U. S. C. C. HEAD LAUDS
BROWNSVILLE AIRPORT
Letters were received this morn
ing by G. C. Richardson, manager
of the local chamber of commerce,
from William Butterworth and G. S.
Rogers, president and vice president
respectively of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States of
America.
Both of these men complimented
the local chamber of commerce on
the splendid work which it has done
for the promotion of Brownsville,
and were high in their praise for the
municipal airport here.
Mr. Rogers recently visited this
city, and was present at the inaug
uration of the Mexico City-Browns
ville air mail service on March 9
and 10. In his letter, Mr. Rogers
thanked Mr. Richardson for the
many courtesies he received while
here, and wrote enthusiastically of
the great future he believes is in
store for Brownsville.
EDUCATOR SPEAKS
DALLAS. Texas. April 2.—l/pv—At
the request of West Texas educa
tional organizations. Rush M. Cald
well, of Dallas, president of the
State Teachers association, will dis
cuss legislative measures affecting
teachers before four groups of that
section this week.
His Itinerary: Amarillo today:
Pampa Wednesday night; Fort
Worth Thursday night; Ballinger
Saturday morning.
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$7.50 LET'S GO $7-50
LOW ROUND TRIP EXCURSION
TO
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Via
MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
Account
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME
Houston vs. Chicago
At Houston April 7th, 1929
Tickets on sale April 6th for train leaving Brownsville 8:35 P. M., returning leave Houston 9:00 P. M.,
April 7th.
For additional information,
Pullman reservations, etc., call
Phone 172
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CHARACTERISTIC VIEWS OF DEAD AMBASSADOR
Some characteristic and significant poses snapped during the career of Myron T. Herrick, U. S. Am
bassador to France, who died Sunday in Paris. Above, left, the ambassador returning on one of his
trips from France; right, his home at Chagrin Falls, a suburb of Cleveland; below, Herrick and Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, snapped in Paris just after the latter’s famous non-stop flight from New York;
center, above, with Frank B. Kellogg, secretary of state, at the signing of the Kellogg-Briand anti-war
pact, at Paris, France, one of the latest photos of the ambassador; below, a closeup of Herrick, and,
right, a characteristic pose.
U. Sf. U. U. 51
Thousands Call at
Herrick Paris Home
PARIS. April 2.—'.-T—Frenchmenj
passing the bier of Ambasador Her
rick signed the register at the Amer
ican embassy today at the rate of
ten a minute. Thousands added
their names to those of other thous
ands who came yesterday to pay
last respects to the American en
voy.
The file comprised the most
humble, and Prance's most distin
guished and aristocratic. A cardinal
and ambassadors were among them,
also a former president cf the coun
cil and representatives cf French
royalty. But the mass of visitors
were just plain French people, un
known Dersonally to the ambass
ador’s family or those at the em
bassy.
Thursday a funeral oration will be
given by Premier Raymond Poin
care. This will be the second time
in little more than a fortnight he
will have been called upon to of
ficiate in such a capacity.
The cortege will then form outside
with a guard of honor to which the
ambassador is entitled as holder of
the rare distinction of the grand
cross of the legion of honor. The
guard will be followed by a consid
erable representation of other or
ganizations. The cortege will pro
ceed a short distance to the Amer
ican pro-cathedral, where there will
be a memorial .service.
The body will then be placed on a
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Special train and conveyed to the
coast and taken aboard the new
fast cruiser Tourviile. which will de
part immediately for New York.
There Parmely Herrick, the ambass-;
ador's son, will await it to accom-;
pany it to Cleveland for interment. ,
! Flashes of Life
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(B7 Tb* Associated Press)
NEW YORK—The latest method
for announcement of a society en
gagement is by movies. At a dinner
dance, films depicted Miss Kathryn
Coverily Fischer and Filliam Mus
grave Calder. Jr., son of a former
United States senator and gave the
news about them.
NEW YORK—Major George Hav
en Putnam, who is 85 years old to
day. is the active head of a publish
ing house, on the job daily. If he
had not had swamp fever in Louisi
ana twice and had not been in Lib
by prison, a doctor has informed
him. he might live to be an old man.
For recreation he changes from one
form of work to another.
pedited from ships if they will, but
the boss of all customs men always
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has his examined and makes a
declaration just like any unpriv
ileged person, Mr. Mellon revealed
this himself.
NEW YORK.—The former Thelma
Morgan of New York is the mother
of one of the heirs to one of
Britain's largest fortunes. Friends
have received news of the stork’s
Easter visit to Lady Furness at Mel
ton Nofbray.
MANILA.—The sultan of Sulu is
avenged. George Ade wrote about
him sometime back in a musical
comedy. Both the Sultan indicated
he had no desire whatsoever to meet
George.
EDINBURG BAPTISTS
HOLDING INSTITUTE
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG, April 2.—Classes in
a week’s institute was begun at the
Edinburg Central Baptist church
here Monday evening. Four classes
are being taught. They are "Bible
Heroes’’ for juniors, conducted by
Mrs. C. N. Stoops; "Training in
Bible Study," for intermediates,
taught by the new pastor, Rev.
Judd B. Holt; “Advanced Methods’’
for seniors and adults, taught by
Rev. M. F. Drury, missionary for
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Bap
tist association.
The classes open at 6:45 p. m.
and will be held each night
through Friday.
AIR LINE PRESIDENT
WILL VISIT HERE
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Erie P. Halliburton, president of
the Southwest Air Fast Express of
Tulsa, expressed his regrets, in a
letter received by G. C. Richardson,
manager of the local chamber of
commerce, this morning, for his
failure to accept Mr. Richardson's
invitation to visit thi£ city over the
past week-end.
Mr. Halliburton stated that Mr.
Richardson’s telegram of invitation
had been delivered to his brother by
mistake, and that he had not re
ceived it until too late to make the
trip.
He said, however, that he was
planning to visit Brownsville in the
near future.
NATIONALISTS CLAIM
VICTORY OVER REBELS
SHANGHAI, April 2.—(*n—■The
headauarters of General Chiang
Kal Shek. Nationalist China's presi
dent at Kiukiang. issued a state
ment that government troops yes
terday took Hwangchow. 35 miles
east of Hankow, from the Wuhan
opposition and were advancing
upon Hankow itself capturing
many prisoners.
FRUIT SEASON
NEARING CLOSE
Exchange Packing Plants
Close Wednesday; Some
Fruit In Storage
MISSION. April 2.—The packing
plants of the Texas Citrus Fruit
Growers' exchange at Sharyland,
Mercedes and San Benito will close
Wednesday or Thursday, T. M. Mel
don. manager, reported Tuesday. A
large volume of fruit was received
during the last days of the season
and the plants will close as sood^s
this i3 packed. The exchange rail
place no fruit In cold storage, M®
don stated. >w
At the close of the season Marsh
grapefruit was netting the growers
approximately $1.40 per box. but
there was no market for Duncan
fruit.
Governmetn insDectors reported
Monday that practically all growers
in the Mission section had been
cleaned of fruit, with some Duncan
remaining on the trees. Inspectors
have been removing all fruit found,
including a number of sour oranges.
They reported that practically all
growers had extended full co-opera
tion in the clean-up. and that they
had found few groves that were not
m excellent condition.
Reports from other parts of the
alley indicate that large quanti
ties of late fruit will go into cold
storage for later shipment or local
consumption. Practically all fruit
not m storage is expected to be out
of the Valley by the last of the
week.
RAIL BATTLE UNDER WAY
L-.BBOCK. Tex., April 2.—.
Another legal battle for right to lav
raiis in west Texas was under way
here today between subsidiaries of
the Texas and Pacific and the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
railroads. The prize was the traf
fic of Lea county, New Mexico, oil
fields.
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constipation begins its deadly work.
Unless prevented its poisons will
ruin health, steal beauty, blast
! hopes.
Sallow complexions, headaches,
listlessness are signs that constipa
tion 13 present. But these can be
banished—health and vigor can he
regained by eating Kellogg'3
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Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is 100%
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guaranteed to bring natural, 3urc
relief. Eat two tablespoonfuls
daily — chronic cases, with every
meal. Doctors recommend it.
A delicious cereal to serve with
milk or cream. Delicious in cooked
dishes. Recipes are on the pack
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Hotels, restaurants and dining
cars serve it. Made by Kellogg ia
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