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‘Wiz’ Edison Seeks |
Youngster to Help
Carry on His Work
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NEW YORK, April 30.—(A3)—'Thomas A. Edison is seeking an Ameri
i caji school boy whose scientific mind may qualify him to carry on the
work of the great inventor.
When such a boy has been selected by means of one of Mr. Edison's
famous questionnaires, he will be awarded four years’ tuition in the
, techncal school of his own choice. V
1 High school and preparatory stu
dents are eligible.
Announcement of the offer was
made by Charles A. Edison, son of
the inventor, and president of the
Edison industries at Orange, N. J.
Thomas Edison is in Florida.
The governor of each state and
the commissioners of the District
of Columbia will be asked to des
ignate one male student who is the
oest representative of American
manhood and possess the highest
ibility in scientific subjects during
che school year of 1928-29.
Each of the 49 winners will re
ceive a free trip to the Edison lab
oratories where they will be asked
to answer the questionnaire which
will be prepared personally by Mr.
Edison. Each of the 49 will be given
an Edison Radio-Phonograph.
Names of the state winners must be
in Mr. Edison’s hands July 1.
The first Thomas A. Edison ques
tionnaire in May, 1921, was given to
employs and applicants for employ
ment at the East Orange plants. It
was a mixture of scientific and gen
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eral information questions. Mr. Edi
son said it had revealed that men
who had gone through college were
‘ amazingly ignorant.” His question
naire created a widespread contro
versy.
FARSfBOARD
IS NEW WORRY
Hoover Must Appoint It Be
fore Law Enforcement
Commission
By JAMES L. WEST
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. April 30.——
Even before President Hoover has
completed his law enforcement com
mission, he finds the problem of se
lecting members for another im
portant new agency, the federal
farm board, being thrust upon him.
There have been few volunteer*
for the honorary posts of the com
mission, but indications are there
will be plenty of candidates for the
$12,000 places on the farm board.
Many of the hopeful are in Wash
ington now to exert what influence
they can to obtain appointment to
this new organization expected to
have standing comparable to ihat
of the federal reserve board or the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
President Hoover has given little
if any thought to appointments, as
this is a problem he will be called
upon to meet only after congress
has completed the pending farm re
lief legislation and he has signed it.
Those who have talked with the
chief executive about this matter
seem to be very certain that re
ports he will seek the services of
Frank O. Lowden, former governor
of Illinos. as chairman, are far from
the mark. Mr. Lowden, foremost
among Mr. Hoover’s opponents for
the republican presidential nomina
tion, withdrew from the race after
the republican convention had re
jected the equalization fee principle
of the old McNary-Haugen bills.
Three Killed When
Taxi Crashes Into
Connecticut Truck
NORTH HAVEN, Conn.. April 30.
—(/Pi—Three men were instantly
killed and two seriously injured to
day when a taxi driven by Frank
Goodall of Hartford crashed into a
disabled truck on the Hartford Post
road near here. The dead:
Peter F. Clark, 32, Hartford.
Charles D. Brown. 34, Hartford.
John Mesyer, 25. New York City.
The injured are Frank Goodall of
Hartford and Harry Lonberger of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
XJEVER wait to see if a headache
will “wear off.” Why suffer
when there’s Bayer Aspirin? The
millions of men and women who
use it in increasing quantities every
year prove that it does relieve such
pain. The medical profession pro
nounces it without effect on the
heart, so use it as often as it can
spare you any pain. Every druggist
always has genuine Bayer Aspirin
for the prompt relief of a headache,
colds, neuralgia, lumbago, etc. Fa
miliarize yourself with the proven
directions in every package.
Aspirin
lapirin is the trade mirk of Bayer Manufacture
of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid
Your
Model t ford
is still
a good car
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THE Model T Ford led the motor industry for twenty
years because of its sturdy worth, reliability and econ
omy. Those same reasons continue to make it a good car.
As a matter of fact, nearly one-fourth of all the auto
mobiles in use today are Model T Fords. Millions of
them can be driven two, three and even five more years
with reasonable care and proper replacements. Figures
show' that the average life is seven vears.
Don't sacrifice your Model T, therefore, but take it to
the Ford dealer and have him estimate on the cost of
putting it in A1 shape. A very small expenditure mav be
the means of giving you thousands of miles of additional
service.
For a labor charge of $20 to $2o you can have vour
motor and transmission completely overhauled. This
price includes new bearings, reboring cylinders and any
other work necessary. Parts are extra.
Valves can be ground and carbon removed for $3 to
£4. The cost of tightening all main bearings is only $6.
* The labor charge for overhauling the front axle is $4.50
to $5-—rear axle assembly, $5.75 to $7.
IVew unn ersal joint will be installed for a labor charge
of $3. Brake shoes relined for $1.50. Hear spring and
perches rebushed for $ 1. i o. The cost of overhauling
the starting motor is $3. A labor charge of approxi
mately $2.50 covers the overhauling of the generator.
It will pay you, therefore, to see your Ford dealer
and have him put your Model T in good running order.
By doing so you will protect and maintain the invest
ment you have in your car and get months and years of
reliable transportation at a very low cost per mile.
Ford Motor Company
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<*>.. THE ROOSEVELT EIGHT A REVELATION
Terming their product “the world's finest straight eight under $1,000. the Marmon factory officials take
pride in the appearance and performance of this new auto which is sold in the Valley by the Valley Mar
mon Co., Harlingen, Texas. Pictured above are (1* Lew, graceful lines, with wide windows giving clear
vision, are features of the Roosevelt Eight Victoria Coupe for four passenger. (2) The new Roosevelt,
( Marmon built, Sedan.
‘SYNCOPATION’ AT RIVOLI
MOBJON DOW/NIEV r IN ^CEN! FB.OM
/VNCOPATIQN ... a BADIO pictuhe
RKO producing officials have
crowded a lot of music into ••Syn
copation,’’ their film music-comedy
extravaganza now playing to crowd
ed houses at the Rivoli theater.
Fred Waring’s internationally-famed
Pennsylvanians play nine song:
numbers ranging from Victor Ker- ;
bert's "Sweet Mystery of Life" to
Sammy Stept's latest new song hit, I
one of five specially written for this I
show, and entitled, “I’ll Always be 1
in Love With You.’ In addition to
these there are in this all-talker
two numbers by the Melody Boys,
three songs by Dorothy Lee and
Gania Zielenska, two numbers by a
string orchestra and a piano solo
by David Buttolph.
0 HOMO
tf SIDELIGHTS fi
AT THE CAPITOL
Borrah Minevitch and His Mu
sical Rascals is seen and heard in a
short talking feature, entitled “Boy
hood Days.” together with the
showing of Paramount's latest all
talking drama. “The Doctor’s Se
cret” at the Capitol theater. Mine
Stomach Upset,
Sour? This
Will Comfort
Don't let sour stomach, gas. indi
gestion make you suffer. And don't
use crude methods to get * relief.
There’s no use when millions know
the quick way; the pleasant, harm
less way.
Just take a spoonful of Phillips
Milk of Magnesia in a glass of wat
er. It is alkali in the best form. It
neutralizes many times its volume of
excess acid—and does it instantly.
It will probably end your distress
in five minutes. Then you’ll know
what to do the next time. Crude,
harmful methods will never appeal
to you again.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia is the
perfect way to end digestive disor
ders due to excess acid for men.
women, children—and even babies.
It’s the method doctors endorse;
which hospitals use. For fifty years1
it ha" been supreme.
To know the many important uses
of Phillips Milk of Magnesia is to
keep a bottle in the house, always.
Full information with each bottle.
Your drug store has the 25c and 50c
sizes. Insist on the genuine. A less
perfect product may not act the
same.
“Milk cf Magnesia” has been the
IT. S. egistered Trade Mark of the
Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co., and
its predecessor Chas. H. Phillips,
sirifce 1875.—Aav.
vitch and his harmonica playing
music makers have long been vaude
ville headliners and at present are
the “hit” of Hammerstem’s “Good
Boy,” the musical comedy success
playing on Broadway.
Also included on the all-talking
program is a comedy playlet termed
an “efficiency drama” because the
characters speak only one word at
a time. It affords highly amusing
entertainment and was written, pro
duced and directed by Joseph Sant
ley, popular musical comedy star
and director.
“The Doctors’ Secret” features
Ruth Chatterton, H. B. Warner.
Robert Edeson and John Loder in
the cast.
AT TEXAS
‘Steamboat Bill, Jr.„ the Buster
Keaton comedy for United Artists,
which will open at the Texas the
ater today is probably the most lav
ishly produced laugh feature ever
made.
From the first glimpse of the froz
en-faced star, when he ambles onto
the screen as a sappy youth whose
own father doesn't even give him
credt for beng able to do anythng
but play a ukulele, till the uproar
ious climax, extraordinary character
that ever trod the deck of a stern
wheeler. “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” is
said to keep audiences in hysterics.
Marion Byron, a slender, girlish
little newcomer into the United Ar
tists forces, plays the girl opposite
Buster's awkward youth.
ELKS TO CONSIDER
6 NEW CANDIDATES
The application of six candidates
will be considered by the Elks club
Wednesday night at its regular
meeting, at 8:30 o’clock, according
to announcement by R. R. Colley,
secretary.
The club's motto of “Two hun
dred members and own your home,”
will be brought to a head at the
Wednesday meeting, it is said. The
club now has a membership of 180
members, most of whom have join
ed since reorganization. A commit
tee probably will report their find
ings on possible sites for a new club ,
house.
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SENATE BUSY;
HOUSE INACTIVE
Farm Relief, Mellon, Alien
Deportation, Federal
Reserve Bills Up
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WASHINGTON, April 30.——
Congressional activity centered to
day on the senate side, with leaders
there striving to speed up consid
eration of the farm relief bill while
the house took a day off awaiting
new legislative fields to conquer.
Committee activity also was
greater on the senate than the
house side of the capitol. The sen
ate judiciary committee was again
confronted with the problem of de
ciding whether to report that Sec
retary Mellon is holding office
legally and the interstate com
merce committee wras called to con
sider presidential nominations and
bills on its calendar. House ways
and means committe republicans,
meanwhile, were still engaged with
their draft of a tariff revision bill.
The judiciary committee's quan
dary, growing out of its investiga
tion of Mellon's light to hold of
fice under a resolution by Senator
McKellarn. democrat, Tennessee,
has hinged on the report prepared
by Chairman Norris declaring an
old statute providing that the head
of the treasury department shall
not be interested in carrying on
trade or commerce makes the vet
eran secretary ineligible.
Atty. Gen. Mitchell has assured
President Hoover the contrary is
true, and close division on the
question among committee mem
bers has been apparent. The main
point of difference appears to lie
in the question whether the secre
tary, as to stockholder in various
corporations, is interested in ”car
rying on” trade or commerce with
in the meaning of the old statute.
Chairman Madden of the house
banking and currency committee,
has introduced a bill to permit the
federal reserve board to grant
withdrawal by any state bank or
trust company from membership in
a federal reserve bank without
waiting for the expiration of six
months’ notice now required under
the federal reserve act.
The measure, introduced at the
request of the federal reserve board,
w’ould amend the federal reserve
act by giving the board authority
to waive the notice of withdrawal
at its discretion. It also would
give the board the right to insist
upon a withdrawing bank to re
main a member for the full six
months.
Difficulties in the way of a fair
enforcement of the alien deporta
tion law enacted at the last ses
sion of congress have been called to
the attention of Chairman John
son of the senate immigration com
mittee by Secretary Davis, of the
labor department.
The secretary suggested that the
law be modified, and Johnson re
plied that he agreed, asking the
secietary to submit an amendment
The law provides that any alien
who has been arrested and deported
shall be excluded forever and that
any alien who gains entry to th>
country by making misleading or
false statement shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than
a year or fined $1,000 or both.
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; The Perfect All Talking Program ;
Gus Edwards See and Hear
“Song and Dance Movietone \
{ Revue” m News
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TEMPLE RADIO
DEALERS MEET
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‘Clic’ and ‘Cliff’ Share Spot
light At Matamoros
Banquet
Thirty or more automobiles loaded
with Rio Grande Valley radio deal
ers and decorated wdth flying pen
nants of their organization, paraded
lower Valley cities yesterday and
climaxed the Temple Radio cor
poration Valley convention with a
Mexican banquet at Matamoros last
night.
It was the first Temple Radio
banquet ever held in the Mexican
city and the first annual conven
tion of the organization.
Duties of toastmaster fell on the
shoulders of three men when at 7:30
the delegation of 60 dealers includ
ing wives, girl friends, and Temple
officers, gathered for the feast.
•‘Clic” and “Cliff.” the Temple twins,
fresh from Chicago, the home city,
alternated in the tossing of bouquets
to the Valley district distributor, M. !
S. “Dick” Niles of Harlingen, to
whom high tribute was paid
throughout the evening.
It was “Dick” Niles, the Temple
chief of the Valley, owner and op
erator of radio station KRGV of
Harlingen, to whom the half a hun
dred dealers gave credit for the or
ganization they have in this sec
tion.
“Clic” Callies and “Clif” Boettin
ger. the company's field boosters
threw word daggers at each other,
that the crowd might have enter
tainment. Niles made his conven
tion closing address to the dealers.
So it was "Clic,” “Clif ’ and Dl^
as toastmasters. First one then the
other. Though “Clif” did shoulder
the larger part of the responsibility
and called on press representatives,
bankers gnd judges for short talks.
The convention proper was in^ses
sion at Harlingen yesterday. N:les
said last night it is the hope and
plan of the organization to convert
the convention into an annual af
fair. _
City Briefs
You can get the best sandwiches,
sodas, sundaes and service at the
Star Pharmacy, opposite Hospital.
McAllen, Texas. — adv. tf.
Restaurant. Harlingen, for sale.
Fully equipped, attractive proposi
tion. See Walker Craig Co.—adv tf
Water Blisters on hands or feet
will disappear after a few appli
cations of Imperial Eczema Remedy.
All druggists are authorized to re
fund your money if it fails—Adv.
Error.—Father J. B. Frigon’s ad
cress is listed in the new telephone
directory as 722 West St. Charles.
He wishes to correct this. His ad
dress is 701 Levee as in the past.
Business Vis'tor.—Sol F. Klarberg,
district manager for the Germo
Manufacturing company, is m
Brownsville on business. His con
cern manufactures inescticides. ge*
micides, dis.nfectants and deodo
rants.
Mav Fete and Mexican supper at
the Villa Maria Academy Wednes
day evening. Serving tamales, en
chilladas and tacos.
Trinity Dance.—Hinkley hall. 8:30
to 12 Saturday night. All Ameri
can people welcome, also dance
Sunday night for Spanish people.
Adv.
4 NEW M. P. BUSES
* are en route here
Four new 21-passenger buses,
standard Missouri Pacific Trans
portation company equipment, are
now enroute to the Valley to be
used on the Brownsville-Mission
run.
These cars are coming to San
Antonio by freight where they will
be picked up by Valley M. P. em
ployes and driven here.
ARB UNCLES
; and Boils—stopped quickly
spread on Car boil. Special
ingredients quickly draw out core
of worst boil or carbuncle. Lanc
ing unnecessary. Prevent*
spreading. Get Carboil today from
druggist. Orsend 5CXtoSpurlock
Neal Co., Nashville, Tenn.
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fiittmann
— Last Day —
Jack Holt
With
Educational Comedy
BIG GOOBER MAN
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FROM RIO HONDO
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WILL TRY PEAK
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo..
April 29.—(/P)—Bill Williams of
Rio Hondo. Texas, yesterday an
nounced his intention to push a
peanut to the summit of Pike's
Peak.
The peanut and Bill will start
toward the summit May 20 and
the climb up the historic peak is
expected to take about 22 days.
Williams said he will make the
trip on his hands and knees. The
Texas man declares that he never
has essayed a mountain yet, and
regards Pike’s Peak as a challenge
to his skill.
Day In Congress
(By The Associated Press.)
Tuesday
Senate continues farm relief de
bate.
House is in adjournment until to- |
morrow.
Senate judiciary committee con- |
tinues discussion of Secretary Mel
lon’s right to office.
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee considers nominations and
bills on its calendar.
House wa^ and means committee
republicans continue work on draft
of tariff revision bill.
Monday
Senate passed house bill making
$4,250,000 available to combat Medi
terranean fruit fly and sent it to
president.
House adopted resolutions allot
ing $2,000,000 of unexpended relief
fund for southeastern storm suf
ferers.
Chmn. McNary of agriculture
committee gave notice final vote on
senate farm bill would be sought
this week. •
Senate judiciary committee failed
again to reach a decision on Secre
tary Mellon’s status.
Republican opposition forestalled
attempt to get proposal for repeal
of national origins immigration
quota basis before senate.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana. proposed investigation of
working conditions in textile indus
try in three southern states.
Senate confirmed nominations of
seven judges. Julius Klein to be as
sistant secretary of commerce, and
Seth W. Richardson to be assistant
attorney general.
Chairman Britten of bouse naval
committee, attacked Ambassador
Gibson's proposals at preliminary
disarmament conference.
House agriculture committee ap
proved four measures to supplement
farm relief program.
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Also kills cockroaches and waterbugs
Sold everywhere, 35c and $1.50.
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Only 29c
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Tomorrow — Tuesday
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UNA BASQUETTE
mbebt ARMSTRONG
wCLYDE COOK ^
Romance — fun — hokum — in
side stuff, topped bv the biggest
ring battle ever filmed—a red
letter day for all who see this
novel, delightful, thrilling, amaz
ing photoplay.
ALSO BIG COMEDY
10c — 20c — 20c
STATE EMBARGO
DEFINITELY OFF
Bell, Snavely And Melden
Will Not Go to Austin
To Frame Bill ; J
SAN BENITO. April 30.—With/
plans for a Texas law imposing
quarantine regulations on fruit enf
tering this section from Farida a/
parently abandoned for the pr-*c
at least, members of the^'n®r®
committee on this matter wiFopye“
Austin Tuesday night as /evolu
originally, but will wait ^ ^
10. and will attend tlA^j^a 1
meeting called at that tirr^^ mttls
tin by commissioner of f ^ture
George B. Terrell. m
Announcement of the c mge in
program was made by J.m. Bell,
local chamber of commerce secre
tary, after communicating with oth
er members of the committee. T. M.
Melden of Mission, and L. E. Snave
ly of Harlingen. «
The change was caused by a com
munication from Terrell in which
the latter explained that a state
quarantine imposed for the same
reason as a federal quarantine, is il
legal in any respects in which it dif
fers from the federal quarantine.
Mr. Terrell stated in his com
munication that his department
had already prepared a quarantine
for immediate issuance against
Florida fruit, and it was to be an
nounced the day information of th«
federal quarantine was received.
At the meeting in Austin on May
10 members of the Valley committee
and others in this section interested,
will discuss possibility of additional
measures for safety against Infesta
tion of the Mediterranean fruit fly in
Valley orchards.
FOR QUICK,
HARMLESS COMFORT
J Children Cry for It
j^Hfor CONSTIPATION. diarrhea,feverismnesj
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— Now Showing —
— Also —
COMEDY — WESTERN
Admission 10c — 25c
RIV >jLI
Theater
SAN BENITO
Announces opening of our new
Vitaphone and Movietone equip
ment
Friday, May 3rd
| You’ll Hum.
i You’ll Whistle_
You’ll Sing.
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Also Pox Movietone News, a ■
two-reel talking comedy ‘'The ■
Melancholy Dane" with an H
all negro cast. And a Vita- 19
phone Vaudeville Act. ■