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i HIGHWAY IMS TWO BORDERS Rapid Progress Made On Road From Canada To Laredo ABILENE, Oct. 31—(/P>—Excellent progress is being made by West Texas counties on permanent im provements on the Great Plains highway, 2050-mile Interna.'.anal route from Regine. Canada, to La redo, termed one of the nation’s moat important north and south transcontinental tra'fic arteries. J. V. Romigh. of North Platte, Neb., president ot the Great Plains High way association wh ch is sponsor ing the route, said while here re cently. Romigh was on an inspection tour of the south end of the high way, and conferred with road en thusiasts from poiits along the route in this viciniy. “Out of ten Texas counties north of Abilene, seven hive voted bonds to provide for the highway.” Ro migh said. "These are Ochiltree, Hemphill. Wheeler. Childress. Cot tle. Jones and Taylor. Collings worth county ha* t movement un der way to re-su&mit the issue shortly to the voters, and King and Stonewall counties have spe cial propositions with the state in this connection.” Romigh already had inspected the north end of the route between North Platte and Regina In July and August, and sstid that between the two points 80 per cent of the route was surfaced, adding that practically all of the route between North Platte and the Kansas line was surfaced. Gradine work Is now under way across Oklahoma, he said. “The che'-k-un rbow*” he said "that of the 2.0!0 miles between Laredo and Regirs. more then 8" per cent is federally drslmated. and more than 7! per cent Is sur faced " The 1931 meetlrp o? the associa tion is to be held at Childress. Missionaries Will Tell Cuban Story Personal experunces in the heart of Cuba will be related by Evan J;ellst Phillip 8. Kerr as a special eature of Friday night’a Kerr Rusthoi revival service, on Eliza beth Street between Second and Third. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr just re turned this year from their mis sionary and evangelistic work In Cuba, and have many interesting things to tell of their experiences among the uncivilized natives in the interior, mary of them whom never had heard of Jesus Christ or seen a Bible. The program will also include several aongc sung in the Cuban language. Evangelist and Mrs. Howard Rus fhoi will occupy the first part ot t.ha service with a program of spe cial music, includ ng selection;; play ed on the harmonica by Mr. Rus thoi. Mrs Esther Kerr Rust hoi, versa tile preacher, singer and pianist, is scheduled to preach Saturday night,. She aooke last Sunday night to the largest crowd that has attended the revival to far. and twenty-one per sons responded t > her altar call. It has been announced that the revival campaign win continue next week, with services nightly at 7:30 and Sundays at 1 and 7:30 p. m. Church to Observe Anniversary Sunday (Special te The Herald) MERCEDES. Oct. 31.—According to the Rev. A. Bartllng, pastor of the local Immanuel Lutheran church, the 20th anniversary of the local church wii: be celebrated here Sunday with special services at 9:30 and 10:45 a. m The Rev. A. Moebus nf La Grange, son of the first Lutheran missionary In the Valiev will deliver the addresses at both of the morning services, the first of these to be given in German. At 3 p. m. the Rev. H Meier of 8«n Benito, will deliver the sermon. At this time the local pastor will toad a historv of the Mercedes co-’vregation. Th? event will also be the an nual missionary rallv. at which ♦ itn*. repre**nt»tives from all the Lutheran churches in the Valiev will be pr»«-nt. The Inca! church is one of the oldest in the Valiev, having been organized in 1610 by the Rev. E. Mcebu.. of Winchester. Texas. ENNISOORTHY Ireland —iJP— P.v’rick Flood, of Killegney. near here, claims to be the oldes: person «n Ireland Fiord save he Is 115 and h«« sev5>n rhi’dven. 27 great grand rhildren living A Modern Rip Van Winkle Returns After 22 Years KANSAS CITY, Oct a .—A mod ern Rip Van Winkle 1* Charles Francis, 48, who lias just returned to the little Missouri town of Park vlUe to try to pick up the threads or a life that was broken off 22 years ago. For 22 years Francis was a man without a past, without a sure Iden tity—a wanderer plopped down In a far western city to make the best of things in any way he could. His previous existence in Parkville was as though it had never been. Then, suddenly and by chance, he was called back to that former life; and now he Is trying to fit himself back into the mold that was shaped about him nearly a quarter of a century ago—trying to bring back his memory of old days and old places, to continue a form of existence that suffered a gap of more than two decades. Disappeared In 1988 Twenty two years ago Francis lived in Parkville, a Missouri river town a few miles upstream from Kansas City, with his wife and his year-old son.' One day he took a load of horses down to Kansas City to sell them. That was in 1908; and that trip to Kansas City to sell horses proved the opening act of a strange and mysterious drama of disappearance Arriving In Kansas City, Fran cis plunged into a cloud of dark ness. To this day he does not know what happened to him. All he knows Is that he found himself, weeks later in Montana. He had forgotten who he was and where he came from. He does not know yet how he got to Montana. He had on a strange suit of clothes, the labels of which bore the name HIDALGO PLANS HUGE PARADE .. 11 '■« 1 Good Government League To Stage Demonstration On Election Eve While the democrats i t Hidalgo county closed their stump speaking campaign last night, the Good Gov ernment league forces are planning to close theirs Monday night with a big parade. This will mark the close of one of the bitterest campaigns ever w’aged In a Tpxas county and has arisen out of circumstances which have drawn national notice. On Monday, at twelve o'clock sharp, the parade will leave Mis sion on a circle tour of the county, visiting every important election precinct. The parade will be led by thousands of Latin - Americans voters, bearing banners and ac companied with a brass band. Fol lowing them will be automobiles decorated with posters, huge ban ners and such placards as will suitably express the sentiments of the owners of the cars. Hundreds of cars are expected to participate. Every good government supporter has been urged to turn out with his car. The parade will form at Mission, leaving at twelve o'clock, noon, and proceed to Hidalgo. From there It will go to McAllen, thence down the highway through Pharr. San Juan, Alamo. Donna. Weslaco to Mercedes; thence it will turn north ward by way of LaVilla through j Edinburg Elsa and on to Edinburg, ; expecting to arrive in Edinburg bv 5 o’clock. Here the parade will dis ! band and doughnuts and coffee will be served free to the people part | lcipating. Three or four bands will take part and will remain to entertain the big crowd in Edinburg until the speaking begins at 8 o'clock. Every good government man arm woman !n the county Is exoected to participate In this parade. It wi« said. This will be a smashing wind up or the campaign. This will be the 1*«t show of strength before the ejection on Tuesday. j MANILA. P. I—/.$*>—'The young Filipino seeking a white-collar ca reer his a tough time. Occupations offering that article of wear are at ** premium so great is the love of it The legal profession became overcrowded several years ago and now the pharmaceutical examiners are considering stricter standards to relie overcrowding tn that pro fession. THE MAN WITH THE “HAH-THIB6ER" TEMPER He was irritable at the office, and grouchy at home His enemies increased, his friends became fewer. Then one day his doctor told him the truth. He had b«en handicapped by constipation for years. It had brought feadache* and con stantly in itating ills tc make him “touchy.” It had stolen his energy and good nature. His dodor suggested eating Kellogg’s Aix-BhaN rngularly. And in a few days be was a changed man, cheer} • ambi tious — aid on the road to sue Kellogg's All-Bran daily are guaranteed tn prevent and re lieve both temporary and re curring constipation. Use this natural method and avoid the dangers of habit-forming pills and drugs. Serve All-Bran with milk or mm, rith fruits or honey added. Use in cooking too. Sold by all grocers in the familiar red-ana-green package. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. All-Bran Improved In Texture mud Tmate He left h« SiPVAM WlMiE hW> turns, OH ttlMx %rUI?N9 k andmeet<? k QBOWN ftk CON "Lee Brown" Examining these labels, he concluded that lie must b»: Lee Brown; but every event and every memory of his past were gone. He was Lee Brown, adrift in Montana, with no port in sight and no log book to refer to. That COOKINGCLASSf PARTICIPANTS I — In connection with the Herald cooking school which opens on Mon day. Patteson Motor comr'ny. Ford dealers, have announced that they wr.ll furnish transportation for any woman wishing to attend whose car is unavailable, or who for any reason does not have transporta tion. Those wishing this service are asked to call Patteson Motor Co., phone 889 and a new Ford and a driver will be sent to their homes. Cars will be waiting to take the women back when the school closes each afternoon at 5 o'clock. The following are participants in Cooking School: Ainsworth & Colgin. Bonham Readv-to-wear. Borderland Furniture Store. Cameron Totel Cisneros Drug 8tores Crisco-Procter & Gamble Dorfman Jewelry Store Dorothy Dwan Lemon Lotion Edelstein's Better Furniture Frigidaire Refrigerator Garza Hardware Store K. C. Baking Powder Patteson Motor Co. Pioneer Flour Mills Rio Grand* Valley Gas Co Velvet Butter. -. tr *v u as all there was to It, and he had ' tv make the best of it. It is believed now that he was slugged and robbed and that the injury deprived him of hi* mem ory, causing him to wander aim- i lesly west until a vestige of recol lection returned to him. At any rate, Francis got a Job on a farm near Bilings, Mont., as Lee Brown. There, for 22 years, he worked, unable to discover any thing about htmaelf. Found in Montana Finally, not long ago. a Park ville man happened to encounter him in Billings “Aren’t you Charles Francis?” demanded the man. Francis a’as purzled. “Guess my name’s Brown,” he said . Then, after a minute; “Guess there’s something familiar about that name of Francis, at that.” The acquaintance notified Fran cis’ relatives In Parkville and some of them went to Bilings. There they made sure of Francis’ identity and persuaded him to come back with them. It has been hard for Francis to convince himself of his new-found identity. When he first got back to Parkville, all of hir relatives gathered at his house to talk with him. One by one they told him who they were nnd recalled old incidents of his past to him; and slowly he began to remember their faces and the e\ents they talked about. Over and over again he would say. hesitantly. ‘Yes. I remember.” At Your Neare* Grocer Velvet ..JERSEY * Butter The Better Butter Insist on Velvet Butter \K,v'sC' X JERSEY BUTTER Made from butterfat from the famous Santa Gertrudis Jersey Herd and As sociated Dairies. Churned under the most sanitary conditions and sold with the understanding that THE QUALITY IS GUARANTEED The following firms handle Velvet Jersey Butter: Harlingen Doris Tourist Comp; McClend ons Grocery; Jitney Jangle; Griffin’s I. G. A.; Roper’s Gro cery: Southern's t. G. A.; Hugo's Grocery; D. IS Kline. Brownsville Weller's Service Station; Tourist Auto Supply Co.; J. A. Cham* Pina; Jitney Jungle; Ainsworth * Colgla’s Self Service; Alas* north ft Colgtn: Central Cash Grocery; City Markrt; O. Bangle SAN BENITO—Jitney Jungle. DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. , . , , Kingsville . Alice > When he first same home he met his mother. “So you are really my mother." he said. “I had the impression that my mother was dead, al though I couldn't remember who she was." At that his mother fell into his arms, sobbing. -Her tears stirred a memory that her face and voice had failed to arouse “Oh, mother—now I remember!" he cried. Tills time hla voice was sure. “It’s wonderful to find you, mother." Introduced to Own Son Then he was introduced to 23 year-old Leland Francis, his own son. “I can t realise all at once that I have ► grown son," he told the boy. “But I’ll try to pet used to it, and I’ll learn to love you and I hope you’ll learn to love me.” And so, one by one. other rela tives and friends came to him. “It’s all so strange.” Francis raid. “It’s like startln* life ell over again. Each face and each house and each tree seems to be come more familiar to me after I look and think a while.’ Thera was one dear one of the old days whom Francis could not meet. His wife, who had waited 20 years for him to return, died two yearn ago. JAPS CAPTURE HEADHUNTERS * TOKYO. Oct. 31—(JP)—Capture of many head-hunting savages of the rebellious Talyal tribe of cen tral Formosa by the Japanese pun itive expedition headed by Major General Kamata. was reported to day in dispatches from the island. The Japanese force, made up of 2.000 soldiers and police, occupied three villages near Musha. scene of the uprising Monday In which sav ages killed and beheaded 86 Japan ese. The prisoners were taken In the occupied tillages. Most of the sav ages. however, had withdrawn into the wilderness after firing their own huts. Japanese airplanes bombed rebel concentrations and mountains guns and machln guns were brought into play against the savages. Aviators refiorted the advance of Infantry into the burning villages was con tinuing steadily. Several women of the tribe were reported to have committed suicMe in accordance with custom, so that their brave* might go into battle without family cares. LONDON—f/Pi—To make his home a shrine. 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