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THANKSGIVING
INSPIRED BY
MANHVENTS
WASHINGTON. Nov 24 ijp>
While Thanksgiving usually ts
thought of as a day of gratitude for
all things, big and small. American
presidents have proclaimed it for
very specific reasons.
In the words of Washington.
Madison. Lincoln and Wilson, thanks
■_I
Hayes, the Pithy passages of Theo
dore Roosevelt, years of prosperity
were thankfully reckoned
Treaty Celebrated
This year Pres. Hoover incorporat
ed George Washingtons proclama
tion in his own. Washington issued
two, the first, quoted by Mr. Hoover,
celebrating in 1789 the adoption of
the constitution and in 1795 the
benefits enjoyed under it.
Madison, who had seen ius White
House and his capitr’ burned by the
British in September. 1814. didn't
watt until the next November roll
ed around to be appreciative of
peace, but proclaimed a Thangsgi#
ing Day. January 12. 1815. celebrat
ing the December 24. 1814 treaty of
Ghent.
Not until another dire war did
another president proclaim Thanks
giving. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln
really started the annual Thanks
giving proclamation cuptom.
For the nation's mere existence,
Lincoln was thankful.
"It has pleased Almighty God to
prolong our national life another
year—” was the way his second one
started, in 1864.
But by the next administration,
Andrew Johnson in 1866 rould give
thanks that "we have been allowed
to send our railroad system far *n
to the inner recesses of our coun
try."
(irant x Has Terse
Gram in 1870 was terse and busi
ness-like about saying "it behooves
a people sensible of their dependence
on the Almighty to acknowledge
gratitude."
In marked contrast came the
paean of Hayes in 1877 commenc
ing, “the completed circles of our
summer and winter, seed-time and
harvest has brought to us the ac
customed season at which a reli
gious people celebrate with praise
and Thanksgiving the endurmj
mercy of Almighty God:
Most presidents concentrated on
what the nation should be thank
ful for. but Grower Cleveland, cen
tering on how to spend the day. put
in this human touch: “and let there
also be, on the day thus set apart,
a reunion ol families, sanctified and
cleaaseri by lender memories and
nations and lot the social m
TOwHir.se of friends, u ith pleasant
reminiscence, renew the ties of af
fection and strengthen the bonds
of kindly feeling"
Expansion Thankfulness
Harrison. McKinley. Roosevelt,
and Taft gave thanks lor an ex
panding America. Wilson's pharases
were poignant of a world at war and
in 1918 he waited until after the
Nov. 11 Armistice to say in Thanks
giving: "A new day shines about us.
Justice .shall replace force and jeal
ous intrigue among the nations."
Both Harding and Coolidge spoke,
almost with awe, of abundance of
prosperity.
Pres.-Elect Roospvelt. already tn
practice at proclaiming as governor
of New York, this year asked his
lieople to pray: • Remember in pity
such as are thus day destitute, home
less. or forgotten of their fellow
men **
BRIDGE CHIEFS
REQUEST WRIT
Thr Brownsville and M*tamoros
Bridge company, which owns the
Missouri Pacific railway bridge
across (he Rio Grande here, has
requested an injunction in Mex
ico City against the communica
tions and interior ministries seek
ing susnension of the dosing order
:«fcied by tho>r ministries accord
nV to dispatches to The Herald
today.
Announcement was made Tues
day that the bridge company had
been notified to close the bridge to
all except railroad traffic.
The present developments are a
recurrence of a bridge controversy
which has waged since the Gate
way bridge here was ojiened. Of
fitcals of Mexico have closed the
rail bridge to motor and pedestrian
traffic previously on the grounds
that Mexican law provides that a
rail bridge can tie used only for
rail traffic if there is another
bridge for other kinds of traffic.
The Browns; Tile and Matamoros
Bridge company in its petition for
an injunction contends that it has
compiled with all the rules of the
concession, pointing out in par
ticular improvements which have
been made for additional safety
and convenience The company
has paved the street from the
bridge to the railway junction since
the bridge controversy first de
veloped.
Eight Aggie* Play
Last Contest Today
rSpecial to The Herald*
COLLEGE STATION. Nov. 24
Eight Texas Aggie seniors will play
last football game under the
and white spangles of the
Texas Aggies Thanksgtvtng Day
when the Cadets meet the Univer
sity of Texas LonRhoms at Aus
tin. Six of them are lettermen.
four having two letter* to their
credit. They arc as follows: Capt
Jimmy Aston. Farmersville. half
back, two letters: Willis Nolan, i
Santa Rosa, center, two letters: W
W. «Prte> Hewitt. Groesbeck. half
back. two letters: George Lord
Jourdanton. guard two letters; I
Henry Graves. Corsicana, half
back. letterman: W. B <Dub> Wil
liams Greenville, letterman; R. H
■ Bear1 Wright. Alice, end. squad
man: Joe Love. Sherman, center
squadman. Of this number one.
Lord, may not be able to play be
cause of injuries. J
Brumley It Named
Kiwanit President
<Special to The Herald'
HARLINGEN, Nov. 24 —W. C. |
Brumley, well known Valley mer- ,
chant, was elected president of the
Harlingen Kiwanis club at the
annual election here Wednesday.
Other officers are 8 D. Grant
vice president; B. A. Me Larry,
treasurer, and the following direc
tors. R L. Chamberlain. B. M.
Mothershead, A. J. Rabel, G. I.
Burdette, F. G. Jackson. M. R.
Montgomery and Milton Clapp. R.
L. Hill, retiring president, also be
comes a director.
Charles R. Tips of Three Rivers, t
former Kiwanis director and can
didate for congressman, was a
visitor.
BLAME WOMEN
FOR NO JOBS
CINCINNATI. O. NOV. 24. tJP>—
At least one woman blames women
for a part of the unemployment
among American men. She is Miss .
Mary Anderson, former immigrant
and factory worker, who was here
today to address the American Fed
eration of labor convention.
Miss Anderson, director of the
women's bureau of the Department
oi Labor says many American fath
ers with children to support are job
, less because women will take work
paying only 14 to *5 a week but
•what.” she asked, “can be done
about it?”
Women don't want to take low
wages." she said. "But. they have to j
take whatever they can get.
• Women have dependents just as j
men have. Women have decreptit
parents and helpless little broth- !
ers and sisters, too.”
She used figures to illustrate how
women workers have increased, often
to the acornpaniment of wholesale
discharging of men.
• There were two and one-half ]
million more women employed in
1930 tlmi in 1920. They got one
third to one-half less pav than men !
were getting for the same work
Hence, many employes, finding
they could hire women for less than
the> were paying men. fired the m-n
and took on more women workers.
"It used to be the competition of
immigrants that hurt American la
bor—now it's the competition of wo
men: and from women it is extend
ing to negro men and negro women.”
HE GOT 4V EARFIT.
FORT WORTH—G. B Gowan.
city garbage inspector, got an ear
ful of something that wasn't scan
dal. and as a result he's walking
around with his head swathed in
bandages. Cowan was in a gun and
ammunition shop the other day
when Floyd Bufoord. clerk, was un
loading a rifle. The gun went off.
The bullet glanced off the ceiling
and struck Cowan on the side of
the head, piercing the lobe of his
ear and loging in his Jawbone.
What is said to be the world s lar
eest plow cuts furrows from 36 to 42
inches deep, and three feet wide, ’n |
I California
F.D. OPPOSES
HOOVERDEBT
COMMISSION
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRADJ
EN ROUTE TO WARM SPRINGS,
Ga.. Nov. 24. i.P—Pres.-Elect Frank
lin D. Roosevelt says he believes
•the most convenient and effective"
contacts between the United States
and Europe on the war debts can be
made through the existing channels
of diplomacy.
Against CommiHbion
This statement, which marked the
culmination of his active, two-day
consideration of the war debt obli
gations. was regarded by persons
close to him as a declaration against
the creation of a debt commission
to deal with debtor nations.
The statement, issued last night
shortly before he arrived in Lynch
burg. Va.. on his way to a vacation
in Warm Springs, Ga., reasserted
his previously outlined position that
the question of dealing with the Dec.
15 payments is one for Pres. Hoov
er and the 72nd congress to deal
with.
The president-elect said the indi
vidual debtor should at all times
have access to the creditor to put
facts before the latter and that the
creditor should always give thought
ful and considerate consideration to
these facts.
He said he agreed with Pres Hoov
er on the four principles that the
debts were actual loans made with
the intention that they should be re
paid. that the debts were to be con
sidered individually, that the settle
ments should take into considera
tion the capacity of the debtor na
tions to pav and that reparations
had no relations to debts.
•Method Secondary'
•
"Once these principles of the debt
relationships are established and
recognized." he added, "the methods
by which contacts between our gov
ernment and the debtor nations mav
be provided are matters of second
ary importance.
"My view is that the most con
venient and effective contacts can
be made through the existing agen
cies and constituted channels of
diplomatic intercourse.
"No action by the congress has
limited or can limit the constitut
ional power of the president to
carry on diplomatic contacts or con
versations with foreign govern
ments."
From 10,000 to 12.000 persons are
engaged in salmon fishing along the
lower stretches of the Columbia riv
er. j
New Comfort For Those
Who Wear False Teeth
No longer need you feel uncomfort
able wearing false teeth Fasteeth. a
greatly improved powder sprinkled on
your plates holds them tight and com
fortable. No gummy pastv taste or
feeling Deodorizes. Oet Fasteeth at
Intemat'onal Drug Co., or your drug
gist.—Mv I
I — .. .—~~ ■ ~ ' "
MARKOLETA GREER ELSTNER
SCHOOL OF DANCE
HARLINGEN SAN BENITO BROWNSVILLE
317 East Polk Artec Roof le Olde College Inn
Claes—Private Lessons in All Type* of Dancing for Children
and Adults.
Pupils May Enrol] at Any Tune During the Year j
Sisters Near Death
After Car Overturns
HUNTSVILLE. Nov. 23. ijp> —
Mrs. F L. Boddeker, 50. and Mrs.
E. W. Evans. 33. sisters, of Galves
ton. were injured, probably fatal
ly, when their automobile over
tutmed near here.
Mrs A. B. Wacker. 29 of San
Antonio daughter of Mrs. Bod
deker. and an infant child were
injured less seriously. Tfiev sui
iered bruises.
Auto Injuries Fatal
DALLAS. Nov. 24 (JPi—I. T Bird
well, 27, of Browns boro, died *re
early today of injuries suffered
when an automobile in which he
was riding overturned near Tyler
last Saturfday. Survivors include
Mrs. Vivian Tillery, a sister, of
Abilene.
JOOST ON VISIT
David Joost. employe of the post
office here, left Wednesday night
for Palestine where he will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with hit
parents, who are also celebrating
their Golden Wedding anniversary
Mr. Joost will be back Tuesday.
,r —-:—
COLONEL OLDS, I
EX-NATIONAL
CHIEF, DIES
PARIS. Nov. 24. iA*>—Col. Robert
E. Olds, former assistant secretary
of Mate of the United States, an
i internationally known attorney, died
suddenly today of apoplexy He was
, 57 years old.
1 Olds, who was Prank B. Kellogg's
under-secretary of state, left his
apartment in Rue de LUniversite.
according to his custom, to walk to
his office.
Becomes III
He got only a few yards from his
home when he became violently ill.
He succeeded in returning to his
home but died in a few minutes, a
phvsician who was urgently called
giving apoplexy as the cause
Robert Edwin Olds was bom In
I Duluth. Minn , Oct. 22. 1875 and
was educated in Harvard, where he
won high honors.
He immediately started the prac
tice of law at St. Paul. Minn., and
remained there for 17 vears until
shortly after the outbreak of the
World War. when he was called up
on to go to France as the counselor
of the American Red Cross commis
sion in January, 1918. He had been
active in that organization ever
since, having become European
commissioner m charge of American
Red Cross work abroad in January
1919
He served in various capacities
with that organization and in other
important pasts abroad until 1925
when he was called upon to become
assistant secretary of state at Wash
ington.
Col. Olds subsequently was un
der-secretary of state, remaining in
Washington until 1928. and in 1931.
almost exactly a year ago. he was
appointed a member of the preman
rnt court of arbitration at the Tayue.
In 1929 he was made a member of
the reparations commission under
the Treaty of Versailles
Geneva Figure
Daring the early post-war years
in Europe Col. Olds became a mem
■ ber for North America of the com
mission appointed by the 12th in
ternational conference at Geneva
to report a plan for world reorgani
zation of the Red Cross. He ana
American member of the arbitra
tion tribunal appointed to adjudge
British-American claims under the
treaty of 1910 and he also served
as president of the board of trus
tees of the icrlcan library in
Paris
Col Olds took an active interest
in civic affairs In Paris, especially
pertaining to American phase*, and
was a member of the council of the
International Chamber of Com
merce there as well as one of the
governors of the American hospital.
fish halt trial
BIRMINGHAM Ala.—The mat
of Gus Walker, who was charged
with burglary, can be held any day j
but Pndav and Saturday when
j Walker s case came up for trial It j
■ was found that Walker was serving ;
I time on the county roads on an
other charge and the case was to be
reset. Saturday is an off day to
start a trial, and Jim McK Long. !
assistant solicitor, asked that Fri
day be excluded because all the
witnesses work in the fishhouse and
Friday is their busy day. I
■— .■■JLI* .. II" ■ .. I ■■■■ lll_ .Sfc
Orr Convicted f
TEXARKANA, Nor. *4. —
Johnnie Orr was found guilty last
night of murdering Clarence
Echols and given a 10-year prison
sentence The state had asked
the death penalty. Orr claimed
Echols was shot accidentally when
they scuffled over a gun.
MR*. P4RKF.R VISITS
Mrs. L A Parker of Ooliad to
waiting her son. James Parker and
family during the Thanksgiving
holiday*.
Happy Days Are Here Again!
Conditions have gradually taken a turn for the better and apparently Happy Days Are Here Again We fully
realize that money has been “tight” and that’s why Manautou’s is opening this Happy Day Special Sale—cut
ting pirces on necessities for the entire family. Even the most depleted budget will find Happy Days at Ma
nautou’s Friday, Saturday and all next week. It don’t take much money if you shop at Manautou’s, where
you will always find correct styles, highest quality and lowest prices. All we ask is that you come to the
store and see for yourself the wonderful opportunities to again bring Happy Days to your entire family.
Happy Day Specials Friday, Saturday and all Next Week
Fall and Winter Frocks Bring Happy Days
Stunning fashions for every occasion are included in our GROUP No. 1— CO QA
large collection of Fall and Winter Ladies Frocks .... *'’-98 tallies.'PJ.JO
Shining silks, lustrous crepes, smooth woolens, and Jeraeys GROUP No. 2_ tf»1 AA
... the big reduction In prices we have made in these $2.98 values ....Jljjj
frocks, were done so as to make this event really Happy
Days Again for the Women— GROUP No. 3— Cl JA
$1.98 values.$1.43
—.1" —. ._
Happy Day Yard Goods Specials
Sport Satin, all new shades, regularly
sold at 35c. during
Happy Days
Sale, only .
Genuine Imported all-silk Japanese
pongee, natural color, the fabric of a
thousand uses. Under- | n
priced for the Happy I /f
Days Again Sale, only . * v
36-inch Cambric good grade. We sell
tlie yard for 12c, q
the reduced X/*
price is . ^
Rusuneau Crepe, a new crinkled crepe
material. All season shades. Regular
twice 98c but for Happy
Days Sale we offer the
yard for ..
Fancy and solid* color percales. New
Fall shades. 10r /*
values, the vard ||f*
now for .
56-inch Dress Woolens, in tweeds and
the new diagonal weaves in solid col
ors. priced the yard at (Min
SI 98 but for this IM
event reduced to. yard ....
Fancy Rayon Bedspreads i
assorted colors. 80 x 105.
They sell for tl 98. our
price this time—
*1.39
Marquisette Crus - Cross
Curtains, in all pastel and
2-tone effects They are
priced up to SI 69 a pair.
Special for
this time,
Pair .
-I
Towels
Turkish Towels, very ab
sorbent, 54x14 Best value
in town regular price 15c.
our Happy 1 A
Days price, I Ilf*
only .
■ _ i
Face Powder '
TTiree-Fiourr Face Pow
der. Shades, white, nat
uraile and rachc. Reg
ular price 75c,
special for
this event . ,
Millinery . . .
k\erv woman in the Valley, who appprepatcs chic and smart
ness, will find, in our millinery department the hat to suit her
individual taste. There are so many to choose lrom, ano are
priced at only—
98c-»1.49-»1.98
Coats
Ladies’. Misses’ and Chil
dren’s Coats at a tremendous
saving .... Our stocks are
still complete, styles for the most discriminating.
Let us make you Happy during our Happy Days
Again sale.
Men s Worsted
SUITS
Men's Worsted Suits — Colors: blue,
Ifrey and brown. All sizes, only—
$11.98
Lot of Men s Pants
Lot of Men's Pants. *198 grade.
This time we offer them for only—
*1.29
Boys’ Pants
One Lot of Boys' Khaki and Stnped
Cottotiade Pants, sizes 6 to 17 We
sell them for 85c. but Happy Da vs
Again price is—
STETSON HATS
All our John B Stetson Hats have
been placed in 2 groups to be sold at
unheard of prices Staple shapes,
brims 3-inch to 4-inch. Colors: Bel
ly. Buckskin, and Black Styles San
Ann, Liana. San Ulda. Big 4. R Nu
tria . . . Todo Se Va . . . at these
prices—
Values $12.98 to
$18.98, now.
Values $8.89 to J AO
$12.49,
49c
Boys’ Wool Suits
One Lot of Boys’ Wool. 3 and 4-pc.
Suits, sizes 13 to 18 Values up to
$1498. now at the ridiculously
low price of—
*4.98
Boys’ Long Pants
Boys’ Long Pants, different mate
rials and colors Sizes 12 to 17.
Regular values $189. Happy Da vs
Shoes for Men, Wo
Carter’* Shoes . . .
One Lot of men's Carter's shoes,
vici-kid. Colors: black and brown,
which formerly sold (hi in
for *3.98 our closing \ I uH
out price is . ^ *
Work Shoes . ...
Mens Scout Work Shoes, rvn
*1 49 values, our Happy *jX£
Days price only . vv**
Dress Shoes . . .
Men's Dress Shoes, AQ
sold at *2 98. SI.35
now only . ^
Tennis Shoes . . .
Boys* Hood Tennis Shoes JA
values 98c to *149.
this time only .
CHILDREN’S DRESSES
Children's fancy printed bioadclotli
Dresses. Sizes 6 to 12. Wonderful for
school wear. They sell for 98c. but
for Happy Days sale AA
we offer them to thrifty jMr
mothers for .
TOM SAWYER SUITS
Bovs' ‘Tom Sawyer” Suits. Sizes 2
to 8. Materials jersey, and jersey and
broadcloth, combinations . . . many
colors. Values up to *2 98 nn
this time *1.49; Values HX(*
up to *149 only .
WASH DRESSES
Ladies' Wash Dresses. /*n
sizes 14 to 38. hHf
98c values, reduced to . wv
WASH DRESSES
Ladies Wash Dresses AA
of fancy percale HXC
49c values, this time 3 for .... wwv
NIGHT GOWNS
Ladies fine outing flannel Night
Clowns, in neat aa
striped pattern*. /M/*
49c values, now only .*...
men and Children
Boys’ Shoes . .
Boys’ Shoes, black and tan. Sues 1
to 6. which we sell (M ifl
for $1 98 During this \ I
event only .▼
Boys’ Shoes . .
Boys' Shoes, tan and brown Slies 12
to 2. We sell them regularly for
1198. this time
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Children's Shoes . . .
Childrens Shoe;,, different st>les.
Colors: black and tan. Sues 7 to
13l». Regular price sye
98c. Special for
this event ...
Ladies’ Shoes .
One Lot of Ladies Shoes different
materials and styles on
Sold regularly for HAf*
*198. reduced to .
Happy Day
KNIT DRESSES
One Lot Ladies’ 1 and 2-piece Knit
Dresses. Special values, bought to
sell for $1 49 but for Happy Days Sale
we offer them for
98c
ALL SIZES