Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1926 Page: 1 of 12
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And Never Melts
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The Family Store
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VOLUME XIII.
MERCEDES, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1926
NUMBER 25
This Week
The person who finds hot weather
and sunshine unpleasant has very
wisely kept his feelings to himself
these past few days, for the cotton
crop is coming in, the gins are run-
ning day and night, and the fleecy
harvest looks just twice as good as
it did about ten days ago when the
rain was falling at the slightest ex-
cuse.
* * *
Reports of good yields are again
abroad in the land, and it appears
that in spite of the untoward weath-
er some records in production will
be made. Lloyd Edwards reports a
first picking which made a bale to
the acre, with prospects of as much
more when the second picking is
completed. Luck? No indeed.
Hard work. “Went around the field
18 times”. It just goes to show that
the old tried and true doctrine of
cultivation plus cultivation, mixed
with a little poisoning, is still the
best way on earth to produce a crop,
be it cotton or carrots.
* * *
Many growers report that the
middle size cotton which has been at-
tacked by the leaf worm can be made
to produce a crop yet, if cultivated
and poisoned. The cultivation will
start a new leaf growth and the plant
will put out blooms and squares,
while the poisoning will keep down
the ravages of the boll weevil which
made such a good start during the
rainy weather.
* * *
Estimates put the cotton crop of
the Valley at 100,000 bales. Not as
much as was hoped for two months
ago, but about twice as much as was
expected two weeks ago.
* * *
Chambers of commerce through-
out the Valley will have been worth
every cent that their maintenance
may cost during the coming year if
they do nothing more than secure
the labor to harvest the crop. Mer-
cedes growers who have not yet done
so should notify Fred Johnston of
the chamber of commerce at once
regarding their needs. He is locat-
ed in the second story of the Shaef-
fer building on Texas Ave.
* * *
July 24 was election day to some
800,000 citizens of Texas, but it was
just another Saturday to the writer.
After voting the Democratic ticket
for 14 straight years; serving many
times as an election official in the
primary of the party; being elected
a delegate to the congressional con-
vention of the party once—he was
refused the right of franchise be-
cause, according to the challenge is-
sued by one of the election judges,
his “attitude” was not right.
* * *
Have any of us ever stopped to
realize what a sacred right is vested
in our guarantee of franchise? We
are prone to regard that right but
'lightly at times, and neglect it at
times. The safeguarding of the
principles involved in the right of
franchise have been responsible for
war and revolution, and are the
foundation of the democracy Avhich
holds together, in spite of occasional
corruption in high places, the gov-
ernment of county, state and nation.
And when the right to exercise that-
franchise is taken from one by the
wanton challenge of one whose per-
sonal views differ from those of the
party challenged, the very essence of
democracy is challenged and thwart-
ed.
* * *
Dan certainly proved to be “the
man” on Saturday, and though the
writer would have been proud to cast
his ballot, if permitted, for Lynch
Davidson, we join wholeheartedly
with the citizenry of the state in re-
joicing over the downfall of Fergu-
sonism in Texas. Let us hope that
two years of sanity and constructive
upbuilding of the state will follow
the two years of political and busi-
ness chaos through which we are
passing.
California Red
Scale Reported
Citrus Groves
The appearance of a slight
infestation of the dreaded Cali-
fornia Red Scale is reported by
local citrus growers in one or
two orchards of the commun-
ity, following the rainy season
which furnished ideal weather
for the pest to spread. Con-
trol measures are being taken
at once by the owners whose
groves have been infected.
Fumigation or proper spray-
ing material applied at once
will check the scale it is report'
ed, and growers who find such
infestation in their groves
should take action at once.
The pest is one of the most de-
structive, affecting citrus fruits,
and if allowed unchecked, will
ruin an orchard.
REPUBLICANS HOLD
FIRST CO, PRIMARY
Burkhart And Hersh Win In Only
Two County Wide Contests —
Nominations Made For All
County Offices
LABOR SHORTAGE HERE;
THOUSANDS OF PICKERS
NEEDED HARVEST CROP
Appeals to chambers of commerce
in northern and central Texas and to
United States Labor officials in all
sections of the south were sent out
Wednesday by the chambers of com-
merce of the Valley in an effort to
secure the 6,000 to 7,000 laborers
needed to harvest the cotton crop of
the Valley.
The San Antonio office of the
United States department of labor
has already sent approximately 2,-
000 laborers to the Valley and the
movement is continuing. Houston
has also sent several hundred ne-
groe cotton pickers to the Valley,
but thousands more are needed, ac-
cording to Valley chamber of com-
merce secretaries who are thorough-
ly acquainted with the labor needs
of the section.
Hot weather, following the rains
of several weeks duration, is opening
the cotton so rapidly that it is im-
possible for the limited amount of
labor available to handle the crop.
“Reports have been circulated in
Edinburg Independent School Dis-
trict bonds to the amount of $1,000,-
000, are reported to have been sold
for a bonus of $97,000 to a , “well
known Chicago firm of bond buy-
ers,” according to the Edinburg Re-
view, whose publisher is also presi-
dent of the school board. Evident-
ly the firm is so “well known” that
mention of its name would indeed be
superfluous. The entire issue of
bonds is offered for sale by a San
Antonio institution.
Republicans of Hidalgo County
went to the polls last Saturday in
the first primary election ever held
by the party in the county or state,
made necessary by the number of
votes polled in 1924 by Dr. George
Butte, candidate for governor.
But two contests featured the
primary, Earl F. Hersh winning the
nomination for district clerk over
George Duncan and John N. Burk-
hart beating John Potter for tax col-
lector.
Winning nominees are:
Representative, A. J. Byrns.
Judge 93rd District Court, Harry
M. Carroll.
County Judge, Bryce Ferguson.
County Clerk, Roy C. Hankins.
Tax Collector, John N. Burkhart.
Tax Assessor, Van M. Storm.
County Treasurer, F. M. Griffith.
Sheriff, M. C. Hanson.
County Attorney,, Miss Zac Drum-
mond.
County Superintendent, Mrs. W.
P. Cunningham.
County Chairman, Willard Fergu-
son.
County Commisisoner, Precinct
No. 1, B. F. Cadenhead; Precinct
No. 2, Robert Henderson; Precinct
No. 3, Warren Freund; Precinct No.
4, Ralph Hughes.
Justice of the Peace, Mercedes, D.
H. Kennett.
Constable, Mercedes, A. O. Payne.
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Schools Are Big
Business Of City
Says Sup’t Poteet
“Your public, schools are a big
business of the city, and as such
should be given attention and support
by all”, said E. H. Poteet, superin-
tendent of the Mercedes public
schools speaking before the Mercedes
Rotary Clum Tuesday noon. Mr.
Poteet continued to say that the pub-
lic was not through with the schools
when the faculty was paid to run
them, but that the support of the
public in every detail of school life
and management was essential to a
well conducted school system.
“Back the athletic teams, cooper-
ate with the faculty, get the children
to school on time, give us your inter-
est and support”, the new superin-
tendent urged.
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TWO CARS IfARMALLS ARE
UNLOADED BY IMPLEMENT CO.
DAN, GARNER, CARRY
COUNTYMMARY
Moody Had Clear Majority Over All
Candidates—Garner Lead Har-
din With A Three To One
Majority
Dan Moody was the choice of the
Democratic voters of Hidalgo Coum-
ty. for governor by a big majority,
receiving approximately 2,300 of the
more than 5,000 votes cast- John
Garner of Uvalde carried the county
for congressman by a three to one
vote over Sid Hardin of Misison.
For attorney general the county
went for John Hornsby of Travis
County, although T. K. Irwin re-
ceived a considerable vote in the
boxes along the railroad track.
Mercedes went solidly for Dan,
giving him 508 votes against 38 for
(Ferguson and 42 for Lynch David-
son. Hardin received 117 votes for
congress against 471 for Garner.
EDINBURG REAL
ESTATE PRICES
ARE GOING UP
Confidence that the coming of the
Southern Pacific would lead to in-
creased real estate values, caused
real estate dealers of Edinburg to
take all property from the market
immediately upon receipt of the
news that the application of the Sap
to extend from Falfurrias south to
the county seat. A readjustment of
prices to meet the upward trend of
the market expected would be made,
according to announcements of
prominent dealers and property own-
er’s of the city.
McAllen property on the market
will not be raised in price, accord-
ing to an announcement published
in the papers of that city following
a meeting of the real estate board.
Belief that property values were
| North Texas and Oklahoma that the
Valley cotton crop was ruined,” is
the statement made by George Too-
lan, secretary of the Harlingen
chamber of commerce. “Parties
coming from those sections were sur-
prised to find that the Valley would
produce around 100,000 bales. The
reports, they stated, were evidently
circulated in an effort to keep farm
labor in that section. The Valley, as
a rule, secures hundreds of cotton
pickers from the northern part of
the states, and also a number from
Oklahoma, but this year very few are
coming into the Valley.”
A messages from F. M. Robinson,-
in charge of the federal labor
bureau at San Antonio, stated that
his office was a “riot”. Growers
from the Valley and also from the
Robstown and Falfurrias sections
were storming his office for cotton
pickers, he stated. The bureau
has secured a number of pickers,
and immediately sent them to the
Valley, several hundred arriving
Wednesday in Hidalgo county.
All agencies are being used to
carry the call of the Valley for cot-
ton pickers. Wednesday morning
the services of the Associated Press
invoked to carry the plea to all
dailies of the state, and in messages
to the chambers of commerce special
emphasis was placed upon the neces-
sity for prompt action.
All available farm labor is in the
fields, and the cotton is coming in-
to, the gins in great quantities. How-
ever, the bolls are opening so rapid-
ly that it is impossible for the limit-
ed amount of labor available to pick i
the cotton without some loss.
12,000BALES GINNED
END OF LAST WEEK
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Cotton Coming In Faster And Grade
Improving Readily — Local
Gins Rim Way Into
Night
Worked Cotton
18 Times; Gets
Two Bales Acre
As a relief from the stories,
all true, of crops damaged by
the rains gnd consequent in-
sect damage, listen to the ex-
perience of Lloyd Edwards,
who farms east of Mercedes
near the Cameron County line.
Mr. Edwards has picked a bale
to the acre from a large pro-
portion of his cotton field in
the first picking, and states
that from all indications he
will get another bale to the
acre when he goes over the
field the second time.
Many of the showers missed
the field, but the cotton did
not “just grow”, for Mr. Ed-
wards states that he, “went
round the field 18 times with
his cultivator”. He deserves
the crop!
COUNTY RACES ARE
WITHOUTCONTESTS
Ed Bryan Withdraws From Race For
Commissioner In Mission Pre-
cinct—No Offices Are Con-
tested In Comity
VALLEY TOWNS ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
ENTRYS0. PACIFIC
McAllen and edinburg cele-
brate LAST WEEK—BROWNS-
VILLE WELCOMED OFFICIALS
OF ROAD MONDAY AFTER-
NOON.
With 12,000 bales of cotton ginned
through Saturday night of last week,
the cotton crop of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley is moving to the gins
in good shape. Continued sunshine
and southeasterly winds have dried
the fields in good shape, and the
bolls are opening rapidly. No esti-
mates on the probable total yield of
the Valley have been made, growers
and ginners stating that it is impos-
sible at the present time to estimate
the amount of damage done by the
rains and insect depredations. Esti-
mates at the beginning of the season
varied from 125,000 to 175,000 bales
as the total crop of the Valley.
Ravages of the leaf worm have
proved a blessing in disguise in many
fields where the cotton has been en-
tirely stripped of leaves, giving the
sunshine a chance at the bolls on
plants which are five or six feet high.
Some growers of the Mercedes com-
munity are cultivating cotton of aver-
age growth in attempt to produce
growth of leaves, stating that they
stabilized and should not be raised j believe a crop can be produced from
these fields if poisoning is resorted
to.
Local gins are running late into
the night in an effort to handle the
was expressed by the board.
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Twenty Cars Cotton
Seed Shipped; Over
Six Hundred Bales
Twenty carloads of cotton seed
and 614 bales of cotton had been
shipped from Mercedes through
Tuesday night of this week, accord-
ing to G. K. Reiss, Gulf Coast Lines
agent here. The cotton and seed
With the withdrawal just before
election of Ed Bryan of Misison, who
had announced as a candidate for
county commissioner against George
Brooks, the one contest in the Hi-
dalgo County primaries for a coun-
ty office was eliminated. The with*
drawal of Bryan left George Brooks
of Mission, incumbent, unopposed
for the nomination. Brooks will be
opposed in the general election by
Warren S. Freund, who won a three
cornered fight for the Republican
nomination.
Other nominees for county offices
are:
Representative, W. R. Montgom-
ery.
Judge, 93rd District Court, J. E.
Leslie.
District Clerk, C.; L. Fortson.
Sheriff, A. Y. Baker.
County Judge, A. W. Cameron.
County Attorney, A. F. Buchanan,
Jr.
County Clerk, Cam E. Hill.
Tax Collector, O. E. Jones.
Tax Assessor, J. K. Milelr.
County Superintendent, J. S. Bunn.
County Treasurer, , Geo. W. Wal-
ton.
County Surveyor, H. E. Wilcox.
County Commissioners, Precinct
No. 1, W. D. Chadick; No. 2, Marvin
Evans; No. 3, George Brooks; No. 4,
W. L. Lipscomb.
“Ma” Issues Call
Special Session,
To Resign Later
Issuing a call for a special ses-
sion of the legislature to convene on
September 13th, Governor M. A.
Ferguson in a statement issued on
Monday night of this week stated ■
that she would resign as soon as the
session had completed its work. At
the same time she made the state-
ment that she would withdraw from
the second primary and leave Attor-
ney General Dan Moody uncontest-
ed in event the final count showed
that he did not have a majority of
Valley communities, notably Mc-
Allen and Edinburg in Hidalgo
County and Brownsville in Cameron
County, received the news of the en-
try of the Southern Pacific into this
section with wild enthusiasm as the
word was passed throughout the
Valley late last Thursday afternoon.
Business was suspended in Edin-
burg and McAllen, and in the latter
city street dancing, and other
amusements carried the celebration
far into the night.
A formal celebration was held in
Brownsville on Monday afternoon of
this week, a half holiday having
been declared by proclamation of
Mayor Cole. Officials of the road,
including J. H. Talichet, general
counsel; G. S. Waid, active vice
president and general manager; C.
K. Dunlap, traffic manager and H.
M. Lull, chief engineer, attended the
celebration, President Scott was
prevented from being present by ill-
ness.
Intention to extend its Rio Grande
Valley line into Houston by the
Southern Pacific was intimated in a
speech made by J. H. Tallichet, who
recited in detail the history of the
struggle made by the road to come
to the Valley.
WORMSOUTHERN
PACIFIC IS BEGUN
Contract For First Construction
Awarded Saturday And Work
Started Monday Morning—
First Train Nov. 1
ci op as rapidly as possible, and re- the votes cast jn Saturday’s primary
Two cars of Farmalls were unload- j came from the three local gins and
ed the first of the week by the Ro-
man-Talbert Implement Co., Interna-
tional Harvester Co. dealers here. A
demand for these farm tractors is
expected to increase as land is be-
ing prepared for the fall and winter
truck crop. 1
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Legion Meet At Weslaco
The next meeting of the J. A. Gar-
cia Post of the American Legion will
be held on the night of Friday, Aug-
use 6, at the Weslaco Community
House.
the Adams Tract and Los Indios Gins.
NEW MODELS HUDSON AND
ESSEX AUTOS RECEIVED
Four cars of Hudson-Essex Autos
have been unloaded during the past
week by the Monk Wilson Hudson-
Essex Co.
new models of these cars are meet-
ing with popular favor. The Hud-
son coupe has attracted considerable
port that as the sun continues to
shine the grade of the cotton ginned
is rapidly improving.
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Hold Conference
For Young People
A conference for the young peo-
ple of the church was held at the
A1 Parker Club House at La Feria
by the Presbyterian Churches of the
Valley on Monday and Tuesday of
this week. The conference opened
at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, and
closed with the evening session of
Tuesday.
Among the prominent men of the
church who were present and gave
addresses were Dr. B. I. Dickey, Dr.
L. E. Selfridge and Dr. J. W. Skin-
ner. A number of the younger
attention, and the new model Tssex members of the local church attend-
coach is also being displayed. ed the sesisons.
The special sesision of the legis-
lature is called to pass legislation
which will validate bonds whose
legality has been called into ques-
tion by the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the
Archer County case; to investigate
any department of the state desired,
and to consider any other matter
which may be submitted to the leg-
islatui-e by the governor.
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From Mercedes To
Mexico; Machinery
Shipped This Week
From Mercedes to Saltillo, Mexi-
co, a John Deere tractor, plow and
harrow is being shipped this week
by the Rio Grande Hardware & Ma-
chinery Company, according to G. K.
Wattson, president.
Woi'k on the extension of the
Southern Pacific in to the Lower Ri°
Grande Valley from Falfuri'ias to
Edinburg was started on Monday
morning of this week, and the first
train over the new unit may be ex-
pected by November 1, according to
statements by officials of the road.
Contract for the first unit was
awarded Saturday to. the Hands Con-
struction Co. of El Paso and Hous-
ton, and Eugene Harris has establish-
ed his headquarters at Falfurrias.
Work on the grade will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, with materials
already on the ground. Contracts
for additional units will be awarded
very soon.
About ninety days will be requir-
ed for the work to progress into
Edinburg, the first train being pre-*
dieted by November 1. From Edin-
burg the road will branch, one line
going into Harlingen and the other
south to Hidalgo on the Rio Grande.
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Crowd Hears Hardin
In Closing Speech
Of Cong. Campaign
A crowd of some 1,200 persons
heard Sid Hardin of Misison at Mc-
Allen last Friday night in the clos-
ing speech of his campaign- for the
democratic nomination foi* congress
from the 15th district.
Hardin devoted the major por-
tion- of his speech to a discussion of
the views held by John Garner and
himself regarding the imposition of
tariff duties on raw materials and.
products of the farm.
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MERCEDES 5, 10 AND 25c STORE
WILL MOVE TO NEW LOCATION
The building formerly occupied by
the Fore Chevrolet Co. across the
street from the First National Bank
will be the home of the Mex-cedes 5,
10 and 25c store. This building
has been completely renovated, the
walls painted, new shelves and
counters built, new lighting fixtures
and show windows arranged which
gives the store a very atti’active ap-
pearance.
The owners G. W. Kiersey and C.
L. Burton have purchased a very
desirable line of new goods on dis-
play for their opening sale, which
begins Saturday morning July 31st.
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