The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 287, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1927 Page: 2 of 8
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JOURNALISM
VALLEY TOUR
Make Trip Over Entire'
Section Before Eeav-1
ing on Journey Into
Northern Mexico
Brownsville and its environs. Point
Isabel and other points of interest in
this end of the Lower Rio Grande
\ alley of Texas were being visited to-
dny by 26 students from Oklahoma
<jty University. President and Mrs.
Eugene M. Antrim and Gilbert I. Gar-
retson professor of journalism fol-
lowing a journey through the other
end of the Valley yesterday.
The journalism students arrived in
the Valley yesterday morning were
taken off the train at Harlingen ai.d
then up the Valley as guests of R. T.
Stuart of Oklahoma City and Stuart
Place. The students took lunch with
Mr. Stuart at Stuart Place and went
up the Valley as far as Mission before
starting the return trip to this end of
the Valley.
Arriving here yesterday afternoon
the members of the party were vac-
cinated in preparation for their de-
parture into Mexico Wednesday
morning on a trip to Monterrey and
Saltillo. They inspected The Herald
plant and in the e«A’ning were given a
dinner at Hotel El Jardin as guests
of the Brownsville Chamber of Com-
merce.
W. L. Pendergraft assistant man-
ager of the Chamber of Commerce
chairman and after the dinner
railed on various persons present for
short talks. Mr. Stuart was called on
for a talk. He made it an inspira-
tional address in which he set forth
the sage advice of a successful man
which wa*. not to haee false nride.
Mr. Stuart stated that false pride has
kept more ambitious young men from
succeeding than any other thing. He
urged that they do everything with
all the energy that is in them and
promised that they would have the
satisfactory feoll**** **nd knowledge of
having done something well.
President Antrim p.nn ..gh tribute
to Air. Stuart lauding him for his
part in a JMio.ooo campaign for the
university. The university president
attributed Mr. Stuurt's success to his
attribute of sticking with something
until it is finished.
Professor Garret son made a short
talk as did Robert J. Corbin president
of the •’ lrnalism club and Edgar
Mills >vi thanked Mr. Stuart and the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
for tin ir hospitality.
Aft*-/ the d.nner the students scat-
teied some going to Mataruoros some
looking over Brownsville and others
taking in the Corpus Christi good
will “trippers’ " rhow at the Queen.
Mr. Stuart took Dr. . nd Mrs. An-
trim to Stuart Place with him to lie
hi* guests there over night. The stu-
dents left this morning on a drive
over Brownsville id took lunch at
Point Isabel. Mr . cuart joined them
there at noon and placed his boat at
the disposal of the party for trips
Over I.ugur.a Mid re and the Gulf of
Mexico.
The students publish a daily while
on board their train. Their paper at
Oklahoma t'ity is titled “The Cam-
pus” and their daily on board the
train is tailed the ' Travelling Cam-
pus." The : taff is changed every
day each journalism student contrib-
uting material to th«> paper.
Those in the Valiev on this trip are
Edwin Hasse!. Emi.uel Holmherg
Tom Nicodemus Mayhem Beveridge
John Acree. Harold Keorner Floyd
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Disastrous Flood Causes Wreck of Train
View »how> part of disaster caused'
by flood waters in Oklahoma anl
southern Kansas in which region sev-
enteen lives were lost and the dam-
age was heavy. This picture is of the
wreck of “The Sooner.” fast north-
bound train on the Missouri-Kansas-
Texas railroad which rushed into a
washout at Flatrock creek between
Walnut and St. Paul Kas. The loco-
motive turned over on its side killing
the engineer and the fireman. A pas-
senger also was killed. Passengers
in the forward coaches and Pullmans
were forced to wade out in waist
high water.
Breckenridge Donald Fleming Don-
ald Morris Jack Manning Floyd
Myers Charles Allison Sherrel John
son Edgar .Mills Daryl McAllister
Sheldon Cass Rogers Givens t arl
Woodward Dnaid McCutcheon Jack
Taylor Afton Kirkpatrick Dee
Crouch Robert Corbin Professor
Garretson Dr. Antrim and Mrs. An-
trim.
TRUCK MARKETS
(Continued from page one.)
new 2643 cars; to same date laat
reason—old 204y5# new 621 cars.
Primary destinations reported of
Texus movement for April 10:
Mixed Vegetables: 2 St. Louis; 1
each Lubbock. Wichita. Falls Hous-
ton New York.
Potatoes: 11 St. Louis 6 Kansas
City 4 Cincinnati; 3 each Ft Worth.
Dallas Memphis; 2 each Denver
Chicago Los Angeles; 1 each San
Antonio Tulsa. IndianapoliA Logans-
port Columbus Waco Louisville
Omaha.
Green Corn: 2 St. Louis; 1 each
Atlanta Washington Los Angeles.
Carrots: 1 St. Louis. Beans: 1
each Pittsburgh Los Angeles.
Harlingen north bound movement
report'd Tuesday morning April 111:
Vegetables 24 Beets and Carrots
4 Carrots 6 Corn 16 Potatoes 40
Beets 2 total 101 cars. To date—
Fruit 744 Vegetables 10176. total
10» 1*1 cars. Empties ordered today
74.
F O. B. Shipping point informa-
tion reported for Monday April 10:
Cabbage; Lower Kio Grande Val-
ley Points: Warm cloudy windy.
Haulings moderate light wire in-
quiry demand and trading slow
market dull. Carloads and in mixed
cars. f. o. b. usual terms
crates best mostly $1.40-1.60- Wa-
gonloads cash to growers $K-10.
Green Beans: Lower Ric Grande
Valley Points: Haulings light good
wire inquiry demand und trading
good market slightly stronger. Car-
loads and in mixed cars f. o. b. usual
terms bushel hampers best mostly
92.00 few higher. Wugonloads rash
to growers best $1.26-1.50.
Green t orn: Lower Rio Grands'
Valley Points: Haulings moderate
moderate wire inquiry demand and
trading moderate market slightly
weaker. Carloads and in mixed
cars f o. b. usual terms bushel bas-
kets mostly $1.25-1.60.
Tomatoes: Lower Kio Grande Val-
ley Points: Haulings increasing
light wire inquiry demand slow
•nar> «*t weaker Mixed cars f. o. b.
usual terms four basket carriers
turning unwrapped mostly $1.50.
Berts and Carrots: Lower Rio
! Grande Valley Points: Haulir.gs
moderate d* m.ind and trading mod-
erate. market steady on carrots
stronger on beets. Carloads and in
mixed cars f. o. h. usual terms
bushel baskets $1041-1.10 beets most-
ly $1.25; crates. beets $1.75-2.00
carrots mostly around $1.50.
Potatoes; Lower Kio Grande Val-
iev Points; Warm cloudy windy.
Haulings heavy better wire inquiry
demand fairly active market firm
no change on price*. Carloads and in
mixed cars f. o. b. usual terms
sacked Bliss Triumphs IV S- No. Is
1 1-2 in. min. mostly $3.00; f. o. b.
cash track mostly 92.75. Wagonloads
cash to growers $2.50.
Hastings. Florida: Warm partly
cloudy Haulings light moderate
wire inquiry demand 'moderate
market weaker. 4'arioads f o. b.
usual terms double head barrels
Spaulding Rose U. S. No. Is $4-50-
4.76
PERSONALS
I>u Val W. -t Jr. and Ben Punktn
were here Mt.nduy night from Har-
lingen.
Misses Winona Glasscock and
Kathryn Melton of McAllen were
visitor* here Monday.
I>. B. Traxler was in Brownsville
Monday from La Feria.
Mrs Joe M Loeh nf Beaumont nr-
rived here today to spend several
davs.
H M. Wallis of Kingsville with
the .Missouri Pacific Lines was here
Mondav.
J D. Patrick of Kinesville was
in Brownsville was in Brownsville {
today.
Mr* C. Hardeastle and baby were
here from Donna Monday.
Mr<. Terry Nowlin of Harlingen
spent Monday her*
S. V Grossman was here from Me
Allen Monday.
A. F Parker of Lfford was in
Brownsville Monday.
F.. B. Tabor was here from San Be-
nito Monday.
R. W Andrew* was here from Mer
cedes Mondav.
B. J. Hough of Donna was a vis-1
itor in Brownsville Monday.
C. E. Beeson of Gonzales came to
Brownsville today.
J. F. Schaffer and C. B. Toolev are
bnsiMas visitors here from El Paso
Terrell Enters
Protest Against
Slander of Texas
1 SAN BENITO Tex„ Apr. 14— The
bulletin issued by O. H. Smith Min-
nesota immgration commissioner in
which numerous false statements con-
cerning South Texas are made "ex-
hibits ignorance or prejudice prob-
ably both” on the part of the writer
is the opinion expressed by George
B. Terrell Texas Commissioner of
Agriculture who has filed a vigorous
piotest with the Minnesota Agricul-
tural Department against the bul-
letin. Jn a letter to the Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture a copy
of which has been received by J. E.
Bell president of the Valley Secre-
taries Association Mr. Terrell
states:
“I am in receipt of a copy of im-
migration bulletin No. 13 dated March
28 11)27 issued by the Immigration
Department of iMnnesota. I presume
this work is under the direction of
the Department of Agriculture. Un-
der the heading ‘Gamblers Preparing
to Boom Texas Lands' the circular
proceeds to discuss the Florida “land
boom” and its collapse and to warn
the people of Minnesota against
propaganda of land speculators oper-
ating in Texas.
“Honest warning against the opera-
tion of crooked land speculators is
commendable but when this bulletin
wittingly or unwittingly slanders
Texas and her people a proper self-
respect requires that I should take
notice of the charge. I quote two
paragraphs from the bulletin a.-> fol-
lows:
" "Minnesota people had better think
twice before falling lor this game.
! The best agricultural section of
j Texas is hardly comparable to the
! poorer sections of this state and cer-
tainly there is no land that can be
purchased at any price in Texas that
will compare to the wonderful farm
j lands in the more highly developed
parts of Minnesota.”
"Certainly you have a right to boost
Minnesota lands but you have no
right to misrepresent Texas lands.
The lands of the Lower Kio Grande
Valley of Texas arc- as rich as can bo
i found in the world and produce from
3.r)00 to $1000 worth of products per
acre. The rich bluck land belt of j
Central Texas is as fine farming land
as can be found anywhere and pro-
duces immense quantities of corn
cotton and small grain. The sandy j
land belt of East Texas produces the
finest fruits and vegetables and some I
of this land produces three bales of j
cotton per acre. The great Panhandle
or Plains of Northwest Texas has a j
greater area of rich wheat lands than
the entire State of Minnesota. You
should not blame your people from
wanting to come to Texas when they I
| find out what we have
“1 quote again: "The northern
farmer who permits himself to be
stampeded into leaving the State
| where agriculture is proving more
profitable than anywhere on the con-
| tinent to go to the sultry south with
I its hot and destructive winds its
| drought* its hull weevil corn borer
and other destructive insects its lack
POLICE HOLD 22
RICE STUDENTS
HOUSTON. Texas. April ly.—<4*>— j
Twenty-two Rice Institute student-]
were being held by Houston police
Tuesday in connection with a fresh- '■
man-sophomore buttle which took I
place Monday night in n three story j
office and storage building two |
blocks from the city hull.
More than $15000 damage was done
to stock and furniture stored in the
structure by water when one faction j
turned the fire hose on the other.
Five students were bound and lock
ed in one room and were rescued dur- |
ing the morning by the police A lit-
tle later 17 others were arrest#d and
Tuesday afternoon officers were
searching for other* who wcro believ-1
ed to have participated in the fight
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SERVICES
LA FKRIA. Tex.. April ly — About
twenty-eight Knight* Templar took <
part in the Easter service held at the.
First Baptist church in lot Fena Sun- )
day afternoon by Brownsville Com-
tnandry No. fi‘i. The Knights assem-
bled at the Masonic Hall and dressed
in full regalia marched m a body to
the church.
A number of excellent musical
numbers were furnished for the serv-i
tee by the choir and individual solo-
ists. A sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Sir Knight S. K. Hallarn of
Brownsville. All the officer* of the
commander) were present as well a*
past commander*.
There were four visitor* present.'
one of the visitors was a member of t
the California Mounted Com«andry '
at San Francisco. Another visitor I
was from Kansas City.
of comforts and facilities to which
he and his family have become ac-
customed in this state to mix with ■
the heterogeneous hordes consisting1
largely of Mexicans negroes and
mixed bloods which predominate in
many parts of the State will be mak-
ing a mistake he will regret before
he become* thoroughly settled.’
Hull**tin Shows ignorance.
"This paragraph is the limit and
exhibits ignorance or prejudice prob-
ably both on the pa*-t of the writer.
The people of Minnesota must be
leaving that State in droves to conic
to the rich lands of Texas and bask
in the balmy breezes of the Gulf
Coast and the writer of the para-
graph must he afraid that his state
will soon be depopulated.
“We have as good homes in Texas
I as can be found anywhere and all the
I modern conveniences and a high class
| citizen hip. We have some negroes
and Mexicans but they are splendid
; laborers and clear ami cultivate a
great deal of our lands. Our South-
ern people do not place themselves
on a plane of social equality with the
negroes like some northern people do.
nnd there is nothing to fear from the
negro by any self-respecting white
roan.
"1 am sorry that the great State of
Minnesota would permit the publica-
tion and distribution of such litera-
ture ns the extracts quoted. I hope it
wo done unintentionally and will be
corrected.
“We do not have the oornhorer in
Texas as they have in some other
States and did not ask Congress to
appropriate $10000000 to exterminate
him but our members of Congress
supported the apnropriations for the
benefit of our western neighbors who
are now saying such naughty things
about Texas. It is true we have the
boll weevil but «« are still able to
produce six million bales of cotton a
year to help clothe the world and we
produce thirty thousand carloads of
fruits and vegetables to feed the
people of the Northern states who
cannot grow them.
Terrell Will Invest Here
“I have two neighbors who bought
land in the Rio Grande Valley of Tex-
as at $400 per acre and they paid for
it from the crops grown on the land
in three years. I am now trying to
close a deal for a tract of land in the
same locality an 1 will do so as soon
as the abstract of title can lie perfect-
ed and the deed written. I have faith
in that country and would not uphold
any fraudulent land scheme and I in-
vite you to come to Texas and visit
the Valley of the Texas Nile with me
and enjoy the balmy gulf breezes and
partake of the luscious orange* and
eraocfruit and he convinced that
Texas is the best place on earth in
which to live.”
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The Markets
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NEW YORK N Y. Apr. 19. *
Cotton opened steady at an advance of
2 to 4 points under continuation of
! buying promoted by recent wet
weather and the Mississippi Valley
flood situation.
Demand was promoted by the stead-
iness of Liverpool which fully re-
sponded to the local advance yester-
day. but the market met a good deal
of realizing around 14.60 for July
and 15.06 for December. There was
also selling on prospects of more fa-
vorable weather in Texas and the i
market turned easier toward* the end |
of the first hour. July reacting to !
14.52 and December 14.99 or about 2 i
to 5 points net lower.
Trading was quieter late in the
morning but prices worked gradually
off to 14.46 for July and 14.92 for
December or about 9 to 10 points net
lower under further realizing and lo-
cal or southern selling. Prices were
within a point or two of the lowest
at midday.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. La.. Apr. 19—(cPi
—Cotton prices lost .1 or 4 points
front opening gains early today when
ctter weather in the west was fore-
cast. May opened 2 points down due
to liquidation as the first notice day
ipproached. Oth* r months opened 1 to
i points up and soon all positions were
rejrist* ing gains. May traded to
14.41 July 14.61 and October 14.79.
two to four points above yesterday’s
.lose.
Prices dropped as the morning
progressed owing to Liverpool failing
to show more improvement over the
holidays and on prospects for good
weather in Texas and Oklahnia. May
dropped to 14.28. July 14.49 and Octo-
ber 14.67 12 to 14 noinis down
from the early highs. Near noon the
market was quiet and steady and 2
or d points up from the lows.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. Arr. 19.—(A*)
—Cotton prices lost 3 or 4 points up
and soon all positions were register-
ing gains. May traded to 14.41 July
14.61 and October 14.79 two to four
points above yesterday’s clo*e.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. HI.. Anr. 19- oP>— With
furthei reports telling of excessive
rains wheat averuged higher in early
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pharmacists fill your prescriptions ac-
cording to the doctor's orders.
Eagle Pharmacy Inc.
Phone 26—693
Cigars and cigarettes Huyler’s candies station-
ery insecticides fishing tackle school supplies.
Free Delivery.
Complete prescription service with two registered
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transactions today. May delivery how- i
ever was inclined to lag. Oening 1-4
off to 3-d cent up wheat later scored
•mins all around.
Corn and oats were firmer com
starting unrhnnged to quarter fa 3-d
cents higher and subsequently show-
ing u general upturn. Provisions were j
ensy.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
KANSAS CITY. Kan Apr. 19. i>P* |
—( attle d.OOO; calves l0o(); steady;
vealers 12:50; choice steers 13.00; !
good heavies 11.75 (g( 12.75; light
10.50 down; native light steers d.75.
Hogs It.000; uneven; top 11.00;
packing sows d.75 fa 9.50.
Sheep 6.000; steady; wooled lainb*
15.60 (o 15.9o; best clippers 14.60; I
Arizona spring lambs 16.76.
POTATOES
CllICACiO HI. Apr. IS*.—(AV—Pota-
toes; old stork dull; Wisconsin sarkeu
round whites 1.00 (g 2.05; Idaho
sacked russets 3.00 (ju 3210; new stock
weaker; Florida barrel Fpaldmg rose
No. 1 6.25 <g 6.50; No. 2 *4.25 ft
4.50; Texas sacked llliss Triumphs !
*4.00 (a 4.25.
BI TTER AM* Et.t.S
CHICAGO III Apr. la * Hat-
ter lower; creamery extras 40 1-4;
standard* 4« 3-4; extra firsts 4» 1-4
'n 4* 3-4; first 47 ft 47 1-2; second
43 1-2 ft 46 1-2.
F*k> lower; firsts 23 ft 23 1-2: or-
dinary firsts 22 1-2; storage packed
extras 26 ft 26 1-4; storage packed
firsts 25 3-4.
RAIN. FLOODS
(Continued from page one.)
and barns on the farm* of Arthur
Davis Mrs. Othello Davis and Mrs.
H. Smith and the Methodist church
were destroyed.
T.h MI’LF. Texas April lib—(4*/—
Mrs. Nannie McCrutcneon HO was
fatally injured and three nth r per-
sons slightlv hurt last night neat
Granger in a tornado that destroyed
the Floyd convention house.
Houses and barns were damaged in
the windstorm that swept B-11 Mi-
lam and Williamson counties.
APRIL
Month of
Diamonds
Large and varied as-
sortment at Borf-
man s.
Give Her a Diamond
You can please her with a Dorfman
Diamond and we can please you
with the Exceptional Low Prices we
are asking.
A DIAMOND
Is a proper and beautiful gift for an-
niversaries. birthdays engage-
ments or graduation.
Diamond Set Wrist
Watches
Regular $65.00 Value
SPECIAL
$45.00
Fully (iuaranteed
Diamond mountings of
every kind styled to suit
every fancy. Priced to
suit every purse.
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For Your Summer Vacation!
»1 *'f • **.#f* - .* « m :
EEP cool in the Ozark Moun-
tains or go further North to
the lakes of Minnesota and Mich-
igan. Fish teeming streams; swim
in cool clear lakes; enjoy the social
diversions of famous northern re-
sorts.
Easily Accessible via
Missouri Pacific Lines
From Brownsville and the entire
Valley Missouri Pacific Lines pro-
vide fast superior service North.
This is the direct route to the Ozarks
and to St. Louis where connections
are made with trains to the north -
lands and Great Lakes Region.
How Missouri Pacific
Lines Help Sell the
Rio Grande Valley
In scores of newspapers
throughout the nation in
booklets and in all manner of
literature Missouri Pacific
lines are spreading the story
of the growing progressive
Rio Grande Valley.
Almost daily Missouri Paci-
fic Lines bring in trainsloads
of home seekers making it
possible for individuals rest-
less and unhappy in the north-
east and west to find a new
home to prosper with the
Valley.
The Valley has a wonderful
future. It is the sincere de-
sire of Missouri Pacific Lines
to play a constructive part in
building toward this future.
_ .. . . L. H. Moore Div. Pass. Agent
Secure tickets reservations and Harlingen. Texas
complete infoimation from Mis- C. F. Hawkes Trav. Pass. Agent
souri Pacific Ticket Agent. L. \\ aldsehmidt Ticket Agent
Brownsville Texas
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