RIO GRANDE RIVER IS
SHIFTING BOUNDARY
One Might Retire in U. S.
and Awake in Mexico.
Washington. ? "News that a band of
mounted cattle thieves rode across the
Itio Grande river from Mexico into
Texas recently, probably presents a
picture of this southern boundary riv
er of the United States far different
from thai conjured up by a look at
the map," says a bulletin from the
National Geographic society.
"On the map the Rio Grande has
the appearance. In Its lower reaches,
at least, of being as wide as the St.
Lawrence or the Detroit rivers, along
l?oih of which large ships ply. In flood
times the Itio Grande is a wide, full
river; but during portions of the year,
owing to little rainfall on its tribu
taries. seepage into the sandy soil, and
appropriation for Irrigation purposes.
Jts waters dwindle away until only a
narrow stream remains, dodging in and
out among wide expanses of sand.
Quicksands make crossing dangerous
in places, but at other points it Is a
simple matter to ride or wade from
bank to bank.
44 Because the river can be so easily
(Tossed In times of low water. United
States and Mexican officials have had
stubborn problems alone certain sec
tions of the Rio Grande in the enforce
ment of Immigration, tariff, prohibition,
narcotic, and other regulations. The
problems are heightened by the fact
that the American side of the river is
not uniformly developed and that most
of the Mexican side is unutilized. At
some points on the American side the
huge irrigated gardens and fields and
citrus groves of the lower Rio Grande
valley reach to the river, representing
land In the highest degree of cultiva
tion. But at other points the river
hunk and a zone ten miles or more
in width Is covered with n growth of
mesquite and other bushes, and Is vlr
Prince Gets Belongings,
but Alfonso's Are Held
Paris. ? The Spanish Republican gov
ernment has shipped several cases ol
clothing, household silver and other
private possessions to the prince of
Asturias, but it has not returned any
of their personal property to former
King Alfonso or Queen Victoria.
As a result of intervention by an
emissary of Alfonso the government
agreed to ship to the prince the silver
ware which was a gift from his Eng
lish grandmother, Princess Beatrice.
She gave hi in several pieces of silver
each year on his birthday.
The government decided that since
the silver represented a gift from u
member of the family living outside
Spain it could be surrendered. But
the request of Alfonso for the release
of his own table service was denied.
I Fire in Home Kept *
Burning SO Years *
* Statesvllle, N. C. ? The story of 4c
J how Ephrlam Scroggs, pioneer *
?-I: settler, started a fire in his home *
* on his wedding night which lie ^
* and his wife kept burning con- *
J tinuously tor 50 years has been ^
* told here by his niece. Mrs. El- *
* len Lippard. *
* la the 50 years, she said, the *
4: couple spent one night and one 4=
^ day away from home, but each ^
* time the fire was so well banked *
% it did not go out *
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Old Whipping-Post Tree
Alfred. Maine. ? An oak tree wh.*h
served as a whipping post in the days
of colonial blue laws is still standing
here.
tually uninhabited. Chinese and oth
er aliens secretly entering the coun
try. and smugglers In both directions
hide in these wilderness spots, and
when overtaken often 'shoot it out'
with members of the border patrol.
"The Rio Grande in flood times has
been equally a problem to the United
States and Mexico. When the river
rises unduly It eats away the fl:?e
sandy alluvial soil as though it were
brown sugar, frequently forcing new
channels across the narrow necks
where the stream loops. When this
happens the bits of land cut off
('buncos,' they are called), are thrust
into an alien jurisdiction. Many a
river-bank resident has gone to sleep
in the United States and waked up
next morning in Mexico.
"All along the lowir Rio Grande at
one time were numerous bits of United
States territory on the Mexican side
of the river, and fragments of Mexico
in the United States. The situation
became so complicated that the two
governments finally agreed that since
in the long run the shifts of territory
from side to side were about equal,
new channels would be taken as mark
ing the boundary, where the bancos
were small. It was provided, however,
that If fragments of territory exceed
ing MS acres or having *J<K) or mo-e
inhabitants shall ever be cut off by the
river, they shall still belong to the
country from which they were torn,
the old channel remaining as the boun
I dary."
Ohioans to Build House
of Welded Steel Sheets
Cleveland. ? The world's first frame
less steel house is to he erected soon
in Solon, n Cleveland suburb, as an
experiment which might revolutionize
residential architecture.
The first unit of "mass production"
by the housing by this method is pro
jected, it was learned, by the American
Rolling Mill company of Middletown.
Ohio, and a Cleveland group. The
house will consist of steel sheets,
welded together and insulated. It
will cost less than a wooden house,
will have eight rooms, two baths and
a two-car garage. The exterior will
be of asbestos sheet and the interior
of insulation board. Nearly fourteen
tons of steel will go into the struc
ture.
SETS ANOTHER RECORD
V ?
Kleanor Holm. United States swim
ming star, who added another triumph
to her long list when she broke the
world's mark for the 150-yard back
stroke at a championship meet of the
Women's Swimming association of
New York. Miss Holm's new record
is i :53 2-3.
Noninflammable Gas Is
Perfected in Jersey
Bay way, N. J. ? a gasoline which
will not catch Are has been perfected
by the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey.
A. F. Masury, chairman of the ord
nance finance committee of the So
ciety of Automotive Engineers, stated:
"This gasoline has the same char
acteristics as the gasoline that is now
sold on the street. However, when a
match is thrown Into It, It will not
burn. It has practically the same
Hash point as Diesel or furnace oils."
TROTZKY STRIKES AT
STALIN GOVERNMENT
Deposed Leader Has Visions of
Coming Back.
London. ? Russia Is in the throes of
a serious rebellion against Stalin, the
Moscow dictator.
The movement, Judging from the
very guarded references In the offi
cial newspapers, is directed by Trots
ky, the deposed commissar for war,
from his exile in Turkey.
The rank and file of the rebels, de
scribed as Trotzkyites, or Left Wing
ers, have invaded every strategical
point in the Soviet economic machin
ery and, in spite of frequent arrests,
have maintained their Influence.
Soviet spokesmen, according to ver
batim reports which have just readied
the Daily Mail, openly admit that
the rebels have been harassing Stalin's
government for more than a year, and
that their action has led to serious
consequences in vital sections of the
five-year plan for Russia's industrial
ization.
Trotzky still hopes to return to Mos
cow, and for this purpose keeps in
touch with his Russian and foreign
groups of followers. These groups, as
well as Trotzky himself, are financed
Center of Hot Fighting in Shanghai
1 s I 1
This Is the north railway station In shn"f!^?1 then' the former at
toe fiercest fighting between the Japanese and C
tacked Chapel, the native quarter.
froin a secret fund, which continues
to grow. It is estimated that the
Trotzkyites in Russia are spending
$15,000 a month on bribes and "other
forms of corruption."
A private complaint of Trotzky's ac
tivities was made recently by Russia
to the Turkish government, which re
plied that it was unable to take any
action.
How greatly Stalin is perturbed by
the growth of the revolt Is shown by
venomous attacks he has recently
launched n gainst I'reobrazhensky. one
of the Soviet's tinanclal negotiators in
London, whose crime, like that of
Trotzky in 102ft, is a book reviewing
the world position. Every Soviet mis
fortune has l>een attributed to his In
terpretation of events.
Close observers of affairs in Russia
believe that the days of the Stalin
regime are numbered, and that his
opponents will make a decisive bid for
power when they are fuJIy equipped
and ready.
Radio, Movies Creating
New Standard of Speech
Detroit.? America has a new stand
ard of speech, developed by tfie radio
and talkie, according to Dr. Ray K.
immel. of the University of California.
Addressing the recent convention of
the National Association of Teachers
of Speech, Doctor Immel said the two
agencies have brought about a greater
uniformity in the nation's speech. He
regretted that uniformity will elimi
nate quaint localism.
"Laziness is one of the greatest
handicaps to correct speech," Doctor
Immel asserted. "Most of us are lip
lazy. It's much easier sometimes to
fall Into the colloquial expression.
Correct expression of a thought often
requires effort"
The diction expert said he believed
speech-consciousness is growing among
the younger generation.
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Briston, Eng.? Two inns here claim
to be the oldest hostelries In England.
The license of one of them, the Ruiu
ner Inn, was in existence in 1241. A
plan of the city between 1260 and
1350, however, mentions the Poll Moon
hotel as "apparently a verie ancient e
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How many railroads are there In
the United States? There are 1.CJ17,
including 174 class 1 having an oi>
eratltig revenue above $1,000,000 ; 282
class 2. having operating revenues
from $100,000 to $1,000,000, and 348
class 3. having operating revenues
below $100.000.? New York World
Telegram.
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