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Seattle, Wash, 507 Leary Building. t What the Senators Would Do A headline over a Washington story reads as fol lows: “Senators Would Smoke Out Hoover." Un less the signs in the heavens can be deciphered with out glasses, the senators have on hand the biggest smoking job of their lives. There are a lot of senators who are clamoring for : farm relief who favor the Brookhart plan, and the Brookhart plan calls for a huge revolving fund of more than a billion dollars with which the gov 1 ernment would purchase crops so as to relieve the ; domestic market of a surplus and would provide a subsidy up to $6^0 000,000 to take care of any losses incurred by selling surpluses on the world market at prices less than those paid for the crop. It would endeavor to establish the cost of produc tion and would arbitrarily fix the prices of crops at a sum five per cent, in excess of the cost of pro duction. President Hoover is on record against price fixing, taxes or equalization fees or any method which would put the government directly into the agricultural business. There are senators who believe in the equalization fee plan: | Calvin Coolidge vetoed the McNary act which car I ried the equalization fee. He was opposed to price S'fixing. President Hoover is opposed to price fixing. In the long run the American farmer will furnish lhi3 own relief. He will diversify: he will feel him i self; he will produce the stuffs that will find ready sale at home; he will keep dairy cattle and sell the r butter fat: he will raise pigs and feed the milk to the pigs; he will go in strong for poultry: he will have r his own corn crib and his own smoke houses. Whereever you find the farmer who supplies hU f own table there you will find the farmer who is pro [ viding his own farm relief. Cotton has been a south ern 6taple. In fat years bumper crops have been produced and vast surpluses have been piled up. American mills take eight or nine million bales of cotton. When a crop of !4.000,000 bales is pro duce a large surplus of wheat. There are 38 wheat bales under foreign flags. It is the same with wheat. American growers pro duce a large surpdus of wheat. There are 38 wheat growing countries. All the surplus wheat of the 38 countries is tosser on foreign bargain counters. There is a very tough Job ahead of the president to provide farm relief that will be real relief and he knows It. Where the Livestock Man Stands Texans who are engaged in the livestock industry, that is those who affiliate with the Texas Cattle Raisers’ association, voted for the coming of Mexi cans without drastic restriction. They asked for appropriations from congress and the state legislature for the protection of their herds. They asked for the national lawmakers to place heavy tariff duties on foreign hides—both dry and green Texas cattlemen know what they want They have congressional representatives who speak for their constituents. Claude B. Hudspeth is close to the republican tariff makers. He is a protectionist when it comes to the livestock industry, including | wool, mohair and hides. There is going to be an interesting battle all along the line when the tariff makers begin their work in the city of Washington on April 15. President Hoover has called “for a limited tariff revision.” Will this cover the hides and wool and mohair and meat stuffs? | High Cotion Rates Overruled An order has been handed down by the interstate commerce commission over-ruling an effort on the ‘ part of railroad companies operating out of Texas 3 and Oklahoma “to boost the freight rates on cotton (fabrics and other cotton mill products from points throughout Texas and Oklahoma to destinations in every comer of the country.” This was the story carried on the wires bv the * Associated Press as well as Washington correspon dents representing newspapers in the southern cotton belt: There is said to be 5,000,000 baler, of cotton in storage in the United States and this in the. face of heavy increase in consumption by American mills and millers. This is cotton planting time. What will the total yield be in the states given over to cotton culture? H- - ----I ! Tlk® Gimc® Gvcgir | By H. I. PHILLIPS CRIME IN THE BIG CITY (George McManus, held under a murder indict ment in the Arnold Rothstein case, was cheered as he was given his liberty. ‘Thank you,’ he said, doff ing his gray hat and smiling. He then stepped into a closed car and was whisked away under an escort of motorcycle police.”—News item in New York papers). -Don’t take it to heart so,” said the Tombs war den as he patted a sobbing district attorney on the back. “I can’t help it,” said the district attorney in a choked voice. He ll be awfully hard to replace.” “I know,” said the warden. “He had been here a iong time and we had become quite used to him.” -But why should it be McManus the judge let go?” demanded the district attorney, drying one eye. "There were so many others he might have taken iway from me instead. “It’s hard to understand,” admitted the warden. “He was one of the best suspects we ever had.” lobbed the district attorney. “Certainly the best within mly experience.” agreed ■— ■ the warden. “I’ve seen a lot of suspects but McManus had no equal.” “Most suspects are suspected only by a few, but we all suspected McManus,” went on the district at torney. "Even the police suspected him . . . and you know how they dislike to suspect anybody.” "Why, even Grover Whalen suspected him a little, although it is hard to get Grover to suspect anybody except in a traffic violation. That’s where we mads our big mistake in McManus's case; we should have had him indicted for walking across Broadway against a red light.” District Attorney. “Trying to bribe Borough Presi dent Harvey, wasn’t he?” “Whet was he charged with anyway?" asked the “No,” corrected the Warden. “That was two other fellows. McManus was charged with killing Roth stein.” “Who?” “Rothstein” “What Rothstein was that?” “I think his first name was Gus. He was poisoned in a taxicab, or something like that, by some woman. I forgot her name.” “Nan Patterson?” asked the District Attorney. “That’s the one.” “I remember now,” said the District Attorney. “It was over so long ago.” Here both broke down end cried softly, as they looked at the empty cell vacated by Mr. McManus “Well, we'll have to get used to it.” sighed the District Attorney. "Listen, did they treat him right when they released him’ Did be get a good send off’” “Oh yes. yes indeed. Motorcycle escort, cheering crowds and everything T don't know when a sus pect in a murder case has been treated before.” “Was there a reception on the steps of Citv Hall?” “No. I don’t think so.” “No band?” “Not that T heard of.” “No scroll or keys to th° City?” “Nope.” “Well, it just goes to show." concluded the District Attorney, burying his head in his arms. * * * • THOSE WOMEN SPECULATORS Maeie Oh. look! It says in the pener that money dropped from 20 to is. Gladys: Oh. aren’t you clad you didn’t have any? * * * * WHO CAN TELL? Spring is here. Some young gentleman will begin at once on plans for spending a vacation with pleasure. Others will plan to work harder and get ahead more rapidly, in spite of warm weather. “Which of the two groups will enjoy real leisure a few years hense?”—Mr. Arthur Brisbane in “Today.” You tell ’em: we'sve never been right In that in kind of a prediction. Arthur. • • * * THESE NERVOUS WOMEN A New York husband was arrested yesterday on his wife's charge that he tried to cut off her leg with a saw after a family dispute. The husband’s side of the story has been received by this department. He says he did it all In a spirit of fun. “The trouble with most wives,” he said, “is that they can’t take a joke She should have known T didn't mean it. T had no Intention of sawing all the wav through." * * * * There was a fire in a New York building occupied by the Flea Circus the other night All the fleas were saved by the presence of mind of a fireman in calling loudly for them to jump * * • ♦ If we go to w«r with England over the I’m Alone how can the war office fix it so the “wets" will fight in the same company with the “drys?” WASHINGTON, April 2—It will soon be cherry blossom time in Washington. And cherry blossoms mean only one thing in the capital city of the United States—spring. One has never known Washington in all of its fullness until one has seen it in the spring time. It is then that some three miles of the Japanese cherry trees, sym bols of happiness or the sakura spirit of Japan, are in bloom along the speedway and around the Tidal basin. People com* from near and far to get a glimpse of them. Artists set their easels under the blooming trees trying to out on canvas the reality of the blos soms. Girls elad in oriental costumes walk along the sea wall, holding over them Japanese sunshades. Gift of Japanese The Washington cherry blossoms date back to the time that Mrs. William Howard Taft was first lady of the land. She had seen them in the east, and had had a number of the trees planted here. Then Dr. Jokichi Takamine. a noted chemist of Japan, came to Washington on a visit. Hhe was de lighted to learn of the interest taken in Us coun try’s cherry blossoms. Through Dr. Taka mine a gift of 2.000 trees was sent to Washington in 1900. The trees arrived, but were condemned as infected, and were burned. But Dr. Takamine was not to be discouraged He resumed his efforts and 2.000 more trepp were given by the city of Tokio in 1911. From these grew the bower of blooms that are to be seen now. The cherry blossoms are in numerous shades. First, there are the almost white and the delicate lavenders and pinks, yellow, cerise—and two weeks later come the double rose pink blossoms—the ulti mate of Japanese cherry blossoms. There are at least a dozen snecies of the blossoms, varying in shape, size, color and time of flowering. They bloom, in turn, about six weeks from their first appearance, making a continuous succession of blooms. The trees have no fruit. Some say that they are really a kind of plum and their botanical name is “prumus pseudo cerasus.” Ambassadorial Background Last spring the former Japanese ambassador and Madame Matsudaira and their family were pictured often under the beautiful trees. Miss Setsu Matsu daira was especially the object of the camera because of her engagement, to the young Prince Chichibu of Japan, whom she married last summer. This year, no doubt, the new ambassador from Japan, Katsuji Debuchi and Madame Debuchi, with their son and daughter will be pictured under the trees from their own country. The Japanese poet compares the cherry blossoms to life: Life is short. Like the three days’ glory Of the cherry blossoms. A Kansas boy won a gold medal in an oboe-play ing contest, But he may grow up to be a useful cit izen in spite of that.—Altoona Mirror. The schooner Early Bird went ashore on the Vir ginia coast. Evidently the worm turned too sharply. —New York Sun. Believe It or Not By Ripley | The 37Tb chapter of TSAI AH AKD The aolb CHAPTER of THE book ofkmgs ARE ALIKE Tree growing cot OF a I chimke/ J go rr abovi L Tup GROUND j The tree l bears. Jjrutt • but uuas> not _ f planted Jdfyii/cd • 1 ~ ' --> GeifrmT S»- i . ~ _ _ A BIRD CFTHE AIR-LAND- AMD SEA The Water dipper is at home under the wafer cn the water-arvd over the water PRITE-VAMNIMG SUGCLLSTIOU HAROLT> MERRILL ^ , Age u — 04 N«u> York. ' UAS P1AYCD IN 53 MOTION PICTURES — . — ■ ■ .... — ——— I. II —— ■ ■ ! .. ■' ■ ■ .. ..... — ■ 1 This is a daily feature of The Herald, and authenticity of the above, if questioned, may be had from Mr. Ripley, in care of this paper. i • .. , .. .... . .— ..— A LOVE AND MYSTERY STORY | By J.Jefferson Far jeon Copyright, m». bj Centra] Press Association. Ini. READ THIS FIRST; Brown, a romantic young clerk | eating in a restaurant, overhears a hard-looking individual say; "After her! And—!f she's trouble some—don't be particular what you do with her!" The girl Is very beautiful and Brown trails her Aboard a train Brown tackles the little man. following her, and in the scuffle falls to the station platform. Stunned, he is revived by Charlie and Rupert, two young men on a walking tour. They de- j cide to follow the girl's train in a motor car. By driving fast, and making a short cut. they arrive at a station ahead of the train (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER V They parked the car in a narrow street by the station, and then fol lowed. to Erown. the most trying ten minutes he had so far en dured. Each minute, as they wait ed on the appointed platform, brought the train nearer. Would it bring a crisis with it? Or some thing insufferably tame? Above all—and perhaps this was whatj really mattered most to Brown— j would the girl still be in the com partment, and would he see her wonderfully attractive face again, and hear her melodious voice? His hand slipped to his pocket, and he covertly wiped his brow with his handkerchief “She signaled." said a voice in his ear. He jumped up, but a gentle hand on his shoulder pressed him down again. "Steady," said the. voice. "‘We don't want to attract any attention to ourselves.” Brown nodded. That was true. Keep steady! As though chained to his seat by the slogan, Brown sat and watched a tiny smudge of smoke grow larger, and listened to the gradual crescendo of the train’s approach. Out of nothing came the train, solidifying the past that had itself been growing filmy. Reality once more! Here it was! Yes—no doubt about it. This was the train—-and there was the coach —and there was the compartment —third from the end . . . Again Brown felt the restraining hand. “Walk quite casually." whis pered Rupert, in his ear. “That the compartment, eh? Right. Don't attract attention." The train stopped. They glued I their eyes on the carriage door, waiting for it to open. It did not open. They were close to the door. Brown began to run forward, but was held back firmly by the same restraining hand. A porter paused, and threw the door open suddenly. The next Instant he gave a cry. An insensible figure lay crouched in a corner seat. It was the figure of the little man in the loud check suit. * * * Brown had his uses and. fortu nately for the peace of his simple mind, he was not destined to be utterly obliterated by his more ro bust companions in this knightly adventure. Nevertheless, it must be recorded that, at given moments, his utility ceased utterly, and he was forced to depend entirely on those with whom he had thrown in his lot. This was one of the given mo ments The sight of the inert fig ure of the dreaded little man in the loud check suit—the man who had power to inflict evil, surely not to be victimized by it—sent every constructive idea from Brown’3 head, and he could merely stare and stare, with his thin lips slight ly parted, and his eyes still and glazed. Luckily for him, he did not realize that, before he was many “She’ signalled,” said a voice in his ear. hours older, he would have even more astonishing things to stare at, and that his attitude of static be wilderment would be frequently repeated. It was his fat. blue-eyed com panion who on this occasion pom meled him out of his statuesque - ness. Brown suddenly found him self making for a lamp post that was conveniently refusing to func tion. It formed a dark sanctuary amid the fitful platform lights, a black oasis from which one could watch unwatched. But exactly how Brown was traveling thither he did not know, until he was brought to a standstill by rather abrupt contact with the lamp post. Then he realized that he had been unceremoniously propelled from be hind and that his motive power had been the rotund Charlie. “W-What—?” stammered Brown. But Charlie put a warning finger to his lips. “Hist, lad!” he whispered. “We are at a crisis, and it. behooves us to ca’ canny. For the moment —for the moment only—Captain Rupert has taken command. You see. you looked a trifle greenish, and one can never act with real acumen when one is greenish.” “I don’t understand,” muttered Brown. “To be honest, nor do I.” said his companion. “Captain Rupert is doing his best to dig up infor mation. Meanwhile, you and I are to stay here till he joins us.” “Yes. but why did we come here.” blinked Brown. “Because we were greenish,” re sponded Charlie, “and to be green ish is to be conspicuous. Just at the moment, we don’t want to be seen. If that nasty little chap has been murdered, they are sure to search for greenish people. On the other hand, if the nasty little chap hasn’t been murdered, and if he suddenly opened an eye at you, you would probably fall down on the ground and bump your head. Both these tragic possibilities have now been averted by the prompt com mands of Captain Rupert, and the equally prompt execution of those commands by Lieutenant Charles—” “Oh, be quiet, can’t you?” com plained Brown. “My head’s fairly buzzing!" “Let us talk of tennis, then.” sighed Charlie. “What do you think of the coining tournament?” Brown did not reply. It was pleasant, in a way, to be in con tact with a personality totally de void of fear. It was—steadying. Yes, Brown had to admit that. But he admitted It grudgingly, and was quite unable himself to regard the position objectively. There might be humcr in the situation to Char lie. To Brown there was none. It was a grim, ghastly business, yet with a faint melody of music run ning through it that made It strangely worth while. "I—I wish we could find out what’s happening," he muttered, after a pause. "We’ll know soon enough,” re plied Charlie. "Of course, you can go into the thick of it again, if you want, but I'd wait just a jiffy, if I were you. Captain Rupert's pretty good stuff, when anything's got to be done—he won't miss any thing.” “I dessay you’re right.’’ agreed Brown. From where they were, they could merely see a knot of people, shift ing this way and that, on the plat form outside the compartment in which the insensible man lay. Fig ures flitted to and fro. Voices droned vaguely and wordlessly. The situation was tantalizingly ob scure. It was tantalizing not only to Brown, but to Charlie, who, in spite of his levity, found himself more and more interested in the adventure, and more and more annoyed with Rupert for having shoved him temporarily out of it. He was seriously thinking of re turning to the center of interest when something happened right under his nose. He had turned to Brown, to suggest a cautious ad vance, and he found that Brown’s eyes were becoming glazed again. “Steady! What’s up now?” de manded Charley, rather sharply. He didn’t like the look of Brown. Having no subtlety. . he read nothing in Brown's eyes be yond a new crisis. “My God!” gulped Brown. And vanished. Charlie swore softly under his breath. He was in a quandary. Should he chase Brown, or should he go back to Rupert, or should he remain where he was, like the boy upon the burning deck? Brown had vanished in the c.* rection of the station exit. He ap peared either to have run after (Continued On Page Eight) Health and Right Living BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. Former Commissioner of Health, How good the bed feels after a day of hard work! There is noth ing like honest fatigue to give you a night of quiet, refreshing sleep. To get up In the morning with the desire to dance and sing is the en viable lot of perfectly healthy, right living persons In youth and early adult life. It is natural to grow tired after a full day of toil, physical or mental. That is the feeling you should ex pect tto experience. But to get up in the morning Just as tired as you were on going to bed is not natuarl. It is not a feel ing that should be passed over as of little importance. Unaccustomed fatigue an dloss of ease in carrying the unusual load of daily duties is a state of affairs that demands attention. There is something wrong with you and you should find out what it is. Little children are in everlasting motion if they are healthy. The en ergy and activity of a young child are amazing. Some time ago I was a caller at a home where there was a son about four years of age. We sat on the veranda, which was 10 or 12 steps above the lawn. That boy must gone down these steps and returned at least 20 times during the hour I was there. Each time he came back with a tale about some wild beast he had seen in the yard. I didn't know there were so many va rieties of ferocious animals in the world. Any normal youngster can keep up such efforts for hours every day. You don’t need to be told there would ba something wrong if a day came along when he refused to plav and demanded to be held on the lap of his mother. Once in a w'hile I see Senator usually full of life, holding his head or leaning back in his chair for a half hour at a stretch. He is tired out and probably hates to admit it. In the cloak room it is not unusual to see a tired legislator stretched out on a couch, attempting to get back his energy. If there is a real excuse for fa tigue. it is ail right to experience the feeling. But if there is no ex planation for being terribly tired, something is wrong. Let us see what are legitimate excuses for being tired: Hard phy sical labor, continued mental effort, unusual work of any sort. Any one of these causes would explain sat isfactorily the sense of fatigue But if the things that have a right to make you tired have not been done, something is wrong. To be tired out morning, noon and night, all the time, is a sien of trou ble. Where is it? Many a person is suffering the efrects of a hidden infection There may be abscessed teeth «\here the inflammation is so slieht as not to be noticed at all. This is a com mon cause for lowered vitality, with excessive tiredness as th*" chief symptom Lack of nourishing food or a well chosen diet: may result in under nourishment with Inability to do the usual work. You just can't do your duties unless you are properly ‘ fed. Constipation or failure of the kid neZ5*l°i.<Larry the wastes of the body —both these conditions are capable of lessening vitality, with fatieue as a symptom. Jf you are tired more than you should be. find out whv. You are out of order. Answers to Health Queries ALICE B. Q—What will correct round shoulders? 2.—What causes headaches In the morning? A —Try to walk erect Wearing shoulder braces is also helpful. 2.—The common causes of head a5h*s are:„ Eye strain, infected t„eth, tonsils and sinuses, constipa tyP1?- indigestion, auto-intoxication high blood pressure, kidney condi tions or catarrh. Have a careful examination including an eye test to locate the cause of the trouble! , E. H Q —What is good for falling hair? A —Brush the hair dailv and use a good tonic. For further particu lars send self-addressed, stamped envelope and repeat your question. D. C. Q—I am a girl 16, 4 feet II inches tall, what should I welsh? 2.—How can I lose weight? A.—You should weight about 107 pounds. 2.—Eat very sparingly of starches, sugars and fats. Get regular sys tematic exercises. A gradual reduc tion in the amount of food con sumed, with the regular exercise will work wonders in most cases. •*———-———__ < Who are I? In whose cabinet did I first hold my present office? Where is my home? On which of the Philippine Is lands Is Manila5 What does Nevada mean? “Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good ’ Where is this passage found in the Bible? Today’s Horoscope Persons born on this day are sym pathetic and kind but too much in clined to sink into melancholy at the slightest provocation. Star Lore THE MOON Ev Arthur DeV. Carpenter Lunar light is but a small frac tion of reflected sunlight—1-465.000. There is no lunar air nor water, therefore no clouds. As a moon’s day is abont, 15 of ours, the rocks at its equator reach a temperature of 248 degrees F., at mid-day only to drop to 176 below zero at mid night. Powerful telescopes bring the moon to within 5,000 miles, so that anything as large as a half mile cross can be seen. The moon's sur face is rough and irregular; has 10 mountain ranges and 23,000 craters, ranging from 5 to 11 miles in di ameter. The dark “seas” are prob ably vast, lava beds. (More Tomorrow> Answers <o Foregoing' Questions 1. Andrew W. Melton; Warren CL Harding; Pittsurgh. Pa. 2. Luzon. 3. Snow clad 4. Romans xil, 9 Eat a Real Game Dinner at The Matamoroa Cafe Mrs. Emma Leonard When In Matamoros Stop at The Matamoros Hotel For a Clean Room. It 13 Safe. Mrs. Emma Leonard Wood & Dodd Insurance Bonds and Loans PHONE 100 Spivey-Kowalski Bid?. Brownsville, Texas j DOUBLE RICHNESS at lower co£ Borden’s Evaporated—the best milk for the best cooking. Twice as rich in cream as fresh milk. The new Borden plant in Texas is under construction— Already the walls of the new Borden Milk plant at Wax), Texa& t.rz taking shape and rising. CL Soon the plant will be in production. Soon Texans will have the opportunity of buying Botdea M2k prod-iced from the broad and fertile Texas Pastures. Pure, fresh country milk prepared in a modem up-to-date Texas Coodenaary,