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Wash.. 507 Leary Building. “In Spring a Young Man’s Fancy—” But whose fancy would fall to turn to thoughts of love these beautiful spring mornings—and after noons and nights—in the Lower Rio Grande Valley? Is it any wonder that the man who works in an office thinks of changing his vocation and taking up fanning or seme other outdoor pursuit, when, as he goes to the office he breathes a few whiffs of the clean invigorating outside air? His body, warmed by the gentle spring sun, begins to glow and tingle, and visions of the old boyhood swimming hole come to his mind. He thinks of the delight of lying on his back under the shade of a tree with a fishing pole clutched between his knees and with a line hanging idly in the stream below. Is it any wonder the urge to play “hooky" becomes almost irresisitable—even as it did in his school days? What we are coming to is this: If the kind of weather the Valley Is enjoying now has that effect on the natives—and it does—how much more alluring would it be to residents of north ern climes, where the ice is just now leaving the streams and planting of crops has just begun? Where in just a few weeks they will be sweltering In the terrific summer heat that causes death from prostration? Valley boosters, chambers of commerce, land de velopers and individuals have been singing the praise of the winter climate and the attractions of the Val ley In the colder months. What of our spring weather, of the summers and the autumns? Some day a real national advertising campaign is going to be launched to tell the outside and interested citizenship of just what this section has to offer. Climate will be one of the principal commodities offered in that advertising campaign. There will be no need to overstate the facts. But the publicity should not harp too strongly on the mild winters. The balmy springs, the comfortable summers and the pleasant autumns deserve “full coverage," to use a newspaper expression. Advertise Valley climate the year ’round. ‘De’Sun Do Move” Brother And now John Bull, speaking through Winston Churchill of the Baldwin government, has announced the abolishment of the 300-year-old tax on tea, which has been levied since the days of Queen Elizabeth. It will cost the Baldwin government in revenue about 6,150.000 pounds to reduce the cost of tea to the consumer four pence a pound by the removal of the tax. In addition to this the spokesman of the Baldwin government announced the betting tax would be re pealed. Britons of high or low degree love their tea. They love to bet on the ponies. Now tea is to be free of duty and betting on the ponies without a tax cost the privilege of all English men. Yes. “De sun do move," Brother Bull. It is mov ing in America. Sliver Back on the Job Bob Silver is back on the Job. That is. he is back behind the walls of a prison. He was captured by Houston police officers. His captors will receive a reward of $250 offered by the governor. Bob Silver was condemned to die in the electric chair. A merciful governor commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. A mother’s tearful wail won the respite. Bob Silver betrayed the confidence of mother and governor and all those who interested themselves in his case. When an opportunity presented Itself he escaped from prison and returned to his wallow in the mire, only to be run down and captured by the sleuths of the law. There is another mother, broken-hearted, in the story. Her son was law abiding, her son loved home and family, her son was a credit to society and self. He was shot to death without warning. It must be true that it is the mothers who do the weeping. Division of Motor Fees Proposed Senator Edgar E. Witt of McLennan county has let it be known that in the making of the motor vehicle registration fees bill would insist that the bill return to the counties all up to $100,000 collected in each county and amounts above that to go to the state highway fund. He admits that some of the larger counties may oppose his proposition, but insists that the answer is they have far larger taxable values than the smaller counties and the 13 cent road and bridge fund pro vides more money than they ever spend on their lateral roads. Senators from the larger counties are invited to read and digest this indictment pased on to them by the senator from McLennan. "The larger counties are more interested in build ing the system of cardinal or connected highways over the state, even though the construction be through the small counties for such roads furnished the chan nels of trade for the larger counties." Is highway building a trade getting proposition? Naturally. In these airplane weddings due precau tions must be taken against the first falling out.— Arkansas Gazette. Another difference between the United States and Mexico is that Mexican ex-presidents don’t write magazine articles.—San Diego Union. L Whoever named that seacoast rum-runner I’m 'Alone, oertainiy had a sense at humor.—Troy Times. I IF THESE BIG BANK MERGERS KEEP ON Bank President: Well, what's new? First Vice President: Nothing, so far today. I’m sorry to admit. President: Haven’t we merged with another bank yet? First Vice President: Not up to the moment. President: Do you mean to say we are the same bank now that we were when we opened this morn ing? First Vice President: (sheepishly): Yes, sir. President: Here it is nearly half past 12—almost half a day gone—and we haven’t consumed a bank! What’s the world coming to? First Vice President: It’s most extraordinary. I don’t know when we haven’t taken in at least one other bank by noon. President: We usually have all the details com pleted by 11 o’clock. There must be something terri bly wrong around here today. I am compelled to con fess that I am deeply dissatisfied. First Vice President: It isn't any one’s fault, sir. You see we , . . President (rising and stamping about): Don’t try to fool me. It’s gross negligence, that’s what it is, gross negligence. Gross negligence and incompe tence. What’ll our competitors think? What will the other big banks have to say when they hear that at lunch time we hadn’t absorbed a solitary institution? What will they think when they learn we haven’t even opened negotiations with any one? First Vice President: I don’t know, sir. President: Don’t sit there looking so futile and helpless. You know my orders. How many times must I tell you that I want to absorb a bank every day not later than 11:45 a. m.? First Vice President: I’ve been busy ever since I came in trying to find a bank that wanted to be merged, but it’s getting harder and harder to locate one. President: Why? First Vice President: All the good ones have been absorbed. Of course, if you're not fussy and will take any old bank I can telephone for them to come over, but I suppose you want only the best. President: Precisely. I want only the best grade A banks and there must be lots of them that would be glad to have us swallow them. First Vice President: I’ve tried every bank I could think of. but couldn’t find one that wanted to be merged today. Maybe tomorrow . . . President (in a fierce temper): Tomorrow? How old-fashioned do you think we are? You march right out and dig up a bank we can merge. And don’t come back until you find one! * * * * An old-fashioned girl is one who still insists that her skirts be shadow-proof. * * • * YOU NEVER CAN TELL O—Who are those people shouting up the elevator shaft? A—Nobody is shouting up an elevator shaft; It’s two people making love in a talking picture. * • • • The old Hotel Belmont in New York has been saved from the wreckers and made into a more up to-date and popular-priced hotel. The patronage has greatly increased, and a bell boy, asked how he liked the change, replied: “All right. I'd rather get fast dimes than slow quarters.” • * • • MR. HEDLEY S MISTAKE He thought he saw a fare increase Descending from a bench: He looked again and saw it was Another money-wrench. W&ikmftoini L®M By HERBERT C. PLUMMER WASHINGTON, April 20.—Representative David Hogg of Indiana believes that in his district is a site of national historical significance that has been neg lected too long. He wants congress to do something about it. The site is the grave of one Samuel Wilson in a cemetery in the town of Merriam. This Samuel Wil son, says Mr. Hogg, is the man by whose sobriquet, “Uncle Sam” the United States of American is pop ularly designated. He has introduced a bill authorizing an appro priation of $25,000 to erect a suitable memorial. Mr. Hogg knows a lot about the history of Sam Wilson and how his sobriquet was applied to desig nate the United States. Samuel Wilson was a quartermaster in the gov ernment commissary at Troy, N. Y., during the war of 1812. His commissary was located in the store of Elbert Anderson. As each government ccsignment came to him he would inspect it and place the mark “E A U S’ on the packages. They would then be taken to the docks for shipment. • • • • UNCLE SAM One day a new wharf hand asked a longshoreman the meaning cf the mark. He was told it meant that the consignment had been approved by “Uncle Sam” and came from the store owned by Elbert A.ndcrson. The story was told up and down the river, and in time everything that pertained to the United States was popularly designated “Uncle Sam.” And the title has lived to this day. There are. of course, other theories. Mr. Hogg says that “Uncle Sam” was a typical American citizen, representative of American ideals, and a staunch defender of American principles. He accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition in 1804-05. He was cited for gallantry for his part as a quarter-gunner on the United States ship Consti tution in her historic battle with the British vessel Guerriere in 1812. * * * » LIVED TO 100 In civil life he was both a tailor and a doctor. He was 100 years and three days old at the time of his [death, having been born just two weeks after the i first shot was fired for American Independence. He [died May 7. 1875. “Uncle Sam” was the father of three daughters and seven sons. Six of the sons served in the forces of the United States during the Civil war. The “Uncle Sam” memorial Is not the only mon ument that Representative Hogg is trying to get from congress. “Mad” Anthony Wayne, a hero of the rev olution, holds a strong appeal for the Hoosier. and he has taken up the cudgel in his behalf. He wants a memorial to General Wayne erected on the site of old Fort Wayne, at Fort Wayne. Ind. He would have congress be more liberal with “Mad” Anthony than with “Uncle Sam.” No less than $100, 000 would be appropriated for this marker. America liked the instalment plan so well that she extended the system to Europe so It could enjoy its * wars by convenient payments.—Miami Herald. -V ' • . • Believe It or Not By Ripley j "IRISH IS ENGLISH % AND ENGL15H IS IRISH K* ' 1 4 'RANCOiS^TRtSWl. ^(L’Hert*U). __ 10UEt> w$ '-r^ IH A DUEL4 AT ?■-ofr 3 «k ^ -i - .—»*i , The"FAR SEEInS^ I * * FROZEN CHILDREN *' I *** " pjtheDtOMEDLtlSLAN&S* ; CAN SEE THE OLD WORLD AND IMS' s ,HEW WORLD atthe same Time*. ' - Asia'W.America'*ate gi W v ' rpxgkt o .each otWeF ! 4 _ tEAPlNG KHA ,'A 6ujfccN»a rftcxs -MUfAPtO 8 Ft 3 WOKS I . 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. t. .— ■ — - I - II ■ .-.— 1 I *■'' ■ - I . I - A LOVE AND MYSTERY STORY Bv ~J/Jefferson Far jeon CoyyrlfM, 1929. by Central Pres Association, tn*. READ THE FIRST: The plot concerns some weird noises, beneath a supposedly haunt ed house in Eyford Moor. One day, Brown, a romantic young clerk, heard a rough-looking fellow say to another: “After her! And—if she’s troublesome—don't be particular what you do to her!” Brown trails the girl to the haunted house and disappears. Rupert and Charlie, Brown’s companions, meet the girl at the village inn. She tries to per suade them to leave. She says Brown has gone home. Rupert does not believe her story, and deter mines to solve the mystery of the house, and why the girl is there. (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER XXI “But whv do you want us to go home, too?” asked Rupert. “Isn’t that rather a funny ques tion?” she returned. “Theres no need for you to stay.” “Probably not. But suppose we do stay?” “That would be foolish.” “I don’t know. We‘re on a walk ing tour, and might like to potter around here as well as anywhere else.” A shadow came into her face. She did not answer for a few seconds, Then she said, with a little shrug: “Of course, you and your friend must do as you like. I've no right to dictate to you. But I'd prefer you to go.” “Why?” “Because I hope to get a good ‘story’ out of this, and while I'm here I don’t want to attract atten tion to this place. Someone else may come along and ‘kill’ my story with one of his own.” She looked at him impatiently. “Don’t you see that the more people there are around, the greater will be the at tention attracted to this place? This means a lot to me. Surely, it’s only a small favor I'm asking.” Rupert began to hate his position. Perhaps it was a small favor to ask. But the reason for the favor, and the urgency of it, seemed terribly inadequate. “Miss Marlowe,” he said, after a pause, “you mustn’t think me un kind, or impertinent. If we hadn't wanted to help you, we would never have set out on this chase, but I think you'll admit I have a little reason for my hesitation, and my curiosity. There are several points your explanation doesn't cover—” “And. of course. I am bound to ex plain them to you?” she asked. with again that tantalizing hint of irony. “No, your not bound to do any thing of the sort! You said just now you couldn’t dictate to me. It’s equally true I can't dictate to you. But I’m going to ask you some ques tions, just the same, and I hope you'll answer them. If you are sim Dly a journalist seeking copy, why should that chap have followed you from King’s Cross?” “He didn’t follow me.” she retort ed. “Mr. Brown made a mistake from the start.” Rupert frowned. “Do you know anything about him, then? Have you any idea who he was following? ’ “How should I know? I’ve tried to work it out.. He may have thought I was somebody else, and then have found out his mistake. I left the compartment shortly after the un pleasant incident at the door, so I can’t say what happened then. But isn’t it possible that the somebody else he mistook me for may have been on the train—in another part —and that they met before the train reached Newcastle?” “And the man in the checked suit got the worst of it!” “Well—you say he was drugged!” “I see. And your blood-stained handkerchief?” “I cut my wrist opening a bottle of lemonade,” she answered. “The bottle broke. I used the handker chief to stop the bleeding.” She held her right wrist out to him, and showed him the mark. “Does that satisfy you?” “By Jove, that must have hurt!” I he exclaimed. “It did. And tha next?” “You hid at Newcastle.” “Really, Mr. Blake—” “I beg your pardon” he inter posed. quickly. “Perhaps I was wTong there.” “Perhaps you’ve been wrong in a good many other places, too,” she suggested. “But with only one intention, re member.” he returned, looking at her fully. “With my intention of helping you. And it’s with the same intention. Miss Marlowe, that I ask you to give up your investiga tions of Coomber House, and to cut it out of your series.” “I am not going to disappoint my editor,” she frowned. “Well, if you want to give him something genuinely arresting and spicy,” he retorted, “you might men tion that a dead body was seen in Ccomber House last night, and that this morning it had disappeared.” A look of consternation spread over her face, and she stared at him for a moment without sneaking. Then, quickly regaining herself, she exclaimed: “Who saw it?” “A fellow out of work, who slept in the shed.” “And who possibly dreampt in the shed,” she retorted, swiftly. “If that body was there last night why didn't I come across it? And why didn’t Mr. Brown? And why isn’t it there this morning? ” A sudden smile chased away her consternation. “Why, Mr. Blake—perhaps Coomber House is haunted really—after all!” Rupert watched her closely, and shook his head. “Whether it's hautned. or whether t’s not,” he said, quietly, “it is not a safe place to investigate. . . Yes, Miss Marlowe, I’ll go away from By ford Moor on one condtion.” “What is it?” “That you go away, too!” . She rose, angrily. “We’re wasting each other’s time,” she said, shortly. “Good morning.” “Good morning, Miss Marlowe,” he responded, as he rose. also. “If you’re not a quitter—well, nor am I.” He watched her disappear across the lawn. And when she had van ished. he swore gently and softly to himself. For Rupert Blake was in the unenviable position of being head over heels in love with a girl who. in 10 minutes, had told him more lies than he usually heard in 10 months. The movements of Mr. Simon Brill on this very sunny morning at Byford Moor were of considerable interest, and led Charlie Carfax, whose mission it was to study those movements, into an entirely new phase of the adventure—a phase which enlarged its horizon and pro vided a fresh zest. In fact, the per spiring Charlie, whom Nature had designed for gentle behavior on broiling days performed deeds as astonishingly stout as himself ere he was destined to return to the Yellow Stag. But before we review these move ments and these deeds, we must re view others, which occurred some 30 miles away, in a dingy, unroman tic office in Newcastle. The office was the office of Messrs. Spriggs and Spriggs, house agents, of 43-B South Barton street. One of the Spriggs was dead, and the other was not from it! hut this auspicious arrangement did not ap pear to have improved the prospects of a junior clerk whose duty it was to sift the meal from the chaff as one or the other entered through a creaking swing door foe his inspec tion. The meal was passed on to a senior clerk, and possibly (if it was after 11 o’clock) on to the just sur viving Sprigg. The chaff was dealt with by the junior clerk himself. It was undoubtedly chaff that en tered through the creaking swing door just as the junior clerk was wondering, while he stared at a ruined piece of blotting paper, where you put an elephant’s tusks. Did they go aboVe or below the trunk? The point was important, and it was annoying to be disturbed before a 'decision had been reached. For this reason the human chaff did not re ceive the most gracious of welcomes. But perhaps the incomplete ele phant was not entirely to blame for the junior clerk’s attitude. The visi tor was not the sort of man to com mand instinctive service. No, not even from junior clerks whose great est qualifications were drawing ele phants on blotting paper. He was rather small, and rather plain. His suit was rather worn, and his hat was rather old. In fact, there was nothing superatively right or super latively wrong—saying his reddish moustache. And that was superla tively wrong. “Good morning,’* began the visi tor. “Good mornin’.” replied the jun ior clerk. His expression, if not his lips, added: “What do you want?” “Could I see someone?” asked the visitor. The remark did not improve mat ters. We all, even the most modest of us, consider we are someone. The junior clerk studied the visitor for a second, decided that he did not bite, and risked obedience to his outraged impulse. “Well, aren’t you seein’ someone?” he demanded. “Think I’m a ca nary?” He wished immediately afterwards that he had said “giraffe” or “ich thyosaurus.” He had a leaning to wards big animals. But you can’t retract. “I beg your pardon,” said the vis itor, proving that he did not bite. “I’ve come about Coomber House.” The problem of keeping up one's dignity became less acute. “Coomber ’Ouse,” repeated the junior clerk. “Yes, Coomber House," agreed the visitor. “Byford Moor.’ This was more interesting. The junior clerk began to take notice. “D’you want to take it?” he in quired, in gentle amazement. He wouldn't have taken Coomber House himself, but that wasn't the point. The point was that this client looked more like No. 1-A, Kittens Mews. “No. Creaker’s Job,” said the visitor. I’m after that.” “Oh! Caretaker,” muttered the junior clerk. And all at once, tsared at the visitor rather hard. “Got a note or something?” “Yes,” answered the visitor. “Well, let’s see it.” The visitor hesitated, then in quired: “Are you Mr. Spriggs?” (TO BE CONTINUED.) TOO MANY TOO’S A Frenchman was relating his experiences of learning the English language. “When I discovered that if I was quick I was fast,” he said, “and that if I was tied I was fast, if that not to eat was to fast, I was I spent too freely I was fast, and discouraged. But when I came across the sentence, ‘The first one won one one-dollar prize.’ I gave up trying to learn English." _ Health' and Right Living BT ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. O. Former Commissioner of Health, Some days ago I had occasion to menton tha report of an address made by a noted neurologist. _ This doctor la quoted aa aaying * that “the fate of a child destined for in sanity la sealed before its birth.** It la not fair to draw conclusions without a full radlng of the ad dress, It may well be that this single sentence does not do Justice to the doctor's real meaning. I hope it does not. Life would be seriously marred if there were no hope of escape from the thraldom of heredity. I have too much faith In Nature, as well as in science, to believe that a baby is predestined and foreor dained to the damnation of insanity. Admitting the menace of a bad family history, I am bound to be lieve that insanity is not inevitable. A further reading of the news paper report gives a glimmer of hope. The doctor does admit that “a good environment will keep straight a child who might go wrong in a bad environment.” With this I am in full agreement. It is tremendously important to ‘*bring up” a child right. The speaker I have quoted uttered timely warning to “mothers who are fond of their children.” “For single children,” he said, "contribute to an unusually large percentage to the number of adoles- , cent insane. The only child is prone to have a bad environment, due to being loved too much, with the selfish love of a mother who has only one child.” No serious minded and thinking person can doubt the importance of discipline. To remove the hand of authority from the training of a child, is like removing the bal ance wheel from the watch. With out it, the watch will run at ter rific speed and, in a minute or two, turn the hand about the dial as only twenty-four hours of time should do. The eating habits, respect for morals, the control of the emotions —all these are established in the home. Without proper training in youth, I agree that the bad hered ity of the child will assert itself. Mother love Is the most compel ling and most sincere thing in all the world. It always hurts me to say a thing that may offend a de voted mother. But we must admit that many a child has been spoiled by too much attention of one sort and not enough of another. To yield to every whim of the child, to seek to anticipate its ev ery want, to indulge its every de sire—in these we have evidence of giving too much attention, and at tention of the wrong sort. To watch its food and eating practices, to see that the rules of simple hygiene are observed—in these we have evidence of of prop er attention. Care of this sort will be rewarded in the good health and increasing vigor of the child. If the environment is what it should be. if the kindly direction of the parents is unfailing, if ev ery evidence of ill-health and phy sical defect is quickly treated, we may expect the child to overcome its hereditary tendencies in the great majority of cases. What is to become of the adul is determined largely in infancf ! and youth. If we do our part ill t that period, we have reasonable ex pectation that all will be well, lui ■ Jill— : vai :| Who am I? What great feat di# I recently accomplish? Of whaF country do I contemplate becoming a citizen? Of what state Is "Equality" tht nickname? What American poet was the son of an actress? "Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." Where is this passage found' in the Bible? Today's Horoscope Persons born on this day need much rest. They should not fatigue their brains with overwork. Horoscope for April 2L 1929 Persons fom on this day should be careful of their health and avoid over-fatigue. They prefer public to private ilfe. i I The Sun Made of Familiar Stuff By Arthur D. Carpenter Overlaying the photosphere, or light sphere, of the sun, is a gaseous 1 envelope, but a few hundred mile! in thickness, known as the reversini layer. All of the metals observed tj exist in the sun are found in thjj layer, in a fused state: also si other chemical elements are abundant enough, or sufficient! evidence to be seen. Othr elerf yet undiscovered may be belr solar surfac too far to regist presence on the spectogra atmosphere may shut out Kht waves of some of the elerr £idi- j ated from the sun. SVgjf />dium. : magnesium, calcium. r* gnum and iron are abundant sc^ar elements. (More Tomorrow) Answers to Foregoing Questions 1. Lady Heath; solo flight from London to Cape Town; the United States. 2. Wyoming. 3. Edgar Allen Poe. 4. Ephesians, v, 14. SMB. Matamoros Cafe Serves the Best dine v Wild Game IN And Mexican Dinners MEXICO Prepared by our Opposite Hungarian Chef Brownsville Free Auto Parking r On our own grounds Mexican Entertain- J Sleep s ers During Meals - - at tne W. Take Care of Our Matamoros Customers Hotel MRS. EMMA LEONARD, Clean Rooms Proprietor It*s Safe f RS |4 H PUP f .4|1