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No Lack of Market Here frequently the price of cabbage, potatoes or other ;etable drops to a point where it is not profitable • the grower to market his crop. Occasionally the market utterly fails and there is thing to be done with the products of the land, tis very seldom—but it happens. There always is a market for butter fat. the prod t a dairyman sells, and usually the price is suffi sntly high to assure a good profit. The Valley is admirably adapted to the needs of 5 dairying industry. The only drawback at present the fever tick. This can be eradicate^ But in the meantime almost every, farmer could m a few of the tick immune cattle raised in this to very great benefit to hj| pocketbook. Diversification always pays. When diversification eludes dairying it proves doubly profitable. M. Lovett, the owner of the Snow Queen Creamery itch will begin operating in Brownsville about May says: i “Many Valley farms now operating at a loss would eome profitable businesses if the owners would *?dd few head of the best milk cows to his equipment.” ! “There is no limit to the demand for dairy prod ts in the state of Texas and the needs of the Val / are not being supplied by the dairymen operating the section now.” Cream has been, and is being, shipped into Texas >m Kansas and Oklahoma to supply the needs of eameries in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, 7ort jorth and other cities in the state. Two huge milk condensing plants ha ’e recently en established in the state, one at Waco and an her at Schulenburg, with reports that other .similar stitutions are to be located. ’ Milk and milk products are not seasonal toods. icre is a constant demand for products the dairy an has to market. Occasionally the market news reporters will say tatoes are not moving in the markets of the ccun f because people are not eating ♦* 11 • This applies other products of the farm. L is not true milk. It is used constantly ever, . in the city, the villages and on the farms. Which all means the supply of milk in the state Texas could be doubled, trebled and still there suld be a constant and profitable demand for the tire output. Dairying offers an opportunity for independence Valley farmers. ILast of the Tankers Sold Sale of the last five of the once large fleet of Ited States government tankers has been author d by the United States shipping board. With the e of these vessels all of the fleet of tankers will ive been transferred to private operation. While the world war was on the American govem ent invested for the American people to pay $3,000, 0,000 in ships to bridge the Atlantic. This vast fleet 1 carriers was the property of the people for the iople and the government. What has happened since will be ancient history the near future. Americans are the most prosper is people under the shining sun. yet they are un tie or incapable of operating a government-owned erchant marine—freight carriers and passenger rriers. . In the days of the old wooden ships fast sailing ippers carrying the flag of this nation swept the ven seas of the w-orld. Now the flag of the Ameri n merchant marine is disappearing from the seven as of the world. A really dependable market tip—asparagus.— iristian Science Monitor. It is getting so governors are almost afraid to mraon legislatures in session.—Mobile Register. The wets may have had a friend in Smith, but st look what Jones did to them.—Southern Lum rman. The amount collected this year from income taxes ;ceeds expectations. This means either our pros srity or our honesty was underestimated.—Kay Fea xes. Sculptor Would Restore Venus de Milo.—Head le. Give the little girl a hand.—Arkansas Gazette. It takes a stubborn dry to favor prohibition as it , and a stubborn wet to favor liquor as it is.—The ithfinder. Good news for the deprest sugar industry. The rly strawberry states promise nearly 9,000.000 more larts than a year ago.—Boston Herald. A London banker says he would enjoy running a swspaper column for Just one day. And what we mid do to a bank in just an hour!—New York Eve ng Post. When the supply of its product runs ahead of the •mand a corporation establishes the five-day week i account of its keen interest in its employees’ wel re._Ohlo State Journal. ■ ' '■ ■■■■■" —. Scientists have found that milk contains some of e chemical elements used in making fireworks, be that’s why the youngsters occasionally act the ey do.—Marshall County (Minn.) Banner. district authorities. If Sinclair stays three District jail, he! own It.—Tampa ►m ' fe . ...... AS MISS TALLEY VIEWS IT (Marion '1 alley, opera star, to quit career and buy a farm.—News item;. I want to see a mother hen Surrounded by her brood, I want to watcn the gobbler when It’s strutting in the wood; I want to hear birds call their mates And warble in the sun And, as they keep their singing dates, To know that I have none. I want to have a herd of cows And own a lot of goats, I want to raise some Berkshire sows And care for little shoats; I want to do the milking and At chores perform my part, For there will be no critic grand To talk about my “art.” I want to raise a lot of crops Like corn and peas and greens, And radishes and spuds and hops And turnips, squash and beans; I yearn to take each little seed And plant it in a trench— It lures me, since it doesn't need I-tal-i-yan or French. I want to have big barns and sheds Stuffed full of straw and hay, With Plymouths and Rhode Island Reds A-cackling all the day; Where horses neigh and cattle moan And porkers grunt and squeak. And no one ever talks of “tone” Or raves about "technic.” I want to be where robins call And larks sing in the wood— But where I needn’t sing at all Unless I’m in the mood; Where all the country seems enthrall'd As nature sings its paeans And no rehearsal’s ever called— And no Casazza ieigns. I want a farm with apple trees With bubbling brooks (and fish), Where I can sing whate'er I please And breathe the way I wish; Where all the fields are bright and gay Beneath the bluest skies, And I won’t hear ten times a day— "It’s time to vocalize!” I want some sheep within the fold— I'd like a little lambs. For when I have a cough or cold They do not care a damb; I want some Guernseys in the glen Some Holsteins, too, of course, For cattle aren’t horrid when A girl’s a little hoarse. 4 I know at first ’twill lonesome be And gloomy, too, by nights; I’ll miss the music, scenery, The glamour and the lights; Compared to operatic sphere . It will be still as death— But. kid, there’ll be no tenor there WITH GARLIC-LADEN BREATH! WaslkniBgftoiffi L®ftft@ir By HERBERT C. PLUMMER WASHINGTON, April 30.—When a senator or representative finds himself stumped about the exact status of a piece of legislation in congress, he calls to his secretary: “Ask Elmer, he knows.” And it is a sure bet that Elmer Lewus, young su perintendent of the house document room, does know. He is considered the best memory expert in th na tional capital. If there is such a thing as a human index he is one. * * * * FORGETS NOTHING As superintendent of the house document room Lewis is one of the most important cogs in the na tional legislative machinery. For it is to the docu ment room that representatives and senators rush the pages for copies of bills and reports on legislation be fore congress. Approval or defeat of vitally important legislation frequently hinges upon the ability of the member cf congress to get certain papers filed in the document room. Minutes at such times are precoius. These sponsoring legislation must have facts. This means that the document room must give service. And it docs. But the story of how it does involves Elmer Lewis, variously described as a memory expert and a prodigy of efficiency. Lewis had more than 22,000 pieces of legislation to index and file during the last congressional session. To the average person who Inquires for the status of any legislation Lewis usually is able to reply without reference to his cards. Some of the things he knows about legislation are whether it is a house bill, a senate bill, resolution, private bill or public bill. In addition he must know who introduced the measure, its number, the date of presentation, when it was referred to a committee, when reported—if at all—and its status from the time it reaches the cal endar of either house until it has passed, been ad justed in conference, and finally signed or vetoed by the president. To know this about 22,000 pieces of legislation seems impossible. While Lewis makes no claim to have all this information at his finger tips, capitol folk regard it as a bad wager to bet against his knowl edge of any measure which has been presented to con gress. He does not depend upon his subordinates, but does his own work. * * # • DEBATERS’ HELPER Lewis has been connected with the document room 10 years, and has been superintendent for almost five. During the time he has been superintendent several innovations have been made which have added great ly to the service the document room renders. Formost among these has been compiling all of the laws on various subjects and grouping them so that those interested may have easy access. Under Lewis’ administration the document room also provides material for student debaters and those engaged in writing theses. Members of congress every year are flooded ^ith requests for matrial on this or that subject. Lewis attends to these requests, pro viding copies of Speeches made in congress on the subject desired. I Such requests jklone average 50 daily during school session*. ' * Still Shining By Ripley jj 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. UNDERGROUND MYSTERY STORyJ By J. Jefferson Far jeon Cobjrrigbt. 1929. by Central Pram Anociation. Ire. —.. - ■ .. .. .i ■ i in i -■ ■— ■ ■ - READ THIS FIRST: The plot concerns some weird un derground noises beneath a sup posedly haunted house in Byford Moor. One day, Brown, a romantic young clerk, overhears a rough looking man say to another: “Aft er her!” Brown trails the girl to the house. Her name is Joscelyn. Brown disappears. Rupert and Charlie, his companion, become alarmed, and search for him. Ru pert has just entered the house and is listening to the noises beneath the houses. The cellar door is locked (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER XXIX He went close up to the door, and listened. Not a sound. He tried it. It was lock<¥i, as before, and did not budge the fraction of an inch. He was struck by the mas siveness of the door, and the con scientious workmanship it reflected. There was nothing jerry-built about it. It had been built to fulfill its purpose, unquestionably. "Wonder if I could smash it in?” he reflected. He felt a little less responsible to other people's property than he had felt during his last visit. He looked round for an efficient battering ram, forgetful for the moment of the easier problem he could solve by going up the stairs, until all at once he heard a faint sound above him. Then, in a swift revul sion, he forgot about the door, and stood tensely at attention. He feared to move, lest he should disturb the thing that had made the faint sound. Standing close to the oak partition, he was not in view of the stairs. The sound above him ceased, then began again. Foot steps descended, reacehd the bot tom, came round the bend of the lower balustrade . . , and Joscelyn Marlowe stood before him. Neither had expected to see the other, but neither committed the discretion of betraying surprise. They regarded each other quietly for a few moments. Then Jocelyn said: "So you’ve not taken my advice, Mr. Blake?” "I would have,” he replied, if you’d taken mine.” "Suppose I take it now?” "It’s too late. What’s happened here?” "I don’t know.” "Am I to believe that?” "Why shouldn't you?” "Well, I’ll put it another way. Are you being just as truthful now as you were in the summer house?” She smiled slightly. "I see you don’t believe what I told you.” "Of course, I don’t.” "Then—” She paused. Below them—far be low them, this time—sounded a faint rumble. It was something like the rumble of a train running into, a tunnel, and then suddenly stop ping. But no trains ran under Coomber House. "What is it?” he exclaimed, ex asperated. She shook her head. “You don’t know?” he demanded. "How should I?” "But—you're here to find out?” "Aren’t you?” "Obviously.” "Why? You represent no paper « "Oh. for heaven’s sake, stop that kind of talk! I wish you'd play square with me! Of course, I don’t represent any paper—” "Then why do you stay here?” "I’m here because of you—and in spite of you. And I'm going to stay here because of you—and in spite of you! Is that clear? Good! Now tell me—I suppose you heard that crash below just now?” "Is this an inquisition?” “I can’t force you to answer,” he frowned. • No—you can’t,” she agreed, and took a step nearer. She looked at him very seriously for a second, I f * then went on: “Still, I’ll answer. If you’re —foolish, you mean well. Yes, I heard the crash.'’ “And you’ve no Idea what it was?” “Not the slightest.” “But you were in the house—” i “I had only Just come into the house. A minute or two before you did. I was looking around when the crash occurred.” “May I know where you were when it occurred?” “Certainly. I was just here. Where I'm standing now. No—that’s not quite accurate," she added. “I was standing where you’re standing.” “By this door?” "Yes.” “And the sound—” “Came from the other side of the door. I was Just trying it—” “Are you a policeman?” “I beg your pardon.” “I grant it. I was trying it be cause I thought I heard noises. As soon as I tried it, the crash occurred. Then you flew in through the win dow.” “And that startled you.” "It did. I think it would have startled anybody. All the same, I’m annoyed with myself for running stairs like that. It was silly.” “I don’t think it was, Miss Mar lowe,” he replied, shaking his head. “As you say. it would have startled anybody. And that’s one of the things that puzzles me. The house is—unhealthy. You know that, as well as I do. It must be a pretty strong motive that keeps you here, makes you run such big risks.” “Risk?” she queried, again with that faint, elusive smile. “You are running them, too, Mr. Blake.” “That's different.’ “Forgive me, I don’t think so. Perhaps your motive isn't as strong as mine.” i He answered gravely, "Perhaps it’s just as strong. Miss Marlowe,” and she dropped her eyes suddenly, and frowned. “We’re going just round and round,” she said, to the floor. “Then let’s try and get back to the straight line,” he responded, briskly. “I expect you’re as curious to know what that crash was as I am—whatever our respective motives may be. I was going to try and. smash that door in when you came along. Does that agree with your idea? Shall I?” On the point of replying, she sud denly turned. A face was at the window. It was the face of the check-suited man known as Pip. And then an amazing little drama was enacted. As the man suddenly began to climb in through the Win dow, the girl darted across to the front door, threw it open—even in that moment Rupert noted with sur prise that it was no longer bolted on the inside—and sped up the gar den. The little man hesitated, half in and half out of the window. Then he withdrew, and hastened after the girl. Rupert ran to the door. As he reached it, he saw the girl run out of the garden and turn to the left towards the village. The man would probably have followed her had he not suddenly glanced behind him and noticed Rupert’s attitude. He turned solwly, stared at Rupert, and began walking back towards him. And as he now had his back to the road, only Rupert saw Joscelyn Mar olwe double back, and flash by the gate in the opposite direction to wards the old mine hill. Rupert had seen the individual known as Pip on two previous occa sions—once drugged, at Newcastle, and once in the shadow of the church wall—but this was the first time he had seen him close to. Pip did not improve on acquain tance. He looked best at a distance. His face was red and pimply, his eyes were small, and his chin was negligible. Why such a man should draw attention to himself by wear ing a loud check suit was a sartorial mystery, the solution of which was either subtly complex or simple van ugliness, frequently, is not. lty. If beauty is conscious of itself This unpleasant person regarded Rupert quizzically for a second or two, and then threw out a blunt question. “Excuse me, sir,’ he said, “but do you know that young leddy?” Technically, the question was an impertinent one, but Rupert decided to be politic. “What makes you ask?” he re turned. “You can bet I’ve a reason, sir,” answered Pip. “And probably a good one,” agreed Rupert, genially. “May I know it?” So far, Pip had not progressed any. He tried a new tack, and be came confidential. “I’m asking for your own good,” he observed, lowering his voice. “I never doubted that,” replied Rupert. “Does that mean you know her?” “I do,” nodded Pip. “You tell me what you know, and I’ll tell you what I know. That’s fair, isn’t it?” “If fairness enters into it, it is undoubtedly fair. Well, what I know isn’t much. I was poking around this place—which you may like to hear is supposed to be haunted— and I bumped into her. As we are 3taying at the same hotel, we na turally chatted. Does that satisfy you?” “Not quite, sir. No, it don’t. Did she say why she was poking-around the place? Ah! there you are!” "I don’t know that I am,” re sponded Rupert. “I understand she 'was poking about here to get some stuff for an article. She’s a jour nalist-” Pip threw his head back, and emitted a sound that was intended to be laughter. “Is that funny?” asked Rupert po litely. “Oh, it's funny!” cackled Pip. [“Journalist? So that's the latest, is it? And you believe her, eh?” Rupert saw no reason why he should confide his skepticism to his interrogator. “Why not?” he inquired. “You evidently ain’t got the nose for smalling out the wrong sort, sir,” answered Pip. “She’s the wrong sort. And I'm after her.” “You don’t mean to say she's—a crook?” “You’ve said it! One of the worst.” “And you?” “Official.” “What! A detective?” “In a way.” “What do you mean, ‘in a way’? I thought there were two classes of people in the world. People who are detectives, and people who aren’t.” “Ah, you don’t get me, sir,” inter posed Pip, with a wink. “What about the people who help detec tives? People who ferret out things —and let the detectives take the credit? Call me one of them, if you like. But it don’t matter. All I wanted was to know if you knew that leddy, and if you did, what you knew. Well, now you’ve told me, I’ll be moving.” (TO BE CONTINUED) AUSTRIAN SUCCEEDS IN FORMING NEW CABINET VIENNA, April 30.—(/P)—Dr. Er nest Streetruwitz, industrialist and member of the Christian socialist party, today succeeded in forming a cabinet to replace that cf Mgr. Ignaz Seipel, who resigned nearly a month ago. ! . i . Health and Right Living BY ROYAL S. COPELAJO. M. D. Former Commissioner of Health. We are inclined to laugh at un usual things. Nobody smiles if told that Mrs. Smith’s child has the whooping cough. But everybody snickers on being told that Mrs. Smith has the disease. I suppose it seems funny that the lady did not have this ailment when she “ought to have it,” in childhood. It seems a childish thing to have whooping cough at twenty-eight. But grown people do have it. They may have very sever forms of it, too. It is a terribly annoying ailment for anybody to have. I can well recall how I dreaded those spasms. I thought I should die before being able to breathe again. My kind father, a big, strong man. would lift me out of bed and, as he held me over his shoulder, assured me I had nothing to fear. We need moral support in some of our affictions. This is one of them. Whooping cough is not partic ularly dangerous when met in grown persons or older children. It is always serious in tiny babies. This is a germ disease. Even about this common ailment we have a good deal to learn. I shall be glad when we have a sure means of protection against all infectious diseases, including whooping cough The first symptoms are likely to appear anywhere from one week to two weeks after exposure. There is no certainty about the time. The attack begins just like a cold. Indeed you can’t tell at first whether it is an ordinary cold or really is whooping cough. The nose runs and a cough develops. But the coughing spells don’t grow less as in a cold. On the con trary. the cough gets worse and worse for several weeks. If it turns out to be whooping cough, coughing attacks take on the special nature of that disease, i They occur in spasms, at more or less regular intervals. There will be a spell of cough ing, then another, the child gets red in the face and then catches its breath. It seems impossible to fill the lungs with air. The effort to drawr in the air results in the sharp, crowing sound, the familiar “whoop,” characteristic of the dis ease. After the spell passes the child seems exhausted and may even vomit. Of course this does not prove the trouble is actually whoop ing cough. Severe coughing spells from any cause may cause gagging and vomiting. But the symptom is very common in this disease. The coughing tendency lasts for six or eight weeks. There may be considerable loss of weight as a result of the disease. The contagiousness of whooping cdugh is quite pronounced in its beginning. After a month or so, however, there appears to be no danger in most cases. The little patient should be kept out of doors as much as possible. Of course it must be away from i other children. # Everything that builds up the general health is important. Simple food, sunlight, fresh air, Dlenty of rest and sleep—all these will hasten recovery. — ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES D. H. B. Q.—What do you ad vise for pimples? A.—Correct your diet, by cutting down on sugar, starches and cof fee. Eat simple food and avoid constipation. —————————— ■■ ■ ———■——mmmmmmmmm ‘. v-— : -Tjcpxzr:~~ Who am I? What is my profes sion? With what organization am I associated? In classical mythology where did the souls of the good dwell after death? What is the right of a sovereign to approriate property for public use called? “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Where is this passage found in th« Bible? Today’s Horoscope Persons bom on this day are thrifty and good citizens. They are fond of their families and con tented although not so contented that they lack ambition. • Star lore THE SUN’S ATMOSPHERE By Arthur D. Carpenter Surounding the sun, enveloping its photosphere and its reversing layer, is another distinctive gas eous layer called the chromosphere, or coolr-sphere, 10,000 miles in depth. It is composed largely of hydrogen and helium, the two lightest eyements known to the physisist, atomic weights being 1.008 and 4.000, respectively. At the time of a total eclipse of the sun, w’hen the moon entirely covers the photosphere, the chromosphere ap pears along the edge of the dark moon as a narrow crescent. This crescent, which flashes for only ,a moment, is a rich scarlet in col \ The chromosphere is frequently t } ferred to as the sun’s atmosphere.' (More Tomorrow) Answers to Foregoing Questions 1. Eva LeGallienne; actress; Civic Hepetory theater. 2. Elysium. 3. Eminent Domain. 4. Proverbs xviii, 21. Harlingen Firemen Extinguish Flames In Santa Rosa Run (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN, April 30. — The Harlingen fire department's large pumper made a fast run to Santa Rosa Sunday morning, and checked flames which had already practic ally destroyed the building and stock of the Alexander Merchan dizing store there, owned by G. O. Alexander, formerly of Harlingen. The La Feria fire department pre viously had been called, but the truck suffered an acicdent on the trip. The Harlingen truck made the run in short time, and by string ing 1500 feet of hose to a ditch se cured water and extinguished the flames. Damage has not yet been esti mated. BRADY TRAPPER GETS $200 FOR WOLF HIDE BRADY, Apri 130.—(If)—An old she-wolf that had cost ranchmen of Mason and McCulloch counties several thousand dollars in livestock losses during the past two years, has been killed by a Brady trapper, who also found a litter of six wolf pups near the scene. A bounty of $200 had been offered for the scalp of the wolf by ranch men of the two counties. The trap per will'receive $260 for his catch, as $10 is paid for the scalp of each pup. The wolf had eluded at least a dozen of the most skilled trappers in this section. WOUNDED MAN FACES CHARGE IN SHOOTING SAN ANGELO, Texas, April 30.— (&)—Will Banks, ranch hand, who yesterday shot his wife and himself, today faced the alternative of dying of his wounds or being tried in the courts. Charges will be filed against Banks, brought to a San Angelo hospital last night along with his wife, if he recovers, Verne Davis, Sterling county sheriff, said. DANGER LIES INJIILKLESS DIETS Eat ALL-BRAN and Prevent Constipation Thousands of people wonder why they are suffering when they try to be so careful regarding their diet. They have headaches, bad complexion* and are unhappy be cause their old-time strength and vigor are gone. Constipation is often the cause of this bad health. And lack of bulk in the diet is usually the cause of constipation. Roughage is needed daily to sweep the system clean of poisonous wastes. Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN will supply this roughage. ALL-BRAN works as nature works. It is guaranteed to bring relief ■— to prevent constipation. Just eat two tablespoonfuls daily—. chronic cases, with every meal. Ready-to-eat with milk or cream. Delicious in flavor. Add it to your muffins and other hot breads. Try tho recipes on the package. Doc tors recommend ALL-BRAN be cause it is 100% bran. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. Served in hotels, restaurants and dining* cars. Sold by all grocers.