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She Unnonsufllrlfcrald Established July 4, 1892 Entered as second-class matter tn the Pc* toff ice Brownsville. Texas. THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rates—Dally and Sunday (7 Issues) One Year .$9 00 Six Months .$4.50 Three Months .. $2.25 One Month . 75 MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise creditid In this paper, and also the local news published herein. Harlingen Office, Reese-Wil-Mond Hotel. Phone 1020. TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE Foreign Advertising Representatives Dallas. Texas. 512 Mercantile Bank Building. Kansas City. Mo. 306 Coca Cola Building. Chicago. 111.. Association Building. New York. 350 Madison Avenue. 8t Louis, 502 Star Building. Los Angeles. Cal., Room 1015 New Orpheum Bldg.. 846 8. Broadway. San Francisco. Cal.. 318 Kohl Building. Seattle. Wash.. 507 Leary Building. To Col. Johnston In the death of Col. Wm. T. Johnston the nation has lost a heroic soldier, the Twelfth Cavalry has lost a competent, respected commander and Brownsville has lost a true friend. . Col. Johnston, dying just before reaching the end of his 64th year and retirement from the army, had devoted two-thirds of all his years to the service of his country, had performed valiantly in two wars, and had given even more valuable service in time of peace. In recognition of his heroic attainments the United States had seen fit to bestow upon him the Distin guished Service Medal, one of the highest decorations in the power of the country to grant, and the Silver Star citation. The D. S. M. was conferred upon him ' for con spicuous and meritorious service in a position of great responsibility. His military record, on file in the of fice of the adjutant general at Washington, says: “He organized and administered the officers' train frig camps from the outbreak of the war until July 25, 1918; and thereafter rendered conspicuous service as Chief of Staff. Southern Department.” The Silver Star citation was awarded “for gallantry In action against insurgent forces during expedition to the provinces north of Manila. P. I.. during the months t of September, October and November 17, 1899. Those are cold words to describe the deeds which won for him special honors. Nothing is said of the long hours and untiring efforts to train officers to lead the United States armies in the great World war; nothing Is told of the dark nights In the jungles of the Philippines, when with head-hunters and bush wackers on every hand, he led his men to the ac complishment of almost superhuman tasks. The win ning of those honors would make a tale worth hear ing. but Col. Johnston was not the man to tell such tales, and so. only the cold words of the military record relate his attainments. Brownsville will remember him as a friend who Always was ready to do anything he could for the development of the city, and all the Valley will pay tribute to his unfailing loyalty to this, his last earthly home. Officers and men alike at Fort Brown pay tribute to his determination . “Any ordinary man would have died two years before Col. Johnston.” they say. “and an ordinary man would have been in bed permanently three years before." Knowing he could not live long—realizing that the fend of life was near—he carried on. When his body is laid to rest in Arlington National cemetery the United States will have laid to rest the mortal remains of another hero—a man fit to lie in that distinguished company. All Summer Session of Congress Chmn Reed Smoot of Utah, the big voice of the finance committee of the upper house, has announced hearings on the tariff bill .to start June 11. He pre dicts the hearings will last six weeks and the rewrit ten bill would be ready for the senate by Sept. 1. Sen William E Borah of Idaho declared the tariff bill a sham so far as the farmer was concerned; that the special session was called with a view of granting relief to the farmer and “since the tariff measure in Its present form was not a farm relief bill, con gress ought to stay on the Job and finish the work which we have assigned ourselves.*’ Is there to be an all summer session of the con gress? Sens. Smoot and Borah have spoken. Borah demands a farm relief bill that will give relief; Smoot a tariff bill that will be ready for consideration Sep tember I. It is a republican frolic or funeral. Republicans control the government: they control both houses of the congress. They are the masters of the situation. And the Donkey Came Back Ih the presidential election upheaval of November fast, the third Kentucky congressional district elected a republican. Charles W. Roark, to a seat in the con gress. Roark won by 4000 majority in a democratic district. He died. A special election was called. It was held. John W Moore, the democrat who had been defeated by Roark, trotted the democratic don key around the arena. Republicans named a popular man as their choice. A very large vote was cast. Moore was elected by a majority of 1000. This is the way the donkey came back after an awful walloping In the third Kentucky congressional district. Cotton Gio Fire Waste Fires in cotton gins cause a large annual loss In Ine United States, in some seasons amounting to *1.- j 150,000. In 1917 cotton gin fires in Texas alone caused \ loss of approximately $1,000,000. Cause: static llectricity. Another reason we‘re going to read former Presi dent Coolidge's autobiography all the way through is » see if we can detect any of the Joan Lowell influ-; ince.—Ohio State Journal. • We have our moments of depression when we fear *je abolition of poverty which President Hoover has promised us isn't going to include the consumer, but. Pf course, he doesn't count for much anyway —Ohio fetate Journal. There are poor people in the Tennessee mountains Who live in such dilapidated shacks that every time It rains, they have to go out and get in the sedan.— Kay Feature*, THE PROBLEM OF LIFE-BOAT EQUIPMENT The recent discharge ol four of the President Hard ing’s crew following the discovery of a big cache of liquors hidden in a life-boat, opens the question of whether or not ales, wines, whiskies and cigars should be part of every life-boat’s equipment. The seagoing | public seems hopelessly divided on the issue. Seme think rye, Scotch and gin should be kept out of life boats, but that no passengers snould ever be lowered in a life-boat without plenty of light wines and beers. Others take the extreme view that life-boats should never be put over without a complete line of liquors and a competent steward. A third class holds that every ocean liner should equip its life-boats with glasses, strainers, shakers, oranges, olives, cherries and bitters (with possibly some sliced bologna and cube cheese*, but that the passengers should carry their own stulf. Still another coterie elmgs to the view that in case of disaster at sea the entire matter should be left in charge of the ship s doctor who, if reasonably sober, should be allowed to make out prescriptions for passengers who need a stimulant when miles irom iand in an open boat. Women and children should be given prescriptions first .of course, and any man striking a woman in an attempt to get her prescrip tion away from her should be severely dealt with. The prescriptions having been issued, the passen gers would then go to the ship's bar and await atten tion. Of course, under suen conditions, it would be necessary to delay the sinking a little longer than usual. This would require perfect cooperation and impose a strain upon the captain, it is true. Passen gers would be somewhat impatient at the delay in taking to the small boats, perhaps, but the end would justify the means. Personally the writer thinks that it should be set tled cn the Canadian plan. Give all ship passen gers a permit good for a specific number of ship wrecks within a given time. When a man feels a ship is listing too sharply let him go at once to the bath steward and present his permit. (Every bath steward has plenty of liquor). All the passenger would be asked to do by law would be to estimate the number of days he expected to be in an open boat and promise not to fool the government. Stormg liquor as it was done aboard the Harding is folly. There was no system to it. Suppose there had been a shipwreck and all the passengers load hap pened to get m the one boat carrying the liquor? Picture them huddled together in a raging sea, cold, frightened and desolate! Then, quite suddenly, the discovery is made that there are 200 bottles of liquor aboard. Hopes are raised high, but only for a moment for. obviously, at such a time nobody would have an opener! Clearly the question of liquor in life-boats demands careful study. Write your congressman now. * • • * HELPING MRS. ROCKEFELLER Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., offers a prize for the best six-word slogan epitomizing the need of banish ing the bill-board and restoring the natural beauty of the countryside. Okay. Here goes: "Rocks and Rills. Not Socks and Pills!" • • • * The bathing suits are so scanty along the Con necticut shores these days that people are beginning to call the section Nude England. Wnahiragtomi 1 By HERBERT C. PLUMMER WASHINGTON, June 10— Now that hot weather has descended upon Washington it's a toss-up be tween Young Bob La Follette and Tom Heflin as to which more nearly approaches what the well-dressed United States senator should wear in the way of sum mer clothing. Opinions vary according to the two schools of fashion. Those who subscribe to the theory that a senator should dress the part are inclined to follow Heflin. Those who believe that a senator should look no different from the ordinary layman side with La Follette Certainly the two are as far apart in the choice 01 their wardrobe for the summer as two people possibly could be. • • # • FANCY OUTFITS Senator Heflin was the first member of the senate to appear in hot weather clothes. He has been in them for almost a month now. The Prince Albert Palm Beach coat .the double-breasted white vest and cream-colored shoes no longer attract the attention of the galleries. They have become as familiar as the outfit tailored along the same lines that the Ala baman wears on cooler days. But not so'wlth Senator La Follette. He appeared on the floor the other day in a two-piece dark gray suit with a sack coat, a dark blue cravat and black and white sport shoes. He looked more the part of a wealthy young sports man at seme exclusive resort than one of the 98 who help guide the destiny of a great nation Even the press gallery admitted that Young Bob cut a nice figure in his new clothes. • * • • But these two are not the only ones who qualify for the ranks of the sartorially elegant. Hiram Johnson has a Palm Bearh suit with a belt in the back. His shoes are immaculately white and his cravat is sky-blue. 8enator McNary is wearing white linen trousers with a light black coat. Senator Gillett's shirt of the lightest shade of green is In perfect taste when worn with the two-piece gray worsted suit. Jim Watson evidently could not bring himself to a white linen suit, but he compromised with a light gray and put on white silk socks and white shoes for good measure. Reed of Pennsylvania. Trammell of Florida. Blaine of Wisconsin. Ashurst of Ariona. King of Utah, and Wheeler of. Montana are all resplendent in white linens and white shoes. Senator Overman of North Carolina probably re serves cutaway coats for winter. He now is wearing a two-piece dark gray suit with a sack coat. But there are those who still refuse to cast off the conventional garb. Fess of Ohio, the two WaJshes. Brookhart. Smoot and Dineen look the same. Vice President Curtis still wears formal morning dress. • • • • REAI FREEDOM But it is the senate pages who have the common - sense idea of summer clothes. The familiar blue serge coats have been discarded. Now it is in their shirt sleeves that they dart through the aisles in answer to the senators’ finger snaps. They are the only ones, however, permitted such freedonx a Believe It or Not By Ripley . 'a mountain That drowned a ciiry ^ ANTigUA - mGuAlemaU (aflourishing Cit/ With universities before Chicago was founded) -WAS WASHED AWAY WHEN THE SIDE OF MI AGUA BURST AND Released its crater FULL of water down ON the CITY BELOW. - • * ...» —-r- _ __ G^tp* — ir-| /I. -&UAT£MALA - ' ~ ft , (Iff* * l V r' t This ■ ■ I GUATEMALA': ? Jl ' INDIAN . ___ CARRIED A P ‘[ A 8AM80o'5H0oT • lOO-LSLCAt) y| GREW W than I >s> feet °I50™us W ONE DAy " > WTO** : ] ^ WILSON PdPENOE’S , . ,J°rf^LL >’ V £5^CI0N EXPERIMENTAL AGR'COLA 11 F0K* — ' Tela, Honduras 3 &6UAHS t*8 ~ — Junt, 19*?. ** 7*^ "".- “ I /--— A DRAB LITTLE 1 4SS$*^ MOTH FLICS TO I HAPPINESS I ^ By Alma Sioux Scapbeppv, author orViare up*etc. * ce*™ .»c* j READ THIS FIRST: i Vivian Matthews, shy and un-j happy because she was a dooistcp baby, is called a "flat tire" by the younger set of Bender. Kentwarth Hillman of Johns III, to secure his grandfathers fortune, offers her one hundred thousand dollars and a divorce in Paris at the end of a year if she will marry him and, secretly in love with him, she consents. In New York Vivian attracts Mann Barkow. famous artist, and he flys to Kansas to paint her. Aurelia "Dovie" Jansen, who jilted Kent to marry Count Von Popper in Paris, has returned mysteriously without her count. She has a frank talk with her mother about ways and means of getting Kent back into her net again (Now go on with the story* • • m CHAPTER XVI “When you lake me to Mr. Bar kow s. Kippy." Vivian told the chauffeur that afternoon, “take me! around the back road. People i might talk." Yes. Madame," Kippy’s face was wooden—but Vivian could see that he did not relish the idea. She felt it necessary to explain to this man who had been in Kent’s employ so long, so he added: “Mr. Barkow is an artist and I am rosing for him. That is why L must go every afternoon almos\" “Yes. madame." But to Kippy that explanation was the worst sne could ; have given. He had heard about, “them artists, and them models."| But of course he kept Ills private thoughts to himself for a moment. He told the gardener that evening, however, and they shook their heads over “the whole queer business.’• "If you’re a nice little tiger lily," Barkow told her. talking her hat an# wrap. “I’ll take you flying after we pose a while. But I'm ach'ng to get started on that picture." He handed her a box and opened a bedroom door. “Here, beautiful one. go in and put I these things on.” Her heart fluttered when rhe took | the box. But she was relieved that j it felt heavy. At least there was j plenty to put on. And when she j saw what was inside she was de-1 lighted. It was a flying costume j with a snow white helmet that fitted | her like a glove. When she stepped into the studio Batkow let out a low whistle. “I knew it. my dear' You wear it like a million dollars." “How did you ever know my sire so well?" Vivian admired herself in a long mirror. “Me?" His laugh was light. *T know everything about women!” She did not know how to answer this. So she suggested they ga to work. “Where do I stand or sit or lie or what is it?" He was all the artist now. as he arranged her position, turned her head this way and that, and sat down before his easel. She was looking directly at him. as his white tapering fingers sketched briskly over the canvas. How very hand some he was He wore a sport shirt opened at the neck, and his blonde, wavy hair curled back from a high, intelligent forehead. He would be a great catch for some girl. Luck played right into Vivian’s hands that afternoon. Fo’’ shortly after she left Pat dropped in at :tw Johns’ house. She was talking to Oeleste when they saw Dovie cross ing the lawn. “Oh. ye eods!" Pat grabbed Celeste and stared “There com?.* Dovie Jansen—Kent's old girl. Just bring her in to me—the nervy little simp. I'm glad Vivian isn’t here" Vivian took to flying “I tell her mademe be here shortly —and to wait.” Celeste was elated wtih the prospects of hearing this good friend of madame send mon sieur’s old girl home with a bee in her bonnet. Cuddles heard Celeste urging Dovie to come in with particular ceremony. “My pretty madame. she is so vairy populalr. madame. she is nevair home In ze afternoon until time monsieur to come home from ze office." Dovie stopped short when she saw Pat In the living room. Pat feigned surprise, but didn't turn a hair. "Well. Countess Von Popper—and how are you?” “Fine. Patricia. Just fine And vou?" Dovie was trying to be nat ural. But Pat could see the effort cast her a lot. "Oh. great? I’m waitin? for Vivian. It is nice to nave someone to talk with. She’ll appreciate your calling, too. Aurelia.” Dovie sat rather stiffly on he end of the couch and smiled nervously. “Yes. Well. I thought I should. It would look better. Show ihere are no hard feelings you know.” That gave Pat Just the clue ehe wanted ... "Hard feelings! Mv dear. Vivian wouldn't think of such a thing Neither would Kent. He wa3 Just saying the other day that it Is amaz ing how everything always turns out for the best in this old world. He called himself a lurkv old stiff Dovie colored She was silent. Pat kept right on—mercilessly. I “My dear, you should see Vivian! What love and all her oeautiful clothes have done for her. She Is ravishing. Kent just shcwerc her with everything in the world. He is the most devoted and lavish hus band I’ve ever seen. Every time 1 see Viv I feel like going out and turning bandit. They say he settled half a million dollars on her. But of course Viv isn’t the sirt to tell a thing like that.” Cuddles paused for breath, levie s face was a study. Finally, with an effort, she said sweetly: "It must be pretty hard on poor Vivian, though. Ps‘.icu\ to have tc keep up with all of Kent's wonderful friends when she had never had any thing—or ever worn nice clothes before.” Cuddles wanted to laugh outright But she kept her face straight. "I felt sorry for her. too. at first— and worried. But the laugh is or me. She is a bom Vanderbilt. Mor gan and Astor rolled into one Suddenly she was seized with « bright idea. “I know Celeste—the French malt Kent Insisted on Vivian bringing back from New York with her--wil take us up and let you see seme 01 her new clothes She won’t say an> thing about it. either. She is a good skate.” Celeste was listening from behim the dining room door, her eye; dancing. Fat little piggy! Good foi her! In Vivian's boudoir she brough' out dress after dress, stilts, coats shoes, hats — and lastly — Vivian’: ravishing collection of negligees am lingerie. ’’Thees.” Celeste rolled her eye suggestively, holding up a reveallni Health and Right Living I BY ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. D Former Commissioner of Health I I ___ ■ . — . w ; Have you thought about the high cost of being sick? We know about the high cost of living. We know about the high cost of dying. But in many ways there are few things more distressing than the high cost of illness. It Is amazing what percentage of the population is spending its time In the sick bed. The hospitals of a great city, tor instance cf New York, are crowded all the time. It is not only physical sickness with which we have to deal. More hospital beds in the United States are occupied by mental cases than by all other sick combined. I have observed with great inter est that a memorial is being plan ned to the late Dr. Thomas Wil liam Salmon, who was distinguish ed in the field of mental hygiene. As part of the campaign it is being pointed out how prevalent the men tal diseases really are. Every clinic j and hospital devoted to the dis ! eases of the brain and nervous sys | tern are crowded with sufferers. Of course we hear of more sick ness in the cities. But where is there a household in the whole of North America where there is not sickness almost every week? ill ness is the cause of great economic .distress It saps the savings of many a family. A national committee on cost of medical care has been organized. The New York City department of health has undertaken to collect "data" from about 400 New York families who can supply a month bv-month record of all illnesses among their members.” giving "all expenses for physician's fees, pre scriptions, household remedies, druggist supplies, hospital expenses and the like." We do not need an official re port to realize what a burden sick ness is. Not alone does it take a lot of money but also the dis turbance of the «-m!ti.ne o! the home and the anxiety of he*.*t and mind cannot be disregarded I have no doubt that as a result of this research the facts will be brought home more vividly than ever before I pray that ways and means can be found to deal with the immediate problems of sickness But after all it comes back to this, does it not? The most sen sible plan that can be devised is to [ impress on every single individual j ! the importance of health. The j rules of right living and simple hy giene are. in the last anlysis. the surest remedy. When we can get even' person in the civilized world to live so sanely that he will avoid ! the causes of preventable disease, then much of the economic distress will disappear ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES IN DOUBT.*' Q—What should a girl aged fifteen, four feet eleven inches tall, weigh? 2.—How can I grow taller? A.—She should weigh about JOG pounds. 2—You have five years more in which to grow. • • • M O Q —What should a girl weigh who is 15 years old and 5 ft. 4 ins. tall? 2—How can I lose weight? A.—For your age and height you should weigh about 119 pounds. 2.—Weight reduction is chiefly a matter of self-control as regards the diet. • • # J A B Q.—I have recently had an operation for the removal of tonsils and adenoids and since f then ihy hair has been comm* out by the handfuls—to this due to the ether? Whst remedy to advisable in this case? A—This to not unusual—the state of health has a moat decided bearing on the condition of both hair and scalp. Keep up the health and in addition to careful shampoo ing use a good stimulating hair tonic. 0 0 0 Mrs C. Q —What do you advise for a tired feeling and X have an uneasy feeling under the right short rib. whole right side to sore? A —See your doctor for an exam ination | Grab Bag i.—e— -——a— --.—a,. Who am I? Of whst state am I governor? The case of what two radicals in my state to again in the limelight? Which presidents of the United States were tailors by trade? What to the salary of the vice president of the United States? •‘Strive to enter in at the straight gate: for many. I say unto you. will seek to enter in. and shall not be able." Where to this passage found in the Bible? Today's Iforotropr Persons bom on this day are not likely to succeed in business ven tures unless they have a partner They keep their unhappiness te themselves. Star Lore] CONSTANT CHANGE Of SCENESY By Arthur DeV. Carpenter The evening sky above the mia» A of the eastern horizon never caaafljf , to allure the star gazer, for there * is where the new stars are fre quently appearing, or rather ok! stars for months absent, returning But that Is not the explanatorv method of stating it; On our swift terrestrial ride around the sun. we cover 18 1-2 miles or .orbit per sec ond. or 1.11ft miles per minute. Ai we proceed In our rapid flight we ! drive into new star territory or the celestial sphera at a gain per day of one degree right ascension which Is equivalent, to four min utes of time Thus new scenery along the sky trail. i More Tomorrow ’ Answers to Foregoing Question* 1. C C. Young; California: Mooney and Billings 2. Johnson and Fillmore 3 115.000 a year. 4 St Luke xtlt 24 & represents strong 1 stock fire insur P ance companies. and is qualified § to give you sound insurance proteo || tion and compe £ tent service. j|f: tvs) Your JWllifM. mmaf I;:! boo to you. |ij Jjl tor turn up to date. W. B. Clinl Complete Insuarnce Service Phone 6 ^ I : WOMEN HAVE USED IT FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS • I The confidcatisl word-of mooel i advice of one woman to aaoihcr ta time of sickara and diatnaa explain I why women, for fifty years, have itH St. Josephs G.F.P. Ohe^XDomom'A Qonu negligee of green georgette, “ees the one monsieur love so on madame He call her hces green goddess, an hees little pretty polly. He devour madame when she wear it. He love her so slender like she ees. He say he do not like fat womans who not wear these kind of clothes so well." Cuddles watched Dovie's face and fancied that it turned first purple, then white, then red, as Celeste brought out the beautiful clothes and babbled on — revealing monsieur’s love for madame. Now and then she put in a word—but It was no more than “yes. that is pretty." Or. "that's smart.” She was glad to get downstairs. Just then Vivian arrived. Cuddles, herself, was forced to gasp when Vivian stood framed in the doorway in the stunning white flying cos tume. Dovie Just sat and stared. So that was the town "flat tire!” Vivian found her voice first, but it was not natural. "Whv. hello. Aurelia Nice of you to call" "Yes. I wanted to come over right away and wish you happiness." Her smile was more a smirk. Cuddles broke in merrily. “You must ki$s the bride, Dovie! It’s bad luck or something not to you know.” Dovie got up somehow, and pecked at Vivian's cheek. Cuddles sat back wanting to scream with laughter. “Well, it looks as though you've started to be painted, sweetie. Did Barkow have the costume designed for you to pose in?" “Ye-es.” Vivian w-as speechless and tongue tied, and suddenly felt more ill at ease than she had evei been before Dovie covered th< f pause with her surprised: ; “Posing? Who for?" Cuddles looked innocent. 1 “Oh. hadn’t you heard that Manr Barkow. the famous artist,- came or from New York to paint Vivian? Hi saw her down there and admired hei ■ type. He is teaching her to fly. too 1 Kent is furiously Jealous, but hi ' doesn't like to show it.” “Now, Pat." Vivian began, bu 1 Cuddles cut her off with a raise o the brows and a light laugh. “Don't deny it, blushing bride.” 1 Dovie scarcely knew how sh< l found her way out of the Johns • house Certainly so entirely floorw • that it was a secret to no one. Ever l her nerve did not save the day. Pat sat down and laughed untl 1 the tears ran down her cheek ? Vivian covered her face with he r hands. t “The nerve! Oh. she came ove t. here to see what she could find out. “She got her wish." Pat’s de i termined little jaw set. “And believ me. darlin', she ain’t heard nothlr 6 yet.” It (TO BE CONTINUED* I