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®|f Snramstifflf flei *D Established July 4t 1892 Entered u aeeond-class matter in the Postoffice Brownsville. Texas. THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Sabecrtptira Rates—Dally and San day (7 Issues) One Tear .. Six Months .....)4.so Three Months ...S22S fte Month .. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exuuslveiy entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to 14 or nod otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. Harlingen Office. Rcese-WH-Mond Hotel. Phone 1020. TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE National Advertising Representatives Bal^s. Texas. 612 Mercantile Bank Building. Kansu City, Mo, 300 Coca Cola Building. Chicago, m. Association Building. New York. 350 Madison Avenue. St Louis, 502 Star Building. Los Angeles. Cal, Room 1015 New Orpheum Bldg., 846 & Broadway. San Francisco. Cal, 318 Kohl Building. ‘The Mexican Problem’ The problem of limiting Mexican Immigration—a Subject which has been much discussed in the past several months by those who know least about it— recently was handled with a great deal more under standing than usual by Professor Herbert I. Priestley of the University of California in an address before the Institute of Politics in Wllliamstown. Mass. "It is clear.” he said, "that in the United States not many trains could move and not many mouths could be fed with beet sugar, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, walnuts, citrus fruits and melons without our present supply of Mexican labor. Nor could the cot ton industry of the Southwest be maintained without these imported pickers. We are cruelly and viciously dependent for our very- existence upon labor." Dr. Priestley described the Mexican population as an "indignant and propagating disease ” and declared that our closer relations with the Caribbean area since 1898 have "multiplied tremendously the dangers of tropical disease in this country." He described the efforts which are, nevertheless, being made by West ern and Southwestern states to obtain and retain their aupply of Mexican labor as well as the agitation of labor and other bodies for a quota restriction upon their entry. Dr. Priestley did not favor the application of a quota law, but argued rather that the problem 3hould be met by efforts to raise the standards of the Mex icans. Dr. Priestly said that probably 1,000,000 and possi bly double that number, of Latin-Americans have come into this country since the passage of the quota law. most of them being Mexicans. At least in the talk of Dr. Priestley there is no effort to point out to citizens living along the Mexi can border that we are seriously menaced by some unnamed evil. It has been customary lately for some learned scholar who never has been south of the Mason and Dixon line to get up in meeting and ran over the menace to American ideals and institutions that arose from "unhindered immigration of uneducated Mex icans." Dr. Priestley shows an understanding of the prob lems of the Southwest which it is to be hoped will eventually be gamed by some of the crusaders who are seeking to put Mexico on the quota basis. The Danger of Fasting A Chicago man not long ago joined a health cult With other members he went to a tent colony in Col orado and began a prolonged fast, which was guaran teed to bring "youth, truth and health" to all who tried it. Today the Chicago man Is dead. Doctors who ex amined his wasted body said that he simply starved himself to death. The tent colony, it should be added. Is breaking up—quite understandably. Thus sort of thing happens every so often; often enough. Indeed, to make a word of warning necessary for those who may be led astray by the extravagant claims made by cranks for the cure-all of fasting. Never, under any circumstances, go without food except on the advice of a reputable physician You may hear countless tales of men who have built up their health in that way—but there are even more tales of men who have killed themselvse trying it. THE VACATIONISTS’ RELIEF FUND With summer on its last lap, this department Is pleased to announce that the Fund for the relief if 3ummer Vacationists is continuing to do splendid work, which will go on until well into September. More summer vacations were rescued last week i.nd returned to their own homes than during any other week in the fund's history. They were all suffering badly from a corn-on-tne-cob diet. You know how it is at summer hotels ihe last two weeks in August_ corn-on-the-coo for oreakfast, lunch and dinner. And pretty terrible com, tool • • • One of the summer vacations saved last week was a Miss X-, whose case was typical of thousands. 3he picked a summer hotel through one of those circulars. It looked like a smart, up to date hotel in the picture, but when she got there she found tt a merger of an abandoned homestead, a quick-lunch eon and a storage warehouse, combining the worst features of each. Miss X- had a oathroom in which the water—pressure was so inadequate that tt took her slj hours to fill the tub. She had to Let up In the middle of the night in order to get water enough to take a morning bath the followumg after noon, and the worry and strain just about killed her. A Vacationists' Relief Fund scout found her ;n the alck of time and today, back in her own apartment with modem plumbing, she is a new woman. • • • Then there is the case of Mrs. B-, a mother who went to the shore with her three little children and was run down and trampled on by athletic young men tossing the medicine-ball. She was rushed to the first aid tent whehe the crowd In its stampede to see what was going on, pushed over the tent and trampled her again. When she was rescued ! a second time the life-guards assembled for their first aid work, but promptly lost interest in her when' they saw that she was over 18 years of age and not very pretty. A Vacationists' Relief Fund agent les cued this mother, but the three children as yet to | be located. Remember that $50 will find these three Kiddies, or their equivalent. • • # The following is a letter from a thankful vacation , st, which will :how what the fund means to tuffers rt vacation resorts: Dear tir: I happened to pick one of those mountain resorts where there is nothing to do but— 1. Play lawn croquet. 2. Be a fourth at bridge, 3. Go fishing. I don't like bridge and never went in much for croquet. I had to go fishing. You know what those lakes near summer resorts are: leaky boats, bum oars and a four-inch perc\ every Whitsunday. Just as I was about to end it all. one of your relief agents saved me. H. L. K. m • m Have you helped yet? Remember that 15 will be suf ficient to save one adult or two children. During the remainder of the season, in fact, six adults can be saved for $25 Do your bit today. • • • THE FI ND STANDING (The management regret* to announce that the fig ures Just blew away. They will be announced, if found, in an early issue.) BACK HOMES Vacation’s o’er and I am back Amid the town’s congestion With color, freckles, grand new girl— And chronic indigestion. Uve stood the summer hotel food. Survived the owner’s shakedown; I'm full of vigor, full of vim— And ready for a breakdown. The ocean air has done me good • Prom August to September); And 1 11 plunge into work again— But not before December. NIGHT CLUB NOTE The night clubs of New York are reported dying. Owing to the fact so many people are away for the summer, it Is impossible to get enough bad air jito the clubs to make them appeal to visitors. • • • PROBABLY THE PENT HOUSE TYPE OF FOWL TO RENT.—Stucco house, six large rooms, tile : kitchen and bath, stall shower, double floors, large breakfast room with table; brass plumbing, paneled w*alls. steam boiler. Suitable for keeping targe flock , of chickens.—Jersey newspaper. THE OLD HOME TOWN Stanley I---1UX"'-1-”»'■*! /VJHAT TM* \ l HECK,HAS \ Yto \ EVERYBODY Yj 1 QONE ) ; \ DAFFY? J _ S7XNLgy> NWSSHAL OTBV WALKER HAD JUST REPortedI to the council-^that he could handle THE MIDSUMMER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS SINGLE HANDED -WHEN JEP FOQQ WENT BY WITH HIS PUPCICERO (S>m» tg cfN^HAL Pee« 9-tO-gQ ‘<SM*3ratrS'; THE SPIDER AND THE FLY—1929 ur *-■ - - — « J , ’III - V * * I [CHATTY-**P*®.1 Jr Beatrice burton. Author 'MONEY5lovcT* ^lovZ BOUNOuc *. ' * "VJ* ; >•. -»* *Kl S copvfttfcHT i9ta, cchtbai. ppc’vs *cs^ »Ne., eiEvttANO, oh to. _/* READ THIS FIRST: Charlotte Chatterton. nicknamed Chatty, is a born gossip. Her mother a widowed dressmaker, through a wealthy customer gets Chatty a po sition as telephone operator at the Van Nuys Co.. Bonds. Chatty, with her incessant chattering and gossip creates havoc. She falls in love with one of the up-an-coming bond salesmen. David Jordan. He is in terested in her. but when her gossip causes Agnes Herford to lose her po-1 tion David passes her up. Later Chatty listens in on all of David's phone conversations and he finally •’calls” her down in front of the office people. Chatty s girl friend Billie Langenau, a file clerk, and Winnie Talcott. Mr. Van's secretary have some lively parties. Chatty has dates with a newcomer to the office Bryant Dunning, who is married but says his wife has left him. Chatty goes with Bryant more to spite David. Chatty overhears a phone conver sation. and learns that David ir going to leave Van Nuys and go tc work at the Midas bank. Chatty be lieves David Is copying the bond buyers' names at Van Nuys’ and runs to Mr. Van with the story. Mr. Van knows all about it, and telU Chatty she can apologize to David or leave her position Chatty quits rather than apologize to David Later, she meets David as he is leaving, and secretly apologizes to him. (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER XL Chatty intended to stay at home that evening. She walked home half blinded with unshed tears David's one little smile aching in her heart. For it was a smile of pity, a smile of regret that Chatty was not what he had thought her, a smile of a big man answering an unimpor tant appeal— "What does he care whether I apologize or not?" thought Chatty unhappily. "He—he's forgotten hf ever liked me. And I—oh. I hate him, hate him!" But Chatty knew she meant "love." not "hate." even as she told herself the little lie. Well, one had to go on from here! She had a good mother, and • brother who needed her. and a home and she’d Just forget her lost Job and her lost lover and her lost friends—yes. she'd cut out Bryant too! She’d Just stay home, now until she got a new Job. and help her mother with the sewing and look after Pud and— Chatty pictured herself as a ro mantic ligure. an abused girl with a tragedy in her life. She would be pale and interesting and sad look ing. as Agnes had been—somehow there was nothing to laugh at in poor Agnes, now. longing for a man she loved, who didn't care about her Chatty was certain that Mr. Van Nuys didn't really care anything about Agnes, or he would never have let her go. And now* Chatty had a fellow feeling for Agnes. She, too, cared for a man who didn't care about her. She, too. had been separated from the daily contact with him She. too, had no hope in life. Full of good and self-sacrificing resolutions. Chatty entered her home. Pud was fooling with his radio And suddenly the music began. A sweet voiced soprano with a tremble In her voice sang: “It's All Over!” Chatty couldn't stand it She turned and fled. She walked the street for an hour trying to still her beating heart and control her tea^s. Then she tele phoned Billl*. Winnie Talcott "Can I come to see you a little while?” she asked. “I'm—I’m—not happy.” Billie would be mighty glad tc have her! She was to come right over! It was too bad. but—“Oh come on. Chat! I’ll help you get another job!” But it wasn't another job Chatty worried over Just then. It was al over. That was what hurt so; she wouldn’t see David any more! Down in her heart had always been the conviction that all this was Just a phase. David would get over his peeve with her. He’d see that she wasn't really a tattle-tale, a trouble maker. He’d come around! And she’d tie a can to Bryant, and they’d all be happy together: David and she, Billie and George. Why hadn’t Billie said anything about George lately Well, no matter. But now she knew that it was ail just a dream. It was all over— She telephoned her mother she was with Billie for supper. That was a little lie, too. because Billie's sup per was over when Chatty arrived and Chatty wasn’t hungry, anyway But what did one fib matter, more or less? . J Alas, Billie's well-meant efforts at comfort did not produce much of an effect. She guessed, perhaps something else than her jobless state worried Chatty. “Better tell me what's the real trouble!" she begged. “A trouble shared is a trouble halved." “Oh. can’t you guess?” demanded Chatty. “Oh. yes. I can guess!” smiled Billie. “I know. But I didn’t know if I could speak of it, It's David, ol course.” “Yes,” answered Chatty. “Oh Billie, do you think there is an> chance at all that—that hell come back to me?" Billie bent over her sewing, no! answering for a minute. Then “Chatty. I'd love to say ‘yes' to com fort you. But from what I know of men I don't think David will evei come back to you, unless you car change yourself.” “How. change myself?" asked Chatty, too miserable to resent the implication that she needed chang ing. "Go by yourself.” answered Billie [ “Take a pencil and a piece of paper Make a list—an honest list, mind you. not a pretended list—of the things you have done and said sinc< you met David which he eithei knows of and dislikes, or which he would abominate if he did know ol them.” “I haven't done or said anything!’ (Continued on page 8.) A. TAMM Blue Printing and Supplies H&rliosen. Texas Health and Right Living BY ROYAL 8. COPELAJO, M. D. Former Commission er of Health There is no more disheartening sight than a young person badly crippled from a preventable cause. Many a person must go through life ion crutches or using a cane, who might have enjoyed the full use of his limbs. Such cases are often the result of arthritis. This affects young and old alike. It is often referred to as 'chronic rheumatism." Arthritis may be chronic or acute. In the acute form there may be a high temperature, swelling of the joints, soreness to touch and often marked redness of the affected area. The symptoms of acute arthritis are the same as those of rheumatic fe ver. The symptoms of chronic arthritis may be gradual In their appearance. The real nature of the disease may not be recognised until there is marked deformity. The hands, the knuckles and other joints, particu larly of the fingers, become involved first They are very tender, red, swollen and painful to mote. There may be gradual dislocation of the involved Joints. When the diagnosis of arthritis has been made, every attention should be given to improving the condition. The source of the infec tion must be found and remove This may be in the teeth, tonsils, nasal sinuses or it may be in the in testinal tract. • Plenty of fresh air is essential. Care of the diet is the next essen tial step. The carbohydrates should be reduced but not the proteins. In every case the diet must be nourish ing. Water to drink is necessary as ; an aid in increasing elimination. Where cathartics must be used, the laxative waters are very beneficial, j Hydrotherapy, massage and baking : all have their value. Just which kind of treatment to employ should H® determined by the doctor treating the case. This is true too. as regards the use of the affected limbs. It is a great mistake to settle down to the practice of making no effort at movement. Even a Joint healthy to begin with will grow stiff if not used regularly. It is very important to keep up regular movements of the joints. Of course, this is not good practice dur ing the acute, painful stage, but when the inflammation has disap peared free movement is important. Anwcrs to Health Queries H. R. M. Q.—What causes warts? 2—How can I make freckles less ; noticeable? A—It is probable that there is some sort of germ responsible for j their appearance. It may be planted m the site of a trifling injury and thus get a start. If the wart la very small it may be clipped off by your physician and the iodine applied to the base. 2—You might try equal parts of lemon Juice and peroxide. • • • A D. R. Q.—What should a girl weigh who is seventeen years old and five feet four inches tall? 2—What can be done for an oily skin? A.—For her age and height »b« should weigh about 121 pounds. 2—Try applying hot and cold compresses alternately to the' fact for ten minutes night and morning. N E. H. Q.—What do vou advise for headache? 2 Why do certain foods cause a burning in the stomach, alo gas. A.—An examination will determ ine the exact cause 2—This may be due to faulty diet and poor elimination. For further particulars send self - addressed stamped envelope and repeat vour question. * • • J. M. Q—What causes the feet to swell and ache? A.—May be due to a number of caeues. It would be wise to have a urinalysis made. L. N. Q—I am IS year* of age. five feet three and a hall inches tall. What should I weigh? 2—How can I reduce? A.—You should weigh about 13C pounds. 2.—If you restrict your diet with regard to sweets and starches and take regular systematic exercise daily you should notice reductions in your weight. [ Grab lBag^| ^ iWl > - . :~^p - Who am I? Where do I work as secretary? Where Is my employ er's summer camp? Who Is the head of the soviet comlssars governing Russia? Who won permanent possession of the Gordon Bennett international balloon race trophy by winning the 1928 race? "But there Is a spirit in man: and the Inspiration of the Almighty glveth them understanding " Where is this passage found in the Bible? Today'* Horoscope Persons born under this sign are not always opportune with their ad vice and frequently become annoy ing to their friends. They are usually very thoughtful of their families. Star Lore MODERN THERMAL TEST OF JUPITER (By Arthur DeV. Carpenter) i Before the invention of the ra diometric method for measuring ‘Jm surface temperatures of the t> iff! and planets, it was thought that Ju piter possessed a hot surface gener ated from intense internal tempera tures But the thermocouple regis ters the surface temperature of Jupiter as being at about 140 de grees below zero C. (284 degrees be low zero F). Professor Harold Jef freys suggests that Jupiter may be accounted for after this manner: As possessing a rocky core 58.000 miles in diameter, the same sur rounded by an ocean of water or ice 11.000 miles deep, and this in turn overlaid with a gaseous atmos phere 4,000 miles in height. (More Tomorrow) Answers to Foregoing Questions 1. Walter Newton; the Whlta House; on the Rapidan river. Vir ginia. 2. Alexis Rykov. 3. United States, i 4. Job xxxii. 25. “Since 1891” For thirty-eight years this bank has served the Rio Grande Valley, and served the people well. Ask any banker from Rio Grande City to Browns ville, as to the character of service we render, both banks and the entire citizenship. We are known throughout this entire section of the state as “THE FRIENDLY BANK.” and we live up to that reputation daily. If you are not one of our fast growing list of customers, Start An Account Today 4% Compounded semi-annually paid on Savings Accounts First National Bank Brownsville, Texas “THE FRIENDLY BANK” Oldest Bank in the Rio Grar.de Valley 1911 1929 Skelton Abstract Co. Abstracts of Title Title Insurance Merchants Bank Building Brownsville I Jones Transfer & Storage Co. Inc. I Distributing, Storing, Moving, Crating and Shipping Daily motor Freight and Express Service between all Valley points Bonded Warehouses at Harlingen — Edinburg — Brownsville Phone 3 Phone 3 Phone 787