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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
PAIRING State Expenses

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS asked for the year ended Aug
s154l'o32. For 1926-27 it asked ~$2,o9s,662 and has been given
This sicings by the budget committee is one of the reasons
why there is likely to be a fight in Austin next month, when the
heads of departments are brought together to discuss the appro-
priation budget.
The budget, as it now stands, calls for biennial appropriations
Gaming 1of Sol'o99,oo4.zo, exclusive OF the highway department.
period is estimated at $685. $3.50, 1928. This leaves ST, PA, 7O6.11
for the legislature to appropriate for expenses other than routine
government maintenance.
In attacking the university's list, the board eliminated out
right items totaing $4,000 for the music course, holding that
the university should not teach music.
A proposed student life staff Of eight members was chop
ped in two, the position being taken that regulation Of student
life was properly a matter for the students themselves.
The board held as improper a provision for a publicity staff of
three and eliminated it.
The request for $3.50 to cover the cost Of chapel services was
cut and 50 were small items for gee clubs, the university band
The items providing for numerous salary increases were de-
MED, as well as pleas for additional instructors. None Of the
was allowed, one tim of $4,000 for a college physician, sanitary
inspector and clerk at A. and NJ. being denied. 1t was held that
students themselves should pay for necessary medical. treatment
1t seems that in some instance the cutting was a little dras-
tic, for Texas certainly should progress in its educational system
making it as easy as possible for all young people to get an educa-
ton. But no doubt it was necessary to pare the items for the
educational institutions, and if other departments have been sim,
ilarly treated, the boards action probably will meet the general
Texas certainly should live within it's income. It is a big,
prosperous state. and should not be running behind. If the bud
get board can take the state out Of the red it is entitled to-
praise rather than censure, even if it makes a few mistakes.
Sometimes the man with one foot on the gas has the other in
the grave, and doesn't know it.
1t must be that when Charley Dawes was a little shaver he
never had his mouth washed out with soap and water.
The gent who tries to beat the limited to the crossing is the
one who put the auto in autopsy.
A new model is always interesting, whether in cars OF head
gear.
Cuba is said to be shipping $1,000 cases of liquor a week to the
I. S. What a hayward child.
No sooner does a revolutionist achieve success than he turns
conservative. Mussoini for example.
Success says a writer in Newspaperdom, "s Simplifying find
ing out what people want and supplying it." AS any bootlegger
knows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
MUSICAL CLUB TO.
PRESENT PROGRAM

The Brownsville Music club will repeat
the annual Christmas musical program
at Fort Brown Sunday night in the
Service club at $3.50. and all persons
who could not hear the program last
Sunday night. rs well as these who
heard it at that time. are invited to
attend.
Members Of the club have been re-
hearsing during the present week, and
will be able to give a finished per-
Torrance Sunday at Fort Brown. The
weather conditions were such last Sun
day night as to prevent a justifiable
attendance for the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
Americans Control Land
In Mexico, Consul Says

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 27.-The Mexi-
can consulate, McAllen, Texas, has noti-
fled the foreign office that American
companies recently acquired tracts Of
land on the right bank OF the Bravo
River, which is prohibited by the Mexi-
can constitution.
tThe ERIC Grande is also known in
Mexico as the Bravo Del Norte).
The foreign office has deferred the
matter to the department Of the in
terror for investigation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
Man Held for Staying
In San Antonio Hotel
(By The Associated Press.)

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. 2I-Police
are holding = gnest ut = 4Nnte' he~c f.
lowing the death recently Of A. p.
Oliver, a deputy sner4I Oh hdshiL,.
county, Oklahoma, who was found shot
in his room. Oliver, a former resident
of F~loresville, Texas, came here on his
way to that town, 30 miles south of here
to spend Christmas.
There was no witness TO the shooting
but police mad the arrest following a
written statement by the proprietress OF
the hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
S. Shipping Board
Buys Crude Oil Supply

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dsc. 27.-Con-
tracts fot 34s. 900 barrels Of fuel oil
Friday.
A contract for 10000 barrels to be
delivered at Buenos Aires at $2.65 a
barrel was given to the General Petro-
leum Corporation Of Los Angeles, Calf
ornia. and the othtr for 1913 900 barrels
to be delivered at Rio de Janciro at
S11.50 a metric ton, was granted to the
MEXICAN Petroleum Corporation of New
" RI.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27
HUNTS DAILY
LETTER
BY ARR b. HUNT

WASHINGTON - Kings and presi-
dents seldom agree. Their viewpoints
naturally, are Numerically opposed.
This, 1t seems, holds good whether the
hlng occupies a throne in some foreign
prlncipality or sits as a democratic rep
resentatIve in the senate Of the United
States.
So we now cave developing as one of
the slzable fights iii the short session
Congress a clash between King and
status and future development Of the
U. S. navy.
The King in this case is William H.
OF Salt Lake City, Utah. a member OF
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, a
plain talking. straight shooting gent
from the west, who, like the boys
six-guns on their hips, believes in pre-
~paredness."
Numbering his verbal artillery in
support Of the contention, heard on ev-
cry hand in the navy department itself,
that III navy isn't being maintained
at the 500 ratio provided by the
Harding arms conference, King intro
duced a resolution calling for a joint
House and Senate investigation to. find
out just what the facts are.
His attempt to get action on his
resolution, in advance of the passage
of a S110,0 0 900 naval bill carried over
from last session, was overridden when
the president\of the senate failed to rec
ognize Jim Reed of Missouri, who was
clamoring for a chance to speak, and
put the question which tabled Kings
move to reconsider the naval althoriza-
ton. Debate was cut off, King and his
cohorts were squelched, and the navy
inquiry sidetracked, temporarily.
.
1t was following this tactical victory
by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that Presi-
den Coolidge let it be known that he
looked with disfavor on any stirring of
the waters about the navy. Such ac-
tiyity, he suggested, would arouse the
critical interest Of other nations and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

The gent who tries to beat the limited to the cro
one who put the auto in autopsy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

sooner does a revolutionist achieve success than hi
alive. Mussolini for example.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

Success says a writer in Newspaperdom, is Simplifying find
ing out what people want and supplying it" AS any bootegger
knows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

1t must be that when Charley Dawes was a littl,
never had his mouth washed out with soap and water
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

One may carry a newly-invented hook
in the pocket, and hang his hat any
where desired.
During a drouth in Abyssinia in the
time of Emperor Mcnelik, two tribes
would battle until rain came.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

A new model is always interesting, whether in CT
gear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-27

Sometimes the man with one foot on the gas has
the grave, and doesn't know it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
TO TEST BRAKES
BY PORTABLE DEVICE

The Bureau of Standards of the
United States has perfected a new
portable. brake-testing device, which
eliminates the personal aquation in
testing brakes and does away with
measured road stretches. The device
consists essentially of a suspended
weight which swings forward when
the car slows down. It is oil-immers-
ed, to provide sufficiently slow motion
to permit record to be made by a
pen on moving sheet of paper. Read
ings are direct, showing exactly how
many feet are covered by the car
between initial application of brakes
and full stop. The device is said to
eliminate the inaccuracy of previous
methods of measurement of brakes
caused by the personal equation or
brain lag in the operator. Thus, in
other methods testing, an operator
is told "apply your brakes" If he
takes half second to respond, and
his car is travelling at twenty miles an
hour, the car moves fifteen feet be-
tween command and execution of it,
which fifteen feet, of course, is count
ed in measuring the distance covered
in the stopping test. The new device,
being automatic, is not subject to that
error
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
TRANSPORTATION LANGUAGE
IN E " ERYD AY LIFE

Transportation weaves its words
and phrases into everyday life. To
bring up all standing" is a nautical
term, but used by many who never
saw a ship. In pre-Volstead days a
drunken man was "down by the
head" another nautical term; "the red
light Of danger" comes from the rail-
road. High flyer" antedated the air
plane, but "going over the bumps"
comes from the bad roads we still
have. To be "ditched" is common
slang; anyone who ever slid off a
slippery road into the gully at the side
will recognize the source of the ex-
preston. The Fifth Avenue masher
seaks a universal language when he
says of flirt "she waved the go-go
sign at me" and 81 am sidetracked"
and hes off the main road" refer
neither to tracks nor highways.
The most recent development of
traffic terms for other than traffic use
made its appearance recently at a New
York dinner, where miniature traf-
nc. signals, showing green, amber and
red lights, were used by the toastmas-
ter to warn and finally stop speakers
who proved too fond of their own
voices!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NO. 1886.
E D 1 T o R 1 A L

Statistics OF repairs, gasoline and
oil consumption, depreciation and loads
hauled, demonstrate that the average
difference in cost in running a car
or truck over good hard roads and
poor roads is approximately 5 cents
per mile.
The average mileage of all Ears
and trucks in this country exceeds
5000 yearly.
There are 100000 cars and trucks
running in the United States.
A simple multiplication proves that
if all the roads in the United States
were poor roads, making them all in
to good roads would save more than
four billions every year, or more than
five times as much as is spent annually
in this nation for good roads.
OF course all the roads are not poor
roads, and more than 80 per cent of
the travel of our vehicles is over the
good roads and not poor ones. But if
we had good roads vehicles would
travel over them. Vehicles are now
forced from the many poor to a few
good road miles in order to avoid loss
of time and the tremendous cost of
travel over poor roads.
Any individual, asking himself
whether his share of new road tax
will pay him, has only to figure the
number OF miles he will travel in a
year over the good road and see what
he, personally, will save. This COM
putation, of course, leaves out of cal
culation any such factors as the saw
ing he makes by the lowering of pric-
es of goods he buys which travel the
good road, and any increase in his
assets due to the increase of land
values on the good road and any in
crease in earning capacity due to the
time saved on good roads. With f.
cures so plain and savings so obvious
it is difficult to understand why any
one thinks that national highways
built and maintained by the National
Government will not more than paw
for themselves in very short period.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
SHREDDED GEORGIA
PEACHES IN DEMAND

MACON. Ga, April 15-According
to DR., J. S. Caldwell, Psychologist in
the Bureau of Plant Industry of the
Department of Agriculture, Georgia
peaches, shredded, are superior and in
far greater demand by pie makers and
ice cream manufacturers than are the
California product. DR.. Caldwell Fri
day addressed a conference of peach
growers and business men of Macon.
The psychologist stated a monop-
oily on shredded peaches is now open
TO Georgia growers if they take adj
vantage OF this great opportunity. DR..
Caldwell stated that it is almost an
to get growers in this
state to can peaches in any form, al
though the local product is in demand
more than is the products of Califor-
MIA and other peach growing sections.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
HOOVER BACKS PLANS
FOR NATIONAL SAFETY
Highway Accidents Increasing =
Need for National Action Shown

According to statistics issued by
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co..
there were II per cent more fatal
automobile accidents in January than
IN the same month in 1923. Last year
the company paid onei million one
hundred and forty-hour thousand dol
lars in death claims due to automobile
accidents, the previous high figure be-
ing eight hundred and sixty-seyen
thousand dollars in 1922.
Eight organizations have sent rep
resentatives to confer with Secretary
OF. Commerce Hoover to coordinate
safety work and devise a broad ma
tlonal program covering the subject.
Secretary Hoover, in calling the
conference, pointed out a heavy in
crease in street and highway acct
dents all over the country due, in
large measure, to the rapid increase
OF motor vehicles.
Those who conferred were Mr.. Hoov-
er, Eliot H. Goodwin, James L. Mad
den, A. B. Barber and Mr.. John Ihl-
der of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States; Lew R. Palmer
and w. H. Cameron, of the National
Safety Council; John R. Hope of the
American Automobile Association;
Pyke Johnson, of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce; A. w.
Whitney and w. ]. Cox, of the Ma
tional Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
SEN. HARRIS BILL
PASSES SENATE

ATLANTA, April 1.-THE bin OF
Senator w. ]. Harris of Georgia TO
stop the placing of wooden cars in
front of or between steel cars on
passenger trains in interstate COM
merce will likely be considered soon
by the national house of representa-
tives, as it has just passed the senate,
according to news received here.
The bill will not adversely affect
short-line railroads, according to Sem
ator Harris. 1t is approved by the trav
cling public and the railroad employ
ees as measure promoting safety
on the railroads, and gives protection
to the people in the day coaches as
well as those in the steel cars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
PLAN TO ENLARGE
PIEDMONT INSTITUTE

WAYCROSS, Ga, April 15-Thc
trustees of Brewton-P Parker Institute
at Mount Vernon, Ga, have been in
vited by the local steering commit
tee of the Piedmont Institute drive
to visit Waycross on April rs and
meet with the local board on a plan
to consolidate the two schools.
The three civic bodies of Waycross
at a meeting held last Tuesday eve
ming voted to center on the develop
ment of Piedmont Institute as the
major drive to be undertaken by the
two clubs during the next three
months.
The plan Of ;enlarging Piedmont
Institute and making it a junior
college. and of the consolidation of
the two schools will be discussed at
the meeting to be held here on April
18th.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
IBILL2CARDS BANNED
IN MINNESOTA
Beautiful Highway Campaign Re-
moves Half Million Signs

Beautiful highway Campaign Ke-
moves Half Million Signs
The highways of Minnesota are to
be advertising1ess and unmarried by
billboards. Authorities in Dane coun-
ty, which has ordered all signs down
by May |, phrase the keynote of the
Statewide campaign thus:
"Unrestriced outdoor advertising as
it is developing and spreading along
our highways is not only offensive
but in many cases a meance to the
safety of the public and mar to the
beauty of our community"
The State Highway Department has
removed more than half a million
signs from Minnesota highways, in a
campaign in which newspapers, rail
roads, housewives and civic organiza-
tons have united. A State law pro-
vides for 66-foot right of way I'M
married by signs, applying to the sew
en-thousand-mile State road system.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway Company announces it
will revoke all permits for billboardjs
along the road right of way encircling
Lake Calhoun, one of Minneapolis
beauty sopts.
Housewives of Crystal Bay, Lake
Minnetonka, near Minneapolis, have
voted to boycott all articles adver-
tised on bi1lboards in their vicinity.
According to the Minneapolis Jour
nal sit is to be hoped that these ex-
amples will lead to- further orders
restoring scenic beauties now ruined
vacant property along the main
by roadside boardings. Owners of
travelled roads may we'll cooperate in
banning the billboards to which they
have given asylum at small rentals
They have thus become accomplices
in the garish crimes against the eye
that are so freely committed in city
and country"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
FOUND

CATTLE ASTRAY-I have taken up
on my farm Is miles east of Fitz-
gerald, one white and black heifer,
two red heifers and one red steer.
Mark: swallow fork in each ear.
This cattle came to my fields about
March % and can be had by owner
by paying for their feed and this adj
vcrtisement. Norman Dorminey If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
TWELFTH INFANTRY
GUARD AT WAYCROSS

WAYCROSS, Ga, April l5-Com-
pany F., Twelfth Infantry, Georgia
National Guards of the city, was mus
tered into service Friday night at the
City Hall Uniforms and equipment
have been ordered and it is expected
actual drill work will begin in short
time.
The officers of the company are
John R. Scully, Capt, ]. Henry Lott,
first lieutenant; Sydney H. Luther
second lieutenant.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
THE NEW STANDARD

At "a wedding anniversary of a
young wealthy farmer, one of the
guests noticed somewhat lonely
looking and rather stability attired
man in a corner of the room, and
walked over to him.
81 was introduced to you" he said,
but did not catch your name"
My name, replied the other, "is
Burton"
oh, then you are relative of our
host?
Yes, rejoined the poor relation
81 am his cousin, one hundred thous-
and dollars removed"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17

AS for gardens, I care not,
But blame me, | cannot,
Be Beat
By Hens
At
Hide
And Seek
SO this year, I'm planting
A hate song I'm chanting
And Dropping
My Seeds
Mighty
Deep
Yes!
Deep.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17

Underwriters; James Hartness and L.
w. Wallace, of the American FEEDER
ated Engineering Society; R. H. Ash
ton of the American Railway Asso-
citation; H. B. Janisch, of the Ameri-
can Mutual Alliance, and Ernest
Greenwood, associate editor of the
Insurance Field.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
FOR WORKING PEOPLE

The best Of workers get out Of sorts
when the liver fails to act. Thew feel
languid, half-sick, "blue" and discouraged
and think they are getting lazy. Neglect
of these symptoms might result in a Sick
spell, therefore the sensible course is to
take dose or two of Herbine. It is lust
the medicine needed to purify the system
and restore the vim and ambition of
health. Price 60c. Sold by
T. ]. Halle & Co. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
OMIGOSH DOC


| OMIGOSH DOC
My friend, said the doctor, you are
suffering from a chronic complaint.
Sh-h-h! I know it, but please lower
your voice, whispered the patient
she's in the next room.
90
YES-WHY DON'T HE?
Busy Man What? You can tell
what is in peoples mind?
Salesman-Yes
B. M.-And you can tell what I'm
thinking about?
Salesman-Abso1utely
3. M. Then why don't you go
there?
ED PURDY'S PHILOS
From what can observe in the way
of clothes, it amt hard to know why
they cal 'em coming out parties"
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
Salesman-Pll admit this new 'Ele-
giant Eight has a good many driving
controls but I'm sure you can learn to
drive it.
Customer-Oh, I'm not worried OF
that am a pipe-organist you know.
90
BLONDE BESS OPINES
Believe me, Ruth, there are lot
of people in this land who are COM
plete masters of the touch system
and they amt stenographers either.
HITTENMISS MAKE
Knuff-What do you think of the
Jones car?
Stuff -Well-much more printable
language than he does.
90
JUST LIKE THIS
A pretty Young lady named Jane,
While walking was caught in the rain
She ran-almost flew,
Her complexion did too.
And she reached home exceedingly
plain.
TRUE TO FORM
w. S. Twist is chiropractor in
Bonner Springs, Mo.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17

H. B. Deyo and Son are at Your
service for inside and outside paint
ing and paper hanging or other wall
finishing. Call Justice Real Estate
Office, Phone 1888. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
NO MIND For DETAILS

Romantic Miss (of many summers)
81 wonder if You remember me?
Years ago you asked me to marry
you?
Absent minded professor-"Oh yes,
and did you?"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
FOR SALE

INCUBATORS FOR SALE-I have
two 65 egg and one 10 egg capacity
almost New Incubators for sale Rea-
son for selling, will install one OF
larger capacity. Lloyd Meeks. If
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
AND BETTER TOO

He-When do you make your ap-
pearance?
Flapper-Oh, I don't make it. It's
too much trouble-and besides-one
can buy it much cheaper at any drug
store.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17

olive in Gods own country,
Florida; eat moderately; and don't
worry" is the creed of Majo,
Edward J. Monroe; 108 years old
of Jacksonville, Fla, youngest son
of President Monroe. He was borr
in King George County, Va, i
1915.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
WANTED

STOVE WANTED-Cash for a good
wood cook stove. Must be good and
cheap. Address Leader office. If
WANTED-15 bushels College No.
Cotton seed. Free from lint and trash,
A seed for planting, early maturity,
boil weevil variety $500 per bushel.
Cash with order or ship COD, King
Bros. Motor Co, Waycross, Ga All
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
Where the Money Goes

The government printer says that
last Year 100000 worth of printed
material was never put in circulation.
and more than 100000 worth was
wasted in distribution to people who
did not wish it. AS many as 100000
900 copies of official documents have
been issued in year: yet no effort
is being made to put a stop to the
waste.-Buena Vista Patriot.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17

TRUE TO FORM
w. S. Twist is chiropractor in
Bonner Springs, Mo.