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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
The Mexican Action on Anyways

The action of the Mexican government in grant
ing concessions for the establishment Of airways con-
Meeting Mexico City with the United States border
at Matamoros and Brownsville with another airvay
south from the Mexican capital to the Guatemala bor-
der, s~ignified the Mexico is willing to do her part in
making Brownsville one of the most important in
tsrnational airports on the western hemisphere.
Granting of the concessions is taken as an indica-
ton that Mexico will provide for air mail service as
soon as the southern republic has the assurance that
the United States will provide transportation north
from the Rio Grande. The American postal depart
ment indicated several months ago it would meet the
Mexican air mail at any point on the border request
ed by Mexico, and the granting Of the concessions
bears out the statement Of Mexican aviators that the
Mexican postal department regards the Tampico-
os-Brownsville route as the most logical.
That the action Of the Mexican government sig
nifies that development Of the Mexican and Central
American airways will be the immediate sequence, is
generally conceded. It signifies that within a few
months Brownsville will doubtless be called upon to
provide airport facilities for a rapidly growing air
traffic between the United States and the Latin
American countries; it also signifies that there should
be no undue delay on the part Of Brownsville in sup
plying those facilities and in extending all possible
cooperation toward the establishment and development
of the route and traffic. It requires no special OPP
timism to visualize what this will mean for the future
Of Brownsville, the immense traffic which within q
f.w years will pass through this International port.
In connection with the airport project it is worthy
Of note that this 10 the first time in Brownsville's
history that a big project has literally been rendered
the city. What Brownsville has secured in the past
has been fought for, and has almost invariably been
secured only after great sacrifices. But in the estab-
lishment Of m international airport all that is asked
Of Brownsville is a landing field and facilities, an in
vestment which will probably be paying big dividends
within a comparatively brief time.
There is not q city in the United States seeking to
develop air service which does not envy Brownsville
the stratsgieal position it occupies as the gateway to
to countries south Of the Rio Grande. Many cities
are expecting hundreds Of thousands of dollars to
develop air service which can be little more than To-
cal in its nature; but Brownsville by the establish
ment Of an airport will become the center Of air
activities which will eventually extend over the west
srn hemisphere.
Any investment Brownsville may make in an air
mort will not be an investment in futures" 1t will
be an investment in transportation service already
practically established and which will be expanded
tremendously under the concessions granted by the
Mexican government and the eventual establishment of
air mail to the border by the American government
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
New York Letter

woody little coolies made their a
through an air hole. Everyone Join
ed in a mad scramble to recapture
them and in a short time the whole
litter of the pups, ten in all were back
an the possession Of the woman who
owned them.
Greatly relieved. she explained
that she was taking the pups back
home, after a trip TO a Manhattan
animal store, wien she found that
dogs could not be sold until thew
we're seven weeks old. Her intere =
cd fellow passengers, however, were
much taken with the mites. Ana
when they learned that they could be
purchased privately at any age. the
woman disposed Of three of the pups
for ten dollars each, before the fer
r. reached Jersey.
The old gag about seeing New
York on the subway" seems TO have
a prototype in the new offer Of
Broadway barkers. who now include
a trip through the Holland vehicular
tunnel, as part Of the sightseeing
rides. Incidentally. the tunnel has
paralyzed traffic on the ferries. The
attendants thereon are wearing
downcast expressions. They fear a
lay-off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Other Papers
DANGEROUS READING

A sensible article by Mrs. Gutenberg in the De-
cember number Of Child Study reminds us that for
bidding children to read certain books is not only i'm
possible, but undesirable. The more carefully a book
is hidden from them the more eagerly will children
dig it up and sneak away to read it. But il allowed to
read what they please, without express prohibitions.
children will of themselves find out the books which
have most meaning for them And il they do read
things they ought not to, there is usually little harm
done, because the dangerous" books are SO often
over their heads. Mrs. Gutenberg tells about q girl Of
Is who read "The Scarlet Letter" and thought, all the
way through. that the A stood for Arthur. This sort
Of thing must happen a great deal Oftener than We
think.
The danger that Mrs. Gutenberg finds in ~children's
free and miscellaneous reading has nothing to do with
sex or other improper" subjects. The chief danger
is the temptation to make Of reading an indulgence
a substitute for activity and responsibility. a means
Of escape from reality"-a temptation. we should say.
succumbed to by as many grown people as children
The bulk Of fiction reading by aimless people who do
nothing or who don't like what they are doing is as
bad for them as the opia.e Of movie-going is Tor others
only = little less literate.
Most people don't read in order to understand life
or widen their horizon" or become acquainted with
great literature-they don't even read to "pass the
time" They read because novels provide their lonely,
empty lives with protection against a harsh and in
comprehensive world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Dead Bandits at $4,000 Each

The East has been greatly stirred by the offer
made by the Texas Bankers Association of $4,000 each
for dead bank bandits. and the announcement by the
Association that not q dollar would be paid for the
capture of a live bandit.
A Chicago orator. speaking at q mass meeting. re-
ferred to the Texas innovation as "inhuman" and as
serted that it was typical Of the wild and lawless"
ideals Of Texans.
A Boston publication goes further and asserts that
Texas "has placed herself beyond the pale of civiliza-
ton" intimatinr that the "inhuman" shooting of
bank bandits is contrary to all precepts Of the proper
way to discourage the rapidly growing habit of loot
ing banks and -hooting a few bank officials or inof-
fensive customers whom the bandits may happen to
conclude do not obey orders with sufficient CELEBRITY.
Any criticism from either Chicago or Boston on
the proper way TO handle bank bandits, or other law
less citizens, is. Of course, interesting. Both cities
have demonstrated to the world that their manner Of
handling the lavless elements is far from effective.
Texas may be "inhuman" and and beyond "the pale Of
civilization. " according to their precepts, bt it is ap-
parent that Texas Is adopting a highly efficient meth
cd for controlling the situation.
The only unfortunate thing in connection with the
reward offered by the Texas Bankers Association is
that they did not make it more expansive and include
other bandits in the same category as the bank ban
dts. Practically all bandits are embryo bank ban
dts, the latter being merely a graduate" Of the school
OF crime. Were the reward made more general IL
would doubtless be far more effective in curbing the
impulses Of the beginner who will become the bank
bandit Of the future.
Desperate situations require potent remedies, and
the most potent that can be applied in the case of q
bank bandit. caught in the act, is a dose of buekshot or
a rifle bullet. Much Of the nations crime is due to
TO the laxity Of law enforcement. the failure Of courts
and jurtes to convict when the evidence is sufficient;
the almost endless technicalities which provide a loop
hole through which criminals escape punishment for
their deeds. The Texas Bankers Association doubt
less took all these facts into consideration before an
nnunriuv their reward They believed the criminal
should receive the punishment that is his due, and
that the old world would not feel very seriously the
s~nuffing out Of lives Of bank bandits.
Regardless Of how the North and East may feel
about the matter, there is little If any criticism in
Texas regarding the reward offered by Che bankers.
It may be a typical Texas method" of handling the
problem. but no one can deny both its efficiency and
economy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

had turned around TO look 2t some
thing that Peter could not see. Al
the boys words he whirled about.
1T is SO beautiful out of doors
that | can hardly bear to face this
this way" declared he. Put | could
not turn my back upon yo1 and talk
to you at The same time. very we'll.
Perhaps if | hurry and finish my
story you will come out with me and
see for yourself how wonderful the
Great Red Ball looks as it glides
up out of the snow. Maybe you can
imagine how delighted ! was to hear
my oldest son speak so nobly. and
| told him so.
Fine said I. That's a bargain.
II have known young Two-Legs a
long time and | believe that he will
do just as he says
Well, | don't remarked my eld-
est son.. but if you can prove il
then ! am willing to do my share to-
ward becoming an honest Blue Javl'
" i don't rare whether father
I've it or not then screamed my
Youngest darghter. 4 don't wish t.
Be honest. Look at all the fun !
will miss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

There is no legislative remedy for agriculture. IL
is an economic question pure and simple and must be
worked out accordingly. It is a fact that no commune
ty and no state has ever become great from agricul-
ture alone. There seems to ne a real remedy for
small communities and for agriculture. This remedy
is the mixing of industry with agriculture and it is
now being applied in many localities with ~satisfac-
tory results. Industry and agriculture are better bal
anced in Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania than
in any other states and in these states there is no
serious agricult iral problem and we hear little COM
plant from the farmers.
This mixing Of industry and agriculture is called
by some decentralization OF industry. / would not
suggest that manufacturing institutions move from
the cities to the small villages, but It would be bet
ter for future industries to be placed in small viii
lagos rather than to be further eongested in great cen
tiers. This would also be a solution of our labor
problem, il We really have one.
Inheritance taxes, to my mind. are the most in
defensible, unreasonable and confiscatory taxes ever
levied upon any people. There is no excuse for an
inheritance tax except in times Of war and II has
never before been resorted to except. for war pur-
poses.
Great combinations Of capital are not now con-
trolling this country, il they ever did. The things
that are controlling this country are brains and ener-
gy. Ownership and management are no longer syn
onymous terms. There is. however, q tnedency to
punish corporations. reflected more clearly in our
Federal income tax than in anything else. The nor
NAL tax on individuals Is graduated up TO five per
cent. The normal tax on corporations is more than
two and one half times the maximum tax on indi-
viduals. How this can be justified as an equitable
distribution Of the tax burden is beyond my eompre-
hensions
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

Who am I? With what basic in
dustry am | connected? What was
l in my youth?
Today marks the anniversary, in
1853, Of the beginning of the survey
of a famous line between the states
of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
What was il called?
Who is the most famous violin
maker Of al time?
The national ensign of Great Brit
ain Is popularity known BY a nick
name. What is it7
A pioneer woodsman is said to
have been largely responsible for
the opening up OF Kentucky. Who
was he?
Fools because of their transgres-
siors. and because Of their iaiouities.
are afflicted" Where does this pas
.s"~e pnear IN the Bibe?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
The World and All
BOOTJACKS

WHERE DID YOU LAST SEE ONE?
II you doubt that the world has changed radical
ly in a short space Of time, just think back and try
to remember when and where you last saw a bootjack.
A generation has arisen that knows not bootjacks.
There are high school youths in our land today who
do not know what the word bootjack means. For their
benefit permit me to explain that a bootjack is Tor
was) a domestic implement. used primarily for as
sisting in the removal Of boots and congress shoes
from the feet Of men.
Now we get all involved in terms. as one does
whenever one goes back into archaeology and the lives
of primitive peoples. Congress shoes were shoes that
had neither buttons nor laces, but were made to fit
snugly BY the insertion of strongly elastic sections
about and aboge the ankles.
GOOD TO QUIET CATS
When ! was a boy a ~boOtjack was one Of the nee
|essaries Of life. Not only for removing boots but for
a multiplicity Of domestic uses.
For instance, one never thought Of throwing any
thing else at nocturnal cats that disturbed ones slum-
bers. One always threw the bOotjack at them, because
il was always handy, near the bed, and it was just
heavy enough for effective work.
Also, as a defensive weapon, the bootiack was
standard equipment. Few Of the simple homes Of the
nineteenth century were equipped with pistols for re-
Polling burglars. When a burgler entered, he faced a
solid oak or second-growth hickory bootjaek, in the
hands of the master OF the house. The burglar was
lucky if he spent less than two months in the hospital
oHe OioW from SO IOTmluaDie a weapon. And the
bootjack was good for continued service without limit.
NO LOCKS IN KANSAS
We were an Acadian people, out in Kansas. where
| was reared. During all my life on a Kansas farm.
at least twenty years, there was never a lock on any
door except the parlor door. That lock was there to
keep us children from entering the parlor when it
was not in use for weddings, funerals and the enter
tanning Of beaux BY the older sisters.
We never had a gun in the house. Instead Of
locks and guns we had b~ootjacks. Plenty Of bootjacks.
Ny father was an expert bootjack hurler, and at the
age Of ten ] became the champion bootjack dodger Of
the state of Kansas.
] really feel sorry for children who arc being
reared in apartment houses today. What do they
know about bootjacks?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Exclusive Central Press Dispatch
10 Brownsville Herald)

Exclusive Central Press Dispatch
to Brownsville Herald)
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Profession-
al jealousy extends to the famous
g~ate-crashers. There are two in
New York about whom much has
been written. | do not name them
for obvious l interviewed
one Of them the other evening IN
the lobby of a theatre. This enc
looks upon his rival with that ac-
tive and violent loathing that ] have
known two opera prima donnas to
entertain toward each other. ] men
toned that l had read a magazine
article purporting to set forth the
true story Of his rivals career.
This temperamental gate-crasher
thus exploded:
Listen, tha's the biggest pack o.
lies | even heard Of. Why. ! was
the one that first got that guy IN
where. / introduced him to the
newspaper men at the Dempsey-Wil-
lard fight in Toledo and they've been
off me ever since. / gives him a
bunch o. sandwiches. see, to take
TO the press and so he takes EN-
in and sells EN-. Then I gives him
"A bucket O. ice water. see, and some
lily cups and n cup with a coupla
half-dollars and four quarters in IL,
as a come-on, see? And | tells
him to take il around to the news
paper boys and not to ask for any
money but just-you know-let 'em
see the cup. So he does and when
he comes back. he's got fourteen
bucks and he ven wants TO keep
the W. bucks | put in the cup in
the first place.
why. I've got into so many Jams
on account Of that bozo. They threw
me outa Dempsey's camp on account
o. him. And he goes around the
country telling beginners he's q
friend o. mine. Him crashing joints
on his " bright rackets-what a
laugh that isl Say. he says in that
article that be saw Sullivan fight In
1891. And he's thirty-five now. So
he musta been two years unborn
when he saw that brawl.'
The following j. reported from a
reliable source. Passengers on Y
Jer~sey-bound ferry stopped looking
az the skyline. when. from out Of 4
box labeled Beans" a procession OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Peters Adventures

Nor H. Nor H. Nor H. chimed
in several Of the other children. But
eldest son still stuck to what he said.
The littlest ones. anyhow. will do as
he sEys. He Will make them Only
he thinks that he is safe in making
tie promise. he does not believe
for a moment that you will keep
your word. I left the youngsters
arguing about il while came down
here to fetch you. Your own say
so will have more weight with them
than anything that ] could do or
say. Nov. VIII you come along with
me 70 my nest or won't youg"
"0f course | will. Blue Jay. old
friend. and ! would have been ready
70 start long ago II You onl, had
told me your reasons before. But.
surely you couldn't expect that
would jump right out Of ny nice
warm bed and 70 On a Wild fly in
the cold morning without knowing
why. do your" Peter hoped out Of
bed and scrambled into his clothes.
20. TO, ] suppose not" Grumbled
the bird. "Now. do hurr-. will you?
And be sure to put on something
warm. Hadn't you better wear your
bearskin uniform 7"
MY bearskin uniformly exclaim-
ed the boy. in amazement. l can't
think whrt YOU mean. Not my fur
coat. surely:'
Perhaps, / am sure I don't know
the human name for il. but when
you have it on you look like one
Of the furry creatures that run
about in TIE forest way up on yon-
der mountain.
ooh. dear me. The Great Red Ball
IS rolling higher and higher. and
in another moment or so sunrise will
be over. and then ms children will
not make a New Years resolution.
oh. how warm IL looks, that Red
Ball. But it is so far. far way.
Once | tried to flv &c Il 70 thaw
out my stiffsned wings. but though
] flew and flew I rot no nearer. And
If ] hadn't happened upon a sheltered
ave in the woods / would have
frozen 70 death"
"Here | am. ready at last" cried
Peter. appearing Ct the window. "And
' have put on my thick fur coat
Do 7 suit ~on. Blue Jaw"
Nezt-"The Great Red Ball"
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
HIS EXPLANATION

Walter. who was having trouble
with subtraction, showed 4 problem
which he had just finished to his
father.
rs this right, Daddy?
"No, son. it's not right" dad re-
piled. 81 can't understand why you
have so much trouble with subtrac-
tion," he continued. "When I was
IN school | did it without any trou-
BILE"
II guess subtraction musta' been
easy these days" son replied
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Dinner Stories
QUICK WORK

QUICK WORK
(. An Alabama man declared that the
briefest courtship Of all was that Of
a darkey counle in that state. II a
about as follows: Rastus speaking
first:
"Why don't you take me :"
"Cause YOU amt asst me-"
well. now I asts yot.i'
Well, now | has yo'.r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Timely Views
MIXING OF AGRICULTURE M INDUSTRY URGED
By Thomas r. Preston

President of the American Bankers Association
Thomas Ross Preston was born at Woodbury.,
Tenn, on Nov. 20. 1868. He was graduated from
Woodbury. Academy in 1883. and began his bank
ing career a year later as an employee Of a Tulla-
homa, Tenn, bank. He later moved to Chatta-
nooga and in 1905 became one Of the organizers
ard president Of a bank there. In 1914 he was a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

The French Army Is to wear olive. It is to be
hoped that this will soon lead to its carrying the olive
Christian Science Monitor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

II that Jesse James statue establishes a precedent,
il might be well for Chicago to buy her bronze before
the price goes up.-Brunswick (Ga) Pilot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
Two-LEGs KEEPS HIS PROMISE

"Yes. Yes! Do 20 on" demanded
Peter, now intensely interested in
Blue jays tale. What did YOU say
to your son, Blue Jay ?"
Blue Jay had stopped a second and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
JIMMY JAMS

JIMMY JAMS
Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
thoughtful, contemplative, and close
IN money matters.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
!. Edward L. Dokeny; petroleum.;
gold and silver p~rospector.
2. Mason and Dixon.
3. Antonio Stradivari.
4. The Union Jack.
5. Daniel Boone.
s. Psalm evil. IL.
NEW COUNTRY
A member Of the Oklahoma bar
tells this story:
A lawyer in Guthrie was examin-
ing q witness and put TO him this
question:: what Is your national
ityg"
II am a Dane" said the witness.
"Ah. yes; and when did you come
over from Dane!"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

The man who crossed Niagara Falls on a tight
rope would be an ideal candidate in these wet-dry
political ~imes.-Arkansas Gazette.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30
DEC. 30

Programs I'm Central Standard time.
All lime is p. ~. unless otherwise In
dicated. Wave lengths on left or call
letters. ~kIIocycles on right
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-30

The following il reported from a
reliable source. Passengers on Z
Jersey-bound ferry stopped looking
at the skyline. when. from out or \
box labeled Beans" a procession OF
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