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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23

trouble between this country and Mexico. Il hardly be-
hooves rs to take too much for granted about them
As 70 the thing that these documents are supposed
TO show, the case is All the more ridiculous That
Mexico has any hope Of lesguing the Central American
nations against Us in actual conflict is too silly for dis
cussion- Mexico doubtless IL seeking friendships there,
and IL il quite possible that she has cut across United
States policies and even interests in doing SO. But that
is hardly criminal.
All the more ridiculous is the talk Of bolsheSism-
Whatever else may Be said Of Mexico, it ID no more
t1e Russia than rsg1. = like DAY. It is either . con-
~stitutional democratic country, with all its trade and
industry based on the principal Of private capital opera
tions or il ostensibIy such . country under the dicta-
tion Of a military master. In either case, it is very
far removed from bolshevism.
At the very worst Gales Is a ruthless "strong
man., the very kind o. a man whom some Of his worst
enemies in this country think is quite to be commend
ed when they lood on Bcnito MussoIini Of Italy, But
there ~ this difference even here, that whatever Gales
is doing in fact, he has not openly discarded his al
legiance TO democratic forms and constitutional guar
antees.
ri ~ about time We had L little clear thinking on
these subjects. Persons like Isaac Marcosson, who talk
luridly about the red gods Of bolshevism" in Mexico.
and magazines like Liberty and writers like H. r.
MenckeH, who are continually talking Of our duty 10
absorb Mexico and run il like It ought to be run"
and Of the inevitability Of Us taking such action sooner
or later, are simply creating bitter and endless enmity
for us below the Rio Grande.
Their words 90 further than do the words Of our
own government. and belle the assertions Of our gov
eminent that the United States ~ abiding BY interna-
tional law, has no imperial designs on her neirhbor
nations on this continent, and is seeking only justice
under the recognized provisions Of international law.
There il a good deal that we should have from Mex
leo. We shoald see that American land owners there
are reimbursed in real money for land taken from theri.
and that American oil companies have no wealth taken
from them by laws that are in fact ccnfiscatcry.
We car not approve Or the Mexican curtailment Of
religious liberty. Nor for that matter can We approve.
perhaps, Of many Of her economic policies. But they
are her own, and We have no right 10 interfere with
them.
And not only have we no right; we have no sound
reason 70 interfere. Empire in Mexico would mean little
70 US. a progressive, developing Mexico would mean
a great deal. Mexicans who could buy shoes and
clothing and books and better food would mean a great
deal 70 our prosperity. We can be sure that when
there are that kind Of Mexicans the other evils COM
planned Of will vanish. And the history Of the world
has shown Us too many times that only among an in
dependent people can we look for the social advance
that we would like to see in Mexico.
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The World and All
II DOCTOR BOOK
BY Charles p. DriscoIl

Ny mother reared six Of her eight children on a
doctor book. In the frontier Kansas community doc
tors were not easily available. Doctor Fordyce. with
impressive mutton-chop whiskers and q helpful bedside
manner, was called when death seemed imminent. But
he had to drive eight or ten miles over abominable
roads to get from bis office to our farm. and he
usually charged five dollars for such q visit. 20 he
wasn't called very often.
Mother kept the Doctor Book on a top shelf in the
pantry. ! used 70 wonder why she kept IL up there,
but | think 4 know now. II isn't safe to have adults
always reading lists of symptoms, and if children had a
book available they'd be i'll most Of the time.
This Doctor Book was written BY some person nam
ed Gum. ] haven't the slightest idea whether IL was, iii
its time, ethical and authoritative. But when one OF
the children developed q mysterious fever or a break
ing-out there was no such thing ~ teIephoning the
specialists to learn which one or them ought to come
out. There wasn't any telephone in the house. and
there were no specialists in Wichita. the nearest town.
Mother got down the Doctor Book. read up On the
symptoms, and proceeded to make hot applications Or
cold applications, or dose the victim with quinine, ac-
eording to the directions in the book.
SIX Of the eight children survived. and the two who
died had medical attendanee.
These thoughts come TO me As I read The Human
Body, ~ Or. Logan ClendeninE. . magnificent new
book. This. I think. Is the modern Doctor Book. II
ought to take the place Of the old-time symptom-and-
treatment digests in thousands Of households And il
let0n 9o on the Top Snelt o. the pantry, either.
Or. Clendening. in common with ali well-trained.
modern physicians. realizes keenly the danger that
Turks IN lists o. symptoms for nervous or self-analyzing
folk lie relates instances of persons who have inter-
fered seriously with their own heart-action By the evil
practice Of counting the palse--4te. Just about as
soon ~ = patient contracts the pulsc-counting habit he
acquires an irregular heart-acticn. And + know e big.
healthy man, in his thirties. who got himself q nervous
breakdown out Of the practice Of taking his own tenn
perature several times Y day.
Everybody ought to know a good deal about the
human body. Few Of US know enough about il. Physi-
oiogy Is taught rather s~ketchily. If a. ali. in our
schools. But there i a problem to be met when d nerv-
Gus hypochondriac individual gets to reading about his
body. lie Is likely 70 become 20 worried about this in
tricate engine that he can't sleep al night.
Dr.. Clendening has done q remarkable service in
writing a scientific book about the body, and writing il
80 sensibly that even . nervous person may read il in
.~safety.A
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Crop Loans in the Flood Region

That the necessity for aid in the flooded region Of
the lower Mississippi Valley has not passed with the
recession Or the destructive waters i ~strikingly en-
phasized By Lewis Z. Pierson. president Of the Cham
her ct Commerce Of the United States. in a statement
urging the continuation q credit facilities for another
year.
The "trip Of the Chambers Flood Control Commit
tee through the flood areas" said Mr. Pierscn. has
given its members a picture of the devastation caused
BY The flood. We have seer the wonderful work Ct re-
lief Of the American Red Cross. We have seen hun
dreds Of thousands u acres which have been visited
~ fioodwaters not only once but twice and IN some
cases even five times. The farm population in these
sections after each overflow received seed from the
Red Cross and with undauated spirit tried to get crops
planted ~ tire for the harvest. II was practically inn
possible in q large section az the flood area FOR them
% produce any money crops this year. 1t was not a
question II credit or q seed Or of willingness 20 work
hut vas entirely q question of time.
in view 81 tais situation We think that ell the
agencies organized to meet the emergency credit situa-
tion 81 1927 should Be continued and that this action
he taken Immediately in order that al Of the parties IN
lcrested IN these areas nay have reasonable assurance
as % the future. Bankers from every section Of the
country think it advisable to carry over the Flood
Credits Corporations activities through the crop year
1925 ard feel that Of course the subscribers to this cor
peration will follow the advice 81 thcir directors and
request % the Chamber cf Commerce NJ the United
States that this work be continued"
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Peters Adventures

have gathered not more than enough
70 cover the bottom. At this rate It'll
never get enough to make a good
sized pie
The boy sauinted I'D NJ the sun.
III wish you would roll under
cover for a little while. Mister SUM"
muttered he. But you wont-you
IRE too contrary. Now that | want
q little shade you are picking IA
the warmest rays YOU can find and
sending them down 20 dance upon
my head.
But when il rains and I wish and
wish for you 20 let out your U
beams 60 play. you keep them hidden
away beneath a heavy cloud when !
need you most. Then you wouldn't
smile down az me for anything in
the world. II II wasn't 20 far 70 that
old willow tree lid take a nap In it,
shade. But I may as well finish this
Job now I've begun. Hurrah. There
ere some fine big b~lackberries right
in front Of me. 0uchl Owl These
brambles are sharp, but suppose |
do get a few s~cratchesl Those black
Lerries are worth -"
The briars slapped and dug at
Peters hands and face-already n
or two or them had left their mark
upon his cheek-and the trick trail
crs tried their best TO trip him up.
Rut the boy fouhEt his way into the
thicket. Now the biz ripe black
berries were within reach. Peter
stretched out his hand 70 pick them.
But the boy fought his way into the
the prize he had worked 80 hard 20
win.
'Rrrrrrr!" What was that moving
SO rapidly right behind that berry
cluster? What was making that
strange rattIing sound2 Obi Peter
caught hi breath with a gasp. His
arm remained stretched out, frozen
INTO space. Slippers went up and
down his spine. No wonderl Framed
~ the blackberry leaves was y
great, beautiful Flittering eye-an
' with a stony stare. an eve that
never 50 much as winked the while
IL cared and Razed and gazed at the
frightened boy.
Next-"Thc Rather Ratified
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Washington Letter
By CHARLES P. STEWART

fence everything IA iawinE back and
forth. and confusion.
Hoover, Hughes, Lowden and
Dawes! They keep along about IN q
hunch-now one q little ahead, apr
~rnrently; now another. And down ln
The bottom Of their hearts, the man
agerl are afraid Of all Of 'em-on
account Of the western farmers. It's
no cinch that they won't combine
vet On Senator Curtis OF Kansas.
Why the east and west can't com
promise. If the vets and drys can
Is a puzzle. but they don't appear to
find IL 60 easy.
Hughes surely cant qualify a. an
rgricuIturist. Hoover's so far west
that he rates as an fastener. Dawes
can't prove that he ever cultivated
anything but the money market.
Lowden. himself, with his lowing
herd Of sleeping cars. evidently
hasn't entirely convinced all the
dirt farmers.
Still and en-, II the Democrats can
compromise on Al Smith as . wet
dry. il certainly looks as If the Re-
pnblicans ought 60 be able 20 com
promise even ON HuKhcs-as almost
anything. And on Curtis without a
tit Of trouble.
Only. they don't do IL.
They viii. though.
And the last minute will find the
Democrats all shot 20 blazes.
II always happens that way, ex-
cept ones in d ccon1E age. and that
isn't often enough 60 make q book on.
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Who am II. What ~ my profess
sion7 With what conspiracy trial
nave ! been prominently mentioned
recently What position have I held
in the department OF JUSTICE
On this date, in 1904, the four
tenth president Of the United States
was born. Who was he?
France and Spain are separated BY
> range Of mountains. What are
they cailed7
Great Britain long haE held I'm i'm
portant strategic position az the en-
trance 70 the Mediterranean. What
rs 10 calledT
During the World war the United
States established the Emergency
Fleet corporation. What noted steel
man was its head7
For Sc have the POOR always with
YOU; but me ye have not always"
Who're is this passage found in the
Bible?
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Other Papers
A SANE VIEW On MExTco

NhuAston NhfuhltIel
The Hearst papers are not likely to alarm as very
much over their ~purporsed documents taken from the
official files in Mexico. We seem "a remember rather
distinctly that not long aro some American diplomatic
documents came into the hands Of the Mexican presi-
dent. and that those documsnts-on their face-showed
beyond A doubt that Il United States had military dc-
signs on Mexico.
There was quite q hubhnh. with cur department Of
state keeping the people very much in the dark. IA
usual. with the news leaking out that the depart
ment bad declared the documents had heen tempered
oish while IA American hands, and diselaiming re-
4rhosibillty for them.
ssnce alteration Or secret official Documents seems
10 hs an accomplishment Of agencies now stirring
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Conpro-
mise Of old certainly has been q god
among Republican politicians.
Democrats haven't ~worshiped him
SO consistently.
Yet Just now, with congress about
ID meet, the Democrats appear TO BE-
q good deal nearer an agreement on
the 1928 presidential question than
the Republicans.
TO say that the former are united
Oh AL Smith would be going too far,
but there cant be any doubt that
he's the strongest single candidate
xmong them. Republican candidates.
are 10 mixed that it, hard 70 pick q
fayorite.
Both parties are split
The Democrats are split wet n
dry and the Republicans are split
east and west.
There are splits within splits, but
those are the main ones.
Nobody. / feel sure. but wcnla
fnvp agreed, less than year ago thaS
wet and dry split waB the most
impossible Of all splits 70 cement to-
rether. and yet it's been done after
u fashion-not TO perfection o.
course, but well enough % that ~
coesnt cape as wide open ~ II did.
IN comparison, the east and west
split has cracked apart until It swor-
ries the fixers like sixty.
Who'd have thought that Al Smith
the original vet hope, could be sue
c~esxfullv advertised IS q first-class
dry champion
Nevertheless. his boosters had the
chilled steel nerve Go try IT, and
darned IL they don't seem 10 have
convinced q lot Of people that al
reaIly ia an ideal compromise On that
issue.
The cement may not stand the
strain Of = conventions. 20 be sure,
but az present. what formidable rival
shows against ALI Jim Reed 81 Mis-
sour comes the nearest ~ u. but
he isn't within = city block 81 the
New Yorker, and tbs rest are Q
where.
Al amy rate. there isn't n con-
~rrrxatinn tn the runtFarv.
O. rs R~<rubl;san side ef la
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Peter. dear children, il n most un-
usual little boy. He loves to wander
in the fields, talking with all the
creatures he finds there. Yes. talk
Ing with theml For Peter once saved
the life az the Old Oak Tree and
the tree. In gratitude. gave him the
magic power Of speech with all the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23
Timely Views
FAITH IN FUTURE OF STEEL AFFIRMED
BY Charles NJ. Schwab


Chairman az Bethlehem Steel Corporation
tCharies u. Schwab was born AZ lliamsbu
Pa February IS, 1852. As a boy he drove q stage
coach from Loretto. Pa 10 Cresson. a route cover
ing five miles. Schwnb entered the service Of the
Carnegie company as a stake driver in the engineer
ing corps Of the Edgar Thompson Steel works. be-
coming chief engineer and assistant manager In
ISL. lie was made superintendent Of the Home
stead Steel works in 1857. general superintendent
q the Edgar Thompson Steel works In 1859. prexi.
dent az the Carnegie company In 1897, and presi-
dent of the United States Steel corporation in 1901.
He Is now chairman Of the board Of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation. Sehwab served as Director rer-
erai 81 shipbuilding o. the United States shipping
Board from April 10 December az 1881
The steel industry is a asiealIy sound and promises
% show steady improvement.
Our industry IA sniade great strides IN recent wears
In installing mechanical processes to speed production
and reduce costs. and the next steps in the economv
program will Ne IN the direction az delivery and servic-
ING of customers.
i have abundant faith in the future q the industry
and in the fundamental prosperity and stability Of tine
country. Yet \ realize that ne great industry can con-
tinue ~ prosper uhen la consumes cur natural ~.
sourxez xilhoat Al adequate rsturns
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The EYE

AHL " -fA4lFD EIE
Whew, how hot il isl" groaned
Peter. taking off his hat and mop
ring his wet brow. Then Peter reered
into the pail that hung upon his
arm. giving IL an inpatient little
jerk.
Here I have been picking berries
for dear life for goodness knows
how long. and yet IL seems 70 me /
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BOTTLED DEATH

PARIS-Thrne men and "A woman
drank from the same bottle before
they discovered IL contained poison.
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peoples Of the field and forest. To-
day he Is picking berries for his
lunch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23

JIMMY JAMS
Todsy's Horoscope
Persons horn under this sign are
positive. fearless and mnaterfnI.
@m@mm
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
l. William j. Burnss detective:
FaI-Sinelair trials director. bureau
of investigation.
2. Franklin Pierce.
3. Pyrenees.
4. GibraIter.
3 Charles M- Srhwab.
9. &C. Matthew XVI. 1f.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23

FroErarrs In Central Standard tire.
All time "a II. M. unless otherwise tn
dicafed. Wave lengths on left OF call
letters, kilocycies IN right
Evening star., 1927-04-19
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PORTLAND, Ore. April 19.--Both
the mills of the West Coast Lumber
mems Association ard Of the West
eru Pine Association showed q jump
ia new orders, production and ship
NETS in the last week The former
mills turned out 1885 900 feet with
orders for 76 6,00000O and the latter
29,000,000 ass against orders for 26,-
$4,000.
YOuNGsTOWN--A good volume Of
BUSINESS is predicted for the steel
mills of the Mahoning Valley for the
next three months by James 4. Camp
bell, president Of the Youngstown
Sheet & Tube Co. lie adds. however,
that earnings will be affected by the
low prices now prevailing,
MONROE, lathe pressure Of
natural gas wells in this section has
declined from 025 to 7S4 pounds, ac-
| cording to a survey just made by
State authorities. There are 1868 pro-
ducing gas wells in this region with g.
capacity OF 3.4sS 100000 cubic feet
daily.
CLEVELAND-The Otis Steel Co.
is negotiating for the purchase or
lease Of "a snall fleet Of lake freighters
which will carry finished steel prod.
ucts to Detroit and bring back scrap.
CARTHAGE, AIo.-The Morrow
kidder Milling 60. has just let con,
! tracts for expansion OF plants which
/ will increase its grain storage ca
| pacity from 80, coo busheis to I2S, 900.
/ The w. ]. Pennison Co. of Minneapo-
| lis has bought the Zenith mailing Co,
oldest -four plant in this c..
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, April 10 CP.--Bethie-
hem Steel Corporation announces COM
pletion Of it's Grey mill installation for
the manufacture Of wide-fiange struc-
tural sections at its plant at Lacka.
wanna. n. Y. Its schedule covers a
full range OF Bethlehem beams, girders
and columns, and is equipped with
motor drives instead Of steam.
About 5S per cent OF Chesapeake &
Ohio common stock is now held by the
Van Sweringens through the Nanesg
Co, their personal holding company,
and the Nickel Plate" Railroad, which
would require 620,425 shares. Ap.
proxinate holdings OF the VaRass Co.
are placed at 465 ,425 shares. The an.
nuaI meeting will be held In Rich
mond, Va, this week. About 1,1T2,000
shares of common are now outstand-
ing, Of which about $50, 900 shares are
held east Of the Mississippi, excluding
New England and north of the Ma
son and Dixon line.
Recent contracts for six 1O.00O-ton
cruisers by the Navy Department are
expected TO keep three of the large
shipbuilding yards of the country ac-
tive for three years, the Camden plant
of American Brown Bower Electric
Corporation. which gets about $22,-
006, 900 of work; Newport News Ship
building Corporation and the Fore
River yards Of Bethlehem Steel.
Wall Street hears from Chicago
that informal conferences recently
have been held between members of
the protective committee representing
Chicago & Atoms Sias and general 6s
with View TO possible terms for
reorganization.
Cushman's Sons earned $315 a
share on the common In the first
quarter, against $2.52 a share in the
first quarter Of 1896, net income rising
to $414,s9S from .S76.
Results from recent diamond drill
ing at the Frood Mine Of international
Nickel Co. indicate high.grade copper
ore below a,000 feet, says r.. @. Stan.
ley, president, !,
Evening star., 1927-04-19
WHEAT PRICE FIRMER
IN TODAYS DEALINGS
Reports of Excessive Rains Have
Bullish Effect on Market-Corn
and Oats Higher,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PFess.
CHICAGO. April 19.--With further
reports at hand telling Of excessive
rains, wheat averaged higher in the
early transactions today. May de.
livery, however, was inclined to lag.
Opening at Il off 10 "a up, wheat
later scored gains all around. Corn
and oats were likewise firmer, corn
starting unchanged to Aaas higher
and subsequently, showed a general
upturn. Provisions Were easy.
Rain reports from Kansas in par
ticular had a bulIish effect at times
today on wheat. Advices at hand
told of another heavy downpour last
night and of flood warnings issued
for Eastern Kansas. These advices
supplemented an official State sum-
mary saying rank growth had taken
place in The Eastern two-thirds of the
State and that the outlook for much
of the Western third was very indif-
ferent.
Canadian reports of additional storm
delays to seeding counted, too, as a
bullish factor, some dispatches assert,
ing that seed operations in Saskatche-
wan would not be general until May.
On the other hand, suggestions cur.
rent that 10000 bushels of red Win
ter wheat might be brought to Chi
cago from st. Louis. acted as some
thing Of an offset, especially as 10 the
May delivery here
Evening star., 1927-04-19
POTATO MARKET WEAK.

CHICAGO, April 10 Gp).- Potatoes
Receipts, new. 81: old. 76 cars: on
track, new. SO; old. 263; total United
States shipments, sos; old stock sup
plies liberal, demand and trading very
slow, market weak and dull; Wiscon-
sin sacked round whites, 190a2 05;
mostly 1.95a2 90; Idaho sacked Russets,
3.00a3.20; mostly 3.10a315. New stock
supplies liberal: demand and trading
slow, market slightly weaker; Florida,
barrel, Spalding Rose, No. /, 6.25a
ESQ; No. ?, 4.25a4.50; Texas, sacked,
Bliss Triumphs, 4.00a4.25.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
w. B. & A. BONDS SCORE GAIN.

BALTIMORE, April 10 (SpeciaD.- =
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
Electric Railway per cent bonds sold
at IS yesterday, the highest level for
several years. Confident buying of
the bonds has been in progress for
several weeks and since January
the bonds have advanced Is points.
There is flood of rumors affecting
this line and other railroads, but none
of them can be authenticated.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
SOUTH WELL REPRESENTED.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 19 LPl.-
Every State Of rhe South is scheduled
to be represented at the annual con.
Nention of the Southern Clay Prod.
ucts Association opening here at 10
o'clock today for Il one-day session.
W. L. Dunwoody Of Macon, Ga, pres
ident; C. W. Dickson Of Jacksonville,
JFla., and J. t. Hankinson Of Au-
gusta, Ca, vice presidents, are
scheduled for addresses. The visitors
will be welcomed by George ".
Sharpe Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
DIVIDEND DECLARED.

NEW YORK, April 10 lP)-Com-
mon stock of the C. 6. Spring &
Bumper Co. has been placed on an
annual dividend basis of so cents a
share, with a quarterly payment Of
20 cents. An extra of 5 cents also was
declared on the common. Both are
payable May 16. Three months ago
a dividend of 10 cents a share and
an extra OF cents were authorized.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 10 GP).-Rye--
Firm; No. Western, 1.159s fob
New York and 1.135s elf. export
Barley~-Firn; mating, 94a96 elf
New York. Lard--Easy; Middle West
12.60a12.70. Wheat-Futures opened
steady: domestic May. 1,35%. Other
articles unchanged.