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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
The World and All
In NEW YORK

One Of my most interesting visitors last week was
. former newspaper, man just released from the fed
eral prison at Atlantis. ! am always interested in in
~telligent men who have been in prison. I think this
interest probably dates from my acquaintance with a
highly cultured bank robber whom 7 knew in Omaha.
This man had served time in half a dozen prisons. He
was q son Of an aristocratic southern family, and had
had all the advantages Of good rearing and excellent
education. He was q charming conversationalist
Some day I'll tell you more about this extraordinary
person, who first convinced me that . man Is not nee
essarily a bum and a bandit merely because he has
been In prison.
My recent visitor told me many interesting things
the prison ut Atlanta. I was very much
pleased to hear from him that the "cat" has been
abolished there. The "cat" was the cat-o'-nine-tails
with which prisoners in nearly all prisons used to be
beaten on their bare backs. There is no other punish
ment at Atlanta now than solitary confinement on
bread and water. says my friend. who just returned.
He also assures me that the warden at Atlanta n
. humane and reasonable mn, doing his disagreeable
task in a thoroughly creditable manner. That Is en-
~eouraging to friends Of humanity.
Ny newspaper friend from Atlanta says that bis
own period Of confinement was, in many ways. worth
money to him. He assures me that he was not guilty
Of the felony OF which he was convicted, but this sssur.
ance does not greatly interest me. The term OF i'm
prisonment is over. II he was guilty, the prisoner has
paid the penalty. II innocent, he has surely gained
far more than he realizes.
But he says that his term was not a great hardship
70 him, except for the knowledge that his wife. who
was innocent Of wrong-doing, was the real
sufferer. While he, who had been convicted Of felony.
was being provided for by the government and given
light tasks that were not at all irksome. his wife. who
mad never prepared herself for earning money, was
Obliged TO 60 out and do manual labor to support her
self, all during her husbands confinement.
This Is the sad feature Of penology. A man can
stand Imprisonment, even If he is innocent. He Is de-
prived Of many pleasures while Ne Is confined. but
there are some ccmpensations. For instance. nv friend
says ne was able TO catch up in his general reading. IN
he had chrished for many busy years. Also.
ne met, under conditions favorable for condolences.
several interesting men whose stories have inspired
him 70 write.
But there are no eomrensations FOR the wife and
family Q TIN prisoner, who. in most instances, have had
no share In the guilt. II there has been guilt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

As a policy for future application 10 new entsrpris-
e. the arguments in favor Of public ownership seem 10
me not only persuasive but convincing.
However. the policy Of public ownership and opera
ticn must await gradual development under the slow
processes Of evolution / am not convinced that pub
le opinion Is now prepared 10 support a wholesale
conversion Of our railroads and utilities TO public own
ership and operation. ! an quite certain that adequate
Preparations for such a step have not been made and
probably could not Be made under present conditions.
The substantial advantages Of public ownership. MS
! see them. are low cost Of capital: opportunity gradual
~ q reduce or eliminate the capital charge without
hardship upon the public i'm the process; and above
else, I arn inclined 70 think, freedom from
the valuation nightmare.
Under the valuation doctrine the capital charges
IN the case Of privately-owned utilities can apparently
never be reduced or eliminated BY any sinking fund
or ether similar provision; II IL q perpetual milestone
sround the public neck; and IL may double In weight
without any change in the underlying property II the
cost theory Is finally sustained. In add
ton the country must support a snail army Of valua-
tion experts.
Il may Be argued that under public ownership the
government viii In some instances be too timid about
investing IN new enterprises and IN other instances too
venturescme. The answer IL that experience has
shown that private capital IA subject e. the same criti-
eism. We have been forced 10 rely upon public reru-
iHtioH to protect ourselves against these very dangers
\ refer 20 the powers 20 frequently vested in public
% grant or withhold certificates Of ex-
iseney and g require new construction H govern
ment en- Be trusted q police privsts capital in this
respect cannot y Pc trusted % Polies itssift
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

Most men are habitusl liars and habituaI truth
tellerr. according TO Clarence Darrow, the famous Chi
cage lawyer, who discusses the question rs Man
Fundamentally Dishonest" in > recent magazine arti-
Gle.
Theology has always held that there need be no
confusion on the subject of right and wrong The fact
that different churches and different theologies held
more or less conflicting views seemed not to matter.
Each church had It's code and every person was sup
posed to accept one OF them for light and guidance.
IAN these religious conceptions are now disputed, "
says Mr.. Darrow. ~What Is more important the hui
man machine has been tested and analysed, and its ca
pacities appraised. The old basis Of right and wrong
has been found wanting. and the scientist has slowly
and patiently built a new foundation which rests upon
the experience, the customs, and the habits Of man.
That this foundation is shifting and changing IN no
way invalidates its verify as the criterion Of right and
wrong"
The old superstition that all normal men are born
with a conscience which automatically told them what
was right and what was wrong, is also disposed Of BY
Mr.. Darrow. I'VE know now that man has no inherit
cd ideas on any subject" he says. "He may bling
with him into the world a few life-prsserving instincts.
but his eonseiencs, which was once supposed to tell
him the difference between right and wrong. is ac-
CURED after birth and Is formed from the ideas Of
right and wrong held by the parents. teachers and
others who surround him in youth His conscience de-
ponds upon the accident Of birth. Hence, in many
things, his moral convictions are questions Of geogra-
ply
Fundamentally man Is always changing, both IN
structure and concepts. His mechanism and ideas are
constantly acting and reacting upon each other and
always reshaping the inherent man. Not only is the
individual always changing, but the CONNIE concepts
Of morals change too. The words honesty and dis
honesty carry with them so many specific ideas that
no two persons would be able to classify AL human
conduct alike. Even though two persons could agree
NJ 10 the emotions that should be classified az honest
and dishonest they could never agree upon the rela-
tive Importance to be attached to each.
ITO say that all men are sometimes dishonest
means only that no one can live outside Of himself and
those around him. He may choose what seems to him
che honest way bat his nature and his life can stand
only a certain pressure-when that is reached he re-
sists no more. Man cannot be classified as honest
or dishonest-he goes along with the game Of life and
can stand . certain pressure for the sake Of his ideals,
hut at . certain point he can stand nomore."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

safe. They can see how we might We
very useful 70 them, W only they
could eliminate the risk--if only
they could hohble u.s. some way.
Yes, they're afraid OF Us. but they
wouldn't care to trade off their fear
q us for a corresponding set of
fears Of Great Britain and France
and Mussolini. say.
They realize that they may need
Is, any time, 70 etand off the ether
fellows: but, then again. occasionally
they may need the other fellows 10
stand as off-if they can.
That's what Latin-America always
is figuring on. and this attempt 10
semi-stir the League or Nations into
the Pan-American union il ID sample
Of IL.
Pretty slick, tool
It's a move Washington will have
TO do some tall thinking TO block,
AT diplomacy they can equal my
thing Europe has to offer between
the Rio Grande and Cape Horn lin
comparison, we're no one. two. three,
except when we win by making cur
own rules.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
Washington Letter

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
Peters Adventures

charm 7 carry. She might take me
for someone who had no business
near her doorstep and attack me,
just the same as you did"
Mr.. Rattle squirmed.
please don't mention that again.
/ beg Of you," Kissed he. II am much
ashamed of my actions Amy Two
Legs or Four-Lews who carries q
Lizards tail is bound to have the
friendship and protection of all who
walk or fly or crawl. III | had my
wits about me l should have sensed
IL. Usually / am wise, but today !
was very stupid. How terribly |
should have felt IL I had pierced
YOU with my fanssl To be sure. the
magic Of your charm might have
protected you, but II ! had done such
an unfriendly thing I shouldn't have
been able 10 rear my head again, !
am sure. Dear, dear, dearl Even we
Serpents have our sense Of honor,
you know. To think of my hurting
myself at q friend!v
Much dispIeased with himself, Mr..
Rather sadly swayed his head. But
for all the fellow looked so repend-
ant, Peter couldn't quite bring him
rtAA y bDttGFC AAi Tue p1nb n@aI.
He thought Of something he had
1nce heard.
"A Serpent with a sense OF honort"
acclaimed he. How strangei Why,
! have always thought quite the op-
posite was truei"
why, pray tell? demanded Mr..
Eattler, and the Boy was sure he
saw that tail CULVER. But fearlessly
Peter replied:
Because you bite the hand that
feeds you. At least. I have always
heard so. And no one with M sense
Of honor would de that, would theyz
/ leave IL 10 you"
\. .Next-@The Hated Hand: Ratller's
Side Of tho story"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

Who am IL From what state do l
come? In what year was ! candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination. What political party
did | AID in formulatingg
"A famous Ger Of mythology
who lived on the island Of Aeaea
changed men into beasts. What was
her nSme2
Whist state y known ~ the Green
Mountain State :"
There are five bodies ~ water
classified ss ocean on the earth.
Four of them are the Atlantic. Pa
cific, Arctic. and Antarctic. What u
TIE fifth
japan was opened Co foreign trade
BY u U. =. Naval officer IN 1884. Who
was hef
"Boast not thyself or tomorrow:
for thou knewest mot what day may
bring forth" Where does this pas
ssge appear In the Bible7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
Other Papers
SYNTHETIC 3 b

New York Timesl
=. ,.ker a years milk Of two fnl-grcwn heves
a. rroduee rubber enough for . single cord tire.
since there are shout sooooQQc tires In more or less
constant use In America alone the announcement Of
$500 chemical trust. that the ~synthesis o. rubber
achieved rhcmicai fact. will cause many % won
~ LAT will become Of the hundreds Of thousands Of
-. trees which have been planted.
~. vcn Weinbergs optimism recalls the Eighth
s,snrnaiional Congress Of Applied Chemistry fifteen
years 49, IL New York. u vas snIiysned BY the some
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

thing l almost did, TO think that I
struck a. you-tricd to drive you out
Of the briar patch-when l should
have been proud that you ccnde-
scended 70 visit my humble homes~
WHAT Do you live here2~ asked
Peter, peering nervously about him.
III shouldn't like "a get too near your
wife before she found out what .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

TOuL0N. France.-Iaeuuea Mar
tier. only IL years old. weighs 45H
pounds. He gains about 80 pounds .
rear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

THUELBT. Enr.-All the mono
genaritans ~ this village. numbering
three, died IN "a single week &c
pneumonia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
Timely Views
ADVANTAGES IN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF All,
WAYS OUTLINED
By Joseph n. Eastman

INTERSTATE COMMISSIONER
Joseph Bartlett Eastman was born at Katonah.
y. r. In ies2, and was educated At Amherst Col
lege- He became secretary Of the Public Franchise
League OF Boston in 1905. retaining that position
until 1918. After acting a. special counsel for
various street railway companies in wage arbitra-
ton cases he was appointed a member of the
Massachusetts public service commission. Since
1919 he has been a member Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

BITE ON LIP FATAL
BEULAH. Col--Bftten ON the lin
hy a spider, Miss Carrie Evans died
IL Is hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25
DOUBTNG DIR. RATTLER'S SENSE
m HONOR

"The Lizards tailis Kissed Mr..
Rather. "A Two-Legs honored among
AriwnIHi Horrors. WHIT a dreadful
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-25

JIMMY JAMS
Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign
are apt no indifference. but
underneath they are deeply sensitive.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
l. Hiram Johnson California
1925; Progressive.
~. Gree.
IS. Vermont.
&. Indian.
" Commodore VI. e. Perry.
n. Proverbs xvii. T.
WIN. PENS Cents-A Good Cigar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17
HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC

Some idea of the very rapid
growth in highway traffic is given
in the following item from the
Gin Minneapolis 25 Years Ago"
column of the Minneapolis Journ-
al.
County Surveyor Cooley (later
State Highway Engineer) submit
ted a report to the county COM
missioners this morning on the
amount of travel over the different
farmer" roads leading into the
city. The report was ordered for
the purpose OF ascertaining to
what extent the different Highways
were used and the necessity Of
road improvements for next year.
October 26, between a. m. and
6 p. m. the number of vehicles, not
including bicycles, which passed
over the different roads were as
follows: River road, 161; middle
road, 1877; Bass Lake road, %;
Rockford road, 1856; Osseo road,
696; Cedar lake road, IT; Super
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17

two in succession within a short
time. Mark says that was only
once, and to prove his optimism
that it won't happen again this
winter, he submitted the following
letter for publication: "Sauk Cen
tire, Nov. ID, 1927-Just received a
letter from my multi-millionaire
aunt from California, stating that
she will pay my fare and all my
expenses if l will come and stay
with her this winter. The offer is
fine, but if | was sure that Barber
Nickel, S. ?. Hansen and Doc Du-
Bots would stay in Sank Centre this
winter / could not accept the of
fer as | would lose my oyster stews.
N. R. maitland" It is apparent that
Mark is sure of his winnings or he
would never turn down the invita-
ton of a multi millionaire aunt
from California, 'swhere the lem
onS come from.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17

with himself the candidate for that nationally
important office. Let not forget that one vote
in the United States senate may completely change
our national policies at home and abroad
1t has been assumed all along that the Gov
ernor would be candidate and out of respect for
his ability other Republicans have stood aside. II
it had not been candidy believed that he would
in 1928 for the senatoxship other in the party
with ability to represent Minnesota in the United
States senate and with political strength to as
sure election would undoubtedly have come to the
front. At this late day any other candidate but
Governor Christianson would be greatly handi-
capped. 1t takes time to build VI, public sentiment
for any candidate for such a high office against
an incumbent so formidable and well liked Senat
or Shpstead. He has visited every part of the state
and spoken to scores Of gatherings He has made
a favorable impression and he has the leverage of
occupancy If he is to be succeeded by Republi-
can there is just man to do it and that is our
present Governor who has the advantage of state
wide popularity for his efficiency in state administra
ton and who has been before the public on the
platform and in the newspapers almost every day
since his election to the governorship.
MIR. Christensen is as popular in the state as
a man can be. Hence, it is logic that he cannot be
more popular To refrain from running for the
senatorship would be an acknowledgment by HIM
self and his friends and by the Republican party
as whole that Senator Shipstead has so much
greater popularity that he could overcome the
prestige which the Republican party would add to
Governor Christiansons candidacy We are not ready
to make any such admission
If we look at the matter from the viewpoint of
the Governors personal Notwithstanding every
governor would like to be senatol-would it not be
we'll to consider how feeting thing popularity
sometimes is? Repeatedly we have seen an idol Of the
people wholly eliminated from state and national
politics in few short years. We refrain from
mentioning names for fear of embarrassing some
who have experienced such reverses. third term as
governor for Mr.. Christensen can add nothing to
his glory. His administration night prove more
commonplace during the third term because no
public man can continue indefinitely to strike twelve
in any one position as Governor Christensen has
often done during his four years chief executive
Criticism of his best efforts is more likely to en-
sue. And what changes may take place politically
and what new may come to the front during
the next two years cannot be foretold by the Wsest
of men now The bird in the hand in 1928 may be
one in the bush in 1880.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17

window of the store room and thus
gained entrance. Occupants living
upstairs in the building heard the
disturbance and ascertained it to
be about midnight. Thinking it to
be one of the tenants coming in
they paid no attention.
The motive of the robbery was
money, according to investigation
the next morning, which showed
that the safe had been tempered
with, but the stock unmolested.
Apparently the providers were
frightened away or gave up in their
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17
STORE BURGALIZED

What proved to be an attempted
burglary of the Red Owl store Sun
day night was disclosed the fol
lowing morning, when J.. N. Benoit,
local manager, came downtown to
open the store. The staple holding
the paddock had been sawed
through and the paddock removed.
Entrance through the front door
was thwarted however, by an in
side yale lock. The thieves then
turned their attention to the rear
of the building. They crashed in a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17
Red Wing Republican


Scores of columns have appeared in the state
press discussing whether not Governor Theodore
ChrlStlanson should become candidate for the
United States senatorship, against Henrik Ship
stead the present Farmer-Laborer incumbent But
so far as we have been able to see, the arguments
have been fragmentary and desulrory, no one hav-
ing presented comprehensive survey For that
reason The Red Wing Republican in this article
wishes to summarize the situation as we see it and
urge upon the Republican party of the State the
necessity to have Minnesota represented in the up
per house of Congress by two senators instead of
one.
Governor Christensen is the accepted leader of
the Republican party in Minnesota, first because of
his position as Governor to which place the party
has elected him, and secondly because he is at the
present time the most popular Republican in the
state Because of these two facts it is his duty as
well as his privilege to assume leadership for the
party and to promote its as we'll as his own
political interests. Believing that no one can ques-
ton the correctness of position in this, he
it to the Republican party to do all in his power
see that the State is represented in accordance with
the political beliefs of big majority of its citizens
IN the United States Senate. If necessary, his own
personal political ambitions should be secondary to
the interest of the Republican party But, happily,
in the instance of Governor Christensen at the
present time, the interests of the party and his
own are identical and cannot be separated. Hence,
there should be no doubt as to the Governors duty
and opportunity at this time.
The newspapers and the politicians who advise
the Governor not to run for senator in 1928, but
to wait two years on the presumption that Senator
Thomas Schall will he easier to defeat than Senator
Shipstead, will be found close scrutiny in one or
more of the following camps: \
1. Those who prefer Shipstead to Chris
Hanson, although they may like to see the
Governor made senator some other time.
g. Those who forget the need of Republ-
representation in the United States SEN
ate from Minnesota.
8. Timid friends who fear that the Gov
ernor might be defeated and who place his :.
personal political fortunes above those of the
Republican party and the State
4. Those who have personal interest in
retaining the Governor in his present position
and who argue that he should complete the
work in connection with recognizing the
state departments.
If the governor is to take his advice from these
sources he will never get very far, because it is
either superficial insincere. We believe that the
Republican party in Minnesota expects Governor
Christensen to lead the fight for the election of
Republican United States senator the coming year
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17
Here, There
and Everywhere

For many years Sank Centre
citizens have felt the stringent
need OF a more attractive looking
Great Northern depot. Sometime
ago city authorities met with Great
Northern officials requesting a
modern structure. 1t was not long
after, that construction crew ar
rived and the work of remodeling
was commenced.
The time worn eyesore, which
had cast an appalling aspect on the
surroundings for many years has
been remodeled and now an attrac-
tive succeed exterior greets the
eye of the passerby. The appear
ance of the interior is very welcom-
ing. The dingy waiting rooms for
the past have been refreshened
with paint and new floors. Other re
construction work has resulted in
more spacious office, a corridor
connecting the two waiting rooms
and the installation of a heating
system. To replace the obsolete
waiting room bench, leather uphol-
stored easy chairs have been sup
piled.
Sank Centrites need express no
humiliation toward their depot, but
may rightfully display pride, hence
forth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17

The residents of Eveleth will have some high
priced music during the coming year, for at re-
cent election they voted $4,000 for the support
of their band Nothing cheap about that music, and
furthermore it is good food for thought among res
idents of other cities of our state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-17

Tor boulevard, 112; Lake street,
al; Excelsior ave-, %; Lyndale
ave-, 269."
Four of the roads named are
now state trunk highways and the
1927 traffic census showed that