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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

70 be the inalienabls right with which the Creator has
endowed all men. As Judge Cardozo said in his CoIum-
ba lecture On liberty and government, Bills 81 Rights
give assurance 70 the individual Of the preservation of
his liberty" but they do not define the liberty they
promise III a figure which must be new 70 the iitera-
ture OF the Law. ne illustrates What the courts have in
effect done empirically for the State in delimiting the
field Of liberty. They have left due process Of law
TO be -pricked i'm by decisions Or exclusion and in-
clusion IN individual cases.
This has probably been q wise procedure for the
beginning and it IA we'll to nc on ~~prickinr the lines
Of illumination, but the time has now come, as the
Judge contends, when we may prudently look them over
and see whether they make q pattern" or only -
medley Of scraps and patches whether there j. not
some informing or coordinating principle. some ulti-
mate conception inherent in these innunserable de-
cisions. In one or his earlier series or lectures he
speaks Of the Judges p~erpIexity as becoming the schol-
ar's opportunity; not that he will be able to make a
definition Of liberty 80 precise and accurate that when
applied by the court it will determine the limit Of
liberty in every case. but that il viii at any rate give
background for safer and sounder empirical decis-
IONS"
Somewhere the line must be drawn, for liberty is
in the most literal sense the neRation Of the law"
law being restraint and the absence of ali restraint
anarchy. TO fix the line which viii give both the in
dividuai and the group scope and opportunity for har-
ronious development il the overshadowing problem Of
liberty and law" Tardieu in his recent discerning
and frank book on France and America commenting
on the fundamental differences between these two
countries, bound together as they are by 50 many ties
Of sentiment, finds the greatest contrast in this. that
while the French look upon the nation as basic and
civil liberty As q conquest the people Of the United
States look upon their individual liberties ~ q cause
and national unity as an effect. Liberty is a con-
slant" for America and nationality a variable" If
50. all the more important Is IL that there should Be. ~
Judge Cardozo has said in phrases which transfigure
the thoughts which they express. an answer to the
questions -What j. ~liberty?~ and "What are the
bounds thereof
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
The Valley the Pride Of Texas

When Governor Dan Moody made the statement
Saturday a. the Valley Mid-Winte fair in HsrlinEen
that "the Lower Rio Grande Valley is blooming and
hourishing like no other part Of Texas" he realized
the statement would cause no sectional iealousies
which might later arise to haunt him in any political
campaign he may elect to enter.
Governor Moody IA credited with being a very as
tute parsonage. Whether he has ambitions to rise
higher in the field Of politics only time will tell. But
the fact is obvious that in his speaking tour, which
has included many Of the leading fairs Of the state.
he has carefully refrained from making any statement
calculated 20 arouse sectional iealousies. However, at
the Valley fair he knew the bride was off" He
could make no ~laudatory statement concerning the
Lower Rio Grande Valley which did not find an echo
in the heart Of every Texan. whether he resides in
West Texas, East Texas, North Texas or South Texas.
From the Red River to the Rio Grande and from the
Sabine to FL Paso. the Lower Rio Crande Valley is re-
Earded ~ the pride Of Texas, and Governor Moody was
fully coenizant Of the fact that he could turn loose"
without fear Of political recoil-
IF you could induce enough people TO come to the
Valley and see IL, your population would pyramid and
pyramid and pyramid" the governor stated. he ex-
pressed the hope that the Lower Rio Grande Valley
would undertake an aggressive advertising campaign,
which he stated would not only benefit the Valley, but
would react to the advantage Of all Texas.
Governor Moody in lauding the progressive spirit,
rapid development and general prosperity Of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley was voicing the sentiments Of all
loyal Texans who desire to accelerate Texas progress.
Not many years ago any praise Of the Valley from a
public official would have aroused bitter criticism from
q dozen different sections Of the state. But in the past
three years the Valley has attained It's premier position
through sheer merit and progress, and today there il
no section Of the state that does not recognize the VAL
ley's right to the designation Of ~the pride Of Texas. "
The Lower Rio Grande Valley is doing more to adj
vertise Texas than any section Of the state. AS pro-
duction of fruit and winter vegetables increases and
the markets for Valley products expand, the Valley il
carrying the fame Of Texas throughout the nation.
The fame Of the Valleys climate. the attractions it Of
fers for tourists and sportsmen are also very import
ant factors in advertising Texas and attracting thous-
nnds of prospective home builders and investors who
IRE aiding in increasing the wealth Of the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

folks who ought to feel responsible
for EN- Is what's the matter with 30
many Of congress- babies. as they
grow up, mean and spoiled.
Congressman Kelly has, however.
few ~deep-seated worries concerning
the future OF the contract mir mail.
Just keep q firm hand on il. with
~Judicious encouragement when It does
right and a crack OF the ferule when
IL ~misbehaves, and III will expand
automatically. he promises.
AS for foreign air mails, they need
now what's already been provided
for the domestic ones-postoffice au-
thorization 70 charge, for special
stamps. what they'll cost to trans
pert.
That's the next thing on the @ IA
CHEESEMAN'S list.
Incidentally. Of course. II will be
necessary 90 have a regular inter-
national service Of planes.
This IL the development which
Congressman Kelly envisaRes ~
about five years sway-referrinR,
that il 70 say, to tranA-oceanir aerr-
ices. He looks 40 see hnrry-up mails
between this country and the Latin
Americas travelling BY air a great
deal sooner than that. The hop to
CUBA and back u provided for now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
Railway. Courtesy

Courtesy is fundamental to success. was the recent
declaration Of the head Of one Of the largest public
service corporations in the United States, who added
that an employe was more likely to be discharged FOR
discourtesy than for the violation Of any other rule
OF the company. The railroad corporations OF the
United States. which a quarter Of a century ago we're
inclined 10 favor the "hard-boiled" type Of ~employe,
now insist that the public be treated with al possible
courtesy.
?. ". Robinson. vice president Of the Union Pacific
system. in charge Of traffic, made some striking points
about railroad operation in an address recently In
Washington, before the Association Of American Kali
way Ticket Agents.
Among other things he said that in no branch Of
the railroad industry is it's contact with the public
more vital than between the purchaser of a ticket and
the railway ticket agent. In this transaction the rail-
wnv employc with whom a patron Is dealing, Ia for all
practical purposes the railroad, for the ticket buyer,
10 a large extent, judges the railroad as the result Of
this contact.
M. Robinson emphasized the fact that IL IL in
rreasinrlv important that ticket agents have q better
knowledge Of railroad conditions than in the past be-
aus the railroads have n more exacting public with
which 70 deal because that public, during the last
seven years, has been educated by the railroads 20 ex-
pecs better service and il has been receiving better
service than ever before.
- salesman Of transportation" said Mr.. Robin
nm. must acquaint himself with the goods that he has
a. sale. You should know something Of the attitude
Of your executive officers, their aims and smoitions
for the property. You should know the condition Of
ma roadbed. condition Of equipment and something
.hnrt the condition Of your competitors railroad, not
particularly to his disparity but 20 your advantage.
aTf = messenger wants information about a compel
- lire Give Il 70 him whoieheartedly. You will find
t5at YOU will make more friends for yourself and your
l;re - speaking well OF . competitor. than you will
BY Knocking him."
The foregoing comment Is : sample Of the con-
..-.~.fv. tvpe Of executive ability that has been re-
s-.,s,~~ 80 American railroad system since the war
go ne greatest, most accommodating and most human
trsnsportstion rystem the world has ever seen Il rep
---~-t~ al competition between privately cperated
-.s1rosas. under q practical system Of public regula-
.son which seeks to give the public the maximum ser
Vice while allowing the railroads ana me investor IN
these properties q fair return
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
Washington Letter

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-In his
minds eye-and about five years
Congressman Clyde Kelly, OF Penn
syIvania, can see international mails
travelling by airplane. just as do
great deal.
Congressman Kelly, . mighty busy
~postoffice committee member, pro-
phesies with authority on the subject
Of air mails.
system, as we have 1t here at home.
Next thing, he's ambitious to be the
parent Of a sister system. 70 carry
the family name overseas.
Such infants cost . little money
70 launch in life The Pennsylvania
conEressman's mission Is 10 see that
the postmaster generals enabled 90
charge enough for stamps TO provide
EN- with the pabulum they need.
The domestic air mail has bothered
Papa Kelly "a trifle Of late. by acting
up.
Originally il was a government
operated air mail.
This IL wrong" reasoned the Key
stone State representative. Private
aviators ought to get this business.
on contract. for enough "a keep EN-
alive. Assured OF that and maybe
a wee Bit over. they can manage TO
do pretty we'll. with what they can
earn on the side.
Then American flying will de-
velnp, sure enough"
The Pennsylvania put this scheme
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
Peters Adventures

mentioned IT," declared the Boy.
"What in the world do you mean !
You have no feathers. What do
you shed p"
my skin" declared Rather,
promptly. "And a most annoying
performance it is, too"
crazy thing?" demanded Peter. Rat
tier Immediately became annoyed, e
habit Of his
'Tisn't "a crazy thinRi" Missed he.
Then he looked at Peter.
Say, Two-Legs,s you don't crawl
on your stomach. do your
Peter has never been asked VA
question that surprised him more.
'Not l." declared he. why ~
But Rather interrupted.
-Well, / dol" Kissed the Serpent.
{" 'Tis my way az travelling. and. as
you may imagine. mine is no easy
road. Sticks and stones can't hurt
my bones. they are too well padded
with muscles for that, you know,
but they will dig off my skin. Con-
slant rubbing will wear away even
the toughest. And another reason
why one covering will not last for
a very long time-perhaps you w
knew i'll move the scales on the
bottom Of my b~ody-iust push my
self over the ground with them It's
good exercise. OF course, but hard
on the scales. If I only had a few
legs-T wouldn't need anything like
the number the Centipede has, or
Daddy-Long-Legs)-it would help me
some. But I haven't. i have to de-
pend on wiggles. and I will say ! can
10 some when I ret started. No.
sirreel No Serpent worth his salt
can make his suit last more than just
one season. IL is a good thing. too.
for If there's one thing / like its
sleek, shiny new clothes"
Next-"An Impossible Friendship"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
The World and All
THAT BALL LIGHTNING

Mrs. Alice K. Lowell. 4246 Greenwood place. KAN
sas City, NO, writes . very interesting letter. replying
to my recent quest for actual experiences Of persons
who have seen ball lightning. She saw ball lightning
in Illinois. when she was ten years old. 1t was during
a thunderstorm when she had stepped to the open
door to draw in a chair. She describes the ball as ap-
parently about ten or twelve inches III diameter, and
says It seemed poised two or three feet above the step.
as If ready to enter the house. She continues:
Suddenly the ball raised and shot over the fence
in q diagonal direction, rather slowly. Then there was
n terrific crash. like an explosion. Mother saw my
frightened face. and had begun 70 inquire the cause
before the crash came.
MY parents said the draft through the house had
attracted the lightning. and my standing in the partly
open door had stopped the draft and the lightning. bus
I see It in the hand Of Providence, a. we had Just had
family prayers.
al that time my mother told of 4 shoemaker she
had known, who was mending shoes during 1 storm
A ball of lightning came down the chimney, out Of the
fireplace, rolled 50 close to the shoemaker that he
could have touched IL, raised and went through Tho
window, where it broke out a pane Of glass. The bali
exploded outside the house. in that case the ball NOV
ed slowly, too.
In a schoolboOk / had when 4 girl Il was called
glcbular lightning, and there was a picture Of a shin
AZ sea IN a storm, with several lightning balls playing
about IL"
Ihis veracious account interests me greatly. The
behavior Of the two lightning balls described in thia
letter Is strangely similar to the actionE OF the one
my mother saw Of which ! spoke in the previous arti-
cie. IN each case the ball seemed 10 move Slowly. and
70 move upward as well as downward. Now that | am
reminded Of the explosion. l recall that my mother
also spoke Of a loud cracking explosion when the bali
disappeared.
There can hardly be a natural phenomenon more
wierd or more disconcerting to the astonished beholder.
= good healthy tornado, seen al close range. IL probably
Just as terrifying. ! have seen six OF them, which
ought to be about enough for one lifetime. But BAH
lightning is apparently much more rare than the tor
nadc. The fact that one has never heard Of il before
seeing It often adds to the terror Of the phenomenon.
I'd be glad 20 have further testimony from eve-wit-
nesses on this question Of bali lightning. how II acts
and how it ~frightens the witness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

Some people seem in America 70 entertain the
foolish idea that Frerchmen have q natural taste for
war that they positively cherish war-making. that they
are always rely 10 make war just for the fun AZ the
thing Il Is Just the same as if you said that south
Americans were fond oE yellow fever and japanese IL
earthquakes. No people in the world suffered more
from war than France in the last century, and nobody
but . madman can imagine that a nation which has
Just emerged from the horrors or the last conflict II
not decided and. If / may say. franticaily decided 70
DO everything in its power to avert q new catastrouhe.
II + NJ wonder, but il L. simple justice. to say
that no nation has done more. has tried more than
France IN those ten years which followed the war for
the cuAe o. lasting peace. No nation has made more
sacrifices, no nation has proved herself not only h.
words bat by deeds more ready TO forget and to fer
give. Our diplomacy has only enc ain. which is peace.
and when you search for the name Or The man Who ms
worked most indefatirably and most successfully for
the cause % peace during these last years you find nc
other which can Ne compared with NJ. BRAND.
IL was . long, painful work. = work Of which only
people who have to NEEDLE in international questions
can understand the difficulties. But results were ob-
tanned. Nobody can say that The cuilcck for peace IN
Europe is not much brighter today than il was ten
years zgc.
A new word has been coined IVA America Ito out
Law the war Il Il . splendid word and 4 coed idea.
France u as ready - try IA " any ether. and the wurd
and idea were embedded iH = recent communication
from y. BEssHd - tie American people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
Other Papers


New York Times)
- patrick Henry. when he said Give me liberty
- i've me- DEATH" had been asked % define liberty
y. n.vtseuIr restraints which he found more gries-
~ y. borns than death itself, he would doubtless
49,. namea such M those which y few months later
ysrlsed IN ths Declaration Of Independence. fet
All. ~. specific complaints were laid against =
prlrce whose character was marked ~ any st which
II define . tyruna,~ there was no clear definition
~ ths liberty which, second % life itseh. was declared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

seem strange 20 a Two-Legs TO find
out there IA IN eye that cannot be
poked out with sticks o. blinded II
q stone should happen 70 fly its way.
But speaking Of being blinded. dear.
dear. deari You have no idea how
uncomfortable IN ik. How I do hate
shedding season."
THAT is The second time you have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
Ii Timely Views
PEACE MOTIVES OF FRANCE UPHELD
BY Paul ClaudeI
French Ambaesador In fhe II

paul claudel was born at viIleneuve-sur-fin
France, August 8. 1868. He was appointed French
viee-eonsul at New York in 1893, first secretary
Of the French legation at Pekin. China, in 1905,
consul AZ Prague In 1909, consul-general at Frank
FORT Germany, in 1911, and the same post at HAM
burg In 1913. Claudel became French minister al
Rio de- Janiero. Brazil. in 1915. and a. Copenhagen.
Denmark. in 1919. He was appointed ambassador
% Japan in 1921, and is now the French ambassador
70 the United States.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

Today'H Horoscope
Persons horn under this sign,
S~aRittnrius. are fiery. determined.
and generally quick to decide and act.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
n. Marnus Johnson; Minnesota;
Farmer-Lsbor: 1926.
2. Detroit.
3. Asia.
a. TERRA del FueRo.
3. HelsingforE.
g.. Luke Ky. 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29

"S-S-S-S-S.v Kissed RATHER. And
that, as everybody knows. in Snake
language. means Yes" when folks
have always had q thing they grow
quite used 70 Il, but ] suppose 1t does
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-29
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-31

titude OF the people christians and
non-Christians) was one Of friend
ship and courtesy toward the mis-
sionaries,-a friendship which has
been increasingly manifested
through recent years. Not one indi-
cation OF hostility or anything anti
foreign was shown. The people did
not at all wish US to leave. and they
sensed no danger for us. though
they did reluctantly admit that It
might be advisable for US to follow
consular instructions SO As to avoid
even the possibility OF international
complications. So we had ample
time to withdraw.-to pack. store,
or give away our belongings: we
had also the genuine good will of
the Chinese community. We have
no tales Of horror. no narrowing ex-
perieces to relate.
by the time we reached Tient.in
the situation throughout the north
had become much easier. The mill
tary authorities had raided the
headquarters Of the military at
tache connected with the Russian
embassy in Picking. in which we're
seized documents alleged to have
evidence of red propaganda in Pc
king. In the south. the right wing
of the nationalist party had carried
out a vigorous suppression OF the
radical organizations. and the mod
crate element Of the nationalist
party was in control OF all except
two and a half provinces south OF
the Yangtze river.
THE civil war is not over. The
self-sceking war-lords Of the north
still hold five or six provinces. The
nationalist armies are even no"
pressing northward, and 1t Is hardly
conceivable Cf only foreign nations
will rerrain from meddling) that
these armies will be stopped until
all Of China. or at least all south
OF the great wall. Is under nation
alist control. In fact. from late ao-
vices, seems imminent.
THE extension Of nationalist pow
err and the expulsion OF the war
lords Is an end earnestly longed for
by practically all Of the educated
classes throughout the north. The
masses of the peasantry long most
OF all for peace,-but they cordially
hate the war-lords who grievously
oppres, them. and grind them down
to the level where hfe IS hardly
worth the living.
"The traditional attitude Of friend
shin on the part Of the Chinese TO-
ward America is in many quarters
giving place to an attitude of suspl-
cion. The adoption by the United
States government Of policy when
will make clear to the Chinese
Americas friendship Is urgently
needed,-a policy Independent II
need be, Of that followed by Euro
pean and other powers All OF the
schemes for internationalizing China
must certainly fail. because they will
certainly run counter to the desires
OF the great masses of the people
of Chine. and thus forfeit theft
good will"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-31
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ASK ONE
HERE Is VARIETY


Your knowledge Of music. history,
geography. English and science If
tested by this set of questions.
Who wrote the musical com.
position poet and Peasant?
2-The eagle on the American
seal holds streamer saying "E
Pluribus Unum." What does this
mean?
3-What part Of the earth's sur
face is covered by land?
What IL the longest word in
the English language?
5-Who spread out his coat that
a queen might cross a mud puddle?
6-What is the average normal
temperature Il the human body?
7-How much Is the president
of the United States, allowed for
travel and entertainment?
s-What state in the union has
the longest ocean coastline?
s-What Is the largest lake on
the American continent?
10-What nickname was given
to Robert Fulton's steamboat the
Clermont?