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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

inE n mere mockery. to "a majority
which isn't N majority, il may seem
odd that the senate regulars" care
about III 40 much.
TO understand IA, its necessary 10
know something Of Chinese psychol-
ogy.
TO a true Chinese. "~face" is the
most priceless thing as Is. It's hard
to define, but perhaps self-esteem IS
the nearest synonym. Your China
man will sacrifice everything else to
have it recognixed--to -snve his
face" as they saw.
The Organization II the regular
paper ~majority's face"
a. for committee chairmanships,
they have q value half sentimental
and half tangible.
A swsll committee chafrmanship
must be . vast deal Of satisfaction,
for example. 60 en insurRent like
Senator Frazier. accorded to him By
the same party leaders who threw
him bodily out Of their ranks. a. =
renegade. two or three years age.
That's sentiment.
The chairman of nm important
COMMITTEES has incluence. besides. He
speaks with authority. He haK onlg
one vote like the rest. but Me- can
tie legislation I'D or push IA along,
He's fnvorably situated to launch in
veStiEati0ns. He can raise a lot ~
hob. All that's tangible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
Washington Letter

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The ma
iority party In the next senate IL
placed In the painful position Of hav-
ing 10 trade off u fistful OF its best
committee chairmenships 10 a bunch
Of insurgents. in order 60 be a ma
iority.
In each house Of congress. that par
~ classes as the majority which Is
able to organize said house, at the
start-that is, elect the representa-
tives' speaker. the senate's president
pro TEN, the s~ergeants nc arms, the
senate's secretary, the representa-
tives' clerk, and the rest Of the help.
In the house or representatives. The
republicans. as the majority party,
will have n real working majority
for the ensuing two years.
The republican majority in the sem
ate will be only a figure Of speech.
Even on paper, it's q majority only
BY an eyelash. Actually. due TO the
prevalence Of insurgency. it's no ma
jority AZ ail. About the only thing
il can he sure Of winning on. IN or
garizaticn. and IL can only Ne sure
uf that Nv paying the insurgents for
n in committee chairmanships.
Fcrty-eirht senator's wearing re-
publican labels will ste in the 10th
congress. il Senaturs-elert Smith and
Ware get In, which is just half the
senator's. With Vice President
Dawes. who votes e break ties. u
would be . msjority-if It weren't for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
The Valley Fair

That the seventh W Valley Fair will
prove a greater success than any Of It's predecessors Is
predicted BY thousands 81 visitors who find the fair
this year q grsater and more comprehensive display Of
che resources 81 the Valley. They have found II repre-
sentative Of the fertile soil, the ~unequalled climate. the
ever widening scope o9 the cultivated areas and the
ever-increasing wealth production.
II Is trne the fair Is lacking in many details. but
Il could not be expected TO attain perfection. That has
never been and never will be sought. The function Of
thu fair Is to familiarize the people Of the Valley with
their own section. to impress upon visitors the unsur-
PASSED fertility Of Valley soil and the almost unlimited
resources az this section. In fact. the fair is merely a
clearing house for ideas and information. a medium
through which every section Of the Valley may ascer-
tain what other sections are accomplishing and which
will serve 20 stimulate emulation Of the success Of the
most successful.
The benefits which accrue 70 the Valley as a re-
rult Of this annual exposition Of Valley development
and resources are incaleulable. The direct benefits are
the advertising and publicity given the Valley and the
fact shat the fair serves to attract hundreds Of pros
rertive homeseekern who are enabled 70 ascertain
from the displays the rctentialities Of every Valley
section. The indirect benefits include the liberal edu-
cation thc Valley farmers and other interests may de-
rive. and the stimulus the fair exerts upon individuals
and communities to emulate the success Of the most
progressive.
t;or with the fair Is that there has always been more
or less delay In inaururnting the community campaigns
for exhibits. The Valley should be 10 organized that
avrrv individual and community should be impressed
With the necessity Of making representative displays.
The campaigns for exhibits have heretofore been held
IN until q few weeks prior to tho opening Of the fair
and no organized effort made throughout the other
months Of the year 70 secure exhibits.
The Herald would suggest that Immediately after
after the first Of the year the fair management organ
10 for the 1925 fair. and that every possible effort be
r,asc 10 interest every Valley community. There Il
M necessity OF waiting until a few weeks before the
fnir opens to inaugurate the campaigns and 70 name
committees and fair officials. This should BE- done
~mriv Al the wear, and an organization perfected which
iii assure that each succeeding fair viii be setter
.nd more representative thar any Of it's predecessors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
Peters Adventures

knew has been plenty clever enough
TO take care Of himself. The hand
that feeds any serpent hold that ser
pent captive. That's the answer! Let
ME tell you right nov, IL there u
anything a Serpent hates IL il being
held captive.
.t@yhat sense Of honor had the
Two-Le0s who stole upon the Ser
pent-he poor Serpent VINO only
asked to be let alone so he could
crawl about. sliding over the ground
trying his beEt to keep out Of every
body's way-and took him prisoner
before he could 50 much as rear his
tail? None at all So IL served him
right 70 be bitteni
~Hssl Makes me mad when 4
think how the Two-LeEs believe IN
their right TO do as they please with
the folks Of the field and forest. Why
there isn't u man among them but
would crush my head under his
heel If only he had the chance and
dared to. But he dares mott He is
afraid Of my fangsl"
Rather showed his own fangs
plainly as he thrust his ugly head
forward, and in spite of himself
Peter ~shuddered. But the Boy had
made up his mind TO find out what
Rather meant by the Serpent's sense
Of honor. and 40 he asked him.
~Just this" Kissed Rather, fierce
ly. I'VE Serpents never trouble
trouble till trouble troubles W. Many
and many a time have / lain In the
shrubbery so close 70 a passing Two
Legs that in much less than my two
thirds leap ] could have struck him.
But with my glittering eye / have
see at = glance that he meant me no
harm-was, in fact, unconscious Of
rny pr~esence-and \ have let him 20
by In peace-have even sometimes
crawled away. Y can't afford to take
q chance. though. and IL Urn not
sure what n fellow IA going 40 40 r
coil up and strike first before he
sf+ikag uaetv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

Who am ~ What Is my profession
What music reproducing instrument
did I INVENT Where is my homes
A scandinavian explorer is said to
have landed in North America before
the arrival Of Columbus 40 San SAL
vador i'm 1892. Who was he2
What scenic wonder In located BE-
tween Lakes Erie and 0ntario7
Am insect causes millions ri dol
lars Of loss every year il the cotton
producing states. What IL II called =
A very valuable secretion from the
intestines Of the sperm whale, usu-
ally found floating in tropical seas,
ia used in perfume making. What
ia Id?
"Reprove not "a sccrncr. lest ne
hate thee rebuka m wise man. and he
will love thee" Where does this
passage ppoar IN the Billet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
Dinner Stories


TRUTHFUL
II want to get q guod hoes for
picughinR." said Farmer Jones 60 a
horse trader, and 1 vans IA good
one. too
II cot just the boss for yuu. friend,
she's q good ~0rker. but She dneznt
look good" returned tbs H. H..
II amt buying him for the locks.
30 II he's a good boss I guess III
take him.
Two days later Farmer Jones re-
turned with the horse
why in the devil didn't yon tell
me che old boy was biind1~ said
Farmer Jones tD the horse trader.
"Nell. II think M made VI plain
enough when I said she didn't l00k
GOOD" Sp Farmer Jones hnH utifl rot
the old boss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

Serpent wouldn't hurt him. And in a
moment the RATHER thought the bet
ter Of his fit Of temper and a sly
smile overspread his snaky race.
$50 YOU have heard that a Serpent
bites the hand that feeds him. huh n
Well, I don't deny IL. lis true. But
every story has two sides. ycu know.
now does II happen that a hand has
% feed him. Every Serpent 7 ever
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
a n HAND

"R-r-r-r!" Mr.. Rather angrily rat
tied his ~rattIes. III Peter had mot
the Lizards tail In his pocket he
would have been very much frigt-
ened. but w. II was the boy didn't
bulge an inch he was 80 sure the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

A headline announces that single women seek
same income tax n married men," No doubt there are
single men who would like 20 seek" the same" but
lack single women's confidence Of getting what they
want.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

John D. Rockefeller. Jr, has given half a million
dollars toward the reconstruction Of the Shakespeare
Memorial Theatre At Stratford-on-Avou. The expected
protest Of the AnrIophobist Mayor Of Chicago has not
set been announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

unlike the average writer Of the libretto Of an
.,.r, shs late John Luther Long was famed as widely
tnown AS the aushor Of ~Madame BUTTERFLY" But he
wrote ID first a. = short story and then with Belascos
shH won fame with Il AZ a play before Puccini made
~ che story of che popular opera.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

JIMMY JAMS
They're teaching Chicago children
the sign language. 20 that when
they grow up they wont have 90
speak English.
Too many girls nowadays confuse
sax appeal with sox reveal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

A. there M assurance that al brutality has
he.n eliminated from football, u seems necessary to
conclude that mere seeldent caused q 17-year-oid boy
4, south Orange. n. J.. to die Of . broken neck after .
Bin game
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

The news com@s 49, E-== . -.-=ssrx school
buildings built entirely o. glass" This would hard
" do in Chicago until Mayor Thompson gets tired Of
throwing stones at the superintendent OF schools there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

Most politicians who pretend to cultivate tbs
farmers really only harrow them.-wsIl Street Joarnal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27

Persons born under this sign have
strong wilis md dp not like t0 nc
knowledge being I'm the wrong.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-27
ENGLISH POLICIES INTERPRETED
BY Bertrand Russell
English Writer and Philosopher


bertrand Russell was born at Irelieck, Ing
land. May Is, 1872. He was educated st Trinity
College, Cambridge. later becoming . lecturer and
fellow at the university. He is the author Of .
number Of volumes On politics. philosophy. and 20
GEOLOGY. and Is noted for his liberal and progressive
thought. Russell II the heir-presumptive 70 the
second Earl Russell)
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Edwards and "Thirdtermism. "

Senator Edwards of New Jersey
turned loose today his fire against
the reelection Of President Coolidge,
with 'thirdtermism'' as his ammuni
ton. 1t is somewhat difficult, how
ever, TO determine whether the state
ment issued by Senator Edwards is
more Of an attack upon Mr.. Coolidge
than it is a boost for Gov. Al Smith
of New York. With perhaps a little
too much confidence in the efficacy Of
the so-called third-term issue, the
New Jersey Democrat, who happens
also 10 be a wet, declared that "wets
will cooperate with drys and the
Protestant South will join the Cath
olic East in joint determination to
religiously cherish and perpetuate the
example of Washington in putting
behind him a thirdterm crown" ."
Surely If Senator Edwards is correct
the day of miracles will have returned.
Admission was made by Senator
Edwards that constitutionalU there
Evening star., 1927-05-23

is no bar to the reelection Of Presi.
dent Coolidge. But he insisted that the
voters will construe another term for
Mr.. Coolidge as a third term and that
they will rise and smite him for that
reason. Mr.. Edwards apparently is
firmly convinced that the nineteen
months OF the Harding term which
President Coolidge, served in the
White House constitutes a "term."
But whether the American people will
follow him in this construction re.
mains to be seen. Mr. Edwards argu.
ment, IL logically followed to it's con.
clusion, would make nineteen days as
much term" as nineteen months.
The voters Of the United States are,
generally speaking, a common sense
lot. They look at the problems which
arise in the Government Of the United
States from practical point of view.
MIR. Edwards to the contrary. not.
withstanding. it is inconceivable that
they would determine that the frac.
bAOi VI tliC PA
term. filled by Mr.. Coolidge in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the
was in reality a. term"
in the White House for Mr.. Coolidge.
A presidential term. according to the
Constitution, is four years. Further.
more, there Is eminent authority to
prove that a Vice President, succeed.
ing to the Presidency through the
death Of a President, is in reality an
acting President"
The real fact of the matter is that
President Coolidge, carrying on the
Harding administration for nineteen
cannot be said truthfully to
have had a term as President in
his. own right and as the elective
choice of . the people for President.
Senator Edwards and other opponents
Of Mr.. Coolidge are stretching their
and straining at con-
when they undertake to
lead the public into such a belief. E,
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Talent Rules,
Not Ph. ID. i'm Teaching

Princeton alumni are agitated over
the. question whether or not the de.
gree Of doctor of philosophy is an
essential qualification for the higher
positions in the teaching profession.
1t is unsafe to generalize on this sub
ject, for brilliant instances can be
found in which successful teachers
are, or are not. possessors Of the
coveted Phi. D. Perhaps the only safe
rule is to measure fitness not by the
degrees, but by actual character,
aptitude and experience. Unfortunate
ly. those who have the appointing
power do not always act upon these
standards. The practical-minded
seeker for appointments will undoubt-
edly continue to strive for the doc
torate. notwithstanding there are
plenty of doctors who are not fit to
be teachers. If these degrees give
undeserved prestige to the holder. the
fault lies not with the ambitious stu
dent who works for the honor, but
with those who give I'd the letters
meaning they were never meant to
have and can never truthfully convey.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger:
Evening star., 1927-05-23
America Is HOnOred
By LuxembOurgers
To the Editor OF The Star:

Az tu6 EulLOT Oh Inc STAR
AS an American police officer, !
have found here in Luxembourg City,
in this little Grand Duchy, what is
here known as "the American Club"
which is an association of some 200
LuXembourgers, who, having voyaged
in the United States, have still such
esteem for our country and it's tradi-
tions as to have organized, more than
Is years ago. this Club" to honor
America and to revive, by periodical
meetings. when each member wears
the emblem of the double.eagle and
the flag, their memories of America.
There is here no club of LuXem-
bourgers who have visited other
lands to have still in their hearts such
tender memories of the homeland, and
it seems to me that if President Cool
idge would address a letter to these
good people his gracious act would
be appreciated by them. Such a
letter should be addressed in care of
Monsieur CIaes, Avenue de la
Liberte, Luxembourg, Grand Duche-
Pour le Club Americain.''
/ was yesterday an invited member
of the monthly meeting of this club
here, where / found a gathering Of
Luxembourgers, who, some of them,
could scarcely speak English, but who
were all heart-full of the American
idea. AS one of them said to me, ut
is the finest country there is in the
whole world"
What finer tribute could be found
anywhere to America and its institu.
tons? Does not this merit some re-.
sponse from Americans at home?
AUBREY LANSTON.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Press Sees u. S. Government
Involved lin Censorship Row

When the Government gave '"T;4e
Decameron" and the Arabian
Nights" a temporary clean bill of
health by permitting importation of
certain copies of these works, it un-
Willingly involved itself in the censor
ship row. Editors agree that the law
should go so far and no farther in
passing Judgment on literary works.
Most of the opinion seems to favor
ALLOW ing tn. reader to /, his own
censor. but those who believe that
officials must decide where literature
ends and moral turpitude begins fail
to agree on the boundary line.
AS expressed by the Chicago Trib-
une. 1.-The real issue raised by the
censorship is that of the right of an
adult citizen to read what he pleases
and not to be prevented from doing
so by the .>rnment acting as agent
T some one who thinks he ought not
to read it," Under such circumstances
the TribAne feels that rwhen a law
empoWCS Government agency to
prevent an adult citizen from ;,ding
any book he chooses to read. it is
exercising authority over his con-
science and sh -tting his mind within
walls not of his making. In a free
society such as ours is supposed to be,
this is an act of e. tial tyranny,
and the fact that it is imposed by
the agency of 81 political majority
does not alter it's character" The
Tribune defines fundamental and es-
sential rights in a free society" with
the statement that though every
citizen in the republic save one thinks
that this one ought not to think as
he tint nevertheless he shall be
free so to think"
X X X
"'The Decameron' and the COM
plete Arabian Nights are classics
which never have had any great pop
ullr sale in America" says the Bing.
hamton Press, "but if either of these
books can be sold under the laws Of
any State neither Congress nor the
Treasury Department should stop
their lportation." The Press adds
that the Nation "does not want to add
to bureaucracy the duty of a censor
ship over the morals of the people.
whic-i Is repu~ mt to the spirit of
free institutions"
Extremists, even in a good cause"
accordin'. to the Pittsburgh Sun, "can
be depended on to make themselves
ridiculous. ** The Decameron,'
as the source of several of the Can
terburv = les is studied in ne Eng
lish departments Of many colleges.
But the furtht., possibility is seen that
Chaucer himself, and even Shake
speare. may be banned. Both edi-
t ~ e. the authors in dispute are
costly and are not intended to appeal
to the public generally. They are
meant for students. Facts of this
kind should be taken INTO considera-
ton by the censors." ,"he San Fran
cisco Bulletin agrees that youth sh. ID
be protected from corruption, but
maint lins that 81. is not protecting
youth to shrek the fact that there
are indelicate pages in some of those
books on the top shelf"
X y y
when censors show a little liberal
ism they ought at any rate to show a
little common sense" protests the
New York World, which accords the
two works a place among the great
products Of human imaginatien. The
Evening star., 1927-05-23
The Man and the. Plane.

In the course Of his account Of the
flight across the Atlantic, Lindbergil
constantly speaks of "us" and I've"
This plural usage, it seems, confused
his listeners at the first Paris inter.
view. until Ambassador Herrick. who
was present, spoke up and explained
that Lindbergh was referring to his
ship and himself. That was charac-
teristic OF the man.. He. recognized
that the credit for the great achieve.
ment was due as we'll to the plane
that carried him as to himself With
less efficient and dependable machine
he could not have made the fight.
With a. motor that did not miss a
stroke in the long air journey Of $500
miles, he felt safe. He, and the plane
were one. but he gives the plane a per.
sonality and pays it tribute in his
simple statement about their" accom-.
plishment.
In all Of Lindbergh's statements the
first personal pronoun. singular. is
noticeably rare. The capital Il" is re.
freshingly inconspicuous. That is
gratifying to his friends and admirers
here. 1t is not surprising. 1t is
typical. ''.'''
Deprecating the suggestion of an
heroic achievement and especial cour-
age, Lindbergh refers to the work Of
the air mail pilots, of whom he is still
one. They face dangers on every
flight. They have to cross rough
country. where forced landings may
mean death. They have to follow
schedule. regardless of weather. They
are doing on smaller scale every
day what, he did on big scale last
Friday and Saturday. and Lindbergh
asks that their routine work be con-
sidered quite as worthy Of admiration
as his more protracted and spectacu-
lar flying. He was just an air mail
pilot, off on particularly long trip.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

many historic occurrences. His serv.
Ice during the war at the front was
Of notable quality. A,keen observer,
a gifted writer. and fully ana i'm
plicitly trusted by all with whom he
came in contact, he had an excep-
tional equipment for brilliant success.
His personal qualities were such as to
endear him to everybody. Though in
relatively poor health for several
years, he. has maintained his high
standard of service. There was no in.
timation Of approaching death. and
the end is. a. grievous. blow. The deep.
est sympathy is felt for his bereaved
family and for his immediate asso.
ciates, who have lost valued friend.