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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

Genuine their wanderings to riowed ground. Gen. I'm
berto Mobile, commander of the dirigibls Italia, IN
Willingly sounds a somewhat dismal note when ne as
serts that flights over the poles are rapidly becoming
SO feasible that soon an elderly scientist like Edison
will be able to enjoy the trip, untitled as he Is by his
years 10 stand anything like a g%rueling experience.
Thanks TO the advance in aviation. says Mobile. Il is
now possible to reveal in enc year what has been
sought for centuries.
OF course the end Of all original conquest is not
exactly in sight. There are . few more jungles 20
penetrate, a few more rivers to trace, q few more
to ascend. But when these have been sub
iuEated by man, and tanned 70 his uses. what remains
but boredom and tearsI
Well, at least there Is the new science, or art, Of
astronautics, which has to do with voyaginE to the
stars. It's devotees are all superoptimists. In their
bright lexicon there is no such word as fail.
Any speculative astronomer can figure out an in
terstellar time table. J. Arthur Thomson has one
ready 70 hand in one Of his easy Outlines" The
orbit Of Neptune has a diameter Of 5,600.OOO,000 miles.
A she'll shot in a straight line across that orbit would
require 500 years TO make the transit. Alpha Centarri,
one Of the nearest stars. is $4,000. 0O0,0o0,O00 miles
away; Sirius twice that distance. Only thirty stars
are within a hundred trillion miles Of the earth. and
the more distant visible stars are at least q hundred
thousand trilion miles away.
what Of it," asks the bold astronaut. Does not
the hoary slogan, Hitch your wagon to a star, still
hold good? Or. il this inspired admonition is out
worn, why not bring it up to date with some such
%watchword as Tie your airship 20 a comets tail?"
The new type Of explorer Is not easily daunted. He
can say, perhaps with a good show Of reason. that to
Greedy and Kane a trip to the pole by air was as in
conceivable as a trip to Mars or the moon now scems
to the faint-hearted. IL the airship is found wanting
there is always Professor Goddard 5 rocket 10 fall back
on-or with. The intrepid star-traveler shoots high.
He believes with the poet that not failure, but low
aim, is crime.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
Kellygranns

three dogs down q lane past q house
where dwells q big dog that sits On
the front steps and utters never =
sound until my dogs are my least
hundred yards away. Then he barks
bis bitter disappointment at not 49,
ing noticed as sooner. ne "iseas
keeps quiet when he observes tnas
he il out-numbered, and the parAs
~ ~ nroye ~ everybody within the
sound of his voice that he isn't
afrnid-even though he has by no
means proved this 70 himself. They
are what psycho-analysts might eaii
compensatory barks.
If IL IL useful for a dog 20 impress
another dog with his ferocltys Nv IN
equally useful TO show VI dog wnen
Ne n friendly. "A courageous dog VIII
keep on fighting as long as there ~
an ounce of strength In him. But
ever A good fighter often realizes
that discretion is the better part cr
valor. when n dog much bigger
than himself walks up 10 him IN =
threatening manner he is likely 70
roll over on his back In an attitude
Of complete submission. knowing that
A dog has enough sense or decency
M 10 bite another dog when ne thus
gives up. A big doR will seldom bite
A smaller dog unless the little dog
bites him first. Bot you msy have
noticed that little dogs often take ad-
vantage OF such immunity and run
10 10 big dogs. marking AN if bent on
murder. This seems 20 be merely a
form Of showing off. A little dog
evidently likes to have the neiThbors
see how brave he Is when danger To
more apparent than real.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
Jones Enters Lists

The announcement Saturday that Jesse Jones Of
Houston will accept the mandate Of his Texas friends
and permit his name to 60 before the democratic ma
tonal convention as a candidate for the presidential
nomination received warm approval throughout the
South.
At the state convention the suggestion that the
Texas delegation be pledged to vote for Jesse Jones
met the approval Of party leaders as we'll as the rank
and file. Mr.. Jones, however, demurred to the sug-
gestion, but upon the i~nsistence OF Texas democrats
has finally agreed to become a candidate, and this de-
eision signifies that the Texas delegation will center
their efforts upon securing his nomination.
It is universally admitted that Mr.. Jones has per-
formed distinguished service for his party. He IS i'm
mensely popular in Texas and is very highly regarded
in other democratic strongholds. H added 10 the IS
TEEN in which he is held by taking no part in the
factional disputes at the Beaumont convention, and
while other party leaders were 'iockeying' for fac.
tional position, he has consistently devoted his efforts
toward making the Houston convention the most sue
~eessful in the history Of the party.
Mr.. Jones feels that since he was instrumental in
causing the democratic national committee 10 choose
Houston for the convention this year, he should spare
no efforts to convince all elements Of the party that
they will be welcomed with typical Texas hospitality
AS he says, he has been "too busy with plans for the
national convention next month to give state politics
huch consideration"
But other Texans have devoted a great deal Of
their time and attention 70 state politics in recent
weeks. and while there is some disagreement among
the leaders, none speak Of Jesse Jones but to praise
him. He is the one man upon whom Texas democracy
can center, and his decision to become a candidate will
have q hsrmonizinE influence.
Governor Moody and Jesse Jones have an extra
ordinary hold on the affections Of the Texas people.
Some of the men who are most violently opposed to
Governor Moody's harmony program frankly admitted
the governor should head the Texas delegation Ihey
are Moody followers. even though they do not approve
q 4he Mandy prooranr. But 10 an even greater extern
Texas democrats esteem Jesse Jones Texas will do
fitting honor to one Of her distinguished sons by max
Jag him her choice for the presidential nomination. ard
IN doing this will harmonic all factions. I
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noes AS BLUFFERs

w. humans are inclined 10 have q
low opinion Of men who are piuIIers-
With dorF III ia n little different
some az the most sensible dogs DO n
lot Of bluffing. A big bark oIten
saves a bite or bloodshed. When an
other dog comes along and srowis az
YOUR dog, who, let us assume, ~
courageous but diEnified and sen
sibie always anxious 10 avoid N
needless fight, your dos. following ms
natural instincts, makes the hair on
his back bristle up until he looks Ike
A much bigger and more formidable
dog than he really IT,
He also pulls his lips back 70 show
what large teeth he has. Many a
dog. after seeing these teeth, may
decide to saunter away and let well
enough alone. After soaring off a
dog that way, n dog usually walks
with A strut and seems TO say:
aWeII. aid YOU see how I settled
him. Y" Likewise the other dog struts
a little TO maintain his dignity. ne
looks back over his shoulder at your
dog with an expression that says
plainly enough. "Aw. shucks. !
could lick you II I wanted 20. 4
wouldn't bother with you!'
A small dog safely inside q fence
IN likely 10 dash up toward a DIE
doc outside the fence and bark In a
yituperative way 70 indicate that nc
would pawn his little do9gie soul II
that fence weren't between them.
When he is sure that the big dog Is
safely by. he barks louder than ever.
I FREQUENTLY take walks with two or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

ington square are occasional small
restaurants 70 which a privileged
parsonage gained admittance by ring
ing NJ a locked door. Here, IN rooms
screened from the street. wines and
liquors are served. and food cooked
usually very well in the Italian or
Greek or Russian manner There is
often a passage way To a ~gravelly
yard in the rear. where tables are
set out under striped awnings.
In one such secluded spot Stella
Bagot and Ernest Hallam sat late
over their coffee and cigarettes.
All but a few couples Of the dinner
crowd had paid their checks and
gone. The balmy evening air stir
red caressingly about them. Stella,
very pretty in a light summary
frock and n small hat that fitted
closely about her shapcly dark head
rested her bare elbows on the table
and smoked thoughtfully. Hallam
considered her. He liked the way
she held her cigarette. She had
pretty hands, the fingers slender and
%tapering. and she posed them daint.
lily.
He wat perhaps ten years older
than she. and a parsonage. Early IL
his twenties a precocious first boob
had brought him a considerable sue.
cess. Since then he had published
many. He was a striking figure 81
q man. tall and vigorous. the leonine
head thinned somewhat by approach.
ing badness, but losing nothing In
distinction through the deepening
touch Of maturity. She had been ex.
cited when he first asked her out
u dinner. IL had seemed incredible
that the famous Ernest HalIar
should single her out from amons
all the gifted and attractive girls
that swarm in the big city, he could
pick carelessly where he chose.
His taste and his cosmopolitan
sure-handedness had awed her. From
the first she'd been fascinated b.
his skill at ordering a dinner. To
him Il was a rite, to be approached
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

NEW YORK.-New York has two
Coney Islands. with the larger one
running full blast in the district
usually referred to as Broadway:
Forty-second street. between 7th ana
sth avenues, and Broadway. from 4lst
10 55th, are a str~eet-carnival MID
way. with legitimate business finding
il difficult TO get along IN the com
pany of the fake jewelry stores,
stick-sellinr agencies. penny arcades,
men only" health lecture halls, Bar
num-like museums. shooting gal
leries. phony auction" rooms. boot
leg dispensaries. hot-dog and syn
thetic juice stands. second-hand
auto stores and out and out bailyhoo
sideshows.
Also Forty-second street has gone
Harlem. with negro theatrical COM
panies holding forth in three the
aters in one block.
Gyp joints which 20 boldly after
the coin Of the 100000 careless
spenders who attend theaters In the
district nightly. are able to pay
higher rents than legitimate con-
Germs could afford. Broadway rentals
average from $4,000 a wear upward.
for from 20 to 30 foot ~frontages.
The rent on the Lucky Strike dem
onstration store at 45th street. Is
SEQ, 900 n year, and nothing is sold
there. A fake auction house is pay
ing 800 a day rent. A ticket agency
pays $1,000 a month for a favorably
located nook in a hallway. A Sec
ond floor costs a speakeasy oper-
ator $4,000 a year.
You can rent anything in New
York, the great show off place. AT
a dinner party. Leroy Miller reach
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
The World and All
ART OUT OF LIFE
By Charles P. Driseoll

Clare Sheridan has achieved notable success as a
sculptor. She is a good writer. I do not know what
else she can do brilliantly and well. but | suspect that
her talents are innumerable. and that she can do well
whatever she determines to do.
II Is extremely interesting to me to learn that Clare
Sheridan was not brought up in an art school. She
was reared as = London society woman, in the mids.
Of a vast amount Of pretense and display. Her parents
tried to shape her career 50 that she would capture y
wealthy husband. She disappointed this expectation ~
marrying wilfred Sheridan, and he was killed in the
war.
Mrs. Sheridan became a sculptor because there was
within her something She felt she must express IL
sculpture. Her second baby died. after a short life Of
suffering during which it had endeared itself to her
as only a sick and beautiful child can endear itself to
a tender-hearted mother.
The bereaved mother did not want to buy a marble
tombstone for the baby. She wanted to express he
own grief and memory, rather than hire a stonecuttes
to try to do it for her. She she set to work to model
a little memorial panel, with her baby's face and figure
on il.
She went to a pottery to see how modelling in clay
was done. She took home some clay. and presently
vas deeply engrossed in performing a labor that helped
her u express her feeling. She really got the cS
preston Of her dead child into the modelled figure,
but it took a long time.
Well. that's how Clare Sheridan became a sculptor.
She relates the incidents, without the interprstion I
have given them. in her autobiography. Naked Truth"
recently published by Harpers.
Afterwards, Mrs. Sheridan made money out Of her
art. She has done heads and busts and full figures oil
some Of the most prominent persons OF our time. And
she has done them well, because she is an artist. She
did not get her art out of an art school. She got it
out Of life. She did not become an artist until she had
first lived. Her first work Of art was an expression
from the depths Of her wounded soul. And that Is
how art comes to the artist.
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New York Letter

"a over for a handful az the costly
hot-house grapes that adorned the
Decorative fruit bowl. His host
caught his hand and gently requested
him not TO touch the grapes, ex-
planning that they had been hired
for the evening.
Dear old Nellie Revell, who prob
ably is getting Belshevist gold or
something for doing it, Is spreading
the report that = florists asso-
citation pays $4,000 q year TO the
woman who created the idea OF Moth
er's day. which certainly has meant
a lot to the florists. i not to mother.
BootleErers are using the air 20
advertise. I'm n program broadcast
late in the evening by N less prom
inent New York station. there was
mentioned a name and address with
the information. $3.50 for the white
stuff"
A New York undertaken tells n
Of the strangest stories / have ever
heard.
One night a man opened the door
az the undertaking parlor and fell
dead. He carried a ball Of Irvine
IN one hand. leaving n train. The
undertaken followed the Irvine for
three blocks and found the other end
attached to the door Of what was
obviously the mans dwelling. "A base
ment in an abandoned factory build
ing. "A detective figured out that the
man. suffering from heart disease.
realized that death was near. and
chose that means Of making sure his
body was found and identifying him
self. He had no telephone and he
couldn't write.
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front in 1882 with q "favorite
daughter" candidate who'll demand
a place on one Of the major party
tickets sure enough?
Plenty Of political forecasters are
10 be found in WASHINGTON who don't
mind saying IL wouldn't surprise 'em
a bit.
Women prominently identified with
public life. in its various manifesto
tions mt the national capital, have
been saying for quite q while that
our first "presidentess" probably
will break into the White House
finally via the vice presidential
route.
Now we have such a nomination
suggested in so many words.
IL was rather vaguely limited at In
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's favor, at a
women's meeting at the Iowa state
fair in Des Moines a number al
months ago. Wyoming puts II "
regular official form in Mrs. Ross
behalf.
The honest fact is that it wouldn't
require much of q stretch of the
imagination TO conceive Of the
plans adoption this very time-it
politicians weren's the notorious COW
ards they are.
A good many of them genuinely
believe the party which had the
nerve TO try II would make A areat
nit.
] Not that they'll do it-not vet. Tn,
hour hasn't quite strick. The man.
ayers look at one another question
lngly-and then they look scared
r after that the subjects drop
PED. without actually having been re
ferrcd TO out loud at all. But n
VIII De, sooner or later. It's sim
mering in the back Of a whole To-
Of political heads.
The sticker lies in the p~cssibiIit,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

While We have been devoted to the development or
our material resources, as a nation ought 10 be which
needs the admonition to be diligent in business, We
have not been n~eglectful y the higher things Of life.
n fact, ! believe il can he demonstrated that the in
tellectual and normal awakening which characterized
our people in their early experiences was the fore
runner and foundation Of the remarkable era Of de-
velopment in which We now live. But in the midst OF
al q me swift-moving events, we have an increasing
need for inspiration. Men and women become con-
seious that they must seek for satisfaction in some.
thing more than worldly success They are moved with
a desire to rise above themselves. II is but natural.
therefore, that we should turn 70 the field OF art.
In the development of an artistic sense and in min
istering TO the love of the beautiful, we naturally have
sought examples Of art of other years and other coun-
tries, as we'll rs those Of our own period and country.
The assembling Of these treasures IN museums not only
mas made them available to the public. but has afford
ed the opportunity for comparison and study.
Ihere are museums devoted TO history and 10 sci
ence, and, more recently, to the industries rs well A.
10 art. Hundreds Of millions OF dollars have been
spent IN land, buildings and equipment to accommodate
collections of inestimable value. 1t is said that il costs
somewhere in the neighborhood Of SOS. 600 900 a year
to operate and maintain them.
IL IL especially the practical side Of art tina. -.
quires more emphasis. We need 10 put more effor.
into translating art into the daily life of the people
II ne could surround ourselves with forms OF beauty.
the evil things Of life would tend 10 disappear ard our
moral standards would be raised. Through our con
tact with the beautiful We see more Of the truth and
are brought into closer harmony wit the infinite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

Who am i. Who were my com
psnions in what famous flight? What
is my nationality?
What is the capital OF Nicaragua?
Name the first state admitted to
the Union after the original 10
sttses?
Which state was the last one sd-
mitted into the Union?
"Woe unto them that call evil
good, and good evil; that put dark
ness for light and light for dark
ness; that put bitter for sweet and
sweet for bitter!"-Where does this
passage appear in the Bihe?
JIMMY JAMS
Today In the Past
On this date. in 1914. the steamship
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CHAPTER 7

lin ~
n was near four o'clock in the
morning when their taxi stopped be-
fore Stella's apartment house. He
felt. AZ once. wrung and exultant.
"My word" he cried. You don't
know what n wonderful time I've
had And I owe every bit Of IL to
YOU. Oh. / do hope | can see a lot
Of you."
She laughed in real pleasure. "Tve
had a good time myself"
"You see. I've held myself down
pretty close. Ham and | have been
the sober sort, anyway. I've never
really stepped out. All this il just
a wonderful new world to me- HIS
ewes were bright and his speech came
in reckless flow. And I'm for it.
IL has hit me pretty hard that I've
got to live a little before | can hope
n find myself" The excited voice
dropped. "And IL has hit me, that
I'll sec just about IS much Of you
as you can stand Tor"
"I1l he glad 20 see YOU again"
when? Answer me that. when
Her ewes were bright. too. How
about tomorrow" Mischievously,
she said that, and she was charm
ing.
Wonderful Lunch?"
Lunch. And then, u you like. we
can play around
"Im like? I'm wild TO-"
She slipped out Of the cab and
ran into the building. Had she left
a wisp OF soft merry laughter float
ing on the air behind her!
Bat when she reached her office
IN the morning. she found a special
delivery letter on her desk. IL read:
"Dear Stella: A terrible thing
has happened. Ny brother was MUIR
dered last night in that falkland
| rcadhouse. Shot to death. | can't
write mere. Am on my way home.
Homer Pew"
l Erat&~wrI br~o ur1 thar BE- the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

OF a mid-term White House va
caney.
Ultimately that will have 70 h
risked.
Otherwise either or the big parties
would be perfectly willing To spare
the vice presidency to a woman.
IL isn't a nomination the managers
put a high value on.
a biz he-politician doesn't want III
He wants the presidency. rubbed OFF
with the consolation prize. he not
only isn't subsidiaries sore. So
are his friends.
The man who does fight for II II
sized up mn second class.
The chap IL gees 10 seldom adds
appreeiably to his running mates
strength. OF course, the theory is
that he's picked with a view TO ac-
complishing just that. but it's we'll
recognized that IL very i~nfrequertly
works out that way y practicaR
In short, the vice presidential nom
ination generally Is regarded as hav-
ing gone largely 20 waste hitherto
"a kind OF convention by-product
which the captains OF the political
industry never have been able to
utilize TO much account.
Now. suddenly. they begin 20 sense
= market value for II.
With a oma candidate'-Eec
whlllikinsl-maybe the second place
on the ticket wouldn't be worth IT,
weight In gold,
What might happen after about the
| igteenth time. when the electorate
had begun 10 get used to ~ ?-pcr-
haps that would be different-but
it's hard 20 think OF IL as meaning
anything but landslide. II only for
novelty's sake. first off.
IL certainly would be a whale Oh a
! stunt, however II turned out
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
Washington
Letter
WOMAN ON 1892 TICKET CONSfD.
ERED PROBABLE
By CHARLES P. STEWART

WASHINGTON. - Wyoming demo-
cracy's vice presidential indorse-
ment of Ex-Governor Nellie Taylor
Ross. the other day was only a
polite gesture. insofar as the Hous-
ton convention in Jure's concerned.
But how about four years hence.
Mayn't some state come 10 the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
The Grab Bag

Empress Of Ireland sank in a eolli-
sion in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence.
There were 1923 lives lost.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
cheerful and pleasant most Of the
time. They are fond Of flattery.
They enjoy the comforts Of life. like
pretty surroundings and are fond OF
their families.
A Daily Thought
"Alone each heart must cover up
its dead: alone. through bitter toll,
achieve its rest.r-BAyard Taylor.
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Timely Views
ART \ BEAUTY SEEN AS CONTROLLING FACTOR
IN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
By CALVIN COOLIDGE
President OF the United States.

Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth, VT, in
1872. After having been graduated from the Uni
versity Of Vermont, Mr.. Coolidge studied law with
Hammond and Field, Northampton. Mass. He be-
gan practice at Northampton in 1897. Mr.. Coolidge
served as city solicitor Of Northampton from 1900
70 1901; clerk of courts in 1904; member OF gen
eral court Of Massachusetts, in 1907; mayor Of
Northampton from 1910 to 1911; member OF state
senate from 1912 to 1915 and governor of Massschu-
sets from 1919 to 1920. He was elected vice
president q the United States for the term 1921
. 1925. Mr.. Coolidge became president Of the
United States after the death Of President Hard
lng IN 1928. Re was elected president Of the
United States in 1924.
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Other Papers
WHERE NEW ADVENTURES LIE

lChicago Daily NewsI.
Adventurous souls are looking forward with arprs-
t.osion 70 Q time when. like 80 many Alsxsnders, they
III, fiud no more worlds 10 conquer. and will have to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
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Scattered here and there 10 the
southwark and westward Of Wash