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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Flashes Of Life
(By The Associated Press)
(Br The Associated Press.

tby Inc Associated PreSs.l
NEW Y0ROK-Edwin Weisel, Jr,
ten years old, is insured for 100000.
He's glad the INSURANCE people think
he won't die soon and guesses he
won't play in the streets any more.
His father, a stock c. -hange member,
is insured for $1,000. 900. The boys
insurance. split among nine COM
panies, costs his father $1,000 a year.
BERLIN-"Such a foolish girl" is
Lily Dillenz. actress, who essays TO
fly from Germany to the United
States. Her father, who is in VII
emma, called her that ~ a telephone
conversation with n friend. There
are enough ships that 20 to Amer
ica," he remarked, $50 why on earth
use an airplane?"
NEW YORK-Having failed to sell
his title for $1,000 the Baron
Giorgio Mario Suriani expects q
stage beauty whom he is making his
baroness, 10 look after his comfort.
Several months age he advertised the
title in the papers. Now he has a
license TO wed Winifred Barry, a
leading lady, who first said she was
10, then when told parental consent
was necessary admitted over 2l.
NEW YORK-John Phoenig is az
ingenius German youth whom Uncle
Sam is sending back 10 Dusseldorf.
John nailed himself in a six by four
packing case with sausage. water and
chocolate and shipped himself
c. o. ID. to a New York address. A
customs Inspector. curious because
Of a loose board in the case. discov-
cred boxed John after he had been
unloaded from a liner.
NEW York; seems as If the
laugh is on European financiers and
officials who have spent lots Of
money entertaining TIE king Of Az
ghanistan. Donald c. S.rachan. coun-
sci for the promoters. u that
than American syndicate has OBJ
tanned an exclusive concession in that
country for exploitation Of minerals
and oils.
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spanish. Mexican or Barhera Iteh

One bottle Of Imperial Eczema
Remedy is guaranteed TO Re enough
for any case, OF any kind. All drug
gists are authorized 20 refund your
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

The Corcoran Gallery of Art. where the
convention delegates attended the general re-
ception last week. 1t houses the Capitals
largest collection of art treasures.
@ Underwood Underwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

Memorial Cont
mental Hall, con-
vention headquar-
tiers of the House
of Deputies and
which houses a
number of the con-
vention exhibits.
9 National Photo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-13

A small boy looks tree as a challenge to his
Anthropod inheritance and the endurance Of his
standing invitation to build therein tree
house at the risk of his young neck tree surgeon
estimates it in terms Of cavities and arboreal diseases
A lumberman measures the giant monarch Of the
forest in board feet The landscape architect consider,
the tree in relation to its surroundings.
But plain people who must live and work in congested
communities need to do greater honor to the friendly
tree and regard it, for it and preserve for its
infinite capacity for making community life bearabe
There must be trees in the city, if the is be pure
and sweet nights cool and streets and gardens
beautiful to gaze upon.
Let the lumbermen have their way with timberlands
that lie far from crowded towns but let them spare
that tree which has grown old and lovely at the citys
back door, No trfling profit that can be cut out of
its heart in sawmi compensate for the spiritual
loss of it's company.
Cities and towns whose streets are still arched with
healthy living trees and whose homes set tree
studded lawns benefit from the experience of those
communities which found trees in the way and ruth
lessy leveed them only to discover that trees con-
tribute much toward making city life comfortable and
pleasant Many cities which discovered the worth of
the tree too late are planting new shade trees
along their thoroughfares at great cost.
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NEW AUTOCRACIEs

Those two outstanding political Observation-Disclosures
and communicative several interesting basic sim.
larites. Both believe in strict censorship of public
opnion both believe in suppressng dssenters all and
sundry by Jail sentences; both believe in
by belligerent brreaucracies; both sworn enemies
of all previous concepts of liberty.
European politicians of the old school some years
ago were accustomed to say that Russian communism
could not endure, that it would come to an end with
the death Of Lenin whose personality sustaining
it. But Lenin has been dead several years and the
soviet government stable today than ever
There are many political observers who still MAIN
tain that when Mussoini fades out of the picture fas
cism will pass with him. But if the history of Russian
communism is to be accepted evidence and the sim
arites between it and Italian fascism justify the
comparison, there valid for assuming that
fascism will be short-lived than it's twin sister in
Russia.
American predictions that postwar relationships in
Europe could not endure inspired by the faacous
belief that what America deems intoerabc other ma
tons must also find unbearable. Fascism and COM
neutrality-suspicious. under which Americans could not
live happiy-seem to be highly acceptable to Italians
and Russians.
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INDIVIDUALITY

There two sides to every question, and the man.
ner in which high school girls dress is exception to
that general rule. If, some complain. the matter
of competition in dress has become serious as to
call for drastic action, might be that uniform dress
regulation would provide the simplest remedy. IT. on
the other hand, high school girls are, as I general
thing, simple, unaffected and unspoiled people
believe them to be- there be for attempt
ing to submerge their individuality in uniformity
The jazz age is passing. If parents can be induced
to abandon the jazz life there will be no trouble with
the young Observation shows that the of flapper-
dom that followed the has nearly it's course
and that the tendency is toward return to decorum
and sensible dress
1t may be that some Bismarck girls overdress and
make unhappy those who cannot afford a large and
costly wardrobe. But inspection of a typical group
reveals that the representative high school girl is
sensible in her attire. And after all, the girl with
the plain dress doesn't envy the other girls costler
garment so much the fortunate circumstances
which put that garment within her reach.
The argument that few girls without material
means are made unhappy by the prettier dresses of
their classmates is unconvincing What will the uni
formdress advocates do for the girl in silks and satin
who is unhappy because the poor girl has q higher
scholastic standing is attractive in her simple
frock than she in her exclusive model? It would be
pity if natural individuality to be DESTROYED
W deadening Standardization.
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FARM LEGISLATION

Spokesman for the McNary-Haugen plan of farm
relief will be ralying their forces again. The
Hoover-Smth debate farm relief during the presi-
Dental campaign certainly convinced many non-agri-
cultural voters that congress- after ALL might be able
10 do something for the troubled farmer and is evil
dent that support for the McNary- Haugen measure
has been growing steadily among both farmers and
congressman since it first introduced in crude
form six years ago.
After being twice rejected by the lower branch Of
congress and allowed to without action,
the bill subsequently twice passed both houses Of
gress by substantial maortes and has been kept off
the statute books only by executive veto.
As the bill has thus grown in favor it has lost many
of its original and Objectionable features It is
that it passed congress this year it still carried
the equalization Fee which alone sufficient bring
a Coolidge veto, and it also called for the unsound eco
nomic policy of dumping at loss q foreign market,
and embodied the fundamental fallacy of seeking to
remedy overproducton by substituting production.
Nevertheless the authors of the bill have done much
to meet the objections raised by President Coolidge
and others On the whole congress this year regis
tered progress in its preparation of practicable
plan. 1t eliminated all suggestion of price fixing and
laid vastly emphasis provisions for orderly
marketing through cooperative organizations.
Farm relief legislation is just around the corner
Whether will relieve the farmer only time and ex
perience tell.
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It is apparent that the project of calendar reform has
made rapid strides of late but long road remains
be Travelled before the smpfied calendar is adopted
Probably the greatest single step toward such adop
ton is the winning for the change the support of the
nations manufacturers.
The simpifed calendar has much to commend it.
BY providing thirteen months of four weeks each bust
ness would have method of keeping track of time by
which accurate comparisons would at all times be pos
sble Every month would begin on the same day of
the week. And each day of the week would fall on
the same days Of the month, month after month"; Thus
there would be created unvarying unit of measure
ment by which all operations in which the time ee-
ment enters could be compared accurately one with the
other AS compared with the present unscentific cal
endar with its months of varying length the smpfied
calendar would be great improvement.
sentiment and custom oppose its adoption. The
scentlflc calendar would work many changes and sen
ment and habit rebel at the thought But when con-
venence and sentiment clash the latter generally loses
The calendar has been changed BEFORE and after the
new calendar had lost it's novelty the public no longer
felt that it had lost the association connected with
certain holidays.
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Editorial Comment
A TRIBUTE TO PLUCK
New York Worldl

NEW YORK WORLD
To the courage of ]. T. Mcdonald of Pelham Manor
who rescued his wife and himself from the bottom of
the Hudson river recently, we pay tribute. Mr. and
Mrs. Mcdonald had driven aboard the ferry at larry
town, Mrs. Mcdonald behind the wheel of the car
When they reached the front end of the boat she
piled the brakes. But they didn't hold, and the car
crashed through the ferryboat chains, rolled off the
end Of the boat and plunged into twenty-five feet of
water Whereupon Mr.. Mcdonald although prevented
from opening the door by the thrush of water into the
car smashed the glass; dragged his wife out from be-
hind the wheel and pulled her out of the into the
water They rose at once to the surface and were
rescued by of life preservers by the crew Of
the ferryboat.
Offhand, as any swimmer will know, the thing looks
impossible. Yet there is the there is the twenty
two feet of water, and there Mr. and Mrs Melon
ald It was miraculous feat and could have been
performed only by pluck and wit in the face Of what
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England has always been noted for the speed and
severity with which it's deal with crime Listen
now, to the way in which English judge recently
handled traffic case.
motorst was arrested for driving while intoxicated
developed that he had been up on the same charge
before. The judge, thereupon, fined him so pounds
about $25O-and suspended his driving license for life
British traffic is not heavy ours. But this British
judge trained in courts that have the protection of
the public as their primary aim. had hesitation about
deprvlng the prisoner of the right to drive car
again as long he lives. Isn't there little object
lesson there for some of own traffic courts?
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Ton1-toms beat ceaseless din Edward of Wales and
party approached last week. the stronghold of that
quaint, Afric potentate, H. H. Daud Chau the Kabaka
Of buganda East Africa Though subservient to Great
Britain, the kabaka exercises many right and power
over his people. Aloof. he resides within spa
cious palace. surrounded by fence of elephant
grass two miles in circumference and fifteen feet high
In all Buganda only the Kabaka himself may step
upon leopard skin, symbol of royalty But last week
the kabaka clad in robes of blue and gold led Edward
OF Wales to throne chair set up beside his own and
resting upon leopard SKINS
Cried the Kabakas subjects "Ump! Toto va Geor.
gia! Hail! Son of George!" Said the Kabaka in
Your Royal Highness to this small insignificant coun.
try Of mine."
i am very happy" replied Edward of Wales "to see
such progress and prosperity in so remote portion
the realm of His Majesty my father"
Later the kabaka showed H. R. H. the great bonfire
which was lighted ct the Kabakas birth and will burr
steadily until he dies
Well pleased. Toto " Georgia continued his Afric
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BUYING DIRECT

Viewing the world market generally, it is evident
that the direct method Of buying is gaining in popular
ty 1t the expense Of the mddeman who once virtually
dominated trade. Middlsmsn seem 70 b placed in
jeopardy by this growing practice Of merchants to do
their buying direct.
The intermediary dealer jobbsr i passing out Of
the commercial picture just when consumer and pro-
Queer seemed = have rsconcilsd themselves to him.
Il win Be remembered that for decades the middle
mans profits" were blamed for ali the economic ills
y The world. And yet tho middlsman long rendered
- indispensable service 70 both producer and con-
SINNER. His profits were part Of the freight.
X the middleman Is being supplanted by direct
ryins, i because methods Of distribution have
been evolved Manufacturers have developed direct
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lng's heels in the vote count he
might have maintained leadership or
the assumption that he was the next
logical nominee. But that was i'm.
possible and the party did nothing
but prepare for the frightful Madi-
son Square Garden mess in 1924. ir
which no candidate for Leadership
could establish his supremacy.
When leadership went by default
to John w. Davis it appeared that
Davis didn't know just what to do
with it and, like Cox, he was through
after election. The job went by de-
fault to Smith at Houston and there
were probably some who hoped that
even If licked, he would hold onto it
Tor the next four years. But Smith
and his friends were unable to take
charge OF the party for 1928 pur-
poses before early July.
National chairmen, some of whom
have been pretty bad, are named
with no thought, apparently, that
they will do the party any good
after election in case of defeat.
Sometimes parties have been able
to point to some inspiring leadership
and effective minority efforts in
Congress, but the character Of DEM
ocratlc opposition there in the last
eight years has been little short of
pitiful.
There have been a few brilliant
instances of defeated candidates who
continued leadership of their parties
and made victorious comebacks.
Thomas jefferson, Andrew jackson
and Grover Cleveland are those who
come to mind.
Bryan maintained continued lead
ership, but there is question whether
from a standpoint of victory and
defeat, he did more harm or good.
Today the battered party needs a
strong leader perhaps worse than
ever. 1t may still look to Smith, in
recognition Of its gallant fight. Or
1t may, as usual, sail on without
helmsman or rudder for another four
years.
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Germany is to erect monument
to Baron Nunchausen, her greatest
liar. The honor has not been de-
termined yet in this country; the
campaign speakers have al been so
good it's hard to decide.
Forty thousand dollars worth of
brandy was found in a carload of
horses hooves, says q news item.
A carload Of kicks.
Two large volcanoes, Mt. Etna and
Krakato, have been erupting. Must
be Republican.
The japanese crown a new miks-
do and not single speech has been
heard assailing his stand on the
tariff.
Massachusetts has an antiblas-
phemy law, passed in 1897, but
they're not enforcing it any more
What's the use, with so many thou
sands Of people playing golf?
The annual cost Of crime in this
country has mounted to 1000, OOO,-
600. And nobody can say we aren't
getting our moneys worth.
A liberal was elected president in
Nicaragua. All comments on the
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 13.-There art
underworlds and underworlds in New
York.
There are minor underworlds anC
major underworlds. There are cheap
sodden, tawdry underworlds anc
rich, powerful, Inscriptions under.
worlds in which gold is tossed care.
lessly about. There are Rockefellers
Of the underworld and gutter snipes
These underworlds are we'll acouaint.
/ ed with each other, but they don't
have to speak when they meet, any
more than do those representatives
of different castles in more polite
society.
1t is when some Arnold Rothstein
is taken for ride" that eyes are
rubbed and the good folk Of a great
city look about them and ask. in
credulously, "Can such things be ~
Rothstein was, insofar as Manhat.
tan went. king Of the gamblers. And
because he was the biggest of them
al ne cannot be accepted as typical,
he must be categorical as an indi-
vidual. For, in the underworld rs
elsewhere, the distinctive personal
tiles reach the peaks, or the DEPTHS
if you prefer.
When one considers that some
such sum as $285,OOO dropped in q
stud game was mentioned as a pos
sible cause of the Rothstein shoot
ing, the sums involved in a few eve
nings OF play can be properly appre-
clated. And when Rothstein's prom
critics were estimated, they added up
to something around $2O,OOO,OOO
Yet, with all this wealth and
power in the underworld-"they" got
him.
With all his riches and drag
Rothstein knew that he was marked
and could do nothing about it. but
wait. WV
Rothstein belonged to an aristoc.
racy of the underworld.
There's a trim, busy little cafe IN
Broadway, just below 5Oth street,
where his tribesmen gather. You'll
learn by listening, but not to them.
that So-and-So dropped million on
the horses last season. And So-and-
So has the reputation Of being a
wise guy, with inside Information
and all that. If he can lose a mil
lion, what chance has the average
plunger?
You'll hear, but not from them,
that Nick the Greek is back in town
which means that big crap games
will 60 on behind closed doors for q
few nights.
OF all the gambling figures in
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WOMEN LAWYERS
(Des Moines Tribuna.Can;ta

(Des Moines Tribune -Capital)
In Baltimore the bar association has declined to
admit four women who, it is explained in brief AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch, proposed by the four
city judges
The dispatch also intcrprets the declinaton by say
ing that Portias unwelcome in Baltimore Bar as
ISOLATION"
What reasons, other than the fact that they are
women were advanced against these four is not made
plain, Il there were any other The assump-
ton must be- since the four city judges proposed the
names, that it was not question Of ability Of
sufficiently .gh ethical sense to warrant being
sociated with Baltimore men lawyers.
What 4 ridiculous spirit Of masculine chubby ex.
clusivcness this rejection exhibits.
Baltimore men lawyers ought to give little stud,
to the kind Of world they are living in It isn't
world just Of men, any more.
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Manhattan, Nick the Greek is likely
to live the longest and have the
fewest enemies. The reason is that
he generally loses. And, again, he
doesn't play steadily. He may make
a profession of gambling, but he fits
in and out. He may drop a for
tune, but unlike the other profess
sional gamblers Of Broadway, he
doesn't hang around to get it back in
one way or another.
He doesn't try to fix races, OF
prizefights, or engage in all the
various and sundry by-products of
the gambling racket. He wins
quickly or he loses quickly. In any
event he's here today and gone to-
morrow. If he loses, he disappears
into the west or middle-west. He
stays away for many months. And
when he comes back he has big
money. No one ever has learned
how or where he gets it. No one
has asked. Nick is a real sport"
He wins and loses like a gentleman.
He never squawks, and he always
pays up.
i y
Rothstein was, Of course, "lone
wolf" One has to be to become
biggest man in anything. A gam
bier who runs nothing into millions
has to play lone game and hit out
for himself. He has to have the
"house percentage" and he has to
be lin the know" when the big wag-
ers are on, whether it be fight or
a race. He has to invest his money,
as Rothstein did-tying it up in
apartments and clubs and businesses.
And he has to, some day before he ID
very old, get ready for "the works.
for no man can win millions with
out leaving a trail Of foes.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc. }
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by RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Wriferl

Washington, Nov. l3.-Demo.
cratic Chairman John J. Raskob's
views on the inefficiency of a polit.
ical organization which works t.
elect itself only three or four months
every four years may be new bust
ness, but they shouldn't be.
After an election, of course, the
party in control of government has
an enormous advantage. The admin
istration becomes the party's no
litical machine, waxing mighty on
federal patronage. The losing party
on the other hand is always in a
bad way. Generally this party has
been the Democratic party.
There are all sorts of reasons WHY
minority party, under our political
system, invariably subsidies from its
frenzles and lies down for another
long sleep; numerous serious OBJ
stacles which must be overcome by
the type of headwork uncommon
among politicians if serious compe-
tition is to be offered the federal
machine four years in the future.
If the party in power provides a
satisfactory administration the case
OF the minority party becomes nearly
hopeless. Smiths campaign this
year was based almost wholly on
Republican iniquity and neglect of
important problems. His job was to
convince the voters that he would
give them a better brand of govern
ment.
The fundamental weakness of the
party out of power has generally
been its lack of sustained leader
ship. Without such leadership it can
only rarely hope to overcome the
majority perty's edge which such a
party has by virtue of its control.
Consider the Democrats over an
elght-ycar period. In 1920 Wilson
was assuredly the party's grea.
leader. But Wilson was ve,.,. ell
man, incapable Of leadership except
as an inspirational symbol.
Leadership fell to Cox, but only
after a cat and dog fight for the
nomination could Cox get his hands
on it, and then Only for few
months, until he was licked. After
that, there was no leader to follow
for another four years.
If Cox had run close onto Hard
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selling sales organizations and the business volume of
the representative retail enterprise is large enough to
justify sending buyers to factory showrooms. Collec
tive purchasing by groups Of small merchants obtain
for them the economies and other advantages of direct
buying
The manufacturer is furnishing experience for the
farmer who vastly widen his home market and
open up new demand abroad by collective distribution
and direct selling. And what is equally important the
consuming public is sharing in the profits that once
went to the middle.nan.