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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
The Corporation Tax

The small corporations Of the United States Will
hail with considerable enthusiasm the inclusion in the
tax bill the Garner Graduated scale Of rates for co..
poratiOns with incomes under $4,000 per year. The
senate accepted the Garner rates Saturday BY a vote
Of 40 to as, every democrat and two republicans voting
for the ~inclusion.
The Present tax. which places all corporations upon
an equal basis. has prevented the formation Of INA ali
corporations to such an extent that il has proved in.
curious to the commercial development OF the nation.
Combinations of capital from $4,000 to siO0. 600 arr
practically prohibited under the excessive Is per cent
corporation tax. Large corporations have been ham.
pered 70 some extent By this tax. but the smaller cor
porstions have found il almost unbesrable.
Under the Garner graduated rate, accepted BY the
senate and soon to be placed before President Coolidge
the small corporations will pay from z to II per cent
based upon their incomes. Those showing profits OF
$4,000 or more will pay Il IL per cent, but the cor
pcration showing a profit u $4,000 will pay only : per
cent. In the past three or four years hundreds o.
small corporations. unable to meet the excessive tax.
have been forced from business. and the large corpor-
-tions have profited through the elimination OF COM
%rrtition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
The Sterling Highway Plan

That Chairman Sterling OF the state highway com
mission struck a responsive chord when he suggest
ed that the state finance a comprehensive system OF
paved highways with a bond issue Of $500. 000. 900 to
SS500o0,000 based upon n gasoline tax 70 he levied by
the state. is apparent from the flood Of approval en-
ansting from the newspapers and commercial end
civic organizations Of the state.
The Sterling plan contemplates the reimbursing Of
counties ~hich have voted bonds for state highways
and financing all state highways without requesting
counties To participate. This would assure construc-
ton of state highways as one project regardless Of the
valuations or bonding capacities Of the various coun-
ties such highways would traverse.
One Of the most commendable features Of the plar
is that it relieves real estate Of the burden Of con-
structing state highways, and places that burden where
X belongs-upon the owners Of motor vehicles who will
pay in proportion to the use they make of the highway
system.
Another feature that has thus far failed to arouse
much comment, and which is all important, is that the
state bonds would draw interest at the rate Of 4 Or
! 12 per cent, whereas the average county bonds draw
interest at the rate Of 3 to 5 12 per cent, and road
district bonds at 5 12 to s per cent. State bonds draw
ing 4 per cent would be almost as attractive to in
vestors as county bonds at : or district bonds At g.
BY financing q $500, 100000 program with state bonds
the state could effect a saving Of approximately ST.
100000 a year on the interest. The saving in interest
alone would finance a large part Of the maintenance.
Tremendous savings could also be effected in large
contracts, and the cost of paving and the burden os
the interest and sinking fund could both be materially
reduced.
Owners Of motor vehicles would not find the tax a
burden. Records prove that the increased mileage per
gallon of gasoline on paved highways averages from
3 to a. per cent, and the operator of q motor vehicle
could we'll afford to increase his gasoline cost 10 or
is per cent in order to get 25 to IS per cent more in
mileage.
Under the plan proposed BY Chairman Sterling
there would be more uniformity in construction ma
terisls and methods and in width Of highway. Such
gaps as now exist north Of Jim Wells county ~
through Kennedy county would be eliminated. and the
entire system Of state highways constructed with a
view Of maximum efficiency and service t. the GREATEST
number. A.
Texas has been endeavoring for ten years t. bAld
a connected system # state highways under eXANting
laws, and the effort has proved fruitless. Inc pro-
gressive counties have been penalized BY ne unpro-
gressive or by those which lacked sufficie.h valuations
to vote the necessary bonds. There is ynlv n wav =,
construct a connected system. and that il throuch
financing by the state upon such a plan AZ NJ s,er.
ling has proposed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Kansas proposes to remove the unsirhtly billiards
which mar the scenic beauties Of many rural spots in
that state. A decision handed down last week by the
Kansas supreme court opens the way for the removal
Of all advertising signs and billboards along state
highways. In its decision the court declared valid "a
statute enacted by the legislature last year which pro-
hbited any kind Of signs, except official markers. on
the right-of-way Of state highways: also any adver-
Using sign within 500 feet Of a turn in the road. al
intersection or q grade crossing.
Following the enactment Of the law. the state high
WAYS commission directed the county highway boards
10 proceed with the removal Of signs already put IN.
A sign company brought suit against one Of the county
boards and obtained an injunction through the district
court. The supreme court reversed the decision of the
lower court. and removal Of all signs in accordance
with the state law is now in progress.
The decision of the Kansas court is regarded as
significant, as the signs involved in the suit we're only
81 by Il inches in size. They had been placed on
fence posts along the highways, and less than one-half
the 20-inch length extended over the highway right
of-way. But the higher court held that even that. un-
ar certain conditions, might constitute an obstruction
10 the view Of the motorist.
Al the meeting Of the Association Of National Adj
.srtisers IN Cleveland last week. cognizance was taken
- he increasing demand for the removal Of objection
80. signs, and it was the consensus Of the meeting
-. unsirhtIy billboards. which mar the scenic beauty,
I'll eventually 80 down before the barrsge Of public
lrsrion. II was reported that throughout New Eng
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

NEW YORK, May 14.-Some or the
things that are being talked about
now at dinners and evening parties
in New York:
The probabilities Of a severe break
in the stock market. The i'm
.provement in the quality Of bootleg
liquors. The further deteriora-
tion In the quality OF bootleg liquors.
Margery Latimer's first novel,
"We(Are Incredible" The COM
parative merits or various radio sets
and loud speakers. Herbert
Hoover. Alfred Emanuel Smith.
Whether George Jean Nathan
and Lillian Gish will ever get mar
ried. 4. The 7-cent subway fare
fight. Automobiles. Sum-
mer resorts. . The fight among
the critics over "him," lower case
impressionistic play BY 2. e. cum
mings, lower case poet. /. . The at
tempt Of the ShubertS, rival produc-
ers. TO have the police close down
Strange lnterlude," Eugene OrNeills
nine-act domestic drama Is immoral.
on the eve OF the revelation that the
play is the winner Of the Pulitzer
prize as best moral drama Of the
year. Nicaragua. . A threat
encd divorce suit in which Peggy
Hopkins Joyce alleEedly figures. . /.
The strange financial maneuvers Of a
publisher supposed to be one OF the
richest men in the u. Z. . What
will L~indbergh do next? . The al
legged domestic troubles of Eugene
0'Neill. The stock market. /. /.
The stock market. . The stock
market.
There X a marriage broker in New
York who guarantees girls marriage
o. q man OF means and social position
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
New York Letter

or money back. She is n middle
aged woman, N member of an improv-
trished family, with social connec-
tions in New York, Newport, South
ampton, Aiken and other colonies.
She requires that her clients be
beautiful. accomplished, poised and OF
reputable family. The broker has n
regular systematic procedure Of
match making. She e%ntertains her
client, inviting persons Of high social
position, including wealthy men Of
manageable age. and then obtains
for the prospective bride invitations
20 fashionable affairs. She furthers
her clients interests by showing he-
off TO the best advantage. seeing that
she Is at the fright places" at the
fright times" and acting as N diplo-
matte Ro-between. Naturally, she 10
very careful Of her clients reputa-
ton.
She il credited with having brought
about several successful marriages
20 men Of millions. OF course, her
fee as broker is quite high.
Another reason why you can't be-
lieve your eyes on Broadway In that
n considerable number or "leg pads"
are sold in hosiery shops along the
street. The pad fits very neatly cver
the calf and creates what il TO the
passing eye q shapely leu.
Every town has a lot Of fishermen
who would love TO know j. Harvey
Ladew or New York. He Is spending
$4,000 10 enjoy the fishing along the
coast of Nicaragua which Zane Grey
says is the fisherman's paradise. He
chartered N five-masted schooner u
take him and his friends down for
the sport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Tor producing twice that amount
would be small.
Adjacent 70 the dam and power
house stands one OF the two giant
nitrate plants. capable, in size and
equipment. to furnish fertilizer for
millions Of farmers-fertiziler pro
duced with the aid Of the current
generated at the shoals and factors
taken from the sir.
These nitrate plants lie idle
closely guarded by soldiers. Govern
ment reservation laws exist. A negro
was court-martialed and given n mill
tary hanging for shooting a soldier at
one Of the plants. Tourists may en-
ter the grounds Of the PLANTS, but not
10 linger or leave their cars.
Operation Of these PLANTS awaits
decision Of the entire problem. Mean
while equipment and material is de-
teriorating and maintenance increas-
ing.
New Dam Planned
Sixteen miles above Wilson dam
the stretches Of Tennessee shoal
await the building Of a third dam.
so feet in height. capable Of produc-
inr 100000 horse power in itself. and
adding something TO the production
Of Dam No. . 1.-THE present one.)
Q hear many views concerning
the reasons for the failure Of those in
control to take definite and immedi-
ate action to utilize the power now
going 70 waste AZ the rate Of mil
lions Of horse power 1r x. ". Fl. or
any other way electrical experts
choose 10 figure ID.
The power companies arc trying
70 gfab the power" is one answer.
Power Companies Side
The power companies arc in the
best position to market the power a.
the greatest profit TO ne government
and the lowest cost to the con-
sumer." is the reply.
Its being made a football"
You hear hundreds Of such re-
marks while walking about. fly fash
ion. on the broad exranses Of con-
crete.
And all the time the liberated
waters rush through the spillways
md on down the flat bottom Of the
river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
JIMMY JAMS

Moses-can run things quite az we'll
~ he can-maybe better.
The president pro tenn" now. IL
. man Of consequence. He's recos-
nized as the msjority's big man" in
the senate. He has a vote: He has
a hand in shaping legislation. He
can call q substitute 10 the chair. i'm
his place. and make q speech. He's
p senator plus"
While Calvin Coolidge was filling
out the late President Hardinr's un-
finished term, there was, OF course,
no vice president.
That made the late Senator Al
bert y. Cummins, who was president
pro tenn" at the time, permanent
presiding officer Of the senate. He
was on precisely the footing, in the
upper chamber, Of the speaker in
the lower one. It's altogether a diff
ferent thing from the vice presidency
"a post Of great power and conse-
quence.
In 1925 came the customary quad
rennial readjustment.
Vice President Dawes was indicted
into office.
The public printer" issued . neu
CongressIonsry Directory.
And what do you think happened?
Why, the d~irectory's editors had
fallen out Of the habit of putting
any vice presidents name in the
volume. during the two years while
the country had none, and they for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Americans need to learn that the finest and birb..,
things in life cannot be achieved By our national b.hi,
Of headlong precipitancy.
you can imagine yourself not being an American.
ana never having visited America before. coming here
Tor the first time, and sensitively responding "a the
mental and moral climate Of our people. the most dom.
inant Characteristic of our life would probahIv 1.
certain ~headlong preeipitancy with which Nc liz. a.,
nurl overselves after the things which ~. U.r, II
the common parlance, We are go-retters u - ~
our eye on a desirable goal. we plunge for !, W.,
we need very much to see is that there are some ,b;rr.
IN lte' the finest and highest things. that cannot bs
"re'e oy TINS method Of ~headlong precipitancy.
experience falls into two portions: the ,birrs 80
ke' y directly pounee on them when We want them
IKE a lion on his prey. second. the things ws h.v. -
get at indirectly by fulfilling prior and often remote
CONDITIONS Some things are like catchip, . ,ro;n
~ run Tor Il. 7ut some things are not lie Ira, =.
alive get them only by indirection. Take cuI,,ro
o example. No one can define il. vet we All tpov
what It is-the fragrance and charm Of . e. -.
ana a rleh mind. But such spiritual beauty i rot -.
rived az by any plunging method. Which Of Won. bv
oeing anxious, ever added a cubit to his culture, chi.
ture y like the light on Moses face when he wished
not that it shOne.
II one OF William J. Locke's novels there ,h.r.
aetsr who thus expresses himself: II would IL. .,
take lie by the throat and choke somethins ot ~ ;t-
Ihat IS the method of direct go-gettins action. But
the finest things cannot be choked out Of life. They
come another way. They are the aftermath and by
product Of the things which We adore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Washington
Letter
WHY VICE PRESIDENCY ISN'T so
ATTRACTIVE
b. CHARLES r. STEWART

BY CHARLES r. STEWART
INSTRUMENTATION on his
platform IN the senate chamber, gavel
in hand. presiding. the vice president
gives the impression OF = mighty
important f~unctionary.
Visitors often wonder why the jobs
50 much poo-pooh-ed BY politicians.
The politicians are right, however
What the visitors don't realize Is
that it's the vice presidential set
ting they're impressed by-not the
vice president.
To size up the vice presidency cor
rectly. it's more enlightening TO take
a look al il outside the ~lsw-msking
hours.
The vice president has his person
nj suite in the Senate Office build
ing. It's just like all the senator's
the regulation two rooms. the
usual big desks. all the rest of the
massive furniture. and the customary
personal. or private secretary, and
several stenographers.
AS you enter. the place seems
thoroughly senatorial.
Then you sense something subtly
different.
The senatorial bustle's lacking
There's a hint OF ennui. Nobody's
waiting to see the vice president
a mob's always waiting TO see a SEN
ator.
There's No current. You're in a
governmental back-water.
The reason nobody hothers with
the vice president is that he's Of no
consequence. He can't help anybody
He can't hurt anybody.
More nearly than anything else,
he's a senator-but he's an impotent
one-no vote. no voice. no nuthin'-
the n denatured individual out OF
a body Of nearly 100. and the rest
fairly boiling senatorial life and
virillty.
II he has any influence at all, it's
on the strength Of the bare chance
that fate will land him in the White
House. II isn't much to count on.
Otherwise he's as superfluous in
Washington as the vermiform ap-
pendix is in the human system.
The senate doesn't need him.
Any time he's absent. the "presi.
dent pro tem"-i1st now Senator
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
cAPITALlzING COURTESY

As / strolled along Fifth avenue,
in New York. one afternoon, ! re-
membered that | needed . collar.
I went into the nearest haberdssh-
cry and frankly told a young clerk
what | had come for. He seized q
little box off the shelf, and deftly
drew a collar from a cute little it's
sue-paper envelope. while quietly
humming a simple tune.
That's the very latest thing" he
sighed, at the same time significantly
tapping with his index finger the
collar that he himself wore. There
was no denying that the two collars
were OF the same identical type
/ was really rather csptivated by
the collar and inquired the price.
"Those are a dollar each" the
young man replied. as he suppressed
a yawn.
Now. as a matter OF fact. I never
pay one dollar for q collar. 7 freely
admitted to the salesman that i was
seeking merely n twenty-five cent
collar, and was unwilling TO Fay =
dollar. wen though the collar he had
just showed me did. indeed. make
him look wonderfully neat and at
tractive.
At the mere mention OF the words
twenty-five cents, the clerk looked
deeply vexed.
"Ah." said he. with a smile of
mingled pity and amusement. 1--WE
have no such collars as that. We
don't touch them" And he made a
deprecating gesture with his left
hand. palm outward. rs if the very
thought of such n collar vas repel-
lent TO his sensitive nature.
You won't find any cheap collars
on Fifth avenue" he added, busyinr
himself putting away his stock. as IL
the incident were closed. gathered
from what he said that I might just
as we'll try to find the mythical pot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
b. NORMAN T.. BROWN

DN D. DhONN
MUSCLE SHOALS. Ala. May IL
While congress weighs methods Of
operating Americas greatest poten,
tial power source now under leash
those who visit Muscle Shoals see
Enough power going to waste each
hours 70 supply
But the recitation Of figures would
only confuse the average citizen a'
they confuse the visitor here.
Some things, however. are appar-
ent 10 the layman who goes sight.
seeing.
What Visitor Secs
Twelve Of the So sn.llways in tbs
mile-long dam CWilscn dam are
open. with thousands cf gallons Of
water rushing through untitled
every minute.
Eight giant turbines, totaling 260,-
600 horse power az capacity. stand
ready 10 produce powe--and five are
operating. These five. capable Of
producing $4,000 horse power, are
operating below capacity 10000
horse power.
DtNVW AMf 44nAAft-sNiit lUHk TOVH
in which these giant turbines stand
is another room, still longer. await
ing installation Of 10 more turbines,
as large as the eight now in operat-
ing condition.
Huge Mass Of Water
Behind this building "a part Of the
dam structure itselfl the water is
penned up--96 feet high-waiting 10
be turned loose on the paddles Of the
turbines-The one constructed and
the ones q be installed.
Struggled timidly among the giant
turbines that spin to a steady. low
droning sound, Is a tiny turbine. AT
least ii is tiny alongside the others,
This turbine Is the "hsuse machine
which supplies the current for the
plant. to light the dam, the buildings,
run the elevator, etc.
This turbine alone can produce
enough power at peak load 10 supply
two ordinary middls-sized towns
with their average industries. II Is
listed At 1,4O0 horse power. The
larger ones at $4,000 and 30.000-if
that will help you any.
Yet. with the necessary water
available 10 urn 10 OF the giant tur-
bines At peak load the year around,
only five Of them are in use now
and no progress being made toward
installing the final grnuD Of 10.
Figures Given Writer
The Alabama Power company nov
is psyinR the government two mills
per kilowatt hour for What power is
being produced and sold pending
final disposition of the plant. This
II netting the government something
like 100000 per mon'h and costing
$4,000 70 produce. The added ma
terial. labor and operating expense
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
India Opens Bureau
To Predict Monsoons

POONA. India-P1-A weather
bureau Is being opened here with tho
particular duty OF ~forecastins mon
soons.
The most deadly of worlds veS-
ther ~terrcrs, the northeast monsoon.
Il - hoped, will be deprived Of Us
terrible effects.
The new station was the inspira-
tion Of j. H. Field, Of the Indian
meteorological department, who has
spent two decades developing a sys-
TEN for f~crecastinT the winter rains
IN northern India and monsoons.
Inc forecasts are expected to pro-
tect the forthcoming regular AYR
service to India. ss we'll rs shipping
which has suffered from the tenn
pests in the past.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
San Benito Legion To
Attend Edinburg Fete

SAN BENTTo. May 14.-Members
Of the American Legion post here
are preparing to 60 to E~dinburg on
May rs. to attend the meeting that
is to be held there on the opening
Of the new Clossner building.
The Edinburg legion post is 20
stage q celebration and dance on the
roof of the building. and is inviting
Leeionnsires from eli parts OF the
Valley to be present
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Timely Views
AMERICAN HABIT OF RUSHING SCORE
By DR. HARRY EMERSON FospICK

y DIV HHNNI EMEhSDN FUNDIIk
Pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church, New York citv
CDR. Fosdiek was born in Buffalo, n. Y, in 1878.
He was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1909.
and served as pastor Of the First church Of Mont
clair, n. J., from 1904 in 1915. DR.. Fosdick be-
came An instructor in homiletics at the Union
Theological college seminary in 1908 which posi-
ton ne held until 1915 when he became professor
Of practical theology at the seminary. He has been
pastor o. the Park Avenue Baptist church Of New
York, since 1879.
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rot to include Charles G.. Dawes
anne in the new one.
That sessions first edition cams
out without il.
The incident aptly illustrates about
how much the vice presidency
amounts to in the calculations az
official Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

May IA, 1928
Who am IL When did my corona.
tion take place? In what city Is my
official residence?
Name the present pope-
What crown prince visited the
United States in 1926?
A celebrated American patriot was
recognized as a distinguished silver
smith. What was his name?
JIMMY JAMS
Today i'm the Past
on this date. in 1904. the famous
Lewis and Clark expedition 10 the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

CHICAGO-Albert Willis testified
i'm his divorce suit that Ne had 70
scrub the kitchen floor twice q week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

A Daily Thought
"A certain amount Of distrust is
wholesome. but not 30 much OF 9TH
ersers as Of ourselves; neither vanity
nor eonceit can exist in the same at
mosphere with it."-Madame SuEzane
Necker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
quiet, somewhat reserved. They
possess good mechanical ability.
They love travel. and gain much in
this way, for nothing escapes their
observation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
The Grab Bag

Pacific Northwest was begun. Ths
United States later profited by the
expedition through the acquisition OF
the Northwest territory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-19
Liners On
Way To Houston
See RaymondviIle

RAYM0NDvILLE, May 1.-two
special trains carrying $50 members
Of the American Short Line Railway
operators stopped here Friday en-
route to Houston where the party
will disband. The railway men were
shown the city during a thirty-min-
ute trip by automobiles. Fifty cars
were used.
At the conclusion of the ride the
tourists were presented Willacy
county onions by the chamber o.
commerce.
The two trains started from st.
Louis after the convention Of short
line railway men and toured Mexico
as the guest of the Mexican National
lines. re-entering the United States
at Brownsville Thursday. The stop
here concluded the vacation. Every
member of the party was enthusiast
tic in his praise Of the Valley.