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Evening star., 1928-12-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Spirit Of Santa Claus.
Small Boy and Girl again you pause
To ask us, Who Is Santa CLAUSE"
He is the Toiler who enjoys
Producing books or clothes or toys.
He is the Salesman and the Clerk
And the Accountant, hard at work.
He is the Motorman who roams
While we bring bundles to our homes.
He is the Person skilled in Art;
He is the Driver of the Cart,
Which must know when to Go or Stop;
He is the patient Traffic Cop.
He is the animating Mind
OF deeds all generous and kind.
The Saint, as helpful hours go by,
Is He and She and You and !.
So, smile and have heart, because
Thsre1l always be a Santa Claus!
Evening star., 1928-12-14
The New Jersey 0ptimist.

The crown for the worlds most
optimistic nan must be immediately
transferred to New Jersey for in that
State has been revealed the optimist OF
all optimists. Occupying the high and
exalted position of judge, this new
crown wearer has told an amazed
people of his belief that there
are no mosquitoes in New Jersey
in the Winter time. This STAR
Ting revelation came about in the follow
ing manner: Egerio scios was brought
into court charged with burning sulphur
candles in hi basement and annoying
the n.ishbors Asked by the optimistic
fudge what the candles were for. the de-
Evening star., 1928-12-14
$3.50, 1000, 900 Is Saved
In Christmas Funds

Eight thousand banks in the United
States will distribute $3.50, 900. 900 to
Christmas fund members this year This
vast sum--it would pay the cost of rum
ming New York City handsomely a year
will be disbursed for all sorts of pur-
poses, from purchase Of holiday gifts
10 payments on mortgages. Practically
all of 1t goes to small savers. 1t has
been put away week by weekeout Of In
come without crippling anybody. Regu-
larity has made its accumulation
mere incident of routine. Experience
in the ease of saving in Christmas funds
has led many persons to apply the same
system to vacation funds.
Many who experimental in thrift to
make SUR OF extra mnnev for Yuletide
have le~r I the satisfaction and COM
fort IN derives from storing
the SUR nday against the deficit
OF tomoric,,. Thsy have mastered the
frst lesson In the oldest and best (
method Of putting prosperity to its best
use.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Absolute serenity.

Il should like to live entirely free
from discomfort, with all my wants
foreseen."
Il understand" said Miss Cayenne.
What you desire is to be reincarnated
as q gold fish,"
"You sho' will git along fine, son, -
said Uncle Eben when you learns to
put as much enthusiasm In q days work
as you puts in a nights crap game"
Evening star., 1928-12-14

New ideas are now boldly cham
pioned. The hope of getting old John
Barleycorn permanently out Of politics,
at first expressed in terms of emotion
alism, is taken up as consideration In
practical business life.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

When Mussolini gets through with
his plans for q magnificent Italy the
world may as well prepare to start with
new julius Caesar. and study Roman
history all over again.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

American spectacular shows are
hailed with interest In London, where
blackface comedy has always been re-
garded as representing the high his
trionic art of the Western Hemisphere.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

Elections are uncertain. One of the
great tests Of genuine American
statesman is the ability to remain
affable when he is not having his own
way,
Evening star., 1928-12-14
National Need.

You have been profound student
OF the country's needs"
Il have" answered Senator Sorghum.
And each problem gives the same an
swer. What the country invariably
needs Is me in an official capacity"
Evening star., 1928-12-14

A Communist demonstration selects a
spectacular opportunity to create agita-
ton without going to the intellectual
trouble OF explaining what 1t is all
about
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Or All Our Friends.

From the Flint Daily Journal.
Only a couple of weeks now and we
can send those incense burners we got
last year to some of our friends.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

Abandoned Chimney Place.
Our heating system seems to be
A hindrance growing greater.
Where would old Santa get, II he
Climbed through each radiator?
Evening star., 1928-12-14

In spite Of modest desires for simple
ceremonial, there can be no resentment
OF q popular wish to welcome a new
President to the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Prenarcdness.

From the Toledo Blade
Every base ball club should keep a
good supply of trading stock on hand.
in case it might want to acquire the
services of Rogers HornSby.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

1t may be possible to convince the
world that spiteful warfare Is as much
out of date as rancorous arguments
about "witchcraft" or evolution.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
They Quack Louder.

From the Charleston Daily Mail
Somehow 1t seems to us that we make
far more ado over few lame ducks"
than. over q million or so of other
unemployed.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
That Would Be One.

From the Fort Wayne News-sentinel
If the Balkans had to wait for four
years to have q national crisis, they'd
go crazier than ever.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Silence Is Golden.

From the Muncie Morning Star.
Since Mr.. Hoover can't talk Spanish,
he is likely to maintain the best of the
Coolidge conversational traditions.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

One advantage enjoyed by the
Antarctic explorers is that they find
themselves in domain where there
are no present political problems.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

Jud Tunkins says q Communist"
looks to him like gang man who
makes bomb of gas pipe instead Of
using gun.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Well. First Off
nee lAiaA Herald

From the Florence tAIs.l Herald.
What puzzles us is how Hoover got
elected after promising to call an extra
session Of Congress.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
An o.h.r St.t.x and Canada
Memher oP the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
20 the use fer Republication OF all ews dis
patches credited TO II or not otherwise cred
tied IN this paper and also the local news
puSiished herein All rights of publication CT
special dispatches herein ere also reserved
Evening star., 1928-12-14
All in Pun.

From the Eellineham Herald.
1t may be Just, q coincidence that one
of the leaders 1.-the Bulgarian revolu-
tion was nanaedk fopOff for that is pre-
cisely what happened to him.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
For a While. at Least

From the Louisville Times. a.
The electoral college lis dkerent from
other colleges In that 1t always guar
antees employment to Its graduates.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Personality. Minus.

From the Detroit News.
Personality" Is what a tiresome
vaudeville actor has when he hasn't
anything else.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
All That Il Asked.

The aviator likes to roam
Through scenes Of Icy stress.
And II he safely gets back home,
The trip is A Success.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

A seat on the New York Stock Ex-
change is worth more than ever before
But IL Is no easy chair.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Simple Essentials.

simple Essentials.
After ALL" said the ready made phi
losopher, the rewards Of each days
journey in life are three meals and a
restful night"
That's right" answered Mr.. Chug-
gins. I'VE can 90 on cheerfully enough
If we are sure of three filling stations
and a garage"
He who thinks he has no faults"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, has
a self conceit which must prove the
greatest of all faults"
Evening star., 1928-12-14

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Evening star., 1928-12-14
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@. How big should maple trees be
when cut for lumber?-L. A. T.
A. They should be at least Is to 18
inches in diameter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
MOSES, WORK
TO HAVE MEET
Eastern c.. 0. p. Chief
Sees Hot Campaign
For President

NEW YORK, July 23.-PJ-Ex-
pecting the most hotly-contested
presidential campaign since 1892.
Senator George H. Moses of New
Hampshire, eastern director Of the
republican campaign, was here today
for a conference with National
Chairman Hubert Work and the ma
tional committeeman from the east
ern states.
"This campaign is going to be the
most warmly contested of any since
1892" Senator Moses said. "The
democrats are going to have more
money this year than they have had
since 1892. But of the outcome there
is no doubt. Hoover is bound to
win"
Moses added that he was not wor-
ried over the presidential election
but that he was concerned" about
the election of a senator from Massa-
chusetts.
He expressed confidence that
Hoover would carry New York state.
Thousands Of persons who have
voted for Smith for Governor" he
said, will not vote for him for
president, I have been told"
The senator expressed belief that
selection Of John J.. Raskob as demo-
cratic national chairman would not
attract any considerable business vote
10 Governor Smith.
"The selection Of Mr.. Raskob," he
said, "has produced mixed emotions
in the democratic camp and, when the
resultant mixture has clarified and
precipitated. the chances are that the
residue will not be as sweet as the
democrats think. IL is going to
be an interesting spectacle watching
a republican spend democratic funds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23

trude Carter OF Mercedes. Mrs. Nor
rison was president Of the Students
association. during her senior year
in college, the session OF lele-le20.
She was also active In Y. w. &. A.
work while In Chicago, having been
named as college representative 20
several national conventions OF X.
w. c. A. workers.
Mrs. Morrison taught In the Mer-
cedes schools for several years and
later was n member Of the faculty
OF the College OF Industrial Arts.
Mrs. Morrison Is prominent In
community work in Mercedes.
Mrs. Morrison teaches Bible study
in the Weslaco schools, this coming
session making her second year.
She Is a member Of the Mercedes
Women's Society club an the just
We Neighbors club. the latter IN
home demonstration club.
She has been n member OF the
executive board OF the c. /. "A. girls
organization representing Mercedes
since the beginning OF the orEani-
cation in 1921.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
Smith TO
CUTCAMPAICN
Friends Favor Drive of
a Few Speeches Be-
fC-c Election

ALBANY. n. Y. July 23.-CPl-
Governor Saith is being urged by
some Of his political advisers TO
pack the punch Of his presidential
campaign into the eight weeks pre-
ceding the election. In this way,
they figure. he can best build up
to a climax just before the voting
early in November.
AS for the democratic nominee
himself, he has reached no decision
when he should take to the road
where he should 60. or how many
speeches he should deliver. He is
revolving in his mind the varied bits
Of advice that come from lieuten-
ants. including those who think he
should take TO the stump about La
Dor day at the latest. and il prob
ably will be a month or more before
Dis speech making plans are dis
closed.
The governor has told friends.
however, that he does not intend 10
make more than one speech a day.
and he is considering the advisable
ity Of not even doing that. A lin
tied number Of addresses. all 10 be
broadcast by radio. in STRATEGIC CEN
ters is a program to which he Is
giving serious thought.
Until after his notification the
week of August 10. the democratic
presidential nominee will do no cam
paigning. A few DAYS after his ac-
ceptance speech here. he plans 70
attend a democratic rally at Sea
grit. ~ D. and undoubtedly will
make az least a short address.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
Starr Highwayto
Be Topped West
TO County Line

RIO GRANDE CITY. July o.
Work on the Starr county highway
will include topping the road west
of Roma to the Zapata county line,
according TO II. P. Guerra who has
Just returned from Austin where he
appeared as a representative Of this
county before the state highway
commission who early in the week
designated a new road from Jour
danton to Rio Grande City.
The state is now topping the
county road from the Hidalgo
county line west TO Roma. and the
announcement that the remainder Of
the highway will also be topped
m as good news TO motorists
who use the Rio Grande City-Laredo
road.
Work on the newly designated
highway will be commenced at an
early date. and toward he end Of
perfecting plans for the different
counties participation. a meeting Of
the five counties touched by the new
road has been called for at an early
date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
TEXAS Rains
TO Aid CROPS
Scattered Central and
: West Sections Get
Good Downpour

FORT WORTH, July 23.-lP-
Crops were benefited by rains vary
ing from one-half to more than three
inches which fell in scattered sec
tions Of West and Central Texas
Saturday and Sunday, according TO
reports here today.
Donley county reported 1.25 inches
with cotton and all other crops in ex-
cellent conditions.
Slaton reported SO rainfall with
heavier precipitation in the surround
ing territory.
A three inch rain fell for IA hours
over SeRgraves and vicinity.
Memphis reported "a general rain
totaling 2.l5 inches, which will prove
a great boon to the crops Of this sec
ton"
Hale Center reported a . 1-2 inch
rainfall.
Other reports includes: Lockney,
general rain; Maverick, scattered
showers; stiles, one inch rain; Has
kell, one to two inches over county;
Floyada, general rain; Lubbock 1927
inches, Rankin, $50 inches, Sweet
water. general rain. Big Spring, local
showers; Electra, slow rain totaling
.26 of an inch; Stanton, $50 inches,
and Fort Stockton, more than an inch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
WRECKS
TAKE TOLL
NDEAD,HURT
/. c. Passenger Trains
Hit; Fret ght Cars
Run Wild; Circus,
Elevated Crash

CHICAGO, July 23.-tP-A dozen
passengers were so seriously injured
they were removed to hospitals and
two score others were shaken up
and bruised today when two crowd
ed Illinois Central railroad passen-
ger trains, both bound down town,
collided at the Van Buren, street
station.
One train was discharging pas
sengers at the station when the sec
ond, slowing down for the stop,
crashed into the res of the stand
ing train. throwing scores Of pas
sengers off their feet.
PHILADELPHIA. July 23.-CR-
Sixty-one freight cars running wild
down a mile of steep grade crashed
into the West Philadelphia wards
Of the Pennsylvania railroad today,
injuring four trimmer and demol-
ishing six locomotives.
Ten freight cars were destroyed
by fire when oil tank cars burs.
into flames at the instant Of the
crash. Debris was piled high over
four freight tracks.
BOSTON, July 23.-P-Two men
were killed and more than a score
of persons injured, several serious
~, when a four-car train Of the Bos-
ton elevated railway was wrecked
on a sharp curve last night.
The accident was ascribed TO fail
ure of brakes. The train was run
ming at 40 miles an hour on a
straightaway just before the curve.
IL was scarcely a third of the
way around when the trucks Of the
leading car left the rails ard tore
into the abandoned Beach street
station.
The second car jumped halfway
across the flat roof Of a building,
carrying away the stone facing,
crushing the walls and dropping its
heavy trucks to the street. The two
rear cars remained on the elevated
structure, but left the rails.
PENNINGTON. n. H., July 23.-
PA broken drawbar which sent
five cars Of a 20-car citrus train
down a gravel bank was held re-
sponsible for the loss Of four lives
and injuries to eight other employees
OF Bernardi's Shows. a small travel
ling carnival.
The accident occurred yesterday at
Places crossing, two miles from
here.
The dead were: Reginald Paggett,
Lynchburg. Va; George Munroe.
Baltimore. Mr.; William NJ. Glen
icka. negro. Philadelphia; Clarence
Williams. negro. Charleston, w. Wa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
south TEXAS
DOCTORS MEET
AT KINCSVILLE
President B. 0. Works
OF Brownsville To
Call Two-D Day SEES
sion Tuesday

A number of local physicians are
preparing to attend the twentieth
s~emi-annual meeting Of the South
west Texas district medical society
which is to be held in Kingsville
July 24-25, according to DR.. B. o.
Works OF Brownsville. president.
The meeting opens $3.50 a. m. Tues
day at the Casa Ricardo hotel with
an invocation by Rev. K. A. Hunter.
DIR. j.. j. Robertson of Kingsville,
president Of the Kleberg County
Medical Society, will make the ad-
dress Of welcome and will be answer
ed by Or. Works Of Brownsville. Pa
pers to be delivered at the morning
session include: E~xtra-uterine preg-
nancy, DR.. 3. II. Passmore Of San
Antonio; Vesico-vaginal f~istulae. Drs.
Cole Kelly and X. l.. Davis Of San
Antonio; hydatid mole, with speci-
mems exhibited, DR.. +. t. Morris,
San Benito; physio-therapy in So
called incurable chronics, by DR..
Stanley Whitacre, San Antonio.
The second session of the day TO
begin at 2 p. m. will be featured by
the election Of officers. After the
election the following papers will be
delivered: Local anaesthesia in major
surgery, DR.. L. W. Pollok, Temple;
goitre, present day surgical manage
ment, with lantern slides, Or. J. w.
Nixon Of San Antonio; diagnosis Of
cancer and the colon, DR.. w. VI. Cade,
San Antonio; foreign bodies in the
lungs and esophagus with report of
cases, DR.. Geo. s. McReynolds, Tenn
pie; common LESSONS Of the lips, DR..
f. D. Crutchfield, San Antonio.
The days business will be complet-
ed by a barbecue at the Country club
at z p. m.
A short Wednesday morning ses-
sion beginning at 10 a. m. will be fea-
tured by the following papers: The
concentration test for renal func-
ton, DIR. W. E. Whigham, Donna; the
treatment Of pelvic infection with
especial reference to acute gonorrheal
salpinRitis, DR.. o. J.. Potthast, San
Antonio; cerebro-spinal syphilis, San
Herbert Hill, San Antonio.
A drive over the King ranch will
be begun at 1880 p. m. and a golf
tournament will be held at the Coun-
try club during the evening.
The society is composed of the fol-
lowing county medical groups: Bexar,
Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes-
Wilson, Kerr-Kendall-Gi Ban
dera, La Salle-Frio- McMul-
len, Medina : Uvalde : Maverick---Val
Verde-Edwars, Cameron, Bee, Hidal-
go, Kleburg, Nueces. San Patrlcio-
Aransas-Refugio n Webb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
SHEEP MEN,
GOAT RAISERS
TOAIDCARNER
Pully Satisfied With
Democratic Tariff
Plank, Associate o n
Head Asserts

uVALDE. Texas, July 23.-The
sheep men and gest r~aisers of the
fifteenth congressional district are
fully satisfied with the tariff plank
IN the democratic national platform,
and will support Congressman John
n. Garner for reelection.
Officials Of the Sheep and Goat
Mems association recently asked Mr..
Garner TO define his tariff stand, and
he stated that he stood squarely upon
the democratic national platform
which declares for an equalized
tariff. giving TO agriculture the same
measure OF protection now accorded
industry.
Congressman Gamers statement is
all that the sheep and goat men re-
quire, was the assertion CT +. ..
Landrum, president Of the Texas
Angora Goat Raisers association for
the past two years and a leader for
that industry in national affairs,
His statement meets the resolution
Of our association that representa-
lives in u national congress will
publicly declare in favor of a national
policy Of a just and equitable tariff
protection" Landrum declared.
The Southern Tariff association
mas mailed out Bulletin No. 1903 70
goat and sheep men and producers
which declares that The democratic
platform more nearly reflects the
sentiment of the South on tariff than
that of any recent official utterance
Of the party and the imprint Of the
southern producers is clearly upon
IT The platform ~abandons the
pernicious doctrine of free trade or
raw material and no mention is made
OF tariff for revenue only, which
means free trade. The platform spe.
officially declares for duties which
will equalize the cost Of production
IN this country with the cost abroad
II safeguards the wages Of the Amer.
lean t~oiler; il guarantees a competi.
tive home market for the American
producers and ~denounces discrimina.
lions in tariff levies. Under a proper
Interpretation Of this platform, the
farmer and the stock raiser will have
an equal chance with all of the legiti.
mate business and American wages
and standard of living will be faith
fully maintained"
Congressman John ". Garner, when
asked If he was in favor Of the tariff
as outlined in the democratic plat
form said, Absolutely, you canno;
make il too strong for me. 1t is ex-
actly what / believe in. The present
tariff is unfair to the producers and
they should not be Disseminated
against. As the platform says, | full
~ endorse. Actual difference between
the cost Of production at home and
abroad, with adequate safeguard for
the wage Of the American laborer.
must be the extreme measure OF
every tariff rate"
There ave been some false state
ments printed regarding Mr.. Gamers
stand on the tariff and the fact that
he Endorses the tariff plank Of the
democratic platform, which meets
with the approval and Endorsement OF
the Southern Tariff association.
shows him 70 be fully in line with
what the stockmen, farmers and wage
rne are c%ontending for, sheep and
goat men declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23

BATTLE CARD
Al Robinson Finally
Lines Up Strong
List For Bout
BY o COOK

MERCEDES, July 23.-Al Robinson.
Mercedes promoter, has experienced
more than his share of grief in the
arranging Of his fight caro- tonight.
He had carded, Bill Podraza and
Carlos Garcia Garcia as his main
event but Thursday Podraza wired
that he had hurt his ankle in train
ing and would be unable to appear.
Robinson Immediately got busy and
will present 20 Valley enthusiasts of
the give and take game an equally az
good II not a better card than the one
first arranged.
For his main event he has carried
Pedro Guerro, "a tough hombre" from
San Antonio, against sam Riley Of
Altus, Okla.
Guerro and Riley. while not so we'll
known here both have impressive rec
ords. Guerro has beaten such boys
as Bobby Jackson, Duke TrammeL
Toughy Jackson and many other top
n~otchers. In fact he k. o.'ed Bobby
Jackson in their last meeting and
friends, TO do that is something
worthy of consideration, as CHUCK
Burns failed to do it.
Riley's record is equally impress
cANCF as Bt mas AbNEhA anu 1EANAteu
Trammel, fought two terrific draws
with Wild Cat Monte. and from his
record he will make Guerro stem
fast TO get an even break. And il is
not at all unlikely that the bout will
20 much further than the fifth round.
Kid Monterrey, well known to VAL
ley fight fans will tangle up with a
newcomer to the Valley in the eight
round semi-windup. Said newcomer
is one Juan Attatore Of Mexico City.
Assatore is said to hold a decision
over Devil Acuna, now fighting in
San Antonio in main events and to
the writer it looks as though Mon
terrey is in for n Of those large
evenings.
Kid Adams, a classy little 100
Mound lad from San Antonio will min
gle with Kid Torreon of Laredo. Both
Of these boys have shown in Mer-
cedes before and were crowd pleasers.
Both are clever.
Young Saenz of Mercedes will mix
II Cor four rounds with a lad by the
name Of Garcia of McAllen. The
writer has never seen either Of these
bovs in action but they are reported
u he fairly good.
Two big negroes will start the
evenings entertainment.
The first bout will start promptly
- $3.50 tonight. Doors open at 1880.