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The Washington times., 1928-12-14
Revision Of Army Promotion
List to Correct InjusticeS

nN calendar of the Congress two measures
~ known the Black bill in the Senate and the Vain
wright bill in the House. which provide for the re-
of the Army promotion list to correct nJustlces done
groups of World War emergency officers now in the
regular Army.
These inustices were by War Department inter-
probation which, in effect ignored the grades of captain first
or which officers had been
ended by examining boards and Scrambled them together
indscrminately solely accordance with length Of commits
stoned service.
Both Military Affairs Committees of Congress by their
favorable reporting legislation agreed
that the present arrangement wrong and The Times is in
complete accord with such views.
The clause il question captains euenants
shall be arranged with length of commissioned
service and as Maj Gen Peter g. Harris aduant
general of the Army testified this generally understood
to that captains would placed among captains first
heutenans among first eutenants and second euenants
among second lieutenants Such the method used
in placing the coone lieutenant colonels and majors
appointed result Of the examinations but the War
pamen did not follow that procedure in the lower grades
By its ruling men found qualified for no grade higher
than second lieutenant were they had one days
service moved ahead Of others who had been found qualified
for appointment captains and these ieuenants
then Immediately promoted captains
above the original captains.
Why the War Department made such ruling is now i'm
material but the fact remains present every
regular O1IiceI mas cnanCe tO De TeIe0 as cOlOne Wne
less than 40 Of the than 2500 former emergency Off
Gers the grades this opportunity Likewise
questioned Interpretation enabled the sudden elevation Of
1000 regular Army first euenants to the grade Of captain
and the placing Of them ahead Of hundreds of emergency off
appointed captains This particularly unfair
regular eutenan average about 10 younger than the
emergency captains therefore win block
on promotion
Of course such interpretation general in its TERMS In
cuded in its results emergency officers who prOfted
equally with the regulars at the of their emergency
brethren the records show them be in the minority
The Military Committee convinced that "a grave
injustice and that correction of this
turb vested rights further that the obvious remedy
place officers the promotion list they should have
been placed 19202 This the viewpoint Of Representa-
tive Frank James, recognized impartial expert military
matters who stated that he thought the law could be
interpreted as it was.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

The Charm OF the Business Girl
VTIOMAN has lost none OF her
wv charm by engaging in the
various professions and activities
OF business, admits the German
Ambassador to the United States.
Almost any normal wife, who
views with alarm the galaxy or
beauty in her husbands office.
could have told him that!
once it was believed that i
women went into the business
world, they would soon become
hard-eyed hard-vOiced, hard-boiied
hybrids. But NOW look. at the
dear things!
They can carry . brief-case in
one hand and a vanity-case IN
the other with perfect ease and
nonchalance. They can carry the
secrets of a whole office system
inside their heads, and per-
manent wave on the outside, with
out blinking an eyelash! They
can run a beauty shop or a tea
room with one hand, and powder
their nose with the other.
But-shush! Business life has
CHANGED woman's charm
1t has robbed her OF nearly all
her old charms, but 1t has given
her twice as many new charms
ia their place.
1t has robbed her OF that ap.
pealing "helplessness" and pretty
sfyness which used to thrill a
man with sense of ehivalry and
tenderness.
But 1t has given her a clear
eyed seIf-confidence which has re-
duced her inferiority complex to
a minimum and given her poise
and manner instead of awkward
ness.
1t has inspired her to cut off
her trailing skirts and ruffles and
her long hair: but it has also
inspired her with passion for
neatness. cleanliness and good
grooming.
1t has taken away some of her
frius and fluffiness. but it has
also relieved her of all such hide
GUS atrocities as bustles corsets
hair-rats, and billowing hips.
1t has robbed her of some OF
her illusions about men--but in
their place. 1t has given her an
understanding of the genus homo
which makes her more interest
ing and companionable.
TO a girl who works in a busi.
ness office from nine to five. no
man Is a fascinating mystery or Il
Great Big Hero. She has seen
too many of them in petty moods
and mental deshabille.
But she has learned to speak a
mans language, TO be generous to
his faults, to play his game. and
to talk 10 him about something
that really interests him.
In short. she has exchanged all
The charms" of cute little play
thing for the far more vital and
alinring charms Of a real COM.
PANION:
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
Extra Judge for District

INFORMATION from the Capitol encourages the belief that
an additional Judge for the Supreme Court of the District
will be provided at this session of Congress.
Calendars this badly congesed because of
inability of judges clear the that justice suffers and
Congress viii no mistake in providing the Judge
Under the of the bill Judge Of the court will be
assigned condemnation involving the purchase Of
by the District and Federal governments There
congestion of these in the court delaying
struction Of public buildings and projects
The number of judges the court has not been increased
years and in that time Washington has from
small city to of the largest in the country.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
LISTEN WORLD!
Are Men Becoming cIinsing Yines7
BY Elsie Robinson

"Oh. people like that you
saw smoothly.
All right. il you must be astor.
biltiah, here's another couple.
Marion's college graduate.
Sos her husband. Been married
Is years. No chiiaren-they lost
their only baby. Fred's one OF
those fellows who always grabs
the center OF the stage but with
all his Whoopee they never man.
age to get ahead. Three years
ago Marion got tired OF sitting at
home, eating her neart out for her
dead baby. trying to make ends
meet. listening to Fred's mono
lognes. So she up and started a
luncheon. One of those different
lunchrooms. Today she has three
OF them, and they're regular
mints.
Fred? He's just as full of
whoopee as ever. But he isn't
working now. Hasn't time. He's
too busy investing Marion's money
for her.
Marion would also agree with
Mr.. Shaw.
The other day a shabby girl
stood IN my office with her month
old baby in her arms.
Yes, / suppose they'll call me
bad because I'm not married = she
said. But you know the kind of
fellow he was--babies stand
better chance without some faith
ers, no matter what they say,
And so do the mothers. | know
it's going to be hard to raise him,
but. at that, it'll be easier than it
is for lots of girls know. / have
only a baby to support, but they
have their husbands and their
babies
Strange things happening in our
world today. Human material be-
ing panned out, and some of it
not assaying much to the pan.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

RE men about 10 become
n clinging vines?
George Bernard Shaw says
they are.
Some one asked him recently
how the war had affected the
position OF women in England.
He replied:
"IT HAS ENABLED THE MEN
TO FIND OUT THAT THEY CAN
LIVE ON THE LABOR OF THE
WOMEN. That has proved the
possibility of economic independ-
ence for women. BUT IT HAS
PROVED ALSO THE POSSIBII4-
ITY OF ECONOMIC DEPEND
ENCE FOR MEN WHO ARE
QUITE AS WILLING TO BE
KEPT, AS EVER WOMEN
WERE. We shall have 10 keep
an eye on that aspect OF the situ-
ation.''
NY friend Sally would agree
with G.. b. =.
Sally runs a little beauty shop
out in good apartment house
district. Had a boy friend who
worked in garage. Last winter
they were married. The boy
ALtSHd continued working about
six weeks in the garage Then he
got heavy cold and laid off for
4 week. Went worked two
weeks more-got a toothache-
laid off three days. Then he
decided that he'd rather work in
a service station Quit his Job
and began 10 look for another.
He's still looking--so he says.
Meanwhile Sally runs the beauty
shop. She has never heard OF
Mr.. George Bernard shaw but
she would agree with him a mil.
lion il she had.
That is true story. It is tvpi.
cal of thousands Of modern work.
ing women cases.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
by DR.. Louis E. Bisch-

10y LII A1WUAS AAs sA@AaSAAs
A IL babies cry and most moth.
a ers are alike in being upset
over the cry.
Remember, however. that the
cry of the infant Is something
different from that Of an older
child who can talk. or from that
OF an adult. The cry Of the help
less baby is. In effect. the only
means 1t possesses of making Its
needs known. And in addition,
the cry Of the infant Is just SO
much exercise for its lungs.
For q very young infant to
cry from 90 to 80 minutes each
day Is none too long. Bear that
in mind. mother. in the early
days OF your chiljs life when you
are inclined to be oversolicitous
and to worry about everything
the little mite does or does not
do.
After the first baby you are
going to be more understanding,
anyway. You are going to mix
a little more reason with your
mother emotions. BY then you
will already have learned by ex.
perience and viii be able TO get
a common sense perspective on
whatever situation may arise.
But learn as soon as possible
all you can about the cry of
your offspring. 1t is an index
of It's character. All babies are
not alike. Brothers and sisters
differ markedly in their cries. If
you are able to interpret your
oaby's cry and to know what it
stands for, not only win it be Of
advantage to your baby, it will
be great help to your peace of
mind as we'll.
First OF all there is the cry of
pain.
This Is usually sudden and vio-
lent and is accompanied by
iacial expression indicating dis
lfess, perhaps also by movements
OF The body in an attempt to get
INTO a more comfortable position,
1t Is not a continuous cry. The
chl4d stops every now and then.
Ihey cry OF pain is often caused
by an open pin sticking the child's
flesh. Use as few pins as possible
aQd never anything but a safety
pin.
Next the cry Of temper.
A healthy child may get ir-
ritable at times. This cry, too, is
violent in character. With it the
chlld kicks. and the temper may
become so pronounced that the
enid stiffens its muscles.
Ihen the cry of hunger.
This is a perfectly natural cry;
that is, its cause is natural rather
than Its SOUND. Ii is not strong
and vigorous. 1t sounds fretfal
and Whitney and the child keeps
it up until fed.
The cry of fatigue is much like
that. 1t is usually caused by the
fact that you have left the baby
too long in one position. Change
the position and the cry stops.
The cry of protest is another
variety. This occurs when some
body pokes it too much or
squeezes it or otherwise annoys
it. Often the child cries when
handed to a stranger,
Then the cry Of illness.
This is often the most difficult
to distinguish 1t has sound of
suffering In it. q sort OF moan.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
The knowledge Test fo1
Readers of The Times

Fill each blank:
l. Labor Day is the first Monday in -.
z ANY deduction from fixed priced is
g. Inc boundary line of a circle is called the.
f. Socrates native of
D. King Cophetus fell in love with
Do you know:
B. Who built the Colosseum at Rome?
T. Whom did Napoleon marry for his second wife?
g. what Greek hero invunerab in part except
his heel?
g. In what book Of Dickens is there hafwitted lad who
wanders about with pet raven?
1O what the of the girl for whom Dante had
great love?
IL. What is board
What is mean by the par Of q share?
Complete these quotations:
b. Il will lift mine unto the - from whence
comeh my help.;-Bible.
a. TO thine self be e.-ShakespeaTe.
l5 Rainbow night is the sailors Traditional
ANSWERS Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
Do You Know

Preparations are being made in
Rome TO make the late Pope Plus
x a saint He died at the out.
break OF the World War and was
respected as most sanity man,
of infinite sweetness of charac-
ter. self-denying to fault and
animated throughout his life as
priest, bishop and pontiff by the
desire he expressed in his first
encyeiical ito restore all things
in Christ
The Washington times., 1928-12-14
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

Great Is Journalism. Is not every
able Editor a Ruler of the World,
being a persuader Of it?--Carlyle.
What YOU have done to another,
you may expect from another.
--Syrus.
The Washington times., 1928-12-14

Blind zeal only does harm
IichtWer.
The liberty of an individual
must he thus far limited he must
not make himself a nuisance to
other paopls.-Mius
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

Furnished to The Herald by Tex
as Department of Agriculture, Unit
ed States Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics and the San Antonio.
Texas Chamber Of Commerce co-op-
Grating.
r. o. 3. shipping point information
reported for Friday Feb. g:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points;
Cabbage: Warm, partly cloudy.
Haulings light. light wire inquiry,
demand and trading slow, market
dull. Carloads r. o. B. usual terms,
round type bulk per ton ~s10.00-l2;
rates around 81. Wagonloads cash
to growers SOS per ton. Beets: Haul
ings light, moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand slow, market about steady. In
mixed cars F. o. B. usual terms, bu-
shell baskets Sl.30-1.50; crates $3.50
LIE. few fancy higher. Carrots:
Haulings light, light wire inquiry,
demand slow. market dull. Carloads
and in mixed cars IT. O. r. usual
terms, bu5hel baskets mostly from
1890; crates S1.20-1.40. In mixed
cars u. o. b. cash track bushel bas-
kets around 75c; crates s1-1.10.
Carlot shipments from entire
United States reported Friday, Feb
ruary 3:
Cabbage: Florida G., Michigan 2,
New York IS, Texas 81. Wisconsin II,
Washington /; total u. S. 1872 ears.
Unreported February >, California /.
Spinach: Texas 16. Louisiana j, to-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
VICTIM !.
BURIED HERE
Schoolmates Honor
Memory of Richard
Ernst Saturday

The entire student body of the
junior high school Saturday paid
final tribute to the memory Of
Robert Charles Ernst, Is, pupil Of
the school, who died at the Mercy
hospital early Friday from injuries
sustained on the school playground
Thursday noon.
Last rites for the victim of
Brownsville's unfortunate accident
were held at the First Presbyterian
church at 10 a. m. Rev. Emmett p.
Day. puastor of the church, conduct
ed the services. and following them
the little victim was carried to the
Buena Vista cemetery where he was
laid TO rest.
The boy. a son Of r. b. Ernst,
1927 Lakeside Drive, manager Of the
j.. c. Penney store here, was fatally
injured when a piece Of structural
steel slipped from the hands Of a
playmate in the driveway between
the school buildings and the play
ground.
Teachers at the junior high had
only the highest praise for the dead
both from a scholastic standpoint
and personally. This opinion was
shared by his friends, of whom he
had even more than the number
usually listed in the schoolboy cir
Gle.
Miss Matte Gentry, home room
teacher Of the victim, declared that
he made a friend Of everyone with
whom he came in contact. lone had
only to know him to be his friend"
she sdeclared.
AEe was classified by his teachers
as one Of the most conscientious stu
dents in the entire school, a willing
and pleasant worker at all times.
Reports from the town in Arizona
where he formerly went to school
before coming to Brownsville about
two years ago, were equally as laud-
atory, according to Thomas j. Yoe,
superintendent Of the school system
here.
Active pallbearers were selected
from the Rotary club, and class
mates of the darpTrrnd. s-composed
the group Of honorary pallbearers.
Several large floral pieces, espe-
cially ordered from San Antonio BY
the Rotary club and pupils Of the
school, gave n touch of color 10 a
dripping world that matched the
hearts of the dead boys father and
mother as last rites were perform
ed at the grave.
Active pallbearers were Richard
Clover. Cleve Tandy. Hurt Batsell,
Emmett Dodd. T. J.. Voc, and W. O.
Washington, all members Of the Ro-
tary club.
The following classmates were
honorary pallbearers: Karmit Gro
mack. William ellison, Elmert T.
Yates, John Rowe, Vance Wilson and
Thomas Sweeney, Jr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
MISS TALLEY
MAKES MONEY
Younger Singer Said
To Have Melted Big
Sum In 2 Years

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4-tR-Young
stars In various fields who report
their annual income in six figures
face another contender for financial
honors with the announcement that
Marion Talley. Kansas City opera
singer. earned more than 100000
in less than two years from concert
tours alone.
Part of the income of the young
soprano who was 81 years old Dec.
20, last, was revealed in a letter TO
the Kansas City Star from +. c.
Coppicus, head of the Metropolitan
Musical Bureau and former man
ager of Miss Talley. He stated that
her net earnings under his manage
ment totaled $334.s92, since her con-
cert career began in the spring of
1926.
This amount. Mr.. Copp4sus said,
did not include Marion's earnings
from her Metropolitan opera en-
gagements or her income from her
phonograph record royalties. He
explained that in reporting that
amount he had deducted all expens-
Is except hotel accounts for those
Of her family who accompanied her.
Mr.. Coppicus announced that when
Mario recently left the management
of the Metropolitan Musical Bureau
which is not a subsidiary of Metro
politan Opera, he advised her TO re-
tire for a time to permit further
study.
"On Miss Talley's recent concert
tour. the music critics Of many cities
suggested in their reviews Of the
representative concerts that Miss
Talley should retire for a rear or
two in order TO study further" he
said. Il made the same suggestion
to her."
No statement was made by Miss
Talley concerning her plans for the
Immediate future except that she
did not expect TO appear in con-
certs this summer following the
close of the Metropolitan opera sea-
son.
Miss Talley, who studied a year
abroad before her debut as "Gilda"
in "Rigoletto," in New York in Feb
ruary 1925, when asked recently as
to her plans, was quoted as saying:
of course, you see, ! am n fat
alist. If ! go TO Europe | will be
pleased, but If ! don't 60 / will not
be disappointed. I never worry
about anything because / am a fat
alist."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
BOOST STATE
HIGHWAY FUND
Over Four Million In
crease Due to Janu-
airy Receipts

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 4.-tP1-The
state highway fund was increased BY
$4.465.4S0.79 by receipts during Janu-
airy, and paid out only sl,605.2s0 dur
ing the month. State Treasury W.
Gregory Hatcher reported Saturday.
Payments from the general rev
enue fund, however, exceeded re-
ceipts. the disbursements totalling
$+,367,ST0.5S and the mou taken
in s4,269,7l9.16. The general revenue
fund will suffer depression, Mr..
Hatcher said, until more January
taxes are received from county col
leetors, whom he is urging 10 remit
as soon as possible instead Of wait
ing until the legal limit Of February
%.
January Receipts in the available
school fund were S2,421 500. with
only $149,043 paid out.
The University OF Texas building
fund received $76.S21. representing
interest from investments made with
oil royalties. +,
Receipts for the month in all funds
totalled s~12.259,6S5. and the funds
paid out s6,524, 0s9.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
CONTINUED from page one.)

CONTINUED from page one.l
leader of a considerable number of
liquor smugglers, there have been no
reports that he crossed the river
with the ~contraband, delegating that
work to some of his compadres who
would get off with light fines or
brief sentences if they Fell into the
tolls of the law.
Constable Billings placed Garcia
under arrest in October. 1925. and
the man was later released. On the
night Of October II, he was seen in
la Feria. and Constable Billings re-
marked 70 a fellow officer: There
goes Garcia; he told some friends
Of mine he Is going 10 get me-" Less
than an hour later Billings was shot
through the head near his home.
Garcia was captured by Roy Har-
rell, and later confessed 10 Harrel!
and others that he had slain Billings.
In January he escaped from the Cam
eron county jail with two companions
and made his way across the Rio
Grande. lie had a number Of friends
on the Mexican side OF the border
and is believed to have organized a
smuggling gang Immediately after
his escape. At the time he was killed
he had a quantity of liquor in mis-
possession. which he evidently snug
gled across the Rio Grande near
Santa Maria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
The Markets

tai u. s. Ia cars. Mixed vegetables:
Arizona /, California IA, Colorado 8,
Florida 10, Louisiana >, New York 3,
Texas So, total u. s. 9S cars. Car
rots: California /, New York ii,
Texas /, total u. s. 10 cars. Grape
fruit: California 2, Florida "a. Texas
z, total u. S. SO cars. Unreported
February 2. Arizona J..
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported for Saturday morning,
Feb. a:
Mixed Vegetables as. Potatoes /.
Carrots 2, Cabbage AZ, Grcpefruit 2,
total lis cars. Freight movement to
date this season. fruit 1884. veEe-
tables 1868, total 1897 cars. Express
movement today. lettuce 8 cars.
Rochester, N. ", shipping point in
formation reported for Friday, Feb
ruary g:
Cabbage: Minimum Is degrees,
maximum sc degrees. Demand very
light, market weak. Carloads F. o.
B. usual terms. very few sales. Dan
ish type bulk per tor mostly around
$500. Some consigned. Carrots:
Demand moderate, market slightly
stronger. Carloads r. O. b. usual
terms. sacked per 100 lbs. mostly Si.
Vegetable jobbing markets report
ed Saturday morning. Feb. A. Cab
bage-ChicaEo: Cloudy, AZ degrees.
Arrived 3 California. 2 Texas. 2 wis
c~onsin. on track "A cars. Supplies
moderate. demand moderate. market
steady. Texas round type crates
$2.00-225. mostly $500. Louisiana
pointed type crates best mostly
si.75. Philadelphia: Clear. 32 de-
Rrees. Arrived 4 New York, 1 Texas,
on track 81 cars. No new stock Of
fered. Old supplies moderate, de.
mand slow, market dull. New York
Danish type sacked per cwt. 60-75c.
st. Louis: Raining. 30 degrees. Ar
rived 10 Texas, 2 Wisconsin, on
track "a cars. Supplies moderate,
demand slow, market dull. Texas
round type crates $I.75-2.O0. Carlot
sale TO outside points St. Louis basis
] car $3.50 per ton. Pittsburgh:
Cloudy, 46 degrees. Arrived / New
York, / Pennsylvania. Supplies
moderate. demand slow. market
steady on new stock. slightly strong
err on old stock. Texas round type
barrels packed locally mostly around
So.Vus crates %--ou-l.t0. DenVer
Partly cloudy, 80 degrees. Arrived
! Texas. on track 2 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand slow. market
weak. Texas round type bulk per
cwt. S2.50-2.T5. Kansas City: Cloudy.
81 degrees. Arrived 2 Wisconsin, on
track 5 cars. Supplies moderate, de-
mand slow, market weaker on new
stock. Texas round and flat types
bulk per cwt. ~$1.75-2.OG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-04
Plot to Stay Premier
Of Albania Revealed

VIENNA. Feb. 4@Pl-Claiming
that tie had been commissioned to
murder the former Albanian premier
Hassan Bey Pristina, who "A now
living in Vienna, Ihrahim Iica. an
Albanian. today threw himself on
the mercy Of the Vienna police.
He asked protection, saying that
two other Albanians who had been
charged with the same mission
would shoot him because he con-
fessed his part in il.
He asserted that Achmed Bey
Zogu. president Of Albania. gave
him money and a revolver for the
purpose. He claimed he threw the
revolver into the sea on his way
here.