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The monitor., 1928-10-26
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
These Republicans Ask Your Support Nov. 9Th
FELLOW CITIZENS

The Republican Party in Nebraska presents your
consideration these candidates whose
flank this page and ask that vote for them at the polls
November 9Th They solicit vote solely the strength
record in office and the splendid business
the party they represent that they be entrusted with the
affairs of state after election November 9th.
address this appeal you not the colored
separate part of this nation but integral part of the
whole American citizenship. By this acknowledge your
merit to equal rights and privileges of all other citizens and
that you vitality affected in whatever this
of with all of its and complex problems of
administration affected That your interest is its interest
and its your success.
In the light of this knowledge, and in effort to
tnue the most efficient of both state and nation
Republican Party has cued from among millions of
men, and marshaed forth for this important task these
who of proven ability and long experience.
The democrats making claims that they satisfy
everybody. That partys head in New York, its tail in
Arkansas and its body in the solid South forth up and
down the land claiming to be the coored mans friend offer
ing him equal rights and privileges while the fundamental
of their doctrine keep forever down the Negro and
assert in perpetuy the so-caed Whe Supremacy" The
Republican Party while acknowledging that it has done many
things ought not to have done and left undone things
might have DONE makes such dishonest professions but
promises and strives to do the things which bring the greatest
benefits and prosperity the nation general and therefore
The monitor., 1928-10-26
Arthur j. Weaver
for GOVERNOR

the coored citizens particular In the light of this in
vte your careful comparison the of candidates
asking of this great public trust Ask
self this question: If had great business enterprise
which required the highest training and technical skill OBJ
tanabe produce which of the presidential
candidates would employ? Mr. Smith to you with
educational equipment and governmental
perience outside of his His greatest claim to fit
for the presidency of the United States his political
background Mr.. Hoover the other hand to you
with the highest technical tranngong of successful
business in his and ten years
in the of the most complex governmental
business that this nation He served successfully and
continuously under three presidents and undertaken the most
difficult tasks of the nation Now ask which OF
these YOU would employ for business? OF
Hooveri
Follow down the list present and examine the
qualifications of the rest of the candidates. r. b. Howell
for u S. Senator with very much the training Of
Hoovera highly skiul engineer active in the pub
lie service OF state and nation for quarter OF century
Willis G. Sears, congressman from the End district is
lawyer of reputation He has been THE foremost
champion the needs of his constituency He has been fear
less consistent persistent fighter for the rights and needs
of this community and the people at large.
Arthur Weaver successful business and efficient
public servant ably fitted for or the state George
A. Williams has served two terms lieutenant governor
Frank Marsh, successful business and able off1cla
seeks reelection L. B. Johnson
peent public seeks reelection Dan Swanson very
familiar to the people of Nebraska He successful
business and faithful public servant w. M. Stebbins
state treasurer and competent pubic servant
seeks reelection to that office c. A. Sorensen, COM
peen seeks election attorney general Charles Ran
dali is seeking election long of railway commits
soner John Cu seeks election to the short term of rail
commissioner and asks your vote Likewise the egsa
tive senatorial and county candidates all OF proven
ability and seek that the tried policies OF the Repub
can Party continue its wise administration OF affairs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
Protecting the Border

The so-cslled "~hig-timc' liquor runners have learned
thta the lower Mexican border is not a safe place in
which to ply their vocation. The Valley recently had
came to the border 10 pull" some big time stuff" but
came to the border 10 pull some big time stcff. but
secured federal psnitentiary sentences instead Of
profits. Evidently. they we're laboTing under the de-
fusion that the lower Mexican border would prove as
profitable a field for operations as the Canadian border
where large consiguments arc frequently run across
without serious danger to the runners" However,
they found the lower Mexican border well guarded
with the federal and county officers on the alert. Ten
days after their large consignment Of liquor had been
seized, they stood before the federal court 10 receive
penitentiary sentences.
Much credit il due the federal and county officers
responsible for the capture and conviction Of those
Who evidently we're endeavoring to inaugurate whole
sale liquor smuggling on this section Of the border.
That this was the first effort to smuggle and transport
liquor ia large volume Is the opinion Of all officers
familiar with border conditions. and the failure Of the
effort may be attributed not only to the vigilance Of
those who arc guarding the border but also to the sys-
TEN they have inaugurated whereby they are almost in
vsriably %appriscd Of any attempt to bring quantities Of
liquor across the Rio Grande.
That the lower border country ~ not \ rendezvous
for liquor smuEglers Of that type may be attributed TO
the fact that despite the ~handicsps with which border
officers are forced to contend and the long reaches #
river to guard, they are Jealous in the performance Of
their duty. II Is, Of course. impossible TO suppress ali
smuggling. but it is doubtful If there is any part Of
the Mexican or Canadian borders where liquor snug.
Cling operations are not more extensive.
Another factor has been the action Of the courts.
both federal and state. in dealing with liquor cases.
Practically every case brought before the federal court
resulted in convictions, with a stiff fine, or jail or peni-
Tertiary terms In the Cameron county criminal dis.
trict court during the last term all but two defendants
in liquor cases received penitentiary sentences. a rec
ord without parallel since the Dean act became a law
in Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

and Virginia have their representatives ready to get
a big slice and all on account Of the state inheritance
tax law. New York levies taxes on estates; Virginia
has a similar Law. Thomas Fortune Ryan maintained
a magnificent homs in the state OF Virgins. Ne
smsssed his great fortune in the city Of New York and
he claimed Washington. d. C. as his official residence.
Fun for the lawyer, fun as well as rich fees. It may
interest the politicians OF Texas to be told that the
farm organization known as the Grange. declared for
state income tax laws and declared against repeal Of
the national inheritance tax law.
As for the tiller Of the soil. the tax drasnet Is MT
intended to do him harm. Indeed, President Coolidge
has said that the American farmer has been relieved Of
the responsibility Of payment Of all federal taxes. Is
IL true?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
The World and All
bfARYELS

This world Of ours is so full Of wondrous things
that one lifetime is but a short study period in which
to fill ones soul with admiration. Not only when | 70
to far places for recreation, but daily as I 90 about
my routine Of work, | find that which makes me won
der beyond all reckoning.
/ marvel that the stars can be so calm and unmoved
while men are flying over high mountains and ships
with helpless human souls aboard are sinking in rough
seas.
l wonder at the durability Of the fingernsils OF Of
flee girls who seem to be forever rubbing at them and
applying magic decoctions to their surfaces.
I am awed by the glory Of the suns carmine disk as
IL sinks, on q misty evening. from behind a curtain Of
cold clouds.
I stand sghsst at the i~mpudence Of worthless men
who thrust their services upon you for the simple task
of opening your taxieab door. and hold out their labor
less palms for tips.
] am t~ransfixsd with admiration before the genius
Of the architect who piles story upon story to make up
the marvellous panorama of Manhattan.
J am bemused with puzzlement as l behold the pa
tient industry OF a reformed tramp who had builded .
rude howell Of tin cans and cast-off automobile bodies.
out on . city dump which ! pass every morning on my
way to work.
On a mountainside in Haiti I looked down and saw
the glory Of the tropical jungle, and looked up to be-
hold cold cloud masses pouring over the jagged brim
Nrf 'FN"e~1 NhehAI h. cCl
the words of the psalnist. How wonderful are thy
works, o Lord"
/ stood at my office window in Times Square and
saw the Graf Zeppelin, one fin all ragged, sailing ma
jestically over the cheering city, and 7 thought OF
man. a little lower than the angels"
] saw a woman dragged into a station-house IL mid
night, still gripping a heavy shotgun. her long arms
all bespattered with blood, and she kept crying, "Ycs, I
knocked his brains out with this gun. and I'm glad I
did it," ] was plunged into ~speechless meditation,
wondering upon the depths to which = human soul may
sink.
The grace of the wheeling sesgull, the perfection Of
a beautiful human body. the innocence that shines
from the eyes or childhood, tho quiet dignity Of an an
cient graveyard, the unanswcrable promise of the sun
rise, the perfect completeness OF the fullness Of love.
the sweetness of the memory Of . shooting star. aud
the the faithful devotion of an adoring dog; these
things and many more keep me 50 busy with wonder
that ] hardly find time to be disappointed with a multi
tudc OF petty annoyances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
g 1925. CENTRAL PRES. ASSN INC

She ought 10 make Pat clean up
the apartment. Make her. Only she
knew Pat wouldn't touch IL. Not
Pati
So. against her better Judgment,
and because she loved cleanliness and
order above all things. she spent the
day cleaning the place.
Byrd smiled wryly As she thought
Of the satisfaction it would have
given her mother IL she could see
her, looking an exact replica Of her
self, lone up in car. dustcloth and
broom. And like Henrietta, there
was no halfway about il, either.
When she cleaned she cleaned with
a vengeance.
Byrd opened all the windows wide.
and stood for a minute watching the
clouds Of little boats. with their N.Y.
Rad white sails plying across the
blue heavens and the fresh wind Of
the first day of September blew
through the apartment.
She borrowed Mrs. Arrowsmith's
vacuum cleaner and started on the
rugs She shook all the small ones
out Of the window, letting them
hang ito air. and even stuck the
dubious pillows out. too. She wash
cd up the floor and scrubbed the
sticky kitchen floor on her hands
and knees. She debated a long time
about the outside Of the windows,
but they were too grimy for words.
She tied the clothesline around her
small waist and knotted IL securely
to the handle OF 1 door.
Az 4 0frlark she had finished Gh@
stretched out on the davenport to
view her work and draw in long. sat
i~sfactory breaths OF woolly-smelling.
soapy-smelling, clean-smelling air
before she took her bath.
The little knocker on the hall door
clicked, and in walked Tiny.
Land % lakes and grasshoppers,
where have you been keeping your
self, Byrd-ehild? Tiny's high So
prano bad n sharp note in it. But
she kissed Byrd heartily. neverthe-
less.
i've been down home for almost
a week" explained Byrd, exsgztrst-
ing a little, for Tiny was easily hurt.
She explained that Pat had taken up
much Of her time. too. Don't l look
a sight for a rag picker? I've just
finished cleaning up the apartment"
"Well, for cryin' out loud" caroli-
"a Ting, in her high. piercing voice.
why in the name OF little fishes
don't YOU get some u in TO do the
c~leaning?"
81 haven't found any one that's
any good" fibbed Byrd. but she said
u quickly. rs IL she wanted 70 pass
or 70 q safer topic Of conversation
We'll. I'll esnd you inc that you
can't complain Of. Ny Julia She'll
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
New York Letter

Let me bs JOY! b. hope Let my
life sing.
Mary Carolyn Davies.
I'm Fewer Words
A most amusing description 81
Britishers WAS once made BY Don.
aid Barr Chidsey. the Park Row yue.
h sens n postcard from LONDON
which read: This certainly ia
funny place. They all talk like
actors"
Heheh.
The brsc-iest or tho alIeKedly new
Scotch Stiles is relayed BY Judge.
who concerns the Scotchman -n.
presented his wife with N new SCI w
paper dishes-and an eraseri
ny Way or Report
Many OF the better magazines ard
dsilies are spurning the advertising
copy or w~ell-knovn products simply
because they do not believe the tes-
timonials or the slogans. The Sat-
urday Evening Post Md the NJ. NJ.
Times are two publications which
edit advertising copy and make the.
advertisers like IL.
And you might have noticed ths
the sd Of q certain popular cigsrett
doesn't contain the word tobacco. Ne
cause the ciEgie contains % per
cent of sweet clover.
Gag
Take IL from J. r. Cappeilo, vh
AYERS that he really overheard il
the home or one Of those mode
mothers who was q school teach
before she married. Tire goverrcs
had come "a complain that the chilc
n girl. was picking up profanity
And 7 cannot do a thing with her n
pcuted the g%overness. "Only just
now she said to me: 'Aw. what ~
heIl'."
my dear" rerrimanded the \
msr school teacher. as she sire
the child's head, "you must not
what the hell It's why the hell
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

pear a tremendously successful busi-
ness mar 10 all their friends.
a h1sty look around the apartment
revealed several things. First, that
Fat had left without any breakfast,
and second. that Pat had not followed
her instructions to 20 10 bed ut a
DECENT hour every night, for there
had been a party the night before.
Plenty OF signs Of IL!
Some hasty cleaning up had beer
done. but there were still lemon and
orange Feelings uiled high IN the
little cnamcled sink strainer and I'M
washed glasses on the sink-the tall
kind that we're used for gin-ginger-
ales-and there were u~nemptied ash
trays everywhere and ashes all over
the rugs and the floors.
Her little apartment looked par
ticularly unattractive, and Byrd
thought with a sigh. that ~ just \
few weeks they'd he out or IL.
But her eyes continued 10 hold the
brooding look Of barge, purplish pam
sizes. Then she squared her bcauti-
fu~llv-rounded shoulders. She wouldnt
prmit iamborees ~ this kind IN her
new house. Never! BYRD looked like
4 serious little mothcr-bird that had
tried repeatedly to teach her fedg-
iinEs 10 live dercntly and respectfully
and though all her efforts had failed
she was Just as determined as ever.
Then suddenly she became very,
very angry. The idea ~ Pat mess.
ing M her house Ike this. Sinking
responsibility like = kitten. And
Larry. too. treated their apartment
as II Il was his club. where he had no
obligations of any kind.
She remembered reading on the
worran's rage o. = newspaper an edi-
'orial which claimed that women who
ware abused BY members Of their
family. took punishment because they
liked IL. They got some sub-ccn-
scious satisfaction out Of suffering OF
thew wouldn't stand for II. This
womsn's editor was commenting on
| letter in which the writer said hei
husband he'd permitted his mother
in.Isw. who had recently cont 70 live
WITH them. 10 take over sill the work
ard the direction Of the four children
ard she herself had 10 leave or he
come a slave In her own home. The
woman admitted her own weakness
" submitting to such mn arrange
ment. The editors comments were
That the woman enjoyed being
martyr. Md she hadn't the least
,w~rthv FOR her. Not the least
That's exactly what's happening
A me-" thought Byrd. rs she warm
"a up some coffee that was left over
from the night before and toaste,
some dry rolls. She had become chs
little servant ~ the grsndiloduen'
and osre-free Larry. and was about
IN play the same role 20 the breez,
and hapry-Ec-luck Patl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
CHAPTER WV

ma lfh AAAN
Pat was in school, OF course. But
Byrd couldn't stop now to think or
Fat.
She seized the morning paper and
began eagerly 10 look through the
real estate ads.
There were columns and columns
Of houss for sale.
Large estates and villas and mano-
rial establishments down 10 four
room bungalows. Byrd got a pencil
and checked those that sounded pos
slblc and within the limit ol ten
thousand dollars.
She ~shuddered al the prices. Ten
thousand dollars would buy a man
sion in Jacksonville. Ii was true that
city real estate was r~idiculously high
priced. and perhaps ~ WAS danger
Gus TO tie Up 50 much money IN a
house, a. Larry had repeatedly said.
Suppose something happened
to Larry's stock and they'd have 10
fcrcclose on the house. Maybe just
a month after they'd moved into II.
Byrd %shuddercd again, aud
closed her eyes. Then she opened
them quickly, and shook herself by
the shoulders. BY both shoulders
Perfectly ridiculous. Why. She had
almost talked herself out Of that
housel She galvanized her courage
with her fathers words, 1.-Two per-
sons in ono family couldn't be cx-
travagant," IT Larry had regular
monthly payments to make on q
house, he Just wouldn't have the
money for other things.
Before she could change her mind
again, she had telephoned six real
estate companies and had said she'd
be ready to look at houses in the
morning.
"a nice-sized living room, break
fast a~lcove, dining room and kitchen
downstairs and three rooms and a
bath on the second floor. and not to
exceed ten thousands dollars" She
listened obviously. well, perhaps,
considering the matter Of resellinE.
perhaps four rooms and two baths
and a sun psrlor might add 70 the
value Of the house" Byrd felt
prickly all over when she thought
Of the elegance of two baths.
She felt that she had made n mo-
mentous decision, but she wondered
how she would resist Larry's disap-
proval. For she knew Larry would
disaprrove. No doubt Of that, There
would probably he q terrific row,
She wilted a little ~ the thought.
Larry would say thst he wanted an
imposing. expensive house or moth
ing. That was Larry for youl And
secretly she admired that quality in
him which nodded taste ~ every
thinE that vss the hes. end. Of
curse, expensive. II certainty gave
him q grand air and made him sp-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

Who am ~ To what office have
been elected? Who was my father?
Who was eommander-in-chie OF
the Italian forces during the last
yea Of the World war;
What IL the nickname Of the
French ex-premier ~Glemeneeau?
What city IL called the Athens 90
Americar
Speak not in the ears Of q fool:
for he will despise the wisdom Of
tiny words" Where N thi, passage
found in the Bible7
JIMMY JAMS
Today I'm the Past
On this day. in 1852, Charleston.
5. G., was evacuated BY the British.
Todsy's Horoscope
Persons born on this dav are
shrewd and determined 70 have their
own way. They are fond OF their
home.
A Daily Thought
Honest labour bears n lovely
facc."-Thcmss Decker.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
4 Ruth Bryan Owen. Congress-
roman frcm Florids. The late Will
liam Jennings Bryan, secretary OF
state under President Woodrow viii
son.
2. Gen. Armsnde Diax.
2. "The Tiger"
4. Boston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

Because it is evident that at least the substance of
my c~ablcgram to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin has
become known. | have decided to make its complete
contents public. There should be no misccnstruction
Of my communication nor or my purpose. The cable
gram follows:
Recalling your publicly expressed desire Of No
yember 10 for more frequent personal discussions be-
tween American and British Representatives. and re-
Numbering very pleasantly my personal participation in
ntcrparliamentary conferences 10th here and IN
Europe. I am impelled to suggest a joint meeting OF
the committee on naval affairs Of the United States
house of representatives and select committees Of mem.
bers OF parliament for the purpose a. friendly discus
sion and the hearing of testimony in connection with
applying the principle Of equality in sea power between
Great Britain and the United States, on all ships OF
war not already covered by the Washington treaty,
meetings to take place preferably in Canada after
March 4, 1929, and each committee will report with
recommendations to its respective government, just as
may now be done annual by the various groups or the
nterparlamentary union.
Where there Is so much genuine regret smong .he
people Of England and America over the failure Of the
last Geneva naval limitation conference. surely some
way should be found for a meeting before 1881, when
the five leading naval powers will again assemble at
Washington. I will respect your personal desires in
connection with these suggestions"
Ny proposal for a conference is unusual. but en-
tirely within my congressional authority.
In many quarters the failure Of past limitation con.
ferences has been attributed to their composition Of
military men; and while I do not agree with this pre-.
sumption, I would prefer to see both committses com
posed entirely OF non-militsry men.
Americas naval policy has never been competitive,
but on the contrary has always been defensive and
rarely commensurate with the world position OF tn.
United States. We have actually been backward in pro-
noting true national defense.
American people favor general armament reduction,
but only 60 a limit or national safety. Pscifism will
never reign in our red-blocded country. n Il should.
we are lost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
Washington Letter
By CHA2LE5 r. wv

keeping out OF dsngsr-leaders skill
ed in retreat-a few pretty geud
skirmishers-but champions with the
nerve to hurl themselves into a des-
perate combat at the head of their
followers. sworn 10 do or die7-not
a one.
My estimate Of Bishop Cannon j.
that he has il in him 10 play one
OF these heroic roles.
We had in congress awhile ago 4
man with the moral qualities 70 LEAD
the We WILL boss ranks with
perhaps rs much enthusiasm a.
Bishop Cannon himself. but his m-n-
tai calibre was small-former Repre-
sentative Willie Upshaw of Georgia
Besides, a representative is tied h!
the lee by the "house rules"
As a senator. ! take IL tina
Bishop Cannon would exactly fin m
bill.
True. this gives US only one lead
err. and We need two.
But I am strong in The faith a.
when the first one manifests hin
self. the second one will speedily
materialize also. Nature works that
way. What we evidently must hA ~,
she usually provides.
Furthermore. when Bishop Car
non cuts loose, i feel sure the Other
crowd simply will be scared into
tcrabblinZ around and finding D
competent generslissimo. II not. !
hope the bishop gives them heck, for
q bunch Of cutters.
Doubtless Senator Glass will OBJ
jet 10 losing his seat. Governor
Byrd wants it, too. So does the
q. O. IT.
Well. ue all know that Glass and
Byrd backed the wrong horse No
vember sand that Virginia went
the way the bishop wanted II to-
and that republican senatorial can
didates stand N door show in that
state. even though ~ rave Mr. Hc,v
er . presidential majority.
The bishops prospects look fcir ".
mlddlIng 70 ne