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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
The World and All
A CABINET SUGGESTION
BY Charles r. Driscoll

Doubtless Mr.. Hoover will find several suggestions
awaiting him when he settles down for his first good
day Of office work after his long, hard trip.
Here's one. q told you Id talk politics after the
election. you know)
! suggest that Mr.. Hoover incorporate in his first
message to congress a request for a law creating a de-
patment Of aviation. Call it that or anything else that
may seem suitable.
AS a corOllary to this, I suggest that Charles A. Lind
bergh he asked to take the post.
ss
Long ago, when Lindbergh first came sailing back
from Europe, / suggested in this column that such q
department should be created. and that Lindbergh take
the portfolio OF the air. ] believe events since tina.
have made . renewal Of the suggestion very sppro-
pirate al this time.
Lindbergh has worn we'll. He went through his pc
riod Of hsro-worship better. | think, than anyone else
has ever done in the history Of the world, considering
the duration and intensity Of the period. From those
close TO L~indbergh | hear that the young mans mod
esty has been retained. and that the flyer has grown
greatly in mental and spiritual stature az a result of
his experience.
believe there is nobody alive so competent for the
position Of secretary Of aviation as Lind5erRh. Doubt
less he has a better-paying job. ! have heard fabulous
tales Of the wealth L~indbergh has acquired since his
famous flight. I hope they are all true. II he has
made much money, perhaps he can afford 70 work for
the people At the head Of q new government depart
msnt that has to do with flight.
s..-
Really. I'd like to see this great young man safely
hook for the public service while he is young. for !
believe he could be of incalculeble value to America in
the formative years Of flight. just ahead,
And Lindbereh is good for other things besides svia-
ton, too. When he gets the aviation department upon
its feet, he might very p~rofitably be shifted to the de-
partnent Of commerce, ard thence 70 other depart
ments, 50 that he might become an expert in business
ike government. such as Mr.. Hoover, himself. Then,
90 years hence. 1t might be profitable for the American
people q make possible the rounding out Of a great
career BY electing Lindbergh to the presidency
what do you think Of the whole idea7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

The contention that ratification of the Kellogg
BRAND peace pact and passage Of the cruiser bill pro-
viding fer the construction Of fifteen additional cruis-
ers is the height Of inconsistency was contained in q
memorial presented in the senate Monday and signed
by a number Of educational. religious and political
leaders Of practically III states.
Texas signers Of the memorial included s. P. Brooks.
president Of Baylor University; L. Il. Hubbard. presi-
dent Of the Texas State College for Women; Mrs. s.
NJ. ~. Mars, president Of the National Congress OF Pa
rents and Teachers, and Dr.. John NJ. Moore of Dallas.
bishop Of the NJ. E. Church, South.
The memorial states the signsrs believe that the
wholesome effect Of the general pact for the renuncia-
ton of war upon the sentiment Of nstions and peoples
will be largely nulIfied if the nation which first pro-
posed the general pact expresses lack Of confidence IN
its efficacy by increasing its own armament
Considerable confusion has been created relative to
the naval building program, and many well-meaning
persons have taken a stand in opposition without as-
certaining all the facts. President Coolidge has
stressed the point that the United States is not seek
Ing naval supremacy and that this country has no am
bition to "rule the waves"
Under the provisions Of the famous Washington
naval treaty in which the United States, Great Britain
and Japan participated, q ratio Of 5-5-3 was accepted
by the representatives. Of the three countr r. The
United States and Great Britain proposed to maintain
navies Of equal strength, 50 far as possible.
There has been no violation or evasion OF he pro-
visions of that treaty. Great Britain tool the view
that it was incumbent upon that country to maintain
construction in accord with the ratio agreed upon; the
United States Jagged far in the rear, japan maintain
ing construction upon the agreed basis. The cruiser
bill as propo.ed by President Coolidge would merely
restore the American navy to the basis agreed upon At
the Washington conference. II Is rather difficult 10
ascertain how this could Be construed rs inconsistent
with the provisions OF the Kellogg-Briand pact or any
other pact, treaty or understanding.
There is q tendency on the part Of vell-meaning
pacifists 10 protest any expenditure for natinoal pro-
lection and to see in such expenditures a threat or war
like gesture. They do not take into consideration that
the United States cannot ignore preparations IN other
nations, and that IL Is the duty Of congress to make
ample provisions for national defense.
It is doubtful If there is a person j. the United
States who would not prefer 70 see the money which
will 20 into the construction Of cruisers expended for
some other purpose. But that money is in reality the
national premium on peace insurance, and Is such i
is q wise investment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
URGES DIVERSIFIED
FARMING IN VALLEY

To The Herald:
Any farmer owning as much IS
forty acres and up should have six
70 eight good jersey sows, four brood
soVs and a buch cf chickens. That
would bring him q monthly income.
The milk is fine for pigs and chick
ms. There is always Z demand for
beef cattle, hogs, butter and eggs.
The person that adopts this plan will
oon have 2 bank account. Diver
sified farming is What the farmers
will have 10 come 10, for 80 many
have lost out on trucking.
When ! lived IN Iowa, the farmers
raised wheat year after year till they
scarcely get their seed back. Then
they changed to cattle. hogs and
corn raising, and they wers soon on
easy street. What Brownsville needs
is \ canning factory, a creamery and
a ctoton mill. Our chamber of COM
merce Is doing a good work. but the
necessary thing IT, to get factories
into our city. for the laborinr man il
a money spender. There was a man
al our hotel that has a patent cement
railraod tie and he said there would
be a cement factory located in the
Valley, and this ought 70 ne the
logical location. Factories is what
mskes \ city.
Rack to the fsrmer-I heard Of =
farmer living in Missouri that kept
seven cows on n acre OF ground
five months. soTed 70 sorghum.
There Is no state in the union that
can furnish more feed to the acre
than Texas car Factories J swhat
makes n city.
With the prospect Of deep water TO
Brownsville. our city viii grow BY
leaps and bounds
The farmer is the backbone Of the
country and they are the hardest hit
of anyone and we are depending on
the formers for everything, and while
we are helping the farmers we arc
helping every business man in
Brownsville and the Valley towns.
The farmer should get his money
for his produce on the tracks in
stead Of leaving 10 10 the commission
men in Kansas City. Chicago, and
other cities. ! have known people
that didn't get enough money out Of
a carload Of truck 70 pay the freight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
BY CHARLES r. STEWART

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1~7.-Justicc
Oliver Wendell Holmes vas worried
the worst way, so his friends relate,
when he caught a bad cold recently
and had to spend a few days in bed,
lest death claim him in time to en-
able President Coolidge to fill his
place on the United States supreme
bench.
Anything concerning q federal SUI
preme justice is largely
though it relates to nothing more inn
portant than the kind Of breakfast
food he likes best-but this IL pretty
straight.
As | get il, Justice Holmes already
had pledged himself. before Mr.. Cool
idge announced himself out Of the
running for q denomination last
June, to outlivc the l~atter's White
House tenancy even though it lasted
until 1888. Naturally, therefore, the
idea Of being snuffed out just at the
present juncture alarmed him ex-
ccrdinEly.
However, &c got well.
The Justice, from all accounts. was
not very I'LL.
Nevertheless. hs realized that AZ
his aze-he Will be IS next March.
less than a week after Mr.. Hoover
succeeds Mr.. Coolidge as president
the most t~rifling indisposition, seem
ingly, may result fatally.
They say he made no bones Of the
FL sLaA I'LL - 49,
afraid TO die. he is determined not %
die fer another three months.
A supreme court justice il sup
posed not TO have any prejudices-
not the slightest.
For all that. they Do have their
individual mental Elants.
When President Roosevelt ar
pointed him, Justice Holmes-Tho
was entitled to have opinions then.
before he had foresworn all such hu-
man veaknesses-was considered q
liberal
There Be critics vho declare he Il
yet.
In fact. I have heard n asserted
by competent authorities that. we're
he in the senate today. H. would be-
AtAsA W NAD fANA@N~~AfE 80
IL is queer, too.
The theory is that men grow CON
servative rs they advance in wears.
The time certainly has tome for jus
tice Holmes 20 show signs Of II IL
ever he intends 10. He shows mona
vet. I'm thta fusty supreme court
atmosphere IL Is all the more extra
ordinary
The progressive" President Rooce-
velt assuredly cot his moneys worth
when he appointed Justice Holmes.
He wanted "A "libcral" and Nc not
only got one. but he got one who has
hung on. For IS years he has sat
on that woolssct-more lately with a
/ fellow liberal" Justice Brandeis -
I handing out Dissenting opinions in
/ opposition ~ the conservative ma
! iority-outvoted regularly. but still
I faithfully keering the record
Colonel Roosevelt is past and gone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

The only logical safe way for . flier to cross the
Atlantic from America TO Europe is via Greenland and
intermediary points.
II Is fair 10 assume that the eastward transatlantic
flights have generally set out from near New York City
because that route is the traditional one for ships sail
ing upon the sea. It is nevertheless true that all condi-
tions for flying are particularly unfavorable along the
ocean lanes. The single hop over the Atlantic IL 80
close 10 the endurance limit for modern planes that
even on the eastward passage the chance is very grea.
that the pilot will run cut Of fuel. No part Of his
cargo can therefore be given over to passengers or %
profit yielding freight. The westward flight against
\ prevailing wind and against the drift Of weather i
even more hazardous.
But the flying route from Chicago TO Europe. 10
Paris, Hamburg, Berlin. Oslo or Stockholm, refuires NJ
single hop Of more than 900 miles. by way Of Green
land. and no overeeaB stretch III excess Of 600 miles.
Further. BY way o. thc north there are distinct fea-
lures for checking tie course, radio and weather sta
tons: and convenient stopping places where fuel, with
advance knowledge az the flight. can he provided.
Bsffin Bay 70 the westward Of Greenland. and the
Greenland and north seas 70 the eastward, ars ~nrobahlv
less shrouded ~ foe thsn are the water of the outh-
erlv route which lies along the ommon border Of the
cold Labrador current and the warm gulf stream.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
Washington Letter
Nv CHARLIE r. STEWART

Yet there sits Justice Holmes, stead
fast o. ever at fourscore and seven
refusing even 10 die until he n
hand his ermine over TO another
liberal" like himself.
There IN no question that y
senior justice deems President Cool
idge as conservative ~ they make
'em.
How President Hoover viii suit
him. who knows7
j fancy the justice will wait awhile
10 sec. II satisfactory, he may die'
He may even retire.
III not. I would almost venture tha
guess that Justice Holmes will teel
IL his duty Ia carry on for four or
for eight years more. He has broken
all supreme court records already.
There is no knowing now what re-
may 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
LET'S, live! n u: =: 2 2: LAM! |. !,
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a. right. We're goin' to bo rich and
e~verythingll be a. right" Raising
his voice again, he repeated loudly,
"A right"
Byrd helped Larry get into y
clean pair Of pajamas. She got him
into bed and covered him up like q
little child.
Then. as he heaved that weary
sigh OF release as sleep came. she
continued sitting on the edge OF the
bed. a small, ~distrsught. hystericsl
figure. her slight form heaving with
commissions that finally subsidized into
a steady tricklinr Of tear down her
cheek. purctuated every little while
in an intake OF gssping breath.
She sat there for hours.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
Tiinnel y Views
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS URGED VIA
GREENLAND
BY WILLIAM H. HOBBS

Pofessor 81 Geology. University ~ Michigan.
William Herbert Hobbs was born at Worcester,
Mass. July ?, 1864. He was graduated from Wor-
cester Polytechnical Institute. q fellow in geology
At Johns Hopkins, and later studied at the Uniyer-
sity Of Heidelberg. He was q member Of the facul-
ty Of University Of Wisconsin for seven years be-
fore affiliating with the University Of Michigan. He
has directed Greenland expeditions Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan and has written several books on
geology and the World war. His home is in Ann
Arbor, Mich)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
Schools Here to
Close on Friday

Fridsv ~ this week will re the lest
dsv of school this year for the
school children ard students o.
Brownsville. according 70 lrtorns-
zion given out this morning from the
offices of the 5uperintendents cf the
various schools or this city.
TIE Catholic college has the same
hoiidav schedule rs the public
schools. but Sister VI Veronica -
re Incarnste Word Academy En-
rounces that that school will Gloss On
Thursday.
The reopsring date for both the
prblic and the rarochial schools has
beer ct for Wednesday. January =.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

There should &c q remedy for such
conditions.
We have the greatest Valley IN the
United States. We have the soil.
the climate. and the water: but with
the increased acreage put IN cultIya-
tion we will have 70 store the flood
water b. a large dam between here
and Laredo. . or later.
We sre expecting a big influx 81
--rrle 40 cur Valley this winter.
Florida has been hard BIZ BY storms,
California is filled and OVERRIDING
with prices out Of reach. so IL will
tnrn the people to the Valley. Let
III all be boosters.
J.F. STEELE.
Brownsville. TeTas,
Rercuber IS, 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
Other Papers
THE COMEBACK"
(Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Secretary MELONS annual report tells Of the come
back Of the country's business after reaching . low
point in the closing months of 1927. By the end of the
fiscal year its recovery was almost complete Its con-
tinued steady improvement has recently been reported
by the department Of commerce esnd various private
agencies. During the fiscal year farmers enjoyed an
increase Of about I per cent in the average prices Of
their crops. which was partly offset by q decrease in
output. Automobile production, which was depressed a
year ago, showed a IS per cent gain last June and July
as compared with the same months Of 1927. Nctwith-
standing the prolonged period Of recession last winter,
trade for the entire fiscal year was only 3 per cent be-
low that Of its predecessor. And it is to be remember
ed that Mr.. MELONS figures relate to the twelvemonth
ended last June.
The point is, that the country finds itself in Deem
Der. 1928. in a far better position than it was in De-
cember, 1927. for supplementary reports show that the
Improvement recorded By Mr.. Mellon hes not only con-
tinced but inceased, and thee is assurance of . merry
Christmas, with no clouds upon the business horizon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Ameng 9TH
er amusing episodes unfolded in the
Longacre sector ~ nj concerning
Jesse J.. Eliot. a prosperous printer,
whose biggest kick ONE from CIV
ing away money to those he likes.
Mr. Eliot il necessarily throwing
respectable parties, 10 which he i'm
vites his ~intimates, and they al
ways come away loaded with gold
coins. A few years z he prepared
his will. and the beneficiaries were
his closest pals.
One Of them was Kelley Allen, the
critic. Shortly after the will was
made Eliot took violently i'll, but
recovered. Jess Dandy. the actor.
died shortly after. AL Sanders. Il
other theatrical man. succumbed.
Jack Gleason, also named in the
will, died, and the others started to
complain about their health. Even
Eldot's pet dog died. and Kelley AL
len got sick for the first time in his
life.
So Allen urged Edlot TO strike his
name out Of the will, which was
done. and two days later Ne was we'll
again.
SUPP0SIN'
Now just ~supposin' we had never
met;
Our lips not kissed. our hands not
wrenched apartl
Why. just suppcsin' We had never
loved.
How would I ever know I had A
heart? jean Douglas.
THEATER GUILD TRIUMPH
Maurice Browne and Robert Mich
OILS have provided the Theater Guild
with an unusual and highly en-
crossing new play. Wings Over
Europe II j. christened, and il Il
given elegant direction BY Reuben
Mamoulain, who was dragged from
the wings BY one Of the collahora.
tors after the thrilling proceeding
~ the Martin Beck theater 10 &C,
knowledge the hend-clappinE. There
were some cheers, too, when the las,
asbestos dropped on the ~incessant.
ly arresting mellow drama, and moi
2 few 81 them were for the woman
less cast of "a. all Of whom contrib.
uted handsomely to the novel event
Wings Over Europe" II fashion
| ed from = most enhancing theory
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

Futuristic art is now being faxed, but there y no
proof yet that the fake is any better than the original.
Boston Transcript.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

Who was Samuel n. langley
=-
After what South African ~Stster-
man and tlnancier vas Rhodesis
names?
What In the Red seaf
"For q day in thy courts Is better
than q thousand. I had rather be
a doorkeeper in the house Of my God.
than 70 dwell in the tents of ths
wicked Where il this passage
found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

New York Letter

The theme concerns . 25-year-cid
genius. inspired by Shelley and
Maxwell, who perfects an invention
which could destroy the universe.
A preposterous and absurd idea.
unanimously declare the British cab-
met, before whom the young Elm
stein brings his startling and ANA.
ing revelation. After urging hir
TO abandon and destroy his secret
they threaten TO ~confine him where
he rs determined 10 "huild n house
and practice his deadly magic. lu
he is determined 70 build a hou-e
for man."
He is impersonated By Alexardrr
Kirkland, "A remarkable actor for hr
age, on whose shoulders the msr.
script chiefly rests. Master XII.
land acquitted the difficult aud
lengthy assignment with great con-
ception.
ResuminE from the second para
graph, the cabinet members arc e
pro and cor with the determined tc
better humanity and the world
young man, and. after they hsra
threatened % jail him. he warns. X
he Is so condemned. that soon after
his confederstes will release a det.
astation atom that not only would
blow London and Great Britain l4
bits but the entire world. The c1n-
plications that follow are equally AZ
engaging. and the denouement come!
with as neat a wallop as the theaisi
has enjoyed in a long spell.
NEWSPAPERMAN STUFF
Even Balzac sympathized with t4s
reporter who is dambed II he print.
II and dambed III H. doesn't. ~
once scrivened. "Whoever has dipped
into journalism or u still IN u I'LL
undsr the hard necessity of BOWIE
TO men he despises, smiling upon
worst enemy. ccnsortinE with
est b~aseness and dirtying his fl5
ers IN his struggle 70 pay his aH-
~versaries in their own coin.
SURE ENOUGH
Alexander Woolcott, to hear t-eA
tell IL, was a fearless dramatic cil
ic because he Knew What He Ike.
and so stated in the paper. lAsl
add. however. that when he We
critic IL was feared that, II me- a'
found murdered, st least two tan
sand people would have been M"
! under SUSPICION
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

II il when . boiling stock market begins 70 COO
that the water becomes most evident-Christian Scienc'
Monitor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

A Missouri woman has willed her estate e her tev-
entesn dogs. This isn't the first TO 90 that way. how
syer-Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

The American Federation Of Labor REFLECTS Greer
rresident-but it is still against the Rsds-Winston
Salem Journal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

Applaudins a movie actor Is safe, because he can't
come back and give an enoore-Ystes Center (Mo)
Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18
To1ay's Horoscope

On this day, IN 1877. New Js-Erv
ratified the u. s. Constitution.
T03ay's Horoscope
Persons whose birthday is todHy
ore true 70 their friends and fond
CT their homes. They have strong
religious views.
A Daily Thought
He hears but half who hears ore
PARTY onlv.-Aeschylus.
Answers % Foregoing Questions
d 8. Parkes Cadran, clergyman
pastcr Of Central Congregational
church. Brooklyn.N Y.
:. Pioneer airplane inventor.
3. Lord Cecil Rhodes.
Z. An arm Of the Indian cea
=. Psalm rZxAiv.
, 1928-08-18
FREDERLKSTEO THEATRE
8.45 Sunday Evening 8.45
1T MYSTERY CLU b.

with Matt Moore and Edith Roberts and other notable stars.
You We enjoyed READING mystery tores. now here's your chance to SEE one OF
tine rest ever writer.
THE MYSTERY CLUB" different kind Of thrill That's what you'll eet when
yu se this naseru drama IF stealth and crime madness in a club whose wealthy
members commit Grim for the thrill of it.
What they do how they lit and what happens to all concerned. will hold you in a
GREATNESS thran for over two of the mGt enjoyable hoursO of YOUR movie experience.
showing in his own home, he had it run three times one right after the other
Think you'd make a qcd detective? Solve the mystery in THE MYSTERY
CLUB" and Mr. Pnkerton, himself will give you job for life.
ADMISSION AS USUAL
, 1928-07-30

& u @% @a% IN d %a@| 50 -"
A the request of the admmlstra-
"a tor OF the estate OF ANEoIA
FELICIrA KKlEGER, deceased, in
virtue of Order OF the District
Court Of the Virgin Islands, Chris
tiansted's SUB Judicial District,
dated IL day OF June 1928, will be
offered for sale at . puOhc auction
to be held at the Undersigned Ven
due Office IN CAristla.8t
r. VI e. = DAY
the 21st day Of August 1923
al 2 O'Clock in tE2e afternoon
THE PROPERTY
No. 1T Letters B. C. III Company Street
in the Tovvn Of Cnrlsafaastod,
consisting of Lot Of Land with one
two storey building, Main dwelling,
one two storey UuiIdIng containing
4 rooms, one two storey building
containing 3 rooms, ana one | sto-
rey building containing 4 rooms,
cistern, well and closet.
Conditions anG other papers re-
Iating to the sale viii be filed at
the auction.
d. Christiansted Veudue Otdce, st. CroiX,
this 1871 day Of July 1873. q
A.. Z. aTAhDMANN,
, 1928-07-30

Fee Frcs. 1905.
say Ueu Francs.