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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
The World and All
JUDGES AND CONTEMPT

The most difficult job / can think or i that Of 4
judge. The higher the bench, the more difficult the
job.
One OF the circumstances that makes me proud IF
America is the generally high average of character and
performance among our judges. Quite generally the
judges feel the responsibility Of their jobs SO keenly
that they carry Off the role beautifully.
The exceptions are extremely painful for an Amer
lean to look upon. They are the cases in which small
calibre men have been mistakenly elevated to impor-
tant positions.
And a judges bench il no place for n small-souled
man. A judge, under our system Of procedure, is a
dictator. II Ne doesn't like you, he can send you to
contempt Of J. H. B~ongbong, the Judge, and Il may be
justifiable contempt. But Judge Bongbong has the
power 70 send you to jail or 20 take a great deal Of
money away from YOU, merely because you happen to
indicate in the courtroom that you don't like his honor.
1t takes quite a man to sit year after year on n
judicial bench and never abuse his power. But, to the
everlasting credit of America BE II said. most of our
judges make just such q record.
In Brooklyn recently a federal Judge abused a rep
utahle lawyer with language that one man doesn't use
70 another unless the other man is in the language
users power. When the lawyer protested that he mad
never been talked to in that manner by a judge before,
the man on the bench said. Would you like to 20 to
jail with your ciient?"
Well. there's no answer to that that 4 civilized man
San make. The reputable lawyer walked right out II
the courtroom. What he in contempt Of that court?
If he wasn't he was no natural man.
This lawyer sat him down and wrote a letter 70 the
chief justice Of the supreme court Of the United States.
r%eciting the incident in detail, and IN ~scathing. scorch-
Ing language, denouncing that judge. The papers
printed the letter. and thus the lawyer. who had q
take whatever the judge gave him in the courtroom,
had his say before the millions whose opinion is really
the supreme judgment.
A Judge can fine or imprison one citizen for con.
tempt. but what's Ne going 70 do about The millions?
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Other Papers
THE WOMAN VOICE AS A PROBLEM

t(AA@"k W&tA
Owing To the widespread interest in the prohibition
question, persons addicted TO political speculation nat
urally are trying 70 gauge the influence OF woman
voters on the national campaign. ~What will she DOT"
is n question put BY some newspapers, especially IN
southern cities. The answers are not very definite
American women who voted in 1870 and in 1924 did
not greatly influence the results Of the national cleo
tions Of those years. Only about 10 per cent Of the
women who we're legally entitled to vote went TO the
polis-phenomenon not at all strange. considering the
remarkable ease with which equal suffrage had been
obtained in the States and the difficulty Of getting out
the full vote of the ruder SEX Most OF the women
divided politically, exactly as did their husbands.
50 might have been foreseen.
In some circles, however, the idea persists that so
called moral and welfare issues unite women to a much
greater extent than they do men. Since prohibition is
regarded by them a. n moral issue, it is claimed by
some Of the drys that f~our-fifths of the women will
cast their ballots for the republican ticket this year If
Mr.. Hoover explicitly commits himself to the status quo
and opposes repeal or amendment Of the volstead law.
IL 10 true that the great national organizations Of
women stand for law enforcement and for q longer and
more effective trial Of prohibition. Whether in this
view they represent the mass Of the unorganized wom-
en- Of the urban centers Is q question yet to be deter
mined.
Psychologists and sociologists formerly ccntended
that women we're too conservative, too emotional, too
disposed to put their trust in law and authority TO BE-
given the ballot. Equal suffrage, it was asserted,
would lead to paternalisn and overlegislation, and
hence to the destruction Of civil and personal liberty.
This view has not been entirely abandoned, but expo
rience thus far has not lent il much support. The No
vember election may shed light on the interesting
question.
Meantime. il may be noted that in Germany. where
womcn's votes are tabulated separately, an analysts
IN seven leading cities has shown that the women. st
the recent general election, voted mainly for the CEN
ter parties, particularly for the Nationaiists. Few Of
them indicated By their votes that they were either
radicals or reactionaries.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-A new
$500. 600 building IN taking the
place Of the somber hrownstone con-
yerted residence as the environment
for tho telling of strange sagas ot
world adventuring BY members ot
the Explorers club. probably the
most distinguished ~ al New York
clubs.
TO the Explorers club. II meet
ines closed 70 the un~initiatcd In
peril, men such ~ Roosevelt, Peary,
Nansen. S~tefanssor. Byrd. Amund-
sen. Beebe. Johnson. Macmillan and
Others have brought the first tales
az strange finds in the jungle OF Of
the orening Of n new continent, or
the discovery Of a new river, or
the climbing of "A mountain hereto
fore unclimbed mountain And the
club has a precious collection OF
souvenirs NJ the great expeditions
of the last two decades. There Will
he more room for them i'm the new
quarters i'm Cathedral Parkway.
Strange trails meet at the club.
At this time its insignia is being
worn in the Mongolian deserts BY
ROY Chapman Andrews: 70 the
South Pole bv Commander Richard
f. Byrd: into Uganda. Africa, BY
Martin Johnson. into the ruins or
Gro Magn0n civilization i'm southern
France: into w diving bell i'm the
West Indies by Beebe. Its button
went with Amundsen on his fatal
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phone, had he so desired. But some
touch 81 spring in the air had brought
a sudden decisions he would use II rs
al excuse for spending . week On the
coast, for enjoying : visit 70 his
many business friends, for looking
over their studios. their new produc-
tions and. perhaps. with the memory
of Alice CAROLS developing wrinkles
i'm his mind, for Investigating possible
material for q star.
The festive spirit which filled him
showed itself in his attire. I'm New
York Mr.. Davidson was content 90
appear i'm dull greys and blacks, ex-
pensive enough, but con~servatively
cut. His spare figure, a. il threaded
the crowds OF Times Square, might
nave suggested anything. from q mil
lionairc cloak and suit manufacturer
10 n cut-rate ticket Spectator. For
his Hollywood trip. however, he had
provided "A wardrobe more i'm keeping
with The spirit Of the occasion. On
this particular morning, a. he fin
ished his after-breakfast cigar, he
wore 4 very becoming suit or light
English tweed, 4 rakish soft hat, and
y brown and white polka-dot tie. and
did not show his age by nc least ten
years. For this he had to- thank his
slender and not nnEraceful figure:
emhnnpoint usually tells IT, own
story.
when h aIighted from the train
IN tbs station II Los Angeles, his old
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Advertising Valley Products

AT the annual meeting Of the Rio Grande Potato
Growers Association. the secretary. Paul Dive Of
Brownsville. offered a recommendation that the asso-
citation create an advertising and publicity fund 20 81
expended in establishing markets for Valley potatoes
throughout Texas, and especially IN the Valley and the
southern section Of the state.
In support Of the recommendation he pointed nm.
that in the Valley and throughout South Texas. which
should be a market for large quantities Of the VALLEY
product. potatoes from California and other sections
we're sold IN competition with the Valley product dur
Ing the period o. heavy marketing.
The recommendation offered By Mr. Dye should ~
given careful consideration. There should be a market
~ Texas for practically the entire crop Of early pota-
toes produced ia the Lower Rio Grande Valley. and
that market car only be created and maintained hv
proper publicity.
The great majority Of Texas consumers arc prota-
BY not aware that the Valley has potatoes on the mae
net Texans arc probably as loyal to their state a.
are the residents u California Or Florida to their ~.
spectisc states. But in those states the cooperative
include advertising and publicity in their annul bud
gets, and as 4 result the consumers know when and
where they can buy local products. Growers are n,t
compelled to appeal to state loyalty-that loyalty i ex-
tended voluntarily when the California or Florida resi-
dent y apprised that he can buy his local products on
the local markets.
IL is interesting 10 note that during the period sf
heavy shipment Of potatoes from the Valley. many cars
Of Florida potatoes we're received in Central and South
Texas markets. and later the Florida potatoes were
succeeded BY the California product. In the meantime
the Valley growers were seeking markets in the North.
East and West It is only logical to presume tina. n !
demand had been created in the Texas markets. the
saving in freight charges would have been far in cx-
cess Of the cost Of the necessary publicity.
California and Florida have created their markets
BY judicious expenditures for advertising and publicity
and then providing the markets with products which
in quality and pack supported their advertising cam
paigns. They did not expect consumers to hunt them
up In order to buy their products. Instead. they WEI I
direct to the consumers, sold" them on their products
and thereby created markets Of immense value 10 ths
vegetable and fruit industries.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley il not in position To
embark on such extensive advertising campaigns as
Florida and California have launched, but the expe-
rience Of recent years should be sufficient to convince
Valley vegetable and fruit growers that Valley products
must b. properly advertised il markets are to be Gre
ntsd and mAintaiasd: :
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Who an r. TO what post have 7
been recently appointed With what
business am I connected and where ?
What is the main export product of
the United States2
What does Islam signifyg
Who was head or the American
war relief work in Belgium during
the World war and later became On
member of the u. S. cabinet7
These things I have spoken unto
you. that IN me Sc might have peace.
in the world ye shall have tribula-
tion: but he OF good cheer have
overcome the world" Where does
this passage appear i'm the Bible7
Today III the Past
On this date. III 1901, President Me-
Kinley was shot at Buffalo, N. ".
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Lew viii Sc the lignt, n give hef "a
chance"
You sap this girl hasn't anybody
back of her" Jim Reese laughed.
Looks 10 me, Tony, a. though she
had YOU,
That's true. But r cant make
her. lin not big enough. Davidson
is.'
Great Scott or course you are
hir enough to make anybody. Bet
ter try n little Of that ballyhoo stuff
yourself. There isn't a better man IN
the business. ought 70 know.
DIDN'T you teach me all I've got.
when 1. was your assistant, on the
old All-Star lott What about that
plan you had Of starting an indie
pendent producing company or your
OWN"
Some day, maybe, when conditions
ire right. They're not. Just now.
That recent slump IN the market has
given the down town crowd "A bad
case of cold feet. Guess I'll play
along with Davidson for a while yet"
"H-m. Don't wait too long. The
public il hungry for better pictures.
And I've always figured you were the
mar 70 give them what they want"
Els the public looking for better
pictures? Sometimes, when / re the
way they pass up the good ones. and
fall for cleverly advertised bunk, /
begin 70 doubt it."
"No. you don't. You're just spool
ing yourself. You haven't turned out
any ~flivvers on the Davidson pro-
gram. have voug And its a good
program, isn't it--Eood stories-well
acted-beautifullv directed haven I
heard any rumors Of Davidson going
70 the poor house."
81 guess you're right" Tony said,
with a short laugh. III must have a
ahotu lie wand Irene Shirley got my
goat. The little rotter. Well-that's
no way to speak Of a woman, Jimmy.
Forget 1t. and tell me something
about yourself. And you'd better get
on with your dinner. too. If we're
going 20 a show tonight. There's
Gladys Morton. of the Tri-State-at
that corner table, with Abe Spellman.
our studio manager. TIT introduce
you. later. Have some more steak '"
Lew Davidson. rolling westward
through the California hills, was I'm
what was for him n rather festive
mood. I'm New York, MFR. Davidson
attended strictly and continuously to
business. In addition to his picture
company. he had other interests. for
Ne owned q great deal or real estate,
on most Of which stood thcaters.
Some we're picture houses. among
them the famous Plaza. at which the
Davidson productions were given
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Washimg&om Letter

ones record and the character OK his
duties
The amount W detail he evidently
was familiar with was surprising.
Domestic and foreign trade, radio.
aviation. fisheries, navigation n
census, the highly scientific work Of
the bureau of standards-he seemed
equally acquainted with every spe-
cialty, 70 q degree amazing 20 tha
trained technicians I'm charge of the
most abtruse research, i'm lines as
far apart as the national screw
thread commissions from the coast
and ge0detic surveys division 81 ter
restrial magnetism and s~eismology.
Naturally many an CID deliver into
some queer branch OF investigation
\ felt his heart warmed nc the thought
that, all unknown 10 him, his actlv-
tiles had been interestedly watched
by his chief.
II accounts for n perculiar kind or
popularity the secretary
has enjoyed with his subOrdinatcs-
Without realizing, perhaps until
lust ns he was leaving them, how
close his scrutiny has been, All have
been more or less aware that the de-
partment head did concern himself
personally with an extraordinarily
wide range of their varied employ
ments-which was flattering, if pos
sibly m trifle onerous.
As one OF his most trusted aides
remarked To me shortly before thu
Kansas City convention
Secretary Hoover has not what ~
ordinarily known as A magnetic per-
sonality. He has not the faculty OK
attracting great thronEs to him by
the very fact or his presence.
"But don't make the mistake en-
thinking that he w. not liked by those
who meet ard come 10 know him. He
Ia not cold. He has nm extraordinary
gift of understanding and sympathy.
And anyone who ever has worked
with him, swears ~ him."
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New York Letter

expedition into the arctic III the
attempted rescue ~ Mobile.
This insignia II . star upon y
globe-shaped ground. The red ground
symbolizes danger and adventure,
the globe the field or action.
The man who knows more about
what is needed on nm exploration e.
petition than any other i'm New
York is Anthony Fiala, himself an
explorer Of note From an insig-
nificant little shop downtown he
outfits the famed explorers OK the
world FOR their expeditions. lie
knows everything they'll need vher-
ever they 70. He's the bag-packing
mother" or many an expedition.
W W
The biggest collection oF names
of visitors To New York IA not on
any hotel register, but upon the
guest book i'm the Woolworth Tower.
By turning back far enough, most
any visitor to the tower can find
the names or persons he knows ~
folks from the old home town. And
many persons are disposed Co pore
over the pages of the great book.
On, yes. my name lis i'm there.
One of the most successful of
broadway plays was rejected hv
four producers before IL got tha
chance to pile I'D royalties for its
authors.
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BY FREDERIC ARNOLD RUNNER

their premiere showinEE. Others
were legitimate theaters- in which
Mr.. Davidson was more on less inter-
ested. All of these various and
profitable enterprises served " keep
him extremely busy: II was seldom
that he INDUCED In the luxury of a
holiday. While other men sported on
the sands at Palm Beach. or Deau-
willie. or attended the races at Havana.
Mr.. Davidson could usually be found
in his office on Forty-scyenth street,
sharing the elusive dollar from ten In
the morning until dinner time. and
often far into the evening. lie loved
to work: IL had been second nature
10 him ever since his early days, when
he sold his wares along the teemirg
thoroughfares Of New York's East
Side.
or late, however. a queer restless
ness had disturbed his waking hours.
lie felt himself growing tired Of for
ever making money. without any real
knowledge Of how to spend il. Gam
bling. beyond a modest game OF
pinochle. did not appeal to him
! gambling with cards. that ~. He
was tremendously amused when GER
tain OF his friends were victimizcd by
u clever sharper, AZ stud poker. The
stock market he called "a suckers
game" He might have become "A
collector of pictures. but beauty, in-
animate, meant little to him; nc pre-
ferred il alive, dramatic. in move
ment, which explains his love for
motion pictures. And for women.
For Lew Davidson loved beautiful
womcn-not any one In particular.
but the thousands of them that
passed him daily on the street. i'm
endless variety and profusion. Since
passing the fifty mark the habit had
grown on him: ne began ~ find mr.
increasing enjoyment IN the riots OF
beauty provided by the smart re-
views. Yet through it an. he contin-
ued to admire the other sex i'm gem
eral, rather than i'm particular. A. one
might view with delight the endless
variety Of blooms In a flower garden,
without desiring 10 pluck any par
~sicular one "A clever Frerchman once
said that. concerning women, there W.
safety I'm numbers. and, 30 far. Lew
Davidson had proved the truth cf IL;
ne was safe.
Speeding eastward through a riot
Of poppy fields. geranium hedges and
blosSom-crowned fruit trees. a new
and very pleasant joyousness creps
over him, quite foreign 10 his every
day life in New York. The business
which took him 20 Hollywood was Of
no great Importance; he might have
transacted IL by long distance tele-
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HOOVER SURORDINATES FIND
HIN SYMPATHETIC

MNNt 1MEA A mLlA1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Herbert
Hoover, though lacking in the quail
tiles TO win great numbers TO his
standard on the strength or his mere
personality. IN far from failing 10
make fast friends OF individuals he
i'm contact with
His commerce department assist
ants loyalty to ''the chief" always
has been very noticeable.
a good word for "the boss" IA any
thing but the rule in the Washington
departments. Treasury workers. I'm
particular, openly charge Secretary
Melons system" with driving them
90 suicide-and cite instances Of r..
Most OF the other governmental
their own ranks. | have en-
countered any in the commerce de-
partment-under Secretary Hoover.
The nro-Hoover atmosphere was
not u BE mistaken a few days ago,
when the Republican presidential
candidate turned the department over
~ his successor, William III. Whiting
am not 10 unsophisticated as 20
have expected m expression of his
helpers bASsAt1 AcA1A 1fon - AS
tirement.
For Y long time. however. the COM
merce department has had all the
signs of an eaEy-running institution
Id his been singularly free from evil
I danres of sand in its bearings. Every
body appeared t. be working eff
GENTLY and yet well within his re-
sources. The personnel has seemed
contented-which IL u great deal TO
saw for "a force on Uncle Sans pay
roll i'm thcse days Of high living costs
and Coolidge economy.
III xurrendering his JOB 70 Secre'
tarv whiting. the retiring cabinet
head presented all his first lieuten-
ants. ore NV one. 20 his successor
and said A few words concerning each
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friend, Sam KeBsler, who had driven
10 10 meet him, smiled broadly.
HLew-you old sccundrell" Me- ex-
claimed "WhMt you been doing to
yourself? Why - you're getting
younger every day.
MI. Davidson, III his new-found
liberty, found the remark distinctly
pleasing.
III got N few kicks left I'm me yet,
SAM" he laughed.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Timely Views
AIMS r INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE
DEFENDED

By 4 ADDAMS. Chicago Social Worker.
(Jane Adams was born in Cedarville. ILL., in
1860. After she was graduated from Rockford col
lcge. Miss Adams passed some time in Europe
studying. Upon her return to the United States.
Adams opened 4 social settlement. Hull House. in
Chicago. which she is still heading. She since has
gained international recognition as a social work
er. Miss Adams has been connected with many
organizations for the promotion of better social
conditions and civic development. She is also REC
ornized a 4 writer. her books on social problems
having attracted much attention).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06

HARLINGEN. Sept. 6.--No negro
cutting case was tried in the court
Of Justice Of the Peace Grover Reid
here this week. Judge Reid said
Wednesday In connection with news
paper stories that n negro had been
fined III justice or the peace court
here in connection with a cutting.
III know nothing about the case.
and from what I hear or the incl.
dent. would % have fined the man,
but would have bound him over 90
higher courts
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The WOmen's international League for Peace and
Freedom. Of which am international president, aims
ut uniting women Of all countries to oppose war, ex-
ploitation and oppression, and work for universal dis
armament. The leagues members never have taken
any pledge regarding participation in war.
We take no attitude toward people who differ with
US. We believe in free speech and fair play for them,
as for US.
I suppose the Daughters Of the American Revolution
consider il Objectionable to renounce defensive war,
but ten years ago every country In Europe was waging
defensive war. They may also object to complete dis
armament, but our plans naturally contemplate a mu-
tual International agreement and grdual process. The
D. A. r. made me an honorary member in 1900 when !
helped obtain a prize at the Paris exposition for the
ID. A. r. exhibit. They were grateful and made me an
honorary member for life, or perhaps only during good
behavior. for I doubt whether my name is on their
honor roll now.
1 cannot imagine how membership in the interna-
tional League for Peace and Freedom could conflict
with a citizens obligation to uphold the constitution
of the United States. ! swear every year to uphold
the constitution because l have long been postmistress
&c Hull Hou9c
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The Grab Bag


Persons born under this sign are
generally positive, firm and deter
mined 20 have their way. They are
rather conservative and stickers for
old forms and customs.
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READ THIS FIRST:
The story opens with tho pending
displacement Of the star, Alice Car
roll, Of the Davidson Productions 60.
Alice's contract is about % expire,
and Lew Davidson. a hard-boilea
judge or pretty women, has been
seen 70 scan cynically the first traces
VI wrinkles IN her otherwise girlish
face. Her fate IA regarded as sealed.
Tony Hull. a director with a sense Of
decency1 a tall, gray-eyed nan Of
thirty-iive. has secret hopes Of wit
Messing the elevation OF Jane Dare,
a small, graceful woman just emery
ing from joyous youth, ol great
beauty and fine character, 20 stellar
honors. Into this situation IS pre-
cipitated Irene Shirley, a vamp Or
much sophistication. and q past that
might not bear too close inspection.
but with an alluring innocence Of
manner that IN very deceptive.
tNOW co ON WITH THE STORY)