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OF THE TRIrE OF LEVI
dallas News


Everett Levy is a New Yorker, or was. for Everett
Levy is no more. The circumstances are of interest.
Levy finished school and sought employment as an en-
gineer. He found out that il was a hard thing for an
engineer named Levy tc get a place. So he decided
upon a change. The next time he asked for a job he
gave his name as Leroy. Everett Leroy got a very
satisfactory post and rendered satisfactory service.
In time romance came into Everett's life and he de-
termined to take unto himself a wife. Facing that
step, he thought it wise to apply for legal sanction
Of his change of name.
Levy-Leroy chose his attorney, made his applica-
tion in due form, setting out the handicap Of the name
Of Levy in his profession. and saw it properly filed.
The Justice Of the Supreme Court Of New York into
whose hands the application came wrote out his de-
cision:
The petitioner here is % years Of age. II he
were more mature, / doubt whether this sort Of appli-
cation would be presented. OF course I share his dis
appointment and grief in his inability to secure en-
.ployment in his profession, and indeed lament the fact
that this was entirely due TO the name he bore.
Character and courage are essential in fighting
off these vicious and bigoted influences, but, as he
prefers to run. let him. Doubtless he is wholly ignor-
ant Of the fact that the Bible tells US that the tribe
of Levi never w~orshiped the golden calf. Let the ap-
plication be granted, SO that his people might be well
rid of him."
=. 8: s]::i. ss, %''n J. Levy, Justice Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
Peters Adventures

tell the difference between a gun
and a rake or a hoe?"
We'll, should say we could" re-
piled Chief Crow proudly. I'VE
would lose our lives many a time if
it was not for this knowledge. Why,
pray tell, should we let you Two
Legs fool us?
I'VE follow the farmer as he
ploughs the field and pick up all
the nice fat grubs and worms that
he turns up il the burroughs Then
we watch the farmer come with a
rake and make the rough earth all
smooth again. Later on-a week or
so. meybe-while we are still in the
fields hunting worms ard scratching
for seeds we behold the farmer COM
ing out Of the barnAwith a hoe over
his shoulder. We hop along not far
behind him when when he turns up
fresh earth about the baby plants
Just peeping above the ground. fat
ard We eat these. Why should We
a gun. now, That's a different
We make for the tallest treetops
when we see a gun"
But how do you know what is q
gum" persisted Peter.
Chief Crow shook his head impa-
tiently.
"Well, as for that. | can't tell
YOU" replied he. ~ really don't
know. All | am sure Of is that every
crow in the world knows a gun Is
a gun when he sees il. Something
tells him that ii is dangerous-that
II means trouble for the tribe-and
he flies away. Never, though, has
a crow been known to seek safety
and leave his people in danger. he
who sees the gun first always warns
the rest Of the tribe in time, and
they get out Of the way Of the
terrible bang stick. What it is that
tells us we cannot tell; we do not
know"
"Yesi Yesl Chieftain is right.
Something inside ia warns us-a gun
is nearl ely for your lives!) 1t
whispers, and we heed the warning.
That is all we can tell you'll" chorus
ed the crows. With this little in
formation Peter was forced 70 be
content.
Next: Mother Misses Her Son
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
A Bird of Good Omen

The Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Growers Ex-
change last fall adopted the Red Owl for its label
Every box. crate, hamper or other package sent
into the northern and eastern markets by the exchange
bears the Red Owl label. It is becoming a familiar
label in hundreds Of market centers, and 1t stands as
d guarantee If quality goods and honest pack.
When the selection of a label was under consider
stion some members Of the exchange expressed a
preference for a highly artistic design. "Your label
means nothing unless il is backed by quality goods"
one Of the officials said. What we want is a label
that is original: one easily remembered, and which by
force of sheer merit of the products it represents viii
win its place"
There was sound logic in that utterance. An srtis-
&c label may be displayed on a crate of carrots or q
hamper of beans. but unless the quality is there, the
label has no significance. No photographer, no matter
how artistic may be his design. can produce . label
that will sell a rotten tomato or a spoiled cabbage. A
trade label which is not backed by quality goods or
products is merely "a scrap OF paper"
aThey are culling too close" Is the complaint Of
numerous growers who are shipping their products
throueh the organization. The Herald holds no brief
for the organization. but if they are culling close
they are merely doing what is absolutely essential to
build up the Valleys markets and to establish the
reputation of the Red Owl, which is already becoming
known in many northern markets as "the bird Of
good Oman" In other words, they are doing for the
grower what he should do for ~himself-building up the
reputation of Valley products to the point where there
can be no question of their superiority.
The Valley grower cannot afford to permit low
grade products on the market. He may derive a few
dollars from the sale Of products which should have
been eulled, bat be loses on his first grade products
more than enough to make up the difference. 1t would
be real economy for aim 70 plow under or destroy
those products which do not come up to certain stand
ards. To permit them to go onto the market means
a lowering Of the standard for the entire Valley. The
trade does not want products of that class, though il is
occasionally forced to take them. The big distributors
almost invariably place their orders with those ship
pers who assure standard Of quality and uniformity Of
mack. They can afford to pay more for such products.
mt thew are handicapped when the growers permit
pfoducts which should have been culled TO 90 onto the
market and underbid the standard grades.
The policy Of the Valley Vegetable Growers Ex-
change Is to make the Red Owl brand q brand repre-
tentative Of the highest quality Of Valley products,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
SOLONS STILL CHERISH DARK
CAPITOL OFFICES

WASHINGTON, Feb. $40 have
offices in the Capitol itself. instead
Of the senate or house office build
of congress.
The Capitol offices are incon-
venient. They're dark, stuffy, dis
nal. But they're exclusive, classy.
The lawmakers who occupy them
are exceedingly old timers, who ac-
qgired 'em back in the days when
there were no regular office build
ings, and, still hang onto m.
Vice President Dawes and Speaker
Longworth have suites immediately
adjoining the senate and representa-
tives' chamber. That's logical.
There's likewise some sense in
Capitol offices for Representatives
Tilson and FINS Garrett, respectively
republican and democratic leaders
in the lower house. and for Tilson's
assistant leader, Representative Begg.
They're kept SO busy that a mat
ter Of a few steps is quite a con-
sideration 70 EN-.
/ can also see why. for sentimental
reasons, Senator Warren, Oldest
member Of the house. and Represent
atives Burton, Madden and Pou,
nearly as old, like to stick to their
original quarters. under the dome.
Offices like Warren's and Cooper's
aren't so bad, anyway. They're on
the main floor. not entirely shut off
from light and air. and fairly habit
able.
But Senator Simminsl Why in
tunket does he cling to those dun
geons Of his?-in preference to COM
Portable, modern rooms, only the
width of one street away. with nearly
all the rest of the solons.
Simmons suite IL In what's known
as the "old library space" at the
Capitol-"gailery floor"
Perhaps you think you could find
him. from this description.
Well. il you ever have occasion 10
try IL. be warned-hire a guide.
Make snss hen explored that part
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03

Il suppose YOU have been Masking
fun of us humans all the time" said
the boy at last. Here we have been
trying TO keep you crows away from
the corn fields with a make-be-
ieve man which you have been so
unafraid Of that you have perched
upon his very shoulders"
why shouldn't We laugh at you
humans?" demanded Chief Crow
then. "Do you think that we are 90
stupid a lot that we should not be
able to tell the difference between
a real man and a wooden one? No
matter how quiet a real man tries to
be he must move a little If one
watches him long enough and q
wooden mar never does-no, not
though il rains or halls or the sun
shines hot. We are not very much
afraid of just a man either-he is
too slow moving to catch Us very
often. If he has a gun in his hands
We fly. But we don't mind a hoe or
a rake or anything else at all"
"A hoe, a rakei" exclaimed Peter
in amazement. "Why l never mag
ined that you knew the names Of
things which belong to humans. Do
you mean to tell me that you can
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03

The most pressing problems Of our American in
dustry today are those relating to distribution. Not
so very long ago, the manufacturer regarded his prob
lem as solely that of producing goods. The question
of how these were to reach the consumers was left
retailer.
Even today manufacturers, as a class, are devoting
far too little attention to the distribution phase of
their business. Some. however. are beginning to real
lie that the expansion Of their production program de-
ponds entirely upon the success with which the ulti-
mate consumer is persuaded to buy their commodity.
When the manufacturer and the wholesaler become bet
ter merchandisers. we shall. have solved some Of the
most pressing problems of distribution.
In the meantime, our whole distribution system is
in a state Of flux. 1t is difficult at the moment to
see what the final trend will be.
There has been a great expansion Of the chain
store idea and an extension of it to many new lines.
We have ~h~and-to-mouth buying" and a host Of SINH
lar experiments in the whole field Of distribution.
Diverse tendencies are apparent-and some Of
them are ~strikingly at variance with the practices of
the past. Certain experiments seem destined to prove
futile or excessively expensive.
The consumer often complains that it costs too
much TO get the commodities from the producers to
him as the ultimate user. We hear all sorts of accusa-
tons against the middleman, although most Of the
waste in distribution il due to lack Of information
rather than to extortion or profiteering.
We have a vast array Of statistics regarding the
Of commodities, but, from a statistical
We lose sight Of these goods az soon rs
they are produced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
The World and All
AONG THE WAY

By Charles r. Driscoll

/ know a man who failed in business twenty five
years ago. His = then deserted him, taiisn 80
daughter. This man took humble bachelor quarters,
and set about the business Of repaying his creditors.
He is an old man now. and nearly blind. He still lives
very economically, wears threadbare clothes, and
WORKS hard. He is still paying off his creditors. al
though he has no legal responsibility for those old
debts. He will live just about long enough to repay
the last cent. He is not at all bitter, but rather phil
osorhically humorous.
I know a man who has stolen several fortunes,
chiefly out Of public treasures. When he was a
wealthy man he held a position Of public trust, and
stole a large part Of a courthouse. which he built into
building OF his own. He also stole the labor that
weat into the building. lie kept mobs and thieves and
gunner constantly under his orders. and had his enc
mics murdered or beaten up at will. When he went
broke he found that he had not a true friend in the
world. and he had to so into the bootlegging business
in a distant city.
| once knew an eX-convict who robbed banks and
whenever he needed money. He was we'll
and he had trsvled all over the world. He
was q good writer Of fiction, and could have made a
good income from such work. When he robbed a bank
he would come back to town and give away nearly all
of his winnings to poor folk who did not know where
my friend obtained his funds. This man was an in
teresting conversationalist and had many Of the best
qualities Of a well-bred gentleman. He was killed by
Chicago policeman while escaping after a safe blow
ing.
l know an intelligent woman who believes thor
ougly in numerology. / know a man who loves his
but will not live at home. | know a man who
used TO stutter 50 much that he seldom talked. He IS
one of our highest-paid lecturers. know a fam
Gus cartoonist who is unhappy because he wants to
write a play and can't, and a famous artist who is
because he thinks he can write, but nobody
will agree with him. ! know a successful business man
who stole a section hands wife. married her, and lived
with her for thirty years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
Washimgtom Letter
By CHARLES P. STEWART

Of the building, too. Not all Of EN-
have.
Start alone-even with a fancy set
Of directions 10 go by-and you not
only won't get to Simmons, but
you're liable to lose yourself entire
". so that you can't get out, and
wander around-up and down stairs,
through gloomy corridors and in and
out of empty, echoing rotundas-
until, maybe you don't s~tarve, but
you're lucky il you don't run out Of
smoking tobacco.
The Capital. mind you. covers at
least two good, big city blocks, and
IL was built a little NJ q time, each
piece-not to mention being partly
burned up by the British-into the
worst jumbled-up catacomb in AM
erica.
Mammoth Cave has nothing on II.
The lairs Of Senator Simmons. and
a few representatives, like Gibson,
Leavitt and McFsdden, are at the
very center of this puzzle-its center,
vertically and horizontally.
Representatives. Cramton, hiess,
Lehlbach, MacGregor, Porter, Smell
and T~readway are mites in the same
cheese.
MacGregor can't help himself. He's
chairman of the committee on ac-
counts-virtually manager of the
building The others must make il
,neir home simply because the.
like il.
A few NOR - Representatives
Green Of Iowa, 0ldfield and Under
hill. for instance-have offices in the
historic edifice. in connection with
committee rooms. but they have Of
fees over the way, too, in the regular
office building. They don't really
belong" They come up for air oc-
cssionallv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03

Who am II What is my profess
sion? Who are my parents?
Eleven years ago today the United
States broke off diplomatic relations
with a foreign nation. Who was it:
Repeated landslides at a certain
cut in the Panama canal greatly re-
tarded the completion Of the work.
What was the name Of the cut?
Where Is Kashmir7
People who opposed slavery before
the Civil war were called by a GER
tain name. What was it?
"A wise son heareth his fathers
instruction: but a soorner heareth
not rebuke." Where does this pas
sage appear in the Bible?
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GOOD EXPLANATION

An old gentleman walked up 70 a
small negro boy who was sitting on
the curb trying 70 eat an exceed
ingly large watermelon. but who was
not making very much Roadway.
"Too much watermelon. isn't there,
Rastus7" inquired the old mar.
"Nossuh. bors." responded the
small black boy, mot enough mig
zah.ns
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than which there is none better. They viii be COM
PEELED to Gull close to do this; and the future devel-
opment Of the industry In the Valley demands that
they Gull close. The mere fact that a grower may be
forced to destroy q few dollars worth Of culled pro-
ducts is insignificant in comparison with the profits
which will accrue through the establishment OF a
standard Of quality and the maintenance Of that stand
ard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
Timely Views
PROBLEMS OF PRESENT DAY INDUSTRY
DISCUSSED
Rv IuIiuS Klein

oy JULIUS hleln
Director of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerc
Julius Klein was born in San Jose, California,
in 1856. He was graduated from Harvard Uni
versity in 1913 and later studied at the University
Of Berlin, Germany, and %Sorbonne, at Paris. Klein
was an instructor in Latin, American history and
economies at Harvard University from 1919 to
1928. He was chief of the Latin-American division
Of the department of commerce at Washington
from 1917 TO 1919, and has been director Of the u.
S. bureau Of foreign and domestic commerce since
1929
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
Dinner Stories
FAIR ENOUGH

FAIR ENOUGH
Don't YOU think the salaries Of
college professors should be in
creased"
Indeed ! do. If I had my way
I'd see that every professor got as
much ~ the student who runs the
campus publications"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
DIPLOMACY

A writer says that people can al
ways collect debts if they go the
right way about IL. We hear Of a
mar VINO was shamed into paying
his tailor's bill because Of an intima-
ton on the bottom, "A remittance
will surprise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
THE CROWS MAKE FUN OF A
DRESSED UP STICK

The crows cawed so long and loud
at the very notion OF their being
afraid of a "dressed-up stick" as
they called a scarecrow. that at last
Peter joined in the fun and laughed
ss heartily rs any az them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
JIMMY JAMS

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign have
a fine talent for decorating. They
are artistic and musical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03

/. Jackie CooFan: motion picture
actor; Mr.. and Mrs. John Coogan.
2. Germany.
3. Culebra.
4. Northern India.
3. Abolitionists.
G.. Proverbs xiii. 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03

A Daily Thought
"The vulgar only laugh, but never
smile: whereas well-bred people Of
ten smile, but seldom laugh."-Ches-
terrified.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-03
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All time In II. M. unieas otherwise In
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The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-09
Indians Get Vote

This election saw Indians vote
for the first time They generally
voted the Republican ticket, we are
informed, because their blood
brother" Charley Curtis, candidate
for Vice-President, told them to
do so.
Not pausing to argue whether such
an attitude bespeaks too much cred
ulity, the red men are entitled to
vote and have been for a long time.
Their native intelligence was as
great as that of many classes of
citizens to whom we have given the
ballot without question. 1t certain
ly was as great as was that of the
hundreds of thousands Of slaves
whom we enfranchised at the end
of the Civil war.
Why the red men should have
been held as wards Of the govern
ment for so many years, and why
that wardship should have been in
terpreted as depriving them of their
rights is a mystery which does not
seem to accord with the tolerance
and broad mindedness we have been
hearing so much about.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-09
Governor Smith

When Governor Alfred E. Smith goes out of office
JAM l. the state of New York and the nation will lose
of the great. He is great in heart and mind. He
is great in fidelity to the common people.
His greatness will grow in the estimate of the
country as campaign passions COOL Those who have
hated him for his church will come to respect him
for simple loyalty to his religious faith which has
strengthened him in long public service.
The Catholic church can not give too many such
sons to the nation Nor can that church have bet
ter missionary for the civic virtue of its creed His
service is sufficient to those who question the
Amercanism of his fellow believers.
He has given himself to public labor for a quarter
century In all those years as a municipal Official
legislator and state executives he has been almost
without exception aleader of the people and cham
pion of their rights.
His reward is the richest that can come to any
man-the confidence and affection of the people.
That confidence and affection is not dinmed by his
election defeat in New York and in the nation
Smith received the largest popular vote ever given
candidate of his party In the percentage of popu-
lar votes with the exception of 1916 his defeat was
by the narrowest margin in twenty years. This was
despite the fact that his handicaps as a candidate
were perhaps more powerful than any presidential
candidate ever has had.
He had a minority party and that divided against
itself; he had minority issue in prohibition modf-
cation; he had an opponent of almost unique popu-
larity, riding OF national prosperity; he had
the mark of church which has helped build America
under Constitution OF religious equality but which
is prescribed by millions of voters.
When 100000 Americans vote for such man for
President, it is an earnest of the tolerance of the
nation and of the power of that man. We record
this among those who chose Hoover as even better
fitted for the presidency but who have doubted
that Smith would have served the nation with dis
tinction and honor.
AS Lincoln represented earlier rural America
so Smith in a sense is a symbol of the newer coming
America of the immigrant and of the city.
American public life will be poorer without the
galantry, the color the wisdom and the homey hon
esty which have been the secret of his power
We wish for Alfred f Smith long life and happi-
when he takes his post as high private in the
ranks of American democracy.