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brt, residing in Sheridan County or surrounding ter
or win any of the prizes offered, and you positively
for their efforts. Read this announcement carefully
send them in for yourself or a friend for whom you
IT IS A BATTLE HALF WON
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Farefru hdw@rf~~~ parra..r.---


Tie pollution OF the streams and bavs Of Texas
~ the waste from petroleum reducing works. the
lenknre 81 tnrks ana ths va-eraiIy ;r.tf.is,+ "a
-aEs@Fuf rra--.- - ~hs.h -. na.~at.,u t,a,..-- y
handed. has aroused . storm 70 r~o..s. tb-or.bo,.
those parts of Texas directly affected
May az ths Texas streams wht.h y, ri,r..- ss-s
we're flses nth ~.-..rS saos 81 .a,rlva,- ~
sport ane feed. : ! merely xeuer. ,bronrb wbirb
Tow che waste from eli wells or oil tanks. Many ~
the coastal bays. which were formerly devoted TO
eommerriAI and sport fishing. are now covered with
the oily scum which prevents fish propagation and
readers the waters virtually uninhabitable exeept By
a few fish Of the scarengsr varieties, worthless for
feed or Eport.
Many protests have been filed hv s,ortsmsn
against permitting commercial fishing in various
coastal waters. and efforts ar being made ~ have
such waters closed 70 commercial fishing. Experts
whe have made a survey Of the situation maintain that
fhe depletion of the coastal waters. II not due 70 com
Fnerrial fishirR. but IA LARGELY due 70 pollution from
the oil ard kindred industries.
Zane sra faos Fsb rnnro. IL. ,,a ,-o,--..s 4,
roIlr,ss w...v. Es.rr. ir,.-5sa 49,. .r-h 80 .horld
In. urSs~ ,o,s;,so,. xtf.h ,ro-ls 80 .b.n bioh-
IT, a~.f-sbi. Tor foos r,-rosas .rs ~ lor- y. re
vntprx rerrnf-.s rrrollr.aS 49, s.re.rs 80 h,vx ~
T~~.. svrrf~b.s - ehs,s.,c. 81 Sch s,s !. f,o5s
Game and food fish in immense schools entered the
hays 10 SHAWN. the seni-tropie waters we're filled with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
Terrell Advises Cotton Minimum

The organization Of a cotton financing corpora
tion and the fixing Of a minimum price for the 1928
erep Was advised BY George B. Terrell, Texas commits
s.czer Of agriculture. in q recent address at Dallas
in wkick be asserted there was q shortage OF cotton
IN sight and that Texas should organize now to pre-
Fent dumping 81 the crop.
prices are stilI made on the cotton exchange, and
fhey will continue to be IL the cotton is dumped on
che market Is in the past. Mr.. Terrell said.
TIE agriculture commissioner suggested the or
Fnrirnfien q a corporation with sufficient capital TO
boy and hold the temporary surplus which is certain
20 exist during the cotton ginning season, and which
he predicts vii not exceed 100000 bales az any time.
This Gotten. he states. would probably not be held for
roEe thar eight or ten months. The commissioner
painr-d out that existing financing institutions now
lend Is per cert Of the market value on cotton. 50 If
sot.on u selling n 20 cents per pound. SIS per bale
ar 30 borrowed under present conditions and the fl
anneiag corporation would have 70 raise only SIS per
kals 70 purchase the temporary surplus a. 20 cents
per prund. The government. through the federal re-
serve system. viii advance 10 member bankers IT least
Is per cent of the market value BY rediscounting ware
hsuxe receipts based or cotton stored in approved
warehouses and insured.
-The bankers Or tie South should be the leaders
a. orgaairing this movement" the commissioner urged.
.They harf their officers and a thorough organization
already established. III il became necessary for the
eorporssgsn 20 purchase 100000 bales outright to
Ieep the cotton from going below 20 cents. Il would re-
euire orly s5n00H.0o0 over and shove what the govern
neat would advance 20 do this. and ] know the South
!, subscribe that mach and even more TO the financ-
iK e0rpOratioa-"
The commissioner Is confident this plan would
zroriAe for holding and advancing money on any cot
,rp tendered 20 he held for the minimum price. and
also FEY buying airy cotton II . fixed price TO prevent
~ from besng dumped upon the market causing still
su-+h~r declines. when tire prices went below the cost
rresursion as ascertained by . committee appointed
- - eorperatscn. He asserts that If the corporation
I. 80. 70 tazs eli the gotten rendered i q the fixed
rice. TIE p-scs viii - TO lower but VII advance as
80 - ne supYlv i no greater than the demand
rk~r~ = also = psychological feature n connection
80 80 plaa, Hhsrh is daily emphasized by the CON-
-f~.souer. He points out that whenever the corpora
ton bsxirs bsyinE eotten e the stipulated price
.A.-.mrss cf farmers and owners Of cotton, who are
-----E.tx .bie 70 DO SO, will then begin holding for
- vrioes. as they will have confidence in the plan
result there uil be much aore cotton held of
-,vk~. tarough this source. This feature. he
60 all deadly insure the success q the holding
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

Still, a good many congressmen
call 1t a war-"in principle" anyway.
Whatever it is, or isn't, it's the
administrations. Congress wasn't
consulted.
Accordingly that element on Capitol
Hill which doesn't like the admins
tration any too well is demanding
that the president be deprived Of his
authority TO use the army, the navy
or the marines for belligerent pur-
poses except with congress permits
sion.
OF course this won't be done.
Thereln be a lot of oratory on the
subject, but no action. There
wouldn't be much point in having
marines, in particular, il they could
mt be used in an emergency.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that
the president has decidedly the first
guess on a war, ahead of congress.
It's open to question IL we'd have
marines in Nicaragua now IL Presi-
dent Coolidge had known this thing
would blow up just as he was start
ing for Havana, to soft soap Latin
America.
It's gummed his cards scandal
ously.
The presidents been putting In
overtime to counteract the effects of
Secretary of State Kellogg's previous
Latin-American activities, but he
didn't work fast enough.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
Peters Adventures

pretty and | think it runs some-
thing like this
"A wise old owl lived in an oak,
The more he knew the less he
spoke.
The less he spoke the more he
heard;
Why can't We be like that old
bird ?"
"ThAu old bird is me, of course. j
know, because that is exactly the way
! am, and we means you humans,
for who talks As much as you do?
How do you like it?"
"Finei" declared Peter heartily.
But how do you know il was writ
ten about you. Mightn't it have been
one Of your relatives? You don't live
in an oak, anyhow. This is a hem
lock tree"
Il don't care to discuss the matter
Owl. IL know what know, and that
settles things. You can't argue with
me-"
"Oh, very well, sir" said Peter
good naturally. Il an sure ! don't
want 10. To change the subject, you
need never fear that you will fall
off the perch. need you. with hooked
claws like those Of yours?
Il have never lost my grip yet"
declared the bird, stretching out n
of his claws and gazing at il with
pride. But let me tell you that these
talons Of mine do more for me than
just keeping me on my perch. They
grip ard hold my prey. You can take
my word for it. not a mouse gets
away from me once | have hooked il.
and. although you may not believe
me. I carry off a pigeon just as
easily. Perhaps you have heard OF
my fame as a hunter"
"Yes. i have" admitted the boy,
'and I notice that the birds seem
rather afraid of you. Do you rob
their nests?"
"Well. once in q while ! feel that a
fat nesting would make good eat
ing" confessed Screech Owl. But,
as a general thing, I let the birds
alone. i just dote on mice. and as
for cutworms! I don't believe there
is another such delicaey in the
worldi"
Next-FaithfuI Night Watchers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
The World and All
LOCAL ITEMS
b. Charles p. Driseoll

Professor Albert A. Nicholson. Of the University
OF Chicago, is about to make a correction in the gen.
orally accepted figure for the speed Of light. We
ordinary citizens, who seldom travel farther than
from Richmond. Indiana, to Dallas. Texas. and seldom
faster than q hundred miles an hour, have been rear
ed on the theory that light travels through space at
the rate OF 10000 miles per second.
Well. that seems fast enough for all practical pur-
poses. But Professor Nicholson wants 20 know just
how fast light travels. He has timed a ray Of light
rather accurately already, but there is still an error
of about ten miles an hour, and he is going 70 elm
mate that. 50 BY a year from today wen probably
know exactly how fast light travels.
But for practical purposes. such as talking. writ
ing. and thinking. weII still use the old approximate
figure Of 10000 miles per second. That would be how
many miles per hour? Oh, never mind! 1t would be
a good many miles in an hour. to be sure.
/ see by the papers that our own local solar sys-
TEN and the planets that revolve around il. i approx
imately 5000 or 1000 light years in diameter. It
That is an interesting local item. Some rainy
day. if the radio isn't working and the car is out Of
.whack and it's too wet to 60 to the movies. let's think
about il for six or eight hours. One forgets ones
troubles with common colds and fcorwalkers and icy
walks, just thinking about the three or four thousand
years that il takes a ray OF light to flash across our
solar system, travelling pretty fast.
If We turn out most powerful telescope around
and around. exploring the most distant recesses of the
stellar spaces that come within our view, we can
glimpse stars 1t the extreme limits Of our field that
are distant from one another about three hundred
thousand light-years. Il would take that many years,
according to Shapey, for light to flash across the
stellar universe that we know by sight.
Somehow, that thought keeps me from worrying
much about the delay in the delivery Of the goods we
bought at a down-town store last week. Maybe the
stuff won't come until next Monday. But then, it
takes 100000 years for a ray Of light to 60 from one
spot that we know about to another similar spot.
Really, there's no hurry about those things from the
store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
Washington Letter
By CHARLES P. STEWART

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Theoreti-
cally il takes congress 10 declare war.
Under the constitution, the president
can't do it.
Yet he can begin one.
He can't issue a declaration, but he
can start the fighting.
As commander-in-chief of the ma
tional military establishment, he can
order the army. the navy. the marines
or all three of them into action.
In such a case it's natural TO ex-
Pect the other side to strike back.
There's your war. Declared or not,
its raging.
IL it's a dinky little affair, the per-
manent forces at the presidents
disposal may be able to go ahead and
finish it, and congress never have a
word to say about il.
If it swells UP into something for
midable and more men are absolutely
necessary-or we're licked-then it's
up 10 congress.
But at that stage Of the game.
how's congress going to back pedal?
The wars on. Right or wrong, it has
to be gone through with-at least.
it does, in the present state Of human
nature.
So nothing's left for congress TO
do but back the president up. as they
say-vote the declaration that the
administrators management has led
up to, follow il up with an army and
provide the required amount Of
money regardless of its opinion OF
the merits of the controversy.
That's what one of the biggest
of the present rows on Capitol Hills
about-the presidents power to shape
his policies so that the country may
have to follow him into what he isn't
supposed to have the right to decide
on-war.
The rumpus arises from u little
campaign in Nicaragua.
Some say it's war. Some say 1t
isn't.
1t certainly will call for no con-
gressional declaration. N~icaragua's
population is a little more than Pitts
burgh's or Buffalo's; not as much as
Cleveland's, ST. Louis or the Borough
Of the Bronx's. The police force OF
any large American city could handle
it il it were punched t~ogether-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

eat and Sleep" said the boy 10 him
self. but he thought il better not
to let the bird catch him laughing
at him.
Il am sorry that you feel annoyed
Il me, Screech Owl" said Peter. II
didn't come here TO bother you but
TO ask you some things that | really
just have to know about. And | am
sure that you must know everything.
You look so very wise"
Il not only look wise. ! am wise!"
declared the Owl, proudly rearing
his head and appearing more solemn
than ever. "And do you know why
everybody thinks so? Just because
] know enough to keep my mouth
shut. | don't suppose that you know
] have had a poem written about me,
do your"
"N-n-o." said the boy. 81 don't
know what you mean. How does il
gof"
LET me think a moment" said
Screech Owl. thoughtfully scratching
y Of his ear tufts with his claw.
Perhaps l can remember. The poem
was written by a human and / don't
understand all Of it. but it sounds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received
until four o'clock p. NJ. Wednesday,
February sth. 1928, addressed 10 the
secretary Of Point Isabel Independent
School District, Point Isabel, Texas,
for the construction Of a new school
building, consisting of six class
rooms and auditorium.
Separate proposals will be received
at the same time FOR plumbing and
wiring.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned by applying to The Redwood
Company, Incorporated, architects.
903 Travis Building, San Antonio,
Texas. A deposit OF $500 required
for each set.
Bidders bond must accompany each
proposal.
The school board reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all bids re-
ceived for this work.
Ross Stanley, Secretary
Point Isabel Independent
School District.
Point Isabel, Texas.
l-l6-25-l0t-2626.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

, Who am i? What office did I
hold from l~923-1925? Where was !
born?
On this date. in 1706, Benjamin
Franklin was born. What important
documents did he aid in training?
Venezuela II one Of the northern
republics Of South America. What is
its capital?
Nj. Everest, in the Himalayas. Is
the highest mountain in the world.
What is its approximate height?
The oldest town in the United
States dates back TO 1865. What is
il?
"A double-minded mar is unstable
in all his ways" Where are these
words found in the Bible?
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Dinner Stories
PROOF

A slightly hilarious gentleman had
mistakenly thrown his arms aoout a
totally strange woman. He fastened
to apologize.
"Scuse me, madam" he gasped. 81
thought you were my wife"
you're a fine husband for any
woman TO have, you sot!" screamed
the lady IN rage.
There, " see!" calculated the
gentleman, triumphantly. "Y' talk
JUS like her too"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

movement and will also insure orderly marketing of
the entire crop, equalizing the supply to the demand.
The suggestion Of Commissioner Terrell appeals
to southern bankers and financial leaders, and it is
very probable that an effort to organize a corporation
Of this character will be launched and organization
perfected before the 1928 cotton crop begins to move
onto the market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
Timely Views
BY s. Parker Gilbert
Agent General for Reparation Payments.

lSeymour Parker hilbert was born IN Bloom
field. n. j., in 1892 and was graduated from Rut-
gers College in 1912. He practiced law from
from 1915 until 1913, when he became a member of
the war loan staff Of the office Of the secretary
Of the treasury. From that time, until 1923. he
was connected with various departments of the
treasury. In 1924 Mr.. Gilbert was made agent gen
eral for reparation payments Of Germany
The experts looked upon the protected system es-
tablished By Dawes reparation plan as a means to
meet an urgent problem and to accomplish practical
results.
The only alternative to it is the final determine
ton Of Germany's reparation liabilities, or an absolute
basis that contemrlates no measure Of transfer protec-
.tion.
The experts did not indicate when in their opin-
ion such a settlement would become possible in fair
ness to the interests Of at concerned. That would in
deed have been beyond their power to forecee; but
they did describe the plan as providing "a settlement
in its application for a sufficient time to
restore confidence" and they felt that it was so
framed as to facilitate a final and comprehensive
agreement a. to all the problems Of PREPARATION and
connected questions as soon as circumstances make
this possible"
We are still in the testing period, and further ex-
perienee is needed before it will be possible to form
the necessary judgments. But confidence in the gen.
eral sense is already restored, and the proof of it is
present on many sides. It is. in fact, one Of the prin-
cipal factors TO be relied upon in bringing about mu-
tuslly satisfactory settlement when the time for that
arrives.
And as time goes on, and the practical expert
ence aceumulates. il becomes always clearer. that
neither the reparations problem. nor the other prob
lens depending upon il. will be finally solved until
Germany has been given a definite task to perform
on her own responsibility, without foreign supervision
and without transfer protection. This, I believe, is
the principal lesson to be drawn from the past three
years. and it should be constantly in the minds Of all
concerned as the execution Of the plan continues to
unfold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
THE WISE OLD OWL

Peter felt very much like laughing
at the Owl. who looked 80 cross with
his feathers all ruffled up. The old
fellows body was as fat as a little
pig's-"just Is IL all he did was to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

If you think women better qualified than men to
pick the best candidates. look what they marry-Mem-
phis News-Scimitar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

One Mexican General escaped by changing the
color Of his hair and whiskers. 1t was dye or die for
him.-Dallas News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

Honesty isn't the best policy. 1t isn't any kind
Of policy. II is a state Of mind, or else il isn't hon
esty-Roanoke World News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

The Navy recognizes no criticism as constructive
except that which calls for the building OF additional
ships.-Nirginian- Pilot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

A better feeling between Mexico and the United
States is in the air. ~Lindbergh put it there-virgin-
ian-PiIot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

Don't Worry about the next generation being soft.
News-Tribune.
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singularly enough, the only thing that will put
the blind pig out Of business is the -squeaL-Detroit
News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

Considering the bills Congress passes, those never
reported out Of committee must be awful--Fond du
Lac Commonwealth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

That Columbia professor who says long legs indi-
cate brains hasn't noticed what awful boners the stork
pulls-El Paso Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

The man with the dual personality never gets the
zette.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17
SECOND RASPBERRY CROP

LEXINGTON. Eng.-The second
crop of raspberries has been gathered
here for the first time in history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-17

Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. Magnus Johnson; u. S. senator
from Minnesota; Sweden.
2. The Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Constitution OF the VI. s.
3. Caracas.
4. 29,141 feet.
5. 81. Augustine, Fla.
8. James j, e.
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JIMMY JAMS

JIMMY JAMS
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are Of m
artistic nature, loving and true.
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