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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Mixed Car Freight Rates

Every section of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Is IN
tsrested in the fight inaugurated by the Valley ship
pers, cooperating with the statewide rate COMMITTEE
Valley rate men and South Texas Chamber OF Com
MERGE, to establish freight rates on mixed cars Of veg-
etables upon an equitable basis.
Undxr existing tariffs. rates on mixed cars are es-
t.blisbed upon the basis of that commodity in the car
taking the highest rate. In other words, the rate m
potatoes to Chicago is SO cents, cabbage 81 cents and
practically all other vegetables s123. Cabbage or po-
tatoes in a mixed car would take the same rate Is TIE
bans, carrots or other vegetables includd in III mix
ture.
The proposal advanced by the statewide committee
Is that each commodity in a mixed car carry its ndi-
yidusl rate, q proposal eminently fair to all concerned.
II would assure the carriers q fair return and the
rate would not penalize the shipper who opens = smal
markt for commodities bearing a low rate.
In recent years the Lower Rio Grande valley
.bipner. have developed a large mixed car Business,
vegetable shipments last year n mixed cars aggregaung
nearly go per cent Of the total. approximately tns
same percentage has been maintained this year but
doubtless will Increase later in the season. Inat the
carriers have p~rofited by reason Of the development
Of this business is obvious, and it would be to their
shterest to cooperate IN a move vnien VIII assure
further development.
The advantage Of the mixed car lies in the fact that
practically all such shipments 90 into the smaller mar
kets. markets which cannot handle straight cars profit
1912
ably. In four years the mixed car business Of the
Valley has been developed. and hundreds OF small
markets now receiving Valley products by the carload
are not compelled to pay high express and handling
charges. As a result the vegetables are retsiled az
very reasonable prices and the demand and consump-
tion stimulatd.
Under the present tariffs, shippers Of mixed cars
are penslized IL they add to ther mixture either of the
two commodities which form the bulk Of VALLEY ship
ments-cabbage and potatoes. There are hundreds OF
small markets which can easily consume n few tons
of cabbage or a small quantity Of potatoes, but could
not handle straight cars Of these commodities Just
why the shipper and consumer should be penalized in
supplying these small markets is not clear.
Development Of the vegetable industry in &c Valley
depends to no small extent upon the mixed car busi-
ness and the development Of small markets. Inc lower
the price to the consumer the greater the demand, and
IL il would be possible TO place the major commodities
in these markets at the same rate as in those markets
taking straight cars it would prove Of material advan-
tage in creating a greater demand and more profits for
growers, shippers and carers.
The Valley should extend all possible cooperation
10 those who hsve inaugurated this effort 70 exrapd
Valley markets and assure greater prosperity Tor all
'Jalley interests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

York are merely camping out;" that they ara rude
uncouth persons who are the intellectual interiors Of
New Tcrk's sophisticates and should not NEEDLE in A.
fairs that do not concern them, such, for instance, ~
the alien population Of the United Statesf
Representative Black halls from Brooklyn, and not
New York's east side, but he talks as IL he did not
a century and a half have been administered largely by
"backwoods statesmen" Among the great men who
shaped American history there have been few New
Yorker, especially since the colonial and revolutionary
periods.
What does representative Black consider to be the
"bsckwoo is?" Kansas, perhaps. A Kansan, o few min
utes before Representative Black spoke. had suggested
that the constitution be amended to exclude aliens from
the population census in resppcrtioning congressional
representation.
There arc "bac<woods statesmen" in Nebraska, Iowa
Michigan, the Rocky mountain states, even In Texas
These statesmen are proud Of the commonwealths they
represent. and certainly do not stand in ave OF the
New York delegation. Nor do they believe that New
York should be permitted to dictate to the rest OF tbs
country with respect to immigration or any otnef
question that concens the American people.
! Representative Black should rearrange his ideas a
little, so that he may become more Of an American and
soct.- In the entire New York delegation in congress
the is not a single man who approaches the stature
Of nator Borah of Idaho, Senator Walsh OF Montana
s. tor Curtis Of Kansas, or Representative Garner
Of Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
The Health Unit

The Cameron county health unit will be main
tanned another year, was the decision of the commits
sioners' court, which recently passed the appropria.
tion covering the county's part Of the maintenance cost.
Brownsville, San Benito and Harrington have each
assured corporation and made the necessary sppro-
priations, and assurance has been received from the
state health department. that the Cameron unit will
receive $3.50 from that source. this being one of the
few units in Texas to receive state aid.
The budget accepted by the commissioners court
carries a five per cent salary increase for the entire
total cost Of the unit for the year will be s1s,s90, a
third nurse being added to serve the Harlingen terri
tory.
The value Of the health unit has been clearly proved
in recent years. Cameron, a border county, cannot af-
ford to relax vigilance in health matters, and the rec
ord Of the past three years in which there has been no
general outbreak Of contagious disease, is an index 70
the vigilance and efficiency of the county health unit
and the U. S. health service. These organizations work
IN perfect harmony in protecting the border against
infectious disease, the unit also serving as the health
agency for all rural communities as we'll a for the
cities and towns. The fact that the state i contrib
uting literally for maintenance OF the unit inlicates
that the state health officers are fully cogniz nt OF
the necessity Of protecting the border, and that nc an.
preparation for the Cameron county health unit may
be regarded as benefitting the entire state.
The action OF the commissioner court and the
various city commissions will receive the approval Of
practically all taxpayers. They realize that safeguard
ing public health Is one Of the best inpestments that
can be made, and the work the health unit has ae-
complished has created public confidence IN that Or
ssnization and a desire to extend full cooperation IN
assuring maximum efficiency in It's efforts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Early Cabbage
Crop Forecast
For the Valley

Lower Rio Grande Valley and
Corpus Christi winter cabbage will
20 onto the market two 10 three
weeks earlier than vast year. is the
prediction Of growers, who state that
due TO the excellent growing weather
the crop is farther advanced than or
dinarily.
The frosts Of last week did no dam
age TO the crop, il is stated, aud cab
bage growers predict shipments will
10 the best quality South Texas has
produced In recent years.
According TO estimates OF shippers
who have made a survey Of the cab
hage paintings, approximately 1000
70 1900 cars will he shipped during
January with February shipments
from the Valley and the Corpus
Robstown district running between
$500 and 5000 cars.
The outlook for a strong demand
Ia excellent. shippers state. The
small volume Of cabbage in storage
will be exhausted early in the season.
leaving the market open for the
Southern product.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
The World and All
IN THE MAIL

49, fhhf1
Not often do I print complimentary letters from my
n ders. And yet, I don't know why. IL isn't because
] islikc to receive them. This letter, for instance,
T ie me glow for a whole day. It's from Columbus, o.
Ny Dear Mr.. Driscoll: Because I think appreciation
r. sr is amiss. | am writing to thank you for your col
~ b bearing the heading Most Lives" I happened 20
1t on a day when everything seemed so hopeless
t-aE ! certainly had hit bottom in feeling sorry for
\ wef. l suppose many, il not most Of us, continu-
els ride that seesaw Of disappointment and family
re'iving hope. ! am very grateful for the boost up
'ron the ground end. ] imagine that even q successful
oolImnist must wonder sometimes on an off day II
,hsre Is any use in grinding the stuff out, and il it
yer makes any difference to anyone who reads IL.
And SO I felt impelled this time to say, Yes. thank,
you.' MARY CAMPBELL SPEAKER.
Then, there is a letter from Mrs. vioI, rabler Of
Berkeley, Calf, from whose letters I have quoted here
tofore. She says:
IL IS shocking 20 me that you should commend that
criminals be used for medical experimentation. / be-
Eevc i is an acknowledged fact that criminals are the
product of improper rearing. After the criminal has
been made by ignorance and stupidity, greed and bru-
tality, and he has been bounded and restrained By our
prison system, you would consider all this not enough
You would turn him over TO be tortured for medical
experimentation-a relic Of the Dark Ages. Mans in
humanity to man!
Mrs. Tabler. I fear, misunderstands me. I'd like 70
help remove the causes of criminality. That's quite \
problem. 1t needs study and work. But what about
the criminal who has already done his murder? He
must be dealt with, too. I can't shed any tears for
his having to go to prison. Rather, I'm sorry for the
surviving relatives OF the murdered person. And I'd
like to see Mr.. Murderer given a chance to pay back
his debt to humanity by submitting to such humane
medical experimentation as reputable medical ~institu-
lions may publicly approve or. Not torture.
There's = good letter on scrap books from Mrs. II.
W. Wildt, Alexandria, Va. She has more than "a cigar
boxes filled with classified newspaper clippings. She
finds much educational material in the daily news
papers, as anybody can. I am always at work on sew
ersl scrap books and clipping files myself, and NY
largest file is on pirates, Of course. since that is my
liveliest hobby.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Dec. 2T.-Ann Moss,
who put Earl Carroll on the page
ones again by refusing to pose in
the lcwd, Is the wifa Of Harry Moss,
who rress-agentcd the Marathon Hop
\. Winnie Lightncr. 1t appears,
became a parent six months ago -.
Alan Dale, err, daughter Of the
late theatrical critic, will column
about two thcatricals 49,. Philip
Goodman, who dropped over 200
grand on Rainbow" has a nervous
breakdown $50 Quinn Martin. tho
moon pitcher critic. and the World
will phffft on New Years The
f. Ray Goetzs (Irene Bordon) arc on
the verge. !.
The real tag Of "Receptionist' Of
The Newyorkcr Is in the Social Reg
lister . VIM. Hurlburt's next play
and Samson R~aphaelson's forthcom-
ing Harlem" both have the same
themc-a white woman's love for u
colored man, who never appears on
the scene 49,. Wonder who'll be
the phirst phrail to walk back from
an elevator ride in the new 56-story
Chanin building? . .konrad Ber-
covici, the author-farmer. his chris
tened his newest COW Mae West.
WHERE Is HE NOW
The MASKED Marvel of wrestling
fame, a few seasons back. was Nat
Pendleton, now in the Gray Fox"
cast ..... Mays is the only dept
store that maintains a smoking par
Ior for femme employees, who rate
a duo OF fifteen-minute recreation
periods daily -. Lita Grey Chaplin
Is due here in a trio Of fornits 49,.
n. Belasco, who produced -Mima"
Gas his farewell Eesture), will soon
star Beth Merrill in a piece from his
OWL Underwood 80. Reid Parkhurst
says he il broad-riinded, which Is
ritz for girl crazy.
r. s. Matthews. in the New Re-
public. GALES Judd Gray the average
American $500. Katherine Burke. the
Lady Gcdiva Gin the middle) Of Mr..
rs "Whoopee." gets 5000 per to work
two minutes daily 49,. The late Mr..
Rothssein's Hotel Fairfield is in the
paws Of receivers $500. Ehoily Lind
bergh has rewarded ID. Blythe and ".
Bruno, the publicity eSploiters, with
Trans-continental Air Line jobs be-
cause they stuck TO him before he
got famous.
A LOTTA INTIMATE STUFF
New Years signals another Of
those N. Y. American staff shake
ups The height Of something or
other: When a man in "A stiff shirt
and high hat says "Exshoo5 me" 800.
Harry Richman's screen career in
the Lispies has ended, his scream
test failing to click 1865. They have
to get an officer after every per-
Torrance to ~diSperse the crowd OF
panhandlers at the stage door who
have heard that Will Rogers is a
sucker for an upturned left $3.50.
Frank Reilly. they say. dropped so
g's on that running news sign which
Eirths the Times Bldg. Rose
O'Nie1, creator Of the kc~pie doll.
still makes them out in ~Saugatuck
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

49,. Three Chinese RAGS cla;, N
total circulation Of 1900 when thnrr
are only 5000 Chow Meinstemmers
In the town.
Recommended 70 diversion pael
ers: Murder Island" by Wyndhan,
Martyr (McBride) -. aWhat n
Your Emotional Azo?" By Georrr
Frederick CBourse) The $40.
mour Felix trained gal hooters in
"Whoopce' -. The ditty "Shs
Funny That Way" "a sort Of a "Nan
Love") 49,. Lets DO It," on Mo.
tor platter 2l745 ... "Thn Wiil
Duck advertising C.y which quol-
Shaw as saying: where can I win
an EPITAPH magnificent enough fsr
The Wild Duck'g"
NOW YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
a beanery near Columbia Univ Y
tagged The Whiffcnpoofel." wh.c,
II baby talk for Hes mr. Old Catur
perl" 49,. Newspapers are tit.eri
owe the Candy-Cirrie War. becaue-
the sweets manufacturers are final
taking the fish hooks cut of thrr
pockets $500. According IA his daurt
ter, In the SatevepDst. Tho found y
Of the Salvation Army was a ]
ish pawnbroker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
9 1928 CENTRAL PRESS ASSN .nc-

and pushed through the crowd. She
managed to buy a paper.
She hurried back into the bank,
into the ladies' lounging room, and
dropped into a chair. There il was.
an cight-column stroamcr, in type
two inches high.
JOHN DUNCAN JAILED Fol-
LOWING WILD PARTY
FlSTICUIFS FOLLOW QUARREL
Jack Duncan, prominent broker.
smashed the nose of a well known
citizen during an argument at a din
ner party in Duncan's private suite
AZ the KniCkcrbockcr club last night.
Duncan was accused by his a~ssail-
ant Of having sold him twenty thou
sand dollars worth Of worthless
stock under the most fraudulent mis-
representations.
The alteration developed into q
battle which lasted until the men
could be separated. Duncan is out
on bail on an assault and battery
charge.
The prosecution has q LIST or al
the guests and will call them as
witnesses.
Duncan's wife, Margaret McManus.
formerly Of Yrsilanti, Mich. Il su-
ing Duncan for divorce on grounds
Of desertion, gross neglect and cruel
ty- and sensational developments are
expected AZ the trial. which has been
set for the first part Of November.
Prosecutor McAvoy says he will
start an immediate investigation in
70 the affairs If the Hillandale and
Sunset Point Realty companies, or
which Duncan is president.
Byrd felt stunned. Suddenly the
significance Of the word witnesses"
struck her like a bolt out Of the sky.
Pat might be called as a witness.
She must hurry home and use every
inGucement to persuade Pat TO re-
turn to Jacksonville for a little while
al least, until this affair should blow
over.
Byrd hurried out into the kitchen,
where Mandy was getting lunch.
where's Pat?' she asked. trying
10 keep the hysterical note out or
her voice. as she still sleeping?"
"No'm, Mis- Browning" Mandy
black and white eyes opened wide.
This ere Mr.. Everson, he come
round bout half our ago and he
comes TO me an says, Mis- Pat and 7
is goin' for n little drive and see ef
you can keep Mrs. Hamilton out in
the back yard for a little wile,' an
he slips a five dollar bill into ma
ham. He writes on a paper and puts
il into 'velope and says. An give
this 70 Mis- Hamilton when Mis-
Browning comes home.
Byrd took il. There was no adj
dress on the envelope. But Chef
had no doubt intended j. for Mrs.
Hamilton.
AS her mother entered the room,
Byrd said.
MANDY said Chef left a note for
you"
Seeing the blank look that came
over her mothers face, Byrd asked
c%uriously:
didn't you know they had gone
out in Chefs carr"
She held the note toward her
mother.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Washington Letter
BY CHARLES p. STEW

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Arthur Capper IL worried about gam
bling in Washington, He say the
national capital is the last place
where vice ought to be tolerated, on
account Of the bad example to the
rest Of the land.
The Kansas solon Ii chairman of
the senate district committee" The
district committees of the two houses
Of congress virtually are Washing
tons city council SO when Senator
Capper speaks, the cops jump 10 at
tention. They are afraid Of him.
Nevertheless, Police Superintend-
cnt Hesse II having trouble satisfy
ing him this time. As fast as Hesse
shuts a joint in n place, a couple
Of new ones open up somewhere else.
Another thing
III Senator Capper objects 10 penny
matching in Washington, what does
he think of the recent matching in
hundreds Of millions Of the stock
exchange?
The senator said ne considered II
no very fair parallel.
This thing in Washington" he eT-
nlaired, "is unadulterated gambling.
The activity on change II largely
legitimate trading in stocks"
Yet the New York Times calls 80
" 20 rer cent Of IL pure gambling.
A. the Times expresses III.
Round and round the little ball
goes; where it will stop nobody
knows"
And look ~ THE games ur0por-
tionr. nv compared with the few
measly stocks ~ white chips which
change hands across the green cloth
here!
perhaps IL does need regulation"
admitted the senator.
"Eut u seems to me" he added, ca
matter FOR the state leEislatures-not
congress"
Sometimes, when there il one
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

FORMER X RANGER,
I02. DIES IN OREGON

EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 16.-ll-J. j.
POLL. Oregon, pioneer who celebrat-
ed his 102nd anniversary three
weeks ago. died yesterday.
One Of his maSims for longevity
was "eat lots Of apple pie" Another
was never worry ,
Poill was gardener ard caretaker
Of the University Of Oregon campus
for forty years. Before coming 70
Oregon fifty years ago he was a
Taxas ranger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

thing they want 10 sidestep, our ma
tfonal lawmakers are very finirkv
about states rights. Other times.
when they want 70 accomplish some
thing in a big way, they annot see
a state line with a microscope.
AT any rate, the howl n raised
that the recent delirium Of store
trading. or gambling. or whatever M
iE. has tied UP such vast sums that
not enough money u left for cvcrv-
day business, which finds itsclr
cr1mped.
Any such complaint from your
neck ~ the woods. senator?
III haven't heard any," replied SEN
ator Capper. shut of course Kausar
IS a farm state. Stock speculatiou
hardly touches agriculture. Gamblirr
in grain future, howcver-that w.
. pest until ~ was regulated BY Law
All so grain gambling is a form
of market roulette which lerir-
lation has irterfered with. after rrI
State legislation AS rvest AVN
Senator Capper-above.
why, no" said the senator. an
the matter ~ grain. there h-nurr-
~ be an act or congress-thc r17rr--
Tincher, so-called.n
Capper~Tineher7 - yes. Senator
Capper himself-and J. NJ. Tircher
seventh district Kansas Representa-
tive until "a couple or years ago
they fathered the law.
True, the senator did say such law,
should be pasned by the state Ieris
lstlres-nct BY congress. But nv W
referring then 10 gambling I'M stock
Gambling in grain Is different. Poker
IL still something else again.
I'm the meantime
A between shooting craps fc-
dimes ard playing the market ~
millions
How about strairinr m n rrat
and swallowing q camel whole
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
STATUE STOLEN

FLORENCE. Italy. Dec. 26.-F-
"a bronze statue of st. Francis at
tributed 70 Donatello was stolen dur
ing the night from the Villa Of
Walter Spellman. an American. Tho
thieves scaled a wall surrounding the
property and made away with the
statue and other works of art.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Other Papers
NEW YORKER SPEAKS IN HASTE
(Reaumont Enterrrisel }.

Representative Black Of New York, Who warns
shsckuoods statesmen" that If they do not quit attack
ing the state Of New York lit is not going to be health
ful for them" injects a new note into present-day pol
tics. How does Representative Black ge' that way
what IS he up to? What does be mean? Is he one
Of those typical New Workers" who thinA that some
rf7oooo 900 Americans who do not live IN Greater New
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

Who ar /? With what college did
I sever my connections in 1924? What
Is my present position?
-
Who is credited with having driver
the snakes out of Ireland?
-
What Ia a junk?
What Is the motto o. the Marin.
Corps7
"A friend loveth ne all times. and
n brother ~ born Tor adversely.
Where is this passage found In the
Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

Today I'm .He Past
On this day. In 17fs. the Hessiaus
were surprised and defeated b. the
Americans at Trenton, n. J..
Tode ~ Horoscope
Persons born on this day sre good
observers and kindly in their crit
cisms. They usual yare optimistic
ard not vithcot cause because things
turn out pretty well for them.
A Daily Thought
Fer the will and not the gift
makes the giver."-Lessing.
Answers 20 Foregoing Questions
I. DR.. Alexander Meiklejohn; An
herst; professor of philosophy at TIE
University M Wisconsin.
2. 81. Patrick.
2. A Chinese sailing vessel.
4. Semper Fidelis.
3. Proverbs xvii. ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Timely Views
SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORY DECLARED NOW
UNDERSTOOD
By DIR. JAMES HARVEY ROBINSON

President American Historical Association.
(James Harvey Robinson was born at Blooming
ILL., June %. 1868. He was graduated from Har-
ward university, later studying at the University Of
Freiberg. L~ecturing in history at the University
Of Pennsylvania in 1891, he joined the faculty Of
Columbia unworthy the following year where he
was professor Of history until 1919. He was an
organizer and lecturer Of the New School for Social
Research, New York City, from 1919 to 1921. He
has written several history books and psycholog-
ical works and was recently named president Of
the American Historical association).