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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-25

Hefnie Manush, who held the
batting championship 0f the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-25

There Will be four fights before
the championship affair and one
following 1t. Francisco Cruz meets
johnny Gross; Herman Heller fights
George LaIiocco, Big Boy Peterson
takes on Jimmy Byrne; AID Warren.
who recently defeated Marty Gala.
CHER at Charlotte, n. G., faces
George Hoffman over a six.round
course while Bill Daring and Joe
Land will furnish the curtain
raiser at four rounds. The Warren
Hoffman set-to follows the Tunney.
Heeney fight.
Governor Smith does not care for
the fight vote, at least he is not
going to take advantage of the op-
portunfty to be cheered by the near
multitude which will be ait Yankee
Stadium tomorrow night. The
Democratic nominee is rather luke
warm toward boxing, he has never
lent himself to baseball. and as for
racing, his only interest is in Presi.
Dental handicap. Governor Smiths
forte in the sporting world is golf.
He is also an angler. However,
Mayor Jimmy Walker will lend po-
iitical significance to the champions
ship fray, as he does to every sport
ing issue within taxi ride Of City
Hail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
Other Papers


Recent observations would show thas whatever form
so-eal1ed Control" or liquor. whether governmental or
may take. it controls neither drinking nor
drunkenness. II j. claimed BY some that bootleFging
activities have been thus held In check. but ali the
evidence points rather TO the contrary; about the only
thing that happens under such control - that the boot
logger becomes rather more secretive in his operations
than heretofore. Even if his profits have been some-
what lessened, which is doubtful, this only means that
money has been diverted from his pocket to that 81
the government, which becomes, as has been before
observed, the peoples bartender.
In Sweden what is knowon as the Bratt system is in
operation. Under this system the government hands
out liquor books to responsible citizens "a fairly wide
term) authorizing them to purchase alcohol. By those
qualified to speak IL is asserted that habitual and
steady drinking has been encouraged under the sys-
TEN; that the consumption Of alcohol has never been
heavier during the past ~sixty-five years than now, and
that the women and youth Of the country are all the
time becoming more addicted to drinking, a fact which.
IL il claimed, is directly traceable to the liquor books
Another outstanding example Of control" not con-
trolling is to be seen in Montreal. On the uncontra-
dicted word Of one Of the city aldermen it Is learned
that blind pigs" abound; that the cases Of drunken
ness coming before the recorders courts have increased
some 1900 during the past year to about 4ss0o; that
girls Of coed family are constantly found In these
blind pigs" and that drunkenness has increased SO
per cent in twelve months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
Peters Adventures

Bluebird singing sadly all the time.
And after all it was Snowbird who
answered Peters question.
"Thst song is not as cheerful as
il might be-" remarked he. "but,
after all, what could you expect?
OF all the BIRDS the Bluebirds have
the most to be sorry about To
begin with, they do not use good
sense about returning home They
leave the Suth too soon. There they
have been warm and comfortable, but
hers they must face the cold and
the ice and sleet and food shortage.
Not being used 20 IL. they suffer.
Often they lose their lives.
Then, too, the Bluebirds are not
good nest builders Ont OF "a few
wisp Of straw and some feathers
they hastily make a home Gift they
cannot find a bird box s~omewhere),
and, OF course, anything so shakily
made is apt to be blown down by the
storms, In which case they have to do
the same thing over again. II their
eggs are not smashed, they are lucky.
when they do succeed in finding
a bird box and set up housekeeping
and that Is the most natural thing
for them to do, since nee upon a
time bluebirds always made their
homes In tree holes and not In the
branches-their bitterest enemies. the
English sparrows - hateful things
that they are-attack them and often
drive them away"
at seems to me that most of their
troubles are of their own making"
remarked Peter.
"Sure, but that makes it all the
worse. doesn't it? asked Snowbird.
But everything is not their fault.
They are the most wonderful parents
in the universe. Every summer they
raise two or three families Of chill
dren and work for them from morn
until night. They hunt for the fat
test beetles and the biggest seeds
and fight to protect the nestlings,
and then what ~hsppens2 The chill
dren grow up and leave their good
home and fly away, never TO return
And after all their loving labor the
old folks are left alone.
"That is why Bluebird sings,
Think Of it'll Think OF It'll He re-
members his sorrows even when he
II happiest."
Next---A Wounded Warbler"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
The World and All
In NEW YORK

II. Varnum Poor Ii n westerner who Is making good
with q splash in the big town. I attended an exhibition
Of his pottery recently at the Montross gallery. A
year ago / saw another exhibition Of his work, and the
year certainly hasn't been wasted by Poor. / doubt that
any American artist is doing any better work in pottery
than Poor is doing. And a consoling feature Of the
situation is that the world seems to know about Poor
and appreciate his work.
Poor was born in Kansas and graduated from Le-
land Stanford. He achieved fame as a painter in oils,
and then went to the war. When he returned from war
he decided to work out his artistic urge in a new field.
He would make pottery, because the potter is the true
artist, making his own colors and his own pots, and
actually creating the work of art out Of very raw ma
terials.
So Poor bought a small farm. rocky and wooded. in
New York state, not far from the Hudson river. He
chopped down dead chestnut trees and hewed out rocks,
and from these materials he built himself q charming
house. Then he built a kiln, and went to work at the
pots. In q few years he has become one Of the most
accomplished artists in clay that this country has
produced.
Poor hasn't forgotten Kansas. Into much or his
pottery he Incorporates clay from his fathers farm,
near Kansas City.
When you hear the blasting along the route Of the
new ~subways, you always feel certain that some day
some buildings are going to slide into that excavation.
When sou see the excavators. working under buildings
that seem to be prcpped up flimsily. you wonder how
safe are the lives Of those men, working all day, every
day, under ground ard In the shadow Of impending
catastrophe.
In almost any Of the theaters west Of Broadway
you are shaken in your seat at least once or twics
during the performance by a blast that seems TO rock
the building. It is the blasting that is clearing out the
solid rock through which the subway diggers are max
ing their way slowly and noisily.
Again you wonder whether buildings ever topple
into the big holes.
Well. they do. A short time ago three brownstons
houses slid into the subway excavation with a roar that
could be heard several blocks.
Men who work at these jobs can tell when a crash
Is coming by signs that escape the ordinary observer.
A driller saw a big boulder move. ever so little. He
knew the catastrophe was upon him. He shouted to
the others, dropped his drill, and ran. Only two men
were killed in the crash
Yes, the buildings do tumble occasionally. and when
they do there's plenty Of excitement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
Timely Views
LACK OF cTENTTFIC METH0Ds BLAMED FOR
ABANDONED FARMS

BY RE Won KLEINSMID
President OF the University Of Southern California.
(R. 3. Won Kleinsmid was born in Sandwich, I'll,
in 1875. After he was graduated from Oberlin col
iese he went to Europe az a travelling student, at
tending various universities there. Upon his re-
turn he became an instructor at Northwestern
university, where he remained until 1905. He then
accepted a post as professor OF education and psy-
cholcgy at DePauw university, which he held
until 1914. Won Kleinsmid served as president Of
the University Of Arizona. from 1914 until 1922.
He was elected president Of the University Of
Southern California in 1922. Won Kleinsmid is con-
nected with various research organizations for the
development Of agriculture).
Is not the failure Of the farming industry response
BILE. in part at least. for the present low ebb Of aeri-
culture and the pathetic and alarming spread Of sterile
acres all over the country
Thirty-one million acres Of farm lands are said to
have been abandoned between the years 1920 and 1925
while annually 100000 farms, their owners fearing
peasantry. have been abandoned. Perhaps this Is MOI
to be wondered at when we recall that Of ss,o0o,0o
horsepower used on American farms today. only 5000
600 represent the product Of machinery.
Production Is not the only problem. nor distribu.
ton, nor transportation, nor storage, nor credit, ncr
labor, nor sales: the lack Of scientific method based
upon widest information and wisest application IL al
the root Of this ~industryis troubles.
This statement i not intended to belittle the work
Of threescore and more agricultural experiment sta
tons which federal and state governments have scat.
tered from Maine TO California. and throughout our en-
Hular possessions; but only to emphasize the more
strongly the necessity Of supporting such Institutions
and to lament, perhaps. the hardness OF practical re-
salts. That private capital could find satisfactory re-.
turns for generous investment in agricultural research
is generously proven. In this field research means
success, while the lack Of IL means failure. III should
hardly remain true that vith All our broad tiIlable e.
panses agriculture In the United States stands to man
only In the ratio approximately q ons % three.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

a quarter. On Chambers street., how
ever, are the exceptional bona fidd
pickpockets who really sell stolen
jeweiry OF real worth from sums
ranging from q dollar 20 five dol
lars.
Then there are the petty graftera
who help the individual as they an
noy society as q whole. I mean the
ushers at Madison Square Garden,
who place gallery customers In choice
seats for n fifty cent tip. And the
spectators who sell seats for ssThs
Ladder" q performances for which
tickets u given free. And the hack
chauffeur who obliginRly points the
way TO merry s~penkeasies, and who
later collects one-third Of your check
for the kindness. And the COPS who
overlook q somewhat ~bclnerous party
In exchange for a fey drinks.
Platitudes, those embarrassing nos
tulates, are present in the Village
also. Last week, Aimee Cortex, who
was known as mayoreEs uf Green
wich Village, died NV her own hand.
Her Bohemian, independent, and self
assertive soul, nevertheless respond
ed to the lure nf IA young mnn whn
clerked in nn Insurance. company.
and when the young man objected
20 Afmee's profnna Vocabulary nnd
her Ehmin habits, he decided tn leave
her. Aimee turned On thn EmH next
morning Nor is it surprising tD
learn that Aimee waH born Aneiin
Stein, of 18th street. near thn East
river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
Guarding the Border

Last weak a federal inspector seized some uangoes
q visitor to the Valley was attempting to bring across
the Rio Grande. To satisfy the curiosity Of the visitor
one Of the fruit was cut open revealing several larva Of
the Mexican fruit fly. Had the fruit been brought
across the Rio Grande and then carelessly thrown aside,
q uumber Of Mexican fruit flies eventually would have
emerged. probably 70 be found later in some Valley
citrus orchard.
Many visitors to the Valley, and even some resi-
dents Of this section, are inclined to regard the en-
barge On Mexican fruit as an unjust imposition. They
cannot understand why they should not be at liberty
to bring across such fruit as they may desire and do
not seem to realize the menace IL contains for the
raridl,r developing citras fruit industry OF the Lower
Rio C-ande-
The Valley has millions Of dollars invested in its
citrus groves. The value Of the fruit crop next season
win run between 100000 and s5;o0o.ooo. according TO
very conservative estimates, and the introduction Of
the Mexican fruit fly or any similar pest might result
In the valley losing the market value Of practically
che entire crop with the probability that eradication
Of the pest would prove very expensive.
The Valley received considerable adverse adver-
sIsirx last September VIXEN the federal horticultural
board PLACID = limited quarantine upon Valley fruit, re-
curing careful inspection Of all fruit before shipment
This aid no material harm so far as the marketing Of
f-sst was concerned; and the Valley was fortunate in
that the federal board was very lerient in handling the
sstnation after the Valley growers had convinced It
they desired to extend full cooperation in Graduating
the pest. The cleanup of Valley orchards following
discovery Of the 'infestation was doubtless Of great
value to the industry as a whole..but the federal board
will probably not be so lsnient If the Valley fails to
observe and enforce every possible precnutiOn to pre-
vent infestasion in the future.
The suggestion has been made By shippers and
Growers that signs be displayed Ia all hotels and other
nlaces where tourists eongregate warning them against
brinosnr fruit from Mexico, and that utmost vigilance
~ maintained at all ports Of entry. Fruits for the
"M #4 a. - --t~m - 4M~mm Lns~z MLt~~mI
fra.r the Interior, and while the border region is COM
ptraGireiy free from Che pest, the fruit fly i~nfestatiou
ii Els Mexican interior - apparently heavy and no
Efforts have kaeh made to control ~
rhs valley has too much at stake 70 relax vigilance
49, X moment. ne rs possible, and even probable. that
n ~ infassstiOns develop this season. the present
tested unarantine On Valley fruit will b. removed.
rAsa quarantine has net affected 20 industry as yet,
~. unuid rfpvp a FERROUS handicap we're the Valley
producing such qua4n'tiss q fruit " viii be produced
,mo az threa NE years The ban on fruit from
Mexico must be- wsidly naintainsde, and every resi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

might, but, while his notes were
sweet, they sounded as if he felt very
bad indeed about something. AS
near as the Boy could make IL out,
the song went something like this:-
"Pu-ri-tyl Pu-ri-tyi Dear, dear.
dearl Think Of it, Think Of i'll Think
Of itiD
Mrs. Bluebird. however, pid no at
tention to him, but answered her
mate with her soft, throaty "Su-gari
Su-gart"
Their, slowly but surely, she made
off toward Mr.. Bluebird. With her
first hop she alighted on a bush
that grew low upon the ground.
Then she made her way a bit
higher to the lowest branches Of the
plum tree. and from there to the
branch upon which he sat, Mr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
New York Letter

NEW YORK, Mar. S-It would take
columns and columns. weeks and
weeks Of writing to describe the
number Of rackets worked upon gull
lible citizens and visitorS-and most
" citizens
The most brazen Of ra~cketeers,
think, are those who take their stand
on Brooklyn bridge. They wait until
thev see what looks 70 be . seedy
character, then step up and demand
haughtily:
@What tscket7" the victim asks
what ticket" the rsokstser
sneers. .srYssu know there's q charge
Of ten eeAts to cross the bridge
Come acrots, fellowsi
In q SURPRISINGLY large number OF
cases, the sucker hands over the
dime and goes contentedly on his
way bearing a ~pasteboard tickei
which bears the authoritative aPasr.r
And. there are shops In the Bownry
which sell exclusively "tw0-and.a.
nA1I-d0llAr isis LOT tnlrEF-
nine cents. One will learn, I'm th4
course OF time, that the five-and-ter
sells the same pen for IN dime.
Beware Of the ticket atalpers whr
sell you choice seats. after you havr
been turned away from the box IA,
flee Of "A theater- The choice Heatu
are usually In the upper balcony
and often In the second balcony.
The modern racketHer cheats ona
ont or small sums only, thun irl
BnrinR WA large turnover. Tha 80,
who once sold Brooklyn bridge fd'
two hundred and fourtaen dclsBr
now sells ten-cent passes. The mE,
who once sold Seventeen rarnt iaf~
eled watches" for TEN dollarr na,
disposez q = tsn-ssat article fb'
wMWH@ MWN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

Who am IL What offices does my
husband hold? BY what plan did he
aid in restoring economic stability
after the World war?
Today marks the anniversary, In
1sz5, OF the admission Of Florida into
the union as q state. What is its
capital city?
Where do immigrants first land
upon arriving in New York harbor7
During the football season Of 1924
a group Of young men were called
"The Four Horsemen" by sports
writer's. Who were they
The steel industry was revolution
lied through manufacturing pro-
cesscs instituted By n man. Who
was hef
"Ponder the path or thy feet. and
let all thy ways be established"
Where does this passage appear in
the Bible?
JIMMY JAMS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
WHY BLUEBTRD WAS SAD

"Su-garl Su-garl" Dolefully Mrs.
Bluebird answered her mate. Peter
wondered az her.
why are you two Bluebirds so
sad" asked he. Mr.. Bluebird has a
beautiful voice, but ] don't under
stand why the song he is singing is
so sorrowful.D
Mrs. Bluebird, however. paid no at
wings, had opened his mouth and ras
now carolling away with al lis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
Washingtom Letter

congressman. he generally tapers up
instead"
However, he added, 1in my opin-
ion our tariff evils will automaticai-
~ correct themselves in the course
OF 10 or 20 years.
Hitherto, as cur protected indus
tries have produced more and more,
our population has been growing
still faster, absorbing the industries
increasing output-absorbing IL here,
at home.
To-day. with our population more
nearly stationary, our manufactur-
ers are beginning TO turn out a sur
plus, for which they need foreign
markets. In such markets they find
it hard to compete with exports
from other countries less inflated
than the United States.
Some Of them are realizing this
difficulty already. They'll all see it
in time"
New Engiand's cotton mills feel
the PINCH" went on the representa-
tive. Makers Of the ccarser fab
RIGS are shutting down, and moving
south. to be nearer the source OF
raw supplies.
MY desk il covered with the
propaganda Of wcolen manufacture
ers, In favor OF a lower tariff On
raw wool. They haven't reached the
point OF asking a reduction on the
finished product yet, but they com
Pete IN foreign markets without
n TNU mntnrfmI
Free trades coming--in q decade
"A tariff for revenue?
After all" rsjoined Congressman
Huddleston. 20 revenue tariffs only
q form of sales tax-the worst form.
1And quite unnecessary. The in-
come tar supplies all the funds the
government needs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
FREE TRADERS FOR
GRADUAL DROP
To- ThmwTmm I'D GtmxTmrf


BY Charles r. Stewart
WASHINGTON. March 3--Unadul-
terated free trades lone advocate IN
congress, insofar ~ I'm aware. Is
Representative George Hudleston Of
Alabama.
There are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
ariff-for-revenue-only-ites, and lots
Of other tariff modification brands,
but they all hedge-some.
This little man from the industrial
| city of Birmirgham-the last place
in the South which you'd suppose
would stand for such talks the
only one I know Of, with the nerve
to come out for no tariff at all.
But even srpposing he's right, in
theory
How get down. from u present
high tariff perch, to the free trade
earth without . crash.
"You touch" said the Birmingham
congressman. in answer to this lques-
tion. con a very sensitive spot.
cit would amount to a revolution,
| certainly. During a revolution, how
ENNk 0EE4LMNAE Tic GA&g manly k4@RAE
are likely Literally to starve to
death"
IL don't believe continued Repre-
sentative HuddlestDn. " that I'D favor
destroying our protective system
completely at n stroke.
~ believe ia begin with the tariff
on the necesaries or life. And then
the products OF monopolies. Then
the mere modest comforts. Finally
Injuries. Ultimately everything.
Blowing mp n dam In dangerous.
It's better 10 take IL down BY de-
sress. .
Very true.
Mixing our mataphors still ID little
more, suddenly 10 deprive an addict
OF his drug Ia 10 wreck his nerves.
It's less di~forEanizing 20 his system
rs taper down gradnally. T.t even
that's anguish II lasts longer, too.
Besides which EupuIe7nantnd the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

TOO BAD
MWhnt kind or " rAr have yguY"
"T not n wreck"
@A wreck?
yeah. Every time II PARK ~ IA
dozen people come up and a2k me III
I've reported ths accident fet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

KENILWORTH. III.-James Fernns
died Of blood poisoning ns q result
Oh sitting on q rusty needy stuck
in d cushion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign have
strong, clear minds, and are endowed
whit great ability. They are cautious
and far from reckless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
A. Mrs. Charles g. Dawes; Vice
President Of the u. s.; the Dawes
Reparations plan.
2. Tallahassee.
e.. Ellis Island
A. Backfield or Notrc Dame uni-
versity football team.
*. Sir Henry Besserrcr.
o. Proverbs, Nv, 2s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-04

A Daily Thought
"A cynic, a man who knows the
price Of everything and the value OF
nothing."-Oscar Wilde.