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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Washington
Letter
WHY VICE PRESIDENCY ISN'T so
ATTRACTIVE
By CHARLES p. STEWART

b. CHARLES r. STEWART
Neutrality-suspicious. on his
platform in the senate chamber, gayel
in hand. presiding, the vice president
gives the impression OF a mighty
important functionary.
Visitors often wonder why the jobs
so much poo-pooh-ed by politicians.
The politicians arc right, however.
What the visitors don't realize Is
that it's the vice presidential set
ting" they're impressed by-not the
vice president.
To size VI the vice presidency COR
rectly, it's more enlightening to take
a look AZ II outside the law.making
hours.
The vice president has his person.
al suite in the Senate Office build
ing. It's just like all the senator's
the regulation two rooms. the
usual big desks, all the rest Of the
massive furniture, and the customary
personal, or private secretary, and
several stenographers.
As you enter, the place seems
thoroughly senatorial.
men NVA 1NnoG ceMtlnlHk suDIlN
different.
The senatorial bustle's lacking.
There's a hint of ennui. Nobody's
waiting to see the vice president
a mob's always waiting to see a SEN
ator.
There's no current. You're in 4
governmental back-water.
The reason nobody bothers with
the vice president is that he's Of no
consequence. He can't help anybody.
he ant hurt anybody.
More nearly than anything else.
hes a senator-but he's an impotent
one-no vote, no voice. no nuthin'-
the n denatured individual out Of
a body of nearly 100. and the rest
fairly boiling senatorial life and
virility.
IL he has any influence al all. it's
On the strength Of the bare chance
that fate will land him in the White
House IL isn't much to count on.
Otherwise he's as superfluous in
Washington as the vermiform APP
pendix IL in the human system.
The senate doesn't need him.
Any time he's absent. the "presi-
dent pro tem'-j1st nov Senator
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Americans need to learn that the finest and bi,L...
things IN life cannot be achieved BY our national h,hi,
Of headlong precipitancy.
Il you can imagine yourself not being an Ausr;,,r
ahd never having visited America before. cominr hors
'he trst time and sensitively responding 70 the
mental ana moral climate Of our people, the most dom.
ihaht characteristic Of our life would probably h !,
certain headlong precipitancy with which :. live ~.
hurl overselves after the things which e. -, -
the common parlancs. we are go-petters Il y.
our eye on a desirable goal, we plunge for n what
IN me- the finest and highest things, that cannot 4
achieved by this method Of headlong prscir;t,r..
experience falls into two portions: the thing, 80
s' 2 : oiTeetiy- pounce on them when We wsr, ,bar.
~ . non on MS prey! second. the things xe b.v. -
set : y indirectly by fulfilling prior and often r.uo,.
conditions Some things are like catching ! train
- run Tor y. St some things are not like that =.
alive get them only by indirection. Tale c,I.r..
ior example. No one can define n -, -. ~ -
what 1t is-the fragrance and charm 10 -. 80.
and a rich mind. But such spiritual beau,v 1, 49,
rived at by any %plunging method. Which - 80 1.
oeing anxious, ever added a cubit to his cul,nrs, CT,
ture is like the light on Moses face wbe, r. r;.h.l
not that il shone. ~
III one OF William j. Locke's novels tbsy. !,
scter who thus expresses himself: ~ uouId IL. -
take life by the throat and choke sometime -. - !. .
That is the method Of direct go-gettins action Rat
the finest things cannot be ehoked ont Of life Th.v
come another way. They are the aftermath snd by
product or the things which We adore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

got to include Charles g. Dawes
name in the new one.
That sessions first edition eams
out without il.
The incident aptly illustrates about
how much the vice presidencv
amounts to in the calculations ~
official Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
San Benito Legion To
Attend Edinburg Fete

SAN BENIT0, May 14.-Members
az the American Legion post here
are preparing to 70 to Edinburg on
May IS. 70 attend the meeting that
is to be held there on the opening
Of the new Ciossner building.
The Edinburg legion post Il q
stage = celebration and dance on the
roof Of the building. and is inviting
L~egionnsireS from all parts OF the
Valley TO be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Timely Views
AMERICAN HABIT on RUsHLNG scnREn
BY DR.. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK

By DR.. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK
Pastor Of Park Avenue Baptist Church, New York Citv
Or. Fosdick was born in Buffalo, N. Y. in 1873
Ne was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1909.
and served as pastor Of the First church Of Mont
clair, \. j. from 1904 in 1915. DR.. Fosdick be-
came an instructor in homiletics at the Union
Theological college seminary in 1908 which posi-
ton ne held until 1915 when he became professor
o. practical theology at the seminary. He has been
pastor Of the Park Avenue Baptist church Of New
York, since 1879.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
HUBBY SCRUBS THE FLOOR

CHICAGO.-Albert Willis testified
in his divorce suit that he had 10
scrub the kitchen floor twice o week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
A Daily Thought

A Daily Thought
"A certain amount of distrust IN
wholesome, but not so much Of 9TH
ersers NJ Of ourselves; neither vanity
nor conceit can exist in the same at
mosphere with it."-Madame Suzzane
Necker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

May IL. 1928
Who am 4? When did my corona
tion take place? In what city in my
official residence?
Name the present pope-
What crown prince visited the
United States in 1926?
A celebrated American patriot was
recognized as a distinguished silver
What was his name?
JIMMY JAMS
Today I'm the Past
On this date, in 1904. the famous
Lewis and Clark expedition to the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
quiet, somewhat reserved. They
possess good mechanical ability.
They love travel. and gain much in
this way. for nothing escapes their
observation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
The Grab Bag

Pacific Northwest was begun. The
United States later profited ~ the
expedition through the acquisition o.
the Northwest territory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
QUALITY seen IN
GAMES THIS week
Less Than Half The Usual Mum.
Der Of Contests to Be PLAYED

New York. Nov. 20 R-Quality
rather than quantity is the keynote
of the eastern college football sched-
ule this week. Less than half the
usual number OF games are on the
list but there are such attractions as
the Yale-Harvard. Carnegie Tech
New York University, Princeton
Navy. Nebraska-Army and George
town. Fordham engagements.
Most OF the other major college
elevens are saving their final battle
for Thanksgiving Day. On that day
will be held the annual trays be-
tween Pennsylvania and Cornell;
Syracuse and Columbia: Colgate and
Brown; Pittsburgh and Penn State:
and Washington and jefferson and
West Virginia.
Not even SO important game as
that between Carnegie and New
York University can take much in
terest away from the Yale Harvard
duel at New Haven. Both Yale and
Harvard have been tossed about
bit rudely: neither has the SEM
blance of a claim to any champion
ship honors, yet 10000 persons will
throng the Yale Bowl next Saturday.
For Harvard the season will be a
success if the Crimson scores over
the Bulldogs. The same is true to
lesser degree at Yale where a VIC
tory over Princeton delights the
Ellis only little less than one over
Harvard.
What ever grip the e-Harvard
battle has on the public in general.
many an eager eye will be cast in
the general direction of Pittsburgh
to see whether New York univer-
sity can do what no ore else yet has
done-stop the rush of Carnegie's
husky Tartans.
At Philadelphia. another of the
few unbeaten eastern teams, Prince
ton, tackles Navy which has vic
tory over Pennsylvania and tie
with Michigan to show for it's bat
ties with major opponents. Al
though the Tigers undoubtedly
reached their peak for the Yale
game. they will be favorites, and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
MASS. VOTERS ARE
FOR Referendum
Vote Shows Majority in Favor
Of Change

Boston, Nov. 20 l49-With only
six small precincts missing from a
tabulation compiled by the constitu-
tional liberty league to vote on the
Massachusetts, prohibition refer
endum two weeks ago, the result
announced today showed yes" 697,-
735, mo" 414.512.
The question of whether the state
senator be instructed to ask congress
to repeal the eighteenth amend
ment, carried in "a of the SO dis
tricts in which it was proposed.
-Four districts did not vote on the
question.
The wet" margin was oS3,:o3
and the constitutional league point
ed out that the number OF persons
participating in the public policy"
vote represented Is per cent of the
total ballots cast in the general cleo
ton, or one Of the highest percent
ages ever recorded on a referendum
in Massachusetts.
In recent letter sent to all
Massachusetts congressional and
legislative candidates, the Anti
Saloon league characterized the ref
crendum as "a mere straw ballot.
legally futile and binding" and
said that the result would be no
test of wet" or dry" sentiment be-
cause the "organized drys" would
not participate. In answer the con-
stitutional league asserted that a
higher percentage of voters marked
their ballots in the last referendum
than did in 1924 when the so-called
people and was actively supported
by the dry organizations.
The constitutional league chal-
lcnged the good faith Of the dry or
CARNATIONS in sending out, a few
days prior 10 the election. a state
ment urging all persons to refrain
from voting on the referendum.
THE prohibition leaders may
have openly asked their followers
not to participate in the refer
endum," said an official of the
league, but from the size of the
total vote cast one would be led to
believe that the request was merely
to throw us off our guard that while
this was going on, secret instructions
were being passed out to vote surely
and often.''
The same official estimated the
cost Of the statewide campaign to
get out the 'wet'' vote at slighly
less than $4,000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
BOYS Club LOSES
FIRST Of SEASON
Meriden Trade School Wins in
Final Minutes Reserves Beaten

Nosed out in the closing two min
utes of play. the New Britain Boys
club dropped its opening game OF
the basketball season last night,
succumbing to the Meriden State
Trade school by 1874, when 1t
piled up an early lead and then
watched its advantage crumble and
disappear. A basket by Zajac, visit
ing center. settled the issue at al
most the very end of the game. Cap
tain Red" Compagnone was drib-
bling up the floor in desperate at
tempt to wipe out S4-33 lead. but
he tripped and lost possession of the
Was relayed into the basket for the
winning points. A foul by Winters
in the last 80 seconds only closed
the gap a bit.
New Britain got away first on
basket by Joe Gotta only Is seconds
after play began, but the first quar-
ter was evenly fought and closed
with the locals leading by only 9-S.
Gotta led wild attack In the sec
ond period and the score mounted
to eos. but Meriden fought back to
.0-14 before the half ended.
Mcriden kept coming in the third
period and soon long shot by Clark
tied things at 22-22. From this
point the game was nip-and-tuck
affair, the teams alternating in the
lead and being tied at 1929 as the
quarter ended. The visitors took u
four-point lead in the last session,
but Schmarr popped in basket and
Compagnone again deadlocked the
count with a long shot. Stevens. q
substitute guard. put Meriden ahead
for the last time, and then came IA
jac's hope-killing basket.
The locals showed a fast attack
in the first half. cutting for the bas-
ket we'll and showing . variety OF
plays, but with Gotta and Grusha
ruled out on personals the team
wilted and in the last half was play
ing on it's nerve. With Clark, Zajac
and Olschefski dropping in sensa-
tional shots the recruit club team
| lost its stride and never recovered It..
Gotta played a whirlwind game
until he was forced out, making IL
points, Schmarr. the new forward,
! bore up well under his first sub]ec-
ton to fire and gave promise OF
rounding into star. Captain Com
pagnone played a neat game and. IN
contest with 81 personal FOULS
went through the four periods with
out one breach Of the rules. 1t was
not a discreditable start for the re-
built club team. The summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
BOSTON COLLEGE CREW
BEST OFFENSIVE TEAM
Late season Statistics Show Ncs
England Eleven Is Leading
All Others

Boston, Nov. 20 (UP)-Late sea-
son statistics picture the unbeaten.
united Boston college eleven as the
greatest offensive football machine
In New England.
With tive more games to play. one
of which 10 likely to materially aug
ment its total score, b. c. heads the
list OF high scorers in this section Of
the country.
The greatest defensive team in
New England would seem to be
Connecticut Aggies, whose goal line
has yet to be crossed this season.
Connecticut has played seven games
without permitting its opponents to
score 4 single point.
Indications are, however, that
Connecticut's uncrossed goal line
will be crossed at least once, and
probably several times. next Satur-
day when it lines<up against Boston
college.
The 10 leading oint-scorers in
4 New England are:
Boston College. 1893: Williams.
1856; Dartmouth, 176: Amherst. 40:
Holy Cross. 1872: Lowell Textile,
IFS: Brown. IFS: Harvard, 1oS:
. Tufts, LOG: Yale, 106.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
RUBY C0LDSTEIN STAGES
IMPRESSIVE COMEBACK
East Side Lightweight Returns to
Hing To Knock Out Al
Bryant Of New York.

New York. Nov. 20 (UP)-Ruby
Gold,tein, cast side lightweight
who has been out Of the ring for
several months. staged an impress
sive comeback here last night when
he knocked out Al Bryant, of New
ark, N. T.. in the fourth round Of
1 ter, round feature bout.
Bryant went down for the limit
count In the first and again In the
second round. as Goldstein swarmed
all over him with vicious hooks. A
hard right to the face in the fourth
put Bryant down for a nine count
and when he wabbled to his feet
and stood in daze. the referee
waved him to his corner.
Goldstein weighed 1873 and Bry-
ant 1877 IL.
Phil Tobias, Coney Island n.y.
weight. won a ten round decision
over Midget Wolgast. Of Philadel-
phia, in the semi-fnal bout
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Personal fouls-Franz. Zebora ?.
Stanley. Rene. Brewster ?. Flynn
s; Zembrowski 3, Andrews :.
Rakutis, Normant. Paluch. Banco-
vich-9. Free tries-Franz ?, Zebora,
Stanley ,. Rene 2. Brewster, Flynn
3; Zembrowski 2. Rametta =,
kowalewski, Paluch 3. Bancovich
10. Referee-Tobin. Timer-Par-
parian. Scorer-Paluch.
Next Week
The New Haven Speedboys, COM
posed Of men employed by the New
Haven railroad, will oppose the
Boys club next Monday night. The
preliminary will bring the Boys
Club Reserves up against the Phan-
tom Reserves. A return game with
the Meriden Traders will be played
in the Silver City on December -.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
BRUINS PLAY TONIGHT

Boston. Nov. 20 (GP)-Playin9
their first home game Of the season
the Boston Bruins will meet Les
Canadiens of Montreal before an ex-
pected crowd of $4,000 at the Bos-
ton Garden tonight.
Only two casualties handicap the
Boston team. and Manager Art
Ross feels that his reserve strength
can make up fer the temporary loss
Of Dutch 0aiAer and Eddie Rodden.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Personal fouls-Franz 3. Humpage
4. Olschefski, Zajac 2, Clark 3. salka
1, Stevens-1S; Schmarr y
kerelejza 2. Parparian 2, Gotta T.
Grusha 4-14. Technical foul
Boukus. Free tries-Franz 2. Hum
page 2, Zajac I. Clark s. salka T.
stevens-19; Schmarr I, kerelejza
8, Parparian 3, Gotta 1, Cornagnone
S, Grusha. Winters 2-22. Referee
Tobin. Timer-Paluch. Scorer
Parker.
Reserves BeAtcn
The Boys club Reserves lost a
1874 decision to the Meriden Conn
munity Five Seconds in a pre-
liminary game of close guarding and
poorly carried out attacks. Not a
field goal was scored in the entire
first half, which ended with Meri-
den leading by FL. Meriden finally
found the hoop for three baskets.
but New Britain did not locate 1t
from the floor until kowalewski
lodged under for a goal late in the
final period. 1t was an unfnteresting
affair and there was no star The
summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

days age at the hands Of Notre
Dame.
The Army looms rs a favorite in
view Of the fact that Nebraska made
not a first down in the scoreless tie
with Pittsburgh.
Georgetown. beaten only by Car
negie, should defeat Fordham by a
score approximating the IS to VIC
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

heavy ones. to finish the season un-
beaten although tied twice.
Nebraska's powerful corn huskers
who stumbled around at Lincoln
last week when pitted against the
Painters Of Pittsburgh will see at
West Point what they can do with
Riff Jones' cadets. whose single re-
verse this season was suffered 10
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

There is a possibility that "Poss"
Miller might play with New Britain
against Hartford next Sunday. This
is only possibility and not a prob
ability.
Zehrer is going to get some new
men in order to bolster up his team.
Just who they are will remain in
doubt for few days more until he
gets in touch with them definitely.
Free shines and a cleaned hat are
being offered the members Of the
New Britain High school football
team il they win from Hartford
Sunday. Raymond Cianflone is Of
ferin8 the service.
The final meeting of the managers
Of the teams In the American Roller
Hockey league will be held tonight
in Hartford. The New Britain team
will be entirely revamped, accord
ing to Manager Frank McDouough.
he made a trip 10 new bedioTu
the other day and found that Bou.
cher had splintered little bone in
his ankle The member Is in plas-
ter cast and he will be laid up for
about four weeks.
Manager McDonough will attempt
to get a man to fill his place at a
= meeting of the league moGuls to-
night.
The game will probably be played
on Thursday night and Sunday al
ternoons during the season in this
city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Manager Henry Zehrer. although
not criticiztng the work Of the Off
cials In the game last Sunday. stated
today Mat he would not agree to
having Leslie Mfnn referee this
coming Sunday. He wants to have
Jacques, the man who formerly ref
creed Hartford-New Britain games
in that position this coming week
end.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

tory the Washington team pounded
out last year. Among the other ma
jor colleges Brown. Holy Cross.
Buckneil and Lafayette will be
heavy favorites over Rhode Island.
Providence. Dickinson and Lehigh,
respectively.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
British Press Indignant
Over VeStliS Inquiry

London. Nov. 20 R)-The conduct
of the inquiry being held in New
York into the sinking of the Vestris
drew indignant comment from two
OF this mornings papers.
The Daily News characterized the
procedure as bullying. biased, ig-
norant and inconceivably stupid.
suggesting a preconceived resolve to
vilify British steamship at all costs
and despite all proof to the con-
trary." The paper added that the
methods had aroused deep indigna-
ton in Great Britain.
The Daily Express said "Bowery
methods OF treating unfortunate wit
nessses as II they were criminals
conspiring to deceive cause the
greatest resentment in this country.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Without much doubt. the ma jor-.
ity Of the fans In this city will agree
with him on not wanting Mann as
referee. There was plenty OF criti-
cism Of his work In the last two
games.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20
Speaking
Of Sports

An interesting item published in
the New York papers yesterday
showed that tsapleten defeated the
Newark Pros by the score Of 81 to
0 last Sunday. This 10 another argu-
ment In favsr Of the showing Of the
New Britain team against stapleton
= week ago last Sunday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Many are to be disappointed be-
cause the third game of the series
between the Hartford Giants and
the New Britain Nutmegs must be
played In Hartford. They will claim
that Hartford always gets the third
game. However, with Memorial
Field being used by the Blues and
Pawnees, there Is no other alterna-
tive than to have the Nutmegs 60
to Hartford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-20

Constantinople's new bridge across
the Golden Horn will cost more than
$1,0O0,O0O.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
HASSELL, PAL
START Home

COPENHAGEN. DENMARK. Sent.
11.-tFg-Bert Hassel and Parker
Cramer, filters Of the airplane Great
er Rockford" embarked mt Godthanb
today for Ivigut, whence they will
sail for America. Word Of this was
received by the Greenland administra-
tion department az the Danish gov
eminent from the sheriff Of South
ern Greenland.
The message said the fliers were
accompanied by four other Ameri-
cans. including Prof. William H.
Hobbs. Of the University of Michigan
Greenland expedition. The steamer
Fulton Is taking them to Ivigut.
Hassell and Cramer narrowly es-
capped death Sunday. They were
travelling down the coast in u motor
boat when it struck a rock at the
mouth OF the Simiutak ford. on the
southeastern coast Of Greenland The
boat sank but the filters and their six
companions, including Professor
Hobbs, leader OF the expedition, es-
capped TO the desolate shore.
Once they had gained land the s
men found themselves I'm need of food
and fuel. Two natives made their
way in a small boat to Kanganing and
obtained aid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-12
INOURVALLEY

CONTINUED from page one.)
consumers for sending their money
to California for a product that was
produced in quantity Il home. What
The Herald had to say about IL could
be well applied TO the products Of
the state and to the manufacturing
industry. II seems that when max
ing purchases, distance lends at
tractiveness 70 almost every com
modify. Only a keen sense Of local
patriotism Will ever change il. Go
into a store in southwestern Wis
c~onsir, and no doubt one will find
peas canned in Maryland, yet Wis
consin furnishes canned peas Of
high quality to nearly every state
in the union. There are hundreds
OF articles manufactured in Dallas
but merchants handle the products
made 1000 miles distant, which are
no better.
"The slogan now in use, What Is
made in Texas, Makes Texas could
well BE- given a local application as
to the products or the farm, garden
and orchard"