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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
Timely Views
RAPID NATIONAL DEBT RETIREMENT PLAN
REGARDED UNDESIRABLE
By PAT HARRISON

pat Harrison was born in Crystal Springs,
Miss, in 1851. He attended public schools At
Crystal Springs and later studied law at Louisiana
State university. Harrison began law practice first
at Leakesvile, in 1902, later moving TO Gulfport.
Miss where he now maintains offices. His 20
litical career began in 1905 when he first was
elected district attorney Of the Second Mississip-
pi district. This position ne resigned in 1870 to 20
to congress (62nd to 65th) from the Sixth Missis-
sippi district C1911-19l9). Harrison was elected
Y. S. senator in 1919 and again in 1929.
IL takes no expert to see that when we pay off our
national debt at the rate we are now going and when
the foreign countries make their applications for can.
of their debts to US and they are successful
these French bonds and Italian bonds and Aus
TRAN bonds and bonds Of every other foreign govern
ment, which are now at low ebb. selling far below par.
and for which in many cases there is no market, will
70 high figures and large profits will flow into
the pockets Of those special groups who are on the
inside as a part Of this plan.
! put the American people on guard and cali upon
TINS congress to put a stop to this too rapid debt re-
tirement plan that is TO work sssuredly against the
interest Of the American taxpayer.
Since 1921 the treasury in its estimates every yea.
has been wrong from $lOOyOoO.OOO to SsOO,OOO,OOO and
during that time each year there has been surplus
piled up in the treasury drawn from the American tax
payer from slOO,OoO.OOO to s635.OOO.OOo. They have
overestimated expenditures and underesti-
revenues.
II the treasury in its estimates have been wrong
III every instance why should their estimate this year
be accepted as conclusive?
with a more than S4OO.OOO 900 surplus this year in
the treasury and that amount 70 be provided and ca
ried over next year, il is idle talk to say that the
will not stand safely for a reduction Of 1925,
OOO.OOa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

A survey Of air mail operators in the United States
ten years after the start Of air mail in May, 1915.
shows that these companies are making a profit with
out direct subsidy. The situation is unique in the
world. Fifteen or the twenty United States companies
which conducted operations, mail, passenger or ex-
press, or combinations thereof, had a revenue Of So
1911 in 1927, as against expenses Of 50, 10O,427. The
actual investment was approximately s5,OOO.0OO.
Though this profit is not large, it is in strikin:
contrast with conditions in Europe, according 70 de-
partment Of commerce officials. In Europe airplanes
are operated with government subsidies 10 relieve an
nual deficits. At the same time the United States COM
panies are only beginning to unite passenger carrying
with mail service. IL is pointed out. and this will open
a new source Of income without large additional over
head.
The financial limit Of an airplane. according 10 the
departments figures, now averages three years. Two
companies figure the economic use of the airplane and
engine as one unit Of 1000 hours, while another ope--
ator estimates the use Of one particular model plane
alone at 1900 hours and the engine at 1000 hours.
The cost per airplane mile in the United States is
76 cents for Is Of the 90 major operators. In New
England the air mail load has reversed itself. The
Colonial Air Transport checked up the air mail load
recently and ascertained that when they began opera
tons. in 1926, they received about twice as much mail
into New England as they carried out. This situation
has exactly reversed itself. and the result is sttriL-
uted to energetic work in New England in selling"
the air mail service to the business interests.
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Other Papers


Dallas News.
Alfred r. Sloan, Jr, president Of the General Mo
tors Corporation. pictured to the bureau Of advertising
Of the American Newspaper Publishers Association
the other day the used car market as a far larger one
than that for new automobiles. Sixty per cent OF the
100000 cars in use in the United States. he esti-
mated, have have been purchased secondhand.
There can be little question that the motor sales
industry is tied to the marketing Of the used car, since
a very high percentage Of the purchases Of new ma
chimes is based on turning in an old car on the pur-
chase price. a condition that automatically puts nearly
every motor car dealers in the secondhand business.
Mr. Sloan Is hitting at the point when he declares that
the prosperity Of the automobile industry depends
upon the maintenance Of the used-car market.
The passenger car is concerned much more than
the commercial vehicle n the market IN question.
The life of the truck may be as long comparatively. but
is necessarily shorter in actual time. The truck II
almost invariably used up in service and requires
purchase Of 100000 used cars in the United States
indicates that few original owners 81 automobiles ex-
act Of them their motor lifetime.
Il il interesting to note that the motor industry'z
dreaded saturation point will probably never be reach
cd in new cars. but will only be Appropriated when
the market for used cars II flooded BY the turnover
resulting from new purchases.
IL is already a complaint of the dealer in the high.
IS. priced makes Of machines that his business Is
complicated by the unwillingness Of the man able Is
buy that type Of car to drive it more than a brief ne
Rod before turning il in on \ new one. A years driy-
ing leaves the machine in = condition calling for a
reasonably high secondhand price. but one which
makes it difficult Of resale. since at the figures pros
pective purchasers can buy new cars Of cheaper but
still expensive makes.
Resale value is the bugaboo n the car dealer and
the car owner alike. The principle Is no different
from that Of hand values in furniture, books
and other articles, but IL is one that supplies 4 grow
ing problem. Far more people want to trade in thei-
old cars on new ones than old furniture on new.
The car dealer would prefer an outright sale Of
his machine to taking in an old one on the deal. but
he has little choice in the matter. Mr.. sloan's figures
reveal the used car market n a Frankenstein that.
however frightening it may be to him. must continu-
ally be built NJ to serve the needs Of his actual bust
ness 1t Is at once his competition and his source Of
trade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Foreign Advertising Representatives
~Sixteen-Foot HIGHWAYS

Bids will be opened June IA for the construction
OF approximately 20 miles of 15-foot highway in Cam
eron county. ell Of which, with the exception Of the
military highway from Bluetown through Santa Maria
to the Hidalgo county line, may be elassed as feeder
roads. The military highway il destined TO become
one Of the important thoroughfares of the lower Dor
der country, and az such should be constructed full
1s-foot width. While il is true that IL only that sec
tion from Santa Maria to Bluetown were to be con-
structed II would come under the feeder road clsssif;-
cation, the announced programs Of both Hidalgo and
Cameron counties virtually assure that within a few
years the military road will become one Of the prin-
cipsl trunk lines Of the Valley.
The decision Of the commissioner court to CON
struct 16-foot feeder roads will meet some opposition,
but the fact should be taken into consideration that
these highways are not intended to carry the heavy
traffic of main highways, and the 1s-foot width
should be ample. Cameron county now has thirteen
miles Of 15-foot concrete on its main highway between
Harrington and Brownsville, a highway carrying far
greater traffic than the average feeder road will ever
be called upon TO carry. II is true the 15-foot highway
is too narrow; that IL is decidedly inconvenient; and
that Cameron county will soon be forced TO either
widen the main highway or provide parallel highways
TO carry the traffic. But the additional one foot y
the width Of the 16-foot highways will overcome muc1
Of the inconvenience now experienced on Cameron
county's narrow highway, and should prove ample 20
accommodate all traffice that will ever he placed upon
them.
The designations announced by the commissioners
Of the San Benito and Harlingen precincts provide fer
two additional connections with the Hidalgo county
road system. one near Santa Maria on the military
highway and the other near Santa Rosa, where con
nection will he made with the highway 10 he con-
structed from Edinburg along the line Of the Southern
Pacific to the Cameron county line. They will form
the connections for a vslley-wide system which Is
being worked out with = view Of serving every sec
tion in both Hidalgo ard Cameron counties.
In Cameron county three trunk lines, the military
highway, the Point Isabel highway and the extension
from Combes to the Willacy county line, remain to be
completed in future programs. These highways viii
doubtless be the standard 1s-foot width, and will carry
traffic that will justify that width. But the remainder
Of the county's system. the feeder roads. can be made
the 16-foot width At = material saving in construction
costs and assuring ample width for such traffic as they
will carry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
Expect Fight for Delegation

With three factions fighting for control of the dele
cation, the democratic state convention AZ Beaumont
Tuesday will not be the "love feast" some Of the nartv
leaders have been prophesying. The Smith forces arc
organizing 70 secure ? delegation that will vote f,r
the New York governor without instructions: and ,hs
opposition is divided between the dry forces, which
may be classified as dry and "drier.r However
there seems to be a general acceptance Of the belief
that the states delegation should not be instructed
further than to vote and work for the inclusion of a
dry plank in the platform which would put the party
on record in favor Of strict enforcement Of prohibition.
Apparently the principal fight in the national con-
vention will center on the proposed inclusion of >
plank rlcdging the party to prohibition. Many Of th-
Northern and Eastern leaders have announced they will
opposc this move which is sponsored in practically ali
southern states. and the battle between the forces
promises to be the most spectacular Of the convention.
The hope Of the Southern opponents Of Smith that
a coalition could be effected which would prevent the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
Unanimity on Port Project

One Of the most significant features IN connection
With the various steps taken ~ the government ia
connection with the Point Isabel harbor project has
been the fact there has been perfect unanimity Of
opinion regarding the necessity that exists for a VAL
ley port.
The district and division engineers agreed upon
the project before II was submitted 10 the board of
U. S. army engineers. The board devoted three or
four weeks to a study Of the project and the condi-
tons obtaining in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, ami
when finally submitted to the rivers and harbors com
mittee Of the house ii had the unanimous approval Of
the board. Monday the rivers and harbors committee
by a unanimous vote placed the Point Isabel appropriE-
tion in the bill to be submitted to congress.
The Valley notes with a sense Of satisfaction the
unsnimity of the board and committee. Ii is rarely
that a project Of this character does not encounter
more or less political opposition, and when such opp.
sition Is lacking il Is very apparent that the project
has sufficient merit and provides no basis for polit-
ical attack. The recommendations az the board or
army engineers are often subjected to political attack.
especially in committee, but in this instance the merit
OF the project and the fact that the Valley has staunca
friends in the personnel q the committee resulted in
unsninity OF action that is very gratifying TO everyone
interested in the future development Of the Lower Rio
Grande section.
Il is now the duty Of the Valley to demonstrate the
same unanimous approval Of the harbor project when
the time comes for the organization Of a navigation
district to meet the requirements or the federal ros-
ernments. The government has committed itself 70
the project. Not a dissenting vote has been cast On
either the board or in committee, and both houses Of
congress are expected e show similar unanimitv 81
opinion when the measure comes up for final passage.
II the Valley will show equal accord, and there i
every indication il will, the project will start v;tbor,
the handicap Of dissension either at home or in Wash.
inrton. This will prove = very important factor n ,be
future development Of n thirty-foot port. the ultimate
goal Of the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

seene that she needs, but ! guess
10 will have TO do. We arrive Co.
morrow afternoon.
when they arrived. the guests
found that Boldt had done IN lot 10
that room in twenty-four hours
It was repapered and reprinted.
had new chandeliers. new carpet. and
different furniture. Everything pos
sible about the room had been chang
ed-aIl within one day. Such trans
actions as that gradually gave Boldt
A reputation as one who would go
q long way 70 accommodate u guest.
The story has been told that n
night when NIL the hotels I'm Philn-
delphia we're crowded and 1t was al
most impossible Go obtain a room,
n man and his wife drove UP 10
Boldt's hotel and asked. In . tone
OF despair. IL he could not give them
a place 70 sleep.
sYes," Boldt told them. "you q
take my rcom--that's all K have"
The next morning. according 10
the story, the guest told Boldt that
A with his sense OF cour-
tesy would be an assured success In
N much larger hotel.
"And." added the guest, "I'm will
ing to provide you with the hotel"
That man later invested many. mill
liens or dollars In hotels under
Boldt's direction. For the guest was
William Waldorf Aston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

NEW YORK. May l6.-There still
II enough sentimental feeling here
for the horse to support so hanson
cabs and barouches. They congre-
gate mostly around the Plaza hotel.
AZ Fifth avenue and 5yth street, and
carry a daily quota Of tourists who
like to see New York unhurriedly. On
holidays the cabbies are In big de-
mand and are able 10 raise their
prices. But all the cabbies are old,
and as they die off no new ones re-
place them.
Further questions answered by me:
r. w. McHugh, Mulkogee. Okla.
wanted TO know how he could obtain
information regarding members OF
the Pell family. relatives Of his
mothers, who were lsst heard Of In
1855. Il referred him to a gene
alogist.)
Miss A. 8. Royal Oak, Mich. who
longs TO visit New York, asked me 20
give her a word picture Of Broadway
at night. (See. as the s. z. r. says,
in an early issue.)
NJ. r.. W., HopeWel Junction, ~. D.
made inquiries regarding reliable
farm mortgage concerns. Q listed
some.)
B. A. Riddell, Louisville. KY, asked
how to obtain a New York telephone
directory. THE directory appears in
three sections. each of which may be
obtained at 81. from the directory
section, N. Y. Telephone Coz.
am listed in "Nanity Fair" nd
ghost-writer Of the auto biography OF
Aimee Semple Mcpherson. The fact
az the matter is that ! turned out
only one Of the autobicgrsphies OF Ia
Aimee. The latest one she composed
herself. I understand. hut 10 must
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
A FORTUNE FROM PoLIrENEss

II is doubtful il N lire of bus
mess offers q many opportunities
for turning courtesy to profit as the
hotel business. One Of the first
men to realize this fact and apply
il on a big scale was the late George
Q. Boldt. At his death, Boldt was
regarded as the greatest hotel nan
of his time. And he believed that by
far the greatest single factor In his
success had been his policy OF never
failing courtesy.
Courtesy IN the cheapest thing In
the world II you provide il your
self" Boldt used TO say, "but the
most expensive thing IL you try to
buy it."
Boldt entered the hotel business
as a bus boy and later on was man-
ager Of a little hotel in Philadelphia
called the Bellevue. A number OF
New York people got into the habit
OF going to that hotel occasionally
when they wished TO obtain quiet
and rest. One Of these New York
customers wrote n letter 10 Boldt
day. somewhat as follows:
My wife is in an extremely nerv-
Gus condition and must get away mo
one from everything suggestive OF
her house hold cares. She doesn't
want 70 20 anywhere but to your
hotel, and will have nothing but the
room she has occupied heretofore.
That will not give her the change OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
New York Letter

have been easy after all the pioneer
inK In the subject.
A faded veteran Of the Lindbergh.
Chamberlin-Levine and Byrd-Ncville-
Acosta-B alchen welcoming parades, !
was not affected BY the enthusiasm
with which the city greeted the
Bremen's crew. To me the most en-
tertaining sight in tho whole cele-
bration was the Iona street-sweeper
who was forlornly and hopelessly
struggling with a Nisgara Falls OF
paper as the filters auto passed
Fifth avenue and 42nd street.
Incidentally, IL cost the city $4,000
to remove the 1900 tons Of confetti,
ticker tape, telephone book pages and
wastepaper tossed at the flyers by
the reviewing thronE. But the street
sweepers had 1900 tons or paper "a
clean up after L~indbereh Day.
A few days ago I noted In the
Riary that the first sandwich
woman" had made her appearance on
Broadway. She was a poverty
stricken elderly woman, and a beauty
shop proprietor had adorned her with
signs which read: "Do you want 20
look like me when you grow old7"
together with the address Of the
shop.
Well, the rest Of the story In one
that o. Henry would have loved "a
write. Working for the beauty shop
was sn inspiration TO the old woman
IL seems, for she saved all she could
of her salary until she was able TO
buy new clothes and lock less jaded.
When she came around in the new
outfit, the beauty parlor proprietor
decided that she had destroyed her
value as a horrible example, and
fired her. The old woman hasn't
been able % get work since.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

nomination Of the New York governor appears to be
waning, and it is now generally conceded that the
nomination Of a standard bearer will be one Ct the
least interesting functions Of the convention. Smith
now controls more than a majority Of the delegates
with indications that he will lack only q few Of the
necessary two-thirds when the convention convenes.
Against such overwhelming odds it will be virtually
impossible TO form a coalition that can prevent his
nomination, especially in view OF the fact that Smith
is the second choice CT the majority Of delegates
pledged TO Reed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

America for the expectation Of corn
and with Canada for the expectation
of wheat. Likewise, the said, thou
sands will have the advantage OF
cheaper coal and coke, steel products
and other commodities.
Factory products from the region
served by the line will reach every
community west Of the Mississippi
a tgreatly reduced freight rates, the
war secetary said, ara farmers Of
the west and northwest will find an
additional al of distributing
their products for consumption east
of the Mississippi.
while the entire industry Of the
middle west will benefit from the re-
duced rates of this service on both
raw materials and manufactured ar
t~icles," Davis continued. at is natural
that in this agricultural region they
should prove Of especial advantage
to the farmers"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16
Bv RAN I. WELLER

WASHINGTON. R)-Handicapped
~ ice in the early spring, the upper
Mississippi barge line service be-
tween St. Louis and Minneapolis and
st. Paul soon will be in full oper-
alton. offering farmers the shipping
facilities Of four tow boats and SO
bsrges.
Initiated as an emergency service
during the war. the line originally
was opened under the railway admin
istration. Later IL was made a part
az the inland and cosstwise water
ways service and in 1928 was placed
in control Of the inland waterways
corporation, a section OF the war de-
partment, with all stock in the line
owned ~ the government.
While the line Is conceded a signal
advantage to agriculture in that Il
offers cheaper transportation. Of
ficials have not definitely estimated
the annual saving effected. A diff
ferential Of IL rer cent Is author
lied by the interstate commerce COM
mission between rail and water
rates on produce originating in sim
liar areas and consigned to similar
pointy. On the lower Mississippi
the differential is 90 rer cent, and
present figures INDICATE a saving Of
$3.50 "A ton on commodities rs a
whole. What IL will eventually be-
come for the upper Mississippi. the
inland waterways corporation does
more complete observation.
No fresh goods or livestock are
handled on the harCes. although
large quantities Of grain and other
produce that will keeP in transit
are handled. " IL explained that
movement is too slow for products
subject n s~noilage. and that the
barges a. not have the necessary
equipment for Transporting live
stock.
Following a personal inspection OF
the line. Secretary Dwight Davis Of
the war department saId n of
chesrer transportation Will enable
the farmer to compete with South