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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-09
Donna Selects
&C. Secretary

DONNA, June 81. W. Osborne.
formerly connected with a roofing
company at McAllen. was elected sec
rotary ot the Donna Chamber Of
Commerce at a recent meeting OF the
board Of directors and will assume
his new duties Immediately.
Mr.. Osborne is an experienced ex-
ecutive. a member Of the Rotary and
has had considerable experience in
Boy Scout work. Members Of the
board expressed the opinion they were
very fortunate in securing his SER
vices.
Donna has been one of the few
cities in the Valley without a cham
Der of commerce, and reorganization
of the body was started several
weeks ago. The directorate consists
If some Of the most progressive bust
ness men in the city. and with Mr.,
Osborne as leader they are confident
the organization will prove Of great
value TO the city and surrounding
community.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-09
STOMACH SPELLS
Oklahoma Lady Gives Inter-
esting Account Of Long
Use Of Black raught
I'm Her Home.

Sageeyah. Okla-"I have taken
Black-Draught eve since I was o.
child, and car recommend 1t as q
splendid medicine for family USE"
says Mrs. Cora Maberry, Of this
place. My mother used 1t, In
bringing up her family. and after
I had a home Of my own, I con-
tinued to Isl 1t. as I thought It
was especially good to give the chill
dren.
MY children did not mind taking
Black raught. and so when they
got upset with stomach spells. or
were constipated. I gave them
Black raught tea.
If i found that they were tax
ing cold. 7 was quick to start giving
them Black Draught. as 1t helped
them to throw off the impurities
which caused the trouble.
MY children are all grown now
and have homes Of their own, but
1 still keep Black-D raught in he
house and use it myself when / wake
up in the morning feeling dull and
'headachey'. and have a bad taste
In my mouth
BLACK Draught is a simple rem
edy for constipation. and I prefer
1t TO others because 1t l. purely
vegetable I always feel better az
ter I have taken O course OF IT.
In use over 81 years Hc-fef
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-09
RECEIVES DEGREE

SAN BENITO, Richard r. Cooke.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Cooke Of
this city received his degree from the
Texas Agricultural & Mechanical
college this week. where he has made
a splendid record during the past
four years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
AUTHORS FOR HOOVER AND SMITH.

The Democrats announced short time ago the organization of authors and writers Smith Tor President Club of something more than 15O members. It did not of course, include all the writers throughout the country that are sup porting Gov. Smith, for many of them had not been communicated with. The Republicans have responded to this with list of more than 500
 authors and publieists" that are supporting MT Hoover. The Republican list includes Zane Gray. Rev. Harold Bell Wright Kathleen Norris, Earl Derr Biggers, Will Durant, Robert w Chambers Booth Tarkington, Don Marquis, and other well known writers of books. Don Marquis said he has been lifelong Democrat and had never yet voted for Republican, but speaking of Hoover. he said. "I like the man; his tone his manner, his essential character"
 The Gov. Smith list included Ida Tarbell Ger trude Atherton, Sherwood Anderson H. L. Mencken, Rupert Hughes Anita Loos, John Err skine Finley Peter Dunne and others almost or quite as well known.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
WHAT OF,IT?!

Let Us suppose. for the sake of the argument, that Mr Hoover does own oil and mining prop critics in Colombia and Mexico What of it? MT. Hoover is mining engineer and he made his fortune in the mining business. Mining and engineering not limited by international boundary lines. And, a matter of fact, ex- perience out here in the West proves that those mining men and engineers who have had experi- ence in foreign countries about as partisan in their Amerieanism any other people Con- trasts among countries have made them so. On the other hand. experience has taught them to regard the other country's viewpoint in matters of controversy well as that of their own. It old Daniel Guggenheim who said that he would rather abandon every mine in Mexico in which he interested and bring his engineers and other employees home than to be the of sacrificing single life.
 Does anyone who has any knowledge of the character of Herbert Hoover imagine for single minute that he would be diverted from public duty by hairs-breadth by the fact, if it were a fact, that he owned mining or oil property in Mexico or Colombia any other country?
 The editor of The Empire would prefer by great deal to have Gov. Smith for President of the United States than MT. Hoover That is not due, however, to the slightest suspicion that Mr Hoover is tainted with dishonesty or lack of patriotism or disinterest in the public welfare, or that there is a perfidious thing in his make-up--or that he is not able We prefer Gov. Smith because of his greater abilities, his greater courage, his greater experience and the things for which he stands. It is an affirmative preferences for Gov Smith and not due to any feeling against lack of confidence in Mr Hoover
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Canada and Booze.
Cincinnati EnquirerD }


 Canada is said to be closely watching the United States dry campaign, with the rum run ners wary and willing to contribute where con- tributions will do the most good.
 Canada is doing an annual S10Oo0 GOO busi- ness with this country dependent on prohibition, and every person interested in the booze-manu- faeturing and booze-running business across the line is taking a serious interest in our experi- ment.
 The magnitude of this export" traffic scarce. ly can be appraised, says expert investigator Ten millions of dollars worth of beer wine ale whiskey and gin moves from the Canadian prairies over the line annually. When mer- ehandised in the States it brings four times as much, says this investigator. Hence the whiskev interests of the Dominion may be said to be fn- duging in no idle boast when they declare that they gladly will contribute largely to any Presi- dental campaign fund that would assure them against change in prohibition methods in vogue south of the border That is the way distillers and brewers in Canada, whose stock is at present quoted at two and three hundred per cent pre- mum, view the matter.
 It also is worthy of consideration to know that for every gallon of liquor secured from bonded warehouse that goes into the river Of liquor flowing over the line, there are one hundred gallons manufactured in underground channels, the yest connections imaginable handled by the exporters"
 The illicit traffic enters into every State of the Union, and the vast bulk of it is rotten
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
FIRE DANGER GREATER IN WINTER.

With the approach of cold weather, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States directs attention to the fact that more fires and heavier lire losses occur during the winter months than Tn the summer. As an illustration of this loss to property during the first three mnths of 1928 was more than two and half times as great as during the months of June, July and August
 Similarly, the number of deaths caused by lire is larger in the winter than during the warm CT months Studies made by the Fire Casualty Statistics Committee of the National Fire Waste council disclose that the number of fire casual ties in the winter is double the number in the summer.
 The hazards, involved in the use of heating apparatus probably account for considerable proportion of this wide discrepancy The proper time to inspect heating apparatus is in the fall before fires are started for the winter Many millions of dollars could be saved each year if inspection had been made of chimneys and flues scot cleaned out and necessary repairs made before the heating units put into operation.
 Care should be taken never to start or hurry fires by the use orf gasoline kerosene. Hun dreds of deaths and injuries occur each year because this dangerous practice is followed It is better to take few minutes longer to obtain a good fire than to attempt to expedite it by such dangerous means.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

become Governor. Mr. Roosevelt was asked [, run for the Goyernorship in 1918. but wanted [, stay in the Mr Roosevelt took the matter Up with President Wilson and suggested Al Smith who then President of the New York Board of Aldermen MT. Roosevelt. quoting President Wilson, tells the rest of the story.
 should be entirely satisfied with smiths nomination. He seems 10 be who has responded in an extraordi- nary manner to the awkening forces of new day and the eompulsion of chang ing circumstances. He seems to have noteworthy support from organizations and individuals who working in one way another for the improvement of government.
 l mentioned that Smith was Cath olie. and Wilson said The day to take political consideration of that has gone hy. People are every day reading the casualty lists of American boys of every creed .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Growing Importance of English.
{ Seattle Times

The statement made in Seattle by Mrs. Ruth Gustafson. City Councilwoman of Stockholm, con- cernng the importance attached to the teaching of English in the public schools of her country is more than ordinarily interesting. There is a growing recognition eerywhere of the practical advantages of possession knowedge of the Eng the universal language be only conjectured spreading rapidly
 It is not surprising that Sweden whose sons and daughters have been migrating to America Tor more than century, should give English foremost rank among the foreign languages taught in its secondary schools, but it is signi- heant that it should have a favored place in the school eurricula of Esthonia
 The case of Esthonia is typical of many European countries. Recently the Minister of fdueatlon Of that country announced that his department had recommended more study of Eng ilsh as first foreign language and had advised the addition of sufficient number of English books In school libraries. The number of study hours in English increased and the number oI study hours devoted to German correspondingly decreased. The study of English is not compul- sery and no other modern language is reegated to secand place, but the recommendations of the Department of Education are intended to foster larger knowledge of English than for mery. M
 The development of world commerce inc in crease in travel, the influence of the Tinted states and other English-speaking nations in "oIid analrs and the growth of English literature make II necessary for educated persons to know the language.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
More Or Less True

1 sOtS VI ICSs rue With some couples the wedding Is just the hop-off for a nonstor fight.
 The only thing thal resents il. treatment more than mans wife is his stomach.
 \ mother in-law doesn't have to ee very large 10 make a fairly biz house feel more crowded than a eaa fall Of sardines.
 To meet the bare-leg fad the hosiery manufacturers might turn aa. invisible hosiery that will keen .he girls underpinning as warm as woolen stockings would.
 h the good old days a girl whe would have had to remove a cigarette from between her lips before her beaux could kiss them would have lived to die an old mai1.
 After a couple of wedding ami xersaries have passed the groom MI reach the conclusion the only shins the bride can enjoy going without is him.
 The only way to get daughter to spend more of her time in the Kitchen is 10 hang all the mirrors there.
 A cynie is an old grouch who thinks when a man enters the church to be married he might as well throw away his conscience and his tongue before going in.
 The only explanation of why some girls are so stuck up is that they Use only a little pocket mir TOT and never have a chance to stand before full-length one that will put 'em wise to how funny their legs look
 The bride may look all the so- eiety reporter says she does, but the happiness of the groom de- bends on how much she looks like hot biscuits and a square meal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Ups and Downs of Life

How were you brought up?" asked one of the two men who were discussing the present gener ation of young folks.
 By being continually taken down, called down and held down" replied the other.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Way Life

Barber Your hair is getting thin
 Man n the Chair: T know f and there would be a dern sight more happiness around my homs if t was my wife that was"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
All Cut Up

Fashion note says there is 10 be slit cut in the side of the short skirts.
 First they cut 'em off
 Now they cut 'em open.
 Next thing they'll cut 'em out altogether.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Great Britain's depression and unemploy- ment will not last long if her exports continue To increase they have been growing for the lass year. The improvement will probably curb the growth of the Baldwin high tarin idea and add to the prestige of Winston Churchill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Most Important Of All

Billy Wood submits the follow. ing famous rocks:
 bottom; pile; "a bye baby: v the boat; of ages; = of G1bralter; and rye.
 But, Billie, why overlook those famous rocks that make your way through life less rocky?
 Or, are you like up-not familiar enough with 'em to remember there are any such?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Nes Car Always Get The Facts ssSs2Ss SAe doesn't wear tA.S aaa zAzr
 \ ssEl yoa never should cen. as=z- Unless yoa tlrss have lookea ts <aa
 Ina sAs dear thing does NOT Naar fhsm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
EpItaph With a MnraI

Here Hes a very foolish gent Who did determine to tell noth-
 Ing but the truth Before he died all friends he lost. Both eyes were closed, nor had
 he lert ssngle tooth!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Needed Time

Speed Cop: Well, what's the hurry?"
 Motorist: q can't think up a good one right now, officer, but maybe can in time to give the Judge a laugh"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Senator Curtis has endorsed Senator La Fol lette for United staes Senator. There is no,h- ing candidate won't forgive if he believes hs can get votes through forgiving
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
And That's That

After reading some of the politi- cal dope being handed out. we at least can be thankful the cam paign comes before the ehapped lip season sets in when laughing Is so much harder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Kiss No Lonuer Bliss

when he was young he liked
 The kisses, the pretty misses, But now he's married and
 Don't even kiss the Mrs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Bad News Fer Some sosr Man
 Al 9 months q ake. Mar5ea As chen Of Oakland. cAlsf.. can Saeak see words distinctly She eaai8 speak = words a he &ke q one year-Isem in Boston Globe
 Thank heaven. Wen never As her husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
Passing ohsezatrn

Il is the girls wAe are asSs aa the eyes. that are eaaSsas ms. of the eye-siraia these 4syS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 By SAM HILL.
Easy To Guess

Easy To Guess He don't turn in till , am. And dad is worried now about. How boy who turns in Ike lhai When he grows older. will iarn out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
PRESIDENT WILSON APPROVED GOV.
 SMITH.

Franklin D Roosevelt has quoted the late President Wilson as being strong for Gov Smith, and he based his approval on Gov Smiths leg islative record for it was given before he had
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

,.,g enleago gangsters have taken up the idea of uoins their killing in the presence of street
 o"9s tng ts by and by they may insist upon hay tDetroit Free Press present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

tainna1 molu comes from Tennessee that the moun- .aiheers are so busy working for Hoover tbat snr .iine oeihg their moonshne stills are dark
 'Detroit Free Press) Di'ioh-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

G. o. P is rattling the ful1 dinner ot, , says the Indiana paper. Dinner pails generally n, rat1le loudest when they are empty-(Florida Times Union) ioiiua
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

:, Ihis IS such spirited campaign that about the only really safe thing an editor can do s .o .o write ringing clarifying and fearless edi
 State Journal) N'o
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

This campaign is developing q no,;o, :. ina nas's between Hopping the party. dodping tho tution) NA'iah.a Constl-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Hip tapping is going to devo,on It.. yet, some two-fsted agent will tan too hars n1s anu a bottle of the stun will explode.-1Toledo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Free country: One in which vo, oan so you please II you don't offend reformers and if opi you pay gang leaders for protection.-fAkron,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
The Wonders of Prooress

Twenty years ago-Her face was her fortune.
 Today-It's her legs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

The Socialists cannot hone to a..u.o. attention to themselves this year with two maior parties carrying on beer debate.-(Des Moines
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

''aSei Notc TOT young PeopIe The best place to stop is before you go too far.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13
More Deadly Than War. Even

Mans most formidable enemie. were once the great beasts of the forest; today he is more troubled by insignificant insects and inYisi- ble germs.-News item.
 Huhi Why overlook the auto mobile?
 For every job the undertaken gets from insects and germs he gets the deadly motor car.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Darning No Good For That A hole they used to darn Says Ezra Klam, And now a ladder" they Will simply damn"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-13

Old papers for sale at the Empire.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-21
Refuses to Give Views on
County Situation, as
He Visits Here.

Harry G. Leslie, Governor elect,
brought his automobile to Indian
apolis from Lafayette for repairs to-
day and spent his hours of waiting
in conference with such Republican
political leaders and job seekers as
discovered he was at the Claypool.
Leslie refused to discuss appoint
ments he will make after he takes
Office in January, and smilingly dis
claimed the statement, credited to
him by gloomy courthouse politi-
clans, that he was going to ignore
the Marion county Republican Or
ganization in passing out patronage.
Leslie declared he had said moth
ing about the Marion county situ-
alton, although he believed "the out
come in Marion county must be in
teresting to my opponents, who
were declaring that I was the choice
of George V. Coffin"
The Governor-elect referred to
the fact that Frank c. Daley, his
Democratic opponent, carried Mari
on county by 21,OOO votes in the
Nov. 6 election.
Reasserting his determination to
stay out of the fight for the speaker
ship of the state house of repre-
sentatives, Leslie said, there are
eight candidates now and if I should
push any one of them I would have
seven bitter enemies" Leslie was
the Speaker in the last two sessions.
Asked if Governor Ed Jackson had
consulted him before appointing
Jackson'S secretary, Pliny Wolfard,
to the state tax board for four years,
Leslie said: II have not talked with
Governor Jackson nor seen him
since the election"
Politicians commented at the time
of Wolfard's appointment last week
upon the fact that most of VOL
fard's term will be during Leslie's
incumbency.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-21
SPIDERS ARE AV!AToRS
Hurricanes Help Insects to Fly
Across Sea.
BU NcieuCe SerUice

By Science Ser0tce =,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Nov. 2l.-
The spiders of some of the islands
of the West Indies have been long
distance aviators for ages, according
to Professor Alexander Petrunke-
witch of Yale university. And hurri-
canes have helped their flights in
stead of hindering them.
Professor Petrunkevitch has been
making a study of the distribution
of spider species in the tropical
islands, and finds that in the west
ern group, or Greater Antilles, they
apparently were pedestrians, cross
ing from the South American main-
land over a land connection long
since sunk into the sea.
Along the Greater Antilles to the
east, however, they give evidence OF
having Travelled by air, the lines OF
distribution lying approximately in
the direction of the most frequent
hurricanes.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-21
OIL CONTRACT
PROBE URGED
Quiz of Renewal by Work
Sought by Walsh.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-An in
yestigation of former Secretary of
Interiors Works renewal of an oil
contract with the Sinclair Crude
Oil Purchasing Company, was ad-
vocated here today by Senator
Walsh of Montana.
The contract, negotiated in 1922
between former Secretary of In
terror Fall and Harry Sinclair, was
renewed last spring by Work, but
the renewal recently was declared
void by the justice department and
the contract was cancelled by the
interior department.
Walsh said he wanted to find out
why Work renewed the contract
and he intends to seek authorize
ton for an investigation of the af-
fair at the December session of con-
gress. At the time the contract was
declared void, Work, now chairman
of the Republican national commit
tee, said the interior department
legal staff Investigated and recon-
mended renewal.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-21
Plan to Assure Work in
Hard Times Suggested
to Governors.

By United Press
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-Gov-
ernor Ralph c. Brewster of Maine
presented to the conference Of Gov
ernors here today proposals for sta
bilizing prosperity, which he said
had been authorized by President
elect Herbert Hoover "as an expo
sition of portion of his program" :"
Governor Brewster said that,
summed up, the plan, in effect,
means prepare in prosperous times
for the rainy day to come"
1t embodied a proposal for a
centralized body to index construc-
ton projects and seek cooperation
of business in tiding over some of
these projects in periods of great
prosperity so they could be started
in dull times.
Measures for Crisis
picture the approach of an
economic crisis with unemployment
threat ending on every hand"
Brewster said. The release of
three billions in construction con-
tracts by public and quasi-public
authority would remedy and ameli-
crate the situation in the twinkling
of an eye."
America emulates TantaluS of
DID," Brewster went on, threatened
by a flood of plenty, men are
doomed to want.
Recommendation of a 10 per
cent voluntary curtailment in pro-
duction often results in a 10 per
cent increase as each producer seeks
to bootleg on the trade. Government
restriction, America is not yet ready
to consider, although the interstate
commerce clause of the Constitu-
ton finally may be found the key.
No Limit to Wants
80 much for supply. Demand is
bird of another feather. There
is almost no limit to our wants.
Purchasing power thus far has been
The only limit on American demand
Unemployment at times has meant
decline of five billion dollars in
the capacity of the American peo-
pie to buy. No one wants this,
No one profits by its operation"