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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
Per Capita Use
OF Crude Oil Is
Barrels YEARLY

NEW YORK-tPl-Back in 1870 a
few tablespoonsful a day was enough
crude oil for each man, woman
and child in the United States, but
now the yearly demand j. more than
seven barrels for each inhabitant.
Back in the 70's the kerosense
lamp was coming into vogue, and
when per capita consumption reach
ed eight gallons annual statisticians
were startled. But today is the day
OF the automobile and fuel oil, and
modern chemistry has discovered in
Vulnerable products To be derived
from petroleum.
Americas consumption of crude
oil in 1870 was but 5.261 900 barrels.
Since then consumption has in
creased about 10 times. Last year
II wac S7i,l69,000 barrels.
Until the beginning or the century
domestic production just kept pace
with domestic requirements, but IN
1900 America began 20 export crude
oil For more than a decade Ameri-
can oil fields produced more than
America needed.
After the war, however. the auto
mobile became so intensely popular
that the crude oil demand surpassed
the supply, and foreign fields were
called upon to keep our motors
humming. Only last year domestic
production again exceeded require
mcnts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

west than any other man the repub-
Leans could have named.
He's cool-headed and conciliatory,
without being any wishy-washier
than it's necessary for any politician
20 be. Everybody who knows him
likes him. He may not be 4 great
man. but he has lots Of first-elass
horse sense. He's not only popular
IN the farm belt. but big business"
considers him safe" which Is more
than can be said, without some quail
ficati0ns, for Hoover.
He wouldn't have made a bad COM
promise presidential candidate.
He isn't brilliant, but he's substan-
tisl.
He isn't a hidebound conservative.
All in all, he seems 10 me about
the best choice the Kansas City con-
%vention could have made for second
place on its ticket. He'll probably
pick up plenty Of votes, and maybe
swing some states that Hoover could
MT otherwise have counted on.
.
Joe Robinson's hotter blooded.
His temper gets the better Of him
occasionally. A man who gets into a
fist fight over a golf game. and is
incontinently canned out OF a social
club for smuggling a fellow member,
like Joe. can't be said to have him.
self under perfect control. In u
United States senator that kind Of
things undignified-and over q golf
gamei-myl
Geographically and as a dry-po-
litically speaking Rohinson's all
right. but there are others who'd
have done al least a. well.
Cordell Hull, for instance, would
have measured up with him, and
Hull hasn't Joe's tendency 10 20 off
at half cock. Jim Reed would have
been almost ideal, if he could have
been prevailed on 70 run, as he most
likely would, appealed 10 on grounds
of party loyalty. Senator Barley,
Governor Donahey or Evans Wooden
would have filled Out the ticket on q
par with Joe.
Not that there's much the matter
with Robinson. but Ne wasn't any
where nearly the democrats very
best bet, as Curtis was the republi-
cans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
New York Letter

The pack-peddler Of the Trader
Horn variety, who passed out OF ex-
istence in rural sections with the ad-
vent Of the mail order house and the
auto, continues to be seen In New
York. He trudges through the tene-
ment district carrying bags OF TIM
ware or sewing materials or decora-
tive goods, such ~ statuettes and
framed pictures.
Nearly all of these peddlers are
patriarchialy appearing men who emf
grated from Europe, where they
earned a living in the same way One
Of them has sons and daughters who
have been successes In business and
art. He continues to tote around his
pack of goods. making sales nc door
steps. because he is happier doing
that than sitting at home.
Another story stranger than fiction.
The daughter Of a singer, unhappy
at home, ran away. When police
failed to find her. he resorted 20 the
I radio. . He voluntarily appeared on
programs and in his programs sang
his daughters ~faVurite song. o.
4 nAn W IN bhh A0A 1A1W@A AA1
Alone in a New York boarding
house, the homesick girl happened 70
hear the song being broadcast and.
recognizing the voice, was moved 20
return home.
Variety records the tale. A gen
tleman took Peggy Hopkins Joyce 10
dinner. After glancing over the ex-
p~ensive array w rare foods the res
taurant's menu afforded. she con-
tented herself with an order Of maca-
roni.
Good heavens!" the gentleman
was moved 70 exclaim, audibly.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce sticking 20 n
dollar dish"
But" said Peggy, lingering a rope
OF diamonds, "if there lis "A bit or
cool wine about, I wouldn't mind
The win cost the gentleman $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
Flooding the Market

Dallas people who are partial to Lower Rio Grande
wstermelons have a grievance against the Valley ship
pers. For the first time in many years there were no
wa.ermelons on the Dallas markets on July Fourth,
and a Dallas Fourth Of July celebration without Val
lev melons is sufficient cause for grievances
The Dallas situation was the direct result OF the
unor,,nized condition of Valley growers and shippers
Durj1r the early part Of the melon season Valley ship
ners we're consigning scores Of cars to the Dallas mar
lets. and Dallas gave the Valley product q royal vel
- Rpt there are limits to even a Dallas appetite.
The pOpulaticn of the city became fed up on melons
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
WHY PARTIES CHOSE
CURTIS AND ROBINSON

WASHINGTON. July IA vice
presidential candidate ought TO be
chosen By his party with the thought
in mind that. If his side wins. there's
always a possibility tina he'll become
president. .
That is to say. he should be Of
presidential calibcr.
Sometimes he Is and sometimes he
isn't. lie never's picked with that
idea III mind. anyway. He's invari-
ably selected with a view Of strength
ening his ticket at some point where
the. managers consider the presidcn-
tiar nominee more az less weak.
The republicans handed the vice
presidential prize NJ Kansas City to
Senator Charley Curtis, Of Kansas,
as n bid for the mid-wostern farm
vote. The democrats slipped the
same thing 10 Senator Joe Robinson,
of Arkansas, at the Houston conyen-
ton mainly because he's a dry.
q. d. p. politicians know in their
hearts that mid-western agriculture
largely refuses TO accept Herbert
Hoover as "A friend-at all events, rs
a friend who believes that agricul-
ture would be benefited by what it
wants-namely, farm relief with the
equalization fee feature tackled on.
Curtis has voted for the equalization
fee. It's hoped he'll offset Hoover in
this respect.
Democratic fixcrs are mighty
skecry Of Al Smiths reputation as a
vet. They depend on Robinson to
counteract it. Incidentally. he's
semi-southern. and mid-western, too
geographically all right.
IF a political party really had any
principles, naturally il would put
Up a ticket all Of one kind.
II Hoover should be elected and
then there should be a White House
vacancy which Curtis was called on
10 fill. presumably he'd completely
reverse Hoover's farm policies. This
would be tough on people who voted
for Hoover because they %concarred
IN his agricultural views.
II the democratic ticket should
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

Who am II! What is my profess
sionT in what capacity have ] be-
come connected with the republican
national party recently?
Two American eX-presidcnts died
on the same day. Who we're they?
What c%on1ucrinr tribes from cen
trail Europe gave England its name?
What was the name NJ Othello's
wife in The shake pcarcan drama
"Othcllo.'
III is an honour for y man ~
cease from strife: but every fool will
be meddli ac.'' Where does this pas
sage appear III the Binle7
Today in the Past
Oh this date. in 1858, the first IN
teruntional industrial exposition in
the United States opened at Crystal
Palace. New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
French Railroads Are
Bowling to Motor Cars

PARIS Pl-Railroads no longer
enjoy the monopoly Of land transport
tation IN France. and railroad COM
panies admit that it is hopeless to
try to fight the competition Of the
automobile. Instead they are going
into the business themselves BY
forming subsidiary companies to run
auxiliary automobile services.
The Southern company, realizing
that time saving is the only advan-
tage enjoyed BY the railroad. is or
gHnizing facilities for transport Of
automobiles BY fast freight at re-
duced rates. so that motorists on va
cation az resorts can have the use Of
their cars without the trouble and
delay Of driving them down from
Paris
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
4 Daily Thought

Whatever comes from the brain
carries the hue Of the place IL came
from, and whatever comes from the
heart carries the heat and color Of
It's Observation-Disclosures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
The Grab Bag
Today'g HOROSCOPE

Persons born under this sign are
domestic. loving and sympathetic.
They revel in the mysterious and
have phychic power that can be de-
veloped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
Hnrnscnne for Sunday

Persons born under this sign labor
under great mental tension and gen
orally retreat within themselves.
They arc fond OF travel. They al
ways are ready TO stand by others
with counsel and advice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
Washington Letter
By CHARLES z. STEWART

triumph and Robinson be called on to
succeed Smith in the middle Of his
term, it's reasonable to ssume that
those who nlunked for AL as a wet
would find themselves stuck with a
dry administration instead.
IL would be most unfair in either
case, but politicians don't care two
boots for a little thing like that. All
they care for's TO grab off the emolu-
ments Of office and n balanced
tickets" their notion of the best way
to do IL. Perhaps it is-from where
they sit.
Its purely an accident that Curtis
and Robinson chance 10 have been,
respectively, the republican and the
democratic leaders in the United
States senate for the last few years.
Neither one was nominated for any
such reason.
Hoover il poison % certain re-
p~ublicans; Smith 10 certain demo-
Gratis. Curtis was nominated as an
antidote to the former; Robinson to
the latter.
Al EtAfAdA NhtN IL A1NhEA NEFb1AN1
types Of individuals, but alike in n
reSpect-each can play both ends
against the middle for all g%it-out.
Curtis has voted for the equaliZa-
ton fee form Of farm relief, to be
sure. but he's also voted against it
in other words, he voted for it when
it first came up. but he voted against
overriding President Coolidge's veto
when Cal turned it down.
Robinson's a dry, but, as they ex-
press it in Washington, not a "radi-
cal dry"-as il a man could be any
thing but one way or the other on
the prohibition issue. any more than
he could be a moderate" on the
question Of letting the doctor ampu-
tate one Of his legs!
As ] see it, Curtis is likely to be a
good deal more Of a help to Hoover
than Robinson is likely 70 be to
Smith.
Hoover. in spite Of all they claim
for him. isn't much Of a politician.
Curtis is a past master Of the game.
He's probably stronger IN the mid
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

science can explain everything except why a fivver
makes a chicken think it lives on the other side Of the
street-San Francisco Chronicle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
d. j.. r. Mutt; Cleveland. O., bank
er; treasurer OF the republican ma
tional committee.
>. Thomas jefferson and John
Adams both died on July 4. 1926. 10
years after they had signed the Dec
laration of independence.
9. The Angles, in the fifth cen
tury. A. D.
{. Desdemona.
r. Proverbs. Xxx. =.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15
The World and All
4 PIRATE CHEST
By Charles z. Driseoll

Recently an express package was delivered m nh
apartment house, but the deliver, man said ~ was wv,
heavy to lug upstairs. ! had u hire Two If he Drawn
lest men in the ncighborhood to ur1--c and carry up
the precious burden.
For its 2 pirate chest, ali made Of .orecd iron and
bound about with iron straps, closely rivctcd and
carefully shaped ny the hand q a workman who loved
ms work. That workman has been dust for nearly
three centuries, but appreciation NJ hs work has onIv
begun. do not know his name and address. to be
sure what would i matter il ! did: know that once
there lived 2 conscientious ironworker who made ~
handsome treasure chest, and the individuality Of that
worker lives on in his hlndiwork more truly than m
could possibly live " ca7ven limos On 4 tombstone.
What thia for:r asked one w thc sweating Ind
putting laborers who carried the chest upstairs.
Why 70 look at, | suppose
And the men glanced significantly ~ one another.
crazy?" ~
But ! cant resist the pirates. The romantic lire II
these picturesque villains has always held me smell.
boundbound. l have collected a thousand books and
pamphlets and old documents about them. and have
written cords If stories and tales dealing with their
activities and their strange Ive5.
To buy An iron chest and keep il N ones home iu7t
because d%oubloons and pieces Of eight once were buried
u It i supreme folly, ] suppose. Bot We all have our
iolies' and ! have neither radio nor motor ear. wv
please allow me to glory in an ancient iron chest and
a lot Of bloody books.
Eight strong pirates could have managed 70 ~ !,
purchase on this heavy chest. BY using the heavy irol
handles at both ends and slipping poles under the box.
That many strong men could Eft a goodly load Of gold
and silver within the chest. Where did thew hurry
their treasure, and who found III? Aha. There's 4
story, sure enough!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

somebody has discovered in the Himalayas lorg.
legged sheep that can run forty miles an hour. II
would take that kind Of a lamb II keep u with Mary
aowadays--Minneapolis Journal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

Science now has produced a mechanical man ths.
talks. PshaN' This is presidential year. and we've
seen a lot Of them-Palm Beach Post
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

DR.. Livingstone, l presume said Stanley in Dark
ost Africa, but in the Arctic nowadays n rescue party
can not bc 50 sure what eminent lost explorer il has
ound.-Sprinsfield Republican.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

The most politically minded woman in this neigh
borhood is waiting until she secs authentic pictures ,s
Mrs Al Smith in three or fur different hats before
definitely deciding how to vote-Ohio State Journal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-15

There is a movement on foot 70 bring Mr.. Black
mer, the oil witness. back for trial, but, as a taxpayer.
our stand II that he can ne acquitted just a. well
while he's in France and al that money saved.-New
Yor' Evening Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
FINE CATTLE LOAD
SHIPPED BY WIDOW

That the Frederiksen farm in SUM
down township continues to fatten
and market stock that ranks high
among the shipping to South St. Paul
market is evidenced by the following
item appearing in Mondays Pioneer
Press of st. Paul:
"One of the best loads of fat cat
tie consigned to the South st. Paul
market last week, was shipped here
by Mrs. C. H. Frederiksen, a widow
of Morgan, Mimi, who with the aid of
her three sons operates a farm of
$50 acres. The cattle, marketed by
her son, Richard Frederiksen, were
long yearling steers and heifers which
averaged 1,063 pounds and sold at
$13.65 per hundred weight or right in
line with the best finished beeves Of
fered for the entire week.
"They were raised and finished on
the Frederiksen farm near Clements,
the feeding being carried on under
the direction of Mrs. Frederiksen."-
Morgan Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
GOOD SAMARITANS PROVE
TO BE TOUGH CHARACTERS

Two strangers in their visitations
about Springfield Saturday evening
made the acquaintance of a workman
employed by the contractor doing the
stripping at the clay beds at the
brick yard and as the workman was
under the influence of liquor, the
strangers employed Elmer Olson to
take the three of them to the camp
at the brickyard, paying So for the
ride. As the car approached the
camp. the two strangers, who sat in
the rear seat of the car, assaulted
both Olson and the laborer, cutting
them on the head with brass nuckles
or other weapon, then robbing them
OF their money, taking back the So
that they had paid Olson and anoth-
er dollar which they forced him to
fork over, also a considerable sum
from the laborer. They then vanish
ed and have not been located. Olson
recovered sufficiently to drive his car
back to town and report to the DO
lice. Chief Foster went to the camp
to interview the laborer but found
HIM In drunken stupor with several
cut on his head. Olson had his wounds
dressed by a local physician No
trace OF the rufians has been secu.
ed-Springfield Advanee-Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
JACOBS BUYS FRANKLIN
IMPLEMENT STAND

Milton M. Kelly, who has been
the, Franklin dealer in International
Harvester Company's produce for a
number of years, sold his business
and goodwill on Monday to j. l..
Jacobs, former editor of the Franklin
Tribune. Invoicing was completed
and the transfer made Tuesday.
Mr.. Jacobs has been resident of
Franklin the past nineteen years, dur
ing which time he was editor of the
Tribune. He began the publication
without previous knowledge of the
newspaper game and learned the
printing trade in his own shop. His
publication resulted in one of the best
country weeklies for the size of the
field in this part of the state, and
while Mr.. Jacobs is new in the i'm
plement business, he will no doubt
adapt himself to it with the same
thoroughness with which he applied
himself to the publishing of a news
paper.-Franklin Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20

Cooperative marketing of grain has
been carried on more successfully in
Canada than in the United States. In
Canada operations are conducted on a
large scale with centralized selling
agencies, whereas in the United
States the local elevator is the unit.
Cooperative marketing of grain is
considered in this country from the
viewpoint of the local community, but
in Canada the viewpoint is that of
the grain industry as Q whole.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
STATE MEDICS TO MEET
IN MANKATO IN 1929

The Minnesota Medical association
will hold its 1929 convention in Man
kato, bringing probably 400 physi-
clans there from all parts Of the state.
The invitation to the association was
extended by DR.. ]. w. Andrews,
whom the Blue Earth County Medical
association sent to Minneapolis a. its
representative authorized to offer
Mankato as the next meeting place.
Due to the meeting of the American
Medical association, the national body
with which the Minnesota association
is affiliated, in Minneapolis last
week, the state group has dispensed
with a separate convention this year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
NATIONAL MASTER
BARRIERS HOLD MEETING

The National Master BARRIERS As
sociatiQn Of Redwood, Brown and
Nicollet counties held its regular
monthly meeting at the City Barber
Shop (Sanborn) Monday evening. The
meeting was in regular form. Bust
ness matters were discussed, and
many questions of interest PERTAINING
to the Barber Profession were brought
up. 1t was decided the next meeting
OF National Masters BARRIERS Asso-
citation win be held at Sleepy Eye on
July 9, at which time there win be .
DEMONSTRATION on fadial and scalp
manipulafion put on BY the Clinical
Department Of the Twin City Barber
College-Sanborn Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
YOUNG BOYS LEAVE
ON WEST COAST TRIP
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Lawrence Revier of Franklin and
Carl Lussenhop of Redwood Falls left
Friday by auto on trip of the west
and coast states, going by way of
the southern route. The boys ex-
pect to camp out on the way and will
visit relatives and friends and see the
West until September when they will
return by way of the northern route.
Franklin Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20
Miserable With
Backache?

Too Often This Warns of
Sluggish Kidney Action.
livery day find you lame and achy
II suffering nagging backachey
headache and dizzy spells2 Are the
kidney excretions too frequent. scanty
or burning In passagea These ara
often signs of sluggish kidneys and
shouldn't be neglected.
Use Doans Pills. Doan's. stimu-
liant diuretic. increase the secretion Of
the Kidneys and thus aid IN the
elimination OF waste impurities. Arc
endorsed by users everywhere. Ask
your neishborl
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-06-20

A parking place, - we find it,
is usually . small gap In the street,
entirely surrounding hydrant or
surrounded By No Parking signs
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Pan-American Party

The director general of the
Pan-American Union, DR.. L. S.
Rose, entertained at luncheon to-
day at the Pan.American annex
in honor OF the retiring anbassa-
dor of the United States 10 Chile,
DR.. William Miller Collier, and
DIR. Samuel P. Capen, chancellor
of the University of Buffalo.
Others present were the ambassa-
dor of Chile. Carlos G. Davila;
the United States minister 10 Co
lombia, Jefferson Caffery; DR..
Esteban Gil Borges, assistant di-
rector of the Pan-American Union;
DR.. Lucius c. Clark. chancellor of
the American University; DIR.
Cloyd H. Marvin. president of
George Washington University;
Rev. DR.. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j..
rector of Georgetown University;
Clarence A. Aspinwall. DIR. Yer.
non L. Kellogg, of the National
Research Council, and Huston
Thompson, formerly Federal trade
commissioner.
Representative Mary T. Norton
of New Jersey. is at the Willard
Hotel for a stay of several days.
y
Mrs. r Dewitt Talmage has re-
turned to Washington from
trip to the West Coast and has
taken an apartment at the May
flower. While in California she
visited her son-in-law. and daugh-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05

ter, Capt. and Mrs. W. Pitt Scott,
at Coronado.
Franklin Adams, counselor of
the Pan-American Union, and
Mrs. Adams have as their guest
Mrs. Henry Eastland Adams of
Stockton, Calf
* Il
Miss Gertrude Richardson Brig.
ham, who returned from Newport
last week, has opened an Oriental
studio in the Playhouse, 1914 ~
st. n. W., where she will be at
home to her friends on Sunday
afternoon from 4 to s o'clock.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles w. Allen
have closed their country place,
Cherry Meadows" near kensing-
ton. Md. and after a brief motor
trip through the South will re-
turn To their house on Rhode Is.
land Avenue for the winter.
Mrs. Waller r. Tuckerman will
not be at home Sunday because of
illness.