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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
CHEMISTRY CLUE

Members Of the n. ". r. Chemistry
club we're given a party by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Dupre at the home Of Or.
and Mrs. J. f. Montgomery. A num-
her Of guests were present and the
club members were introduced by
their chemical names. After an
evening Of fun, punch and cake were
served 10 nr. and Mrs. j. f. Mont
yomery. Misses Mary Loveless. Ruth
4ives, Mary Beth DAILY. Gene Forbes.
Elizabeth Nevil. Margaret Smith.
Messrs. Shelf Young and Chas. Dupre
IT.. as guests, and 20 the following
" members: Misses Mary Jane
es. Ruth Ludwig. Norma Maui
~" Messsrs. Emmett Clements. Glen
Cnt mining. Jack Hayes. James Kir-
rol Virgil Lehman. Boyd Scott.
con les Sutrhen. Bob Tarpley. Pres
AZ Wilson and Wilbur Montgomery.
s,sIDGE TEA
Mrs. e. Lester SkaTgs entertained
Thursday afternoon with a bridge
. 20 at her lovely Spanish home. Poin-
ettias and red hibiscus were used IN
ecorating the rooms where the
cranes we're. played. Red roses and
all candles decorated the tea table.
FRS. n. V. Snider received high score
and Mrs. Manley held low. Mrs. D..
n. Kirgan. Mrs. v. r. Myers and Mrs.
r. r. Haven won the table prizes.
Guests for the afternoon we're: Mrs.
Clyde Fore. Mrs. Tom Bruton. Mrs.
r. W. Glass. Mrs. Harry StebbinS,
Mrs. John Knapp. Mrs. G. !. Haven.
Yrs. n. v. Sidener. Mrs. V. r. Myers,
-. A. r. Richardson. Mrs. J. 2.
g At. Mrs Cell Solether. Mrs. r.
VIE Rowland and Mrs. y. r.. Kirgan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
h-LrR DINNER

The Home Workers home demon
,,tration club held their annual
christmas this week at the home Of
drs. V. S. Slingerland with thirty
live present. An interesting pro-
sram and Christmas tree was enjoy
"a,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26

The regular meeting of this So
ciety was held on Thursday after
noon. with a good attendance. Mrs.
7. B. Sammons being the president
in charge OF the meeting. with Mrs.
J. Lehman as the lesson leader for
the day. A very interesting session
was had, with the study Of the Bible
as the main attraction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
RANOUET A

Members Of the Senior and Junior
football teams were rendered a ban
quet Thursday evening in the base
meHt Of the Baptist church Nv the
Girl Reserves. Coach /. r. Martin
spoke briefly to the team, Prof. w.
r.. Barbee talked on Loyalty" and
Supt. r. F.. Chamness spoke on Go
operation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
Y. W. Board Not
10 Meet This Month

The executive board of the Y. W.
=. A. will not meet this month ac-
cording TO an announcement by Mrs.
Maurice Brulay, publicity chairman
Tor n organization. The decision to
postpone the meeting was made be-
cause of the regular date falling on
Friday of this week, and as there was
no important business to be taken up,
members agreed not TO meet during
the holidays. The board meets next
on the usual date, January p.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY

later being served BY their elders
when their turn came.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-26
FIREMEN'S DIDNNER

Friday evening was "red letter"
day for the local fire department
membership. the usual one-a-year
affair at the Yuletide, when the aux
iliary prepares for the boys a Christ
mas feast.
The program began with the sing.
ing of "Joy to the World" BY the
entire audience. Mayor Dohrn fol-
lowing with an address OF welcome
to the visitors, TO which Fire Chief
Ross Marcus responded, as we'll as
Ray Landry, assistant chief. Sew
eral readings we're given by Mrs.
Lehman and Miss Jaunita Kruger,
with a duet by Dorothea Marcus and
Peggy ~Covington, closing with the
Christmas song, silent Night. Holy
Night"
A huge Christmas tree occupied
a conspicuous position because Of
It's loaded condition, and presents
for every fireman we're there, in
Guiding cash gifts by the city, and
neat little tokens Of appreciation
from theih chief, who in turn was
presented with a beautiful Masonic
emblem by the boys. who also gave
him a substantial gift in the line Of
a purse with a bit OF the coin Of the
realm. The auxiliary also remeber-
ed the boys with gifts, and lovely
refreshments under the supervision
OF Mrs. Dohrn wound up the party.
SHARYLAND CHRISTMAS TREE
A rare treat was given the Shsry-
land folk, young and old. on Fri
day evening when at the invitation
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Shary. the
residents Of that section and others
to the number Of about 600 gathered
at their hospitable home. The fine.
bracing air. bright sunshine and
beautiful surroundings contributed
to the comfort and enjoyment Of the
occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Shary greet
ed each one as they entered.
After an hour Of social inter
course during which old acquaint-
snces were renewed and new ones
formed by the older people and spent
by the younger ones in sports. the
company repaired to the pavilion.
where the children OF the public
schools, under the direction Of Supt.
Dewald. rendered an excellent pro-
gram. consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music. declarations, etc.
after which Mr.. Shary presented
cash prizes to all who had distin-
guished themselves in scholarship
and caused quite keen competition
and much merriment By questions
he proposed and which earned prizes
for the right answer.
After the yornsters were dismiss
ed the other guests who had previ-
ously registered, participated in a
drawing, in which the lucky ones
received 1seful gifts.
While this was going on the cooks
we're busy perparing barbecue meats
and other edibles. which were serv-
"a the rro-r-uPs. the boy. and girls |
acting a. neiters. The young folk
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
torships in more corporations than any other man. he is a director in more than 50 corporations
FIRE LOSS IS Sl5O,oo0
Factory and Store Burn in Middle,
 borO. Nas>.-Six Dwellings Dam,

i.ttI.
 Middleboro, Mass, April oo (UP} Fire destroyed factory and stor, and damaged six dwellings here ear ly today with loss estimated al Sl5o,0oo
 Bremen from four cities and towns battled the wind driven flames for more than three hours before the fire was controlled.
 Starting in the Alger paper box factory on Alden street. the fire spread 10 the store of Leon Allen. across the street. Both buildings Were destroyed.
 Wind-Carried CmherS started othel fires within radius of d quartr1 Of a mile. and soon six dwelling Were ahlazc. The colonial manso1 of Miss \. J. Bullard on South Mai street. and the residence of Geore De Pont on Alsen street, We're tn, most seriously damaged.
 Aid was summoned from Tauntol Brockton and ';ridgewater as nam"S menaced large section of the resi- denIial district
 The Alger Paper Box factory was a three-story wooden building which also housed the Bay State Straw Works
 Telephone serNace in the Alden <, Spptjap t ri pied by the fire.
 Cause of the fire has not been determined.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
Jap Strike of 217 Days
 Ends in Compromise

which lasted 217 days, the longest in Japan's industrial history, ended today in compromise. It was set tied by government mediation.
 The strikers, who quit work Sep tember 10, won a promise of rein statement Of part of their number and the Noda Soy Co.,, against which the walk out Nas direct 1, agreed to pay their former employees 450.ooo Yen tabont S220 ,00o).
 The situation came 10 head about month ago when one of the strikers tried to invade the palace and pre"ont tt direct appeal to the tm perOr.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
HOLD MILLIONAIRE
 DINNER IN N. Y.
Big Operators Give Farewell
 Party to Durant

New York. April 20 tPl-An ela- borate dinner of mon made mil- lionaires by the stock market was disclosed by the New York Times to- day.
 A group ol the biggest operators in the present record activity of the market gathered last night at a private farewell Tor W. C. Durant, automobile manufacturer, who is sailing for Europe tomorrow.
 Durant has been credited with an important part ill the spectacular rises of a number of stocks. inClud- ing General Motors, Anaconda Cop Der, International Nickel and United States Cast Iron Pipe,
 All Niilionaircs
 Every guest at the dinner. the Times said. was millionaire. many by virtue Of the market. Reporters were barred and every attempt made 10 keep the elaborate but informal affair secret.
 While the dinner in reality was q farewell to Mir. Durant, said the Times, 1t more than that was st gathering Of men who are leaders ot broad speculative activity in the stock market and have all become close friends during the last year or D. all of them working in the stock market, and many times in the same ttocks
 This. the Times pointed out, marked change from the past. Frequently in the past the biggest operators in the street have been al sGch others threats, with ruinous results. In the present market they have all been on one side. the bull fish sire. and they have ''coincd money
 Those Present
 Among the guests named by the Times were Frederick and Lawrence Fisher of Detroit, Arthur W. Cutten uf Chicago and his nephew, Ruloff e'ntten. Duncan Holmes, George ireen and Joseph Higgins of New York. and Matthew C. Brush.
 The seven Fisher brothers have been among the most active market traders, and have been credited with making huge profits in the stock of General Motors and Radio Corpora tion Of America, in both of which they are large shareholders. Arthur Cutton was formerly big figure in the grain market. Turning to stocks, he joined the limited number Of hose whose trades on big days, run into from two to three hundred thousand shares He Is credited with having been a factor in the rise of General Motors, Radio, Greene Cananea Copper, Montana Power. International Harvester and other issues which have made new highs recently.
 Holmes, Breen and Higgins arc described as among the markets boldest operators whose fortunes have doubled or tripled since the first Of the year, but they are among those traders who prefer to shun publicity and work behind the scenes.
 Brush is reported to hold dircc
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
$50, GOO FIRE IN PROVIDENCE

Providence. R. l.. April 20 (up) Damage estimated at S30.000 re suited from fire which swept the district here early today.
 Sparks broadcast by the high wind imperilled adjoining business prop crty but the fire was confined to the structure in which it started, a five story granite-faced building or Weybosset street.
 The fire appeared to have starteG ] in an elevator shaft on the second floor.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
Special Notice

Burritt Grange will hold q whist Saturday evening at Jr. 0. IT. A. M Hall on Glen street. at S:15 D. m. Admission 35c.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
Wool Tweeds

A new tub fast rayon sport fabric of smart colorful designs for smart street wear, children's frocks, lingeries, drapes, etc. Silk like in ap- pearance and guaranteed washable. Priced here at 70
 only, yard ............. / 7C
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
The Homestead Law

The Texas Association Of Real Estate Boards, at
their recent convention in San Antonio, passed a reso-
luton calling upon the next legislature to submit an
amendment to the state homestead law as embodied in
the state constitution so that homesteads mag be
other property.
The homestead Law, one of the features Of the state
constitution, has proved a decided handicap to prog
ress and improvement in many Texas cities. The
object Of the trainers Of the law was most commend
able-to assure the owner of a homestead that 1t could
not be attacked under the law. While this has nu-
merous commendable features. the law has reacted to
the disadvantage Of thousands of property owners.
The Law was framed during that period when banks,
financial institutions and loan firms were regarded by
the majority Of rural residents as Financial vultures"
who were merely awaiting an opportunity to prey upon
the homestead owner, and the inclusion of the home
stead law in the constitution was virtually an admis-
sion that the trainers Of the law had no confidence in
the ability Of homestead owners to take care Of their
property.
Building loan associations and similar institutions
designed to finance the home builder. are seriously
handicapped in their operations in Texas, and as a
result the home builder, who is forced to finance
through liens or otherwise, pays a slightly higher rate
Of interest. The law has also served 10 retard city
improvements, especially paving programs, and also
acts to prevent a municipality enforcing sidewalk.
cleanup and numerous other ordinances designed to
improve civic conditions.
Texas many years ago passed the point where il
was necessary for the state to indicate to the indi-
vidusl property owner what he should do with his
property. If the homestead law served a useful pur-
pose, that period has passed, and the law stands today
as an obstacle to progress instead Of a protection for
the home owner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
Market Body Proposed

The creation Of a huge cotton cooperative assccia-
ton to embrace the entire South was proposed last
Thursday to the house agricultural committee by S.
Odenheimer of New Orleans. representing the Louis
lana state department Of agriculture. as a method for
the planter to control the prices for the product.
In presenting his testimony, Mr.. 0denheimer main
tanned that such a cooperative organization could pool
the nations cotton crop, and could run the specula-
tors out Of business" He proposed that the associa-
ton should hold n meeting each month to fix the price
and thus maintain a stabilized price throughout tie
year.
J. NJ. Locke OF Muskogee, Okla. who appeared be-
fore the committee with Mr.. Odenheimer. declared that
100000 bales could be used annually for bagging IL
the use Of the product became universal in this coun-
try. providing a fair market for a large quantity o.
low grade cotton. These features would be controlled
largely by the proposed cooperative.
That the cooperative program proposed by NJ
Odenheimer would prove decidedly advantageous TO
the cotton growers Of the South is generally conced "a.
but securing control Of sufficient cotton to stabilize
the price would be the serious handicap Of the plan.
Efforts to organize the cotton growers along this lire
have been underway nearly half n century, and tile
if any progress has been made. The suggestion Il II
line with that advanced by President Coolidge As tke
logical method Of approaching the subject of farm r..
lief. Under government leadership Il would be possi-
bic to perfect such an organization, but II the matter
is left to individual leadership it can never be accom-
plished.
President Coolidge and Secretary Jardine proposed
a comprehensive plan of cooperative organization as
q substitute for the so-called farm relief sponsored ~
the farm bloc, but their suggestions met such 4 COO,
reception from the political farm leaders that Il i ex-
tremely doubtful if any logical plan for government
leadership in cooperative marketing can be worked
out until the Mc~Nary-Haugen bill has been given \
trial and discarded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21

mess could not return him the same profit upon nis in
vestment.
The decision Of the supreme court will also serve
to promote greater activity in the enforcement Of tire
prohibition laws by state and county officers. Like
the federal prohibition agents they have entertained
apprehensions as to the validity Of the law upon which
the paddock laws Of the various states is based.
The decision Of the supreme court is to the effect
that IL IL the duty Of a property owner to ~asc.rtaia
the purpose for which his property is being used By
the lessee In regard TO this feature the court says
in its review of the Michigan case; shat defendants,
long before the suit against them was begun, knew OF
the tenants violation of law, is not open to reasonable
dispute; and their delay until after suit 20 take steps
to get rid of him, in the face Of the criminal use Of
the premises. we'll might be attributed 70 a lack Of
good faith on their part. Nor il It unfair to say that
their failure to act until complaint was served upon
them, evidences a surrender to the unavoidable rather
than a voluntary effort to prevent a removal Of the
nuisance.
upon consideration Of all the circumstances, VIC
find no ground for disturbing the conclusion upon
which the decree must rest. namely, that the premises
ought to be closed for a period long enough to end the
probability of q recurrence Of their unlawful use"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
New Yor4Letter

NEW YORK, May 21.-"The Big
Noise" a current photoplay BY Ben
Hecht, with Chester Conklin In a jan
rings role. IA as bold and pointed n
satire on politics. and on New York
municipal politics in particular. ms
ever had been eoncoted in celuloid.
II is a cinematic "Revelry" that bares
In burleScue some bitter truths about
the way New York's all important
subways are made political footballs.
Its characters c~aricature actual fig
ures. some Of them national n~otables.
20 closely that they should be recog-
nizable wen % dull-wits. The role
OF the mayor or New York Is played
by a young man who looks enough
like Jimmy Walker TO he his brother.
and. 70 mention another parallel. in a
minor part. that Of the blonde friend
of q newspaper publisher, Is a double
Of Peggy Hopkins Joyce!
Echoes Of the New York subway
fare fight have reacher the further
most stretches Of the country be-
cause OF its political significance.
As Is customary, the concerns
operating the subways are being be-
lsbored by the politicians MS robbers
Of widows and orphans and poor
working girls. The irony Of the
thing is that the city itself owns the
subways, and leases them to the OPP
Grating companies under an agree
ment which protects the companies
against loss. The companies. COM
PEELED to limit the fare 10 five cents
regardless Of the distance the pas
senger i hauled, which is in a large
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
SIGNS OF


Many persons have an idea that
dishonesty IL more or less heredi-
tary. that some men are born thieves.
The surety companies nay no heed "
any such theory ms this. They do
not even ask in their list Of ques'
tions il an applicants father or
mother ever CHANGED 10 fall into the
hands of the police. IL a mans per-
soraI record Is satisfactory, having
had A few burglars forbears In the
family tree seems 10 be OF scant
consequence.
I'm brief. III n man has been hon.
est for the last ten years. is known
70 be living within his means. and
il engaged in work that does not
offer too many temptations and en-
couragements 10 dishonesty. he will
usually continue 20 be trustworthy.
The man who changes his job too
frequently bears investigation. Per-
haps he changed oecause he kept
o~utgrowing his position and gettin4
something better each time. But on
the other hand. he may have changed
for some less praiseworthy reason
which one is entitled 20 know be-
fore trusting him 600 far. A surety
company usually has an applicant
give = list Of employments for sew
eral years previous. IL he has been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
CHAPTER


Can a girl succeed in the big city
without paying the price? Can a
girl win success in business with
out sacrificing her ideals-her soul p!
Is the modern working girl as moral
and true as the girl IN the home !
Certainly the answers 70 these ques-
tions are interesting enough 20 peo-
pie Of this modernistic age.
And the answers may be found in
this story Of the restless love Of two
girls-sisters-one Of the city and
one 81 the village. But il is chiefly
or the sister who had drifted 10 the
big city.
To understand her story, and the
story ~ her sister who had been kept
nc home. you must first get a picture
Of the village and certain Of its men,
and the forces AT work there-forces
that tangle lives and complicate love.
forces that bring swift tragedy and.
finally, happiness.
The village If Ackland Center,
nesting beneath its protecting gar
ment IF elms, breathes even yet OF
the past. or a day when Massa-
chusetts was frontier land: when
men could shoot n musket and swing
; ~hroad-aN, and women wcrred wili
their hands and bore children and
worshippcd a retributive God.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
The World and All
IN NEW YORK
BY Charles p. Driscoll


Fred Knowles, who lives at the National Arts club,
in Gramercy Park, down toward the south end Of Man
haitian Island, recently bought an automobile. He
keeps it in a garage in Mount Vernon, a suburb stu
ated a good many miles north Of New York City.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles want to take a ride in
their car. they hop a taxi or a subway train near the
club, and ride to Grand Central Terminal, at Forty
Second street. There they take a train, and for 60
cents apiece they are transported TO Mount Vernon in
a little more than half an hour. When they have fin
ished their drive, they return to the garage in tho
suburb, board a train for Grand Central, paying an
other so cents apiece. and presently are in n position
to take a cab or subway train home.
1t sound foolish if you live in Madison, Wis, or in
Beaumont Texas. You want your car close to you.
II possible you build your house 50 that the car will
fit into a neat little niche in the basement.
But II you live on Manhattan Island the Knowles
scheme seems about the most practical one going. In
fact ] have found that many New Workers park their
cars miles and miles farther out than Mount Vernon.
IL you keep your car downtown, assuming that you
can find a place to keep it, the garage rent ana the
insurance are very high. When you want 70 drive out
in the country, you find yourself in the thick Of traffic
that moves along at a funeral pace. You spend most
Of your Sunday afternoon getting out Of the city. ard
when you are out IL is time to start driving back again.
And the wear and tear on nerves and tenders is ter
rible.
A. J. Kennedy. an adventurous young man from
Nicnitai Kan, called on me the other day. He had
just landed from a sulphur boat. He wanted Il ses !
bit Of New York, and Is its a notorious long way
from Wichita, Kennedy simply went to Galveston. ley
and asked the first s~ea-faring man he saw for 4 lob.
Il happened quitely luckily that the good ship "SewaIrs
Point had just lost a coal pssser BY reason az the i'm
migration inspectors noticing that the young man was
an alien without proper papers. Kennedy got the job.
This young man Che Is 2) shoveled coal for four.
days, IN southern waters, without anything to eat. TIE
ship furnishes plenty Of good food. he explained. but
the kansan was too seasiek to eat. Have you ever been
seasick? Well, II SO, try to imagine yourself shovel
ing enough coal to supply three firemen. eight hours a
day, for four days in extreme heat, without food. while
the ship rolls in rough seal
Are you going back on the boat" | asked.
"Oh, yes!" he replied. "Its lots 81 fun! I wouldn't
miss il for the world"
Well, that's what comes or being young!