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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
The World and All
,MAIEuR
81 Charles 4. Drtseou

Because | was reared on q Kansas farm and rode
horses and MIXED cows and dug potatoes throughout
the periods of childhood and adolescence, I am often
saddened by the rather lsmentable ignorance of my two
small daughters in matters touching farms and farm
ing. One of the girls is eight and the other is seven
or whereabouts. Two years ago l was shocked when
Mary, the older one, passing through a rural country
on a train, asked to have the difference between n
horse and a COW explained to her. since there were GER
tain animals in the pasture that might, she thought,
be either horses or cows, depending upopn the point
Of view.
Today Patricia informed me that her teacher wants
her to cut q picture of a COW out Of a magazine and
take it to school to paste in ascrapbock.
Its got to be a brown COW" she said, with a farm
or or something milking it,"
So we started to look for a suitable COW. We turn
ed over hundreds Of pages Of the New Yorker, Vogue,
Delineator, House and Garden, Vanity Fair, Hsrper's,
and Bookmsn, but We found no cows.
Finally, Patricia said, well, you were q farmer,
wernt you, daddy"
yes"
"wcll, then, let's get the magazines you write for;
there'll be cows in them"
But search as we might, there were no cows to be
found in American Mercury, McClure's, Nations Bus
mess Then I found Farm Life, for which ! have been
writing q long and rambling autobiography for ever so
long, and there, sure enough, were q few COW pictures.
None came quite up to specifications. however, and at
length Patricia chose o fine colored cut OF the ooid
head OF a Hereford bull.
"There!" she said. This will do, IL ! can get
some more farm pictures to 20 with it. I want tina.
picture Of a farmer hoeing his hsy!"
Really, these city children seem sadly neglected
as to their education. I am glad there are q few cows
in Central Park. | must take the children down and
make them acquainted with cows. And somehow | must
show Patricia that farmers don't spend their time hoe
ing hay. Meantime, I hope the tcscher won't chase
that Hereford bull out OF the schoolhouse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
The Tariff Commission

Herbert Hoover objects to Governor Smiths pro-
possl to take the tariff out OF politics and treat it as
a business and economic problem.
The democratic candidate stated in his Louisville
speech that Il favor a tariff commission with ample
facilities and resources. with broad powers" To this
Mr.. Hoover replies: "The American people will never
cosnent to delegating authority over the tariff to any
commission. There is only one commission to
which delegation Of that authority can be made. That
is the great commission OF their own choosing, the
congress and the president"
The republican standard bearer is expressing the
views OF the protected industrialists, who for the past
half CENTURY have fattened under the obsolete, ineffi-
cicnt tariff system Of the republican party. He is not
expressing the views Of the millions of American farm
ers, the millions Of consumers and the thousands OF
small industries, the victims Of the republican refusal
to equalize tariff benefits.
The American people for twenty years have de-
mandcd a tariff commission with broad powers. The
nresent tariff commission. which is virtually power
less, IVES created to meet the demand that the tariff be
removed from politics. The republican majority IN
congress, fearing that the farmers, the workers, the
small industries, would be granted protection equal to
that accorded the so-called captains Of industry"
hamstrunc the tariff commission before it was created,
and retained the tariff for a political football to the
great satisfaction of the manufacturers who have
reaped millions in profits from the farmers and work
ers of the United States.
The republican majority has consistently refused
to eaualize tariff benefits. In view OF TINS faet' way
should the American people hesitate to delegate TO =
non-partisan commission the duty of establishing tariii
schedules upon a basis which will accord the farmer
the same measure Of protection the manufacturer en-
lows? Il would be impossible for any commission 20
matter how formed or appointed, to impose upon the
American people a tariff law more unjust than that
imposed by the republican majority in congress- which
Hoover characterizes "the great commission Of their
own choosing"
Conditions in the agricultural areas Of the United
s,,tes arc an exemplification Of the intfficiency OF a
ro,uhlican-controlled congress as a tariff MAKING
hodv. And no better evidence could be found OF me
necessity that exists for the creation OF a tariif COM
mission with broad powers and which can equAn1e
- l...s;,x for the farmer as well as the industries,
now the sole beneficiaries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Trying to Appease the Vets

Inc republican attitude toward prohibition Is so
plastic that it can be moulded to fit public sentiment
IN al parts OF thee country. In Texas and other south
en states where sentiment is strongly in favor OF pro-
hihition' the voters are being warned that Governor
smith VIII Immediately seek repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment in the event he is elected president. ana
that liquor In limitless quantities will again flow in
the United States.
In the north and east where sentiment is opposed
TO prohibition the voters are being informed that If
the prohibition laws arc changed. the people must look
to the republican party to change them, and that the
democrats in congress will be opposed to any change.
thereby rendering ~impotent any effort Governor Smith
might make in that direction.
Literature sent out from the state republican head
quarters in Ohio for distribution in the cities and other
wet" sections Of that state, gives the following illumi-
mating figures and declarations, under the caption:
Figures Showing Why Governor Smith. if Elected
President, Would be Unable to Change the volstead
Law"
House Of Representatives (Seyentieth Congress):
Republicans 237, democrats 1876. farmer-labor .. social
ist l; total 435.
The number Of democratic congressman who would
vote for the repeal Of the volstead law, listed BY
states, are as follows: California /, Colorado /, Illinois
4, Louisiana 2. Maryland 8, Massachusetts, 3, MI Missouri
], New Jersey 3, New York a, Ohio 2, Pennsylvania /;
total 81.
"Of the l95 democratic congressman ls6 reside
south Of the Mason-Dixon line. Out OF the 1875 only
eight members, two from New Orleans, five from Mary
land and one from st. Louis, would dare to vote against
the volstead law.
Owing to the fact that out OF a total of 1876 demo-
cratic congressman 126 Of them reside south Of the
Mason-Dixon line, it can be easily seen that the south
ern democracy absolutely controls the democratic party
in congress. Under no circumstances, or at any tina,
would the 1S dry members from the solid south vote
against the volstead Law. So there is no possibility Of
the democratic party changing the volstesd law. II t
Is ever changed it will have to be changed through the
republican party Of the north"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
MAKES DRIVE
ON ILLITERACY
All of Russia Must
Read, Write BY
Year 1884
BY f. A. ANGLY

(Associated Press Correspondent)
MOSCOW, Oct. 25.-tPy-The Rus
sian government has decreed that ev-
eryone in the Soviet republics must
learn to read and write. The order
stipulated that illiteracy must be en-
tirely suppressed BY 1884, at which
time compulsory education would be
introduced throughout the vast do
main stretching across Europe and
Asia.
DEGREES seldom accomplish all they
set out to do, and IL isn't likely that
the white-whiskered old peasants and
their wrinkled wives. vho have got
along through sixty. seventy or
eighty years OF existence without
bothering their heads over Russia's
eclectic alphabet-part Latip, part
Greek and part Slav-are going TO
take IL up now. But their children
and grand children are going TO be
compelled to learn their ABV's-
there being no @ sound in Russis's
alphabet. There is a G character, but
il is way down the line and is pro-
nounced as"
Government statistics put the
number of illiterate Russians at
Is. 1000 900, mostly women. But sta
tistics have a habit OF varying from
facts. and the actual number Of
people who can neither read nor
write in Russia is probably much
higher.
Lenin's widow, Madame Hadejda
Krupskays, has taken the lead in the
new campaign. She followed UP the
government decree with a vigorous
appeal for organizing a "Down with
Iliteracy" committee in every town
in the Soviet union. Out in Siberia
there are thousands Of children who
live scores of miles away from any
school. Just how they are going 10
learn 10 read and write has not been
explained, but the government de-
cree made no exceptions.
Meanwhile. next to the schools, the
Red Army is the greatest single
educational factor in Russia. Several
hundred thousand young men are
drafted into its ranks each year for
their period Of compulsory service. "A
high percentage Of them cannot read
or write. All Of them can do so be-
fore they are discharged into civil
life. Then the "Dovn with Hitter
acy Society has branches in most
provinces, but they are operated on
a voluntary bssis and are scarcely
efficient by Western standards.
The government would like to
help them, but 1t is busy with run
ming the country. trying to collect
crops and carry out grandiose
schemes for making agricultural
Russia a great industrial nation.
Various cities have adopted meas
ures Of their own to compel all in
habitants to learn the written Ian
guage Leningrsd. for example. re-
Gently agreed with military author
titles that each militiaman, and they
are many in Russia, would supply the
names and addresses of all illiterates
in the section Of the city under his
beat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Washington Letter
BY CHARLES r.. w

bassies and legations under success
sive nominal bosses, who, ~quadren.
nially or ~thereabouts, still come and
90.
The bosses. indeed. continue 70
change. Their places remain IN the
class with political plums.
At least, this was rue until Presi-
dent Coolidge's day.
Calvin has modified the rule some
what. He actually has promoted o
good many career men" to minis
teriaI positions-about 20. all told.
Maybe he would have made some Of
them ambassadors, but generally it
costs an ambassador four or five
times Us much to live MS he draws
in pay. The embassies are mostly as
ultra-fashionable capitals where Dip
lomatic expenses are terrific. But
there sre some snug little countries
where a minister al do very COM
fortabiy on his salary.
The career men, knowing their
onions. almost invariably have
snapped up these nice little legations
whenever possible.
And now, with the Coolidge term
drawing to m close, the question 10
suddenly raised
Will career men" who are serv-
ing az ministers. like all the rest ~
our ministers and ambassadors. b.
expected to offer their resignation
following the next presidential in
auRuration day?
As high an authority as President
Coolidge expresses the opinion thsf
that cyertainly will be in order.
Do we hear a howl from thst ieop-
ardized score OF career men,"
We do. We hear. in fact. that
they are framing M IN agreement
among themselves With a view 70 .
| Joint refusal 10 resign.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
CHAPTER Xiv

Lew Davidson learned about Tony
Hulis production almost as soon as
Tony did about his. He had heard
rumors, from friends, that the lat
ter was trying 10 raise capital TO put
Jane Dare out in a new picture, but
this Rad not troubled him much, for
he had also heard that Tony's at
tempts had been failures. But when
it came to his ears that the big
Sun-Art studios had been leased, he
grew suspicious and made IL his
business to find out what was going
on.
A girl usher from one Of the
q s~trikingly good-looking blonde,
was sent for. Lew laid a yellow
backed bill on his desk.
Miss Cavanaugh," he said, do
you want to make fifty dollars7"
"Tll say ! do" the young woman
replied, grinning.
AL, right. Go TO the Sun-Art
studios near T~arrytown. Train from
Grand Central. Today. Apply for
a job as extra INA You may not
get it. but that won't prevent you
from hanging around. Find out what
they're doing up there-what sort
Of picture they're making. Then
come back and tell me. The cash
ier will give you some money for
expenses"
"All right" The girl gazed re-
flectedly at the bill on Davidson'S
desk. And when do 7 get the
fifty?'
When you return with the infor-
nation"
the day at the studio, and found out
precisely what Lew wanted to know.
She could not learn the name Of the
picture. No one seemed 10 know IL.
Ths castle sets, towering gauntly
Owe the high board fence, were no
more TO her than a maze Of scat
folding. At the office she was told
that no extra people would be want
ed for another week. But. from an
impressionable young stage carpcn-
ter whom she met on her way back
to the railroad station, and prompt
ly vamped. she heard a weird story
Of a funeral barge with a supposedly
dead woman on IL, floating down the
river in charge of a ~black-hooded
dwarf.
"Nut stuff" the young man de-
clared. his eyes on Miss C~avanaugh's
pink cheeks. Il amt seen il, but I
helped work on the funeral boat.
Used to be a hiring launch. out at
Yonkers. Say. I get in town once in
a while. What's the matter with GU
having a party%"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
tBy CHARLES p. STEWART

tby 4. SIENAhlD
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-A strike
threatens in the American diplomatic
service-not in the ranks of our
amateur diplomats, but U profess
sionals-the services permanent
backbone as 1t was intended to be.
The trouble is il wants to be too
permanent.
This will be a queer strike IL IL
occurs. Instead of quitting, like dis
satisfied ~toilers in other lines Of in
dustry. our professional diplomats
propose to refuse to quit.
Originally all American diplomatic
appointments were given by the ad-
ministration in office to politicians
il was under obligations to.
Big campaign contributors got the
swell embassy jobs. Posts as minis
tiers, not quite SO classy, went 70
more modest claimants. Still hum
bier party workers had TO be con-
tented with secretarial commissions
first, second. third and so on down.
When a new administration came
in. all these functionaries were ex-
pected to resign.
Other countries diplomats, for
generations. have been in the bust
ness for life.
Naturally these professionals have
run rings around our amateurs.
II has been n weakness in Amer
iea's diplomatic system which, final.
~. even Washington began TO reeog.
nize.
Hence, in recent years. has grown
up the custom Of letting the secre,
taries hang on indefinitely.
At last they have become a pretty
permanent corps-"career men," Al
they are known-professional diplo
mats. doing the real work az our en-
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RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSN. @opYale4D

Miss Cavanaugh went back to Lew.
with her tale, thinking she had fail
ed. She explained about the funeral
barge scene.
That's all I got 80 far" she said,
in conclusion. "I1l take another
whirl at it tomorrow"
1T won't be necessary" Davidson
exclaimed. tossing her some bills.
That's all l want to know" His
face was purple as he called his
secretary. The funeral barge scene
was the n thing in the picture
which served to identify it beyond
all possibility of doubt. Irving, get
Miss Shirley on the phone-right
away"
The interview between Irene and
Lew that night was far from a
pleasant one. More and more she
was showing her claws. The news
ne brought. coming on top Of n long,
hot days work. left her furious.
My God!" she exclaimed, tired,
irritable. Don't stand there star
ing at me like a sick fish, Do
something
"what should 7 do: II he wants
TO throw his money away like that.
why should ! stop him? Though
where he got it ! can't figure out"
Throw his money away Maybe
that's what we're doing with ours"
Already she spoke as thought David
sons fortune we're her own.
Now look here, baby" he sooth-
ed. They can't never get that pic
ture done before ours. And they
can't get a place to show il when
they do get it done. I'll see 10 that"
why can't they get it done?
Nothing to prevent them shooting
just as fast as We do. If IL were
in your place I'd hire a man 70 20
W there and start a little fire-burn
the whole works up"
We'll. I'm not loking TO 60 to the
~penitentiary. Or be blackmailed for
the rest of my life. But I'm taking
dinner with Joe Hallstt tonight.
Well put on extra crews. speed up,
jam the thing through. I've got the
money, baby"
Every well-loosen up and spend
somc Of it. IL you let that Dare
woman kill my production, I'M
never speak 10 you again as long as
] live" She was on the verge Of
tears.
(To BE CoNTINUEp)
NJ. Raymond Briez. aged so. Of
Paris, recently gave blood for trans
-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Other Papers
ro,p ,vrNnmrsTs SHOULD APPEAR ON BALLOT

HUN 10
dallas News.
Four separate proposed constitutional amendments
.houId appear on the ballots of the election Of Nov. g.
seemingly widespread opinion to the contrary notwith-
standing. IL is learned that some counties have placed
,he two amendments, providing for longer terms for
public school officials and q differently constituted
state board Of education, on the ballot as one amend
LII. "a have so drafted the two provisions that they
- ~. no voted upon Independently of each other. In
;u.t how many counties this error has been made is
-, get known. but it is possible that the result Of the
election may be voided, in SO far as these two impOr-
,aut provisions are concerned, unless prompt steps are
TAKEN to reprint ballots where this mistake appears.
There is some Justification for the error Of as
suming that these two provisions were intended bysths
For.ieth legislature to be presented as a single pro-
rosed amendment. In the first place, the Legislators
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

Who am /? What is my profess
sion. As conductor Of what insti-
tuition did ! retire?
A nationally-known local festival
Is held annually in New Orleans.
What is il called?
What is the capital of Japan?
Who wrote Les M~iserables?
"Whosoever committeth sin trans
gresseth also the Law: for sin 10 the
transgression Of the Law" Where
does this passage appear In the
Bible?
Today in the Past
On this date. in 1927. the Prin-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-r've just
viewing the scenery from an obser-
walton car. This is n OF the
sights. Of course.
But what interested me most was
that men we're forbidden to smoke
in the observation car. while IL con-
tanned a charming smoking room
for women The men complained
that il wouldn't be SO Lad IL the
parlor car ahead had a smoking
room for men. but il didn't. They
were informed that there vas a club
car at the head of the train for
men-the rear was for
Considerable of change from the
time when Hendrick Hudson, of
Holland. explored the river that
bears his name. and which he
thought was a short passage 10 In
dia.
I've done some exploring myself
today. Looked into a single room in
the one Of the newer hotels in tn
Times Square district. II is mad
visably called a room. To turn
around. n backs out into the
hall.
Again Madison Square Garden,
seating $4,000 and built only a few
years ago, is too small. The occa-
sion is the Herbert Hoover speech
on Oct %. Nearly $4,000 applica-
tions have been received.
IL was aver thus, Those who
don't care seem to get plays pro-
duced. Those who do, try vsinly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

Over in Hoboken. N. j., there's a
~highbrow theatrical organization
composed Of such noted New York
ry Wagstaff Gribble. Cleon Throck-
morton and Conrad Milliken.
Well. two years ago rhrockmorton
was handed a play manuscript by
someone in q picture theater. He
didn't look ut il till q few weeks
ago. Then he went into raptures-
as did his fellow directors.
The name on the script was
Thomas John Skeyhill. But no such
name could be found in such direc-
tories as have been searched. IL
this finds Skeyhill. he should COM
municate with Cleon Throckmortcn
of the Hoboken- Theatrical Co.
Greenwich Village isn't so pop
ular these days because Of a typhoid
fever epidemic-but that doesn't
prevent rents and apartment houses
from soaring.
Since the Majestic, the Leviathan
and other large transatlantic liners
sail at midnight now. in order to
avoid harbor congestion and also to
land French passengers at Cher
bourg in daylight. the procession Of
steamers down the harbor IL less
inspiring. But a big vessel pulling
out at night IL worth staying up to
see.
Hours 10 avoid New Yorl; res
%taurants: Noon till 2 D. m. Worst
days. Wednesday and Saturday, be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign ara
devoted and loving to their families,
but do not show this trait on the
surface. They do not have many
friends. but those they have are gen.
orally fond Of them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

M. Raymond Briez, aged so. OF
Paris. recently gave blood for trans
fusion TO hospital patients for the
264th time. he having supplied a to-
tai of 1l6 pints Of blood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

A Daily Thought
The gratitude of most men is but
q secret desire for receiving greater
benefits."-La Rochefoucauld.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. Walter Damrosch; symphony
orchestra conductor; New York SYM
phony orchestra.
2. Mardi Gras.
3. Toxic.
a. Victor Hugo.
8. John. iii. &.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
The Grab Bag

tess Mafalda. m Italian liner. bound
from Genoa to Rio de Janeiro. sunk.
OF the 1885 passengers, 3l4 were
drowned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

Hours 10 avoid New York res
taurants: Noon till 2 D.. m. Worst
days. Wednesday and Saturday, be-
cause Of matinees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

II was aver thus, Those who
don't care seem to get plays pro-
duced. Those who do, try vsinly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25

until the production is higher than
at present, as once market and
demand is established the associa-
tion aim is to fulfill the demand,
Barnes said.
Association growers are in favor
of the to l soluable solids ratio ad-
yocated by B. A. Harrigan, horticul-
tural commissioner. 1t is the aim
of the growers and Harrigan to
have this test adopted for grape
fruit in desert areas, including
Coachella, Salt River and Imperial
valleys. Any test less than to l
for desert grown fruit, would be de-
trimental to the grapefruit industry:
for while the grapefruit has the re-
auired amount of solua bles it is still
unripe and undeveloped. An effort
to zone the state so that a lower
test may be in order for northern
and central parts Of California and
the higher test for desert areas will
be made by Harrigan and the as
sociation.