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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
The World and. All
A FINE TRIUMPH
By Charles r. Driscoll

Most Of the great who do original things or think
original thoughts must wait for their triumph until
they have been long dead.
orville Wright, by taking good care Of his health,
has managed to live long enough to receive the plaudits
Of his own fellow-countrymen. OF course, Smithsonian
Institution hasn't yet admitted that Orville and Wilbur
Wright invented and built and flew the first man
carrying ~airplane. But that is just a spectacle Of hu-
man pride and futile stubbornness, and Wright is 50
much bigger and greater than Smithsonian that he car
afford to ignore that silly institutions stand.
"
On and about the twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, the whole world
elsmored for the privilege of honoring orville Wright.
inventor Of the airplane. The congress Of his own
country took tardy notice Of his achievement, and hon
nred itself by recognizing Wright.
1t is with considerable shame that we remember
that Americans did not give the Wrights the recogn;-
ton they deserved until all the rest Of the civilized
world had hailed the intrepid Dayton brothers as ge
muses. and ~benefactor sof mankind. The wrights made
almost no money out of their invention in America, bu.
received some fairly substantial sums from France
and Great Britain. Others reaped in America the har.
vest that the Wright boys SO painstakingIy sowed.
"
smithsonian's effort to rob the wrights Of credit for
their invention and give it to a former Smithsonian
head has fallen flat, and Smithsonian finds itself in the
position Of a learned society that would deny the TO-
tundity of the earth rather than give credit to circum-
navigators. This is too bad, in that it largely destroys
the usefulness Of a very wealthy institution that was
once respected in this country, but it needn't worry the
Wright family.
orville Wright has sent his first plane to England.
where the Wright achievement always has been recog-
nized and honored. ! don't blame him a bit.
But the recent demonstration on the twenty.fiftb
anniversary of the first mechanical flight Of man ought
TO be a balm for the injured feelings Of the great in
yentor. At length the American people have officially
and enthusiastically honored his achievement and that
Of his brother. Unfortunately, Wilbur Wright, who,
equally with orville, is entitled to credit and honor,
did not live long enough. by many years, to see this
day CT recognition.
Orville Wright has tasted much Of bitterness, and
yet is not at all bitter. He and his brother conferred
4 great benefit upon mankind, and their own peopl.
we're slow to recognize the fact. Although hundreds Of
millions have been made and will be made out Of the
Wright invention, orville Wright has made but little
Of it, and most Of that abroad.
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The most difficult problem always for any congress
is to prevent raids on the treasury. / do not mean
this in a sinister sense.
There is no danger of crookedness or corruption in
this connection, but there is always present the tempta-
ton to yield to the clamor and insistence Of interested
minorities for larger and e~r larger expenditures Of
public funds for real or fancied needs.
For a number Of years the farm relief problem, like
the poor. seems to be always with Us. The creates.
difficulty here is to agree upon the remedy to be APP
piled, and to be sure that the remedy is not worse than
the disease it is sought to cure.
Somewhat closely related to farm relief, and as part
Of 1t, is the demand for a revision Of our tariff laws.
1t has been seven years since our present tariff act was
written. Conditions in some industries have changed.
ard our tariff laws should be changed to meet the
changed conditions.
Another effort will be made to reapportion repre-
sentation in congress on the basis OF the 1880 census.
in accordance with the letter and spirit of the consti-
tuition. For eight years this solemn duty has been
| neglected because Of the unwillingness Of certain states
to lose in their congressional representation.
| The subject Of the national defense IL always an
important one. This year the principal contention vii.
probably center around the proposal for additional
cruisers.
Two special problems have arisen growing out Of
the development Of hydroelectric power and flood con.
Heesee river was entered upon IS a war measure to pro.
cure nitrates from the air. IF . suitable offer should
be forthcoming the legislation necessary to its dispo-
sition would probably be enacted.
A proposition to erect = high dam in Black canyon
to control the flood waters Of the Colorado river. pro-
vide for a future water supply for the cities Of south
ern California, and the Incidental development OF wat r
power, was embodied in a bill that passed the house
at the last session, and Is now pending in the senate.
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-
Who am i? What Is my profeE-
sion? IN what Ibsen play did n
score a SUGGEST
OF what is Singapore the capital.
What Roman slave extracted n
thorn from the paw OF q lion?
What French explorer founded
Quebec?
"If ye abide IN me. and nv w5rds
abide In you. We shall ask what ye
will, and il shall be done unto you"
Where is this passage found in the
Bible?
Today IN the Past
On this day. in 1s45, Texas vas
admitted to the Union.
A Daily Thought
"Trifles make perfection and TER
lection Is no trifle." Michael An
cello.
I. ALA Nazimova; actress; "a
Dolls Hluse."
2 Straits Settlement.
s. A~ndrocles.
4. Samuel de Chsmplain.
5. st. John, Nv, Z.
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Don't worry about them" he
laughed. III was sworn to secrecy,
but think I can tell YOU now. they
came 70 me for my blessings f. Il
wired your father for his consent,
saying that l approved. That's how
they were able 70 get a license"
Three days later. around noon,
Mandy came running upstairs in
| great excitement.
"Shut yo' face, Mis- Browning
she exclaimed, breathlessly and com
pletely at n loss for words.
For Pete's sake, what's happened,
Mandy? (" asked Byrd.
But Byrd had to wait until Mandy
| got her second wind.
miss Pet and Mr.. Everson done
come back she finally blurted out.
Now Byrd heard them In the hall
| downstairs, halooinE like a pair ~
wild indians.
Byrd hurried down and fell into
their rms.
Were back. darlin'" cried Pat. in
! high excitement. "Glad 70 See us2
How did mons take the fatality 7
Heard from dad yet? When's Larry
coming back"
grinned Chef
"How do 7 look after four days Of
married life n continued Par, with
out taking a breath. Before mar
| rage" here she looked sweetly in
rocent, "sfter marriage she
| looked haggard and worn.
MONS couldn't get owe the idea
that you must have lied about your
age said Byrd.
"Where there's "A will. there's a
! l~oophole," said Chef. smartly.
"Ain't he bright7' smiled Fat,
fcndly.
Pat grabbed Chefs arm. clinging
with q cloyingiy sweet, kittenish ex-
preston.
"This Is Re wav We looked when
we had our pictures taken at
/ Niagara Falls" she giggled. Eyeing
Bvrd's i~ncredulous look, Honest, on
your tintypei I mean on oursi'
Now listen" said Chef, Tets talk
over our plans with Byrd
Lets have lunch first" said Byrd
ayou both sound light-headed from
lsck Of food. Put your kiddie kar
into the garage end lunchll BE
ready
chet went cut through the kitchen
door.
"Pst, I'm so glad you chose Chef
for your first husband" said Byrd,
smiling &c them across the table. IL
think you're both crazy as bats. hut
7 think you're going 70 be happy.
as wonderful!
S marvelousi
' You should care for raei"
Pat sang In her hignr squeaky.
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like transparent jewels on her eye
lashcs.
II think perhaps you suspected
things weren't going as smoothly
as" she halted again.
Mr.. Polk nodded.
Its a darn shame, and I'm sorry
as the dickens" he shook hil head
d~eploringly. "Your father and mother
will be completely broken 10 over
it,"
Il don't want them 10 know about
il just yet" said Byrd. perhaps
later Ill run down and tell them"
What can ! dD ~ ~ VT some
help?" he asked, soiiritously. Then
a thought ca me e. him. "N ~ dent
you take a position IN the bank Just
TO keep your mind occupied until
you know definitely what YOU want
to do?'
That's just what 7 wss thinkin-,'
said Byrd, gravely. "hut first | want
to decide about tie house. Could you
sell il again without any trouble -
Easy" said Mr. Polk. "Ati
you'll perhaps make y thousand or
two oH IL. How lno-l tlc furnish
inEs?'
ave decided to Put the wedding
presents and my personal things
into storage and sell the other thing 5
with the house"
They're just right for w. and
really think they'll help sell tile
house" said Mr.. Polk. encouraginglv.
of not, since you've used them such
a short time, you may he able 10 get
the stores to take them bach"
Byrd was to vacate the house In 4
week.
It'll almost break M-rJr's heart
TO 60" said Byrd. II feel as e he'd
been with Us ell lsr life. she's
simply wonderful
Perhaps we can find y place fDr
her. suggested Mr.. Polk. But any
way. let her stay on until The house
is disposed of. Somebody ought e
be the-e to look after IT,. Now abcui
this position Mr.. Polk opened the
subject again. "My private secre-
tary's leaving a week from rext
Monday for a months vacation ahd
suppose you substitute for her"
Byrd was pleased vita the sug-
gestion and accepted on the not
"Will you srranve to have q tall
with Larry?" asked Fvrd. IN y voice
that couldn't helm trcm,iir- ac-t.
eve Larry's nam WIS me4tl5g-d
I'D rather that you tell hi NJ about
selling back the realty stocks and
buying Jacks share Of the Builders
supply and the house"
So that was agreed cr. go.
"Havc you heard fTr-i TIE Tr r
weds?" asked Mr.. Polk. as Byrd was
leaving.
] Byrd shook her head.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Theodore
Dresser, the noted novelist, - about
to forsake the literary field for the
moon pitcher" industry, as 10 IL de-
scribcd by the local vulgarians. He
is plotting. according to an authori-
tative source, to sheive the printers
ink as an art medium and Is going
into the better" movies as a means
OK expression. AT a party given nc his
West 57th Street salon, 70 which the
Gishes and other celebrities came,
this decision was semi-of ficially an
nounced.
The reason for this decision, IL APP
pears. IA that Dresser received $50,0U0
for the screen rights for his "Amer-
lean Tragedy" and the Will Hays
office banned il. The author, irked
over the rebuff. is said to be consult
ing with his attorneys to compel Mr..
Hays TO lift the ban or he will re-
taliate with n 100000 suit
Dresser il known to have already
invested $1,000 with the Film Arts
Guild, the tall millinery cincms out
fit, and intends TO join Sy Gould in
making movies n In Russia. It seems
that Dresser was greatly impressed
ny WHAT Tue hlcSAdH& NtIt uOAHh
when he was ove there this year.
He believes that the novel is an
ANTICIPATED method Of reaching the
masses Of people with any special
message of any consequence, and
that more can be accomplished by
means OF a ~ten-second shot on the
screen than in fifty pages in a book
So. after thirty years with the
novel and being so years Of age.
Dresser Turns 20 4 New Medium. At
the same time he turns viciously
against Hollywood and rends IL. In
a present issue of the New Masses,
q two-page advertisement for the
Film Arts Guild will carry an article
signed BY Dresser. which will serve
AZ the first move in his campaign.
XMAS rs ONLY DECEMBER IS
ON BROADWAY
(By Master Winchell I'm the Xmas
Issue Of Lifel
Merry Ecksmus YOURSELF And
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
By CHARLES p. STEWART

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. - They
can't keep a good "lame duck" down.
FINS j. Garrett looked pretty badly
licked when he came back to con-
gress from Tennessee early in De-
cember.
Finis had tried TO take Senator
Kenneth McKellar's toga away from
him but Senator Mcclellan, hanging
onto IL. had won a denomination. and
q reelection. too, and Finis. foiled,
had lost wen that which he had
his seat in the house of representa-
tives. The current three months are
all that are left Of his term.
Yet already Finis II slated for n
nice federal appointment.
"Ahal" chorused 525 members or
the two houses of congress-there
are six vacancies-when they heard
the news. "We told you So"
Indeed yes. IL was a foregone con-
~clusion that the administration would
not let poor FINS starve because
Tennessee was ungrateful to him.
The Job awaiting Lame Duck" Gar
rett. IL a judgeship in the court OF
customs appeals.
There are five such places, but !
couple of them are conveniently IN
oecupied-kept 50 for emergencies
just like the present one-ss when
q deserving politician has had hard
luck With the home voters.
Chairman George s. Graham Of the
the house of representatives judi.
ciary committee has urged President
Coolidge 10 give one Of these post.
to FINS, which means that the Al.
pointmcnt Ia a. good as made. Tn.
judiciary chairman'5 recommenda,
ton usually is conclusive in judiciaI
selections. Il is sure to be this time
Tor 1t ~ no secret that the White
House itself holds Finis in the high.
est esteem.
There Is some wondering WIZ
Fins does not simply take a va.
cation for 9 brace Of years and ther
run for the house Of representative
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New York Letter

don't make me laffi From NV ho~
seat on this so-called Gay White Wa
IL isn't SO merry. TO hear the native
argue TX, it IN "a lot OF whoopae
- without the letter 3D. or am
over your head7 Broadway - an
one speaks Of the very heart Of q
(which is the aetor)-wiil tell Won
that the old Stem which Is supposed
10 be the merriest alley in The whole
world (and ID usually is) Ia also INV
unhappiest thoroughfare NJ this time
Of the year. In fewer words. r.
only Santa Clauses on Broadway are
those anemic-lookinR representative
of the Salvation Army that monitrr
the huge black kettles on the co+.
ners 70 receive the coins ~ INV
passerg-by.
Broadway may look like q Christ.
mas tree from 53rd street l0okir-
south, because ~ its counties color.
full bulbs. and don't forget there f
way Is n pretty friendless spot II you
happen 10 he in the show bushes,
or III you happen a be broke. which
" just another way of saying tha
ann thing
A COLD NIGHT. TOO
Charlie Wsshburn. George Cohan's
exploiter, tells this one. II happened
years ago, when a new Joe Weber
(of Weber and Ficlds) show opened
N Washington. Joe stood IN the
foyer at midnight when the premier
was far from bling over. Cold pei.
spiraticn was dropping from hiS
brow. II guess it's = rotten show,
Ell 7" he unused.
Certainly not" comforted a pal.
Even with the show being no late
you don't zee any MI the audience
walking out. do your"
walking out?" was the bitter re-
spouse. where could they 20 IN
Washington?
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soprano and ran around the table to
kiss Chefs ear.
What "a pair you are," said Byrd.
her eyes suddenly filling with tears
Now what's the matter. 'what'Zit1'
asked Pat. struck by Byrd's sudden
change Of expression.
Before Byrd could control herself
she had laid her head right down In
the dessert plate and cried.
Then pIecemerl, they got the whole
story Of that awful night Of Larry's
departure.
During the telling, Pat had gotten
out Of her chair and stood leaning
over the table in wide-eyed astonish-
mcnt.
Now suddenly she sat down with
n thump, as if there were no chair
under her.
After the shoek OF the news, they
talked and talked.
Pat suggested a hundred plans, all
Of which either Byrd or Chef repudi-
ated.
Pat repeated her original sugges-
ton that she and Chef buy the house
III order 10 make a home for Byrd.
That's what she did for me- she
repeated, stubbornly. You're not
. going 10 worry about 8 home. Our
sitchen sink is going TO be your
kitchen sink ard our broom closet is
rCinv 70 De your broom closet"
Byrd had 70 laugh NJ this comicul
young bride.
when | peel potatoes. Ruth. or
Naomi. | forget who said il. there
shall you he also peeling potatoes"
n continued Pat. Erandiloqucntly.
"No.' said Byrd. practically.
you're going u have 10 do your
own homework. Snooks."
Chefs mother expected Pat and
Chef for dinner. and they insisted
that Byrd 20 with them.
But Byrd declined.
"Ive cot 70 get used to being
alone" she said ruefully.
Before his marriage, Chef had lived
with his parents on old Prospect
street. in an old brick house that
they Rad occupied ever since their
marriage, and Chef and Pat were
going 10 stay there until they found
an apartment.
Byrd scoffed at the idea that they
come over and stay with her nights.
She had dinner alone.
After dinner she went around the
house making lists OF articles
she intended "a send TO the storage
company.
she slipped into her paisnras early
and sat locking cut into the dis-
m~ond-rointed heavens. Then she got
I'D and turned down the covers or
her bed. She tried not TO look at
the empty bed scross the
With tight lirs that kept moving
under her little white teeth, she tried
t0 keen ~dry-eved.
Everything about the room seemed
70 reproach her. That other bed.
with it's smooth pongee cover,
stretched straight and unwrinkled.
No. she decided. she couldn't sleep
IN that room again.
She stepped into her bedroom slip-
pers and went across the hall 10 the
guest room.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
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Washington Letter
By CHARLES p. STEWART

again from his own ninth district q
Tennessee.
This is assuming that he still
stands ace high in his home ball
wack even though Senator McEetlar
was too much for him In a state-wiic
fight.
Perhaps, however, it is taking too
much for granted.
Reports from the hoE-and-honiry
state hint that Finis was remort-
mated for representative by "A Nigh w
small margin in 1925, and maybe ~
went after the s~enatorship on the
theory that he had all to gain ard
nothing to lose.
Moreover. IL would Be quite a doss
for Finis Garrett, after working M
TO the democratic leadership of the
house of representatives. by virtue
Of twelve terms uninterrupted s-r-
vice TO come back after a two year
gap and have TO 20 to the foot 04
the class, as n junior member.
VI course, his previous experience
would be recognized and he would
be advanced pretty fast.
Still, his leadership would haze
passed from him.
Representative John NJ. Garner w
Texas Is taking II over from him
and he could only serve under Gar
ner as some sort Of a subordinate
which would be rather humiliatinE.
One thought does obtrude itseli,
unbidden, IN connection with tn.
judgeship for Finis in the United
States court OF customs appeals
How about N politician who. NJ
democratic leader OF the house oi
representatives, has been 20 Ussl
TO a republican administration th1'
il feels bound 70 take care" Of hll
when his osvn party fails him, aftei
many years.
Some critics suggest that ~ heir
to explain the lack OF a "strorg il
nority" which even majority part
sans insist would be 90 excellent =
thing.
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Timely Views
PROBLEMS OF CONGRESS OUTLINED
By JOHN Q. TILSoN

Majority Leader, House of Representatives
(John Quillin Tilson was born al Clear Branch.
Tenn, April s, 1856. He is a graduate Of Yale uni
~versity, and entered the practice Of law at New
Haven, Conn, in 1898. He was a member of the
Connecticut house of representatives from 1905
to 1909, and speaker during the second term. He
was elected to congress in 1909, serving until 1918.
and has been a representative from Connecticut
continually since 1915, his term expiring in 1929.
For the past three years he has been majority lead
er Of the republican party. He served in the Span
ish-Amcrican war and on the Mexican border in
1915. His home is in New Haven. Conn.)
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Other Papers
HE MADE THEM A SPEECH

IDaITd9 aFtNaTs
Being American minister TO Bolivia isn't 50 mighty
..r,b. in the opinion Of the man in the street, and
,.st;rg a speech is what diplomats are for. anyway.
r., !, isn't the Job that makes the man. We have to
-..,na ourselves. It's the man that makes the JOB.
And that applies to David Kaufman American minis
Ger to Bolivia
Bolivia has been mad to be at war with Paraguay
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-11
IGNITION TROUBLE
CHIEF CAUSE OF
HIGHWAY GRIEF

One-fourth of the cars stalled on
the highways in this section last
year were halted because of ignition
trouble, according to the records of
the emergency road service depart
ment of the Automobile Club of
Southern California. There were
1886 ears during the year that sent
out S. O. S. for quick aid because
something went wrong with the ig-
nition system.
OF this number, it is estimated that
10 percent need not have suffered
the delay, discomfort and expense
of breakdown on the road had
they used ordinary precaution and
had their ignition systems inspect
ed by an authorized expert before
their trip.
Although the average motorist
knows little of the ignition system,
he is prone to neglect it until some
thing goes wrong. The club records
show that 81 percent of the stalled
cars requiring service were started
on the highway without towing,
indicating that while the trouble
was serious enough to disable the
vehicles, it was of minor nature
and could have been avoided by
the application of the old adage,
can ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure
Should Test Ignition
Regular systematic examinations
y =. ~ a.
but little effort and money and may
save the owner considerable time
and expense. 1t is advised that mot
orists have all ignition wires cxamin-
cd frequently for breaks and wear.
The distributor points should be
smoothly contracting, the spark plugs
kept clean and set with proper clear
ance and the timing chain or gears
properly adjusted. The coils and
distributor should be protected from
dampness in rainy weather by Gov
ering with a section of rubber inner
tube.
Batteries should be tested and in
spected regularly and often. 1t is
always a good idea to have the car S
generator system-especially the
brushes-inspeetod regularly, and
the coils should be given attention
likewise before starting on Il trip
of any length.
Every car owner is advised to
find repair man in whom he has
confidence and who can be depend
r1 upon to do the preventative work
without waiting for the breakdown
10 come.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-11
Riverside Man
Makes New Record

Clarence Haynes of March Field,
Riverside county, has established a
new record in state highway cor
respondence. In a letter written to
the commission, he states that on
December oath, an accident happen
ed to the steering apparatus of his
auto, and he crashed into fence
on the state highway. He writes to
ask the extent of damage to the
fence that he may pay for its re-
pair.
''I have no idea what is the Gus
tom in this state,' he writes, "bur
am certain that this accident
should have been avoided by me and
for that reason I am willing to pay
for the damage
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-11
DODGE ISSUES REPORT

The annual report of Dodge Bro
thcrs, Inc, to stockholders, just
released at Detroit, contains the
following:
"Com bined sales for 1927 were
SIS, 3,5s1 ,526, and profits for the
year, after depreciation but before
interest and provision for income
taxes, were $l4, 4,s30,4f5 equivalent
to 3.9 times all interest for the
year; and after interest and income
taxes equivalent to Sl1.34 per share
on the preference stock outstanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-11

Latest statistics indicate that in
the last 15 years the average life
Of an automobile has length ened
three years. THIS increase has been
mostly due to improvements in de.
sign and materials and better roads
Cars scrappcd in 1912 and 1913 had
been registered about five times,
while those being scrappcd now have
been listed from seven to eight
times.