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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

The federal government has been very generous
with Texas in the distribution Of funds for highway
construction, according to a report recently given out
by the Bureau Of Public Roads.
The report shows that up to July 81, last, the mile
age Of roads constructed in part with funds contribut-
ed BIZ the federal government amounted to 7i,5S49. Of
that amount 5.s9T miles was buiIt in Texas, or almost
t~ce the mileage built in any other state. Minnesota
Wss second in the total amount Of federal aid mileage,
and North Dakota ranked third. Minnesota constructed
e,s2s miles and North Dakota a,1e7.
In addition 10 securing the largest mileage, Texas
also stood first among the states in amounts allotted
up to July 81 for construction that had been approved.
The amount thus far placed to the credit Of Texas was
S~z.ss2,09s. Illinois ranked second with si,S26,435, and
Pennsylvania third with si.sss.275.
The construction for which the Texas allotment
was made for 3ST9 miles Of highway. for which the
estimated total cost was So. 0.76f. or an average Of
approximately $1,000 per mile. The Illinois highways
will cost approximately $4,000 per mile and Pennsyl-
vanias $4,000. In the latter states the highways are
wider and designed 70 carry heavier type Of traffic.
The liberalty with which the Bureau Of Public
Roads has met the requests Of Texas for highway aid
Is largely due to the cooperation the bureau has re-
Texas highway commission has carefully supervised
all construction and expenditures, working in close
cooperation with the federal government and the
counties in receiving state and federal aid. II IL
doubtful II any state in the Union can show more
actual value in the completed highways for the money
expended than Texas, and every dollar Of federal money
invested inNhighwass is rendering real service 20
Texas people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-THE few
children there are in the vicinity Of
Sixth avenue and 5sth street know
what N mighty man a smith is- An
5sth street there is . blacksmith
shop where rope-muscled smiths TN
leather aprons are kept busy shoeing
truck horses and the mounts of Gen.
trail Park equestrians. But there's
wv spreading chestnut tree. ln fact,
there isn't q tree nearer than Central
Park.
Mote WI prohibition in New York:
This season TASKS are larger. There
now IRE cunningly devised contain
ers holding a. quart which d. not
disturb the appearance on the nip
pocket; they're very tall.
Down ON Tenth avenue along the
docks saloons exist almost unchanged
since pre-prohibition days, except
that they nave no swinging doors
and their entrances are guarded by
lookouts. They have sawdust colored
backrooms where the gangsters who
inhablt the region bring their sweet
hearts from the neighborhood for
beer and synthetic GIN In corners
are slot machines 20 catch their loose
change. In these rooms are Matched
the gang wars and private shootings
which settle affairs that Tenth avenue
never leaves up to the law. For
among these petty desperadoes there
is a relentless hate Of the policee and
when they have grGdges among them
selves, they take justice into their
own hands.
Down there no crime is as great
aE ~"squcaling.F A man suspected OF
being a reformer never escapes the
vengeance ar his fellows III he stays
within their reach. A few days ago
"A man was killed, and police believe
il was because he appeared in an
inf0rmer role IN decade ago. Tie had
been away from New York for some
years
The number Of i~nterurban buses
plying between street stations in the
heart on the metropolitan shopping
district to towns in upper New York,
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R0BINSON'S SKILL WON HIM
DEN NOMINATION
BY Charles p. Stewart.


WASHINGTON, Sept. ia pres
idential campaign is one kind of 4
fight i'm which the preliminaries come
after the main event.
The star performers always are
notified" first.
Senator Joe Robinson, the other
day. was the last one On the list.
Robinson already must have mad
his suspicious that he was the demo-
Gratis vice presidential candidate. HE
was chairman OF the convention that
nominated him. True, he had teni-
porarily turned the grvcl over ~
Senator Pat Harrison. 20 save HIM
self the embarrassment or having ~
announce the unanimous vote i'm his
own favor. However, when Harrison
announced iii, Robinson was sitting
not IN exceed is inches away.
Nevertheless, not until Claude
Bowers had formally conveyed IN the
Arkansas SCION the news of the lat
ter'E selection 40 run ON the same
ticket as Alfred r Smith were we
entitled t0 consider that the scrap
really was on
II their way. Senators joe Robin
Eon and Charles Curtis are "A brace uf
not u%ninteresting individuals,
"A couple of mrre thoroughly typi-
cal politicians would he hard 90 find.
Herbert Hoover is We politician NC
ALL Alfred Smith lis such a super
politician that he has passed the
typical stages unique.
Robinson and Curtis simply are "a
pair Of first-class men ia their line.
They are above the avernEe-not-
w~ithstanding Editor William Allen
whites slurring rrference-hut not
far enough above il to have put them
In n class each by himself, like
Smith.
The fact that Curtis IS the ma
jority. and Robinson the minority
leader IN the United States senate.
ought ta be sufficient proof that they
are better than the average OF Wash
inHt0n lawmakers.
A party leader in congress attains
10 leadership by virtue of qualities
Of strength and ability.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Washington Letter
Ry CHARLES q. STEWART

He Is chosen by professionals, 70
serve IT. leader.
These professionals know their
business. III they decide that one of
their number has the right material
i'm him 40 entitle him to recognition
as boss, II is a safe bet that lie really
has. They ARE under mo obligations
70 follow him unless they choose.
They follow him voluntarily, because
they consider him trustworthy.
Senator Robinson had already been
pretty well picked out for the demo-
cratic vice presidential nomination.
as a suitable running mate ON the
ticket with Alfred w. Smith. before
the delegates gathered at Houston,
but even In this had not been the
case. hi good management of the
convention would have made him VA
strong bidder as his party's vice
presidential choice.
N was not an easy convention to
handle. Any one of v great many
very little things would have started
a row.
The senator furnished lust the
right mixture VT firmness ana suav-
ity to keep the situation under con-
troll.
The variety of ch~airmanship dis.
PLAYED at Kansas CITY was what
might have been expected "a result
in an explosion at Houston.
First, At Kansas City, Senator
Fess. WV temporary chairman. uas
weak and wishy-washy Then Sen
ator Moses. aE permanent chairman.
ran the proceedings as r he were the
whole show.
Il made no difference ~ X. C..
Everything there had been fixed in
advance-and stayed fixed.
There was nn such certainty Ht
Houston that what had been fore
ordained would Eo through. There
vas an element there which might
easily have walked AMI over "A timid
presiding officer. like Tess. Or re-
belled at the bullying on ri Senator
Moses.
Senator Robinson provided precise
II the happy medium. Re earned
his r~eward-for whatever IN may turn
out 70 Re.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Honesty in Politics

The campaign leaders Of the republican party are 20
be commended upon the sweeping denunciation issued
Monday in which they take 70 task the bigots, profess
sional politicians. disseminators Of Islander and other
elements behind the camrs ign Of villificathon launched
in opposition TO Governor AL Smith.
Or. Hubert Work. chairman Of the republican ma
tscnal committee. when presented copies Of anonymous
literature circulated by enemies Of the New York gov
ernor. and also the text Of the address delivered BY
Mrs. Willsbrandt. assistant attorney general. at Co
lunbus, Ohio, last Friday. promptly announced there
was no connection between the republican campaign
committee and the traducers Of the New York governor.
Commenting upon some Of the literature dissemi-
ratsd in opposition To Governor Smith and obviously
in the interest Of the Hoover campaign, DR.. Work said:
There may be no law to prevent their use, but they
are an offense TO common decency. and every true
American should and will resent such tactics. / wish
TO cenounce these and similar utterances or statements
from whatever source and irrespective Of the candidate
they attempt to malign."
While the republican leaders may be sincere in
their effort 20 maintain the campaign on a high plane,
apparently they are unble to control certain jealous
and fanaticsl elements whose fanaticism Is further in
famed BY such attacks as that launched by the as
sistant attorney general.
The republican leaders are astute politicians. They
realize that unless they can control the f~anatical eIe-
rnents responsible for the scurriIous features 81 the
campaign, their cause will be seriously menaced. There
are millions Of level-headed American voters who re-
sent such tactics. and who will express their resent
ment IN no unmistakable terms in November unless
the flood Of libel is stopped at its source.
The political history Of the United States is repIete
with similar appeals to fanatieism and bigotry, though
never on such a scale as that recently launched BY the
propagandists. History also reveals that the American
voters have consistently refused to be stampeded By
such appeals and have invariably retaliated By express
ms their resentment IN the voting booth.
For the republican campaign generals there is real
cause for worry in the situation. The reaction is GER
tain 20 ccme-and they know it. That reaction will
come from loyal Americans who believe in honesty in
politics and fair play: Il will come from those millions
Of voters who believe that TO every man must he
granted the prerogative to worship God as his own
conscience dictates.
smith supporters are not worried by the campairn
OF hbel' vllhfication and SANDER. They are confident
the good judgment Of the American voters will prevail
Is u always has-and when the ballots are counted
IN November the returns will clearly indicate that such
campaigns act as a boomerang for those who inauru-
rate them.
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Other Papers
FALLING AND STOPPING

New York Herald-Tribunel
The assurance Of the army air service that any one
falling out Of an airplane cannot fan faster than us
miles nm hour no matter how far ne falls, possesses
rrrh.ns. somewhat the same cold comfort Of the story
- TIE workman who fell off the twentieth floor Of his
building and was heard to remark as be passed the
fifth floor that he was still all right. Even us miles
~ hour Is sufficient to dent ones anatomy consider
nhlv when one encounters the unrelenting earth Iae
I-mxsx experiment with the dropped dummy does serve.
however, TO clarity some ideas about falling bodies or
(Which the public mind seems n~oticeably hazy- Speed
and scceleration are. for example. concepts especially
kkeIy 10 be confused.
Speed is the rate of change Of position-so many
tniles OF distance covered IN an hour or q second
hcreIeration il another change added TO this-a rate
III change Of speed. The textbook phrase the "accelera-
dion Of gravity" means. for example. the rate ut which
A. speed OF a body falling in q vacuum changes with
kseh second Of the fall. At the earth's surface II Is
Approximately ~thirtx-tEn feet = second eddsd 70 the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

favor Of n younger and more beau
tiful wife. Indeed. he loved her. re-
spected her. And yet, he wanted
Irene desperately.
Human nature was the same as IL
had been for three thousand years.
And 70 Lew Davidson's credit be IL
said. he believed implicitly in her
purity. her innocence. As u result.
he put all physical thoughts from
his mind, and determined on "a pla-
tonic affection. in which his greatest
happiness would come from serving
her, helring her 70 attain success.
Strange delusion, for a hard-headed
business man Of 81
Trene's thoughts were far less COM
pick. She had discovered David
sons weakness. and determined 10
make use Of ii to her own advantage.
That was all. She understood pre-
cisely the effect produced upon him
BY her seemingly girlish and limo
cent fondlinE. She would lean
against him. pat his cheek, his hand,
arrange his tie, even give him impul-
sive little caresses such as she might
have given to a middle-aged uncle,
but she was under no illusions con
corning the effect Of these hlandish-
ments. The emotions produced BY
them she meant that Mr. Davidson
should sublimate TO moTe spiritual
ends, namely, the Advancement Of
Irene Shirley.
Had he been less scrupulous in his
attitude. had he suggested that they
play the usual game Of sex. she
would have refused Indignantly, net
on moral grounds particularly, but
solely because she realized that ono
her pose Of innocence was destroyed,
the power she now welded over him
would be destroyed along with ~.
The situation was almost laughablc.
BY the time the two reached New
York, Irene, without askiag for any
thing. in SO many words, had secured
Davidson's promise or a five-year
contract, playing leads, at first, with
the promise OF stardom later on, as
soon as she had proved worthy Of IL.
Irene made up her mind that the
interval should not he long. She
expected, from some information she
had adroitly extracted from her COM
panion, that the days Of Alice Car
rolls reign at the Davidson plant
were numbered: he had limited AZ
much, in Hollywood. but now, IN 2
moment Of confidence, he asserted
definitely that he did not Intend to
renew her contract. a. for her own
ability, Mr., Davidson was fully on
WINGED.
Thinking her. ~ bic did, the most
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
eshe'. be.ter looking lhan ! am,n lhourht Jane.

charming woman In the world. Ne
would have been obliged to question
his w judgment had NE even sug-
gcsted that the public would not
think ner 80. H. well.
he made some tentative offers Of
money, when they reached the end
Of .eir journey. lingering yellow
backed bills with boyish embarrass-
ment, but Irene was far too clever 70
take any or them. She had saved
cutie enough 70 see her through. she
said, until she began w draw The
very liberal salary he had promised
TO pay her.
The stand she took impressed him
deeply. although a moments calcu-
iation would have told him that since
her engagement began AZ once, she
would need no fortune TO get along
IN New York for a week. She ala
allow him, however. 20 drive her 10
a fashionable and expensive hotel,
bespeak for her the good offices of
the management, and entertain her
AZ breakfast. Then he dashed off 10
his office, promising 70 send her, By
messenger, at once. n letter which
she was to present to MI. Spellman,
tho studio manager.
Irene lost no time; the letter ar
rived while she was completing her
toilette-a few moments later she
was On her way TO the studio.
Her meeting with Tony Hull did
not take her unawarcs. She knew
he was with the Davidson forces,
was prepared for II. I'm fact. for
reasons which she had not confided
20 Mr.. Davidson or 20 anyone else.
she intended that Mr.. Hull. willingly
or unwillingly, should be Of mate
rial assistance to her, In the career
upon which she was now embarked.
She had laid her plans ~ that end.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER \.

&nAF I'm -
AS for her stag career. she touch
ed upon IL lightly. She had. 20 she
told him, been in musical comedy
for a while. but an urge "a more
worthwhile things had sent her. first
into vaudeville, where she had head
ed her own company. and later. into
the world Of the screen, where she
was determined TO make a name for
herself.
II would have made small differ
ence what she told Mr.. Davidson In
his infatuated state Of mind. What
really counted was her youth, her
beauty, her SEQ appeal, cleverly con-
cealed behind a mask Of innocence.
The warm, fragrant freshness Of
her. accentuated BY heavy, sensuous
oriental perfumes, was infinitely
more eloquent than any mere words
could have been.
Davidson renewed his own ebbing
youth in a contemplation Of hers,
content 20 sit beside her, hour after
hour. ministering to her smallest
wants. allowing her 10 bully him IN
a pretty, childish way, happy in the
belief that all the things she told
him about himself, about his won
derful brain. his keen judgment, his
artistic perceptions, were gospel
truth-or 1t least that she 20 be-
lieved them.
He thought her sincere, because
youth is sincere. and her assumption
or girlish simplicity swept away the
syinicism BY which he had guarded
and defended himself against the
~self-evident snares Of more mature
sirens. Irene was like a hawk in
doves plumage. beguiling the wisest
Of barnyard fowls.
In the evenings they played cards,
or she read to him, asking his opin-
ion Of this or that passage, listening
10 hrs words gratefully, although
as a matter Of fact she knew a great
deal more about the matters ander
discussion than he did. When she
had retired for the night, which she
invariably did quite early, he would
sit for hours. smoking, dreaming
impossible dreams.
Had he been q single man, he told
himself, he would have asked Irene
to marry him. But there stood in
the background the figure Of his
wife. gnarled, unlovely. but faithful.
His feeling Of dependence upon her,
the prejudices Of his race against
divorce, precluded any thoughts of
dismissing this companion OF his
youth. She had encouraged him
through many lean years; he could
not bring himself TO discard her In
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Florida Tomato
Acreage Boosted

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Sept. i5.-The
farming situation in the Redlands
during the coming vegetable grow
ing season points to a very large
acreage In tomatoes. IL IN estimated
there will be between 1900 and Ia
600 acres OF this vegetable IN cul-
tisation and that probably 5000
men and women will be engaged In
the fields and In the packing houses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

Who am I2 Where am 7 prepar-
ing 70 60? With whom did I cross
the Atlantic by air?
The sinking Of what ship precipi~
tated the Standardization war?
Where IS Tasmania?
What Is the capital % Jugo Slavia y
"If " fulfill the royal law accord
inE 20 the scripture, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor ~ myself. " d. we'll"
Where is this passage found i'm the
Bible?
Today in the Past
On this date, In 1857, William How
ard Taft, justice Of the supreme
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

New Jersey and Connecticut. has in-
creased 50 greatly as 10 present q
grave problem w traffic ~congested
New York. But because off the conn
venience they are 70 travellers, they
are not likely co bs regulated as %
numbers.
The buses are large and luxur-
ious. On some of them meals are
served-buftet lunches W course.
They have retiring rooms, electric
an, reading lamps. Those operst-
ing at night have reclining chairs.
Deluxe limited buses. with chairs
arranged 10 that passengers may
sleep comfortably, are regularly
operated at night To Boston ana other
large cities. II IN now possible w
Eo from New York to Los Angeles
by Dusses operating on regular sched-
ule- Inc fare Nv lower than that
charged by railroads, but, of course,
NY I'M necessary for travellers t0 make
stops Tor meals and rest.
q
Travellers entering New York over
the New York Central ret rpali=+lr
% A0W tue QLUEL u1Ir
lives as Ihe trains pass high I'M rha
arr along the rows ~ tail tenements
NJ the neighborhood at l25th street.
III II IL early w the morning thew
zee persons sleeping on fire ESCAPES
IN underwear, getting air that is
denied them inside The furnaces IN
which they live. or IL it w Later.
they see mattresses and bedding
dangling from nearly every window.
for in the tenemenfs, every room is N
sleeping room. Hundreds WI clothes
lines string from building 10 build-
Ing, like huge spider webs, ana from
them bangle "the short and Eimnln
flannels OF the poor" including siik
stockings silk shirts, lace panties
and such.
Atop the building there is A forest
~ radio a~erials, and there is "A babel
Of noises issuing from Windows.
Here and there the observer from tha
swiftly passing train sees a window
box being tenderly watered, nnd hn-
bies playing heartily, tied in play
grounds i~mprovised NV placing floor
ing n fire escape landings.
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ACCEPTS NEW POST

HARLINGEN. Sept. BRAY viii
Iiams. who has been local representa-
tive for John Deere Plow company.
has accepted a state position with that
concern. and left here. His place
here has been taken ny r.. u. Scott.
formerly of Garland, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

The pine-land crop production
will be the largest wv ths history Wy
Dads county,, Nh Nv reported.
AZ Goulds, truck farming * on
an increase One man states that
he believes that one-third Of the
value ~ che vegetable products there
this year will be in crops other
than tomatoes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
GLEE CLUB TO VISIT

SAN BENITO, Sept. 18.-The mems
glee club OF the Southwest Texas
State Teachers college will appear at
the high school auditorium here Dec.
5. according 10 arrangements just
completed. The glee club III also ~
appear &C Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
The Grab Bag


court and former president of the
United States. wAH horn.
m
Today's Horoscope
Persons born 0r this date mre
eager 10 give advice. hnt ioath 90
accept any from others. They want
what belongs No them by right and
nothing more.
m
IA Daily Thought
Ito climb steep hills requires slow
pace nc first."-Shakesperrc-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

CORK, Ireiand.-The will of Mrs.
". C. Forster b~equeathsr S25.000 "
her cook-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-09
BIKE MISERY
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HOUSE A FEW DAYS
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YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-05-11
"HODNOTA DOLARA RASTIE.' ;

Toto nam hovori federalny department prace, preto
name tomu verit' ale nam akosi nechce Dollar ma
vraj teraz hodnotu 621 centov doara predvalecneho
Roku 1920 dollar NAL len 489 centov tel hodnoty Depart
ment prace m1no oho mas uist ue re robotnk eraz
raba 131 percent Wac hodnu nez zaraba roku 1914
preto eho nakupna sa zarobkova 43 percent vyssia
nez bola roku 1914 Go olko znamena ze robotnk eraz
moze skoro poovcu Wac nak1pt zivotnych potrieb i
ineho tovaru, nez mohol roku 1914
Moze byt' re hodne robotnkov takto dobre pocho-
dilo Ale ME vsetc Vacsina ME je vstave klpt Wac
cheba misa satstva nez bola vstave roku 1914 Ba
ytedy ten, kto nepie palene mohol snad Wac nakdpt
ako teraz Lebo vtedy hodne zarobku slo na pivo
palene.
Je ste, ze sa ponery naplavily nepomeme lepsie
nez robonctvu te trede ludi ktorej AMI predtym
oolo ze We'd tisce novych mionarov to dosvedcue Ale
robotnk (c teesny ci dusevny) stoi vacsne teraz
am, kde bol: luky do ist, neistote zivobyte.