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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Foreign Advertising Representatives
Mail Takes Wings and Flies

within five years all mail IN the United States
will be carried by airplanes."
This Is the forecast Of federal authorities engaged
In the development OF airmail service.
The prediction was made in Houston last week by
William F. Centner. federal expert, speaking to the
Texas League of Municipalities. He also said air
transport and air passenger business would undergo
O marvellous development during that period. He
made the statements in connection with the adoption
by the league of a resolution asking the legislature to
enact laws to regulate municipal air ports and fixing
liabilities Of airport operators.
Men who are In close touch with the development
of air mail are more alive to its possibilities and adj
~vantages than the general public and more able to
foresee future demands for the service.
But air mail is becoming so common all over the
country that almost daily its accomplishments are
street. For instance, letters are being sent across the
continent in one or two days when a week would be
required for the trip by train.
Two examples Of quick service occurred in The
Herald office last week.
The terrible explosion and fire in a Cleveland hos
pital which killed more than l25 persons, happened a
few minutes before noon Wednesday. On Friday pic
lures of the disaster appeared in The Herald.
A prominent actor was married in the West. He
endorsed a cigaret. Advertising plates carrying his
testimonial were made In New York and distributed
throughout the country by air mail. The advertise
ment appeared almost simultaneously with the news
OF his wedding.
The pictures Of the Cleveland disaster were sent
by telephoto to Chicago Wednesday within an hour
or two after the disaster. Engravings OF the pictures
were made in the plant OF the Associated Press that
afternoon and matrices TO supply subscribers of the
picture service were made. These matrices left Chi
cago by airmail that night. They reached Houston
by plane Thursday and were brought on to Browns
vile by train Friday morning. With airplane con-
nections at Houston. which will be in operation within
a few months, the pictures would have reached The
Herald in time for publication Thursday afternoon,
only about 30 hours after the disaster.
AS airmail service develops 1t will spread into Mex
fco. Central and South America. Then the real i'm
srtance Of the municipal airport here will become
f6nt. Planes will be leaving and arriving almost
lakthroughout the day. Thousands of passengers
o. arriving and leaving monthly BY air: hundreds
rresands OF pounds Of airmail viii be handled and
-mous air express business will be developed.
@everal hundred families in Brownsville will be
ing their livelihood from various activities In
Decticn with the airport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

Land Commr. j. T. Robson is on the rack. A
legislative investigating committee has turned In a
singing report as to his transactions as a public Of
fetal: that the manner in which Robson handled the
One Cent Per Acre fund. collected from purchasers
OF state land to defray expenses Of administering the
re-appraisement act of 1925 was "inexcusable, unwar-
rsnted and unjustified; that the same involves an
sound public policy and should not be countenanced
by any public official in the discharge OF the duties
or his office"
Land Commr. j. T.. Robson should resign.
Important recommendations are made to the law
makers by the committee. First. that the land laws
should be rewritten and safeguards thrown around the
sale and leasing OF public lands "as will fully protect
TIRE public school funds and university funds in the
future." Second. the passage OF a law creating the
office OF state auditor. whose duty 1t would be to
make Investigations and audit the accounts of all the
departments. institutions. boards and bureaus Of the
government"
Yes, the land commissioner should resign. the two
recommendations made by the committee should be
crystalized into laws in order that the school lands
and school funds should be fully protected at all times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
UNDERGROUND 4 A5?xs sSs

unfortunate moment it had occurred
20 him that he might find some spot
&C the top OF the hill where he could
hide, or-better still-where he could
decoy his pursuers. and then double
back.
In any case, wise or not. there was
not returning once he had begun to
ascend the hill. He had a good lead.
but his pursuers. made up In tenacity
what they lacked in speed. They
were confident that before long their
hare would tire. and his choice OF
the old mine hill was very much to
their liking.
For they knew, which Brown did
not. that on the farther side the hill
dropped sheerly and that , unless
Brown stayed at the top and tried to
outwit them there. IL should be a
simple matt: TO cut off his retreat
A few moments later Brown also
became aware of his mistake. He
saw the big dip beyond, and noted
the ineffective protection Of the
obsolete machinery itself. What a
fool he had beenI Why hadn't he
stayed In the lanes. and gone on
into the Moqrs2 He might have
shaken them OFF there. But here 1t
was an impossibility.
We'll, anyhow. I'll make a fight
for IT," he thought. I'll give EN- a
bit to think about. see II I don'tl"
He truned now. and watched them
approach. They held their revolvers
ready. and were climbing the slope
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
The Once Over
STRAW HAT

STRAIN Hal
Customer: I would like to see your straw hats.
Clerk: Something that doesn't become s0u' :"
course.
Customer: Absolutely !,
Clerk: I'm sure we can take care OF you.
customers: Last year ! swore ! would never come
here again for a hat.
Clerk: Why was that7
customer: You sold me a hat that looked fairly de-
cent on me.
Clerk: Are you sure 1t was here7
Customer: Positive. N
Clerk: I've been with this firm ID years and yours
is the first complaint We ever sold any customer q
ra, ,ba. looked AT all good on him. I'm sure you're
mistaken. 80.
Customer: What makes me remember i Is that
the hat fitted me. had never had such an expert
ence before and I couldn't easily forget H.
Clerk: why did you take 1t?
Customer: Well, I didn't realize what kino OF =
hat 1t was until I had worn II q few days and nonooy
laughed al me. Then 7 got suspicious and asked .
few intimate friends to tell me how u looked Tney
said it was a perfect fit and very becoming. 1t made
me sore as the devil.
Clerk: I don't blame you I know how q man feels
these DAYS when he leaves a hat store and discovers
he has bought a hat that looks well on him. IL
makes him feel that the clerk who sold him the hat
didn't give him much personal attention. II sur
prises me that you got a good looking hat here. as the
boss is very fuSsy on that point. he tires any sales
man who lets a customer leave with a hat that doesn't
look ridiculous on him He regards 1t as unethical-
Customer: I'm quite certain you are the very clerk
who sold 1t to me.
Clerk: think not, but If / did I'm awfuly sorry.
I don't ever remember selling a man a straw hat that
wasn't either too big or too small for him. II I did
ii in your casa / must have been In a hurry. Was 1t
around noontime?
Customer: I think 1t was.
Clerk: Well. I was probably anxious to get out to
lunch and didn't have time to take sufficient pains TO
see that you weren't fitted. Now Just try this hat,
please.
Customer (trying 1t on): No. that's terrible.
Clerk: What's wrong with it?
Customer: It doesn't set on the very top of my head
nor come down over my ears.
Clerk: II comes part way down over your ears.
Customer: I know. but I've never been sold q
straw hat yet that didn't cover the ears completely.
Clerk: Try this one.
Customer: That would be good, only the brim
isn't narrow enough to be funny.
Clerk: Try this.
Customer: The crown Is too low. I want a crown
people will really laugh at.
Clerk (giving hin a hat three sizes too large): How
about this one?
Customer Crying on hat, which Is so big 1t falls
over his face. hiding everything but his Chin: That's
the idea! Why can't you straw hat statesmen misfit
a customer in the first place?
SOME WOULD USE A NIBLICK
ID. Robert Z. Moore plans to tee off in Paris and
hole out In Berlin. playing a golf ball across two coun-
tries. Pochl That's only a No. A iron shot. anyway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

New YORK builders have locked out 5000 union
wage workers. These wage workers had been granted
their demands. They ordered a sympathy strike to en-
force the demands OF the electrical engineers. Now.
how far viii a sympathy strike get in New York or
elsewhere? Contractors say that there is TO be a
showdown. Labor troubles are coming very early in
the reign Of Herbert Hoover as president Of the United
states. They came very early in the reign Of Benja-
min Harrison as president and In the last analysis
they cost the republican party control or the govern
genL ~lAk4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
Washington Letter
nv C. PLUMNrER

WASHINGTON. May 21-Uncle Sam is never more
wide awake or more vigilant than when he is engaged
In making paper money for distribution to the Amer
lean people.
AT the present he is especially on the lookout For
over at the bureau of engraving and printing thou
sands of men and women are working at top speed
turning out literally millions Of bank notes to replace
those now in circulation. IL is a tremendous task 10
keep track of every bill that is printed. to say nothing
of having to account for every inch Of paper used in
their manufacture.
But 1t must be done. There Is a dollar in the Unit
ed States treasury for every 81 bill issued. and the two
must tally regardless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

Oscar q. Cclquitt is on the job. He is q qualified
member Of the United States board Of mediation. He
win take down a salary Of $4,000 q year and expenses.
Pat Morris Neff is p~racticing law. He viii not take
down q fixed salary and expenses. Colquitt led the
forces Is years. Neff led the prohibi-
ton forces for many years. Coiquitt was given the
turkey: Neff the feathers. Now what win happen in
the senatorial row In the year 1902 How many faces
viii be in the senatorial picture in the primary elec-
ton contest?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
StarLOre

By Arthur Dew. Carpenter
Two great outStandlnE facts re-
garding the Milky Way GALAXY have
come TO light in these recent days
First, that the galaxy has q vast
concentration OF stars at its center.
second, that the galaxy Ann rotating
I'm the opposite direction from THAT
OF the circllng cf the sun ard mnrn
around the heavens. TIE center aR
gregation or stars nc the center of
the galaxy provides the massive
gravitation influence which holds
together. while the rotating or
swhIrline or the galaxy accounts fEr
It's structure being that cf R flmrtrr-
ed disk rather than that CIR a round
or glohular form.
CMcre tomorrow
Answers tD FOREGOING Qmrntfnmn
I. John Barrymore. Dolores Cca-
tello: 4T-
q. Tom Graham
3. Fourth OF July
4. I Timothy Vi. O.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
ANSWER TO HEATH QUERIES

/. Z. c.. Q-what do you think
of the raw food diet? Can a person
of "a years OF age properly subEist
on such diet7 VIII the fact that
the patient has heretofore lived on
cooked foods make any difference I'm
this case? Has this kind OF diet
proven very successful?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

Who am I? Who Is my wffef
How old am ~
What is the real name cf Sinclair
Lewis?
II q new state were admitted 20
the union today when would tea star
be added to the American flag7
But goodness with cuntRntrnnnt
Is great gain" Where IH this nmM-
sage found In the Bihle7
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are quiet
and slow In thought They are M
little too tickle and often Eo Cen err
tremeE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

A-Raw grated vegetables are
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21

SOME WOULD USE A NIBLICK
DR.. Robert T. Moore plans to tee off in Paris and
hole out in Berlin. playing a golf ball across two coun-
tries. PochI That's only a No. 4 iron shot, anyway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-21
NOT A CHANCE

1t makes little difference TO the government wheth-
er the person is operating q small hand press on O
meager salary or Is a superintendent of a division on
q handsome %salary-if a $40 bill Is short on a check.
then the one on whom the responsibility is fixed must
lpay.
And the face value OF the shortage must be paid.
be 1t large or small. This applies to every sheet Of
paper. whether 1t Is blank or printed. One would
stand a much better chance to get money II he we're
to stage a daylight hold-up on a downtown bank than
he would to try and get away with a bank note from
the bureau of engraving and printing.
For through a system Of reports the movement Of
this paper money from one division to another Is
fixed as soon as the transfer has been accomplished.
A group Of auditors from one branch Of the treasury
department not connected with the bureau is at work
constantly verifying the balances as recorded In the
accounting division. Actual securities are on hand in
the several divisions to determine that securities have
not been removed maliciously without detection.
Everything must be accounted for in each division
before any employee of that division is permitted to
leave the building at the close Of work. This means
that 5000 persons have gone through the most careful
tests and checks before they are told that they may
go for the day.
These employees are not even permitted to leave
the building during the noon lunch period or at any
other time during the day.
s
FINISH OF MONEY
A good example Of the eternal vigilance p~racticed
in handling of this paper money is TO be had in how
the old issue Of currency will be disposed Of after
July !.
As the old bills come into the treasury they will
be carefully collected and recorded. bundled into bales
and carried to the steel money mascerators.
There are three keys TO one Of the masceratcrs.
one each is held BY the secretary Of the treasury. the
treasurer OF the United States and the comptroller OF
currency. and on each mascerator there are three
locks.
These three officials or their representatives. In
company with a fourth representative Of the people
and banks. viii each day personally unlock the mas
~cerators and place In them the old currency. The lids
VIII then be locked. water poured In the mascerators
and $50 knives win reduce the bills to pulp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Aqua CALIENTE WILL
HAVE NEW RACE TRACK

Aqua CALIENTE, Baja Cali
fornia. Mexico. April "a new
race track is to be built here to be
operated by the Auga Caliente
Jockey club, now in the process of
formation. The initial meeting will
start Christmas Day and continue
until, approximately April 1. The
site for the course has been selected
and is ideal for the purpose. 1t lies
Southeast Of the Campanille, the
chimes tower that tops the hill
leading down to the Aqua Caliente
Hotel and Casino. The San Diego
and Arizona Railroad runs directly
to the site and the main automobile
road. a continuation of the Cali
fornia highway borders the prop
erty.
The men behind the project are
Writ G. Bowman, president Of the
Aqua Caliente company; Baron
Long and James N. Crofton. This
is the group that conceived, built
and developed Aqua Caliente. Fol-
lowing the precedent of the parent
company. the public will have the
opportunity to participate in the
stock of the company, with horse
men and race track people, gener-
ally, having the preference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
PENTACONS WIN
FROM PALMEZ
Take Sensational Contest
As After II Grueling.
Innings

10 4IlS 11GI dIQJ
SAN BENITO, April 22.-In a
game replete with thrills, the San
Benito Pentagons nosed out the
Brownsville Hat Makers in the elev-
enth inning ga here Sunday after
noon on the Pentagon's diamond.
The winning run was scored on
two clear hits by Lawrence and Gun
bingham. Lawrence's blow was a
double, Cunningham's a single.
Several sensational plays aided
the Hat Makers in keeping abreast
Of the strong San Benitans. In the
third inning, Saenz, Brownsville
shortstop, made a great catch of a
fly ball and doubled a mar at Sec
ond base for the third out of the
inng as a runner crossed the home
plate. Truitt Roberts got a scream
ing three Dagger in the fourth in
ming that tied the score.
In the sixth inning, Martinez of
the Hat Makers pitched nine balls.
striking out the side. He whitfield
Il throughout the game.
Again saving the day, Munoz
made a great running catch in the
ninth inning with two Pentagons on
the bags.
The Palmer nine will play the
Aztecs next Sunday at San Benito.
The ROy Scnye
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
HONORED
IN FRENCH ART
Miss Leora McNess of King.
sville Attracting Wide
Attention
Especial to The Herald.)

KINGSVILLE, April 22.-Miss
Leora McNess, head of the art de-
partment at the South Texas State
Teachers college, recently received
marked distinction when she re-
ceived letters from two French art
magazines requesting biographical
and supplementary materials to be
used in connection with articles
on her work to appear oon in the
periodicals. This action followed
the display Of two of Miss McNess'
paintings in the Independent Art
Exhibit held in New York on the
roof garden of the Waldorf-As-
toria hotel during the month Of
March. This important exhibit
catalogued over seven hundred pic
lures on display in March, 1928 at
the same place.
Critics we're evidently impressed
with Miss McNess' work for she re-
ceived an invitation to display the
two paintings in the Adams gall
lery IL New York during the
month of June. This gallery also
sponsors the work Of contemporary
American artists.
A letter received by Miss McNesS
from the bi-monthly Revue du
Vrai ct du Beau, Pars, requested
her biography, the place and extent
Of her art education, and hel
method and theories of art. This
material is to be used in a criti-
cism of her work by the magazine:
critic who was impressed with the
work which she displayed in thc
New York exhibit.
MI. Henry de MontaI Faubelle
representing LES Artistes D Au-
jord' Hui" another French publ.
cation devoted to art and artists
instructed his company to Request
Miss McNess for material which III.
Guided her aspirations, the aim Of
her career as an artist, and Other
interesting personal data to be usec
in a critical article.
The paintings which Miss Nc.
Ness exhibited included one of Mis-;
Vivian Johnson, last year an in
structor at the college, entitled
VIVIAN" and q portrait Of oul
own Carlos, janitor Of the school
and an imaginary Mexican girl
Carlos and Consuelo.>
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

1t was the first Yankee Sunday.
at home in 1929, and 10000 fans
paid to see a game which was
terminated by rain at the end OF
the fifth inning.
The Athletic success was all but
clinched in the first inning. Young
Henry Johnson walked four Of the
Macks and permitted two others to
collect safe hits before the veteran
Tom Zachary was summoned to
the rescue. The net result was
four runs, and almost the ball
game. Jimmy Dykes put on the
finishing touches with a home run
in the fifth with one Athletic
aboard.
Almost everything happened in
the IS to 9 triumph Of the Tigers
over the Browns at st. Louis.
ORourke, Alexander and Whitehill
hit home runs and Richardson,
rookie shortstop of Detroit, per-
mited the Browns to work the hid
den ball trick at his expense.
The rest of the American league
program succumbed to the wea-
ther, as did the first scheduled
championship game in Boston in
the history Of baseball. The Giants
sat idly about the lobby Of their
hotel as a wind driven storm Of
rain played about Braves Field.
The National league Sabbath
campaign was confined almost ex-
clusively to the repulse Of the
Cardinals by the Cubs, 4 to 0, for
the third Chicago victory in four
attempts. Guy Bush let the Ma
tional league champions down with
four hits as Rogers Hornsby col
lected one more than that for his
own personal account. Some $4,000
fans turned out for the festivities
on Wrigley Field.
The Flatbush Fusileers repaired
to Flatbush yesterday for an un-
official home game which the
Phillies obligingly won by a score
of 4 to / in seven innings with a
rain-storm threatening every mo-
ment. More than $4,000 of the
Flatbush faithful contributed to
see the Robins lose their fifth
straight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
EAGLES MEET
HARLINCEN HI

Harrington high school will send
their diamond representatives here
tomorrow for an encounter with
the local high school Eagles. The
game is scheduled to begin at Ais
p. m. on the Palm Courts diamond.
The visitors boast of an unde-
feated season, having obtained the
long end Of the scores in contests
with San Benito, Edinburg Junior
College and Pharr-San Juan-Ala-
mo.
Rodriguez will take the mound
for the Eagles with Myer receiving.
The probable starting lineup for
the Eagles is as follows: Myer,
catcher; Rodriguez. pitcher; Rob-
erts, first base; Barnhart, second
base; Gonzales, short stop; Garcia,
third base; Sublett, left field; Ba-
ker, center field; Dixon, right field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
CUB MANAGER
NOT FEARFUL
Joe McCarty Thinks He's
Prepared For Eastern
Horsehide Invaders

CHICAGO, April 22.-(P)-For the
first time since he picked up the
managerial reins Of the Cubs, Joe
Mccarthy does not fear an eastern
invasion.
1--WE shove off on our first in
vasion of the east tomorrow night
and this time I'm not afraid of a
losing jinx because we've got the
pitchers" Mccarthy said. "Just
look at our record In four games
against the Pirates and Cardinals.
They got just 20 hits in those games
for an average of .163 combined.
Everyone knows we have the hit
ters."
For the past three seasons, the
Cubs have lost the pennant in the
east.
Despite inclement weather, the
Cubs have made a running start to-
ward a new national league atten-
dance mark for Wrigley field. In
four games they have attracted 49,
900 fans. Yesterday and on the op-
ening day, they drew a full park
of $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Major League Leaders

by The Associated Press.)
Including games of April 81.
National:
Batting-Harper, Braves, .e36.
Runs-WilSon, Cubs, 7.
Runs batted in-Hafey. Cards, 9.
Hits-Herman, Robins, IL.
-Doubles-Maranville, Braves; Her
man, Robins; Wilson, Cubs. 8.
Trlples-Cullop, Robins. 2.
Homers-Hafey. Cards. s.
Stolen baSes-Lindstrom. Giants:
Thompson, Phillies; Herman, Rob
lns; Hendr1ck. Robins, 2.
Pitching-CNo leader YETI
American
Batting-Jamieson. Indians, $40,
Runs-Rice. Gehringer, Tigers. 10,
Runs batted in-Alexander. tt
gers. Is.
HitS-Blue, Browns, IL.
DoubleS-McG owan, Browns, s.
Triplets-(Ten men ted.
Homers-Averill, Indians, 2.
Stolen bases-FCnseca, Indians, 5,
Pitching-(No leader YETI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
DONNA FIGHT
POSTPONED
Shew-Juarez Battle Will Be
Staged Thursday Instead
Tonight

Threatening weather has caused
Donna fight officials to postpone
the ShaW-Juarez 10-round boxing
exhibition until next Thursday ac-
cording to announcement received
from the fight city shortly after
noon today.
Battling" Shaw was to have
battled kid" Juarez of Monterrey
in the headline bout. Homer Good
ma of Brownsville and Floyd
Bowers of Iowa were to make up
the eight round semi-final.
The fight will be staged next
Thursday night, it is said.