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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

The feF-lnu ul the Texas legislature winch con
-snes January s will have many important matters 70
dispose or, chief Of which will be financing of Zoe pro
posed state highway system.
Apparently. IL ~ we'll settled that the maiont- ~
members will support any program recommended rs
Governor Moody's highway committee " t~hirty-rnr-
That progrsm is expected TO call for issuance of state
bonds in the amount ot S2-OoOn.o0o ~ take oy-- the
investments Of the various counties in state hishwag
70 close gaps in existing highways and complete 2 sys-
TEN which will join all sections Of the state. assuring
one n the most comprehensive systems IN ;hc Unit,i
States. Under tbis proSram Cameron aud Hidsle'
couniles would each receive approximately sl efor"g
in refund on county none. expended on state highway n,
this money ~ re used for feeder road constructions.
sorlc opposition may Re expected from Legislators
aho are playing 70 the -allcric7' n. advccat~. re-
duetion or the gasoline tax and motor vehicle license
fec. and there arc also certain elements who viii OPP
pose issuance of state bonds upon the theory that the
,tate should ,ay for highway construction from cuy-
rept receipts from the gasoline tax and motor vcnirlc
licenses. However,. it is apparent that the opposition.
while IL may bc expected to make 4 prolonged and vo-
eifcrous fieht in the legislature. IS in the minority.
n ,be press or Texas reflects the sentiments NJ tho
nsonle. the state is solidly in favor Of bonding for
highway construction. the bonds 70 re retired by the
rIsoliro tax. Texas has learned tast highways pay
HE dividends. far in excess of the interest and sinking
funds for bonds. and there is no logical reason why .
orav-as-you-:o' plan should he adopted and construe-
t;on of the highway system drawn out over a quarter o-
a century.
Texas needs those highways now, not n quarter oi
a century hence. They are essential M development
Fl the states rescurccs; ard development II these rel
sources will add TO valuations and revenues Tar more
.han the cost o. the highways. This fact has repeat
edly been demonstrated in construction q county
L..hu,v sv.tcmx. ana the state viii secure thr same
result in this respect that counties have.
Texans arc also or the opinion that the burden mi
Highway construction should be placed upon motor
vehicles. Real estate is nov paying All the tex II can
hear. II Is true that valuations viii he enhanced by
highway construction, but those valuations carry othe-
tsx burdens. The gasoline tax and motor license fc
rl.rc the burden uponp tho motor vehicles. and each
vehicle owner pays in direc; proportion To use ot the
highways.
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World and All
THE MAIL
~ Charles +. prtseoD

THE MAIL
II va only The other day | vas thrilled beyond e.
preston b. the passage Of the fist regular airmah
rlane over the hous. IN which | live. Well. csrtsinly
not more than a few months ego. or a year or tTo ago.
FOR a long time nov, comparatively speaking, ths
airmail has been flying more than $4,000 miles every
day in the United States.
More and more cities arc being served, and since
the delivery joins were given over 70 private eontFac-
tors the sirmail system has grown 10 enormous size
Within > very few years nearly all letter mail Wall 5e
carried ny air. a. a matter OF course.
Early tn the fourteenth century il eas customary 10
Y rite on the outside or letters TO be delivered BY post.
Haste Post, Hsste!' Hence comes our expression
"polt-hastc." But the haste the post courier was able
to make In those days. riding post horses over eXccrs-
bile roads. would hardly do for the transportation 0.
bank business between New York and Chicago, for IN
stance. And the modem lover isn't willing to wait
several weeks for the delivery or his love letter, writ
ten in Atlanta, to his sweetheart in New Orleans.
Il was also customary in the olden days 10 write on
the outside Of the dispatch" such admonitons as these:
ride, villain, ride-for thy life, for thy life, for thy
life!" Haste, haste, haste, flying night and day"
And often the sender. TO keep the mailman properly
frightened, would add, ION payne Or the gallows!" am
would draw q skull and c~rossboncs on his wrapper.
I learn these interesting items about the postal
service from "old Post Bags = new Appleton book rs
Alvin r. Harlow.
When il cost s~iNFencs 70 send . letter in England
The population OF Great Britain sent only an average
m three or four letters each rer year, and poor fols
sent no letters at al. since they didn't earn enough in
? whole day 70 ray postage on three letters.
It took years of campaigning and wire pulling and
political fighting to bring cheap postage. because tn
politicians were so short-aighted that they feared the
postal service never could handle ell the letters that
would Re sent if postage were reduced, in England. 20
> penny. But in 1910 the fight vss won, ard the ad-
hssiFe stamp was devised As q means Of getting the
N sdvsnc, Of delivery, since so many customers
refused t. ray On delivery. m nine years the postal
system was placed on a paying basis.
The growth n postal institutions II = romant,
story. Old Post Bags tells il better than IL ha, eve,
been told heretofore. Too bad the book couldn't have
a more attractive title.
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Valley Optimistic

I'M no. snct uFasinE features 81 the nru.
-. : INC Sririt Of optimism general tbroYrbon, 49,.
II" expressed hy Valley leaders IN terms which
80 = = doH't o. their sincerity. Almost without
EXCEPTION Naisy residents arc facing N, nsz yasr
=" 'u"'larHec. confidence cn-cndcrsd ~ = t,orI.
'sSs & The Valleys resource. and the r.. a.. ~.
"'iNohaf Of consuming markets arc constantly mann.
inf NS mount
"'eo-a4nc 70 eontertst4ve estimate, H.. Lover Ro
u4shae valley 4 less than 80 per cent deveIooed ana
" s'@o estimated that present shipments represent
'"ah Il irT sent of the tonnage the Valleys fer.
!. ~ Y 'aN"biH OF producing. Development Of the
""F I fesou'css II keeping pace with the increasin-
demand for these products. II Il apparcnt " .has.
"ao nave made . study of Valley DEVELOPMENT that the
f'otiesa Of recent years is increasing in momentum.
ana tnst 1879 Will witness an increase in wealth PRO.
"ucuoh without parallel in the history Of new coun-
tries.
There i SOLID basis FOR the optimism Expressed ~
valley leaders. Development IS proceeding at q ps,s
Underlined Fl 2 few years ago. Thousands Of acres
WIZ be brought under Irrigation in 1929, scores Or
mics q paved highways viii be completed, and these
* important factors in adding TO the wealth produc-
ton This development is not confined TO any one sec.
tion. II IS general. extending from Rio Grsnde CITY
10 thc coast. II fact, there is not a community which
coes not have new projects under way or which Il W..
preparing for more intensive cultivation and added
production from older developed lands.
National conditions serve to augment Valley op-
timisn. Leading finsnciers. industrialists and heads VI
the ccuntry's greatest commercial firms predict I'M
rreccdentcd prosperity FOR 1929, and this will ~ rc-
Elected IN a greater demand and better markets for The
Valleys products.
AmcrT the most optimistic are those pioneer. Who
have seen ts race Of progress accelerated with the
psssinE year. They have witnessed the gradual trans
formation - ? wilden.ss into ono of the most prcduc-
tive areas IN tho world. They know the possibilities
Of Valley scil, the immense wealth i csn produce when
properly developed. Their faith, provide years ago
when development VS. in ifs infancy, has been aug
nentcd AS Tic ycsrs have brought t. the lower border
section the Development and progress they yisioned
when they first devoted their energies to making the
Valley soil produce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

oh, hello" said Byrd, casually.
You seem 20 he down town bright
and early, too
Martin looked from one to the
other, quizzicaily. and then eased his
lever into high.
Byrd and Larry crossed the street
together.
Which way " you happen u be
going?' asked Byrd in that deadly
casual tone.
THE same way YOU happen 10 be
going ho answered %ominously.
They stopped IN front Of the bank.
"Sce here, Byrd. | saw you Get
Ont Nc that car just now" Larry OK
plodcd, have YOU fallen 50 low that
You accept 'pick-Ups' now
Bird stared ~ him. His straight,
wcil-proportioned lectures we're a
dull red. She realized hat Larry
thought III could still dictate to her
just as he did when they were lIv-
ing together.
"Is that Why You arc OBTAINING
nc - she said coldlv. "to tell me
that you consider my conduct oues-
tiorahlc 7" she laughed heartlessly.
you toll me that I'm not behaving
correctly y" she continued bitterly.
That's 4 fine jokc." She hcsitated
q moment while a sharp pain seemed
~ catch her in the region or her
heart.
Listen. Larry. when ! lived with
YOU never dis-raced you. I lived ~
my conscience dictated ! should live
with a husband whom ! loved. That's
An changed now. I'll do and 70 and
behave just as 7 feel like. And
don't try 70 interfere. II won't 10
YOU a bit Of good. J don't are = fix
leaf what YOU think or how you feel.
Gcodbye!"
BYRD turned an = flirrsnt pair n
high heels in Larry's direction.
But her face had nothing airy or
casual about il. Her eyes had tho
strained look Of a person who has
lost its dearest possession.
As she went through the revolving
doors, she saw Larry still standing
where she had left him and the ex-
preston on his face was one IF
failure and defeat and hopclessncss.
Byrd was thinking. Larry had got
ten everything in life by "a buster
ing demand for Il. He had gotten
his position in the business world
through an arrogant and ogotistical
exploitation OF his magnetic person
alitv.
That vibrant. glowing thing that
was Larry had dominated her ever
since the time she had first met
him.
Would she cver forget that mo-
inert when she had been introduced
6 him nd nc stopped before a
lqe -ful or p-nrl -nA hei f~-aap-i n
kiss, like a golden chime. right "a
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money II AZ stake,'
Byrd wss very still for . few min
uteE.
Then she handed Mr. Polk On n
velope.
"Will YOU return this N Larry
she asked. ats = check he sent me.
Please thank him for me. ard tel
him that lin making a very good
salary and can Get along nicely
Byrd hurried out of the building
that evening. for she had planned
TO meet Pat at the dancing class.
Outside the bank She bought m
paper. and stood for q minute glanc-
inr over tho front page.
Jack Duncan'r name caught her
eve. a small item ~ tho bottom
of the page stated that John N Dun
c1n. prominent banker, had been
fined ono hundred dollars and costs
W = charge NJ assault and battery.
She started walking RAPIDLY down
Euclid avenue enjoying the late Uc-
tohcr air. The evening v7- ~
bslmv a. any day in summer.
She glanced up. Coming toward
her. she saw Martin Kelly
you're rs had as 2 bad penny
he ycolded him l|auEhinElv. always
turning NJ a. the wrong time
"I'r glad to see you. too" nc said,
showing His white. even teeth. his
only asset in the way of beauty.
Going home7'
Bird decided not IN tcll him she
-as having dinner aiorc. She was
afraid he'd ONE too. Shr malH-
tanned : discreet silence.
That's fine" he said, Brightly. ~
III thew had hsd quite : conversation
about II. - think it'll - wonder
NH ~ have dinner t~nEathrr.'
Byrd couldn't HELM smiling. VI
was SO much little hoy about every
thir- that he did.
"Come on" Nc hesitated. for he
didn't know her given rame- please
CONTINUED on page ten1
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g 1928 .eLnTRAl PRESS ASSN ne

the top Of her bronze hair.
That Was Larry for yo A royal
gesture that had brought the world
10 his fees
And 2 for tho first time in his
whole life he had known humilia-
ton and defeat,
Byrd almost ran into her little of-
flee.
She wanted 10 close that last
glimpse OF Larry out OF her mind.
But her burning eycballs still car
ricd that woebegone image.
IS she sat az her typewriter ready
~ begin on tho pile of letters that
were waiting for her, shc looked
ike a very capable young secretary
end NO u IN the world would have
guessed that right that minute she
wanted 10 be washing dishes in a
little house with green shutters. run
ming a carpet sweeper sround the
living oom and making beds.
She laid the little Pile cf finished
letters on Tr. Folks desk.
She hegitated \ minute ~ the door
before going out.
"Mr. Polk. 10 you mind telling
mr if Larry has talked with YOU
about his affairs"
Mr.. Folk nodded. Byrd sat down
IN the chair facirg his desk.
am worried about him. natural
ly,' she said, hoping To Gct \ word
out of him.
He came in 10 sec me tho day
after You fired him" Ho looked up
with a humorous twinkle IN his
eyes. And We went over nm hi
accounts. I believe he realize. for
the first time. how heavily in debt
he U.s." Mr.. Polk hcsitated. III don't
know that 7 have a right 10 tell yog
this. but l. may relieve vour mind
10 know that ~ wanted first of all
70 pav hack to your father evcry
c"rt H. owned him. III fact. he was
Guitc defiant about N. ~ " ~ vc-r
trying r. show YOU hr could get
along wiwthnut vorr help. Its n
good sign. ia say,"
"But how could he 10 that" in-
CURED Byrd. in surprise. There
isn't another soul anywhere that
would lend him the money
We'll. the first thing 70 DO Vith
2 man like Larry who faces certain
failure unless he turns right about
face. is 10 make his dealings strict
IN a matter or business. Families
should never borrow from each
other anyway. So ] arranged the
losn for Kim finished Mr.. Polk.
avciding Byrd's ewes.
"w Nv. Mr. Polk" she said. srhast
Why did you take such a risk
"Tn spite OF all the gossip - the
rr-f-rr-. f-rhrrs art-n ff.- z
ch fnce when E%omsthirE more than
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
New York Letter
WE WHITE HOUSE

A WEE WHITE HOUSE
les just a wae house. with = cool
white porch,
And shutters that glitter imSSt-
anca in the Gun
II has a wee door, and thru hat
door
Walks my life and love when the
day u done.
In thc narrow gate, up the ~psbblrd
walk.
Straight he comes M nv eager Alss.
Then W. both lived over the hours
apart,
Tell each other that /. tell each
other this
Oh, kings know glory or a different
kind,
And lovers in castles don't know
much.
But two in a paid for wee white
house
Seldom. ir. ever, lose the magic
touch. -Juanita Clivctte.
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Other Papers
SIZING Ur 4 TECHNICALLY
fBeaumont Entcrprieol.

,udzc walker or the Missouri supreme court j, not
disposed to waste tine on legal hair-Sphtting. 4 Sc
dshs man vas convicted Of selling corn whisky. When
his case was appealed TO the supreme court, the vcr-
dict was reversed hy Judge Walkers associates and "a
new trial ordered because none Of the witnesses could
identify the liquor as corn whisky. As quoted in the
St. Louis Pcst-Dispatch, Judge Walker ~dissented, in
part, a. fcilors:
whisky Is whisky. Whether it is called hcotch'
tsoonshinc. booze, white male or coffin varnish in the
sernaculsr Of the underworld; whether 1t Is made IN
April's ivory moonlight or beneath The cak trees shade.
~ di,tilled from the blood-quickeninS juice Ct the fer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Described
by David BelaSco as without ques-
ton Ferenc Molnars greatest contrI-
button to the stage" Nina, star
ring Lenore Uric. u preferred NJ the
thester bearing the illustrIous pro-
dueer'S name. No more spectacular
or pr~etentious theatrical production
has eve been so magnifIccntly and
courageously chsneed on the local
stage by Mr.. Bolasco. nor BY any VI
his contemporaries. but "Mlma' for
the grestar part Of the proceedings
~ an empty and uneventful enter
tsinment.
A difficult verdict to render. too,
considering that the theatrical jour
nails recorded that Mr.. Belasco had
expended nearly 100000 70 date on
the spectacle. This great cost ome
after eight weeks Of rcheaFsals,
which included full time wages for
the players and much overtime sal
aries TO the large musical crew and
the number ar stage mechanics nee
essary to operate the stupendous
affair.
Belasco. YOU suspected. put every
ounce Of eneSry and every drop or
It0I4 NAV @AAAAIr ~ E.NA@ hAHA NN
only arrcsting during the first few
episodes chiefly because the great
mechanical equipment on the stage
u an unusual and novel experience
for the playgosr. Max R~einhsrdt.
porld-farou5 German producer. rer-
haps. could not have given Nina
y more thorough ard expert touch.
and the magic az Belasco did not fail
him. The Molnar manuscript, how
ever. proved stale and ri times too
dull for comfort. In spite NJ the
unanimous opinion Of the European
critical fraternity which indcrss1 M
with ali Of the supsrlativst the Ian
Euace affords. However. M. Bslas-
cos adaptation may have been ~
fault.
Yet. a. "The Red Mill" all over the
continent ii ~foundcred, and one Va
amazed at the courage displayed rs
Mr. BrlaEro IN gambling with the
European failure on This side End
a. IN Favorable reaction 81 the for
cirn reviewers. The spectacle is
fashioned out OF bitter satire. and
reveals. among other not very inter
cstinE thirrs, how silks and satan
can corrupt a good man.
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ADD FAChETS

The New York Times blllGlng at
Tortv-sec0nd street and Broadway.
nov features a novel electric sign,
which circles tho cdifice. II ~ dr.
scrihad ~ ] running sign m which
words spell out sentences which fur
nish hot new. before il - printed in
.hc II cost the firm
100000, they say, and is doing much
IN conrest traffic at the worlds bIsi-
wv corner, for great crowds collect
or nause TO read the headlines. The
nickpockets might like 70 know. At
any rate.
However. a new game has come
nut NJ IN. Groups gather across tho
street every night end make wagerS
IN the odd or even number MI A
that appear IN every five lines.
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Immigration y, a subject which interests not only
our country. but the entire world. because il is an I'M
tor.cly human subject. III concerns man and the strug-
ale Of man Ar existence. Il iS q phase not only of
economic existence but VT political and spiritual free
dom. Man has moved and will continue 70 move 80
long IVY ~ cau find \ better place in which ~ enjoy
The fcv years vhicn God has given him upon this
earth.
We may never know with absolute certainty whcr,
thc human race began. bat N, 10 know that IN the
strUsSlc fer existence men spread out over the face ~
thc Garth and that in m dorng they settled some com
muaitics much more rapidly and much more dcascl
than in othcrs. 4 great wave on immigration with it-
subsequent increase populated Italy. Another move
mcnt planted \ civilization in the British Isles and an.
other IN Germany.
i was anOthcr great wave Of immigration watch
founded the colonies in the New World and lar W.
camc the great nations Of this hcmisphcre. Many +
the countries which supplied the immigrants who
founded these nov nations have now a serious prom.
lem RI population. This problem has brought diff
cuitics and has made existence excessively competitive.
While increasing their own population At a high rate.
these countries have sent great numbers or their poo
PIE 20 the United S~tstes-thc rrcato-t immigration the
world bias ever known.
50 not only have We the problem Of furnishing en-
plcsmcnt ~ men displaced by machines. but every wear
&C admit TO our country even under restrictive immi-
grafton, 2 quarter Of q million aliens. Every year ESQ.,
600 young men come IN from the farms To the eitie,
seeking industrial employment. Every year 2oNoooo
Of our boys and girls arrive At the arc when SOU
SANDS of them arc compelled or desire In take their
place ~ our factories. offices and stores.
] shuddcr 10 think what employment would have
been today if NC lid not have the protective policy oi
restrictive immigration. But the law itself is not all
that u necessary 10 insure it, benefits. Administra-
tors Of il must be in sympathy with lis purpose e
make ii effective. Only IN that way can We solve aud
keep solved the problem Of placing the youth Of our
land in profitable employment when they arrive At
employment cs rrd find rcmnncrativc employment
.~- f-a larl-t-i Ia cur march ~ rrcg-
rezs and efficiency Of machines in industry.
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FLYING CONGRESSMAN EMPLOYS
AIR TACTICS
Nv CHARLES r. sTEwAR

RN Ah1tfk#hf1 80
WSHINGTON, Jan. 2.-FIorello n.
LsGuardia got his congressional
training as an aviator on the Italian
front during the World war.
His style If fighting in the house
cf representatives is tho reckless,
DESPERATE airman's-his life dangling
ht Y hair but laughing about n all
the time-sud a. bloodthirsty ~ he
il cheerful-his parliamentary style
is the dcath-dclyinE aviator's 20 a
IT"
The aviator is a lone-hardcd skip
per. Help only gets in his way.
Ditto LaGuardia in congress.
Hanging high in the cmpyrean-a
mere dot IN the sky. ~cagie-likc, the
aviator scans the lower levels for
his prey-by goshI he sights a vic
tim-with a rush and a swish and
n tumble. down he comes-bang-cty,
hang. bang! goes bis machine gun
and away he rooms back into the
hraven--while n busted rival plunks
carthward ~ flames, kindling wood
and scrap metal.
LaGuardia's fierce forays in the
house Of representatives are of the
identical tyro with this thrilling
brand of aerial warfare.
congressman are mostly a con-
servativc lot. regardless OF party.
Even the so-called liberals. or pro
-rcssiycs." as they ~denominste them
s~clves. nearly all have their streaks
ar political backrardncEs-lus as 2
good many conservatives have
strcaks Of liberslity.
LaGuardia is an all-'rouud. rel-hot
liberal. Try him on anything and
nc rings true 10 liberal principles. sn
far III 7 ever have hccn ahic ~ dis
cover. Consequently hardly anythirE
i proposed iu carErcss-cNcont what
" himself proposes-that fails to
give him ! pain Of one sort cr an
other.
When n rain. tHr first form 81
r.lcf tiat ~irvarsniv occurs Up niLi
! u a resort 20 aviation methods.
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Timely Views
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM REVIEWED
Ey IANEs y. nANIs. Secrclary FL Labor.

I7r~- q. Davis vas horn in T~rcirEar. south
Vale, Oct cf, 1873. He vas educated IN The pub
lc schools and later took . husinsts course for
several months. He holds honorary degrees from
;wo American uri:er-iticz. lie came 10 The United
Sfatca with hs parents ~ 1851 and began working
2 2 p%uddlcr's assistant in an iron works st Sharon,
Pa. and later in Pittsburgh. He moved 10 ElWood,
Ind, in 1923 and worked in steel and tin plate mills
there. ic was elected director general or the
Loyal Order Of Moose in 1906 and was appointed
secretary "A labor in 1921. nc founded tho Moose
heart Home and School AZ Mooschrart, No
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Answers 70 Foregoing Question.

II. Samuel Insul. public utilities
Chicago Civic Opera company.
?. r. Scott Mcbride.
r.. Treaty RI Paris.
4. House or Commons; Chamber Of
Deputies; R%eichstaE.
I'M. Nt. Mark. vii. 10
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

Who an II? I'm -hat ccmpari-1
am 7 especially interested? or Vhzf
Chicago musical organization am I
president.
Who I'M thu national Eupcrintrnd-
cnt WI the Anti-SalooH League IN
America
Under what treaty were the Philip
pine Islands ceded to the l.. S.?
With what body does most OF the
legislative power rest in England?
France? Germany?
"And he said. That which eometh
cut XVIII u man. that delileth the man.
Where is this passage found in the
BihIc7
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FersonE born on this day are jolly
and good company. A housekeeperi
they sometimes are prone 10 sveer
dirt into obscure corners and trust
tina. IN Will not he seen.
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A Daily Thnnrhf

"GlatF, china and reputation. srf
easily crack'd and never well mend.
cd. '-Ecnjamin Franklin.