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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12
A Service to the Valley

real service has been performed for the entire
valley By the Ro Grands Valley Ginners' Association
which last fall insugurated an effective cotton stalk
cleanup campaign. in which every progressive section
% the Valley Joined. The ginners did not 20 to tn
growers with pleas and petitions. Through the press
Of the Valley they presented the necessary facts and
f;~ure. to prove to growers that it was to their inter-
est to eliminate the alternating places of tho boil
ue.viI. and to destroy the cotton stalks upon which th-
weevil would subsist.
The result Of the campaign exceeded expectations
Of course, there were those growers who refused -
co-operate-they always can be found IN any com
munity. But the great majority Of growers got back
Of the campaign with an energy that secured vide
spread results.
The rinners' association also advocated early prepa-
ration Of cotton land, asd countless thousands OF acres
were plowed and prepared before the fall rains. IN
the unirrissted sections, as we'll as in part Of the irri-
gated areas, the soil has an abundance Of moisture
practically assuring a good cotton crop IN the event
~. .nvirv rainfall Is near normal. In fact. conditions
r.ver were more propitious for a record cotton crop
and there is every indication that the acreage VIII at
tain a new high mark for this section wnh the plant
ings earlier than in any previous year.
What the ginners are accomplishing with respect
10 educating the cotton growers Is the result Oh Or
sanifed effort. For several years lhulV'ousl shhsi
have endeavored to secure vslley-vide cleanup Of cot
ton stalks; have urged growers TO properly prepare
their lands; and while their efforts secured some re-
suits locally. the effects were not general. But with
practically all leading ginners organized and direct
ing their efforts along that line, success has been
marked, an excellent criterion Of the effectiveness OF
organized effort as compared with that OF the md
vidusl.
According to a recent survey by one 81 the icao-
Ing sinners, soil conditions in the entire Valley sec
tion never we're better. Investigations indicate thst
.ha hell weeyil menace has been reduced greatly, and
that the Valley cotton crop will, with normal weather
conditions. BE- ready for the gins, two TO three weeks
earlier than the average season. IL the present pros
meets for one of the most profitable crops the valley
ever produced msterialiIe it will be due at least
partly. TO the fact that the Valley ginners nave
achieved a working organization and are utilizing It to
.o-orerate with the growers in making cotton produe-
tior more profitable for all concerned.
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Other Papers
THE SOUTHWEST is WORTH sEEING
beaumont Enterprise


Talk of a Coolidge visit to the southwest il revived
in Washington. Texas has already extended an invita-
tion to Mr.. Coolidge to visit this state after his re-
tirement from office and hopes that the invitation will
be accepted.
Mr.. Coolidge has gone as far rs South Dakota and
mas visited Florida. He has done q great deal Of trsy-
cling 10 various parts Of the country, chiefly in the
east, however, and has come into contact with large
numbers Of his fellow citizens. But he has never been
in the southwest. This part Of the United States is
known to Mr.. Coolidge only by hearsay. In that re.
spect he is the typical eastern man.
Mr.. Coolidge will find much to interest him in the
southwest. sed he will meet with a cordial welcome
While Texas, in the late presidential election voted foE
a republican presidential candidate for the first time In
it's history, Texas hospitality il not influenced By Pc
ltical considerations, and Mr.. Coolidge would be nc
less welcome If the state had remained in the demo.
cratic column
Every American citizen who has an opportunity to
do so should become acquainted with the s~outhwcss,
Il is still a wonderland. II might be a revelation 10
Mr.. Coolidge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12
The World and All
LETTER
81 Charles r. Driseon

L6AAEh
Mrs. A. L. Garrstson of Beaumont, Texas, writes:
Il like the way you fire straight from the shoulder
There is so much pretense, II is really refreshing to
find one unafraid."
Now, this interests me. because I'm not really un-
afraid AZ all. All my journalistic life | have been te-
ceiving letters commencing me for being unafraid.
courageous, and bold. And all the time I have real
lied that | am nothing or the sort. It has been neces-
ssry for me to write about affairs as one finds them
in this world, and / have been unable to escape
the necessity for writing honestly. But whenever il
turns out that | write insulting things about thieves
or rsscals or crooks, ! always look at my writing with
surprise and a certain amount OF ~quaking. / wonder
that | could say such things.
As a reporter, and later as n newspaper editor, IL
was my lot to expose crooks in public office. / was
always afraid Of these crooks. I knew they were plan
ming TO kill me. and ! was disgrscefully afraid Of be.
ing killed. Still. l couldn't resist the urge to write the
truth about them, day after day. The mere they
threatened me. the more did l feel impelled TO defy
them and write more truth about them.
It's queer. | don't understand il. But I'm bound
20 tell my Beaumont correspondent that I'm really not
the least bit unafraid.
In another vein altogether. Mrs. Gsrretson writes
about pirates. She tells Of Jean Lsfitte. who once had
headquarters on Galveston Island. He operated in the
Gulf of Mexico in 1921, after having served the United
States at New Orleans in the War of 1872.
Yes, Jean Lsfitte is one of my favoritc pirates. II.
was a masterful one, and knew the value OF a stand-in
with established authority. When there was war be-
tween the United States and Great Britain. he picked
the winner, and made himself solid BY fighting on the
winning side.
Mrs. Garretson tells or local tradition that the gull
pirates used to bring their treasure along the gulf
coast to a little town called Roll Over. in Galveston
- Al. 1t A. -
some of Lafitte's vessels ashore on Virginia Point.
This is the sort Of pirate tradition that I like to
hear about. Next summer I hope to spend along the
coast Of Spain, France and the British Isles. gather
inc just this sort or information about pirates, and
verifying AZ much OF IL as possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

dsrrtsnss The tariff bst~r thar -
other man living
Secretary of the Treasury M.IIsr
himself dcfers u Smoot IN prnrt,rsl
questions.
Nobody has n better rrasp tbsr
Andy on broad general f~insr~,si
principles but he doesn't roncsrn
himself much with details. It's doubt
full IL, with his own hands. he cver
ran sa adding machine. He dssIr
with balance sheets.
Eroudd UP, and Nv no rlouch ON theory.
either.
IL appears that Mr.. Hoover wants
wv rave more money than was saved
by an administration which econo-
mixsd on pencil stubs and pnper
towels. BY emitting the stripe from
mail saeks and by ~eurtailing the soap
allowance per scrub woman on the
marble floors Of government build
in1s.
He wants TO reduce taxes some
mere. after W. Gals admission
that 10 ~culd bs a. long time before
any mere reductions would bs PES
tlbls.
SizrultaHsoubly Hsrbsrt proposes
~ connect the Great Lakes Nth thu
Atlsntic and the Gulf ef Mexico, har-
ness the Mississippi and its tribvta-
ries, bald Boulder dam, maybe dig q
ditch across Nicaragua, relieve a9ri-
culture and launch several other sew
srnI bi~llion-doiiar enterprises.
Mr.. Hoover delegates Senator
Smoat % reconcile these two pro-
grams
Like Andy Mellon, WE iraTEN de-
tails 40 others
The senator has been heard fr re-
mark that NV was puzzled NV refer
snrsB tn the -nrw dHvr INV govern
rnrnt, which ~ promised with Mr.
Hscssr's advent I'm thu White House.
Now it'z explained 10 him.
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The Decline Of Radicalism

Recently an internationally known liberal made .
Abatement to the effect that radicalism. Of all sorts. IN
America vas at its lowest point in many generations
This statement was borne out by the remarkably peer
showing Of the leading dissenting party. the social
lists. ia the last election.
We do not need 70 look far afieid for the answer.
There are two outstanding reasons; one Is the grow
inr liberalism OF American capital and the other the
high status or American labor with its increasing
kncwisdgc Of the inseparahle economic relationship
between capital and labor.
The classic idea OF capitalism pictured a few
wealthy men, acting as Ruthless dietstors controlling
the pepcIs Of q naticn and exploiting labor. Today,
in contrast. capital. as exemplified by cur great IN
dustsiss is understood 70 represent the accumulated
savings Of millions Of investors, rich and poor alike.
Lahor exploitation. in any form. is . thing Of the
rast. Employers understand that satisfied employees.
earning high wages, are the nations greatest asset
in home market buying power. Emplcye-ownership Of
stock, pioneered by the electric light ard power COM
rsnies. and now generally adopted by all industries,
was the forerunner ard continuous incentive for the
idea cf making the words "iabor" and capital syn
cnymous.
The sgitatcr today is hard put 70 find an enthus-
i.stic audience In industrial AmericA. The Utcrian
dream ~ friendiiness and cooperation between the
worker and the finsncier seems to have been realized
In Ansries. ths land Of opportunity fer the indiyldual
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

a good troupsr. Live and let live,
that's ma"
With this acknowledgement en-
enlargement. and the intoxication q
applause, Betty entered into the
spirit Of this ridicuic Of the beautiful
Greek dance. From time to time she
introduced a few inconsistent clog
steps and failures to do ~acrobatirs,
which amused tho audience ini-
mensely. Hawkins patted her affec-
tionateIy on the back when they
left the stage fer the last time.
Tuesday night Betty went to dance
with Andy Adsir again. On Wednes.
day night Hawkins said 20 her:
Ditch the Johns tonight, Brown, !
want to talk business with You
Betty was anxious 10 know what
he wanted, but disappointed when
they reached the stage door 10 find
Harry Ford waiting. She introduced
the two men. and explained that she
was to have a business talk with
Mr. Hawkins. She hoped Harry
would come another time.
How about tomorrow night he
asked. Betty said she would be glad
to see him, and smiled to herself
that she was again attracting 20 her
the men she liked The smile be-
came u bit grim when she realized
that IL was her public dancing and
not herself which attracted them.
Hawkins took her 70 a whiie-tiled
chair-arm lunch room. ordered sons
simple food. and began to talk bust
ness 1t once.
How would you like - 20 on the
road a. my dancing r~srtner!" b.
asked.
"Why, ! had net thought about H.
hesitstad Betty. TELL me just what
you mean"
you know I'm too good for this
four-s-tay stuf4. but vaudeville hal
gone looie. The now houses have
PUT IL out cf business The only bia
money fer q specially - In the bis
reviews am getting only two hun.
cred dellsrs . week for my act, but
could get three II I had : partner
A booking agent told me 80 two OF
three days age. Ii you are willing
to work with me. taking the shorl
end ill you are as good as ] an,
think we could team up"
what Is the short end
I'D take what I am making now
two hundred. ard you get the cthei
hundred. This circuit IA wpel
stands and the jumps short 7 go'
ten weeks new"
III would like NJ trv it.- Bett-
bad <rvwn ~ ifke this darrer N
srit RI his crude ray or e~xrreEEir;
himself.
eaff ri~hfv Re sid srt,s = 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

NEW YORK. Feb. 12-ons sym.
pathizes with the lot Of the stage
doorman. He must be gruff. cynic-
al. and no bride taker. to insure the
artists against interference. pests
who seek autographs. or dressing
ccm thieves But the robust door
tender at Mr.. Ziegfeld's New Am
sterdam blundered the other evening,
and . member Of the troupe was the
sufferer. ,. appears that man
who planned doing . story on Eddie
Csntor had called.
"Mr. Cantor can't sen you until
after the show" said the docrmsn.
But he said in his letter for me
60 come ut any time, and to wait
for his valet. who would take me
to his ROOM" said the magazine
writer
II can't help that" rrumblcd the
doorman. you'll have to stand
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

He reached out his hand, and. they
shook hands on IL.
n live right around the corner
he went on. Lets go TO my room
and have O drink ON It,"
But | don't drink" laughed Betty.
-Thst's good. Women who drink
get fat. You got 10 keep your shape
In you are going 10 do bsre-iezs-d
stuff. Don't start it. 7 don't drink
a pint a month, but ! want TO have
one on the new partnership. Gene
on sronud and take singersle."
But il Is after tweIve' ceuldHt
20 70 your room al this time Of
night
"Nhy. it'a n theatrical hotel. hid,
They hardly get going before two or
three
But \ couldn't 10 10 your room
anyway" said Betty, positively II
know IL sounds trite, hut I'm not that
kind Of a girl"
SAY, have you cot the notion that
we are going TO waste money running
around over the eoagtry paying for
two rcoms77 He emphasized the last
word but one.
IF we aren't to have two rooms
won't 20 with you-" Betty half rose
asst down." He snapped out the
words. she obeyec without intend-
inr "a. ~ amt K0t smallpox MOI
nothing. You cart high hat me!
I see you netting them Johns st ths
stage door. They wsn't ret you moth,
ing. They buy yoS q sandwich and
then collect sfteru ir5s."
eThe men you htv8 seen ne with
| are old school mates xho have known
me all my life" Betty spoke with
dignity.
"Weil. they won't Tst you nothinx
arvhsw." h- answered ~doxtsdly- IL
you want to Get anyEhere ln thil
tusineB yen ret 20 ret yourself |
partner and stick 10 him. III yor
are telling re the truth ysu rot I
lot OF tr0able coming to you. Tol
better get yoarself a Job teaching
school where the pupils are all LITTLE
boys
-You dancing women are tw'
kinds. Eold-digxsrs who get bit a
often ~ they bite and the kind tina
let the Johns alone and stick TO thsil
man, save their money, and re
somewhere I'm the show business"
"Fou sre not nv any chance pro
posing tn re. are Fcuz" asked eEtty
She Knew she ought to - angry. bn
sonehaw shs mas net. shs was gnl!
ed.
you nssn 10 marry yen. Gosh
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

Tbs post office department, at all times, has in
mind the quickest and ~speediest delivery of air mail
and ! believe that, in the near future. the volume of
air mail will increase and become so important that
all the principal air mail fields Of the country will be
connected with the post offices BY pneumatic tubes
which will insure n delivery or air mail al the cffic,
within five minutes after landing on the field. In
many eases, this will mean q saving Of half an hcur
and, in some cases in various cities Of the system. q
greater saving in time.
The expense will not be so great a. one might in.
agine and ] am sure there are companies which would
be glad to begin the installation of tube service be
tween post offices and air mail fields. Can you pic.
ture the saving in time that il would mean for the ali
mail Of New York City which will shortly be landed
in Newark, N. j.. n some could be transported by tube
70 the Hudson terminal and there be distributed ny
our present installed city tube service 20 other pos.
office stations OF the city,
Just at the moment there arc several great national
sssenger-esrrying companies ready to announce the
Inauguration Of psssenger-carryiEg lines from New
York TO Los Angeles and other distant points. How
long. after a Passenrer-earryinS line is in successful
operation. say from New York to Los Angeles. Is tho
business man where speed is the very essence OF tn.
movement) going 20 be ccntert 10 allew his hus,na,.
mail 70 he carried BY train with q journey OF five DAYS
when there Is q lire Of PasssnssrcsrryinS planes in
operation over the route covering the sane distan=.
in 80 houTsF The answer is simply this: that the pes
office department. under the legislation which it nov
has to contract for the carrying Of first-clsss two.
cent mail In the air al a rate Of 60 cents a pound. wI
just be compelled By the demands made upon /. BY the
business people Of the country 10 carry this class ci
mail. whenever possible. in the air. And my belief Z
that. within the next year. there will be many such
lines Fut into operation. where the carrying RI first
class mail IN the air mail vii prove . crest bsnesi'
to the mailing public.
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49,
Who an II whst 10 my vsesHsnf
In what sport did ! participate years
ago?
OF what country was CarIctta once
empress?
What Ia THE Fourth Eststsfp
Fer what vas Baron Munehasssn
nctcd7
use hospitality one to another
without rrudginx." Whore il this
passage found in the Bibisg
Today In the Past
On this dsr. IN 1908, AhrahAxa Lin
crir wfs bern.
Trdpy's Hsfosrsp@
FersrnE born on this dev hsrm
wonderful possibilities which shsuld
b. developed. They too oftem allsw
their friends 60 push thsnn ahspd In
stead OF themselves working 20 gtin
success.
A Daily Thonrht
Liars are always mort disposed
to swsar."-Alfieri.
Answers 10 Forexoinx Questions
]: Billy Sunday; evangelist; base
ball.
2. Mexico.
n. The press.
~ His lying.
~. i Peter. Nv. ".
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Washington
QaXbook
%A2kEA-

WASHINGTON, Feb. I~2--Ssnstsr
Reed Smoct, or Utah, IL naturally
Kravs, not 10 say ~luEubricus, Of mian.
But my. His aspect was jocund I'M
al recently. compared with what II la
now
No wonder, considering the Job they
say Hsyhsrt Hoover saddIed him with,
At that conference they had in FLORIDA
a few days ago.
From all accounts, the president
elect wants his standardization 70 get
along on q great deal less money than
President CcclidEe's administration
required but % spend a great deal
mere.
Senator Smoot's task IL 70 figure
out ways and means or accomplishing
this result.
Mr.. Hoover IL understood 70 be-
lieve the Utah senator can do IL IL
anybody can.
The senator is r.puted to hsys
beer born with q flair for doubls
entry. A ledger was his fsvorite
grade school text book and be spa-
cizlired i'm accounting nc BriThsnl
fcuHT acadsry. Then he became
banker.
On his arrival I'm Washington thsy
promptly p~isehforked him into the
ssnsts firancs csmmirtes- Thst ~gi
. lsrx time ago-mcrs thgn q guar
ter Of . century. Durinx all those
years he's fairly soaked In govern.
rnent receipts and expenditures.
Smoot not emily has been q mem
krr ant rhafpman nf the enlonfe III.
rance committe aimee nobody but the
oldest lawmakers know when HefI
also ranking member Of the appro'
priation committee.
He served on the World war for
eirn debt commission and still Herve'
cn the joint COMMITTEES en- internal
revenue trxxticn.
He helped 70 invent ths bulge
syBsem.
! Everybody recognizes that be un
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MUST Be A MIsrAKE

Mese-"I hear you got girl,
Sar."
Sam-Yes."
M.-"where does she lives
S.--Msin ST.
M.-"Whst's her Name
S.-"Belle.r
M.-"seen her lately"
S-"No.-
M-"whst's the matter - had
fight With herr"
S--"Nc. 7 went 10 her house last
night and there was = sign en- the
deer. Bell out Of order 80 r didn't
20 in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12

One oft the partners i'm y big Wall
Street banking hcusc-an invest
ment banker worth many millions
has a brother uptown IN the cloak
and suit trade. The two brothers
see very little OF each other, al
thought the cIoak-and-suiter often
calls at the office Of his moro pros
porous banker-brother.
The other day, annoyed by his
brothers refusal to leave his pri-
vste office to sec him, the cloak
and-suiter insisted upon speaking to
him on the telephone
rs that you, ~Sidney-r asked the
cloak-and-suiter.
"Yes, I am Mr.. So and So,- came
the reply. "Who are you! I'm very
busy"
"You may not remember me. this
is your brother Nathan I met you
in our fathers house"
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CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER AAli
Andy Adsir came for Betty again
on Tuesday night after the show
insisting that she 20 with him &c
a night club for dancing and some.
thing TO cat. She enjoyed dancing
with Andy and protested only fecbly
when he begged that they stay till
the place closed at three o'clock. He
kissed her again a. he left her nj her
door.
Wednesday night the stage man.
aged said: "Rehcsrssl nj eleven to.
morrow morning, Brown. Next
weeks stuff"
Betty was pleased. but tried not te
show how much. She felt that II chs
acted ss though she were 2 psrmsnep-
/ cy az the thester he would also cen
tidsr her SC.
When they were ell gathered IN ths
Hith his SCRIPT in his hand.
Comedy next week he sn-
ncnncsd. "Brcwn. syer Dc Greek
Yea"
Get a costume?'
Yes" Betty was frightened. for
she did not care for Greek dancing
and had taken IL only because il was
a part of the days work at Selikoff's.
"Can YOU clown it,"
"Tm afraid I don't know what you
mean she said.
Eccentric hoofer coming here next
week who clowns Greek dancing.
Nut, you know. Chases June bugs
and ell that. Wants n woman a.
work with him. She's got 20 know
II well enough TO clown H."
"Oh, yes. I can do that" she
laughed, getting his meaning.
That's all for you. Meet him here
Sunday morning at ten. Be on time
fer he will likely show at eleyen!'
lie waved her eff the stage, and
Betty went heme to practice before
her mirror an exaggerated Greek
dance with the hepe that she might
please the visiting dancer
She was on hand before ten o'cleck
on Sunday mcrninE, mor anxious
than she had ever been. She was
now to work as a dancing partner
for a professional.
At exactly ten a ssd-faced young
msn arrived on the stage and locked
around. She was the only wemsn in
~ MT ~ AC NEAE WV " III
Il am Ted Hawkins, the dancer
said he. "You going to work for
me ?"
"Yes, Mr.. Hawkins have heard
Of ycu SO often, | nope al please
you"
.see me with The S~tupidities- !
certainly killed EN- with that show
didn't L.
"f'm sure you did, I know you
are wonderful" Betty saw he was
an exotist. and tried TO please him.
"ln my next sxt ! use some of the
ssne stuff which made me famous
with The S~tupidities. All you have
I to do is just the regular Greek stuff
| not too coed, see. Stumble once in
q while. and when ycu pose, do II
a~wkwsrdly. Dent try 70 he funny
fer I an the act. see dent want
their attention distracted from H.
stuff
Bettv listened carefully ard did her
best. He VA generous with her. and
| told her she vas quite all right wher
| she added an unusually high leap
only to fall and sit awkvsrdly on the
| floor.
They worked for two hours on the
dance. When they put il on NJ three
o'clock the audience laughed heartily
and they rot an encore and a bow
| which pleased Hawkins immensely.
kid. you are coed" he srnouncet
when they left the stage. set your.
SELF - the next tire ws are -. Al
lih sorRe stuff of ycnr own and ~
will make . hit this week- I'm n,
crab. knew I'm rccd. sse. and II
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DINNER
Stories


Brown. = retired business man.
had bought = big house In the
country, and he VA very pleased 20
see that = colony OF rocks were
building I'm his trees Not 20 d
neiFhborinE farmer, however, who
told his sons to shoot the birds.
One day the farmer had . note from
Brown: "Dear Sir-You might stop
your sons from shooting my rocks.
I waat to make = rookery."
A few hours later Brown received
the following reply: Dear Sir-Ycu
might stop your rocks from stealing
my corn. I want to make q living"