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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
Star Lore
VENUS THE EARTH'S TWIN
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter
Venus, the worlds twin, has in
teresting physical conditions: it
lacks 900 miles Of being equal In
diameter with the earth; has a
density 88 per cent that of the
earth; q hundred pound weight
transferred to Venus would weigh
IS pounds. The atmosphere Of
Venus is continuously cloudy, pre-
venting a view Of its physical topo-
graphy. If there are continents
pom 1t, with rivers and seas, they
have never been seen but obscurely.
The upper atmosphere surrounding
Venus does not indicate the pres
ence Of oxygen. If the lower levels
Of its atmosphere are without oxy-
gen, it would preclude the posi-
bility of animal life. But there is
very little oxygen in the earth's up
per atmosphere.
Nore Tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
!. Herbert Mayhem Lord; direc-
tor Of the bureau of the budget; the
late Maj. Gen. George GoethaIs.
2. Adam Smith.
3. Baron Steuben.
4. Jonah II, 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
The Once Over
LIMERICKs OF THE VACATION RESORTS
BY q. z. PHILLIPS

r. OF THE o
There was a young girl in Southampton
Where the beach is ideal to be vampt on;
Her clothes we're so slight
She forgot EN- one night
And now mother sees that they're clampt on.
There was a young man at White Sulphur
Who claimed to be quite a good gulphur;
When he putted In vain
Some one said, TRY again."
But he answered, quite sore, What the hulphurP"
There were two n~on-swimming young sills
Who went to the Shinnecock Hills;
They fell in the Sound
And were speedily drowned,
For they'd ears where they should have had gills.
I knew a cute girl at Sctroon Lake,
Whose beauty made rugged men ache;
But the miss was so dumb,
BY the verdict Of some,
She was smarter asleep than awake.
A damsel at Winnipesaukee
Went out with a lad for a walk; he
Absorbed so much chatter
That just didn't matter,
He concluded he'd been to a "talkie."
There were two girls who played Shinnecossett,
In whose bathroom there wasn't a faucet;
They could not take a scrub
In a ~faucetlesS tub,
So they bathed in a pail in the closet.
STILL UP IN THE AIR
Elmer TwitcheH knows a man who has been miss
ing so long his folks are beginning to think he is in
an ours-in-the- contest.
sss
"A white toadstool grows in some fairways this time
of the year and Elmer Twitchell, ever an economist,
picked up four the other day before he realized they
were golf balls.
1T is, is 1T?
I'VE MEDIA young man who wants an oppor-
tunity with international corporation. Gumption is
the perquisite. F-18."-The Portland Press-Herald
o KNOW HIM
On the station each morning he's there with a
smile
And a greeting so phony it fairly drips guile;
Don't talk to this bird; quickly pass by and frown,
Or you won't read your paper the whole way to
town. Percy Waxman in Life.
Don't be silly, a frown won't repulse this gay lad;
He cannot be hurt, which is more than too bad;
He will sit down beside you and talk like a sill,
And if he does not, why, some other pest will.
SUCH is FAME
Arthur Caperton, well-known birdman, flew a
party from Curtiss Field to Eastern Point, Conn, the
other day. He asked for a room overnight and the
hotel clerk. handing him a key to a room on the
fourth floor, asked solicitously, you won't mind be-
ing that high up, will you?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31

ious-" She reached for the Won
derful face powder.
But Chatty was too quick for her.
She snatched the box up, and held
it behind her back. She faced her
mother defiantly.
Nov, look herel" she said, al
most in a shout, IF you throw this
powder away I'll just buy more =.
I'm tired Of looking like Bessie
Backwoods, and if I want to have
my nails shiny and my hair waved
and the shine off my nose-why,
it's my own business! I'm going to
have some pep and look like the
rest of the girls in the world or
KNOW THE REASON WHY! And
I don't care who knows it,"
That was lucky, for she was talk
ing at the top Of her voice by this
time and the window beside her
was open. Mrs. Chatterton laid
one hand across her mouth.
"Hush!" she said quietly. "You
don't have to yell at me like that
But it's my duty to tell you
what you ought to do, and I'm 60
ing to do it. After that, it's up
to you if you obey me or not. I
know you're a grown woman,
Chatty But the truth is that
you don't need powder. Some peo-
pie who have freckles or blotches
may need it, but your skin is SO
lovely just as it is-and you look
like a nice girl. A nice, quiet
girl"
1T don't want to look like a nice
quiet girl! I've looked like a nice
quiet girl too long!" Chatty brought
the flat Of her small hand down
upon the dresser top with a bang
THE men never look at a girl these
days unless she's all lit up like the
Northern L~ights-and that's the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, M. d.
Former Commissioner of Health

weigh? Also a boy twenty-five five
feet eleven inches tall?
FL am troubled with excess sail
walton. What causes this?
A.-They should weigh, respec-
lively, about lis and 158 pounds.
2.-This condition may be due to
hyperacidity Of the stomach.
L. j. Q.-Can a person get tuber-
culosis by using a book which has
been used by a tubercular patient?
2-Is it a sure sign a person has
tuberculosis when he runs a temper
allure constantly?
A.-No.
Mot necessarily, but the symp-
tom is a suspicious one.
z. r. Q.-I am eighteen years
old, four feet eleven inches tall.
What should I weigh?
viii 7 grow any more?
A.-You should weigh about 10
pounds.
2-You have three years more In
which to grow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT c. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, July 31.-As far as the seating
arrangement in the United States senate chamber is
concerned, Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough, the
new member from Maryland, just barely got in.
For the man who defeated the venerable William
Cabell Bruce in the elections of last November occu-
pies the most remote desk in the chamber. 1t is No.
6s-the last one on the last row Of the crowded re-
publican side.
His is one of the desks moved over from the dem
o~cratic side to care for the republican increase in
membership at the start Of the extra session. There
he will remain during the life of the seventy first con-
gresS.
Maryland's junior senator is as unlike his prede-
ceSsor, William Caben Bruce, as one could imagine.
And his career in the senate will no doubt be as
markedly different.
Where Bruce is Of the old school and found his
chief delight in pedantic channels, Senator Colds
borough is representative of the business man at
tracted to the field Of politics.
A BANKER
He is chairman of the board of one of the greatest
banking houses Of the south, located in Baltimore.
and has made Of banking his very life. In fact, he
freely admits that were it not for the fact that Bal
timore is so close to Washington, a seat in the United
States senate would hold no attraction for him Moth
ing could persuade him to sever his interest in this
field.
Bruce was an avowed foe of prohibition and dur
ing his stay in the senate he never lost an opportuni-
W 70 let his views be known. Goldsborough, on the
other nand, was elected on a dry ticket. While he is
not a dry Of the uncompromising type, he clings to
the belief that as long as the eighteenth amendment
is a part OF the constitution it should be enforced.
Goldsborough'S friends say that he will not be
heard as frequently on the floor of the senate perhaps
as was Bruce. He is inclined to shun the limelight
as much as possible. His modesty has always been
one OF the mans outstanding characteristics.
POPULAR
He is conceded to be one Of the most popular men
IN Maryland, and in some sections he is referred to as
the states first citizen" He has the distinction of
being one Of the only two republicans ever to serve
as governor of MARYLAND since it became a state.
Senator Goldsboroughs secretary has been given
instructions that as long as he is in the senate no one
Is to be refused an audience with him. This has long
been his policy and has been a vital factor in his pop
ularity. AS Marylands only republican senator and
one Of the states three republicans in congress his
duties are among the heaviest Of any Of his col
leagues.
But he is a demon for work. He knows not the
meaning Of hours and seldom if ever INDUCES in any
form Of recreation.
At the present he is in Europe on an enforced va
cation. His doctors told him that he must get away
from work for at least a short while.
But the first Of August will find hin back in his
office on capitol hill and in Baltimore, dividing his
time with each.
For him there can be no waste Of TINA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31

A.-Eat plenty of good nourishing
food. Exercise daily in the fresh air
and get plenty Of sleep. You have
many years in which to grow.
v. Y. Q.-How much should a
girl aged twenty, five feet tall,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31

DR.. Mayo says you can keep young by living as
The young do. 1t won't work, Doctor You can't get
rich by living as the rich do-Tucson Citizen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31

And to think that we could have been rich long
ago Just by letting one another have everything on
credit-Publishers Syndicate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31

Living within the income means living without the
w~orry.-BoSton Herald. AS well as without a large
number Of other hings.-Arkansas G~azetta-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
CUSTER VOTE
IS SEEN SOON
Gov. Johnston of Oklahoma
May Learn Fate Early
Next Week

OKLAHOMA CITY, March IS
P)-Possibility that a vote on the
IL impeachment charges against
Menry S. Johnston, suspended gov
ernor, would be taken by the state
senate court early next week was
seen today when his defense coun-
sci indicated they were near the
end of their case and the court
voted to hold a Saturday session.
The regular legislative period Of
sixty days, provided by the state
constitution, will end Monday, and
the salaries of members of the leg
islature will be reduced from Sc to
50 a day after that date.
Comparatively little legislation
has been passed in the regular ses-
sion, and members are expecting a
special session, regardless OF the
outcome of the governors trial, for
the purpose of passing appropriation
bills and other legislation.
Clark Mandigo, state highway en-
gineer, resumed the stand in the
senate court this morning as a. de-
fense witness for Johnston.
Mandigo defended the efficiency
of asphalt surfacing for state roads,
a controverted issue in the trial,
since the suspended governors pur-
ported preference for the asphalt
type has been point stressed by
the prosecution in its effort to
prove JohnStons incompetency as
governor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15

RING Barred
Federal Chief Says Exten.
sive Operations Center
ed At Tulsa

TULSA, Okla, March 15.-(P)-
Carl w. Blair, federal operative in
charge of the Oklahoma district
said last night that Tulsa was head
quarters for one Of the most ex-
tensive rings of counterfeiters and
"passers" uncovered in the United
States in the past several years.
Blair's statement followed the ar
rest Of Harley Dean and his wife,
Lola, Of Tulsa, here, and of a man
identified as G. w. Crabbe, in Nc
Alester. Blair added that six other
persons were being sought in and
near Tulsa, for connection with the
alleged passing" of $4,000 in
counterfeit $40 federal reserve notes
Most of the money, it was said
had been passed in Omaha. Wichita
KanS., Fort Smith, and Little Rock
Ark, Nashville, Tenn, Fort Worth
Texas, and in various towns in
Oklahoma.
Blair said tonight that according
to a detailed confession made by
dean, members Of the ring" had
contracted for 100000 in counter
felt notes. from plant known to
be operating in Mexico"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
Chicago Wife Found
Over Slashed Girl
In Husbands Room

CHICAGO, March 15-tP)-Mrs.
Paul Ellsworth, whose husband is a
Chicago broker, was arrested in
their Gold Coast apartment last
night. Detectives found her bend
ing over Miss Mildred Rogers, %,
who had been cut across the face
and shoulders with a knife.
Ellsworth, the detectives were
told, had been in the apartment a
short time before, but he was not
found.
Mrs. Ellsworth was charged with
assault with deadly weapon.
Neither Mrs. Ellsworth nor Miss
Rogers (who was taken to a hos
pitaD would discuss the affair. Po-
lice said Miss Rogers came to the
apartment in the absence of Mrs.
Ellsworth and a cook in the apart
ment notified Mrs. Ellsworth of the
circumstance.
At the hospital, Miss Rogers in
jurieS were not serious, although
they might result in permanent
Disagreement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
Newton Appointed
3rd Secretary To
President Hoover

WASHINGTON, March 15.-(P(-
Representative Walter H. Newton
of Minnesota, today was appointed
third secretary to President Hoover.
Mr.. Newton will be liason officer
between the chief executive and the
heads of the various independent
agencies of the government such as
the veterans bureau and the ship
ping board. He will resign from
congress and will enter upon his new
duties in the near future.
The position Newton is to occupy
is newly created one and is re-
garded by the chief executive as one
of the highest Importance. Here
tofore the heads of the indepG dent
agenies have made their reports di-
rect to the president upon whom
the pressure of other duties has
been SO great he was unable to
give to these agencies the attention
Mr.. Hoover believes should be CIV
en- them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
MEXICAN ships
EN- ROUTE HERE
Four Planes To Be Used By
Federal Hop Off From
Fl. Worth Field

FORT WORTH, March 15.-(P)-
Four speedy Waco Sport planes left
here today for Brownsville where
they will be delivered to a quartet
of Mexican pilots for use by the
federals in the Mexican revolution.
Pilots from the Garland Aircraft
corporation of Tulsa were at the
controls. The ships are the first
of an order of 40 placed with Gar
land by Mexican interests. Robert
j. Garland, Tulsa oil and aircraft
operator, was a passenger in one Of
the planes.
Machine guns will be mounted on
the wings Of the ships which are
designed for racing purposes rather
than for military use. incidentally,
none of the planes were originally
purchased by the Mexican govern
ment but are the property of indi-
vidual owners who are placing the
craft at the disposal Of the federal
military machine, Garland stated.
Three of the planes, piloted by
Major Frederic I. Lord, Sherman
Willard and Parker d. Cramer, ar
rived here Thursday. The fourth
plane, piloted by j. H. Decelles, ar
rived at the airport early today. A
slight accident delayed the fourth
ship Thursday when it nosed over
in mud at the Tulsa field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
Lindbergh Predicts
Big Traffic Volume
Through City's Port

Pronouncing the Brownsville mu-
nicipal airport one Of the largest
and most efficient in the South,
Colonel Charles Lindbergh, in
conference with members of the
city commission and airport man
agement Friday morning. stated he
is confident the overland route to
Central and South America, via
New Orleans, Houston, Brownsville
and Tampico, would carry the
heavy volume of mail and pasSen-
ger traffic.
This route is SAFE" the famous
flier said. You cannot fOreSee the
development of the air traffic that
will flow over this route, and it is
impossible at this time to advise
relative to improvements to be
made to handle this traffic"
Colonel Lindbergh recommended
construction of an additional run
way for which the city commission
already had made provisions, and
the erection of additional hangers,
stating that "a huge volume Of in
ternational air traffic will be gen.
Grated"
He said that he expected to util-
ize the Brownsville field frequently
in trips from the United States into
the republics south Of the Rio
Grande. He commented on the
area of the airport. 480 acres, stat
ing it was sufficient to meet every
requirement for an international
port handling a large volume OF
traffic.
Colonel Lindbergh discussed the
port with considerable enthusiasm,
stating that it met every require
ment; that the field had been well
arranged, and that it is competent
ly managed. He expressed his ap-
probation to the city commission
for the courtesies extended and the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
REBELS FLEE,
LEAVING TOWN
TO FEDERALS
Five Loyal Columns
Converging Upon
Torreon, Strong
hold of Insurgents

MEXICO CITY, March Is.
(Noon) )-Colonel Ri
cardo Tapia, chief Of the
presidential staff, announced
at noon today that cavalry
constituting the advance
guard of General Gales
army occupied Durango this
morning.
The forces of the rebel
General Juan Getalberto
Amaya were stated to have
fled from Durango on the
approach Of the federals,
presumably going north.
General Gales himself was eX-
pected to reach the city by midday
to establish headquarters in prepar-
alton for a march on Torreon, the
rebel stronghold, upon which five
federal columns are now converging.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
REV. HUNTER
DIES AT Home
Retired Minister, Resident
Of Ell Jardin, To Be
Buried Late Today

Rev. j. H. Hunter, retired
Methodist minister, who died at the
family home in FL Jardin Thurs
day was to be buried at 4 p. m.
Friday with Rev. j. z. Lovett, pas
tor of the Methodist church, Off
ciating in funeral services at the
Hinkley chapel. Interment will
take place in the Buena Vista GEM
etery.
Rev. Hunter was II years of age,
and had resided near Brownsville
for the past six years. He is sur
vived by his widow, two sons, G. L.
and Wilbur M. Hunter; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hulon Sterling; three
grandchildren, John M, E. c., and
Mary Hunter, all of whom live ir
Brownsville.
The deceased was born February
IA, 1852, at Sarepta, Miss, the
youngest son Of E. c. and Jane
Forbes Hunter. He was married TX
Bette Bagwell of Redland, Miss.
December 13, 1872. He be-
came Methodist minister, anG
Joined the North Mississippi con.
ference at Water Valley, Miss, il
1879, and served as a minister unit
i'll health forced him to retire about
twenty years ago. He had beer
transferred to the North Texa!
conference in 1890, being stationed
at Henrietta.
Even after his enforced retire
ment from the active ministry
Rev. Hunter retained lively inter
est in the affairs Of church anc
leaves a record of faithful anc
courageous service.
Active pallbearers were to be F
f. Baird, w. H. Huffman, Jr., E. ]
Wells, B. G. Hannae, Ralph w
Shuler and Wayne Gobble. Honor.
airy pallbearers named were to be E
A. Monsees, Jon E. Graham, w. A
Walker, G. N. Hill, E. S. Hunt, G
W. Colgin, S. w. Mckenzie, H. B
Galbraith, H. l.. Yates, S. H. Bel
and John T. Champion
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
MADRID SEEKS WAYS
TO CONTROL STUDENTS

MADRID. March 15.-tP)-Offi-
cial announcement was made today
that the cabinet would meet later
and adopt fresh measures for the
maintenance of order throughout
the country. The announcement
followed renewal Of students riot
ing in the center of Madrid last
night.
The announcement referred to
"the agitators persisting in their
unpatriotic attitude and forgetting
all considerations of national in
terest." 1t adds that while the
government does not consider the
situation grave it regards it as one
both unpleasant and intolerable,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
ONION FIESTA
DRAWS CROWDS
Hundreds Invade Raymond
vile AS City Decorates
With Plant
(Snecial to The Herald)

Especial to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, March Is
This city was in gala attire today
for the worlds first onion fiesta.
Onions grace the streets OF Ray
mondville as far as the eye can see.
They are draped on the awnings OF
stores, across the streets and from
building to building. The air and
the eyes Of visitors are filled with
the scent and fumes Of them. And
crowds continue to flock here to
witness this novel event.
The feature of the nesta tonight
will be the coronation of the fiesta
queen, Miss Doris Clark, which Is
scheduled for 8 p. m.
Hundreds of visitors this morning
were taken on an "onion drive
through this vicinity.
The program this afternoon was
one of athletics under the direction
of the American Legion, chief
among the attractions being an
onion race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
CONTRACT LET
FOR RIOBRIDCE
Structure to Span River
South of San Benito
To Be Started Soon

SAN BENITO, March 15.-Con-
tract was let here today by the Rio
Grande Del Norte Investment Co.
to Joe w. Garce, Dallas, for the
construction of a bridge across the
Rio Grande south of here.
The bridge is to be Of suspension.
type and will cost approximately
$4,000. The company will invest
a total Of s15000O in improvements,
according to L. L. Zenor, local
manager. The bridge is to be 40
feet in length, exclusive Of ap-
proaches.
Wilder Kenan, member of the
firm Of Mathews and Kenan, San
Antonio engineers and designers of
the structure, is here today and
with Grace, visited the site OF the
bridge.
Construction Of the structure has
been delayed by the revelation in
Mexico, Grace declared, but work
is expected to be started in short
time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
RIVAL ARMIES
DRAW CLOSER
CRv The Associated PresS.)

By The Associated Press)
Battle lines between federals and
reyolutionists around the strategic
city of Torreon grew closer today as
powerful rival armies were reported
advancing on one another.
The encircling movement Of Cen
eral Gales, federal commander-in-
chief. to close in on Torreon and
cut off the rebel retreat northward,
continued to develop.
General Gales himself was with
in 20 miles of Durango. He hoped
to capture it shortly and then to
continue northward along the Mex
lean National railway.
Durango, however, may be a
hard nut to crack, as it is strong
CONTINUED on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
1000
MENACED; FEW
ARE RESCUED
Soldiers Sent to Res
cues Find Difficulty
In Reaching Inun-
dated Area
CBy the Associated PresS)

At least five towns in
southern Alabama were un-
der water today with the
fate Of the residents in doubt
as the numerous creeks and
rivers which traverse that
section of the state continued
to rise.
Regular channels of COM
munication were cut off and
reports Of conditions were
received mainly from refu-
gees and from outposts OF
the national guard, which
was in charge Of rescue
work. No check Of the num-
Der of dead or injured was
possible.
At Elba, Ala, where 1000 per-
sons were marooned by the high
water, an observer who communi-
Gated with the national guard base
from c. tree a mile away reported
that only the tops of taller build
ings could be seen above the water.
He could hear the screams of the
marooned citizens.
Brewton, Ala, was under water
and communication was cut off
when the telephone exchange on
the second floor Of a building was
flooded. Other towns flooded in
cluded Flomaton, Castleberry and
Big Greek.
Thirty-five persons were rescued
at Big Creek and 81 were taken to
safety from the vicinity Of Elba by
national guardSmen.
At Windham'S Mill, Ala, the SOL
diers found seven women and child
rem in flooded store. Tying their
motor boat to the outside Of the
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