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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

big ~firsplace AZ one end. Are1nd IL
were horrors, chairs and divans,
while the rugs and decorations were
of such variety as TO show they had
been gathered from many corners Of
the globe.
Betty learned that Selikoff had
Travelled extensively in her profess
sional capacity. Her artistic touch
extended TO the landscape gardening
and decorations Of the various build
ings. Her mother, the chaperone
and housekeeper. was q fine white
haired Irish woran who mothered all
the girls. Mrs. Casey was as proud Of
her name as was SeIikoff OF hers.
Near the main building was a
large, ~open-sir dining tent with q
kitchen attached which was not open.
From this kitchen ran q covered
walk 10 the the studio, 30 meals could
BE served there IN ~inclsnent wealth
er.
There were twenty-five or more
acres in the amp through which
ran q tinkIing brook which fed the
swimming pool. The grounds were
surrounded by q matched fence Of
split poles woven with wire, which
served to keep the curious from the
dancing and swimming girls,
The swimming pool was concrete
at one end only. There were the
diving boards and the steps where
the swimmers emerged from the
water. but the other three sides OF
the pool were bordered with trees
and shrubs, giving IL a natural
ebeauty surprising any formal pool.
Betty had learned swimming in
high school, and was delighted at the
prospect
"We almost live in bathing suits"
explained Lucy. II hope you have
several Of them. for we both dance
and swim in them
II have" said Betty. "Lcis told
ne what 20 get"
"oh. you are q friend OF Loisi"
exclaimed LEcy. Are ycu going 70
dance professionally. OK are you Just
taking 10 up for fun"
II want TO improve my figure ard
my grace laughed Betty.
Gosh ycu are lucky" replied
Lucy. Il have TO dance In q chorus
all winter 10 get money enough 10
come here II the summer IN the hope
that sorns day I can do solo work.
an poor as q church mouse and
have 70 fight fat every minute.
wish j were thin IS YOU"
Betty was thrilled to know Lucy
was OF the chorus girls she had
heard % much about. She had
| imagined them covered with dis-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

Beach ue told Haywood Broun that
IL was easier 10 column about peoPie
when We didn't lnow them. ~ more
contacts we made. we said, to more
difficult " was 70 reveal news con-
corning them. They come n ten
ne things about themselves WE
added. "but then they urge me ny
10 publish them"
WELL advised Broun, whose
counsel Il always valuabls. why
don't you do what n great editor
once told me 70 DO? Tell them that
you won't violate their confidence
until you hear the report from two
other sources. and nine times out Oh
ten you'll hear II from three.
Bringing In Father
II remained for Lewis Beach. who
authored The Goose Hangs High.
among other plays t0 dramatiEe the
druggist. And why not a druggistg
The BootleEEer. the Gunman, the
Gentlewoman of Leisure, the Preach
CIR. the light ClubbGr. and othe gen
uiEslv American characters have
been caricEtured or revealed Az They
Are On the stage. So Mr.. Beach had
little left from which 70 choose
Thus. merry Andrew" which the
Laurence Rivers, Inc, presented az
the Henry Miller. revolves around
Andrew Aiken. a drug store proprie-
tor N a western town, who retired
after working since n.y. was 14. only
20 discover that he was most ur-
harry when ne had nothing to do
Tx MwwHmMAnm MmmMAn1 nNnmmI
with the new piece. They responded
heartily ~ the plight of the dodder-
ing old fellow when he Erumhled and
otherwise made himself disaErseabls
M home. Vet Merry Andrew" is
only a lukewarm comedy. az best,
acted well enough NV some Of its
troupe but II probably will not re-
leve the so-named theatrical slump.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

nonds and bathing only in cham
payne, but this pretty girl was very
different from he mental picture Of
chorus girls IN general.
Many old and new pupils arrived,
and when they sat down at dinner
that night Betty counted twenty-six
girls, her associates for the next
three months. She smiled rs she re-
niembered her mothers dread Of her
associating with these girls. Some
were dancing teachers, others were
social workers In charge Of play
grounds. and about half OF them
were girls on the stage or In night
club choruses.
Betty could see no difference In
manner or conversation between
these girls and any other chattering
group OF girls anywhere. Mrs Casey
sat az one end of the table and Sell
koff az the other. Betty heard Mrs.
Casey call 10 n girl. Myrtle, If
YOU must rest your elbows on some
thing, I will find you an arm chart"
The girl took her elbows off the
table, but did not seem to resent
the criticism.
Eleven o'clock was bed time on
Saturday and Sunday nights, and
ten o'clock on the other nights.
Betty's bed was next to that of Lois,
who came in after dinner. Betty was
glad Of this, a. it made her feel less
lost in this crowd Of girls.
Long after the lights were out
Betty lay sleepless, but finally went
70 sleep, to be aroused By a bell and
Lois shaking her shoulder.
Hurry UP. sleepy head We have
e1syly five minutes 70 dress and get
IS the bari" Lois tossed aside her
pajanRS, and grabbed the scsnty
black bathing suit that was almost
u uniform az the school.
At home Betty always lay a COM
4ortable fifteen minutes In bed after
waking, SO all this sudden energy in
the dcrmltory was bewildering. And
30 was the absolute indifference with
which the girls dashed around In
various degrees Of nudity. They
we're ~ unconscious Of their bodies
IS Betty ves conscious of them. 20
she felt she must have the wrong
slant.
Hey. you. that wasn't a Per
heps bell. That vas Z No FooIin'
ball. sonebody yelled at her. Half
q dozen girls pulled the covers off,
yanked her ont Of her pajanaB and
into q bathing suit. tied her hair up
with % ribbon and ran har cut Of the
~dormoscry and up the &eFsy grass
on the hillside.
no BE- CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
BoRAH AND HOOVER SOON APT
To CLASH
By CHARLES p. STEWART

BY CHARLES n. SIEWART
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s-Wiliam
z. Borah appears to be a senator who
created an imaginary president in
his own image. elected Herbert
Hoover 10 the job OF coming up 10
every last one Of his own visionary
specifications, and means to raise
the very dickens with him IL he
falls short % them in the least par
ticular.
Politicians are inclined 20 wonder
If Mr.. Hoover can do IL.
They sven wonder II he will wish
to. Washington's impression I'm that
Mr.. Hoover has . few presidential
ideas Of his own, which may differ
considerably from Senator Borsh's.
How long will il be before the
preaidsnt-to-bs and the Idaho zen
ator 20 to the mat over some Of
these divergences Of o~pinion7
II would not be hard 10 get bets
on this question. from sporty mem
bers Of congress-
Senator Borah assumed the func-
tions Of congressional leader for the
Hoover administration without wait
ing for the Hoover naturalization g
come into existence.
In fact. he did not even wait fcr
Mr.. Hoover 20 be elected.
He was already making Hoover
pledges while the campaign was still
pending. Some Of them, Il has since
appeared. were perhaps rather en-
b~arrassing TO Mr.. Hoover.
They were not very easy 70 re-
pudiate while the fight -as On. and
votes hung In the balance. IL may
be different now. with the rumpua
over and everything settled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

Who am I? Which Of my novels
was based on en- actual murder? In
what work WAS ! engaged before I
began 10 edit magazines?
What game similar 70 football ~
played IN England?
What lis q Hindu woman called who
burns herself on the funeral pyre OF
her husband?
What was the nine headed water
serpent M mythology called?
Evil men understand not judy
ment; but they that seek the Lord
understand all things" Where III
this passage found in the Bible2
Today In the Past
On this date. in 1918, warnings or
the plotted overthrow Of the Ger
man government NY the socialist
party were circulating.
Todny's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are ideal.
lrhir hHI HN~hits AH-N 6Fe n IN
attempting hiE projects, although
needlessly 50.
@-@m
A Daily Thought
"Man VA not the creaturc nf cir
c~umstsncss. Circumstances are tha
creatursH NJ men."-Beriamir Dis
rasli. 4
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
1. Theodore Dreisers An Amerf-
can Tragedy; Newspaper work.
w. Rugby.
5. Suffice.
q. Hydra.
5. Proverbs, xviii, 5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
Washington
DaXhOOk

The truth IL that Senator Borah.
o. a political friend, is n nuisance.
His judgment is mighty good lnso-
far as concerns his own Senator
Borah'sJ interests. What's good FOR
him, however, 49, not always 10 good
for others.
The Hoover administration will be
q tremendous success, from Bill's
standpoint, If it's run for the benefit
OF Bill Borah.
If not, A. ~ sees 1t, it will be m
terrible fizzle.
Can President (to bs) Hoover ~
blamed If ne has a fancy for run.
ming his administration rs seems
best 10 him. rather than as seems
best ~ Senator Borah
III h. runs ~ 10 suit Bill. Bill will
take All the credit for IL anyway.
III h. runs it otherwise, Bill will
yovl. bat who cares E--if TIE r.
suits are Eatisfartory-nDt 90 Bill. %
eourse-but Is the rest OF the y
try
Senator Burah'B strategy has bagn
pretty slick hitherto.
He has been half c~orservatfra.
half liberal.
The conservatives have all the
time been trying 70 win him. Like
wise the progressiFeE.
Nov he's out and out a
tive. Instead uf being glad OF IL
conservatives rho have been con
~Tervatire ail the way are jealous IN
him. On the other side. the progress
Hives have given NO all hope of him.
Bill would like to BE- q group unto
himself.
Yet he has only one vote. The bal
Arre Df him IVY purely
tional- The senate produces a sur.
! plus on conversation already.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
DINNER
Stories
A GREEDY SOIL

"Tset," said the lecturer, "is es-
sential to good entertaining. 4
once dined at a house where the
hostess had no tact. Opposite me sat
a modest, quiet man.
Suddenly he turned az red as q
lobster and fell into q fit Of confu-
sion on hearing the hostess say TO
her husband:
" How ~inattentive you are, Char
lie You must look after Mr. Blank
better. He's helping himself %
everything"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
A THE

"A man had invited a business &C.
quaintance 70 play a round Of golf
with him. The guest. who was a
very pompous individual, was also n
poor player, and hacked I'D the turf
with each stroke.
After he had carried away an IN
usually generous portion with his
iron. he turned to his host and said +:
"You know, I don't care partic-
ularly for the game, but I like the
glorious open country hereabouts."
Quite" replied the other, as he
surveyed the Scared ground, "but
do you mind closing up the open
country ss we 20 slong7'
WELL, ISN'T IT.
A new 3 and 10-cent store had
been opened by a mar named Cohen.
A woman came in one day and
selected a toy for which she handed
the proprietor n dime.
Excuse, LADY, said Cohen. "hut
these toys are Is cents"
But I thought this was q s and
i0-cent store" protested the custo-
rner.
well. I leavs il 10 you" came
the reply. ~Eow much IA its and
10 cents7"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

The American who has not seen sn automobile =
now hard TO find. But not the man who has not seen
enc In ~time.-Bcston Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
kuewers "a Foregoing Questions

tAIAoWNaS 70 NV"ONO""o @N
1. l.. w. Mendell; endurance-re-
fueling record; r. B. Reinhart.
2. INDEPENDENCE Hall, Phtla-
delphia, Pa.
3. Centre Danville, Ky.)
4. II Cor. x, Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
Rural Aid Law to be Given Test

Former Governor James E. Ferguson is RESPONSE
BILE for the rural system of financial aid for the chill
dren who live in the isolated districts" of the COM
monWeaIth. Away back when he was the Chief exec
utive he recommended an appropriation OF a million
dollars a year as additional support for rural schools.
Lawmakers bowed to his edict. Then came his second
term. He remarked to the press correspondents, the
people Of Texas have gone hog wild on education"
Now the governor has vetoed an appropriation Of
$5,500,000 for the biennium. Lawmakers may white
this down to S. 0OOO 900. Texas has what is known as
a state League Of Equal and Uniform Taxation. Su-
perintendents and trustees from the rural school dis
tricts of Bexar county held a joint meeting. Gus
Reininger, field manager OF the league, addressed the
trustees and the superintendentS. He advised that if
the measure becomes a law then those who believe in
fair play and fair taxation should give the the rural
aid measure of 1919 an acid test in the court.
Manager Reininger contended in his address that
the counties of Southwest Texas will not benefit from
the measure which would appropriate 100000 for
aid Of rural schools, but would pay the bulk Of the
taxes" He explained that only districts which have
assessed a rs cent tax on 500 valuation can partici-
pate in the rural aid fund. Furthermore, the new
bill provides that no aid will be granted if the dis
trict can maintain a school six months in the year
from its own revenue.
He pointed out that the two provisions taken to-
gether will eliminate nearly every Southwest Texas
county from aid from this fund, for the reason that
IN the southwest section OF the state farm land is as
sessed at around $50 an acre and if the school dis
trict should raise their school tax rate to rs cents the
revenue would enable them to conduct their schools
six months in the year and they would be deprived of
rural aid for that reason.
There are low valuation counties where farm land
Is assessed at SO an acre and where a rs cent school
tax does not raise enough money to conduct the
schools six months in the year. These counties all
get more from the rural aid fund than they pay in
each year, according to the Reininger table of sta
tistics while the southwest counties pay in more each
year than they receive each year. And yet the con-
stitution says: taxation shall be equal and uniform"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
Farm Relief Policies

Inc United States Farm Relief Board, organized
to carry out the terms Of the recently enacted federal
law, sees in cooperative marketing organizations
properly financed the solution of the agricultural
problems Of the country, the first official statement Of
that body declares.
The announcement said the board twill work with
and through established groups Of farmers who are
organized or who may be organized on a basis of spe-
cific commodities" It is looking ahead to a "perma-
nent structure and said it was probable that the
board will move deliberately in its action"
This statement contains two important points of
policy.
The first is that co-operatives organized for mar
keting Of specific commodities will be insisted upon.
No all-inclusive organization is contemplated.
There will be organizations to market wheat. 9TH
ers to market corn, others for cotton, others for citrus
fruit and still others for vegetables. There is likeli-
hood that the vegetable organizations will be divided
into a number of groups such as the Rio Grande Po-
tato Growers association, which already has an
nounced its intention to apply for a loan of 100000
from the board to be used in stabilizing the price of
potatoes.
perience Of co-operatives.
The announced intention Of the board to 60 SLOWLY
will probably meet with universal approval.
There is sure to be a flood Of applications for loans
and it will be the duty Of the board to sort the sheen
from the goats. Many Of the applications probably
VIII e 4LIeO Dy LldSluy organized groups, headed by
professional organizers, who will see in the huge loan
fund an opportunity for soft picking" 1t will be
the duty Of the board to determine which organiza-
sions have an even chance to succeed and to loan
money only to those who intend seriously to seek the
solution of the farming problem.
The board can be depended upon to take care If
this. The success of the plan will depend upon the
success of the associations to which support of the
board is given and those in charge will strive for
success.
Loans made to improperly organized associations
or association that had little hope for success might
easily prove a serious handicap. It would be difficult
to secure such loans and failure Of the organizations
would leave the board holding the sack.
Plans of Chairman Legge and other members to
attend the American Association Of Cooperation at
Baton Rouge, La, July % indicate a serious purpose
to inform themselves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

MISS +. Il. Q.-What would
cause a continual tired feeling, no
matter how much I sleep? I am
on a diet to no avail.
A-Auto-intoxication would cause
this condition. Be sure to keep the
system clear by eating of a proper
diet, drinking copiously Of water
between meals and by taking some
regular exercise daily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
DATE OF OBREGON'S
DEATH CELEBRATED

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, July Is
-(P)-The first anniversary Of the
assassination Of General Alvero OBJ
RECON was observed in diverse parts
Of the country July IL, with dedica-
ton of statues and remaining o.
streets in honor of the revolutionary
leader and holding of memorial
services.
Jalisco street in Mexico City will
be renamed "Alvero Obregon ave.
nue." and President Portes Gil will
preside at the unwilling Of a mon
ument in MiXcoaC, suburb of the
capital.
A funeral ceremony will be held
in the Iris theater at night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
WASHINGTON Letter
By HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, July 18-In a st. Louis office
some 80 years ago two men sat down to discuss what
life still held in store for them.
Both were immensely wealthy. Robert S. Brook
ings was only As years old and had acquired his
wealth over a span Of Is years. He had started as a
receiving clerk at a salary of s5 a month-the exact
cost OF his board. Samuel Cupples, a much older man,
had been Bookings employer and was one Of the
foremost manufacturers of ST.. Louis.
The result Of this discussion was that both agreed
they had had about all the fun they could get out Of
making money. The thing to do the remainder of
their lives was to try enjoying spending it.
Bookings began. And now, at the age Of 7e. he
is known throughout the United States as one of
Americas most interesting philanthropists.
This man, who has crowded into the last 30 wears
more achievements than most men manage in a life
time. lives in Washington. He may be found At al
mos. any time in his office at Is Jackson place. in
sight OF the White House. hard at work. For even at
his advanced age he is still busy.
INTERESTING RECORD
Since the day he decided to enjoy spending bis
money he has developed a %tottering college into a
great university Of worldwide fame.
He has organized and perfected three institutions
for scientific research into the business problems of
government.
And he has a brilliant record Of patriotic service in
one OF the most important of our wartime activities.
washington university, st. Louis, owes its exist
ehce to the vision and efforts Of Brookings.
The Institute Of Economics, the Institute for Gov
eminent Research and the Robert Brookings Grad
UaVe school OF Economics and Covernment-known
9S Ue B~rookings Institute-are the results of his
handiwork.
ACTIVITIES CUT WEALTH
once q very wealthy man, today Brookings Is only
d man OF moderate means. He retired from business
q Vhe age OF IS and at the zenith of his money-mak-
ing opportunity.
his record is one Of achievement in MANY different
1aeS-ouslness, general education, medical education.
.o'einment service through official action and also
'inough the assistance of scientific research and ed
%a'oNal methods. All is the result of a definite
plah' q philosophy Of life determined on SO years
Sso, ana followed consistently to the present day.
me other day he left Washington for st. Louis
anu tnere received what he regards as the crowning
nonor OF his career. The medical school of the uni
Verslty ne saved conferred on him the honorary de-
gree Of NJ. y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

a great many things she wanted to
say, but in a moment she remem-
bered, and pushed him away.
The poor old working man can
come to the back door and I'll give
him a piece of pie, sometimes, If he
mows the lawn and washes windows
and keeps the s%nruDDery all
trimmed!'
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

Who am I? What record have I
broken? With whom did I break it?
In what historic building did
George Washington accept the gen
eralship of the Continental army?
Members Of the football team Of
what college are called Praying
Colonels?"
For not he that commendeth
himself is approved, but whom the
Lord commendeth." Where is this
passage found in the Bible?
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are fond
Of society and gayety. They are
happy and cheerful.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

Solution Of the Boulder Dam problem is welcome
both from a sectional and national point of view.
Regionally, it means a new era of prosperity for no
less than seven western states. For the American
people as a whole it removes all obligation to try to
understand what the Boulder Dam business is all
about-New York Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

TARRYTOWN, N. Y.-John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., is taking candy
from Pocantico Hills. The village
store is among his latest purchases
which make his estate total some
1000 acres. Railroads and whole
villages have gone into making it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18

The primary class in punning could look into the
s3ooOOo0 600 merger of yeast and baking-powder firms,
with a view to saying something about raising all that
dough.-Detroia News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
Flashes of Lite

NEW YORK-Donald I. SamuelS,
aged %, weight 1872, member Of the
New York Stock Exchange, is being
sued for a separation because, his
wife says. he. failed to keep his
ante-nuptial promise to reduce.
Pretending he was foregoing break
fast, she AYERS, he used to 60 out
hungry mornings and eat at a res
taurant. Tie husband AYERS his
wife has a battling psychoSis be-
cause she reads romantic novels and
that at times her conduct has SO
perturbed him ne has lain on the
bed and cried. They have been
married six years. The wife says
the husband earns $4,000 a year
and up.
NEW YORK-The Lovely Lady"
is more SO in her latest role. In a
musical comedy so named Edna
Leedom was starring when she mar
ried Frank George Doelger, heir to
a fortune made in brewing. She is
now the mother Of an eight-pound
boy.
LOS ANGELES-Anita Stewart
hopes her next marriage will stick.
She SO remarked when she and
George p. Converse of New York
obtained a license to wed. She
eloped when Is for her first mar
rage, she added, and didn't have
much sense.
NEW YORK-Flo Ziegfeld is get
ting even with Hollywood. He says
that in the past the screen has rob
bed him of some of his greatest
beauties. Now he is reversing the
procedure. He has signed up Ruth
Morgan, Evelyn Pierce, Colette
Merton and Doraine Lee for his
newest musical comedy.
TOMS RIVER, N. J.-Ruby Kee-
Ter is out SIS because her car was 60
ing 60. a chauffeur was driving the
wife OF AL Jolson.