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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
College Enrolment

-. EAT that snrollrsnt in ths senior ~crllsETs II
a. United states in 1927 and 1928 did not show the
sana percentage Of increase a. IN the four previous
y,.r. has caused considerable comment on the part
of educational leaders.
p,,or n IN. World war there had beer = steady IN
essa,s in college enrolment, but Immediately after
a, war there was = very large increase, which cen
,ipu,d with little abatement until 1927. There was a
eorr.spondinzly large increase in the enrolment TN
secondary schools. The colleges seem TO have caught
u with the increased secondary school enrolment
and Will. increases are still 10 be expected, it is hard
- see where any very large increases are 70 come from.
Our colleges are now on = level fully 25 per cent
sheve that Of the pre-vsr period. II seems reasonable
70 presume that the results Of the increased belief IN
the value OF a college education, which followed the
war. have become fully effective. The slack has been
taken ur. Whether = relatively stationary enrolment
would be a matter for cheer or for regret would de-
PEND upon whether the students who come 10 college
hereafter will he mostly those who could and should
profit by college training or whether they sre those
who would be better employed in some other way.
The suggestion Of the probable effect Of a deersas.
inF birth rate in placing families In a better financial
uosition to send their children TO college, and the
related suggestion that the drop in enrichment may BE
the result ofthe temporary business recession Of the
past two years are interesting. They se contrary,
however. 10 the current tradition to the effect that
IN general a brief period Of financial depression Is
likely 10 result in a sharp increase IN college enroll
msnt. This tradition seems 20 have some statistical
notification. The figures have not n general shown
that = temporary business depression results in de-
creased college enrolment
In, whole matter is very complex. and no one has
any excuse fer being dOgmstie5 but ID Is certainly
reasonable to suppose that with = decrease in the
rate of growth Of the c~OaEtrys population a time must
come sooner or later vhss college eurollmsnt will De
IN accord with the population increase.
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The World and All
IN NEW YORK
b. Charles 2. Driseon

Foes Of tall buildings do not make much progress
in New York. There are several associations and clubs
that work incessantly for laws to prevent the erection
Of tall buildings in certain districts. and II least one
powerful organization that wants the height Of build
inEs restricted all over town.
OF course. there are certain restrictions, but for
all that, an imaginative and wealthy builder may 20
ted. with certain technical conditions based upon
ground area and other considerations
The Chrysier building. which is already a deer and
husy hole in the ground near Grand Central terminal,
is to 20 up sos feet above the street. That will make
II the tallest building In town, topping the woolworth
by is or IS feet.
It l. almost impossible FOR = New Yorker 70 keep
track OF the really biz buildings any more, they are
going up 50 fast.
The New York Central buildinE. bestridinS Park
avenue and rising 10 I don't know how many stories
81 square gray tower. surmountsd ny gold-sncrusssd
lantern and final, il one Ct the commanding new sire
tures. and is an integral part of the Grand Central
group. Two elevated streets run right through y ~
the level Of the second story. merging az ts front with
Park avenue. which runs through the center Of the
building at street level.
The New York Life building. occupying the site ~
the old Madison Square Garden. is somewhat similar
IN architectural lines 70 the New York Central build
.ins.
The Lincoln building. also near Grand Central. II
going up 50 stories. and will claim. for a brief time
the record for the largest area OF office space In town.
This honor will be completely taken over. however III
the waidorf-Astoria office building, 50 stories high,
which probably will hold the floor arsa record fer sew
eral months, at least.
The Chsnin building. near Grand Central, was
opened recently. II has Sc stories, but is mostly a
tower. narrow IN comparison with some Of the others.
Speakinx Of towers. the owner of one Of the most
expensive apartment houses IN town u having his
troubles. The building is chiefly a square to~sr,
piercing the sky with considerable grace. Apartments
near the top are said to rent for IS high a. $4,000 >
week. But the high winds make the tower sway 50
violently that tenants who are not good sailors con-
plain o. ssasickness. The result i vacancies and 4
rental problem.
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Of the city and especially in the so-e.llsd embassy
district"
Although speakers at the meeting made no COM
PLANT against ambassadors using wines and liquors for
their personal households under the rights Of extra
terrftoriality, a courtesy that IL granted foreign en-
hsssies sad consulstes all over the world. il vas
charged that some Washington embassies have BE-
come virtual speakeasies where enough liquor is boot
legged daily "to feat the Arkansas"
Clinton W. Howard. chairman Of the COMMITTEES as
serted: 1T is common report that enough liquor Is
coming in under protection Of foreign privilege 70 float
the Arkansas There is no reason in the world why
any foreign property should enjoy immunity from the
laws Of our country or why the constitution Of the
United States should not be enforced On every foot
Of soil under the American flag
Nj. Howard holds rather peculiar views regarding
tbs regulation Of foreign embassies. If il we're PER
missible for the United States to enforce liquor pro-
hibition within foreign embassies. IL would be equally
permissible for the Turks TO prohibit wives Of Ameri-
can ambassadors 10 appear on the streets without wells
or for the American representative in Samosland to
array himself in trousers. The United States is not
the only country that prohibits, but is practically the
only one that prohibits use OF alcoholic beverages. It
this country is going to enforce its peculiar brand Of
prohibition upon foreign smbasssdors or other repre-
s~entstives Of foreign governments. il would be only
fair for foreign nations TO impose their own peculiar
regulations upon American representatives..
The right Of extra-territoriality is q courtesy grant
ed for the express purpose Of protecting foreign rep
ressntatives from the embarrassment Of domestic pro-
hibitions o. ether ~sumptusry measures, and the United
States would be the last country to countsnsncs any
diEcourtesy to those uho are representing foreign gov
ernments.
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m. ~ About 7=Maas
Ql New York .N

NEW YORK. Feb They used
tD DO IL In the draft days 60 trap fell
lows who tried TO Get ont Of pcin-
inr the Bic Tiff. Last week a mendi-
cant who was arrested for begging
without . license plesded deafness"
to the court The judges sympathy
was aroused and he was permitted 10
80. As he stepped away from the
bar, however, . court attendant crept
up behind him and dropped four
dimes AZ hts feet. The deaf chump
Immediately turned and looked M the
coins. whereupon he was brought
back and given thirty days.
OF AL BREAKS.
Because New York reporters COW
cred the Arnold Rothstein case con-
fused him with another sportsman
known as Niger Nate Brooks. Silent
Nate Raymond probably will never
live down the nickname Of Niger
Nate.
But what ve started cut 20 record
Raymond's session of low ball"
with Nick the Greek and others.
last year. al the San Francisco Bsr IN
Tia Juana.
Raymond was ahead 10000 and the
Greek wns cut almost S35,00a. when
RAYMOND admired the Greeks tie.
Gee, that's a pip said Raymond
I'D like 10 have it-"
"feh. it's nice said the Greek
Cost me twenty-five bucks. and it's
washable, too"
A few minutes later Raymond said
~ was quitting for the night. The
Greek urged him 20 play . bit long
err liz you play another hour It'll
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washington
DayhcOk

Naturally England accepted, wit'
~hotannas of praise.
Uncle Sam promptly Fruttlad nB
ersl hundred million dollars worth Il
nearly-cumpletRd vessels, thus nm
ting the two countries practically Y.
an equality in the matter OF bhtll4
ships.
But unluekily Uncle Sam had ras
lsrtai fn HFt " limit nn cruisers.
John Ball began building cruiser
almost ar fast aH Unele Sam wa|
sinking battle4hirE- Cruisers sra
lot ckesper than hattleships and Ind
As Focd-aftar thm other fellow IVA
sunk hix batllsEhips.
Accordingly. An was net long bsanN
Uncle Eam snw himself h~1reIeEr
optciasaed Nv John Bull, ~ a cruises
rwr~ar.
Lets limit cruisers, too.r urge
Sam. ThiB time John cnuldnit see Wy
Judging fTcm the lesson w f9z1-Zl
there no. only one way of nnrauadin|
John Bull Nh HEree nv ~All-'round naYl
limikation-and that Is 70 set him 4
hot IA race that hiH p0rkstbook card
stand W..
Hc-rs thr f~5-cruiner hili-to raa
John Bull out ~ the jackpot
The hl~urrrint-erN indcrsa this prA
gran m principle, btt they make
point that 10 iE rather e~xpenBiv@
build fifteen 10.0nD-ton cruisers.
~ kcrappa6 later. in order n cemr7
John Bull tn nee reason.
They propose - "authorixsr N
cruisers. I'm the hcre that that mi|
scare John sufficiently.
As soon a. . cruiser rs anthogixaf
her rlarA Hre drawn--her Blueprint
but actual work on her canrs
start until cash iA appropriated \
pay fcr iL IA great many praBrre
are authorized which never an
farther.
The big ravysiteg contend III
rnhn Bull will mrt nrarn aH nahiiw n
th@ hiuerriri-rrB thHrk W. wlll TIVE
never can tell reioin the blueprint
| erE, without trFinE.~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

Betty hsEitstsd . rrrnert. and then
lifted her skirts just above her
knees.
Say. kid. don't set re wrong.
Legs are what I sell ard what yon
have 70 sell. That's what the cash
customers want. It's hip. hip, hur-
ray. If there Nv too much hip there
" no Murray. No legs. no legacy, !
must remember that. That's a good
nifty. Let's see 'rm."
Betty reached behind and gathered
her dress tight No show her figure.
"Um, not 40 bad. They don'E like
the heefv ones. Come down here at
two ofclork. I'm trying out y mono
loxiEt and there will be a piano
plsyer here. Wen Ses what YOU
can DO. Bring your music with you"
My music7'
"Your dance music and 4 song or
two. IN you can DO q song and
dance
He turned sxay 70 the frowxy girl
10 ask some questions about another
matter and paid No further attention
20 Betty.
Good morning she turn.d ~
20. but Fsrker merely waved his
hand without replying.
Betty thought sbcut the intsrvissl
all the way home. She felt George
wss probably rirkt, but conHoIed her
self with the thnsght that this bluff
man. Parker. wss likely bothered
, ith a lot or girls who wanted 70
dance. and his familiarity pa1 only
the result of his business.
She was back At two with her coz
tune. The frnExy girl told hsr I'D &c
upstairs and follow the sound % the
rianr. She found herself I'M a large
room dsvosd or furniture. except for
a piano and three broken chairs. On
one az these hat IA hard-farrd girl,
smoking q cigarette.
AT the riano waH a Young man cf
tL- same tyre ss Parker. On the
fIcor a man in sailor coktume ssnT
u song about All Hands on perk."
half 4 tone of KEY. Al the concln-
Kion OF thu song ~ danead "A horr-
pips a~rkwardIy. and thsn gave ~
Imitation Of drawing q glass Of soda
pretending 70 rst ft cut cf hir ear.
The nan az the piano held hiz nozs
Mt ths conclusion c4 the Set. and
Parker wav@d him way wlth the
On WCim 4r4L&N4
But my monoloEus." protested
the performer.
-Joe Miller Joke book stuff Come
en-. hid" He turned to the other girl
rsfrmt your staff
The Tirs handed twc CIV three dox
cared sheets - music % the plane
pllyer ard began a scnE. Half vay
through the first verse Parker inter
rurtsd her. Lets zee rou dnnrr.'
The risro player STUMBLED THE mnFir
and began 70 play while Tire cir
hsEan a C~hsrlsAtcn- The Charles
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
BY ROE F~uLkERsoN

EK.tD THIS FIRsTi
Betty Brown. unsttrfctive % men.
takfs up dancing 70 increase her
physical charm. Andy Adair, Harry
Ford and other men seek her society.
although some OF their attentions
are not the kind she desires. Her
father dies and her high school
friend, George Harris. q slow. stolid
boy. sees her through the funeral,
A sharper swindles her mother QUE
Of her life insurance none and she
dies broken hearted. leaving Betty
alone IN the world with only a hun
bred dcllsrs and no ability TO earn
her living save hv dancing.
NOW co on WITH The STORY
CHAPTER XIX
The first evening in her new room
Betty was lonely. indeed She went
10 a cafeteria for her dinner, then
back a. her room. She was about I'd
throw herself on the bed 70 CRY when
tie oma who ran the rooming
house called Up the stairs. MIR. Har-
riS is here 10 sec you. Miss Brown"
Betty went gladly down 20 meet
George in the dingy rooming house
parlof.
Il thought you might b. lcnely and
want 70 20 70 . moving picture he
said. in his slcw voice.
II don't think I care fer = picture"
replied Betty. but I would like 20
talk to yisu. George. for I am very
lonely. But let's not sit here. This
place i gloomy. Let's 70 sit IL the
park.
On a park bench George uent az
cnce 70 the point.
What are yol going 70 do for a
living1r
Il don't know anything but danc-
inE. ! shall have 70 do that"
"Where7"
"A lot Of entertainments use paid
talent. ! know the address CT 4 nan
Of the girls ~ dancing school told me
tat he had given them jobs a. STAG
Dinners and the like"
~ am very much opposed 20 that"
Geo , announced. No good can
ccme ~ going 10 places like that.
You will get iEto bad company and
you are too nice a girl 70 rix up
with TIE kind Of reopls Who 60 to
SUCH rlaceS4
George. you have . wrong idea ar
dancing g~irlsi" protested Betty. The
girls as Selikcffs were just AZ rice ss
tho girls we knew ~ high school "A
nice girl Is a nice gifi. whether she
dances i'm public or nut.-
y sm not criticirinr the girls. 7
say a steady association in that
' urk aud environment means =
steady lowering Il your standards
ard deals
"6~sFsrdlsss et standards and idsals,
rrs must sat-"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

Who am Min what region am
about ~ explore what means d
transportation am 7 going 20 use
What iB my nationality?
what insect is sometimes used W
make red dye
What is the remarkably rich vel
in which both gold and silver ~er
found, in Nevada, In the nlnetsent
century, calledz
What English novelist who wrct
about the sea WIS the son of a Poi
ish rcyoiutiuniStF
Nov the just shall live Nv faith
but VI any man draw back. my soil
shall have mo- pleasure i'm him.
Where is this passage found III the
Bible
Today IN the Past
On this dav. I'm lTsa, Massk-hul
rstts ratified Ihe constitution W wv
Unitsd States.
Todsy's Horoscope
Persons horn cn this DAY ere Ar|
~ rush irto things imrulsiveIr
They sre %eHd snd find ri dress.
@mwmm-~
a Daily Thought
The fool wv happy that I'M knew
no more."-Pope.
Ans~erI 10 Foregoing Questions
4. Dr. Fridtiof Nansan; the Arc
tic. en- Graf Zeppelin. NorueriHn
?. Cockineai.
XII. Comatnck Lode.
a. Joseph Conrad.
y. Hebrews r. 7f.
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Hitting The Wet Spots

The embassy district in Washington. described !,
'ths usttsst spct in America" came under the fire Of
the united National Committee for Law Enforcement,
= new organization. which proposes to "dry up" the
capital As the first step in its national campaign.
Committee speakers pointed ont At . mass meeting
n which ~ churches participated. that i was folly %
attempt 70 dry up the nation unless the law Is eff
GENTLY enforced in the national capital. They express
Ell the view that Washington should Re made the moral
al sell A. the political capital Of the United States.
aud proclaimed var on run and vice II every quarter
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ton is out and the Black Bottom.
too cut iH Parker.
Those are all ! can do" said The
girl
Better - hack 70 your JOB. wait
ing on table
"Now. Pavlowair He turned w
Ectty with z thin-iipped smile.
Betty vas more frightened than
she had ever been before an audi
ence. Dut her excitement did no
harm 10 her dancing. She did her
acrobatic number, her jazz dance and
her waltz clog without comment
from either OF the two men.
"Sing?" Parker asked
"Not well. 4 can sing "a few sim
rongE."
Sing one" She walked IN the
piano and sang a verse and chorus WI
. popular song. mt 50 hot" said
Parker. but you could learn"
Leave your name and address with
the girl downstairs. | can get you
D few engagements " you have some
costumes. They must b. snarpy.
ILL., legs they want. remember. grille.
Tell Ms0gie that I will put you on
the program ~ that affair Thursday
night. She'll tell You about II. Fiji
teen bucks You get
Bsttv left the room elated. Two
enEa eneEts = week at fifteen dol
lars esch wouId keep her going tin
she could get more permanent work.
she decided that she would try a
large moving picture house. which
kept q regular chorus in addition 10
the visiting solo dancers and singers
who stayed n week only.
She felt she had done Parker an
injustice. His hrusque and familiar
manner was merely the professional
wayi She was 10 learn differently.
however.
ITO Be CONTINUED
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~ viii finsncs ycu for the tire
being II you will seek some more
lady-like employment
you ere kind. Ceerrs. but | could
not take money frnm YOU. That
would be much less ladyliks than
dancing"
III disapproveir George repeated,
cmphatically.
"Oh. George. please don't take that
attitude! You hare been ~ good
10 me these last few months that ]
am serry "a disrlease you; but I
must make ny own way IN my own
way
20 course I have no righ I To dic-
tate You must pay the fiddler n
you dance. | arm sorry. I guess We
better say good night" He rose a.
h. SPOKE.
"Im sorry. George. / will never
forget what you have done for me-
Betty went home and crfsd herself
20 sleep. feeling she had lost not only
her parents but her best friend. Doc,
ANDY and Harry had stayed away
from her i'm her trouble. although
they came to her fathers funeral.
George was the only one who had
stocd ~ in her distress. and no~
she Rad lost him. But u. she did not
break with George on dancing. she
weuId slowly drift into marriage with
him. . thought ths could not enter
tain.
Betty vas without any relatives
Even in her grief she took pleasure
II her absolute freedom. She felt
that If allowed her own Say she
could make q name FOR herself dane
ing. Certainly ns one was ever
more free q work cut her W. dss-
tiny.
Early the NEXT morning she went
20 Jack Parker's theatrical aTsnry.
Parker gas a costumer who supplied
everything for private theatricals
ard fzrcy drerE balls. Betty was
met b. a frovzy blonde wcman
III want to See Mr.. Parker about
some dancing engagements, ex-
planned Betty.
AThat's what they All says an
swersd the girl, her jaws working On
chewing gum titl she rsEerbled t1ne
I runinatinx animal. There are more
ruould-be dsnrsrs - this town than
there are traffic ccpxt"
II ar ! pupil Of Sekkoffs.' Betty
went on-
"Oh. that ] suppose you run
around harefooted and give visual
izaticnr II 4 nymph In u mendoH
feeding q daffedil 20 a yearllng calf.
| There W no demand for that stuff
a. can do scrobatic and back"
~Lemme zee your legs demanded
d voice behind her. Betty turned ~
~h. ~ n~ew S~mr~aA nlnm1er ~nr
ant from his lips. Hex Aok made
hin add. y an lack Parser.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-whtn "a
biz navy felix srssk w n blueprint
fleet" IL sounds contsmptuous, which
~ exactly the way the biz navy-itss
intend 10 to. sound.
However, the fact ~ that the mem
hers Of the blueprint faction have q
rsslIy sensible idea in the back ol
their heads.
It mEy not work out well IN prac-
tice. but the idea "a I'll right. pro-
vided IL can he made nv accomplish
what the hlHsrrint-ers think maybe
II will accomplish. and simply making
fun or them W. nv answer 70 their ar-
Tunent.
Even miIItarists admit THAT fight.
inr ships are wasted money, except
in the sense that insurance premiums
are not wasted.
The policy hoIdsr GETS prptsrtion
fer his premiums, but hs rartsinly
would not 10 on paying them liz W.
had nothing ~ BE- afraid or, ard mr.
d~cubtediy he would consider fhst the
ideal situation for him to bs in-iL
II we're possible.
lust au with a war fleet. We have
~ have II. fer protection bat NJ
weuld be much nicer II We required
mo rrotectisn.
That was the chiact Secretary ot
state Hughes had VI mind vixen the
WAEhinRton ~cnnfersncn VAS hsid In
f9-1-22, 10 limit the sire Of navieH.
At that time America had, built Or
building. the worlds strongest fleet
rf hEtslrshspz. England. previously
Che seas mistress. waa 9reatiy upset
abgFut III. fnr she did net ilks being
outhuilt and knew she was p~owerlerN
tD help Al. having nothing like ah
muth money - Afnsrica.
Secretary Hughes rrnpoaad . hrtf
nH thfEe bir w~er-o-mnr whirh HrHl1
bring America down 10 Erxland's
\ lerHI-
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give you the tie he craxed. Ray
nond agreed
Within the ncur he lost the twents
grand back ~ Nick. but me- rot ths
tie, which now is framed and dis.
played On the wall Of Che gambling
place.
ALICE Nv BLUNDERLANn
She IN . cute little thing. ~
dances nm one of the -aver plaza
Tire Prince WI -4Eony. here a1tA
brief visit, admired her the
night and urged har H. come
suite at = smart hotel the ueZE&4y
he said. -I want Nv give you IA to-
party. You ara very nice The las
promised Ia Nv there.
The next afternoon. after waiting
for hi guest of honor from 4 tn q. We
telsphcnsd the management ar the
night club "She isn't here vet he
mnansd. and all thr guests re wait.
ing. I even bought her \ rice Gift"
When the management communal,
Gated With the girl. she said betweetl
vawns. "0h. I'm sorry, but I forEol
and ovrrElsrt.r he never cot there.
however.
The same night abe went cut with
IA Emall-timp hnnfer who dceEn't
know yet where next week is con-
in- from"
NIFTY
The re- sylvia Brown and HrnherI
son trio Fl expert sonE-fsshiorers
have clicked EFain with the Follow
Thru show. The lyrics src delight
full. rsrtic thHt Song which contains
these H~irrarrieE:
IF I we're Omar khvammed
Underneath thr hnuEh.
Bread and book and vine r.
dsmmreds
An 7 WOULD want WV thou
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Dance Pupils To
Appear In Revue
On Friday Night

Brownsville dance pupils of Miss
Alva Daniel will Ne presented in
My Ladies Boudoir" Friday night at
the Capitol theater here. assisted by
pupils Of her classes in Harrington
and Mercedes.
About so children are 1 o take part
IN the revue and especially attractive
stage settings and beautiful cos
tunes have been prepared. The art
Of toe dancing will Re exempIified
BY the more advanced pupils while
solo and assembly dancing also will
be featured.
a synopsis CT the scene shows Mi
lady IN her charming boudoir. sur
rounded by all the Injuries NJ TO-
days debutante, as houdoir pillows,
perfume. powder. lipstick. rouge, fan,
diamsnds. which dance for her, while
four dainty maids lavish her with
flatterys smart bsllhrrs receive love
letters and a beautiful floral offer
lnE OF roses completes Milady's
happiness.
Jazz essentially describes the sec
ond Part Of the program. n unique
feature being the ballroom exhibit
ton fox trnt. aS danced nv four baby
couples, three and four years cd.
The program ends with finale W.
snappy songs. iaEz dancing on toe
musical comedy STEPS and taps.