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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
BROWNSVILLE STORY
TO BE IN

An article on Brownsville Is to
appear in this weeks Western
Magazine according 10 information
from the chamber OF commerce.
Material was furnished by that
organization some time ago and
word from the publishers vestar-
day informed that the article was
70 appear this week.
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PILOTS SURE

Continued on age Fourteenl
greet the endurance fliers not 10 nv
too closely 10 the Fort Worth when
ii Is in contact with the auxiliary
ship. At times five or more planes
have gone up at once. and Mrs
Robbins said she feared her hus-
bands attention might be distract
ed and an accident would result.
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LETTER THREATENS
DALLAS COUNTY CLERK

DALLAS. Tex. May 24-Pl-A
Letter threatening death Of he help
cd a woman he did not know was
contemplated today by D. G. White
ley. county clerk. He did not kknow
wether i was a hoax. or II it in
dictated a kidnapink.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
ELECTED
VICE-PRESIDENT
fsnecial 70 The Heralal

fSneCfaT 70 The HoreTTl
.HARLINGEN. May 24-Jchn X
Thompson was elected first vice
president OF the Texas Funeral d.
rectors association Thursday al the
state convention in Houston. Over
a thousand delegates attended the
convention which closed IN that
citv Thursday.
Thompson served - district
chairman Of the convention during
the past year
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
G

WASHINGTON. May 24.-lP-
Robert Fl. Lucas Of Louisville. XIV.
has been appointed commissioner of
internal revenue by resident Hoo
yer. The nomination Il expected 10
60 10 the senate today.
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CHICAGO. Nav 24.-tP-Whrat.
No. 4 rcd sl05. No. 2 hard SLOT.
Corn: No. 3 mixed Csc: No. 2
yellow 800 aic.
Oats: No. 3 white IS I-2a4s SAC:
sample grade 4lc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
STOP THAT ITCHING

Use Blue Star Soap. then apply
Blue Star Remedy for Eczema. itch.
letter, ringworm. poison oak. dan
druff. ~children's sores, cracked
hands, sore feet and most forms OF
Itching skin diseases. IL kills germs.
etops itching. usually restoring the
skin 70 health. Soap Csc; Blue Star
Remedy. 500. Ask your druggist
ADV.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
CALL

NEW YORK. May 24.-F-Call
money steady. all loans s: closing
bid 9. time loans firmcr: mixed COL
lateral 60-90 days Q Ia: as
months 3; prime mercantile pa
per s.
Bankers acceptances unchanged.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Nav 24.-L~-For-
eirn exchanges firm.
Great Britain. demand dSs IL.
cables as4 1915. 60-day bills on
hanks 4Te "a.
France. demand 800 T-i6. italy
s2s: Belgium 1887 Ia: GERMANY
2aa0: Tokyo ALSO; Montreal 9121
T-e.
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KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN

KANSAS CITY. Nav 24.-tPF-
wheat. NO. l dar's hard Ill: No.
? hard 81 i-2Ilo7: No. ? red LOT.
New a5 Is. .Tui- Of 3-s. Sept 100
ga. Dec. 104 l-2.
Corn: No. ? white ~ l-21s4. NJ
, yellow, eaaa as 10. M. 2 mixed al
nsf Ia: Nav 70 l-2: July 50: Sept.
SO "a: Dec. 70.
oats: No. 2 white. nominally AZ
G4T IL.
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STUDENT

kOvNO. Lithuania. Nav Pap.
a student named VoSvlius. sen
fenced 10 death yesterday for the
recent attempt on the life or Pre-
mier Waldemaras. was executed BY
a firing squad at sunrise today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
Day In Congress
Friday:

Friday:
Senate continues census reap
pOrtionment discussion.
House votes on special rule to gov
ern tariff bill amendments.
House takes UP tariff bill for con-
.sideration OF amendments.
Vare-Wilson 1926 election contest
hearing is continued by senate sub
committee.
Senate military affairs committee
considers bills and nominations on
its calendar.
Senate manufactures committee
takes up amendments TO resolution
for Textile investigation.
Senate interstate commerce COM
ittee continues hearing on proposal
10 set up federal communications
commission.
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Cattle And Sheep
Steady to Strong
With Hogs Higher

CHICAGO. May 24.=lP-Hoes:
$4,000; 15625c higher: top sil.3O for
2O0-lb. weights; packing sows $3.50
G10.25.
Cattle: 1000; calves 1000: steady
20 strong: slaughter steers. good and
choice 950-i.500 lbs. $l325I 1900;
COWS, good and choice S9.75Tl2O0.
vealers milk-fed) good and choice
si1.00115.O0.
Sheep: 800: steady: spring lambs
15.75di6B5: % lbs. down 1850
1880: ewes 5.75T7.60.
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Rn@DS

NEW YORK. Nav 24-P-cov-
eminent bonds: Liberty 5 10. 30
A., Se74; first 1 IA s9a15. 4th ( i'd
1892: treasury 4 IA. 47-52. sIO6 "a:
Is, ASA. SlG34.
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FORT WORTH. May 24.-Pl-
Hogs: 600: 10 to CSC higher; top
s10.85 for medium butchers; medium
to choice 1920 ID. truck hogs
si0.25610.55; packing sows s8.75G
$50.
Cattle and calves. 1900: good to
choice fed steers S13.25: g~rassers
$1,000: choice fat cows up 70 Sl0.25.
others s8.75 and less: good 70 choice
strong weight fat calves SIl.50.
Sheep: 1900: steady 10 25c high
er; lambs si0006li.25: two-year-
old wethers $3.50; aged wethers $500
GT25.
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Thursdav::

Thursday:
House continued general tariff
debate.
Senate continued census-reap-
portionment discussion.
House republicans conferred vote
and agreed on rule to limit tariff
bill amendments and bring vote
Tuesday.
Senate engaged in heated discuss
ion CT Leak" Of rurported Lenroot
roll call which was again described
as inaccurate.
Senate manufactures committee
voted 8 TO 5 to refer proposed textile
industry investigation to fereral
trade commission.
Senate elections subcommittee
heard argument for William 3.
wilson il his cn~t~st for s-at Of
Senator Elect william 3. Ware.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO. May 24.-fP-Poultrv
firm: fowls 500 34c: broilers asa
44c: ROSTERS 2lc; turkeys 22T soc
ducks 231 25c; spring ducks SOC
geese l5c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

NEW YORK May 24.-P-Cot-
trn opened steady. july 1853: Oct.
1880: Dec. 1883: Jan 1850: March
20 IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12

Ito problems In one way and the society
from which AL Smith sprang has
adopted quite different way. Neither
has any real understanding Of the
other.
II Mr.. Smith can present a. vivid q
picture Of the influences at work in the
lower East Side of his childhood as has
MIR. Coolidge Of those ct work in the
Vermont mountains, he will render q
real service. Actually the two pictures
will be very similar In their main lines.
The two men have great deal in COM
mon. They both are the products Of an
environment Of incorporating Puri-
tanism and lofty idealism-a fact that
In Mr.. Smiths case has been 30 little
understood.
When the rigidity Of their moral code
and their undertaking devotion to ideals
Of education. uplift and charity are
considered, the lower East Side and the
immigrant mill villages Of New York
and New England suffer nothing from
comparison with Plymouth. VT. or. for
that matter, with Plymouth, Mass, in
the seventeenth century.
When, in gross ignorance Of the real
conditions, the standard of moral ideal
Ism was raised against Mr.. Smith in the
last campaign 1t was highly amusing to
all with any comprehension Of the facts
If the former governor can express
himself vigorously enough to impress
this on the country as a whole he win
have gone q long way toward removing
o great barrier Of misunderstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
Congratulations to "Mac."

Daniel H. Mcdowell, the cheerful
major domo at the National Press
Club, known to his many friends q,
Mac" celebrated his eighty-seventh
birthday anniversary last Thursday
Despite his many years, the colored
man Is still in harness and has not
lost his usefulness.
His pride today lies chiefly in his
ability to cheer the people he comes In
contact with In the club. Mac" has
great personality. and because Of his
gentleness and his smile has endeared
himself to hundreds Of people in all
walks Of life.
Mac" has had an eventful career
He has been a resident of the National
Capital for sixty years. He started here
as q waiter at Harveys Oyster House
and about sixteen years ago entered the
employ of the National Press Club in
the same capacity. Two years ago he
was rewarded for his faithful services
and given the position Of oficial
greeter.
The genial veteran was born in Lex
ington. Va, where the Virginia Mill
tary Institute is located. He loved the
cadets, and when they Joined the Con
federate forces at New Market, Mac"
was with them.
The local alumni Of v. M. I. always
remember Mac" Each year when the
association celebrates the Battle of New
Market Mac" is with them and Is
always called on to give q story Of that
famous day. Macs" tale varies from
year to year, but it is always good.
Mac" wishes to live thirteen years
more, and his host Of friends and &C
quaintances wish that they will find him
sitting by the door Of the Press Club
for that time.
His kind is passing and cannot be
replaced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
Al Smiths Life.

Alfred Z. Smith, following the ex-
ample Of Calvin Coolidge, is writing
his autobiography. AS In the case Of
the former President, this work should
result In q new light on the character
and personality of the man.
The world now has been given a
glimpse, almost for the first time, into
the heart Of Calvin Coolidge. It has
far clearer understanding of the
forces that nodded his character and
the impulses and ideals that deter
mined his actions. He steps out of
the pages Of his autobiography q color
full, appealing character.
The former Governor Of New York
never has lacked color or appeal. But
his account Of his own life should serve
an even more valuable purpose. 1t
should place In truer light the nature
Of the environment Of which he Is
the product and the PHILOSOPHERS and
ideals Of the people from whom he
arose. Nothing was more evident dur
ing the past campaign than the gross
misunderstanding Of these things over
q large part Of the United States.
Statements which in New York City
and In the cities Of New England were
considered expressions Of profound
philosophy and exalted idealism ap-
pealed to the South and West ~ shall
low, bombastic rantings Of q creature
of corrupt politics. Nor was this great
" to be wondered ut. for the society
a6 rural Anaariea hes Ssk ant r. aQlxs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
An Experiment in Humanity.

An elderly English woman, Mrs. Gill;
christ Thompson Of Kent, has just
completed a significant experiment with
human nature. That she was motiyated
by an instructive sympathy for the
children of London's slums rather than
any desire to probe the nature Of
men detracts in no way from her
findings.
Nearly half Q century ago Mrs.
Thompson made a tour of the slums
of London and other large English
cities. She found parents living In
squalid surroundings, rearing children
to inherit their own unhappy lot.
Shocked at what she had seen, Mrs.
Thompson sought some means OF rem
dering assistance.
She had heard Of America as land
Of opportunity, . place where all men
were given q chance. She gathered
together more than q hundred Of the
poorest Of these. people and made ar
fragments to send them across the
Atlantic.
The men she had befriended wrote
back to her occasionally, telling OF
their progress and their newly found
happiness in Canada and Northwestern
United States. Their accounts were
Nkesshilx. aEaEns ha8syeA end -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

library Of rare and exotic books and
prints, which are undergoing official
scrutiny. It is collection which would
delight the bibliophile. The Customs
Bureau has nothing to do with Post
ONCE Department book censorship
Attorney Corridor is concerned only in
the application Of the literary tnhibi-
tionS in the tariff act. Personally he
is exceedingly pleasant and well in
formed both in literature and law
His not to reason why, his but to do
and die"
Al Smith, though now a private citi-
zen, continues to have the protection Of
State of New York. The reason fol-
this is said to be the number Of crack.
pots" suffering from some imaginary
injury at his hands. Many times Gov
Smith was obliged to turn down pardon
requests. Some of the disappointed
petitioners are said to have sworn ven
geance on him. Ex-President Coolidge
has no secret service man at his elbows
nowadays. He told a friend recently
that he did not get about much" that
he found it hard to do so since there
was no one to look after him.
The Federal Farm Board will shortly
move from its slrmptuous suite in the
Mayfiower Hotel to Offices In the vacant
Southern Railway Building on Penn
sylvania avenue, now owned by the
Government. Capital dinner tables have
remarked seeming incongruity between
the luxurious and costly hotel housing
of the Farm Board and the farmers dis
treSs which the board seeks to relieve
The hotel Offices, however, proved to
have been merely a temporary and
emergency makeshift, pending the
establishment Of permanent Offices.
(Copyrisht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12

Thompson decided to see for herself
/ how they were faring.
Consequently she came here this
Summer and paid unexpected visits to
the families she had sent out from
the slums 40 years before. In Wash
ington hotel several days ago she told
of what she had found.
IT cast my bread on the waters" she
said, land 1t has come back to me. ]
helped them when they were pressed
for the barest necessities, and now, in
America, they have repaid me. They
have entertained me in comfortable
homes fitted with radios. telephones
and baths, and they have driven me
about in automobiles. have seen
their children healthy and happy, with
opportunities to make . place in the
world for themselves. It has made me
very happy"
Although Mrs. Thompson drew no
conclusions from her philanthropic ex-
pertinent, Its significance is obvious.
Her understanding of charity was not
involved. She believed simply In Civ
ing men a chance to help themselves.
and when the opportunity arose she
acted in accordance with her beliefs.
Today she has the satisfaction of
knowing that her faith in human nature
was not misplaced. She gave to scores
of families a chance to better their
lot, and, 40 years later, she found that
in every instance they had taken full
advantage of the opportunities. Be-
cause of her, hundreds Of men, women
and children will know and enjoy q
happiness which they would otherwise
have been denies.
Mrs. Thompson's experiment deserves
serious consideration wherever under
takings in human welfare are contem-
plated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
German Ships Speed
Stirs World Rivalry

From the Boston Evening Transcript:
Cutting eight hours from the record
held by the Mauritania, the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Bremen crosses
the Atlantic in 4 days, II hours and AZ
minutes. That mythical nag, the blue
ribbon OF the sea, may now be said 70
fly side by side with the flag OF the
German Republic. 1t Is significant nag
raising. 1t marks the resumption OF
the race for supremacy on the sea in
the matter of speed, for that there Will
be such rivalry goes without saying. The
Great War and the conditions that fol-
lowed brought an interruption, but did
not put an end to 1t. AS things are, one
steamship company will not be per-
mitted to have a ship eight hours faster
on the Atlantic passage than the swift
est Of the other ships. There must be.
at the least, effort to make nearly equal
the speed of the rival greyhounds so
that differences between them may be
measured in minutes rather than In
hours.
Nice questions are involved in this
matter OF speed. Passenger vessels may
be built to travel faster than the Bremen.
IL is probable that they will be, but
the extra knots cost much in fuel con-
sumption; they mean machinery that
occupies much valuable space. Where
is the line to be drawn? What new
departures in design and construction OF
vessels are to be expected? What OF
those smaller ships which have been
proposed, vessels built on the lines OF
the destroyers OF the Navy and offering
little in the way Of luxury OF the great
liners? It suggests an interesting subject
for speculation while the shipping con-
Germs or other countries, including the
United States Lines, with their plans
for new leviathans, are building to beat
the Bremen-a game, by the way, In
which the Germans themselves may
take q hand.
To descant upon the feat Of the
Bremen as it Is related to the recovery
of Germany from the effects OF the
Great war Is to elaborate the obvious.
the Germany Of the technic1ans, the
artisans and the mariners did not dis
appear with the disappearance OF the
German Empire. It suffered grevious
blow in the loss Of q large portion OF Its
young manhood, but those who re-
NAMED were the same people, with the
skill and the ambitions that were In evil
dence In the race for ocean supremacy
during the years before the conflict. 1t
was 20 be expected that Germany would
again be competitor in that contest,
ana one to be regarded with respect.
Tha voYase Of the Bremen has shown
&Innak MRaxnNk q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12
Man and Machine Air
Combination Is Lauded

From the Elkhart Truth.
The combination Of q remarkable
motor with two extraordinary aviators
kept the st. Louis Robin up in the air
for approximately seventeen and one
half days. It did not come down on
account Of trouble with the machinery
or exhaustion Of the aviators, but be-
cause it was ordered down. Undoubt-
eddy its flight could have been con-
tinued for q much longer period. It is
estimated the plane travelled $4,000
miles, consumed $500 gallons Of fuel
and 1853 gallons of oil. The propeller
revolved 100000 times.
That was q great record for ma
chinery. but the record made by Dale
Jackson and Forest O'Brine was even
greater. They stepped out Of the plane
as fresh as daisies, cleanly shaven and
alert. and with bodies that showed lit
tie indication of exhaustion.
It Is that kind of happy combina-
ton Of the best machinery with the
best manhood that Is making aviation
succeed.
Along with the news Of the success
full endurance flight. comes word that
Lindy,s plane was damaged when he
and his wife alighted at Newark, N. j.
However, the young couple escaped in
Jury. This was the second landing
dificulty Indy has encountered re-
Gently.
Indy is another wonderful combi-
nation of manhood and machinery, as
revealed to the world through the ex-
preston "We." But neither man nor a
machine can always be perfect. Many
people think Indy ought to stop fly
ing so much and thus reduce his
chances Of getting killed. He can't
quit flying. That Is his career. It Is
not merely business matter with him,
for he IS wrapped up in the task Of
helping to make a great future for
aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-12

Connecticut's problem resulting from
q court decision holding invalid some
$500 laws passed In the last decade
because governors failed to sign them
within the constitutional limit OF the
days after the adjournment Of the Leg
islature Is discussed seriously by the
press as an illustration Of the dangers
in official irregularity, although some
observers are inclined facetiouSly to
congratulate the State upon getting rid
of so many statutes.
ION the whole, it Is an extremely
awkward situation, as 1t leaves in a
state of nlegality financial operations
of some importance" is the serious
comment of the Springfield Union.
The fear that "the way may be opened
for a wealth Of litigation that will give
the lawyers and courts something to do
for years to come" Is expressed also by
the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, which
feels that it sis surprising that the tech
nicality was not caught earlier, unless
lawyers in Connecticut are different
from those elsewhere"
1.-The question arises, for example"
according to the Columbus Ohio State
journal, "as to whether gas tax that
was levied continues in force. whether
the salaries of State officers that we're
ii,axcased remain at the new levels,
wrist Is to be done about appropria-
lions now held invalid that have been
spent, as to bond issues now ruled I'M
constitutional that have been f1oated.
and so on. The situation emphasized
the tremendous power that resides in
the courts"
The New York Evening Post believes
that at IS too much to expect that they
can patch things up tight enough now
so that no loopholes will be left for
mischief makers seeking to gain some
advantage from the court decision"
X X
"The plight Of Connecticut folk car
ries with it a moral and a warning"
says the Boston Transcript. "It would
seem that the question in that State
has taken the form Of What's the Con-
Stitution among governors The pro-
vision was regarded as in q state Of in
nocuous desuetude.. Governors ignored
It. Hereafter, it Is safe to soy, every
Connecticut Governor will see to 1t that
he does not give opportunity for SIM
liar slaughter Of legislative enactments."
The court decision impresses the st.
Louis Globe-D Democrat as q warning "of
the danger in following short cuts In
legislating, In adopting forced construc-
lions to At official convenience rather
than verbal truth, in refusing the reap
portionment of the membership Of law
making bodies for partisan or preju-
diced reasons, as has been done by Con-
gress and many State legislative bodies.
Evasion, legal 1ctions, neglect Of plain
duties" continued that paper, may
seem to prosper for time. but sooner
or later sons court Of courage viii be