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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Washington Letter
By HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, April 22.-When the department
Of agriculture's new administration building is COM
pleted in May, 1880, a dream of 20 years will be real
lied and a persistent feud for as many years will be
ended.
Completion of the beautiful structure will mark
the elimination Of the dream Of every secretary OF
agriculture since the time of James Wilson, in the
Roosevelt administration. Finis will be written as
we'll to one of the lfveliest scraps congress has ever
had with a department of the government.
1t all started back in 1908 when congress appro-
priated 81, $780, 900 for the construction Of a building
to house the department Of agriculture.
James Wilson was secretary of the department at
the time. Under his administration two wings of the
building were constructed. Objection was raised at
the time by several members of congress to the way
the buildings were being erected. They commended
when the mall was leveled and improved the struc-
ture would suffer.
AS a matter of fact the mall, the government park
area extending south from the White House to the
Potomac river, has not undergone such Improvement.
HALTED BY
Construction of the administration building, de-
signed to connect the two wings, was halted during
the controversy. 1t was not until 20 years later that
the work again was taken up. Plans for the build
ing drawn in 1903 were cast aside and new ones sub
stituted.
It is interesting to note that the administration
building when completed will have cost the govern
ment 100000. This is 100000 more than congress
appropriated for the two wings back in 1903, and
there is nothing like the same amount of floor space.
1t was rather an expensive bit Of pickering.
There was another disagreement that arose when
the two wings of the building were being constructed,
and although of a minor nature is worth mentioning
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LATIN S. ENGLISH
Inscriptions on the building were to have been in
Latin. Secretary Wilson couldn't reconcile the fact
that an American government building should bear
inscriptions in a dead language, and ordered them
carved in English.
A feature of special interest on the facade of the
administration building will be the entablature, the
long panel resting upon the capitals of the columns.
On this will be engraved three inscriptions selected
by ex-Secretary Jardine as appropriate to the nature
of the purpose for which the building exists.
The first is by st. Paul:
The husbandman that laboreth must be partaker
of the fruits"
The second is by Abraham Lincoln:
mo other human occupation opens so wide a field
for the profitable and agreeable combination of labor
with cultivated thought as agriculture"
The third is by George Washington: with refer
lence either to individual or national welfare, agrcul-
ture is Of primary Importance
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
CHAPTER XXI

The junior clerk blinked at the
question. He had once been the
senior clerk-a rather stunted senior
clerk, with an unfortunate face, per-
haps, but great brains behind the
face. But, even in his most auda-
ciouS moments. he had never been
Mr.. Spriggs. Mr.. Spriggs was sew
enty, and beyond him.
Mr.. Spriggs isn't ere yet" said
the junior clerk. Il represent i'm"
Then I'll wait" replied the visit
or. Its Mr. Spriggs I want to see"
Mr.. Spriggs is a very busy man."
observed the junior clerk, import
antly. "E mayn't be able to see you
without an appointment. But you
could see the sen-you could see my
colleague, If you like"
mo, it's Mr.. Spriggs I got to see"
insisted the visitor, with quiet in
sistence. I'm told he's the man who
engages the caretakers. Isn't that
right?"
The junior clerk thought that was
right, and suggested that the visitor
| should sit down. Then perhaps the
junior clerk could get on with his
elephant.
The visitor sat down. But the ele-
plant had lost its charm. 1t no
longer lured the clogged pen. and its
tuSks seemed unimportant. Coomber
House? Fancy! The junior clerk
showed the elephant aside, and
glanced at the less significant crea-
ture seated on the one chair the
outer office boosted.
"You must be ard up for a job"
said the junior clerk, abruptly.
Whats that?" jerked the visitor.
II said, you must be ard up for a
Job" repeated the junior clerk.
There amt any lineup for Cooom-
Der 'Ouse."
The visitor turned his mild eyes
upon the speaker, and stroked his
unmild moustache.
Been TO let some while, T under
stand" he said.
Since Eve said yes to Adam" an
Swered the junior clerk.
He made this reply whenever he
got the chance. 1t was original,
though he believed it had been
copied.
well, I'm not offering for the
place" remarked the visitor. cts
Just the caretaker."
"Well-you wouldn't get me bein'
caretaker. not at Coomber House.
retorted the junior clerk. That's
what I mean they weren't lining
up for"
whats wrong with it?" inquired
the visitor.
The required position had been
reached. You don't volunteer infor-
nation. but when it's asked for
we'll, there you are!
whats wrong with Coomber
'Ouse?" exclaimed the junior clerk
Whats right with it, you meant
Everything's wrong, from A to z
and one to a 'undred." Another Of
his originals. "D'you know what
'appened to the last caretakeI
there?"
WHAT"
",E disappeared. That's right
Disappeared. jest like that"
The visitor became thoughtful
The Junior clerk could see he had
impressed him.
What made him disappear?'
asked the prospective successor.
"Ah, now you're askin'," replied
the junior clerk.
II must see I don't disappear
then"
| "P'r'aDs you won't be able to Ter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
The plot concerns some weird
noises, beneath q supposedly haunt
ed house, in Byford Moor. One day,
Brown, a romantic young clerk,
heard a rough-looking fellow say to
another: after her! And-if she's
troublesome-don't be particular
what you do to her!" Brown trails
the girl to the haunted house.
They open a locked door and a
corpse pitches out on the floor.
Brown determines to solve the mys-
terry and goes to the owners office,
a Mr.. Spriggs, to apply as care
taker Of the house.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

Who am i? What cabinet post
do + hold? What important Missouri
office have 1 held?
Of what poem is THE paths or
glory lead but to the grave" a part?
What is the capital Of Porto Rico?
"For it is better. if the will of God
be so, that ye suffer for well doing,
than for evil doing" Where is this
passage found in the Bible?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
The Once Over
OPENING THE TROUT SEASON
BY =. T. PHILLIPS

Dear Editor
Well, I was among those participating in the open
ing of the trout season and as a survivor, who was
trampled on in the rush, I can assure you that
the attendance, as they would say in the BASEBALL
world, broke all records. I never saw the brooks
SO filled with people. I was a long time finding
a brook I could enter as most of them had capacity
attendance at sunrise.
The brook I had started out to fish was described
to me as being in a place called Easton, but I couldn't
locate it until I finely knocked on a farm house
door and asked the lady if she knew Of any trout
brook in the vicinity. There's a little one down
the road a piece" she replied, 'but you'll never be
able to get into it. There was a steady stream of
automobiles and buses by here as early as sunrise
and I've seen a lot Of fishermen coming back. They
said the brooks were filed and there was no room
for any more fishermen"
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Well I went along by the brook and found it SO
packed with anglers that the state fish wardens
had been called to s~traighten out the traffic con-
gestion. They finally got some semblence Of order
and after a hard fight Strengthened things out by
ordering the fishermen to move in two lines Of traf-
.fic, all fly fishermen moving four abreast upstream
and all worm fishermen moving four abreast down.
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I kept on all monring along roads packed
with parked cars until along about noon l found
a stream in which there was a little standing room
for a thin man. There had been a big crowd here,
too, and some fishermen had stood in line all night.
7 heard, but at this particular moment one or two
Fishermen were about to quit, and a Spectator was
offering their space to newcomers. The bidding was
lively but won and managed to squeeze in be-
tween two fishermen who were having a hot argu-
ment, one of them claiming that the other was
standing on his foot.
"Quit your showing" one Of them said to me as
I tried to make a cast.
who's shoving?" I demanded. why don't you
move up and let somebody else have a chance?"
Well, one word led to another, and there was a
pretty hot argument. Other fights were going on
all about us and the noise was deafening. Finally a
member Of the state constabulary came along the
road on his motorcycle and shouted to the mob in
the brook that if they didn't make less noise he'd
arrest them. The neighbors had complained.
Well, I waited In that stream until late in the
day hoping the congestion would ease up, but it
and a scar where another fisherman had punched
me in the nose. When I got out of the brook and
started to take my rod apart I discovered it wasn't
my rod at all. In the confusion some other fellows
rod had got into my hand and mine had got into
his. AS it was a better one than mine I said nothing.
This going trout fishing the first day the law is
off is no fun and am off it until they limit the at
tendence to something like 10000 per brook or widen
the stream.
Yours,
Elmer Twitchell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Are They Playing Politics

DR. Mark Sullivan, in his role OF political prophet,
declares the senate hackers Of the debenture plan
are playing politics with reference to the future.
Well, the debenture plan senators are not the only
senators who are playing politics with reference to
he future. There are many representatives who
ire playing politics with reference to the future.
PRACTICAL politicians run true to form. They make
records for use in future campaigns in order to
ytand well with the people back home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

M. M. Q.--What do you advise for
warts?
A.-Send self-addreSsed envelope
for further particulars and repeat
your question. I.
Mrs. j. d. Q.-Is vichy water TAX
en- as a beverage-say a glaSsful
daily-good for kidney ailments?
Ayes, but you should be under
the care of a physician who will adj
wise the proper meoication anG diet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

Mexican revolutions are something we just hav
o have, like doubfe-headers between the Braves an
3hillies-Canton Daily News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
TOday's Horoscope

Persons born on this day are very
generous to their friends. They are
very positive in their views.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

One more national problem which the politicians
nave not yet solved is how TO keep the gristle out OF
he corn beef hash.-Muncie Morning Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

A reading of the Jones dry law indicates that tn
smiths and the Joneses have different views on pro
a-ibition.-Augusta Chronicle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

In an effort to clean up booze in New York, Off
Eials are going to employ municipal hooch sniffers or.
- a manner of speaking, civic sc-enters.-Arkansas
Gazette.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
x No CHANCES

TAKING NO HAN
Mrs. Alfred E. Smith is understood to be very
much opposed to Al writing for the Saturday Even
ing Post. He is not as nimble as he once was, and
she is afraid he will get hurt lodging in out among
the automobile ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

Mrs. F. G.. Q.-What causes a red
nose?
A.-This may be due to poor cir
culation, or constipation. Send self
addressed, stamped envelope for
further particulars and repeat this
question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

A.-The cause of cancer Is not
known.
2.-For her age and height she
should weigh about 142 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
JUDGE HENNINC
PRAISES WORK
OF NEWSPAPERS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26. W.H-
"The American press is the most
amazing development in the last cen
tury and half" Federal Judge Ed.
ward J. Henning, preparing to leave
the beach to take up the private
practice of law in New York city,
said here today.
Newspapermen and court attend
ants were in his courtroom when the
jurist made the statement from the
bench.
"At this time" he said, 81 want
to compliment the newspapers for
the very high ethical manner in
which they have covered trial be-
fore my court"
He then outlined the development
of the newspaper from the SPAN
phlet to the present day.. He drew
attention to the fact that once peo-
pie could obain knowledge of court
happenings only by personal attend
ance but that now the public re-
ceived immediate reports on any in
cidents of interest.
Judge Henning will hold his last
session of court in San Diego Tues
day morning. He first sat on the
bench in the border city when he
was appointed five years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
Hoover Enjoys
Brief Holiday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 W.P) -
President Hoover again turned to
affairs of state today after bri.
Christmas holiday yesterday.
He spent most of the day resting
With his immediate family and q
small CIRCLE of friends, acting as
host to children of cabinet members
and their aides at the White House
in the evening.
Christmas dinner was quiet af.
fair with only the president, MFRS.
Hoover, their son, Allan, home from
harvard, and a few friends and rel.
atives about the table.
The Hoovers had their own pri-
Vate Christmas tree in addition to
the one in the east room of the ex.
eeutive mansion about which the
ehildren's party was held.
The president spent some time in
speeting the ruins of his personal
offices, in the west wing, which
were destroyed by fire Christmas
eve. After consulting with building
experts he decided to order immeti.
ate reconstruction and expects to
have the wing in use once more
within 60 dayss.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
W0MAN'S SUIT
AGAINST TUNNEY
FALLS THROUGH

HARTFORD, Conn, Dee. &c W.R
Col. Lewis L. Field, attornev for
Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty in TIE
Texas woman's 100000 breach of
promise suit against James j.
iGene) Tunney, said here t o a Y
that he would not appear tomorrow
in Fairfield county superior c)urt t..
contest Tunney's motion for judg-
mcnt on 4 counter suit.
Field admitted his inaction would
permit Judge Carl Foster to issue
an injunction forever barring Mrs
Fogarty from bringing suit on an
alleged claim that the former heavy
weight boxing champion prOmis d
t. marry her.
Tunney's motion for judgment,
filed by Attorney Homer S. Cum
mings of Stamford. sought such an
injunction.
Cummings told the United Press
he expected issuance of the injurc-
ton would be "a matter of FORM
Fields said his decision not to ar-
pear followed receipt of a note from
Mrs. Fogarty instructing him either
TO withdraw the action or allow
the Injunction to be issued against
lar
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
NEGRO MANIAC
STAYS WIFE IN
MADDENED ORGY

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. &c. W.R)-A
giant negro, who turned a Christmas
party at the home Of Francis E. Far
agoh, film director, into reign Of
terror before he shot and killed his
estranged wife, was sought today by
police.
The negro, said to have been jeal-
GUS because another man had been
paying attention to Mrs. Elnora
Watson, a maid in the Paragon home,
threatened to kill Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Paragon, parents Of the direc-
tor who were visiting here from New
York during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paragon were seat.
ed in the dining room when the maid
ran in screaming for help. Behind
her came the negro brandishing q
revolver. As the maid ran into q
b,droom and locked the door Fara.
goh and his wife started outside L.
call police. Abandoning pursuit of
his wife, the negro forced the couple
back into the house saying he would
kill them both if they tried to sum.
mon aid.
The crazed negro then pulled loose
all telephone wires and again start
ed search for his wife who had bolt
ed the doors Of two bedrooms and
locked herself in a bathroom. The
negro, with amazing strength, bat
tered down the doors and killed his
wife with one shot. He escaped in
an automobile which he had parked
in the driveway.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
Christmas Brings
Fresh Storm To
European Coast

LONDON, Dec. 26. U.H - The
coasts of the British Isles, France
and Spain, only two weeks ago
swept by gales of a weeks duration,
witnessed renewed tempests over
Christmas.
Considerable damage was done to
shipping although the only loss of
life was confined to one disaster,
the sinking of Norwegian steam.
ship off Bayona, northeastern Spain,
with % of its crew.
The steamship first was reported
to be the Ashland but later advices
led to the belief it was the 990-ton
Eeizer Aslaug, enroute to Vigo,
Spain, with cargo of Goldfish from
Iceland. 1t sank after being driven
aground by terrific gales.
-Four bodies were washed ashore,
all wearing life preservers.
Heavy storms also swept the Eng
lish channel forcing many vessels
to seek port. A squadron of Soviet
cruisers, damaged in the earlier
storms, attempted to leave the har-
Dor at Brest, France, but the storms
were so severe that they returned.
Two schooners were blown on the
rocks off Porspol, France.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
RUSSIANS SEND
PLANES TO AID
EIELS0N SEARCH

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 U.H = Two
Soviet airplanes have been ordered
from the bay of Providence to
search for Capt. Carl Ben Eielson,
American flyer stranded in the
Arctic, ice fields.
Seymon A. Shestakoff, leader of
the Soviet flight from Moscow tc
New York this year, has been
placed in command of an cxpedi-
lion to aid the American aviator
and started immediate preparations
TO depart in the airplane Ant4. The
Ant4 is the same type of craft as
that used by Shestakoff and his
companions on their Moscow to New
York flight.
Shestakoff, who returned here
Sunday and was in the midst of an
extensive program of receptions by
government and aviation officials,
abandoned everything to lead the
perilous expedition to ice bound
Cape North.
The two airplanes ordered to de-
part Immediately in search of Eiel-
son-despite the Arctic night-were
wintering at the Bay of Providence.
Because of the thickness of ice flOcs
it has been impossible for ice critters
TO approach the region.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
Arizona Teachers
In Convention

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dee. 20. WH--
School teachers from all parts OF Ar
iona were arriving here today to at
tend the annual meeting of the Ari'
zona State Educational Association
at Phoenix Union High School Fri
day and Saturday.
The nearly 400 teachers will hear
DR.. Jesse II. Newton, former super.
intendent of Denver, Colo, schools
and now with Columbia University,
speak on "Thc Work of the Modern
School" and "The Larger RESPONSE
bilities of the Teacher"
DR.. j. o. Creager, professor Of ed,
ucation at New York University,
will talk on "Teacher Training As A
Cooperative Enterprise" DR.. John
w. Withers, president of New York
University, will deliver addresses on
"The Research Movement in Educa-
tion" and "What Means Progress in
Education"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
FEAR BOATS IN
BYRD OUTFIT
WERE WRECKED

LONDON, Dec. 26 U:p} = FIX
Change telegraph dispatches fr m
wellington, New Zealand, reported
that the supply ship Eleanor Boiling
of the Byrd Antarctic expedition
had received wireless message
stating two Antarctic whaling boats
and been crushed in the ice.
The message as received by the
Byrd ship stated "Two Antarctic
whale chasers have been crushed IN
the ice," without specifying that
they We're attached to the expcdi-
ton of Rear Admiral Richard By,d.
Captain H. H. Railey, New York
representative of the Byrd eXpedi-
lion, commenting on the above dis
patch, said he had no knowledge of
any whaling expeditions sent our
by the Byrd party. He explained
the whaling ship Nielsen Alonzo left
her base recently in New Zealand
Cor the whaling grounds as an ae-
comm odation to Rear Admiral Byrd.
The whaler carried a quantity of
supplies for the exploring party on
the ice barrier. Captain Railey sad
the Nielsen Alonzo had planned to
transfer the supplies to small whale
"chasers" which We're to take them
through the Ross sea to Little
America. 1t was possible the "whale
cbasers" referred to in the Exchange
Telegraph dispatches were those sent
out from the Nielsen Alonzo. Cap,
tain Railey said, however, that if
such were true Byrd and his men
would suffer no hardship through
loss of supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
Aged Italian
Prelate Dies

TURIN, Italy, Dee. 26 W.H -
Giuseppe Cardinal Gambia, arch
bishop of Turin, died today. He was
81.
Cardinal GAMBIA was born at San
namiano d'Asti. He was made arch
bishop of Turin in 1928 and card
inal in 1925. His death leaves eight
vacancies in the sacred college.
Cardinal GAMBIA was taken Ill
after celebrating midnight mass on
Tuesday and died at Z a. m. today.
He was a great friend of Crown
Prince Humbert, and it was thougot
at one time he would be chosen to
perform the marriage of the prince
TO Princess Marie Jose of Belgium
on January s.
The pope expressed deep grief at
the Cardinals death, and similar
regret was voiced at the Quirinal.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-26
Fits REMAINS
SILENT ABOUT
TAYLOR CASE
May Ask Grand Jury To
Investigate All Features
OF Staying.

Los ANGELES, Dec. . U.H
though District Attorney Buron
Fits let it be known n week ago
that his offic was "near solution"
in the mysterious William Desmond
Taylor murder, the case appeared
still to be in the unsolved class to-
DAY.
scven-year Staying. Fits was
tion Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, mothc:
of Mary Miles Minter, the former
screen star, and that he might ask
the grand jury in investigate the
His announcement. however. drew
qlliet today.
Fits announcement last week
that he need only zone link" to have
q complete case against the murder
cr was given political significance
in many circles since the district at
torney is expected to enter the CUB
ernatorial race formally this week.
His announcement, however, wred
litter condemnation of Mrs. Shelby
In q statement given to the press
she demanded that she be cleared Of
.hc intimations that she had any
connection with the crime
Her life, she claimed, has become
q nightmare because of indirect and
underhand implications and gossip
Mrs. Shelby said she stood willing
at all times to 60 before proper auth
critics and tell her complete story
Neither Mrs. Shelby nor hel
daughter, Miss Minter, ever were
accused Of anything in the murder
Of the director.
Miss Minter was questioned after
wearing apparel belonging to hel
was found in Taylor's apartment
Mabel Normand also was questioned
after it was learned she probably
was the last friend to see Taylor
alive.
The case has been revived spas
medically ever since 1922 when T:y.
lOr was shot.
Asa Keyes, former district at
torney of Los Angeles but now i.
the county Jail pending his appea
to conviction on bribery charges
was in charge Of the investiga tior
of the murder.
Friend W. Richardson, former gcv
crnor of California, said last weel
that Keyes had stopped the prose
cution of the murderer.
Keyes denied Richardson's asser
tion. Richardson has announced he
will support Fits in the race fol
governor