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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
AM, 7GF3 About -Wses
Qgls4lh New York .MEI

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-If you ask,
cd US, B~roadway's new traffic sys-
tenn to relieve congestion would be
an immediate success If you could
get through the army OF cops.
He Lost His Temper
On page lis Of Isadora Duncan's
Russian Days Irma Duncan
writes: a. Go to heIl.' he said.
using q foul word"
Oh, pish tushl 70 use a pair ~
them.
BY Way Of Report
Because too many actors collapsed
before the asbestos lifted after re-
ceiving bad news, the Western Union
Telegraph company arranged a sys-
TEN 10 guide the various stage door
men, who take kilograms Of members
Of the cast. When a red star ~ rub
Der stamped alongside the addresses
name. II near rush" A blue star
means serious news" and "A black
star signifies that the message con-
tains rews q a death.
Imagine
II happened ~ the Ritz the other
luncheon. z. Ray Goetz and Peggy
Joyce occupied the table mex TO Ed
Ear Allen and Peaches Browning. M.
Allen displayed a newspaper which
featured a headline reading: babe
Ruth Child Not His,"
Il wish wished the bored Peggy
Joyce, that somebody would claim
that kid so we could get back on the
front pages"
Harlcmese
The new Club Harlem in the sepis
district Of New York is one Of the
fascinating spots for the r~evslrr.
The band is tcrrid. but everything
doesn't 60" Johnny Cobb, for in
stance, an immediately attired
b~rcwnskin. hogs the center ar thr
dancing floor and monitors the step
perE to keep in motion land not
dance as il they were on a dime"
When the dancers linger too long
in n spot Cobb growls: keep PER-
colatin', keep percolatini"
ExcuscitpIease!
Because Of the frequency az tele.
phone calls, virtually all New York
newspapers are given easy numbers
to remember. or "evsn Thousands ~
the phone company. Canal 1000,
frinstance, gets the geographic
Lsckawanna 1000 gets the Times,
Drydock 5000 the American ~ Jour
nal. Beekmsn 1000 the Morning and
Evening World. and SO forth.
One rag, however, got smart alecky
with the phone company last sum
mer. 50 the sensitive phone phirm
evened things. The rags phone
number was switched. Instead Of
being an easy one TO remember. 10
now is as complicated as a safe com
bination. and wen the reporters on
assignment frequently must look 4
up before sending in n hot story.
Newspaper Stuff
Before he went 10 holiday at Palm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

monds 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 IS she re-
m~embered her mothers dread OF her
associating with these girls. Some
were dancing teachers, others were
social workers in charge Of play
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 clustering
group OF girls anywhere. Mrs Casey
sat at one end Of the table and Sell
koff al the other. Betty heard Mrs.
Casey call To " girl, Myrtle, IL
you must rest your elbows on some
thing. | will find you an arm chairl"
The girl took her elbows off the
table. but did not seem 10 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 mex TO that Of Lois,
who came in after dinner. Betty vas
glad Of this, aS * made her feel less
lost in this crowd az girls.
Long after the lights were out
Betty lay sleepless, but finally went
70 sleep. 20 be aroused by a bell and
Lois shaking her shoulder.
Hurry up, sleepy headi We have
exactly five minutes TO dress and get
to the bari" Lois tossed aside her
paiamaz. and grabbed the scanty
black bathing suit that was almost
a uniform az the school.
At home Betty always lay a COM
Portable fifteen minutes in bed after
waking, 80 all this sudden energy In
the dormitory was ~bewilderinE- And
so was the absolute indifference with
which the girls dashed around IN
various degrees of nudity. They
were as unconscious 81 their bodies
as Betty Vas conscious Of them. Q
she felt she must have the wrong
slant
Hey, you. that wasn't : Per
haps' bell. That was a No Foolin
bell" somebody yelled at her. hall
a dozen girls pulled the covers off
yarked her out Of her psIamas and
into q bathing suit. tied hsr hair ~
with N ribbon and ran her out or thE
dnrmotory and up the dewey grass
on the hillside.
CT0 BE coNTISUED)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
BORAH AND HOOVER SOON APT
TO CLASH
By CHARLES p. STEWART

BY CHARLES r. STEWART
WASHINGTON. jan 2s-Niliam
T.. Borah appears 10 be a senator who
created an imaginary president IN
his own image. elected Herbert
Hoover 10 the Job Of coming I'D 10
every last one ~ his own visionary
specifications. and mssns to raise
the very dickens with him III he
falls short OF them In the least par
t~icular.
Politicians are inclined 20 wonder
il Mr.. Hoover can do It,
They even wonder w he will wish
10. W~sshington's impression II that
Mr.. Hoover has q few presidential
ideas OF his own. which may differ
considerably from Senator Borah'E-
How long will IL be before the
president-to-be and the Idaho Ten
ator 20 20 the mat over some Of
these diverEences ar cpiniong
II would not be hard 70 get bets
on this question. from sporty men,
bers of congress.
Senator Borah assumed the fune.
tions Of congregational leader for the
Hoover administration without wait.
inF for the Hoover Naturalization X
corie into existence.
In fact. he did not even wait for
Mr. Hoover 70 NJ elected
He was already making Hoovsi
pledges while the campaign was still
pending. Some Of them. IL has sincs
appeared. we're perhaps rather en-
b~arrafsinz 70 Mr.. Hoover.
They we're not very easy % re
pudiate while the fight was on. anf
votes hung IN the balance. IL maj
Be different now. with the rumpul
over and everything settled
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
Washington
DaVhOOk

The truth IA that Senator Borah.
as ~ political friend IA u nuisance.
His judgment j. mighty good inso-
far as concerns his own (Senasor
Borah'sJ interests What's good fer
him. however, AN not always Nv good
for others.
The Hoover administration will be
a tremendous success. from BiIl'B
standpoint Az itE rum for tie bersfit
Of Bill Borsh.
II not, NJ hs sees il, il will ss a
terrible fiEris.
Can Presiden. 10 BED Hoover BIZ
blamed n he has IA fancy for run.
ming biz administration as seemr
best "a him, rather than as seems
best 70 Senator Borah
III ha runs Ia 10 suit Bill, Bill will
taks all the credit fer \.
~ he runs u otherwise, Bill will
yoWl. but who csres2--if the p.
suits are gatiEfactory-not 10 Bill. ~
course-hut to the rest VI the
try.
Senator B0rah'H strategy has bera
pretty slick hitherto.
He has been half c~onservsrsa.
half liberal.
The conservatives have Viii thr
time been trying to win him. Like
wise the pFozrexsiveF.
Now he's out and out a c-onserra.
tive Instead nf being glad of III
conservatives who have been con
servatiye all the way are jealous ~
him. On the other side. the progress
Eivrr have given wv all hope M him.
Bill would like "a bs = groEp unto
| himself.
Yet he has only one vote. The bal
Anca w him I'm purely converse
tiorRl. The senate produces = sur
] plus Of conversation already,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

Who am NJ? Which M my novclE
was based on an actual murderg In
what work was ! engaged before I
began 10 edit magazines?
What game similar to football Ia
played in England?
What is "A Hindu woman called who
burns herself On the funeral pyre or
her husband
What was tha nine headed vratar
serpent ~ mythology called-
Evil men understand not judy
ment; bat they That seek the Lord
understand aIl things" Where is
this passage found in the Bible?
Today I'm the Past
On this date, IN 1918. warnings or
the plotted overthrow Of the Ger.
man government hy the socialist
party were circulating.
Todsy's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are IDEAL
istir and poetic. They are shy ir
attempting biE projects, although
needlessly 50.
m@
"A Daily Thought
Man is not the creature of Cir.
cumstances. Circumstances are the
creatures az men.H-Benjamin Dis
rasli.
Answers % Foregoing Questions
4. Theodore Dresser; An Amsri-
can Tragedy; newspaper work.
2. Rugby.
3. Suffice.
g. Hydra.
3. Proverbs. xviii, h.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
DINNER
Stories
A GREEDY SOUL

Tact" said the lecturer, rs es-
sential to good entertaining. |
once dined at a house where the
hostess had no tact. Opposite me sat
a modest, quiet man.
Suddenly he turned as red as a
lobster and fell into n fit Of confu-
sion on hearing the hostess say 20
her husband:
" How inattentive you are, Char
lie. You must look after Mr.. Blank
better. He's helping himself 20
everything"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28

The American who has not seen m automobile =
row hard to find. But not the man who has not seen
enc in ~times-Boston Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
SPARE THE UNIT

"A man had invited 4 business &C.
ousintance 70 play a round Of golf
with him. The guest. who was a
very pompous individual, was also n
poor player, and hacked up the turf
with each stroke.
After he had carried away an IN
usually generous portion with Biz
iron, he turned to his host and said /:
"You know. / don't care partic-
ularly for the game. but I like the
glorious open country hereabouts."
Quite" replied the other. Is ne
surveyed the Scared ground. "bus
do you mind closing I'D the open
country AS we 20 along"
WELL. ISN'T 1T?
A new 5 and 10-cent store had
been opened by q man named Cohen.
A woman came in one day and
selected a toy for which she handed
the proprietor a dime.
Excuse, lady" said Cohen. abut
these toys are Is cents"
But ] thought this was a s and
Decent store" protested the custo-
mer.
well. I leave il TO YOU" came
the reply. How much In its and
10 cents7"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
CHICAGO GAME
IS NOT SIGNED

Reports In upstate papers to the
effect that the Brownsville high
school Eagle football squad had
been definitely signed to meet the
DePaul Academy eleven mt Chicago
March Is in a return game, were
denied by school authorities here
today.
Negotiations for the game have
been entered into but the game has
not been definitely signed, Douglas
Fessenden, Eagle coach stated.
IL the game is signed, it will be
arranged in such q way that the
class IA schedule Of the local
eleven will not be interfered with,
1t was said.
School officials admitted the
possibility OF the game going
through but would not commit
themselves on the probability Of It.
Brownsville fans have been look
ing forward to a return game with
DePaul since the Eagles thoroughly
trounced the parochial champions
OF Chicago last year to the merry
clip OF 500 before a record break
ing crowd in TICKER bowl here.
The Eagle team Of 1929 Is ex-
pected to be an Improvement over
the undefeated eleven or 1928.
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Associated Pres S Photo

will be the outstanding feature Of
the exhibit OF the work of pupils in
the fine arts department on Satur-
day and Sunday. There will also
be on display portraits in oils made
from life by students in the depart
ment.
Examples Of students in all class
eS both beginners and advanced, ap-
pear in the exhibit. showing work in
water color, pastels, oils and china
painting.
Members OF the graduating class
are Maria C~alderoni, Margarita Ga
rate. Lucia Cara. Sophia B. Ko-
walsh, Margarita de Leon, Alcine
Morris, Catherine Morton. Lila
Pumareio. and Zoila Vera.
Advanced music students appear
ed in a recital on Mes %, presenting
q program of classical numbers.
Under the Mistletoe" was given as
q duet by Mary Agnes Courtney and
Sophia B. Koyvalski. The choral
club sang Il Know a Bank" Shakes
peare-Horn. Eva Garcia Trevino
played Tschaikowsky's "Melodie a la
Mazurka.' and Lucia Cara and
Sophia KowalSki gave who Is Syl-
via?" Schubert. Car
men Pumarejo performed "Melodie
Italienne. OPP. SO. No. A." by Mos
kowski. and Sophia Kowalski. Rach-
maninoff's Prelude. Op. 5. No. 2"
Pupils in the beginners and inter-
mediate department gave a recital
on Tuesday afternoon in a very
creditable manner. showing real ad-
vancement during the year.
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,Continued from page one.)

;Continued from page one.)
OF the congress. The board shall
elect a chairman from amonz its
members. "A majority of the men,
bers in office shall constitute a
quorum, but the board may func-
ton notwithstanding vacancies.
Each member Of the board shall
receive a salary of $4,000 a year.
No member of the board shall ac-
lively engage in any business. vo-
cation or employment other than
that OF serving as a member Of the
board"
n The functions Of the board, as set
out by Senator Moses, will be:
Upon resolution Of either house
Of congress or of the committee on
ways and means of the house OF
representatives or the committee of
finance OF the senate, It shall
be the duty Of the board to ascer-
tain and report to the respective
house or committee the facts upon
any tariff matter which the resolu-
ton directs the board to investigate.
The authority and duties Of the
board under such resolution shall
not terminate by reason Of the ex-
piration Of any congress. In order
TO avoid delay in compliance with
such resolutions, it shall be the duty
Of the hoard to keep informed at all
times with respect to tariff mat
tiers and to conduct Investigations
necessary TO that end. In order to
avoid preventable expense or dup
LEGATION OF effort IL shall be the
duty Of the board to avail itself of
information, data, services and ia
cilities of any governmental estab-
liShment in the executive branch OF
the government. All such establish
ments are directed to cooperate
with the board and when directed
by resolution of either house or
committee to furnish the board, up
on its request and for such period
as the resolution shall prescribe,
with all records and papers relat-
ing 70 the matter under investiga-
ton in the possession OF the gov
ernmental establishment"
The amendment sets out the fol-
lowing powers of the proposed
board:
The board may employ and fix
the compensation of such employees
and make such expenditures, incIud-
ing expenditures for salaries and for
printing and binding. as may be
necessary for the exemption of the
functions vested in the board. All
expenditures OF the board shall be
allowed and paid upon the prest a.
tation Of itemized vouchers therefore
approved by the chairman OF the
board, one-half from the contingent
fund Of the senate. Members of
the board and employees thereof
shall receive necessary travelling and
subsistence expenses or per diem al
lowances in lieu thereof within the
limitations prescribed by law for
civilian employees of the executive
branch OF the government while
away from their official stations
on official business"
A second amendment proposed bv
the New Hampshire senator. which
is in accord with the program Of
the house minority. provides that the
sections maintaining and prescrib-
ing the duties of the tariff commits
sion are hereby representing effec-
tive 60 days after the enactment
OF this act. All books. papers, docu-
ments and records of the United
States tariff commission shall be
transferred to the tariff act-finding
board Tor congress az the expiration
Of such 60-day period
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
VOTE TUESDAY
ON TARIFF BILL


WASHINGTON, May 24-PD-
The tariff bill will be brought to a
vote by the republican majority in
the house at 3 p. m, Tuesday with
81 amendments IN the meantime.
Decision to fix the time for the
vote and limit consideration OF
amendments by means of e special
rule giving priority to those offer
ed by THE committee was reached
by the republican majority late yes
terday at the end Of two conferences
on the subject. The vote was FOG 10
"A. One hour was allotted today FOR
consideration Of the special rule.
which was approved. automatically
shutting off general rebate on 1.-THE
measure,
Under the ~republica agreement
no schedules In the bill not af-
fected by committee amenrmen1i
will be subject TO change from the
floor. Proposals to admit amend
ments on the schedules affecting
sugar. cement, brick. shingles, hard
wood and cedar lumber, flaxseed
and on the new flexible provisions
Extending the powers Of the presi-
dent, were rejected by the confer
ence.
} None of the 81 amendments
announced by the republican mem
bers of the ways and mean COM
mittee was put to a vote In the
conference, and those attending
were not bound to support any of
them in the house. They were work.
ed out by the committeeman after
dissatisfaction with rates proposed
in the bill had caused various
groups Of republican representatives
to block an earlier agreement on a
rule limiting consideration amend
ments. They included proposals for
higher duties on cattle. butter and
ether farm products and transfer of
hides. leather and shoes from the
free TO the dutiable list.
The text Of 1.-THE rule which the
committeemen's work thus made
possible does not prohibit the offer
ing Of amendments from the floor.
but IL Is expected to operate effec-
lively to that end. During consider
alton or the Fordney-McC umber
tariff schedules seven years ago. a
similar rule shut off all except COM
mittee amendments because con-
slderation OF such proposals. given
priority. consumed the entire time
allotted for changing the bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
WOMEN'S CLUBS
HAVE BANQUET
About $50 Members, Guests
Attend Quarterly Dinner
At Weslaco
Especial to The Herald)


WESLACO, May 24-About $50
members and guests from Business
and Professional Women's clubs OF
the Valley attended the quarterly
banquet held at the Cortez hotel
here Thursday evening. every club
in the federation being represented.
The occasion was unusually sig
nificant. due to the presence of Miss
Daisy Leake of Temple. retiring
president OF the state federation Of
Business and Professional Women's
clubs. and Of DR.. Minnie Lee Maffett
OF Dallas.
Miss Leake gave a farewell adj
dress as president OF the federation.
declaring that she considered the
growth OF a spirit of the co-opera-
ton among the business women as
the outstanding feature OF her adj
miniStration, and thanking the
members for their loyal support.
This spirit Of cooperation. she said.
she had found particularly evident
in the Valley in all lines Of n
deavor, the telephone book with its
listing Of all Valley towns being a
symbol Of the idea of Valley uniyt.
CrinkleS OF amusement rippled
over the audience at the drolleries
with which DIR. Maffett opened her
talk, much OF which was given to
the renewal Of the old acquaintance.
DR.. Maffett Is rapidly becoming re-
garded as a tutelary genius OF the
Valley federation. She urged the
valley clubs TO send a good repre-
Sentation to the national conven-
ton, which Is to be held in Mackinac
the latter part Of June. She also
gave some interesting points of diff
ference in the attitude Of the gen
eral public toward women in bust
ness in the early days OF the state
federation and the present.
Miss Julia O'Brien. who was elect
ed first vice president Of the state
federation in Temple recently, was
also a guest Of honor, and made a
brief talk.
Mrs. J. II. McAskill Of Weslaco
acted as toastmistress.
Mrs. Blanche Fulgham OF Har-
lingen was elected president of the
federation: Miss Arte Suggs. Mer-
cedes. secretary, and Miss Beth Gar
rett historian, a newly created Of
flee.
An i-eitation TO the federation to
go TO Harlingen Aug. Is was ac-
cepted-
Bouquets Of gladioli were present.
ed to the honorees on behalf Of the
Weslaco club.
About 20 from the Brownsville
club attended.
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Caldwell: awarding OF diplomas.
DR.. o. ". Lawrence, president
board OF education Recessional,
Miss Annie Tucker. director; Mar
garet Hughston. accompanist: Miss
Annie Putegnat, Mrs. John Nc
Cleary, violinists.
Glass officers OF the graduating
class are: Rosita Ceyanes. presi-
dent: Ernesto Besteiro. vice presi-
dent: Mary Leu Markham. secre-
tary-treasurer; and Alberto Gar
cia, sergeant at arms
A much larger class Is expected
to graduate next year. college Off
Gals state. OF the graduates from
the Brownsville high school. more
than so have signified intention OF
entering the junior college.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

Barometric conditions were
mostly inactive throughout the
United States since yesterday
morning, resulting in little change
in weather conditions. Moderate
to heavy rains occurred. however.
in central and southwestern Texas
within the last "a hours. while
scattered showers were reported
from New Mexico and also from
the Great Lakes region. Tempera-
ture changes were unimportant ex-
cept somewhat higher practically
throughout the country this morn
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
DEGREES TO

Continued from mage one.l
gomery OF the department of eco
Monies at the University OF Texas.
The program for this evening fol-
lows:
Professional: Invocation. Rev. F..
p Day: Vocal solo. Miss Ante
Tucker; Introduction Of speaker.
President G. W. Gotke; Address,
Dr.. r. II. Montgomery. University
OF Texas. department Of economics;
violin solo. Miss Annie Putegnat:
Presentation Of graduation class to
board of education. Dean S. A.
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Nine FINISH
VILLA MARIA
Baccalaureate Services to be
Held Sunday; Commence
ment Wednesday

Baccalaureate services for the Sc
nior class OF Villa Maria OF the In
carnate Word are to be held at the
Sacred Heart church at 10 a. m.
Sunday morning. with the Rev. j. B.
Frigon in charge. The class will
have a reception from 4 to 6 p. m.
Sunday at Villa Maria.
Graduation exercises at 8 p. m.
Wednesday in the Queen theater
will close the seventy-sixth year Of
the academy Nine graduates are TO
receive diplomas at that time.
Paintings Of Valley scenes. espe-
cially one OF a group OF jacals by
J. l.. Landrum Of San Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

San Benito, May 24-Rotarians
of this city at their meeting Thurs
day entertained each other with
statements of the most pleasant
and the most unpleasant things a
bout my profession or business"
at the suggestion or President Judge
James @. Louthan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

FORT WORTH. May 24.-Wendell
Schiller OF Houston has been elected
president of the sophomore class
OF I929-30 at Texas Christian Univ
ersity. Schiller also served as presi-
dent of the class this year as a
freshman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

First figure lowest temperature
last night: second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday: third, wind velocity
at 8 q. m; fourth. rainfall past "a
hours