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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

From the American press and the American pub
JIG as q whole comes to insistsnt demand that Colonel
Charles Iandhersh cease making hazardous flights.
TO the American people, Linebeygh Is the smbcti-
rnsnt OF aviation progress. the representative OF their
highest ideals. There Is . universal sentiment that
IN the event the famous aviator should encounter dis
sster, there would be q complete revolution Of serti-
rnsnt Is regards safety OF aviation and developments
in the field Of aviation science.
Colonel Iindbsrgh may bow TO the public de-
hands, but to do 20 will be q hardship upon him.
He Is Of the blood Of those Scandinavian pioneers
who over half q century age settled the Northwest;
who brought from the virgin prairies the wealth Of
production that has made the Northwest the rsnsry
OF the world. That the spirit OF his ancestors again
lives In Lindbergh is obvious. Like them he Is o
pioneer, but In a new field-the wide expanses OF
the afr. The uncharted air routes, the mystery OF
what lies beyond. TO him has the same appeal MS did
the untrsveled wastes OF the Northwest 10 hs hardy
ancestors.
The spirit Of the pioneer Is not one that accepts
a placid existence or that bows down TO the con-
ventionalities OF life. II Is the spirit that has led
America and Americans 10 the forefront In all fields
Of erdeavcr from Transforming the Northwestern
prairie wastes into rich agricultural lands 10 plotting
an sirpians over routes upon which no man has ven
tured.
Eindbersh Is still youthful. and IL Is typical Of men
or his type that many years must elapse before the
spirit Of the ricneer no longer leads them to forget
personal danger In marking out for those VINO may
come after them the smooth pathways through lie
In Lindbersh flows the blood Of those Morse heroes
whose ships pioved the western Atlantic centuries
before Columbus set forth on his venturesonie quest
the blood Of those men who in the middle OF the
last century pushed the frontier Of the United states
west Of the Mississippi and on to the Pacific Like
his ancestors. his quest Is to what lies beyond the
range Of his vision and 70 repress the spirit tnst
leads him onward will be q real hardship for him.
II Ia very ~probsbie, however, that the colonel VIII
heed the i~nsistent demands Of the American public
and cease those hazardous flights which never fan tc
arouse national anxiety. No individual understands
more thoroughly what aviation means TO the world
and having inaugurated the present momentum OF
development. he should be content with his achieve
naents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
a Drarnet For Chicken Thieves

Senator John w. Hcrrsnyt bill making IL q teiony
10 steal any domestic fowl was passed cy the Texas
house of Representatives by Q vote Of ioi to 3. This
yycrnsby measure Is armed with q double row Of
sharks teeth rs the penalty Is confinement In the
renitentiary for not more than two years or In jail
fer not more than 100 days or q fine OF not more
than 5000. or both confinement IN jail and a fine.
This measure had the backing Of the state Poul-
frv Raisers' association. why steal q domestic fowl?
yrhv not steal a million dollars and then take down
a short term In the penitentiary7
Not long since one Texas barker was given q sus-
handed sentence on account Of age. and another q
nentencs of 10 months In Q federal penitentiary. Their
hank blew up" They sTere indicted and sent TO
srial A suspended sentences saved one and IL months
the other.
A very growing industry n the poultry industry.
propeYty rights should be protected by Law. Those
who violate them should pay the penalty. II Is GER
tain that the governor viii sign the BIN and organ
a-ed bands cf poultry s~teslers should move On to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

that you are In O hunlor to listen
now. however.
Betty had control OF herself nov.
She might as well hear him now IS
yome other time. She caught her
breath and said: Please 70 ahead.
George. / was silly, but I won't be
70 any more"
You know that I am interested In
your life he went on We were
schoclmates. / hava always liked
YOU. You have an unusual mind.
We rot along splendidly until you
took I'D the dancing i6ea. Then We
driftsd apart. Of course. I have told
YOU how nice the president Of the
bank was to me when I went for my
loan. Had + continued my intimacy
with you. I fear he would not have
been so kind Men Of Big affairs &c
N With the nirht life Of . city. !
don't q that critically, but merely
Is . statement Of fact
AS soon 90 you we're tnrcugn
with dancing i was only 100 GAG q
be Of service to you. Betty. 1felt
positive you would pass through II
unscathed. and you did. Now J can
ErU4t YOU 1<4lD. n nave &l& AA&~l
YOU, as you veil know" He paused
and cleared his throat. Now Il va
coming. Betty felt sure. Shs brsced
herself.
4 can use you and you can use
me- he continued. ! want you neex
me in the restaurant. I would hke
you to know its problems and CO.
cuerate with me In making Il the
birrest SUCCESS In town. Are you
willing TO help
yes. George answered Betty
huskily.
That's finei I was AFRAID you
might have a false sense Of values
and think the restaurant business
beneath you. I need q good cashier.
7 want someone I can truct- / vani
someone who viii BE- attractive .tr
customers and able To watch out fcI
nv interests. too.
~As soon as you are well enouxh
| come and - my cashier. ! want you
/ tn take an interest tn the entire
| place. You viii do this better II You
know al rs problems 20 you car
| uut FRI rns1r time well with theeI
books untfl you are able to work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
Civ Qualification

The annual flcwer exchange and rctnssttis week.
sponsored by the Civic League of BROWNSVILLE Is on
10 be followed by the annual yard Identification con-
test. Year after year the leaders Of the Civic League
have ssared these movements TO interest Brownsville
citizens In home and city Identification, and their
efforts have been productive Of results.
brownsville Is more interested today in civic seau-
Nf,cation than at any time In It's history. Fifteen
or twenty years arc a movement such AZ the CIVIC
league has inaugursted would have received scant
attention. Today there are few hcuseholcers who 90
not coyet the honor OF receiving the designation OF
having ACCOMPLISHED more In the way OF beautifica-
ton than any other resident. It Is Q distinctive
homer. one Of which anyone might feel proud IN
honor which denotes that the recipient ~ that type
OF citizen wire "a Q credit 10 the city.
n Is true that all Of III dc not possess the artistic
senss or the practical knowledge necessary to attain
\ rositicn among the prize winners; but there are
Cav vyho do not possess sufficient OF the artistic m
49, -..t.ur cr who lack the knowledge or tins 20
.t least do scmething toward making their homes
r,cr, astactiys and thereby add to the beauty OF the
city. . ...
~..~x tcrsrds home and civic Identification has been
rsnarkable, but the city has merely started Win an
idssi climate. fertile soil, abundant water supply a'
vsyv moderate rates, there Is no reason Why the city
.s..aS rct hear the distinction Of the most beautiful
- trs southland. II viii require individual and col
,.r.,v. sffort 10 achieve this: but u can be achieved
20 ths citizens viii organize and employ that same
determination that hiss oftsn characterized Browns
vsle A. ia efforts 10 attain Q certain specified goal
rhe citizens OF Brownsville owe q oert OF Srau-
,,,ds - those members of the Civic League who year
after wear have devoted their energies and time %
~. identification contest. But what these Civic
r~.xue members appreciate more than gratitude Is
-e-rrsration. Their goal Is civic Identification; and
th.re "a not q resident of the city who should fan ia
welcome the opportunity to cooperate. II Is imma
terial 70 the Civic League who may WIN tne prizes
.s.t v,r b. offered. but every prize awarded viii be
a tribute 10 good citizenship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

took this room for you because II
was close 70 the place. ! know you
VII like the work.
The pay vii be small az first,
but ] will increase your salary from
tinie. 70 time. Your future viii be n
my handsi"
Re was not proposing. after all
Betty was 30 happy over this that
she would have accepted q place IN
me sischsa peslins potatoes Il he
She was 20 glad she could have
kissed him. Not until she realized
that this was not a proposal was she
aware OF how much Of a sacrifice AZ
would have been to accept him. An
methodicel as he was, he surely
would not suggest marriage 10 her
until the debt nc the bank was paidl
George Harris. I believe you are
the best man IN the world" she ex-
claimed, clutching his arm impui-
sively. What makes you 80 good
TO me7"
Before he could answer she real
lied this was q dangerous question,
20 she hurried on. "You need not
answer. ! know 1t is just because you
can't help but be nice. You have no
idea. how hard ] VIII work TO help
the business aicnf.
II don't care abcut the pay, 20
lcng as IL y enough 10 live On and
give me Q little TO pay you back
what you have spent on me-
That Is e matter we will not
bother about until ycu are able TO
earn more money than you can pos
sibly b worth now" answered
George. II an very glad ~ has
worked out the way I planned t."
He save her his hand. formally. and
said good niaht.
Gro BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
INCOME TAX
FACTS

WHO? Single persons who
had net incrnoe Of Sl,5oo or
more or gross income Of 5000
or more. and married couple
who had net income OF $500 or
more or gross income OF 5000
- more must file returns.
WHEN? The filing period
ends March Is. 1879.
WHERE? Collector Of inter
nal revenue 70 rthe district IN
which the person lives or has
his principal place OF business.
HOWL instructions On Forms
lo4A and l040.
WHAT One and cne-haif per
cent normal tax en- the first
$4,000 in excess Of the personal
exemption and credits. Three
per cent normal tax on the next
$4,000. Five per cent normal tax
on the balance OF net income.
5urtax on net income In excess
II $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
washington
naVhOOk
2A2S1

proposition, under existing ruf,5fs
tons.
An American-b built and Americana
manned ship must he operated cn CD
high tariff basis, but she must com
pete Tor busineSS-except In III
costal trade-outside the Americas
tariff wall. on the free seas. with nl
the worlds Observation-Disclosures
Grated shipping bidding against Ne
Furthermore. while she may
able TO get full carKoes ON her cut
ward-bcund voyages. she experiences
the utmost difficulty IN sec1ryirr
freight to bring back with her. for
the simple reason that not many
shipments are coming this WV.
Our tariffs are 20 hietf tfiat ir1rorfs
cannot set In. Ec thss 1onsignraenta
tn our direction W Ecrrty.
Shipping experts estimate Amer-
lean vessels disadvantage I'm over
seas trade 1t " tc l0 per cent, .h
comparison with foreign bottoms
handicap which u Is mighty hard
q overcome, with present OCEAN
There III likewise considerable
4A~AA4A4& - AH& 44"NQA 0uIEI1
from the government can be de-
pended ON to keep purchases Am re-
pair-if cur merchant marine viii!
last long. unless the government
continues icy firr-sale policy.
The best authorities agree thai
our passenRer-carrying service ought
not theoretically. t0 he I'm such
straits as our cargo lines.
We assuredlv have tourists
enough. both going and coning.
Unfortunately. they show an inc
plhsahle disinclinattfnn 10 patrrnt
American lirrrs--forrirn boats v
crowded. while otirs have 10 hui
for customers.
Some saw N is herafree Amer!N
are not "sbir-minded.- ard
little what flag they travel u
Some lay ~ 10 prohibition under
! Glory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
an. ~ About 5NEaas
lE4lb New YOrk fEI

NEW YORK. FEB. 77.-They re-
veaied another Cecil y. De Mile
yarn last night. Once, they say. O
adoubie" was instructed TO leap
from n 45-foot cliff into q pond
below.
see here. nov!" he cried TO
DE Mile. there can't be over
three or four feet OF water therel"
exaspersted director, you won't
drownlii"
AMONG OTHER DRAMAS
Perhaps you recall the Bert and
Betty Wheeler combination. a roll
licking comedy team OF tbs big
time. The pair were devoted 20
each other Tor many years, and
were conceded TO be the happiest
stage couple OF them all Then,
about two years ago, the profess
sion was startled 10 learn that Mrs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

well you mastered your studies In
school.
1T Is my idea that your future
viii be rather closely linked with
the restaurant business. 20 7 want
you to know al about It."
He paused. looking at Betty for
some response Betty was IN a panic.
George was about 70 propose! His
proposal YVES TO be mingled with
calories and vitaminsl It was TO be
sandviched In with q conversation
about his restaurant Betty won
dered II he would speak Of onions or
clam chowder before he kissed herl
Would he kiss her nc al or would
he
TELL me sore more about the
booksi" she exclaimed Il VIII be
glad to read them. I have d lot OF
TINA on my hands now. and could
study while sitting In the house or
IN the park. How many are there7"
She must divert him before he pro-
posed. or laugh &C himl
Il think there are six or seven In
all" he answered.
Betty's historical moment came.
She laughed loud and long. She
tried TO smother her laughter with
her handkerchief. but In vaini She
laid her hand On hts arm and
laughed again and again.
What Is 50 funny" asked George,
puzzled.
-Oh. George. 7 can't helpt but
Taught" exclaimed. EFT was sc
like you! I'm not critical, but you
have started nc the restaurant prob
lem Just lire you started o. every
thing IN school. You looked UP al
the authorities on the subject, read
and dieested them, then worked out
your solution Just ~ though the res
taurart were . problem II month
But I don't mean 10 be frivolous. u
Is all wonderful and I win gladly
resd the books
Il always trv TO do the logical
thing" agreed George. rravely.
I'm sire you always do. Georze--
BETTY sorfhed- You mustn't mind
nv laurhtns.r
There were scr1e ether things ]
wanted 20 sav en- you. too" George
spoke hesitsttnsly. Tn not sure
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

I Wheeler deserted and later Al
vorced Bert 10 wed one Of III
youthful Stroud Twins, hooters, A
the time, Wheeler turned over the
life savings to her and wished he
well.
If his heart wes torn, none cf U
knew ID, for he affected the LEI,
Clon. Left" attitude. But II va
some time before he stage
comeback, eventually stirring
town with his funnyisrns In
Rita" Then he remarked.
dancer bride recently became
mother. He Az very happy.
Now. the former Mrs. Wheeler
who hasn't had a merry time Of s
In the show business, Is divorcins
Clarence Stroud i'm Chicago. and he.
complaint is dcsertior.
IN MEMoRIAMr
She is well known along Eli
Broadway Beat, and II IL cornrlcrls
believed that she has married tire
times. 40 y matter of fact. she vnl
welded twice. and for seven year.
vas the common law frau Of q 70.
NOUS man.
But what we started out 90 recrrr
was that when she leaves the trwr
% get away from Newspaper rner
she registers under the name OF the
man 70 whom she was not legally
sealed.
OF ALL REMARKS
It happened the other yavnins
IN n fun paricr where m apache
dance team Is featured. You know
the type OF dance. The male mem
Der of the duo fr0wrs between
ciggie pufts and suddenly grHsps
the girl by the hair and then flinaz
her across the floor. We'll, The
sudience fell of their chairs nc thti
session.
When the gal crept back, on hef
knees and paws. and than plunge.
q knife into her lovers back, q
drunk screamed.
THAT shows ycui You can't
trust any OF themi"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

Who am ~ with what musical
organization am 7 identified what
was I before ! became q singer
What vas the means by which
many slaves made their day 20
freedom from the south to Canada
during and before the civil var
called?
After the bcrnhardment of what
fort did Francis Scott Key wrtte tha
words OF the Star spansled Fan
nerT'
what river flows through thu Gen
Of Galilee?
FOR since by man came death.
OF the dead" Where In this passage
found In the Bible7
To-day Arm the Past
on this day. IN 1875. the first tale
phone was exhibited BY Thomas A.
Watson In Boston.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born or this day ara stu
derts and deep thinkers. They have
vivid insgiratiuns-
A Daily Thought
III shall always consider tho baEt
suesser the best prophet"-Ciesrc.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
4. Lawrence Tibbett: Metropolitan
Opera company. actor.
2. UNDERGROUND Railway.
3. Fort McHenry.
a. Jordan river.
y. II Corinthians, XIV, III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

WASHINGTON, Feb. z7.-Every-
body who had any idea Of the
amount OF trouble the government
has had with its Atlantic fleet OF
passenger liners sighed with relief
the other day, when 10 was an
nounced that the shipping board
was getting nd Of the entire incubus
Of Is vessels.
To be sure. Senator Kenneth Me-
Rellar demanded a congressional
investigation. saying he did not
think the government was getting
oil ths aovsrrrasnt was getting I'll
the heats ere worth, which the put
&C 20 70 20 million dollars.
However, congress was so tired Of
the whole subject that 10 faushed the
Tennessee senator UP I'm short or
der.
Senators who favored the deal
pointed cut that Uncls Sam does
not want the ships anyway. and that
Paul w. Chapman. Inc. OF New
York. the purchaser. actually is pay
ing good money 70 take them off the
governments hands million dol
lars I'm cash and m \. q. ~. for mn
additional ~ rntllionA
Besides. Chapman agrees 70 build
56 million dollars worth OF new
shipping, on which the government
win have TO loan only ~ millions.
According 20 McKeIlars reckon
fnQ, this involves Uncle Samuel DC
the tune or ~ million dollars. He
also declares II strange that Chap
man appears never 20 have had any
experience In the shipping business
but the overwhelming trend ni
opinion on Capitol Hill was 70 the
effect that IN Investigation would
be 700 rtxky-it might queer the
transaction somehow
There really Is plenty Of honest
- ----- -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

No. 20
~ property was acquired by gift
after December 81, 1890, the basis
Is the same as u would Be u the
hands Of the donor, or last pre-
ceding owner by whom II was not
received by SIT. For example. a
man In 1921 bought stock In q cor
poration at 500 o share. kept 1t
until January. 1872. when 10 was
worth $i20. and then gave IL to hts
son. who in 1875 gave II 20 his wife,
the stock than being worth $50 n
share. III In 1898 the wife sold the
stock for $500 a share, the taxable
gain Is not $50 but 500 a share. the
gain over the cost to the preceding
owner who did not acquire the stock
by gift.
In computing the gain or ioss
from the sale or other disposition
Of property acquired by gift or
transfer In trust on or before DE-
cerncer 81, 1920. the basis Is the
fair market value OF such property
at the time OF acquisition. For sx-
ample. n taxpayer received IN 1919
. gtft OF real estate having fair
market value Of 5000: he sold II
IN 1923 for $4,000. The original cost
n the donror was sl2.0 The tax
ABLE gain. however, Is 5000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27
Timely Views
PRoHIBrr1oN HYPOCRISY FLAYED
BY JAMES A. REED. Senator From Missouri

IS JAMES A. REED. Senator From Missouri.
(Jsmes A. Reed was born az Mansfield, o., Nov.
.. 1861. He was educated In the district schools
OF Lynn county. Iowa. followed by a special course
ut coe college. He studied In law offices at Cedar
Rapids and was admitted 10 the bar In 1855. TWO
years later he moved 10 Kansas City, Mo, and
has been actively identified with local and stats
and national democratic politics since 1855. From
1898 10 1900 he ~as prosecuting attorney Of Jack
son county and for two terms was mayor Of Kan
sss City. He was elected United States senator In
1911 and Is now concluding his third term which
expires In 1879. Reed was q candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination 1880.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

II 1t is not the case today IL will not be many years
before the ccnscience Of the American people viii Be
awakened TO the fact that the prohihitory Law was
the worst crime that was ever committed and when
the reign OF hypocrisy and can't win come TO m is-
nominious end.
The day will come in this country when organized
gangs will no longer conduct the government but the
voice Of the people will be heard pronouncing the
knell of those who have yielded to them.
The man who would vote 70 send his fellow man
20 Jail for bringing him q drink Is q coward, . knav-
ish ard a contemplate coward.
] have a contempt that cannot be expressed IN any
tongue ever known to man for q man who viii vote
TO make q felony Of that which he practices IN his
private and personal life.
I am sometimes tempted TO write a list OF those
who vote dry and drink wet and I am not sure that
I may not do IL yet
To say that this law has ever been enforced Is to
stand in the face Of the truth and 10 deliberately lie
to the American people. The arrests that are made
are OF those who do not pay the bride.
Respect for law and respect for government Is i'm
paired and destroyed by the graft among police
officials.
In a little while there Is q coalition between the
different classes OF law-breakers, and when N officer
Is called upon TO act against q serious lsw-breaker be
finds himself confronted by q man In whose pay he Is
Thus prohibition Il q breeding place Of lavless-
MAx
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-27

There really Is plenty Of honest
doubt II an American merchant ma
r.ne can b. made a generally paying
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-07
Ran Square Game

Born at Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 2,
1870, Tex answered to the name OF
George Lewis Rickard until COW
punching in the Panhandle state,
followed by exploration for gold in
the fields and on the gaming tables,
brought him the nickname by which
millions knew him.
In a reminiscent mood, Rickard
liked to refer to the hardships of
his days in the Yukon, where he
towed a 100-pound pack on a sled
through Waist-deep snow with the
temperature so below. He liked to
chat of Chilkoot Pass in 1886, and
of his earliest ventures in running
a square" gambling house in Ne
vada.
Crooked roulette wheels and
gambling games were not unusual In
those days, but Tex made his repu-
tation first as a square shooter. /"
He had been the youngest marshal
in his part of Texas earlier in his
career.
Tex went broke" buying, work
ing and selling claims within the
Arctic Circle, doing day labor in the
mines of Nevada and spinning his
square" Whel at Goldfeld.