Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-08
The Once Over
NH. HoovER'S FIRST YEAR

Copyright, 1880, by The Associated Newspaper

Pres. Hoover has completed his first year in office.
The results have not been bad. He has caught q
~45-pound sailfish. taken off ten pounds at handball,
put the Mayflower out OF commission, put the
Rapidan on the map as a trout country. given the
Washington fire department two Of its best work.
outs in history and been pretty busy in every respect.
The Man In The Green Hat" has been arrested,
horseback riding as a Presidential hobby has been
pretty well discredited. the hairshirt has been put
across as the outstanding novelty Of the gents fur
nishing business. and the biggest huddle OF industrial
leaders in history has been held in washington.
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Among the big things in the Presidents favor is
the fact that he has at no time appeared in Indian
or cowboy costume since taking office. Agents with
Indian headgear have been given the gate and not a
picture has appeared in press or newSreel showing
Mr.. Hoover with a wan smile trying to look like
Chief Blue Eagle.
He has not been serenaded once by cowboys from
the movie camps nor has he posed for the pho
tographers pitching hay. That's something.
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His first year in office has given the country the
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the scott-Sharkey fight, the Graf Yep flights, gran
deur pictures. the naval parley, Art
Shires and the first worlds championship In years
TO the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Mr.. Hoover. too, has been the first President to
introduce an entire running backfield Of secretaries.
Other Presidents have had one secretary but Mr..
Hoover uses three, which Is in itself no mean trick.
Amos and Andy. the radio stars. may be credited
to Mr.. Hoovers administration, too, and the lighter
golf bali.
All in all IT'S been a fair first year, October and
November excluded. or course. 10 put Mr.. Hoover
over in a big way the country needs either a war or
4 Mississippi flood or something Ike that, but the
results SO FAR have been IS good as could be expected.
May 1880 be even better. Congress and Roger Bah
son permitting.
CAN o REMEMBER BACK WHEN
i-Grocers useh potatoes to plug the nozzles OF
kerosene cans?
2-Tvo dollars would buy the best seat in the the
ater?
s-gandits we're always more than eighteen years
old?
4There we're girls who wore long WOODEN under
wear?
5-Saloons were only objected 70 strenuously II there
were more than two OF them close to q church?
T. n. Hamilton,
Webster Grove, Mo.
WHY Worry?
Jack Dempsey has had himself examined at the
MAYO Brothers clinic 10 Gee II he IS physically fit TO
return to the rinS Wei. no matter what shape he Is
in. he can't be Is sick as the present crop Of heavy
weight contenders.
The New York "reds" may have their limitations
but they're the only political party to get the police
department to attend to practically al their publicity.
Fifty little Communists
Looking very sad:
Cops Paid them notice
Then they were glad.
G. Mruddlestone Tlrusfbeak says he will not send
his boy TO Yale because he Is afraid the boy might get
caught under falling buildings or run over by a steam
shovel.
That g%uIltiest feeling is experienced by the woman