Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-02

EKANY who have lived in the Valley
lts for some time got a thrill last
90 night as they drove UP the high
way. Cause was found in the twink
ling lights Of the packing houses.
This atmosphere Of things lively
had about the same appearance as a
school building, which silent All
summer suddenly resounds 70 7
activity of many students and teacn-
ers at the end Of the summer noh-
days.
IL means harvest time in the Val
lev. This harvest time VIII mean
many dollars coming IN from the
outside for business to gain an ac-
tive stimulant.
MANY in the world strive for mon
ev to give them leisure. Were 1t not
for the fact that by the time they
have acquired enough money
leisure they have so formed the had
il of work they cannot stop, this
would be a pitiful world. Think OF
the majority Of people in the world
doing nothing but living off an IN
come. II the economic scheme OF
things would not cause the dollar
"a become worthless, and Starve
them into going to work again, they
would all soon be quarreling ana
killing off each other through mere
petulance.
HAVE a letter today from 5. L. Gil
at Raymondville which throws
further light on the origin of the
use o. X. for all right, which we tried
10 throw some light on a few days
ago.
Judge Gill offers the following.
The story was that in a large ware
house there were a number OF assist
ant clerks who had 10 check invoices
with the materials. and after check
ing them they we're required TO mark
then correct or otherwise, and sign
them with their names. One OF the
clerks was a VIGOROUSLY bad speller,
and he had the habit OF marking his
"Oll KOrrect. This form OF o. X
ing the list was adopted by the other
clerks and soon they used the ini-
tails instead Of mis-spelling the two
words"
CENATOR Harris OF Georgia IN
- taking a rap al President Hooy-
er. today. bursts forth on the
Mexican immigration law not being
strictly enforced. He says.
we need to exclude the cheap
Mexican labor. Mexican labor IN
Texas was responsible for a 100000
hale cotton surplus this year. which
had made 1t impossible for the cot
ton farmers of the south 10 receive
q suitable price for their product
For those of US who live in the
Valley. and in Texas for that matter
such tommy rot needs no comment.
Once in a while even a good demo-
cat seems TO go hay wire with what
appears TO be authentic mforma-
ton.
DROPPED over to the Capitol
theater last night TO see one
pictsre advertised and ran into
another showing. But the misfor-
tune Of the Capitol in rot receiving
its scheduled picture, became the
GOOD fortune OF the engineer o. this
column. For as a substitute he got
III hear the sweet-pOlced John Nc
Cormack.
What the voice Of Caruso was for
greatness. and still Is on photograph
records. that Of McCormack's IS for
ivwical sweetness. The only thing
Objectionable 20 him is that those
with latent Irish heritages he
st.rs I'D a bit too much as ne tTlnes
his folklore songs around their heart
strings.
How must 1t feel for Mccormack
To walk into q theater and hear him.
self sing? Some one said that the
takes were dying out and that we
are now in for another spasm Of
the legitimate stage. But whatever
happens we should preserve the
voices Of our great singers and &C
counts Of great happenings with the
talkies and photograph.
What II We could walk into the
theater today and hear and see
George Washington. or hear Lin
colr, deliver his address at Gettys-
burg; or hear the wonderful Jenny
Lind sing: OF more profoundly 10
hear Christ deliver his sermon on
the mount? What a world We live
IL today. ever If the children do do
things we were never allowed TO do!
CPEAKING Of things to come and
\ achieving notoriety. Animated
Annie SAYS she wants to live to
be two hundred years old and then
Gle by getting shot for running off
with another woman's husband.
TOOL weather. showers over the
L. Valley. Some say the citrus
fruit Will be delayed in reach
ing market in order 10 reach a BAL
arce OF water and sugar content.
but how the moisture will make the