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CRoN1CAs DE sEPULvEDA
".Y VESTIDO DE ROJO
PIRUETA Ell BUFON..."
Por Luis C. Sep@IVeda

I'm telegrama que debe pasal
a la historic de las grandes ca
nalladas de America:
Santiago de Chile, AgostC
80 de 193O.-Sanchez Cerro.-
A~requipa.-Aplaudo su actitud
Exija que Sc retenga a Leguia
para responder de los millones
robados. Me ofrezco para cual
quier gesti6n que lie interese
(Firmado) Jose Santos Choca'
no."
Ell firmante del anterior tele-
grama es ell mismo individuC
cuya ficha antropometrica sc
guarda en- las oficinas de Ia Pc,
licia de Madrid, por cierto asun.
to de un cheque false, incidentC
de ingrata recordacion en- los
circulos diplomaticos de la ca
pitaI e~spahola; ell mismo tam
bien que en- Mexico quiso ser e.
Rudyard Kipling de las depre-
daciones cometidas por Pancho
Villa, durante la epoca en- que
sirvi6 de escudero, cantor y pro-
xeneta Official del famoso ban
dolero Y divisionario mexicano
ell mismo que luego quiso ser e:
Richelieu de Estrada Cabrera
en- Guatemala, Y solo consigui6
ser su "Rigoletto''; el mismo ira
pisondista que ha lido de puerta
en- puerta por todas las dictadu
ras de America tendiendo la es-
cudilla de sus versos pasatistas
con ell descaro impGdico de las
busconas que trabajan a domi
clio, y, en- fin, ell mismo tam
bien que por cobardia asesin6 :
mansalva y alevosamente al pc
riodista limeno Edwin Elmort
un dia de tragedia y de ignomi
MIA, y quien luego, la magnani-
milidad del entonces presidente
del Peru, Don Augusta B. LIE
gufa, lie imparti6 la clemencia
de su perd6n sacandolo del uni
co lugar que a Santos ChocanC
corresponds ocupar: la zelda d.
un preside.
Hoy Jose Santos Chocant
comprueba una vez mas con 81
telegrama a Sanchez Cerro gu,
Vargas Villa tuvo raz6n cuand'
no hace mucho dijo en- una en-
trevista que era Eel esfuerzo de
servilismo para andar en- dos
pies, y que 81 habia firmado
iunto con otros intelectuales, |;
petici6n elevada al Gobierno re
volucionario de Guatemala par.
que no fusilaran a este merce
mario despreciable a raiz de l.
caida de Estrada Cabrera, l.
habia hecho no para salvar {
Chocano del cadalso, sino para
salvar al cadalso de Chocano!
Rastrero, servil, ponzonoso
este bufon que tiene alma who
resca, instintos de batraci6n J
gules insecticides de sabandija
de albanal, g~esticula ahora des.
de Santiago de Chile p~idiendolt
a Sanchez Cerro una piltraff
aun cuando para obtenerla ten
ga que sacarle los ojos a su pro
tector de aver.
Error grande ha sido que e
gobierno provisional de Sanchez
Cerro haya dispuesto la encar
celaci6n de Leguia, y ell proce
so consiguiente por sus actua
clones constituencies como
Presidente del Peru, pues cual
quier justicia que Sc quiera ha
Ger no podra librarse de pareceI
una venganza. Este va 10 dill
mos al triunfar la revoIuci6r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
Laredo Onion Shipment Hikes
Record

speaking Of Texas winter and summer gardens, Of
flowers and fruits and vegetables. Texas onion gar
Gems challenge the world. According TO the Laredo
Times, records Of several years for a single night
Shipment Of Bermuda onions out of the Laredo dis
Iict were smashed April II when a total Of SO car
ioaoS. necessitating movement Of four special trains
70 carry them. rolled out Of the border city bound
1or markets IN all sections Of the United States and
Canada. This brought total shipments from Laredo
Tor the first two weeks Of shipments to AL carloads.
Perhaps Wisconsin lawmakers and real estate
agents will come out Of their trance and recognize
the marvellous development that has taken place in
the fruit and truck garden sections of the southwest
known as the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Gov. Kohler
OF Wisconsin has appointed an official committee to
investigate conditions. Why investigate them? Land
values in the Valley speak for themselves Records
Of shipments Of Valley products speak for themselves.
High quality OF these products Of the soil. including
farm and garden and orchard, speak for themselves.
1t is said that an unknown agent OF one Of the fed
the information TO the Wisconsin State Board Of
Valley lands. This is not all. The head Of the fed
erai department responsible for the onslaught de-
clned to make known the name Of his subordinate
who distributed the poison.
There are thousands Of northern men in the Valley.
They are bona fide adopted citizens Of Texas. They
are among its most progressive citizens. They e-
tablished homes in the Valley. they invested their
money in the Valley. they are successful as fruit
growers and truck growers in the Valley. and their
yearly dividends tell the story Of the superiority Of
the summer and winter gardens Of Texas over and
above those Of any other section Of America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Board of control members were given a scare when
a report got out in some mysterious manner that a
fire had been discovered in the senate hall. near the
priceless historic paintings Of the senate walls. They
left their dinner tables and hurried to the capitol.
They haven't yet found any trace Of a fire or any
one who started the report.
There's an addition to the list Of young capitol and
university people who plan to have their fling at the
legislature this year. He's Horace Walker, university
student and printing salesman. He would run against
r NJ. Hubbard in his home county Of Bowie.
Others who are flirting with the legislative race
include Oveta CUP. house parliamentarian; Vann
Kennedy, capitol newspaper writer, and Trueman
O'ouinn Of the highway department.
DIN r. Van Zandt Of Grayson county, blind legis-
lator. this year vii run for a senate seat, II has Heen
announced. It has been many years since a sightlesS
person sat in the Texas legislature. The v~enerated
Sen. McCollum Of Waco. several years ago, became
almost blind before his death, and while a member
OF the body.
Mr.. Van Zandt. keen constitutional lawyer. wants
nobody's sympathy because Of his lack Of vision. and
no special consideration. He has proven he can we'll
take care OF himself in debate And his wifes eyes
are his eyes for voluminous reading Of both news and
law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

NEW YORK, April 24--You're
not even sure Of free air" in New
York any more.
In fact. the value Of the air seems
rapidly to be going up. To be sure,
you can have plenty Of the carbon
monoxide mixture encountered on
the highways. But they're begin
ming to pay good coin Of the realm
for the air encountered up in the
sky-scrapers. The latest quotation
10 reach me shows the value to be
80 cents per cubic foot.
If this seems slightly incredible,
please remember that the gentlemen
who build the steel giants today are
showing more than a little concern
over the matter Of light and air. II
their buildings are TO be shut OIL
by some adjoining cloud reacherl
as many a building is, then what
price sunshine and ozone?
Wherefore. the more thoughtful
owners are now buying nearby space
in an effort to protect their SxlC
bit of air against invasion.
Thus. according TO a few Statis-
tics. I have just received from one
Julius Nelson. he had to buy $780,
900 cubic feet Of air for his new
45-story Nelson tower" which hap
pens to be the tallest building IN
the cloack-and-suit midtown sec
ton. This set him back something
like two and a half millions OF dol
lars.
1t seems that he has set aside
5000 square feet, Of a 2~0.000-foot
property. ito insure a future circu-
lation OF light and air" And since
the building rises some $50 fee
into the atmosphere-well, figure
II out for yourself.
This is. however. nothing unusual
in this day and age. since future
builders will be giving cool consi.
Iteration to such problems. as manl
have In the past. And the cost O
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
4! M'NfW'TSRk1E

air will probably continue TO rise as
the skyline grows.
Tom Hoey, New York's one and
only farmer, Is preparing his sheep
for the spring shearing-"
This. II you please, Is the mo-
incongruous event in the entire pro-
gram OF the Manhattan year.
Incredible though 1t may seem,
there Is a good old-faShioned barn
yard sheep-shearing once q year,
within the very shadows OF the
Fifth avenue mansions and within
a stones throw OF points where
| traffic congestion reaches something
approximating a madhouse.
For Tom. whom ] have introduce
ed before at one time or another,
is the gent who takes care Of Gen.
trail Parks flocks-this city's one
and only sheep-herder. This flock,
by the way, Is generally kept down
20 a hundred head or so. A farm"
sale Is held every year, when the
older sheep are disposed of and the
lambs are retained. After the shear
ing the city holds q wool sale,
which invariably attracts a curi0ls
crowd.
The shearing itself draws crowds
Of pop-eyed natives who haven't
the slightest idea whether this Is
| done with a lawnmower or q pair
OF manicure scissors. Crowds Of
youngsters who never saw a farm
are taken out to gaze upon this
spectacle, Just as country lads are
brought forth TO scar some new
tangled dingus brought from the
big town.
BY heck, we 60 rural in this town
every now and them
Which reminds me that one OF
the piglets In Mrs. Murphy's farm
also In Central Park-hasa't
been doing SO well. much to the
concern OF the Fifth avenue Faunt-
leroys. whose nurse maids let them
gaze ut pigs. cows, geese and such
! through the iron bars Of O cage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
Secretary Hyde To
Address Convention

PORT ARTHUR. April 24-tFl-
Acceptances OF invitations TO speak
before the fourth annual conven-
ton OF the East Texas chamber OF
commerce al Port Arthur May IL
10, have been received from Arthur
M. Hyde. secretary. u. 5. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Governor Dan
Moody. and Or. +. o. Walton. pre-
sident Of Texas A. & NJ. College.
Addresses by these principal speak
ers and deliberative discussions by
delegates of the economic problems
and progress OF East Texas, will be
features OF the business sessions.
Phil II. Baer Of Paris. Tex. has
been United States marshal under
four OF the last five presidents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
AllsG55H!5A&gAzAsIl.

Greg Du Points future wife that
she found 1t 50 easy to assure her
Of their allegiance.
zinnie was one OF the most demo-
cratic girls within the pale Of the
400" in New York. She was honest
and good and liked generally. des-
pite the fact that she went so far
and no farther when the scores Of
parties she attended waxed too
warm.
She came to talk with Elanda
about Greg and she hardly knew
how to get about 1t. A great deal OF
the luncheon time had been taken
up talking about Carmel and the
outcome Of the Jewel theft They
were ready for dessert when linnle
smiled over ut Elanda timidly.
Il suppose you know ! invited you
10 luncheon today partly because ]
wanted to talk with you about some
| thing else. To explain something 10
you that may puzzle you and make
you a little uneasy"
well, you know I'd like 70 know"
| Elanda was glad they were TO be
honest, why you didn't marry Greg.
I like you a lot and II would make
IL easier for both OF us 10 be
friends-in cas- anyone talks about
it TO me"
Zinnie twisted her rings for q
ment before she looked up.
II don't like to talk about II,
| Elanda. But YOU can bet your sweet
life on one thing. I'm not In Owe
with Greg. I'm going 70 marry Tom
my. It's a secret yet"
"Oh, I'm glad" Elanda told her
happily. II think he's a darling"
You bet he Is" Zinnie wagged
her curly head. Anyway he works
and that's more than most OF the
other boys dol He's getting along
fine in fathers brokerage office
and he doesn't have TO. either. And
he will be a good husband ana
father and I won't have to sit UP
nights wondering where he Is. II I
get married I want a marriage! ]
don't want q divorce in six months.
Some Of the girls don't think he's
anything TO write sonnets 70. But /
love him. He's my mani"
II was q long outburst-said con-
vincingly. Elanda WINGED at the
memory Of some Of the things Greg
had said to her. That was what she
wanted. too. since she had been a
romantic little girl. Would her
marriage be like that?
Elanda looked up with a feeble
attempt to smile. /.
That's what you want-and that
Is why you didn't marry Gregg"
Zinnie nodded-then said to cover
II up:
But I guess he didn't are much
for me. He loves you. He'll be dill
ferent now. here was a big blonde
girl who came and tried to black
mail me and scare me out, too. You
know a boy like that always has a
lot Of crooked women trailing after
his money. I was petrified."
Elanda said she supposed so-not
too ~cheerfully. They ate their des-
sert in silence for a moment, then
Zinnie confessed.
ITO be honest with you-he began
~neglecting me. I suppose I was too
cold to him. You might say he gave
me the air. But don't tell anyone.
I'm telling you TO relieve your own
III heart OF any fear that he still
pines for me now and then"
There was an unpleasant sum-
mons from the program director
when Elanda got TO the studio. Even
though she was the fiancee Of the
son or whose business 1t was TO
make the programs q success.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
7M NAN SzEM
Intimate GIimpses Of the Valleys Alley
. . . . . o o
BY J. X.

ried the dauphin OF France. On
exactly the same date but in 1867
Boutwell, abducted the queen.
1704. The first continuous news
paper in the New World appeared
in Boston. The name Of the paper
was the Newsletter. And look al
It's offspring now.
1894. Prolonged strike between
miners and coke-burners began in
Pennsylvania. They used to burn
coke y. now we drink them.
1893. Spain declared war against
the United States.
1911. French aeronaut flew from
Paris to Pau.
1914. Mexican troops set Nuevc
Laredo on fire. When the Mexicans
attempted to set fire TO the inter-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

national bridge. American troops
fired upon them and killed several.
1915. Revolt in Dublin. Ireland,
began.
1918. The Germans attacked the
whole Somme front but were repuls-
ed. The British line held.
1920. The United States recog-
nized Armenia as q state.
1921. The Irish had q grand old
time in Connemara, Ireland. rs
this q private fight. or can anyone
ioii. in7" The Sim Fem and the
police tangled, the former forced
10 retire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
The Once Over

VAR UNDER THE NAVAL HOLIDAY TREATY
~TIME-ABOUT 1886.

NOTE FROM POWER A TO OWE B
This is TO notify you that we consider a state Of
war exists between US. We have given your Ambas-
sador his papers.
w 3 TO POWER A.
Declaration OF war received and placed on file.
When do you propose to fight it?
POWER A TO POWER B.
Prefer to begin Immediately.
POWER B TO POWER A.
Impossible TO begin Immediately. as you very well
know. VIII require six years.
POWER A TO POWER B.
Six years seems quite a long time to wait for a war
upon which We have set our hearts. Why do you
ask it2
POWER B TO POWER A.
Under London Naval Holiday agreement, have let
navy 10 to dogs for last six years. VIII consequently
need six years to build navy for adequate struggle.
POWER A TO w 3.
Do you seriously mean that you observed the Naval
Holiday to the letter?
POWER 3 TO OWE A.
Absolutely. Are we wrong In assuming you did the
same?
POWER A TO POWER B.
This is a war, not an Edison QUESTIONABLE. What
ships will you need six years to build, if we are not
too inquiStive?
OWE B TO POWER A.
-Four battleships, ten light cruisers. fourteen de-
N1 @N ~ W NAAA-
ing. II it hadn't been for your old naval holiday pact
We would have had everything ready.
POWER A TO 2.
Really can't wait six years for our war. Cabinet
wants to be considerable as possible. but feels six years
delay excessive. Last time We postponed a war that
long we forgot all about it. Public never forgave us.
Are you receptive TO a proposition?
POWER B TO POWER A.
Shoot us the proposition.
POWER A TO POWER B.
II you viii consent 20 war IN three years instead Of
six We will loan you enough ships to establish fighting
parity.
POWER 8 TO "A.
Split the difference. Make ii four years and we
will try our best to get into condition to fight you.
POWER A TO POWER 3.
-Four years then. We want nothing to happen In
this war that would embarrass London conference.
POWER B TO OWE A.
One more detail. In our belief world peace would
never be disturbed again. we scrapped all our adj
mirals.
POWER A TO OWE 3.
That's all right. Well let you have some Of our
admirals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Along Elizabeth
Bobito Rentfro -. driving q Pack
ard ... back from somewhere -.
John Clark 49,. telling about a pro-
posed golf match ... between George
Desha and Ed Brady -. Bascom
Cox ... striding along -. Frank
Lopez . going to his office on
Elizabeth NJ. thinking ~. Enrique
Longoria -. going somewhere in a
biz hurry ~. Chichilico Leal III.
carrying an armful Of mail - as
big as ne is . DR.. o. ". Lawrence
-. riding an elevator =. in the
state National bank building ~.
planning a hard days work =.
Census
Time Is getting dangerously short
for census enumerators TO complete
their work in Brownsville and the
valley. Today being the oath
leaves but 6 more days in which the
census takers may complete their
listing Of the totals.
Work must come TO a complete
close by the first day Of May, cen
sus chief l.. K. Bennett has SAID
And the merry month OF May Is
not SO very far off.
with the Brownsville total hover
ing around 10000 names to date
1000 names a day must be regis
tered by the enumerato-s II the
2 200 is to be reached or even ap-
preached.
And a thousand names a day was
A good average during the early Gays
| OF the month. when everybody was
| census meat and the enumerators
did not have to walk far or ask
many persons II they had been TAX
en- yet.
What Is being led UP 70 is thai
= man. woman, and child ir
| the city of Brownsville who has no.
been counted be sure and telephone
| 700 and ask for Mr.. Bennett. Give
| him your name and address and Vol
will have done your good deed. Anc
The Brownsville Herald Is so anx-
ious TO c the total population
| reach the $4,000 mark that II u
offering 10 cents for every name
turned In.
rs Brownsville a village or q city,
A town or a metropolis? The only
thing that will decide this Is the
census totals.
The boys I'D in Kalamazoo dc
not know that we have stop anc
60 lights on the main stem. They
Judge us by the census figures. The
folks Up in Goose Greek, Wisconsin
do not realize that Brownsville has
miles upon miles Of paved streets
and that these paved streets II lin
ed with so many electric street
lights that at night they look like
New York's white way. They glance
! at the census returns, and IL 1t reads
10000. they may pass on in then
glancing.
And I'D around Kansas way, they
don't know that Brownsville pos
sesses the largest international air
| port In the United States. they
don't know that it is one Of thu
most modern and up-to-date LITTLE
cities in the country. They have
nothing but the figures OF Uncle
Sam to 60 by.
Brownsville wants $4,000.
\
April 24th
1894. Columbus got as far q!
Haiti, and continued his voyage OF
April gath.
1858. Mary. Queen Of Scots. mar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
GAO Animals Taken

SAN ANTONIO, April 24-lPl-
Six hundred and forty predatory
animals were reported taken in
Texas during March, the monthly
news letter Of the bureau OF biol
ogical survey, United States re-
port of agriculture, revealed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Add SMILES: AS helpless as a Literary Digest ed
itor who never was very quick at figures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

The next step Is 10 submit the limitations treaty
to the Senate where It viii be scrambled reshuffled,
made more battling than ever and then blamed on
the League for the Repeal OF Prohibition by Mr.. Cara
way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

The Naval disarmament delegates are packing ur
to return to the United States. but they have been
away so long that they may be detained at Ellis Is
land as immigrants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

After a man has appeared before a Senate con
mittee he can certainly say he has been insulted |
experts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Virginia cotton mills kept $50 928
spindleS active during February.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

A scientist now advances tho theory that time flows
two ways. and that tomorrow may be day before yes
terday or vice versa. Most OF us have days when we
feel that way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Time. according to this man, flows Gin a manner Of
s~peaking) both east and west. Probably the reason
life seems 50 uneventful just now is that the east and
west time has stopped on signal to let the north and
south traffic pass.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24
AND WHY NOTe

F. F. A. wants to know If under the merger FLOYD
Gibbons will be merged with Graham McNamee and
Amos and Andy. Probably. the new combine to op-
crate as the Gibamos & McAndy Fresh Air Taxi
Company.
And some OF the radio programs viii, Of course, be
split four or five for one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

April 24th
14e4. Columbus got as far as
Haiti, and continued his voyage on
April gath.
1858. Mary. Queen Of Scots. mar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-24

Brownsville wants Is, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-18

fectionery: IS per cent in wooden goods:
3 per cent in sawmills. and between
and 2.8 per cent each in carpets, struc-
tural ironwork. machine tools. turni.
ture. smoking tobacco, steam railroad
car shops, electrical machinery, rubber
boots, paper boxes. book and job print
ing and brick. and from ] TO 1J9 per
cent In cotton goods and tires, chem
icals, brass goods, hardware and
Strengthening and meat packing. Smaller
decreases were reported in sugar re-
filming, leather. electric railroad car
shops. newspaper printing and ship
building.
There were increases, lit is reported.
in stoves, stamped ware, fertillyN:,
CIGARS pianos, millinery, automobiles,
glass. silk goods. steam fittings, car
iiages and wagons. agricultural imple-
:s.sntS, IRON and steel hosiery and knit
goods, finishing textiles, mems and
Women's clothing. cast iron pipe, mill
work and boots and shoes.
East and West North Central. the
East South Central and the South At
lantic geographical divisions showed
employment gains. while decreases were
reported III the Middle Atlantic, Pa
cine and mountain, New England and
West South Central divisions.