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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
The Once Over
Ar. URGES CERTAIN TARIFF
CHANGES
BY Il L PHILLIPS
downright, 1880, by The Associated Newspapers

Copyright. 1880, by The Associated Ne"spapelsJ
Dear President Hoover:
AS a citizen and a taxpayer l am appearing " you
to kill the tariff bill.
II these schedules are not changed they will mean
Unprecedented hardships for the people. / speak with
particular reference to the following items:
Ribbon fly-catchers.
Golf tees new.
3-Feathers Qor beds).
4-violins. violin cellos and double BASES.
5-Fishhooks dor pleasure).
6-Bleached beeswax.
The Senate, with a shocking lack Of concern for the
people Of this country to whom fly-catching is an In
nocent and instructive diversion, has raised the rate
on ribbon fly-catchers to 45ec. This may mean revo-
luton. To make it burdensome for our citizens to
catch flies IS bad enough even in boom times; to ham
pr the pastine during a period Of business recession
IS disastrous. There will be more people with nothing
70 do but catch flies this summer than ever.
And why have golf tees been taken off the free lst'
Is this mere coincidence. or is IL linked up with The
same interests that want to throw cold water on fly
catching as a national pastire? Is it a plot to keep
the public from having any good clean fun?
ss
Then there are the items Of feathers for feather
beds. fishhcoks for pleasure) and bleached neesvax
Are vo, for seeing feather-beds made more and mole
1rohihitive? 10 you not fear the mood OF TIE ropu-
Gee when. unable to afford ribbon f'y-catchs-s. new
~olf tees and fresh feathers for feathe--beds. II learns
4hat eren fizhinv Is to be more of a drain on the
urrseP And what atcut hlesched hceswax' An. NJ.
President. the American citizen Is long suffering and
he will stand for manv thin0s. but he will not be
trif1ed with in the matter Of beeswax.
I protest. too. against the increased levy on Christ
mas-tree ornaments, bath salts (perfumed), clothes
pins, building bricks glazed and unglazed>. ulasFer
s~tatuettes. frogs legs. frozen halbut, dried blood
dark and dried blood 0ight). Many Americans can
ret along without bath salts ~statuettes and clothes
bins. but IL Is dangerous stuff to make them pay more
for C~hristmas-tree ornaments. frogs legs snd frozen
halibut. AS to this dried blood, light or dark, am
n little puzzled and it is news TO me. with the axe
murders and cabaret crimes at such a peak N this
country. that America had to import blood light, dark
or rnediun,. Stnl I suppose Mr.. Smoot knows best.
However. there Is one thing that cheers me. MI
Hoover. Horse-collars. brides. saddles and buggy
whirs remain on the free list. I understand that WITH
SOW bean oil cake (which is almost on the free l'so
a~ni7ator pears md dried egg yolks c6 percent thty
make very good eating.
Yours appealinglv.
Elmer TwitcheIl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
England's New Poet Laureate

The selection Of John Masefield as Enslands new
uoet laureate means that the high traditions OF TINS
honored post are to be maintained very well noeeo.
Few literary critics viii deny Maseflcld a place IN the
forefront Of modern poets; most of them, probably
win agree that he outshines his predecessor, DR.. Rob-
eft Bridges.
Americans viii feel an unusual interest IN Mase-
fields elevation because OF his extensive experiences
in this country. He travelled clear across the con-
tinent as a migratory worker once, and Tor a Tine
was porter in a New York saloon; and these uncon-
%ventional wayfarincs have helped greatly TO give lis
poetry its wide appeal and depth.
His wanderings hardly seem appropriate for a poet
laureate. who by tradition is supposed to write his
toric lays about the doings Of royalty; but the laureate
doesn't have TO do that any more If he doesn't feel
like II. 50 no harm is done. At any rate, there Is no
question that Masefield Is an honor to the post he
holds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

II you happen TO be one Of those citizens to whom
expensive, up-to-date and humane prisons are simply
a waste Of money. you might consider the remarks
made recently by a bomber on whom the Chicago po-
lice managed to lay their hands.
This man told the police how he learned his trade
He learned 1t. it appears, at the states expense
learned il while he was doing time in the notorious
Ohio penitentiary for carrying concealed weapons.
In prison." he says, Il met a bunch Of safe blowers
They told me all about cooking dynamite to get the
nitro out Of II. I thought it would be great 10 De q
safe blower and I also heard there were plenty o.
chances for bonbers in Chicago"
Ard there YOU are. Because Ohio's prison was too
ant.niated and inadequate to ~segregate its prisoners
and keep them busy, but left them to loaf day after
day in the idle house it became a sort Of university
Of crime. This Chicago bomber was simply one OF us
graduates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Wall Street and the Tariff

It is not often that you find the voice Of Wall Street
raised in favor Of lower tariff duties. But the current
issue Of the Magazine Of Wall Street presents an ed
itorial which is as sharply critical Of the pending tar
If bill as anything that Senator Moses sons Of Wild
jackasses" have ever said.
The editorial begins by asserting that a policy Of
protection was needed by this country throughout the
early part Of its existence; but il adds that times have
changed SO that protection is not the boon it once
was.
I'VE have had free trade on a continental scale. de-
spite the tariff barrier at the boundaries" saws the
magazine. Now we require, not free trade. but free
dom OF trade abroad. The policy that was good for
100 years will be a handicap in the future.
The new tariff law will be recorded later as an act
of folly-obStruc-ive to foreign trade and contrary to
manifest destiny"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Mission Enterprise

Mission Enterprise.
Additional evidence Of Missions
prosperity is noted in the fact that
IN. Mission Independent School
District has already collected around
SIS, 900 in school taxes, according to
Lei MARCEL. This is $4,000 more
than was collected this time last
year MI. MARCEL states that they
are still collecting school taxes
gradually and gently.
Mission Times:
The people of the Brownsville
community have scored q victory
f.. progress. BY voting overwhelm-
ingly In favor Of a port district and
q bond issue OF three million dol
lars to develop the project, they
have gone on record for one Of
thc most important developments
ye+ made in the Valley.
The tremendous majority given
the bond issue is evidence Of the
aelief Of TIE people Of the lower end
D. the Valley that a port is vital
to the future well-being OF the
Valley. and 1t should serve to speed
congress In it, port project at Point
Isabel.
McAllen Monitor:
The folks down at Brownsville
vent TO the polls the other day and
spent n and n half millions Of
dc.lars. They voted a bond issue
Of that amount for their deep water
port. II will be some time. Of course
before the port is built. providing
Z is built. but Of course the fact
that 1t will b. built Will mean a lot
q Brovrnsvill. and the Valley. Ma
t:rallv a Port at Harrington would
benefit the upper Valley more than
the n az Brownsville. but even
down az the far end 90 the Valley.
i will still be a valuable asset 10
the Valley as q whole. We viii be
e'aG 10 see TIE port come 70 the
Valley no ratte- what part Of the
Valley !. comes -"
Weslaco Standard.
Agriculture Foes its merry Ta-
vit5 the vegetable season drawing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

They practice roping in their
kitchenettes and astonish the ma
tive westeIners by reappearing
after a season or two and roping a
calf from the saddle. There's a
young lady from I'D Cape Cod way
who has become almost as expert
as The 6yed-in-the-wooi GOV
persons.
Pc all this IS 1t may. r of The
fads q the year = gong to be
sun branding
IN the good old days when a
steer was roped. tied and irCned
with the Lazy Y that vas all in
Z days work. But each dude ranch.
I am told. has a sunbErn fad
aimed at competing with the best
that Florida affords.
"-he women from back east will
be sent home with the brand OF
the ranch upon which they camp,
says CGhill.
And it's the rays of the sun
which will do the branding. A
Lazy I'D will signify that she's
spent the summer somewhere in
the general vicinity Of Cody, Wyo.
Each ranch has had a set Of
initials cut in adhesive paper.
When the sunburn-seeking visitor
arrives. the initials are placed in
whatever convenient spot she
chooses. her back. shoulder or,
more appropriately. the calf.
Thus tan VIII appear all about
the symbols and when they are
removed-and that VIII be that.
Which reminds me that Of all
the wistful sights 10 be observed
in this city Of odds and ends. none
Is more touching than that OF the
crowds Of tired folk gathered be-
fore the windows which reveal
spectacular sunsets in the Cana
dian Rockies o. sunset tinted
deserts Of r~ainbowed mesas. Hun
grily they get in v~icarious touch
with the great outdoors while
breathing carbon monoxide as 1t
drifts by from the pavements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
7AE NAN SzEM
BY J. r.

provincial. The collegiate likes to
60 on such parties but recalls with
a blush that such things were pop
arc therefore are really too childish
fo- words.
Black Gold
The Garden of Golden Grape
fruit Will possibly become the
Paradise OF Purple Petroleum, ac-
co-ding to Mondays Herald.
Whether this Is to be greeted with
shouts Of acclaim or not Is a moot
question There r some things
to be said against an oil boom. L.
fact. there are several.
Oil boomS are sometimes brief.
Money may flow as freely as oil
iOr a short time, but as soon as
tliC oil ceases its flow. the money
does likewise. And harm sometimes
results from easy money, and
plenty OF 1t.
But II we do strike oil. and get
tns port at the same time, this
section will be so prosperous that
bur dred dollar bills will be rs com
mon as fives are now.
Persons who had enough intel
llgence 10 buy land when land was
cheap will drive around in import
81 cars. Others viii have mere
Cadillacs anf Packards.
Castles will be the style. instead
Z Spanish type bungalows.
Instead Of small boats with out
board motors. there will be yachts.
Instead Of fishing for tarrcn.
srortsmen viii sail for whale.
European tours will be made, in
s,ead of trips 10 Point Isabel. IN
stead Of gliders. the airminded will
rave tri-motored ships, with pilots
II uniform.
And then. on the other hand,
e. ere NAV not be oil IN the Valley.
and we will continue being merely
prosperous. anr grow golden grape-
fruit that the world Is beginning TO
demand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

The DUDE Ranch season Is Open
ing, and While New York II Tar
From West IT'S People Seem 10
Like Great Open Spaces
NEW YORK, June 10.-When-
ever, about this season Of the year,
you observe Joe C1hill ~p!odding
down the avenue" in his high
boots and ten-gallon hat, you can
jot down Oh your cuff that The
gentle sport Of dude wrangling' is
again under way.
Somewhere out in Wyoming and
Montana they're taking the rattle
snakes from under the bed; getting
a few gc3d-lcoking cowboys round
cd UP fer the romantic eastern
gals: shaking a little dust off the
Sageb-usn and otherwise getting
ready for the influx Of dudes"
And you can quote I. Joe Cahill.
IF the Dude Ranch Association, TO
the effect that the word tender
feet" is rapidly disappearing from
the wild vest vocabulary.
The pretty maiden who rides the
bride path in Central Park each
morning has turned out TO be a
pretty good imitation of a cowgirl.
And the young man who wears q
monccle to the theater and takes
20 polo as a side line has been
known TO mount some Of the very
fractions bronchs and make them
ike It.
The dear fat ladies all dcne up
IN hiking plnts may furnish com
sdy relief for the kitchen brigade,
but they just love the big open
spaces.
New York and way points, as a
matter Of fact. have gone severely
western during the past few years.
It's been about that length Of time
-irce a large group OF dudc ranch
Wners get together. formed a So
oiety ard decided 10 seek their Gus
one- from the foyers Of swanky
hotels.
Thousands OF fasteners now
make western tricks. living in lcg
cabins and swallowing desert dust
and getting the sweet fragrance OF
sagebrush in their nostrils.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Today i'm Congress

(By The Associated Press.)
Tuesday:
Senate:
Continues debate on tariff bill.
House:
Considers miscellaneous bills on
the unanimous consent calendar.
Flood control committee continues
taking Of testimony on Mississippi
flood control.
Monday:
Senate:
Debated tariff bill.
Foreign relations committee con-
sidered London treaty. Senator Dill
attacked 8 o s call which inter-
rupted radio speech Of former Sen
ator Reed Saturday night.
Judiciary committee reported I'M
f~avorably anti-injunction bill.
Lobby committee unable to reach
decision on Bishop Cannon.
House:
Passed senate bill 10 provide for
organization OF the Federal Power
commission by replacing the three
c-binet officers with an independ-
clt group OF five.
Special committee began taking
OF testimony in It's investigation OF
comrnuristi- activities.
Military affairs committee opened
bearings on the Kahn bill 70 u
II. orize acceptance and DEVELOPMENT
II army air bases IN Alameda and
Marin counties. California.
Naval affairs committee ccrtiaUs-
he a-ings or location OF proposed
dririble ba- or the ives. coast.
Flood csntrol committee took
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Along Elizabeth

AiOnS EitkaDCtu
Frank Lopez, local financier... 49,.
walking to the bank with a hand
fLJ of money....Joe Vivier stand
ing in the door Of his music shop
Listening TO Amos and Andy argue
~. Mrs. j. S. Duncan in the door
OF her shop. listening to Rudy
vallee sing the Stein Song. Fritz
Schmidt, tailor III. his store, between
tie two music shops. -. listening,
toe. Sam Bennett, redheaded....
criving along In a a with his wife
II. Judge Oscar c. Dancy. down
in the mouth. not feeling well
tocay, he says. George Bell. in
surance. -. with a pocket full Of
p3pers. talking to a prospect. -.
il. 3. Hall, formerly manager Of
he Point Isabel Yacht club. in
the lobby of the e. Jardin. 800. wait
ing for someone. wv. II. Biggs.
government official. -. telling about
the tragedy at the airport Sunday
Jack McDermott, Pan American
official. going to work..
III won't be Long
College students are beginning TO
Tickle back TO town. They are COM
INT from all corners OF the globe,
from colleges OF every kind. Girls
schools. coed institutions, military
academies. universities.
Some are smarter. but many are
inst older. They have had a good
tine. They have acquired polish.
They have made many new friends,
aid their outlook on life Is broader.
II some cases. IL Is feared that
something besides intelligence has
kone to their heads. But this Is to
be expected. In any large number
0. young men and women. one viii
lind a few who are SO realistically
inclined as to put on airs" with
very little provocation.
Things viii become livlier In
Brownsville as a result Of their re-
urn Social life will De full Of pep.
ano dances, parties, and picnics viii
be gi~en.
For some unknown reason pic
aics are considered taboo. slightly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
vNU EerTsc
Fifteenth Installment

Fifteenth lnstallment
lie was p2rplexed. He had the
warrant In his pocket. She was
charged with defrauding hotels
some Of the big ones In Chicago
and New York-a tidy sum. too
more than a good man could earn
In q year. lie had been rather
proud or the order to bring her In
he'd always hated n cheat worse
than any sort OF law breaker. And
then IL was an assignment sure 10
carry publicity and front-page pic.
lures. and Il policeman likes pub
LEFTY MS we'll rs any man. Bat now
he wasn't proud. He wanted 10
find a way out for her and she
claimed there wasn't any.
But she had said something that
gave him n chance 10 speak 10 her
again without sacrificing his dig
nifty. "A man has to Do a lot ~
things for duty when maybe he
wouldn't-wouldn't-" He STAN
mered 10 n full STOP
But she was the kind that IN
derstood.
THAT Il true" she said sweetly.
She seemed 10 have no hard feel
ings against him at all. Then she
added thoughtfully: "And IL you
haven't been exactly honest with
Yourself, duty Is all the harder
when II does come. If you've lied
and pretended. it's terribly hard to
tear IL down
lie nodded. Anybody knew that
II was harder 20 take back q lie
than 10 tell one.
Linda was not suffering any
more. All the pain that had
wrapped her ike O dull flame had
somehow settled To inertia that
mercifully stilled active thought.
II did not matter what happened
now. The scene with Brian ended
everything as IL n sharp knife had
severed a cord that bound her 20
all those people and made her n
Of them. q
There would be a tremendous
scandal and the family would want
to pay up. but she could not see
what difference that would make
now. They would talk about II
forever and the disgrace she had
brought upon them all. And how
foolish 1t would be, for, OF course,
everything was over for her now.
And then she saw herself, Linda
Roth. as she must have seemed 10
others-the parader. with her head
high and her skirts trailing in the
gutter mud. The despised woman
who hid her eyes like an ostrich
and took with both hands held be-
hind heri Hands, Suddenly she
held them out. shuddering.
"What will they doF' she whis-
pered.
He was slow about answering.
Tie knew at once what she was
thinking OF. but il was not easy TO
answer her.
do? I'm afraid It's jail, ma'am.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
CHAPTER XII
Wind Driven Moth.

A ND what is Jail? What hap
"A pens In Jail? What happens TO a
delicate woman with sllken wrists
and ankles who has. only
known the softest sheets; the whit
est bread? What happens to her
in jailI
The detective told Linda while
the cab ratified and FLASHED over
the slippery streets. While he
talked his eyes were fascinated by
the scrap OF white wrist that
caught the light from the window.
The woman prisoners had TO earn
their keep; there were dishes 10
wash and floors 10 scrub and beds
10 make. Just ordinary work. "A
million women doing as much. and
far more. all over the country
every day.
Yes, but there must be something
more. There II was a serious
charge. O'Hara knew the law. The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Some Things Other Editors Say

to an end. largest and most profit
able in the Valleys history. Cotton
gIcwers now begin the annual race
to1 the first bale honors. won last
year BY Hidalgo's Edcouch. With
favorable weather prevailing cotton
non see another bumper Valley crop
bringing more millions 70 the Val
Icy"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

further testimony on proposed mod
~ificGt!on OF the JadWin plan for
llOcc control.
Appropriations committee ap-
proved an initia. outlay Of sl0.e51,-
ono for Boulder canyon dam CT TIE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
Building Plans

Phyllis wants a big house,
l want 1t little;
We don't agree on
A jot or little.
She's picked a period
Louis Quinze. or such;
I want it Colonial
Or early Dutch.
She wants a dressing room,
I think it's silly;
She's sure to get n
Willy nilly.
No good to argue,
And never was:
She'll get 1t all as
She always does.
Wilfred J. Funk
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10
An Ineffective Gesture

Raymond Duncan. who goes about clad in Greciar
robes and sandals as a means Of expressing his dis
approval Of modern industrial civilization. drew a
curious crowd when he went down to the battery IN
New York City. dipped a bucket Of salt water from the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

basis Of Attorney General Mitchell's
ruling that the power contracts il
connection with the project we're
lsral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

There are about $1,000 motor
es being operated In the Uni
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-10

1t Is now possible to photograph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
MILES DEATH QUIZ
IS NEARING CLOSE
Probers Hampered by Inabil-
ity to Reach Several I'M
portant Witnesses.

Although several important witnesses
remain to be questioned. it was believed
today that the investigation which the
Department of Justice and district at
torney's Office has been conducting into
the death in Emergency Hospital two
years ago of Basil Miles, distinguished
diplomat and economist, is nearing its
close.
Difficulty in reaching several persons
who might tell of additional circum-
stances surrounding Mr.. Miles death
has hampered the investigation, which
was begun six weeks ago, but there
were indications that it will be con-
cluded within 10 days.
Mrs. Thomas Surratte Of Concord,
Mass, Mr.. Miles sister, arrived IN
assist Neil Burkinshaw. assistant district
attorney in charge of the investigation,
should he find that she has any IN
formation of Importance.
Hoover to Quiz Mrs. Rogers.
J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Bureau
of Investigation of the Department OF
Justice, left Washington yesterday, and,
according to dispatches, hopes to in
terview the former Mrs. Miles, now the
wife Of Col. H. H. Rogers, wealthy
Standard Oil magnate. :,
It was understood Mr.. Hoover would
proceed directly to the Southampton,
Long Island, estate of Col. Rogers. At
the Rogers home, however, it was said
Col. and Mrs. Rogers were motoring IN
the South.
While in New York Mr.. Hoover is ex-
oected to interview several acquaintance
of the diplomat.
It also was thought possible he might
go to Philadelphia. where Mr.. Miles
was buried, but there was no indication
he intended to have the body exhumed.
DR.. j. Ramsay hewitt. coroner, said he
had received no intimation that such
move was being contemplated.
Death Was Sudden.
Miles died suddenly June IA, 1928, 10
DAYS after undergoing a miner operation
at Emergency Hospital. He had so far
recovered from the effects of the opera
ton that he had been considered viz
tually out of danger Oh the day OF his
death. "a
E. J. Grass. at that time resident ply
embolism as the cause OF death.
Mr.. Miles was in his room with his
wife at S O'Clock on the afternoon of
June a, his special nurse having gone
out for a few minutes. He was sitting
up in bed talking with Mrs. Miles and
drinking a highball, when suddenly he
collapsed and his face began to turn
blue Mrs. Miles ran screaming from
the room.
DR.. Grass heard her cries and hur-
ried to the room. Artificial respiration
was resorted to, but Mr.. Miles died al
most Immediately.