Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-05
IN OUR
VALLEY
. BY CHARLES HALL

ferS a Saturday record Of sales was
established. Naturally prices on many
issues dropped.
They will probably now start COM
ing back to normal again, although
this is no buying tip.
Spectators go into the mart to
buy stocks. Some bet they will 90
up, some bet they aill 90 down.
Some are rig..t and some are wrong,
according to how many guessed on
one SIDE and how many guessed on
the other. In flurries like that those
that buy in going concerns for an
investment will still get their divi-
bends; so 1t is mostly the gamblers
that are hurt. The actual value Of
the stock is rarely ever hurt more
people 60 broke gambling IN what
the stocks will do on the board Of
trade. On the other hand many
make huge sums.
IL Is getting to where stock fluc-
tuations in Wall Street are being
looked upon too much as a business
indicator OF the conditions Of things
in the country at large. When we
do, II Is simply a "a of the aa-
ton letting the tail wag the dog.
nOULTRY raisers OF Amarillo have
stepped out and offered a re-
ward Of SIS for each dead chick
en- thief. A few years ago Texas
bankers posted a reward OF $1,000,
which still stands for each dead
bank bandit.
Another drop in state prices. Does
that mean that life is cheaper, or
that the poultry raiSers do not want
any framed killings for the reward.
A FURRY was created in The
"a Brownsville Herald office Sat-
a. urday night when il was dis
covered that one of the bound files
was gone. The Herald Is jealous Of
all its back numbers, being required
to keep two each. But especially
did II become concerned when 1t was
found that this particular file was
wanted in the million dollar libel
suit. A reward was offered Tor It's
return.
Not knowing OF the reward offer
ed, the circulation manager calmly
restored it this morning.
TTAD some notes forwarded TO US
I'M Of the recent meeting Of the
- Texas commercial executives as
ISOLATION. CHANGING over them we
found a digest of conditions when
a man goes backward" We pass
them on for whatever they may be
worth:
He is afraid that there will be a
collection.
"He is critical Of everyone else.
He is opposed to whatever Is
recommended.
he sees a selfish motive in every
thing.
He thinks the wrong crowd is
in charge.
He declines to take his share Of
the load"
ATTORNEY Kelly, representing
~ Golfers Weekly, in the million
a. dollar libel suit opening today.
was once a newspaper man IN Rev
York.
The engineer Of this column put
him on the carpet Saturday night
and asked him how he ever decided
to quit it.
He said he did not quit it-that
he wrote too good a story" and
the editor decided for him.
THERE is 6he man in Brownsville
in an awful predicament. He is
suffering from gas in the house,
and cannot figure how to get 1t out.
He is q colored man, but this story
Is not. He appeared at the gas Of
flee and said he knew his gas bill
was TOO high. because he quit bath
ing last month and he only uses
gas for a small water heater.
He was told that he must pay five
cents a Gay whether he uses any
gas or not. He stood aghast. you
mean / gotta pay q nickel a day
lust because that souvenir sets in
nah kitchen-Ah believe Ahu just
let you take 1t out"
Gas officials explained that If he
did that he would have TO lose part
OF his S. deposit. Now the non-user
OF gas has the matter under advise
ment before making a decision-and
the nickel a day goes merrily on.
vITOMEN golfers Of Texas have de-
WV cided to seNle their state link
y disputes in Brownsville next
year.
Judging from attendance at Tex
arkana there will be many here
That is one organization. which the
other side Of the Rio Grande had
nothing to do with selecting a meet
ing place. Brownsville will get much
state publicity out Of the meet In
1881, not TO mention enjoying a visit
OF the ladies.
Meanwhile Brownsville shooters
have won the second meeting with
Monterrey. This leaves the match
es one each. and IL now seems that
the next thing in store Is to play
off the tie.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
Anew YORK - AS dictator Of laun-
dries in Brooklyn, a woman will
~ combat terrorists who have beer
mulcting the industry of s250.00C
or more annually. Ms. Resale
Loew Whitney. wife Of r financier
mother and lawyer. is serving with
out pay.
GARFIELD, N. J. - Mayor An
thony Perrapato is a double OF Al
Tapone and doesn't like 1t a bit
Erriving by boat from Havana, he
found police and photographers wait
ing at the pier in New York be-
cause Of a rumor that Capone was
aboard. On his first vacation IN
II years. lots Of folks aboard ship
and at the hotel took the mayor
for the gangSter. He was Stunned