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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
BY the Political Analyst

AUSTIN, June 13.-The COVER
nor's office is about the only de-
partment left that does not collect
taxes or fees for the state, the
legislative efficiency committee
starting work this week will find
that a regrouping Of functions viii
accomplish far more than any at
tempted consolidation Of depart
ments themselves.
And there are some mergers OF
departments and bureaus possible.
There is chaos now in the col
lection OF state revenues. A single
collecting agency would relieve a
lot Of people of unnecessary work.
simplify and harmonic the work
Of the rest. Here are some Of the
conflicts now:
State department, collects fran
chise taxes and certain other fees.
Sells books.
Comptroller, collects ad valorem
taxes, liquor taxes, gasoline taxes,
half a dozen other taxes.
Treasury department, collects
c.garet tax, interest on bonds.
Banking department, collects
fees.
Insurance department, collects
fees.
Motor bus oigision and gas utili-
ties divisions OF railroad commits
sion collect fees.
Education department handles
funds.
Board OF control collects reve-
nues for support Of inmates, and
from sale Of products.
Prison system collects several
kinds Of revenues.
Water board collects fees.
Courts collect fees.
Seed breeder license board COL
lects examination fees.
Land office collects oil royalties.
fees, payments.
Agriculture department collects
licensing fees.
Labor department collects IL
censing fees.
Game department collects Ii
cense fees and fines. the latter re-
mitted to its fund from courts.
14-G0A OOAA4 kOA4CLlo ACCllSG lees.
Mining board collects inspection
fees.
This does not mean merely hav-
ing collections credited to their
funds. It means actual collection
by the agencies for transfer TO ac-
counts OF these funds IN the treas
ury.
One central money : collecting
agency-logically the comptroller's
Office. would take a startling maze
OF tangled threads out of the
states organization chart.
AS TO consultations, the Joint le-
gislative committee will consider
several time-honored merger pro-
posals, along with others.
Such as:
Industrial accident board with
board OF insurance commissioners.
State reclamation engineer with
board Of water engineers.
State highway patrol and inspec-
tors OF motor transportation divi-
sion with state enforcement off,
GERS under direction of adjutant
generals department.
Barber license board with board
OF health; then make board OF
health a bureau In board OF con-
troll.
State department of agriculture
with extension service, with separ-
ate subordinate division for n
forcement Of all quarantine and
licensing.
State board for selection OF pri-
son auditor, with state auditors
department.
Consolidate work Of board OF
control in installing accounting
systems and that Of auditors de-
partment In checking up OF them.
Probably make the auditor-ap-
pointed by the governors member
and independent administrator OF
auditors division merged into
board of control
Transfer pension division into
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
The Great Were Once AS You

Atty. Gen. James v. Alfred delivered the commence
ment address to the graduating class Of Cisco high
school. Fifty-eight graduates of the school received
their diplomas and The Cisco Daily News declared
the address one OF the best, IL not the best COM
mencement address ever made before a Cisco gradu-
ating class. This is an excerpt:
The great are those who in youth fix for them
selves an ideal, a goal and with this in mind, forge
steadily ahead to accomplishments that have never
been realized before, needless Of mockery, or ridicule
and pessimism."
Col. Chas. Lindbergh and other immortals. living
and dead, who pioneered paths to new achievements
were pointed out to the class as examples of that
type which leads and %conquers. In closing the in
scription written upon a monument standing be-
tween two mighty peaks Of the Rocky Mountains was
quoted by the speaker. It reads: God give us men
like these mountains"
Yes; they are needed. Perhaps they will be sent
through the direct primary route.
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foolish ideas and imagine they're
going to feel the same for the rest
Of their lives. and all that, but 1t
doesn't amount to anything"
1T could amount to something to
a girl whose husband Is getting a d.
vorce from her." Mrs. Everett said
ominously. The boy lives in Oak
dale, doesn't he?"
Irene lifted her eyebrows. "The
postmark?" she said with an inflec-
ton that brought a flush to her
mothers face.
what IL I did look at IT," she
challenged. "Many a mother would
have opened these letters and read
theml"
"Yes?" Irene returned. "If 1t
comes 10 that I'LL leave"
Mrs. Everett was about TO retort
in kind when her husbands voice
arose from below. calling for his
breakfast The interruption pre-
vented what might have been a
serious quarrel between mother and
daughter.
WHEN she was gone Irene seized
w the letter and tore II into bits
without reading it. Why couldn't
Derry have some sensel Shed
asked him time and again not TO
write to her every day. For half
a cent she'd not answer one or his
letters again. But then. she told
herself. "the young idiot would hot.
foot ii from Oakdale and spoil
everything"
Everything" was Tommy. Just
the other evening before he'd
started for school. Tommy'd said
that llrts Ought to be shot" OF
course she hadn't meant to encour
age Derry but Oakdale hadn't been
very entertaining. There were
lot OF girls who we're jealous be
cause their most eligible young
man had married outside OF thu
town.
Worst or all had been the ma
irons who must have heard from
the debutantes that Irene had never
attended a finishing school. They
tried patronizingly to induct hel
into their society for Gaylord'i
sake. These and the "stuffy ole
family friends" had driven her init
a Irritation with Derry Meade. I
nice-looking boy who could dance
circles around anyone else the girl
In Oakdale had 70 play with.
Derry hadn't much social back
ground to boast Of. He was, Il
fact, the only member Of his famil,
"a nice enough family. tool who't
ever seen the inside Of the countr,
club. lie was welcomed because tht
girls liked him.
Irene dazzled him. She was
newcomer as wen as pretty and he,
clothes were rayishing.
The last day Irene and Prentis
: spent in New York when she hal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Chemical Co. Erects
Store At San Juan

SAN JUAN. June i3.-Construc-
ton OF a store for the Gulf States
Chemical Co. Is under way here.
a contract has been let 10 y. ".
williams for construction of the
building which will he 25x48 feet
and face the highway. The build
INC will be Of tile and stucco con-
struction and will have two plate
glass windows.
The building will ~ used pom
sor retail and wholesale operations,
and will be ready about June 1O-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
HIS REST slit TOO

MONTREALr~Joseph Houge Is
looking for a man wearing the
pants and suspenders 10 his best
suit. While Joseph left home for
an hour recently a robber broke
into his house and took a varied
loot. IL consisted OF pair or pants
and suSpenders, and a half dozen
eggs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

l. A population In 1881 OF over $4,000.
2. A mean average temperature OF 70.
s. Eank deposits. ss.OOo.o0O.
L. Four railroads, seven paved highways.
5. international airport, five air lines.
. "A st.o0o.0O deep water port financed.
2. The best climate, soil in the world.
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BEGIN HERE ID

BERYL BORDEN hopes n radio
career will help her forget her
hopeless love for TOMMY VIII
son, who is engaged 10 her half
sister. IRENE EVERETT. Young
PRENTISS GAYLORD pays attcn-
tiOn 10 Beryl until Irene learns he
il rich and tries to win him. She
uses every vile 10 force "A speedy
proposal as she has promised 10
marry Tommy.
Tommy loses his position and
Irene In glad of the chance 20
break their engagement for Prem
Hiss has Just proposed. In despair
Tommy drinks heavily and Joins
evil companions. Fearing Beryrs
anger nt her deceit. Irene slips
away and marries Prentisx. Then
she telephones the news home.
Beryl develops throat "a
and the doctor advises rest. h
catches cold while seeking Tommy
10 beg him 10 leave his bootleg
EinE gang. Her thrOas becomes
worse and she earns that her
singing days are over. when
Tommy realizes she has made this
sacrifice to save him he reforms,
gets another job and start night
courses 10 finish college,.
BeryI IN happy until Irene quar-
rels with Prentlss and comes
home 10 get n divorce. Beryfs
fears increase ns she realizes that
Irene In trying 20 win back
Tommy'x love. MRS. EVERETT
questions Irene about daily let
another man.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
MRS. EVERETT was looking
uA serious as she handed the let.
ter to Irene. The girl took It and
put il on the stand by her bed
without a second glance, waiting 10
be alone to read IT.
Her mother assumed a firm pose
and said heavily. you won't like
il. but I've made up my mind tc
ask who writes those letters q
you"
Irene was surprised. and showed
it. "What?" she said, sitting up in
bed and looking as though she
couldn't quite believe what she hac
heard. Imagine her mother coming
at her like that!
Its a man, and | know II Is
her mother went on, with the blunt
ness OF the timid suddenly becom
ing assertive. you may think
you're able TO take care OF yourself
but I'm your mother, end I wan
TO know what's going on"
well, OF all thingsi" Iren.
breathed, half-amused, Endangered
I'm willing to believe that Gay
lord is all to blame for your trou
BILE with him." Mrs. Everett con
tinued. but ! know you're going Il
be talked about il you start running
around with Tommy Wilson in tha'
car OF his and you've no right to &C
cept attentions from him whill
you're married to Gaylord. To SAY
nothing Of this other mani"
She pointed a finger to the lettei
on the stand. and Irene laughed, I
bit nervously.
"0h-Derryi" she said casually
Why. he's only q kid. and I CUES
you know how kids are. They ge
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
LITERARY NOTE

II want that new childrens book" said the giggling
mother at the department store book counter. "the
one about spinach"
about spinach?p questioned the clerk, quite puzzl-
ed, "Oh, I know what it is: Green He'll"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
Murder, Nothing Less!

The United States Public Health Service does
not serve to keep the public healthy. To think
so, would be mistake. But it has recently given
out some statistics which prove that the lowered
vitality forced upon the workers by the refusal
to give Unemployment Insurance or even ade-
quate immediate relief, is causing them to die of
epidemic diseases far more than the rich or we'll
to-do
On influenza the figures given are taken from
ten cities during the epidemic of 1918-nnind you
they have kept this secret for 10 years, but no
one can deny that the same results occur today
in the present flu epidemic
classification was made of four groups; the
"well-to-do," the moderate" the poor" and the
very poor" The lower the economic level"
that is to say. the lower the income, the higher
the percentage of those attacked by disease.
Then the death rate was the same in the two
highest economic groups where income allowed
people to have vitality to overcome the flu But
in the third or poor" class, the death rate was
SO per cent higher than in these first two "high
income classes" while in the very poor" class,
nearly three times as many died as in the two
thigh income" classes
Capitalists murder the workers in this way,
and get away with it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
Ham and Eggs

Like to have some, wouldn't you. you workers
who are standing in breadlines by tens Of thous-
ands in every big city in this country Getting
tired of soup and stew, amt you? Pals on your
insides and finally you get sick. How would you
like to have an omelet, or some ham and eggs?
Well, you can't have EN- Because that would
would be a dole maybe. And it would destroy
your initiative and possibly ruin your sell
respect Not that there's any shortage OF eggs.
Lord, mol Just listen to this:
"TURLOCK. Calf, Feb. S.(AP).--Rotary
and Exchange Club men win egg each other
on with view to reducing the present large
surplus Of prospective omelet in this vicinity
and stabilzing the poultry industry. Glad in
arnor and carrying baskets Of eggs, the club
members will hurI the missiles at each other
until about 100 cases of eggs are only frag-
rant memory &3a-
Now, really, workers, what do you think of a
system, the capitalist system where such hans
as these Rotary Club guys destroy food like that
while millions of workers are going hungry?
Don't you get mad enough to make that ham anr
eggs with minced hams?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
Fine Business, Eth?

The Los Angeles Times" is nearly equal to
the N. Y Times in the art Of lying II it
runs behind any, it is not for lack Of ambition.
In its issue of Jan. II, headline told in
joyful tones that the Postal Savings Accounts
Jump" with sub-head that the P. G. was
Rushed by Business" and Deposits Nearly
Triple" In fact, said the text of the story, ZAP
pncants waited as long two hours in line to
make deposits"
The only thing, perhaps little thing, that
the Times" forgot to mention, was that the
folks who are flocking to put money in the
Postal Savings Bank, were the same ones who
have been standing in lines at nearly every bank
in town drawing their few dollars out, and when
they got it, they took it to the post office.
So calm yourself, dear reader if you thought
there was a sudden rush of prosperity" in Los
Angeles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
That Butler Affair

A dispatch by the Associated Press froifi Turin
Italy, on Jan 31vsafd! h le@ss s.et.s
Work has been started On 300 Nniotor trucks
to be delivered to the Soviets under the italian
Russian trade treaty signed last summer spa
Fiat unit will deliver IS light trucks and 275
OF its model 81. The machines will cost $500 ,0o0"
If you care to understand why Major General
Buffers speech about M,issolni came to be made
public and why all the fuss was raised and then
quieted down SO suddenly, you should know that
Mussolini was acting sassy to American bankers
and doing such things as signing that trade
treaty with the Soviet.
In short 1t was gentle hint to him that
American Imperialism has other arrows In Its
culver to make things unpleasant for him besides
financial pressure. 4
The funny things is, that Buffers regrets
not retract the story. which is probably true.
but only expresses his sorrow that somebody
made 1t public. NJ
incidentally, a couple Of years back, Butler
made another speech, in which he said that the
Marines are expected to be the goat. when they
do something forbidden by International Law.
but they get It done, and the shAw1sout from
Washington u only 4 fala pulled ~ II S1alutals
Appearances - = 's' -. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
THE TRAINING OF T.U.U.L.
FUNCTIONARIES

will open on March End, and will last for three
months. There will be 25 Students coming from
all the major unions and industries.
The courses will be as comprehensive as pos
sible in this short period. They will cover the
whole range of revolutionary theory and prac-
tice, especially with regard to the trade union
work. There will be courses in Marxism-L enin-
ism, strike strategy, union structure, history ETC.
All together, a very valuable series of courses
for workers who want to function in the class
struggle with. the maximum efficiency sgsA
Naturally, in such course, q good training
viii be given In the meaning Of the decisions OF
the recent congresses Of the RILU, that is, In
the living policy of our organizations. Too often,
in the practice, we find that comrades, even In
responsible union positions, have only the hadest
ideas about these decisions and resolutions
With urgent tasks pressing upon our unions it
will be difficult for them TO spare IS comrades
from the active work, even for a period Of three
months. Also, the financial question is diff
ficult one. But these problems must be met
without hesitation. The school must be made up
of the very best and most promising elements,
especially the youth, that we have. In training
new forces, we are SO to speak, building the
heavy industry of our movement. No immediate
sacrifice is too great to achieve this end.
Our TUUL unions are actually suffering and
are being stunted in their growth, for want of
trained forces We must supply this need at
all costs. The TUUL National Training School
is a good start. But it is only beginning It
must be followed by a complete and intensive
application Of the whole educational program
of the RILU. The question of training new
strata Of trade union workers must be part of
the main order Of business throughout the TUUL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
Org Agit-Prop Conferences
BY BURCK

either to consolidate our organization Lefore
launching any extensive mass activities or else to
postpone the inner Party problems until a lul
takes place in the mass activities. Both Of these
methods must be rejected.
Our Party organization can be improved only
in the course of activities and struggles and each
improvement must be tested under conditions Of
strain that our present activities require.
Discussion Material
The main source of discussions at the confer
ence must be the actual experiences, problems
and achievements in the Districts and Sections.
The Daily Worker in the recent period has
reflected our inner Party activities and new
forms of work especially in the Party Life" Sec
ton. Almost every district has crystallized its
plans and activities in this direction in series
Of documents.
Some guidance in this sphere of work has been
furnished by the Center in special documents
and Org letters.
The best of these experiences and results are
included in the new issue of the Party Organ
izer." The timely disappearance of the Party
Organizer will be of value both to the Con-
ferences and the speedier and better improve
ment Of the Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11
By VIM. z. FOSTER.

EVER since the organization Of our forces in
- the reforTnist unions as left wing, and espe-
cialIy since the formation Of the Trade Union
Unity League, a year and q half ago, there has
been a great shortage of trained trade union
sorkers. those capable Of actually taking the
leadership Of the workers in struggle and lead
ing them TO victory. Now, with the building of
the revolutionary unions and the consequent
greater demands being placed upon us for active
workers, this problem OF cadres becomes more
acute than ever. Its solution becomes a ques-
ton Of the most basic consequences to the whole
revolutionary trade union movement
This is, OF course, question that is not lin
forces makes itself felt throughout the revolu-
tionary labor movement internationally. The
RLU, realizing this need, has in its various Con-
crosses, laid great stress upon the necessity of
the revolutionary union movements in the re-
spective countries taking up the systematic
training Of capable and militant workers. To
give the lead in this work, it has long since
established a special department.
Consequently, substantial beginning has been
made in a number Of countries This is particu-
larry the case in Germany. In France England,
etc, also, systematic work has been begun on a
small scale. In the United States however, we
have next to nothing to show. In this general
Tespet the TUUL has been decidedly in the
rear e the movement.
Blu now the TUUL is making a beginning For
the first time it will actauy give workers the nee
eSsary theoretical and practical training to equip
them to play effective role in the class strug-
gle as trade union organizers and leaders. The
National Training School, held in New York,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-11

knows inside what shops the other units are
distributing and strives to Guido them.
At the same time each unit knows the terri
tory which it is responsible to cover In the dis
tribution of leaflets and is thus able to assign
its members for this most important work under
Illegal conditions with a minimum of wasted
effort.
To bring the unit before the workers in the
shop or territory in which it operates as an in
dependent political force leading them In their
own daily struggles and raising concrete de-
nnands which are Of the greatest importance to
this particular section Of the workers but may
be Of relatively little importance to the workers
of The Whole city, We started some time ago Is
suing unit leaflets signed Nv the unit. This
means that each unit Is encouraged to find out
the problems and issues that agitate the workers
among whom it operates and then to develop
through leaflets and other means struggle
around these very localized issues. It may be
an eviction or a worker may be badly injured
or killed in the shop, or big lay-off may take
place in the units shop. A leaflet is prepared
written If possible by the unit members-and
signed not by the Communist Party, U. s. A."
but by the East A.. Unit Of the Connmu-
mist Party" the "R I. Unit Of the Commu-
mist Party" or the 49,. IT,. Unit Of the Com
munist Party" as the case may be.
This practice can be followed with benefit not
only in local campaigns but in state and ma
tional campaigns as well In Chattanooga we
had some instructive experiences with this
method during the last election campaign Leaf
let's as rule were not issued by the section.
Instead each unit got out a series Of leaflets
dealing primarily with conditions and issues in
its own territory and relating these to the
broader issues and the campaign As a whole.
These were issues raised BY the units them
selves and represented those issues which were
agitating the workers in each territory. Most Of
thess unit leaflets ysm xtttsn ~ tha uftta