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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09
Commissions Without Power

During the Hoover regime we have heard a plenty
about commissions. and not a few unkind remarks
have been made anent the commission appointing
proclivities or the chief executive.
Some OF the critical remarks have been directed al
the President from Texas. a state which should be
the last in the Union to have any criticism to make
OF commissions, state or federal. until she has clothed
some Of her own commissions with at least a suffi-
Gent amount Of power to furnish a reasonable excuse
for their continued existence.
Texas has a railroad commission. practically all OF
the powers OF which were shorn when the Federal
government appointed the interstate Commerce Com
mission.
r later DAYS. since the OIL industry has become a
matter Of public concern. authority over drilling % oil
and gas wells and kindred affairs has been LODGED
In the railroad commission. with apparently no author
ity granted 10 make the rulings q. the commission
stick.
Just recently we have been treated TO the enlighten-
ing spectacle Of East Texas oil operators telling the
commission very frankly that they are disobeying the
proration order passed by that body and that they
will continue to disobey until the commission passes
an order which meets with their approval.
But the railroad commission Is not the only one.
Texas has a state Beard or water engineers. to
whom application must be made. nominally. for auth
orIty to divert 70 private use any OF the public waters
OF the state. Just what would happen should the COM
mission ever refuse to allow such an application Is
~p-oblematical. for to our KNOWLEDGE no such applica-
ton has ever been refused.
There are those who are inclined 10 the belief that
one reason the board has granted practically every
application made for use Of the waters OF the Rio
Grande Is because the board fears a test Of It's own
legal right 70 exist.
Certainly It has seemed 81 IN the VALLEY. where
our own very competent engineers tell Us that further
diversion or the water Of the river might very possibly
lead to shortages which would endanger the Old and
establish developments.
The time i coming when there must be 2 showdown
on this matter Of the use Of the waters Of the Rio
Grande. and the quicker Il comes the better It will
be for all concerned In the future Of the Valley coun-
ties.
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The Once Over
HOLIDAY WEEKEND PORTRAITS
Ry II. /. PHILLIPS

49, aA*9 A0NA
THE auto owner who got the wife and kiddies
up at ) a. m. to get an early start and after an hour
on the road had to 60 back home for the keys to the
cottage.
2-The fellow who passed everything and had a
good chance Of beating the traffic jam when a leak in
the water pump "froze' his engine four miles from
the nearest garage.
3.-The professional hiker who spent the Fourth u
July on q nice long walk In the great open spaces
while his wife stayed home and rearranged the medi-
cline cabinet 20 there would be no delay finding the
linlment for him when he eot home.
4-The long-suffering family man who had to find
room IN the flivver not only for the wife. six child
rem and several crates Of dishes but for a dog. a cat
and the canary.
5-The driver who had almost reached his destina-
ton when the motorcycle cop got him,
6-The millions who rested up" on the Glorious
Fourth BY playing 80 holes CT golf on a crowded links
and spent Sunday wondering II ii could have been
something they ate.
7-The motorcycle nuts. mother III the sidecar with
the baby; father looking like a Goldbergian Paul
Revere. doing tho navigating. and Daughter Lena
looking pretty scandalous on the rear saddle.
8-The people who spent the holiday In the parks
seeing how far they could throw newspapers.
s-The. fellow in the car with his brakes on fire.
and with every autost in the vicinity shifting the air
and exclaiming. 4 wonder is my car burning?"
l0-The bald-headed. unshaven fat man asleep
alongside the road in a roadster from which he had
failed to remove a sign reading. Take Me Away For
s25.p
1.-THE remarkable resemblance Of most hitch
mixers 70 g~angsters.
l2-The male bathers who cot into their bathing
suits for the first time this season and realized with
considerable alarm that their skins had All the healthy
glow Of a ot-house Ills.
s-The girl who tried 70 walk back home from a
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realize the great financial losses over-production in
East Texas has caused the oil industry.
"a reliable statistician has estimated that produc-
es OF the country are receiving 81. 100000 a day less
than they were receiving when the East Texas field
was discovered. while the producers Of East Teras are
receiving only $4,000 a day for distress oil now be-
ing run from that field. It Is Rep. Hills viewpoint
that n the East Texans had obeyed the proration
orders az the railroad commission and the price OF
crude should have continued. they would have re-
ceved twice as much for half a. much oil and this
would have left the rest Of the producers q million
dollars a day. Furthermore he stresses there is one
phase which should be OF vital interest to every citi-
zen Of Texas. 1t IS estimated that Texas Is losing In
taxes and university royalties more than $4,000 a
a day. This sum, declares the lawmaker and men,
Der Of the oil and gas committee Of the legislature.
must be made up by placing additional burdens upon
the already overtaxed real property OF the state.
From the present depressed condition 1t seems TO
Rep. Hill that the weakness. II not the futility, OF
agreed PROBATION Is apparent. He believes that the
only permanent relief will be by law. He favors legis-
lation which will make proration legal and effective.
with provisions Of the law applying fairly and i'm
partially to all fields and producers. both large and
small.
To the governor, the lawmakers and the railroad
commissioners: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE2"
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band died and left her little TO
live on: she was too old TO 60 after
the career" and now she merely
stands and watches the big par
ader OF Broadway 20 by. stands
and wonders how many girls In the
crowd are even as she once was.
and win wind up. where?
And there's the case OF a play
wright who doesn't exist. He's been
dead for q number Of years. Yet
plays keep coming out under his
name. and stories appear in maya
zines under his name.
And this Is the story: for years
this man has been a well known
figure In the play-belt. Almost
every season saw one or his pieces
on the stage. Some were success
full and some Topped. "A certain
well known editor and literary
figure had been his closest friend.
also his agent, 70 some extent: had
ordered many OF his stories and
edited many Of his plays. AT any
rate. the playwright and his wife
UOl0 uCL QtGtll o0ALE -C1Ac uAO az
an out-of-town theater disaster.
They had no children and they len
no will
The certain literary figure was In
possession of a number OF manu-
scripts. These have been rewritten
and revised. and at least one has
been turned into a successful play
All under the name Of a dead
mani
Inside the New Amsterdam thea
ter. one OF the sensational features
Of The Band Wagon" Is a number
called The Beggar's Waltz The
tragic pantomime IS revealed Of a
street-heggar who dreams Of the
glories inside a theater.
And for the past three NIGHTS as
the crowds left Tho real theater.
they were startled nv the SIGHT Of
iust such a derelict whining in
Fortv-Second street.
For life Is also like thatI
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NEW YORK-Life is like thati...
But it's also like this.
She IL one OF the most popular
gypsy" fortune tellers In town. she
forecasts fates" from the teacups
She picked up the trick OF read
ing tea leaves while a coed al
college. Before leaving the uni
versity she had made quite a rep
utation az the dorm" parties
Then she came to New York for
her career.
Well. she hit" the big town just
at a time when the tea rooms were
going in for "gypsies" in q big way.
At lunch hours crowds Of supersti-
tious and curious damsels would
jam these tea rooms. They still do,
There are scores Of such spots all
over the midtown section. She
noted that tips were offered when
particular special information
was desired.
After a few weeks. II began TO
look as though a job might not
come her way for a while. So she
went to a coStumer. got herself a
gypsy outfit and. being a young
lady OF dark complexion. found
work as a tea reader. Being a smart
young woman. she made an imme-
diate impression. Soon ~ the dear
curious ladies were seeking her
cut: giving her good tips for spe-
cial attention.
Recently she opened her own
psychic pari0r" under the name
OF Princess something-or-other. and
the credulcus speak or her as that
marvellous gypsy s~eeress-"
Pardon me while I laugh. For
her name Is Ginsbergl
And there's the old LADY who
sells papers in the Times Square
sector.
She. too. came 10 the hir town
In search Of q career. But love
came along. she married and set
ted down. And the stage-doors have
lever seen her. except in her role
III newspaper vendor. For her hus-
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BONEHEAD CLUB
\ r r. = =
AT HARLINGEN
\ = r = \
is GETTING SOFT

HARLINGEN. July 9.-The Bone
head club is slipping.
Last week the members listened
all the way through a speech and
this week they showed evidences OF
a worthy purpose.
II was proposed by DR.. b. I. Mar
tin that the county buy a pullmotor
or lung motor for emergency use ~
Boca Chica beach. The proposal was
made in view Of the Fourth OF July
drowning MT that place. III was
pointed out that thousands use the
beach weekly and that the nearest
lung motor Is at Brownsville, over
20 miles away.
TO make up for this serious move
ment. the club heard Glenn CAL
braith discourse on the Bonehead
University and particularly the Dep
artment Of Scientific Loafing, Of
which he is professor. for the bene-
fit OF a number Of visitors.
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Robert EdeS0n. Arthur Byron. CANe
May. Eleanor Robson. Edmund HAlt
and Lionel Barrymore.
A picture as cO.nrful ~ It's name.
CITY Streets" with Gary Cooper
and Sylvia Sidney co-starring d
the leading roles. will open a two
day run az the Rivoll theatre today.
The story OF city Streets" Is the
story OF the back streets Of a large
metropolis, where gangster and law
guardian. guilty and innocent. work
er and racketeer meet and manEle
In IN -ruEt Kaleidoscope maze cf IN
trigue and romance.
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Railroad Is Sued
Ry Combes Farmer

TWO damage suits have been filed
against the St. l.. r.. a. M. railway
by farmers near Combes. alleging
their crops were damaged BY inn
proper construction by the railroad.
v. p. Alton and 3. Elmore are
plaintiffs in one suit and seek
.sl.57475 in damages: z. w. Carl
isle and A. A. Ferguson are plain
tiffs in the other suit and seek
S2.3280e.
The suits have been filed in the
civil district court.
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MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

sidered the outstanding work Of this
talented author. and II has had a
~colorful career on American dra-
matte boards. The long history at
tached to this play started In 1898
az the Hamilton Opera House In Chi
cago where II had is premiere and
played for more than a year with a
cast which later became famous
such names as Theodore Roberts
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Brownsville Has:

4. A population in 1881 Of over $4,000
2 A mean average temperature OF 10.
:. sank deposits. $4,000. 600.
T. Four railroads. seven paved highways.
S. international airport. five air lines.
. "A $4,000. 600 deep water port financed.
Z. The best climate. soil in the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09
Effects Of Cigaret
Tax Are Uncertain

AUSTIN. July 9. R-What effect
the tax Of three cents per package
on cigarets. authorized at the last
session OF the legislature. will have
on the sale or the flags" in Texas
vas a matter OF conjecture among
state officials. The tax will become
effective at midnight, August 81.
When the tax was up for con-
sideration in the legislature, re-
ceipts were v~ariously estimated be-
tween 100000 and $4,000, 900.
Since that time the estimate has
dropped 10 around the 5000, 900
mark with several officials and
members OF the legislature estimat-
ing the receipts at approximately
$4.00O.O0O
One-half the receipts from the
tax will 90 10 the general revenue
fund TO bolster II against the con-
tinual demands made on II and the
other half will be credited to the
public free school fund. The tax
originally was sponsored by men,
bers OF the education bloc In the
house but was defeated when the
house refused to print It on minor
ity report after It had received un-
favorable action from the revenue
and taxation committee.
The tax vas added to a pedd-
ler's tax bill in the senate after
heated argument. The contention Of
opponents Of the tax that the act
ion Of the senate was unconstitution-
III because the constitution declares
All tax measures must originate in
the house was overruled and the
house by a few votes concurred in
the amendment .
Shortly after the tax was passed
by the legislature talk flew fast
and thick that its constitutionality
might be attacked in the courts.
Since the heat OF the session has
abated. however, these threats have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09
CAPITOL

Arizona" one Of the most popu-
lar and successful stage plays ever
written. has been made into a talk
ing film by Columbia Pictures and
Is showing today and tomorrow at
the Capitol Theatre.
The pisy Is the work or Augustus
Thomas. one or the greatest OF pre-
sent day playwrignts. ~ Il con-
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Van. Obviously he was waiting 10
see her.
lie said ne was sorry. Was there
anything AZ NH he could d07 Life
Iessly the girl said no. Nora came
down with her bar. Kelly had
brought the a round. she informed
them. Was Mr.. Give outsider
There seemed nothing for Van 20
do but hand her into the car. Give
was driving the roadster. Kelly.
red-faced and solemn. put the bag
into the rumble seat and touched
his cap.
Il said goodby 70 your mother"
Lane said vaguely. The a moved
she knew. dimIy. that Van had
touched her hand. had looked AZ
her with what might have been
profound sympathy. She didn't
quite know or care what he had
said In parting. All that vas past.
Give drove swiftly and surely.
They we're soon In the Motor Park
way where speed was the expected
thing. "You can get the IL o'clock"
he shouted TO her above the roar.
mo difficulty at ALL"
CHE never knew later how she
- had got through that dreadful
day. She had a confused impress
sion or the biz. busy station. OF "A
porter who took her things. on
Give saying swiftly. competently,
"Ill park this and find You at the
gate. iii net your ticket Don't
bother about anything"
She remembered waiting al the
steps. Busy people. casual and
happy people. milled around her A
family party. a pretty mother and
a coal black Nurse guarding the
pink-coated baby. How safe and
sure they all werel Trouble did
not seem IA touch any OF them.
"I1l come along IL you want me-
Give offered shyly as ne estab
iA@HCu MET ln nFA LndAAH
LANE was shaken out of hel
apathy at this. -Oh. no. no. thanks
You're awfully kind" she told him
She didn't need anyone.
She saw his kind. troubled facI
In that last moment before tn
train began slowly to move. Sh'
even raised her hand to salute him
Lanes eyes filed with tears
People we're good. she though
duly. IL was only when you werl
In trouble that you found that out
The short journey seemed In
tcrminable. Give had wired Elsi'
the time OK her arrival but Their
was no one waiting In the disma
station. She gave the cabman IN
address OF the hospital and .thel
sat staring through the window q
the unfamiliar streets.
= At the information desk
starched young woman with a d.
, tached air told her Mrs Barrel
} was in 402. No change. she added
Z The words chilled Lame. He
! heart was full 10 bursting ny sh
rode ND in the creaky. antisepti
smelling elevator. The mar locke
! at her with a faint curiosity. IA
was accustomed 10 pallid visitor
with terror in their eyes but thi
v one was 50 young-so alone
"A strange Elsie waited outsid
4 the door or Cass' room, an Elsi
j pale and serious. clad you'v
come. kid" she whispered Can
4 90 in right now. The doctor
4 there"
/ The, throbbing OF Lanes hear
? was thunderous- She reached 70
Q something 10 steady herself.
B Tell me-" she began. Just ho'
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died down and the manufacturers
and dealers in cigarets apparently
have accepted the tax and made
preparations to pass 1t on to the
consumer.
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Great Financial Loss to Texans

Rep. Paul Hill Of Webb county IS a member Of the
oil and gas committee az the LEGISLATURE. He made =
tour Of the East Texas oil field His viewpoint Is that
oil PROBATION would solve the trouble In East Texas
which has caused the price OF crude TO ~togobban ali
over the nation. Few people. according to Rep Hill.
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girl f~luttering with excitement
Lanes heart stood still She
tore the ominous thing Open Her
eyes raced over the lines
Mother has pneum0nia. Better
come. ST. AnseIm's Hospital. Phila-
delphia. Elsie"
Lame uttered one small. stitled
cry. "Oh. my dear. | should never
have left you'll"
The maid stared. els there any
thing / can do. Miss BARRETT"
"Yes-no-I don't know. Is Mrs
C~leespaugh up YETI"
"She do be havin' her breakfast
along about this time"
Lame said. II hate 10 disturb her
but I must"
Trembling. she knocked on the
door. The commanding voice babe
her enter. Mrs. Cleespaugh. Tor
gnette pcrched precariously on the
bridge on her majestic nose. sat Up
IN her splendid four-poster. reading
her letters. FriIls OF l~ilac-colored
chiffon. her bed jacket. streamed
around her. Her hair was already
splendidly dressed. One could not
imagine her in disorder.
WITHOUT a word the young Cir
w put ffe message into Mrs
ClcespauEh's hands.
"Oh. my dear child. | arm fright
fully sorry. or course. you'll wan
~ ~. Where II Oliver Can ht
sec about trainsg Van A. going II
this morning. He can look after
you as far as the city. hate let
ting you travel by yourself buI
there's nothing else TO do"
Lame said yes. she had money
Yes. she could arrange everything.
Nonsense" said the old lad,
briskly. I'm writing you a checl
for 5000. You can pay me back am
time" She waved away the girl
thanks.
Reaching for the house telephone
she called Gives room
Hes gone. or course" she mur
INJURED disgustcdly. You'll fin
him down W the stables. ncIioubt
lie was talking 70 Kelly about has
ing the vet in this morning at 1o
Try him there"
Lame few. She found Give Il
consultation with a sandy man Il
baggy gray clothes. Give turned I
J greet her. excused himself. Liam
explained quickly. briefly. She wa
afraid she might be going to cry.
Instantly the young man was .al
sympathy. He said 70 the veterI
nary. Look. Miles. I've got sons
thing frightfulIy important 70 M
!, tend 10. This can 10 over until 4
morrow? Right I'LL Q you Their
About the same time"
He walked back 10 the hous
with her. talking Of tickets. schet
ules. She was grateful for his ma
ter-of-fact air II helped her {
keep from breaking down. IL sh
let herself go-if she thought {
her mother. lying III in that lionel
hospital room. she would not B
able 70 gO on
] Was she the same girl who In
been worrying. a few hours beforl
because a mere man had cause
] her pain? What did all that ma
ter? How foolish II seemed now
! All that mattered In the wide wcrl
was her brave. tired mother. III |
I a strange city.
/ AS in a dream Lame packed
bag. She got into her brown twee
! dress. put on her old brown Eel
4 What did II matter how she looked
A In the great hall downstairs. eli
saw a tall figure looming. 1t W.
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bad" She couldn't 70 on. Elsie
shook her head. They don't know
Just when the crisis will come"
she said. Tonight. they think.
we thought n was just N cold.
she'd been struggling along with i.
didn't want 10 mention ~ 40 you.
Yesterday morning the doctor said
II was pneumonia. lie hurried her
over here 90 she'd get the best are
Hope II was the right thing 10 do"
Her bright eyes sought Lanes
anxiously.
"Oh. / know you've been doing
everything possible" Lane began
h~oarsely. Both girls fell silent.
watching the door. The nurse
came out. gave Lane Nh impcr-
Eonal glance and hurried down the
hall
AH I'm IA trance The watchers fol-
lowed her movements with their
ewes. She returned IT'D "A moment
with a hypodermic needle 81 a
tray.
"Just a minute. honey" Elsie re-
assured the trembling Lane. Or.
Lane1l be out and you can talk 10
him. Don't 20 all to pieces now.
Wen need you. tn buck Cass up
just 70 see you"
The knob or the door began No
turn. Like one searching the face
TX the omnipotent for VA sign on RE-
lentinE. the two girls EazHd at the
iron gray man who emerged
"H0w is she7" gasped Lame.
Slowly the man shook hts head.
Not too bad Ills tone heldA
professional cheerlulness. meani X
less. more terrifying than glOd
The girl felt he had spoken tn
to a dozen anxious watchers.
MAY / 20 In to see her now?"
His look probed her. III y0u1l
promise not 10 disturb her"
She Etaunchly promised. She
would not allow one tear t0 flow.
THE still figure OH the bed moved
ever 40 slightly. There was a
low moan and the nurse moved
swiftly IN her patients side. Alert
she stood there. then turned. fin
ger on LIP. 10 sign the watcher with
her 70 silence.
"Just the same" she murmured,
Lame looked up quickly. hopeful
ly. az the movement. But az the
nurses words the girls pailor deep
ened. She settled again In her
chair. her eyes never leaving the
! quiet figure under the c0verlet
\ Cass was quiet now. Before sht
had been deIirious and that had
\ been awful.
-She mustn't dIa-sha won't die
she can't" This Lame repeated
over and over 70 herself NJ ~ II
were a magic litany 10 chain Cass
spirit.
, "She mustn't She WON'T"
Thus the girl had prayed. had
: hoped. all the long day. She had
1 been at the hospital for three days
now. and the awaited crisis failed
\ 10 arrive. At night the dreadeV
Y going with Elsie back t0 the hotel
N She lay. long hours. I'M thB dark
" ness. every nerve stralning Cor thl
telephone message she felt SUR
\ would come. In the dawn Hhl
J would rise. with shaking finger
] dash the icy water into her red
I trimmed eyes. Exhausted. she woulI
! dress. wait for the hour when Sd
might creep to her mothers side.
II was all terrible. terriblel 81
y had not known before what an
guish could be-.
(TO lie C0ntInuedl f
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Survey Map Made

WESLACO. July 9.-S. M. Patter-
son. manager OF the chamber Of
commerce. claims to nave one Of
the most complete soil survey maps
Of the Valley.
He took the three maps Of Cam
eron. Hidalgo and Willacy counties
prepared by the government and
pasted them all together. making one
huge map. They are all on the me
scale and fit together perfect.