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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
The Once Over
MIR. COOLIDGE TAKES HIS VACATION
BY III. 1. PHILLIPS

MR.. COOLIDGE TAKE HIS VACATION
Scene The Coolidge Home. Time. afternoon OF
June 80. CThe conversation between the ex-president
and his wife,
well. ma. thank goodness that's over. I thought
1t would never end"
I'm glad. too. Calvin. Having to do a piece for
the newspapers everyday must have been q strain"
II was having It hanging over me all the time
that was pretty terrible. I used to lie awake lots
o nights trying to think up an idea for the next day.
Phewl"
well. anyhow. they've given you a vacation now
and you won't have 10 write a word all summer. Isn't
it gIorious?"
1T makes me feel as II a great weight had been
lifted off my chest. ma. Think Of it-nothing to write
for the press until September"
ss
Scene IA railroad train a few DAYS later. with
the Coolidges vacation bound. Calvin acts very un-
easy.
Calvin. what makes you 50 r~estless7 whats on your
mind?"
"Nuthin'. ma"
why don't you relax7"
Il am relaxin'.-
mo. you're not. You keep running through those
newspapers and fidgeting around. What are you look
ing for2"
"Nuthin' particular. I was Just noticin' how funny
II seems to see EN- without anything BY me in EN-"
your re on q VdCdtlOns CdlNlU, ana i want YOU 10
forget all about those newspaper articles"
Il am f~orgettin.' ma, only I was Just ~thinkin'l"
Thinking what?"
THAT mebbe I should've arranged 10 turn In some
thing every other day or twice a week or something "
s
Scene m.-Coolidge summer camp two weeks later.
Mr.. Coolidge Is sitting under a tree feveriShly scraw-
ling on a pad. Mrs. Coolidge suddenly comes upon
him. He holds the s~cribblings behind his back. OBJ
viously embarrassed.
Resting, Calvin"
YEP
"what're you holding behind your back7"
"Nuthin' Just some papers,"
you can't fool me any longer, Calvin Coolidge. I've
been finding scribblings all over the house You're
writing editorials again"
well, to tell the truth. ma. I have been dashing
off a few opinions just for practice"
what in the world for? You're on a vacation"
Il know. but / never had so many good ideas In
my life for newspaper articles as I've had since I
dropped the Job"
Scene IVA few weeks later az the camp. Mr..
Coolidge Is quite pale and wan. 1t is clear that he
is very unhappy. He Is sitting IN his room almost
buried In scraps OF paper. Suddenly he calls Mrs.
Coolidge.
Ma, its no use. I can't hold out any longer"
whats the matter. Calvin"
I'm going to ring up the syndicate and tell EN- I'm
cutting the vacation short"
"But you said you we're tired Of writing every day
and had TO have a rest"
II know. but as unhappy and disconnected as q
newspaperman may be when he has to write every
day. 1t is nothing to the misery he feels when he
amt writing for the paper AZ all"
Shall I ring up the syndicate for you at once?"
AT once, MAJ
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Nor did she catch glImpses of
Muriel any more. Mrs. Cleespaugh
thoroughly disapproved" OF Mu-
riei Ladd.
Have you heard" she asked
Lame In a shocked voice. 'of her
latest conquest? The gossip papers
say she II that way about Curtis
Blue. Such a charming person |
thought him. What can he see IN
that hobbledehoy? Muriel Is an
extremely indiscreet young woman
and disapprove OF her.
To hear the glib expressions or
the scandal sheets on the correct
tongue OF Mrs. ~Cleespaugh was
disconcerting. LANE wanted 70
smile but dare not
Notwithstanding" she ven.
tured. anent the dashing Muriel.
"Oh. fascinatings" Mrs. Clees.
paugh's tone expressed nothing but
sheer disgust. Il fail 20 see why
that word should be applied to such
q fibbertygibbet"
Then she set her lips and refused
20 say another word.
Once and only once Lame saw
Muriel fash by I'm her streamline
car. Her gypsy scarf had been dis
carded. She wore the more sober
but still dashing habiliments of
town. Little brown hat Beautiful
ly cut tweeds. A fur scarf. the cost
OK which would have bought Lame
Barrett shoes for five years. Mu.
riel threw a careless greeting ar
her erstwhile co-worker.
II wonder" said Mrs. Cleespaugh,
suddenly one morning resuming the
subject. what has happened 10 that
young newspaper man-wasn't. bis
name Decentralization Muriel was
supposed TO be 50 fond Off I heard
Adele Ladd was terrified for fear
they would elope last summer. The
girl Is a will-o'the-wisp. that's GER.
tain. One would respect her more
II her affections were more perma.
nent."
Lame had wondered. too. about
Chuck Desmond Occasionally SHE
saw the paper IN which his "Rov.
ing Reviews" we're printed. re
wrote with a bright irony which
seemed 10 her excessively brilliant.
She remembered gratefully his pro
lection on the night the Danish
electrician had roughly embraced
her.
"He was-rather nice" LANE
said.
was he reallyf" Mrs. ~Cleespaugh
enjoyed a good gossip. do tell
me. / didn't know you'd ever met
the man"
Lame flushed.
HE came along" she said with
a show or reluctance. zone night
when a man al the theater was
being-unpleasant-"
MY dear child. that sounds ter.
rihcally thrilling" she the old lady.
her eyes lighting.
"Oh. II was nothing. But he was
really rather knightly about Il"
said the young girl. dimpIIng al
the recollection
well. / said at the time and
say now Adele Ladd might've done
worse with her daughter" declared
Mrs. Cleespaugh with relish. From
what one hears Muriel would be
better or safely married than she
Is running about the country,
heaven knows where. az all hours
OF the day or night"
n somehow don't think marriage
would change Muriel very greatly"
Lame Fentured.
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THE old lady looked solemn. 1T
changes us all. my dear" she
said with gravity. Zone takes ON
dignity. or rather. one should"
She frowned as II I'm deep dIssatis-
faction tapping her morning news
paper. Not that one would be-
Iieve I'm dignity after reading the
list Of divorce cases these days."
she added bitterly.
Marriage means less than moth.
Ing. apparently. to the daughters on
my friends" Mrs Cleespaugh
sighed sharply. III Give should
ever make such a mess or his life
really. I don't know what I should
do"
She frowned again.
"But that's an unpleasant sub.
ject." she said. dismissing IL. Look
Ing at Lame shrewdly and kindly
she went on:
You're very young. my dear.
but somehow ! think you would take
marriage In q more serious way
than most OF the girls OF my &C
quaintance."
"Oh. II | loved" murmured
Lame c~onfusedly. nc I loved II
would be at once and forever" She
raised her shining eyes. deep and
long dashed. 70 the older woman's.
Il believe In lasting love. don't
your"
Neither OF the two had heard a
light step on the threshold OK the
morning room where they sat with
the accounts. "A vibrant voice with
an undercurrent OF mirth IN Il In.
terrupted:
Interesting 70 hear two women
talking or love IN the early hours
Lame. startled. looked full into
tho deep-set eyes or Van Robard
She gave q startled movement,
tumbling the check book and the
sheaf or bills. Almost they fell
into the fire from which the screen
stood a little aside. Van stopped,
still smiling. 20 retrieve them az
Mrs. Cleespaugh. not altogether
pleased at the interruption. greeted
him.
Well. I must say" she began
rather GROSSLY. This IL a great
surprise for all Of US"
Van. handsome An his travelling
tweeds. leaned over and kissed her
audaciously ON the cheek.
Not very gracious. Eva. are
your" he inquired.
I'm delighted % see you. nat,
yurally." protested Mrs. Cleespaugh
not too convincingIy. "But why
must you walk In unannouncedl
Why not use the t~eIephone7 You
young people are so casual. SO i'm
perative."
Van appealed to Lane who. Grim
son and pale by turns. had resumed
her place at the desk
"She calls me a young person."
be Knocked -And I'll never see 80
again. I'm deeply fattered.-
But Lame refused TO smile At
him. She gathered up her papers
10 leave. I'll yet back to ell this
after luncheon" Mrs. Cleespaugh
said more affably. Van stood at the
door. holding II wide for Lame 70
pass Az she departed he said. 10
low nc one else could hear:
Sweet thing. | had 10 come back
10 see you"
n lane dressed for dinner that
evening In n fever on excite
ment She had only two dinner
dresses One was a limp pink one
cit had been Elsie'sl and the other
was q demure white chiffon which.
now denuded or the sleeves the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Brownsville Has:

l. A population In 1891 OF over $4,000.
2. A mean average temperature Of e.
.. Sank deposits. $4,000. 900.
T. Four railroads. seven paved highways.
S. international airport. five air lines.
y n $4,000 900 deep water port financed.
y. The best climate. soil In the world
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Grand Jury Fails
To Indict Officials

AUSTIN. July ". Rt-After an
investigation Of six days. a special
Travis county grand Jury impancl-
ed TO inquire into alleged Excess
sive monetary claims OF county or
ficials over the state reported yes
tcrday without returning any in
dirtmcntS.
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good sisters had deemed modest.
had been her class day dress. AZ
ter surveying the two distasteful-
" Lame chose the white. She had
a string az artificial pearls and
since Nora had left N cluster or red
roses In q crystal vase on the old
fashioned dressing table she de-
cided 10 wear a knot OF these ON
her shoulder.
She bathed In haste. Everything
she picked ur she cIumsily dropped
that night. Fingers all thumbs
she Erumhlud Am disgust She was
te~rriically nervous. Her hair
didn't suit her. she let down the
bronze gold cloud three times and
twisted II up again before II was
done TO her satisfaction.
Maybe he Won't evcn appear at
dinner" she told herself. And. "If
mother knew. she would want ma
10 70 away"
To her amazemcnt she had dis
covered at luncheon that RObard
was 70 be a house guest OF Mrs.
CIeespaugh's. Hes IA distant rel
alive Of mine" her hostess had ex-
planned Ills mother was my Sec
ond cousin. We had the same
great grandmother. IA charming
rascal. be IS. So g~ood-looking and
NO unreliable"
Lame had burned "a ask IN what
Robard'a unreliability had consisted
but had not dared 10 evince ~
much interest I'm the visitor.
"Maybe w won't w here for an
ncr at ALL" she reminded herlMait
Probably he's invited ~ Yths
Ladds'." She thought or Whist
Elsie had said about Van Robard
being Adele Ladd's admirer and
WINGED nc the remembrance.
When she went down stairs the
great dining room was lovely in
the c%andlelight with the table
brave in lace and crystal. Lame.
having satisfied herself that the
floral arrangement was correct
stole into the study where she dis
posed herself with n book. The
fire leaped and cracked Tor these
September evenings were chilly.
However. n was not entirely proxi-
nifty 40 the blaze that sent "a wave
az sudden color into the young
girls face. III was tho sight ar On
long-legged figure in black and
white sprawled comfortably in the
biggest chair.
Il beg your pardon" she muir
INJURED in confusion. "I didn't
know anybody was here"
Her movement suggested flight
Van Robard got 70 his feet "Now
that you're here. don't run away
he urged IN that honeyed voice OK
hiE. Lane felt her pulses futter.
There was something about this
man-somethinE that drew her
subtly as a bird ~ drawn by a
snake She shuddercd at the
smile. Not that there was any.
thing serpentino about the tall,
dark nan In his well fitting dinner
clothes. No. he seemed likabl0
enough I'D sps.e w the dark warn
ings she had received concerning
him.
there's something / should
Go before Mra- CleeHpaugh comes
down." she said falteringly.
This Van Rohard ignored. with
r gentle. persuasive hand he
urged her into the blk chair. took
bis stance on the hearth rug.
stay and talk 10 me. Lots muAn
important" he muttercd. starIrE
down at her.
(T0 BE Continued)
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accepted by France. Trade was OF
only fair volume. ana profit-taking
sales checked advances.
Opening i7-Tsc I'D. wheat later
held near the initial limits. Corn
started h-hc higher and after
ward rose q little further.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

LANE BARRETT. daughter on
CASS BARRETT. nm actress. goes
with her mother 90 Willow Stream.
A.. H. for the summer. Her mother
Il playing On stock. At willow
Sfrenm. Lime m e Give
CLEEsPAUGH. son or the wealthy
p~ntr0ness Of the theater. ELSIE
MINTEB. the inEenue. strives for
Olives interest. Lanes lmnginn-
tion has been en~nared ny n hand
some stranger who calls her by
name one night ne the th~nfer.
n meets him later nj n party NJ
\ home M MTRIEL LAUD. de-
butanfe who shares box once
duties with her. ITS name 10 VAN
ROBARD. Lame falls I'm love with
him Cnss. herring his name. nsks
Lame eve 10 acc him again
without giving n reason
MRS. CLEESPAUGH AJAX. Lame
90 stay With her M her companion
I'm the fall CHUCK DESMOND.
newspaper reporter. takes Muriel
dancing one night. md Mrs. Lndd
SENDS Rohnrd after the pair. think
Ing they have ciopcd. Lame goes
with ard he makes love
70 her. One night she
" repeis robbers ne the thenter
% Office. Elsie tells Lame that
Hobnrd ~ attentive 90 MurfrIsH
mother and the girl n crushed.
when Cas~ r. packing Lame
discovers n picture in her mothers
trunk and u q a ~ 70 Cass's
dead sister. Tulsa. cars Q. mystic
rlons about her Lame goes 90 stay
with Mrs CIcespauEh and finds
that Give md his mother do not
set along.
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
THE problem OF Gives attitude
toward bis mother remained
for the moment unsolred- Lame
went dutifulIy to lunch with the
old lady on the day or the Hareup.
Outwardly there was no ruffing OF
the calm waters but the young girl
sensed a resentment so deep her
patron could not bring herself 10
speak OF t. And yet. Lame
thought. Give had been In the
right His mother had spoken 10
him as II he were the veriest school.
boy.
Lame saw little OF the young
man. Occasional she had a glimpse
OF Give In a turtle-necked sweater.
In stained and worn brown riding
breeches. galloping down the lane
or a soft September morning. re
would nod 70 her In a friendly yet
distant manner. swinging on his
soft hat In salutation. She would
tramp through the fallen pine
needles. kicking the tiny acorn
with her sturdy brown shoes. think.
ing how fortunate she was 70 live
In such a beautiful and luxurious
world. while her mother went wan
dering. Lame was saving her
money now. She was living quiet.
ly and demurely. The hurIy-burly
amusing life Of town. OF scrambled
meals and hand-me-down frocks. be.
came a sort OF dim dream.
COMBINES at night when she
had gone to bed early and could
not sleep she would shut her eyes
to keep out the pictures that came
10 her. Shane McDermId. big I'm
bis blue uniform. bis eyes shining
sternly at her. Van Robard I'm his
dinner clothes. bending over her
hand. No. she would not think OF
Van! She had heard Give say
over the hall telephone one day.
Van? Oh. he's az Burlingame
believe. Be back about Christmas
time"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

CHICAGO, July Z. Gu. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes S.; strong
on good triumphs. steady on other
stock, trading just fair: sacked per
cwt.: Oklahoma Bliss Triumphs,
under ice. 225; Eastern Shore Viz
ginia c0bblers Ito: Dbl. c0bbler!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

Mayor Frank Murphy Of Detroit has ordered an
investigation Of the charge that 32o men drew doles
from the city and wages from the Ford company
simultaneously. Are there Sabcs racketeers on a small
scale in the greatest automobile center Of the world?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
BATHING GIRL. 1881

The uniform she wore. was nothing much before
And rather less than arr OF that behind.
II ~ getting less each year. and by 80, I fear.
If she has a horse she'll be Godivas kind.
Add SMILES: As depressed As a man who gets road
oil on his brand new sedan.
one on the things for which ex-Magistrate Norris
was criticised was for indorsing a yeast. Possibly some
OF those New York girls who were hastily committed
may now attribute everything to vitamin A.
Secretary Mellon. Is not. II now appears. without
a sense OF humor. To him goes the Twitchell Award
for the Best Line Of the Month. Greeting M. Robert
Lacour-Gayet. OF the Bank OF France. In Paris. Sec
rotary Mellon wisecracked: M. Iecour-G ayet. We
are here!"
Can You Remember-Away back when transat-
lantic flights were news?
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. July Z. CP-Fraction-
Al upturns In grain prices early
today followed announcement that
the war debt moratorium had been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

2.80-285; medium 10 small 2.70:
Norfolk section 2.60-2l65: decayed
2.25.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
KANSAS CITY. July z. tP-U.
s. Dept. OF Agr.)-Hogs $500: no
directs: slow and uneven: steady TO
10 lower: top ITO. on i90-210 lbs,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
Last Words of a Great Man

IF you've got a ~doughnut. don't look in the hole. =
President Hoover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07

n lane dressed for dinner that
evening In a fever OF excite
ment She had only two dinner
dresses One was a limp pink one
tit had been Elsie'sl and the other
was q demure white chiffon which.
now denuded OF the aleeEes the
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
BILL AGAINST
JOBLESS TENANTS
Mich. to Permit Seiz-
ure of Clothes, Etc,

LANSING, Mich, 9pril 6. - While
refusing relief and unemployment in
surance to the tens of thousands of
starving and homeless unemployed
workers in this state, the Michigan
State Senate yesterday voted to per-
NIT landlords Of furnished apartment
houses to seize clothing and persona,
effects of unemployed workers who
are unoble to pay their rent. The
bill was passed by vote of % to J.
and forwarded to the House.
Senator Wood Of Detroit, who was
the only one opposing the measure
contended it is vicious legislation
because another Michigan law pro-
vides that a tenant staying ever
one day beyond month is liable
for the second months rent. The
Dacey Bill would permit landlords
to seize personal effects for collection
Of this unearned rent, he said, warn
ing his fellow bosses that "it is such
legislation as this that drives peo-
pie 10 desperation"
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
KANSAS CITY TO
CELEBRATE MAY |
Cops, Press Try To
Prevent Meet

All Kansas City newspapers Satur-
day, carried scare stories about the
distribution of leaflets by Reds"
urging an armed uprising on May
lSt. This is obviously a crude at
tempt to compromise the Party in
the eyes Of the workers, and to lay
the basis for police repression. Ac-
cording to the press stories the leaf
lets contained the following slogans:
Arm and fight, Down with the
damned government, and Kill Every
Cop that Shows Fight"
Chief of Police Siegfried of Kansas
City, has already announced that he
will have ample police on hand May
LIST to handle the Reds" 1t is clear
that this provocatory attempt of the
Kansas City press and police depart
ment is an effort to intimidate the
workers-to check the growing in
fluence of the Party, and to stop the
May Day preparations.
The Party has answered this attack
by arranging a street meeting Sun
day afternoon and a mass meeting
at the Workers Center Sunday night.
A public statement denouncing this
frame-up attempt and explaining the
real stand of the Party on May Day
has also been issued, and has been
reprinted in part by the capitalist
press. Preparations for the local
united front May Day conference on
April 18th, are going ahead strong.
Plans have been worked out for a
street demonstration followed by an
indoor mass meeting. Despite all po-
lice repressions and provocations the
workers of Kansas City will organize
the biggest May Day demonstration
ever held here.
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
LAT. AMER. DEL.E1G17.
TO USSR MAY |
Hold Ball to Give Dele
gates Sendoff

The Trade Union Delegation to the
May First Celebrations in the Soviet
Union this year is little different
from the delegations in the past.
This years delegation will contain
Latin American workers from the
Agricultural fields of California. This
is the first time that an American
Delegation has had the highly ex-
plotted Latin American workers rep
resented.
Comrade r. Gonzales Soto, the
winner of the Vida Obrera Prize for
getting the largest number of sub
scriptions to that paper will head the
Latin workers delegation. An affair
for these workers is being arranged
for April 18th at New Harlem Ca
sino, 116th st. and Lenox Ave. at 8
p. m. The Havana Royal Orchestra
again has been secured for this dance
and farewell ball.
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
BED Bug" Failure to
Perform Anglers Many

Hundreds of New York workers
were disappointed Sunday, when the
benefit performance of the Soviet
play, "The Bed Bug" arranged for
by the N. Y. district Daily Worker
agent, was not held at the Province
town Theatre as scheduled.
This was not the fault of the Daily
Worker agent, which made arrange
mentS with the theatre management.
The management states that, after
agreeing to perform, the cast of ac-
tors finally refused to perform. The
district Daily Worker agent is try
ing to ascertain from the actors
what reason there is for such SEEM
mgly contradictory behavior.
The crowd Of workers were de-
cldedly angry as well as disappointed.
knowing that the situation repre-
sented a loss to the Daily Worker
and many donated the price of ad-
mission on the spot to help the Daily.
Money for tickets purchased in ad-
vance is being refunded at the dis
trict Daily Worker office, 5th floor,
35 e. 18th st.
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
Oriental Night" Tn
Harlem, April 10th

NEW YORK.-An Oriental Night
has been arranged under the auspices
of the japanese Workers Club for
Friday evening, April 10, at the Fin
nish Workers Hall, Is West 126th
Street.
AS part of the program for the
evening, a one act proletarian farce
written by one fthe Japanese work.
ers will be played in English in the
form so-called mo Farce" an an
cient pantonimic act which only the
Japanese people mastered in this art
The affair is for the purpose OF
raising funds for the japanese work
ers paper "Rodo Shimbun" or Labor
News.
The need of a strong japanese
working-class press is emphasized in
the attacks on the japanese work
ers in California where five militant
Japanese workers are among the In
perial Valley workers serving SEN
tences ranging to AZ years. Other
japanese militants are facing depor-
tation and almost certain death in
Japan.
All workers are urged to support
this affair. A unique and pleasant
evening is assured.
The daily worker., 1931-04-07
WIR Opens Campaign
of $4,000 to Give 1000
Children Camp Life

NEW YORK.-This season the
Workers International Relief ex-
poets to accommodate and train 200
working class children a week. Fifty
per cent of these children, whose
parents are unemployed, striking
and Disseminated against, will be
admitted free of charge or at a NOM
inal rate; the others will be admit
ted according to the parents wages.
The w. I. r. is announcing the
opening of a campaign to raise
$4,000 to help this plan out. This
campaign will last until July. All
workers organizations and workers
are urged to make this campaign a
success, to prepare those children Of
unemployed and employed to learn
their parts in the struggle.
A conference will be held May 2,
and all delegates from organizations
will attend. There will also be a
camp reunion on Saturday, April IL,
and II.
All workers are urged by the w. I.
r. Relief Camp Depot, 131 w. 28th
ST., to contribute funds for a work.
ing-claSs education and vacation for
workers children. Send your money
in at once. Help swell the fund.-
PapictrafIOr0 ic 11nur oman
to w. l.. r., I31 w. 18th st.