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, 1935-06-20
Spurning Our Meal Ticket

Reports from Harrington state that delegates of the
Texas American Legion will suggest to the national
legion convention approval Of a Buy-in-America
policy.
The legionnaires. particularly Texas iegionnaires.
should give more careful consideration to the full
significance OF this idea. The policy can be arrayed
in the garments Of "Americanism' and therefore
made appealing to the non-thinking element. re-
CARELESS Of It's merits. But there is nothing essen
tally American in refusing to trade with non
Americans. And there is something very un-Texan
about II.
Have the Ieggionaires considered that 30 per cent
Of Texas cotton is sold abroad, that a great deal Of
our petroleum products are sold abroad, that much
Of our sulphur and other minerals go abroad7 Have
they considered that this foreign purchase Of our
goods is Immediately essential to the greater part of
, 1935-06-20
Choice of Interest :

The uncut diamond as large as an ostrich egg that
arrived in the United States the other day probably
will be admired and safeguarded for generations to
come. Yet the story Of the inconsequential pros
pector whose KGffir slave stumbled upon 1t and
brought it to him seems to be more of a marvel than
the diamond itself.
For here was poverty and restitution suddenly be-
come rich, a man in his sixties. resigned to a paupers
end after a long life Of failure and despair, all at
once handling more than $500. 900 all his own.
The world has been following the adventures Of
that pauper's unusual discovery much more closely
than the story Of the finder himself. But wouldn't
you like to know what has happened to Jacobus
Jonkher, the struggling p~rospector suddenly become
wealthy. even more than you would what happens
to that piece Of hard. lfeless stone7
, 1935-06-20

senator's secretary replied: I'm sor-
Nv, but Senator - was up all night
and will not be in the office today"
Imagine how that S.OFy will set with
folks who rise before daWnl
Notes 80 New fedora. taxes will
soon be threshed out in congress I.
Tough old senators stood The all
night strain OF Huey Longs filibus-
ter as veil as the young Turks !.
The nev deal in pugiiism crowded
out New Leal talk N congress cloak
rooms - everybody had listened in
.. The coal truce shows that Ia
Dor leaders a head off strikes
WI en- they want TO-" Is current COM
ment on the capitol rialtc Be-
tween that old devil supreme count
ana the deep blue smile. rubbe.-
Siampers in congress choose the
Srll lie Colonel Frank Knox ans
Hamilton Fish. Jr.. II a ample O.. o.
p. ticket that makes talk in Wash
lnRton.
, 1935-06-20
Thursday, June 20, 1885
Real Valley Development
Now Possible

A man who has spent a quarter century OF his life
here in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the greater
portion Of that time in the land or development
business. recently expressed the opinion that the
time is now ripe for a real development program for
this section.
In expressing that opinion he was taking into due
consideration conditions as they exist, and from these
conditions he drew the conclusion that the Valley
had had its spree of wild development and imitation
OF values and is now ready to advance on the basis
OF safe and sane policies.
The time OF selling land for every dollar the traf-
fc will bear has gone forever. he thought. but the
time for selling land and bringing new settlers to
the Valley has not passed. From the experiences Of
the depression years developers have learned their les
son, and know that land can and should be sold on
the basis Of what II will earn and what the pur-
chaser may be able to afford.
But principally this developer saw grounds for OPP
timism in the increasing tendency Of Valley people
10 think in terms Of fundamentals. Crackpot ideas
and projects are receiving less and less attention from
the people Of this section. Sane and sound theories
are being given careful. serious thought and con-
sideration.
The tax problem, for example. is beginning to i'm
press itself on our populace. Marketing problems
are not a hit and miss proposition to be considered
when prices are low and forgotten when they rise,
but are being gradually worked out by careful, plug
Ring effort.
Railroad rates are being worked out on a down.
ward scale. Water transportation Is doing its part
already and will do more. Oil fields are being devel-
oped. Flood control works are being constantly aug
mented and the stage Is being set for the complete
flood control and water conservation program which
has been for 50 long on the docket Of the Valley.
This is no Pollyanna philosophy. It is rather the
philosophy Of those who take things as they exist
and draw their conclusions. The matter Of fact man
frequently is accused Of being a pessimist when he
sees only the dark side Of the cloud but he is equal
" able to view the silver lining in its rightful pro-
portion.
, 1935-06-20
Nation Can Stamp Out
Menace of DiPtheria
By DIR Il FIsHBEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association
and Of HygeiA. the health Magazine

Each year the Journal OF the American Medical
Association makes available records Of the number Of
deaths from ~diptheria in foremost American cities.
AS has been repeated again and again in these col
umns. diphtheria is a disease Of which the cause Is
known; for which we have a method Of determining
whether a person is likely to catch it If exposed to it;
for which we have a specific method OF prevention;
and for which there is a specific method OF treat
ment.
II everybody recognized the value OF these methods
and took advantage OF them. it Is quite likely that
diphthereia could be completely stamped out in the
United States within the next two generations.
However. some people still will not avail themselves
Of what science has to offer. In some parts Of the
country, there seem to be more Of these than in others.
The figures Just collected and made available for
1884 show that diphtheria has continued TO decline
in the New England and South Atlantic states, that
it has increased slightly in the Middle Atlantic and
east north central regions, but that the east south
central states have not been able to equal the steady
decline in diphtheria rates that has taken place in
other parts OF the country.
Most Of the west north central and west south cen
trail states have also been able to lower their rates
considerably.
Specifically, there were Is cities in the United States
without a death from diphtheria In 1884. These
we're Cambridge, Canton, Duluth, Elizabeth. Grand
ASNBA1os A0AAe D~1~AAr 0~AS4f
Lake City, Seattle, South Bend. Spokane. Spring
field, Syracuse and Utica.
There are also six cities whose diphtheria death
rates steadily declined from 1890 through 1884. They
are Baltimore. Cincinnati, Hartford, Jersey City, New
York, and Philadelphia.
Boston has recently had the lowest d~iphtheria death
rate in the country, but the rate for Sommerville.
Mass, near Boston, Is one Of the 10 highest.
The group of cities with the highest rates are in
the east south central states and include Birmingham,
Memphis, Louisville. Chattanooga, Knoxville, and
Nashville. Apparently a campaign Of education and
control Is necessary in these areas.
The value Of such campaign Is indicated by the
benefit obtained from one by the city Of Chicago,
where the rate for 1859 was III. but where the
average from 1e30-34 was only 43.
Again 1t should be emphasized that diphtheria Is
amenable to scientific control and that every com
munity should do its utmost to apply scientific mea-
sures in stamping out this disease.
, 1935-06-20

our people? And have they considered that this for
eign purchase Of our goods can not continue unless
there is American purchase Of foreign goods? That
in the end. as between one nation and all other ma
lions, there must be a balance Of trader That If We
persistently cut down on our purchases. the other
nations, willy nilly. must cut down on their pur-
chases?
II is just this thing which leading Southerners are
now desperately fighting. It Is indeed discouraging
to find opposition In the Texas division Of the
Decentralization Chronicle).
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News
Behind the


- - - - - - -
Capital and world gossip events
and personalities. In and out OF
the news. written by a group o.
fearless and informed newspaper
men Of Washington ana New YORK
This column Is published oy The
Herald as a news feature Opinions
expesssed are those or the writers a.
individuals and should not be n
terpreted as rejecting the editorial
policy OF this newspaper.
, 1935-06-20
Summer HweetAeezh

with the tips OF rubber gloved
fingers. soaping and rinsing and
setting ridged waves. had heard all
OF A. She had even stood up" for
Sally because she vas q customer
and you ought 10 be loyal 90 your
own customers
Isabel set her lips tightly and
packed up her kit and went away.
silent and disappearing She had
never liked Miss Sally Moon any
way. she reminded herself. Catch
Isabel putting herself out" for
Sally Moon again.
Maids came and went with pack
ages and messages in the big. ugly
house on the wide street Some OF
the people who knew the Moons
rather well called up when their
invitations were delivered. They
exclaimed that Sally had stolen Q
march on them-wasn't she a liz.
tie rascal?-things like that Sally
began to feel better about IL all
The spot on her chin that had
bothered her In the morning
yielded 10 the frequent applications
OF an astringent: her hair looked
well She went down 10 dinner 10
good humor.
MICHAEL was there. Silent n
" he was always these days. but
beautifully polite and gentle Anna
bel was impressed by him and
said so.
They were 10 20 over 70 the
church in an hour. Sally drank a
good deal OF the white wine-she
loved it-and her laughter grew
louder and gayer as the meal pro
crossed. Michael looked at her
once OF twice In a vaguely puzzled
way and Annabel. who put her
hand over her glass whenever
Frieda came around. was openly
round-eyed.
Sally didn't care Annabel was
a terrible washout She wouldn't
dare to criticize her after this
Marriage gave you a certain stand.
ing. You could do as you pleased
once you had the title Mrs" before
your name. That was one on the
reasons she had persisted about
Michael. even before he had come
into his inheritance.
Come on. everybody" she called
rather shrilly. Got 20 get this re-
hearsal business over"
They all piled into her car and
she drove somewhat recklessly the
half dozen blocks 10 the little red
brick church on the side street
DR.. Willetts. the minister. had ar.
ranged TO have the side gate left
open for them. and they trooped in
without attracting too much atten.
ton. although one or two idlers
stopped to gaze after them. Sally
was very gay. She felt exhilarated.
The plain. dark little church
with the wooden benches and dark
pulpit rather dashed her spirits.
but only for an instant Mr.. Moon
appeared from nowhere and Anna
bel. as proxy. went up the aisle on
his arm. Sally didn't like this.
Tradition or no tradition. Il seemed
plain silly 10 have her fat cousin
meeting Michael and Joseph NJ the
vestry. quite as though she were
the star OF this particular occasion.
Annabel. blushing and bridling
al her Joseph. murmured coyly; Il.
Sally. take thee . :"
shes not supposed TO say that"
said Sally quite angrily. But no
one paid any attention TO her. They
we're all staring at Michael who
had gone dead white and looked
as IL he were about 70 faint
Before anyone spoke he glanced
wildly around and rushed out OF
the church.
stop him." cried Sally wildly.
"Oh, stop himi-
(To Be Continued)
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Bl::drbs

Italian flame throwers leave for
AbySsinia. When they begin throw
ing Jet OF flame In that climate.
the natives will probably complain
or the draft.
Too bad the French are too mer-
curial a ace TO 90 in for u mara
thon fadS. Think Of the fame that
would await a cabinet sitter.
Mussolini must envy japan. He
can't Just tell the Ethiopians 70
Scram.
, 1935-06-20

been suspected Of shynesS. Few New
Dealers are afflicted that way. as the
supreme court gently limited.
But the SEC chairman shoulders
at the work which will be piled upon
him II the holding company bill
becomes law in its senate form. Be-
sides the added task Of breaking up
second-degree corporations. he would
have TO serve as financial undertake
er - or godfather. He must take
charge Of al corporations which 90
into voluntary or involuntary re-
ownership.
Mr.. Kennedy doesn't intend 70
quit. despite reports TO the contrary
He viii stay al long as Mr.. Roosevelt
wants him and these prospective new
jobs may make him a permanent res
ident OF the capital
Helpful - A quick-wnted secre-
tary is the best asset a member OF
congress can have. 10 would be a
shame to publish the names OF the
people involved, but the following
incident reveals how a subordinate
can make or break his boss:
On the day after Huey Longs all
night filibuster a delegation from
home visited an elderly senator from
a mid-western state. Despite his
need of sleep. the old progressive
was at his office early the next
morning. The home folks found him
In the midst Of dictation. He knock
ed off long enough 10 talk politics
and government with the visitors.
They decided they would like 10
visit his much younger colleague.
In answer to their telephone re-
guest for an appointment the other
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
KATHARINE STRYkHURST.
% N beautiful. allows her emo
ions 90 rule when she marrtes
MICHAEL HEATHEROE- younE
riding instructor who comes int
n tide and fortune. Kmthnrfne's
father im rich and her stcpmother
The night following his mar
rlage Michael On injured I'm y trnf-
ne accident and when me regMin1
consciousness HIS memory Nm I'm
paired. lie forEetn the marriage
Katharine. unaware OF this. De-
Iievea ne hnn deserted her. m
plans 90 leave for New Mexico
and her friend. VIOLET MERSER-
agrees 20 enEaEe n lawyer I'm her
absence 90 range nm nnnuiment
of he marriage.
sees Katharine on on her trip.
We tells her he has always loved
SALLY MOON. who has shared
Michael into q sort Of
ment. plans for their wedding
unaware Of MtehaeIs marriage TO
Katharine. Meanwhile Katharine
In New Mexico. finds some peace
from her hurt. but still thinks OF
Now 60 on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXVII
CALLY was trying on her we'd
- ding dress.
"Oh-oo-!" said Annabel Mat
thias, coming in from a late
breakfast, her negligee wrapped
tightly around her. i've heard
it's bad luck to try II all on to
gether. Sally. Don't you think7"
Nonsense" cried Sally. turn
Ing on one heel and pirouetting
with a satisfied backward glance
at the image reflected In the long
mirror set in the bathroom door.
How could II be bad luck now.
with the wedding tomorrow and
the rehearsal tonight? BY the
way, has Joe gone TO the golf
club? Because / want TO have
an early dinner. We're going
over to the church at s o'clock.
Daddy is being so silly about IL
all. lie still wants us to keep IL
a secret, although his darned old
election was yesterday and he got
in. as usual"
Annabel, mysti1ed at this In
Movement. promptly said SO, and
Sally had 10 explain. with some
impotence.
"He didn't want anyone TO
know about the wedding before
hand, 10 the local storekeepers
wouldn't get down on him. You
see, | bought all my things In
the city-naturally. And SO the
invitations all go out by hand this
morning."
81 see." said Annabel who
didn't al all and who thought the
whole thing sounded crazy IL
you ask me-" She was TO conhde
this information later to her stall
wart Joseph. who would agree
half-heartedly.
Annabel was a big, rosy girl of
"a with blond hair which she
coiled neatly at the nape of her
rather short neck. She had
uEiEuL hmdAi eyes anu "A nearly
laugh. Sally hated her rather
cordially and loathed the idea OF
having her cousin as bridesmaid.
or course Annabel would be a
foil for her own petite brunei
looks. That was one consolation.
Its very pretty" said Annabel
presently OF the silver and white
dress with its demurely cut neck
and flowing sleeves. But don't
you think it's just a bit tight?"
Sally. who insisted on having all
her frocks fitted so that the
"melted-and-p d-into-it" look
would be definitely stressed d.
frowned.
mot at ALL" she said. Annabel,
yawning and accepting the hint
trailed her negligee out Of the door
and said she guessed she'd 20 and
do her nails.
SALLY fingered. hating to take
Of the frock. She had designed
, 1935-06-20

Fish Escapes
Just In Time
IRVINTON, Ga. - Pete Wood
Is telling the tale Of the fish
that caught the fisherman-al-
most.
Wood said he was fishing with
an artificial minnow and hook
ed a big trout. Keeling in the
fish, he reached into the water
to lift II out. IL gave a lurch and
embedded one Of the minnow
hooks in Woods arm.
Wood said he began 10 grow
faint and feared he would be
pulled into the water and drown
Cd. But the fish gave another
twist and freed both itself and
Wood.
Alma Nanny
PHILADELPHIA Among
those present at University OF
Pennsylvania commencement ex-
ercises were two guests known 70
police as David Dobrowsky and
Joseph Cohen. OF New York.
Detective Thomas Doyle, who
knew them by sight and arrested
them. charged they were system
atically congratulating the grad
yates with one hand and search
ing the graduates pockets with
the other.
Small Thanks
ABBEVILLE. .. C.-Wll Reid,
automobile dealer, Is disguised
with good deeds.
Seeing two small jay birds
had fallen from a nest, he lift
ed them back 10 their home. The
mother jay f1ew down. pecked
Reid on the forehead, and pune
tured a vein.
Reid went 60 see a doctor and
swore off good-deeding for a
while.
, 1935-06-20
THE MODERN
HnATEGA

HOSTESS
Styles In parties change Just M DO
styles In ball room dresses or beach
costumes. One seldom sees q 1917 swim
ming suit nowadAys-nor do We often
encounter the is2S model In house
parties
The Brownsville Herald new service
booklet. SUCCESSFUL PARTIES IL
Just If the press. Packed with up
to-the. minute hint on modern m
tertaining In the home. 10 10 today'H
first aid 70 the modern housewife.
Twenty-eight novel parties. covering
every season. How TO arrange surprise
announcement luncheons. showers.
birthday parties. A~ttractivsly illustrate
Cd.
How 20 manage money-mAkinr
baxAars and fashion shows Cor your
club. church. school. or hospital.
This helpful service booklet may bm
obtained only through our WaahinWtcn
Information Bureau. Send for your
copy today. enclosing ten cents Co COW
er cost. handling. and postage.
, 1935-06-20

Greta Carlo says "Ay tank ay
90 home" and does so. 1t might
pay congressman to practice the
Swedish dialect.
, 1935-06-20

IL herself She was intoxicated
with her own appearance A pity
she couldn't call up some Of the
photographers OF the big city
papers. 20 that they could print her
picture In the rotogravure sections
later. She might take n chance
and call them inst before dinner.
Her father surely couldn't expect
to keep an important event like
this wedding n secret forever. He
was Just being stuffy about IT,
She tried a number OF express
sions in the glass Perhaps demure
ness would be best OF all. She
smiled at herself. drawing her red
lips carefully back from her teeth
as movie stars did. The effect,
she thought. was enchanting.
She called to Frieda. the house
maid. TO help her out Of the wed
ding dress. And had Frieda tele
phoned 10 Isabel at the beauty shop
to come and do her hair nc four?
Well. that was all right then
The plump German girl giggled
over the fastenings. Ja. II was a
pretty dress all right
Sally frowned over the clumsy
fingers. fumbling at the snappers
and hooks When she was Lady
Garden she would have N French
maid 10 20 In and out with piles OF
frilled undertakings. 10 answer the
telephone. to say. Yes. Madame"
and, mo. Madame" with Just the
proper note OF alteration.
Sally hadn't the faintest notion
what Michael's 81 Inheritance
amounted to but she thought Of II
always in tie neighborhood OF a
million" She couldn't possibly
have told where she got the idea
But Sally was purposely vague In
some matters. Where other things
were concerned. such vastly impor-
tant things as the cut OF a frock or
the turn OF a coquettish hat brim.
she was exceedingly definite. She
knew what she wanted
Everything seemed 10 70 wrong
this morning She was putting on
a brand new pair or silk stockings
sheer ones with the finest and
most delicate or clocks-when she
started n great run In one OF them.
Then she broke a ~ingernail and.
just before "a manicure. that was
without a doubt the most madden
ing happening I'm all the world.
Tears OF rage stood In her eyes at
the sight
THE caterers from 57th street
called TO say they couldn't get
the little cakes she ordered. They
we're making different ones now.
Just as good. But Sally had wanted
the ones with the roses on them.
She was furious.
Then when she picked up an
afternoon newspaper she saw that
rain was prophesied for the NOR.
row. She flung the sheet from her
In disgust. Rain for her beautiful
wedding dress and those utterly ex-
quIsite white and silver slippersl
She just wouldn't have II, that was
all! Isabel. coming In with her
kit OF tools. found her In n vile
humor. Isabel knew that some
thing important and exciting was
afoot but she hadn't yet heard the
news OF the impending marriage.
big party on tonight?" Isabel
reioiced in a treasury OF village
gossip and couldn't quite under.
stand being kept in the dark.
"Yes-no-never mind"
Isabel felt quite hufy. Who did
Miss Sally Moon think she was.
anyhow Getting the big head. was
she? Isabel strongly disapproved.
Everybody had done a lot OF talk
ing about Sally's engagement to
Michael Heatheroa Isabel. polish.
ing and shipping. applying dye
, 1935-06-20

Scientists have invented a brain
wash" The people who write those
modern novels could probably stand
a vigorous scrubbing.
, 1935-06-20

Judging from the number OF men
wearing them. clothiers welcome the
summer slack season.
, 1935-06-20

Americanism: paroled Sing Sing
convict IN barred from organized
baseball. yet umpires get away with
murder.
, 1935-06-20

The United States has the "soundest currency" in
the world.-Henry Morgenthau, Jr, secretary OF
treasury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-02
Baird Sends Butler
Nine Through PAGES

The baseball squad is holding
regular drills at Butler University
during the present week of spring
vacation.
Frank Baird. assistant coach, was
placed in charge of the diamond
candidates for the rest of the week
by Coach Tony Hinkle, who left to-
day for Chicago to attep5 the
meetings of the National ASsocia-
ton of Basketball Coaches. Hinkle
sent the players through lengthy
fielding and hitting drills Yesterday.
The pitching staff is taking it
easy" at present. Karl Sutphin and
George Zimmerman. veterans, and
several recruits will share the
mound work.
Though seven of the nine 1884
regulars a:e back, a scramble for
positions is expected. Included in
the sophomore recruits expected to
take ever regular berths are SperO
Costas, Clarence Layrlon, Eldon
Staller and Max Brown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-02

officials of the local midget track
today announced that a prize will
be awarded the best appearing car
and driver on the track The red.
gold. blue and white little racing
"buggies" Will take 10 the track for
qualifying trials at 7:3O with extra
%brilliancy. Flagmen and other OH
Gals Of the track will be uniformed
in bright-hued jackets.
New drivers continue TO flock 70
the Coliseum speedway with news oi
the large crowds attending the
shows here.
Emil Andres has entered a new
Henderson Special from Chicago in
the local event. AnCres nearly
eoualed veterans Wally Mitchell and
Tony Whitman in time trials at Chi
cagO last week.
Another new driver here will be
Henry Myers of Dayton. o.. who APP
peared at the track during the last
race last week.
Tudy MarcheSe. who has been re-
building his a for several weeks,
will make his first Indianapolis
showing tomorrow night.
Harold Shaw, popular local driver.
who was injured last week, has an
nounced that he is ready to run
again in his Dreyer Special.
Gus Schrader. who is we'll known
over the country as a dirt track
driver. is expected to make his
midget auto bow here in the race
this week.
The regular program Of events
will get under way at 8 p. m.