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, 1935-10-21

Il looked for . time as II the fan silly season had
been brought to a climax by the romance. or whatever
1t was. between John Barrymore and Elaine What's
her-name, but the school authorities OF Lynn, Mass
seem In a fair way TO exceed that mark.
In Lynn there is an e~-year-old boy named Carleton
Nichols, Jr, who started off to classes In the third
grade this fan. His family belongs to q fanatically
~pacifistic religious sect: "a q result, this s-year-old re-
fused 10 salute the American flag In school.
The school authorities Immediately worked them
selves into a lather and announced that II Carleton
persisted In his suhversive attitude he would be sus-
pended from school.
In this desperate frenzy Of adult patriots to save
the nation from the horrible menace embodied IN an
s~-year-old third there Is something so ridicu-
lousy out OF all proportion that 1t stands In q class by
itself.
, 1935-10-21
What The Little Boy Shot At?

Cameron county seems TO be about to get what the
little boy shot at from the Texas Centennial com
mittee. and 10 be getting not much OF that.
The Valley historical committee advocated that
funds be allocated to the Valley for a museum. In
which to house relics and important documents per-
tanning to a part Of the most romantic OF the alluring-
Iy romantic history OF Texas.
Historical committee Of the Centennial group comes
back with q recommendation that $4,000 be allocated
for a monument in Brownsville to Even Cameron,
patriotic figure who served all Of Texas and whose
memory deserves suitable recognition from the state
as q whole.
When the Centennial committee got hold OF the
recommendations Of its historical committed the
amount was cut from $4,000 to $1,000 over the pro-
t~estations Of J. Frank Dobie. who knows his Texas
history, and who fought and plead that the memory
Of Even Cameron should be honored and preserved
by q $4,000 monument.
Mr.. Dobie has raised a sneering voice against the
Allegations and recommendations made In the alloca-
ton Of these Centennial funds, pointing out that sena-
torial district distribution Of the money has been given
much more consideration than the true worth Of the
memorial or the fitness as q historical figure Of those
10 be honored by the memorial.
Action Of the Centennial COMMITTEES in awarding
$1,000 to the memory Of Even Cameron. the leader Of
the iii fated Mier expedition. Is certainly q case IN
point to back Up the arguments advanced BY Mr..
DobIe.
Business not sentiment. politics not history. seem
20 be guiding stars Of Centennial action.
, 1935-10-21

Editor. Journal OF the American Medical Association.
and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
When you have a feeling you're falling. what do
you think about?
You may be acquainted with the saying thsE a whole
life passes before a person during his drop from a
height. Well. how would you reconcile that with the
other belief that a person who is falling from a height
loses CONSEQUENCES after he has dropped about 100
feet. or the idea that death occurs before the ground
is reached?
Some years ago, q girl jumped from a window in a
high building In Chicago and happened 10 land on q
wagon that was loaded with empty paper boxes. she
wasn't killed. When reporters tried to get from her
an account Of any impressions she had when she fell.
she couldn't remember a thing.
Recently II occurred 10 Harry O.. Armstrong OF the
". 8. Army Medical Corps 10 make an actual test and
get first-hand the sensations that pass before the
mind Of a person who falls from a height.
He went I'D IN an airplane to a height OF 22oo feet.
and. while the plane was flying ut a speed OF 1e
miles an hour. ne jumped. He made careful note OF
his mental and physical reactions and sensations until
he reached a height Of about 1000 feet. before he
pulled the rip cord OF his parachute.
In his report. Captain Armstrong points out that his
two main mental factors we're fear and excitement.
The fear was associated not only with the Instructive
fear Of falling but also with the fear that the para
chute might be defective.
The excitement was natural. As he stood on the
airplane ready to jump. he was impressed with the
roar OF the motor. the sight Of the ground below. the
roar Of the wind past his head.
ss
After he jumped he was quite conscious OF every
thing that was going on. He did not. however. hear
anything after the Jump. probably due 10 the rush
OF air past the ears.
ne was able to see the ground and the airplanes
above him. He was not dizzy and he had no feel
ing Of ~fainting or any Of that empty feeling which one
feels when dropping suddenly in an elevator. His
breathing Rs not disturbed.
The only abnormal sensation he felt was the pres
sure on the body from the air as he fell. He was quite
able 10 recognize his position in space and to realize
that his body was turning over as he fell.
This actual experience should serve 70 clear up
many OF the notions which persist relative to what a
human being feels when he falls.
, 1935-10-21

The announcement from weslaco that the an
nual birthday party, bigger and better than ever.
will be staged on December II and 70, brings to MIND
that nothing has been heard from Mission as to
whether or not there viii be a Citrus Fiesta this year
IN the Home Of the Grapefruit.
We hope there VIII be.
The Citrus Fiesta was getting TO be one OF those
affairs to which more and more Valley people we're
looking and was taking shape as a Valley institution
along with the Weslaco Birthday Party. the Raymond
VILE Onion Fiesta and the Mercedes Halloween affair.
How about Il, Mission?
, 1935-10-21

money expended viii constitute q
major issue Of the 1886 campaign.
Notes - The government holds
only 6.620 bales OF cotton under the
10 cent loan Of 1888 - 1t holds q
total o. 5.072.2S1 bales under diff
ferent loans and producers pools
I. The cotton situation la sit
ting pretty" says the man in
charge to WhirligiR . Prince
Georges county, Maryland. adjoin-
ing Washington, strenuously OBJ
jects to the Tugwell suburban low
cost project In It's midst IN
creased cost or flour and lard has
boosted the price Of bread IN
Washington Money Is now 60
ing out to colleges for partial sup
port OF students under the Youth
Administration
, 1935-10-21
BarbS

The largest man-made hole ln the
world In "a copper mine nc Bingham
Canyon. Utah, which Is nearly a
square mile In area. More than 232,-
100000 cubic yards Of material has
been taken from the mine.
There is only one point ln the
United States where four states
touch. This Is at the Utah-C olora-
-Arizona-New Mexico borderline.
Some persons regard the king cobra
as the most dangerous on all Wild
creatures now inhabiting the earth.
It lives In the Indo-M alayan area
and its main food is other snakes.
Coyotes have special places TO meet
and sing their weird songs after
nightfall. but they never use the
same meeting ground two nights In
succession.
, 1935-10-21
Causeway Bonds Approved

by unanimous vote the ~taxpaying voters Of Port
Isabel Saturday approved a Valley project. the long
sought causeway from the mainland to Padre Island.
A 100000 loan and grant, $4,000 grant and
$4,000 loan, Is now being sought, with the $4,000
bond issue voted Saturday to be pledged to the PwA
ns security. The bonds win be retired from the toll
revenues Of the causeway.
The entire Valley was watching Port Isabel satur-
day. knowing that the bond issue would be approved
by the voters. and the entire Valley win eagerly await
, 1935-10-21

tons - as has occurred In the steel
industry - for able executives.
They fear that publication OF their
salary setup would tip off compe-
titors that worthwhile captains Of
industry are purchasable for q
comparatively small increase. Thus
the bigger companies would gobble
up the best men.
The explanation sounds piaus-
ible. But in franker moments the
protesting ind~ustrialists admit that
they know to a dime what their RI
walls are paying for executive SER
vice. Though it's slow wrok dis
posing OF these confidential re-
quests the SEC has not yet found
a case where it thought there was
a good reason for ~concealing the
facts.
Rewards 49, Despite COP criti-
cism WPA officials at Washington
have tried 10 keep their work-relief
program out Of politics. Harry
Hopkins hasn't got "a political brain
ia his head. his New Deal friends
think. I'm fact. democratic state
leaders growl that he appoints too
many republicans e. regional
chiefs.
But the new make-w0rk setup
has been framed I'd fit the pcliti-
cal picture. Many states have es-
tablished a new division - a Ia
bor' division - 10 speed up en-
ployment to the total set by the
president. And IN almost every IA
stance the head or this agency IN a
democrat In sympathy with the
administration. He viii name hts
subordinates and they, in turn,
will select their aides. II may be
simple for them 60 see that only
the right people get Jobs, despite
Mr.. R~ooseFelt's warning 10 abjure
politics.
What's more. only the right kind
Of Democrats need apply for these
new WPA posts. In several states
where the governors or state bosses
are on the outs with the admins
tration their opponents r getting
those key posts.
Opposition - Democratic work
ers defend any discrimination by
charging that republican officials
win not cooperate fundamentally
In relief work. They say they must
appoint people who are in SYM
pathy with the underlying objec-
tives.
State directors tell OF instances
where COP chiefs in towns and
counties refuse TO accept the mon
ey or material allocated to them
for relief Of local unemployed.
Washington has reports that the
w0rk-relief program has been bog
Eed down In many areas because OF
this kind OF stubborn opposition.
Bipartisan observers think the
controversy significant because IL
offers new proof that the methods
uf relief ns well as Che amount vi
, 1935-10-21
A TEST IN

"A TEST INV
MODERN ETIQUETTE
Check your answers t0 these uuen-
tons.
Are invitations ever written ca visit
ing cards7
How should "a approach a hot
artichcke7
When do persons shake handH7
What 40 the letters P- TYP. C. NEAR
on a visiting cmrd7
How long should q hostess delay
her company for q tardy dinner guest7
Il a party call" still considered obli-
Ent0ry7
These are but samples or 500 quen-
tons answered AuthcritAtivalv ir Mod
ern Manners. m smart 5z-paRg service
booklet available through The Browns
Vile Herald Washington Information
Bureau.
Every reader may obtain a copy to-
day. Enclose ten cents 90 cover cost,
postage. and handling
, 1935-10-21

didn't set back until after dark.
she was with him al the time.
And the guy that rented the canoe
TO him. out on the Grand River.
he came in too"
Montague rounded 'em up, uE
course unused Larry. Hagan
nodded.
Funny thing" he said. ~He
didn't even 60 out OF his own
ONCE for bis star witness"
How 40 you mcang"
why, his own secretary. Swell
looking girl she IL. too. What's
her name. again"
You dont mean Jean DUNN"
asked Larry.
Yeah. that's the name-DHnn.
why7"
Larry gripped the edge Of the
desk angrily.
Why, thar girl-T've known her
since she waa knee hight She's
one on the sweetest little young.
sters ever born. And she-shc
came In and alibied for this lad
Harkinsf she'd been with him.
canoeing all afterno0nT-
That's IT.
Lord" said Larry ferventIy. ~Ts
Montague making that kid perjure
herself TO keep his clients"
Il don't think she was lying"
said Hagan calmly. -I think she
was telling the truth An that's
what makes It pulling. Because
! can't help thinking that Harkins
was the bird who pulled that rob
berry. too"
JEAN DUNN drew her legs up IN
- der her. az she sat In the corner
Of the davenport. and beamed
across the room &C Larry Glenn.
who sat M hts ease in the easy
chair under the bridge lamp.
You can't say n isn't pretty dat.
tering." she said
What isg"
Having you for q caller. Hum.
bic Etenographer entertaining the
busy business man-what "A II,
again. that you're doing. Larryr"
ooh. I do odds and ends Of iobS
for Uncle SAM" said Larry.
Besides" lie added. -T promised
your father and mother I'd keep an
eye on you. didn't r? And no Far
I've only seen you once since I've
been I'm Dover"
We'll" said Jean. that's not my
fault. is it?"
II don't know" said Larry. adopt.
ing a light. ~bantering tone. Il hear
you're so popular that nobody can
see you unless they make a date
three weeks in advance"
silly Where'd you hear THAR
"Oh. it's all over town. I hear
you even went down 70 police head.
quarters with a young man the
other day"
oh that i was doing my good
deed that day-you know. Cir
Scout and all. I was keeping q
nice young man from being both
cred BY the police
Were ron. indeedg Tell uncle
att about it-"
well. you see" she said. I'D
been out with him this one after
noon a week OF two ago
Bobby. you mean? Don't tel
me he's getting I'm trouble with the
police
mo. not Bobby. This-this was
Sandy Harkins." she said. feeling
somewhat self-conscious.
who's heg"
-Oh. he's j~ust-lust M friend 0l
mire." she felt more self-consciouI
than ever: 40 much 40 that she
failed 70 notice that Larry's Jaw
muscles were tightening at this bi'
OF evidence that she was IN friend
, 1935-10-21

AZ h@EMM Win nMTK1MM ANYWAY.
he and I'd been OUT canoeing this
afternoon. and next weak A. devel-
oped that he happened 10 look like
~ man the police we're looking Cow
about "a robbery. and NJ just hap
pened that the robbery had hap
pened the very afternoon saat we
we're out canoeing. 90 Mr.. Mon
tague took M down 10 police head
quarters and \ told them about Al
\ and that's aIl there wag 10
oh Larry looked a her spec
ulatively. Mr.. Mcntagus took
you. did her
Why. yen. . It'a funny, your
mentioning Bobby. Because AK AZ
hadn't been for Bobby I might not
have been canoeing with Sandy AZ
all that day. Anyway. Bobby came
In to wee MIR. Montague that after
noon"
-Hobby dIdF-
-Sure- Something about the
surprise In LArry's tone made her
open her eyes wider. He had
something he wanted 10 sell MIR.
Montague
~SeII himF"
Yes. what's the matter tonight.
Larry"
Don't mind me- I'm getting
Eighty in my old age. Go OH with
your story
-Oh- Anyhow, Bobby came An
and went into Mr.. Montague's once.
and then Mr.. Montague came out
and said I might as well take the
rest on the day ofK. aB r did. Bnd !
bumped into Sandy downstaire and
we went canoeing. That's ALL
~Mmrm. Know this-whaf do
you call him. sandyf-very we'll
JeanP"
Her cheeks grew redder hy Just
the faintest shade. and she looked
at the floor for q moment Larry
missed hone Of H. Then she said
"Why-yes. pretty we'll
He looked at her fondly. Then.
10 her surprise. he got up and came
over and rested M hand On her
shoulder.
JEAN he said. I'm getting
Jealous on all these young bladea \
want 10 zee more of you myself.
I'm not going % neglect you the
way 7 have been You'll save some
time for the old uncle. won't your"
Why. OF course. Larry" she
said. The more 7 see OK you the
happier III In. You know that"
RE patted her shoulder again.
when you need q father confes-
sor-" he began. Then he rumpled
her hair and grinned down nc her.
IAN right. Princess Charming
when may I Bee you again."
ANY time you-oh. Larry, Y nl
most forgot I'm going on my VA
cation next week. Tn going down
home WIN you come and 0 me
before \ gog~
-See you7 I'm take you out 10
dinner. How about Friday nightg"
Larry. viii your I'll BE- tickled
20 DEATH"
"A FTER hs had gone Jean lny
- back on the couch and unused:
Dear old Larry SO reliable and
dependable-and not like some
other old friends. always trying "a
bring up the subject o love and
m~arrfagel But why had IND
acted so strangely when she wni
telling him about going down u
the police station with Sandy And
what queer. unwanted thought wal
floating around I'm her subconsciouI
mind. making her feel uncomfort
able whenever she herself thought
about itP Something was wrong
somewhere: what vas II.
fTo BE Continued)
, 1935-10-21

BEGIN HEME TO-DAY
JEAN DUNN. wecxo<4ry 90 DON
AID MONTAGUE. lawyer, delays
her anawer when BOBBY Wal
LACE yoanE automobile sales
man. asks q mm do MARI him-
At The Golden Feather mHmhH
club Jemm meeam SANDY HAIR
KANs. whome bnsinens e~onnectIon
.sse- s.n1s ia5soasss' hss-
LEWIS and nobhy aFrnngea a.
sell mOme bonds for Lewis Tie
sells them 60 Jeans employer.
LARRY GLENN. federal agent
An trying 10 locate WTNGT Lew
Is bmnk robber.
sandy asks Jenn q mnrry AHA
and b promises - give Him an
answer after h returns from n
vacation In her hnme town.
Larry locates some stolen bonds
and questions SONNY BOYD. wmm-
bier. about thcm- Boyd con-
feMaem be bought them from Don-
aid MontnEue.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
THE door closed behind the
a. skinny. perspirinE figure or
Sonny Boyd. and Hagan and
Larry Glenn looked at one another.
There was a pregnant silence.
broken at last by Hagan'g devout.
well, I'll be damnedI-
Larry grinned- Exactly ne
said. The upright and respected
Mr.. Donald Montague, leader OF
the bar and admired by one and
ali. has been passing hot bonds.
Mike Hagan shook his head
Can you begin to see. now,
why It's tough for guys Ike met"
he asked. Here's Montague. a
big shot politician. showing those
bonds on on q louise like sonny
Boyd and then they wonder
Why coppers like me can't run the
racketeers out OF town"
Larry nodded sympathetically.
Il know. The cards are stacked
against you. But before 4 get
through here" He paused. then
went on: Mike. I'm beginning TO
get on the trail or something here.
At least a part Of that Red Jack
son gang Is floating around Dover.
And part OF the loot they got An
that Nicola robbery turns up here.
II passes through the hands OF
Don Montague. who is one OF
Dover's most respected citizens.
Before we get through I'm going
TO have the whole picture. And
when I do-things IRE going to
be different"
Hagan looked az him earnestly.
"Going to have a little chat
with Mr.. Montague?" he asked.
Larry nodded and looked AZ his
watch.
Lord. I'd no idea Il was 80
late" he said. Hell have left
his once for the day. by now.
Oh. well. he'll keep until tomor-
row.. That's "a thing about these
big shot slickers-they don't run
away from you. anyway"
NO." grunted Hagan. they
don't need to. You can't do any
thing 10 'em III they do stick
II AIRY meditated. I'm not 50
- sure" he said slowly. This
man Montague is beginning TO
draw too many cards In this whole
miy-up. Look. we trace these
stolen bonds 20 him. He also ap-
peared for our friend Harkins
wher Harkins came in TO prove
that he wasn't mixed up In a rob-
berry or which no one had even
accused him. There's one definite
connection with the Jackson out
ht-well. n possible connection.
-. BY the way. tell me about
that alibi. You say IL was air
tight. What was there 70 itf"
"Oh. II was alright enough"
said Hagan. "Harkins'd been out
canoeing with a girl that Friday
afternoon. Started out about half
an hour before the robbery and
, 1935-10-21

There Is 10 nan that hath power
over the spirit to retain the spirit:
neither hath he power IN the day OF
death: and there is no discharge In
that war: neither shall wickedneSs
deliver those that are given 70 IT,
E~cclesiastes e:0.
, 1935-10-21
News
Behind the
News

e. 40 -
Capital and world gossip. events
and personalities, 10 and cut OF
the news. written By q group Of
fearless and informed Newspaper
men o. Washington and New York.
This column IA published BY The
Herald ms u news feature. Opinions
expressed are those nf the writers Rs
individuals and should not be In
~terpreted a. rejecting the editorial
policy o. this newspaper.
, 1935-10-21

The problem Is to raise UP o leader Of the opposi-
ton The times demand q leader. Those who have
been named. so far, are no inspiration at ell. That
goes for Senator Borah and Colonel Knox. Ex-At-
torney General wickersham.
, 1935-10-21

the decision Of the Public Works administration as to
the furnishing OF the necessary funds.
Building Of that causeway Is one project on. which
everybody In this section is united.
, 1935-10-21

Corporations are frequently regarded as inhuman le-
g~aliStic creations. IN all their affairs. however. they
constantly deal with human beings and respond TO the
sum total Of human needs. - Donaldson Brown. motor
executive.
, 1935-10-21
Dinner Stori es


6he-"My little brother win tell
II he ees you kissing me-"
He-"But I'm not kissing YOU"
She-"Well, ] thought I'd tell you
anyway"
, 1935-10-21
USE THIS coUPoN

The Brownsville Herald.
Information Bureau.
Frederic u. Haakin. Director
Washington. ~. g.
\ enclose herewith Ten Cents Ana
coin carefully wrnppedl for q COPY
q the booklet on Modern Manners.
street
City
state .ss...s.....s. s.s.ss.ss"f
AEnfI 30 washington. 70. c.l
, 1935-10-21

Red Grange jailed IN Chicago for
leaving scene Of collision. The same
tactics ln hiB college days Vinldnh
tnurhnnwnm.
, 1935-10-21

Deal" should not be combined
with with" not with "on" or "of,"
when the intended meaning M dis
, 1935-10-21

They say the first time q Scotch
man used free air In a garage he blew
out four tires.
, 1935-10-21
Confusion OF Ideas On
Feeling OF Falling
by DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association.
and Of HygeIa. the Health Magazine
, 1935-10-21

co. why are some TunFrEH called
Black and others called White Tua-
regs3 L. 3.
IA TuareRs are Berber nnmmdH in
the middle Sahara. Theirs mrn
about 100000. The lltham ls m CON-
mon article OF their attire. nc IA n
cloth wrapped about the face as q
protection from the dust OF the de-
sert- The noble Tuaregs wear black
lithnmS while the Herviln TunruRM
wear white; hence, Black TuMreWI
and White TuarEes.
Evening star., 1935-04-24
WAR ON MOSQUITOES
SOUGHT BY MARINES
Leathernecks Tired of Suffering
From Pests Invading Paris
Island.

The Marines are getting mighty
tired of being cheWed up by myrladS
of gnats, mosquitoes and other winged
nests around Paris Island. S. C.. and
thev want new deal of their own
there for better health and comfort.
The Leathernecks are looking to the
South Carolina authorities; to Robert
Fechner, director of the Civilian Con-
Servation Corps, to establish some
camps in that area. and to Senators
Smith and Byrnes, Democrats. OF
South Carolina for remedial action.
Paris Island itself, the Marines
make it clear. has been well treated
by the Medical Corps OF the Navy
and preventive measures taken to re-
duce the pests to minimum. But
on the wings of the breezes the pests
are swept in from Horse Island and
st. Helenas, which are adjoining and
are not Marine Corps property. Upon
these the Marines would like to see
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
set up.
The problem is particularly acute
these days, with recruits being sent
in large numbers to Paris Island.
The rockies write home about the
mosquitoes and other annoyers in
winged form and this causes much
correspondence over the situation and
not few kicks.
Evening star., 1935-04-24

New York, and will present leaders
Of various fields Of thought in Ameri-
can political and economic life in
discussions of current problems.
The series will follow the form Of
the already famous discussions in
New York's Town Hall, which have
brought to the speakers platform
such men as Ogden L. Mills, Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, jr; Felix Warburg,
Norman Thomas. Senator william E.
Borah and Donald Richberg.
Each of the programs will include
statements OF two opposing views on
the subject under consideration, fol-
lowed by a general discussion based
on questions posed by members Of
the Town Hall audience.
The series will include such ques-
tionS as Must We Face Permanent
POverty?" The Soldier Bonus-Now
or Later?" How Shall We Regain
Our Foreign Trade?" Should Amer
lea Stay at Home?" ETC.
The plan Of the series is based on
the idea of open popular discussion
of important national problems, under
an entirely nOn-partisan direction.
with the purpose of stimulating inter-
est in matters affecting the national
Evening star., 1935-04-24

John Charles Thomas, famous
American baritone, will return TO the
air on WMAL at as the star OF
new dramatic serial with music in
which he will both sing and act. The
new series will be known as Our
Home on the Range" Thomas will be
supported by William Days Or
chestra.
WRC will broadcast at 1870 spe-
cial program arranged by the dis
abled American veterans of Hollywood,