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, 1935-09-23
Another Home Owners Loan
Corporation Mystery

Probably some Of the most mysterious goings on
that are taking place in this day Of new things are
being carried out In the name Of the Home Owners
Loan corporation. The mystery Of the ways Of that
organization has long been a puzzle to those whose
business brings them in contact with its workings.
and the puzzle is elaborated when one delves into
the experiences Of those who have made applica-
tons for loans.
An incident in connection with this latter class has
recently come to light here in Brownsville. It may
or may not be typical Of the manner In which the
Home Owners Loan corporation. Texas branch, func-
tons It Is to be hoped that It d not.
This particular home owner had already been
granted a loan on his home to take up the existing
lien. Inspired by the propaganda Of the government
to remodel. repaint. rebuild and enlarge" he ap-
piled for another loan, the proceeds Of which he In
tended to use In remodellng and e~nlarging his home
TO take care Of q family larger than existed when the
home was first built.
This remodeling loan application was made Just
about "a months ago.
The application went back and forth through the
various channels Of the Home Owners Loan corpora
ton Texas set-up. Appraisers came and went.
Measurements we're taken and retaken. plans were
drawn and redrawn. finally approved.
At last came the notice to the home owner that bids
on the remodeling proposal we're being asked. Three
contractors we're picked out. made their bids on the
project.
The low bidder received q contract form which was
signed by himself and the home owner. Apparently
everything was set to make the loan, remodel and
enlarge the house.
AS assurances we're received that the work order
would be issued shortly. the lumber company. the
contractor, the electrician, the plumber and the home
owner. all cot busy and we're ready to start the Job.
Then, after II months OF this and that, after all
this had been done. last week the home owner re-
ceived notice from the san Antonio office OF the
Home Owners Loan corporation that the loan had
been rejected
The time spent in red tape, In a~ppraisals, in cor
respondence. in drawing plans. probably took up o
thousand or so dollars Of the governments good
money. to reject q loan which an ordinary business
concern would have approved or rejected in three
hours
Just why the Home Owners Loan corporation had
bids received. apparently awarded q contract, IS one
Of those things that makes the man In the streets
wonder and ponder and then go back to wondering
again.
II this procedure, an actual account Of what hap
uened TO a local home owner, Is typical Of the usual
procedure OF the Home Owners Loan corporation. II
is no wonder that the putting Of men to work is lag
Fing the nation over.
, 1935-09-23

Assurances given in Brownsville Saturday by high
officials Of the National Lines Of Mexico that the 1S
miles Of track between Monterrey and Matamoros
are to be Immediately rebuilt In preparation FOR the
heavy tonnage expected to move to Brownsville on
completion Of the port Is Just about the most vel
come news that could be published nc this time.
In the announcement Is q virtual assurance that
Mexico recognizes lhe international aspects OF the
Brownsville port. that business and industrial forces
OF Northern Mexico intend TO use the Brownsville
port.
Decision Of the National Lines Of Mexico to begin
immediate work on this job OF reconstruction car
ries the announcement that heavier rails are to be
placed on the entire us miles. new ties used, and
the roadbed rebuilt where necessary.
National Lines Of Mexico could have made no an
nouncement more pleasing 70 the entire Valley. and
may rest assured Of the utmost in cooperation from
this section
, 1935-09-23
BY DIR. NORRIS FIsHBEN

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association.
and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
Dear Doctor: You can help me very much by
writing an article on migraine headaches, telling
what relief I can obtain. or what diet I should fol-
low. ~UBSCRIB
The peculiar. racking headaches called "miRraine"
usually affect people whose families have been sus-
ceptible te these affections. and they are more likely
to strike women than men.
Generally. the attacks are sudden and follow a
period OF nervous strain. BY nervous strain I mean
emotional excitement such as arises during a quar-
rel Sometimes. 1t is a result OF ~eyestrain which
comes after long periods OF reading. especially In d
bad light.
Nervous strain occurs also as q result OF insuffi-
Gent sleep. digestive disturbance. overeatine. over
drinking. or overindulgence OF any kind. It q par
ticularly associated with too much concentration and
work.
This overstrain. however. Is not the cause OF the
migraine; It Is more like the trigger that sets off the
headache.
Usually these attacks begin In childhood or youth,
but there have been cases in which they came on
after 80 years OF age. Sometimes misraine suddenly
disappears after 20 or so years OF age.
Migraine differs from ordinary headache in that
the person who has It usually has first q feeling OF
tiredness or depression. and is dizzy. Many persons
see a flash OF light; others merely say that their
vision becomes blurred.
The pain usually begins around one eye and then
spreads over various parts Of the head. but with many
the trouble begins In the back OF the head. Any
slight noise. any flash Of light or any mental effort
may make the migraine worse.
Many years ago a French doctor observed that sick
headaches may be associated with the eating OF some
particular food substances. As is the case with asthma.
skin eruptions. and hay fever. Since then sensitiv-
tiles to certain foods have been found rather con-
stantly associated with the onset Of misraine.
The foods usually associated with these sick head
aches are the same that are usually associated with
digestive disturbances. Those which lead are chocolate.
onions. cabbage. cucumbers. apples, pork. and melons.
II you have mIgraine headaches and find that they
come on rather consistently after eating these foods,
you should avoid them In your diet.
Some women find that their migraine attacks
come on with their periodic disturbances. and dis
appear very promptly after these disturbances. In
such instances consultation with doctor may reveal
the necessity for the administration OF ~glandular or
other remedies related TO control Of these periodic
disturbances.
Other people find that their misraine comes on
when they are constipated. In such cases proper
attention to the bowels viii aid in relieving the sick
, 1935-09-23

claim that his New Deal has not
had q fair trial. That will be ma
jor democratic strategy before long
Analysis - "A sage political OBJ
server recently returned to wash
ington after a political tour Of the
middle and northwest. Having no
axes to grind. his report on political
sentiment appears to be a fairly ac-
curate analysis OF what the peo-
pie in that section think about
Washington goings-on and 1886 pos
sibilitleS. He says:
Roosevelt is still strong because
the COP inside and outside congress
have presented no positive program.
People out there have never heard
Of the American Liberty League -
they think it's a baseball outfit. Big
business antagonism helps the ad-
ministration. They like Borah best
Of all republican possibilities but
they think that he can render bet
ter service IN the senate than In the
White House. No other COP hope
full interests them"
He noted a what's-the-use atti-
tude everywhere he went, to-wit:
They don't ike these immense ex-
penditures for relief but they see
no alternative tntil business picks
up. They are restless at the slow
ness OF private recovery but don't
know whom 70 blame - the admin
istration or big business. They long
for the good old days - whatever
they may be-"
Smoke Out - Jim Farley has laid
q tough problem In the presidents
lap. IL concerns the attitude which
the administration Will assume to-
ward three republican progressives
who face reelection I'm 1896 $50
George Norris Of Nebraska, Hiram
johnson of California and James
Couzens OF Michigan.
President Roosevelt may be able
TO let the problem drift for some
time. But he may have TO hint at
his feelings toward. the trio IN his
trip across the country. especially
when he reaches Mr.. Johnson's state
OF California. He may be asked his
views about these insurgents. But
the real difficulty will come when
democrats In those states want 70
know how TO behave.
Many democratic notables In the
three commemorative have urged
endorsement OF the three men. But
party workers would like to place
their own tickets in the field. They
are bringing tremendous pressure on
the political bigwigs &C Washington
Jim Farley will take hts orders from
the president. Mr.. Roosevelt is
known 20 favor all three men but he
may not like TO be smoked out at this
time. III will be N development
worth watching for q tipoff on 1888
alignmentS.
Notes 49, Seth Thomas. legal corn-
sci for AAA, quits IN disgust and de-
SPAR An English judge revis-
ting washington IL shocked by the
crowd OF DRINKS in local courts I.
ITS worse than 1t was five years
ago" he sayu.
, 1935-09-23

The tiny specks we see before
our eyes when gazing into q light
space are known rs floating specks,
and are due 60 shock given the op-
tic nerve when the eyes are exposed
70 a bright or glaring light.
The heart rests between beats.
about eight-tenths OF IN second
elapSing between the contractions
which are about one-tenth Of a sec
ond In length.
More than four-fifths or 81 per
cent OF milk is water and the re-
mainder Is milk, sugar, fat and pro-
tein.
Obsidional coins are coins struck
for temporary use In a besieeed city.
or Solomon's Temple II Is rec
orded: And the house. when Ii was
In building. was built 0f stone made
ready at the quarry: and there was
neither hammer nor axe nor any
tool OF iron heard In the house,
while it was In building"
III Ia claimed that sugar beets are
a great crop-yield stimulator. After
ground has been used for sugar
beets. other crops are found ~ in
crease so to so per cent In tonnage.
, 1935-09-23
News
Behind the
News

w -m m $500 49, - -
Capital and world gossip evsnts
and personalities. IN and out o.
the nswM written by q group OF
fearless and informed newspaper
men OF Warrington and New YORK
This column 10 published by The
Herald ~ N news feature. Opinions
expressed are those OF the writer's a.
individuals and should NOT De m
terpretec aa rejecting the editorial
policy OF this Newspaper.
, 1935-09-23
% BLUE DOOR

Eagle Scout badgef Well. 1 had
stolen NJ for purely sentimental
reasonA I hid NJ In the old globe
I'm the library. Maybe IT'S still
there H. G. tUnrepentant)-
TOHN raread the letter and had
" begun ON a third peruBai when
Susie called him TO lunch
He held his mothers chair as
usual, then went and sat TIM hts
own place
MRS. McNeiII said. -T've asked
you twice. son. " you feel we'll
You don't look quite right. Ia
anything wrong nc the factoryH"
He answered quickly. "Excuse
me- Mother. I didn't hear you.
I'm All right Just thinking. that's
all Everything's hne a. the fac
tory. MIR. Benefits back and not
coughing nc all He's got q new
cold cure that he wants everybody
TO try"
what M hr- inquired Mrs.
McNeiM with keen interest
John described the treatment
Is well an his confused thoaghts
could recall 49, He got No star
tlingly wrong. saying THAI Tom
Bennett swallowed the grease and
camphor mixture and rubbed hts
chest with what he should have
swallowed. While Mrs. Mcneil
was marveling nc this revolu-
tionary step In medicine. Johns
mind was ticking on phrases from
the letter. had such fun there ~
a kid will you come through
the althea hedge and greet me
In the old garden II. your Eagle
Scout badge / hid h I'm the
old globe In the library K- C.
Unrepentant-"
Mrs. Mcneil saw presently that
he was unaware on what he wag
eating.
She accused. teasingIy. -Yoare
thinking about ElRineI-
When he Redeemed TO the roots
Of his hair she was sorry she had
spoken She did not want 20 be
a prying mother. She tried 70
close the matter gracefully. shes
q very attractive girl. John But
last night | couldn't see n trace
80 HmmWnw Mm - ~mmmm -
all Chalmers"
John made n mutter OF agree
ment He excused himself and
said he must get back to the fac
tory TO o q man.
LIE had q feeling that he must
- be alone TO think lie went
back to the factory. went into bis
own ONCE and shut the door.
With his elbows on his desk M
looked through walls and space
and saw Ruth. lie told himself.
It's just as l suspected at nrst-
Elaine Chalmers hasn't been near
here This other ones been lying
straight through / could have
tripped her up a thousand times.
but | didn't I gave her all the
breaks. | talked and she listened.
| let her fool me. Maybe |
didn't want 20 trip her up. WhyR
Because I didn't want 70 brighten
her away. 1 let her fool me
lee her fool the old woman.
Hanged n / don't think she's
almost fooled herself" lie re-
membered her ease OF manner,
her poise. In restaurant and the
alter. when abe tainted that
day on the porch I knew H was
from lack OF food | saw EN- like
tina. the winter I worked with
the Welfare. But I let Bertha
GihbE lead me or 'Dieti' she
said Laid III ON dietl-
Suddenly he put his hands over
his eyes and WINGED. This girl
whom be loved had been hungry
, 1935-09-23

A&A8M@ @
RUTM W0oDs0M. pretty. hiwh-
work. seeks refuge from = storm
In am cid gdone homme vita n blue
dooF nm tine litale tnwm @6 worth
willie. Tha aueew eaa emretmker.
BERTHA GIBBS. alno known a.
PENNY. fhlmlkn mmth On ELAINE
CHALMERa- whose @rmmdfmthnK
huiIf ths homne.
Rufh. needing nhelaeE and hav-
fmw fallen in lsve with JOHN Me-
NELL. the ysunm mas @srt seer
decides 90 stay on . whhaes pee
ting m Elaine. Elaine. hihes
nc Grnycastle College, views Ann "a
sorority meeting Co win tho love
81 her ehfldhoed hero. John Me-
NelL she plans 90 90 90 worth-
Jshn McKeam Ann fnnez n hove
sEinine.s ana they swend mueh
Einin@ roes 90 new KerR for
ne weekend and her mother,
GWEN DEAL tells her that
Elmlmenm mmrIes DUNCAN Hun
TER. has escaped from nm asylum
York. elaine an enmnEea 90
TEDDY VAN HARRINGTON bmt
senior az AnnapoliA. she pinns 90
no % worthwhile Monday Instead
of waiting Tor fan vacation
Mrs. MeNeiu home from
about ~ElmIme~ being mloms Ln the
ella Hunter houBe vita Bertha
Glbba. urge her 20 come and stay
with fhem. Ruth declines. sac
decides ahe muHr E@ away soon
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
WHEN the postman called nj
w the McNem house Monday
morning he left one letter i'm the
box. Susie who was busting In
the hall went out and brought Il
in Nothing about it escaped her.
The envelope was square and
grayly blue and the letters that
spelled Mr.. Johns name and ad-
dress were upright and dashing.
she propped the letter upright
on the hall table against the
raised mahogany leaf and X stood
out Importantly
When John came home 70 lunch
he found IL there. studied its ex-
terror for u few puzzled seconds,
took Il into the library and slit
Il open with q paper cutter. This
IA what his puzzled eyes saw:
Dear John Mcneil: Here's a
letter from the pesky brat tyou
once called me thatl) who used
TO admire you 20 extravagantly.
Time out here while you look for
my name az end az letter"
tHe instinctively followed the
suggestion and turned to look for
the name. Having seen Il. be kept
on staring nc t. It was several
minutes before he remembered to
60 on reading.l
I'm st college ne Graycastle
now and am planning to run OF
during fall vacation-two weeks
distant-for q visit Co Mothers
old home which used 70 be-and
I hope still is-the house next
door 10 you had such fun there
when l was a kid that I've always
wanted 20 90 back Just Q within,
but I cant eem 10 get away from
IL l suppose 1t will be q dis
appointing visit since we can
never recapture the old childhood
spirit. but az least I'm going TO
attempt It. IL would help a lot
to hnd one familiar face there
besides Penny'A In short when
I arrive will you come through
the althea hedge and greet me In
the old gardenf I'D adore seeing
you again and talking over old
times- You'll ind me aged.
though not d~ecrepit
-Otherwiss the same Elaine
Chalmers
-P. q. cor course there would
have to be one.l Do you remem-
Der how you turned out the entire
neighborhood % look for your
, 1935-09-23
CHOOSING THE
CORRECT WORD

Thousands or careless expressions
are Etrewn I'm every path cf ufe-to
ensnare the unwary. Each Is q mark
Of slovenly thinking. What. for ex-
ample. IL AN actual fact7" If IA state
may be said for IL. An actual fact"
ia merely a bovine ccw. The NEW WORD
BOOK available through cur Washing
ton Information Bureau lists more than
1000 everyday words commonly mis-
spelled. misproncunced. cr used I'm
correctly.
It's novel self-pronouncing system
will surprise you. Prepared by expert
study. Equally effective for individual
use or group study.
"A o X will be mailed Co yuur home
RB n special service cf The Brownsville
Herald. Enclose ten cents 20 cover cost.
postage. and handling.
, 1935-09-23
One>minute Pulpit

Then I looked on all the works
that my hands had wrought. and on
the labour that I had laboured 10
do: and. behold. all was vanity and
vexation or spirit, and there was no
profit under the sun.-EccleSiastes
all.
, 1935-09-23
Dinner Stories
OUCH

Doctor examining ambulance
class: What would you do If, after
artificial respiratIn, Ga drowning
person showed signs OF life7
Student. Give him a drink OF
water.
, 1935-09-23

enough 70 faint VINO vas sha.
thenf
Sitting there. thinking oe her
~ he had kissed her yesterday
In the old library. mn abe had sat
with him at his own areside later.
the nreliEht con her hair and her
slim hands resting quietly Inn her
lap. he knew that he had nothing
90 forgiva M Bhe had deceived
him. i was because some eee
sity had impelled her. Some force
too great to fight
II vas time for q conferences
with tho two senior p~artnern-
when they summoned him he do
terminedly brought his thoughts
back to McNeIIl pumps and ways
to market them
An he "a returning 90 his own
once u telegram waa delivered bo
him He tore Il open and read:
HUBERT AND TWINS SERI-
OUSLY INJURED R AUTOMO-
BILE ACCIDENT AT NOON
YOU DESPERATELY
BRING MOTHER AND COME IF
HUMANITY POSSIBLE
FLORENCE
And now there was thiH- Hia
sister In distress Her husband
and her two little girls injured
Seriously. the menacing yellow
sheet said tx was the law of
human nature that this should
come drst with him now. should
crowd his own problems into the
background. He drove home
rapidly. dreading to tell his
mother. but knowing Vt must be-
done without delay
LIE found her Arm her bedroom.
Ill placidly writing his sister q
letter. John told her. saw her
face pale and tighten
She said. I'VE must catch the
5:30 tBainl What time Ia * nowf-
Ten after a. John told her
Hadn't We better wait for the
night train. Motherf A shock like
thlB and then a rush-youW col
lapse"
-IH not collapse she replied
Florence needs m She may need
~ terribly before morning Get
two bags Can Susie Cain Ebe
70 drive NJ In my car-
John had a minute or two bD
spare before Ebe brought the car
out He went 70 the desk and
wrote thiB hurried MESSAGE
-DarIing-Called To Washing
ton Taking Mother TO my sister
who's I'm trouble Her husband
and two children were seriously
hurt In an accident today. Wait
for met Your John
He enclosed it In an envelope
and wrote on thu outside simply
Elaine" lie ran across the lawns
and knocked at the back door OF
the Hunter house. which was tho
more accessible. Penny answered.
almost ~ once- He said. Give
this 90 Elaine. Berthal I'm leav-
ing town. Don't fail"
Ebe was sounding the horn
John a To the waiting car and
got In. his mother and the bags
already inside Ten minutes later
they were on "a train speeding
toward Washington
From then ON. John realized.
he must take charge. Already hiB
mother was looking limp and
tired and frightened
John said firmly. I'm going 20
get newspapers. Mother. and read
20 you" He did. until his brain
and throat both were weary. Only
I'm snatches could his thoughts
dwell on the girl who was sleep
ing In the old Hunter house back
iE Worthwhile.
&c he C0ntinuedD
, 1935-09-23

One reason for perpetuation OF slovenly English Is
the fact that well-bred people have q horror OF speak
ing correctly through fear Of being considered arti-
fetal. = Gilbert Hudson. visiting Oxford professor.
, 1935-09-23

DO not use quotation marks To en-
close proverbial expressions that do
not constitute dramatically and
logically complete statements.
, 1935-09-23

See that time divided Is never
long. and that regularity ahridges
all things-Abel Stevens.
, 1935-09-23

h LIT EhL4NA NOAE
Its remarkable how that singer
can hold one OF his notes for almost
a minute
That's nothing-why, I held one
of his for years"
, 1935-09-23

to
Question

BY FREDERIC J. HASKN
- - -
A reader can ret the answer tc Eny
question OF fact by writing he
brownsville Herald. InfDrmMfinn
Bureau. Frederick ". HnBkkn. Dirnc-
ter. washington. ID. 9. Please en-
close three l1l cents fur reply.
, 1935-09-23

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association
and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
, 1935-09-23

a. Did stephen Foster ven ap-
pear Arm IA minstrel troupe? H- M- R
"A. re became for q short time
the star performer Of q boyish
Thespian Society in negro-mlnstrel
jingles.
On. Who owns tine Union station An
washington, I'D. c.? y. C.. I'D.
"A. The terminal lis the property CT
the WASHINGTON Terminal Company
which Is owned jointly by the Balti-
more and Ohio and tho Pennayivmnin
Railroads.
, 1935-09-23

a. How many airplanes . there
Inn tine United States? H. H- G-
al According I'd a recent survey
there are 1888 civilian airplanes and
2.739 military planes I'm tho United
States
, 1935-09-23

Dear Doctor: You can help me very much by
writing an article on migraine headaches, telling
what relief I can obtain. or what diet ! should fol-
low.
, 1935-09-23

~. Did Thomas jefferson trans
cribe the Declaration OF Lndepend-
ence on vellumg I. It'd.
"A. The original draft of The Decla-
ration OF Independence Ia I'm the
handwriting of Jefferson. The nc
tual t~ranscribinF or the Declaration
on vellum IA the work OF Timothy
Matlack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-22
By Joe Williams
McLarnin's Boss Rare Bird
He's Like Father To Jimmy
Irisher Changes Ring Style

CWAN LAKE, " y. May 22.-Sngulary, there are no
swans at Swan Lake but the place does not lack
for interesting birds There is for example Pop Foster,
rare old bird in any cage He manages Jimmy McLarnn the
weltereight champon-athers him, if the truth be known
It's an old story old Pop who used to be associated
with Spike Robson the famous British featherweght adopt
ed the Vancouver Ishman, McLarnn, child taught him
how to box took him the road lived in hed in
San Francisco Bay for crabs the two could eat and finally
got break and draw 100000 at the gate.
This fighter who used to be
eruf tactun have
been together constantly the one as SON the ot as Il 4i "
extraordinary combination and an inspiring one
TINT, rim, r known f other such RELATIONSHIPS Fame and pros
pety either them much the old not at ali
spotlight the hoopa Of Broadway with its
home and all with the simplicity
that Td nm as m mpSdOsH b Pg bsHe nickel nurser and
drab Of the sport he represents And ne all Of these He is
practically nickel because he has definite idea
sport because be something
CTHOsE they haggles
in the cav sp picking up checks why he always doggng the steps
some 1e esrs He repce all that son could to any father The
he has madw I'll where that
The fact is no fighter has ever been managed more srewf or with
ha h s 6 g tar 6 ' oq mere T ann h nd man n
thing vastly more important than Just manager
DUr this not telling you much about the fight is m M1arnn
ID championship of Chicago next
Tuesday their third meeting the
talked decided
check with McLarnin
will discovered
your
if I him soidly. yet
boxed what have learned about
I've learned that he of the best defensive fighters
change attack"
w others?"
several things One don't mind revealing am going to con-
Centrae his body right did anybody
often this
stop
to try ouspeed outlook him"
stronger, anda
hitter I Of
Then think You'll Wn?"
I VIII II you don't pick me- know record expert
It's good thing the Irisher smiled