The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 225, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 14, 1926 Page: 4 of 18
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Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing or reputation of any per-
son firm Or corporation which may appear in th« columns of The Herald will be
flady corrected upon its being brought to the attention of the publishers.
A LOT of diagnosing of our moral troubles is being indulged in
these days.
It is recognized that whether or not we are getting worse
our shortcomings are pretty much on exhibition. We no longer
hide our immorality indeed we sometimes parade it. This may
or may not indicate growing honesty.
The diagnoses for the most part trace our troubles back to
the war or to bootleg whiskey or to the breaking down of the
home life and slackening control of the young folks.
May it not be that the reason lies much deeper? May it not
be the materialistic trend of the times? May it not be that boot-
leg whiskey and the others are themselves products of material-
ism ?
We have made a fetish of material things. We have come to
worship the things we can see and feel and enjoy. Spiritual values
have been lost through deification of the material. We have come
to place our faith in machinry. We look to the inventor and
chemist to solve our problems and turn a deaf ear to the spiritual
leader—and by the spiritual leader is meant not alone the clergy-
man but the idealist.
It is possible that unless we check this tendency to worship at
the shrine of materialism civilization will fall. It was love of
pleasure and loss of spiritual values that led to the downfall of
Rome and we cannot be too certain that our position is any more
secure.
Yet there is hope in some of the signs of the times. If we
seem to have gone backward in some directions we certainly
have gone forward in others. The relationship of capital and la-
bor is more friendly than ever before; there is a clearer concep-
tion of the rights and duties of each towards the other. Then
too individuals and organizations are coming to find pleasure in
Certain constructive activities—helping the cripples and the blind
and the unfortunate everywhere. A cry for help from the Old
World brings quick and generous response. We are more tolerant
of men and ideas. To a certain extent idealism finds lodgment in
our hearts.
Still our natural fraternalism is at times smothered by the
mad rush for material things. Our better impulses are held in
check by the greater impulse of self-gratification. We do not
live up to our best thoughts because of our materialism.
Our hope lies in some sort of leadership that will show us the
value of spiritual »things—rthe value of unselfish service of uni-
versal amity of the conception that a spark of the divine fire is
in all men making us all—white brown and black—brothers.
Appreciation of these values need not involve the throwing
overboard of material things. Getting back to the spiritual need
not mean reversion to the pre-mechanical age. What material-
ism has produced may be used for advancement if we but employ
it to an end and not make it the end. Fast transportation and
fast communication have drawn the nations closer together and
this fact opens the way for promotion of universal brotherhood
if we but will it so. Our duty lies in not worshipping the machine
but in putting it to work to help mankind to better things.
The Prince Finds Us a Poor Example
THE temperance movement in Germany has lost at least one
advocate and he is now studying the problem of prohibition
from a new angle.
Prince Otto von Bismarck grandson of the famous “Iron
Chancellor” is the backslider and it came about as a result of a
visit to America if he is truthfully quoted. The prince is a deputy
in the German reichstag and at one time he had in mind the in-
troduction of a measure that would tend to cut down the consump-
tion of beer and liquor in the Fatherland. But that it seems
was before he came to America. Back in Berlin he is quoted by
a correspondent as saying:
“America has cured me of all my belief in prohibition. I had
been anti-alcoholic before going to America but what I saw there
convinces me that prohibition is not the way to handle the prob-
lem.
“I have personally never drunk so much; and drinking un-
like in Europe seems to be regarded not as a pleasure but as a
duty.”
Is that realy true? Are we drinking because we think it is
smart to defeat the law? Because we see others doing it and
feel that we have to be in the swim? Or do we really get pleas-
ure out of imbibing the stuff?
Whatever our reason we continue to consume it without ques-
tioning whether it is pure or the vilest sort of poisons. And we
are setting a poor example to those other nations who also would
have a Volstead act.
But perhaps if we are given time we can demonstrate that
prohibition is a possibility. When or if that time comes our suc-
cess will be an inspiration for other peoples to take a whack at
the liquor traffic.
A bill is pending to advance Federal Supreme Court members
to a salary level such as football coaches are accustomed to.—Dal-
las News.
A warning against counterfeit money says “Watch your $100
bills.” Gosh—if that were all we had to do!—Arkansas Gazette.
The Mexicans are clamoring for more laws. Come on over in
our yard and help yourselves!—Columbus Dispatch.
There are something like 600 things that can be made of corn
exclusive of a political issue.—Detroit News.
How thrilling it would be at this distance if Mussolini had
something like a Senator from Idaho.—Vancouver Sun.
It usually takes three generations to get from the country
back to a country club.—Peru (Ind.) Tribune.
A political campaign usually involves both a shake-up and a
shake-down.—Indianapolis Star.
Wonder what the man who names Pullman cars calls his
children ?—Columbia Record.
Th|$*rdest tree to prune is the plum tree.—Boston Herald.
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WHO’S WHO
RAMON FRANCO
Fellow countrymen are hailinK Ramon
Franco Spanish aviator as the "Colum-
bus of the Air.” He and his comrades
are the first to
span the Spanish
main linking Ma-
drid with South
America.
Unlike Columbus
he had no difficul-
ty in persuading
the government to
make the trip to
South America.
Throngs came t o
Huelva to see Fran-
co take off in the
“Ne Plus Ultra”
SHHwi m and wish him well |
Rc\MOA Franco an(J warships were
dispatched to give
him aid in case of trouble.
On the first leap of the trip the fliers
(two Portuguese airmen Captains S.
Sacadura and Couhinto accom'panied
him) reached the Canary Islands a dis-
tance of 870 miles. Then the jump
from the Canary Islands to the Cape
Verde group 1056 miles distant was
made. Then came the longest flight to
Fernando de Noronha 1432 miles and
finally the last jump across the water
to Pernambuco Brazil. On his trip
across the ocean Franco covered most
of the distance unaccompanied since
the Portuguese had to abandon their
planes at St. Paul’s Rock and proceed to
Fernando d.’ Noronha by boat.
This new Spanish hero grew up in the
town of Ferrol where the government
main! lined large navy yards but Ra-
mon and his older brother attended
military schools. The older brother
Colonel Franco was commander of the
Foreign Legion in Morocco a promi-
nent figure in Spanish military history.
When the younger brother went to Mo-
rocco as an aviator. He remained there
for eight years only returning for a
brief stay two years ago to get married.
He first came into prominence in 1924
when he took part in the French flight
from Menilla on the northern coast of
Africa to the Canary Islands. Franco
was the pilot on this trip over a route
which had never been flown before.
In Morocco his companions called him
“the Jackal” because of the shaggy coon
coat he wore. Franco was noted for his
courage in the air. He would fly over
the enemy lines taking grave chances
yet always escaping unhurt. His as-
sociates say he leads a charmed life.
Other aviators have flown across the
Atlantic but Franco is the first to
transverse the southern route.
PWNER$TOMB
They were shortly to be married atui
now they were sitting in the study
meditating on the blissfulness of futur-
ity.
“Percival" said the young lady sud-
denly “every morn you send me costly
violets don’t you?"
“I do” responded the ever faithful
“let the cost be what it may.”
“You darling!” A long pause for
osculatorv operations. “But I should
like to suggest" murmured the sweet
young thing “that some morning you
might send up a p*>und of mutton chops
or a couple of best loaves. It wouldn’t
cost you half so much but it would
make a splendid hit with the old folks
in these times."
A man returning to his home in
Virginia after several years’ absence
met one of the old negroes a former
servant of his family. “Uncle Moses”
he said “I hear you got married.”
“Yes Marse Tom I is and I’s having
a moughty troublesome time Marse
Tom moughty troublesome."
“What’s the trouble?" said my
friend.
“Whjr dat yaller woman Marse Tom.
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By PATRICK CARDINAL HAYES
Archbishop of New York in an
Interview
The Homan Catholic church Hands
always for temperance. You have the
virtues of justice prudence fortitude
hut all have to he
guided by temper-
a n o e. Sometimes
supreme justice is
supreme injustice.
If the individual
cannot be temper-
ate but abuses
liquor he is bound
by conscience to
abstain entirely.
You must temper
justice with mercy
and avoid extremes.
I really cannot say
the people of the
CARDINAL UAYE.5 United States is
on prohibition or on modifications of
the dry laws but I must repeat that we
must avoid extremes.
When the Master himself used wine
at the last supper in constituting the
holy sacrifice of the nias5^ which was
a testimony of his eternal love of man-
kind it is very difficult to avoid the
evident conclusion from that.I He
might have used something else but
He took wine.
It is not to mv judgment the proper
thing to ask me or our children to con-
sider something vile as outlawed what
we must use day after day in our wor-
ship. Mohammedans in their hatred for
Christianity had a distinct hatred
against wine because it was used in the
Christian service. Of course it is true
that everybody is opposed to the abuses
of the corner saloon which was a relic
of frontier days. His holiness considers
the prohibition problem as a local issue.
Extreme measures lack spirit and also
the practical guidance of reason. If
immorality flows out of intemperance it
must be prohibited. That doesn’t mean
that prohibition should apply to all and
of course is no reason why prohibition
should be put on 100.000000 people.
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The Person Who’s to Blame for Everything
It cannot be emphasized too much that what a man is con-
tributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he
is regarded by others.
What si man is and so what he has in his own person is al-
ways the chief thing to consider in estimating him; for his in-
dividuality accompanies him always and everywhere and colors all
his experiences.
Happiness and success in life do not depend on our circum-
satnces but on ourselves.
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It is wisely written “More men have ruined themselves than
have ever been destroyed by others: more houses and cities have
perished at the hands of man than storms or earthquakes have
ever destroyed.”
Truly man's worst enemy is the one in his breast.
And we all know that many men spend most of their time
making the rest miserable.
As John Lubbock remarked “Men love themselves not wise-
!v but too well.”
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The Persians attributed happiness to Ormuzd the spirit of
good and misfortune to Ahriman the demon of evil. We blame
the devil for our troubles and take exclusive credit for all our ac-
complishments.
In reality we bring troubles upon us by our own errors—er-
rors in both sensesby doing what we know to be wrong; but also
as perhaps almost as much by our mistakes.
Of course “no mere man since the Fall is able in this life per-
fectly to know the Commandments.” but even the dullest man
knows what is wrong and what is right.
She all de time axin’ me fer money. She
don’t give me no peace.”
“How long have you been married.
Uncle Moses?”
‘•Nigh on ter two years come dis
spring.”
“And how much money have you
given her?"
“Well I ain’t done gin her none yit."
The head of a large business house
bought a number of those “Do it now”
signs and hung them up around his of-
fices. When after the first few days
of those signs the business man counted
up the results he found that the cashier
--.V .
had skipped with $20000 the nead
bookkeeper had eloped with the steno-
grapher three clerks had asked for a
raise in salary and the office boy had
lit out for the west to become a high-
wayman.
SHOTWELL QUITS
(Bv The Associated Press.)
ABILENE Texas Feb. 12—P. E. Shot-
well athletics director and co-coach
with Victor Paine for two years at
Simmons university here has resign-
ed it was announced this week by Pres-
ident J. P Ffliidefer
I a- . • avniM IIU Winn Bn tktaK fel * ' ‘ 7
"••tan In Sabio< with Lowell Sherman la a ploturlxatlon of thla WViLX
BYN0P81B I
Primce Michael Yen*doff wealthy
Russian philanderer in Paris sick
Of hit useless life beoomes inter-
ested 4n Colette an unworldly girl
and 4ft a vicious fist fight protects
her from Emile tier Apache
brother-in-law who is angry be-
cause she was honest enough to re-
turn Michael's emerald. Meanwhile
Paul. Michaere innocent young
brother is vamped lor revenge by
Dolores one ef Michaere cast-efjs.
CHAPTER VII—Continued
Dolores tinkled tbe Iq% against
tbe side of her hlghball'-finas **1
suppose that your brotlni^ tu‘ be
interested in knowing where yon
are tonight? It mu9t be 1k little—
er-r—Inconvenient at time* to have
to report all your comings and go-
ings—to have tabs kept Qpon four
every little movement!”'*
Paul scowled and did not answer
for a moment.
“I may as well tell you” he final-
ly said “that Michael and ! had a
quarrel today and I have left hla
bouse. 1 feel very badly about It
for be has always been so good to
me. But 1 cannot go along being
coddled and nursed ajl my life.
Besides bis altitude this morning |
was both unfair and anjoat."
“I am so sorry” she Tied suave-
ly. "It Is unfortunate that two such
brothers have to disagree. I'm
*ure though that you were 1n the
right for Michael is a little head-
strong and won't tolerate anyone's
Ideas or opinions but his own.”
"Do you know him well. Madem-
oiselle?” Paul asked suddenly.
Dolores evaded his eyes and
Dolores touclcd his hand tcith
her soft moist fingertips.
^glanced around the bright room
with a cool simulation of uncon-
cern.
"Yes. Paul 1 know him—very
well. Too well. I guess for his
friendship has brought me much
unhappiness!"
Paul was all concern and bewil-
derment—and indignation. "Oh
I’m sorry. Do you know I’m see-
ing Michael lately in a new and not
so good light. Even the reason
for our quarrel remains a mystery
to me for he asked me to do some-
thing which was both distasteful
and unwarranted and then refused
to give a reason for his request.”
"kdores assumed a downtrodden
air and gave him a wan little smile.
"So he didn't want you to have
luncheon with me?”
Paul stared in amazement. What
an all-seeing all-knowing woman
she was!
Dolores went on plaintively:
"Yet you were big enough and had
enough determination to do as you
wished in spite of his threats. I
admire you very much for that
Paul." Her large steadfast eyes
registered admiration. "But I'm
sorry I’m the cause of it. Possibly
you had better do as he orders and
not see me again. He has always
been so good to you—"
Paul suddenly felt very manly
and emancipated. “1 shall do as
my — heart — dictates!” he said.
“But how do you know what we
quarreled about? i haven't said a
word about the reason to any-
body!" he added in a perplexed
voice. •
“I did not learn it from you.
Michael himself told me earlier
this evening.”
“You saw Michael?” he ex-
claimed. incredulously. “Why. 1
don’t understand.”
Artfully making believe that he
was leading her on Dolores told
the “story”—of course as she want-
ed to tell it in a way subtly design-
ed to intrigue Paul’s sympathies
and to make him resentful against
Michael. It was a clever recital
with all damaging details left out
and with Michael’s stubbornness
emphasized.
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"Michael has become strand ;
lately—wants all his own way*.
And. also. I happen to know that
he is Just now Infatuated wkb an-
other girl. But then he has so
many affairs of the heart that on1#
can't keep track of them although
that is no reason why he should
insult me and treat you like a
baby."
Dolores hesitated to allow this
barb to take full effect and then
went on: "He called up and de*'
manded that I have nothing to da
with you. His reasons? He gava
none—" she turned the bayonet *4
tbe wound now—“except that hS
waa er-r your moral overseer. In-
deed he became shockingly offen-
sive and bullied me. But the tmflk
came out though—I sensed it 1-^-
he’s jealous! Frightfully jealom
—of you. Paul. Why be was aft*
surd enough to say 1 was trying t#
wreck your life lu order to be ra-
venged on him. How perfect!?
idiotic. It would be amusing tfm
weren't so awful for him to be
jealouu. Oh I’m sorry Paul tftat
be should say and do such things
to try to turn you against aa—
r)u tha first and finest true trtaaft
have ever had—"
Disarmingly earnest fetching!?
naive Dolores reached across the
table and touched bis baud with
her soft moist fingertips; leaned
so close to him that tbe alluring
fragrance of her hair rose like
warm win# In bis nostrils; while
underneath tbe table she discreet*
ly pressed ker round knees against
his. Paul was Inflamed—intoxi-
cated—and reduced wholly Into her
power.
“You don't believe all — all
that Michael sayn. do you Paul
dear? Tell me you don't—"
“No! Nol Never Id a thousand
years!" tha boy cried passion-
ately.
CHAPTER VTn
Another Springtime and another
pair ot lovers bad come to Ver
sallies!
A scant two day* otter (Heir
night adventure Michael colled
upon Colette with that hnmUlty ot
gestating love which dissolves In
sweet impatience oU bulwarks of
social caste. Fhutored. delighted
shyly gay she woo vwopt into tbf
infectious mood ot Us plan—a pio*
nic to Versailles. T ^
To Versailles and the old forest
adjacent thereto one day or a*
other wend all the attuned young
hearts of Paris there to enriei
and insure the fullness of their be*
trothal tinder the tutelage of the
storied past. In the scenes of an-
cient court romances haunted by
the gracious shades of lords and
ladies.
And so to the pure fragile beauty
of Versailles—coronet suburb of
the Queen of the world's capitals
illustrious monument of a dead
monarchy’s buried glories—and to
the dawning fragrance of the for*
cst came Colette ard Michael of a
rare morning.
After hours of troubled brooding
over the emotional turmoil of b!>
life while the bending walls ot hia
house of cards crackled In hia ears
Michael had thought to find peace
by sharing with Colette for a day
the simple pleasures of the poor.
The only way to do that was tp
step down—or was It up?—to her
plane; and thus It was that this
morning the Royal Prince of the
Blood of Russia rubbed commoner
elbows and breathed the odors of
bourgeoise crowds not excluding
the ubiquitous Latin garlic.
What matter how they reached
Versailles—by Metro barouche or
on foot? Enough that they got
(here In the young hours of the
day; they two alone bearing a
lunch basket packed by Colette
with the ten fumbling thumbs of
her nervous hands; enough that
they wandered Into the forest and
drank deep of the cup of heart
witchery there In the half lights
and murmuring stillnesses of the
old woods.
Colette was swiftly lost In the
facile ecstasies of the easily sat-
isfied.
But Michael was more fundamen-
tally stirred; for him the transi-
tion to simple raptures was not
painless or brief but a difficult
parturition through the unyielding
neck of cynicism. Once gained
however his joy was solid and
sustained; he heard the Pipes of
Pan in the great soughing treetop
arches of this enchanted green-
aisled Cathedral wherein the
steaming dews of morning were
rising like incense into the leafy
choirs overhead. Something vi-
brated within Michael; some dis-
used chords of his soul.
What civilised man has npt.
when newly re-experiencing the
spell of the outdoors been touched
by this poignant bittersweet r<T
rtundancy of memory; by a suddeh
spiritual return to a belief' l&
fairies and all good things? *>?
“We’re Big Babes In the Woods.*
he laughed gleefully the ever; ever
boy In him strummed by a light
how of far away days and long-arfo
dreams. He abandoned himself un-
ashamed to a bubbling exuberance
of youthful spirits
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