The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 12, 1928 Page: 4 of 10
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Established July 4 1892
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TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Foreign Advertising Representatives
Dalle*. Te*aa. bill Mercantile Bank Building.
Chicago. III. Association Building.
Kansas City. Mo.. Interstate Building.
New York. 3&0 Madison Avenue.
The Retirement of C&lles
No address by a Mexican leader ever made such a
profound impression upon the American public sa the
recent renunciation address of President Calles in
which he stated emphatically he would never under
any circumstances return to the presidency of Mexi-
co. The broad view* expressed by the Maxican presi-
dent the obvious sincerity of his utterances and the
complete abandonment of the old militaristic elements
came as distinct surprise to friends and enemieg alike.
The press of the United States is almost a unit in
proclaiming the address of Calles as marking the final
triumph of progressive peace over reactionary militar-
ism—the beginning of a new era in the history of the
southern republic in which justice will supersede mili-
tary power.
President Calles left no doubt of his belief that
government by “big stick” policies or military dicta-
torship ha* come to an end and for the first time :n
her history Mexico will have an election in which the
military element of the country will not be tl\e con-
trolling factor. Doubtless the election will fall fir
short of what the American public std.s up as standards
but the elimination of the military will at least assure
is greater degree of fairness than in any previous ex-
pression of public will.
The cordial relationship batween tha United States
and Mexico was brought out with emphasis when the
president declared the two nations on "a firm ground
of understanding co-operation and sincere cordiality.”
Mention of the church controversy was limited to a
mere statement that the constitution as interpreted
must be upheld though with the retirement of Calles
Lit is believed that a more liberal attitude will be as-
sumed by the government the trend during the pas*
year having been in that direction.
One feature of the address which has made a pro-
found impression in the United States especially
among those familiar with Mexican political condi-
tions was the appeal to the rmy for complete neutrali-
ty in the election of and lull support of the president
chosen by congress. Calles urged congress to select
a- his successor a man of civic virtue one able to leg-
islate properly and with a knowledge of the vital ne-
cessity for law. at the same time departing from choice
of a man of personal ambitions power and following.
The action of the Mexican congress will be awaited
with great interest. It will he a rather novel spectacle
for Mexicans and Americans alike to witness the elec-
tion of a provisional president by a congress not in-
itimidated by military force a congress composed of
some of the most progressiva minds in Mexico under a
leadership of unquestioned patriotism.
Many who are familiar with Mexican history and
conditions see in this latest development an era of un-
precedented progress and prosperity in the southern
republic. For the first time in a century Mexico is at
peace “internally and extrenally.” Relief from mili-
taristic domination will be followed by a progressive
administration such as the nation has never before en-
joyed. an administration that should prove an impor-
tant factor in developing the rich resources of that
country and gaining for Mexico that position among
nations which is her natural heritage.
I Co-operation and Monopoly
Farmers should not confuse co-operation and mo-
nopoly. is the warning sent out by the Louisiana stats
department of agriculture in a bulletin which states
that many growers are under the impression that co-
operative marketing organizations have for their ob-
jective monopoly of markets.
* Commenting on this widespread misunderstanding
of the co-operative principle the bulletin says:
-Farmers and others interested in agriculture should
be given facts and not fiction. There are two worthy-
causes that have been decidedly hurt in Louisiana by
well-meaning friends of these progressive agricultural
programs. The damage has been done by the making
of some public statements which are not based on
facts and which create some very erroneous impres-
sions.
"The impression often given out in discussing co-
operative marketing is that farmers will be able to
aall at their own prices through monopoly control of
their product. Complete monopoly control of an agri-
cultural product has never been is not now. and prob-
ably never will be possible. Co-operative marketing
has many good features to recommend its use by farm-
er*. without trying to lead producer* to believe that
they ran get a monopoly control of their product and
thereafter ait by and demand a set price for their
crop based on a profit in addition to the cost of pro-
duction.
"Many co-eperatives have been wrecked in this
country because of exaggerated claims and promises
bade by friends of the movement. Organization!
founded on the promises made about the great and
oftentimes next to impossible things which co-operative
marketing was going to do. are easy prey for the ene-
Sues of the movement."
The real objective of co-operation is to correct eco-
nomic conditions not to secure a monopoly obviously
jmpossible of attainment. When the farmers of the
United States are organized for real co-operation they
p will be in position to eliminate economic conditions
which now tend to prevent efficient distribution and
reasonable profts. and relief from these conditions will
prove far more beneficial to agriculture than would
complete monopoly.
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rA BOGUS OATH
* (New York Evening Past)
mgr„ > One of the disreputable activities of th« campaign
Its the circulation af the -oath” falaaly attributed to
(he Knighte of Columbus. We have received a copy
Ifcf this lurid document but th* author did not take
abe trouble to give his name or address. Probably he
r bent it in good faith but if he did it is time he knew
I: JEmI terrible Vfiw ift * WlibAl It &♦§ «*
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posed at intervale during the fifteen or more years in
which it Ties been going the rounds.
The strange thing is that any sane person should
believe that multitudes of other sane persons ere ca-
pable in this time and placa of saying they “promise
and declare” that they will when opportunity presents
make and wage relentless war secretly and openly
against all heretics Protestants and Masons” as they
are “directed to do;” that they “will spare neither age
sex or condition” and that they “will hang burn
waste boil flay strangle and bury alive these infa-
mous heretics.”
The actual oath of the Knights of Columbus Is a
far different declaration. It is as follows:
“I swear to support the constitution of the United
States. I pledge myself as a Catholic citisen and
Knight of Columbus to enlighten myself fully upon
my duties as a citisen and to conscientiously perform
such duties entirely in the interest of my country and
regardless of all personal consequences. I pledge my-
self to do all in my power to preserve the integrity and
purity of the ballot and to promote reverence and re-
spect for lew and order. I promise to practice my re-
ligion openly and consistently but without ostentation
and to to conduct myself in public affaira and in the
exercise of public virtue as to reflect nothing but
credit upon our Holy Church to the end that she may
flourish and our country prosper to the greater honor
and glory of God.”
Persons who circulate the bogus oath knowingly
are beyond the reach of appeal to reason or faimese
but those who have been deceived by it ought to be
made aware that their alarm is groundless.
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Th® World amid All
By Charles P. Drtaeoll
THESE SWEDES
Pioneers will suffer of course and tome yrtll be
lost but ! believe the route attempted by Hassell and
Cramer in the Greater Rockford will become a com-
mercial air route to Europe some day- There will be
many routes. One very important route will lead over
the top of the world to Russia. Another will skirt the
ice cap by way of Greenland and Iceland to Sweden.
1 am particularly anxious to see this route demon-
strated as practicable because I believe the United
States and the Scandinavian countries always have
been geographically too far apart. Culturally they are
closely allied. If a good air route could be opened be-
tween Stockholm and the interior of the United States
this country certainly would be the gainer as much as
would Sweden.
• • • a
Wo are paying more attention to the Scandinavian
elements in our population since Charles Lindbergh
made his heroic flight to Paris. But the Scandinavians
have been here all t?ie time helping manfully to build
the kind of country we ail take pride in. These north-
erners are well distributed throughout the United
States but they are especially numerous in Minnesota
Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Illi-
nois. There is a fine prosperous colony of them in
Kansas.
It happens that I know the Swedes better than the
Norwegians or the Danes. I have found them honest
industrious and possessed of an incurable love for
beauty. They have also a wholesome respect for law
and they are orderly to an extent that commands ad-
miration.
• • • •
Wherever you find Swedes in numbers you find
good music a striving for artistic expression and abun-
dance of flowers. Selma Lagerlof the Swedish novel- j
ist is one of my favorite authors. I have just finish-
ed her "Charlotte Lowrnskold" and "The General's
Ring" and previously I have read with much pleasure
her "The Story of Gosta Berling” "Jerusalem'* "Mar
barka' and "Liliecrona’s Home." All fine imaginative '
storie and handsomely done.
Americans in general ought to learn more about j
these Swedes. I hope 1 may. live to fly in comfort to
Stockholm over the route pioneered by the two brave
boys who flew the Greater Rockford.
! Timely Vibws
GERMANY PICTURED AS MAKING REAL
COMEBACK
By DK. JULIUS KLEIN. Commercial Expert.
(Julius Klein was born at San Jose Calif. June
27. 1886. He is a graduate of the University of
California and received M. A. and Ph. D. degrees at
Harvard later studying at the University of Ber-
lin and the Sorbonne. Pan*. After spending sev-
eral years in research work he taught Latin his-
tory and economics at Harvard from 1915 to 1923.
He was appointed to the commerce department at
Washington while at Harvard and in 1921 was
made director of the United States Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce which post he
has since held. His home is in Washington D. C.)
.. 1
The achievements of the “New Germany*’ in trade
industry and transportation demonstrate an extraordi-
nary capacity for recovery from one of the greatest of
the world's economic disasters. The German people
adroitly tenaciously have been toiling up the hill out
of the dark abyss moved by a dogged determination to
regain the commercial position that they enjoyed be-
fore the world was plunged into the maelstrom of war.
The figures of German trade are rising. The fig-
ures for the first half of the present year show that
Germany shipped to foreign countries 1212.000.000
more than in the corresponding six months of 1927.
And the surplus of imports over exports was $78000-
000 less. German export is increasing more steadily
and at a greater pace than that of any other important
Euroupean country.
The industrial recovery of Germany is being stim-
ulated by the German organizing genius the achieve-
ments of German science the improved industrial
equipment and the rapid progress of efficiency in pro-
duction and the effective marshaling of economic
forces.
The labor situation in Gfrmany leaves much to be
desired however. Discontent and even a certain de-
gree of menace are discernible in the ranks of German
workmen springing apparently from the feeling that
wages are still more or less out of line with living
costs and the country’s general economic advance.
Germany after the postwar loss of nearly all her
mercantile marine has now rebuilt this to 70 per cent
of its prewar size possessing today more than 3.5000-
000 gross tons of shipping and again ranking high aw:
a maritime nation of the world. Germany is re-estab-
lishing her wprld-wide services with modern and eco-
nomical ships. Her shipping lines Have effected nu-
merous amalgamations larger companies absorbing
smaller onea for the purpose of eliminating competi-
tive services and gaining control of feeder lines.
Advancing in civil aviation last year the total dis-
tance flown by German planes was €.200000 miles
nearly 14 times the mileage recorded only four years
earlier. The German atata railways last year carried
25 per cent more freight than in 1926. Half a million
motor vehicles are owned in Germany today against
162000 five years* ago.
These facts show that despite a number of unde-
niably adverse factors and unfavorable conditions that
still await solution. Germany has been remarkably suc-
cessful in ‘coming back" since the desperate days of
Um period 1918-1923. - * |
It Cant be Done
RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSN (copvright)
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“Young ment—he sort you met nowadays—don't
seem to interest me.”
READ THIS FIRST:
Jane Dare of the Davidson Pro-
ductions Co. has hopes of advance-
ment because the picture concern’s
star Alice Carroll is admittedly slip-
ping. Lew Davidson the producer
who seldom lets sentiment interfere
with business notices the aging ap-
pearance of Mis Carroll and is al-
ready looking about for someone to
take her place. Tony Hull a lik-
able director secretly loves Jane and
believes that her acting ability should
eventually make her the star’s suc-
cessor. While matters are thus hang-
ing fire Irene Shirley a girl from
Broadway with a past that might not
bear too close inspection but who
cleverly feigns unsophistication de-
rides to vamp Lew into giving her the
job as Alice Carroll’s successor.
Through watching her opportunity
at a party given in honor of Lew by
his old friend Sam Kessler Irene
manages to twine herself into the
good graces of Davidson feigning in-
experience with life flattering him
and catering to his personal vanity.
Lew decides to ask Sam Kessler to
release Miss Shirley from her con-
tract. Kessler readily agrees while
warning Davidson that it looks like
he is making a fool of himself.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
• • •
CHAPTER IX
One morning about a week after
his dinner with Jimmy Reese. Tony
Hull was sitting at the studio with
Jane Dare waiting for the arrival
of Alice Carroll.
The little star had been even more
temperamental than usual during
Mr. Davidson’s absence; it was noth-
ing for her to keep the entire com-
pany waiting half an hour before
putting in an appearance. On this
particular morning directors camera
men actors and a score of extra peo-
ple were all cooling their heels on
the set waiting for the lingering
star.
A major scene had been scheduled
for the moaning and nothing could be
done until she arrived.
Tonv after looking over the groups
working on the other sets a two-reel
comedy—a detective thriller—came
beck to Jane in a very bad humor.
“Davidson got in this morning’
he said. “Abe Spellman was talking to
him over the phone a while ago.
I’m glad he’s back. I hear the old
boy cut loose a bit out in Holly-
wood."
“How so?" Jane asked carelessly.
She felt no great interest in Mr.
Davidson's private affairs.
“Oh—met a girl out there he took
a fancy to. I heard about it a week
•go from a friend of mine just back
from the coast. Since then this
friend—he*s a director with old man
Roth—has had a couple of letters.
It seems that Lew spent most of his
time out there chasing around with
this party. Her name’s Shirley—
Irene Shirley. I never supposed Lew
would fall for a cheap little fraud."
“Cheap little fraud? Do you know
her?”
“Yes." Tony’s eyes hardened; the
grey of their pupils became almost
black. “I know her all right. And all
1 can say is I’m glad Davidson's
back. No telling what sort of^fool
he might have made of himself."s
“You mean he might have consid-
ered this girl for—for Miss Carroll’s
place ?’’
“I do although it seems scarcely
posible. The woman can’t act. As
a star she’d be a total loss. So why
worry?" He glanced impatiently at
his watch. “This is the third time
Miss Cerroll has been late this week.
I'm not going to stand for it. If she
wants a showdown I'm ready. And
Lew wilt back me up. Alice has got
such a swelled head she thinks the
company would go out of business
without her. Well—she's skating on
mighty thin ice and between you and
me I’m glad of it. The moment
she makes • break you’ll get your
chance. It’a coming to you ana I
know you’ll make good." The quick
eager look he flashed into the girl’s
eyes thrilled her. Homely he cer-
tainly was with his big awkward
frame his irregular features his
tousled brown hair. But the twinkle
of humor in his fine grey eyes the
whimsical twist to the corners of his
mouth delighted her. A big man
j and a sincere one she reflected—the
sort of man a woman could. depend
on. She colored a bit beneath 'his
gaze and Tony noticed it.
“I'm for you dear." he whispered
“first last and all the time. You can
count on it." For an instant he
I rested his hand lightly on her bare
Si i
arm; the touch of him filled her with
hot little surges of emotion.
‘•Thank you Tony” she said. “It's
good to have such a friend.”
‘‘A friend—and more” he whis-
pered back his eyes fixed steadily on
hers
Jane allowed her own to droop.
This was almost a declaration in full
view of the chattering group about
them- The others however were
paying no attention being occupied
with their own affairs. Uncertain
how to reply groping for suitable
words Jane suddenly felt Tony*#
body beside her stiffen heard him
utter a gasp of astonishment as he
sprang to his feet. She looked up.
Sam Spellman the studio manager
was coming toward them a letter tn
his hand a curious expression on his
fat rosy fare. Beside him walked a
very beautiful woman—a girl almost
to judge from her simple dress her
quiet unsophisticated manner. She
headed straight for Tony a smile of
welcome in her eyes.
"Why—you dear old dear” she
murmured in a smooth lisping voice
"It's perfectly heavenly to see you
again.”
Jane with a catch in her breath
glanced at Tony It was <;lear from
his expression that between these
two lay some deep and lasting ex-
perience-some common emotional
ground. His face paled suddenly his
eyes became narrow watchful his
lips a thin hard line.
"Hello Irene” be said rudely
"What can I do for you?”
The girl turned plucked from Ab«
Spellman's fingers the letter he held
in them offerad it tn Tony with »
triumphant smite.
"Why. Tony” she said brightly “if
it's all the same to you. you can
make me a star. Here’s a letter
about me from Mr. Davidson.”
Jane Dare felt the blood suddenly
drain from her cheeks. All her hopes
for the future her dreams of taking
Alice Carroll’s place even her con-
fidence in Tony Hull vanished in a
quick fade-out.
a • •
Lew Davidson on his journey back
to New York from the coast had a
very enjoyable time. With every
hour of the long trip he fell mort
completely under the spell of Iren*
Shirley’s charms. In Hollywood
surrounded by people whom h<
knew he had been obliged to hid*
his mounting interest in the girl tc
pretend an indifference he did not
feel. Now on a train containing m
one at all who knew him he felt like
a schoolboy taking a vacation.
The long idle days were spent
listening to Irene's artless chattel
about everything under the sun
from the queer books she had read
and failed to understand to the
beauties of her ancestral Maryltnc
home.
Both her artlessness and the ances-
tral mansion were imaginary; Irent
had been born in Perth Amboy N. J.
and her father was a tugboat captair
named Joe Shevin. She had change*:
her name to the more cuphonioui
Shipley at the time she went to New
York to dance in a second-rati
cabaret; on her arrival Hollywood
it had beenagain changed to Shirley
but she did not speak of these thing!
to Mr. Davidson when he asked bei
about her past.
The romantic story of the old
southern home was based entirely
upon a visit she had once made tc
Maryland as one of a very lively
party arranged by a wealthy younj
New Yorker who had a string ol
horses entered at Havre de Grace anc
Pimlico. During the course of thii
trip which lasted several days th*
young ladies of the party had bee?
invited by a sporting bachelor o!
Baltimore to take dinner at hii
house an old colonial mansion a
which a signer of the Declaration 01
Independence had once entertained
Irene had never forgotten th*
glimpse thus obtained of old-fash
ioned southern life: it stood her it
good stead in her conversations will
Davidson although she was oblige*
to shrink the details considerably t<
fit her somewhat more modest story
(TO BE CONTINUED)
DOCTORS HOAXED
CHICAGO—Three physicians rush
ed to the home of F. W. Merlin 11
response to telephone messages an<
found that Marlin was entertaining
tome friends and had not summons*
them.
Tk® Grab Bag
Who am I? What is my poaition?
Whom did 1 succeed?
W'hat did the doldiers in the World
war call General Joffre?
Where is the Punjab?
Who was Frances Willard?
"For as the body is one and hath
many members and all the member*
of that one body being many are one
body: so also is Christ.” Where
is this passage found in the Bible?
Today in the Past
On this date in 1874 the battle of
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■ iliUtlin:*
Cbapultapec took place the laat im-
portant engagement of the Mexican
war.
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Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
usually affectionate and easy going
but some times they become unreas-
onable and hard to get along with.
They are apt to become disturbed
over a alight affair..
. A Daily Thought
“My country ia the world and my «
religion to do good.”—Algernon Syd-
ney.
+
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. William Greene president of
* the American Federation of Labor;
! the late Samuel Gompers.
2. "Papa."
I 3. Northwestern British India.
4. A famous temperance worker
ft. I Corinthians xii. 12.
I Wadkiiragtani ! J
By CHARLES P. STEWART
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W ASHINGTON. Sept. 12.—The ult-
ra-drys’ strength is in their single-
ness of purpose.
An ultra-dry is much dryer tnan an
ultra-wet is wet.
Indeed an ultra-wet is not as wet
as even a moderate dry is dry—or
any dry of any degree of dryness.
1 never met a wet who was wet
enough to propose compulsory drink-
ing-
I know wets who say a total ab-
stainer denies himself one of the
good things of life.* I have seen wets
tempt others to drink—in fact urge
them to do so—and ridicule them for
not doing it—and overdoing it—bad
influences out and out.
But I never heard of a wet who
advocated anything more drastic than
optional individual wetness—by law.
• • •
Cumpulsory total abstenence—
since centuries of experience seems
to have proved that nothing less will
convince the refractory—is the es-
sence of the drys’ creed.
He who favors anything weaker
than’ that is no dry—not in this
country. Prohibition has other defi-
nitions in some other lands. 1 speak
of the United States.
When a man joins an organiza-
tion with some specific political ob-
ject in view and pays dues I assume
that that identifies him as something
of an “ultra" in that particular line.
We have two such organizations.
r- .. \
on the wet-and-dry proposition with
headquarters here in Washington—
The Anti-Saloon league.
The Association Against the Pro-
hibition amendment.
• • *
The league is out flat-footed for
Herbert Hoover for president.
I know it has been represented as
a republican#adjunct. Seme say its
enthusiasm for Hoover lie* partly in
: his republicanism. Maybe but it
would have been for hint anyway as
against Ai Smith for anyone who can
read Knows that he is dryer than AI.
The league may strain a point when
the balance is pretty even but not
in a prouounced case like this.
Say what you will the league's
nerve is middling good.
• w •
And the Asociation Against the
i Prohibition amendment? That is out
for AI.
Here is how the association offi- ■
rials explain it—
The association has republican and
! democratic members both—rather
more republicans than democrats.
Whichever ride it took a goodly num-
ber of its financial supporter* would
be sore. It must wait until after the
election—and THEN it can afford to
get back into the wet and dry fight. <N
At 'present it has to straddle—you *
can see that what?
You can see why the drvs get the
I majorities they do too. ■
"I won’t do it” I I
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441 refuse to pay 50 rents for |
a half-pint of any liquid
Insect-lclller when I can get
the same quantity of Black
Flag for only ‘25 rents.”
Black Flag Liquid Is one-
half the price of other liquid Inseci-kUler*.
And It Is the deadliest made.CHoney back If It
doesn’t prove so.) Black Flag comes tn two
forms—Liquid and Powder. Both are sure
death to files mosquitoes roaches ants bed
hugs fleas etc. Powder 15 cents and up*
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I For a Sweet Time... Anytime i
i | Take along a box of our 4
Good Candies
Four Superb Brands
I 2—Elmer’s
3— Almond Roca
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4— Martha Washington
Harry’s Cigar Stores
“Candy Headquarters’*
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