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Bnramsuflle Hcralfl
• Established July 4 1892
Entered as second-class matter In the Postoffice
Brownsville. Texas.
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£46 S. Broadway.
Ban Francisco Cal. 318 Kohl Building.
Why Not Reduce the Cotton
Acreage?
Growers of cotton are reminded by the department
®f commerce that cotton exports from the United
States in 1929 amounted to 7480000 bales or over 1-
000000 less than in 1928 nearly 2000000 less than in
1927 1500000 bales under 1926 and 1.000000 less than
in 1925.
In 1929 cotton exports to European countries were
lower than in any years since the pre-war period.
Now why increase the acreage this year? Why in-
vite cheap cotton financial disaster and abject pov-
erty? Unless cotton production is controlled the
growers will continue to produce it far beolw the cost
pf production.
Rayon is playing havoc with cotton and the rayon
mills of Europe are increasing in number and out-
put.
Thera are thousands of tenants in the American
cotton growing states who eke out a precarious ex-
istence from cradle to grave. Why not lift them out
of the rut?
Shutting Out the South American*
Rep. John C. Box of Texas is a happy man. He is
a member of the house immigration committee. All
the immigration bills were tossed into the committee
hopper. A revised bill was the result. %It restricts
western hemisphere immigration annually to 76.094
including 67556 for Canada and 2900 for Mexico.
Chmn. Johnson of the committee introduced the
bill and it is certain to be enacted If a final vote
should be taken before the close of the session.
South Americans are practically barred.
As for Mexico the quota limit would not go into
effect immediately as the revised bill carries a pro-
vision that 11.021 native born Mexicans be allowed to
come in during the fiscal year 1931 and 6961 In 1933.
Thereafter the number to be admitted is limited to
2900.
Box M. C. is a candidate for renomination and re-
election. With the American flag In one hand and
•■the American torch of civilization” in the other he
promises to shell the woods where the creeks fork In
the opening campaign.
Flowers for a Winner
••Flowers for the living” Is a slogan that should not
be sent to Join the dodo. Flowers for the winner are
ever in order. Forty-four years ago O. S. Wald be-
gan his career with the Southern Pacific Texas lines
Throughout his varied career this veteran had been
a brakeman. a clerk a conductor trainmaster assist-
ant superintendent and superintendent at El Paso
assistant general manager at Houston and finally vice
president and general manager.
There Is an open road from the lowest rung of the
ladder to the top rung. O. 8. Wald made the Jump.
He made It because he had the pluck the capacity the
efficiency and the determination to surmount the bar-
riers that are thrown in the roadway of all those who
begin at the bottom and go to the top. Then why not
flowers for the living?
I
RUDY VALLEE AND THE PRESIDENT
(Copyright 1930 by The Associated Newspapers.)
("Rudy Vailee after appearing for Women’s Con-
gressional Club was received by President Hoover at
the White House.”—News item.)
Mr. Hoover: Good morning. What is the name
again please?
Rudy: Vailee. Rudy Vailee.
Mr. Hoover: I remember hearing the name.
You're a professional golfer.
Rudy: No I play and sing.
Mr. Hoover: Oh now I know. You sing over the
radio. I've heard of you.
Rudy: And I’ve heard of you too sir.
• • • •
Mr. Hoover: What are you doing in Washington
Mr. Glenn?
Rudy: Vailee Is the name. I came here to play
and sing for some Congressmen’s wives.
Mr. Hoover: You have a voice that sways people
they say.
Rudy: So I am told.
Mr. Hoover (sadly): 1 wish you’d sing to some of
the Congressmen. Nothing that I've been able to do
has seemed to sway 'em.
Mr. Hoover: What's your regular business. Mr.
Gully?
Rudy: Vailee not Gully. Singing is my regular
business.
Mr. Hoover (Incredulously): You mean you have
no real business? You Just go about singing. How
curious! Do you find it interesting?
Rudy: Very. Don't you ever sing?
Mr. Hoover: Hardly ever. I’ve often thought I'd
like to.
Rudy: And I’ve often thought I'd like to be Presi-
dent. Nothing to do but fish and issue warnings.
It must be great fun.
Mr. Hoover: I used to think so but I was wrong j
You lead a band too don't you Mr. Chasm?
Rudy: Yes. And the name is Vailee if you don't
mind.
Mr. Hoover: I don't mind if you don't. I used to
know a Mississippi Valley once. Any relation?
Rudy: No.
Mr. Hoover (pensively): What fun it must be to
j lead a band!
Rudy: Would you like to try it?
Mr. Hoover: I haven’t had much luck as a leader
lately.
Rudy: Maybe you have the ability but Just need
that certain something to put you over big.
Mr. Hoover: That what?
Rudy: That certain something.. .that little croon-
ing tone....that little break in the voice.
Mr. Hoover (very interested): Break in trie voice?
Rudy: Yes. it moves millions.
Mr. Hoover: I used to have a break in my voice
but it’s gone.
Rudy: Nonsense. I didn’t have it at first.
Mr. Hoover: How did you get It?
Rudy: I’ll show you.
Mr. Hoover (full of hope): So I can sway people
everywhere_even In Congress?
Mr. Hoover (enthusiastically to his secretary): Close
all the doors and cancel all other appointments for
this week. I’m going to be very busy going over a
most Important matter with Mr. Canyon—beg par-
don—with Mr. Vallee.
PREMATURE SPRING SONG
The birds are singing in the trees.
Lambs gambol In the park:
The squirrels and the bumble-bees
Are having quite a lark.
The people swelter in the street.
The hatless get a tan:
It's record February heat
Proclaims the weather man
A strange light gleams In lovers’ eyes
And from these signs I know
We’ll soon have sleet and lots of ice—
And half a foot of snow!
THE REBUKE
During a theatrical performance the other evening
there was so much coughing that Elmer Twitchell
turned around in his seat and barked at the party
behind him. "Where's your hack license?”
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it proudly. “Don't worry about that.
I prefer the better things in lile.”
r'So do I." Dixie reached over and
tuned in on the radio. It was bar-
baric jazs from a Broadway restau-
rant. “I'm for bigger and bettev
boop-a-doop!”
She began to dance a crazy im- |
provisation of a spring dance and
Elanda rocked with laughter.
“You haven't got a brain in your
head.”
“They're in my feet thank good-
ness!”
Elanda Jumped when she looked
at her wrist watch.
“It's Just an hour and a half un-
til time for my audition. I better
dress.”
Dixie followed her into the bed-
room of the little apartment.
“You're going to wear your laven-
tlar lace with the big picture hat.
With your auburn hair and gray
eyes lfs the smartest contrast I've
ever seen. You'll bowl ’em over. Let
me do your hair.”
When Elanda was a little girl her
hair had been a fiery red. She had
suffered through years of the tradi-
tional freckles and gansliness that
so frequently go with red hair. But
when she was fourteen it had slow-
ly changed to a deep auburn—and
now it glinted like gold and red
autumn leaves in the sun.
Her gangiiness had rounded into
soft curves. And now at twenty she
was tall and slender and carried
herself with the poise of a princess.
It was the carriage and the way
she held her head that gave her
that tall look. In reality she was
not quite five feet five. It had be-
gun as a defiant pose—and ended
as a womanly poise.
Dixie parted Elanda's hair in the
middle and brought it in soft curves
over her ears. Then she wound it
in a soft coil at the nape of her
neck.
“It’s a good thing you let your
hair grow. ’ she helped her slip her
new gown over her head carefully
“It is perfect with this long gown.’
“It's more my type” Elanda
agreed.
“Yeah—more In keeping with
Uiat lngh hat aignity ox yours.”
“All right. Kxss me one minute
and kill me the next smartie.”
Dixie put the new lavender pic-
ture hat on and surveyed herself
in the mirror built into the door.
"I'm pretty pale. I guess I'm
nervous.”
“Put more rouge on your lips
But never use any on your race
with your coloring.” Dixie pushed
the hat a little farther from her
lace. “Give the noble brow a break.'
Thev had bought the gown the
day before. Elanda had winced a*
soending half of the two hundred
dollars she had so painfully saved
for a dress and hat and shoes. But
Dixie had told her she must have
it. Now she decided it was worth
it. She did look elegant enough tc
co anywhere. The lacy lavender
transformed her and moTded to her
young body like a glove.
Dixie laughed.
“If Mrs. Peckinbaugh could onl>
see you now.”
“Do you remember” Elanda
smiled at the memory “we used
to call her Mrs. Peek-and-puff? 1
think she spent most of her time
peeking in key holes and puffing
around telling what she saw and
heard.”
“When you make your debut at
the Metropolitan shell probablj
come up and take a box.”
“She'd have to if she expected tc
find a seat big enough to fit her’
Elanda added maliciously. “I al-
ways thought you'd marry her dea:
Merton.”
“I saved him for you darling.’
Dixie pushed her out the door. “Got
your letter to Mr. Du Pont?”
"Right here in my bag.”
Elanda stood a moment uncer-
tainly.
- ' 1 - 1 ... " ” „■ — "ir: ‘ *rn:s".—
|THE GRAB BAG
___ __-4
March 6. 1930
Who am I? From what post
have I been recalled? Who suc-
ceeds me?
How long does a person have to
live in the United States before he
can become a citizen?
What is the lowest denomination
in which gold certificates are is-;
sued? I
“Every man according as he pur-
poseth in his heart so let him give;
not grudgingly or of necessity: for
God loveth a cheerful giver.”
Where Is this passage found in the
Bible?
Correctly Speaking—
Do not confuse “liable” with
’Tlcely.” “Liable” means easily
susceptible therefore do not say “It
Is liable to rain."
Today’s Anniversary
On this day. in 1806. Elizabeth
Barrett Browning the English poet
was bom.
Today’s Horoscope
Persons bom on this day arc good
executives and have keen minds.
They are fairly self-reliant.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Sir Esme Howard; British
ambassadorship to the U. S.; Sir
Ronald Lindsay.
2. Five years.
3. Ten dollars.
4. II Cor. ix. 7.
Star Lore
SIR WILLIAM HUGGINS
By Arthur DeV. Carpenter
Sir William Huggins an English
astronomer (1824-1910) was a pio-
neer in the chemical analysis of
the stars by use of the spectroscope
He made a careful study in 1964 of
a few bright stars and positively
identified the lines of sodium mag-
nesium Iron hydrogen and other
elements. These chemical sub-
stances Huggins determined by the
black absorption lines in the spec-
trum. He also made chemical an-
alysis of comets; he made a spec-
troscoic investigation of planetary
and diffuse nebulae; and applied
the spectroscope in determining the
radial velocity of light. In 1880
Huggins in England and Draper in
America introduced photography
in getting stellar spectrums.
(More Tomorrowj
U. S. Prepares For London Poultry Exhibit
By FRANK WELLER
Farm Editor
(Associated Press Feature Service)
WASHINGTON (/P)—National ex-
hibits are being prepared by 45
countries to participate In the
Fourth World's Poultry congress In
London. July 22 to 30.
The United States exhibit under
direction of Dr. M. H. Jull poultry
husbandman of the department of
agriculture will portray the funda-
mental features of the nation's SI.-
000000000 poultry industry cov-
ering the various phases of pro-
duction marketing and the con-
sumption of poultry products.
The exhibit was authorized under
an appropriation of $25000 made
available by the last session of
congress.
Covering 3.000 square feet the
United States exhibit will Include
the latest developments In poultry
equipment. Special motion picture
films on research educational and
poultry-marketing work are being
prepared by the government. Pri-
vate concerns will show films on
commercial phases.
Dr. Jull general chairman of the
congress for the United States
says American and Canadian dele-
gates will leave Montreal together
July 12 on a new 20.000-ton steam-
ship chartered for the trip. He ex-
pects several hundred poultrymen
from the United States and numer-
ous pens of live birds.
The congress will be held under
auspices of the World's Poultry
Science association in the Crystal
palace. one of the most noted ex-
hibition buildings in the world.
Percy A. Francis. British poultry
commissioner has charge of the
congress.
Among the strange birds to be exhibited at the World’s Poultry con-
gress in London July 22-30 are the long tailed Japanese fowl (left)
and "Gungha Dhin" lower right) famous Shurazt game cock from
India. Dr. M. A. Jull (above) is directing the United States exhibit.
Live poultry exhibit will Include geese—Including the Shurazl game
representative speeiments of domes- cock from India and strange Japa-
tlc chickens turkeys ducks and nese fowl.
“Oh I dread It. I wish you were
going along."
Dixie yiu her arms around her
“Never mind honey. You'll make
it. With that letter from your
teacher—and they’ve heard you
broadcast from Atlanta I'm sure ■
you'll knock 'em cold. I’ll be say-
ing a little prayer for you.’’
Elanda looked at the dark curly
head that came Just a little above
her shoulder and saw that there
were the suspicion of tears in the
eyes of little Dixie. She had never
seen her so serious before. It sur-
prised her and she reached out and
gave her a strong hug.
• I've got to stay in New York to
be with you and Bang and the
baby.” she tried to smile. I could-
n’t fail.”
Then she turned hurriedly and
went out the door. There was a
big lump in her throat.
Dear old Dixie! Four years age
when she had come to New York
Elanda had just finished high
school and had landed a Job for
he-sclf. singing over the radio in
Atlanta It bad seemed to good to
Tie real After a few weeks in New
York Dixie had managed to get
into the "Scanties of 1926” One
more show and a season of three
months without work and she had
heen persuaded to marry her old
Jar don boy friend—Richard Dur-
kin.
Richard had scarcely ever had
any other name but ’’Bang." They
began calling him that when he
was in school because of his amus-
ing des!'1 to some day be a famous
hunter of big game in Africa and
his love of guns. He looked small
and meek and It had seemed funny
to the big boys who loved to bully
him about it.
Elanda had been a little sur-
prised—but happy—when Dixie
gave up the stage and married
bang. A year later she was still
i more amazed when she received the
! announcement of the birth of An-
dree. Dfccie with a baby! Dixie
scarcely more than a baby herself.
A scatter brained flippant laugh-
ing Dixie It had seemed like a
miracle.
It seemed more man ever a um-
pcle when Elanda saw little Andree
A pale pensive blue-eyed baby
with gold ringlets and the mos-
pensive little smile in the world
Andree laughed with her little rose
bud mouth—but her eyes always
seemed large and serious. She
would take after her father—Bang
v;ns more serious.
' Elanda had picked the two-year-
1 old baby up in her arms and reit
I such a love surge through her that
she could scarcely let her go. It had
been a revelation. The first rea.
rousing of the maternal in her-
When Andree stirred and wanted
to get down Elanda was sorry. She
had not known how sweet the feel
of a baby in her arms could be. a
feeling that made her want to cry
—and yet it was sweet. Peaceful
Then she knew why foolish little
Dixie could give up the glammer of
Broadway and her own career ana
stay at home in a four-room apart-
ment and cook and scrub and take
care of her baby. Bang was no hero
out of a book. But-he was a good
loyal husband—and loved his wire
and baby. Elanda had been afraid
that Dixie could not be happy tied
down. But she changed her mind
the first day in New York. It wm
Andree that made It all possible.
But for herself—no. A career—a
brilliant breathtaking career. The
penniless Lees must be avenged. All
her life she had had a score to pay.
And she had worked four years—
serving a bitter stifling appren.-ce-
ship getting ready for the da>
when she could come to New YorK.
and battle for her place.
She thought of a great many
things that day as she rode up
Fifth Avenue t-o the World Wide
Broadcasting Company for her au-
dition. Her fellow passengers on the
bus saw a avery beautiful girl in
lavender lace her oval face framed
in a big hatr-sltting on the edge
of her seat looking straight ahead
: of her. There was something dif-
ferent about her. Most of them won-
dered who she was and what she
did.
Elanda thought of her mother A
tired little woman who had died
suddenly when she was seven. Of
her father who always seemed to
try hard enough but could get
nowhere. He was not shiftless. He
had seemed just futile. He had died
when she was fourteen. The next
two years she spent with her fath-
er’s sister. Amelia. A good soul with
a large family of good little chil-
dren. Elanda had helped care for
them while finishing her last two
years of high school.
Immediately afterward she had
amaaement of them all. announced
that she was going to Atlanta to
sing over the radio. They were still
more surprised when a week later
they received word that she had got
herself a Job.
-* Elanda was not surprised. She
had gone with no idea in mind of
failing. All her life she had planned
to get away and work and make
good. She settled down in a modest
room and spent virtually all she
earned studying with one of the
best teachers in Atlanta—Madame
Simone. It was the madame who
told her she was ready to go to
New York and had given her the
letter to her old friend. Gregory
Du Pont II owner and president
of WWBC.
When Elanda saw the World Wide
Broadcasting Company building her
heart pattered. It was a skyscraper
thirty-five stones high on Filth
Avenue in the Fifties. She realized
then a little of how different things
were going to be from life in the
little studia in Atlanta. But—Jiust
a little. She still had a few more
sr#.>rises waiting for hit.
She got off at the thirty-third
floor and found herself confront-
ing a pretty smartly dressed girl
at a desk In the corridor.
“Whom did you wish to see. ma-
dame?”
“Mr. Du Pont please.” Elanda
handed her the note. “I’m to have
an audition."
“Oh” the girl smiled at her
pleasantly. “Mr. Du Pont has noth-
ing to do with auditions. I'll take
your note In. Meanwhile you had
better go down to studio E. on the
fourteenth floor and get In line.
There is a big crowd this afternoon.
You won't have to wait so long If
you go now.”
Elanda's heart sank. But she took
the elevator down. She heard a
chattering in the corridor near the
studio E and found herself in a
crowd of twenty-five or thirty would
be artists. She stopped in a panic
Must she compete with all this?
A stout lady with a stagey voice
turned to her excitedly.
“Did they give you anything tc
read dearie? They did me—manu-
script. I'm so all of a doo-dah 1
can't see it. I've been on the stage
twenty-five years. But I'll bet I'l
go In t here and act like a school-gir]
I don t see why a professional ha.«
to go through with these silly aud-
itions anyway.”
She did not give Elanda time tc
answer. A blonde curly-haired boj
behind her tapped her on the shoul-
der and asked in a mincing voice:
“My hair on straight dearie? II
I hit a high note it’ll probably
bounce off. I'm that fluttcry."
Elanda laughed. They were al
natural chattery. silly people. Whis-
tling to keep their courage up. She
judged them all to be Broadwaj
stage people.
Just then a boy came along:
“Miss Lee. Miss Elanda Lee.”
She turned—surprised.
“I’m Miss Lee."
“Mr. Du Pont wants you to wail
in studio D. He is coming down U
hear you later.”
The blonde boy stepped aside an<!
bowed:
• Whoops! Get a load of the prim*
donna will yuh?"
There was a faint touch of envj
in his voice. Elanda grinned and
bowed ever so slightly.
"Keep your hair on. Perclval."
She was shocked the minute she
said It. But she couldn't help it.
Really she couldn't. She did want
to be dignified but after all was
pretty human. Her answer brought
a roar from the crowd.
The boy opened the door of stu-
dio D and Elanda stepped into a
large room hung with silken dra-
peries—and carpeted under her
small feet sunk into it. She was
surprised to find that she was not
alone.
For perched on a piano was a
young man A big young man with
dark curly hair and smiling blue
eyes. There was a surprised intake
of his breath-then he strummed his
ukulele and began to sing. There
was admiration in his eyes. And
mischief. He was somewhat of a
smart aleck too. For what he sang
was:
"You've got me pickin' petals off
of daisies.
Some say yes some say no.
You've got me pickin' petals off of
daisies
Everywhere I go."
(To Be Continued!
Twenty - two negro vocational
schools in Mississippi offer refores-
tation and fire prevention instruc-
tion.
A total of 88.010 cars of citrus
fruits were shipped from California
in the 1928-29 crop year.
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