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$500, 900 BUILDING AT
CLEMSON COLLEGE BURNS

CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. c.,
April 2.-The agriculture building
of Clemson College was destroyed
by fire of undetermined origin to-
day, with an estimated 5oss of
100000. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
The building housed the agricul.
tural department, the South Caro-
lima experiment station, the agri'
culture library, and class rooms.
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TAILOR SHOOTS DAUGHTER
TO END SICKNESS

LONDON. April "A military
tailor, Francesconi, today shot his
fifteen-year-old daughter, Esther, to
end her suffering from illness. ac-
cording to CentraI News dispatch
from Rome.
The girl made statement to po.
lice that her fsthr had told her he
was going to shoot her and that
she protested. The father was ar
raafad
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KING GIRL TO BE TRIED THIS TERM
Attorney General Is
Anxious To Try
Fishing Luck
How long before It's time to

How long before it's time to
go fishing around here? 2"
This question directed at
newspapermen today by At
torney General Sargent ended
efforts to obtain information on
public matters, and changed the
discussion to the great outdoors.
The bass are striking, up the
Shenandoah river, the Attorney
General was told.
''That's fine" he said. "How'
do you get there :"
Sargent described q number
of his fishing adventures on
Lake Champlain. He noted the
suggestion that he might get in
touch with Secretary Of Com
merce Hoover who recently did
some deep-sea fishing off the
Florida coast.
"I'll see him." Sargent said.
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III CIIdI Sc VI ChO ~
The change in the plans has been
decided upon by Mrs. Coolidge, ana
some days ago she requested Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, president OF the
Girl Scouts of Washington. to as
sist her in carrying out her ideas.
AS a result, Mrs. Conrad II.
Young. President Of the Captains
Club of the Girls Scouts Of the
city, has been given general super
visory charge Of the egg rolling,
and she is now engaged In working
out an interesting program for
the event.
The Girl Scouts will be given COM
plete charge Of the youngsters,
from the time they enter the White
House gates until they leave. and
will be responsible for their enjoy
ment and welfare.
Many new features will be intro
duced to enIiven the festivities this
VeaEA Il 10 said ----..
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NEW JERSEY DRY CHIEF
TENDERS RESIGNATION

Adrian G. Chamberlain. New Jer-
eey prohibition director, has. Of
fered his resignation to David II.
Blair, commissioner of Internal
Revenue, 1t was learned today.
No action, however, has been
taken on acceptance Of the resigna-
ton.
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gal BANTAM GARIBALDr"
IS KILLED IN FIGHT

ROME, April "A message from
Tlrana, Albania. today, announced
the death in fight with Albanian
gendarnnerie of Bajram Kuri. known
as the albanian Garibaldi."
He had sworn unremitting oppo-
sition to Premier Zogu after the
overthrow Of Bishop Fan Nou -
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Girl Scouts to Police
Easter Egg-Rolling

The Girl Scouts of Washington will be the poice' in
troll of the eggroling at the White House Monday
For the time in the history of this traditional
for the organization of the youngsters
been made and the Girl Scouts have been placed
IL
The Washington times., 1925-04-02

Today's Scratches
And Jockeys
At Bowie

The nlutueI numbers In the left
hand column enable readers to
tell the program handicappers'
selections and the field horses.
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THIRD RACE.
81 FurIongs.
FOUNId fS1ANH
six and onA-half furIongs

7s73-Sea Tide--J. Mcragus. .,.,... ss
7b7O--Hourmore-H Myers. 1l3
7S72-FreedOm'a CaI-G. Hudgins. Joy
7676-Johnny Overflow, Della. 101
767f-Hidden Jewel-CosteIlo 5000. ia
7674-Gefh's Flower-D. Fisher. 1o6
7676-Dr Dave Harrington--Stutts. 10
Scratched-Jingle. Elemental, Poodle.
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easily obtained by putting cas-
ing on the wrong side Of the
dress, and inserting in 1t an
elastic which can be removed
when the dress is washed and
buttoned in place after the dress
has been ironed.
"Children's gathered boomers
can be finished the same way,
but if the fullness at. the knee is
gathered into a cuff, they will
iron satisfactorily, provided there
are not too many gathers.
"SLEEVES-Eithe kimono or
set-in sleeves can be ironed in
an ironer. The set-in ones must
be without gathers, however, or
with very small amount of full
ness, well-distributed, to give
the best results.
"COLLARS-Coll must be
carefully and simply made. The
center back of a continuous col.
lar presents difficulties.
eff large buttons of any kind
are used for fastening the collar
of a dress, they should be shank
buttons, which can be clipped
into place, rather than buttons
which sew on. These shank but
tons are easily detached. If but
tons are sewed on any part Of
garment which is to go through
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TRoNING-DAY follows wash day
4 as regularly as Tuesday fol-
lows Monday. For most house
wives, the backache has gone out
Of wash-day, because the washing
machine has simplified washing.
Now comes the great aid for
ironing-day-the ironing machine.
As a result of extensive research
work, the department of house
hold administration Of Iowa State
College has learned how the
ironing-machine can be used to
iron practically every garment
of the weeks wash. Reporting
the results of this research work,
Miss Eloise Dawson, who con.
Quoted the investigation says,
that clothes can be so made as
to go readily through the machine.
In analysing the homemaker's
ironing problems we find that
dresses are one Of the chief
COoL SCO VI duAAOJd nSC III h0AAAG 6IAA
ironing-machine and require the
longest time to iron. However,
attractive and interesting dresses
can be made, both for children
apd grownups, which will go
through an ironing machine with
ease and beautiful results in a
minimum Of time. You can have
a pleasing variety Of styles and
use as much originality and in
dividuality of designs as you like,
provided you keep in mind the
following points when you make
them yourself or buy them:
TYPES OF DIR e S S K s.
Straight, one-piece dresses ara
most quickly ironed although you
will find two-piece dresses thor
oughly satisfactory if the gath
ers are correctly handled.
FULLNESS-Whe gathers are
used to give fullness over the
bust and hips, as few should be
used as possible. However, If ad-
ditional hip fullness or a slight
blouse which is so becoming to
some figures, is desired. it is
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an ironer, avoid thick ones.
Small buttons prove more salts
factory than large ones.
"a collar made in two pieces,
with an opening at the center
back which corresponds to the
one in front, can be ironed well
only on the type of ironer which
has one end Of the roller open.
'BELTS-All belts should be
detached and held in place by
small snaps or straps.
.tPOCKETS-It is important to
keep pockets flat. Set-in pockets
iron easily. Those set on the
outside must be sewed on per-
fectly flat and smooth, allowing
no fullness unless the pocket is
placed so that the fullness comes
exactly over the hip. If it is
placed this way, the fullness ex.
tends beyond the hip line as
the garment passes through the
ironer.
'TRIMMINGS-A dress may be
trimmed as simply or as elabOr
ately as you like, provided all the
trimming are kept flat. Where
bindings and factngs are used,
take care that there is not too
great difference in the weight
of the materials. When bindings
or facings Of heavy materials are
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THE LIFE OF
A RICH GIRL
Further Facts On the
Education and Diet
OF the Gould
Children

served with all the dignity oE
state by William Bishop, the bue-
Ter, upon silver platters. What
a contrast! Food far simpler
than that eaten by. most persons
Of modest circumstances on or
nate and expensive silver plat
tiers.
And by the. way, my mother
had the same menu as the chill
dren, disliking fancy. foods She
preferred English cooking, al
though she did employ French
chefs because of my fathers pre-
objection for that cuisine,
We lay down for half an hour
after lunch and then were free
to put on riding habits and can
ter through the countryside for
an hour or so. A plunge in the
swimming pool usually followed.
After a half-hour OF water sports
we dressed for the afternoon I'm
white lingerie dresses with. rib
bon sashes. We were allowed to
do pretty much as we pleased
then, but Gloria. and I frequently
spent the time with our mother
in the Adam room, where she
would serve tea to visitors. The
children, were not permitted to
drink tea or coffee.
Supper at 6 in the nursery din
ing room was made up of q CO
real, a boiled egg, milk ard some
stewed fruit. This was my sup
per until 1 was seventeen years
old. The elders. had their dinner
at $50.
Our supper period during the
early days Of the war was much
enlivened by spirited conflicts of
nationality. Merits and dement's
Of European countries were loud.
ly proclaimed in three languages.
Feelings were frequently hurt.
F'raulein Schacko, the most
sensitive OF the governesses,
never, permitted animosities to
interfere with her dessert On
several occasions she threatened
to leave the table, but always
waited until the pudding or
stewed fruit was served and then
carried it out with her, throwing
over her shoulder contemptuous
glances at the Entente Cordiale.
Yet in spite of the bitterness of
the struggle waged abroad none
Of the governesses left the house,
hold because Of nationalistic feel.
ings.
After supper we sat for half an
hour with mamma while she
dressed for dinner. At we
started for bed and lights had to
be out at 1880.
In the next article T will tell
about how the children were
clothed and something Of my
mothers gowns and jewels.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright, 1925. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
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NOW COMES THE GREAT AID FOR IRONING DAY

plain or picoted in black, skill
fully arranged to avoid super
fluous fullness, can be used most
effectively on dresses and rompers
for the children.
Another little trick about MAX
ing garments, especially children's
rompers and play-suits, is to make
them to open out flat whenever
possible. fastening them with but
tons, ties or snaps instead of
sewing them up. Almost any SIM
pattern can be adapted to this
way of finishing.
what have said about the col
lars, sleeves, gathers and trim
ming of dresses applies equally
well to the blouses which are now
so much in vogue.
Aprons on bands should be made
with as little fullness as possible;
the" all-over aprons can be made
very much as the dresses are
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: used on dresses Of thinner ma
teriaIs, the finish produced by the
ironer around the edge of these
is rough and very unsatisfactory.
"AvQld wfrills and ruffles, unless
pleated so pleats can be basted to
lie flat.
"Rickrack braid when stitched
both edges is a very attractive
and an easily ironed trimming.
If it is stitched only through the
center instead Of along both edges,
your ironing problem will be a
far more difficult one.
"a simple flat applique design
combined with embroidery is an
other prettyS trimming on a dress.
The embroidery may be a chain
or darning stitch made with
color-fast embroidery floss, and
the applique of material Of a con-
trasting color.
BIAS folds of materials. either
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Of grouse shOOtlng.

to stretch our limbs and rest our
minds, a fifteen minute recess
followed. This we spent in play
ing tag or hop-scotch or in ami
able discussion.
Luncheon
At last we were free to speak
English for q few minutes, al
though so thoroughly were we
schooled in linguistics that for
eign words kept creeping in.
Miss Cortis, general supervisor
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would eat with her. in the large
dining room. This gave her an
opportunity to question Ius about
the progress of our studies.
Luncheon consisted Of soup, a
meat course veal and pork were
never given to us), potatoes (pro-
vided they were not fried. vege-
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Twice a week arithmetic was
supplanted by a piano lesson
which was equally detested. I
love the piano-wten someone
else plays 1t.
At 1 o'clock we had luncheon.
When mamma was home and
was not entertaining visitors we
The Washington times., 1925-04-03
EDITH GOULD'S STORY 4 1H5
The Autobiography Of
a Daughter Of
An American
Millionaire
By Edith Gould
Wainwright
Daughter Of George j. Gould and
Granddaughter Of Jay Gould
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER V.
a TYPICAL day in the Gould
a home, either at Lakewood
or Furlough Lodge in the
Catskills, to continue my recol-
lections Of education and disci-
pine, was about like this:
At 7:30 o'clock the nurse would
arouse each youngster and dress
him or her. As soon as tiny
fingers were able to manipulate
buttons and buttonholes they
were left to do so unaided. Then
we would assemble in the nurs-
cry dining room for breakfast,
that consisted Of orange Juice,
cereal, bacon ana eggs, whole
wheat rolls white bread was
never served to the children)
and milk. The milk was served
at the temperature Of the room.
The next step would be to bid
good morning to our parents in
their bed room, where we would
remain until it was time for our
first lesson to begin. Chairs and
tables were placed on the terrace
back of the house and there We
repaired with the teachers.
German First.
The first lesson for me in the
: =
morning was German. This is a
language with which 1 early be-
came familiar. knowing how to
write the German script even
before could use our own aIpa-
bet. German continued for an
hour, after which French was the
subject. Italian, my favorite
foreign tongue, was the next sub
Jet.
Through the eloquence of Sig
orina Celia Fiorillo. successor
TO signorina Lucci now Mrs.
Kingdom Could. 1 acquired a
love- for things Italian people.
literature, art and scenery.
In order to give US a chance
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of education, whom the children
affectionately called Aunt Carrie.
would try to teach IQe the COM
plexities of arithmetic. say try
advisedly, because. in spite OF iler
most painstaking efforts, practi-
cally nothing but the rudiments
Of the study remains. I hate it.
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the plainest manner, free from
highly seasoned sauces. Rich
foods were under no conditions
given to us and our first ac-
quaintance with the elaborate,
French cuisine came only when
we had grown up. When we ate
with mamma this plain fare was
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table, such as turnips, of which
mamma was particularly fond,
or string beans, parsnips or
squash, sometimes a salad and
milk pudding of one sort or
another.
Plain Food.
All this food was prepared in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
EL JARDlN BOY
WINNER OF TRIP
Many Pupils Enter Her
aid Prize Spelling
Match

Callan Martin, seventh grade pupil in
ship Of the Valley in the spelling match
held at Mercedes yesterday. and the
right t GA trip to Houston Tuesday,
April 81 to compete in sttae spelling
match, with all expenses paid by The
Herald The boy will leave Monday
night, accompanied by j. M. Stein,
Herald publisher.
The spelling match conducted at Mer-
cedes was for the special purpose of Sc
lecting a Valley championship speller in
the contest in which the Herald offers
this prize. The winner at the Houston
match, conducted by the Chronicle, will
be wiven a trip to a national spelling
match at Washington, with all expenses
paid, in addition to large prizes.
Brownsville's two entries in the spell
ing match, Raul Garza, and Pauline
Marler, both seventh grade students,
were the last to go down. They stood
up With the Ell Jardin entry for some
time. and finally missed words, leav-
ing only Callan Martin who had not
missed a word.
Superintendent Thomas J. Yoe of the
Brownsville schools was in charge of
the spelling match, which was held in
the Mercedes high school building, while
Miss Baker of Hidalgo gave out the
words in the match. The spelling match
started at 1880, and was concluded at
about $50.
The Valleys spelling champion will
leave early this week for Houston, to
compete in the spelling matleh for the
state championship.
Those who competed in the spelling
match are: Robert Craycroft, seventh
grade, Wesalco; Grace Mitchell, seventh
Weslaco; Bernice Lagerstam, fifth
Lyford; Herman Domron. seventh
Schultz; Hugh McManus, and Glenn
Commons, seventh, Mercedes; Ida Guer
IA, seventh, Hidalgo; May Wise, sixth
Carlson; Mary Gilbert, seventh, Sar
Benito; Edna Olden seventh, and Callar
Martin, seventh Ell Jardin; Brooks
Smith, seventh and Wayne Hollenbeck
sixth, McAllen; Raul Cara, and Paul
inc Marler, seventh, Brownsville; Daltor
Vandresar, seventh, and Louise Craw
ford, sixth Pharr; Oslin Damaron
fourth, Pharr; Billie Sealey, seventh
San Benito; Lillian Freasier, seventh
South Palm Garden; Dorothy Tamberg
seventh, and Fairy Day, sventh, Wilson
Tract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
CHARITY HOME
SHOWS THANKS
Gifts Received During
Easter; Hear From
Mrs. Wheeler

Expressions of appreciation have been
expressed by persons living in the
Charity home of Brownsville, and by
those in charge of the home for tha
kindness of various persons and or
ganizations in the city whose donations
made possible Easter celebrations az
the home.
During the Easter period, Easter egg
hunts were conducted. along with
number of other Easter services. One
marriage ceremony was performed
Juanita Salinas being married to Manner
Rivera.
The Easter egg hunt at the home was
attended by persons living in the in
stitution. and neighbors.
A number of donations have been re-
ceived at the home, according to Miss
Nora Kelly. and Mrs. A. c. Starck, in
charge, Of the home The Immaculate
Conception church of Brownsville sent
a donation. One was received from
Mrs. Jesse o. Wheeler, former publisher
of The Herald, now in Rome; the sun
dav school class Of the Church of the
Advent, Mrs. David Young. Mrs. Dave
O,Brien. Miss Julia O'Brien, the Sacred
Heart Sunday school class, are some
of the organizations and individuals
that contributed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
To BROADCAST
VALLEY GROWTH
c. L. Jessup to Speak
on Test of Browns
vile Station

Cold facts on some of the develop
ment chat has taken place in the Valley
recentiy-some of the things the Valley
has done besides, sing its own praises
will be told in talk to be made over
Brownsville's radiosacting station in
San Antonio Monday night by c. l..
Jessup of this city.
The fact that the Valley has recently
completed construction on a railroad
from Brownsville to Point Isabel, that it
is working on one from Rio Grande City
to Sam Fordyce, and another from Monte
Cristo to Santa Maria; that work will
be started soon on line from Raym mond-
vile 10 Edinburg, and that another road
into the Valley from beyond the sand
is an assured fact. will all be told to
the world over the radiocasting station
on the trial test at which the San An
tonic Light will broadsast musical
program Monday night, starting at $3.50.
A few other salient facts of Valley
progress will be the mention of such
things as a new tourist hotel in Browns
vile, new railway station to be con-
structed here soon; the $4,000 cars of
truck and fruit shipped out of the Val
lev last year, with prospects for at least
an equally large number this year, and
many other points. Mr.. Jessup, who
was at one time secretary Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce, Sc
cured information for the address here
yesterday, and will leave today.
In addition to the address which is
to be made by Mr.. Jessup, a musical
program will be given by talent under
the direction of the San Antonio Light.
The program will go out under the
call VICAR, and will be broadsast at
263 metres.
This test will constitute final test in
San Antonio Of the Brownsville radio
| station, after which it will be shipped to
Brownsville, and installed here. accord
| ing to report received by Lee B. James
chairman of the radio committee in this
city. The towers for the station here
are already in Brownsville, and the
tower erection crew is expected here
ready to start on this part of the work
Monday.
| 1t is expected that the entire station
will be up and ready for operation ir
a few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
CAVALRY CHIEF
in BROWNSVILLE

Major General Malin Craig, chief of
the cavalry forces in the United States,
is at Fort Brown today, the guest of
Colonel John NJ. Morgan, post command
er there. The visit here is part of Gen
eral Craig's visit to all of the posts
under his command, numbering ID in all.
General Craig assumed command of
the cavalry forces of the army about a
year ago, on the retirement of General
Holbrook. He is not making any formal
inspections on the tours to army poses,
but is merely looking over quarters
and barracks, and becoming acquainted
with the officers under his command.
The cavalry commander was greeted
at the train when he arrived here yes
terday by the military band of Fort
Brown, which accompanied him to the
post. As he entered the post salute
was fired at the garrison. General Craig
VII ro from here to Fort Ringgold
where part of the Fort Brown troops
are stationed now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
WOMAN in JAIL
FOR POISONING
EIGHT PEOPLE
Wife of Nebraska Sec
ton Foreman Mental
ly irresponsible; Not
to Be Prosecuted

ST. PAUL, Nebraska. April 18.-Mrs.
Emmanuel Sorenson, %. wife of a sec
tion foreman, is in county Jail to-
night charged with the deaths by pois-
oning of eight persons. including three
of her own children, her first husband
the latter's mother and tire other
children.
Found to be mentally irresponsible,
she will be taken to the state insane
asylum as soon, as possible and there
will be no prosecution. County Alto
ney Dobrey of St. Paul said tonight
The following deaths are attributed to
Mrs. Sorenson:
Joe Weldman, her first husband, who
died September 20, 1920.
Mrs. Wilhelmia Dean, her mother-in-
law. who died shortly after her sons
death.
Minnie Weldman. six years old, who
died September Z, 1920.
Dolores Sorenson. one. daughter of
her second marriage, died February 10.
1924
Viola Cooper, one. a daughter of Mr..
Wellman's sister, died July %, 1918, at
DannebOrg.
Clifford Cooper. four months. died
August 20, 1922
Ruth Brock, less than one year old
died February 90, 1929
Another Of her children, the name OF
whom is unknown at present, was also
said to have died Of poison administer
ed by Mrs. Sorenson, the county attor-
neys said. Mrs. Sorenson. he said, wa,
stoical and would make no statement
except that "another of my children
died Of convulsions recently" While
no prosecution will be made. the woman
viii be held at the county Jail until
transferred to the asylum.
Authorities said that the investiga'
tion started about three weeks ago
According to County Attorney Dobrey
the woman had visited the Irwin Knott
family at Danneborg recently and tws
fthe children became suddenly i'll o.
convulsions. The children, he continued
said they had eaten some cookies Civ
en- them by Mrs. Sorenson. Salivs
from the children was taken then to
chemist at Lincoln, Nebraska, it wa!
found that poison had been administer
ed. The investigation then was con
tinued he said until ID led to the ar
rest of Mrs. Sorenson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-19
GAMES HELD UP
EBBETTS FUNERAL

NEW YORK. N. Y, April 18.-
Charles II. Ebbetts, president of the
Brooklyn National league baseball club
died of heart disease in his rooms in the
Waldorf Astoria hotel at six o'clock this
morning. He was sc years old.
Seriously i'll throughout the winter.
Mr.. Ebbetts came north just ahead OF
his team. He was too i'll to see game
in the new season.
Next Tuesday. the day of Mr.. Eb-
belts funeral in Trinity church, Brook
lyn. baseball will pay him tribute as
one Of it's outstanding figures. There
will be no games in the National league
and officials and players of many teams
will attend the services The presi-
dents of the other seven senior circuit
clubs. together with Baseball Commits
sioner Lands and John A. Heydler,
president Of the National league, will
be the pail bearers.