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The Washington times., 1927-06-06
HAIL TO MARS!
By Garrett P. Serviss

CALCULATIONS to the earth's
~ brother, Mars! He enters
with high credentials into the
restricted circle of inhabited
worlds, Prof. Henry. Norris Rus
sell, the successor Of Prof. Charles
A. Young at Princeton Observa-
tory, and one of the foremost
figures in modern astronomy, has
declared his belief that there is
life on Mars. Heretofore he be-
lieved that life did not exist on
any Of the planets except the
earth; now he believes that there
10 at least vegetable life on Mars,
and that there are many other
inhabited planets in the universe.
He has made this announcement
to his students.
The spirits of Giovanni Schiap-
arelli, Camille FIammarion and
Percival Lowell may rejoice. The
great cause for which they con-
tended is triumphing. They held
that the first duty of astronomers
Is to study the worlds immedi.
ately around us, in our own
solar system, with a view to as
certain whether they are occupied
by living beings. But, instead
Of receiving universal hearty sup
port and aid from their brethren
in astronomy they were, in too
many cases, doubted, regarded
with a shrug, called in question
as to the accuracy of their OBJ
servations and statements and
even sneered at because, for
sooth, they interested the pub
lie. For that they were treated
as sensation mongers and dream.
ers.
Professor Russell was never
one of these accusers, though he
remained skeptical. He was open
minded, waiting only for what he
could regard as conclusive facts.
Now he has found enough OF
such facts to change his mind,
and having changed IT, he tells
his students, not being afraid Of
human interest, nor regarding it's
absence as, a sine qua non in
scientific communications.
Professor Russell's cauti on
shown in limiting his belief, for
the present, to vegetable life on
Mars, is an index of his sincerity.
But knowing, as we do, that the
distinction between vegetable and
animal life is practically imper-
ceptible when we go far enough
back, it would seem that the case
for the Availability of Mars is
established when the existence of
vegetation on its surface is adj
mitted.
And with the vegetation there
are clouds, and mists, and prob
ably rains; also advancing and re-
treating snow caps about the
poles, variations of temperature
between morning, midday and
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
SNAKEBITE CURES

A NTIDoTEs for the poison Of
"A the rattlesnake. the copper
head and the water moccasin,
which, If injected into the blood.
stream within few hours after
a bite has been suffered, will al.
most certainly prevent death,
have been prepared by a Brazilian
doctor. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
With the aid Of the Army and
ether agencies, he collected the
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
LISTEN, WORLD!

COME Of the
- older m en-
were talkin e
a about it the
other day. Say.
ing how faithful,
h on 9 st work
didn't pay any
more. You might
work yourself
sick but some
hot air artist
would be pro-
NOTED right over
your head.
T h ey W ere
talking about
Alb ert Wood.
Quiet, plodding
fellow, Albert
always modest
and never seem
ed to think
much Of himself
yet there had
never been a
better w0r1ynp
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

man could COM
pete with the
time element and
the personality
problem, but
loyalty and eff
cheney I h ey
were at a pre-
MUM. So the
loyal and eff.
cient men got
the big jobs.
And we have
come TO THINK
that loyalty and
efficiency are
the things that
should count.
We're wrong.
The things that
count are the
things that are
needed. A n d
something b e.
s d e s loyalty
and efficiency
are needed in
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Smoke

Only trifling blaze yet it cost the lives Of man,
woman and child in Brooklyn.
It Of those sudden depOrable tragedies all too
frequent in this country.
Too few persons realize that smoke be quickly fatal
Even little fire demands prompt action and exercise of
the greatest the part Of those threatened by
guard against the deadly peril that always exists when
famas Eprng N
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Quite Right

SNAtO GeASAb
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Several weeks ago a wonder.
full young man took me out for
an evenings entertainment. We
had a lovely time, and when he
brought me home I told him I
had a wonderful evening".
Now, Mrs. Beeckman, do YOU
think I offended this young man
in any way? My brother said I
ought to have thanked him. Do
you think he is right? c. B.
IF you told him that you had
i a wonderful evening" he un.
doubtedly interpreted this as at
least a part thank you. You did
express your appreciation even
though you didn't definitely say
the words thank you" 1 am
glad your brother is carrying on
the society for the propagation Of
expressing thank yous.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Please tell me if it is prop
er to have only one weeks no.
tice for a wedding-that is send.
ing the invitation on Saturday
for a wedding on the following
Saturday, when no engagement
has been announced? L. e. o.
USUALLY invitations for
u wedding are sent out three
weeks before the date set for the
ceremony. However, II the wed.
ding is to be informal, the in.
vitations may be sent out at
shorter notice. The point is to
engage ones friends to come to
ones wedding, and If you are
reasonably sure that your friends
will be dlsengaged, then the in.
vitations may be sent out within
the week before. a
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

life like a novice on q bicycle,
simply HUNTING for the jolts.
AS long as the world continues,
old men will marry flappers,
young men will fall in love with
hard-eyed vamps. and sane, in
telligent men will fall for brain
less firts and gold-diggers.
There is ne help FOR thenaf
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
ARTIFICIAL
FUR

A RTIFICIAL silk is now en-
ployed in the manufacture
Of many fabrics that formerly
could be woven only from the
natural product, according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine
these include taffeta, crepe de
chine, foulard. and other materials.
Some Of the threads are almost
as fine as those of a spiderweb,
and special methods of color
blending have been developed in
the dyeing processes. One OF the
most successful Of the fabrics Is
artificial-sillz fur. It is being
made up into coats which are diff
ficult to detect from those Of
leopard, gazelle. and mole.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

A photo-electric cell does the work
Of a device invented to count the
number Of automobiles paasing a
given peint in q dAR ill5@3
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

Peer mani He sees tAressG
El fronterizo., 1927-09-24
VOICES AL AMADO

Mi voz qre no tie nombra, que suena
para ell sentido torpe, en- mi i~nocencia
hace un clamor continue que me LENA,
tempestuosamente, la c~onciencia.
Yo soy la nina del Cantar, la nina
bendecida de amor. Discurre nieve-
vino nj mieles n0-la tierna VIVA
que apenas brota de mi pecho breve.
Solo la terra sabe: mis- entranas
ocultan fuego. Soy la flor pequeha
de los arboles que hay en- las montanas
olorosos a Dios, Y buena lena!
Ell dfa que me tones por esposa,
por ell milagro que mi ser encierra
veras la nieve arder, volar la rosa
fluir la vina: Heredaras la terra!
Aurora Rostand.
El fronterizo., 1927-09-24
SECCION EDITORIAL
La EScuela Laica

Dice Ell artcuo 8 de la Constitution, Ley luz tanto Sc eta y tan POGO Sc
cumple: LA ensenanza es ibre; pero sra laica la que Sc de e n los estabec-
mientos ohcials de educacion, IL mismo que la ensenanza primaria, elemental
Y superior u Sc imparta en- los establecimientos pMiculares." Ell adjective
IaGo, como Sc puede leer en cualquier dicconamo, Sc apHca actualmente para
calficar la ensenanza ode que Sc excluye toa dotrina reigosa, Y tanbien a
Hay que insBtr en- la defnni6n, para que Sc yea que 10 laco 10 ha de
referirse 1nicamente a 10 cat6lco aunque ai parozca creerlo ell jacobnsmo Ia
cional. No inda la prescription tan solo de la religion cat6Hca, snO de todas
las reigiones. Ell esprtu de la ley constitutional 10 ha sMo, pr tanto, pre-
parar N las escuelas a los meSicanos del porvenr, para csc Gambia de credos
al tue tan inminentes vrtudes atribuye Ell senior Noises Saenz, Subs@retario de
Education P1bica, a juzgar por 10 que djo en- los Estados Umdos recente-
mente.
Ahora bin, las posbilidades de IN ensenanza laca, o sea "rreigiosa"-
81 Sc permite ehneologismo-no on compatibes con ell estado de cosas que
prevdece en- Ell Mhmsterio del Ramo, segun 10 que Sc revelo en- UNI de las
sesiones de la Convention Labonsta.
Ali Sc dio, en- efedo, que los pastores pptestantes, bajo ell amparo del
senior Saenz, Sc han apoderado de la direction de la ensenanza pdbica. Sc
tor de Education en- Nuevo Leon. Y que tambien gozan de la misma doble
categofa u colegas de Tamauipas, Coahula v Chihuahua.
Lo afrmado tene todos los vso de ser verosmi, 81 Sc r@uerda la apologize
que hzo ell senior Subsecretamo de Education del protestanismo durante ell
vaje u realza, no como ministo de cualesquiera de los muchos cultos que
Sc designan con este nombre entertainments, sno como funcionario mexicano
del ramo de ensenanza-
No es probable que tan fervoroso admiador de las cuaidades del potes-
tantismo sea, come suae deGrse, puramente Ihrico. La mejor prueba de clio
esa en la elevation del senior Jonas Garcia Y companeros de sacerdocio, desde
ell vente de la balena b1bica, hasta los cargos mas altos Ell la education publ
ca, amen del canto trasbravino de marras, en- loor de la religion protestante.
two, su presencia al frente de la ensenanza nadonal, como segundo j6e lie ella,
es deci, no relgiosa o en- otos terminus, nj caltoica, nj protestante, nj maho-
metana, nj budista, etc.
A menos que nuestros jacobinos creanq ue ell catoicismo es la 1nica verda-
dera religion, cosa u no seia estrano, vsto que cuando menos trece mllones
Y cuatro quintos de los cat0re que tene aproximadamente ell pals, opinan 10
mismo. Ell Universal"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
DODGE OFFERS
new TYPE CAR
s. Passenger Sedan Is
Added to Senior
Liz

Dodge Brothers, Inc. today an
nornces the addition 70 is Senior
line Of six cylinder cars Of q five
passenger sedan upholstered in polo
grain gray leather. This is the first
leather upholstered car In the com
pany's line and contrary 20 the usual
custom OF the industry this car IL
priced lower than Jobs done in mo-
hair. Il will sell for Slso5 {. o. b.
Detreit for the same body tyre M
holstered in mohair.
this new sedan" says Jesse Den
nett, local Dodge Brothers dealer,
answers the requirements Of many
buyers who prefer leather 70 fabric
upholstery. Leather has the advan-
tages Of being easier to keep clean
and Of offering maximum resistance
TO rough usage. Being OF the high
quality which has always been a fea-
ture Of Dodge Brothers cars il will
retain its rewness Of appearance
throughout the long life Of the car.
TO the family with small children,
to the man who makes lone trips over
dusty roads and 20 the owner whose
car frequently Is called upon 20 make
hunting and fishing trips, the new in
terror VIII make q strong appeal.
The new a IL particularly at
trsctive that the polo grain gray
leather Is N pleasing contrast with
the Brunswick blue lacquer below and
the black lacquer above the belt lire
on the bodies. The window reveals
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Grandma Gets Medal
For Delivering Bread

PARIS F)-Clarisse. "Grandma-of-
the-Boulevards." whose slight figure
he's been a familiar sight for well
over half a century 70 early morning
~promensders, has won a medal.
For IS years. Grandma whose
name j. Clarisse-Elisa THRILLER and
who has reached the ripe age Of IS,
has delivered fresh rolls 20 the eli
ents Of a bakery in the Faubourg
P~oissoniere. Her bent figure is to
be een soon after dawn pushing her
little bread-laden cart along the
~boulevards. but no longer Is she to
Be found az her post As usher in the
Dejazet Theater, where for three
generations she worked at night to
supplement her mornings earnings.
The Bakers Syndicate Of Paris.
learning recently of Clarisse's re-
markable record, awarded her q
splendid shining medal and gave
her 4 sun Of money.
NO" she said. smiling through her
tears az gratitude. III will not stop.
The medal will perhaps spur me to
improve my work"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
DEALERS like
new CADILLAC
K Reception Eclipses
Any Since First
Eight introduced

Reccrd-hreaking attendance AZ dis
plays Of the new Cadillac car, sales
In volume far surprising those at the
presentation az any previous model,
and expressions Of enthusiasm from
Cadillac owners Of long standing and
IRON the public who have seen dis
plays OF the new car. This II the
gist OF enthusiastic ccrgratulatory
kilograms received BY officials Of the
Cadillac Motor Car Company from
distributors and dealers.
The new Cadillac was presented
throughout the country In salons
staged In the show rooms on distribu-
tors and dealers The organization
IN the field reports expression Of en-
thuslasm by visitors and the placing
q actual orders far outstriprgng any
thing IN their previous local history.
Indications are, according 20 IA.
NJ. Stephens, the companv's general
sales manager, that the reception. a.
based on word received from all
points, absolutely eclipses every pre-
vious introduction since the intro
duction Of the first eight-cylindcr
Cadillac in 1914. We have from New
York. Philadelphia. Chicago. Los An
geles, Ssn Francisco, Pittsburgh, and
many other points, reports OF show
rooms crowded until eleven O'Clock
~ night. Radio announcements On
the evening preceding the actual
showing brought visitors 10 the doors
AZ eight o'clock the following morn
ing"
kilograms from five veterans az
the company's distributing oreani-
zsticn who have been selling CadiI-
lac cars for periods ranging from fif-
teen 70 twenty-five years are PAR
ticularly significant.
lnglis M. Uprercu. who has sold
Cadillac cars in the New York metro
politan area since the introduction OF
the model A. telesraphs: "Puhlic'x
reception to Cadillac most gratifying.
Large number Of cars sold on first
showing and all expressed admiration
and surprise ct the marvellous exhibit
and went away most en.hused. What
! have seen and heard speaks volumes
for the future"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Florida in the esst-Mississ;ppi mar.
kets.
The fight waged By the organiza-
ton 70 eliminate the "bulged pack"
has the cooperation Of practically all
the Valley growers as we'll as the
railroads. Officers Of the orRaniza-
ton assert that il had become q COM
NOR practice in the Valley 20 over
load containers and that the grow
ers received no more for the -bulged
pack. An effort will also be made
by the organization 20 secure le9is-
latlon establishing standard weights
for vegetable packs in order that
growers may sell by weight and the
railroads receive freight upon the
actual tonnage.
The listing Of members closed
November !, and additional members
will not be admitted 70 the organiza-
tion until the close OF the marketing
season. Officers Of the exchange
state that this policy is necessary in
order 70 protect ell members as well
as their marketing agency. The lat
ter now has completes data relative TO
the acreage and paintings Of the
members and will make its market
ing plans accordingly, and the admis-
sion Of new members, IL is stated,
would prove q serious handicap at
this time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

are deep and are set off with the
same Brunswick blue lacquer in
which the body II finished. Wheels
are painted blue 10 match the body
and the tenders and shields are fin
iEhed In black baked enamel.
The interior finish Of the new car
is harmonious throughout, the win
dow holdings on the inside being done
IN gray lacquer 60 match the gray
leather upholstery while the new in
.strunent panel is finished in blue.
Body hardware and interior aprint-
nants are Of attractive design and
enduring finish.
Production in large volume, the
factory has announced. allows this
type u h. introduced az a substan-
tally lower price than that at which
the other types Of the senior line
sell"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

which II sponsoring the plan gets
the approval OF the French Govern
ment. q yacht will be fitted with
gaming paraphernalia as complete
~ that Of the Monte Carlo casino
with which w intends "a vie in ct
tempting TO attract tourist trade.
The craft. large enough 70 accommo-
date 800 passengers ir great rom
fort, will call mt the principal ports
along the Mediterranean coast. per-
mittirg It's guests to combine sight
seeing with gambling.
Prices or accommodations viii b
less than first-ciass hotel charges.
the promoters expecting "a make the
difference no ne the gaming tables,
will operate day and night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

ard Guaranty company, and the com
pany'B cross action. Such suit
should Be IN admiralty courts. 7
was held.
The case was from Orange county
Perkins, working In the hold 90
British tramp steamer. was injured
and the district court, upholdinF n
board. gave him judgment 70
SisS6.66. less $3.50 already paid,
Plus S2n w week for 40t weeks Th
civil appeal court reversed the cas
and rendered judgment for the i'm
snrance company. but the Supremi
court reversed both and dismisses
the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
40 Per Cent Inmates
Are Orphans at Home

AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. lI.-lP-
Nearly 30 per cent OF the inmates
of the state orphans home, Corsi-
cana, are not orphans and do not
properly belong there. Or. r.. n.
Harrington. chairman of the state
board Of control. declared today in
q statement concerning the institu-
ton.
Sometime ago" he said. "the su-
p~erintendent Of the home. in re-
Spouse 70 my inquiry, reported that
there were about SO children there
whose fathers had abandoned, with
out divorce, the mothers Of the
children, while he reported only 90
children In the institution each Of
whose parents were dead,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Cabling
Planned for Riviera

PARIS ga floating gambling
house. not unlike the gambling
barges nee anchored in the Gulf AZ
Mexico off the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi, may next season make its ap-
nearance on d yacht moored off the
French Riviera
II q local ship-buiIding company
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Admiralty Courts
Act on Sea Cases

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. if.zr-
TIE state industrial accident board
and state courts are without juris-
diction lin a workmen's insurance
compensation case arising from his
injury while working w a sea going
vessel engaged in international con-
merce. the Supreme court held here
I'm dismissing +. ID. Perkins suit
against the United States Fidelity
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Pumping Plants OF
Valley Adequate to
Supply All Demands

II all the water that could be
pumped by the irrigation plants
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
in one day could be placed in
n ditch one foot wade and n
foot deep, il would require a
ditch $4,000 miles in length, or
more than two and o1e-hnlf
times the circumference or the
earth mt the equator.
The combined capacity or the
pumping plants Of the Valley
irrigation systems IN 5000 acre
feet per day. or sufficient TO
cover 5000 ere TO n depth OF
one foot. This Is sufficient 60
irrigate $1,000 acres with a nor
NAL irrigation Of four inches.
Development Of the irriga-
ton facilities has been one Of
the most remarkable achieve
ments Of the Valley. Over s15.-
100000 has been expended in
~perfecting the pumping plants
and canal systems. These sys-
TENS have a gross area Of 509,-
800 acres, with approximately
100000 acres under cultivation.
The capacity Of the pumpingp
plants Ia sufficient 20 irrigate
the entire cultivated acreage
every twenty days. N necessary
In recent years practically no
losses have been sustained by
growers due to lack OF irriFa-
ton water. Many Of the sys-
tens have been brought to u
very high state OF efficiency,
and on all Of them the grower
is virtually assured Of receiv-
ing ample water 10 meet every
requirement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

tato crop. Approximately 20 acres
will be planted to cabbage, z 10 cauli-
flower and 5 10 miscellaneous vege-
tables. Part Of the truck land will
b. available for cotton and 100 acres
OF the staple viii be planted
Soil or Great Fertility
The soil OF the lower river planta-
tons In exceptionally fertile, and i'm
the pioneer days or Valley ngricul-
ture served TO demonstrate the won
derful crop producing qualities OF
Valley land under irrigation. During
the years Of the so-caIled sugar
boom" hundreds Of acres on the lower
river were planted 20 cane, and
duction until 1916, when removal al
the tariff on sugar forced the aband-
onment Of the industry. Rice was
also grown on part Of the lands.
When IL was a~sccrtained that the
lower river lands were particularly
adapted 10 the raising OF early spring
potatoes. the paintings or this com
modify became heavy. and hundreds
of carloads are now shipped annually,
The Piper spur OF the Missouri Pa
cific, which extends from Browns
vile 10 South Point. supplies ex-
cellent shipping facilities for the en-
tire lower river section.
Paintings OF citrus trees have been
heavy on the lower river section I'm
recent years. the large acreage Of the
Stiles Plantation having demonstrate
ed that the soil Is well adapted TO
citrus culture, and in a few years
fruit shipments from that section
will be heavy. Large acreages have
also been planted TO dates on the
Brulay Plantation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

TAMPA. FlA-The green fruit law
was upheld by Judge R0bles on the
circuit court In nn injunction suit
brought recently by Tampa fruit
dealers, who sought to prevent inter-
neetion with citrus fruit shipments.
Judge Robes held that che law
wnK constitutional and that tha in-
Epecturs were authorized CD stop
shipment cf immature fruit