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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

speet to the constitution, whether he is discussing pro-
hibition or some other question.
In the south. and here is Texas, democrats desert
their party because they fear that a victory for Mr..
Smith in November will put American states into the
business Of manufacturing and selling whisky. or will
let loose a flood Of beer and wine on the country.
Mr.. Smith no doubt honestly believes that the pro-
hibiticn laws can be altered. and so do large numbers
Of other persons in the east, who oppose prohibition in
its present form. But whether one thinks the prohibit
tion laws are wise or unwise. they are on the statute
books and there they will probably remain long 'fter
the political strife and i'll feeling engendered BY the
presidential campaign Of 1928 have been forgotten.
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The World and All
IN AN ALMANAC
By Charles Z. Driseon

IN AN ALMANAC
Always, | have had a weakness for almanacs, be-
cause Of the unlooked-for things you are likely to find
in them. AS a boy on a Kansas farm with limited
library facilities, | used to read the almanacs carefully
as they came in from the drug stores and the patent
medicine companies. | was continually finding in them
curious information. Unimportant, perhaps. but in
teresting. Much of it was similar to the habits of
whales" with which newspaper makeup men fill in
the little spaces and odd corners.
I've just found a good piece Of entertainment in a
thoroughly modern. almanac. It's in "Morrow's Alma
mack for 1922" a burlesque compilation edited by Bur-
ton Rascoe. The particular bit that strikes my fancy
is a discussion titled Russ in Urbe," by Elliott White
Springs.
Mr.. Springs lives in a tiny town in South Carolina,
and writes for the magazines. He tells, in this article,
of a visit to New York made at the request of a maya
zine editor, who wanted to talk to him about some
articles.
The Carolinian hits upon some Of the New York
characteristics, and hits them hard. although IN a
~sprightly manner that doesn't hint Of viciousness. He
has relatives in New York, he says, and when they come
to his town without notice they expect to be housed
and fed and furnished with a car all the time. When
he visits New York and calls them up they politely in
vite him TO lunch next Wednesday.
When he went to the magazine EDITORS office, the
southern writer was met by information girls, sub
secretaries and secretaries, and for each Of them he
had TO write out and tell a synopsis of his business and
his private life. When he finally got the editor he
found that the editor didn't have anything to do but
talk and visit speakeasies.
Not only in New York, but in other cities as well,
this business Of secretarial smoke screens is badly
overdone by business men and editors. | know Of many
executives who haven't anything to do except open
their mail who surround themselves with protective
women who are so jealous Of the great mans attention
that they drive away everybody who might be able to
relieve the poor fellows boredom. Too bad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

Who am I? What office do I hold?
What is the capital of my state?
Who IVES the celebrated poet of
the seventeenth century who be-
came blind?
A city in early Greece wss fam
Gus for the simple. rigid lives led by
its citizens. What was IL named?
Which Of the continents is the
largest.
Scan any hide himself in secret
places that ] shall not see him?
saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven
and earth, saith the Lord" Where
does this passage appear in the
Bible,
Today In the Past
On this date. in 1852. William
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Heredity is tremendously influential in the causes
Of death. We find that 65 per cent Of all humans die
Of diseases which killed a strain of their ancestors. Put
conversely, we can tell, by a study of a mans ances-
tors. what he will die of-again with 65 per cent Of
success.
By breeding plants and animals we can positively
lower or raise resistance to disease. Interest may,
some day. in the growth Of our civilization, lead 70
the scientific breeding Of humans. and then we shall
be able to wither away the specter of cancer.
Beware of cancer "cures" and carry that message
out to all you meet. | have read Of not less than 5000
cures" for cancer. and I can count on the fingers OF
one hand those which are OF any value whatever.
Quacks and charlatans are preying upon thousands
Of unfortunate cancer sufferers. They charge them
is the regular quack fee-and. instead of
getting better, they are steadily being drawn into the
stages where surgery, radium and the x-Ray, our ac-
copied cures, can never help them.
The cancer death rate is rising. Perhaps much Of
that is due to the fact that we are succeeding in con-
trolling other diseases. Many who formerly fell vic
tins Of typhoid. d~iphtheria and countless other dis
eases now more or less under control are dying Of a
slower disease, cancer, which comes in middle and late
age.
Cancer publicity has saved many lives. It has sent
the victims Of this disease to seek medical advice and
attention before 1t became too late to save them.
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PARIS PAPER SUSPENDS

PARIS, Tex, Oct. 29.-tP-Lsck of
sufficient advertising patronage has
forced suspension Of publication of
the Paris Daily Gazette. an after
noon and Sunday morning paper.
Savers Boyd. publisher. announced.
The paper discontinued publication
with SUNDAYS edition.
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Timely Views
HEREDITY DECLARED A DOMINATING FACTOR
IN ANCER
BY DIR. CHARLES H. MAYO, Surgeon.

BY Dr.. HAKLES n. MAYO, surgeon.
tDr. Mayo was born at Rochester, MINI, IN
1865. He studied at various universities in the
United States and spent several years studying IN
Europe. DR.. Mayo began practice in Rochester in
1855 as surgeon and soon became head of the staff
at the Mayo Clinic. III was greatly instrumental
in establishing the Mayo Foundation for Medical
and Educational Research at Rochester, in affilia-
ton with the University Of Minnesota. DR.. Mayo
is recognized as one Of the %eountry's leading
surgeons).
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AUTO CRASH KILLS 2

DALLAS. Tex, Oct. 29+tP-Joe
Bayess. 81. was killed almost in
stantly and Jess Tyler, 81. both of
W~axahachie, was fatally injured
when their automobile collided with
another II miles from Greenville
yesterday. Tyler died n few min
utes after reaching n hospital here.
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Today's Horoscope

Persosn born under this sign are
not inclined to exercise restraint in
holding their lower nature down.
Not that their nature is worse than
other peoples. but they are terribly
intense and ungo~vernable. But aft
er the storm Is over they usually
hate themselves.
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BAGGETT GETS Is YEARS

CAMERON. Tex, Oct. 29.-tP)-
". n. Baggett. tried for murder in
the fatal stabbing Of his step son-in-
law. "A. "A. Beatty. last August at the
Sand Grove church near here. was
found guilty by a jury in district
court here Saturday night and SEN
fenced to IS years.
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The Grab Bag

Penn reached Upland. Ia. tnow
Chester.
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DE- PALMA SERVICE MANAGER

TAMPA, Fla, Oct. 29.-CP1-John
De Palma. dirt track auto racer. who
quit the roaring road" is service
department manager Of a leading
auto sales company Of Tampa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

Answers 20 Foregoing Questions
1. G. G. Young: governor Of Cali
fornia; Sacramento.
2. John Milton.
3. Sparta.
a. Asia.
5. Jeremiah. xiii. -
Evening star., 1928-08-05
SskrfrAd n1PU That Trl t
NO H Desert

den ever since I en- remember.
Town burros re always canny. Even
so, they amt worth a whoop in the
hot place when it comes to use. They're
lazy, soft, slow, obstreperous, and just
no account noWays--like guys that hang
around poolrooms. You'd do better to
pack your stuff on your own backs
Holy smoke! Why to tag along with
them critters Is jest naturally crime
agin' natur A man in this here desert
has to hit the high spots when he's
a-travelin'. He has to keep shufilin
along all-f1red fast, or he's goner, an
that's all there be to it. You kids can't
go loiterin' around with worthless ami
mails like them two birds, like as If you
$as on silk-parasOl parade. man
AGeds to be prepared. You can't Jest
TOOL around. You've gotta cook at the
water holes and jump TO the next water
hole quick as God'll let you; you gotta
keep humpin' as though bulldog were
hangin' to your pants; you gotta keep
shuffln your feet as though you had
some place to go. with the devil hisself
hot foot after you with a red-hot
prong--like as not you won't find no
water noway.
You need good animals, good feet.
an plenty of get-up and ginger. Pep
Pep's what you need. You can't lie
around, or bellyache, or anything else,
cause hereabouts sometimes it bumps
| up close to 1870. an that's just about
hot enough to singc the fuZz on bald
mans pate. Mister Satan hissef can't
Evening star., 1928-08-05

Hands scratched and bleeding from the
sharp mesquit and cactus tforns, we
would rearrange their loads and beat
them back In the direction we wished
to go In. All day the two willy animals
led us a merry dance When they did
not dash of madly through the sharp
thorned chaparral, they baked like
rocks for hours on end, and no amount
OF swearing, prodding or invocation
could make them bulge. When they
did not run or balk, they brushed their
packs violently against every limb and
bush. Time after time we had to stop
and reassemble their loads.
That night we prodded our two stub
born burros into the yard of the red
house in the shadow of the barren hill
whose steep, rocky side gaped with a
black mine shaft. A lanky miner was
standing on the low veranda. shading
his eyes from the yellow glare of the
setting sun. At sight of us he burst
into loud outlaws that shattered the
desert stiffness uncannily.
How far are we from Wenden?" we
asked.
Seven miles; and he guffawed
again.
We were too tired and discouraged
even to resent his humor. Seven milesl
A whole day to come seven miles! AT
this rate 1t would take us good five
months to reach the Rio Yaqui!
Jim Neaiy, the miner. examined our
things with an amused grin. Them
burrosi Them burros!" he calculated.
They've been scavenging around Wen
Evening star., 1928-08-05
Does the Snail See?

THE physiology and habits Of the
snail have long interested nat
ural,Sts. and among other questions rel
ative TO this molhlSk It's blindness has
often been debated Certain specialists
are inclined to believe that IL does see
but that its eyes are unable % bear
much light, addueing as an argument
the known fact that the snail is passive
during the night but during the day
looks for shady places. Another nat
uraliSt differs and after having studied
2,aoO cases, he thinks the distribution eI
th> snails IN dark Enclosures during toe
day Is aceiaental~~that the snail neither
dies from the liaht nor seeks Tire darN
" Brilliant light he brought into CON
tact With It's eyes at a distance cf fYom
one 10 two. millimeters NO reaction is
noticed, and the same thing happens
after putting II In the dark or II il be
subjected % the rays Of electric light.
The snail does not seem to take ae-
count Of obstacles of any KIND aud
crawlS only nom odor. temperature and
tronl Ngitatlons in Che air (Such as that
Produced by a mouth urNan tor ln-
Staneel or disturbances in the earth
around H. The snail doubtless does mot
see, hear or even feel. except as 1t Is
acted upon fram such disturbances as
have been mentioned The removal OF
Its eyes does not produce any moditlea-
ton whatever either IN les Aattvliy
mode OF life or even m les senSi0ll,ey 10
nAtn
Evening star., 1928-08-05

When we reached Wenden--a blis-
tered scared outpost-~the garage
keeper looked over our car with an air
of hurt dignity. Lack of competition.
plus the heat. caused him to demand
practically our whole capital for refur-
b.Shing her We were caught on the
hcrns of our dilemma rehahilitated
Fannie and no money for gas and grub,
or money and no Fannie. In true male
fashion we decided to jilt her then and
there and to use burros instead.
Our plan was to 60 on south across
the desert toward the Mexican border
TO Sonora, and from Sonora south TO
the Rio Yaqui; allowing for topography,
distance of $50 miles. Twenty-Five
miles day: exactly 9 month to make
1t in.
The burros, 1t appeared. had no value
in that town Nobody owned them.
They just hung around like stray cats
and dogs. eating whatever they could
pick up We took two of them. chris
tened them Jennie and Jack, and tied
our packs 10 them.
Everything was proving very simple.
And we prided ourselves on our easy
initiation into the mysteries of desert
travel and the new possibilities of
reaching O'ShaughnesSy's cache OF
gold.
Triumphantly we ordered the two
animals to move They did not stir, /
struck Jennie. Nothing happened /
called out in gentlemanly sort of way.
Nothing happened. yelled louder
The garage keeper glanced our way.
Get good club and ianbast EN-" he
Evening star., 1928-08-05

More confidentialIy he said. Don't be
no cook, my boys; don't be no cook in
a lousy mine what's hotter'n birthstone
an chilli"
He whetted big knife on the sole of
his boot and cut off extra heipings of
roast beef. II don't know where you
twos headed for, but you listen to what
] been tellin' you. an you won't be
sorry. not by iugful. What you two
kids otta do is Skedaddle back home
an git an edication. Don't go lopin'
around the desert in ham-Sandwich
car I used to have religion oncet, afore
/ came to this hole. but no god what
respects hiSSelf d bother to make a bit
O country like this. hotter'n birthstone
an chill, wot locks worser'n an old hag,
wrinkled. without any teeth in her Jaws.
What you kids wants S an edication.
Here, have some more O this here cake.
'Tain't worth lead nickel nohow, but
it's the greenest thing inside q thou
sand miles. so yous had better cram up
on 1t. Yes. edicat.on--dont be no cook.
AM
We excused otirselves--''Tire trouble ''
Under the critical eyes and iocular
tongues Of a group Of miners we re-
paired the most pressing damages to
Fannie.
Say, sonny. why don't you tie a
string TO the radiator and pull it7"
Another ratified the fender Say,
fellows, never thought we'd get no free
brass band out IN this hole. Let's hear
sumpin' soft and pashnate.
Loud outlaws as / dignifiedly crawled
under the machine
Evening star., 1928-08-05
BY Humble Hands.

GEoRGE CARVER, who was born
into slavery in this counGy many
years ago and was kidnapped by raiders
and exchanged shortly afterward for a
horse worth about $500. discovered
many products derivaolc from simple
substances. From the peanut he OBJ
tanned l67 distinct products. and from
the sweet potato loo products lie pro-
cuced 800 dyes from dandalions. various
trees and shrubs. onion skins and wood
ashes. as we'll as paints and stains from
the red clay Of Alabama.
story Of fortune accumulated hy
the thrifty habits of a coolie was un-
folded In the Calcutta High Court, An
action was brought by the administrator
general OF Bengal In the case OF a man
named pobey. who died without heirs
and left property worth $i2S.00o. Do
hey as laborer never earned more than
cents day, His first purchase or
property Was q mud house on the ont
skirts of Calcutta, for which he paid so
rupees $500. This he sold at \ profit
OF 40 per cent. and thereafter. by care
flll Investment In land and properties
In continued TO add 30 his wealth uptil
at his death. he left fortune in the
amount mentioned in the court pro
ceedingS.
Evening star., 1928-08-05
' Map Marking Gold Cache Lures Two Office Workers

do much better. Which way you goin'
from here?'
South"
He whistled, long, Sibilant exhala-
ton through yellow, broken teeth.
Say, you kids re committin' suicide,
plain, unadulterated suicide. South o
here is the Harqua Hala desert, and
it's a long, long road To the next cool
place. but a short, short road to still
hotter place. Down in them sands the
lack rabbits has to turn up their toot-
sie-wootsies and wave EN- in the air to
cool 'em off. An the coyotes carry
canteens o. water, an they lope Ike
tarnation.
"It's country to put the fear o God
in a mans heart. It makes you cusS
softlike when you see it stretching
seductivelike to the end O. nowhere
The sand1l scorch the soles OIL your
shoes and If you touch rock lt'u Durn
your fingers to the bone. Eggs COOK py
'emselves. No kiddin'! An there's y oniS
one spot where you en- git water-Dead
Mans Well. an sometimes that's dry,
dry as a bone"
Dead Mans Well" he repeated In a
low voice "A good pair o. years back,
three men dyin' o. thirst made this well:
but it was a gol-durn dry season, an
the we'll hadn't nary drop O. water. l
reckon the bones o. them three glnks
are still a-lyin' right at the edge o
that thar hole
Were going on. somehow or other.
I said. The cache of gold on the Rio
Yaqui was too strong magnet.
He shook his head and scratched pc
hind his ear. You know what you're
up ag'in. Why. last year, right OIL the
main road to Hassayampa, they picked
up a fellow. He'd gone plum loco; .died
with his lips glued to his dry canteen,
an you could see with half squint
| that he was an old-timer, at that"
| Next morning we started.
Evening star., 1928-08-05
Eccentricity of Genius

priately ravenous condition. and piled
them with broth, rice and porrldge 70
ascertain which would most salts
factorily appease hunger.
Prominent on his farm were MS
universal scratchers," which he de-
fines thus:
IT am all for cheap luxuries, even
for animals. Now all animals nave
passion for scratching their backoones:
They break down your gates ana
palings to effect this Look! There is
my universal Scratcher, sharp-edged
pole resting on a high and low post,
adapted to every height from a horse
| to q lamb. vcu Rave no idea how
| popular it is"
| An instance of the influence Of good
cookery in prolonging life was found
| in the case Of the Marquis de Bech-
amel. famous epicure in the days OF
| the old monarchy in France.
| Bechamel achieved the distinction OF
/ having a sauce. which survives to this
| day, named after him. It was said
| that his marriage to Balentine de
Rochemont was due to the fact that
she was wonderful cook and pos
secsed an extraordinary appetite.
This night seem to be an insufficient
basis for happy marriage. but 1t
/ PIOFGu 4l1tS tllouSkA III ttt4o SS-SS. AAC
marquis and the marchionesS cooked
end ate together for 50 years in per-
| feet accord and health.
On the occasion of their golden wed-
ding they had famous feast. For
many years, anticipating this event,
the marquis had been saving Sottle
of Constance wine from the Cape Of
Good Hope and every guest vas to
have a drop of it.
at this celebration, a dramatic In
cident occurred Just as the bottle
was being brought IN the MarchionesS
Ge Bechamel sank to the floor. 1t was
seen at once that she was dead. She
appeared simply to have reached the
term of her existence and her death
at such a festival was regarded as a
most beautiful and touching one.
The marquis was inconSola6le. Be-
fore long he fell ILL., In this emergency
, his physician informed him that his
end was surely near. The marquis
called for the famous bottle of Con-
stance, which had been put away after
the feast He drank CT ii and his
head fell back upon the pillow All
supposed that he was dead. but as a
matter Of fact he had merely fallen
asleep. an hour later he called his
nephew and sent him with a KEY 70
open drawer in a secretary and bring
him a box
The dutiful nephew made all haste.
SuEpoSing that the box might contain
the marquis will. or some other docu-
ment that he desired to sign or modify
before his death.
To his utter amazement. therefore.
The box was found to contain O pie!
And It was wonderful pie-a Peri
CORD pie. dressed with truffleS Of Sariat.
The marquis ate freely Of it and again
sank back on the pillow
! This time it was thought that the
old gentleman was certainly done for.
Il hear the death rattle In his throat. 8"
said the doctor. 1T viii soon be over :"
But the death rattle proved 20 be a
snorel The marquis wsS asleep. And
| though he was then IS years old he
| lived is years longer ard invented
several mere famous dishes before he
went to ioin his beloved Valentine.
Evening star., 1928-08-05

THE eccentricity of genius probably
never had a better representative
than the sculptor Carpeaux, who uied
some years ago. An exhibition OF rs
postfumous works in Paris precipitated
q shower Of stories about him In the
Partisan artistic world.
Carpeaux was always bohemian,
and ahsent-minded. Invited once to
the Tuileries by the Emperor Napoleon
III and the Empress Eu9enie, he pulled
ont his pipe after G.nEer, filed 1t, and
discovering that he had no matches.
tool. a scrap cf paper. climbed up on
chair end lighted the pipe from the
great chandelier above the table.
"You don't mind smoking, madame,
do you? he said to the Empress.
He once accepted an order from a
rich patron to make a sculptured group
representing the Cyciops Polyphemus
crushing the youth Acis under a rock
Carpeaux had no sooner accepted the
commis5ion than he regretted it, for
| the subject had no Vaccinations what
ever for him. lie put of the matter
again and again, but was urgently
/ pressed to begin 1t By his patron.
At last one day Carpeaux took the
impatient patron to his studio. and
showed him a great rough block Of u1-
formed clay.
"There is your group" said the
| sculptor.
My group? where?"
why, this Is the rock"
THAT is ell very well, but where Is
Acis?"
Under the rock-crushed quite out
of sight, of course
But where is Polyphemus?"
"Oh, he? Why. do you think he
would remain anywhere about after he
had done a thing like tnat?"
This was as far as the claSsica
group" ever got, but Carpeaux. 1t /:
needless to say, had to forego his fet
by reason of his disinclination to tht
| subject
Usually one thinks of Sydney Smitl,
as wit, but ingenuity of an eccentric
and bewildering type is said to have
marked his everyday life. Even here
| ne was hunorist. Residence il the
same house with him must have beer
perpetual surprise, for he bent him
self to endless experiments with prac-
teal ways and means.
At one time he made a series o.
tests as to the best food for labcrers
and greatly were the boys OF village
benefited thereby. for he had then
brought to the rectory in an appro'
Evening star., 1928-08-05

weeks TO blast through the steel walls, 50
WE passed through two more identi-
W cal turning towers, and then TAX
ing seats IN a comfortable elevator we
were dropped down through more than
100 feet OF solid rock and water, there
being 40 feet of water ON top Of the
fortress, and even more at the sides.
The floor of the fortress IL bit more
than 200 feet below the street level, At
the foot OF The elevator we passed
through three more turning towers, one
after the other and suddenly found
ourselves IN high-oeilinged chamber
that covers exactly ala acres, There
in turn snnporta the lake above II. The
Evening star., 1928-08-05

and suddenly found ourselves In front
of a circular tower OF steel about 3
feet In diameter 1t was the flrst gate
OF the fortress. There was not sign
of a door through this tower-~-not even
a crack through which one might see
what was ahead but workman press
ed a button and the huge mass OF steel
slowly moved around 90 degrees, which
was almost as eerie as the open sesame
ot the Arabian Nights" There was
now disclosed Il round steel door, or
cork" weighing IA tons, In the center
OF the tower. The workman pressed
another button and little electric 10.
connective dragged II wide open
THE whole six doors are operated by
electricity" the oftieial explained "and
with the power cut OF II would take