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New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive . per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con. idential.-Editor.
 c. What and when was Black Friday
 A. The date was September 24, 1869. It was brought about when Jay Gould, James Fisk and others attempted 10 corner the gold market at New YoYrk. Upon receipt of news that the government was selling gold, the market collapsed.
 Q. Are blue and white aquama- rines considered the most valuable? :?
 A. Aquamarines that have blue tinge are considered to have a bet ter quality than the pure white ones.
 c. What inscription is carved over the door of George Washing tons tomb at Mt. Vernon?
 A. T am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead yet shall he live
 Q. Is there such a word as "bloodshotten" A. It is an obsolete form of bloodshot.
 Q. What is the color of the blood in the veins and arteries Of the body?
 A. It Is dark red in the v/ns and bright red in the arteries.
 Q. How can old blackboards that have become marred be renewed?
 A. First wash down the surface with strong vinegar in order to re- move all grease and dirt, then sponge off with clear water. When dry, touch up the worn spots with lampblack that is ground or mixed III ld pau anu tillllliCu "itAi iNi PN'- tine, or if required. go over the whole surface with this mixture. Over this apply liquid slating which may be purchased at any hardware or paint store.
 Q. Who was the Queen of Bel eium before her marriage? How old is she?
 A. She was Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria. She was born July 25. 1876.
 Q. How can tarnished gold leaf be frightened?
 A. When gold leaf on exposed signs is tarnished there is no way to bring back it's luster, because it may be due to the leaf not being pure in the first place, and the alloy is affected by noxious gases. If the gold letters or ornaments on signs are laid with pure gold leaf and are merely covered with soot or dirt, a sponge moistened with alcohol or spirits of turpentine will remove the dirt. dust, soot, etc, but the gilt must not be wiped dry. Allow to dry of its own accord. Q. In what photoplays has Lois Wilson appeared in the last three years?
 A. Plugged Water" "The Great 1 Gatsby," "Coney Island" New 1! York" Irish Luck" Let's Get 1 Married" Broadway Nights" and Alias the Lone Wolf" Q. Who played the leading roles | in "The Covered Wagon? A. J. Warren Kerrigan and Loia | Wilson.
 c. What is meant by Dollar Di- plomacy"?
 A. If Is term of disparagement for a foreign policy of a government that has for its object extending commercial relations under the guise of promoting international l friendship.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

please certain voters. When Mrs. Knapp was named secretary of state perhaps many women in New York were pleased and possibly none ot these stopped to ask whether she was the type of woman who would meet the test of the position with will learn through experience; many such mistakes will not be made be cause the parties cannot afford 1t.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
THE PARK ANGLERS

The 2,oo0 youthful fishermen who have the right to try their luck in the pond in Stanley Quarter park are on trial for a month as to whether they will make nuisances of them selyes, We rather think they will win by proving themselves anything but nuhances. A busy fisherman, be he | youth or a man, has no time to make of himself nuisance. How busy does a fisherman look when he is busy?
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Q. What would be included un- der the term Social Legislation?
 A. All laws for the benefit of the masses, such as restriction of child labor. mothers pensions. workmen's compensation. old age pensions. etc.
 c. Where can one obtain a complete list of all the Diplomatic and Consular officers of the United States?
 A. There is . government pub lication entitled Foreign Service of the United States. Diplomatic and Consular Service" that contains a complete list of all the members of the diplomatic service and their foreign addresses. The price is fif- teen cents and it can be obtained from the Superintendent of Docu- ments. Government Printing Office, Washington, n. c.
 Q. How did Rin-Tin-Tin get into pictures? Is he making a new picture now?
 A. Rim -Tin-Tin. the dog motion picture star. was born in the ad- vance zone of the A. E. F. in France in 1918 and was named after one of the lucky dolls" of the war. Lee Duncan. who adopted him. later brought him to the United States and trained him so successfully that his film career has been brilliant He entered motion pictures in 1923 and has appeared in Tracked in the Snow Country" The Clash of the Wolves" The Night Cry" Hills of Kentucky" Jaws of Steel" Dog of the Regiment" "A Race for Life" and other films His next pie ture will be ''The Land of the Silver Fox" in which Leila HyaHs and Carol Nye also appear.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
MAY 30 BALLOON
 RACES COME NEXT
Van Orman Will Attempt to
 Capture Trophy

Pittsburgh, May 2S p-Nafd T, Van Orman, who has won the F, w. Litchfield trophy two years in sue cession at the national elimination balloon race, will attempt to gain permanent possession of it this year in the race staring from Bettis field, May 30.
 Van Orman, victor in 1926 and was the first pilot to. enter the 1928 race, in which IS bags will participate.
 The winners of the first three braces Tn the Memorial day race will represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett international balloon race starting at Detroit, June 30.
 Winners are decided by distance travelled. 1r past events entrants have ended up in various sections of the country. Van Orman and his aide, Walter w. Norton, who will accompany him again this year. landed in northern Maine in 1927. They could have continued to a greater distance. but the uninviting Atlantic Ocean interfered. The entrants do not necessarily l all travel in one direction, that in 1 dicated by ground currents, balloon experts say, because at varying alti- tudes the air currents are unlike and move toward different points of the compass. It is all question Of maneuvering into the strongest air currents, as a balloonstcan control only his vertical position ! Detroit and the Army with three i bags each head the list of entries The Navy will have two balloons in ! the contest. Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron. Ohio, will be among the cities represented.
 The race from Bettis Field will be in charge of Lieutenant Frank Mckie. commandant at Norton Field, Colum bus, Ohio. McKie is an old 1 time balloon pilot who has taken to 1 eavier-than- craft. He will be assisted by officials of the National ! Aeronau,ical association. under aus pices Of which the race will be held. Mai. Gen. James 4. Fechet, chief of the Army Air corps, and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy, probably will attend. and Or vile Wright of Dayton. chairman of the N. A. A. contest committee, has been invited.
 The only adverse atm mospheric element that might interfere with the takeoff. officials say, is severe electrical storm. and then post ronemcnt could he taken only by 8 majority vote of pilots ertered Bettis Field, in suburban Pitts. burgh, is an air mail center.
 Entries include:
 Detroit 3-Pilot, F. C. Hill: aide
 A. C. Schlosser,
 American Business Club of Akro1
 -Piot Clarence A. Palmer; aide
 J. w. Nell.
 Goodyear N-Pilot. Wade T. Val
 Orman; aide. Walter M. Morton.
 Army tScott Field) Pilot. Capt
 w. F.. korner; aide Lieut.. William : O. FareCkson.
 2 Army ? (Sco't Field) - Pilot
 Capt. Edward ". Hill; aide. Lieut.
 l.. c. Fisher.
 - Army 3 G.angley Fied> Pilo l Iieut. Paul Exert: aide, Sgt. C, ( [. Ent.
 Navy Pilot Lieut.. T C. N
 Settle. aide. Lieut.. c. F. Wayson. Navy 2-~Pllot. Lieut. !. H. Sic u ,ens. aide. Chief Boatswain Mat 2 George x. Steelman.
 Gardner Eight-PIlot. II. I
 Honeywell Clayton. Mo; aide. j
 C. Hoskins. st. Louis. II Sun-Telegram. Plt'shurgh-Pilo u William Bennett. Dayton. v, City of Cleveland--Pilot. Carl r
 Wollam.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
TOO MUCH HURRY

Two pilots having been killed on he New York to Atlanta air mall route during the short period of it's operation one can come to no other conclusion than that there has been route; or putting il differently, not enough preparation for the sal'NiCe, Safety has been a watchWord Of the air mail service, but this new line is doing much to change the system,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
AN ANCHOR AND DEATH

Of the many ways in which a per son can meet an unexpected death nowadays one of the most rare is to be out in row boat, throw an anchor overheard and have it upset the craft. It is simple method, how ever, and is what occurred on Hart S Pond, Kensington. The fishermen were experienced boatmen, but one moment of thoughtlessness meant disaster.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Nr. IudcIl the Na.nificrnt!

The young man timidly approach ed Editor of The Fun Shop. You sent back my stuff.' he be- gan.
 Well, you sec /. 'I didn't come in to complain. l just wanted to thank you for pre- serving my amateur status,"
 B. F. Sylvester
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
HOPE FOR PATRICIA!
Overheard by Vivian Roth)

Overheard by Vivian Roth)
 Patricia Gage 4 1-2): "Oh, dear."
 Daddy: What's the matter?"
 Patricia: T do wish I could have some children of my own when I'm grown up."
 Daddy: "Well, I am quite sure you will. Why shouldn't you?'
 Patricia: Well. you see, Carol says you can't have any children unless you're married"
 Daddy: And why shouldn't you get married?'
 Patricia: Well, you see. Carol says you cant get married unless somebody asks you to; and supposing nobody ever asked me-"
 Carol (6h): Never mind, Patsy know what you could do. You could have a maid"
 Patricia: Could I really? Could I, Daddy? Can you have maid if you're not married?' Daddy: "Oh yes, that's perfectly all right"
 Carroll You never think, Patsy. There's Aunt Bessie, she's not mar riod, and she's got one maid already, and she was telling Mother in let ter a few weeks ago that she's al- most certain she's going to have an- other. Oh. it's perfectly all right
 Patricia: Well, I'm glad. But could I have very little maid? A little maid that I could bathe and put to bed?"
 Mother: Easily enough, I should say. The job is to find a little maid that you can get out of bed--" Patricia: Well. I'm very glad But, Carol, I do think you might have told me before. All yesterday and this morning I've been wonder i ing and wondering what ever could do if I didn't get married Please, mother, can l have another piece of pudding?"
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care of tho New Britain Herah, and your letter win bo forwarded t0 New York.

Ready for Warm Weather? On with the screens of good humor and fun,
 And up with the awnings of joy. Then the grouch bugs can't bite us. Folks, never a one. Nor the blaze of ill temper annoy.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
25 Fears Ago Today

The Y NJ C A directors are pushing their canlass and have al ready secured s2.25n m pledges, II is hoped that within three weeks SIo ho0 will have been raised in ad- dItlon to the S2Q,00O gift made re-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
.usty Cellars
 Made Cedn-
 Smelling
PSs oas os-dte taia C soael

Dank odors mean unwholesonae conditions. Germs multiply rapidly in dark. musty corners and damp ness. Disinfect such places by sprinkling with a Sylpho-Nathol so- on-tablespoonful to gallon of warm water. It will check organic decay and make your cellar clean and -smellng-as healthful as any room in the house. Get Sylpho- Nathol at all dealers.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Disappearing Act!

Edgar: Whats become of my scalp tonic?'
 Davis: T dunno. If must have vanished into thin hair"
 Claude w Mariner
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
nsnher Audit Burean of Circulation

NsDbes Audit Burean of Circulation The A. B. C. is . national organization vhieh furnishss newspaper and adveT- tieers with . strictly honeet analysis oi ejaculation, Our circuiat on statistics are hassd upon this audit. This insures pro tsetiop against fraud In newspaper d's- tributioa figures to both national and local sdvertisera
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
\ Disappointed Higl,wa ayman!

HighNayman: Give me your money or I'll blow out your brains." Victim: Ill spent all my money on a chorus girl tonight
 Highwayma1: I'm sorry"
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Why dumb brutes?" When the COW gets in the garden, you'll notice she Noesnt bother the spinach.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

and taxation. Now We find there is not enough money on hand to re- build the Putnam school. What next?
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Anything is possible to an evolu- tionary system that develops a wa terwagon into a bandWagon.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
, af ths Associated Pres,

Nsmher of the Associated Press The Aasoctated Prese is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of su nsvs credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local nsvs published therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Them Happy Days!

Larry Cat bridge party>: Sam. remember the good old days of the free lunch?"
 Samuel: Yep. and you didn't have to play eight tables of Bridge before you got it, either.'
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

If China hadn't been so backward about adopting civilization, she would now be able to protect herself against it.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
SCOUT FIELD DAY JUNE

The annual Scout field day of tho New Britain council will be held on Saturday afternoon. June 9. While the place has not been decided upon. it is expected that Walnut Hill park will again be chosen.
 The only event scheduled for the morning is the archery event and this has had few entries so far. tn- less more Scouts enter for Competi- ton, the council will scratch the event.
 The competition in the Scoutcraft events will be the best ever. it is eX- pected. Troops are practicing dill- gently and as in past years all troops are expecting that this will not be a Troop year.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
TELEPHONE CALLS
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The only profitable advertising medium lp the City. Circulation books and press room alvays open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

War will end when at last the people realize the choice is between pax and tax.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

When the driver says, She's missing badly you don't know whether he means she's missing eX- plosions or missing pedestrians.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Still, if the same policies are car ried out, a little Herb tea Will be like a third cup of coffee.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

A genuine dry is a grocer who re- fuses 10 sell five hundred pounds of sugar to a man who looks poor.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
Facts and dEancies

Alb, well; the Mississippi has al- ways been used to float pork.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

New Workers like to think all others boobs. but you know where most of the night clubs flourish.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

The Hsrald n on saJe daily In Ne" York ct HotaliuIs Newsstand. Timea 6ouars; 0chults's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central, lind Street
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Nussolini says his system will en- dure after he IS gone. which will anIlse the shades of Napoleon. Caesar. Alexander, ot al,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
cA n H Ar4'.

except husband whose wife IS fixing
 for q party,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Katherine Howard, wife of Henry VIII was the first person to use pins in England. They were imported from France in 1543.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Americanism: Using money you haven't earned 10 buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
What's All This Talk About Love?

NuIt $ All LUIS ldIk HtUuI loNt.
 By P. A. Hackett
 Nowadays,
 In books and plays, Love. it seems, is quite craze. Really, anyone would say, To see our modern dramas. The upper classes spent the day In passion and pyjamas. But what's all this talk about Love Have we no worthier topics
 Than furtive embraces
 At watering places. Or dusky intrjgues in the Tropics Well, look at myself-1m as bright
 as bee, But no problems of passion preoc-
 cupy ME, For what with my cats and com
 mjttees. you see, I haven't moment for Love.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

If you know how many genera trone there are In 1928 years. you know ahout how many times some smart fellows have abolished rell- zion.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
OUR0CRIPTlON RATES ts.ee . Year.
 33.00 Three AonthA
 75c. . Month.

xatsrsd at the Post Onhcs at New Brit ain e oscond Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

You see. under government man. agement the Shoals will provide for soldiers in time of war and for politicians in time of co.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

You can tell whether you are presidential timber. Are you the kind of man for whom a friend would blow fifty thousasd?
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

In trying to find commercial use for corn stalks. they seem to have thought of everything except hlck- town hotel mattresses.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Copyright 1928. Publishers
 Syndicat".D
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
On the sta ge.

On the stage.
 Tn youth and age, Wet or fine, emotions rage; But in life we make less fuss About the crude affections. And what the village ones discuss Ia COWS and their complexion. So what's all this talk about Love ? It's just 3 theatrical fashion. Take my own case
 I'm the life of the place. But I haven't a moment for pas
 sion. We'll, look at my Mondays - an
 average day The Glee-club, the Scouts. and the
 '. NJ. c. A., But we never see that side of life in
 a play
 What IS all this talk about Love
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Hope springs eternal. and ten million middle-aged people tried straw wherries again this year in the belief that they might not act that way thIs time.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

Correct this sentence: Lets plan a party just for ourselves said the little Hampers. and not have any boys 10 spoil it.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-28

The New Life" says G. Q. r. stands for Grand Oil Party But as that one had already been used bv the iokcsnliths 126,4S2 times the new" probably refers to the make
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11

Observation-Disclosures i'm
ported handmade handkerchiefs are
ideal gifts. Oriental Rug Co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
SHERIFF-s SALE
THE STATE OF \ }
CnITNVN ms CAMERON

HE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a certain execution issued
out of the honorable district court
Of Cameron county, l03rd judicial
district. on the 10th day Of Decem-
Der. 1923, by Jno. =. Seaman, clerk
of said court, for the sum of five
hundred thirty-nine and 9l-l00
~(S539.9l) dollars and costs Of suit,
under a judgment IN favor Of Wills
j.. Carter. IN a certain cause In sad
court, No. 1860 and styled: Wills J.
Carter vs.. VIM. h. Steifens and Mrs.
NJ. q. Steffens; placed in my hands
for service, /. John Martin, as con-
stable Of Cameron county, Texas,
Precinct No. =, did on the 10th day
81 December, 1928, levy on certain
real estate, situated IN Cameron
county, Texas, described as follows,
to-wit:
All that certain north 1885 acres
out of block l02. Minnesota-Texas
Land and Irrigation company's sub
division, out of the La Feria grant,
in Cameron county, Texas, which
property has since been subdiviued
and is a part Of the Santa Rosa
townsite as surveyed and plated
and as now appears on the official
map and plat thereof, recorded IN
the map and plat records Of Cameron
county, Texas, and is so shown on
said nap as all Of blocks Nos. SO, 81,
az and 43 Of the said Santa Rosa
townsite, and levied upon as the
property OF Mrs. NJ. G.. Steffens, and
that on the first Tuesday in Janu-
airy, 1929, the same being the LIST
day of said month, at the court
house door of Cameron county, in
the city of Brownsville. Texas, be-
tween the hours of 10 n. m. and 4 p.
NJ, by virtue of said levy and said
execution, I will sell said above de-
scribed real estate at public vendue,
for cash TO the highest bidder, as
the property Of said Mrs. NJ. g.
Steffens.
And in compliance with law. ] give
this notice BY publication, in the
English language. once a week for
three consecutive weeks immediate
IN preceding said day Of sale. in The
Brownsville Herald, a newspaper
published in Cameron county.
Witness my hand. this 10th day Of
December, 1928.
JOHN MARTIN, Constable
Precinct No. ?, Cameron
County. Texas.
12-it-IS-25-3t-3250
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
I.FcAr. ADVERTISEMENT


the entire amount Of all taxes ~
led hereunder which are not paio
in the manner and proportions a.
aforesaid, and all such taxes which
are not paid on or before the 3lst
day of January, 1929, shall bear in
terest ut the rate of six per cent
per annum from and after the ist
day Of January. 1929. Provided fur
Their. that in the event the second
ore-half Of any taxes is not paid
on or before the 3lst day of July.
1929. there shall then accrue a PEN
atty Of ten per zen Of the amount
80 becoming delinquent and the said
taxes shall draw interest at the rate
Of six per cent per mum from the
Ist day OF January, 1929, until paid.
all OF which penalty and interest, If
any. shall be paid when the taxes
upon which the same shall have ac-
crued are paid.
v. That the Tax Assessor Of the
city Of Brownsville shall assess aud
the Tax Collector of said city shall
collect all taxes levied and assess
ed by this ordinance, together with
all penalties and interest which
shall accrue thereon. under and by
virtue thereof.
VI. That all ordinances and parts
Of ordinances in any manner in con-
fliet with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Finally passed and approved. this
the It'll day Of December. A. ID. 1928.
A. B. COLE. Mayor.
City Of Brownsville, Texas.
Attest:
A. +. MUNDAY. Secretary.
City az Brownsville. Texas.
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