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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
MMILLANTO
GO ON STAND
Holiday Recess Gives
Doctor Rest From
Staying Trial

Los ANGELES, Feb. 22.-P-The
holiday ecess in the trial Of DR..
Charles Mcmillan for the sack MUIR
der of wealthy Mrs. Amelia Apple
By, today gave him a rest in prepa-
ration for his scheduled appearance
on n witness stand in his own de-
Tense tomorrow.
The defendants attorney stated in
court late yesterday, after the state
rested its case and part Of Nc
Millan's defense had been put on,
that the accused man probably would
take the stand.
The accused mans estranged wife,
Mrs. Katherine Mcmillan, who testi-
fled she had been separated from her
husband seven years, created con-
siderable amusement in the court
roo when questioned about jewelry
Of Mrs. Appleby's being found in Nc
Millan's possession.
Every now and then he would
walk home with a woman's ring" she
testified.
The testimony, which was ordered
stricken from the record, was given
IN answer to defense ~counseI's ques-
tions. The defense was attempting
to bring out that the physician ac-
cepted jewelry in lieu Of medical
fees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Walker to Meet
Texan in Frisco

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 22.-tRD-
Jimmy Walker, mayor Of New York
and ex-officio king Of the 101st
Mardi Gras OF New Orleans, packed
his wardrobe trunks today to start
home by easy stages. He has q
speaking engagement at Mobile to-
night, a three hour visit with At
lanta friends booked for tomorrow
with a final southern appearance at
Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, when
he will speak again.
On his final day in New Orleans
his hosts promised the nasyss n sight
OF the new concrete bridge across
Lake Pontchartrain, five miles over
water, and ten miles of approaches.
A reception by Colonel X. 4. 4.
de Montluzin on board his yacht Ed
louadma closed the series Of enter
tasnments for the visiting mayor.
Hey Jimmy" as he has been call
ed throughout his New Orleans stay
by the street jewellers, saw the car
nival through to the end. reviewing
his fifth parade in two days and fl
nally joining the formal close of the
l01st Mardi Gras by attending the
balls Of Rex and the Krewe Of
COmus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
BROOKSLANDS
NEAR TO GOAL
Record Flight Made by
Flivver Plane; Gas
Supply Failed

TITUSvILLE. Fla, Feb. 22.-tF1-
Harry Brooks, pilot, and his diminu-
tive flivver plane. without advance
warning, today had made this city
the terminus Of a record-breaking
flight for small, economical air
craft.
Although his projected route,
which led from the Ford airport In
Detroit to Miami. was not completed.
when Brooks landed his tiny ship
here last night at s o'clock he had
covered more than 80 miles Of air.
line distance in slightly less than
thirteen hours.
The previous nonstop record for
planes of 10 horsepower or less was
ST. miles. set b. Max Knipping,
French aviator, in a flight from lie
Bourget field near Paris, to Konigs-
berg, Germany, last year.
Brooks descent on T~itusville was
unexpected and consequently no for
NAL reception was accorded him by
the startled population.
Before retiring, exhausted from
his long aerial jaunt, the flier ex-
planned that he had been forced down
some 200 miles short Of his goal be-
cause the So gallons Of gasoline with
which he left the Michigan city yes
terday morning had been consumed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
British Aviator
Nears Flight End

PORT DARWIN, Australia, Feb.
22.-CP1-Bert Hinkler, British flyer
arrived here today from Bima. SUM-
bawa, completing a flight from Eng
land in is days.
Making the flight alone, Hinkler
came from England with clocklike
regularity stopping SUCCESSFULLY at
Rome, Malta. Bengazi. Cirenca. Tor
bruk. Tripoli, Ramleh, Palestine,
Basra, Irak. TASK. Persia. Karachi,
India. Calcutta, India, Rangood, Bur-
ma, Singapore, Bandong, Java, and
Bima.
The most dangerous stretch was
about 1000 miles over the sea from
Bima to Port Darwin.
To fulfill his program Hinkler has
to reach Bundaberg, Queensland. his
native place, about 100 miles from
Darwin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Doctor, Wife Study
Lepy0sy TN Colony

NEW YORK, Feb. 2~2.-lsolated for
IL years with lepers, in burning
tropic heat, with inadequate facili-
ties for battling the disease, a heroic
American physician and his equally
heroic wife have at last attracted
the attention of notables.
Largely by the visits and interest
Of the late Major General Leonard
ippines, the work of DIR. II. Windsor
Wade and his Philippine associates
on the island of culion has become
known, and the Leonard Wood Me-
mortal for the Eradication of Lep-
rosy has been organized. Culion lies
200 miles south Of Manila, on the
windy edge of the China sea-" at
takes four days travel by boat from
Manila to reach it," says Mrs. Wade.
The work has heretofore been fl
nsnced wholly by the Philippine
government.
That leprosy can be eradicated Is
the assertion of those interested In
the movement. They point to the
experiments Of Dr. Wade in Culion
an oilers in India.
Mild Cases Cured
"Three years ago the first boat
load Of lepers left the island cured
says Mrs. Wade, who is in the
United States to tell of the colony's
needs.
MOSTLY they are the milder cases.
but ] have personally seer quite
well-developed cases arrested and
cured. II was found that the oil of
the c~haulmoogra tree was benefit
cial, but it was so ~nauseating that
patients would rather die of the dis
Ease than take il. A hypodermic
method has now been developed,
which makes it practical"
General James G. Hartford is
president of che memorial fund, and
General Samuel McRoberts treas
urer. The trustees include Charles
Evans Hughes, Kermit Roosevelt,
Carmi A. Thompson and Owen D.
Young. Later three representatives
from the Philippines viii be added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
SPANISH

Eos the benefit of travellers going
into Mexico the Missouri Pacific
lines have issued a phamplet con-
tanning lists of Spanish words and
expressions opposite the English
meaning which will be necessary to
know in travelling in Mexico. The
first articles give information con-
corning travelling arrangements,
mems clothing, mail service, ct, and
are followed by the Spanish-English
list OF words. These little books may
be obtained at the local station from
G. T. Hawkes.. ticket agent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
DENIS TO GET
VALLEY GAVEL'

Especial to The Herald)
HARLINGEN, Feb. ga
gavel, made entirely of wood
from Valley native trees, is
being made by W. ID. Mcintosh,
who lives near here, and is to
be purchased by Harlingen
business men and sent to Off
cials in charge Of the demo-
cratic convention at Houston.
The gavel is to be inscribed
with the initials of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, and the
words Houston" and Demo
cratic Convention"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
CHRISTIAN UNITY SOCIAL

Persons interested in the Chris
tianitv Unity movement are invited
to attend a social at the home Of
Mrs. Maye Jayne. 1872 Adams street.
beginning at 8 p. m. Thursday. &C
cording to announcement of Mrs.
c. F. Thomas. Refreshments ARE to
he served and Christianity Unity will
be discussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
FOR OTHERS

The absolutely reliable bootleg
ger had been taken with the flu and
sent for his physician.
DOC" he said, slip me a prescrip-
ton"
why. ! understand you have
plenty of stuff, Dan," protested the
physician.
"Yes. but I sell that" said the pa
tient. II don't drink it."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
CLoTHIERs HOLD SESSION

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. a.
R-After exercises appropriate OF
Washington's birthday. the joint
convention Of the Texas Retail
Clothiers' and Furnishers' ~associa-
ton and the Mems Apparel club Of
Texas resumed their business ses-
sion. Officers will be elected and
the next convention city chosen be-
fore adjournmenL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
APPENDICITIS CASE

SAN JUAN, Feb. 22-Miss Ruth
Purl, advertising manager of the
operation for appendicitis the last
Of the week and is reported to be
recovering rapidly. Miss Purl was
a teacher in the First Ward school
in Brownsville the first half Of this
school term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

flea OF +. j. zoe. superintendent OK
Brownsville schools. and show q de-
cided high standard in grades.
Freshmen from here this year are
Miss Margaret Monroe, Grover r..
Wagner and Russell Rentfrc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

Reports from the University Of
Texas on the work being done by the
three freshmen attending school
there from the Brownsville high
school have been received at the Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

Poison Oak or Ivy Is relieved
quickly and permanently with I'm
perial eczema Remedy. All drug
gists are authorized to refund your
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Druggist Gave Her
Very Good Advice

Miss Ruth Horowtiz, Bronx, N. Y,
writes: Having been troubled with
Indigestion caused by constipation for
several months, my druggist advised
a purely vegetable laxative pill.
can safely say that since | am TAX
ing them. and only one each night, I
feel like myself again and can eat most
anything without fear of an attack"
cARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS
All druggists -25c and 75c red pkgs,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

When You Think of good eats and
drinks you think of the Star Pharm-
acy, opposite hospital, McAllen, Tex
as.-Adv. If.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
CITY BRIEFS

Just Arrived From Frsnee-All
linen printed handkerchiefs, priced
3 for 81 and { for 81; hand-painted
chiffon and crepe scarfs, all shades;
all kinds of novelties. Oriental Rug
and Gift Shop, 40 Twelfth St.
Adv. %.
Crash Victim Better-Mrs. NJ. V.
Hugo, Nebraska apartments, who was
injured Monday morning when her
automobile left the road and over
turned near Harrington. is somewhat
improved at her home here. The
tendons in her right wrist were sew
cred, and an operation was perform
ed here Monday afternoon to locate
the ends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

When lou Think OF good eats and
drinks you think of the Star Pharm-
acy, opposite hospital, McAllen, Tex
as.-Adv. If.
High School Progressing-Work on
the new junior high school building
at Washington street and Palm bou-
levard, is progressing at a rate to en-
able the contractors to forecast an
early completion, il was said Tues
Gay morning. Walls and roof have
been on the structure for some time.
ard workmen have recently devoted
themselves to the task Of preparing
the interior Of the building.
Convention Plans Made-Prepara-
tions for the annual meeting of the
state Postmasters' association here
in April are going forward rapidly.
C.. c. Richardson, manager of the
chamber of commerce, said Wednes-
day. Letters have been sent 10 the
various members of the association
and to the subsidiary group, and ac-
tive preparations will begin as soon
As these men have been heard from,
Il was saiI.
Monthly Payment Loans to bry,
build. improve or refinance resi-
ience or business property. Prompt
service. Todd & Underwood. lnsur-
ance and Loans. Spivey Building,
t07 Eleventh St. Adv. If.
Don't Suffer with your feet. Or.
e. Hillinger, foot specialist, will be
IN Brownsville every Tuesday, Thurs
law and Saturday at 10 a. m. at room
10. s, Cromack building; for APP
sentiments, phone T56. Other days
he will be ut his home on highway
setveen Harlingen and San Benito.
All kinds Of foot ailments treated.
eighteen years experience in Chi
ago. Examination free.-Adv. II.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-10
Bv ALLENE SUMNER
(NEA Service Writer)

Washington, Dec. 10.-Mrs. w. A.
Oldfield, our fifth congresswoman
in the present session Of Congress
and fourth widow Of a congressman
who will sit in our next Congress, Is
not sure that she approves the prac-
tice Of assigning deceased congress
mems seats to their widows.
Congressman w. A. Oldfield Of
Arkansas. Democratic whip of the
House; died in Washington late in
November. He was serving his
eleventh term. His widows name
was Immediately placed in nomina-
ton by the Arkansas state central
committee and submitted to the gov
ernor of her state for consideration
at special election. The special
election required 80 days notice.
But the word has gone out that there
is no shadow of doubt that pretty
Mrs. Oldfield will be the fifth con-
gresswoman and take her seat the
first of the year.
But the fifth congresswoman is
not sure Lnat Sne wants the nOnOr,
nor that she believes in it, though
she does appreciate it.
1T merely means that the appoint
ment is given through sympathy, and
not because of ability or fitness for
the job" she said to me. Zone can't
but be touched by the loyalty and
honor and tribute to the services of
ones husband, Of course, but l do
wonder if it's just the thing.
Here am l, for instance, a wom-
an who firmly believes and has al
days practiced the belief that wom-
ans career is in her home and hus-
band, and that if she does that job
well she has no time for outside
things, nor is needed in the outside
world.
Because of my domestic interests
almost solely l am utterly unpre-
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. 4 WASHINGTON 4
IL LETTER EFT - :sf

pared for this job. know my hus-
bands interests, of course, and will
try to carry them out as well as l
can. ! know some appointments he
wanted made to West Point and An
napolis, and | will take care Of those.
But as a congresswoman with any
general vital interests in affairs OF
the nation, just won't be capable
and why should | have the job when
there are so many women who are?"
Mrs. Oldfield is very sure that
she would never consider another
term, and passes off the suggestion
that now with her husband gone she
may be glad to develop new out
side interest.
"A home woman is always just
that she says. 1.-The outside
world frightens me a little. am
one Of those women who live hap
PLY only through personal human
relationship. have an old moth
err who will be my one job and in
terest as soon as this unexpired term
ends.
II seriously raise this question of
whether widows should be appointed
to their husbands congressional
seats. l raise it on the grounds of
whether we are competent and
whether woman can be expected at
such time to submerge personal
grief enough to apply herself to i'm
personal issues and problems"
Mrs. Oldfield is not the first per-
son to raise this question. Femin-
lists in general and many male poll
| ticians have decried the custom of
! sending widows to Congress ION a
rain check"
Those who do uphold the plan
point with pride to Mrs. Florence
Kahn, Edith Nourse Rogers and Mrs.
William Langley. present congress
sional widows, who seem to be doing
job comparable with that of their
male colleagues.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 1O.-Just before
Christmas, Fifth avenue is like the
figure in the Riley poem-that is, it's
as good as it can be.
Just before Christmas, the Fifth
avenue windows fairly shrek of lux
1 ury and prosperity. They tell many
stories-they tell Of petted, spoiled
and pampered women; they tell of
extravaganza, wealth and social COM
petition; they tell Of human frailty,
vanity and ridiculous fadisms.
If you care for window shopping,
come along for a few blocks-Here
in the window of a tobacconist's
shop are "petal-tipped' cigarets of
every hue for 1.-THE delicate lips of
beauty" One is assured that the
"taste of the flower petals clings
to the tip" For mere 20 cents
apiece, or Whereabouts, such cigar
cts can be purchased and, by the
hundred, the price drops to $3.50.
Next there is neat little dia-
mond-set pipe for a few hundred
dollars. Imagine grandpa enjoying
corncob!
A few doors beyond a smart
shoppe reveals embroidered hose at
$50 a pair. Then there's the cock
tail shaker that has the music box
attachment, striking up tune when
the cover is removed. There the
neat little folding bar, which can also
be turned into bridge table by a
simple twist Of the wrist. The
modern home cannot be without it,
says the window card. Well
maybe not. There are bridge tables
with automatic score keepers-that
is, there are numbers inset in corners
which can be adjusted and readjusted
according to the score. There are
of all things-displays Of airplane
luggage. You just can't travel in
a plane without the airplane bag
gage! There are bejeweled safety
razors, priced into the hundreds.
Trick lighters appear in every
shape and price. They're out now
in varied shapes. In one tiny
human head springs off at the neck
and sets off the flame-that is
when it works. There are little
animal heads that spring off, ant
one has a neatly shaped leg thai
is snapped when light is desired
And so it goes. Jewelry at stag.
gering and bewildering figures
Vanity cases at $165,0O and Gig
aret case at $4,000.
Where does the money come from
And who gets the $145,0O0 brace
lets?
So many questions clutter tn
mind as you walk along Fifth ave
nue. just before Christmas and smile
just bit bitterly, at the human
absurdities.
Just across town-2O minute
away as the taxi flies-the push
carts Of Grand street are showing
their Christmas wares.
Like Fifth avenue and the figur
in the Riley poems, the push cart
Of Grand street are also as goo
as they can be.
They are piled high with gewgaw
and dolls and jacks-in-the-box an
cheap toys and cheap ornaments
It's rather difficult to spend NOR
than so cents on any given article
And it's rather hard for the averag
customer to spend that much. TIL
crowds 60 bargain hunting fron
cart to cart, picking up trinkets a
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10 cents and 20 cents and a quarter.
They're the sort of articles-well,
that this writer associated with
Christmas when he was a kid-funny
little games that you play with
marbles and tops; tin soldiers and
wooden soldiers; books made from
nontearable paper; musical tops;
parcheesi, lotto, authors, and all the
rest.
Just across town from Fifth ave-
nue., the Christmas wares seem,
somehow, like Christmas wares.
There is gaity about them-or is
it familiarity!
Certain it is, l could never feel
comfortable with diamond-stud-
ded pipe.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-10
I4ondOn-Paris Airline
Passes 9th Birthday

Croydon, England, Dec. 10.-R)-
British civil aviation has celebrated
the completion Of It's ninth year Of
operation between London and the
continent.
When on August Is, 1919, the
worlds first daily airplans service
for passengers Was instituted b.
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Federal Farm Facts

Agriculture in most parts Of the
country is still in in unsatisfactory
condition" says DR.. A. F. Woods Of
the u. 8. Department Of Agricul-
ture. Some aspects Of the situa-
ton appear t. b slowly riehtine
|themeelve4 but X ~ indnstxy = q
r.. pjoeed - : satislsetsEy basig,
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many changes adjust agricultural cooperation in

many further changes and adjust
ments must be made"
The 1926 yield Of wheat was re-
duced by more than Z per cent due
to disease alone, reports the Depart
ment OF Agriculture
! DR.. Woods lists several. impor-
|tant methods 81 Fastening improve
Iment." They are: adjustment 81
| snrpluses, land polteies, taxotiou
lsxaaspog tatioa, ersdit i1lnai I'D
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tariff, agricultural cooperation, in
dividual adjustments, research and
education and agricultural legisla-
ton.
The first year Of the tuberculosis
eradication movement, 1918, saw the
testing Of 18l,143 cattle in the
United Bates. Nearly 5 Per cent
were reactors. During the last 1is-
|cal year moee than 1900 900 cattll
lhAyo roeoivod IT, toot and the g.
Iaeters deelined = - pr cent.
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: French traveller would expect to
give.
TOBACCO BOOMs CAROLINA
BY Blosser
By Cowan
BY Small
By Martin

Washington. Dec. 10.-(AP)-
Which state IL third In totals Of
federal taxes paid by citizens o.
states? Il you don't know, you are
likely to Be wrong. The answer II
North Carolina, with ! total Of
$225, $1,000. The tobacco market Il
booming.
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rushes through the air at 100 miles
an hour.
Tip as the French Do
Advises French Paper

Paris, Dec. 10-(R-Tips in hotels
still remain such : perplexity for
tourists that the: newspaper Excel
sior has published : scale for the
benefit Of foreigners indicating what
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-10
AT THE MOVIES
ELTINGE THEATRE

Charles (Buddy) Rogers with
Mary Brian as the girl will be seen
at the Eltinge today and Tuesday in
Someone to Love-" They arc as
sisted by the able comedy team Of
William Austin who is show in
himself and Jack Oakie last seen at
the Eltinge with Clara Bow in "The
Fleets In and James kirkwood
long absent from the screen
Although he has never been in
love, is not engaged and doesn't in
tend to be for some time, Charles
Buddy Rogers is not an amateur
in the art of wooing. He has made
love to some of Americas most beau
tiful women, including, among 9TH
ers, Mary Pickford, Clara Bow,
Nancy Carroll and Mary Brian. In
Someone to Love-" his latest pic
ture, he finds himself being wooed
by fifty of the most beautiful girls
in Hollywood.
These affairs of the heart in which
Rogers has participated have been
all part of his work as a motion
picture star.
His affair of the heart with Mary
Pickford was in her production, my
Best Girl" He made love to Clara
Bow in the air epic, wings" and
again in Get Your Man."
Not only did he WOO Nancy Car
roll in Anne Nichols "Abie's Irish
Rose but he was married to her.
CAPITOL THEATRE
Tho duncan Cicf,~c Doro%<o c~J
Vivian. make their screen debut in
"Topsy and Eva" film version of
their own musical comedy stage sue
cess, at the Capitol theatre tonight.
"Topsy and Eva" has become widely
known through it's engagements in
twenty-three key cities during four
years OF continuous stage presenta-
ton. United Artists presents the
first Duncan Sisters film, which Del
Lord directed from the continuity of
Scott Darling. The film is based on
the play by Catherine Chisholm
Cushing.
A comedy filmed on scale unus-
ual for that type Of picture, "Topsy
and Eva" is black and white study
in laughter, possessing that colorfu
handful of characters which Harriet
Beecher Stowe drew in "Uncle Tom.
Cabin" but sending those characters
through adventures that have never
been imprisoned in the covers of {
book. Noble Johnson is "Uncle Tom
and Gibson Gowland is "Simon LIE
gree" Gowland was Won Stro
helms "McTeague" in Greed" Nil.
Asther, Swedish "find' Of director
Mauritz Stiller, makes his Ameri
can screen debut as George Shell
by" Marjorie Daw, Myrtle Fergu
son and Henry Victor are also prom
inent in the cast.
In the film little EVA" doesn't e
to heaven, for medical science ha.
advanced since 1852. "Simon lie
gree doesn't always have the bes1
Of things, even if 1.-The law is on hi.
side" .'Topsy" flees over snow, MOI
cakes OF ice, and her fiery steed ha.
snowshoes to boot. Strange hands
leap from moul0y mounds in grave.
yards to clutch at "Topsy's" ankles
and "Uncle Tom is q lovable fel.
low, who let's the little ones pla,
"piggy-back" with him in the parlor