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avenue; then Rome secretly pre-
pared, gathered her forces, and III
264 B. c., declared war.
We shall not speak of these
"Punic Wars" which waxed and
waned recurrently from 264 to 146
B. c.; nor even of Hannibal, the brave
young Carthaginian, what at the
age of Is marched an army through
Spain and over the Alps, defeated
the Romans at Cannae, yielded to
them fifteen years later at anna, and
died by his own hand when he saw
his city's independence gone.
n
For more than a century the
struggle ragged, punctuated now
and then with a temporary peace,
and the peace disturbed by Cato's
violent demands that Carthage be
destroyed. Finally the Romans laid
siege to Carthage, blockading its
ports and shutting it in from thu
rest of Africa.
For months the Carthaginians
fought and starved, until Of a half
million people only $4,000 were alive.
The Romans broke in through the
gates at last, hacked their way
through siX-dayS' resistance from
street to street, sold all the sur
vivors into slavery, burnt every
building in the city to the ground
and asked the gods (of Rome, for
the gods always belong to some small
portion of the human race to curse
any man who should dare to build
upon the ruins.
Carthage gone, Rome turned west
and subjugated Spain, working its
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Trial Balloons Go un

Ever since "Old Hickory" left the
heel marks of his elevated feet on
a White House fireplace it has been
customary for Democrats to cele-
brate his birthday with a dinner.
In President years the piece de
resistance is usually made up of
trial balloons to test the strength of
candidates and issues.
That is precisely what we may
look for Thursday night.
Friday morning should find the
atmosphere clearer, especially With
regard to candidates.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri, is
scheduled to be present, but unless
all signs fail, Governor Smith. Of
New York, who is not scheduled to
be present, will have monopoly of
the bouquets,
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NJ. E..
TRACY
SAYS:
"EVeN the Earth'S Great
est Financial Center
Would Rather Bet on
the AdUice of a Couple of
Men IN Whom 1t Has
Confidence Than on What
1t Thinks 1t KnOUS. i"
SAYS:

Disclosure that brokers have gone
to the banks for as much as three
billion dollars gave the bears a
chance to yell wolf" at Wall Street
last week and they were quick to
make the most of it.
Thursday and Friday saw stocks
tumble in such a selling campaign
as scared the timid and alarmed
sone who were not so timid.
Then President Coolidge came to
the rescue with a few we'll chosen
words, while William G. Durant eX-
plains that instead of worrying
everyone ought to be thankful that
the banks had so much money to
loan and such good place in which
to loan it.
Saturday found the market
struggling back to normally. with
what had promised to become Sc
rious raid virtually stopped by two
brief, but reassuring statements.
The moral of this episode is that
even the earths greatest financial
center would rather bet on the adj
vice of couple of men in whom it
has confidence than on what it
thinks it knows.
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You can't fill a hole in paving
with dirt and expect it to stay there.
Reader" says this in his letter
complaining member of his fam
lily cut tire in hole in Indiana
Ave. bridge over Fall Creek. ut
needs repairing" he suggested.
City Engineer A. H. Moore agreed
with him and ordered the repair
gang to get busy.
Dear Mr.. Fixit-Is there any way
We can get gas and water installed
In Rowland Ave? The city board of
works ordered this street improved
over three months ago and today it
Is impossible almost. Our taxes are
as high as any other township and
we have absolutely no city benefits.
We want gas and we want city
water and We would like garbage
collection in the summertime. I be-
lieve we have the cooperation of the
Indianapolis Water Company and
the Citizens Gas Company, but that
is all. Any information or help you
can give us will be greatly appre-
ciated. B. H. M.
File petitions for gas and water
with the works board.
Requests for cinders as follows
have been turned over to the street
commission, who promised aid:
Alley north of Tenth from Sum-
merset to DIN AYES; 700 block in
S. DreXel Ave.
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Alien Property Bill

The alien property bill now be-
fore Congress calls for the return
OF 80 per cent of the property of
German nationals seized during the
war and the retention of 20 per
cent OF guarantee payment Of
American claims by the German
government.
Some Congressman think all the
property should be returned, in &C
cordance with the traditional
American policy, while others think
a greater percentage should be re-
turned.
Germany'S inability to meet her
obligations, except by small INSTALL
mentS spread over a long period Of
years Is the real issue.
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Hoover Campaign Gaining

The Hoover campaign certainly is
gaining and that, too, without
Hoover himself doing much of any,
thing TO help it along.
New York is slowly but definitely
slipping away from Charlie Hills.
who still wants an uninstructed
delegation; New Jersey practically
has gone over to the Hoover camp;
Ohio almost certain to refuse a solid
delegation to Frank Willis because
Of Hoover support, and the three
Republican representatives from
Kentucky have come squarely out
for Hoover.
The drift Of events in this respect
is not what many of the leaders
wanted or looked for, and in that.
more than anything else, lies the
evidence of its strength.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright. 1927, By The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; liking; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
What punishment is imposed
in Kahara for failure to draw
trumps?
2-Why should you watch all dis
cards?
Sat what point in the game is
bluffing permissible?
The Answers
death by having tricks shot at
the culprit.
2-They give valuable information
as to position of cards.
3-Toward the end, forcing OPP
ponentS to discard high cards Of a
suit so that your small cards may
make trick.
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Hotel Owners Get Break

Kansas City hotel keepers and the
Republican committee in charge of
arrangements have agreed that the
former will be permitted to raise
their rates by Is per cent during the
convention.
The hotel keepers wanted little
better break, but were told that it
was not in line with what had been
promised.
AS in all such cases, the hotel
keepers had been taxed along with
other commercial interests to help
raise the fund necessary to get the
convention.
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Claims Against Germany

Back of this issue is one Of those
complicated and tangled situations
which usually grow out of war and
In which the interests Of governed
citizens usually are confused.
During the war, Germany nos
only injured many American citi-
zens and concerns, but property be-
longing to the United States.
During the war, also, the United
States seized and sequestered a vast
amount Of property belonging to
German citizens and concerns.
Germany has agreed to pay such
claims on the part Of this Govern
ment and its citizens as might be
allowed by commission, while this
Government has agreed to return
the property seized when these
claims have been satisfied.
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What Other Editors Think

fraudulently won its charter by
concealing the real purpose Of the
order. He issists that this Or
ganization now holds ten millions
of dollars worth of property upon
which it pays no taxes and asks
the appointment of a receiver to
administer this wealth and for
an injunction to prevent the Khan
from further functioning as such
on the soil Of the State.
For more than a year this Of
fetal has been putting the Khan
on the defensive by his militant
attacks. He has disclosed the
political power and motives Of the
order; has exploded its claims to
pure patriotism" and fidelity to
the constitution, pointing to its
reputation of the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments, partic-
ularlyu
The complaint filed by the at
torney general also diScloses that
more than $4,000, 900 has been COL
lected in membership fees, the
most of which went to enrich Of
ficers Of the order.
Doubtless many good and re-
spectacle people in Indiana be-
came members of this organiZa-
ton, as the attorney general
claims, because they we're deluded
into believing that it was what
it represented itself to be to the
State. But the revelations Of the
past few years and the history
OF the order in Indiana must have
disillusioned these citizens. 1t Is
TO be hoped by all really patriotic
citizens throughout the country
that this public official is adding
a successful finishing touch to his
great work of breaking the back
of the malign and dangerous in
f1uences which have so disgraced
the State Of Indiana in recent past
years.
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The Rules

The Rules
1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
Hen, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only on let
ter at a time.
8. You must have complete
word, of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words and abbre-
viations don't count.
4. The order Of letters can not
be changed.
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How much nicotine is contained in
tobacco?

How much nicotine is contained in
tobacco?
The quantity varies from 2 to 8
per cent, the coarser kinds contain
ing the larger quantity, while the
best Havana cigars seldom contain
more than 2 per cent and sometimes
less. Turkish tobacco contains
scarcely any.
From what did the st. Barnard
dog develop?
The breed developed from an I'M
known origin at the hospice of st.
Bernard in the Alpine pass Of that
name.
Who composed the music for "The
Silver Slipper"
Leslie Stuart in 1901.
From what is the word aviation
derived?
From avis" meaning "a bird"
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Mr.. Fixit
Indiana Ace. Fall Greek
Bridge Will Be Repaired,
City Engineer Promises
After Complaint of Mo-
toriSt Who Cut Tire.

Let Mr.. Fixit, The Times representa-
tive at city. hall. present your troubles
to city OFFICIALS. Write Mr., Fixit at The
must be given will not be published.
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Privileges for Coal Operators

Senator Copeland and Representative Jacobstein Of
New York propose that Congress exempt the soft coal
operators Of the country from the provisions Of the
Sherman antitrust act
This, they believe, might pave the way for CO.
operative associations of operators which would
to set the grossly mismanaged industry in order.
Such proposal has at least two weaknesses. One
is the assumption that the Sherman antitrust law
at present construed by the United States Supreme
Court prevents any cooperative efforts among indus
tralists which, by the widest stretch Of the magma
tion could be called legitimate
In recent trade association cases, brought under
the terms of that law, the Supreme Court has vail
dated virtually everything in the way of industrial
cooperation short of actual agreements to fix output
and prices
The Copeland Jacobstein proposal would not
authorize price fixing agreements, but it would make
them easier to effect.
The other weakness in the proposal is that it
involves special governmental dispensatons to a
group of who have shown little disposition to
cooperate with each other, their employees or the
public.
When Labor Secretary Davis recently pleaded
with the leading soft coal operators of Ohio and
Pennsylvania to counsel with him and representa-
tves of organized labor about the disgraceful indus
trial situation around their Mines most Of them
fatty refused
When the soft coal operators give evidence of a
desire to cooperate in the solution of the countrys
most persistently glazing economic problem and find
themselves clearly blocked by the Sherman antitrust
act, there may be occasion to modify the act.
A psychologist says the modern girl is adept at
concealng her feelings Well, the modern girl surely
should be expected to conceal something.
The Government wants more college men to take
up aviation Or aviation to take up more college
ment 1t doesn't make any difference.
An arctic explorer says Lapanders rub noses when
they meet. Americans rub tenders.
Nature balances things. 1t is hard for a fellow
to keep above suspicion when his stock gets below par
Don't Judge too quickly. 1t is difficult to get the
goods on the modern girl-that is, more than
yard or two.
The hardest thing in the world to hold, besides
royal flush, is your own.
Biologists devote great deal of their time to cell
life-crminal courts too little.
Be circumspect One of the disadvantages Of
being recognized liar is you may want to tell the
truth sometimes.
Economist: fellow who spends all his money
trying to figure out how to save little of it.
You can't always tell. just because a man is
using fowery language is no sign he is hands, out
bouquets.
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Questions and
AnSzOeTS

You can get an answer to any CUES
to The indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Washing
ton, D. c.. inclosing 2 cents IN stamps
for reply. Medical, legal and marital
advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. AL other Ques-
lions will receive q personal reply. I'm.
signed requests cannot be answered. AL
Letters are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. Az other Ques-
lions will receive personal reply. I'm;
Iettezs are conndential.-Editor
Was there an earthquake in Jeru-
salem recently?
An earthquake occurred at Jeru-
salem July IL, 1927, shortly after
3 p. m. The reports received were
meager and indicate that between
200 and 300 were killed, about 1000
persons were injured and the prop
erty damage amounted to around
100000.
What Is mountain sickneSS?"
1t occurs in the rarified air at
high attitudes. 1t is characterized
by hemorrhage of the nose, nausea
and sometimes by bleeding at the
ears.
What Is the absolute zero Of tenn
perature?
1t is that point at which body
would be wholly deprived of >heat,
and at which a perfect gas would
exert no pressure. From the stand
point of the kinotic theory this
would be the temperature at which
all motions of the hydrogen molecu-
les would cease. 1t is supposed to be
273 degrees below zero Centigrade.
What name was given to the type
Of bombs thrown by the Germans in
the phOtOplay "The Big Parade" by
the American troops?
Potato Washers"
What is the annual production of
plate glass in the United States?
In 1926 the production was 1885,
$4,000 square feet. Polished plate
glass totaled 1T $50 000 snllare feet.
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is decided the South Bend deci-
sion will not, of course, affect
other communities.
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The Government wants more college men to tax
up aviation. Or aviation to take up more colleg
ment, 1t doesn't make any difference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09

A psychologist says the modern girl is adept a
concealing her feelings. Well the modern girl surel!
should be expected to conceal something
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09

An arctic explorer says Laplanders rub noses when
they meet. Americans rub tenders
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-09

Be circumspect. One of the disadvantages
being recognized liar is you may want to tell tt
truth sometimes.
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Nature balances things 1t is hard for a fellow
to keep above suspicion when his stock gets below par
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-29
Phone Number
Seven

guests in the Marvin McAskill and
Frank Waters homes
Miss Grace Slingecland, who Is in
nurses training at Decatur. Ill, is
hcer visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. v. s. Siingerland.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Lamont left
overland for Ashton, s. ID. Thursday
where they will remain until October.
Grover Boone, who spent several
days here with his brother. G. w.
Boone, left FIR his home in Caldwell,
Texas, Thursday.
Miss Mary Lillian Ware of Bonham,
Texas, arrived Wednesday for a visit
with relatives in Donna and Weslaco.
Mrs. w +. Anderson and children,
who have spent two months in Enid.
Okla, returned home this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil ID. Dixon and
children left Wednesday for Tulsa,
Okla, where they will visit relatives.
Mrs. 3. A. Meyers, who has been
visiting in San Antonio and Kerr
vile, returned home Wednesday. She
was accompanied by her sister and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. r. Partlow
and children Of San Antonio, who
will visit here for several weeks.
Mrs. Frank Waters, daughter, Bet
tie, and Mrs. j. w. Mccormick and
daughter, Ruth, spent Friday with
Mrs. 4. "A. Boyce OF Donna.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-29
SAN BENITO
PERSONALS

a A~ANIOAF@nA4o
Misses Lucille and Jim James,
daughters Of Mrs. VI. ID. james. have
gone to Dallas TO spend a few weeks
With relatives.
Paul Joplin and Harry Espey left
Tuesday afternoon for Corpus Chris
Il and Cuero. Mr.. Joplin will be
employed by the Central Power q
Light company in Cuero and Harry
Espey will return to San Benito IN
a few weeks.
Clifford Davis and Joe @. Ballcn-
ger are now in Angleton. Texas on
business.
Mrs. John r. Lomax and son, Jack,
and daughter Sarita. left this week
for Laciedc. Missouri. Jack will
spend some time al Yellowstone Park
with ~ aunt. They expect to be
zone about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. n. Us left
this week week for New York to pur-
chase fall stock and Mrs. Downs will
remain IN San Augustine for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Rosalie Connerly, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank
$. Robertson. for the past few
months. has returned to her home
IN Tyiertown, Miss.
Mrs. 7. 2. Roberts has returned
TO her home at San Antonio after a
visit here with Mrs. A. r. Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morris. who
have been visiting in San Benito for
the past week with relatives and
friends. have returned to their home
in Houston. Mr.. Morris n broth
er OF DR.. +. T. Morris.
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Phone Number CT = TE TT " PhmeN Number Valley Soci
Seven l. Sever and En-

She will visit her daughters, Mrs. A
Seigel in Three Rivers.
Leslie Morgan OF Queen City, is a
guest in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. N. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Weight OF San
Antonio spent several days here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crosswhite and
Mrs. Ruth Shotwell left Wednesday
with friends in Weslaco for a
months vacation in Ohio.
Mrs. Marcus Hines is visiting rela-
tives in Kennedy for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gray Of Aus
tin, are guests here in the home or
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Vann.
Robert 4. Dudley left Wednesday
for Houston to join his family who
have been visiting relatives there for
some time.
Mrs. w. p. King and children and
her mother returned this week from
New Orleans where Mrs. King at
tended the national convention of
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems clubs.
Earl McManus and family have re-
Gently moved into their new home in
Alton Place. Work vas started this
week on n two story stucco home for
John Mcdonald in Alton Place.
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Valley Society NewS
and EDentS

Hilbig were McAllen and Edinburg
business visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Jack Holt left Saturday night
for Kansas City to spend n month
with her parents who reside at that
place.
Mrs. Charley Shepherd and Misses
Hazel and Bernice Bailey were Edin-
burg visitors Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. hi lips and
baby returned to Their old home at
Rayburn. Tex. this week.
Mr.. Frank E. Stuck returned to
Dombey, Okla, last week for the
wheat harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Osborne. Mr..
and Mrs. M. L. Benbow and children
Opal and Ilene OF Weslaco and Mer-
cedes spent Sunday at the home Of
w. G. Garnes two miles west OF
Hargill.
urday to give the employees Wve
Mr.. Clifford Catlett was q dinner
guest at the Blaskosky home sun
day.
Mr.. Arthur BIaskosky and sister
Mrs. Howard Childers wer~ Sunday
afternoon visitors at the Blackburn
home west Of Hargili.
Mrs. Howard Childers was n bus
mess visitor in Harrington last week.
Mrs. Charley Shepherd was an
overnight visitor Wednesday az the
home Of I'M and Mrs. B. c. Bailey
north of Hargill.
Mrs. Gilliland and daughter Eta
Nance Of Frederick. Okla. has been
visiting in the home OF Miss Jane
Dickey and brothers south OF Har-
gill. Mrs. Gilliland will teach ex-
preston and music in Brownsville
the coming season.
Mrs. N. G. Shiflett has been sick
the pngt wppk
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Mr.. and rs.M Charley Amason. Miss
Goldie Amason. w. ID. Ethelbert ANA
son were dinner guests nc the III. o.
Bailey home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Holt dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pollock Sunday.
b. G. Bailey vas a business visitor
in Edinburg Tuesday.
Joe Brownfield has accepted a 20.
sition with the Hargill Drug Store.
Major Cleveland Summons will
leave Sunday for San Antonio to b
In attendance Et the reserve Officers
amp for two weeks.
Mr.. John Gunter. formerly Of Fl
Smith. Ark. and now Of McAllen. was
a business visitors in Hargill Wed.
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pollock and Mr..
and Mrs. W. K. Holt and SON Walter
Richard were Sunday afternoon Wis
itors az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Lancaster.
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MISSION
GIRLS, CAMP

GIRLS CAMP
The Catholic Daughters of America
conducted a girls camp at the old
La Lomita mission, four miles south
of this city. last week. Twenty-orS
girls enjoyed the camp for three days.
during which time a regular program
was put on each day. All sorts Of
sports were engaged in, consisting OF
hikes. swims. and different physical
exercises. Lecture classes were con-
Quoted by Revs. Brochman of Nc
Allen, McKenna Of Mission and Cha
teau Of the St. Peters Novitiate. Q
delightful time was mad, and il is
expected that another camp will Be
planned for next season.
=
COMPLIMENTARY LUNCHEON
Mrs. I. =. Summons and Mrs. +. NJ.
Hayes were hostesses nj n beautiful
~ appointed luncheon at the home
Of Mrs. Sammons Wednesday. the oc-
casion being in honor OF Miss Nellie
Conway. of Los Angeles. Calf, a
former Mission resident, and a Wis
itor here at the home of her brother,
r. p. Conway and family. The dec
~orative scheme included pink and
white, the decorations proper rom
~sisting Of roses. Corona vine and Kin
Mas, the table appointments also be-
ing in the same color-handsome
gren satin and pink tullc.
Mrs. 7. NJ. Melden was high score
holder, Mrs. Stebbins receiving the
consolation, while a handsome gift
was received by the honor guest.
Those present we're Mesdames r. r..
Conway. T. NJ. Melden. n. +. Smith. r.
4. Stewart, Heath May, George Agnew,