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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
.BLIMPS MAKE RECORD
IN AIR ADVENTURES
Ships Included in 10Th Co. at Lang
ley Transported Relief Grew,
Rescued Three.

The Nineteenth Airship Co Of Lang
ley Field, Hampton. Va, which includes
In its organization two re non-rigid
arshlpq. or blimps, surpassed all prcv-
oiq records for lighter -than-air oper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Note This Is the third Of series ci
articles b. reporter who Is taking a
course IN hyinS He tells in this chapter
how he narrowly escaped crash when his
plane was caught in g down current as 1t
sought TO sain attitude after tskinE OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Flowers Shipped by Air.

Colorado sweet peas are being ship
ped daily by air mail and within "a
hours after they are picked they are on
sale ia Middle Weat florist shops.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10

could he have for girl who was no
longer able to keep up with his
pace?
He'd been darling during her
illness. Fresh flowers every day and
baskets of luscious fruits. Books,
too, but somehow she couldn't read;
she couldn't concentrate on any
thing but her own affairs, her tragic,
hopeless affairs.
For she felt that her life was done,
that she never could find anything
to live for again. That was tragic
unless this plan she had would
help.
She let her eyes rove over the
shabby room and come to rest on
Marcos latest offering of flowers.
She saw them through mist of
tears, and looked away. They re-
minded her that Marco was the last
friend she had, and pretty soon
there would be no more flowers from
him. She must send him on his
way.
The others, people she had met
through him, did not count. Mel
ther did any of Mollys or Lila's
friends. The only persons who
cared anything about her now were
in Wayville. And Bertie Lou wasn't
going home.
She was going to do something
else-Something interesting. Some
thing that thrilled her just TO think
of it. 1t wouldn't last forever-the
pain and pleasure mixed under
taking, but it would take the edge
off her unhappiness while she went
through the ordeal of divorcing Rod.
After that she wouldn't need dis
traction quite so much, and she
always would have something to
dream over. She was turning the
though over in her mind, develop
ing it and getting more excited each
moment when someone knocked on
her door.
Come in" she called. The door
opened and a round, good-natured
face with heaps of freckles and a
nice grin was poked in. May I come
all the way in?" it's owner inquired.
I'm glad to have you," Bertie Lou
told her. And so she was. For
week now she had received a daily
visit from her neighbor in the next
room, Bessie Rogers.
Bessie was shopgirl and a de-
voted little soul to any one she liked.
She had liked BERTHE Lou after her
first call. They had not really met
until BERTHE Lou came home from
the hospital.
Anything I can do?" she asked
after shifting the flowers. 1t was a
never-ending source of conjecture
with her that BERTHE Lou got such
costly blooms. But she was not in
quisitive.
eyes," Berthe Lou replied. "You
can help if you like to listen. I've
a perfectly mad, but heavenly idea
that I've got to talk over with some
one"
(To Be COntinuedD
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10

When her and her fathers arms
were locked about her mothers re-
sisting booy, a resolution clamor-
ed suddenly in the girls heart:
Cant stand it a minute longer.
Got to see Sandy Ross. Got to!
Nobody but Sandy will do"
The cream-and- tan roadster
shot out of the driveway. Tony
Tarver was going home" to that
section of the city where she had
grown from a rollicking, romp-
cred baby into a gay, carefree girl,
home" to Sandy Ross, who had
grown up with her, and whom she
loved as frankly and unanalytically
as she loved her father.
She could not imagine world of
her own which did not contain
Sandy Ross. She had run to him
with all her griefs and problems and
joys. Not that he ever said any
thing much, or petted her to con-
sole here. Not Sandy!
isn't that gorgeous joke on
Pat and his nice new money!" Tony
demanded of herself. I'm home
sick for Myrtle Street."
On nearly every front porch a
middle-aged man sat reading the
Sunday paper. All along the street
was Sunday feeling, of June, sun
shine and .home-lazy Sunday peace
after six days of hard work.
Tony had come home. Her slim
body quivered with a sudden deep
happiness, sweeter for the strange
melancholy that held her
She stopped the car before a
house that held a n1iddle-aged man
| in Stockinged feet and middle
aged woman in starched percale
placidly shelling peas.
Hello, Nom Ross! Hello, Pop!
Do get an invitation to dinner OF
don't II" Tony sang out, in hel
thrilling young voice.
Hello, Tony! Tie that yelle1
horse of yours and come in" POP
Ross shouted.
where's Sandy?" Tony shouted
back.
Fat Mrs. Ross set down her pan
of peas and waddled placidly down
to the gate as her husband shout
ed his answer: always Sandy!
Where's Sandy?' Where do you
think he is? Over at the aviation
field of course. Kidnap him ano
bring him back to dinner"
Mrs. Ross leaned upon the gate
and surveyed the girl in the road
ster with twinkling, kindly grey
eyes. I'VE been reading about you il
the society columns, Tony.
Pop thought maybe you'd be toe
grand for the likes of us, but said
'Pshaw, Pop! Don't you know Tony
Tarver yet?' Sandy'll be glad to see
you, honey. Tell him there's blue
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10

like the ghost of her former self
that she was heavily made up to
hide her dissipation" and that she
smoked incessantly"
And what had become of the
money he'd given her, Rod Won
dered.
What he did not know was that
BERTHE Lou ran with Marcos crowd
because she was afraid to be alone
afraid of her memories and the
unlimited pictures that came to her
mind when she was not "whooping
it up" with a mad, impetuous band
of reckless youngsters.
Marco liked her to be happy. If
Marco dropped her BERTHE Lou
didn't know what she would do. Go
mad, she supposed. She would if
she had to sit in her hall bedroom
and face her dreary future. Her
loveless, drab, homeless future!
Better to please Marco while she
could: at least until he realized that
she meant it when she said she
wouldn't marry him. After that -
And it was gay to go around with
Marco. They went to places where
wickedness was refined at any rate,
and Marcos friends were not vul-
gar.
Mostly they had soured on life for
one reason or another and would be
like that for few years more prob
ably. In the meantime they had to
make fun to keep in the running.
BERTHE Lou did not dare let go.
She became their leader and Marco
was proud Of her. But it could not
last.
One day she collapsed at work.
And her employer sent her to a hos
pital. Then he called in Marco.
BERTHE LOUIS wild days were over.
She was trembling hysterical
wreck. But she wouldn't let them
telegraph her mother. The doctor
said she would get well.
And Marco promised to see that
she kept quiet when she got up.
Marco was a chastened young man.
The doctor had held him response
ble-yes, him, and his father also
for his too generous allowance.
BERTHE LOUIS employer held her
position open for her and paid her
bills. To save him expense she in
sisted upon being taken back to her
rooming house as soon as she was
able to be moved.
There, during the long lonely
hours of staring at a cheap picture
on the faded paper-covered wall, or
of hurting her eyes trying to look
through the coarse lace curtains
over a dirty window, she evolved a
plan that was half-dream, half
hope, for something to Go when she
was well again.
She shouldn't go back to seeking
forgetfulness in the way that had
put her in the hospital. She sup
posed she must lose Marco-she
hated that-he was dear compan-
ion when he wasn't begging her to
marry him some day. But what use
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
IKE. NEW
.Sdillt.'SilulQr
ByLzZWZRA AWSZ7u epasAvssA aprOE,Nc

berry pie for dinner. You're pref
tern ever, but, land, beer think
ing that every time I've seen you
since you was year old"
That's right-spoil mew Tony
laughed, starting her engine. "It'S a
pity Sandy didn't inherit some of
your blarney, Nom. Dinner at 2, as
usual? Gosh, it's great to be home!"
The motor and Tony'S heart sang
exultantly: Going to see Sandy!
Going to see Sandy!"
Ito BE Continued
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
Dial TzOiSterS
Daylight Saving Time
Meters Given in Parenthese5
WFBM (275) INDIANAPOLIS
(Indiana polls Power g. Light Coz

indianapolis ROVER % Llgnt CO'J
4:OO-Studio recital.
4:5O-Items Of interest from Indian
apolis Times Want Ads.
5:00-Correct time; State road condi-
tiOns, Indiana State Highway
commission.
5:15-"Whats Happening" indianapolis
Times.
5SO-A Chapter a Day. from the New
Testament.
5:5O-"Care of the Hair and Scalp"
Stanley E. HOrrall, Hair-A-Gain
Studios.
5:55-Baseball scores right off the bat.
WFBM dinner ensemble, Dick
Powell, solOiSt.
6:45--Fire prevention talk, Horace Carey
7:00-MendeIssohn trio with soloists.
7:30-U. s. Navy recruiting talk, II.
W. Elke.
7:SS-Dental hygiene, indianapolis
Dental Association.
7:45-The Grooming Minstrel.
8:OO--Travoil trio, courtesy Noble oil
Company.
S:30-ImperiaI PHILIPPINES.
9:O0-The Club Salon orchestra.
J:30-JOnes Whitaker Chevrolet Com
pany, Four Chevrolet entertain
10:30-"The CoIumnist"
10:i5-Katie Wilhelm at the Baldwin.
WKBF (252) INDIANAPOLIS
(Hoosier Athletic Club
5:0o-Late news bulletins and sports.
6:O0-Dinner concert.
1:O0-KonjoIa hour.
S:00-Bromley House and Bonita Annis.
8:30-Mary Traub Busch trio.
9:OO-Mrs: Benjamin Miner and Bonita
Annis.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
battle-ground

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 10.
Soft white powder in a big
wooden box which stood in the
rear of newly constructed
building, looked like an ideal.
playground to Harvey Haase, 4.
He climbed inside. At hos
pital it was said his burns were
not serious. The soft white
powder was lime.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
Best Daylight Features
wKBF t25a) INDIANAPoL1s

WKBF (252) INDIANAPoLIS
(Hoosier Athletic Club
A. NJ.
1O:00-Recipe exchange.
1O:15-PanatrOpe.
1O:25-"Interesting Bits of Hostory,"
courtesy of indianapolis public
library.
10:30-WKBF shopping service.
11:30-LivestOck and grain market;
weather and shippers forecast.
WFBM (275) INDIANAPOLIS
indianapolis Power q Light Coz
p. M.
3:O0-Correct time. courtesy julius G.
Walk & Son; livestock market;
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
INSECT WAR PLANNED
Scientists to Study Ravages Costing
u. S. Billions.

l. U. S. Billions.
ITHACA, N. Y, Aug. 10.-The
ravages of insects, estimated at over
two billion dollars annually in the
United States alone, will be studied
comprehensively by world scientists
when the fourth international con-
gress on entomology meets at Cornell
University from Aug. II to Aug. Is
Leading entomologists of the world,
including over 100 foreign delegates,
have registered.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-08-10
The paper design.

The paper design with
which we mark out the
ornamentation to cut out
at the bottom is pictured
here with the marked
box.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
The World and All
OF DIFFERENT BLOOD

It is safe for an American girl to marry a European
man. or vice versa? Does diversity Of blood, breeding
and racial tradition constitute a serious obstacle -
marriage and marital happiness?
These thoughts are suggested by Sylvia Thompson's
novel, "The Battle of the Horizons" published this
fall. By Little, Brown and Company. The heroine in
this story marries an Englishman. She has always had
romantic notions about England and its wonderful
traditions ard history. She is a rich American girl,
living in Washington. His family although OF high
social standing, is not rich. Like so many othe= Eng
lish families, it has suffered eclipse on account Of the
war. TO her family the war has meant no Iessening of
prosperity.
In the story. the girl and he man do not get along
very we'll after marriage. There is too great a diver
sity in taste and background and national customs TO
be bridged by the love the two young people have for
one another. The marriage comes 10 grief, although
the author does, out Of respect for the popular taste.
furnish a sort of super-added happy ending. It's a
very readable story, by the way.
Now, how about il in life7 What addition does
diversity Of nationality make to the dangers Of dis
agreement between two young people who decide TO
one another And what advantages. if any, are
there in having two very different accounts and social
traditions in a family Of twof
| think il depends a good deal upon the amount Or
forbeurance and open-mindedness possessed ~ the
two persons in question. Undoubtedly. there will be
need of considerable quantities of both of these COM
modities. 1t will be necessary for the wife to say to
herself very often, well, that's certainly a queer way
for a man to treat his wife. An American would never
do ii. And still. may be 1t only appears queer to nc
because I'm an American. To him many things 7 do
must seem just that queer"
And the husband. likewise. will have to be slow
about cOndemning anything about his wife that per-
tains to her national culture or early c~nvironmental
background.
But I'm sure there are advantages in this kind Of a
union, too.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Texas Women in Industry

Deriorable conditions are indicated in the recent
Teport of the state labor department which shows that
more than half the women and girls employed in in
dustry in Texas are working for wages insufficient ito
provide the minimum requirements Of q decent exist
encc.~
The survey made By the department covers every
branch Of industry, and shows that a per cent Of the
women and girls employed in industrial establishments
earn Is much as SIS per week. An accompanying re-
port on living costs fixed SIS q week as the minimum
upon which any woman depending upon her own re.
sources can live.
Declaring this condition grave" Labor Commits
sioner Charles McKeemy recommended the enactment
OF d workable minimum wage law for women and chill
dren designed to remedy existing conditions and to
assure living wage for all workers.
The conditions were revealed in inspections made
in 3,474 establishments employing 1926 workers, OF
which 1885 were men, 5s,5O4 women, and 1879 children
under IS years Of age Sixty five per cent of the men
reporting we're found to be receiving SIS per week or
over.
According to the report, printing and publishing
concerns have the best record in the matter Of wages
and hours. Lowest average wages were being paid BY
I~aundries, and the longest hours we're exaeted in hotels
and restaurants.
A special survey Of the textile mill industry re-
vealed that the &c mills reporting employ 5,2se work
ers and operate on an average schedule Of s. hours q
week paying men an average weekly wage Of $40 and
women $3.50. In 254 instances wives were found to
be employed in the mills along with their husbands,
and 222S children under Is years Of age were working.
-Four hundred and nineteen families we're renting their
living quarters from the mills; 27O families rent from
others, and only ia families owned their own homes.
Il was found. however. that in practically all mill viii
lagos the rent houses are keep in good repair, water
and lights furnished free and reasonable rents de-
Quoted from the employees wages.
The labor department has filed IS complaints for
violations Of various labor laws, and Of this number.
10 have resulted in convictions, s have been dismissed
and 10 are still pending. In addition to the cases pros
ecuted, the labor department has issued scores Of
formal notices that infractions OF the labor laws must
cease, and that employers must install proper guard
ing Of machinery, ventilation Of work rooms and elm
ination of all hazards possible.
The next legislature will be asked to take some
action 70 remedy labor conditions, especially those af-
fecting the women and girl workers. Texas will never
permit such conditions as the labor department has
outlined to continue, and the demand for the necessary
changes will come from every section of the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Other Papers



To the adequacy Of the worlds supplies of oil in
the future, thought both prolonged and anxious has
been devoted, for although replenished By the diseov-
can not continue indefinitely. A matter with an I'M
portant bearing on the question is the possible exist
ence Of petroleum reserves, not only in new regions,
but ut new depths in regions already important for
their oil output. An extension Ia two directions, both
specifically and prependieularly, would place the point
Of exhaustion far in the remote future.
Ts sink a we'll a little deeper when its flow began
to decline has probably been done often. TO 20 down.
however, hundreds Of feet farther in q field in which
all flow had virtually ceased seemed nm unpromising
as well az costly speculation; but only q few months
ago the experiment in an abandoned field gave re-
munerative results, and the idea has since been tried
wiwth success in other fields. So to plan their drill
ing az to strike, in a single well. not only the reser-
voirs Of oil at ordinary depths. but to penetrate the
Cais which town derives a handsome income on oil
royalties on its water front, a well $500 feet deep has
just been brought in.
IL is predicted that new history in the oil industry
will date from this well, which, going down a mile and
q quarter, Is said to be the deepest hole of its kind il
the world. and that incidentally a new basis for roy
alties will supersede the formtr one. Experts "see~
wells 10000 feet deep mt an early date, according to
one account. OF course, not even an expert could see
Of wells two miles deep nor the value of the contribu-
ticn which enormous supplies At that depth would make
to the oil problem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Let Construction
Contract on New
McAlien Church
Especial to The HeraIdl

McALLEN. Sept. 17.-construction
work en- a new Methodist church for
McAllen IL expected ~ get under
way nv the latter part Of this month,
according 20 an announcement made
by the church board Of trustees who
have just let the general contract for
the construction TO Merriweather a.
Sauers Of Harrington.
Contracts for plumbing and wiz
inr we're let "a the Union Plumbing
company and J. W. Davis Electrical
company. both Of McAllen. The
contract price is said to be $780,
0o0- Part Of the money needed for
the building Of the new church was
obtained when the church sold its
present site 10 a McAllcn syndicate
for $4,000. the remainder Of which
will be made up by members Of the
church.
The two-story structure, with N
srire Of four stories. IA 10 be- 81
Roman structure and will Ne locat-
ed on Main street two blocks moth
Of the business district. The first
floor will be given over to Sunday
school class rooms and the second
floor will be used as an auditorium
seating 500 people. Chimes are ~
he provided in the bell tower and
a large pipe organ will be installed
in the auditorium.
The general contract calls for
completion within lao working days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

hitherto had to glimpse the slender
but Il would afford M. Davidson
more Of an opportunity than he had
pink perfection W her figure.
He arrived earlier than she had
expected. On receiving his tele-
phone call from the lobby she told
him TO come right up, left the door
Of the suite njar. and retreated to
the bedroom. When Mr.. Davidson,
eager a. n schoolboy, entered the
little p%arlor, she flew in to him
with simulated breathlessness. Then,
having greeted him effusively, she
gave a gasp Of embarrassment.
"Ohl" she cried, clutchinE the
coat about her with a pretty e~sture,
managing at the same time a bit OF
color. what must you think OF me.
! was in such a hurry 70 see you
II forgot / wasn't fully dressed.
In fact. | didn't expect you nearly so
! really ought to put some
thing on. DO YOU mind?" She
perched herself on the broad, up
holstered arm Of a chair and patted
its sent invitingly. "Sit down and
let me take a look at you" When
he had crowded into the chair she
allowed her shoulder 10 droop soft
IN against his own. did they keep
YOU NJ that nasty office All day,
when ! wanted you with me 2"
Davidson had never seen her
dressed like this. The pink of her
flesh. through the silver gauze of
her coat. the subtle perfume az her.
only partly due 10 the scent with
which she had sprayed herself after
her bath. the warmth Of her soul
der against is, the whole cunningly
calculated sex appeal of her, made
doubly maddening by reason Of the
virginia. manner beneath which IL
was disguised. swept him. figura-
lively speaking, off his feet. His
tight arm. imprisoned momentarily
by her shoulder. he quickly released.
and circgin her soft body with il he
drew her to him, tried TO kiss her.
Did kiss her. in fact, or the cheek.
Irene. expecting just what had hap
pened, ready for IL, turned her hear
tantalizingly aside and rose.
"Oh-no-Mr. Davidson - really.
you mustn't" she cried, darting from
him. Mr.. Davidson swallowed hard.
Never before in his whole exper-
fence had a woman made 80 flag
rant an appeal to his senses, under
cover or almost childish simplicity.
IF I'd supposed you-you would
try"-she hesitated, as though what
she wanted to say was difficult TO
put itno words-"ycu would try any
thing like that" Davirson's mind
was a clutter or thoughts.
"I--of course I wanted 70 kiss
you" he blurted out. "Why mott
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
New York Letter

proudly refused it; and his wife was
upset because Carl and Joseph and
Hannah fthe ~children) hadn't XIV
sponded 40 her kilograms informing
them ok their fathers illness: ard
she kept audibiy wishing they were
present.
But the neighbors understood, and
weren't offended by the old couples
seeming lack of appreciation. On
succeeding days the women among
them continued to ray attention tn
the needs OF the old folks and began
70 call the old women Mother" One
Of them called up the old mans en-
ployer and made sure his Job would
he awaiting him when ne returned.
And they say that living in New
York makes persons hard and heart
less.
The idea has gotten around that
Wall Street men are only interested
in making money, and spending III on
chorus girls. But one nf The moss
important 0f them, Alfred III. LOOMS,
banker, spends all his spare time in
his private laboratory, conducting
experiments with sound waves that
will set fire to a piece Of wood. bora
n hole through glass and kill MA gold
fish in its bowl Physics is hia
recreation and his hobby. His anna
teur researches have won him the
attention or university professors,
and one Of them, Robert ". Wood Of
Johns Hopkins. is joining him ia
some or the experiments.
There W. another Wall Street fir
ure. a "self-made man. who has a
consuming ambition 70 be q musi-
clan. He gets out Of patience with
instructors, and 80 has abandoned
them. He shuts himself up lin ~
room in hi great home and tears
away at IN cello, his fav0rite instru-
ment. He talks lovingly ~ friends
Of his playing, but refuses 70 per-
form for them.