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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
Horoscope for SATURDAY.

Horoscope for Saturday
Persons born on this day are cap
able Of managing their own affairs
and they have no patience with in
reference. They have plenty of
self confidence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
New York Letter

interview with q noon pitcher cx-
c~cutiye who was formerly a tailor.
The xec urged the author to read il
to him, and the blushing writer
agreed, -stammering all the way
through il. When he had finished he
collapsed because the flicker inn
presario turned il down with this rca-
son: II dun't like il becuz ull dc
characters stuttcr."
4 Sad Story
IL appears that Mabel Walker
Willebrandt's campaign to stifle the
Broadway g~iEgle-water p~arlors has
been successful. Several Of them,
raided last season. were found guilty
recently and padlocked.
The doorman Of a hitherto prosper
ing place chatted depressingly last
night. "Well." Ne moaned. what an
] going "a do for a living now? For
the past ear some of the towns big
cest men had to know me to get b.
tho door. and now ! can't remember
any Of their name 10 ask them for n
job"
Dream Love Fantasy
Just like Jane-just like Jane :
Always doing something that she
cant explain
But that's the charm Ito Broad
way of the modern play-even Of
the one with something OF an osten-
sible purpose. such as Miss Cowi's
Jealous Moon" which opened at the
Majestic Theater-its imperviousness
70 logic. This permits tired brains
To loaf and invite their souls. after
the manner OF Whit Whitman.
The new "Moon" u the joint work
of the accomplished and popular nc
tress and Theodore Charles.
The play IS = dream love fantasy,
with 4 transfer cf puppet characters,
notably ~ Columhine Miss Cowl
Pierrot (Philip Merivale). sind HARE
nuin Guy S~tandingl to flesh and
blood creatures; and apparently con.
veyiag the lesson that life's evil and
mischievous influences Gypificd by
the moonl may he overcome hy IA.
thence and fidelity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

NEW YORK. Dec. Those who
profess to be in on the know" are
being burned up and knocked cold
because Mrs. Upton Sinclair Lewis
has pointed an accusing finger at
Theodore Dresser for alleged plagiar-
izing from her book about Russia.
The INSIDE" IL that the deadly
parrlleled descriptive passages (about
places where neither OF them vent
were written for both historians by
a former American journalist now
in the Soviet's press department ut
Moscow.
Squelch
II might have pleased many the
atrical managers had they witnessed
the incident. One Of New iork's
better known dramatic critics was
trying 10 beat the crowd in front Of
n ticket window al the Penn Station.
Here. herel" growled n station Of
ficer- You'll have 20 take, YOUR turn
in line. There arc several ahead who
arc just rs un%important rs you
Popular Crcdos
tBy Arthur kober)
!. ina critics can hahe OF bitdh
a show. >. That the government
collects the war tax on passes. I.
3. That an acrobat Is an actor. I.
4. That il is easy to column il you
have contributors. 3. That all
female im-persouators are not that
way off the stsge. 6. That all
Theater Guild shows are highbrow.
z. That All seats sold AZ the hox
office are in the center. $. That
nude poses ere art studies. .
2 That anybody who writes Tor 2
living ~ an intellectual. .
10. That theatrical angels have wings
TRY and collect 4 bill on 2 flopD.
The Height cf Contempt
A chorus girls opinion Of a chorus
man.
7 Don't Believe II
II comes from Irving Hoffman. who
VOWS that he witnessed the episode.
An author who stammers got an
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
NEW PARTY LINEUP
SEEN AS IMPOSSIBLE

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA new
lineup Of our major political parties
Il easy enough to talk about.
A lot OF such talk is TO be heard
on Capitol Hill just now. rs senator's
and representatives gather IN Wash
ington for the winter session or con-
gress, with the lesson of the recent
election fresh in their minds.
II II the same old talk Of the ne
| cessity for the liberals IN both old
line groups TO split off from their
respective organizations and COM
bine. as a liberal party, leaving the
conservatives, republicans and demo-
Gratis alike, to coalcsce as a single
party If conservatism.
Q
There was some tendency at the
last election u regard Al Smith A.
the liberal and Herbert Hoover a.
the conservative candidate, but Il
vas not at all clean cut. Besides.
however. the rival candidates may
be regarded as having classified,
there was little to choose between
the two platforms.
Consequently. the result was jun
bled. Politicians all agree on that.
The liberal element would like 10
flock BY themselves If they could.
The conservatives probably would not
mind it., either. They dislike lib
eral insurgency in their own ranks.
Moreover. they think they generally
would win, anyway.
All this being the case, why do not
the followers Of the opposing schools
of thought sort themselves out and
start again, where they belong?
II would be satisfactory and log
zeal.
Ii has been proposed over and over
again. The late Senator Lar GILLETTE
even tried to effect the re-division
in 1925. But it never works. Why
not?
1T never works. says Senator
Coleman L. blease Of South Caro-
lima. because of prohibition.
1T never VIII work while we have
prohibition.
That question cuts every political
group crossways. 1t takes prece-
dence over everything else. While 1T
survives. we can have no party that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
CARD OF THANks

We wish 70 thank our many friends
and neighbors for their expression OF
sympathy and beautiful floral offer.
ings during the illness and death OF
our loved one, Mrs. Sofia Liech
Vslent. We also wish especially 10
thank DIR. Spohn, the nurse. Reverend
Wright, and members OF the Chris
ton church for their Kindness and
helm during her sickness and death.
The children are Irene. Beatrice. Re-
becca. and Edward Valent, and sis
trs and brothers.
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Other Papers
CUNNING FOR THE GOOSE
New York Herald-Tribune).

Nv IVTT - -
The rcton that the nineteenth century witnessed
fhs peak N the industrial revolution has had 10 be
modified. The progress Of science and invention in the
first ouarterTof the present century has given every
close obseu<r reason to believe that what the race has
already exkefienced in this respect has been the merest
~h;ld'x clay TO what Is in store for IL. The need for
socian reimbursement to . machine age was never more
.rusk than 1t il ut present. with every prospect that for
xea&s the tension viii grow before it shows any signs
81 diminishing.
{ How ere We to meet lit President Green Of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

Who am T. What is my occupa-
ton? What organization did Il
train during the World war?
what II a knot?
What is the salary Of the presi-
dent OF the L. s.?
Who il governor general Of the
Irish Free State?
II will call upon the Lord. who
is worthy 10 he praised: 50 shall
! be srved from mine enemies"
Whore IN this passage found in the
Bible
Today ~ the Past
On this day. IN 1917. the Battle
Of Cambria was in progress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
LOS FRESNOS c. OF c.
HOLDS FIRST MEETING

LOS FRESNOS. Dec. lat the
first meeting of the newly organ
ized Los Fresnos Chamber Of CON-
merce. held recently, W. r. lvey
proposed securing an agent to serve
as an express shipper Of fruits and
vegetables from this section. No
definite action was taken on the
suggestion. however.
Regular meetings Of the body
will be held on the third Tuesday
evening Of each month. The date
for the annual meeting has been
set for the first Monday evening in
each November.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02

/. John Philip Sousa; bandmas.
ter; Great Lakes Naval Station
band.
2. A nautical mile CG,0s0.2s ft).
3. $4,000 a year.
4. Timothy Healy.
: Psalms xviii, 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
Horoscope for Sunday

Persistence il the chief character
istic Of persons born on this day.
They are prone to live within them
selves although they often have one
or two close friends.
Evening star., 1928-03-06
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

We are nation of sentimentalists
even though some of our foreign friends
proclaim us to be practical, gold-pur.
suing people. We have erected more
monuments, established more memorials
and devised more tablets, perhaps. than
any other country in the world. We
cherish our traditions as much as any
nation.
Our own city is proof enough Of our
reverence for Americas history, and
for those who played mighty part in
ats establishment. The lure of WASH
ington may be attributed to the fact
that this city and vicinity provide more
in the way of historical atmosphere
than any other locality III the country.
The imaginative pilgrim may browse
Tor days and weeks among scenes vivid
y reminiscent of the early construc-
tioniStS Of the nation. Nearby Virginia
and Maryland are studded with monu-
uients and stones marking the sites of
military engagements. The homes OF
many colonial patriots are preserved in
their original state, SO that present
and future generations might see and
become imbucd with the spirit of their
past heroic owners.
On highway near Berryville. Va. a
comparatively short distance from the
National Capital, there is small stone
marker, almost concealed by tangled
vines. Hundreds speed past It, Only
the alert, keen-eyed drivers discover
the rough-hewn slab. which informs
Evening star., 1928-03-06

be able to draw me from the cruel
embarrassment I am at present in
volvcd in"
Memnon did not hesitate to follow
her. to examine her affairs philosophi-
cally and to give her sound advice.
The afflicted lady led him to a per-
fumed room and politely made him
sit down with her on large sofa.
where they placed themselves opposite
each other in the attitude Of converse
ton. The young woman was eager in
telling her story and the young phi
losopher was listening with devout at
tention. The lady spoke with downcast
eyes, whence there sometimes fell a
tear. and which, as she now and then
ventured to raise them, always met
those of the sage Memnon.
Their discourse was full OF tender
ness. which redoubled as often as their
eyes met. Memnon took her affairs ex-
ceedingly to heart. and felt himself
every instant more and more inclined
to help a person so virtuous and SO un-
happy. BY degrees, in the warmth OF
conversation. they ceased to sit oppo-
site each other-they drew nearer.
Memnon counseled her so closely and
gave her such tender advices that
neither OF them could talk any longer
of business nor well knew what they
were about.
At this interesting moment, as may
easily be imagined. who should come
In but the uncle. He was armed from
head to foot. and the first thing he
said was that he would immediately
sacrifice the sage Memnon and his
niece. The latter, who made her escape.
knew that he was well enough disposed
to pardon. provided good round sum
were offered TO him. Memnon was
obliged to purchase with all he had
about him.
Memnon. covered with shame and
confusion. went home to his own house.
There he found card inviting him to
dinner with some of his intimate
friends. If / stay at home alone" he
told himself. II shall be so occupied
with this vexatious adventure that I
shall not be able to eat a bit, and l
shall make myself sick. 1t will therefore
be wiser for me to 60 to my intimate
friends. and partake with them OF some
frugal repast. shall forget In their
society the folly was guilty OF this
morning.
So Memnon went with his friends.
Seeing him uneasy. they urged him to
eat and drink and Danish care. A lit
tie wine In moderation may comfort
the heart OF a good man--but Memnon.
reasoning thus. became intoxicated.
Then game was proposed Memnon
played and lost all he had In his purse,
and four times as much on his word
dispute aroSe~~therc was fracas~-
one OF Memnon's friends threw dice
box and knocked one OF the philoso-
piers eyes out Memnon was carried
home drunk and penniless. and minus
one eye.
Memnon sleeps out his dcbauch. and
when his head has got little clear he
sends his servant 10 the receiver general
OF the finances TO draw little money
To pay his debts of honor TO his friends
The servant returns and informs him
Evening star., 1928-03-06

| Francois Marie Arouct dc toltalre.
ters in France of the eighteenth century.
| His works are. If anything. being even
more widely read than ever III the
| twentieth century,
Memnon one day took it into his
| head to become a great philosopher.
There are few men who have not, at
some time or other. conceived the same
wild project. Says Memmon to himself:
ITO be a perfect philosopher, and. OF
course, to be perfectly happy, have
| nothing to do but TO divest myself
| entirely Of passions: and nothing is
more easy. as every one knows. In the
| first place. will never be in love. for
when see beautiful woman will say
| to myself, These cheeks will one day
| grow wrinkled, these eyes will grow
| dim. that head bald and Old Now I
| have only to consider her at present
/ in imagination as she will afterward
| appear. and certainly a fair face will
| never turn my head"
Memnon also said to himself: Il will
| always be temperate. 1t will be In vain
to tempt me with good cheer. with de-
| licious food. I will have only TO picture
to myself the consequences of excess,
an aching head, loathing stomach the
loss OF reason. Of health and of time.
| All this is so easy that there Is no merit
in doing 1t.
But" Memnon went on to himself,
Il must think a little of how / am
going to regulate my fortune why,
| my desires are moderate. my wealth Is
securely placed with the receiver gen.
eral OF the finances. / have where
withal to live independently. and that
Is the greatest of blessings. / shall
| never be under the cruel necessity OF
dancing attendance at court: / will
| never envy anyone and nobody will
| never envy any one and nobody will
friends" he continued TO himself, land
l Will preserve them, for we shall never
have any difference. will never take
amlss anything they may say or do and
they will behave in the same wav TO
me. There Is no difficulty in all this
Having thus laid his little plan of
philosophy In his closet. Memnon put
ms head out OF the window. He saw
Two women walking under the trees
near his house. The one was old and
appeared quite at her ease. The other
was young. handsome. and seemingly
In trouble: she sighed, she wept, and
seemed on that account still more
beautiful.
Our philosopher was touched. not, 10
be sure, with the beauty Of the lady
The was too much determined not TO
feel any uneasiness of that kind), but
with the distress which he saw her in.
He came downstairs and accosted the
! young woman In the design of consol-
| ing her with philosophy That lovely
| person related 10 him, with an air OF
| great simplicity and In the most affect
| ing manner. the injuries she sustained
| from an imaginary uncle: with what
/. cunning he had deprived her OF some
| imaginary property. and OF the vio-
lence which she pretended to dread
! from him.
You appear to me" said she, "a
! man Of such wisdom that II you will
condescend to come to my house and
! examine my affairs am sure you will
Evening star., 1928-03-06

one OF the most dramatic incidents of
the Civil War.
We are intensely sentimental about
these things. So much so. indeed. that
sometimes We provide a little comedy.
A local man who has just returned
from a tour of New England says that
he approached an old structure near
Faneuil Hall. Boston. and observed a
tablet set in the corner of the build
ing. He stood for a moment with his
hat removed. to mediate before read
ing the inscription, and while doing
so attracted the attention of the pass
erS-by. He was astonished and consid-
erably embarrassed when, drawing closer
and reading the words, he discovered
that the tablet referred to a devastat-
ing confiagration that had occurred in
Boston many years ago. Thereafter. he
says he was careful not to remove his
chapeau before reading inscriptions,
This recalls another Washingtonian,
who recently visited Gettysburg for the
first time. He was accompanied by
his wife, to whom history was simply
something that one had to learn in
school.
They reached that part OF the battle
neld where Pickett made his celebrated
charge. Long and thoughtfully the
male half stood on q gentle slope and
visioned the heroic advance of the
gray-clad ranks moving across the
now tranquil fields In his imagina-
ton he heard the terrifying. ear-split-
ting roar of the Union cannon and
saw the attacking lines wither before
the merciless shower of shot and shell.
In the distance he beheld the figures
Of Lee and Longstreet, and-"Say. win.
have you read IS story In this issue
OF IS magazine?" It was the voice
Of the wife.
Turning he found her seated on q
rock, completely submerged in the
pages OF fiction periodical. Her ir-
relevant observation snatched him
back 65 years TO the prosaic present.
Il v
A small brown dog Saturday after
noon entered an apartment elevator
with the writer. That's the mostest
intelligent dog I ever see." said the
operator. Every day his owner lets
Evening star., 1928-03-06
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
HUMAN WISDOM
BY vOLTAIRE

tFrancois Marie Arouet dc Eoltaire.
16a4-111S was the leading man OF let
ters in France of the eighteenth century.
His works are. If anything. being even
more widely read than ever III the
twentieth CENTURY
Evening star., 1928-03-06

that the receiver general had that
morning been declared a fraudulent
bankrupt and that by this means a
hundred families are reduced to poverty
and despair. Memnon. almost beside
himself. puts a plaster on his eye and
petition in his pocket and goes TO
court to solicit justice from the king.
But on the way he Is laughed at for
the loss of his eye. and reaching court,
the king refers him to one of his sa-
traps. The satrap advises him not to
proceed with his petition, for the re-
ceiver general was a good friend of the
queens.
Proceed no further in this business,
my good friend" says the satrap. "if
you wish to preserve the eye you have
left"
Thus Memnon. seeker after wisdom.
having In the privacy OF his closet re-
solved to renounce women. the excesses
OF the table. play and quarreling. but
especially having determined never to
go to court. had been in the short space
of four-and-twenty hours duped and
robbed by gentle dame. had got
drunk. had gambled. had been a par
ticipator in a quarrel. had got his eye
knocked out. and had been at court
where he was sneered at and insulted.
Evening star., 1928-03-06
BY SARA HiLAND.

Figured wall paper panels Of ike size,
IL reISeslilOn about room, become dis
turb!Dg " the eye and make the selec-
thra of furniture difficult, as 50 few
Things appear attractive with these as
o background.
However, one large panel placed in
the center u & bedroom wall Is one ef-
fect!ye way of treating figured paper.
A. cnoice biz of Old wall paper, pieces Of
TSnc-klocked linen Or chntz may be
tSec Ia this manner. The walls should
be painted II a soft shade which viii
seem u melt into the ground OF the
inquired panel, which should be pasted
f1rnply 10 ,fae wall finished with a wood
nold2lg Sild given coat of shellac.
AsaA4SI this panel dressing table
may k< placec, or II the panel is wide
enough ~ accommodate twin beds.
THESE are enhanced by this type of
csooratisn They ehouid be included IN
me pa1e.ec space however, as their
fzo@nSion over the ends against the
plain wall VIII give them an awkward
hnd tadly piaced appearance.
Ihert is one idea W bear in mind
"fien selecting one panel for a room
s1o mat Is that 1t should not be a. sfnaII
repeat dfAagn, bot rather one large pat
bFn 'AaTlng the effect ~ a painting.
Evening star., 1928-03-06

the stranger that
it was there that
Mosby's men at
tackled one of Sher-
idan'S " a G 0 II
trains.
Arlington and
Fairfax Counties
abound in historic
sites and buildings.
Aside from the an
clent courthouse
al Fairfax. there is
still preserved the
house from which
the Union Gen,
Stoughton was
taken prisoner by
a handful Of Mos
by'S troops. which,
Evening star., 1928-03-06
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
This secret is between you and l." Say
between you and me"
Often mispronounced: FIamboyant:
both as as In ''am." oy as in boy
accent after the y.
Often misspeIled: GhastIy: note the
gh.
Synonyms: Perform, accomplish,
achieve. execute, fulfil. commit, effect,
Word study: Use word three times
and II Is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Insunerably: IN
toierably. Il spent an insufferably dull
evening"
Evening star., 1928-03-06

A small brown dog Saturday after
with the writer. That's the mostest
intelligent dog I ever see." said the
operator. Every day his owner lets
Evening star., 1928-03-06

oAV titC uklillIttl
didn't stir.
Then the car
rose to the fourth
floor. The door
was opened and
again the dog was
invited to get out.
The little brown
creature refused to
move from the
corner of the car.
Nov. watch"
said the operator.
as he stopped at
the third floor. AS
the young chap
reached for the
door. the dog be-
gan to wag his
tWo-inch tail in
Evening star., 1928-03-06

him run out for an hour or two Of
exercise. When he is tired he comes
back. You can't fool him, either. be-
cause he knows what floor he lives on.
He belongs to party on the third
floor. Now you just watch and see
what he does"
The elevator was stopped at the
second floor.
Come on you, get out. This is
your fioor," said the operator kindly.
Evening star., 1928-03-06
CONSTIPATION
PREYS ON
HEALTH
You can overcome it with
ALL-BRAN

IF you are troubled with constipa-
lion, read Mrs. Hogan's letter be-
low. II came 10 US unsolicited-~~a
nessage Of relief 10 every sufferer:
February 10. 1927
7 want 70 tell you how much good your
@LL-bhAk has dane ms. IL surely can't b.
tsAt for constipation. | have tried every
J ind of mediciHs sad never In my whole
iAfe have been rsIisVed until one of my
L.ighb1fs told ms u, try bran 30 /
hoIkbt I,s and read Abott your ALL
6hbN and Thought ! would zee what IL
would dts~-snd IL surely did help me. !
wiz hssst he without IL In the house a9ain.'
NEs. JbssFH HoGAB.
lzis Clay IT.. Topeks. Kansas.
Constipation Is almost universal.
The cause 0f more than forty dis
@ases. Dizziness, aching backs, cir
Led eyes, bad complexions, are only
few of It's symptoms.
Guard against It. Start to-
morrow eating Kellogg's ALL
BRAN. Two tabiespoonfuls daily
chronic cases, with every meal,
Guaranteed. Doctors recommend IL.
A healthful cereal. Serve ALL.
BRAN with milk or cream~~as,d
add fruits Or honey. Sprinkle it int
soups. Use IL In cooking. Sold ~
all .grocers. Served everywhere.
Aads ny Kellogg in Battle Creek.
-,u.lgygst
~ M-.DkAk
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

Pleading not guilty to d
statutory charge, following
their arrest early today at
1886 Kenyon St., II w, vii
liam g Cloth, commonwealth q
attorney for Arlington county,
and Miss Edith Scudder, . I VII
vaeious woman Of IS, de
handed i jury trial in Judge
Mattingly 3 court today when
Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given was not ready toI
90 on with the case.