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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Flashes Of Life

(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK.-William B. Leeds,
husband Of a princess, has seventeen
pipes. One Of the duties Of his valet
Is TO line them u on a mantlepiece
mornings.
CHIcAGO.-There are now some
thing like 10000 millionaires. One
or the reasons therefore. as express
cd by Carl Snyder, New York banker,
10 the American Statistical associa-
ton, is the greatest gamble the
world has ever known, stocks.
NEW YORR-Peaches says she has
the flu. She has left the cast of
a drama after starring two and n
half weeks.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. s. Trees,
who has made money in oil, has n
hobby befitting his name. He Is Civ
ing a peach orchard to the school
for boys at Warrendale. In return
he is getting one elm. weighing 40
tons. which IL will cost him $1,000 to
move to his estate. /.
COLUMBUS. 0.John L. Murphy.
WIS is serving a sentence in state
prison Pr burglary. is credited with
having made 800 last year by writ
ing fiction. His sentence has been
committed so that he Is eligible for
parole.
NEW YORK.-Like the Waterman
on his night off Is Karl Bornson,
master mariner. After nine years NJ
sea without a vacation, he got one
Of six weeks and promptly took a
transatlantic voyage.
HOLLYWOOD. Calif-After 4 lit
tie wboopee. as she expresses it, two
friends OF Lottie P.ckford are
friends with each other again. She
says Jack Daugherty and Daniel F..
Jaeger, who had a Christmas scrap
at her home, have patched things up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
LOS FRESNOS
SERVICE CLUB

SERVICE CLUB
! The Woman's Service club met on
| Thursday afternoon II the home of
Mrs. Peter Watkins with Mrs. T. W.
Chase as ~co-hoStcss. The business
meeting was presided owe By Mrs.
Chase during which plans were dis
cussed for the Identification Of the
school yard.
The following program was then
| presented: Christmas customs in
other lands, each club member. Song,
"Silent Night, Holy Night" club.
"The Madonna in Art" Mrs. III. h.
Day.
At the conclusion of the program
the club members exchanged Christ
mas gifts. A delicious lunch consist
ing Of creamed chicken, mashed po-
tatoes, salad. bread and butter sand
witches, mince pie and coffee was
served to the twenty members pres
ent. The next meeting Of the club
will be held on January 3 at the
home Of Mrs. u. ]. Tandy.
PERSONALS
Emma Moses spent the weekend in
San Bsnito with Mary Alice Deter.
Miss Oracle Mae Norman, Miss
Nellie Norman and Ophie Durham of
Combs spent Tuesday with Dallas
Crichett.
Joe Moses and family arrived Sun
day from Arkansas to make their
! home in Los Fresnos.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Partair of
Santa Rosa. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moses and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Moses and families
we're guests Of Mr.. and RMS. jesse
Moses on Christmas Day.
, Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Tandy, Miss
Helen Tandy and II. J.. Jr.. we're din
ner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sc. II.
Cilley on Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Chatelle have
as their guests during Christmas
week. Mrs. Chattelle's mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Swami Of
Llano, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Baskin and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Ray and
children and James Swan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

NEW YORK-Peaches says she has
the flu. She has left the cast of
a drama after starring two and n
half weeks.
Evening star., 1928-06-17
he Cat" Produced by Scientific Taximeter Tests

The car drove away, the occupants
apparently satisfied that the wheels were
revolving all right.
The policeman leaned back against
the tree.
He was just getting ready for an
other snooze against the tree when he
noted With surprise the approach Of
the automobile which had aroused his
curiosity only few moments before.
Apparently 1t had circled the block.
II did not stop the second time, but
again turned right at the next corner
and disappeared behind some houses.
The policeman was still leaning
against the tree, and muging upon the
peculiar occurrence, when the car ap-
peared once more from around the
block and again moved past him 70 the
corner and disappeared.
Once or twice OF this sort Of thing
was sufficient TO cause anybody 70 arch
an eyebrow, but when IT began 10 settle
down into the third, and fourth, and
fifth laps-for apparently no good rea-
son at ail~~the policeman removed his
frame from the tree, showed his cap
back on his head and scratched his
Uranium uncertainty.
But that was not all.
After an uncounted number Of these
laps had been completed, the machine
again pulled up on the opposite side
Of the street, the same man got out
With the Jack and the same meaningless
| twirling Of front and rear wheels was
! repeated.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

ing back to Karakorls-n the jewels, the
gold ornaments, the eest of the JADE
and enamel ware, and the great rub!cs
OF Badakshan. Over these roadA tho
gleanings Of the horde we're sent 10
the homeland In the Cobb
The yam was telegraph, railroad and
parcel post all In one. It enabled new
comers from unknown regions to seek
the Mongols In the Cobb. Jews led
along the post road their laden donkeys
and carts: Armenians rode by with q
curious glance at the silent Mongol
soldiers, sitting on their blankets by the
FIRE. or sleeping under an opened tent
Zap.
These Mongols were masters OF the
roads. In the large towns, there would
be dafoga. or road governor, with alb
solute authority In his district With
him would be clerk, to write down
the personages who called at the sta
ton, and the merchandise that went by.
The guards. at the stations were 90
few as TO be little more than an escort
for the station-master.. Their duties
were light. Whatever they requisi-
toned from the countryside must be
forthcoming. A Mongol had only to
show himself. on his long -haired pony,
with the slender lance slung over his
shoulder and his lacquered armor peer
ing from under his sable or deerskin
coat--for the bystanders to hasten TO
him submissiyely. The usual petty
thieves Of Asia did not put in appear
ance. Who would dare plunder even a
horse rope from q Mongol guard post,
Evening star., 1928-06-17

frontiers. rowing tar-kahans, subject
kings and ambassadors.
The Khan sat In the gold throne OF
Muhammad that he had brought with
him from Samarkand; beside 1t rested
thes cepter and crown Of the dead EN-
peror OF Islam.
To the assembled leaders out Of the
East. he recounted the campaigns Of
the last three years. II have gained
great mastery" he said gravely, by
virtue of the Yassa. Live ye In obedi-
ence to the laws"
The shrewd Mongol wasted no words
in boasting of his achievements; the
thing TO be gained was obedience TO the
law. He no longer needed to advise and
lead his officers in person. They were
and he saw clearly the grave danger OF
a division among them. To emphasize
the extent of his conquests, he had all
the visiting ambassadors ushered TO the
throne one by one.
To his three sons he spoke a word Of
warning. DO not allow quarrels TO
come between you. Be faithful and un-
failing TO Ogotai"
After that there was feasting for a
month.
Genghis Khan had prepared every
thing for his sons but two things. Two
hostile powers still survived in the
world as the old Khan knew 1.-THE
troublesome King of Hia, down Tibet
way, and the. ancient Sung, In South
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Khan gave the accustomed order TO put
TO death all capives. and in this way
perished the unhappy multitude that
had followed the nomads. The women
OF Muhammadan monarchs, who were
TO be taken to TIE Cobb, we're placed
at the roadside TO wall the last sight
OF their native land
For a moment. it seems. the old Mon
gol pondered the meaning Of his con-
quests.
"Dost thou think" he asked a sayant
OF Islam. that the blood have shed
will be remembered against me by man.
kind?" He recalled the higher wisdom
Of Cathay and Islam that he had tried
to understand, and had dismissed in
curiously. Il have pondered the wis
dom Of the Sages. I see now have
slain without knowledge Of what 70 do
rightly. But what care I for such
men?"
The conqueror was feeling the bite Of
old wounds, and seemed to unders, an :
that his time In the world was ap-
preaching its end. He wished TO have
things in order--rebeIlion quenche6, the
Yassa enforced. and his sons In au-
thority.
He sent out over the post roads a
summons to all high officers to attend
a great council on the river Syr. near
the spot where he had flrst entered
Kharesn.
The leaders OF the hordes came In
from all the quarters Of the winds,
eagles OF the empire. generals from far
Evening star., 1928-06-17

fare caused by making a series of left
turns or right turns. It was found that
front wheel meter registers more fare
over q course With frequent left-hand
turns than on a straignt-away course
of like distance. and even more so
when compared with course having
many right-hand turns. This was due
to the fact that the meter was attached
to the right front wheel. and this wheel.
In circling to the left, described
wider arc than the left wheel.
The differences were not so pro-
nounced in the case Of the transmission
meters. as these struck q mean" be-
tween the arcs covered by the two rear
wheels.
1t might be we'll right here to explain
what Mr. Smiths colleague was doing
when he jumped out of the car every
now and then to jack up the wheels
and twirl them. He was setting the
meters to an exact point, in the interest
OF extreme accuracy in measurement.
The tests showed that tire chains
have bearing on the meter registra-
ton. too. They do not increase the
circumference Of the tire and lessen the
mileage, as might be expected. but, for
Evening star., 1928-06-17

some air out Of his tires. following an
official test.
Slippery streets we're found to have
minor effect on the transmission
drivent meters because Of slippage of
the rear wheels. A driver who wished
to cheat his customer might coIiceivably
leave his meter on while he spins his
wheels In O snowdrift for minutes at a
time-with dire results for the passen-
gers purse. That Is why Mr.. Smith
recommended the cutting of of the
Transmission meter until the cab gets
under way.
1T is freely admitted by ALL" says
Mr.. Smith. that under certain abnor-
NAL conditions 1t would be possible to
produce decided overregistration on q
transmission on-driven taximeter through
the agency ofnpinning rear wheels. But
in any event our results do not indi-
cate that on normal regular operation
excessive overregiStration Is to be antic-
ipated.
II have heard 1t said. in all serious
ness. that In very bad weather the
taxicab passenger should be entirely
willing to pay any reasonable amount
over the normal fare which might be
registered by the meter as q result of
the abnormal conditions for the con-
venience~of securing the desired trans
portation under those conditions.
II do not subscribe TO this rather
extreme view. and believe that In all
cases the driver should refrain from
throwing his meter flag until the cab
is away from the curb and on its way.
IL q careless driver parks In q snow
passenger should be charged for getting
him out
A 8 result Of the bureaus tests the
motorists OF washington have
been provided with a permanent meas
ured course for testing speedometer
mileage. Permanent metal markers
have been cemented into the curb along
Understanding beyond Alaska avenue.
Each mile Is shown IN STAMPED figures
on the markers, which bear the legend:
"Official Taximeter Testing Course, Dis
trist OF Columbia"
The mileage marked of on this
course Is scientifically accurate, having
been surveyed and measured by ex-,
perts. 1t was on this course that Mr..
Smith first tested the correctness OF
the two meters he had installed In his
car.
~ pair VI uictcEa ALSO was piuCcu III
q regular taxicab here and In o cab In
Boston. The meters were tested under
all possible conditions Of service.
Mr.. Smith drove his car In rain,
-sleet. snow and sunshine during the
seven months OF the investigation. He
found that under certain conditions
both meters registered inaccurately,
He drove his car slowly up Thirteenth
street hill. checked the results, and then
turned around and coasted it alowly
down again. He found that the meter
attached to the rear wheels registered
more fare going up than 1t did coming
down. although the car traversed ex-
actiy the same distance. Since care
was taken TO see that there was no
skidding OF the tires In making the as
cent. the concltsion was drawn that the
torque Of the driven wheels must have
had some bearing on the different OUT
come,
The merry-go- round tactics at sheri-
dan Circle and other points which
aroused so much speculation among
passersby were 10 test the difference IN
Evening star., 1928-06-17
Queer Mneuvers of Official Machine Aroused
and Resulted in Exp pnatons-Buau Of Standards Looks Into
Transmission Driven Fare Register.

The policeman, thoroughly baffied,
decided 10 amble over and make
some discreet inquiries. But as he
stepped from the curb the car was of
again. This time the driver steered the
car completely around. however, and
started back In the direction from which
he had just come. He turned left at
the corner and was lost 10 sight.
But he was not gone. Quite promptly
he hove into view from the opposite
end Of the square, completing a circuit
In the new direction. Time after time
he ciYcleI the biOca In this way. 10 the
increasing astonishment OF the oricer
Of the law. Clearly this Car was yi0lat-
ing no traffic rules that came TO the
poiicemang mind, yet there certainly
was something ''phoney" about the
whe)e business.
The strange behavior Of this car some
now reminded him OF q cat circiing a
wounded mouse.
4 cat~~the cat. He started from his
reyerie, He decided 10 stop that auto
mobile when II came around again and
nnd out what IL was all about.
He didn't have 10 stop IL. The car
halted under quickly applied brakes
right IN front Of him. The drivers
companion Jumped out and began 10
lack up the front wheel again, without
glancing At the policeman AZ he ap"
| preached.
Say. buddy, I'VE been watching you
| drive around this block for half an
hour. What's the idsa2" the ofiicer
blurted out.
The driver Of the car and the man
al The front wheel both looked up,
! quickly, and broke into q series oil
! chnckIes.
] We're testing taximeters." the driver
| said, with laugh.
"Testing taMmetera7" the policeman
repeated. THAT amt a taxicab you got
there. Whaddaya mean, testing taxi"
| meters, bf0therf"
we are Government ofiicerg. from
! the Bureau of Standards" the men en-
DlainEd These strange GyrationA you
saw us doing around the block are part
OF a test we are giving 10 these taxi"
! meters here"
| The policeman, following the pointed
finger OF the driver, looked In the rear
Of the tonneau and saw the instruments
referred w.
Well, III he durnedf" the policeman
siaculstHd, "ghs joks's on me, gentle
men. i thought maybe one of you was
The Cat Tasting tsxinetersi Well,
I'll be iigEeredi"
Such little incidents al these are met
With nearly every day In the lives of
some ~ Uncle SANS faithful scientific
servants.
They serve 10 reiieve the m0Hot0ny
~ our investigations, s0metimes," II II
explained by Ralph W.. Smith, inspec 5
M 0f weights and measures 0f the
Bureau Of Standards, who conducted
the tAximsteT tests Just described.
u d0Hb wonder people grew suspi.
cioliG Of our actions during that inyssti-
Icati'n," he sdded. We mage the test'
Evening star., 1928-06-17

some peculiar reason, have tendency
To increase the mileage recorded.
speed OF the cab. the number Of pas
sengers carried and other strange fac
tors we're found 10 have their influence.
however slight, on the fare being re-
corded ON tho meter beside the driver
None of the variations encountered,
however. was deemed TO be of sufficient
Importance 10 warrant the official black
listing OF the transmission driven meter.
and therefore II Is likely that the 'front.'
wheel meter soon will be thing Of the
past
The approval of the new type meter
will be hailed ms u great economic ad-
vance by taxicab interests. who long
have complained Of the expense IN
volved In "thawing out" frozen cables
and replacing crippled gears OF the
'front.' -whecl.driven meters,
And that testy old gentleman, General
Public, win have the satisfaction OF
knowing thct his fare Is being rsgls.
tered by o scientifically approved y,
chine that Is virtually tanper proof !. n
free from usual meter Ills.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

nuai1y for taxicab fares. the Importance
OF meter accuracy becomes apparent,
The weights and measures watch
guards are striving to protest not only
the passenger but the cab owners from
unreliable metering Of mileage.
They have found many curious fac
tors affecting the pooketpoek OF the
customer in the taxi business.
For example, the customer pays more
for his ride when the tires OF the cab
are nnderinfiated than when they are
pumped up TO their capacity This
! holds true with any type Of meter.
The explanation Is simple one When
the meter is tested and approved. the
tires are required ts be inflated TO cor
rect pressure. II theae tirea are al.
lowed 10 become soft. however. the
diameter OF the tire shrinks and the
revolutions per minute increase That
means n fast" meter. and the pasaen-
ger pays for q greater distance than
he actually covered.
Offieiois point out that an unscrup-
ulous driver thus could increase his
fare income by deliberately letting
Evening star., 1928-06-17

Through ice and snow, swimming
rivers. climbing mountains, 20o, 900
men marched 700 years ago from
the Cobb Desert into Persia They
came 1000 miles TO avenge an in
suit to their chieftain. Genghis
Khan. They were the Mongol horde,
fresh from the conquest of Cathay,
and they swept into the world of
Islam with paralyzing force. Islam
was then at the height Of its martial
power, but it was crushed by the
Mongols with half-indiff con-
tempt. Bokhara and Samarkand
fell before the onslaught of the in
vaderS and the great Shah fed to
his death.
Geughis Khan then led his forces
to the mountains for a Mongol hunt.
which meant warfare on a huge
scale against wild animals. AS the
Mongols destroyed tigers and wolves,
they were now to destroy the man
power that was rising in rebellion
against them.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

to recommend formal approval Of the
transmission meter.
II was pointed out, however. taxi
drivers using the transmission meter
should not throw 1t into operation on
slippery streets until the cab has gotten
away from the curb and the rear
wheels have ceased their initial Rkid-
ding. Otherwise the meter will register
unfairly for the passenger, for with
every revolution Of the rear wheels,
whether or not the car itself Ia In mo-
ton, the meter is registering fare.
IL III realized by scientists that tire
commercial meters cannot be absolutely
correct and they have agreed that a
I per cent tolerance" or deviation
from the correct, Is permissible. Tho
tests given the transmission meteYa
disclosed that the variations kept with
In the margin allowed by weights ana
measures officials.
When IL IL considered that the
United States has more than 10000
taxik and that In New York City alone
approximately $lR0.o0o.0o0 10 spent an~
Evening star., 1928-06-17

no matter how seemingly sleepy and in
different?
At thece posts halted the weary bands
OF Muhammadan craftsmen, carpen-
ters, musicians. brick makers, smiths,
sword welders. or rug weavers--captives
Karakorum- hound, shivering and STUN
bling as they crossed the wastes OF the
inland seas, with no more than a Soli-
tary rider of the horde as guard and
guide. What chance OF escape had
they?
Past these posts has:ened other Gu
rious bands. Yellow hat lamas, swing
ing their prayer wheels. their eyes fixed
on remote snow summits-black hats,
from the barren slopes of Tibet--the
smiling. slant-eycd Buddhist pilgrims.
bound TO spend their years In seeking
the paths once followed by their Holy
One. Barefoot ascetics, long-haired
fakirs, Indifferent TO the world about
them, and gray-garbed HISTORIAN
priests, very fun CT things magical but
remembering only Enatches Of prayer
and ritual
And often came rider on a power
full, sweat-streaked horse, scattering
priests and mandarins, and crying out
one word shrilly as he reined In by
the yurts. This man carried dispatches
for the Khan, aud he covered $50
miles day without rest For him the
best horse OF the station was led out
swiftly.
WHEN the horde left the last ruins
w of the south behind them the
Evening star., 1928-06-17

IN the northwest residential section
while the hunt for the Cat was at
its height and at Il time when every one
who acted strangely merited migtrust
Not only did we go around certain
blocks with endless regularity, but we
varied the fnonot0ny little by eircling
Sheridan Circle In the same way--~first
In one direction, then In the other.
We we're testing number OF things
during ttless manellyers, We wanted 10
learn, generally, the difference, II any.
between the fare registered by Il trans
mission driven taximeter and n 'front.'
Wheei~driyen meter the latter type is
now In general uss. but the transmission
meter has been urged by taAi manu-.
faeturers,
THE results Of these tests were made
public last week al the annual con.
ference on weights and measures at the
Bureau Of standards. Briefly. The dis.
crepancy between the two types was
found 10 be 30 small rs To lead Mr.
Smith and his conference committee
Evening star., 1928-06-17

i tersection near Sheridan Cir
Gle. He swung his night
stick Iistiessly.
It was micafternoon and there was
o traffic lull In this quiet residential
section. The officer stihed yawn. He
was tired. This extra duty racket STIR
red up by Cleveland Park bandit was
hard On the nerves. even for policemen
This Cat" did all his rambling at
night when policemen wanted 10 sleep.
lie vas not c0aSidegate.
Well, here was one policeman who
would take advantage of the afternoon
calm 70 grab a nap On his feet, This
was Al easy beat. anyway, Only few
automobiles. a few pedestrians and lots
OF pedigfeed parps.
One Of the few automobiles had stop
PED across the street. FIAT tire. perhaps,
Tor the man beside the driver was get
ting out tlae jack. In hurry, TOO. He
had jacked up the right front wheel and
now began 70 spin II. Here was some
thing furry The driver raised f4is hand
end me man a. the front wheel stop
PED tfae Eevolutt0EE, buFriediy removed
tfI@ tack an1 rushed ~ the rear wheel.
The same process was repeated at the
Yesr.
The POLICEMAN shifted his weight u
tGtA feet and nu3ed upon the queer
nNS a mankind