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MUSIC
FILLS THE AIR

A crash here and bang there,
with q howl and whistle or
two, but the programs came
through loud speakers over the
weekend just the same! High
power stations and many OF those
Of medium and low power made
themselves heard with volume
and clarity. There was nothing
extraordinary about reception
either good or bad.
Very little excitement came
through loud speakers over the
weekend that would tend to dis
tract attention from more en-
crossing pursuits unless one ex-
poets. the very fine performance of
the New York Chamber OF Com
merce Music Society Saturday eve
ming in the late hours. One isn't
inclined to except this, for the reason
that very little of the program ap-
pea1ed to more than a small per-
centage Of the listening audience
the percentage made up Of music stu
dents or academicians. Chamber mu-
sic is the higher mathematics Of
music, the pure science OF 1t and
few Of us are interested in pure
science.
There was, in the society's pro-
gram, a demonstration OF what the
chamber music players might do If
they had a mind to do (which
they do not often show. In the
latter part Of the concert Deems
Taylor's Through a Looking Glass"
and two Of Percy Grainger's ar
rangements of old Irish and English
airs were played that Wen venture
to say gave the musicians more
worry than the remainder Of the
program put together. Each of
these numbers were filled with the
sort of melody popular audiences
like to hear-especially the Granger
features-and in the arrangements
of them played, the composers made
the melody weave in and out among
the instruments in a most amazing
way.
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MELODY WOVEN
INTO QUEER SHAPES

required to keep the various sections
Of the orchestra on the right track
and prevent head-on collisions be-
tween themes, and the closest sort
of harmony was accomplished. AL
together these three selections were
exhibitions Of experiences one rarely
hears and as such might be set
down as a very distinct feature of
the weekend performance. But,
as we noted, chamber music hasn't
a popular appeal and cannot be
made to have one, and the radio
audience is an audience that manu-
features all the popular appeal there
is in existence.
The New York Symphony con-
cert OF Saturday was reasonably
interesting but not more so. The
performance of Princess Pat" by
the Philco outfit was much more
interesting and pleasing. The Sab
bath brought only a fair Roxy
concert and the usual regular
programs without few high spots.
Frederick Jagel, tenor, and Delix
Salmon, cellist, were the chief
figures of the Atwater Kent out
burst. Jagel did not get going
we'll until he sang the aria from
"Manon," which he did in very
good style. Unfortunately Capt.
tatne sang the same aria for radio
listeners almost perfectly Friday
evening and the French TENOR
accomplishment was still too vivid
a memory to permit the Americans
fair Interpretation to register very
deeply.
The Bible drama of the evening
showed Solomon and the Queen
of Sheba in a rather interesting
tete-a-tete that would have made an
excellent movie scene.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-04
Miss Brown of X.Y.O.
By E. Phillips Oppenhem.
Coyrrn1 a. + n omn

Il am not thief or Il criminal, II
| that Is what You mean" he assured
her. You won't break any laws by
working for me- It will he the law.
breakers you will have to fear. My
name is Dessiter~~Col. Dessitor."
The explorer" she exclaimed.
Yes"
She unfastened her macintosh.
hun" ii tidilN over the hack Of her
chair and produced her NOT cbuok. ANY
hesitation which she may have felt
had vanished
work OF yours" she said. Il am ready
to begin now
You won't mind If ii brings YOU u
certain amount OF trouble, perhaps
must make YOU understand this-ot
dancer?" he persisted
She was already establishing herself
and had drawn her chair little closer
to him, Without her macintosh he
saw that She was very neatly dressed
in Il plain onc-piece gown Of blue
serge. that her throat was pleasantly
white. and that her figure was slim
MGR and daintier than il had seemed
undcr the cnvelopin" mackintosh.
am not afraid of anyth.ns in
life. she assured him. smiling very
quietly for the first time. AT least.
that is perhaps not quite true | am
afraid sometimes. when every day is
exactly like the others. of becominG
discontinued. | don't understand. Of
course what YOU mean. whether YOU
IRE irving ~ fright al me or not. I
don't see how just taking down what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-04
By E. Phillips Oppenhei,n.

Sitting upon your doorstep" she
replied II have been lost in the fog
He nodded, The explanation was
sufficient.
You are an expert shorthand
writer"
Il am considered SO
He leaned over. turned up a lamp
hv his side and made a gesture to his
servant. who touched Il further switch
which iillad the room With light With
a twinSe Of ohvious pain the man
raised himself upon his couch.
"po YOU mind coming Il little
nearer" he invited
Miss Brown laid her case upon the
table and approached the foot Of the
couch, The suffering man looked ut
her with an objectionable expression
shining out Of his clear eyes---the ex-
preston of one who seeks wistfully.
hopefully, Yet with deep anxiety
Miss Brown was wearing II brown
macintosh which had seen better
days and a plain little felt hat suitable
for the weather. Her gloves had been
mended her shoes We're tidy and her
skirts not too short. She had blue
eyes a rather broad forehead and an
attractive mouth. Her complexion,
except for the presence Of an oCCa.
Sional fveCkie. was unusually fair and
dAliCate. The little wisps of her brown
hair. which were standing straight out
under her hat. were Of an agreeable
color What seemed to bring rcliet to
the man who was studying her. how
ever. WAS the fact that her blue eyes
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met his without once making any
effort whatever to avoid his.
Il must know something about you
before We begin to work." he said
Unexpectedly.
do you mean that you want ref.
erence? You can ring up the college
where / was trained or any Of my
ciients-but ! see you can't" she
added. looking at the cut cord
Il don't mean that sort OF reference
at ALL he answered. Il don't under.
stand your being there-upon my door.
step"
1T happened just as told YOU"
she assured him. Il was trying to
find my way home and the square
seemed so quiet and restful sat down
for moment"
You had no idea where you were?
he asked. his eyes demanding the
truth.
Not the slightest in the world"
He seemed TO some extent satisfied
He raised himself little higher on the
couch. I.
Understand this. please" he went
on. II have some dictation OF very
vital importance which | must give 10
some one tonight-~in case things 40
wrong with me. You can see that /
am ILL., The person To whom ] give IL
must not only he Trustworthy. bui she
must understand that the fact Of her
having my notes In her possession may
lead her into danger. What sort Of "a
person are you?f
She remained quite patient with him
and absolutely composed Sotwith-
standing the quietness Of her manner
however, her pulses were beating "A
little faster. She felt curious tinsling
In her veins There was something
there behind the screen~~the leather
screen which sheltered the far side of
the room~~a mans leg, the shoe
slashed with mud the bottom Of the
trouser turned UP. She looked away
with Il shudder. IL occurred tn her
afserward as extraordinary that she
asked no question.
sjy name IN Brown" she reeounted
i am an orphan and ] share "A bed.
sitting room In Shepherds Market
with girl who Is generally away in
the country. ] have very good ref.
srences. ] waA respectfully brought up,
! know that am honest and | am
sire that ] am trustworthy. have
had work Of some importance given To
me from time 10 time"
DO you mind taking risk" he
asked eagerly. If YOU do this work
for me II may change many thingr in
your iife. You viii liz well paid. bu,
you may have ~ give up everything
else for time. You may even have
10 hide
''is II honest work." she yeninred
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/ you want me to type for you can lead
| me into any sort of danger here in
! London. However. even IL it should.
am perfectly willing TO do 1t all the
| same"
| The man upon the sofa gave sigh
OF satisfaction. His eyes rested upon
her for moment appreciatively. With
her style pen in her fingers. her book
with Its virgin pages stretched ont flat
before her. her lips little puckered
her eye fixed expectantly upon him
she possessed an air of complete eff
cheney. the air Of "A woman alike "a.
pable and well poised.
II have been very fortunate" he
said. that you chose tn rest upon
my doorstep. Whether you viii think
yourself equally fortunate In days to
come or not | do not know. At least
you Will not be bored. Please take
down"
Az her pen moved Miss Brown felt
unsupported depths within her being
respond Ia n new and growing sense
Of excitement. She realized for the
first time, az one after the other she
turned over the pages. the starvation
Of her simple life. 1t was romance for
which she had craved. the stir of life
lived for other purposes than success
full commerce or polite OF the county
council type She felt around her
the glow of the world of which some.
times In her happiesi moments she had
had faint. shadow dreams born only
10 vanish like Spring clouds. The
blood began 10 Jingle in her veins
Never once did her confident pen flag
Occasionally he tested her.
Please repeat that sentence"
In each case she repeated II fault
lcssly. To her own ears her voice
sounded Unconditional. The man on
the couch knew better. lie felt the
response in her IN the drama Of that
passing at his bidding. Once his voice
faitercd. "A gray paiior crept almost TO
hia eyes, He stretched out mis- hand
for the tumbier which stood by his
eide and drained It's contents.
Would you like me 10 ring" she
asked compassionateIy. but without
any signs Of furry.
He shook his head His slight move.
ment had disclosed something which
for Il moment had made her fingers
shake There Was IA rough bandage
under his coat IA stain on the left side
She closed her eyes. When she opened
them again II was forgotten.
II am all right" he declared. al
least | shall he until hay. finished
with you. You're not getting nerH
olls@'
She smiled across al him reassur
lnslY.
II can take down everything TINT
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l<ST.AI.I.NE\T I.

NJ ISIS EDITH BROWN sat on
nn the bnttommoSt of short
w flight of steps. with her hack
i to an invisible house, gazing
INTO an invisible world. Her
LEFT arm she had passed through the
iron railing ny her side. With her ri2ht
hand Shs rlulchcd the handle OF her
small portable typewriter case, Every
where around her WAS fog fog of the
orange yellow description, choking, en-
Neloplng For more than half an hour
she had been wandavinS about, patient
and unafraid. as was her hahitnde,
hut IN state of complete geographical
confusion. How she had found her
way into this square she had no idea
But, after the hooting of cars almost
in her ears. the hoarse shouts of be
wildered pedestrians. the mutiled tur,
noil of a great rhoroughfare. she was
very we'll content To sit for Il few min
uteS in an atmosphere of peace. 1t
was not for her to know that the quiet
which she found So soothing was to be
the prelude 70 storms such as She had
never dreamed OF. Ia days Of GREATNESS
living. 10 vivid patches OF romance, 10
loUrneyinSS in a new and terrifying
world Probably, il she could have seen
into he closely cmrtained room a few
yards behind her. which she was pres
eHtlv to enter she would have picked
up her neatly packed typewriter and
rushed out into The gulf Of UnSaNory
darkness, careless III where she went
or how. Or. aGaln-perhapS not, Miss
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Mother Your child isn't naturally
cross and peepDsh. See ii tongue u
coated this is sure algn the little
stomach, liver aud bowels need "a
cleansing at once.
When iistless, pale, ieyefisb. fuIl III
cold. breath bad, throat sore. doesn't
eaf, sleep ~ AT naturally has siom-
aeh ache, diafrhea, remember, gen
tic IiYef aud bowel cleansing should
always be the fret treatment given
Nothing equals Z alIfofnla Eng
syrup" fof childfens ills give a Tea
spoonful, and III a lew hours alI the
foul waste, sour bile and fefnentina
food which, js ciogged in the bowel
passes otn ~ the systein. aud you
have a we'll aud playful child again
All children hove Ibis harmless. d.
lislous. "ifuity laxative" and il meyer
tails fl effect . po0d inside ,lepnA
ing" Directions Tor babies, children
~ aii ages and grown ups ate plainly
90 The bottle
Keep il bandy IN your home 4
ls1t giteu 'odss caves siek e,iId
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As most everyone cuts their
hair nowadays. Hair Clippers
have become a very popular
household need, These are the
convenient size for home use.
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sat quite still. gazing steadily through
the opposite wall of the room Her
thoughts were aiiame. She was tray
cling in strange cities. burning under
strange suns. feeling the breath of IN,
exploited dangers. looking on. power
less mt horrible deeds. all the time
tight Tipped, silent. walking with cir
"timSp"ct Indifference through n mael
Strom of diverse passions. There had
been sunny patches ut first in that
varicgnted scheme of achievement
passages of luxury and wonder II
was only toward the end that sh" felt
rs though she had been led by the
hand through the mazcs of some in
fernp. and paused to see the whole
world rockin: before the terrurs to
como The lmlL Ai"nifiCM Of The
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YOU give me-" she promised, her pen
poised over the paper. her fingers firm,
"And ask no qucstions?'
"And ask no questions"
He recommended.
1t had been 20 minutes to 3 when
the door of the house in LON
lcrtson Square had opened and Miss
brown had been transported into her
new world 1t was II quarter past \
when. after n brief pause. the man on
the couch half closed his eyes
That's all" he announced.
Miss Brown remained with the pen
still poised in her hand Her eyes
seemed to have grown larger. There
was new expression i'm her face-~-
the expression of the visionary. She
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story TO which she had listened md to
which her pen had given effect had
at that moment scarcely daWnch upon
her. All that she realized were her
own newly discovered emotions, the
difference in herself which this amnz
ing fasbiGht into an unknown world
had brought about She suddenly
fancicd herself once more making her
scdatc way, Antchel in hand. along
iIolborn her notebook and pen ready
10 take down from dictation price
list of surgical appliances. jewelry,
ladies' underclothes. Or some commnd
ity of the sort. and the thought get
her shivcring. $50 practical and full
Of common sense the principal Of
her college had snid about Miss Brown
when she left to start for herself "a
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girl who could be trusted anywhere"
The new Miss Brown was not 50 sure
She. forced herself bnck to the
present. elo4cd her book reVerently,
adjusted the elastic band around 1t.
and placed II In her satchcl Then she
rose to her feet.
Don't you think, she tpnturnd,
that Won ought 10 send for doctOr?'
"Why?'' he asked.
Once more she shifted the rather
close atmosphere Of the room.
Because. she said you have APP
parentlv been shot. you are III and
your wound ought TO be properly
dressed "
"The time hasn't come for the doc
tor yet" he told her "Mergen will
send for him presently. as matter Of
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Colonial Chintx is Of an unusually
fire tcxture-->cciafiy cryr@Ct. yet ysrS
economically rr2cs1 - ~l7Aats ri
frarer In one hnx Srf' - envelopes
IN another 20 match.
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Read on Tito the thrilling ad-
ventures 0f Miss Brown and her
valuable mysterious stenOgraDhic
notes i'm the next chapter ~ this
story tomorrow. This IL Oppeu-
helms hundredfh novel. and
once more his brilliant pen has
created an intriguing plot that
unfOids from day tn day with
out a dull moment
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/ form. 1t really do sn't matter. I'm
+! going to die"
/ He spoke with an in Inference free
| from bravado. yet somehow convinc-
| ing. She found herself accepting the
| situation with perfect caInnesa.
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The Esopaias = cap Size
which wall Srrye u pesspis
very f0E geuisstat Matts az
genuine seamless aiaulsunl
ausi equipped With non-
heaslnA handle.
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Painter Points To
Art AS Cure for Ills

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 1914
theory that in creative art mar will
find relief from many Of his mental
and physical worries was expressed
mere recently by S. Chatwood Burton
of the University Of Minnesota art
school at Minneapolis.
Il have a class Of business and
professional men in Minneapolis COM
ing several nights a week to sketch
from life. They find in art the
perfect relaxation from the cares Of
business, law. medicine and other
professions. / believe these men are
improved in mind and body after z
sketching period
Mr.. Burton has been here doing
some pen sketches Of French Quar-
ter subjects.
There is a day coming, the artist
thinks, when the whole world will
be engaged, in spare time, in crea-
tion. Out Of such an art-conscious
world. he believes, will come a re-
%naissance in art in which the United
States will take the lead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-05
Still Leads Smith
With Over 10000 Returns
In Poll of Literary Digest

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Hoover re-
ceives more than 90 per cent and
Smith slightly less than 81 per cent
of the total returns published to-
day in the Literary Digest's i9,000,-
oO0-vote presidential poll.
Of the 752,SI0 straw" ballots
tabulated Hoover has 514,397 while
Smith polls 231 ,061 and the three
minor candidates split the remain
der of $3.50 votes.
Hoover is leading in all Of the
twenty states that are represented
in this third weeks figures Of the
national postcard election" with the
exception OF Arkansas, which shows
a plurality for Smith. None of the
other southern states is included
yet in the returns except Maryland,
and this state shows Hoover ahead
by a small lead.
An analysis Of show the same vot-
ers voted in 1924" evidences that Of
the 4S2.233 who signify that they
voted the republican ticket four
years ago rs per cent are o yot-
ing for Hoover while nearly Fl per
cent have switched their party alleg-
lance and are voting for Smith.
Over 60 per cent of the 40,s9O
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voters in this STRAW" poll who state
that they supported the democratic
candidate in the last national cleo
ton are now voting for Smith and
almost 40 per cent Of the same
group signify that they are leaving
the democratic fold this year and
are voting for Hoover.
Smith gains over $4,000 votes
numerically to date by this shifting
of party boilers but the Literary Di-
gest cautions that too few states
have been heard from to make ac-
curate deductions yet.
In Smiths native state Of New
York, Hoover has s3,472 votes while
the democratic nominee has only
33,245. These returns are from the
upstate districts, it is stated, how
ever. and no returns have been re-
ported from New York City where
the entire registered vote is being
polled.
1.-THE floppers' year of jubilee"
states the Literary Digest editorial
ly, ALREADY hailed by numerous
democratic and republican editors
throughout the country, seems to be
strikingly signalized by the Literary
Digest's presidential poll, as the re-
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MEXICO MAKES.
CHURCH BOARD
ONS.
N~eighborhood Boards
Will Control All
Churches; Order
Goes Into Effect
BY Trens Agency.O

MEXICO CITY, Oct. l.-Rerula-
IONS for the appointment and func-
tions of the neighborhood boards
which are to have charge Of Catholic
churches throughout Mexico, have
Deen issued IN an executive order of
PRESIDENT Gales through the DEPART
ment OF state to all state executives.
The regulations state:
flrst.-The neighborhood boards
~nich are to take charge of the care
OF the Catholic temples, abandoned
Dy the clergy, shall be composed Of
'hFee residents in communities which
are not the capital Of a state nor the
seat OF municipalities, and BY five IL
Inose which have this category.
Ihese residents shall be selected from
among those who profess the Cath
olic religion, be of recognized hon
esty ano have a social position which
guarantees their s~olvency.
seconc.-A new appointment Of
neighhorhood boards shall be made
IN accord with the foregoing article
and those newly appointed shall be
placed in charge of the temples ac-
cording 70 the inventory with which
they were received BY the existing
boards. The members OF the boards
shall be responsible, under the terms
OF article %, paragraph third of the
law of June II, 1926. for the care and
conservation OF the buildings. fur
nishings and objects pertaining TO
worship.
Third.-The aims in money col
lected inside the temples shall be ad-
ministered freely By said n~eighbor-
hood board, which may appoint a
treasurer, and shall be devoted ex-
clusively 10 the care, conservation
and c~aretaking Of the temple and to
the costs Of acts Of worship which
may be held in accord with the law.
Fourth.-Neither the municipal
authority nor any other shall have
an inference in the handling nor in
vestment Of these aims and only in
the event that they have proven data
TO the effect that they are being di-
vested in other uses, shall report to
vested in other uses. shall rport TO
this department. so that il may take
such steps as may be necessary.
Fifth.-Relative 20 the donation Of
chattels which are not money, which
may he made for the acquisition Of
furnishings, decorations. etc, or for
the repair of the building, proceed
ure shall be according TO the pro-
visions Of article Is Of the law Of
January 4, 1927.
Sixth.-There shall be only one
neighborhood board for all the temples
of the community and only in cases
where il is a matter Of temples which,
by their importance require il, shall
4 special appointment Of a board for
those temples be made.
Seventh.-The foregoing provisions