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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
PIGEON LOVERS AID BIRDS

When official pigeon catchers for
the city Of London recently tried to
trap some Of the hundreds Of birds
that have been doing damage to
public buildings around Trafalgar
Square, they were thwarted by lovers
Of the pigeons. AS the catchers
tried TO entice the pigeons into ages,
people threw seed and bread TO the
birds to keep them from the traps,
while others shooed their favorites
from the danger zone" The officials
captured only 10 birds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
PROP GUN
CLAIMS LIFE
OF

ABILENE, Tex, Nov. 15.-tP1-
A prop" pistol which members
Of the troupe thought vas unload
ed claimed the life of Mrs. Gene
Gladstone AZ, actress, in a thea
ter at Rochester, near here, last
night.
The woman was standing in the
wings Of the stage with the pistol
in her hand when she apparently
tripped and fell. The bullet
pierced her heart and she died al
most instantly.
Her home was at Fullerton, Cal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
on WORLD TOUR AT rs

Professor Bernard Freeman. a we'll
known traveller and journalist and
Fellow Of the Austrian Journalists
Association, recently arrived in
Singapore, Straits Settlements. from
Java on a world tour. He is 70 years
old. but is vigorous and as enthusi-
astic as ever in his efforts toward his
hobby. which is the unity of the
unity Of the English-speaking peoples.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15

The subject for Thursdays talk is
.hs making and decoration of cakes,
srd Friday will be given over to
Eats. The Friday session will open
~ 1850. so as TO allow every one who
,r;shes to attend both the cooking
s.hool and the football game be-
swsen Brownsville and San Beni.o,
sish Is 10 be played here that day
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Dougan
uas wearing the second of the dainty
and comfortable houses dresses
-hieh she selected a. the Penney
s+are. and had also been fitted there
.ssth q pair of the Arch PreserveT
<soes. as. she said. 10Th comiort ana
Trim appearance are necessary r
her work. l....x sons,.s ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
Stomach Gas 10 Years,
Man Tries Everything

For 10 years | tried everything
for relief from stomach gas. Adisr-
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In San Benito, Palace Pharmacy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
DAHOMEY DYNASTY DIES

With the burial at Bordeaux,
France. recently. Of Prince Ouanilo
Behanzin. son OF a former king Of
Dhomey. as a negro state in West
Dahomey, as a negro staet in West
Africa. was a despotic monarchy until
the French occupied it. II was once
a flourishing slave market. and many
human sacrifices were offered there
annually.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15

Ell PASO, Tex. Nov. 15.-Spurred
by the dream of Pancho Villas
bloody gold, Mexican treasure seek
ers are feverishly digging away in
the 3~00-year-old Guadalupe church
in Ciudad Juarez, just across the
Rio Grande from here.
Trinidad Saenz. an s4-year-old
Chihuahua rancher. started this rev
search for the late bandit chieftain's
loot. Saenz says that a beautiful
woman appeared 10 I'm in a dream
and told him to dig beneath the old
JuareZ church and he would become
richer than n mortal man.
Told of Dream Woman"
Saenz came to Juarez from his
ranch IS miles away ard told Hec-
tor n. Escolona. federal tax col
l~ector. Of the dream woman. Esco-
Iona was convinced Of the treasure,
and the two. with some associates,
obtained permission from authori-
ties in Mexico City 10 make the
search.
CLOSED for repairs" signs were
placed on all the doors and workmen
began to tunnel beneath the floor.
The laborers worked all Of the
first day, apparently in vain. Then
a shovel struck a wooden box, bad
ly decayed. 1t was unearthed and
the mummy Of an infant found
within. More work and eighteen
skulls ard a pile Of human bones
lay beside the mummy.
The workmen are still digging
but have found nothing indicating
the presence Of Villas tabled loot.
Aged residents Of Juarez believe
that the bones unearthed are the re-
mains of conquistadores slain by the
Apache indians many years ago. No
bodies have been buried in the
church since colonial times, they
say.
Villas Reputed Wealth
Many efforts have been made in
northern Mexico to locate Villas
hoarde, but all have been unsuccess-
full. The bandit leader is said to
have amassed ar immense fortune
during the ten years in which he
sacked towns. robbed trains. and
held foreigners for ransom in Son.
ora. chihuahua ard Coahuila.
He had faith in no bank or bank.
er. He CAPTURED most Of his war
equipment from the federals and
made few gifts to his followers, but
after his assassination in 1928 his
family and federal authorities
could locate only a few thousand
pesos of the fortune.
Juarez is as likely a place to look
for the hoard as any other. Villa
occupied the town, off ard on, all
Of the years of his power. and made
his Headquarters there during the
period Of his greatest prosperity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15

Competitors from many countries
took part in the recent tipping con-
test az Paris in which Miss Eleanor
Mitchell Of England was declared
Europe's typewriting champion, with
Mile. Dupuis of Paris, second.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
COUNTY COURT AT LAW
LICENSES

Tomas Contreros and Tomasa Ro-
driguez.
Venture Ramirez and Victoria Ra-
mos.
Jacinto Toner and Vicenta Morro-
quin.
Charles Champion and Katherine
NJ. Billinghausen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15

To relieve the congestion of
freight onthe Magdalena river in Co
lumbia. a railroad has been built TO
transport goods along the bank cp-
posite rapids which have DELAYED
steamers,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15

The proposed History building in
Manchester will be nearly twice as
high as any other in the city. and
will be n Of the very few few sky
scrapers" in England.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
THE MERCHANT FLEET BILL

Getting an American merchant marine is a comparatively easy process if the nation wishes to dispense enough subsidies for that purpose. The question Is, do we want 10 develop an American merchant fleet in that manner?
 X straight out-and-ou subsidy. choosing 10 run under no other name, is one thing; q subsidy camoufla gcd under other names may have different appearance but basically il remains quite the same.
 The White bill. passed by the House, goes even further in the di- rection Of subsldizing merchant marine than the Jones-White bill which passed in the Senate. It in- cludcs loans from the government for the building of ships. fat long term mail contracts, and other de- tails that lean heavily upon the gov ernnent.
 All of which is perfectly satis- factory ii the people think so. Even heavy subsidies for the ship com pani"s is satisfactory if the people favor it. But who knows whether they do or not? Congress seems tt b. guessing at il.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
WHEN THE SIREN BLOWS

It seems that Chief Noble of the fire department had his little experi- ence with West Main street automo- bile drivers yesterday. The chief has been in bit of bad humor ever since, He is wondering what the world, or the fire department, is coming to If autoists do not know enough to drive to the side of the road or if cars are there parked to stop in their tracks when they hear the sirens blow on fire department apparatus.
 We agree with the chief. His eA- perience of being forced to loop the loop around moving automobiles, with great danger to himself and to others. should be enough to call at tention to all autoists to. step on the brakes when the fire fighting equip ment is heard approaching.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
SOARING THE INNOCENT

How IS it that human nature con- changing world?
 For instance, when a member Of the Herald staff recently told the boys he intended to have d bad tooth" pulled that afternoon the ad- vice he got was Of a sort calculated to throw him into mysteries.
 It will be a terrible operation, he was told, especially with such a tooth. Three or four offered testi- mony that teeth pulling remains the most horrible of human tortures, despite the alleged advances made in the art, or science, or whatever it is.
 The poor boy--or fish-was told not to expect anything less than a distinctly bad time. and that he would take days to get over it, and that the aftermath pains and the swollen jaw would be worse than the primary operation itself.
 Now why were there not words Of sympathy and condolence instead of premeditated lies designed and cal culated to increase the mental tor ture Of the victim?
 Just human nature, we suppose.
 (P. S.-The tooth was yanked painlessly and without trouble).
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

President of the Republic of Texas until its annexation by the United States in 1S45: Senator 1S45-69; Governor 1s59-61. He wears the deerskin dress of pioneer days. Both are the work of Elizabeth Ney.
 Q. Is it correct to say T feel bad" or T feel badly?
 A. T feel bad" is correct.
 Q. What is the average annual production of sugar beets in the United States? What state produces the most?
 A. The average annual produc- ton from 1921-1925 was G,606, 900 short tons sliced beets. The produc- 1ion in 1926 was 7.5ss,ooo short tons. Colorado, which has the largest crop, in 1926 produced g. J06,000 short tons.
 Q. What is the duty on cameras imported into the United States?
 A. Twenty per cent ad valorem.
 Q. What is the official abbrevia- tion of Pennsylvania
 A. Pa"
 c. How many casualties have there been in the air force of the United States Navy since 1923o
 A. 1923. IT: 1924. II; 1925, e1; 1926, IS: 1927. 19.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

as to where he stood, and after the boss had told him az much and counselled choosing some other sub- iects. he let fly again on the Sacco topic and got the gate. Later he came back. Now he writes an article for The Nation in which he tells all about the World. Which caused Ralph Pulitzer to insert a few para graps where the Eroun column used to be telling the world that Broun was no longer there.
 It must be expecting much O. human nature for Broun to think his employers would stand by and see themselves lambasted in another publication by one of their star writ CTS. There may be a few rare en- ployers in the world of that type, but Ralph Pulitzer isn't among them.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
CLEAN UP

One of the customs that has be- come firmly entrenched among the proponents of spotless town is to have an annual cleanup week. In New Britain this event takes place this week, and let no citizen claim ne hasn't time to be busy.
 Giving the premises an annual bath is not eXacting too much from the individual surplus of energy. The premises usually need it, and the average citizen needs the exercise.
 Let the woman of the house be the boss during this notable opera lion. She is the boss anyway. but at no time is she more of q boss than when the watchword is to clean away the accumulated mess of a year.
 Why the cleaning up process should not be more continuous is a question that protrudes itself among the critical, but then they are as much Of nuisance as the wreck age of energy that finds it's way to the dumps. Perhaps. after all, it is more convenient to have it all over with in one week and then forget i'.
 No time for loa fling during clean up week. Always something 10 do The first two Jays are the hardest
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
THE MJSER

A miser died the other day and he was some miser. For years he had been a sort of ragpicker. lived on 15 cents a day. and was proud of it. When he died prying hands dis covered hundreds of thousands of dollars to his name. Everybody was vastly surprised. He had no known relatives at the time of death: but they probably now will turn up.
 Fortunately few people live that way; misers are getting rarer and larer. The majority of people prefer to live to the limit of their funds and their credit than 10 stow or salt away money on the sly and be known as a poor fish needing charitable assistance.
 The belief is gaining wide currency that money is Of no value except for what it will buy. By the way. how much is remaining from last week s pay envelope?
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
SMITH THE CONQUEROR

There are leaders and pseudo leaders in the Democratic party, but by almost common consent there is only one leader who can be reason ably regarded as Democratic hope. In 1924 the party had more leaders than common sense, and the result was the shelving of the party's strongest candidate in favor of dark horse. The experience has left a lasting impression. The Democratic party this election is not inclined to go through the same role. It realizes it has 2 fighting chance only If its strongest foot is put forward, and this feeling percolates from the top to the bottom. The belief is general that Governor Smith is the strongest candidate, and there now is little likelihood that anyone else will be the nominee. Senator Reed of Mis- souri continues his futile effort, but wherever the people have spoken outside of his native state the choice has been to favor pinning the faith of the party in Smith. The feeling is that there is a chance of putting up real political battle with him as the standard bearer; if he should again be pushed aside the stock Of the party will vie with plugged nickel in market value.
 , What kind of party would the Democrats portray if they deliberate ly ditched the personality and popu- larity of their strongest man? They would deserve what they would get. When party possessing . real vote- getter Is afraid to nominate him for various factional reasons 1t no longer is party, but q vehicle for the waste Of time.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
THI. Bl SN LIFE

As We get it, all man needs 10 10 to keep himself popular around tite house is 10 "help q little" while the spring housecleaning is under way: and if he cannot do that 10 keep out Of the way while the missus tackles the dust, with or without the aid of a brigade of helpers. Tho fortunate housewives only direct opcrations: but even so, hubby had best crawl away soncWher" and keep out Of the way.
 Or maybe he can be put to W ork clcaning things up in the cellar. This being a 1irtIrr and harder job, is re 2aried as more in Ike, ping with his strong physique, if he has any. He can also be put 10 work disposing of the rubbish, which also is one Of those nawsty duties that all good bubbles just dote OH.
 1T he cannot do any of the fOrcgo- ing he perhaps can act as nurse to the kids while the more important member of the family attnds to the more important work Of the week.
 Or, if he just simply is of q sort that cannot get accust onled 10 real work. and there are no kids 10 take bye bye, h" can go 10 his garage and Nrestlc with he family chariot rrawling in and under it to his hearts content flHinG th. machinery and polishing If up to look like neH Or msyhr rs hce cal and
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
week in Stamford.

week in Stamford.
 No settlement of the carpenters strike has been made yet. The mas ter builders have denied that they intend to bring in outsiders in an eff fort to break the strike. o. r. Cur tis has pettioned for reinstatement in the master builders association. He organized it and was elected president, but repudiated his elec- tion for political reasons.
 Louis s. Reynal, secretary of the American Paper Goods Co.,. in Ken sington, was given shock this morning when he was notified over the telephone that his two-year-old child. Claude. was missing from home and that the mother was dis tracted with fear. When Reynal ar rived home he found Chief Rawlings already there and an organized search under way. The deep pond adjoining the Reynal home led to grave fears. but finally the boy was picked up near the corner of Wash ington and Broad streets. where he had wandered when his nurse was not looking. Young Claude didn't seem to appreciate what the excite ment was over.
 At the 18th annual session of the Master Plumbers association in New London yesterday P. J. Tormay of this city was elected first vice. presi- dent.
 Led by First Selectman Prior. a large delegation of Plainville resi- dents appeared before the legisla- tive committee today and spoke strongly for the elimination of grade crossings Selectman Prior said the bells could not be heard and that conditions about the railroad were outrageous. M. o. Ryder, assistant postmaster and member of the school board. told of the dangers to the school children.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
NOMINATE BOARD
 FOR STATE [. 0F [,
List Of Directors to Be Voted On
 At May 17 Meeting

Hartford, May 7-The personnel of the elective directors of the Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce who have been selected by the nominat- ing committee to succeed the II whose terms expire this year has just beeh announced by President kimball. The vote on the nominees, seven of whom have been named to succeed themselves. will be taken by the members Of the state chamber at the general business session of the annual convention at the Hotel Bond. Hartford. at 10 a. m, on Thursday. May IT.
 The official ballot containing the names of the nominees will be mail ed to the entire membership Of the state chamber this week.
 Those nominated to serve as direc- tors for the next two-year period are: General directors. Frederick N. Bedding, vice-president, Hockanum Mills, Rockville: E. c. Buckland, vice-president, New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad company, New Haven; F. $. Chase. president, the Chase companies. Waterbury: Albert E. Lavery, vice-president, Bridgeport Hydraulic company. Bridgeport: Roy c. Wilcox, assistant secretary, International Silver com- pany, Meriden.
 Group directors - Representing agriculture, Philo T. Platt, commis- sioner of agriculture. Hartford; rep- resenting banking, John B. Byrne, vice. president. Hartford -Connecticut Trust company: representing indus tries, Frank Cheney, Jr., chairman of the board, Cheney Brothers, South Manchester; representing in- surance. Howard P. Durham, in- surance commissioner. Hartford: representing public utilities. J. K. Punderford. president. the Connec- ticut company. New Haven: repre- senting trade and commerce, Ed ward N. Allen, president, Sage
 Those who were rcnominated are:
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
FREIGHT CAR TRUCKS"

A species or frelght car trundled its way into Church street the other day Of course, it wasn't a freight car despite the resemblance as 10 size, but was only a truck. It hailed from another state. one where the authorities apparently did not care how large they grew. or where the roads were a mile wide.
 This freight car truck had to move along with care. It was considerably wider than the usual run of trucks and the driver had to be certain there was enough room ahead before he could push forward. The appear ance of the huge affair created con- siderable interest, and there were some onlookers who wondered whether it wasn't against the law for a freight car to wiggle along city streets.
 Trucks such as these are a serious menace along the highways. They cannot help being a species of road hog. On the average road it is diff ficult for autoists to pass them. Wherever such trucks happen to be the stage is set for trouble. The driver of such a truck has an extremely responsible job, one which approxirates in part the responsi- out the latters advantage of having q cleared right Of way all to himself. The railroad engineer also has the advantage of protecting laws: he is not allowed to be at the throttle more than d stipulated number of hours, so as to guard against drowsiness. The railroad engineer must be man of exemplary habits, even when off duty; he must keep himself in the best of physical condi- ton, and be moderate in all things. No railroad would employ him under any other conditions.
 But no such laws circumscribe the conduct of truck driver. The truck driver sometimes does many hours without sleep: some of them make long hauls, and many truck driver has all but fallen asleep at the wheel
 His conduct when off duty is moi circumscribed by law. and he need not keep himself fit unles his em. ployer is particular about sucf things-and probably some arc particular and others are not.
 A truck driver should be as care fully groomed for his job as loco motive engineer. The day when i was believed anybody could be { locomotive engineer is past; the da! will also pass when anybody can b a truck driver.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
BUSINESS SINCE 1923

One rarely hears of a big concern hitting the rocks nowadays. Statistics show, however, an increase of bus ness failures since 1923. It is not the large concerns, but the small ones which figure in these totals.
 This is an age, 1t has often been said, of mass production. Which also means that the firms which are not a part Of the machinery of mass production have an Increasingly hard time to survive.
 The giant industries are prosper ing; there can be no doubt of it after glancing at their reports and the trend of their securities in the stock market.
 The giant corpations, however, total only one-ninth of per cent of the country's corporations. These are the corporations which have a net in- come of s5,0oo,0oo or more a year. The income of 99.s9 per cent has been around II per cent smaller than in 1923. The latest figures in- dicate that Al per cent of all corporations have no net income. These represent the small concerns which are not able to hold their own against the mass production Of the giants.
 1 The competitive struggle is being accentuated through mass produc- ton and its high percentage of pro- ductivity per worker plus machinery Thousands of comparatively small concerns are finding the going harder: they are finding there is ( reduced margin of profit per dolla, of sales; they are finding that the principle of huge production at z small profit per sale is great priL ciple for the giants with enormou: production but distinctly bad prin ciple for the smaller fry which ar' unable to provide the mass pro production. To these mass produc ton prosperity is not a blessing.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
Piles Go Quick
Without Salyes or Cutting


 Thousands who have piles have not learned that quick and perma- nent relief can only be accomplish ed with internal medicine. Neither cutting nor any amount of treat- ment with ointments and supposi- tories will remove the cause.
 Bad circulation causes piles. There is complete stagnation of blood in the lower bowel and a weakening of the parts. Dr. J. S. Leonhardt found the remedy and called his prescrip- ton HEM-ROID. He tried it in 1000 cases with the marvellous record Of success in 96 per cent. and now 1t is sold by druggists everywhere under rigid money-back guarantee.
 Don't waste any more time with outside applications. Get a package Of HEM.ROID from Fair Drug Dept. today. It has given safe and lasting relief to thousands and will do the same for you, or costs you nothing.