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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

proudly refused III. and his wife was
upset because Carl and Joseph and
Hannah 1.-THE childrrnl hadn't rr-
sponded w her kilograms informing
them Of their fathers illness, and
she kept audibly wishing they wera
present
But the ~nciEhbors understood. ana
weren't offended By the old couples
seeming lack of appreciation. ON
succeeding days the women among
them continued 70 pay attention 10
the needs Of the old folks and began
10 call the old women Mother One
of them called up the oId mans en-
ployer and made sure his job would
be awaiting him when he returned.
And they snv that living in New
York makes persons hard ard heart
less.
The idea has gotten around that
Wall Street men are only interested
in making money, and spending II On
chorus girls. But one Of the most
important 0f them, Alfred III. LOOMS,
banker. spends all his spare time in
his private laboratory. conducting
experiments with sound waves that
will set fire Ky w piece of wood. bore
a hole through glass ami kill "a gold
fish in its bowl. Physics ia his
recreation and his hobby. His ana
teur researches have won him +hs
attention or university professors.
and one of them, Robert W.. Wood az
Johns Hopkins, VA joining him ir
some Of the experiments.
There is another Wall Street fig
ure. "A "self-made man" who haz a
consuming ambition to ~ VA musi-
clan. He gets out Of patience with
instructors, and SO has abandoned
them. lie shuts himself ur iva "
room IN his great home and tears
away at a cello. his favorite instru-
ment- He talks lovingly 10 friends
IN hi playing. but refuses tn Pew
form for them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Let Construction
Contract on New
McAllen Church
tspseIal to The Heraldl

h&AtAAAA ~ ~ AAEAAl1f
McALLEN. Sept. Reconstruction
work On J new Methodist church for
McAllen j. expected 20 get under
way by tie latter part Of this month,
according a. ar -nnnurcemen made
by the church board 0f trustees who
have just let the general contract for
the construction To M~erriweather &
Sauers ar Harrington.
Contracts for plumbing and wiz
inc were let TO the Union Plumbing
company and y. vi. Davis Electrical
company. both ar McAllen. The
contract price Is said 70 be $50
600. Part Of the money needed for
the building Of the new church was
obtained when the church sold its
present site TO a McAllen syndicate
for $4,000. the remainder of which
will h. made w by members OF the
church.
The two-story structure, with a
spire Of four stories. il to be Of
Roman structure and will Ne lncat-
cd on Main street two blocks no-tk
of the business district. The frs.
floor will he given over To Sunday
school class rooms and the second
floor will be used as an auditorium
seating 500 people. Chimes are TO
he provided in the bell tower and
a large pipe organ will "a installed
IN the auditorium.
The general contract calls for
completion within lao working days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Washington Letter
Nv CHARLES A.
By CHARLE z. TEWART

about are only little scratches. And
The 1.-The roaring" Old "L" that
visitors from Europe write ab0ut
and all that kind Of bunk. You
hardly notice it-frnm N t~venty-sec-
ond story window
A twenty-Second-storv window does
mo. appear Eo exalted. either. when
yoI IRE looking through M.
would net much more enjoy fall
ing out Of my s~econd-story window
in Washington than out nf this
twenty-sec0nd-stnry window here in
Manhattan. would impale myself
ON the area ratings i'm Washington
with just aS fatal results, I'M all prob
ability. as 7 could fIatten myself on
the pavement below stairs, N Broad
way.
And as for neiEhhursl-I ride down
to work every morning ON N same
street car. III Washington. with three
or four senators and about a dozen
representatives, mot t1 mention VA
cabinet member WV twC-and my lit-
tie girl and her friends spend their
spare time ia n playground only
acrnss the street from Herbert
Hoover's.
" M0E - NNWNNH SIG .AM fHNafW" "
do not think of taking on any par
ticular airs about it.
And vet these New Workers Pity
everybody who lives outside their
especial puddle.
That w what makes them 70 irri--
tating-not that they have a cents
worth the better IN any MI che rest
VIZ ~. MrCook. Nrh.. with Senator
\ George W. Norris as n resident. has
"A higher average per capita Of In
telliEence and public righteousness
than the entire island uf Manhattan
but the Nanhattan-ites have such
a fatuous air Of superiority ver the
really far superior remaining 95 per
cent of the country.
Cu-r-r-r-se EN-! is what 7 say-for
n lot of city slickersl They are too
\ darn smnrty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Aug. t7.-They say
that living IN New York makes per-
sonE hard and henrtlssE. Well
There's an 0ld mar who dwells
with a silver-haired wife and an an
rient tabby in a towerinriy impos-
irE, but now cheap apartment house.
in the hundreds, out In The Bronx.
The home isn't anything like the
place In upper York state they left
behind when they were young and
had children sc%rambling around their
knees: but it's home.
The old man rs a minor clerk I'm
an unproErcssIve wholesale house
situated 80 blocks. or three miles,
from his dwelling place. He goes to
work NJ Z "a. mi, and quits a. 4 ~ IN.
He hasn't asked "A raise IN l0 years
and Ne hasn't had one, 80 his salary
doesn't 90 as far as it used 10. The
boys. grown Up and married, and the
daughter. married and divorced,
never send anything home except
maybe at Christmas time, and they
don't visit home much oftener.
The other afternoon the old man
erumpled on a pavement a mile from
home, crushing a rose and a box o.
candy under him. The inferno who
hurried from a hospital and bore him
away in a changing ambulance, dag
nosed heat nrostration and mslnu-
triton. He learned that the old man
had gone without lunch and used
the money 10 buy candy, and had
spent his car fare in buying n rose
from u corner peddler. IL was his
wife's birthday.
Neighhors in the apartment house,
none of whom knew the reserved old
couple except possibly bv sight,
heard OF the incident and gave a big
surprise party for them when the old
man was brought home from the
hospital the following day. lid like
70 report that the party made the
old folks very happy but il didn't
The old man was considerably hurt
r~hrw wwnFFnrnI 4hn ruwnn fhn mafwh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

hitherto had TO glimpse the slender
nut u would afford Mr.. Davidson
more of an opportunity than he mad
pink perfection or her figure.
Tie arrived earlier than she had
expected. On receiving his tele-
phone call from the lobby she told
him to come right up. left the door
Of the suite ajar. and retreated to
the bedroom. When Mr.. Davidson,
eager rs a schoolboy. entered the
little p~arlor, she flew in % him
with simulated breathlessness. Then,
having greeted him effusively, she
gave "A gasp Of embarrassment.
"Ohi" she cried. clutching the
coat about her with a pretty esture,
managing at the same time "A biz OF
color. what must you think az me.
I was in such a hurry to see you
II forgot ] wasn't fully dressed
In fact, | didn't expect you nearly 20
soon. really ought to put some
thing on. DO you mind?" She
pcrched herself on the broad. up
holstered arm az "A chair and patted
its seat invitingIy. "Sit down and
let me- take a look at you" When
he had crowded into the chair she
allowed her shoulder 70 droop soft
~ against his own. did they keep
you at that nasty office all day,
when ! wanted you with me ?"
Davidson had never seen her
dressed like this. The pink of her
flesh. through the silver gauze Of
her coat, the subtle perfume az her,
only partly due 10 the scent with
which she had sprayed herself after
her bath. the warmth Of her soul
der against is. the whole c~unningly
calculated sex appeal Of her, made
doubly maddening by reason Of the
virginia. name beneath which ID
was disguised, swept him. figura-
lively speaking, off his feet. His
right arm, imprisoned momentarily
by her shoulder. he quickly released,
and circlin her soft body with it he
drew her to him, tried to kiss her.
Did kiss her. in fact, on the cheek.
Irene. expecting just what had hap
pencd. ready for il, turned her hear
tantalizingly aside and rose.
-0h-no-Mr. Davidson 800 really
you mustn't" she cried, darting from
him. Mr.. Davidson swallowed hard.
Never before in his whole exper-
fence had "A woman made 10 flag
raj an appeal 70 his senses. under
cover Of almost childish simplicity.
"If I'D supposed you-you would
try"-she hesitated, a. though what
she wanted TO say was difficult 20
put itno words-"you would try any
thing like that Davirson'E mind
was v clutter OF thoughts.
"I-of course I wanted 20 kiss
YOU he blurted cut. why mott
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Anybody would. You-you're ex-
quisite."
She came No to him then. leaned
forward with Aer arms on the arms
Of his chair, imprisoning him in It,.
you've been - dear and sweet
~ me-, Mr.. Davidson she said.
Then. with a swift, bird-Iike move
ment she leaned forward and press
"a her moist, poutinE lips against
his.
II was q perfectly innocent kiss.
indeed. rs she might have given a
father. "A Brother. and lin addition. IN
was very. very brief. Almost BE-
fore Mr.. Davidson realized what had
happened. she had danced lightly
away and curled herself I'D in "A
chair.
Now she said. smiling sweetly
NJ him. "let's talk
tTO De CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
STEWART SEES GOTHAM AS
SMART ALEC TOWN
~ Charles n. Stewart

BY Charles ~ stewart
NEW YORK. Sept. III arr not
entirely out Of sympathy with the
hick. ia his hatred of the great city
by which. III this country. we are In
the habit Of meaning New York City.
The great city In SO stuck ON ITSELF
WHY. ding bust it, have lived in
New York City-snd didn't like it,
and left. voluntarily-and was glad
tu fet out Of Id.
New York City has nothing ON me-
admit this much-the town Is
diaboiical. Undoubtedly u takes the
cake IN that respect.
If fiendishncss WV "a super-quality
~ 4 municipality. then 7 agree that
New York City wins over All COM
petitorz-
But how else
Chicago il tougher. Kansas City
IL wetfcr. London and Detroit and
Philadelphia and Burnos Aires and
Toxic and plenty VI other places are
just as biz. 10 al intents ard pur.
noses. After a city passes the mil.
lion mark w has nc more to offer
any more than there is anything hot.
ter in endursnble temperatures thsr
100 degrees Fahrenheit or colder than
S1 below zero.
New York City Is not even as biz
a. ii thinks IL ISL.
People who walk around nn thl
street level get an exaggerated idei
Of IL. II does Seem shut in. down Of
the ground. and lots Of folks neve'
Eet MI IN n skyscraper. where the.
can look out az a window-lots o
regular New IOrkers-probahly no
more than one in loo on them.
But when YOU 40 get up in a ky
s~craper-like me. nov-on the TWEEN
~ty-Second story-what do you see7
Why. nothing but "A lot of littl
neweeS.
The sidewalks don't look crowded
The other skyscrapcrs don't scrape
The canyons YOU hear Ho mucl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Raymond lie Legion
First With '29 Dues
Special q The HernIdN

EAYMONDvILLE. Sept. 1.-THE
Meuse-Argonne Post American Leg
ION Of Raymondville has the distinc-
ton Of being the first post IN the
state OF Texas that has made pay-
ment Of any 1929 dues to the state
organization. according 10 state
Adiutant Ross n. Cole. When Al
iutant Cole and State Commander
Walton ID. Hood recently visited the
Raymondville post. "a check for $i0n
was presented for the payment oi
next years dues for forty members
Of the post, which number renre-
sents approximately ~ per cent VT
the membership.
Adjutant Cole said he believed the
Raymondville post was the first M
any post In the entire United States
to make payment OF 1929 dues.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Taylor Is to Handle
Publicity for McC Coll

McALLEN, Sept. 17.-John NJ
Taylor, former head of the Taylor.
Brown advertising service of Tampa
Fla. and for nearly % years con
nected with newspaper work. has
been employed ~ publicity director
OF the "A. J. McColl company. accord
ing to McColl. president Of the com
pany.
Before coming 20 McAilen Taylor
was connected vith the johnson
Agency AZ Wichita, Kan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Who am III For what suggestion
did 7 recently offer $25,000g What IS
my business?
What were the soldiers az the Scot
fish Black Watch sometimes called
during the World war?
What was the name ar the queen
Of Macmillan, Emperor Of Mexico?
-
Who was the first child az English
parents born in America
@=~m@
"And now abidcth faith. hone and
charity. these three; but the greatest
Of these il charity Where IT. this
passage found IN the Bihle7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

READ THIS FIRST:
Lew Davidson. president of the
Davidson Productions co.. notes that
his star. Alice Carroll. IN aging.
Jane Dare. secondary lead. feels that
she is the logical successor TO the
biggest position in Davids0nS COM
pany. Her hopes are shared by
Tony Hull. director, who is secretly
in love with Jane Davidson. while
looking around for "A successor tn
Alice. takes a trip IN Hollywood,
where he meets Irene Shirley. a
former Broadway chorus girl. She
fascinatcs him with her baby stare
and baby p~rattle. He is warned BY
another producer that he is max
ing a fool ar himself but argrlly
rejects this caution. Despite the
fact that he knows nothing Of her
past (which cannot strnd too close
inspcctionl. Davidson takes her Az
New York and gives her a f~ive-year
contract. She continues her campaign
Of vamping until she has Davidson
fairly befogged.
NOW co on WITH THE STORYl
CHAPTER XIII
Mr.. Davidson did not visit the
studio On the day or his arrival III
New York. At four o'clock. how
ever. he called Irene zap At her no.
tel. 10 find out how she had gotten
along. After a week spent almost
constantly in her company. the day
without her seemed a long one. Even
the mass of correspondence which
had piled up during his absence
failed to take his mind from her
charms. when he heard her soft
voice over the telephone. a feeling
Of warmth came ove him.
lid like to come around for a
while he told her. "and hear how
you made out az the studio"
"Come and have tea with me-
Irene murmured. Tits been
such dreadful long day a. a mat
ter OF fact Il had been nothing OF
the sort. 50 far as she was concern
ca. she had been busy every min
ute az ii. but she hoped that Da-
wilson had missed her. and wanted
him 10 believe that the feeling had
been mutual.
"rll be right around" he said,
"as soon as | sign 2 few letters
Irene had just come in from a
frantic shopping tour, and still
wore the tan silk-jersey suit IN
which she had gone 10 the studio
Promptly removing N. she took a
nasty shower bath and put on, over
the flimsiest of lingerie. = pair Of
watered silk trousers and 2 coat of
silver thread rauze, cover-d with
tiny. handmade r~osebuds. It was
| not precisely IN character, she knew.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Timely Views
DANGER OF EARTH'S IDENTIFICATION
DECLARED LITTLE

81 DR.. ROBERT "A. MILLIKAN. Physicist.
Robert Andrews Millikan was born at Morri-
son. H.. March y. 1865. He was graduated from
Oberlin college and received a Ph. d. degree nc
Columbia university in 1895. studying at the Uni
versity Of Berlin and University q Gottingen the
following year. He has a half dozen honorary DE-
xrees from various colleges and universities. He
taught physics at Oberlin from 1891 70 1910, and
Al the University Of Chicago, as a professor, from
1910 TO 1921, and has been affiliated with the Cali
fornia Institute Of Technology since he n tne
author Of several books on physics. HIS home -
in Pasadena. Calif)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Persons born on this day are witty
original, mildly religious and gene
orally satisfied and cOntented.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
The Grab Bag


On this date. in 1857. the United
States constitution waA adopted hy
the constitutional convention At
Philadelphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

JIMMY JAMS

zone today Is worth two tomore
rowS-"-Benjamin Franklin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
WOMAN COURTED EIGHT
YEARS SEEKS $4,000

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, April 2O.-Eight
years of courtship of Bertha M.
Akey, by Wayne H. Surfus failed to
dispel dislike his parents held for
her and after their marriage, the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Surfus,
still disliked her and caused the son
to leave her, she alleges in a $15,-
600 suit against the elder Surfus
couple.
Love of Surfus for her was turned
into scorn and derision, the wife
alleges in the suit, and he refused
to support her, she making a living
by teaching school Wayne Surfus
has a divorce suit on file, charging
his wife would not do housework.
The wife in a cross complaint asks
the divorce be granted her with
$2.500 alimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
THIS HAS HAPPENED

IHLS HAS
DAVID NASH, athlete and college
SONS farm during the summer, strikes
Glen a terrific blow because he makes
insulting remarks about D2vid's friend
ship for SALLY FORD, ward of the
State Orphanage, who has been EARNED
out" TO Glen for the summer.
Sally and David flee and Join a car
nival, David as cooks helper and Sally
in a sideshOw disguised as Princess
LaIIa," crystal gaZer.
NFTA, the Hula dancer, who is in
faLuated with David, threatens to tip the
police off that Sally and David are with
the carnival if she doesn't keep "hands
" In Capital City, location of the or
phanage, Sally is recognized when the
little orphans troop in with beautiful
woman, who Is playing Lady Bountiful:"
GUS, the barker, manages to divert at
tentiOn and Sally is saved.
That night a terrible storm blows
herself supported in the arms. If a man
who had spoken to her earlier in the
dag. He tells her he knows her real
identity. When they are rescued from
under the ten. Sally learns the carnival
safe has been robbed and that Dayid
and Nita are missing. She PLEADS win
BYBEE, carnival owner. not to send the
nOIice after David until he has had
Chance to return. At least he agrees,
Sally goes out in the night to find him;
At daybreak she sees him coming toward
her, a wound in his shoulder. Back on
the train he tells of following Mia ana
STEVE rs they fed with the money:
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
CHAPTER, XXXII

TNHEN reckon I'd better MOI
Il tell you that did save the
money" David grinned at her. 81
surely hate to see you faint
ma'am. It isn't so pleasant"
"Dave, you answer me this min
ute!" the old lady commanded
shaking a skinny finger in his face,
do you know the outf1t'll be
stranded if those two crooks did get
away with the money? Every cent
we had in the world was in that
safe! You oughta be ashamed of
yourself, teasing an old woman!"
IT did save the money, if that's
what they had in the suitcases,
Mrs. Bybee," David answered more
seriously.
Then, where IS it2 What have
you done with it? Left it lying in
the road?" the showman's wife
screeched, her eyes wild in her gray,
wrinkled face.
"Now, now, Mother" Bybee
soothed her. "If he did, he shan't
be blamed How could you expect
him to walk six or seven miles with
two heavy suitcases and his shoulder
shot through?"
Sally lifted her face from Da-
vid's caressing hand and glared at
Mrs. Bybee. "Of course, he didn't
leave it lying in the road! After
riskinp his life to save it for YOU?
David is the cleverest and bravest
man in the world! Don't you know
that yet?"
Her eyes dropped then to Da-
vid's face, softened and glowed with
such a divine light of love that the
boys head jerked impulSively up
ward from the pillow. where did
you hide it, David darling?"
"Dear little Sally!" he murmured.
as he fell back, overcome with dizzi-
ness. "She guessed it, sir" he said
drowsily, turning his head with an
effort to face Bybee. Il knew 7
couldn't carry it far, so I hid it.
The Steve chap was knocked out
cold-I suppose they'll have another
charge of assault with intent to
kill against me now-so I knew he
couldn't see what I was doing.
st took the two suitcaSes across
the road, holding them in one hand
4 Ause by that time my shoulder
bleeding so I was afraid to
ain it. There's a farm right at
bend Of the road. T struck a
tch and read the name on the
IL box nailed to a post on the
road. The names Randall-C. j.
Randall, r. F. D. 2. You oughSn't
to have any trouble finding the
place.
"There wasn't any moon, but the
stars were so bright after the storm
that I could just make out barn
about a hundred yards from the
road, cut across the cornfield and
managed to reach the barn. There
wasn't a sound, not even a dog
barking, lucky for me, for if I'd been
caught with the suitcases I'd have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
(TO Be Continued

Up hobs the New Yorker again,
the man who saved Sally during
the storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-13
WARNER ACTS AS
YELL. LEADER FOR
OREGON 'ACGIES'
BY United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 13.-it
was not until Coach Paul John
Schisslcr Of the Oregon State Col
lcgc football team arrived here last
night from Chicago where he sui
fcrcd an attack of the "flu' en-
route from New York, that the home
folks knew that the Aggies had Il
veil leader at the Q. \. C.-N. y. [.
game at Yankee Stadium Thanks
giving Day.
But they did, says Schisslcr.
Mrs. SchissIcr is responsible for
the story.
\ few seats away from Mrs.
Schisslcr in the stands that day sat
:; man who for the first half Of
the game was as silent as Il Sphinx.
Then in the third quarter after the
beavers mad marched 80 yards for
touchdown, the man arose III his
seat. stretched his great arms above
lis head and shoutcd:
sc omc on, cycrybody-lct 5 give
cheer Tor tn" AEgics, -
And he led the cheer.
The man was Glenn Scobic (PoP)
Warner, the most famous football
coach in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-13
Variety Offered
On Fight Card

y fight card calculated to please
all follower, Of the leather punch
jnL gaIun ON the border, from tho
lover Of the heavy hitting contest
to tte advocate Of speed and class,
Las been organized for the Amer
irau Logon stadium at CaicNico Fri
day night.
Joe Bitto, heavy lifting light
lca>EWcigh sailor, viii mept George
Trrukle in the lo=found main event.
Ditto drew with Jack Gibbs OF Los
Angeles las; week al CalcNiro. and
TronkIe#wjlI appear fresh from a
victory over Joe Loruan at Whining
iou.
Tonv Ar,1rr, l1-pounicr who
haEoed Johnny Gemel ju the second
round of last week. preliminary,
will battle Bobby Mar. in the ,nmt-
final. Mar, is ono of tine fastest
Filipino boy, In The ring.
Comcl aud Albert Maleua,. I'm
rcrial flash i'm the llG.pound class,
viii Stage the >pccia) event. Auoth-
rr fourrourd 20 viii complete tho
card hut tho participants Will be
announced la',r
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-13
Mrs. Sawyer's
Trial Deferred

Hocausc of the illness Of the ac-
cu>cd, trial of Mrs. Allircc Sawyer
in the federal court at Los Angeles.
scheduled for Tuesday, was cont;n,
ued until next Tuesday by Judgc
neuuing,
Mrs Sawyer, who formerly re-.
sided in this city, is accused Of us
ing the mails to dcfraud i'm conncr-
tion with alleged attempts to obtain
money for the body of her son
Theron, which she is said to have
told scientists had hecomc pctrificd
The hody was buried in Evergreen
cemetery here.
DR.. G, S. Brooks Of this city, and
G. Q. Stcnsrud, superintendent of
Evergreen cemetery, had been sub
pocuacd as witnesses in the case.