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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
TELEVISION
Disc IS old
First Scanning De-
vice Said Made
In 1883

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-FNPres-
ent experimental television is based
upon the Nipkow scanning disc.
which dates back to 1883.
10 is a rotating plate with tiny
holes placed in a spiral near the
edge, and its speed is determined by
the number of images transmitted
per second, says a summary Of mod
ern television made for TIE Radio
Manufacturers association.
"Where there is put ore spiral OF
holes a single revolution results in
one completed image" il continues.
If ten images per second are trans
mitted, the disc must make ten rev.
olutions per second or Coo per min
ute. The speed of the disc at the
receiver must be the same at that
at the transmitter. This is obtain
ed by synchronizing.
"A great need of present expert
mental television Is automatic syn
chronzation. IL there is a wire con-
neetion between transmitter and re-
ceiver q common source of current
is generally used to operate the mo-
tors. and both will keep in step
Where there is no wire connection,
synchronizing at the receiver mus,
be done by motor speed control. 70
keep an image in frame by hand
control more than a few seconds is
\ task.
"The number Of holes in the disc Is
equal to the number of lines in the
image, usually "a or IS. The larger
number makes the better picture
The average newspaper cut screen i:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
Arms CARRIED
BY REPORTERS
Pistols Are Common
place In Mexico
News Offices

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 1o.--R-It
n as commonplace in a Mexican
newspaper office for a reporter,
when he sits down 70 his desk, TO
take off mis- pistol and cartridge
belt as it is in the United States for
a news hound to remove his coat
when he starts to write.
Almost every reporter here car-
ries a pistol, as do most men whose
work requires ~ EN- TO be abroad at
night-as we'll as a great many who
have not that excuse for their arma-
ment.
Mexican reporters always have a
good old standby TO excuse hardness
and one no city editor in this land
can scott. Sorry" says the report
er. SCOT held up out in the third
ward. They took everything except
my shirt. Threw me mighty late
on that story. They got the drop on
me before | could get my rum. Had
to walk to the office. Say. couldn :
advance me ten pesos till Saturday.
could your" The city editor cannot
challenge the story. whether or I
he comes across with the ten. The
chances are the city editor has been
held up himself more than once. He
knows such things are not jokes,
even if the reporter is s~talling in
this particular case.
The Associated Press bureau IN
Mexico City has a rule that upon
entering the office members Of the
staff must place their pistols in a
drawer. The reason is that the ed
itor's pistol, parked carelessly be-
side his typewriter, was once showed
off as he wrote. II exploded when
it hit the floor, and would have his
a more or less promising correspon-
dent had he been az that time at
his desk where he belonged.
The big bullet hole just above the
desk was the pride of the office and
the Joy Of all visitors until a care
less carpenter repaired il n day
when no one noticed what he was
doing until it was too late.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
BY lone QUINBY
fCtaff Writer. Central Pres<)

CHICAGO, Oct. 3o.-How does one
get into who's Who in America"
the most important recording book
on earth. and who is the st. Peter"
who censors the m of the FAM
Gus?
These questions automatically fol-
low the issuance of a new edition Of
the red-covered who's Who in
America" the 192S-29 revision of
which is just off the press. Revis-
ed every two years, the biographies
and list of names contained in it
are popularity accepted as the rec
ords Of Americas great. The list
this year is being scanned eagerly
TO determine who Of this years So
called famous made the grade.
The white haired recorder who
checks Off the names Of the lucky
ines Is Albert N. Marquis. who cen
sors, complies and publishes the
m Of famous men and women at
GO Cass street, Chicago. He is the
chief recording angel Of earth. as it
were, the final say-so as to who may
be listed in Americas records of
fame.
Mayor Walker Makes Grade
He is the final judge who decides
if Thomas Jones, Mayor Jimmy
Walker, Gene Tunney, Aimee Nc
Pherson and Babe Ruth, for in
stance, have achieved enough to war;
rant an entry and mention. Mayor
Walker has made the grade in the
new edition and so has Aimee VI :
Pherson. but neither Gene Tunney
nor Babe Ruth are mentioned. Sock
ing home runs and seeking noses e J.
IDENTIFY don't qualify as creditable
achievements.
The fact that Babe has crashed
more home runs than TIE rest Of the
world has failed to help the "King
of Swat" to crash the who's Who"
gate, and Genes mention in almost
every newspaper every day for the
past year has failed 10 push him
into the annals Of fame. Achieve
ments at tennis. however, obtained
places for Helen Wills and William
T. Tilden.
Movie stars mentioned in "Who's
Who" are the Talmadge sisters,
Mary Pickford and Jackie Coogan,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11

Of deep significance. There are now
in Germany ut least 100000 peo-
Die Of over go more than there were
Is years ago. While the training
OF the ycung requires close attention.
the old are equally entitled 70 con-
sideration and comforts In the eNe,
ming of their days for having raised
the present generation to adoies-
cence." 49,
other speakers gave poignant az
tails of the sufferings Of the agea'
material trials resulting from 81.
minished earning capacity; loss 81
position oh savings owing 70 the IN
flation, coupled with mental anxieties
arising out of the feeling Of de-
pendence on the charity Of FRIENDS
and relations and the chill dread oi
being a "useless burden often
leading TO n despairing bitterness
against existing institutions. Nari-
Gus schemes were discussed to sue,
cor the aged in n manner to AVOID
any semblance Of charity 50 n to
leavve them in possession * theif
~self-respect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
SAYS AGE
IS SIGHTED
Social Experts Aver
Youth Is Due Less
Consideration

MUNICH, Nov. 10.-tF-Gerran
social science experts. reviewing the
elaborate arrangements Of the pres
ent day for the benefit Of the young
er generation. have concluded that
the time has come to pay more stten-
ton to the older generation.
Leading feature of the social wei
fare ongress held here lately was an
addrss by Professor Arthur Schloss-
mann of Dusseldorf. organizer Of
the great national health and welfare
exposition there two yearse ago. His
paper. entitled The aged. a chapter
from the history Of ingratitude,'
stressed the fact that care for the
young had hitherto absorbed all pub
lie attention at the expense of due
consideration for the aged.
Bernard Shaw's Back 70 Methu-
salem" the professor said. ais full
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
Say Horned Race
OF Men Lived In
Florida Long Ago

TAMPA. Fla, Nov. 3.-tP)-Re-
cent excavations lead local archae-
ologists to believe that this section
once was inhabited by a sturdy race
Of small statured people, some OF
whom had horn-like projections
above their ears.
On a mound near the home of
George Henriquez. near Tampa.
were found bones and relics which
A. NJ. Wade president Of the Tampa
Archaeological Society, believes
were left by a prehistoric tribe Of
men.
The size OF the thigh bones leads
TO the conclusion that this race av-
eraged not more than five feet IN
height, but were very sturdy" Mr..
Wade SAYS. "This is indicated not
alone by the thigh bones but by
the massive jaw bones which form
nearly a square. as compared with
the triangular Jaw bones of the
modern man. The strong teeth,
in many instances. indicate a race
of long-lived people. possibly run-
ming into a hundred years or more.
"Niany Of the skulls found In the
mound have strange characteristics.
Some of them have horn-like pro-
jections. some are several times as
thick as the ordinary human skull.
some OF them slant back directly
from the eye sockets and others
are without the assures normally
found at the back Of human skulls.
'Trinkets and pottery found In
the mound leads to the opinion that
these people enjoyed a civilization
somewhat more advanced than that
found upon the discovery of Amer
lea"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
Christian Turk
Guides Pope On
Eastern matters
BY HUDSON HAWLEY
Associated Press Staff Writerl

ROME. Nov. l0.-(P)-Pope Plus
xI. in his campaign for spreading
knowledge Of eastern languages and
conditions among the clergy, with a
view to forming an ever-increasing
efficient corps Of missionaries, a
n u~relate who was born 4 Moham
medan as one of his most valuable
aides.
For Monsignor Mulla, who occupies
the chair of lslamic Institutions AZ
the pontifical institute for oriental
studies on the Esquiline hill, did not
embrace Catholicism until he was
past 80. Born a Turkish subject, ne
went TO Paris as a youth TO study at
the Sorbonne. There, while pursu-
ING his courses in philosophy and
Inv, he became attracted by the
Catholic religion, studied it thor
uoghly. and finally became converted.
The zeal Of the former follower
Il Mohammed led him to present him.
self for holy orders. His seminary
record was a brilliant one, and he
soon attracted the attention Of the
.uperiors of the French school OF
foreign missions. There he taught
with such success that he was report
ed TO the pope as a aoul-
ton to the oriental institute IN
Rome.
Soon after the initiation Of his
lecture courses here, he was raised
TO the rank of monsignor. AS the
head Of a commission Of oeiental
scholars, he recently represented the
holy see at a congress of savants ut
Oxford, the university of another
and more famous convert, the late
Cardinaly Newman. His lectures in
Rome have become so widely known
that they are attended now by many
Of the clergy not regularly enrolled
in the institute.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11

but Clara Bow. the auburn haired
beauty with at" has failed to get
space. Some movie actresses don't
get in. however. because they refuse
TO tell their age. Marquis says. The
date of ones birth is an important
item in q biography in who's Who"
Indy Included
Charles A. Lindbergh and Clar-
ence D. Ch.mberlin are included in
the new books list Of celebrities.
but Ruth Elder and Charles A. Le-
wire have been left out.
In selecting the names, the appli-
cants are divided into two classes,
according to Marquis. One group
gets in automatically because OF Of
fetal positions such as being a men,
Der of congress, a state or federal
judge. a colonel or navy man a. owe
a captain, or a scholar connected
F, with certain learned societies, uni
versities and colleges. Authors Of
w~ell-known books get in automati-
cally. too.
The second group is o. KID. to
quoIe the uOorHan TO the nail OF
fame, on account of special prom
inerce in credita5le lines Of endea-
o which make the subjects of ex-
tensive interest. inquiry or discus
sion throughout the country. This
must be backed by a good personal
record.
Wealth Doesn't Count
Inherited wealth and social posi-
tion do not count. Many Of the ma
tior's top income tax payers are
listed. but this is because they are
important in other ways. A list Of
28,sO5 persons is in the new volume.
This year. 1881 men and women
made their debut among the nations
elect, while 2,041 Of the old names
were eliminated by death or other
causes
Almost every morning a stack of
letters arrive asking how the writ
ers can get into who's Who" Mar
quis tells me. 'but seldom do the
letter writer's qualify"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11

g. lines per inch. In television the
lines are per image.
Running at 10 revolutions per
second with a 4S-hole disc, an error
in speed Of one four hundredth Of a
second will throw the picture out OF
frame by one line. A greater diff
ference may result in no picture.
Besides being the heart of to's
apparatus, the disc is the basis for
most of the obstacles TO advance
ment. Other devices have been tried
and have faded away.
$50 far the Nipkow disc has the
advantage of simplicity and rugged
ness. IL is Objectionable because II
requires n motor with a speed con-
troll. IL the disc Is small, the holes
are small and cut off much light.
II it is larger it is cumbersome"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
EUROPE WATCHES NEW GLIDE

Europe is much interested in the
new Ecstacy Glide. which was adopt
ed by American dancing teachers at
their convention this year. England
ha staken kindly to the idea that 70
is danced to n slow foxtrot tins
which Is popular there. and .th7
Scotch favor the highland schot-
tische step.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
WOMEN SURPASS MEN
IN CHICAGO WARD

CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-tP)-One Chi
cago ward has more women than
men registered for the November 6
election-a political novelty in this.
or any other city.
The 49th ward put 24,ss9 mems
names on the voting books and TO-
OIL women. In previous elections
the women's registration never was
more than 40 per cent of the cleo
t~orate, and usually about 35 per
cent.
The ward is on the extreme north
side in the Loyola university dis
trict. It's northern boundary is the
city limit. IL is largely devoted to
apartment hotels. with, however. 4
large percentage of homes The ward
usually has been republican.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
ANIMAL HYPNoTIsM STUDIED

Claims OF Dr.. I. n. buchanan, OF
Cambridge. that university students
who were hynotized before taking an
examination answered the questions
almost perfectly. has brought out
that many experiments are being
made in hypnotism. Attempts in Eu-
rope to hypnotic animals have been
successful to some extent. Recently
an Indian fakir attempted to hypno-
tize two lions in a circus. but one Of
the animals refused TO be subdued,
broke out in all directions. In Pal
estine the natives declare that q hy-
ena can ~hypnotize a man. and will
cast rs SPELL over him. so that he
follows ~ to it, den. there to De
eaten.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
nnGs sTAR GUESTS Ar R.r'

Dogs were honored guests
dog ball recently given BY the W.
hly Stadium club near London. f
the height or the festivities n
canine champions, the finest on
erv breed. from s.. Bernard n M
Pekirese. took part in u nar-I
Each animal was attended BY l ~
attired in appropriate costume ~
the human guests wore fancy drs.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
SAYS LoCUsTs WE'RE BEANS

That thelocusts eaten by John the
Baptist were probably not insects,
but the fruit of the carob tree. the
dried fruit Of which are the locust
beans now sold as fold for cattle. Is
the declaration of a European scien-
fist. The carob tree is sometimes
called the honey tree, because vi
the sweet pulp in its fresh pods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11

Ringworm.-One bottle Of Imperial
Eczema Remedy Is guaranteed to be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized 70 refund your money
IL il fails.-Adv. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
SENTENCED TO 9 p. N. BEn

CHICAGO.-Henry Mittern. No..
15. was sentenced TO 20 to IVA
s o'clock for six months whan ~
raigned for disorderly conduct.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26
Electrical Contractor
GiDes AdDice to
Others.

II think Milks Emulsion should be-
advertised all over the world, so as
to help all of the sick.
Elm 1912 had great deal of trou-
BILE with my stomach and bowels. For
several years I tried everything that
I saw advertised, but kept getting
worse all the time. got so bad that
was in bed for three months in 1915
While in Philadelphia in 1917
pened to see one of your ads.
tried everything that thought was
any good, but concluded to give Milks
Emulsion a trial. Il could not do any
worse than the rest.
ITO my surprise II regulated my
bowels and found I did not suffer any
more after eating and had no pain
at all. continued the use Of Milks
Emulsion for six months, until was
in fine health and have been for the
past eight years. When I think of the
way I suffered night and day for six
years, I feel that every person with
stomach and bowel trouble should
know about Milks Emulsion" Yours
truly, s. B. PEDDTCORD, JR., Elec-
trical contractor, 1885 w. Baltimore
St., Baltimore, Md.
Sold by all druggists under a guar
antee to give satisfaction or money
refunded. The Milks Emulsion Co.,
Terre Haute, Ind.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26

mentary she recalls, her face growing
hot. concerning the new minister, and
he is not married. What will people
say? VIII they think she is setting
her cap for him? Horrors! Fear takes
her into its clutches. She is almost
afraid to walk down the street she
has done the wrong thing, she has
spoken indiscreetly.
Dudley has always been terrorized
by the thought of poverty. He has
never wanted anything; he has been
in comfortable circumstances all his
life, but constantly there is before him
the dread of bankruptcy. Crops will
fail, prices will run down, his cred
itors will become insolvent, the bank
in which his funds are deposited will
fail--a thousand things are sure to
conspire against him and in his old
age he will be mendicant, beggar
on street corners, an inmate of the
poor house. To his dying day he
will live in fear Of poverty.
Courage! What a wonderful weapon
it is with which to fight these useless
fears which at one time or another
possess us all
"a. 1928. Western Newspaper Union)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26

live in yurts, dome-shaped tents built
of interlaced flexible sticks covered
with skins or felt.
"When a Buriat settles down he fire.
quently builds hut, but no matter
how elaborate the new abode may be,
it usually bears some resemblance to
the yurt. Some leave a smoke hole
in the roof and build their fires in
the center of the floor as in the yurt.
Though house furnishings are few,
rugs adjoining the floors and walls Of
the well-to-do indicate that the Buriat
likes display, and if the tribesman can
afford it, he will be seen strutting
about the village in silken robes.
"Tea drinking and smoking are
common habits of the Buriat, both
among adults and children. Some of
the tribesmen wear broad silk girdles
in which they carry their pipes and
tea cups.
"When the Russians first met the
Buriats in the Sixteenth century, the
latter were true children Of nature
Many of them made their living by
fishing and hunting. while a few were
stock raisers. The Russians taught
them agriculture, and succeeding gen.
erations of Buriats surpassed the av-
erage Russian farmer in farming"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26
This Cat No" ink =

The captain climbed the ratlines to
its rescue and from the high place saw
a large area of the sea broken by baby
mackerel trying to escape the attack
Of school Of bluefish.
Dories were lowered quickly, encir-
cling the entire school with seine, and
three hours later the Clifton sailed
into Cold Spring Harbor, the deck
waist deep in bluefish. Captain Peter
son was at the wheel, a black cat
perched on his shoulder.
The catch, the record of the season,
filed more than 400 barrels and
brought $1,000 at the docks. The crew
raised fund to buy the cat, now the
pet of the ship, silk cushion, several
cases Of condensed milk and plenty Of
can openers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26

paralyzed, incapacitated and made
wholly ineffective and untitled for the
responsibilities of life. It was fear, SO
we are told, which drove primitive
man to sacrifce-fear of the gods
and a desire to placate them by offer
ing UP something Of value. 1t is a
foolish thing in many instances, which
takes away initiative and originality
and freedom of action.
Mrs. Stamey is afraid of mice. She
cannot remember when she was free
from this fear, nor does she recollect
what first caused it. She looks fur
lively into every corner when she is
going about the house lest mouse
escape her; she turns down the sheets
before getting into bed at night--a
mouse may have crept in during the
day. She sits tense in her chair at
home and when calling upon friends,
her meager skirts drawn tightly about
her limbs. afraid, not realizing that
the mouse, should it appear. is far
more afraid Of her than she of it.
Sheldon is afraid of disease. He
.t
himself really has nothing the matter
with him. but his uncle died of can
Ger few years ago and ever since
Sheldon has been haunted by the
thought that he, too, will shortly sue
cumb to the same hideous disease.
He exaggerates every symptom, he
grows cold with fear at any localized
pain, he examines every abrasion, and
shudders when he finds mole on any
part of his body. He has little peace
of mind night or day-fear of dis
ease paralyzes him.
Miss Lenox is afraid of what peo-
pie will say. Maybe her remarks at
the sewing society were too personal,
too direct. Perhaps she should not
have expressed herself so categorical
". She said something very compli-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26
More Cotton Dresses
Worn, Inquiry Shows

New York.-Six weeks of direct in
vestigation, supplemented by informa-
ton furnished by nearly $50 firms and
individuals, has led the new uses sec
ton of the Cotton Textile institute to
conclude there is an increasing de-
mand for cotton dresses and piece
goods, President Walker d. Hines an
nounceS.
The conclusions reached are thar
more cotton dresses are being worn ::
more cotton dresses were made and
sold during the summer of 1928 than
in 1927; retail sales of cotton piece
goods this summer were larger in vol
ume than in 1927, and retail stores
have been advertising fine cotton
goods more extensively.
The report says the trade is CON
fident 1929 will be big cotton year.
but has suggested that the popularity
of cotton fabrics will depend upon
superior styling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26
~ Odd Buriat Customs ~

Washington. The Buriats who re-
Gently Joined the Mongols in destroy
ing portion Of the Chinese Eastern
railway came into the spotlight two
years ago when the Russian govern
ment banned wife stealing among
members of the race In Siberia.
theft of wives is not a traditional,
custom among the Ruriats. Marriage
among them usually is effected through
an exchange Of children arranged by
their parents" says a bulletin from
the Washington headquarters Of the
National Geographic society.
when the parents Of a young
Buriat swain decide he should have
wife. they consult the parents of an
eligible maiden and offer daughter
in exchange for her hand. If there
is no daughter to exchange, the sons
wife is, in effect bought by gift of
cattle. Frequently, among the we'll
TODD Buriats, the brides dowry of
furs which would be valued at thou
sands Of dollars on an American fur
market, offset the price paid for her.
Buddhist temples with their pray
er wheels which say thousands of
prayers per revolution and Christian
churches are found in Buriat villages ;
but both Buddhists and Christians at
tend Shamanistic rites at some of the
mountain-top shrines. Shamanism is
naf,1ro wnrch;ns AdharoptS ne Che
manism believe that rain, the rivers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-26

Wildwood, N. 1.-THE tradition Of
bad luck which has been woven about
the black cat was destroyed recently,
at least for Capt. Hiding Peterson Of
the fishing schooner Clifton. AS the
result of his kindness to stowaway
black cat, in prohibiting his crew from
throwing 1t overheard to prevent a
jinx, the captain is $1,000 richer than
when he put out from Wildwood
Gables.
When demands came from the fore
castle to toss the cat overheard, Cap
tain Peterson refused and shared his
cabin with it. At dawn during the
shippers watch the cat followed him
to the deck and sprang to the rigging,
clawing Its way upward TO the empty
crows nest where lookout had not
yet been stationed.