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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14

while a good many people would SYM
pathize with you personally because
Of all you've gone through, still the
town. as a whole. would simply mea-
sure you up against him. No matter
what facts we might dig up. Hea-
sure you. man for man. And you'd
lose. Isn't that about il, Mr.. Will
braham?p
Gravelv the detective inclined his
head. That's exactly it,"
Homer strobe to the window. "It's
a filthy world" he muttered.
The detective rose. II must get
along. There are a good many other
angles to the case. Some of them
rather more important than this.
Mr.. Pew. I'm going to make a re-
quest Of you There Is a possibility
that we NAV find out something more
about Mr.. Harmer. Suppose, for ex-
ample, that they've drawn him in a
little deeper than we suspect now.
They could. 1t il quite within the
range of possibility that he may
know something about the murder
and this attack on you. Ny private
opinion, at the moment, Is that
they're making him sweat. Don't mis-
understand me. I really don't be-
ieve he is personally involved in
the criminal aspect of the case.
But it is possible that he has some
guilty knowledge ... 7 am going to
ask YOU. for the present. to spare
him from attacks in the Age. Keep
after falkland. That's all right. But
don't bring Harmer into it."
"In Gods name, why notl" II was
a cry Of anguish.
For the simple reason that he
IS living in terror Of exposure. That
IS the only hold the falkland people
have on him. 1t is also our only
hold on him. When a man gets drawn
into that sort Of nervous fear he
loses his perspective. This mar has
lost sight of his W real strength.
! think he is in som athing OF n panic.
But people aren't going to let him
suffer. It's as Miss Bagot SAYS.
The political crowd, like the towns
people here, will cover up a lot to
protect Joe Harmer. Once let him
feel that wave OF sympathy rising
and he'd realize his strength. Get
ms vision back. And then he'd be
too strong for us. All his friends
would demand nroof. and 7 tell Won
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14
By CHARLES p. STEWART

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-The
democratic party has the raw ma
terial for some little advantage, in
holding its national convention sew
eral days later than the G. %. Pts.
It's notorious that the democrats
seldom make much use Of 1t.
Still, it's evident that the outfit
which picks its leader and maps out
its campaign in the full knowledge
Of everything its rival already has
decided to do, Is in a position TO plan
more intelligently than the latter
which has TO guess.
This doesn't worry the republican
bosses.
i. cit takes intelligence to plan in
diligently" said one Of them, whom
! asked about il, "and the democratic
donkey isn't overloaded with il.
"Plenty Of individual democrats
have as much sense as the next man
but the party donkey pretty
chuckle-headed critter-r
Politically the elephant unques-
tionably is a clever brute. The DON
key may be more of an idealist, but
O. a campaign tactician, the elephant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14

NEW YORK, June 14.-Unique
among the books Of the season, and
one that should give a lot of comfort
to thousands Of -unrecognized writers
all over, il reflections Of 1927" "a
volume Of short stories sent back 60
the authors by 10 or more American
magazines.
Nearly every writer, novice or pro-
fessional, has unsold manuscripts
that he or she believes well deserv-
ing Of print. Many Of these stories
were refused because of editorial
prejudices, which, in the words of
the conventional rejection slip, Gin
no way affects the excellence Of the
manuscripts"
The fact that Kathleen Norris
first story was bought by the At
lantic Monthly after it had been re-
jected by that publication, il well
known. There are scores Of similar
INNS. adventures. They merely
show that editors, like other mortals,
make mistakes. and have their vaga-
ries, and that there IL a large amount
Of excellent material rejected that IL
worthy of print.
reflections of 1927" edited by
Charles III. Baker, Jr., himself a
former magazine editor and present
publishers reader, has stories by
Ben Ames Williams, Mary Heaton
Worse, Ruth Cross, j. p. McEvoy,
Edgar Hay, Gouverneur Morris. Fer
rim Fraser, Cyril Hume, Arthur
Schnitzler, Emerson Low, Edwina
Stanton Babcock, Mildred Cram,
Frances Bragg Middleton and Seth
Clarkson. among which names are
some that will be recognized ms
headliners by even casual fiction
readers.
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RFAn THIS FIRST.

EEAD his FIRST.
Ackland Center. a little old town
in New England. is proud Of its beau
ty and traditions. But the modern
world crowds in On its peace and
quiet. Finally a notorious roadhouse,
LAKELAND. is opened ~ a gang Of
~bootleggers. Liquor flows. Girls Of
the town are lured there. The edi-
tor OF the weekly Are7 is murdered
for his editorial attacks. His broth
err. Homer Pew. takes up the fight.
Homer is Joined by Stella Bagot, one
Of the hometown girls. who has
made good as a writer in New York.
Stella N TO write a story. and
remains 10 fight LAKELAND. Homer
Is beaten up in a mysterious mid
night attack. Stella takes charge Of
the paper and writes sizzling editor
ials. She also tries to trace a tele-
phone call. believing it to come from
the m~urderers. Stella finds her little
sister. Martha. has been out on a
lark to falkland. and has been drink
ing. She gives her . lecture and
Martha complains that she is kept
at home while Stella has been al
lowed to 70 70 college and later take
up her own life in New York. Stella
r~etires to her room and leaves a note
pinned on her door telling her moth
er TO awaken her early the next
morning.
Stella has made an appointment
to phone Ernie Halla.n. a New York
admirer. who is staying in Boston.
Ernie complains that Stella has
forgotten him, but she makes a date
70 meet him in a little town nearby
that night at ~six-thirty. Ernie Is
very much in love With Stella.
Stella finds out Joe Harmer. Ack-
lands leading citizen and political
boss. has had a hand in leasing Jazz
land TO the gang.
CNOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER %
Before he could break out again.
stella sprang up and laid an i'm
pulsive hand on his arm. Homer
she said. gently. you mustn't think
understand what you're going
through. You wouldn't be n human
y you didn't blow up nov and then.
But were IN a different situation and
we've simply got to be patient and
cautious. II you were 70 launch a
premature attack m .Ine Harmer.
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Timely Views
OF INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL
THROUGH EDUCATION ADVOCATED
BY DR.. JOHN J. TIGERT
U. S. Commissioner Of Education.

CDr. John j. Tigert was born, 1882, in Nashville,
Tenn After completing his studies at various uni
v~ersities in the United States and abroad, he be-
came professor Of philosophy at Central college,
Mo, IN 1907. In 1903 he was appointed president
Of the Kentucky Wesleyan college at Winchester.
where he remained until 1911. He was active with
the I. NJ CA in France during the World war
and later became lecturer at the University of
Beaune, France. He has been commissioner of
education since 1920.
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SMALL. FTRE

MISSION, June IA fire was dis
covered in the Franklin Ewers home
Monday evening and the fire depart
ment was called. The fire evidently
came from q short" in a lamp and
had extended from the d~raperies to
the bed and its furnishings, which
were practically destroyed. The
damage was approximately $500, COW
cred by insurance.
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AMY nat is my pEoAesSlOH
Lookout mountain is so situated in
one Of the southern states that seven
adjoining states can he seen from
its top. Where is the mountain stu
ated?
In what year was tine city az Wash
ingtcn, ~. C-, officially occupied A.
the capital Of the United States?
Under what orher name is Rome,
Italy, sometimes known?
Greater love hath no man than
this, hat a man Law down his life
for his friends" Where does this
passage appear in the Bible?
Today In the Past
On this date, in i777, congress
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CARS IN HAVANA

HAVANA - Cuba's capital nov
boasts 1850 registered automobiles
one for every a. residents
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adopted the flag or the United
States ny prepared by Betsy Ross.
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign show
n marked generosity in every way.
They are wilful. determined, shrewd,
penetrating. sensitive. and harsh at
times, but generally kind and loving.
Unseen influences play strongly on
them.
A Daily Thought
Trust not YOURSELF; but your de-
fects 10 know. Make use Of every
friend-and every foe."-Pope.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
l. Maurice Droughin; French; avn
ator.
?. Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
3. In 1900.
4. The Eternal City"
5. st. John. XIV, IS.
JIMMY JAMS
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JIMMY JAMS

m SU%DAN SCHOOL TEASHERI
SATS WE'RE HERE 10
lAELP OTAERS - BUT
MoHDER WAA TAE
OTHERS ARE HERE or
NNSNO~
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
HEFLIN AND FULLER

Senator Heflin of Alabama is said to take himself seriously; friends say he is sincere. He may be both seri- ous and sincere, as claimed, but that isn't saying much in his defense.
 Even the boil weevil is a serious and sincere bug. intent upon making a living out of the cotton business
 In the last analysis, because a man is serious and sincere about what he is doing or saying doesn't prove he is doing or saying anything worth while.
 There is the Alabaman's attack on Governor Fuller, of ssachusetts, for instance. Some one had buzzed in his ear that the wife of the gov ernor was, or had been, a Roma Catholic; that was enough to sen, the Alabama windjammer up in tn air, especially after Fuller'S declara ton that if the Republicans didn't nominate a good man to run against Smith, the latter would be elected.
 Whats wrong about that state ment, anyway? Everybody except Senator Heflin, seriously and sim cerely at work trying to make moun- tains out of mole hills, knows it to he true.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
THAT SINKING FEELING
 A Short Story
By Roland H. Bouris

By Roland Il. B0urlS
 The ship had struck something. So had I. I found that 1t was the deck. I quickly stepped on banana peel and slipped down stairs. l saw an iceberg just next door to the ship, and on top of the iceberg was the iceman.
 sorry" he was yelling. My er- TOT. thought l saw 8 card in your porthole reading Forty Pounds "
 "Huh!' growled man next to me. Must be another football player playing at being an iceman! And now the devils to pay" he added. handing me fifteen cents. "The ship has sprung leak and we cant un- spring it."
 'Nno are you?" I asked. I'm the skipper" said he. pulling a rope from his pocket. He skipped it brisllly for few minutes, and then said: We haven't any lifeboats There is no hope! We must all drown drown like rats with lead in their tails!'
 Tt Eat So?" I asked. "Abie's Irish Rose and Gentlemen Prefer BIondes," he nodded, gloom lily. Well, we must drown and there's only one thing to do."
 You bet!" I said, pushing my wife over the rail. "Women and children first!"
 Fine" said the skipper, fastening the anchor to his own wife. Nov we can go down to my cabin for g little game of pOker!'
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
THE ONTARIO LASH

The province of Ontario again has obtained the opportunity to ply the lash on the barred back of an in diyidual who in the estimation of judge and jury has earned his medi- cine. Perhaps the occurrence is a sad morsel for those who think criminals ought to be coddled, but the judge in Chatham, Ont, who sentenced a negro to 20 years in Kingston penitentiary and 20 lashes on enter ing and 20 additional lashes some months hence, saw no cruelty at all in the punishment.
 The negro had accosted a young white girl Christmas Eve. He was in an automobile and asked her for street directions. Subsequently, he told her he would drive her in the direction she was going, and she ac- cepted the invitation. Later she was found beside highway with q broken leg and other serious in ! juries.
 1 Counsel for the negro told the judge that the flashing inflicted at the penitentiary was cruel and | barbarous, and that it was medieval torture. The judge replied that the
 white girl had also suffered torture and saw no reason why the law | should have pity on the clIlprit found guilty.
 Ontario is applying the lash in unsparing fashion. It is d highly in
 telligent and cultured province, ask , ing no odds in this respect Of any | other state or province. But it is
 taking no chances on inviting the riffraff from Detroit or Buffalo ia | find an easy haven across the line
 Not only that, said the judge. but l the kings highways must f,c kept safe. At the same time he wondered
 why girls are so foolish as 10 ac- cept automobile rides with strangers
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
A x2a.OOO FEE

Being an attorney general certain ly has it's drawbacks. There is Arthur K. Reading of Massachusetts. for in- stance. Suffering from righteous in- dignation" the gentleman has given his friends and enemies to under stand that it is nobody's business If he accepted a fee of t25.o00 from the Decimo club, Inc. The Legis- lature and the governor, of course, are aroused, and his resignation is in order. But come what may, Mir. Reading has the $25,000. That's more than an attorney general can earn from any state in any one year. The fat fee was only a "pre- liminary retainer" too, one handed to him through third party before any work for the club was done. He admitted it; also that he had since received other sums the amounts of which he declined to state.
 An attorney general has no bus mess accepting retainers from private concerns involved in law with the authorities, or likely to be. The Decimo club may have had nothing but the most righteous ideals in view in employing the at- torney general, but must have known he also was employed by the state. The Massachusetts scandal is one that has caused the Bay state con- siderable food for thought and con- versation. There is talk of impeach- in the attorney general if he doesn't resign.
 The Decimo club has been defend- ant in sensational charges in New York. Mir. Reading was retained by the club as an advisory counseP' i within a few days after he began an investigation of it, at which time he got his 325,000.
 | Reading claims the fee was paid to him as a lawyer, not in order te quiet his activities as an attorney general. Oil and water cannot mix.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
MODERN POLITICAL SCANDAL

In Indiana a governor got &C., quilted of bribery because the statute of limitations had expired. At Washington there has been the odor of oil scandals. In New York there has been amazing graft in a sewer job. In Massachusetts the attorney general accepted a fee from an or ganixatien that was to be prosecut- ed.
 Are these incidents peculiarly modern, or did they occur before!
 Ask the oldest resident in town whether he can remember any similar doings in the good old days" He'll probably be able to give 0 comfortable list Of them if he is given time to scratch his memory.
 As a matter of fact, graft in the old days was regarded as inevitable in connection with politics. Now adays we still have some of it. but we get quite irritated on contem- plating it.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
NEw BRITAIN DAILY HERAIp SATURDAY. FEBRUARY a l9aa

not appear last night but the eWed. ish Bethany chu1ch was repreeented py one of it's trustees. who told how the line would affect the church property.
 The annual Turners' nasquerade was held last evening in Turner hall, The prizes for costumes were awarded to "Rertie" Bland and Ernest Bodycoat.
 At large and enthusiastic meet ing the Woman's club voted yester- day to try the departmental plan of work next season and appoint vaP- ious committees to take charge 0i the different fields.
 The annual meeting of tho Der lin Agricultural society was held in the parlors of Brandegee hall last night. The debt on the society's park has been reduced by t1.00O during the year. and there ts now s2,O00 due. F. l.. Wilcox was elect. ed president.
 The regular slate-W, W. Rullen. c. H. Mitchell, and H. L. Curtis was elected at the meeting of Co. E for reorganization last evening Lieutenant Curtis enlisted in Co. E in 1900 and was soon after appoint. ed quartermaster-ge He was nominated second lieutenant in 1902 He is a member of the Military So- ciety of the War of 1S12 and the Sons of the Revolution and is re- gistrar of the latter society. He has been connected with the Savings bank of New Britain for 20 vc"rs served as assistant city clerk fov ten years and as clerk of the board of health. and is now city auditor He is lineal descendant of Cap tain William Curtis, who commands ed the Fairfield county troops in King Philips war and in the war against the Dutch of New Amster- dam.
 New Britain Highs relay team was defeated by Hartford in the meet Saturday hy an eighth of a lap.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
rHEH HOOVER FLOOD PLAN

Tripping up Hoover is not easy of accomplishment. They got his nose down on the grindstone of conten- ton before the Senate commerce committee, and the stage was set for damaging evidence. The wrong answers and he would lose southern supporter presidential support; con- ventiou delegates would have made note of it and acted accordingly ip Kansas City.
 But the willy Hoover was not to be caugh mapping. He seemed to know exactly what kind of questions would be asked of him, and not only did he have the answers ready in his mind, but he: had them prepared on tynewritten statements!
 That's Hooveresque efficiency! Or preparedness!
 His compromise plan cant harm hip politically and cannot be said to so counter to administration ideas nor the ideas of the Mississippi basin states who already have spent s4ao, ,ooo,ooo on trying to get the better Of the mighty dver flowing through their midst.
 Appoint a commission for thor ough study" in effect says Hoover; and meantime let Congress appro- priate money to go ahead with the preliminary work. including the con- structlon Of spiliways and safety de- vices."
 Simple, isn't it? It merely means immediate activity, leaving the major problems of apportioning the co~t over until after the election.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
HARD ON DELEGATES

It is not generally known that delegates to the national conventions pay their own expenses, except in the few cases where opulent state and county organizations have so much money on hand that they are willing to pay the freight for their dele gates. Some of the delegates spend from $500 to $1,000. and it isn't all for railroad fare and hotel bills either.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
RHEUMATISM!
Remarkable French Discovery Promises Quick
 Relief.

Rheumatism, Neuritis and Gout, in an enormous number of cases, are due to just one cause-internal in- fection-which throws of poisons that are carried by the blood to joints. muscles or nerves. where they set up inflammation and cause in- tense pain. French chemistry that has given the world aspirin for headaches and radium for cancer has now come forward with anoth- CT remarkable discovery that quick ly ends muscle, joint and nerve pains. It is intended to neutralize the poisons just as bicarbonate 0! soda neutralizes acid stomach, and gives instant relief. It is called Dr. Beaupre's Rheumatic Treatment and is sold by all good druggists.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
WRITERS AS "PIKERS"

It is high time the long suffering newspaper writers took some of the wind out of the sails of the fellow known as "Bossy" Gillis. the "bad boy mayor of Newburyport, Mass" Instead of regarding him as a source of news" the boys ought to join in giving him the razz: and if they are half as good as they used to be they ought to be able to do him up brown.
 It is. of course, no credit to New buryport that it elected the garage owner as mayor. As mayor he is a very good automobile mechanic, and probably charges as much for his gasoline as the traffic will bear. Without the newspapers. eager to play up clowns as well as more i'm portant people, nobody outside of the two-by-four city he halls from would have ever heard of this publicity seeker.
 In Greenfield the loud -mouthed, slang -slinging mayor told an audi ence that neWspapermen are worse than booueggers, that they are fin sincere, the whole bunch of them. and nine out of ten are low down pikers.'
 We arise i'll defense of the news paper fraternity. They might be just as insincere as Bossy himself is. The cheap space -grabber, having had an opportunity to make sufficient of d fool of himself, now seems to realize how bad he looks in print. Hell look even worse from now on. The clown of Newburyport com plains also that Mayor Bauer of Lynn gave him the high hat. Why wouldn't he? Bauer is real mayor in many leSpects: and if mayors the country over are to maintain q yes'ige e the dignity that goes with the office they cannot help giv- | Ing the clown the high hat. The l clown had a brilliant opportunity 10 show now fast his mind works in Wisecrackirs when he met Mayor 1 Walker of New York recently, but he looked like Q kindergarten entry compared with the New York exc i cutlVe. The neWspap pers gave con- siderable pert prominence 10 the story. too, and of course. if was | terrible reading 10 Bossy.
 | II is a good thing that Newbury. ! port elected the garage keeper a' | mayor. however: he incident vii
New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
serve as . reminder for other towns to be more careful.
REPLACING THE ORGAN

It n a pity inded that the fine Corbin Memorial organ which wal destroyed by fire in the South Con- gregational church cannot be re- placed by an instrument of its ap- proximate power and resources. To do 50, however, seemingly would be entirely too much for the congrega- ton. AS prices for pipe organs are nowadays. the replacement of a similar noble instrument would cost considerably more than $10o.00O.
 It is a distinct loss to the city that the edifice recently damaged by fire will not again contain such a wonderful instrument as that which formerly was 8 city asset, Published figures indicate that the new organ will cost in the neighbor- hood of &s0.OOo; which will mean a 6pOu VI6du, OUt llOIiaH6 4thO tlt1 OiN.
 The church officials no doubt are confronted with delicate problems in connection with this matter. Nc doubt they will urge the congrega- ton to strain itself to the utmost to replace the Corbin organ with as fine an instrument as the finances will allow. Everyone understands of course, that in spite of such a worthy inclination there are limits The Corbin organ was one of the finest in New England, and would never have existed in the city but for the generosity of the individual who contributed it. The church will do the best it can in replacing it, al though in the nature of the circum- stances the instrument will have to be smaller and less powerful.