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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20

Who am r. What II nv nation
atty? What is my profession? And
what Is my nickname?
Today marks the anniversary. in
1882, IF the beginning of the con
structIon Of the Panama canal. The
nation first undertaking the task
later gave il up. What nation was
IL?
Who was "The Divine Sarsh7"
The maple leaf is an emblem Of
one of the dominions Of the British
empire. Which Is it,
An American woman. Who died in
1915, attained fame through making
millions OF dollars il Wall street.
Who was she?
"The hand Of the dilizent shall
bear rule; but the slothful shall be
under tribute Where does this
passage appear in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20

when mine warns me that the pei
lets are all rolled up and ready ]
don't lose 4 moment IN getting rid
81 them. for ! know that IL has
enough work to do without taking
care Of those pellets. ! am good to
NY stomach and 50 II is good to me-.
There is nothing so TRANCE about
that. now is there"
We'll, n-no. Perhaps not" admit
ted the boy slowly. But Just the
same | still think that you have a
wonderful stomach. I just can't
imagine how mine would act If ! fed
it fur and bones and feathers. Good
gracious! You nearly made me fall
off this branch. Didn't | ask YOU
not to make that noice again-what
in the world is the matter now? Hal
ia! Ha! | declare you look like
q corn cob standing on end"
SHAY! Shayl" Kissed Screech
Owl angrily. This is no time for
laughing. Didn't you hear the
rustic Of wings? Be quiet now or
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Other Papers
PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES

(Brownwood BuIIetln)
The law recognizes public utility concerns as pri-
vstely owned properties whose principal function y
70 Give public service. Il is for this reason that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20

The changing world inevitably
breeds mlsfortunes. With the open
ing III . vehiculsr tunnel To New
Jersey, the number Of ferries has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20
New York Letter

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-on upper
Broadway is a store that seems to
be perpetually changing hands. The
proprietors are. in all cases. vendors
Of patent medicines and cure-alls;
the variety Of takers that outside
Of New York carry a band Of kootchy
dancers. ~native-born wild men"
and magicians. Under the law. they
they are able to assert vocally that
their medicines have properties
which, II printed on the label. would
mean fine OF Imprisonment by gov
eminent authorities.
Recently a black-masked young
man. with an inability 70 pronounce
sibilants. told Of the horrors Of a
tooth disease which he is alleged TO
have suffered. His medicine, Of
course. would cure il. So depressing
a picture do these gentlemen paint
Of their favorite ills, that many a
wide-eyed spectator is terrified into
buying. He also goes home with the
same gloomy thoughts. No advo-
cate Of further legislation. | could
~sympathize with a law barring these
extremely harmful boogey-men.
A story appeared in the papers
about a man who tried TO rob a safe
when his wife and children were
starving. Caught outside a building
he had naively expected to accom-
plish the job with a hack saw, some
gun powder, soap (to soften the
metall and a crowbar. When he ex-
planned his p~redicament, after he
vas taken to the station house, he
received (a) $40. collected BIZ the
big-hearted cops, according to one
paper; 10 S25, according TO another
sheet, and Co $50. according to a
third. What he actually did receive
vas 81. A reporter whom / know
actually got this information from
the family. Yet his paper could
hardly print the fact after the 9TH
erS had raised the ante. II would
have peeved the gendarmes, 10 say
the least.
The rharcf-C uo-Id froy;f.Ll-
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A IN BLACK

Peter looked at Screech Owl in
perfect amazement. The very idea
OF having a stomach that will never
have Indigestion" exclaimed he.
why mine aches dreadfully every
time an greedy ard eat more than
! should or something that ] ought
not to-green apples, for instance
Perhaps you do not do az your
stomach tells ysu, Two Legs" re-
marked Screech Owl earnestly. "Now
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20
JIMMY JAMS

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
the balance wheels Of civilization.
They have great executive ability,
judicial minds, and fine intellects.
Answers TO Foregoing Questions
4. Luis Angel Firpo: Argentinian:
prize fighter; "the Wild Bull Of the
Pampas."
2. France.
3. Sarah Bernhard. q distinguished
French actress.
g.. Canada.
=. Hetty Green.
8. Proverbs Xii. q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20
Timely Views
FURTHER LIMITATION OF IMMIGRANTS URGED
BY Harry Z. Hull
COMMISSIONS General Of immigration

Harry Edward Hull was born at Belvedere.
Allegheny county, New York. March IL. 1864. He
moved 70 Iowa as a boy, becoming mayor Of viii
liamsbur-. Ia, in 1859, and postmaster in 1901.
Huh served A. 4 member ar congress from the
second Iowa district from 1915 to 1925. He has
been commissioner general Of immigration since
I925.D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20
The World and All
MORE BALL LIGHTNING
By Charles P. Driscoll
George Miller, St. Charles, Minnesota, writes:

George Miller, St. Charles, Minnesota, writes:
About twenty years ago. during a thunderstorm.
I stood inside, watching the storm. I had a clear view
Of the telephone wires. There was a loud crash. and
I saw two balls of fire rolling along the top wire. A
foot apart, and at about the speed Of a ball being
rolled BY a boy along a sidewalk.
These fire balls we're about the size OF base
balls. They rolled along the wire for about twenty
feet, and then struck the telephone pole near the house,
Exploding with a sharp report, like a handicap. No
harm was done
Mrs. u. =. Carpenter, Fort Wayne. Indiana. writes:
During the summer of 1925, driving in a rain in
Terre Haute, ! saw a hail Of lightning, apparently
twice the size Of a basketball, giving forth a soft
glow, failing in a perpendicular line from the clouds
to the earth. 7 lost sight Of it AZ it disappeared be-
h.nd buildings. 1t seemed to be three to five blocks
away. ! was thrilled, but not frightened"
z. ". Van Orden. Emporia. Kansas. writes that he
saw ball lightning in 1908. on a farm ten miles south
east w Emporia. He was driving in a spring wagon
with his son, F. ", then four years old, now a resi-
dent Of Wichita.
There was a shower. A bali or fire flosted earth
ward from a cloud. Ten feet from the ground the
ball dropped quickly. There was a loud report and a
shower of sparks that stunned the young son and
scared the horses. Mr.. Van Orden found that an old
Usage hedge tree, opposite hi farm, had been struck
and destroyed.
Speaking " letters. let me- say that cannot un-
lertake TO find millionaire patrons for talented chill.
dren, nor for the children Of widows, however worthy.
! an receiving many such requests, and do not know
what l have written that has caused my readers to
think that ! am on easy terms with magnanimous mil
lionaires. All the milhonaires ! know seem TO be hav-
INC a hard time meeting their interest payments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-20
Dinner Stories

NO JOKE
Ar apartment with four bath
rooms" exclaimed Mr.. M%ittelbaum
as he sat reading the paper. How
can people use four bathrooms"
And why not?" demanded Mrs.
M~lttelbaum. zone for the coal. an
other for the dogs. one to keep the
fish in, and the other one for a
bath, maybe. What's 20 funny about
four bathrooms?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
SMALL CRAFT IN JUNEAU ON
 ALASKAN TOUR
Shorty, l6N-Foot Boat of Kelso, Wash, Here
 After Long Journey

The Shorty, 161a foot launch O: Harold Anderson and Art Leach. who left Kelso, Wash, early in May for Alaska, arrived in port yesterday afternoon from Ketchi- kan. Juneau is the end of their route, and from here they will head for their home in Washing ton
 Used in late seasons on the Co., lumbia River, the Shorty was placed on a trailer and shipped to Olympia, where the two men launched her and were the guests of the Olympia Yacht Club There they met several of the yacht owners who are now in Juneau in connection with the Capital-to- Capital Yacht Race.
 They left Olympia May 12, anu stopped at Seattle about one week. They cruised Lake Wash ington there, and left for Everett,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
WHO'S WHO . - AND WHERE

Bishop and Mrs. I. o. Stringer of Dawson, Y. T., passed through here on the Princess Charlotte, after trip to the States.
 Among the round trip tourists on the Princess Charlotte are MT. and Mrs. L. P. Blundell, of We'll ington, New Zealand.
 Dr. w. II. Chase, who has been south attending the Republican National Convention at Kansas City, is returning to his home in Cordova on the Admiral Watson.
 Mrs. P. K. Clausen and son, Henry, passed through Juneau on the Admiral Watson. They are bound for Yakutat, where MT. Clausen is superintendent of the Libby, McNeill and Libby can- nery.
 Among the round trip tourists on the Admiral Watson are Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Hunter. Dr. Hunt- CT is a prominent Seattle physi- cian
 w. H. Spaulding, with the U. s. Department of Agriculture, is a Kodiak bound passenger on the Admiral Watson.
 Dr. and Mrs R. Vanderwall, and two sons, George and Robert, who have been south for some time. returned on the Northwest ern to their home in Skagway.
 Salesmen leaving for Skagway on the Northwestern included Baxter c. Felch.
 Charles w. Jones, commercial, broker, was an arrival on the Ad- miral Rogers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
!Earthenware Ordered For Japanese Coronation

TOKYO, July g. Old-fash- toned earthenware, such as has
 been used in Japan for hundreds of years, is to be employed large py in the coronation ceremonies lat Kyoto next November.
 Sataro Minani. head of the Flu fhimi Earthen Ware Makers As fociation, has been ordered by he Imperial household to provide the proper dishes. They will in clude 1,400 bowls and balls of Different shapes, together with 70 fiat-shaped pots for serving fhe sacred black and white sake 10 the Imperial family. Also there
 will be 200 small sake jars to be hsed in offering sake to the Spirits of the Imperial ancestors and the numerous detties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
DAUGHTER OF STANNARO
 PASSES AWAY IN SEATTLE

The nine-year-old daughter Of E. T. Stannard of the Alaska Steamship Company, died in Se- attle on June 25 and the funeral was held on June 29, according to letter adyices received in Ju- neau today. The girl was play ing on a bank near her hone iii Seattle and slipped and fell. One rib pierced her lung. She lived one week. MT. Stannard was making an Alaska trip at the time but arrived homo the day before his daughter died.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
DOUGLAS NEVIS
DOUGLAS TO CELEBRATE

Douglas is all ready to cele- brate the Fourth. A dance will be given tonight, patriotic eXer- cises in the Liberty Theatre to- morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock; firemen's hose races, 11:30 a. m., Companies No. l and No. 2, com peting for cash prize of $50 i'm mediately following the exercises; baseball game at 1 D. m., the Miners and Firemen's teams will scrap it out to finish on the Douglas ball park. Prize for this event will be $75; and children's ; sports at 2 o'clock in the after moon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
TOM MIX THRILLS
 AT LIBERTY, FOURTH

r Fox Films, living up to their
 promise of showing the beauty spots of America in all their pro ,ductions where it may be con ,sistently done. filmed many se
 quences of 'The Canyon Of Light" in Yellowstone National Park. The result is a picture not only with an absorbing story, but scenic
 of rare beauty. This feature is at sfhe Liberty tomorrow night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
PORTLAND CONTRACTOR
 HERE

!, Curtis Gardner, of the John Company of Port lland, Ore, which was recently iawarded a contract by the De-
 apartment of Agriculture, to con- sstruct road in the vicinity Of
 Juneau, arrived in Juneau on the
 Dorothy Alexander.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
BRITAIN BRANDS EGGS

LONDON-John Bull is going to know his eggs. The National Utility Poultry society has de vised system for marking each of the 20,000,OO0 eggs produced in England and Wales every day. Every egg is to bear a brand, containing the initials of the so- ciety and the personal mark of the farmer The brand won't come off in boiling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03

NOTE.-Observations at St. Paul. Dutch Harbor, Edmonton, Seattle Portland a and D m. Juneau time
 moderately low this vicinity showers fallen
 
 weather this Temperatures have fallen Valley risen Southeastern Locally, July third { the Is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
LOVES HAVE BABY

A eablegram received here an nounces the birth of a girl bab, to MT. and Mrs. Al Lowe, in San Francisco, on June %. Doe Lowe is well known here having been connected with Britts Phar- macy for some time prior to go- ing to the States to locate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
TRAVELLING MOTOR SHOW

JOHANNESBURG-Since South African farmers aren't coming to automobile shows, a show is go- ing to them. A caravan of 50 cars and trucks plans to visit every Main Street" in South Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
USE MORE MOTOR CYCLES

LONDON - The small British merchant is looking with in- creasing favor upon the motor cycle with side car for making his deliveries, and even the own CTS of vans and fleets of trucks are finding it's economical operat- ing cost worthy of consideration in conveying small goods. Eng land is the worlds foremost mot or cycle manufacturer, producing almost half the world output.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
SECRETS RETURNING

John T. spickett, of Spicketts Palace, and Mrs. Spickett, post mistress, who have been south for a month on a vacation trip, are arriving tonight on the Prin- cess Alice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
CONTRACTOR ARRIVES

q. A. Carlson, of the Seims and Carlson Company, contractors of Spokane, Wash.,. arrived here oa the Aleutian in connection with contracts which his company has with the U. s. Bureau of Public Roads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03

Anaeortes, San Juan Island. Ma naimo and a trip up Vancouver Island. Stops were made at all of these places and at Campbell River. A day was spent in Sey- mour Narrows, whore numerous pictures were taken.
 They left the regular steamer course after reaching the north end of the Narrows, and returned to it through Wells Passage. which took them into Queen Char lotte Sound. There they were lost in the fog for some time bur finally found their way, and were n Bella Bella when night fell after their strenuous day.
 Several days were spent each in Prince Rupert, Ketchikan. Pet- ersburg and other small places enroute here. Two days were consumed near here when tha Shorty was taken to the face of Taku Glacier. and was laler tied up while Leach and Anderson visited Turner Lake.
 They expect to spend the Fourth of July in Juneau, and possibly will remain here until the end of the week, before start ing on the return.
 The Shorty is sturdily built. and has cabin over the onward section, while the engine is under the after deck. A small owaoat has been blowing steadily behind the ShnrtV since lnnvinr Olvnnnia
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT

The regular monthly meeting of ,the Douglas city council will be :held this evening in the city hall lat 7:30.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bureau

Forecast for Juneaa vicinity. beginning D. today Fair fnniph md Wnln Vnria win
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03

Old papers Tor sale at 'rhe Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03

LOCAL DATA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03

old papers Tor sA's as The rnpirs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-03
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS

TO-DAY Low Ia. m. Sam. Precip. San temp. temp. Velocity 24 hrs. Weatf
Evening star., 1928-04-10
U. S. BUILDINGS BEGUN.

NEW YORK. April 10 R).-Excava-
tions have been completed for United
States Government buildings at the
international exposition at Seville,
Spain, which opens next March, Com
missioner General Thomas E. Campbell
of Washington reported yesterday when
he arrived on the liner Leviathan.
"There is an unusual interest in the
exposition among manufacturers and
commercial leaders In Europe and
South America" he said. "The three
buildings of the United States are To-
Gated on a beautiful site on the
Guadalquivir River. One will be re-
tanned after the exposition as resi-
dence for the United States consul"
Evening star., 1928-04-10

way, believing that advantages will ac-
crue equally to both countries
The high railway freight rates and
the modern practices respecting gener-
alton and transmission of hydroelectric
bower, the Washington Government be-
iieves. have increased Importance and
practicability Of early development.
The st. Lawrence River Commission
appointed by the President to advise on
the subject concluded that a shipway
at proper depths would relieve the In
terror of the continent, the Canadian
provinces as we'll as American States,
from the handicaps of adverse trans
portation costs, serve the industrial we'll
being of both countries In the develop
ment of their power resources and tend
largely to increase prosperity and stimu-
late industry.
Evening star., 1928-04-10
CITIZENS NSSTAGE
ELECTION FIGHT
M. M. Mclean Finally Named
as Head of Brookland
Association.

TWO factions of the Brookland Citi-
Gems Association were in hot contest
for The presidency of that organization
ut its meeting in the Brookland Ma
sonic Temple last night. Marvin M
Mclean finally being reelected to the
Office hy vote Of ~ 20 80 over David
Hermann. retiring secretary. Mr. Nc
= Leans name was placed in nomination
by DR. A. s. Mowbrey, former pastor of
the Brookland Methodist Episcopal
Church.
$. Prior to the halloting Mr.. Hermann
{, threw the meeting into an uproar by
attacks on the leaders of the aSsoci-
, ation Later his successful opponents
expressed their personal appreciation
Tor his work as secretary and the
: organization save him formal vote
OF thanks.
Other officers elected were: c. B.
Phelps. vice president; r. N. Ashmun.
!. secretary, N. B, Parks, financial secre-
8 fary, c. E. RemSburg, treasurer, and
Z Aig. Mclean and w. B. Lewis. delegates
to the Federation OF Citizens ASSoci-
StionS
A repetition Of the conflict between
The factions that battled for the preSi-
.Gency was threatened when Mr.. Herr
Evening star., 1928-04-10
JOHN B. RANDOLPH SENT
GREETINGS BY NOTABLES
Veteran War Department Employe
Confined In Walter Reed by
Foot Injury.

John n. Randolph, veteran assistant
chief clerk of the War Department
who is under treatment at Walter Reed
General Hospital for injuries to his foot
sustained four weeks ago, was cheered
yesterday in his confinement by an
Easter greeting signed by the Secretary
of War, the three Assistant Secretaries,
Gen. Summerall, chief OF staff; Gen,
Wahl, adiutant general OF the Army
and many other friends at the War
Department and elsewhere.
Mr.. Randolph is native of the Dis
trict and began his service for the Gov
ernment as a member of Sd Battalion,
District of Columbia Volunteers, In 1861
and subsequently served In the Civil
War as a first lieutenant in the 5th
United States Infantry. From 1864 to
1866 he saw service with the United
States Marines and during the next
four years was In the customs Office in
New York City.
He has administered the oath OF Office
to nearly all the high ranking officers
of the Army since that time, Including
Gen. Thomas l., Casey as chief of
Engineers in 1883 and all his successors
in that Office, and Lieut.. Gen. Samuel
B. Young. the first chief of staff in
1908. and Gems. Chaffee, Scott, Bliss.
Pershing and others who subsequently
held that Office.
Evening star., 1928-04-10
WATERWAY NOTES
TO Be PUBLISHED
Canada's Stand on st. Law
renee Project win Be
Revealed.
BY the Associated Press.

Canada's attitude toward the pro-
posed convention with the United
States for the development Of the st.
Lawrence waterway and power project
is expected to be disclosed within few
days with the publication of notes ex-
changed between Washington and Of
tawa in recent months.
These include communication from
Canada. January 81; reply by Secre-
tary kellogg. March IL, and the Cana
dian answer. dated March g. Pending
publication of these documents State
Department officials refuse to discuss
the nature of the correspondence In ac-
cordance with an agreement with the
Canadian government.
The United States has declared its
readiness to arrive at an agreement for
the speedy development of the water
Evening star., 1928-04-10
Observant Pedagogue.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans.--Mrs. Margaret Hill
McCarter, Kansas novelist, was asked
for series of short stories She sub
mitted narratives written in girlhood, and
her former English professor compli-
mented her on the improvement In her
style since college days.
Evening star., 1928-04-10

man nominated Adam Il. Maier as his
successor as secretary. Upon the ex-
preston of preference for Mr.. Ash
| nun by President Mclean, however,
Mr.. Maier withdrew.
The association indorsed an effort
now being made by officials Of Catholic
University to secure a bus line from
Park View TO Brookland via Soldiers
Home.
A special joint committee composed of
representatives of the Brookland. Michi-
gan Park and Dahlgren Terrace Citi-
sens' Associations, which is working
for branch of the Public Library in
the Northeast. was given the backing OF
the association.
With view to looking after welfare
OF students in the Brookland School,
the association asked that Lawrence
street be paved from Tenth to Twelfth
northeast, and went on record as OPP
posed TO the erection of an automobile
service station at Tenth and Monroe
streets northeast. The organization
rendered its thanks TO Senator Phipps
for his work in securing passage of the
60-4o bill.
A. r. f. Schcer Speaks.
Andrew F.. F. Scheer, president OF the
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Association,
addressed the meeting briefly.
Forty-six new members were admit
ted. They were: George A. Hermann,
Walter f. O,NIara. James J, Kavanagh,
George Joseph Bradley, Mrs Catherine
Bradley, Dora L. Hermann, w. w. A.
Horstkamp. f. A. Horstkamp, Leo j.
Schaben, Lewis w Hart Antonino
Lingo. L. w. Fox. w. F. Tydings, John
c. Rasmussen, A. j. Bell. George II.
Shinault. ST.: Carroll p. Carpenter,
Aubrey Hayden, c. r. Bassette, Mrs
Laura Bassette. Mrs. Veronica Fitzpat-
rick, Walter Fitzpatrick. Edward II,
Helm, George Fl. Yocum, Adam f, Maier,
Daniel Hurson. NJ. j. McGettigan. s
p. Pellahan, G. Maurer. Harry j. Nc
Nerney, Glenn NJ. Brumbaugh. c. p
Harwood. c. l.. Fowler, William Verr-