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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
BY A kINNIARD

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. H.
Bullet politics the scuUrGe of Gen.
trial America, shows its effects most
impressively in Nicaragua, with its
wrecked. moribund towns. its aban-
doned plantations. its demoraliZed
citizenry and last, and most import
ant. its position as a conquered and
subject nation.
l~nternecine warfare has deprived
Nicaragua OF its independence. For
whatever justification there may be
for Uncle Sans policy in Nicaragua,
and however great the benefits ac-
cruing TO the country and its people
from the military control Of their
affairs by the United States. the
policy has reduced Nicaragua 10 the
condition Of an occupied province. It
is not a sovereign state conducting
its own government.
Warfare Continues
Henry j.. Stimson, the newly APP
pointed encouragement Of the
Philippines, who was President Cool
idge's peace commissioner TO Near
aqua. reported to the White House
last May that the local instruction
was at an end. But Nicaragua remains
~ tIt Htdl4AHtrs DlbOl sun IL uEtL.
sDilled to maintain Uncle Sans au-
thority over Nicaraguan affairs
There have been more than ten
serious engagements between Mica
raguans and the marines or the
United States-controlled constabu-
larry forces from May TO January. II
i estimated that more than 500.
Nicaraguans have been killed in.
these battles.
And, now warfare Is in fun blast
again, with additional casualties on
both sides.
Nultures droop suggestively over
Corinto and other Niearaguan cities.
II Is against the law to Kill them
because Of their necessary function.
In Corinto. I was shown a stomach
rending collection Of photos taken
after a recent rebel engagement. The
many native dead were attended
only by the scaveneer birds. The
vultures are the undertakers Of the
patriots. rebels. bandits-it all de-
ponds on the viewpoint-strewn
ID N~icaragua's multiple battle
fields.
Poverty Spreads
Once this was n notable cattle
raising country. Herds Of 10000 on
ranches in the hills were not I'M
usual then. Now a herd of 1000 is
exceptional. Warfare did II. Thou
sands Of acrc- Of fertile land once
under cultivation arc idle for the
am reason.
Coffee is the principal source Of
c Most Of the country's crop
is produced on large plantations.
some Of them the property Of for
~eigners.
Nicaragua IS rich in natural &c
sources. Its land should make and
keep its small population wealthy.
Years Of virtual anarchy have
welded a milestone upon the coun-
try's neck.
Its Political History
Until 1912 the political history Of
Nicaragua was a succession Of almost
uninterrupted bloody revolutions.
With the Intervention OF United
States marines in that year and the
stationinv Of a permanent legation
guard Of the "Leathernecks" in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
BAD PAINS IN SIDE
Spells Of Nervousness Also Trou-
bled This Lady Who Gives
Cardui Credit for Help
ing Her Get Well.

Depew, Okla.--For six years."
says Mrs. Edd Burton, of this place,
Il suffered as bad as a woman can
suffer and still keep going"
II was good for nothing, was life
less and pale, unable to eat any
thing. Nothing agreed with me. AT
times / had such bad pains in my
sides and back ! would have to go
to bed. ] had cramping spells and
would faint if ! stood on my feet
any length of time. My nerves would
become upset at the least little thing
and / would have spells of crying
that were so exhausting they left
me PROSTATE.
Several of my friends suggested
that / take Cardui. They told me of
their experiences with it, how much
they have been helped. At last /
decided to try it
I'm a few weeks, / could see that I
was improving, so / kept on. ] did
not expect the troubles of years to
disappear In a few days, nor did
they, but in time / was much better.
! kept up the Cardui treatment for
several months and thanks to it !
am a we'll woman now"
AT all drug stores. Nc-TAO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
Hassen Faces
Electric Chair

FARWELL. Tex. Jan. III, Pl-
Death In the electric chair today
faced George J. Hassell. who has
confessed that he killed thirteen per-
sons and who was convicted OF the
murder Of his stepson. Alton Hazsell,
10.
The bodies Of nine members Of his
family were found in q dugout on
Hassell's farm near heiv about a
year 90.
The effort TO save nassell's life
apparently ended in district court
here late yesterday when Judge
Reese Tatum pronounced sentence Of
death and set the date Of execution
for Fbruary 10.
Hassell has told officers he killed
a and three children IN Cali
fornia several years ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
Shipments Near
To $500 Mark

Shipments cf Valley fruit and
vegetables by freight for the present
season will sometime this week,
probably Thursday. reach q total Of
$500 cars. The Missouri Pacific
lines had moved 2,047 cars ever its
lines by Tuesday night and the
Southern Pacific had moved a total
OF 31l cars 10 last Saturday. max
ing 2 total Of 234s cars reported.
At the same time last year 1880
cars had been moved.
The Missouri Pacific, according Ia
the daily report issued from tie Of
flee Of A. 3. Waldron. general agent
at Harlingen. had moved TIT cars Of
citrus fruit ard % cars moved over
the Southern Pacific. making a total
Of SIG c7rs OF fruit shipped by
freight. The express movement prob
ably will bring the total to almost
1000 cars.
The total movement Or fruit over
the Missouri Pacific lines on this
date last year was 4Sv cars and
this is near to the actual total move
ment as the Southern Pacific. new
est Valley railroad. had not begun
operating at that time.
The total movement Of various
vegetables t. date is rs follows:
mixed vegetables so. shallots /. 20
tatoes 20. heets "a. bcers and car
rots l67. carrots l03. cabbage 42i.
tomatoes y. egg plant u. dandelions
j. beans 81. parsley q. spinach 9. tur-
lips ,. broccoli 4. chicory 8. escarole
z.
The Southern Pacific. last week.
according 70 report from the office
of Wills y. Carter. assistant general
freight and passenger agent at Har-
linger. shipped 81 ears. This IN
cludcd fruit 9 cars. mixed vegetables
10, beets 10. broccoli >, beets and
carrots 4. cabbage 81. escarole 6,
carrots s..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
Coolidges to Appear
In Talking Movies

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-fP1-
President and Mrs. Coolidge will par
ticipate in talking-motion pictures
when they leave Washington Friday
for Havana.
The pictures Of their departure
fro munion station will be taken by
a camera equipped with a sound re-
cording device, and when the pictures
are thrown on the screen voices and
noises incident TO the event will be
reproduced along with the actual
scenes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
Business Women of
Mercedes Hold Meet
special to The Herald

MERCEDES, Jan. 1.-The execu-
tive board Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Clubs met Tues
day night at which time u number
of business items were cared for.
Mrs. " r. King is president. Mrs.
Artie Sugg is corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Myrtle Jones Is recording
secretary and Miss Vera Newman is
treasurer. Chairmen of the differ
cnt committees were also present.
Mrs. Sugg has just recently re-
turned from the convention Of the
National Federation Of Business and
Professional Women.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

(This is the fourth Of a series Of
dispatches b. a correspondent OF
Central Press and The Herald
giving a reader's-eye-yiew Of
conditions in Central America,
now a center of international
attention because Of Lindbcrgh's
tour and the warfare IN Mica
ragua.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

drugsf Al drug stores have the
generous bottles.
We would be glad 70 have you
prove at our expense how much Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can mean
10 YOU and yours. just write
"Svrup Pepsin," Monticello. Illinois.
and we will send o prepaid a
FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
RARY coy BORN

MERCEDES, Jan. 1l.-Mr. and
Mrs. II. o. Peterson have announced
the arrival Of a baby boy, Herbert
Edward. Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
FLASHES OF LIFE
(By The Associated Press)

BALTIMORE--A gift OF $l95, 600
is to be devoted TO search for a cure
for the COMMON cold, which with its
consequences is regarded by DR.. John
j.. Abel as the greatest cause Of inn
pairment Of efficiency from youth 20
middle age. The donor is the chem
zeal foundation and the research will
be BY DR.. Abel, professor at Johns
Hopkins. who is noted for the appli-
cation of medical problems. Four Of
every ten men and sever Of every ten
women are disabled by colds each
year..
CLEVELAND-A gift OF S2,500,000
for the study Of oriental art has
been made by the estate of Charles
VI. Hall, Of Oberlin, who acquired
S45, 900 900 by a process of refining
aluminium which ne devised in his
fathers woodshed. An institution IN
Picking will be endowed under direc-
tion of Harvard university and the
University Of Picking.
NEW YORK-A golden voice will
render a special selection for an nva-
lid and will be heard by millions free.
On John McCormack's radio program
Jan. % will be "old Pal Of Mine"
Informed that Mrs. Helen Cunning
ham, elderly shut-ir, wished it, John
said: Il viii for her alone"
PATTERSON. n. Nathan Barn
ert. former mayor. believed that no
man should have more than $1,000
600. Whenever his fortune exceeded
that he rave the surplus 10 charity.
His will leaves his 100000 estate TO
charity and poor relatives.
NEW YORK-"For eminent pa
triotic service" Evangeline Booth.
commander Of the Salvation Army,
has received the Eleanor Van Rens-
selaer medal from the society OF
colonial danes. At the presentation
she was declared as one Of the most
worthy women Of all time in serving
the downtrodden and the poor.
FRANKFoRT-ON-MAIN = German
scientists hope TO make sugar out Of
air. Experiments in a s~yndicate's
laboratories are described as pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
NEW York; costs Father
K~nickerbocker as much to govern as il
does Mussolini. New York City last
vesr paid out 81, os0,135,266, or about
what Italy did.
MIAMI-The police in Los Angeles
raiIroaded Al Capone east. He came
~ Miami. The police here let him
stav. He has got even with Los An
~rIcs- ssThe climate here" he says,
a. ,rsrrer than in California"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

MIAMI-The police in Los Angeles
ra;lroaded Al Capone east. He came
~ Miami. The police here let him
stav. He has got even with Los An
rrIcs. ssThe climate here" he says,
a. warmer than in California"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

NEW York; costs Father
Knickerbocker as much to govern as it
does Mussolini. New York City last
wear paid out 81, o~so,135,2e6, or about
what Italy did.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN = German
scientists hope TO make sugar out Of
air. Experiments in a syndicate's
laboratories are described as pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11

PATTERSON. n. Nathan Barn
ert. former mayor. believed that no
man should have more than $1,000
600. Whenever his fortune exceeded
that he gave the surplus 10 charity.
His will leaves his 100000 estate to
charity and poor relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Exaggeratio

Mrs. Milwitz-A dollar witt a quod-
der!!
Mrs Ginder-So you'll sand me de
drasses-youn pay me de dollar witt o
quodder-In send by mine clinner wot
he chodges two-feefty. De drasses
you'll gat-a two-feefty jobl De dollar
witt a quodder I'll gat und de heels
mine husband'n gail! HA HA HA HA
Hal! You got to know how to hendling
deml Ha. Ha! Hets!l If you know to
doong witt de hets you could clinn upp
a futchinn!! Ha hal! Wait vat I'll
told you wot was yesterday!
Mrs. Milwitz-So wot was?
Mrs. Ginder-He came home so I'm
laying by de suffa witt reg arond mine
had wit I'm grunning witt munning
something terrible. So he seq, "Wot Tsp"
So I say, dot new maid" So he saz,
"Wot new maid?" So say, Hin
wait yat--I hired dees nlonninck a
new maid, SO go bout for fife meenits
to de mocket so I come beck wot it
etbook todagger wot was in dere feefty-
fife dollarS!" Ha-ha-ha-He bill
iived!l
Mrs. Milwitz-Here he's coming now
you hosband, is MOP?
MAos CAAlOCA-4A VI yAt 0O W4AdA LAG
comes I'll say heem I'll say: Sidney,
I owe to Meesus Milwitz tan dollars.
So you'll take und tomorrow you'll
geeve heem to NELL Hollo dollinkl--
you'll geeve plizze to Meesus Milwitz
tan dollars I owe her!!
Mr.. Ginder (excited)-Yi vi yi-wait
I'll told you wot heppenedll I'm COM
ing home on a dock stritt so it jomped
hout furr beeg gengsters wot dey make
me hui opp-dey took me fife hondr I'd
dollars!!
SCENE II.
Mrs Milwitz Coming home)-Hymie
dollink, wot furr you locking de durrs?
MIR. Milwitz-I couldn't understand
wot it was. It came by me Meester
Ginder wot he geeves me I shell mind
for heem tomorrow fife hondred dol
(Copyright. 1920
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silence for one moment. When he
brings down his arms an avalanche of
thunderous sound bellows out of his
music box. The chef, 200 pounds of
him, quivers and vibrates. He is 200
pounds of man and jazz jelly. Even
his nair stiffens. But his face is calm
and composed. 1t is all in his body,
especially his right leg and arms The
back of the right leg trouser does the
conducting for dancers and the gour-
mands, while the CLINT of his eye and
twist of his wrist suffice for his play
ers. He stands on one spot but his
body says to the right like that of an
overladen camel. The jazz jelly trem-
bleS, wobbles; it is alive to every pizzic-
cato.
WONT What rhythms he draws out
OF the wood winds and worries. RhythmS
that would make st. Anthony twiddle
his toes: music vibrant with the guSto
of hurricane. The orchestra is a
crew of melomaniacs, running RAM
pant and unleashed over all the chords
that aSSail the ear drums.
The saxophonist is polyphonic
artist, having an assortment of instru-
ments, wood and brass, which he
changes about as he pleases. He is
more than ambidextrous. He is pedico-
dextrous as well as facile with the
strokes Of his fingers and the action
Of his tongue on the reeds.
All his agoDies are not in vain If
by this time dancers and gourmets do
not have goosef1esh they are deaf and
blind. 1t is one long strong Whit of
a musical cocktail, pre-war stuff
Tingling to the palate and pungent to
the noStrils. In rapid succession,
r1no1ndinc hro &C
bells and twanging strings. Drunken
whoops, curdling bars, themes of
laughter and movements as glittering
as molten gold. The lazy smoke curl
ing to the ceiling is animated. The
tingljng tones of brass are overpower-
ing.
No voice like Tin Pan Alleys. When
the wide-mouthed sax opens its golden
lips, sounds like the innermost echoes
of a hollow earth boom out. They
strike below the heart, and settle slowly
to the bottom of the chest. Those
quivering chords are ruinous, exciting.
** **
THE chefs hair, tangled like foliage
in jungle, unfurls to the breeze
that whirls from his baton. He whoops
the tempo. And now. comes the turn
Of the clarinetist. He casts off an
oboe and picks up that weapon of
musical paralysis, the clarinet No or
chestral voice can make music as
soothing, as lifting, as blood-curdling
and rapturous. 1t can be arabesque and
Oriental, sor giddy and Occidental Its
notes are wrapped in purple velvet, gos-
samer silk. They melt the hardest
heart and storm the most impregnable
soul. It's a woman's voice in all her
moods.
In the clarinet's brother, the saxo-
phone, are hidden all the memories of
masculinity. Through B-flat soprano,
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of the dance. For them the business
is concentrated in hotels and ritzy par
lor suites made over for dining and
dancing. White-gloved walters and
Silken hangings. Don't mind the cou-
vert charge; there are others sure to
come. The custom is never to ask or
wait for change If it is less than a
dollar. That's the first rule of pune
tllio. Remember.
With the elite, of course, dancing is
not such free-for-all. None of this
open solicitation business. If it can't
be done with wig-wag signals, it can't
be done. Every one has a legal, fully
accredited partner. If partners don't
stick. there's likely to be an invitation
from the management to leave
The dancers are entertained by a
prima donna danSeuse or a chanteur
de luxe. Lights are turned down to
mellowness so that blue-green twilight
drencheS the scene. The effect is weird.
The danseuse tiptoeS out and performs
under spotlight. She and her male
partner are couple divine. She dives
for his arms and he catches her in the
nick Of time. She doubles up, support
ing herself at the same time on hands
twirls through all the curves of con-
tortion. A great Showl They make q
pleasant curtsey and trip out of the
spotlight. Applause.
Time now for the appearance Of the
Son1ferouS Sonneteer of Jazz. A Stodgy
fellow with his face wrapped In broad
smile. When he comes into the amber
spot he is as alive as any creature can
be. Twenty hidden dynamos animate
him. All parts of him move at once.
Homemade SonnetS are his forte. And
how he sings. He plays the piano as
pair of lovers play hands in theater,
as side line to the main show. He
voices the new note in jazz
Come, look around. You'll find the
bald-headed lady from Baltimore
nap-eared farmer from the corn belt
the sleepy Congressman pair
OF doves from Manhattan shiny
noses cat eyes in the green glow
-. "Garcon!" ISLAM him."
the flock of blond curls. golden head,
aching eyes, pulsing lips i. Had q
II drink" -. a tug at the trousers
:. open mouth, closed eyes "a
oawdy dream =. the open door ..
perfume from the Arabian desert
the walters ankles ;. furtive blue
eyes, china blue eyes {. mans bot
uo tho Aduy WHO SPEAKS spanish
night .. girl in a flutter the
awakening = ivory and velvet
ashes on the carpet {. 4. Mitzi from
Orleans +. musician In disguise
legation clerk , !. red-nosed advocate
laughing Australian pair of
hearts two fingers, one curl :.
Snaky smoke Flows 'at?"
Give her a handF' the chiro-
practor from Waxahaxie soap
manufacturer from Cleveland +. poet
laureate or Mississippi fish a Ia
potomac 49, the Piccadilly manner.
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is done when the orchestra makes a
little chortle, sort of twisted pigtail
to the piece, which seems to say, Ira
la Ia" or That's all" ''or mo More"
or Gold feet"
The halls are good for sport, but so
are the cafe-dansants. Limp around
the corner where the gourmands and
gourmets sip and chew between filings
on the dance floor. The air here is not
SO dense, but 1t is far more exclusive,
chubby, If you will.
The man to note first is the chef
d'orchestre. His hair flowers in wreaths
Of tropical luxuriance To see him take
the stand and command attention by
the paralyzing power of his eye and
twist of his wrist is to see an i'm
presario de luxe. The jazzists follow
him through any motion of the spear
like baton.
He taps his music stand. Pensive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Saxons to possess demoniacal power
and 1t is for this reason that witches
are often depicted with coal-black cats
beside them.
Freya's great beauty caused all the
gods, giants and dwarfS to long for her
love, 6ut she scorned them all. She
loved her husband, Wooden, for whom
Wednesday was named, very dearly
This goddess was always smiling and
perfectly happy so long as Wooden was
near her, but this god was a rover, and
wearying of his wife's company. he sud-
denly left home and wandered far out
into the world. Freya, sad and forsaken
lost much of her beauty. She wept so
abundantly that her tears fell upon the
hard rocks, which softened at their con-
tact. We are told that they trickled
down to the very center of the stones
where they were transformed to drops
Of gold. The tears which fell into the
sea, however, were changed into
translucent amber. This superstition
arose from the fact that amber Is often
washed up on the seashore, being
formed of the gum of confer trees that
were buried millions of years ago when
certain parts of the land were covered
by the ocean.
Weary Of her widowed condition and
1OII6lLlk 1O1 k1CA 4luOOhkld, VICyd AAloAAy
started out in search of him, inquiring
of all whom she met whether he had
passed that way and shedding so many
tears that gold can be found in all parts
of the earth.
Far away in the sunny south, under
the Towering myrtle trees, Freya found
Wooden at last and, her love being re-
stored to her, she grew happy and
smiling once more. It is perhaps be-
cause Freya found her husband beneath
the Towering myrtle that northern
brides to this day wear myrtle in pref
erence to the conventional orange
wreath. Hand in hand, Wooden and
Freya now gently wended their way
home once more and in the light of
their happiness the grass grew green,
the flowers doomed and the birds sang,
for all nature sympathized as heartily
with Freya's JOY as it had mourned
with her when she waa u sorrow, --.-
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THE wALLFLowERs WORSHIP THE DANCE"

there on common principles and sin
gle plane Of sociological economics.
Condolences coming from Jimmy,
soda jerker, must be held in reverence.
Says Jimmy:
"Now, I've been hanging around these
Joints long enough to tell va all there
Is to be known about these girls just
by dancing with EN-. Listen, there's
all kinds Of hands. When a girl gives
me her lily hand to hold while we
dance feel the palm and fingers. If
she's a house girl-that is, a stay-at-
home-her hand has long, hard lines
that come from dishwashing and the
like. It's a real dry hand, too; no silk
about it: never shines, because it's dull.
Most times their hands are large-boned
and twisty. They get that way from
work, you know.
"Of course, there are all kinds Of
girls who work with their hands. The
stenogs have skin like satin. Snap jobs
they've got. Hands smooth to the
touch. I can tell 'em in q jiffy. shop
girls and those who do light factory
work have the hardened finger tips that
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n n RS. GINDER-Hollo Meesus
NU Milwitz! Goot monnink! Goot
VI monnink! f1ozz you coszin
l L Mollie?
Mrs. Milwitz - HIM - she's
fine.
Mrs. Ginder-How lung dey merried?
Mrs. Milwitz-Dey merried two yirrS !!
Mrs. Ginder-YI VI VII Two YRS
Hm-soch a leedle-she's baby!
Mrs. MilwitZ-Hml Yeh--yeh-dunt
worry. She trevels hunder as
sumed agel
Mrs. Ginder-Hm! She hought to
be liable she should making lots
money!l
Mrs. Milwitz-Wot's got dees to do
witt making money!?
Mrs. Ginder--Hml Wait yat-Deed
I cleaned opp whan Movvin had he'd
inoitSl Dun't eskl!
Mrs. Milwitz-How you could CHM
opp from hedinoits?
Mrs. Ginder--Heh-heh- deent
holt heff from, it, dirrie! So mine
husband, dot dope, if he gats from de
Druggist a beel for savanty-two dollars
---noo-so he saz me "Hitemize de
beell' So hitemize heem so de beel:
Wan neeple for de baby-a dollar
seexty-fife!
Wan bottle h1odine--tWo futty-hfe-
He knows--de dopel! So hefter
gung by de druggist I collecting de
deeference from de rill beel-a heff Tor
heem-witt a keff for me
Mrs. Milwitz-YI VI VI VI VI VI
VI VI VI VI.
Mrs. Ginder-Wait yat dirrie, steeck
by me arond I'll show you you could
make money by de hoshand. Ha hal!
Lemb-chops he horders me by de
bootcher for feefty-fife cents a pound!!
Ha hall Lemb-chops he gats?? Puck
chops-toidy-two cents! He knows??
Hal! Hal! Suited halmonds by de
grocer?? Pinnots - neeckle beg !
OF cuss!! Ho by de way dirri-you got
drasses you hev to sand by de clinner?
Mrs. Milwitz-Of cuss, I san by de
clinner drassesl
Mrs. Ginder-Hommotch it Gusts