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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12
Washington Letter
By HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, July 12-There's a studio on the
upper floor of the Chilean embassy in Washington.
It overlooks a wall of green trees banked against
an elevation at the back of the house.
An African musical instrument made from the
entire shell Of a tortoise rests on a table. Quaint
shaped pieces of Chilean pottery, decorated with in
tricate designs, are scattered about. Pottery from
Europe and textiles from India are to be seen. Beau
tiful paintings hang from the walls.
It is the retreat Of Nine. Herminia A. De Davila,
wife Of the Chilean ambassador to the United States.
And when time permits she goes there and paints.
A woman with a most vital and original person.
atty is Madame Davila. There is a portrait of her
hanging from one of the walls in the embassy. 1t was
painted by the Rumanian artist, Negulesco. The re-
semblance is striking. The decided characteristics
that one notes in the woman we're not overlooked by
the artist.
JUST SIX
Madame Davila has been painting only six years.
Yet in that short time her work has been exhibited on
two continents. In her native city of Santiago she
has had "one-man shows" The last exhibition of the
season at the Yorke Gallery in Washington included
some of her work. And in both places her canvases
aroused much favorable comment.
She is prticularly interested in still life subjects.
The peculiar looking musical instrument, made from
a tortoise shell which she brought from Africa, is the
subject Of one Of her paintings. She delights to put
the houses Of her native land, and their interiors, On
canvas.
Madame Davila does most Of her work during the
winter and spring months. At the present she is get
ting ready to spend the summer in Europe. But she
will return to Washington next fall.
Then, perhaps, T will attempt some real serious
work" she says.
Her enthusiasm is limitless when she talks about
painting. Since she was a child, art has been a con-
slant source of delight to her. She never studied art
in schools, but has done serious work with artists Of
her own country.
Her master was Pablo Buchard of great reputation
in Chile.
THE MASCOT
The President and Mrs. Hoover were entertaining
the disabled soldiers Of the world war with the an
nual garden fete on the lawn at the White House.
No one was getting a bigger kick out of the occa-
sion than the pet raccoon perched atop a stump in
the wire cage in the midst of the crowd. Nothing
escaped his eyes.
Mr.. Hoover, surrounded by his group Of aides, was
making the rounds, shaking hands with the men in
the wheel chairs. He paused In front of the wire
cage.
Turning to his party, the president remarked that
he had been told the raccoon was something Of a
mongreI in the way Of his line.
"But we lent him to a boys baseball team recently
as a mascot" he said. The team won the series
championship. Perhaps he is pretty good after al"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

Charity consisted in saying nothing at the offic
of the Fathers Day necktie.-Indianapolis Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

Two young thugs were sent Co Jan the other day
for taking 81 out Of a newspaper mans pockets.
That's the sort of thing that put Houdini on the stage.
San Diego Union.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

m An ape man has been discovered near Mexico City,
and the Prince Of Wales has been engaged and dis
engaged again. In short. the summe news famine
Is here.-The New Yorker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

S415, 900 "ACT OF GRACE" >
LONDON.-As an "act of grace"
England has paid Holland S415, 900
for damage to the Dutch fishing in
dustry during the war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

What is the capital Of Nevada?
What is a tapir?
Seek good not evil that We may
live; and so the Lord, the God of
Hosts shall be with you, as We have
spoken" Where is this passage
found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12

Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are US
ually quiet but have high tempers.
They should take care lest their
singing criticisms hurt others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-12
CHAPTER Xiv

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

The students of the Teachers
Training Department are doing room
practice now. That means that they
are going into classrooms and learn
ing how to manage whole school
rooms while teaching the class. This
work was undertaken, at first, with
many futterings of heart, but some
of the students are proving what
good teachers they are going to
make.
During the two weeks from Febr-
uary Is to March 1, the students are
going to various country schools
throughout the county for rural prac-
tice before graduating from the De-
partment. Arrangements are being
made for rural practice, and next
week we will announce the schools
to which the different students have
been assigned.
The students of the Normal Train
ing Department were entertained by
Glenna Fendrick at the Geo. Wilcox
home at soap carving party Tues
day of last week. The evening r-as
spent in carving the different styles
of Greek architecture from soap. All
reported a very pleasant evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
EFFORT MADE TO SAVE
FISH IN HERON LAKE

Dynamite was used to open large
holes in the ice at Heron Lake near
the town of Heron Lake, after it was
discovered that the fish were suffo-
eating. A group Of men, members of
the Izaak Walton League Chapter at
Lakefield, went out to the lake last
week to investigate the situation.
Along the west side of the lake they
found a small open space in the ice
and it was literally packed with fish,
living and dead, seeking air.
There were no carp among the fish,
but hundreds of pickerel, redhorse,
bullheads, perch, etc. The men picked
up several large pickerel, all dead,
the largest measuring 80 inches, and
weighing IA pounds. The seven
weighed between 90 and 100 pounds.
After dynamiting the lake at several
different points, men have been en-
ployed to pump air into the lake and
will keep up the good work as long as
funds can be secured to carry on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

ditions of the county's rural schools
Wherever the meeting may be
convened, it can confidently be as
serted that there are gathered the
highest type of farm men and women
that community boasts. And they are
there seeking solutions of questions
that most closely enter into their
every day life.
1T is just such a typical national
Farm Bureau meeting, that the
American Farm Bureau Federation is
planning to hold on the evening of
Thursday, March IA. Only one de-
vice, the radio, can make it possible
and to assure the broadest possible
national scope to the affair, the net
work of the N. B. C. is to be en-
ployed.
"Should the response be what we
look for, similar national Farm Bu-
reau community programs will be a
frequent feature hereafter of this or
ganization's activities and its efforts
to weld the loose ranks of Americas
greatest industrial group into COM
pact, unified tremendously thinking
and acting army"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Junior High School Notes

The sewing class pupils have start
ed on their first garment. They are
just about finished They look quite
well for beginners.
The first program was given in
front of the assembly last Thursday
morning during the twenty-minute
period. 1t consisted of two readings
and four musical numbers. The Boys
Glee Club sang two pretty songs
Tuesday morning during the music
period.
The seventh grade geography class
is studying about Japan. Gretchen
Beatty brought some japanese shoes
to show the class. Mr.. Limburg was
very much pleased.
The eighth grade history class is
studying about the period after the
War of 1912.
The committees for the party are
all hard at work. We are planning
to have it Saturday night.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Band Makes Debut

The High School band in its init
ial public appearance at a recent
basket ball game drew considerable
applause from the spectators. Many
favorable comments were heard COM
plimenting the members of this or
ganization on their playing. The
basket ball crowd were unanimous in
endorsing the idea that the band
should reappear as an additional fea-
ture at the st. Peter-Redwood Falls
game Friday evening.
The band is new organization an
der the direction of Mr.. Limburg.
When the band organized last fall it
consisted almost entirely of raw ma
terial who had no playing experien-
ce. With will to succeed plus per-
sistent practice these beginners are
now making their formerly idle in
struments "talk" in a manner that
gives this aggregation place along
side of other Redwood school organi-
cations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
.EVENIse
Debate Season Will Close Tuesday.

On Tuesday evening, February 10,
in the Senior High School Building
the affirmative debate team, which
consists of Blanche Newman, Freda
Laudon, and Margaret Tiffany, will
meet Cottonwood in the last debate
of the season. To date, Redwood
Falls and Renville are tied Cor sec
ond place in this district of the de-
bate league as each has won one de-
bate. Montevideo leads with two
victories. In the first District of
this region New Ulm holds top place
with six judges decisions to five for
Springfield, last years champions.
Each of these teams have won one
debate. In the fourth district Wor-
Ellington has won the Championship
over Window and in the third dist
riot Ortonville with an experienced
team is favored to win the pennant.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Supt. Wichman Speaks Before Seniol
High Students.

The Senior High School student:
have not had the privilege of having
any speaker for long time. AS 9
result, we were gratifed to have Mr.
Wichman give us a talk during the
twenty minute period.
Mr.. Wichman pointed out that if
you encounter a hard task, it is best
to stick to it and not give up. The
greater disgrace of the two-failing
or giving UPS giving up. The easy
tasks should not always be chosen,
neither should the easy course in
school be chosen since we are destin-
ed to meet obstacles and hard tasks
some time. Now is the time to be
preparing to meet them.
Vacations should be chosen early.
Even in the freshman and sophomore
years we should be thinking about
what we want to do after we leave
high school. The courses we choose
should be the ones that will help us.
Mr.. Wichman quoted figures to
show that the more years you spend
in scho ol-grammar school, high
school, college Or university-the
larger income you will receive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Classroom Activities

The English w classes under the
instructions of Miss Gillingham are
now studying poems by John Milton.
The Social Science classes have
been studying conservation. Maybe
now We'll have more trees planted on
next Arbor Day.
Miss Medcalf's Biology class has
completed the study of insects and
has entered upon the study of the
crayfish which it finds very interest
ing. 1t is making a detailed study of
the many organs of their preserved
grasshoppers in laboratory work
twice week.
The Latin II class has been study
ing the history of Rome from its be-
ginning to its decline this week. VI
Thursday quiz on Roman History
was given.
The Modern History class is study
ing the Industrial Revolution and find
itself in an area of much improve
ment in customs and industries.
The Plane Geometry class is still
struggling with circles. We still hear
Miss Medcalf's voice in the midst of
an oral proof: "Give your reasons
for your statements"
Miss Jacobson's English II class is
continuing its study of '.The Tale of
Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Gleanings From the Sidelines.

We, the basket ball team and the
rest of US, won our tenth straight
game Friday evening from the
speedy Sleepy Eye five at Sleepy Eye
with score of 16 to II.
There were times during the game
when things didn't look so bright, as
the Sleepy Eye team was ahead and
it seemed hard for our boys to find
the basket.
We got going in the second half,
and the game was saved.
Joe Corbett was missed in the line
up, but we're hoping he will soon be
back in the game.
The Junior High team won it's
game with score of Is to IL. If
they continue with their fine game,
we will have to be watched next
year.
The cheer leaders at Sleepy Eye
were snappy bunch, their clown
band being especially good.
Don't forget the st. Peter game to-
might. The bcys still need your sup
port.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Boy Scouts

Last Saturday the local Boy Scouts
took and afternoons outing, in the
form of ski hike. Many prominent
stars were uncovered-with snow, as
we'll as covered.
The hike was replete with falls
no one being particular just how they
fell-in fact, having no choice in the
matter. No complaints were heard,
however.
The favorite Norwegian pastime
ended with a lunch-cafeteria style,
after which, we YEARLY treked our
way homeward.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Glee Club Activities

The Glee Club periods for the past
two weeks have been spent in prac-
tice on the operetta Glove Pirates of
Hawaii" which the Girls and Boys
Glee Club will present at later date.
The operetta promises to be both sue
cessful and interesting. The plot is
laid in Hawaii and involves pirates
and Hawaiian maidens as we'll as an
elderly maiden" The music is beau
tiful and truly Hawaiian. Watch for
further announcements!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
THIEF TAKES $1O0

Someone who knew too much about
where Maurice Dero of Minnesota,
kept his money borrowed" about
500 from him on Saturday night
without letting him know about it,
says the Minneota Mascot. Mr..
Dero is a business man at Minneota
and occasionally keeps considerable
money in his apartment over the
store. He had about SITS in the
room, but only 500 was taken.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Junior High School Basket Ball

Last Friday evening the Junior
High basket ball team took the Sleepy
Eye Junior High into camp-18-12.
A much better brand of ball was
displayed than in it's previous game.
The locals had the edge throughout
the greater part Of the game. The
entire team played consistent ball,
John Finn being high scorer with a
total of points. Summary of game
Redwood Falls Junior High School:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Washington-Linc Program

On February Fl number Of the
students of the Senior High will
stage twenty minute patriotic pro
gram during the regular twenty min
ute period. Miss Orline Raverty is
the faculty sponsor. The student
committee arranging this program in
cludes Ferne Farnsworth, chairman,
Lucille Pape, and Erwin Ewert.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Debate Team to Meet Cottonwood.

On Monday, Feb. 4, the Redwood
Falls Negative Debating team COM
posed of Lloyd Mertz, Freda Laudon,
and Margaret Tiffany engaged in an
interesting and spirited debate with
Montevideo at the latter place. The
debate would have been more inter
esting had not the two teams taken
different interpretations of the ques-
ton. Both teams held tenaciously to
their Interpretation, but the "Monte'
team convinced the three judges of
their Interpretation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
~ Redwood Falls School Notes u
Edited by the Students of the Local Schools

Miss Gillingham's English II class
has just begun the study of "The
Idylls of the King" which it finds
somewhat harder than most litera-
ture.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Library Closed Friday Night.

The library which has been closed
on Wednesday night will now be open
on that night, but on Friday night it
will be closed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

An optimist is a man who thinks
he is about all any woman has a
right to expect.-Exchange
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

Leisure is sweet when it follows
work we'll done.-Exchange
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

Miss Borene: What is blizzard?
Myrtle K: A blizzard is the inside
of hen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

BY leaving early you give the 9TH
ers chance to talk about somebody
else.-Exchange. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20

Miss Burr: I'm General Science
class) Where does direct light Civ,
the best light?
Bright Student: In the dark.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Total

Total $500 4 A 5
Sub: Lauterbach for Jackson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-02-20
Junior High Laughs

Mr.. Limburg: What is mountain
range?
Alvira T.: A mountain range is
large cook stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04
TRIJMPHAL PAGEANT OF PROGRESS RECORDED BY IN
LINCOLN REACHED CITY
PARTIALLY DISGUISED
Dangerous Trend of Feeling Over
Slavery Question Caused Many
Precautions to Be Taken.

After he had read his inaugural adj
dress, wearing a black suit made from
the wool of American sheep as an
encouragement to home industry, nine
militia companies passed in review be-
fore him.
The first inaugural ball was held that
night at Davis Hotel. Thomas Jeffer-
son and the uniformed foreign ministers
danced with the charming Dolly Madi-
son.
A large cavalcade of citizens on horse
back escorted James Monroe from the
Octagon House. his private residence. to
the Capitol on March 4, 1917. He was
received with military honors by the
Georgetown Rifles and two companies
of rifiemen from Alexandria.
He took the oath of Office on a plat
form on the east portico. The outdoor
ceremony, which has continued ever
since, was a compromise between the
House and Senate over the apportion-
ment Of seats, which had caused so
much scandal at Madison's inaugura-
tio.l.
The White House, burned by the
British, had not been completely re-
stored.
Monroe had to commute for a time
between his Government job in Wash
ington and his home, Oak Hall, in LOU
doun County, Va. He used to quit early
on Saturday and ride out on horseback
returning early Monday.
His Inauguration marked the dawn OF
time of peace, prosperity and progress
Revolution, the red-headed firebrand
that had created the Republic and Its
institutions, had come to gray twilight
of plenty
All over the world the children she
had nursed at her breast with the milk
Of philosophy and idealism were dying
The eagle of Austerlitz was dead oil
cancer of the stomach In its rocky island
cage of st. Helena in the year of James
Monroe's second Inauguration. A few
months later decomposed body was
burned in q driftwood bonfire on 9
Mediterranean beach and the ashes Of
Shelley buried in the Protestant GENE
terry at Rome at the foot of the column
Of Caius Cestus The tempest that wa:
Byron died away In the night at Misso.
longhi. Jefferson was dying in tht
clutches of his creditors in the blue
haze that gathered around the noun
tain top at Monticello.
In the Autumn sunset Of Jane:
Monroe's administration conservatism
waxed fat amid her increasing riches
And the night winds were the Sob
of revolution for her stricken children
! The day John Quincy Adams wa:
| inaugurated, a secretary of the British
| legation appeared on Pennsylvani;
/ avenue riding a velocipede which hat
been sent him from London.
That same day . man in the crow
| watching the procession UP the Avenu
dipped splinter of wood tipped will
/ birthstone into chemical preparation
which he carried in little metal box
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04
AMERICAS RISE TO WORLD
LEADERSHIP is PICTURED
Each Ceremony Has Been Symbolic of
Its Period-Cay in Peace, but Sad
and Somber During War.

1t that on the day of this first inaugu-
ration in Washington he wore inten-
tionally his old clothes-a blue coat
with brass buttons, blue pants and
coarse shoes tied with leather shoe
strings.
He didn't want anybody to get him
mixed up with Louis XVI or George ~.
There seems, however, to be no basis
to the old tradition that he rode horse
back to the Capitol and tied his mount
with his own hands to picket fence.
He didn't have a horse, and If he had
had one there was no fence to tie 1t to.
Chief Justice Marshall that day ad-
ministered the oath to Jefferson as.
President and Aaron Burr as Vice
President. @.s
The three men hated each other.
Marshall" said jefferson, had a
mind of gloomy malignity which could
never forego the opportunity of satiat-
ing itself on victim :
MARSHALL liked to call attention to
Jefferson's reputed atheism, and he had
insinuated that his personal morals
were not at all what they should be.
The Chief Justices only satisfaction
in administering the presidential oath
to Jefferson was that otherwise he
would have had to administer 1t to
Burr, whom he considered even worse.
Jefferson thought so. too.
The new President said something
worth quoting in his inaugural address
that day. The words probably were
directed at both Burr and Marshall
He said: I'VE are all Republicans,
we are all Federalists, If there be any
among us who wish to dissolve the
Union, or to change its Republican
form, let them stand undisturbed as
monuments to the, safety with which
error of opinion may be tolerated when
reason is left free to combat 1t.
He held open house at the White
House that afternoon.
Foster, the British Minister. wrote
to a friend in London: when he
received, all who chose attended and
toward the close blacks and dirty boys
drank his wine and lolled upon his
touches before US all"
When jefferson took the oath of
office In 1901 the White House stood in
the center of recent clearing In half
drained marsh covered with alder
bushes. There were q few scattered
farm houses among tree stumps between
the Executive Mansion and the Capitol.
Eight years later Washington has be-
come q small city The plan of the
French engineer. L'Enfant, was taking
shape and axmen were chopping broad
avenues through the surrounding for
rests.
James Madison was accompanied by
military escort from his home, the
present site OF the Cosmos Club. to
the Capitol Ten thousand people tried
to force their way into the chamber OF
the House OF Representatives. There
were charges of graft Id the distribu-
ton Of tickets.