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Putnam patriot., 1929-06-20

member of the quiet group, but some. times she breaks into noisiness. No' gery often, however. Leona was on the senior typing team this year. She s about the cnly girl in our class who Is not susceptible to Cupid.
 George Holbrook Is a rather quiet boy in the classroom, but outside of school he turns cut to be different indeed. George was one of the lead ing characters in the senior play, and also in the operetta. His favorite song is. She's the Sweetheart of Some Other Guy"
 Gerard Lavallee, or "Blackie," is business manager of the Blue and White Banner. He also plays base ball. Gerard is the walking fashion plate cf glass, and the only one of us who obtained an aii-time job even before school closed.
 Alice Law is still another quiet girl. Her ambition is to teach His tory some day, and in this way get chance to omit all final examina- tions.
 Anne Mcdonnell, CT "Nan," was in the sophomore and senior plays, and was treasurer of our junior class last year. This year she is on The Blue and White Banner staff. Nan has many friends, among whom the few est are not boys. However, Nan pre- fers a Gypsy Royer' for a compan- ion.
 Labby Massicotte came to us with Leonard Gilman last fall. and we cannot tell you much about him. However. he has done some fast work, beth on the loctball field and in the freshman home room. For particu- lars, refer Co Charlotte.
 Leo Pominyille is Editer-in-Chief of the Blue and White Banner, play ed lead in the operetta, and also act ed with Nan in the sophomore and se- nior plays. In the first he was her lover; in the second. her husband. II remains to be seen what he will be next. He is on the track team, too. Leo's ambition is to be another Singing Fool"
 Leonard Shepard seems to have gained a reputation as a typical Eng. fish flop. In various plays he has tAFHtu AtiHt Abt iioAuttE Ntt Afkht9' number of broken engagements. We hope that it is not a case of coming events casting their shadows before them" Leonard hopes to be sec end John Gilbert.
 Doris Smith, or Dot" was captain of the girls basket ball team last sea son, and was chairman of the Stunt Day Committee. Dots fav0rite song is not "All Alone"
 Olive Tatem came to us only this year, and as she is rather quiet, we haven't yet found out much about her. She was chairman of the mot to committee. Olives ambition is to be q giant in Barnum & Bailey's.
 Dorothy Woodis, or Dot" played leading lady in our senior play, is sec retary of the debating club, and vice president of our class. Being in the debating club, Dot certainly can talk. Her favorite pastime is giving advice Co tilted young men. However, some times it is rather impossible, and they cannot follow it.
 Sadie simon, or Sid" is secretary of our class, and was leading lady in the sophomore play, "The Crimson Cocoanut." Sadie is a reliable style expert. and a good example of what the well-dressed woman will wear.
 KATHERINE F. HAWAIIAN
 DOROTHY Nj. WOODS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
The Once Over
MR.. TwTTCHELL's LITTLE BOY TAKES THE
EDISON EST
BY Il. Z. PHILLIPS

Elmer Twitchell's little boy, Felix, was among those
taking the recent test to determine q successor 70 Mr..
Thomas A. Edison. He was in the examination room
"a long after all the other boys had finished and WIFI
out attracting anyone's attention in fact. that ne was
disqualified on the ground he was a stowaway rather
than a contestant.
Although Felix at no time stood any chance OF be-
ing named successor to Mr.. Edison, he was unant-
mouslv voted successor to Gus the Gas Man. The
honor carries with it a three-year course In the Nor
witch Academy of Frankfort design. and a years sup
plv of paper dolls. Felix's answers follow:
Q-What did James Watts do?
A-stole second with the bases full.
Q-what are three very low forms OF life?
A-People who call you down at bridge, erasping
lawyers, and 'bath-house proprietors who raise the
rates on Saturdays and Sundays.
Q-Who was Jenny Lind?
Al don't know; I'm a stranger here myself.
Q-What is a tourniquet?
At IS like a bassoon, only louder and funnier.
Q-What Is a meteor?
"A device for recording gas consumption.
Q-Define work. energy and power.
A-work is a game played with a driver, brassie'
six iron clubs and a quart Of Scotch. Energy is a
noise made on a typewriter by a stenographer anxious
to convince the boss she deserves a vacation. Power
is something you are recognized as having when you-
(a) Get a 300-yard drive.
C) Ignore a speeding summons and hear no more
about Ii.
(c) Ask for a good cut Of melon in a dining car
and get II.
Q-The specific heat Of water Is ]. and OF mer-
curry 0.o333: the specific gravity Of water Is I. and Of
mercury 1876. For a foot-warmer state which you
would choose and why: a ~two-quart hot-water bottle
filled with water at 100 degrees c. or a ~two-quart
flask of mercury at 100 degrees c.
Awake mine vanilla.
Q-What should be done to improve the ~airplane?
A-Put in electric cigarette lighters.
Q-Assume the increase in any colony Of mice to
be such that the number doubles every three months.
How large will the colony be at the end of three years
IL we start with a pair?
Att depends on the cat. The thing to do Is to
start with one mouse and a pair Of kittens.
Off you were marooned on q desert island in the
South Pacific without tools. how would you move a
three-ton weight. such as a boulder, 100 feet hori-
zontally and II feet vertically?
Ave would write Dorothy Dix.
OFF you had been given a difficult experiment
to perform, and had failed ten times. what would
you do?
A-Rap on the ceiling for the people upstairs to
keep quiet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

During the past school term there were some zoOo
pupils, at least 1900 of whom were in the elementary
grades, attending the central school buildings De-
spite the fact that traffic is heavy on Elizabeth street
and Palm boulevard, not one accident occurred among
the school children. The laws Of average were dis
tinctly cheated here.
The lack Of accidents was no accident.
Scholo officials and the police department COOP
Grated in regulating the traffic in the streets and the
movement of the student body. 1t was SO arranged
that the younger pupils were dismissed at times when
traffic was at a minimum. They were taught care
fulness daily. The rule that there be no cars parked
around the school was vigorously enforced This
ruling was adopted so that the students would not
step from behind parked cars into the path of on
rushing vehicles.
The fact that there were no accidents proves the
effectiveness Of the methods used by the school au-
thorities and police department. BY all laws of av-
erages, accidents should be expected when a group Of
school children such as these travel back and forth
daily through heavy traffic.
This year propaganda will be kept up in the
schools to prevent accidents. In addition two ward
schools, the Washington park and East Brownsville
schools, have been constructed. The youngsters that
formerly had long walks across the streets OF the city
will now be able to attend school in the vicinity OF
their homes. This will further cut down the posi-
bility Of accidents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

back Of her head, rubbing the tiniest
bit of talcum powder on the shiny
end Of her little nose, clasping BIZ
lies pearls around her neck.
At ten minutes before seven she
and her mother we're sitting togeth-
err in the front room, looking as
Chatty said. with a laugh, like two
ladies of leisure instead Of a cup
pie of debt-ridden wage slaves"
At five minutes before seven Pud
came flying up the front stairs TAX
ing two steps ct a time, and burst
ing into the flat like a baby hurri-
cane. He threw his hat down on
the table in the middle Of the
room, took off his coat and threw
it over the back Of his chair, and
then looked around for his supper.
Aren't we eatin' tonight?" he
wanted to know. Say. what's ev-
erybody dolled up for? What's hap
penin'?"
Just as Chatty was opening her
lips to tell him to pick up his
clothes, the doorbell rang sharply.
There he Isl There's Dave Jor-
dan nowl" she cried excitedly, "Pud,
PLEASE put on your coat A man
from the office is taking me out Tor
dinner, and when he comes up here
I want you to shake hands with
him and be as polite as you can"
She stopped suddenly. and a look
Continued on page seven. }
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Drouth and High Prices

A disastrous drouth plays havoc with the prices
OF basic products Of the farm. On May 81 May wheat
at Chicago sold down to 93H cents. In growing time
the drouth hits many wheat countries. In the month
OF July there had been an advance in the price Of
wheat Of around so cents a bushel over the Nav sell
ing prices quoted. A worlds crop Of 31o000oo0O
bushels Is indicated this year compared with 1885,
100000 bushels in 1923. Texas wheat growers are
said TO have harvested 4s 600 600 bushels. a record
production. They sold early at q price above 81 a
busheI and thus missed taking down the velvet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
TndaY'S HnrnScnne
HoroScope for SUNDAY
CONCENTRATING ON OLD
MOTHER EARTH
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter
The writer Is spending a fort
night among the famous Cattarau-
gus hills Of western New York with
an intensive farmer. dairyman and
p~oultryman. He has many agrarian
enterprises going and none Of them
seem to be getting the better OF
him. But his intensive efforts keep
his mind strictly upon 200 acres OF
this mundane sphere. When eve
ming darkness settles over the farm
and the stars are coming out in all
their splendor. MI. Intensive Farm
er hies himself to bed and dreams
Of poultry, COWS and broad acres.
Before the writer leaves, he will
point out to this dirt farmer the
400-million-miles in diameter An
tares and some others Of the nightly
stellar pageant.
More tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
!. Raymond Poincare; premier or
France; Aristide BRAND.
2. Grand Pre-.
3. DR.. Wilfred +. Grenfell.
4. Psalm XVI, J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Another Law Knocked Out

Lawmakers enacted a measure prescribing the
manner and method Of discharging convicts from the
penitentiary. Then the expected happened: the at
torney general held the law unconstitutional and the
dumping Of convicts will continue in Houston follow
ing their discharge from prison pens and prison
farms. It Is possible that the legislative mind needs
O lawyer-reader to hammer bills into shape before
their final enactment. This would be creating an
other office but think Of the money 1t would save the
tax payers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
A SsnpIe Of Enplish Justice

Richard j. Reynolds, a young scion OF the noted
tobacco family OF North Carolina. was convicted OF
granddaughter and given five months by a Jury in the
famous Old Bailey prison. Multi-Millionaire Rey-
nolds was driving an automobile. He ran down a
motorcycles. Police officers who arrested him said
that he was muddled. A Jury heard the evidence and
returned a verdict OF guilty. This proud son of North
Carolina was given what is known the wide world
over a sample Of British Justice. He must serve the
five months. Then he will emerge from prison per-
hans a sadder but certainly a wiser man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
WASHINGTON Letter
BY HERBERT @. PLUArMER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-John w. Garrett is about
to leave his beautiful home. Evergreen, Just outside
Baltimore, and 60 forth on another great diplomatic
mission.
dor.
No new experience for Garrett. although his latest
appointment is the greatest Of his career In the diplo-
matte service. For something Ike 20 years he has
handled delicate and difficult situations as a repre-
sentative of the United States government. And he
goes to his new post with a reputation that Is world
wide.
It Is difficult to single out any one of CARROTS
accomplishments as illustrative Of his ability as a.
diplomat. There is one. however. that may be men
tioned-the one he considers the best accomplishment
Of his career.
It was In 1914. when he was in charge Of all the
German and Austrian civilian prisoners in France
some 10000. 1t was a vast work and one that re-
CURED a constant display Of tact to satisfy both the
French and Germans.
REPRISALS M
In August OF 1916 re went into Germany to make
a study Of the prison camps through that country.
At the time there were a number OF "reprisal camps"
in Germany where allied prisoners were treated with
inhuman measures.
BY obtaining many letters from German officers
ana OLleTS HelQ III EIdlCc duu ny VA CAPSoC - HS
reports. Garrett convinced the Germans that these
camps were unjustifiable and should be discontinued.
They subsequently were.
During his career Garrett has held many posts
In 1901 he was secretary Of the American legation at
The Hague. From there he went to Berlin as secre-
tary of the embassy and later was transferred 70
Rome as first secretary Of the American embassy.
Then he was envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Venezuela. Argentina and The
Netherlands and Luxembourg. He has been q repre-
sentative OF this country to many international con-
ferences His last great assignment was secretary Of
the limitation Of ornaments conference in Wash
ington in 1922.
BEARDED ENVOY
About 81 years Of age, Garrett IS a man OF great
personal charm. He wears a closely cropped gray
beard and walks with a limp.
His home is in Baltimore. His early education was
gained chiefly in Europe, where he travelled extern
sively with his family At the age Of IS he returned
to the United States and entered Princeton and was
graduated in the class Of 1895.
While at Princeton Garrett was In the cast Of the
Triangle club. which presented at that time the pop
ular farce. Julius Caesar" which Booth Harrington
wrote and In which he took a leading part.
After his graduation Garrett went into the SOUTH
west on one Of the archaeological expeditions that
Princeton was carrying on at that time He became
so attached to New Mexico that he remained there
ranching for the next five years.
He is immensely wealthy and entered diplomacy
by choice. He is a membre Of one OF the largest
banking houses in Baltimore.
The Diplomat will take with him to his new post
his wife. who formerly was Miss Alice warder Of
Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Prison Hccators BUSY

Prison locators are preparing 70 tackle their prob
lem. Houston will be their official headquarters and
Secretary Robert Barker. their managing director.
Get rid Of the white elephant prison system; do it
now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Cuinn Williams Has a Rival

Senator w. D. McFarlane Of Young county has
announced for the seat Of Congressman Quinn VIII
iiams, Thirteenth district. McFarlane must be a very
brave man. He is camping on the trail of the clever
est politician in North Central West Texas. Oblivion
NAV get him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Shortage In World Wheat Crop

Col Theodore Price. editor Of Commerce and Fl
nance. says there Is a probability Of around 100000
bushels less wheat in the world IN 1929 than there was
IN 1928. Now what viii happen to the price Of bread?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

Who am 7? From what position
did I recently resign? Who sue
ceeded me?
What village in Nova Scotia Is the
central scene Of Longfellow'S poem.
Evangeline?
What English missionary phySi-
clan has accomplished a great work
with the people Of Labrador?
God is Il refuge and strength. a
very present help In trouble" Where
IS this passage found In the Bible?
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are in
dependent and like TO boss" They
can be led if it Is done ~tactfully.
Horoscope for Sunday
Persons born on this day are very
p~ersevering. They r good muSi-
clans, but would rather lead the
band than play n Of the instru-
ments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

clear-sluggish elimination Is prob
ably at the source OF the trouble.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Political Military Posts

cessively-high army budget, it is reported that one Of
the things that makes our military expenses so great
is the fact that the army maintains a great many
military posts which have not the slightest military
value.
Obviously. the first thing to do would seem to be
70 eliminate all Of these useless posts. But it isn't 60
ing to be simple. These posts are maintained for po-
litical reasons-and senators and representatives in
whose districts they are located can be expected to
howl long and loudly II it is proposed to discontinue
them.
This attitude represents peanut politics at Its
worst. A congressman who helps to keep our army
expenses higher than they should be by insisting on
the maintenance Of useless military reservations has
no right to say that he is truly interested in an ef-
ficient national defense establishment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL s. COPELANC, NJ. ID.
Former Commissioner OF Health

Vacations are joyful periods. but
they may be dangerous, too. Watch
the papers after Labor day and see
what numbers OF typhoid fever
cases develop. The home water sup
plies are properly supervised, but
wayside springs and streams may
be teeming with the germs Of dis
ease. VacationistS are careless and
some OF them will pick up typhoid.
Years ago the well-to-do resi-
dents Of districts where malaria
abounded, used TO 60 to the sea-
shore or the mountains at the sea-
son when 1t prevailed. They did
this to escape the "miasm," the poi
soned air. which they believed was
responsible for the disease.
When / was a boy they knew that
the Swamps and low lands were
dangerous. But they didn't know
the real reason. In my boyhood, I
heard a famous physician say that
the "malarious air" cannot rise
above fifty feet. He advised build
ing homes on elevated spots so TO
escape malaria.
Now we know that 1t is the mos
quito, q certain type Of mosquito
that conveys malaria. The an
clients recognized that marsh lands
bred the disease, but overlooked
the fact that the mosquitoes which
breed there r the real offenders.
A person who has the parasites
Of malaria in his blood, is bitten by
a mosquito. The organisms are
taken into the body Of the mos
quito salivary glands Of he in ct.
This process takes a couple OF
weeks.
The inoculated mosquito is now
prepared TO pass on to well human
beings the organisms which have
developed in the manner / have ex-
planned. This insect bites its UNI
fortunate victim. . portion OF the
infected saliva is injected into the
skin.
The organisms which are intro
duced into the body attack the red
corpuscleS of the blood. Here new
organisms develop and poisons are
generated. It is not long before the
corpuscles are destroyed. Then the
young parasites and the poisons get
into the blood stream. "A violent
chill Is the first sign Of trouble.
The infected person is now ready
to act as a carrier, to inoculate 9TH
er mosquitoes. They pass it on to
their human neighbors and pretty
soon the entire community has ma
laria.
We have learned how to escape
malaria. BY draining the swamps
and screening our homes we do not
get somebody else's malaria. Like
wise If N Of US happens to be a
carrier of malaria, the mosquitoes
are not there 10 pass IL on to others
of the family or in the neighbor-
hood.
Malaria Is practically unknown
today in well-ordered communities,
Each Of US must do his part to wipe
out the breeding places Of an insect
that can do great harm II inocu-
lated with the organisms OF the dis
ease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

The ex-kaiser Is the richest German in the world.
He found a way to make Germany pay before the
Dawes plan was ever heard of.-New York American.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

"Legge Is Offered Farm Board Post" That would
give the plan something to stand on-New York
Evening Post
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

Mrs. T. ]. M. Q.-What will re-
move brown spots from the neck
the spots have persisted since four
years ago when suffering from an
attack OF neuritis caused by the
teeth?
A.-Keep the intestinal tract
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES

NSLhALS
NJ. M. Q.-Whad do you advise
for thin. falling hair?
A.-Brush the hair daily and use
a good tonic. For further partic-
ulars send self-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
The Washington times., 1929-01-17
SCHOOL ORGANIZES
CLASS EACH WEEK

One OF the most efficient and
rapidly growing business and sec
retarial schools fnsq the city Is
Poteet's Business College. locate !
on the fifth floor OF the com
nnercial National FINK Building.
Fourteenth and q SITS. N. w.
This school Is under the direc-
ton OF w. c.. Poteet and points
with pride to the number Of
former students now holding
positions IN Government depart
ments and with local BUSINESS
houses.
The school makes a speciality
Z individual instruction, which
rings out to advantage all the
individual merit of the student,
and helps in reducing the time
required for completion Of the
course.
The employment department
excels in the matter of bringing
the right person and TIE ric t
position together.
our students and their indi dual
strong points and their weak
ones, just as the farmer studies
the soil and the climate in order
to produces the best crops; and
the result is that we have a crop
of well lined VIZ, men and
women every year that fills us
with justifiable pride.
Investigate before you invest
Is the advice of this school,
which is known as "A Select
School for Particular People. I"
New classes are forming every
Monday Visitors are always
The Washington times., 1929-01-17
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
ASSISTS WORKERS

When the time comes for a
young man to take employment
in the business world, an educa-
tiona1 loss usually occurs. The
student who has been forced to
maintain intellectual Roadway
during school days loses that
Roadway when he enters an office
where all that is required of him
is the relatively unimportant
tasks which fall to the lot of the
beginner in business.
The transition spells disaster
to many a promising young
man. The high school tudent is
given definite study assignments,
he is subject to rigorous oral
quizzing, he must prepar much
written work, and must stand
frequent written examinations.
He is under supervision in class
room work for four and one-half
hours day, and this is sup
plemented by two or more hours
Of home study. Even his extra
curricular activities with the
school paper, musical or dra.
matte organization, or in athletics
impose a rigid discipline.
Visualize this alert boy with
a considerable equipment of Eng.
fish, history, foreign language
The Washington times., 1929-01-17

see that further preparation ~
necessary for success in the busht
ness world, but IN the meantime
much valuable time win have
gone by.
To provide for continuation Of
this mental development started
in academic schools has been the
aim Of the evening department
of the Benjamin Franklin School
Of Accountancy and Business
Administration, formerly known
las Pace Institute.
The Washington times., 1929-01-17

and mathematics, and ut from
the discipline Of the football field,
transferred to a routine clerical
position. His duties viii be sim-
pie and win not exact anything
like the mental effort required
by his high school program. If
left to his own devices the young
man win enjoy his freedom and
ease and gradually lose interest
in tstudy and mental develop
ment. Eventually, If he Is obser-
want and level-headed, he will
The Washington times., 1929-01-17
JOHN r. KENNEDY, presi-
dent Of the Benjamin
Franklin University.

welcome and the advice of the
school is free and to the best
interests of those concerned, re-
CARELESS or it's financial effect
upon the institution.