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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29

haze hung on the air, and great,
slaty clouds were s~pringing up like
suddenly erupted mountains. His
forebodings increased. Was there
going to be a storm? Natures incl
dental music is never tuned TO fit
the human occasion, yet W. react
to it as though it were, and are af-
fected by its assumption Of personal
significance.
Rupert did not leave the car in
the road this time. He threw open
the gate, and drove into the front
garden. He recalled that car had
a habit Of disappearing in these
parts.
Leaving the car, he turned to the
shed. 1t YVES empty. The sheet OF
paper with the name of the inn he
was staying at still lay on the floor.
No one had disturbed it.
"Hallo!" he called softly. Anyone
about?"
If there was anyont about, nc
desire was evinced to proclaim the
fact.
He approached the house. II
looked as it had always locked,
saving that the window was not
open quite so wide. The lower por-
ton Of the broken pane, which pre-
viously had been backed by the up
per half Of the window to which il
had been raised. now yaTned direct
ly into the hall, and there was only
just room for a slim body to slip be-
meath the sash.
Either that window has been
lowered" thought Rupert. cor it has
been closed, and then opened again
Well-perhaps u ragged friend has
been side"
He prepared to raise the window g
little higher. Whoever had slipped
through before him had possessed
less bulk. But, as his fingers grippeo
the ledge, they paused.
Boom-boom!
Thunder" he muttered.
Boom-boom! Boom-boom! Boom
Not thunder!" he recanted. 81
swear, it's an uncanny soundi"
Boom-Crashl
Rupert waited no longer. Before
the crash had ceased to echo through
the hall he had showed the window
up and leapt through. And then an
other sound fell upon his ears
Someone at the back Of the nall was
s%currying upstairs.
He raced across the faded carpet
and reached the staircase. No one
was in sight; the heavy silence hac
returned. But from the distance
while he stood there ~irresolute, came
a faint, muttering rumble. Rea
thunder this time. At least .
Someone was up those curvins
stairs! The crash he had heard hac
not come from above, however, bu'
from below. From somewhere be-
meath the spot where he stood. I'm
mediately beneath
He gazed at the heavy oak doc
under the ascending stairs. He hac
thought once that it might be th'
door of a cupboard. Now he wa
convinced that it led to anothe
Staircase staircase that descend
ed to a basement. But a basemen
without any windows!" he recollect
ed suddenly. There was no kitchen
area outside the house. He remem
bered that. The kitchen, itself. wa
on the ground floor. To the left o
where he stood. Then the descend
ing staircase behind that locked GAL
door must lead to cellars. And some.
thing was going on now in thosi
cellars.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, Nj. ID.
Former Commissioner of Health.

particulars send a elf-addressed,
stamped envelope and repeat your
! question. 2. Improper manicuring
will cause this condition.
SARAH M. Q.-What causes a
twitching on top Of the forehead
near the head; Is this serious?
A.-Nothing to be alarmed about.
L. S. Q.-Can tubercular peri
! tonitis be curedp
Ayes, by removing the focus
Of infection.
H. c. N. Q.-What causes poor
circulation?
A.-Poor circulation Is due q
rundown state Of health. T to
build up your entire systemV and
you will benefit generally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
Pirate Isle Social Happening

A small yacht used for pleasure purposes was cap
Id off the coast of Galveston by federal coast
rds. 1t carried a cargo-75 cases of the real stuff
n a European country. It's captain and its crew.
oung Italian, slid into the Gulf waters with the
ntion Of swimming to the shore. He was boat
ked by a coast guard and landed on the sands.
! Wesley Jones will get the young Italian and the
her ups will pocket the loss. The goat was made
nourn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29

Who am I? What state do ! rep
resent in the senate? Who is the
other senator from my state?
Who were Amelia Earhart's COM
panions on her transatlantic flight?
Who rescued General Mobile from
the Arctic ice?
Nov if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live
with him" Where Is this passage
found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
Answer. to Foregoing Questions
I A K
ON SALE AT SAN BENITO
Especial u The Iierali'

SAN BENITO, April 2o.-Tckets
for the San Benito high school SEN
ior class play, Merton Of the Mo-
vies," to be presented at the local
high school on April 80, are being
sold at so cents each for adults
and 25 cents for children. A large
attendance from the Valley is eX-
pected, according 10 local high
school seniors in charge of The per-
Torrance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
FORCES PRICES UPWARD

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April o.
I(P|HThe United Fruit company, be-
cause of an alleged banana war with
the newly formed Jamaica Produc-
ers' association, was forcing prices
up today. AS a consequence the gov
eminent was requested to set up a
fruit price board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
SUPERINTENDENT NAMED

RIO HONDO, April ON. G.
Rushing has been chosen by the To-
cal school board as superintendent
Of local schools for the ensuing year.
The remainder Of the staff will
probably be named at a regular
meeting of the board of trustees to
be held here Monday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
StarLOre
Computing the Age of the Earth
BY Arthur D. Carpenter

BY Arthur D. Carpenter
There are three kinds Of lead in
the earth distinguished from one
another by their atomic weights.
Ordinary lead has an atomic weight
Of 207; lead disintegrated from ura-,
mum, 206; that from thorium. 20a
The process Of radio activity whic
produced lead from uranium zhr
thorium has been carefully stuf41,
SO it has come to be known that
one per cent Of uranium, for in
stance. is converted into lead in Sc
million years The relative percen-
tage of lead to uranium in the oldest
rocks. shows the world to be about
1900 million years old. But uranium
lead in the rocks does not 60 back
to the creation of the world!
More Tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. Thomas Heflin; Alabama; Hugo
Black.
2. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Cor
don.
8. Einar Luddborg, Swedish avia-
tor.
4. Romans Vi, 8.
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READ THIS FIRST:

The plot concerns some weird I'M
foreground noises beneath a sup
posedly haunted house in Byford
Moor. One day, Brown, a romantic
young clerk, overhears a rough
looking man say to another: After
her! And-if she's troublesome
don't me particular what you do to
herl" Brown trails the girl, whose
name, he learns, is ~Joscelyn, to the
house. His companions are Rupert
and Charlie. Brown disappears
Rupert and Charlie suspect Simon
Brill knows the secret Of the house
They trail him. Charlie meets Celia
a professors daughter. and falls in
love with her. Celia has promised
to meet Charlie in the village tea
room and explain some of the mys-
terry.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29

3astomer Coming out of q siesta): How's the
kr?
boxer: The markets 30 slow that the tape is
minutes ahead Of t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
REVENGE

The collier 7. A. D. Jones, named after and owned
by Tad" Jones, former Yale football coach, was
shened by the coast guard recently for no apparent
reason. There is, Of course, just the bare possibility
that the guardsmen had wagered on some Of those
Yale teams of the past few years.
Perhaps Marion Talley will buy a farm where The
soil is rich enough to raise two crops Of debentures
every year.
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller. Jr, his own car disabled
tried in vain to get a ride as a hitch-hiker the other
day. Probably the drivers of the cars were willing to
give him a lift but were restrained by their timid
wives, who said, Don't take a chance Willis; I dont
like his looks"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
ANSWERS 10 HEALTH
QUERIES

M. c. Q.-What do you advise
for dandruff?
Al would suggest frequent
shampooing and the use OF a good
tonic.
MISS M. M. M. Q-What should
a girl weigh who is "a years old,
and 5 feet 3 inches tall? 2. What
can I do for broken skin on my
legs and hips?
A.-For your age and height you
should weigh about 124 pounds.
2. If you mean that you are toubled
with eczema you should correct
your diet.
w. G. O.-Do you advise treat
ment for dandruff? 2. What is the
cause of moles?
Ayes. For particulars. send a
self-addressed. stamped envelope
end repeat your question. 2. Moles
are usually birthmarks, mothers
marks" as they are called. That
is, the skin defect Is present when
the baby Is born. Generally they
grow larger as time passes.
A. G. M. Q.-Is sulphuric acid
in the urine a serious condition?
A.-No.
E. G.. Glow can I gain
weight? 2. What causes white
spots on the fingernails?
A.-Proper dieting and deep
breathing Is the secret. You should
eat nourishing foods and have
plenty of sleep and rest. For full
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
The Once Over
MIR. TWITCHELL ON THE PRESS AND THE
CRIME AVE
BY Il. 7. PHILLIPS

President Hoover is doing a smart thing when he
calls on the American newspaper publishers and ed
itors, to help suppress crime" declared Elmer
Twitchel today. The newspaper publishers have
the solution in the hollow Of their hands. If they
would refuse to run any notices about crimes unless
the criminals took out paid advertisements the crime
wave would be knocked in the head"
Mr.. Twitchell seemed quite serious. las a mat
ter of fact" he continued, 1T would be a good thing
if the publishers refused to print any free notices
about crimes anyway. If the crooks want TO get space
in the newspapers let them pay for it!
Its the glamour thrown about lawlessness by
many newspapers, particularly the tabloids, that's
responsible for much of the shooting now going on
in this country. A lot of people are going in for
crime just to get their pictures on the front page.
Walk into a newspaper office and announce that
you are Y years old, never broke a law in your life
and would like a little mention of the fact on page
one, and you will be handed over to the loving care
Of the janitor, while the editor phones for a doctor.
Walk in and announce that you have just held up a
bank and killed two tellers and you will get all the
space originally reserved for Lindbergh.
"One of the troubles today is that you can't get
any publicity through a minor offense. In the old
days the local paper would publish a photograph of
a man and his entire family if he tapped a gas main
stole a horse, got off a trolley without paying his
fare, threw a brick through a window or cheated the
landlord out of a months rent. Today that's piker
stuff in any editorial room. The only way to get a
big first page spread is to go in for arson, robbery
and murder.
THE publishers should confer with their business
managers and editors at once and let the word go
out that there will be no more free notices even for
major crimes.
yes, sir, it's up to the press to help Hoover. If
a child-bride wants to get before the public the news
that she has murdered her mate, as the headlines
say, let her take out a full page ad. If a couple Of
nuts want the public to know they have held up an
armored truck and shot the guards, make them take
out a page advertisement.
IF I was an editor I would 60 even further" con-
cluded Mr.. Twitchell. Il would not pay any atten-
ton to any criminal unless he took out a years con-
tract at the highest advertising rate"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29

This IS a daily feature Of TIL Hnad lands authenticity Of tea above If questioned may be had
from Mr. Ripley in care of this ppr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Third Man Charged
In Cigarette Thefts
From Valley Store

Arnulfo Gonzales, third man ar
rested in connection with the bur-
glary of the Delta Coffee company
at Harlingen late in April. was
bound over to the Cameron county
grand jury by Justice of the Peace
B. L. Cain Thursday morning under
$3.50 bond.
Jose Flores and Lupe Rivera, also
charged in the case were bound over
under bonds Of 81, 500 and ! 1000 re-
spectively. One more man is ex-
pected to be arrested shortly and
charged in like manner.
Approximately $500 worth of Gig
arettes and other articles. including
a 50-pound container Of lard, were
taken in the burglary.
Deputy Sheriff Ramon Longorla
has been working on these cases for
the past three months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Churchmen
Return to Mexico
From San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 10
P)-Settlement of MeXico's relig-
ious discord has ended two years Of
exile in southwestern cities for
hundreds of Catholic churchmen.
San Antonio alone has afforded
refuge to more than $50 bishops,
priests and nuns. The city's his
torlc missions, cathedrals and
Catholic schools sheltered them.
Several cities in Oklahoma and
New Mexico have kept hundreds Of
others.
All expect to have returned to
Mexico by the end Of July, it was
announced by Bishop Genardo
Anaya Of Chiapas, secretary of the
Mexican Episcopate, who spent his
exile in the San Fernando cathe-
dral here.
Serafin Armora, bishop of lama
ullpaS, who had found solitude in
San Antonio missions, was the first
high churchman to return after
announcement Of the settlement.
Unanimous rejoicing among ne
eXlles marked receipt Of news that
religious peace finally had been
achieved in the southern republic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
LONDON TIMES COPY
is FAMILY HEIRLOOM

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 10
PA newspaper nor than 125
years old that has been a heirloom
in the Middlemiss family more than
one century proved interesting
reading for many San Antonians
while M. S. Middlemiss, of Brady.
was a visitor in the city.
The historic significance Of the
paper which is the London Times
of Wednesday, Nov. 9. 1896, is that
it reproduced the speech of George
Washington, when he said words to
the effect that Il do not choose to
run This was upon the occasion
Of his refusal to serve a third term
as president.
Among the front page items Of
this paper is a patent medicine tes-
timonial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
'PONCO JOE
BASEBALL VET
Old-Time Diamond Figure
Still In Game After
Half Century

HICKMAN, KY, July 19.-(P)-
'Pongo Joe" Cantillon, who has a
home and a favored sun parlor
here, claims an unequalled record
of consecutive baseball service.
"Ponga Joe" says he has been in
the game so years. He was a veter-
an when Babe Ruth was born. A
bat boy back in GAINESVILLE, Wis, in
1879 he has u the gamut Of Or
ganized baseball without INTERRUPT
ton until the present time and his
Job as supervisor of umpireS in the
American association.
In a reminiscent mood, Cantillon
is a mine of information about
baseball players. In his own words
he was a baseball player when the
managers used to give stories to
Ring Lardner because they felt
sorry for the poor boob" And as
manager of the Senators he was on
deck when a gangling farm youth,
now known as The Big Train
shambled into his office requesting
a try-out.
Joe Shay, one of our old pitch
ers, kept writing me about Walter
Johnson until I sent for him out III
Idaho" said Cantillon. When I
first saw him he was a tall, aWk-
ward boy, modest even about that
fact that he'd o. every game he
pitched the previous season"
"Pongo Joe's' longest service was
with the Minneapolis club Of the
American association which he join
ed in 1910. He remained there IA
years winning four remnants, and
keeping out of the second division
every year but one. After that he
managed the Little Rock club of the
Southern association and for a while
secuted for the White Sox and the
Cubs.
The best thing that ever hap
pened in baseball" he declares, was
Commissioner Lands. And the next
best thing was the American Lee
glon'S Sand-lot leagues"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
THINKS DE SOTO SAW
MISSISSIPPI r

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. July 19.-P)-
fernando De Soto, first viewed the
tributary waters Of the Mississippi
river from the mountains Of west
ern North Carolina II years before
Sir Walter Raleigh vas born, says
DR.. F. A. Sondley, historian of Bun
combe county. Sir Walter is COM
monty credited with the first white
settlement in North Carolina.
DR.. Sondley has filed evidence be-
fore the state historical commission
that white men knew the mountain
sections long before Virginia Dare
was born at Roanoke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PROPOSES AID
FOR MEXICANS
Col. Sam Robertson Advo-
Gates Organization To
Help Immigrants
Especial to The Herald

NSpeclal TO Ine Herald
SAN BENITO, July ia state
wide organization to fight the bat
Ties of the Little Brown Brothers"
vas advocated by Col. Sam Robert
son in speaking before the Rotary
club here Thursday.
1t is only through such an organ
fzatioiI, fleving sufficient funds and
brainS at its command to protect
the Mexican unskilled laborer, that
the thousands of Mexicans now here
can be kept from deportation, Col.
Robertson said.
He told CT his activities on behalf
OF old "compadres" of his for the
past few months, declaring that he
became interested in the matter
when he found that some of his
old friends were being literally
scared out of the Valley.
In the opinion of Col. Robertson,
the American Federation of Labor
is back of the new immigration reg
ulationS, and it will take both abil-
ity and arbitration to secure an
even break with the organization,
he said.
The present regulations discrimi-
nate against the Latin, and in ia
o. of the Canadian" he said. This
will result in the Latin races becom-
ing incensed at the United States.
and instead of buying shoes and
other such products of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, they will
turn to Germany, Austria, and 9TH
er European countries for their
manufactured goods"
If this can be shown to the fed
Grafton of labor, Col. Robertson
said. the Valley has a chance Of Sc
curing a more reasonable interpre-
tation of the regulations.
He described the proposed sea-
sonal amendment to the Box Bill
as purely ridiculous, stating no
farmer can afford to put up a bond
to guarantee the return of a Mexi-
can laborer to Mexico.
If some quick action is not taken,
he declared, the Valley soon will
lace a serious labor shortage, as
thousands are being scared out Of
the Valley, both directly, and indi-
rectly, by the activities Of officers.
John T. Lomax at the meeting
paid tribute to Judge James @. Lou
than, the retiring president, and
presented him with the retiring
presidents medal.
James Ward took up the task of
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Pepys Bowl In
Old Almshouse
Worth $4,000

LONDON, July 19.-(P-An anci-
ent wooden bowl from which Sam
uel Pepys once quaffed almshouse
ale was up for auction here recent
ly. 1t is the "mazer bowl" which for
five centuries has been a treasured
possession of the King Edward vi
almshouses at Saffron Walden.
The almshouses were founded in
400, and until 1887 the bowl was
used for the governors to drink
from at the annual election. 1t is
too leaky now to be used for such a
purpose, but when Pepys visited
Saffron Walden in 1859 he drank
from it and mentioned the bowl in
his diary:
In our going, my landlord car
ried us through a very I'd hospital
or almhouse. They brought me a
draft Of their drink in a brown
bowl, tipt with silver, which I drank
off, and at the bottom was a pic
ture of the Virgin, and the Child
in her arms, done in silver"
The intrinsic value Of the bowl
is not more than a few dollars, but
today it is valued at $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
VISITING
AT EDINBURG MEETING
Especial to The Herald)

EDINBURG, July 10 -Four Vis-
ting Rotarians, r. H. Ward, Of
San Benito, H. A. Shannon, Donna,
a. B. Waldron, Harrington, and
Gregg Wood, Mission, we're guests
at the regular weekly luncheon of
the Edinburg Rotary club Thursday
at the Methodist church.
President Kirkpatrick read reso-
lutionS passed at a meeting Of VOL
unteer firemen representing cities
in the Fifth District of Texas, held
In Donna July g., which were voted
for endorsement.
MS Marvel McGruder of Mis-
stony gave readings, and DR.. G.. E.
White spoke briefly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
University Council
Created By Gil For
Mexico Institution

MEXICO CITY, Mex, July 49,
(P-An experiment in joint stu
dent-teacher management of the
Mexican National university, one
of the oldest institutions OF learn
ing in America, is to be carried out
by virtue of a decree issued by
President PorteS Gil, freeing the
university from government control.
The decree removes the universe
ty from jurisdiction Of the depart
ment of public instruction and ere
ates a university council" made
up of teachers, students and uni
versity graduates. The council will
decide all affairs having to do with
management of the university and
will elect a university rector for .
three year term from a list submit
ted by the president Of the repub-
lie.
The council also will have power
to remove the rector from office
and will elect directors Of the uni
versity departments from lists sub
mitted by joint student-teacher
bodies in the departments to which
the teachers are to be assigned.
Two students and two teachers
from each department Of the uni
versity will occupy places on the
council, as well as two representa-
tives of the students federation,
two university graduates and a
delegate from the department Of
instruction. who will not have a
vote. sitting with the council only
in the capacity of councillor.
In the preamble to the decree,
President Portes Gil pointed out
that public opinion demands So
c~ialization of national institutions"
and that creation of an autono-
nous university is a step in that
direction.
The government will continue to
SubSidize the university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Motor Firm Loot
Re d; Quiz
Company Employees

Roberto and Rodolfo Garcia,
brothers, Wednesday afternoon led
officers to concealed loot taken in
theftS from the McDermott Motor
company for the past seven months,
and which officers state, will ap-
proXimate $500 in value.
Both men are employees of the
company. Thursday afternoon. Of
ficers were to be shown more of the
loot, most Of which will be recov-
cred. A series Of misdemeanor cases
probably will be the result.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

One dose Of GORDON'S will con-
vince you of its efficiency in cases
Of indigestion, dyspepsia, excess
acid, gas, bloating, heartburn, sour
stomach. that tired feeling" sick
headache, and nervousness, when
caused by faulty digestion.
Get a bottle of this famous rem
edy from your druggist today.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
TWIN CALVES CROP
THRIVES IN YEAR

WILLS POINT, Texas, July 49,
R)-Five sets Of twin calves have
been born near Wills Point in the
last II months. Old stockmen say
that until the last few years twin
calves were unheard of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
GIRL BORN
Especial to The HERALD

Special to The Herald)
WESLACO, July ia baby
daughter was born Wednesday
evening, July II. to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Hatton. The child, which
weighed seven pounds. has been
named Mary Anna. Mr.. Hatton is
a member Of the Weslaco News
force.