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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
By Ripley
DAYass
Architects

door with both poker and him
self.
Ii was a charge that shook the
foundations of Brown As well as the
foundations of the door. The door
gave way. toppled inwards. with
Brown wedged half through. Elk
Treating himself quickly. and with
the raw marks OF conflict or both
his face and his knuckles. he fell
almost sobbing into the room. and
toppled over an object on the
floor.
For a second he lay still. frozen
with fear. But though he was
not far off fainting from his czer-
tons. he had staggered 10 his feet
the second afterwards. and was
staring at the object W which he
had tripped.
ITS not herir was his first gasp
ing. grateful thought.
For 10 see her thus bound and
gagged would have been beyond his
human endurance.
Its the fat one" was his Sec
ond.
The object OH the ground was
indiSputably the bulky form Of
Charlie Carfax.
rs he dead?r came the third
As though in -nswer. n end OF
the unhappy object on the floor
Tapped slightly. drawing attention
10 its inability 70 do more at the
moment.
Cheer up. old chap-In soon
have this rag Off" whispered
Brown. shakily.
His fingers were trembling vio-
lently, but he managed TO unite the
knots. and a few moments later
Charlie had raised himself n lit
tie and was staring dazedly al his
benefactor.
"Thanks-whoever you are" he
mumbled. IL Say-throat-drink of
something's"
Tea downstairs" Brown whis-
pered back. "I1l bring some up.
He turned to 70. but the haIf-re-
leased form protested.
"No-get me out first-God's
sakei-
"Eh? Right It won't take q
minute" jerked Brown
He turned back, and fumbled
with more knots.
"Penknife," suggested Charlie,
thickly.
Eth? Oh, YES" replied Brown.
The penknife expedited matters.
The last ropes were cut, and
Brown helped Charlie 10 his feet.
Now sit down. and Ill 90 for
the tea" said Brown.
Wait a bit" answered Charlie,
passing his hand across his FORE
head Don't want TO be left for
a iiffy-fcel sort of foolish"
Yes. ! know" interposed Brown,
eagerly. I've felt like that for
hours."
A faint smile Illuminated Char
Continued N page sixl
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cts no. her!"
ure. Even in the dim light. Brown
recognized 1t, for it va a figure
that would never be wholly up
rooted from his mind. II was the
little man in the loud check suit.
The figure passed. and vanished.
Brown seized the poker. and hur-
ried back 10 the lounge hall. His
brain almost reeled as he saw an
other figure outside the hall win
dow. How could the fellow have
got around the house SO fast?
But just before this figure van
ished Brown realized that no one
had come around the house. It
was another figure. A large. bury
figure. Not the little man In the
check suit. or the 1.-the. angular
figure of Simon Brill. or the slight
" rotund figure Of the jolly gen
tleman. Yet Browns instinct.
rather than his eyes. told him that
he had seen that figure before. and
recently. Where . where?
And all at once he knew. "A
vision Of Kings Cross flashed into
his mind, and Of a restaurant. and
OF a big man saying TO a little man:
After herl And. if she's trouble
some. don't be particular what you
do to herl"
SO he'd come up north. too. had
he. TO swell the enemy campl And
now. with the little man. was keep
ing a watch on Coomber House.
Little man at the back. big man
at the front. Brown wondered
what would happen to him If he
tried to leave by either exit Was
he cut off entirely from the outside
world?
Well. he wasn't going to leave
by any exit At least. not vet
awhile. Hugging his poker to him
as though he were afraid n might
be spirited away. he slipped 20 the
staircase and raced upstairs. Now
he was outside the locked door
again.
He raised the poker. and as a
flash Of lightning Illuminated his
strange little figure. he paused.
Then. when the thunder rolled, he
brought the poker. with all his
might. against the door panel. IN
the midst Of his palpitations.
Brown was developing q mind.
The thunder ceased. So did
Brown. When II crashed again, So
did Brown. He crashed with des-
perate energy, making the most of
the noisy seconds. And when the
thunder played itself out, he wait
ed again. cheating the enemy
scouts outside, and gathering fresh
strength.
The woodwork of the door al
ready showed a useful slit. The
slit grew and widened. At last,
making q superhuman effort dur
ing an unusually long upheaval OF
the heavens. Brown reiterated along
the passage. turned and. closing
his eyes. took a flying leap at the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
Health and Right Living
BIZ ROYAL S. COPELAND, MI. ID.
Former Commissioners OF Health.

When i was a young doctor bus
mess was pretty poor unless we
had N few cases of Group every
week. Fortunately for the young
sters, this ailrnent Is not nearly 80
common MS IL used 10 be.
In the old days we heard q lot
about "membranouS Group" As
the name indicates. a membrane
formed in the throat. As a matter
OF fact. that condition vas really
diphtheria. The term -membran-
GUS Group" was merely another
name for dread diphtheria.
If the scientists had never done
anything else for US than to find
a means OF protecting little chill
dren against diphtheria. their ef-
forts would be worth a thousand
times more than they cost. There
are communities OF considerable
size in this country where there
was not u single death from diph-
liberia last year. In the death rec
ords OF a quarter OF a century ago
diphtheria led the procession.
IL Is not often that we find the
well-nourished, fleshy child at a
disadvantage. In this type of child,
however, Group Ia more serious
and more common.
III it had not been for the fact
that membranous Group was really
diphtheria, and on this account
responsible for 50 many deaths,
Group would not deserve the very
bad name II holds. AS a matter or
fact. while the symptoms OF true
Group ire distressing and seem 10
indicate great suffering on the part
OF the victim, serious results are
rarely met. The snoring. whist
ling breathing, and the harsh. me-
talic cough seem very terrible. /
am not surprised that many a
mother has been frightened into
spasms by symptoms in her child
which rarely proved Of little con-
sequence
Did you ever notice how black
everything seems in the middle OF
the night? II you awaken then
and think about your business az
fairs you are sure you r going
to the poorhousel IL Is Just the
same way with disease. II an at
tack Of some kind Of sickness
comes on suddenly IN the middle
Of the night, II frightens every
body In the household. Group Is
particularly disturbing because or
the loud, barking cough. and the
hard, whiStling breathing. The
sounds penetrate every part OF
the house.
The household remedy for Group
Is ar emetic. In the form of syrup
OF imecac or a mixture of ipecac
and syrup Of squills. II is a favor
lite remedy. A tablespoonful of
mustard flour In a pint Of water
will have the same effect.
If the breathing is very diff
cult. the child may be placed In
a tub of warm water and cold
congresses applied to the throat az
the same time. Needless TO say.
you will have sent for the doctor
as soon as the attack was diScov-
cred.
1t is not unusual for Group to be
met with in a child having ade-
noids or enlarged tonsils. The
breathing space Is crowded with
this diseased tissue. 7 need not tell
you that such q child must have
medical attention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10

They are going 70 pray for the farmers. Or Chas
T. White. president Of the National Home Missions
Council. made public a Letter from Pres. Hoover en-
dorsins an annual day Of prayer for the farmer and
his work. Now the farmers should bend their knees
and accept the relief so graciously bestowed upon
them. Why not a day Of prayer for the practical
politicians and another day Of prayer for the national
lawmakers and the vast army Of lobbyists nov as
sembled in the city Of Washington?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
CHAPTER XXXvIII

He began TO mount them, then
paused. Use your brain. Brown
What was the good Of going up
stairs until you knew Just where
you were going? He deScended-it
was pleasant having a legitimats
excuse for doing so-took The bear
ings OF the kitchen. estimated
where the room above 1t would be
on the upper floor. and returned
to the staircase.
And now he assembled with exag-
gerated noise. Whatever waited
for him above insult have no know
ledge Of his fear. On the con-
trary. Il must be made 70 fear
Brownl Who's up there?" he
reared all at once. ridiculouSly.
Come OUT"
AT the top Of the stairs. he
paused. Where had the kitchen
been? Oh. yes-he'd got il. Along
that passage on the left. Along
the passage and
The room over the kitchen was
tho room with the locked door.
A minute after making this dis
coverv. IL occurred to Brown that
staring al the door would not
onen II. or otherwise assist the
principles or progress. He lurched
at the door. and banged on Il.
who's in there?" he cried.
No one heard him. for a clan os
thunder drowned his voice. Whcn
the thunder had rolled away. n
called again:
Who's IN there? Unlock the
door. D'yoa hear? Unlock"
But. perhaps what was in there
could not unlock the doorl IL swept
Brown that ne had been PLAYING
with a fixed idea. He had assumed
that every sound was sinister. cv-
cry manifestation an expression OF
enmitv- Suppose a friend was in
there? Suunose-
MY God" shouted Brown.
He hurled himself against the
door with sudden fury. III shook
but did not Yield. He hurled him
self against II again. and then a
third time. He bruised himself
unconscious OF his bruises. Per-
Spirstion streamed down his fore
head.
He looked around him for some
heavy object that would serve AZ
a battering ram. The passage was
barren. He remembered q heavy
iron poker he had seen in the kit
chen. and he turned and scrambled
down the stairs.
AS he reached the kitchen. he
heard q sound outside the bach;
door. Caution entered into him
The urgency of his mission gave
him back a little of his sanity. He
jumped into the shadow OF a dress
CIR. and stood there. concealed,
while q figure raised BIZ the kit
chen window. II was a Little fig
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the arch OF my foot to ache7 en-.
What should N woman weigh who
Is ~ years old and a feet III
inches tall?
A-You may be troubled with
fallen arches. Consult an ortho-l
pedist who will advise the prorrrl
fitting supports q. For her age
and height she should weigh about
il8 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10

Who am r? What was ms vora-
ton before / became am Attorney
Where is my home? NM
What l. the science which has to
do with coins and medals calIed7
Where are the White m%ountains7
so Christ was once offered wv
bear the sins or many. and unto
them that look for him shall he
appear the second time without Ein
unto salvation !" Where is this
passage found I'm the Bible7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
Building Huge Dam

Actual work has started on the 100000 irrigation
project at Cotulla. A dam two miles long will be
constructed across the Nueces river. This will Gre
ate q huge lake from which 100000 acres OF land will
come under irrigation. Cotulla land owners are 60
tng 10 furnish their own relief
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
Star LO0w
GUEST OF WORLD n AN
STRONOMER "
BY Arthur Dew. Carpei.
The writer has Just spent
noon at the aStronnmicaL

bN Arthur LEV 1hEHfIN
The writer has Just Spentf~
ernoon AT the aStronomicaA
vatory of Harvard univera ro- ~~r
guest OF the director. Dr. ~ rhsf
Shapeley. who's name has - 80 y,
a household word among AT ios'
take an interest in the SCicncrE .
the starry universe. Shapcley crl.. ;ss
Quoted him to the inner .salCtt---
sanctorums where he saw mat
NAUTICAL experts intent on 'star-E
ing on large photographic plates.
One was looking up a lost asteroid, N
another was measuring variable M
stars in the Large Macellanir Cloud. ~
another. picking out and measuring NV
remote starry galaxies In Coma y
Virgo. and 50 on. many workers. aIi Y
contributing x the most cnth-alling w
human knowledge. n
More Tomorrow ~
Answers 70 Foregoing Question: AVN
4. Mabel Walker Willerranr-. t'
school teacher: Los Angeles. WY
2. NumismaticS. ta
9. New Hampshire. ol
a. Hebrews tx. 26. r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
ANSWERS TO HEALTH
QUERIES

w. "A. q. Q.-What causes ex-
ceSSive salvation?
A.-Hyperacidity Is usually re-
sponsible for this condition. This
may be overcome by proper diet.
For information send a self-ad-
dressed. stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
b l.. Q-How much should N
woman aged so. S feet 6 inches tall
weigh?
A--She should weigh about Isl
pounds.
THANK YOU Q-What raIises
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10

Persons born ON this day are
moody and sometimes irritable. Thez
should curb their tempers and
life more easily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT C. PLUMNIER

WASHINGTON. May lo-The venerable Unite1
states senator from North Carolina-Lee Slater Over
man-wantS il known that, while daylight SAVING
time probably is a good thing, 1t works a hardship on
him nevertheless.
He has lost one hour Of sleep every morning since
April ..
For a long time Senator overman has arisen in
the time TO take his daily dozen by radio. HI Is IS
years old. but he allows nothing TO interfere with his
morning exercise.
Institution OF daylight saving time forced him out
an hour earlier. because Washington uses standard
time. At first it was rather difficult. but now he says
it isn't SO bad. He does admit. however, that he viii
welcome return to the regular schedule of hours next
fall.
Senator Overman is one OF the most remarkable
men on the capitol hill.
He has been in the senate IS years. Is the second
ranking democrat Of that body and fourth among
both parties in point of service. He holds three Of the
most important OF committee posts. being the rank
ing democrat on the senate judiciary, appropriations
and rules committees.
LOOKS THE ART
He is easily spotted on the floor Of the senate from
the galleries. In fact. he has been described as look
ing more like a United States senator than any Of his
colleagues. He possesses every physical characteristic
that one expects to see in a senator.
No enc works harder or keeps more regular office
hours than Senator OvermaA. He is at his desk every
morning by 9:l5 when congress Is in session, and he
doesn't go home until late in the afternoon. lie al
ways can be found either al his office or on the floor
OF the senate.
II the senator is not engaged In reading some SEN
ate report or porting over the pages Of some public
document. he is enjoying a mystery story or novel
Anything Of this nature appeals to him tremendously.
He also is an ardent radio fan. He not only tunes
IN on the setting UP exercises at 6:45 in the morning.
but also on the evening programs.
Motoring is the only outdoor amusement that in
~terests him. He does not care for sports in any form.
and despite the fact that Mrs. Overman is one of
the most enthusiastic of anglers. she never has been
able to arouse much interest along this line In the
senate.
AIDED IN WAR
During the war Senator Overman was one OF Pres
ident Wilson'S RICH thand men. 1t fell to him to aid
the president get his wartime measures through con-
greSs.
That his services TO Wilson were invaluable To the
chief executive is evidenced BY this letter from the
1t IS admirable the way you have been handling
these important bills. and I thank you with all my
heart for ;sandins by the bill which bears your name
without any compromise OF any kind. You are a
splendid fighteT.r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10

SLAYER TRAILED 3 YEARS
MARSEILLES. France After
being traiied all over the world
Pierre Rofisse was arrested here
for killing hts cousin I'm Paris nine
years ago.
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THANK YOU. Q.-what causes
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
RUTH PREDICTS ANOTHER
 PENNANT FOR YANKEES
Babe Decides That He is Going to Have a Great Season in the
 Coming Months

St. Petersburg Fla, March 4 P,- Babe Ruth has decided that he is going to have q good year and that the New York Yankees are going 10 win another American league pen nant.
 Aside from saying he is in good physical trim and confident that he will play as well ~s he ever has. the Babe declined 10 become specific as to why he thought so.
 But he became eloquent as to the Yankees changes.
 The other teams. Detroit and Washington in particular may have improved" the Babe said but not enough to threaten us. l cant see that the Athletics. who gave us the most trouble last year. are any stronger. Neither are the Browns We are bound 10 get more pitching than we had last year for we will have Pennock and Notre hack. And am saying this before I've seen any of our young pitchers. apd l hear they are very good"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
TRADERS LOSE ID
 NER!DEN QUINTET Locals Are Defeated By Silver
 City Team 39 to 26

Saturday at the state armory in Uni. city. the New Britain State Trade school basketball team went down 10 defeat before rushing Meri- dent quintet by the score of 39 to os
 At the end of the first quarter. the teams were tied at Sal and the game gave every appearance Of being a close battle. Nj, ridcn gradually piled up a good lead. In the third period when Anderson and Rodjen- sli of New Britain tossed in four baskets. the locals threatened but after that the game was Fl in Meri- den's favor.
 Cohen caged half of New Rritain's points while Meriden's scoring vas pretty evenly divided among all the players.
 In the game played ih Merjden on J.nuary a. New Britain, without Cohen, came within 10 points Of winning.
 New Britain still has games with Torrington and Willmantic Trade schools. These will be played be- fore the close Of the season and a game may possibly be contracted in Plainville with the Plainville high
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
HARTFORD WRESTLING TEAM
 CAPTURES STATE LAURELS
Capital City Matmen Nose Out New Britain by Three Points for Y. M. c. A. Championships Other Team Entered is Able to Score-Final Count is l6 to 13-Harry Keffer and R. Camp Furnish Feature Bout of Match-Summary.

Camp Hartford, by fall in 6 min. 19 sec.
 1855 pound class. C. Roguski of Middletown was defeated by o. Bat tisto Waterbury, by fall in l min. Finals, J. Kemp, Hartford. defeated o. Battisto, Waterbury on time ad- vantage of ? min.
 145 pound class, Aldrich. N. B., won over H. Crane by time advan- tage of 4:34. Aldrich of New Brit ain defeated DeI.iza of Hartford by time advantage of min.
 155 pound class, A. Hofrichtcr, N. H., defeated r. Alberts of Middle town by tall m 3 min. 22 sec: M. Canzellaniri, N. B. defeated ]. Far Der, Hartford by fall in ? min. 40 sec. Finals, NJ. Canzellaniri of N. B., defeated A Hofrichter of N. H., by fall in min. 30 sec.
 165 pound class. l.. Wagner, Hart ford, defeated Y. Hofrichter by the advantage of 3 min. 3S sec. Finals, l.. Wagner. Hartford, defeated T. Hoyenesian, \. E.. in first overtime after min. and 50 sec. had gone by.
 175 pound class, J. York, Hartford defeated E. Jones. Waterbury by time advantage and aggrossis Finals, J. York. Hartford. defeated II. Roudeau. MiddletoWn, by time advantage of : min. 20 sec.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
'S0. CHURCH WINS
 WAY INTO FINALS
Comes From Behind to Beat
 Ridsefield in State Tourney

\ driving rally in the second half gave the South Congregational church basketball team 55-S7 vic tory over the Ridgefield '. M. C. A. quintet on the Waterbury "Y" floor Saturday afternoon and carried the New Britain team into the final round of the state County "l' championship tournament. It was the 10th straight victory for the To- cal five and it's 17th win in IS starts.
 The South church, Hartford Coun- ty "Y'' title winner, faced husky team from down near the ork state line which had captured the Fair field county championship. and the issue was in doubt until well along in the third quarter. After some three minutes of ruitless fencing, Parker begon the scoring for New Britain. but Bacchiochl. the huge center of the Ridgefield quintet, came right back with two field goals and the team started a see-saW duel which lasted all through the halt. Bacchiochi got six baskets in this half and received help from some spectacular pops by \. Carhonl, while Bell, Mercy. and Parker bore the brunt Of the scoring for New Britain. At lntermjssion the Ridge field team had bare e2-"0 lead.
 The South Church passWork be gan to function properly after the third quarter got under way, ana soon New Britain had forged into the lead. Mercy ran wild and scored six baskets in this half, while Bell, Vessels. and Rockwell clipped in with three each and Barta with two and foul. As the whole New Brit ain team swept up the floor in con- certed attack again and again the Ridgefield quintet began to toltor. and al the final period opened Fair field county attempted 10 stem the tide by sending in q fresh team con- posed Of the Danhury players who had finished second 10 Rldg"fleld in tho county play. This was of no d the new group scorclcss and pound
 ed on 10 an 1S-point victory.
 Mercy led the local team with l $ points, Bell coming second with B and doing some excellent floor work. But all the Hardware City players found their way into the scoring at frequent intervals and the victory was due to team play rather than individual work. Vessels and Mercy turned in sensational one handed Hips from well up the floor. while the former did a good job with Bac- chiochi during the second half. This player was the Ridgefield star, and when he was stopped the losers of- fensiye was shattered. The sum mary:
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

With only two wrestling teams in the final matches of the Y. M. C. A. state championship tournament held at the local Y Saturday night, Hartford nosed out New Britain for top honors by a three-point margin. The Capital City matmen scored a total of 16 points to 13 for New Britain.
 Hartford won two bouts by falls and two by decision while New Brit ain captured two by falls and one by decision.
 The feature bout of the night was between Harry kie1fer of this city and +. Camp of Hartford in the o5 pound class. kieffer won the bout by a fall.
 The summary of the bouts staged Saturday afternoon and evening in the various weight classes, is as fol- lows:
 1lS pound blass, l., Shiembob, Hartford, defeated P. Nimro. New Britain by fall in min. l 5 sec.
 125 pound class. C. Sweet, Litch- field. defeated J. plugos, Middletown i'll min, l5 sec; R. Camp, Hartford won by tIme adNantake of min. 70 sec. over H. Moran of Water- bury; II. kjclter, New Britain. de- featei (. Sweet, Litchtield county by fall, , min. 1G sec. Finals, H. Nieffer New Britain, defeated k.