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her up, which was her way of find
ing out something. and then sat at the
table while the second butler expended
energy upon the ice box lock. "Pry
It," said Emmeline, after several other
suggestions had been ignored, and the
second butler promptly broke the lock
very neatly.
But the ice box, unfortunately, yielded
nothing but caviar and cream, to which,
as the second butler pointed out, they
need only add flour to have the in
gradients for delicious Russian blini
Emmeline shivered at the incongruous
thought. THANK you" she said, but
never heard of Russian blini. They
sound Bolshevik to me, and I'll take
breakfast biscuit for mine"
So they are two breakfast biscuits
apiece, together with much cream-in
fact. almost all the cream. Then they
looked at each other. feeling very
strange. about as strange as Emmeline
had ever felt in her life.
At first. she was inclined to blame it
on the age of the breakfast biscuit, but
finally she located the sensation as
higher In her anatomy and began to
blush. which, since she had just re-
moved her customary bit of rouge, she
could do very delicately and with en-
tire success. It seemed much safer
however. to change the subject, and
so. rather breathlessly, she asked
How do you like being second but
ler?"
"When?" he said.
What do you mean, when?" de-
manded Emmeline. His saying when"
didn't make sense, and she wasn't going
to be leased by second butler. when
I say how. naturally I mean now"
well, I like being a second butler
very well-just now" he said. I've
liked 1t for the past week. because I've
been watching you constantly I've
heard almost every word you've said
and seen nearly everything you've
done"
ErAmeline inquired obviously. els that
so? I hope I passed inspection"
well. you are not at all the sort OF
person / anticipated" he said. IT find
you very lovely and very genuine and
very honest and very dear"
Emmeline blushed again, of course
Really" she said. Repeat that over
slowly. will you? 1t isn't convincing
but it's nice"
AT least" he continued. zone would
not expect your type of girl to allow
herself to be sold off to any old prince
| who needed her money"
That made Emmeline gulp. "Where
did you ever get such an idea?" she
asked meekly. You don't think I take
my dad seriously, do you? Dad and ]
have been through all this before. He
just thinks he has to make bluff at it
| for mothers sake"
You may not take your dad serious
| ~" said the second butler, but the
Princess Beltramini is, to put 1t mildly
a person to be taken seriously. I take
her very seriously myself 1 warn you
against the Princess Beltramini. She
Is designing and dangerous woman.
But like her." said Emmeline Stub
| bornly. Il hope, when I'm old, I'm
as dangerous as she is. She's one OF
| the few princesSes ever saw who didn't
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wouldn't marry the best wop on
The old princess seemed to relish
that. She reclined in her chair and
smiled over 1t. The father of course.
Is the determined one" she went on.
1T seems he made one Of those fatal
promises to the child's mother-that he
would carry through the mothers mat
rimonIal ambitions for their daughter,
in spite of the little things prediction
for dishonest chauffeurS. And the
mother was very ambitious. She would
manage to have a prince IN the family.
IL. 1t were the last act Of her life
which. in way, 1t was, poor lady. So
there you are. my deaN Remember
that romantic psychology is obtuse and
be prepared for speedy conquest. At
present, to be sure, your bride doesn't
dream OF your existence"
An ignorance, interrupted Um-
berto. that shall do my utmost to
preserve I shall not wed nor WOO nor
have anything to do with this girl. II
I wanted a wife I'd get one like Eileen
DAVIDSON. who at least, knows Snaffte
from a curb But don't want y wife.
And I viii have nothing to do with such
a diStasteful, II not dishonorSble,
scheme. Is that understood"
But the Princess Beltramini di Cas-
tellagnc WAS wise old lady and she
only smiled the more TRANQUILITY.
4 x K
4 FORTNIGHT later, just at that
4 same hour OF the same sort OF
Sunlit day the old Princess Beltra-
mini di Castellagno went to the ter
race for her Aperitif. She was not her.
self. There was rage IN her black
eyes. and her crown 0f defiant white
hair toppled dangerously. It was GER
tainly an imposition upon even a naatri-
fnoniAl schelner to drag her four times
in the same week to Casanova, or any
other night club. hast to satisfy her In
nocent little Victims passion for the
musical saw. Let Enmeiine Springer
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| YOU examine the blade of your kitchen
carving knife, Vincenzo, you will find
imprinted upon it the words Springer
Stainless Steel" She made Signi-
ficant gesture toward the third floor
bedroom. where old George B. Spring
err was conceivably. at the moment,
stropping his stainless razor.
AS a matter Of fact. George B
Springer was doing nothing of the
sort He had already shaved and pow
derec his square and Seany counten-
ance, and was day-dreaming over the
lavender shirt that tempted him every
morning, and there was a figured
white shirt Emmeline made such a
fuss about his shirts that he supposed
they made q difference TO wonien-and
naturally, all the more difference to
princesseS. Not that that" he said
without conviction, makes any differ
ence at all to an Old war-horse like
me-"
But the princess was unaware of the
stirring she had caused In her guests
breast. Her mind was on another race
as they say, and she stopped Vincenzo
as he was about TO depart II wanted
to ask you, Vincenzo, about the Prince
Umberto. understand he remains Out
and, when here, dimes In his rooms
Has he been observed otherwise?"
Vincenzo Stiffened, aware of his divided
loyalty. The prince was observed
Altissima, the night the marauder at
tempted to scale the villa wall. and, as
some think. did not fall, but was pulled
down from behind and quite severely
punched The gardener saw the prince
doing the punching. Also, the eve
ming OF the young American lady's din
ner for the acrobat, myself saw the
Prince Umberto lingering in the hall
way and peering In at the guests. That
was shortly before the Marquis de Ia
Haye. having failed to detAin the young
American lady behind the portieres.
emerged with swelling on his head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
BY WILL ROGERS.

A LII know is just what read in
n the papers Well we had quite
"A a crowd in the old County Seat.
4 A It was National Automobile
Show Week. That always
brings in terrible lot of people. Il
don't mean the people are terrible)
just mean there Is lot OF EN-. And
you know one of those things Is just
about the most uninteresting things
you ever saw in your life.
You never saw as many cars alike
In your life. The cheap cars have inni-
tated the high priced ones, and the
models that are almost like their ex-
pensive ones, and every one of them
COPIED the low fiat radiator cap. That
Is the only distinguishable feature OF
the whole show is that there Is no dis
tinguishable feature, everything looks
alike.
You know that show is the excuse for
more people to leave home and GENE to
New York, and more of these Automo-
bile people ever 60 near the show. This
Show il just the old Alabi to get to
New York. But notice now that some
of the wives are getting wise and are
tagging along. They got wise to that
old gag, Il have to go to keep in touch
WIFI WLlhtS kOALiB Oit AAI IhiC Ai0ucStS'
There was too many things going on
that had no connection with the IN
dustry." There is hundreds of Guys
that are In the Industry" that leave
this town at the end of the Show that
can tell you the price OF gin, that
couldent tell you whether automobiles
are selling by the crate or bushell.
Cars are supposed to be more roomy
this year. There is hardly q one that
Is not listed to carry 10 cases. They
don't figure capacity in flesh any more
Its I'm quarts"
They have lot of cheap cars now
Well they always had em. But what
mean by that, they are selling them
cheaper.
The big thing is still Accessories y
You price a car and he gives you the
figure, 1t sounds pretty reasonable. Then
| you say, THAT includes everythlng?'
well. no, If you want Wheels on 1t
that will come extra, you can get either
wheels or runners, most people prefer
wheels. But on account OF us not
| knowing just what they might like
| why we make them extra. Then the
bumpers, front, rear, and side and The
lights. OF course you will want lights
in case you might want to use the cal
at night. And the mirrors are extra In
case you want to always see what's go.
Ing on In the back seat" syell just
what does % with the car ct tht
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TWO OF A KIND y .u ~
By Stephen Morehouse Avery
He Felt Secure Against Matchmaking Wiles.

| shattered, and the breakfast cream Is
being repeatedly stolen"
A hush" from his mistress silenceG
| Vincenzo as Emmeline and her father
came out for their first breath of air
George B. Springer wore gay gray hat
and lavender shirt and after kissing
the princess fingers like a man, he in
vited her to join him in little prone
made. She declined. She was watching
Emmeline. who had gone to the low
stone balustrade to wave her father n
blithe farewell. And Emrneline stretch
| ed her young arms as If to embrace
something or somebody or everybody,
and said "Well!-I do prefectly adore
| this place"
| And 1t reciprocates, my dear" said
the princess YEARLY. AT least, 1t knows
you're here"
"Oh. yes" said Emmeline, joining the
princess under her marquee.
by the way, where's your son.
princess? I think you've been holding
out on me. You're quite safe I'm bring
| ing him out, because I'm In love With
| somebody else. you know
| That last struck home, and the prin-
cess reused herself. But you don't mean
it! Somebody else?" Then she re-
covered herself. But you don't know
Umberto. After Umberto there isn't
anybody else. Well. then, who is this
somebody else, Emmeline? Not that
chauffeur"
mo. indeed" said Emmeline. 1--WE
lost my taste for chauffeurS. It's a
second butler this time, and it's much,
much worse
ITS what? A second butler!"
"Oh. yes, princess" Emmeline was
seldom aware when people were shocked.
You see, / like the common people
| Do you blame me, princesse"
Blame" said the Princess Beltramini
di Castellagno, rs an inappropriate
word. Emmeline. Tell me more about
this second butler, as you call him"
| For, to use a humble metaphor In
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buy saw and learn to play it herself,
II she was that enthusiastic about it
although the princess was too expert
enced q woman OF the world and had
observed too well the sleek Spanish
drummer who played the accursed saw
really to think Emmeline would get any
satisfaction from performing on 1t
herself.
No, wherever Emmeline went. she
simply picked UP the male population
as a sort OF daily exercise, and it was
the princess private opinion that it
was none other than that same Span
ish drummer who, In the course OF his
seranade under the child's window, had
attempted to scale the villa wall and
| had broken down two window blinds
and crushed one marquee. 1t would
be the luck of that drummer to land on
d marquee.
vincenzo. the butler, brought the
princess aperitif. Vincenzo was not
himself either. He placed the tiny tray
before his mistress with a trembling
hand and glance Of resignation. Per
hapS the princess would prefer some
certain cAmaraderie may be expected
between white headed veterans when
the customs and dignity OF a lifetime
are being blasted before their very t,res
by young thing"
| Emmeline would remain O young
4 thing" to Vfncenno until, among other
things, he could forgive and forget the
dinner party she had given ut the villa
| within four days Of her arrival and
upon three hours notice to himself
Emmeline had picked up considerable
momentum in those four days.
Her guests included an acrobatic
a aMA h. - -
jazz orchestra. an internationally ia
nous tennis star, clever Australian
who, after winning half million
francs In the baccarat rooms, had in
tended-before he met Emmeline-so
sail for sydney on the first boat: and
the young Marquis de 10 Haye, whose
mother evidently never knew when she
was licked. Vincenzo would not Soon
forget the deceptive innocense of tina!
blue-eyed young thing, sitting in the
midst OF them. He would not soon for
get the soft promise In her voice when
she said: "Vincenzo, put the cham.
payne bottle where His Majesty can
reach it," or when she said: win.
ing room so that MAdemoiselle car
dance. Have we d aaxophone in the
villa, vincenzo?"
l0F course, such q dinner party had al
, unfortunate conclusion. The aero.
batic danseuse, In an effort to teach
Emmeline the trick Of body balance
crashed o Louis Quinze chair. tn,
tennis star, demonstrating with q sour
ladle the perfect arc OF his interna
tionally famous backhand, brough
down three rose wine glasses TIL,
r jazz orchestra leader discovered tina
! plates would no do as cymbalS, and tn
E young Marquis de la Haye, In tryini
TO corner Emmeline behind the por
/. tieres-but, IN all kindness. Vincenz'
. refused TO remember more OF the Oih
el guests accomplishments. ard 10 hin
1t would have constituted lese majest
to think OF the conduct Of even an ex
/ King
0 He did, however, venture tenta
1 tive question to his mistress: May
8 ask the princess how long we ma
= hope to have the young lady with US?
Il The princess glanced at him and re
. piled saydonicAlly: Forever, ] hope. ]
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that he declared resulted not from an
intoxicated tumble, as some insinuated,
but from staggering blow delivered BY
an unseen hand"
That is not the information l
wanted, Vincenzo," said the princess.
you may CO."
Vincenzo knew better. He hesitated
MAY speak to the princess on quite
another matter? / regret to report that
food stealing has broken out among the
servants. The ice box lock has been
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connection with an exalted parsonage,
the Princess Beltramini di CaStellagno
smelled a rat.
X X X X
RUT. the princess interest in the
second butler was as nothing COM
pared with Emmelines. Emmeline's
interest Influenced almost everything
she did. everything from leaving the
tennis tournament when her friend, the
tennis star, was at match point, to de-
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original price you quoted me?" "Well
the name and the good will"
When q car gets ALL its accessories
on, even the manufacturer couldert In
an hours time dig out the part that he
had made.
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victims instead of difficult and ire
sistible. Vincenzo, bring Mr.. Springer
another aperitif. And, by the way,
Vincenzo. what are you doing about
getting the new maid to dress my
hair?"
tCopyrisht, 1929
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They got copper lined radiators now
that will hold wood alcohol till you
get 1t poured into the prospective corpse
There was one casualty at the show
that resulted In death. Some person
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Improvements

Continued From First Page.l
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E17>HE trouble with ordinary match
makers" said the old Princess
Beltramini di Vastellagno. as she and
her friend. Mr.. George B. Springer, took
aperitifs on the villa terrace. sis that
they make love easy and dull for their
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A LII know is Just what read in
~ the papers. Well we had quite
"A crowd in the old County Seat.
4 A It was National Automobile
cA1u, NKyaAl, otusa we
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
PRIZE
CIVENLEACUE
OF NATIONS
May Use Money For
Statue of War
President

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-CR- The
Woodrow Wilson peace prize for
1929. amounting to s25.00o. has
been awarded to the League OF
Nations for Ten years Of service
In the cause Of world peace"
Announcement Of the decision
was published today, the seventy
third anniversary Of Woodrow VIII
sons birthday.
Sir Eric Drummond. permanent
SECRETARY OF the league. has accep-
ted the award tentatively. Final
acceptance rests with the council
of the league.
Newton ID. Baker OF Cleveland,
secretary OF war In the Wilson
cabinet and president OF the foun-
dation. said:
The money Is expected to be
applied by the league OF nations to
erect a suitable memorial to Mr..
Wilson In the new building 10 be
erected by the league at Geneva" :"
Officials Of the foundation said
that although e league could
use the money as Il saw tit, IL was
hoped 1t would be used for q set
OF bronze doors to be placed at
the entrance OF the $4,000. 900 build
Ing being constructed for the lea
que.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
GARNER ASKS
LIBERALS TO
JOIN DEMOS
Coalition Needed To
Pass Tariff Bill
In Congress

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7e.-tFl-
Representative Garner OK Texas,
democratic leader. today invited ln-
dependent republicans OK the house
to join In forming q coalition simi-
lar to that controlling the tariff
blll in the senate.
Object OF his move, he said, was
to insure the final enactment % thu
tariff rates written into the Sm0ot-
Hawley bill by the senate, cOmbln-
alton. This would be done. he ex-
planned, by the house approving the
senate rate sections and sending
only the administrative sections cf
the measure TO conference.
The scheme has heen discussed
ard worked out by democratic lead
ers. and includes a demand for n
record vote when the senate bill
comes 10 the house.
Senate Rates Backed
If the progressive republicans
are consistent" he said, in declara-
ti0nS they favor rates which Will
assure patty between agriculture and
industry. they should Join with the
democrats Tn voting the senate
rates and sending to conference
only administrative sections ot the
measure.
The senate coalition has pointed
the way 70 secure for the AEneri-
can farmers the tariff rates essen
tial to place agriculture upon a
prosperous basis. and every friend
OF agriculture. regardless Of party
affiliation, should cooperate IN
achieving this very desirable end
Although Garner has yet 20 re-
ceive replies TO his invitation, the
tariff bin passed by the house hhH
been adversely criticized by "a num-
ber OK nnld-western house repub-
lean leaders when IL was before the
house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
RUBIO GIVEN
Law DEGREE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e.-tR)-
Academic Washington followed Of
ficialdom today in honoring Pascual
Ortiz Rubio, President-Elect OF
Mexico, visiting the capital.
The future "first magistrate" Of
the southern republic was given the
honorary degree OF doctor OF laws
az q convocation OF the faculty OF
George washington University In
Memorial Continental Hall
On the platform with the Presi-
dent Elect were Dr. Cloyd n. Mar.
vim, president OF George Washing
ton University. and ambassador
Manuel c. Teller OF Mexico.
Following the ceremony, the Pre-
sident- Elect and his encourage went
TO Annapolis as guests Of AdnEraI
Robinson. superintendent Of the
naval academy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
Mesme1st' Kdyos Cop tOith
Long and Mysterious Count

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s-tF)-The
long count for Gene Tmney at
soldier field was nothing compared
with the one sergeant Tony Hintz
Of the Calumet City police statIcn
took last night.
The sergeant had arrested mes
merist.
"a mesmerist?" said the prisoner.
IA memerist?" said sergeant
Hintz. II don't believe IL"
"You grieve me" said the prison.
er. II will demonstrate"
That's X. o. with me-" said the
sergeant.
The mesmerist's eyes flashed. His
long fingers wigEled. as though
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
Building Reports
Crafty Hoover

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-CF)-
President Hoover expects 70 have
by the first OF the year complete
reports from the governors Of the
states showing q highly encouraging
total OF state construction in pros
pect for 1880.
Partial reports from twenty-six
states reveal programs for building
public works totaling &825 .000. 600.
This figure, representing but little
more than half the country, has
been highly gratifying 70 the chief
executive.
The reports are being received IN
response 10 q request from the cnief
executive that the state govern
nents expand their building pro-
grams as a means Of meeting any
possible slackening in employment
that might follow the recent stock
market collapse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
BANDIT CAUGHT
AFTER CHASE
Greatest Manhunt Ever Held
In Kentucky Continues
For Two Others

BOWLING GREEN. KY, Dec. 2s
-F]-One OF three bandits who
Thursday shot and killed J. Robert
Kirby. Smiths Grove bank president.
after robbing the bank at Oakland.
was captured here today and taken
in an automobile TO Nashville, Tenn,
for safe keeping.
The man, Elmer Grayson. former
resident Of indianapolis. was found
in the home Of Blaine Duff, a re-
lative by marriage.
The other two bandits were be-
lieved TO be In Bowling Green. and
officers guarded all roads leading
out OF the city and investigated pos
GraysOn surrendered readily, with
sihle hiding places.
the remark he was tired or being
chased. He said he escaped search
erS. who at times numbered as many
as 1000, by mounting a horse behind
a small boy Thursday morning after
the bandits abandoned their auto
mobile.
The manhunt was probably the
greatest in the history Of Southern
Kentucky.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
Savage Convicts On
Prison Shin Revolt

LISBON. Portugal, Dec. 28-(R1-
The colonial office reported today
that a serious mutiny among con-
victs on a Portuguese prison ship
bound for the African penitentiary
at Loanda. Angola, had been quell-
ed only after desperate hand-to-
hand fighting.
The reports stated the convict
ship Guinea was conveying 126 long
term prisoners when the outbreak
came. The ship was within five
miles or the coast when the con-
vi Is made a wild dash for free
dom, savagely attacking the guards
and crew.
It was only after a desperate
fight that the guards, armed with
rifles and bludgeons, overpowered
the men and locked them In the
hold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
CROPS DROP

AUSTIN, Tex. Dec. 7s-tR)-crop
yields per acre IN Texas during
1929 were considerably below the
average OF the past ten year. the
result largely OF insect damage and
N protracted dry period, according
10 III. III. Schultz. statistician for
the United States department 0f
Agriculture.
Severe losses were sustained from
excessive rains Am the spring and
numerous wind and hail storms.
he said tn his 1929 crop summary
released today.
While wheat. oats, barley, RE,
hay and fruit produced more than
in 1923. other crops such as cot
ton. corn. rice, grain sorghum, pea
nuts and white and sweet pota-
toes made less. cotton alone re-
duced the income from crops by
more than 800. .0O0, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-28
RUM WAR ON

BUFFALO. N. Y. Dec. 2S-tR-
Rival Detroit and Buffalo liquor
running gangs were declared by
federal agents today to be engaged
IN a war for control OF the On
tario liquor output
g. M. Gramer, special investiga-
tor or the Treasury department,
has been assigned here To look In
10 the situation which already has
resulted IN the murder or one De-
troit smuggler and the disappear
ance OF three others.
The war started with the descent
upon Ontario ports OF Bridgeburg,
Port Colborne and Fort Erie OF
Detroit smugglers who with offers
OF higher wages lured away some
OF the Buffalo gangs best liquor
traffickers.