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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Olive Borden AS
Film Bandit Queen

Olive Borden finds herself in a
new role in "Gangwar' the FBO
special now playing at the Dittmann
theatre. AS Flowers q little taxi
dancer, she becomes the virtual
queen of San Francisco's largest
underworld gang, when its leader
falls madly in love with her.
Flowers" loves another, and
though she becomes the wife Of
the gangster. the climax finds her
In the arms OF her lover after the
most thrilling action ever put into
an underworld drama.
Eddie Gribbon is the gangster
leader while Jack Pickford Is great
as the lover Of Flowers. Walter
Long and Frank Chew complete the
cast diressed by Bert Glennon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

glorifies ziegfield in its supberb
spectacle of music. beauty and dra-
ma coming to the Rivoli Theatre
Sunday. "Rio Rita"
Against the most lavish sets yet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
With Brownsville q and Valley TheaterS

ment In the presence Of the offstage
company and one or them had 20
take up the cry where I left off"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

With that kind OF background. 10.
~ not surprising no stories have
been issued from the Lloyd studio
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

telling hnw the comedian "frnzn
with fright" wher NE made hts de-
but before the micronhone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Rio Rita Gorgeous
Musical Comedy Film

AS Florenz Zeigfield has "glorified" !
the American cir, so Radio Pictures
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Mystery of Dollar Mark.

There are many theories as to the
origin of the dollar mark, but there Is
not one which seems to he thoroughly
satisfactory. 1t is popularity supposed
to be conventional combination OF
the letters U S. but there are some
which say that II is sign made use OF
by the ancient sun worshipers of Cen
trail Asia. while another attributes II
to the bOokkeeper of Virginia tobac-
CO warehouse There are various
other explanations, all of which have
been investigated by university pro
lessor who has given special study t.
the subject, and his conclusion is that
the dollar mark as we know II is d
direct descendant from the Spanish
authorizations of rs for pesos. the
letters of which have been gradual
" combined and metamorphosed into
the present dollar mark. The r was
often made with two strokes. which
could very readily In the course Of
time. become U by making one
down stroke and continuing the line
upward.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Delinquent Jap Youths
Trained to Be Sailors

A floating prison for the sole con-
hnement of japanese juvenile delin-
quents has just been opened, the In
auguration ceremony being attended
by Minister of Justice Hara and other
high judicial officials. 1t is anchored
off the coast of Tokyo, near Yoke
hama, and from time to time will go
out on short cruises. This prison ship,
formerly the warship Musashi, was
remodeled with a view to providing
some practical method of curing
young lawbreakers by giving their
minds and bodies healthy occupations.
The crew will be selected from vari-
GUS juvenile detention houses. Each
boy taken on the ship will be kept for
six months and given the training of
q regular seaman. About fifty boys
are to be kept on the ship at time.
Half of them will range from four
teen to eighteen years of age and the
rest from eighteen to twenty-three
years. When they have served their
terms the boys will be able to get
work on merchant ships and thus
earn an honest living, 1t is pointed out
by the judicial authorities.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
School Observatory Is
New Idea in Education

The city of Oakland, Calf, main
tains II unique institution as n part of
It's public school system. 1t Is Chabot
observatory, a modern astronomical
and meteorological observatory situated
on Leona heights in the suburbs of
that city. 1t is maintained for popular
instruction in the sciences relating to
weather, climate, and the stars. II is
also affiliated with the United States
Weather bureau and with the college.
1t has large telescope through which
visitors are permitted to view the
wonders of the heavens, and 1t is free
and open to the public day and night
In addition TO the school children OF
Oakland. many thousands of tourists
call at the observatory every year.
1t Is, perhaps, the only institution OF
it's kind in the United States main
tained as part of the municipal pub
Tic school system.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

The air brake was invented by
Westinghouse In 1869. When he was
twenty years of age an accident start
ed his interest in railroad problems.
While studying unified control OF
brakes he read of the use of com.
pressed air in drilling the Mont Gents
tunnel in Italy. After his first patent
was issued he Interested w. W. Card,
superintendent of the. Steubenvflle df-
vision Of the Panhandle railway. and
obtained permission to equip a loco
motive and four passenger cars for
practical tryout. Shortly after leaving
the terminal station in Pittsburgh, as
the train emerged from the tunnel at
Fourth avenue, the engineer, Dan
Tate, saw drayman drive onto the
tracks ahead. Tate reached for the
handle of the new brake and brought
the train to q complete stop four feet
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Part of Tree 100000
Years Old Found in u. S

Trenton, N. determination OF
piece of American chestnut tree found
by we'll driller at Bradevelt, Mon
mouth county, several feet below the
surface, showed evidence that the
chestnut tree grew in New Jersey CO..
100000 years ago, the state depart
ment of conservation and development
announced recently.
Meredith T. Johnson, assistant state
geologist, identified the piece as Of
the late Cretoceous age, geologic
period which Is said to have ended
GO00O,OOO years ago. Unlike most fos-
sill wood found in these formations,
the piece was said to be well preserved
and Its texture fiber plainly visible.
Prof s. j. Record OF the Yale fores
try school agreed with Johnson The
piece was placed In the State museum
The wood was found in the forma.
tion known to biologists as English
town sand.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
House of Seven Gables
Turned Into Hcstelry

Salem, Mass.-Memories of other
men gathered at the House of Seven
Gable; in Salem for few hours of
rternshment and entertainment. have
been revived by announcement that
the historical building has followed
the trend of the times and Is accom-
modating overnight guests with board
and rooms. Reasonable prices" are
charged for these accommodations,
which are in the old Hathaway house,
built in 1882 and in the adjoining cot
tages. which have been renovated for
tors and others who desire to enjoy
colonial atmosphere.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
CHAPTER XIII
From the Society Islands to the
Cook Islands in an Open Boat.

1t has been something OF sport OF
recent years to cross the Atlantic and
even the Pacific in a small boat. some
times under sail and sometimes under
motor power. Tiny craft have done
It, and at best 1t Is not comfortable
kind of voyage. In sporting events
your ocean-going small boat always
had cabin, or an imitation OF one
That Is what we should have had, but
we were not so lucky. and. besides. the
load we carried made existence aboard
our lifeboat that had been converted
into cruiser cranlped affair indeed
There was only one place we could
crust to he dry. the huoyant air tanks
at the sides of the boat. In these we
packed our bareback. few pieces Of
clothing. photographic apparatus and
the all-impnrtant tobacco II affected
the buoyancy Of our craft, but we had
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
ISOLATE DRUGS IN
VENOM OF TOADS
Find Potent Substances in Chi.
nese Product.

Baltimore.-The dried venom OF
Chinese toads has been found to be
a virtual pharmacoporla.
Four potent substances have been
isolated successfully by DR.. X. X
Chen, with the cooperation of DR.
Hans Jensen of Johns Hopkins medi.
cal school.
One is ergosterol, which cures
ricketts, in rats in exactly the same
manner as cod liver oil does. 1t oc
ours together with cholesterol. white,
fatty, crystalline alcohol which ia
tasteless and Odorless.
Another is adrenalin. Identical with
that obtained from the suprarenal
gland of animals, which has been
used widely In medicine The supra.
renal gland, located near the anterior
end Of each kidney, secretes sub.
the circulatory and muscular systems
The other two principles have an
action similar to that of digita!is,
which has been employed in the treat.
ment of heart disease Digitalis il an
important drug from the leaves of
the purple foXglove.
The venom, processed into dried
cakes by Chinese druggists, long has
been used in the Orient because of
it's medicinal properties. Taken in
ternally as q pill 1t Is said to be able
to break colds. while externally II has
been used in the treatment of tooth.
ache and local inflammatory condi.
tons.
Experiments have been conducted
with animals but 1t is hoped, accord
ing to Doctor Chen, that further study
In man will show the newly isolated
substances to be useful therapeutic.
cally.
Mystery shrouds the production of
the cakes, which are rich with sub,
stances identical with animal prod
ucts on the one hand and resembling
plant products on the other, and are
at once either virulent poison or q
powerful and beneficial medicine.
Attempts are being made to secure
| specimens of the toad for q detailed
morphological study, to ascertain
which species produce the venom The
method Of securing the secretions and
| drying them up into cakes also Is the
subject OF inquiry.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Women Outnumber Men
as Glacier Park Hikers

Glacier Park, Mont.-Tourist travel
% Glacier National park for the first
month of the 1929 season shows con
siderable Increase over that OF the
tame period last year. Travellers
have registered from nearly every
state and many are from foreign
countries. Hotel, auto-stage and trail
saddle horse facilities are the best
n the history of the park. government
inspection shows.
While the male visitor is more no
dceable on the verandas, the number
" young women mixers on the Rocky
mountain trails exceeds that of any
previous season. Two women walk
through the park to every man who
iares this endurance test, 1t Is esti.
mated.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Happy Gorilla Family.

The gorilla is homogeneous and di.
vorce and remarriage are not among
his problems. When domestic rela-
lions have once been formed they re-
mair until death doth part" No COM
panionate or trial marriages in the
forest The young cling to the family
group until matured, and often longer.
bringing their own mates to live in
the habitat of their parents. The repu.
tation of this type of ape for ferocity
is said to have been greatly exaggerat.
ed. AS might be expected of an AMI.
NAL loving peaceful home life with its
family. the gorilla. naturaIists assert
rarely becomes dangerous unless at.
hacked In defense of it's family or It.
self. however. II will savagely attach
an aggressor who forces II into battle
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Cathode Ray Tube Used
in Finding False Jewels

Lynn, Mass.-The newl! developed
cathode ruy tube, designed to separate
genuine and synthetic gems. has been
put into commercial use for the first
time BY the General Electric company
here. Sapphires. second only to Ola
monds In hardness, are widely used b!
the company MS jewels for bearings
In meters and other delicnte electrical
Instruments. Tile new tube Is proving
Invaluable, II is said. In sorting gems
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Human Mineral

A large deposit of vermfcullte, n
recently discovered mineral. has been
found near Libby. Mont, by pros
pector. This substance, Anky and mi
ca-like in appearance, Is unique In
that 1t exhibits human characteristics
when brought into contact with heat.
Upon Introduction to n flame the min
eral commences to twist and writhe
as IF making an agonized attempt to
escape the burn, meanwhile giving
off drops Of water apparently per
SEPARATION caused by Its violent effort
and the heat.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
When Authors Are Rich

Upton Sinclair, the novelist and rad
ical, was complaining about the poor
pay accorded to authors.
'When hear that nm author Is
rich" he said, II always think of SIN
nickson.
II met Sinnickson. the famous nov
elist, in my youth.
"'Yes. OH yes, am rich man.
he told me.
elbow did you acquire your for
tune, Mr.. Sinnickson, If may ask?
"'At II single stroke said Sinnick'
son.
"'Of your penn said l.
"'No; of my parnlytic aunt said
he"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Cow Removes Tonsils
of Bow in Pasture

Berlin. Conn. BERNARD Mazu
rex, four, of Treasure Fields,
Kensington, needed TO have his
tonsils removed, but he or his
parents had been putting off the
dread day. Now he Is rid of the
bothersome tonsils. thanks to the
unsolicited assistance of n COW.
The boy was attempting Il.
hook q piece of paper on the
horn OF grazing cow when the
animal lifted its horns and poked
him In the mouth. The boy WINS
taken to the office of Dr. A. J
Goodwin. where II was found
that the poke had caused the re
moval of one tonsil and Doctor
Goodwin finished the job The
patient Is at home. as we'll az
could be expected.
f,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
China to Make Memorial
of Beautiful koo Home

Peiping. DR.. Wellington
Koo, former premier of China, Is liv.
ing in exile abroad, his beautiful home
in Peipine Is to be turned into memo
rial to the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The
action has been taken without con
sultine Doctor Koo, as II is felt his
property can be contiscated as that of
rebel. because he worked for the
Chang Tso-lin government.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
The L,ombards.

Lombard street, the principal bank
quarter Of the city of London, takes
its name from the "LOmbards." 80
called italian goIdsmiths and money
lenders. who settled there in the be
ginning of the Twelfth century.
They were then commonly called
.T.ongheards." and the name of the
thoroughfare was spelt Indifferent!
Longbord and T.nngebred century
or so later II had become corrupted
into I.angh0urne-tha Is. ''lon2
brook"-and this misleading title II
still retained for the ward in which
It Is situated.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Treasure Finder

Fl. p. Douglas, an English naval
officer, has, by means OF contriv.
nnce known as the srnic depth finder
devised Il way to locate sunken trehs.
ure. The instrument by sending out
sound waves and recording the
elapsed time before the echo returns.
calculates the distance between itself
and the rejecting surface on the
ocean floor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Two Colors

Paris now advances the theory that
evening ensembles are more beautiful
when the wrap does not entirely agree
in color and fabric with the gown. In
one new ensemble, copper colored vel.
vet wrap, with blue fox collar, tops
bois de rose chiffon gown
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

Picnicker Ito ollicer) cal
nmity! My poems have been blown
over the cliff!
write 'em again, cant you?
"Oh. yes, but my sandwiches were
wrapped up in them. Humorist.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Wedding Note Long on Way

letter congrnluln.ina him on his
marriage and mnled ~ yenrs ago has
Just been received by Mark Hamburg
a well-known pianist Of London II
WINS dispatched from the Savage club
of that city on March 10. 1908, ana
was recently rend'lressed to him n;
the same club from which II had feen
sent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

Tryout of Air Brake All That Was Needed

from the PROSTATE man, who had been
flung from his wagon by the rearing
of the horses. This proved a wholly
satisfactory demonstration of West
inghouse's invention and few weeks
later the Westinghouse Air Brake
company was organized. July. 1869
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
PARkER'S
= - VT - Az ~ n n


A psychic gentleman in New York
Is trying the experiment of broadcast
Ing thought waves, using ordinary ra-
do station equipment. He may be dis
appointed in the results, because,
much MS we hate to admit 1t. many of
the people he is sending thought
waves to haven't anything TO tune IN
with.-Spokane Spokesman Review.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Sized Lace

A beautiful navy blue hat with me-
dunn alI.around brim and crown fit-
ting the heat snugly is mnde of sized
lace. 1t looks exactly like q lace
hOrsehair braid
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Plant

"What is that Immense buildingT
IAN electric light plant The man
who owns 1t deserves grent credit. He
started in very small way"
"pon't tell me he raised that plant
from q bulb"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Light at the Poles

In speaking of the period of dark.
ness at The poles. complete darkness is
not implied. but rather sort Of twi.
light. There Is sufficient light for or.
dinnry activities to be carried on.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Knee Flounees

Tiers and LOUNGES are posed lower
ON skirts than they were. A leaf print
in beige. navy blue and orange mas Its
circular liounce from the knee. The
trock has severe princess lines, with
flaring cuffs and collar.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

Sheep owners Of Monroe, N. G.,
complain that wild dogs are playing
havoc with their fiocks. The dogs are
domestic pets which have gone astray.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Time to Fit Shoes

To get comfortably.titted shoes buy
them In the afternoon, when the ex'
ercisc Of the day has spread the mus
Giles of tie feet to their largest extent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

A married man always wonders
what his wife will say after the com
pniy has gone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

Motorists there any speed law
here?
Native-Naw, you fellers can't get
through here any too fnst for us.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

Dainty white dresses for baby or
daughter made beautiful by Russ Ball
Blue. Your Grocer has it.-Adv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06

There are ~ homes In the hand, not
counting the bones OF the wrist
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
Count Luckner, the Sea Devil

The Seeadler is wrecked and
the Count and his crew find
themselves getaways on a coral
atoIl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
HOOVER INFLUENCE
. ON PARTY GROWING.
Gain in Republican Control
Seen in Selection of New
Chairman.
BY JAMES L. WEST.

After six months in the White House,
President Hoover slowly is Tightening
his hold on the control of the machinery
of the Republican party.
More and more his own individual
policies will be reflected in the direction
of party affairs as the 1880 by-elections
approach.
Another original Hoover man-Claud-
ils H. Huston of TenneSsee-will be
elected chairman of the Republican
national committee at the meeting of
that body here September 9. and 1t is
regarded as certain the national COM
mitteeman to be selected for the State
Of Georgia will be Hoover supporter
of long standing.
Succeeds Work.
Huston will succeed DR.. Hubert Work
who retireS TO private life after refus-
ing an ambaSSadorShip and after nearly
eight years of service in the cabinet and
year and more as chairman of the
national committee.
Work was the first of the Coolidge
cabinet openly to support Hoover's cam
didacy for the presidential nomination,
and unquestionably that fact entered
into his selection as director of the
campaign in which Hoover was swept
into the White House by an unprece-
dented majority of the electoral college
But it is not alone in the affairs of
the national committee that the Hoover
influence is being felt. He is credited
with having had large hand in the
selection ot Senator George II. Moses,
New Hampshire, to head the Repub-
llcan senatorial campaign committee.
Selection Natural.
Moses was one of the first of the
Senators to declare for Hoover's NOM
ination; was very active in the general
campaign last year, and as he is a
friends say 1t was natural that Hoover
should turn to him as director of the
senatorial campaign.
| A strong believer in coordination,
the President conceived the idea of
closer cooperation between the ma
! tional and the senatorial and congress
slonal campaign committees, and he
selected Charles A. Dawson, a former
member of Congress, to act as liaison
officer between these three organiza-
| tons.
That means the creation of a new
post in the national committee; that of
executive secretary. Dawson will have
that job. When he first was selected
there was bit of mystery surrounding
| the subject due to Discrimination of
! party leaders to make any formal an
nouncement pending the formal cleo
ton of DR.. Works successor.
Will Remain Neutral.
While the President is likely to adopt
neutral attitude in.the party primary
contests for Senators and Representa-
tives next Spring and Summer, some of
| those in his counsels look for him to
throw the weight of his influence in
certain States where Republican candi-
| dates, especially for the Senate, find
themselves in a close fight with the
| Democrats
What particular means he will find to
accomplish that will depend upon cir
cumstances during the campaign, but
undoubtedly the means will come to
hand, as the President naturally is in
terested in maintaining working ma
! jority of his party in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
CALL NEW VEN|RE
IN. MURDER TRIAL
Only Six of 1926 Accepted to
Try 13 Men and Three
Woman Defendants.
BY the Associated Press.


CHARLOTTE, N. c.. August 3d.
With only six jurors chosen from 1875
veniremen, another venire of 800 had
been called today in the hope of COM
pleting a jury to try 10 men and 3
women charged with Staying o. F. Alder
holt. Gastonia chief of police, in clash
between striking textile workers and
officers last June.
A carpenter, cotton mill employee and
news vender were placed in the box
yesterday with two farmers and steel
worker chosen the day before. In elm
mating the other veniremen called yes
terday, the prosecution used five of its
peremptory challenges, bringing its
total to 81. 1t is permitted So. The de-
Tense used AZ of its 1913 peremptory
challenges.
OF 200 men previously called as a
special venire. only 40 remained to be
examined today, service never having
been secured on some. Judge M. v.
Barnhilr presiding, yesterday ordered
the other venire of 300 called.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
HANDICRAFT EXHIBIT.

play Being Held Today.
A demonstration Of articles made by
boys and girls of the Benning School
playground will be given there this
afternoon, beginning at o'clock
The exhibit will include articles made
by kindergarten children up to various
work of handicraft and expert sewing
by the older children. The affair is an
annual one, and large crowd is pre-
dicted for this afternoon.