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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

That's as good as anything, I guess"
They talked on for some time
then we're silent again. Kent broke
the stiffness.
"Have-have you made any plans
for going away for your divorce?
When are we going to break up
our happy little home? You won't
want to 60 on like this, Of course"
1t vas several seconds before she
answered him.
We've better wait a while. I
don't mind y-ur staying here-while
you better wait until your business
gets Strengthened out a little bit
and this Dovie business blows over
Somebody might think that Is what
broke us up"
Il feel like I'm imposing on you
the whole thing is so miserably
mixed up in my mind that I'm
nearly crazy wondering how we're
going to get out Of the mess grace
fully"
1T is a little more difficult than
We thought it would be, isn't it? We
didn't count on cyclones and Wal
Street bears and Sunday newspaper
exposes. 1t won't be hard to con-
vince me after this that truth /;
stranger than fiction"
you" Kent asker her, then.
plan to get married and live hap
PLY ever after, Of course? DOM
you?"
1t hurt to have to tell him. But
she felt it no more than fair, since
he had asked-So point E'ankly.
I'll promised marry Barlow
just a few days before he left. But
I didn't say just-When."
Kent took ,-er face between his
hand and looked into her eyes fol
a moment. She felt the blood rush
through her, and KIN that sht
was coloring. he dropped her eyes
"You-do you love HIN, Viviani
IRE you sure?"
She pulled his hands away, ane
hid her face on his shoulder.
II think he's a wonderful man
Kent. And what is there here fol
me? 1t would be best for both O.
us-if I did. 1t would be a good way
out"
CTO I CONTINUED)
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Home-States Building

The idea Of the "home-states" building at the va
ley mid-winter fair is a novel one.
It is proposed to gather there under one roo1 eX-
hibits of products Of every one OF the 40 states tneSe
exhibits to be permanent.
Not only will there be exhibits, but in each OF the
booths there will be a list of the names Of Valley
citizens who removed to this section from the various
states.
The booth for each state will be in charge OF the
home-state club and all members will be enrolled on
the list Of names.
This viii form a fine and convenient register.
Imagine the 10Y of a person who has Just arrived
in the Valley when, upon visiting the home-stateS
building, he looks over the list Of names and flnds
several of his friends or acquaintance registered
there.
Imagine q man h~esitating about buying land in
the Valley because he would have to leave his dear
friends back home. He reads the list of persons reg
istered from his state and learns that he will have
friends down here, too. He hesitates no longer.
The building itself is unique. 1t will be perfectly
round, 200 feet in diameter and the roof will be OF a
new patented design.
The 48 booths will be arranged u between each
Of the four entrances and In the center there will be
an enormous space for holding luncheons, group
meetings and dances. No stage will be provided as
the municipal auditorium at the fair grounds already
provides ample facilities for any entertainment re-
quiring a stage.
This will be the only place In the entire South
where q permanent exhibit from every state IN the
Union will be maintained.
The finance plan has about been worked out, &C
cording to John r. Floore, manager Of the fair, and
construction is expected to begin in the near future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
The State Auditor

There will be a new face in the big dome picture
In the near future-that of state auditor to be named
by Governor Moody. One Of the most important Of
fices ever created is. the act creating that Of the de-
~partrnent of auditing. All departments will be super
vised. All institutions Of the state will be given a
closeup accounting.
Texas needs a real auditor and real auditors or
accountants or investigators should be named as his
assistants.
There is a state highway department that dis
brIrses millions annually. There is a railroad COM
mission with its adjuncts; there is a department OF
education; there is a land office department and
many minor departments, all maintained by the tax
money taken from the pockets Of the people.
Economy in government IS necessary as we'll as
honesty In government. There should be no waste OF
the public funds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
Another Slice of Territory

approximately 28,5OO acres or 446 square miles o.
Oklahoma land would be added to Texas if the SUI
prene court Of the United States should approve a re-
port filed by Samuel S. Gannett, its commissioner.
According to the Gannett report the present boun-
Diary between Oklahoma and Texas from the Rec
river running north was run by the Jones-BroWn-
Clarke survey in 1S59-1960 and Oklahoma since be-
coming a state has exercised sovereignty over lane
which belongs to Teras.
Washington correspondents say the Gannett re-
port will be presented to the supreme court for ap-
prevail when it convenes in october and Texas and
Oklahoma will be given opportunity to be heard
Texas lands for Texans should be the slogan. It j
said there are $4,000 former Oklahomans voting cit
liens Of Texas. There are twice that number former
Texans voting citizens of Oklahoma.
Send the flowers to Commissioner Gannett. HI
is a genuine engineer-surveyor He knew where K
find the ancient landmarks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
The Once Over
WHAT? NO SILK PARACHUTEs?
BY q. Z. PHILLIPS

"WASHINGTON-The United States Bureau of
Standards has developed a cotton parachute, which
it has found to be a reliable substitute for silk, it was
announced today."-News item.
Extreme indignation was voiced by women fnerS
when shown the above dispatch today. A protest to
Washington is expected. No woman can be expected
to hop out Of a plane in a cotton parachute when
she knows there are silk ones on the market.
The next thing you know the government will be
urging that airplane bodies be made of wicker, that
wings be manufactured from compressed calico and
that propellers be made out Of discarded Bingham
aprons.
Il would like to see them had me a cotton para
chute" said Ina Dodo today. IT would hand it right
back to them and demand decent material. Does
the government think a real lady would want to be
seen falling out Of a plane in a parachute Of cheap
material like cotton?
silk parachutes have been used for years and so
far as I have heard there have been no complaints.
There is something comforting and satisfactory about
coming down in a silk parachute. 1t gives a girl a
feeling of refinement and class.
"But you can trust Uncle Sam to go meddling with
matters. just when all the girls have become used
to jumping out of fuselages in silk 'chutes, he goes to
work and substitutes cotton!
Can you imagine a government being so cheap?
When anybody, man or woman, steps out Of a plane
in the air it may be his or her last trip, and you
wouldn't think the country would begrudge EN- a
high class parachute.
1T is up to the women filters Of America to rise in
arms and notify Uncle Sam that they will do no
cotton parachute jumping for nobody. If real silk
is too expensive we girls might compromise on cele-
nese or rayon, but we will hop out Of our airplanes
without any parachutes whatsoever before we will
consent to come down In five and 1O-cent store ones"
The young woman was all worked up over the
matter.
"You can land as safely In a cotton parachute
as in a silk one" she was reminded.
II know it" she snapped. "But it looks like hell"
VARIATION NO. SO,6O5
Experimenting with Purple Golf BalI"-Headline)
I've never seen a purple ball
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you one and all
I'd rather see than be one.
BATHING BEACH OLD-TIMERS
1.-The woman who still wears stockings in the
water.
2-The one who wears long sleeves for fear she
will burn.
3-The fellow who wears a ~two-piece suit.
"A male bather with a bathing cap.
5-The girl who still thinks it cute to pretend she
needs swimming instructions.
6-The fellow who floats.
AN OVERSIGHT
Mr.. Julius Rosenwald Of Sears-Roebuck, says that
success Is 95 per cent luck and 5 per cent ability.
That isn't making any allowance for the catalogue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
California Booster
Method Suggested
To Valley Residents
Especial to The HeraId)

N0POSA@4 " +4AS
MISSION, July 24.-Homer Smith
was the headliner at Mondays Ro-
tary luncheon, with a descriptive
talk of the trip he and his family
took to California this month. Mr..
Smith told of the constant and per-
sistent endeavors Of the California
residents to make the tourist appre-
ciate and like that state; that every
one makes it his business to boost
his state, and that no loaferS are
to be found.
Mr.. Smith seemed quite certain
that the Valley residents can take
the same attitude toward the trav-
eler who enters her gates, and make
many lasting friends.
He ended his talk with the advice
to the Valley Rotarians that If tour
lists are to be impressed with the
beauty Of the Valley the sooner the
Valley gets busy and follows the ex-
ample of the western state in the
way Of preparing comfort for the
tourist and beauty upon which to
rest his eye, the sooner the tourist
will wend his way toward the Rio
Grande Valley.
B. o. Pharr of Houston, F. G.
Whittlesey Of this city. and Russell
S. Howarth Of st. Paul, Mimi, were
visitors.
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READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
Vivian Matthews, shy and IN
happy, and called a flat tire be-
lieving herself to be a doorstep baby,
married Wentworth Hillman Johns
III, to help him secure his grand
fathers fortune, with the under
standing that she is to have one
hundred thousand dollars, and a
divorce in Paris, at the end Of the
year. But a cyclone wipes their
home and business away, and Wall
Street sweeps the fortune. Vivian
insists upon Kent staying with her
in the little Matthews cottage, and
when she learns that she is the
rightful Johns heir-the grand
daughter of Johns land Kent is
an orphanage waif, she SWears her
mothers father, and Judge Potter,
to secrecy, and establishes Kent in
business with part of her inherited
half million dollars. She is en-
gagged to marry Mann Barlow, fam
Gus artist, who has painted her and
taught her to fly, when she is free.
Kent is to marry his old fiancee,
who Tilted him. Bark returns to
New York, and Patricia Sullivan re-
ceives a wire from hNn to the eff
feet that he has secured a part in
a show for her. Vivian is jealous.
Only a month Of the marriage con-
tract remains. Kent writes Dovie
a lengthy letter. Vivian flies to
SaIina to see Celeste and buy a
new dress for the dinner at the
mayors house. At the dinner
Vivian is no longer a FLAT tire"
and Kent marvels at her poise and
wit. Kent learns the truth about
Dovie from a Sunday story.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER LIV
There is nothing that could hap
pen to you that would make me
say anything else" Vivian took his
face in her hands. Besides, 1 sort
of blame myself for this last blow.
I might have saved you from it,"
How could you have saved me?"
Because" she confessed, then,
with difficulty. II knew about it.
Not all Of it. But I knew about her
being a blac; mailer"
The phrase sounded so ugly that
she regretted it Chen she saw Kent
vince.
"You-kneW."
eyes, Bark knew her in Paris. I
made him tell me one day-the day
after the New Years party, when he
tried to save me from humiliation by
drinking the toast to Aud Lang
Syne'-remember?'
He nodded gravely,
"Yes-I remember. Dovie cried
when I asked her, and said I had no
faith in her" He laughed shortly,
bitterly, at the recollection.
II didn't tell you," Vivian went on,
because I thought you would hate
ne for gossiping. I knew she had
gone SO far in making you believe
her that she could do almost any
thing with you. Bark, of course, felt
he couldn't tell you and be a gen.
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Tossed Into the Wastebasket

Representative Reno E. Eickenroht' the only re-
n,b1ican member Of the house, asked by resolution
A. the annointment Of a committee to prepare and
offer revenue raising measures to the next legislature
The gentleman from Guadalupe made a fearful
cIea for the adoption Of hte resolution. Well, appar-
entlv a majority of the house did not care to tap new
sources Of revenue at this time for they throttled the
resolution.
That Is, they sent it to the official wastebasket
There are two republican members OF the senate
rha+ &c thew were republicans last year. There is
- telling what will emerge from the Texas political
melting pot next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

Who am I? What is my occupa-
ton? Which Of my creations has
created much controversy in New
York City ever since its completion?
What two countries participated
in the Hundred Years War?
What mathematician IS said TO
have first proved the proposition
that the square Of the hypotenuse OF
a right-angled triangle equals the
sum Of the squares Of the other two
sides?
LET brotherly love continue"
Where Is this passage found In the
Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. D.
Former Commissioner OF Health

tial. For particulars send . self
addressed, stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
M. T. Q.-What can I do to over
come "gases2 I am usually trou-
bled with constipation.
what are the symptoms =
cancer?
Aft you correct constipation you
will probably not be bothered with
gases" Try to eat simple FOODS
avoiding the ones 'unduly rich in rats
and starches. Eat plenty Of fresh
vegetables and fruits. For other in
formation send q self-addressed,
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
2-The symptoms depend upon the
location Of the cancer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

There are lots Of people who do not know where
there next check is coming from" AYERS a financial
writer. Also there are lots with a strong suspicion
that their last check is coming back-Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
WASHINGTON Letter
BY HERBERT c. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, July 24-Out on Connecticut av-
enue, where is located one Of the most exclusive hotels
in the national capital, five flag poles jut out on the
street.
From the one in the center waves the Stars and
Stripes at all times. The other four are reserved for
special occasions.
Should a high official of a foreign country be a
guest at the hotel the emblem Of his native land IS
unfurled to the breeze each day during his stay.
On the occasion of a national holiday of some
foreign country, If the diplomatic representative Of
that country is a resident of the hotel, as a courtesy
to him his flag is flown for the day.
At such times the hotel authorities consult with
the state department to make sure that the act is in
strict conformity with government policy, and that
no day or event is recognized which does not bear the
stamp OF approval Of the United States government.
COURTING FAVOR
The display Of flags on appropriate occasions is
only one method employed by Washington hosteIries
70 court the favor of the capitals cosmopolitan popu-
lation and draw distinguished foreign visitors as their
guests.
OtneTs even more novel and requiring much great
er effort and expense are employed daily.
For instance, the Mayflower, where Vice President
GURUS has his home and which is a rendezvous for
Latin and South American officialdom. requires al
OF It's employees who come into contact with the e1,ests
10 have a conversational knowledge Of Spanish.
Two or three times a week bellboys, housekeepers.
clerks, porterS, walters and others attend regular
classes conducted in the hotel. The management has
found that it is a great help to the guests to be able
to ask questions and give directions in their native
tongue and be understood.
A DIPLOMAT
ms same hotel employs a well-educated and pol
lShed Cuban who does nothing but keep in contact
Win Latin and South American guests. It is his ioh
70 attend to their complaints, see that anything they
oeSlre IS provided, and make their STAY in Washington
ana at the Mayflower as pleasant as possible.
Inc most elaborate room in the hotel has been
designated the hall. A bronze plaque
aoornS the wall. and it is the plan to decorate it with
sculpture, paintings and furniture from the Latin and
South American countries.
Every month the hotel issues a handsome hooklat
II spanish listing the visitors from foreign countries
10 washington and the social functions thew attend
ed while here. This booklet goes to all of the 20 conn
tries IN Pan-America.
But 1t Is IN the kitchen where the greatest effort
70 please foreign guests is made.
Cooks OF almost every nationality are represented
there. Indeed, there ere so many that the hotel has
found it necessary to have one common language.
It is French.
No matter where a guest may come from or what
he desires to eat there is some one In the kitchen who
can fill his order just as well as if he were in his ia
Vorite restaurant at home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
Star Lore
Why Mercury and Venus Have N
Mnnnm
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

4N40OAA0
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter
Eight planets move in their re-
spective orbits around the sun, and
each but Mercury and Venus has
one or more satellites rotating
around 1t: The Earth has one, Mars
two, Jupiter nine, Saturn ntne,
Uranus four, and Neptune one, a
total Of 26 moons. theoretically
moons were originally a part Of their
primary or planet around which
they rotate, having been thrown off
by the influence of rapid rotation of
the planet while yet In semi-liquid
state. But Mercury and Venus have
never displayed any vigorous rotary
velocity, hence would never generate
sufficient centrifugal energy TO
throw off moons.
(More Tomorrow
TOday'S Horoscope
Persons born on this day are in
tense in their loves and hatreds.
They are very neat and precise-al-
most too much so.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
l. Frederick MacMonnies; sculp-
tor; Statute Of Civic Virtue.
2. England and France.
8. Pytharoras.
4. Hebrews, xiii, I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
"A Brute of a Man

A brute of a man is to be given the job vacated by
Mrs Mabel Willebrandt, recently resigned assistant
attorney general in charge Of prohibition enforcement.
ATTORNEY General William D. Mitchell is to name the
successor of the California woman politician and
LAWYER. Mabel kept her face in the big picture for
Years and years. Her predecessor was a woman, a
californian. Now why the discrimination?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
BRIDEGROOM IN RIVER

BRIDEGROOM In RIVEh
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The day before
the date set for his wedding the
body of william Barker was found
In the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

Roosevelt era: Speak softly and carry a big stick
present era: Speakeasy and q .44-Rockford Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

The a~nti-Smiths in Virginia have nominated a
Brown on a Jones law platform-Elizabethto"n
Ezyl News
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

A.-No, and it will probably thin"
your blood if taken in an excessive
amount.
2-For her age and height she
should weigh about lis pounds.
3-No.
-Weight reduction Is purely a
matter of seIf-control as regards the
diet. Exercise is, Of course, essen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

"A. B. Q.-What causes gnawing
in the stomach before rising in the
morning? I always have a good ap-
petite, but get dizzy for about ten
minutes after eating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
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