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mes was going to be discharged-and
discharged Sc quletlr. no doubt.
that no would ever find OF why
she was being -ent away from the
office where she had worked for
four years.
And Dave will never know what
I did with those pages ! tore out OF
her diary" she went on thinking. a.
she jumped IN tn" car and started
home. Everything will blow over
and that nasty cat of a girl will be
out Of the office for good. She's had
her last lunch with Mr.. Van and
Dave, too, for many a long day, III
betl"
Her mind was full OF Dave as the
car jerked and jolted along toward
Upton street.
III talk to him tomorrow, Just as
II nothing had happened" she de-
clared. He can't quarrel with me
If I wont quarrel with him. That's
certain"
When she got home her mother
put her supper away for her in the
hot closet" Of the old kitchen stove
She ate 1t. sitting ut one end OF the
table, while Pud washed the dishes
that he and his mother had used for
their meal.
"How's the Bookkeeping coming
along, Pud?" she asked him. SO
quietly that Mrs. Chatterton. stitch
Ing away on the sewing machine In
the front room. could not hear her.
Have you cut it out. yet?"
Pud did not ancwer. He simplv
shifted his cigarette from the left
hand corner Of his mouth 10 the
right hand corner. and scowled.
You don't have to speak to me n
you don't want to. young sprout.'
Chatty told him presently. as she
plied up her own dishes and carried
them over to the sink. But when
they arrest you and Ben Tomlinson
DON'T send for m or mother to come
ana bail you out. Just say Won
haven't any folks. and don't give
your ow name, because Id die Of
shame IL anybod. ever knew that \
brother Of mine wa part or a boot
Logging outfit, see?'
Pud grunted.
Yeah. I see a lotta things" he
said sulle ly, as lie polished a plat
Il see my mother KILN herself with
that old sewing machine of hers
that came out Of .oah's Ark-and
I've got $62 Pit away toward a new
Continued on page seven.)
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Talcott's," Mrs. Van went on, be
cause they both work in Mr.. Vans
office-but 1t seemed TO me that
Miss Talcott was the type who'd run
around with a married man II she
got a chance, and that Miss Herford
wasn't. She seems so quiet and
good, doesn't she?"
Chatty turned up her little nose.
shes Just tv. o-faced," she declared.
she goes around acting as II but
ter wouldn't melt in her mouth-but
In her sneaky way she does quite q
lot of vamping il the office!"
Mrs. Van wiped her wet blue eyes
again. Her chin quivered, and her
soft mouth drew down st the COR
ners.
She looked exactly like a big,
pink, helpless baby, and suddenly
Chatty found it very easy to say
the things that she had come there,
meaning to say. that night.
Mrs. Van," she began, Il want to
tell you something. I should have
told it to you when I first started TO
work for Mr.. Van. but mother talk
ed me out of it. That HEREFORD girl
is Just a disappointed old maid. and
because she ant get a man OF her
own she picks on your husband, and
any other man in the office that she
can get 10 look at her. There's one
man. Dave 10 dan, who's years
younger than sh, Is. and she's al
ways trying to get him to take her
out to lunch, too
She stopped herself. This wasn't
the time to talk about Dave Jordan
and Agnesl This was her chance to
talk about Agnes and Mr.. Van, and
get Agnes railroaded out Of the Van
Nuys company's offices forever.
Ever since I've been working
down there I've watched Miss Her.
ford with Mr.. Van." she hurried on.
And 1t would make you just sick II
you could see her, yourselfI Why,
whenever she talks to him she just
rolls her eyes half out of her head
at himl And all day long it's Mr.
Van, this is your day to lunch at the
Rotary club, and Mr.. Van this, and
Mr.. Van that She just works on
him all the time. I'll bet you she
ASKED him to take her to lunch
those times. 20 she could ask his
advice on somethingl That's the
kind she is. She wants to seem Sc
good, but she's as dangerous as a
rattlesnakel" She finished breath
lessly.
Mrs. Van Just stared at her in
that helpless. Clildlike way Of q
pampered souled woman who Is
tasting unhappiness for the first
time.
Il don't know what to do she
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16

"The steward ON this dining car Is Mr.. Enmanuei
Xavier Groggins."-Note on q Pullman diner menu.
Passenger-WaiterI
Waiter-Yes, sahl
Passenger-Can I depend on 1t?
Waiter-Depend on what, sab?
passenper-On the statement that the steward
nm this diner is Emmanuel Xavier Groggins?
Waiter-Yes. indeed.
Passenger-No fooling. now2
Waiter-No foolin.
Passenger-I had a very annoying experience on
another train the other day when the menu stated
that the steward was Macy Macarthur Breckenridge
and l had chatted with him under that name all
through dinner before I discovered tnat ms haiiie
was really Carlos P. Schmalz.
waiter-It must have been some other railroad.
Now on this line when a menu tells you who the
steward is. you can depend on it. We're very par
ticular about 1t.
Passenger-It was on this very road.
Waiter-Well. then, Mr.. Breckenridge must have
been taken sick or something and they had to sub
stitute Mr.. Schmalz on such short notice that tney
couldn't print his name on the bill of fare.
Passerger-No, that wasn't 1t. You see. whenever
I eat on a diner I always look at the menu to see
who is the steward and then / ask for him at once.
l like the personal touch Well. ! asked for Macy
Macarthur Breckenridge, and what do you think the
waiter replied?
Waiter-I dunno, sab.
Passenger-He replied that he had never heard
of Macy Macarthur Breckenridge. 1 said. why, my
good fellow. he is the steward on this diner. 1t says
so in black and white" The waiter just shook his
head and said. mo, sir: the steward on this diner
is Herman K. Austin" This annoyed me, and, show
ing him the menu. I pointed to the name of Macy
Macarthur Breckenridge and told him that unless ne
was the steward the road was deceiving its customer.
Waiter-I see, sab.
Passenger-Well. the steward himself heard the
argument and he came over to my table and an
nornced that he was Herman K. Austin. and that
he was the steward on that diner. I demanded to
know what had happened to Macy Macarthur Breck-
inridge. He told me he had taken a week off to get
married.
Waiter-What did you do next. sab?
Passenger-I stood on my rights and on the menu.
I looked Mr.. Austin in the eve and I told him that
the menu called for Macy Macarthur Breckenridge
and that I wanted him and would accept no other.
waiter-Did you ever get Mr.. Macy Macarthur
Breckenridge. sab?
Passenger-No, I had to accept Herman x. Austin.
waiter-It was most unfortunate. sab But moth
ing like that will happen on this diner. Do you wish
to see Mr.. Groggins?
Passenger-Yes, fetch Emmanuel Xavier Grog-
gins.
CThere is an interval Of five minutes).
Steward-You sent for me, sir?
Passenger-Yes, Mr. Groggins.
Steward-wortleberry is the name. sir; Lucius H.
Wortleberry.
Passenger ~tslipping out Of his chair)-Awk-k-k-kl
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murmured, her voice still choky
with her tears.
"Do?" Chatty repeated, feeling as
though she were years and years
older than the woman before her.
DO? Why. you e got to get rid
of her, Mrs. Van You've got to tell
Mr.. Van how silly she's getting to
be about him, and tell him TO fire
her, of coursel'
Mrs. Van seemed to turn this over
In her mind for a minute or two.
Then she slowly nodded her head.
Il suppose you're right she said
thoughtfully. There's no use in
waiting until the mischief's done. Is
there? I'd better get rid Of her
while there's nothing between them
worse than a couple Of lunches to-
gether."
When Chatty left her she was still
nodding her blonde head UP and
down.
Thank you SO much" she called
out just a. he door closed, and
! Chatty opened 1t again TO say:
Don't mention it, Mrs. Van
anyway, I didn't do anything for
your
But as she went down the wide
carpeted stairs to the lower hall
she began 10 feel rs If she had real
~ done a good deed in letting Mrs.
Van know about her husband and
Agnes Herfo-d-even II there wasn't
very much to tell about them.
mo matter what Dave Jordan
thinks Of me for taking that diary
she said to rself, II begin to feel
as if it was a pretty good thing that
I did take it-and let Mrs. Van
know what Agnes was up TO with
Mr.. Vanl"
AS she reached the bottom or the
stairs q white-capped maid was
coming from the dining room with
a covered silver tray In her hands
She started up the stairs with 1t.
In the dining room the table wa:
set for dinner. There was a shallow
silver bowl of p, < roses in the cen
ter Of it. There were candles burn.
Ing in tall silver sticks TT each
corner. Silver and cut glass spar
kled on the enbroi> cred linen cloth
But 1t was set for only one per-
son Mr.. Van was evidently
going to have a lonely dinner thai
night, while his wife remained alooi
from him upstairs with only hel
hurt pride and her sorrow for com
pany.
"War in the campI" thought
Chatty. "And I made It," But she
did not care.
she was .'ght hearted and re-
lieved as she went down Wutherint
Hill to the street car line. Or Ag.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
StarLOre
TIDAL INFLUENCE OF THE
MOON
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter
Ocean tides are chiefly generated
by the gravitational attraction Of
the moon, thou the sun exerts s.
1lths the tidal lifting power Of the
moon. While the mass Of the sun
Is vastly greater than that Of the
moon. Its infinitely greater distance
reduces its tidal attraction. AS the
earth rOtates once q day upon its
axis. any given point in the circum-
ference of the earth comes under
lunar tidal influence twice during
that time. There are continuous
lunar tides on opposite sides Of the
earth from each other. AS the moon
is constantly moving eastward. the
tides naturally recur about 80 min
uteS later each succeeding day.
More Tomorrow
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
i. John O.. Richards; South Caro-
lima; democrat.
2. Six.
3. Washington college, Lexington,
Va, now called Washington and
Lee university.
4. st. Matthew xii, 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, NJ. d.
Former Commissioner Of Health

It Is necessary TO use eternal Wig
lance TX baby's health Is to be
guarded against watchful enemies.
i wish 1t were possible to make
health catching" instead OF hav-
ing to worry over the dozens OF dis
eases that may be caught.
Since the feeding OF the baby Is
the most important part Of its life.
strict attention must be given the
feelings and the food. There are
two things that rust be kept in
mind every hour Of the day-the
proper care OF the feeding bottles
and the proper care of the food.
Attention to these will ward off
disease.
Spoiled milk Is the chief cause OF
illness in young children. I am Sor-
ny to say 1t is n Of the chief
causes of death. Knowing this fact.
1t behooves US TO take not the
slightest chance.
The first thing to do Is to find a
place where milk Of known purity
can be purchased. This il not diff
ficult in a large city where the pub
lie health appropriations are large
enough to make possible the super
vision Of the milk, from its place
OF production right up to your very
threshold.
1t is more difficult in smaller
communities. You must make sure
you are doing your best in this nat
ter. Talk with your doctor, the
county health official. or somebody
who can really give accurate infor-
nation regarding the milk. 1t is
vital to the welfare Of your child
that clean milk. from a healthy
COW. Is provided for its feeding.
/ an sorry that the popular idea
about milk Is that its richness" Is
what determines its value. You
may be shocked to learn the
cream line" is Of little Importance
In selecting milk for an instinct.
The milk from any COW is too
rich. 1t must be diluted with water
10 make IL like human milk. So
the quantity Of cream does not
count much.
The important thing Il 70 make
sure the milk Is free from danger
GUS germs or bacteria. It must
come from a healthy COW. II must
be cooled at once after the milking
and be kept at low temperature
from that time till Il is time to pre-
pare the baby's mixture.
Just how safe this milk will con-
tinue to be. depends on the temper
allure az which 1t is kept. Harmful
germs do not multiply much 50 long
as the temperature Is below so de-
grees. III milk that Is good 20 be-
gin with. Is kept at this point. II
viii stay good for "a hours. until
the next supply is delivered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
TndaY's HnrnSrnne

Persons born ON this day are cap
able Of governing their tempers
easily if they so choose. They ara
not particularly nice to those in
whom they have no interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
The Once Over
THE PULLMAN w
By n. L PHILLIPS

"The steward on this dining car Is Mr. Emmanue
Xavier Groggins."-Not on q Pullman diner menu
Passenger-Waiterl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
Walton on Education

President r. A. Walton Of the A. and M. has let
II be known that the educational outlook in Texas
will become brighter when the cost Of teaching the
youth of the state is regarded as an investment rather
than an expense. His theory is that the expense OF
education Is small when compared with the cost Of
ignorance. Unanimously adopted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
Dallas Ready for Another
Election

Dallas lawmakers are ready for a resubmission OF
the constitutional amendment that would increase the
governors salary to $4,000 and that which would IN
crease the number Of supreme court judges from
three to nine. It cost the taxpayers 100000 to hold
the election on July Is when the two amendments
were slaughtered. A swatter never boycotts the polls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16

Who am I? or what state arm i
governor? OF what party am 4 q
member?
How many times has the Atlantic
been crossed by dirigibleS?
OF what college was Gen. Robert
E. Lee PRESIDENT?
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all tiny
heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind" Where Is TINS
passage found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16

Attention TO the feeding bottles
and the milk will 20 far towards
good health for your baby. You
must not overlook this for a single
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
Box and His Bills Scored

Congressman Claude B. Hudspeth speaking at Del
Rio for the sheep and goat industry, raked Congress-
man John C. Box and his Mexican exclusion bill fore
and at. All the speakers ~peppered the Box bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
Hoover CALLS
ON COOLIDGE
Pressure For Farm Re.
lief Extra Session
Being Felt

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-OP-Pres-
ideut-cl.ct Hoover called at the
White House today for a second dis
o~ussion with President Coolidge Of
various problems facing the present
and next administrations.
Additional pressure for an extra
session Of the seventy-first onzress
70 enact farm relief and tariff re-
virion legislation faced President
elect Hoover as he began more con-
ferences with party leaders.
Before going TO the White House
the next president had a long con-
ference with Senator Brookhart Of
Iowa. 4 republican independent. who
was ono cfNhis chief ca~mpaigners in
the corn belt and who favors the
calling Ct an extra session.
Another early caller at the tenn
poraFy headquarters of the presi-
d~ent--elect was Senator Jones of
Washington, republican whip in tn.
senate, who remained only a few
ninutes and Who said he merely had
called 70 pay his respects.
Mr.. Hoover left the White House
after 20 minutes, returning 10 his
Office IN time 10 attend a meeting
OF the board Of directors Of the Bet
ter Homes association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
Kansas Bankers, :
Railroad Chief,
Visit In Valley

Hal Gaylord. assistant to the rresi-
dent OF the Kansas City-Southern
Railway company, with headquarters
in Kansas City. arrived in Browns
vile in his private car wednesday
morning over the Missouri Pacific
Lines.
He was accompanied here by two
Kansas City bankers who, ii Is said
are here to look over the possibili-
ties Of making heavy investments
IN this section OF Texas.
The visitors were the guests Of A.
Wayne Wood. Brownsville realtor.
on a trip through the Valley Wed
nesday. They will leave here We'd
nesday evening on the return trip
to Kansas City.
Although not a member OF the
Gaylord party. L. G. Hopkins. gem
eral passenger and ticket agent Of
the Kansas City-Sou.hern with
headquarters in Texarkana. arrived
here Wednesday on a periodical bus
mess trip to the Valley and also TO
inspect the new sleeper service Owe
the Kansas City-Southern Lines be-
tween Kansas City and Houston.
Hopkins comes to the Valley about
four times each year IN the interest
of his company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
San Beniio Girl
Dies; Is Victim
Of Flu Attack

SAN BENITO. Jan. 9.-After lying
in state in the Thompson Mortuhry
all day Wednesday,. the body az Miss
Ruby Wells. 20. San Benito high
school senior and first influenza vic
tim in this city. was to Be sent TO
the old family home in Linden. Tex
MS. Wednesday evening.
Members Of the senior class Of the
San Benito high school were To pass
by the casket OF their elassmate in
a body Wednesday afternoon in final
tribute to her memory.
As funeral arrangements we're be-
ing made for Miss Ruby Wells, her
sister. Josie. also n high school sen
ior, vas reported critically i'll at the
family ranch home near Encantada,
only q few miles south Of her.
Surviving are Miss Wells parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Wells; her sister,
Josie, and a brother, Ebert Wells.
The Wells family are pioneers In
this section having lived here for the
past Is years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
STOCK PRICES
CLOSE STRONG
Sales for Day Approx.
innate 100000
Sales

NEW YORK, Jan. e.-tP1-Strong
buying anne into the stock market
overnight, giving opening prices a
strong undertone. Radio Gold stock)
opened 2 points higher. Missouri Pa
cific common 4 So and Allied Chem
zeal 2 1-2. Initial gains of q point or
two were recorded by Associated Dry
Goods, American Can, Commercial in
vestment Trust, by-products coke and
Indications that hte selling move
ment, which started last week, was
losing its force were seen.
National Tea quickly scared 6
points and early gains of 3 TO 4
points were recorded By General
Electric, Curtiss Aeroplane, Archer
Daniels Midland. Standard Milling
and Johns Manville. Among the
many issues to push up a point or
more were U. s. Steel, General Mo-
tors, General American Tank, Stude-
baker. Paramount Famous Lasky.
Consolidated Gas and Goodyear Rub
Der.
Foreign exchanges opened steady.
with cables unchanged at Sass.
The closing was strong. Sales
Appropriated 1000, GOO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
INJURED IN
GYM ACCIDENT
Balcony Falls While
Spectators Watch
Basketball

GALESBuRG. Ill, Jan. e.-tRE
More than thirty persons were In
hospitals today with injuries suf-
fered when q balcony in The Knox
vile high school gymnasium coli
lapsed during n basketball game.
Although many were only cut and
bruised, others suffered broken legs
and arms in the accident that termi-
mated the game between Knoxville
and Abingdon last night.
The balcony fell upon scores Of
spectators seated beneath and I'M
falling scraped the control box or
the electric light system, plungins
the gym into darkness.
The darkness added to the terror
Of the frightened and injured SPEC
tators and the screams OF women and
the means Of the injured filled the
gym until a student succeeded Ira
twisting the wires together To illrTi-
nate the building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
Legislature To
Hear Gov. Moody

AUSTIN. Jan. e.-(Pl-Having or
ranized. the legislature was ready
today 10 assemble in a joint session
Of the senate and house 10 hear the
message or Governor Dan Moody
who was expected to point out
needed changes In laws and 70 or
fer solutions Of problems confront
inv the lawmakers.
Political observers expected the
governor to devote much Of his
message to highway financing. cen
t~ralizstion of the prison system,
utilities and coordination Of depart
ments.
Prior to the joint session. the sen
ate was to get n mass OF measures
which committees will consider with
q bills and two constitutional
amendments presented for considera-
tion yesterday. The house will not
20 into session until afternoon 70
allow Sneaker Barron opportunity
to consider committee appointments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
STARTS
FIGHT ON foes
Introduces Bills For
Protection of Par
ty Bolter

AUSTIN. Jan. e.-lP1-Activities
of Senator Thomas b. Love. leader Of
anti-Tammany democrats. provided a
feature Of the initial caucus and
opening session OF the state senate.
Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller,
for whose office Senator Love cam
paigned last summer, recognized his
former opponent for the introduction
Of IL bills and two constitutions
amendments Of N total Of % meas
ures proposed during the first days
session.
The only rebuff to the Dallas dry
leader came when the senators in
caucus "pigeon-holed" his proposal
10 bar rs senate employees any person
who purchased or drank liquor II
violation Of the prohibition laws.
Three bills introduced By Senator
Love harked back 10 the 1928 politi-
cal campaign when his name was left
off the primary ballot in a number
o. counties because Of his announced
opposition to Governor Alfred z
Smith.
While the Hoover leader said he
was willing TO forget the past, his
bills were planned to prevent a sim
liar situation in the future. One
called a freedom Of conscience bill,
asked that no party pledge be con-
sidered binding on q mans con.
science. that no agency be permitted
10 omit from the ballot the nane of
any candidate 70 rstate office who
has been legally certified, and that
no party be allowed to bar as u can
didate or voter n person because
he had heretofore failed to support
the complete ticket. This last clause
il the bill is passed, would prevent
any authority from barring Hoover
democrats from the 1880 primary.
The other two bills, both similar in
nature, were designed TO allow pros
ecution in any county of a person
or persons who ordered a candidates
name left off the ballot in violation
Of the state law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09

NOT TO PARDON
SAN ANGELO SLAYER

AUSTIN. Jan. 9.-R-Newtnn
Byrnes. who Is awaiting electrocu-
tion Friday at the ~penitentiary. need
not expect executive c~lemency, GOV
ernor Dan Moody said today.
The governor said he had studied
the report OF the pardon board and
had decided today against communal
ton. He did not disclose the con-
tents Of the pardon boards report.
Eyrnes was assessed the death
penalty for the Staying OF Myrna
Juergens in San Angelo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-09
OLONSBLOCK

fContinued from pace one.1
would fall to the lot OF legislators
who opposed him In his fight with
W. r. Montgomery Of Edinburg for
house speakership.
IL asked members yesterday ~
cast whatever malice they had
against me out Of their hearts, Bar
ron said. "and 7 am going Il treat
representatives who opposed me with
fairness"
John F. Wallace Of league was
known 70 be receiving consideration
for chairman OF the appropriations
committee and Ray Holder Of Lam
caster. as the possible head or the
house seating contests was likely to
portant group which will hear two
house seating CONSISTS was likely 20
be led by Fred Minor of Denton.