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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Dealing With Cricket Nuisance

Control Of the cricket is not difficult If his
liking for the flicker of the fireplace is kept
in mind light suspended over a pan of
water covered by slight film Of kerosene is
most effective. Like the moth around the
flame, the cricket will be attracted to his de-
Struction.
Just why it should be so is not determined,
but the infestation of ,crickets is particularly
severe in cotton fields which have followed
paintings of barley and other small grains. 1t
is wise, therefore, to avoid this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

you leave town or anything until you see
me. Just you stay where you are"
And that's all I could get out of him. Well,
why not? My job at the Palace was over
but wasn't I really working for Mrs. Jack
Mortimer?
I didn't have long to wait before I found
what was on Raouls mind. He called up
Monday morning and said to come right down
to the theater went.
Raoul was sitting in the stage managers
coop-alone And he smiled like one of his
prize dahlias when tripped in.
1--WE bought it. Bought the building and
company and ALL" he began, grinning. And
you know what did the first thing? I fired
shat old Ermaline Buzzell. Yes. And-and I
told her to get out fast"
why, Raoul!"
Eyes, did. Nobody can fire you while I'm
living. You're the leading lady of this COM
pany. How's that?"
Gosh!
There's lots more news" went on Raoul
who had begun to look more human. Next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

Success was his: he found some whisky belong
ing to the other men and half gallon Of rye
that was Individually mine. No one would plead
guilty to possessing strong drink until my jar
was held aloft.
That's mine, sir" exclaimed, resolved to
risk anything for the precious fluid that Owen
Moran had presented to me. "All right, Scotty,"
said the mate, when you want drink youth
get it. AS no one claims the rest, overheard
it goes"
He kept his word in both respects. Not only
did he give me the drains I requested for
Geordie and myself, but at last he handed me
the jar with the observation, II can trust you
BOTH
received the whisky on the day We buried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

day. Everything was so quiet and every one so
well behaved that I was not surprised to see
many friends of Capt. and Mrs Fish, princi-
pally women, come on board to 60 down the
bay with US. They were enthusiastic as we
moved out; they envied Mrs. Fish the voyage
she was to take.
Women speak enchantingly of the romance
of the sea, but its romance and its rigors are
not synonymous. Mrs. Fish herself, thought,
was hardly fit to go on such voyage; she was
frail, though lively, and her pallor denoted
anemia or tuberculosis.
WHILE we single minded foremost hands
w were admiring our woman guests, the I'M
romantic mate searched our effects for liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

Mrs Fish in sight of the Crozet Islands, Indian,
Ocean. Little by little she had dwindled-in,
fact, she had appeared on deck only twice since
our departure.
AS we intrusted the body to the great waters,
we glanced at the peaks of the Crozet Islands.
covered with snow, and at the beaches thronged
with innumerable penguins, standing erect, like
soldiers at attention, with their white breasts.
conspcuously visible through telescope, lend-
ing semblance Of uniforms 1t was strange
setting for funeral, there in latitude 46
degrees and Al minutes south and in longitude
81 east. Yet, if man chooses to sail the world
over, can he expect to die and be buried in the
place where he was born?
Copyright 1922
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
VISITOR SCORES
TRAFE|GRULE

~ came hs naw cherry bios
sons b profuslon. but he failed to
CONQUER traffic and now offers 4
few suggestions ia the Traffic BID.
tean t. help unfavel the annual
&nA1.i on E'oufteenth Street and
the entrances to the speedway.
Thomas Sheahan. railroad and
GENERAL cunkrnct0r ok Hagefst0wn,
N1tss came here last sunday 10 see
&4e cherry trees III fun hloofa and
sxter the usual wait IN traffic went
back home and addressed 4 letter
81 the pintrict Commissioners
NlAeahan suggests about ~ addi-
zl0nal traffic policemen to be sta
toned at strategic points along
Fourteenth Street. He indicates
a hIe letter that visitors get The
SION Washington Il still 4
nick town: that Is, Il our traffic
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
Oklahoma Mule Has
Farm and Bank
Account

cHlcKAsnA. Okla. April 4
u.N.s.l IL the ilttis town q
verden near hare. lives wealthy
mule. He hae hank account and
owns fertile 27.acre tract of
land in the bend Of the Washlta
River.
HIS friend. Sherman 7cstick,
eees that the mule has pverE-
thing that he desires because
Hostiek ii the administrator O.
the estate left to the mule BY
w III Draper
methods are 70 b taken AZ
sample.
He suggests running traffic lanes
from the Avenue to the entrance =
the speedway speeding up traffic
II and out Of the yiaducts leading
IS Hams Point and diverting other
traffic through side streets
Sheahan's letter has been sent g
the director Of the Traffic Bureau,
The Washington times., 1929-04-04

Educator TOasferetfeS .... Lib. 25c
Chocolate Fla Bars. Lib. Ice
MacarOOn Snaps ..........s.. LIB. 15c
C. Il @. GinQer Ale .s.'s s:1ssR4 ne z Bottles 25c
Req. SC Varieties. 1Oc.
Pin Money Asst. Pickles. lar 2Sc
Pin Money Sweet GherIxins II. Jar 33c
Majestic Relish J. 81 Jar 12c
The Washington times., 1929-04-04

Del elMOnte Pineapple. 4. Large Can 25c
DeIMOnte Peaches Large Can 23c
Del Monte Asp. Tips !. ]. Picnic Can lie.
ss:sSp sysN Quaker Maid Beans !. s Cans Csc
Van Camp Bean Hole
&6~~A~ NSsMwM~. NE.n
Ap&&AAMS ~ &&&AAaD A1ahAs
Alaska Chum Salmon. !. Can 14c
Norwegian SInOlx. Sardines 2 Cans 25c
Kippered Snaclks ~. Can sc
The Washington times., 1929-04-04

WiIdInere Fresh Eggs 4. DOz. 33c
EEIncy CrsaIlery Butter y. sc
BOIkar Coffee, -Ih. I'm 2sc;; \ ID. asc'
White House EvaD. h llIIls I'm Call ~
Pure Lard, OlIlx only y Lbs. 27c
American Cheese. U. 4. ........ !. ID. 35c
Encore MacarOni < SpagI. 5 PkGs. 19c
Mueller Macaroni : Spa9h. PKG. lie
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

One Of the largest assortments of Gre
tonne ever offered in our basement de-
partment Bird, floral, modernistic or
conventional patterns. Many novelty
crash cretonnes in the lot. Suitable Tor
making slip covers, door and window
drapes, laundry bags and cushions. Ar
ranged in separate tables for easy Sc
lection.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Encourage Tourists

Brownsville should pay more attention to tourists
and should make a real effort to entertain them, Lee
3. James, prominent r~ealtor, discovers while working
in New York and Pennsylvania.
People up there are interested in the Valley and
SO families have told him they intend to spend the
winter in Brownsville, but wonder if there is a tourist
headquarters here, James writes the chamber OF COM
merce.
He suggests in the letter that the headquarters
should be supplied and q paid hostess put in charge.
This is done at Corpus Christie name one nearby
point-and has been found to pay dividends.
The hostess would be expected to see that visitors
meet each other and that they become acquainted
with Brownsville residents; to arrange parties and en-
tertainments including picnics, fishing trips and
sightseeing excursions; to assist in organizing tours
to interesting parts of Mexico and to generally see
that "a good time is had by all"
Dividends would result from longer stays IN
Brownsville, from return visits and from favorable
word of mouth advertising.
Croquet courts and horseshoe pitching grounds
could easily be provided. Tennis courts also are in
expensive inducements to sustained visits. There IS
room FOR all these in the chamber Of commerce park
and the Missouri Pacific park.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Sen. Williamson's Gallonage
Tax Bill

Senator w. A. Williamsons gallonage. tax bill is
functioning. Governor Moody permitted it to become
a law. It collects a tax of four cents a gallon from
the consumer if the consumer happens to be the
owner of a motor vehicle. Senator Williamson Is the
gentleman from the Alamo. He is author OF the gal
lonage tax law. With the so per cent reduction IN
motor vehicle license fees as a provision ne pnoCeu
the measure through the senate.
Representatives Hubbard and Tillotson who were
largely responsible for the so per cent cut IN license
fees saw to it that the senate measure had easy sail
ing when it was sent to the house.
There are exemptions. Airplanes are exempt. Op-
orators of tractors are exempt. Indeed, there are ex-
emptions for the farmers who are consumers OF gas
oune as all gas operated machinery on the farm are
non tax.
Now the gentleman Of the Alamo may not be re-
sponsible for these exemptions. He had to get his
double-barrel bill through the senate. He decided
that three-quarters Of a loaf were better than no LOAF
He granted the concessions.
Now the bill is a law and yet Chairman Ross Ster-
ling of the state highway commission IS said 10 be
of the opinion that the two-cent gas tax with the OLD
tax on motor vehicles produced a larger revenue Tor
road building purposes than the Williamson law will
provide on account Of the sweeping reduction in the
vehicle license tax.
Regardless of all this, the gentleman from the Al
amo district is very proud of the measure that carries
his name. Will the exemptions usher in a new in
dustry in TexaS-that of bootleggers in the business
of bootlegging gasoline?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Governors Refuse
To Take Stand On
Suggested Reform

NEW LONDON, Conn, July 49,
P)-The 21st annual governors
conference today refused to 60 on
record as officially approving or
disappearing recommendations for
reforms in prohibition enforcement
made in a letter from George w,
Wickersham, head Of President
Hoover's law enforcement commits
sion, to Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
welt of New York. The letter was
presented to the conference Tues
day by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Governor Ritchie, answering the
letter, said the Volstead act has
not imposed an obligation on states
to enforce it.
The Vickersham letter. pointing
out that Ie weakness of prohibit
ton enforcement has been due to
the fact that the federal govern
mant has borne the brunt Of the
policing work under the amend
ment, suggested that enforcement
be divided between the states and
the national authorities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Hoover and the Blue Law
Advocates

President Hoover is a very busy man. Many prob
lens of economic nature difficult of solution have
been handed on to him. He has prohibition enforce
ment on his hands. Now a large delegation from the
Lords Day Alliance have asked the president ito ear
nestly support and vigorously enforce Sunday blue
laws throughout the United States"
Bishop Cannon of Virginia was one Of the spokes-
men. President Hoover was asked to ban baseball,
movies. and other amusements on the Sabbath. He
was asked to urge legislation which would prohibit
anv form Of manual labor on Sunday. He was asked
to close the city of Washington as tight as a drum on
the Sabbath day.
"The president heard them in silence and declined
to make any comment" was the finish Of the story
wired from the capital Of the nation by the correspon-
dent Of a world wide news gathering association.
.here is going to be another very interesting cam
naign staged for the election OF a president in the
year 1882.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT G. PLUMMEF

July 1o-If you are fortunate
enough to be one of the $4,000 to receive an invitation
to dine, attend a state reception or some other social
event at the White House, then take a good look at
your invitation.
You will see there a direct violation Of one Of the
most cherished Of social rules. The year is added to
the date Of the occasion to which you have been in
vited.
Engraving firms long have insisted that this is bad
form. But the White House ignores their criticisms.
First of all, the president of the United States makes
his own presidents. The real reason, however, Is that
people invited to the White House year after year
keep their invitations and regard them as one of their
most priced possessions.
Like everything else that is done at the White
House, a regular system is followed in issuing invita-
tons. And the greatest care is exercised.
WORK IN BASEMENT
IN the basement Of the mansion there is a little
room where the work is done. Here may be found
w. E. Rockwell Of the White House staff, who has
complete charge of the work.
At a table near him is seated A. B. Tolley Of the
draughting division of the p~ostoffice department. He
works with a peculiar looking pen filling in the names
and dates on hal blank invitation cards.
For more than 20 years Tolley's ability to write
script as freely as an ordinary individual signs his
name has made him a valuable man to his depart
ment and the White House.
He is not the only script writer in the government
service. S. E, Sullivan filled out the White House in
| ~vitations for years until he was named to head one
Of the divisions in the p~ostoffice department. He
has the reputation in Washington as being the dean
of script writer's.
Caleb Clark and Frank Dony, also of the ~postoffice
department, are called in frequently to work at the
White house. j. c. Hatton of the veterans bureau is
another.
ARE must"
All of the invitations have the words 1.-THE White
House" in g~old-embossed letters on the envelope. On
the invitation itself is the presidents go~ld-embossed
seal. The wording is in script.
Contrary to the general belief, the invitations are
only partly engraved. The name to which it is adj
dressed and the date are written in by these expert
penmen.
Invitations to dine at the White House must be
accepted. Only illness or unavoidable necessity make
a regret permissible. What in Washington is known
as a Command to the White House supersedes all
other social obligations-even ones own dinners.
Invitations to the musicales, garden parties, the
four official receptions and the like are not so bind
ing. Hundreds of these are sent out. but it is left up
to the individual whether he cares to attend
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ing said against her. He 90 -ldn't
have that.
Of course, Vivian would marry
Barlow. Kent thought Of Barlow
with entirely unfriendly feelings.
Somehow, even though he had tried
to be decent, he never did like the
man. 1t was darn funny that a
man Of his -portance had come
to Bender and spent all those
months. TIC be sure, 1.-THE Ace Of
Hearts" had o first prize. But.
even that hardly justified such q
long stay.
Kent did not believe that r.
koW had any intention Of marry
ing Vivian. He firmly believed his
intentions were not entirely honor
able. And when he thought of it
he became furious with him. II
he was so crazy about Vivian why
did he have Pat Sullivan down in
New York?
Kent could not sleep. So he de-
cided that it was as good a time
as any to get up and Srite a let
ter to Dovie. He might as well get
It over with. He believed she
would understand. Surely. she loved
him enough to stand by him in his
trouble. AS far as Mrs. Jansen
was concerned, he hoped, devoutly
mat she would either fall in the
ocean on the way back or decide
that she couldn't possibly give UP
her life in Paris.
Vivian saw a light Kent'S room
at l o'clock in the morning, when
she awakened and when it kept or
burning she became worried. He
had been very pale. Perhaps he
was i'll. She threw on a dressing
gown and tapped on his door.
Anything the matter, Kent? Are
you ill?"
mo. Just couldn't sleep anc
writing letters" he crossed ant
opened the door. worrying about
me again, mammal"
You need your rest when you
work so hard" she scolded, ignor-
ing the name. "You act like a maj
with something on his conscience
writing letters at this hour"
There was no doubt in her MIND
who he was writing to. And sht
wanted to tell him so. But, instead
she went back to her room and lay
awake until dawn, when he turned
his light out and went to bed.
Vivian would have given any.
thing in the world to know wha'
he was writing Dovie Jansen. But
of course, she woulL. never find out
So he thought of her until all houri
Of the night, and got up to east
his mind, writing what was in hi
heart. She found it hard to re
concile that with Kent's new atti'
tude toward her. His considera'
ton-the sweet things he said. But
she believed there was nothing
more natural than that he shoulC
be grateful to her for all she hac
done for him. If he only knew TIT
truth!
When Vivian remembered thai
she had put the very weapon IL
his hand-his ~business-s0 that hi
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MOTH FLIES TO
HAPPINESS
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could sometime marry Dovie jan
sen, she felt she was a bigger TOOL
than he. But what Gid it matter
after all, she would think in an
other breath? AS long as she
couldn't have him it made no diff
ference. He would pay dearly for
being such a fool if he did marry
her. Why should she pity him?
The next morning Vivian was
cleaning Kent's room when she saw
the letter on Kent'S dressing table.
1t was sealed-and was SO bulky
it looked as thought it might be
a manuscript. For a moment she
was tempted to tear it open and
learn the truth.
But her sense of honor would not
allow that. She put it aside, and
picked up a sheet Of clean writing
paper and turned it over. Some
other side-and scratched. Vivian
held it up closely, and looked
through the ink.
MY dearest little sweetheart"
There was no doubt in her mind,
then, what kind of a letter he had
written. For a moment size stood
holding the sheet in her trembling
hand, and felt i'll. Then in a frenzy
she tore it into a dozen pieces and
threw it into the waste paper bas-
ket.
I'm a fool! But what am I 60
ing to do?" She sunk into a chair,
and buried her face in her hands.
When she remembered the times
Kent had kissed her-had tried to
come to h room at night, she
felt cold with anger. How awful il
was to have him think of her as
just a woman. Not Vivian. Not
his wife. just a woman.
But, slowly a thought took its
place in her junbled mind, and in
a moment she was sitting up, star
ing into space. Once she had made
up her mind to lure him. To make
him want her. One night she had
made him kiss her right before
Dovie. Another night he had ONE
to her and entirely broke down.
Why should she not take advan-
tage Of that? True, it might be
cheapening. But she had a per-
fectly legal right to be his wife
1t would at least be cheating DOVE
Jansen It Of all his affection.
Her mnd was entirely made III
That was the thing to do. Kent
might hate her for it-later-anc
again he might not.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Star Lore
Centrifugal Force vs.. Gravity
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

10y n I44QI OCNs SdA RC44OC4
1T has been found by refined
periments with pendulums that there
is 1-289th more terrestrial gravity at
the poles than at the equator. At
the equator there is rotary velocity
generating centrifugal force; at the
poles it Is nil. One pound in every
289 is counteracted by centrifugal
influence at the equator. According
to the law Of mechanics, centrifugal
energy increases as the square of the
velocity, consequently if the earth's
rotation we're increased II times, a
body weighing 289 pounds at the
poles would weigh zero at the
equator, for II squared q7x1D
equals 289.
(More Tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
l. Alexander Legge; chairman Of
the newly created farm board; presi-
dency Of the international Har-
vester Co.
Q. Radcliffe.
3. Know Nothing.
! 4. Psalms xi, 5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL s. COPELAND, NJ. ID.
Former Commissioner Of Health

or a bruise, whether it is the prick
Of a pin, or a more serious acc1-
dent. 3listers, b--rnS, tea and
abrasionS, lacero' ms, punctures
made by sticks or toys, scratches
from nails, splirters, and torn me-
tai cause wounds which require
careful attention. The attention Is
required to guard against blood poi
soning with the possibility OF a ia
tai effect.
Every wound, 10 matter how
slight, should have immediate at
tention. 1t should be washed with
clean water and soap to remove all
dirt and foreigl- material. Then
iodine, to per cent, or another
germicide SHOULD be moppef on the
part. If the skin is brol- n, a small
dressing or clean gauZe, held in
place by adhI i've plaster, should be
applied after this emergency treat
ment is used.
Blisters, cuts and bruises Of the
feet are very t to become infect
ed. The irritation from the shoes
increases the inflammation and the
dye and the germ-laden dust from
stockings may be carried into the
wound.
For this re i the grea, re
must be exercised to keep these
abraded surfaces covered and free
from the 20, ''lity Of Infection.
Once an infection starts it nay
I vel thro--h the entire sys n.
If the redness around the wound
begins t. ST cad, or if tenderness
or other sign of Inflammation Is
present, consult your family doc
--r ct once.
Answers to -Iealth KQueries
George w. S. Q.-What do you
advise for n: y?
A. While wearing a truss will
greatly relieve the condit az op-
r--ation is the only real cure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

In this world Of ours are many
living inhabitants. Some Of them
are tiny organisms known to every
body as germs Some of these
are essential to our well-being, but
these ar dangerous and even dead
ly.
The harmful germs are watchful,
crafty, sneaking, treacherous beasts.
Like assassins in the night they
pounce upon their victims. They
seek to take life.
One of the most vicious of the
common germs is known to the
scientific world as the "streptoco-
ccuS." This agent Il responsible
for much suffering and, I am sorry
to say, for L.any deaths.
I wish We could get everybody
to understand that any wound
where the skin is broken Is an
open door through which such dan
gerous Germs may enter. Once they
are inside the body nobody knows
what havoc will be wrought. Let
me give you a word of warning
against neglect Of any injury or
bruise, even the slightest.
1t is characteristic I boys and
girls and even Sorr men and wom-
en- to want to appear brave and
foolhardy. When We r young We
scott at a small cut or abrasion, a
blister or br or the tear caused
by a rusty nail. Fear of being
considered a baby" or a poor
sport" or the desire to appear very
brave, makes many persons appear
to look lightly on such seemingly
simple wounds.
n one should neglect an injury