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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
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Vivian Matthews, shy and I'M
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 hHl 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
Salina 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 blac1 mailer"
The phrase sounded 81 ugly that
she regretted it Ehen she saw Kent
vince.
"You-knew."
Eyes, Bark knew her in Paris. I
made him tell me nj 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.
Il didn't tell you," Vivi-n went on,
because I thought you would hate
re for gossiping. 1 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
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 filters
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.
"I would like to see them had me a cotton para
chute" said Ina Dodo today. Il 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 q 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 cee-
nese or rayon, but we will hop out of our a~irplanes
without any parachutes whatsoever before we will
consent to come down in five and Decent 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.
IT know it" she snapped. "But it looks like hell"
8
VARIATION NO. SO,605
Experimenting with Purple Golf Ba11"-Headline).
I've never seen a purple ball
never hope to see one,
But I can tell you one and all
I'd rather see than be one.
FAC 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.
@The girl who still thinks 1t cute to pretend she
needs swimming instructions.
6-The fellow who floats.
AT OVERSIGHT
Mr.. Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck, says that
success Is IS per cent luck and per cent ability.
That isn't making any allowance for the catalogue.
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

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. PLUNIMER

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.
AZ 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.
CCURTING FAVOR
Inc display OF flags on appropriate occasions is
only one method employed by Washington hostelries
to court the favor of the capitals COSMOPOLITAN nonu-
lation and draw distinguished foreign visitors &C their
guests. A
OulerS even more novel and requiring much great
er effort and expense are employed daily.
ror instance, the Mayflower, where Vice President
oU'K' mas ms nome and which is a rendezvous for
Latln and South American officialdom, requires all
- ~ employees who come into contact with the guests
@ OOAVeISaC1OAaI knowledge of Spanish.
Two or three times a week beIlboys, housekeeners
CLERKS porterS, walters and others attend rep,,lar
classes conducted in the hotel. The management has
found that it is a great help to the guests to be- able
% ask questions and give directions in their native
tongue and be understood.
> 9 y
A DIPLOMAT
his same hotel employs a well-educated and mol
iSneo CUBAN who does nothing but keep in contact
WIN Latin and South American guests. II Is his iob
70 attend to their complaints, see that ANYTHING thew
Neone 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 Pan-American hall. A bronze n1ao,a
aoolnS 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 boot1et
IN spanish listing the visitors from foreign countries
% washington and the social functions they attend
cd while here. This booklet goes to all of the 20 coun-
tries in
But 1t IS in the kitchen where the greatest effort
70 please foreign guests is made.
cooks OF almost every nationality are represented
tnere. indeed, there are SO many that the hotel has
found it necessary to have one common language.
1t 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
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
wears and years. Her predecessor was a woman, a
californian. Now why the discrimination?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

tial. For particulars send a self
addressed, stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
M. r. Q.-What can I do to over
come gases? I am usually trou-
bled with constipation
what are the symptoms =
cancer2
Aft you correct constipation you
will probably not be bothered with
gases" Try to eat simple foods,
avoiding the ones unduly rich in fats
and starches. Eat plenty Of fresh
vegetables and fruits. For other in
formation send a 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
Star Lore
Why Mercury and Venus Have no
Moons
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

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 it: The Earth has one, Mars
two, Jupiter nine, Saturn nine,
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-Iiquid
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
Tcday'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
/. Frederick MacMonnIes; sculp-
tor: Statute of Civic Virtue.
2. England and France.
8. PythaGoras.
4. Hebrews, xiii, J..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

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

The anti-Smiths in Virginia have nominated a
Brown on a Jones law NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GSy) News
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
IN RIVER

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

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 self-control as regards the
diet. Exercise is, of course, essen-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

AN OVERSIGHT
Mr.. Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck says that
success is IS per cent luck and 5 per cent ability.
That isn't making any allowance for the catalogue.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Will Select School
 This Summer

Jonathan H. Wagner, Chief Of tie Alaska Division of the U. s. B reau of Education recent ly re LEned from Washington, D. C., Wta instructions to pick suit able l0o7 tion for an industrial school for this Division. This will be the fourth industrial school in the territory for the permanent population of Alas ka.
 It is reported that initial ap- propriation for this plant will be $2O0,000.
 One thing is definite site for the school will be picked this summer, if not already done 50.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Federal Brigade Cracks Whip
 But Senate Refu2~s to Dance

. The House Committee report
 ed out the senate Board of Con-
 trol Bill this week with many
 amendments made by the Fa1-
 craI Brigade Party.
 The principal amendments be- ing the placing of executive Ter rjtorlal powers largely with the Federal governor; giving hum 1 power to appoAl5 the CommI3- sjoner of Education and taking that power away from the Board of Education which at present is composed of the four Senior Senators, one from each Division and the Governor. It is also re- QuiTed under the amendments .aI cOnfirmatiOns shall be bv both Houses instead of only the Senate.
 The bill as amended will pass the House but the Senate will .refuse to concur. The bill will then go into conference commit tee and free committees but un- less satisfactory agreements are made to retain the principles Of self-g0Vernment other bills and appropriations will not receive the sanction of the Senate.
 Delinquent Home for Minors
 Representative ZiegIer has in- tr0duced a bill in the House pro- viding for an appropriation for 9 home for delinquent children in the territory. No location for such an institution has been named while it IS supposed that such a location is in view. The bill provides for the tcmD0r7rv. leasing of suitable quarters wv. the home and for maintan e and operation.
 Pass PCOr Convict Law
 The Poor Convict Law pa 1 the House. providing that pr8- oners sentenced to jail and H1oI m2v after serving thefr aeats and 9 stated period in jail t0 work out fine, take the pauDers oath and be permitted to leave .hair confinement.
 Pass College Annr0orfatton
 The House passed the Alaska College anprOnrt3tton n the srm
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Cadman-R n-Reeler Concert
 Very Teasing

The concert by Charles Wake field Cadman and Madame Beel- CT, in the MacGregor Theatre last week was all that could be desired and more than could be hoped for in Petersburg.
 MT. Cadman and Madame Beeler were both very generous in response to encores.
 Madame Beeler's voice was rich and full and her personal ity pleasing. She charmed her audience with her interpretation of MT. Cadman's music and her singing of Norwegian songs was as by one born to the language.
 MT. Cadman's success as a composer is without question, and his interpretation of his own music and American Indian music such that it cannot but be understood and liked.
 Petersburg was most forum ate in having these musicians come here.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Rhetorical Contest
 On Monday Night

The local rhetoriac contest be- tween students of the High School students is to be held on Monday the 18th at the Mac Gregor Theater, This was kind ly. donated the school by the management as being most con- venient and suitable for such a contest. An admission charge of twenty-five cents will be charged adults to help take care of the expenses of the winner who will go to Juneau to take part in the Divisional contest on the 20th.
 The contestants this year are Irene Runstad, Josie WasVick Paul Tveten, Matt Raynor, Dav- i'd Morgan, Herbert Mjorud.
 William L. Paul, IT,, of Ketchi- kan will represent the First Citr at this meet.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Brothers in Misery

Those citizens of Petersburg Wlo are LeWa mn ing the fact that yA5 city IS with out lights at night and not very much more during the day, may ,4-o 1o-@oe tl ylo fact that 0oa- CT towns are having worries of v1cSr own along the sane line.
 While AatcAiEan has not the oc~ shortage as here, siIl it $ enough for some Of them to
 J oIe~ Ocean Falls has -ac to shut down operations un- rI, such time as the angels weep
 ---freoy bless these com Munities otherwise, now out of
 ck.
 Tie 2 F. delegates who went
 o during the past week are o~ vending their way to ,0et va4aI homes.
 William |. Paul, attorney of NeJC-i<an, is expected in town 5n the next few days.
 Delegate Dan A. Sutherland. has been confined to his bed and lnoer medical care the past sev- aral weeks. He is again back aF his desk in Washington, but still not overly strong.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Reasons for Closed
 Trolling Season

Henry O'MalIey, Commissioners of Fisheries iii ] letter to the Alaska Tr0IIers' Association said that his reason for institutilg the winter closed season on pow- er trolling was that tagging op- eratiOns showed that a large per- centage of caught salmon with tags belonged to the Columbia River area; and that as deple- tion in that area Gin spite of the muchly lauded hatchery 8ystem) was becoming most pronounced, steps had to be taken to rebuild that fishery.
 Now come Dr. w. A. CIemOns. of the Canadian Bureau of Fish cries who stated in Seattle re- gently that so per cent of the salmon bask in Canadian waters 0n the west side Of Vancouver Island, and eventually return to the mouth of the Columbia Riv- CT.
 Will the Czar of Alaska fisher ies ask the Canadians to cut out their trolling along with Alaska to build up the Columbia River Fisheries?
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
lsetnrn from Taunt
Another Way Out?

!. Sealed bids will be received by the Undersigned up to and in c1uding the 18th day of March 1929 at the hour of 5 o'clock b. m. and then publicly opened at the office of the District Super -ntendent Bureau of Education, Anchorage, Alaska for the FIX CUISINE fishing privileges on the Maquakie Reservation for la period of one year, beginning with the date of acceptance of bid. The right to reject all bids is hereby reserved.
 2. The bidder must agree to construct one hand or beach trap, and to supply 25 king sal mon gill nets and 25 red salmon gill nets for the use of the na- tiVes on the reservation, togeth- er with the necessary dories, an chorS, ScOWs, and other fish ing gear required.
 3. The bidder shall also state the price to be paid for king sal mon and Arctic red salmon and shall name a minimum sum to 5e guaranteed to the reserva- ton and shall furnish a surety company bond in the sum of not less than $5,000 for the faithful performance of the contract to be entered into between the bid der and the reservation, a draft of such proposed contract to be submitted with the bid. such draft of such contract to set forth clearly the terms and con- ditiOnS upon which fishing shall be carried on and the class and quality of the gear furnished.
 4. Payment for fish caught shall be made on the 10th day of July for all fish caught up to and including the 3Oth day of June and for all fish caught thereafter on the 18th day of August; it being understood that ' if the value of the fish taken from the reservation shall at any time exceed the amount of | the bond given, then settlement for such excess shall be made immediately upon demand.
 Continued on page 4.
 Proposal R
 PrODOSal B .to read tho sane
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
Sea Lion May Be
 Useful

Commissioner Henry O'Malley has been petitioned by the vari- ous chambers of commerce of the Territory and the Alaska Trollers' Association to allow re- strictions to be removed from the killing of sea lion as they are destructive to salmon.
 He replies to the Seward Chamber of Commerce as fol- lows:
 While it is undoubtedly true that sea lions feed upon fishes there is no reason for believing that they are especially destruc- tive to those used for human consumption. They may do as much good as harm and there is no certainty that they do not assist in maintaining a balance in nature and that their des- truction would be detrimental rather than beneficial. They feed upon and keep down the supply of other forms of life which prey upon food fishes and consume their food. Until their relations that exist between the sea lions and other forms of life of more immediate use, are bet ter known, the sea lion should not be exterminated."
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12

of $135,000 This is a cut from pr. BunneI's original request os q28Z,U00 and the introduced bil carrying appropriation for $162,- 000 Further cuts are expected t0 be made in the Senate. pr BunneI is still in Juneau lobby ing for this bill.
 Minor Bills Introduced
 Representative Fisher has in- troduced a literary qualification DlII, extending the federal law to municipal school elections.
 WOEkmen's Compensation Is
 Past by Senate
 The Senate passed the Work men's Compensation law without my material change. This was X law written by the big mining companies and is one of the poorest in the country.
 Fish Hearings
 Hearings on Senator Benia- min'8 fish bill began yesterday and will continue through to- day. This bill provides a tax of $50 on nonresident trollers op- eraJing boats 20 foot and under; 3l5O on operators of boats over JAao length He is making an attempt to incorporate in the bllL 2 tax of $50 on nonresident 1ainars but has too much opposi- ton to hope for its incorpora- tiOn
 ental Board Measure ..A q senate passed a dental 4al3 measure to govern that 
 aI7 tor Benjamin and Rep .ez@ t.vo Mccain introduced a .or ln1itv property bill. This puts Alaska W0manhood on an o1uaitT basis with the men in .he matter Of community pro- 7erty interests.
 Return from Jaunt
 The legislative committee re- vrned from its inspection of the Pioneers Home at Sitka. This 'on0mittee is the largest that ev- .r made that trip. Whether any n0re benefit will he derived by his trip remains to be seen.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
1oost R2ind er St1af 5

It is being reported that the Quartermaster Generals depart ment of the Urdted States Arnrv is seriously considering 3 propos- al for adding reindeer meat to army r2tions, Increased cost of beef, canned, jerked, frozen O.. canned going up to prohibitive figures being said to be the req ; son for the Army's action.
 It is further thought that th:8 diet will cut down the percent age of assertions.
The Alaskan., 1929-04-12
You Must Dance to OUR Musicp'
KICKED BY A DEAD DEER"

number of years ago. we were out hunting for deer Coming down dead fall in a big gulch we scared up deer from under the root of the dead fall. We "shot from the hip" and the deer dropped dead. We laid our gun down, took out our knife opened the blade and began to rip the deer open preparatory to packing him out Just as we dug the knife into the skin of the deer. it gay an almighty kick, knocked us over on our back and then it ran away. We grabbed our gun ana this time put chunk of lead into MT. deer So that there was no mistake about it's being dead
 Isn't that what happened to Commissioner of Education Lester ?. Henderson? His party won
 partial victory in the last election by his betray- al of his supposed Republican party and his SUD- port of the Democrats. There was still kick left in the dead" deer to put the finish to this poli- tlcian who has played politics through territorial institutions for several years. Were he elected by by the people, complaints there would be none for 1t would be because of the people that he held office.