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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

cooler in the corner and take tight
hold of her hand for just a second.
and tell her that he couldn't wait
until lt was hall past five.
che couldn't wait for half past
five, herself. these days. Couldn'l
wait for the time when the two Of
them would climb into the bottle
green roadster and drive arCSd
town until it was dark. and then
park somewhere along a dark street
or in the s9t. shadowy gloom Of
the country, along some side road
or other.
That was what she had been do
ing every highs for the past week
playing with fire." as Billie called
it.
Are you going out tonight with
your friend Dunning?" Billie asked
now, as they turned into Upton
street, shabby and dusty looking
this afternoon, under the hot sun
light.
Chatty nodded.
Il am" she said. and defiance
sounded in her voice You haven't
any objection. have you?"
None at all Billie answered.
calmly, and then she ADDED: Agnes
is coming over TO have supper with
me and Sara"
Il suppose she's dying to hear all
the news Of our office" remarked
Chatty. "Ill bet the first thing
she'll want to know will be all about
Mr.. Van. What a simp she was 70
let herself fall for a married man
That's what yoU'se doing" Billie
reminded her, quietly. breaking in
upon what she was saying. You're
so wild about this Dunning and the
gang he runs with that you don't
realize what .s1u're doing. Chatty.
At six that night. while she was
dressing to 60 out with Bryant, Pud
came knocking at the door Of her
room.
He and his mother had been hav-
ing every night for the past week
the kitchen, and his mouth was full
of cold corned beef and bread and
butter.
Woman here TO see you" he said.
in a muffled voice, chewing as ne
talked. Il told her to sit down in
the front room-and she's sittin'
there"
Pulling her kimono around her.
Chatty went tip-toeing down the
little hall and peeked into the room.
There, on the old-fashioned sofa be-
tween the windows, sat Agnes Het-
fordl
We'll, Of all thingsI" Chatty ex-
claimed, and hurried into the room.
"Agnesl Billie told me you were
having supper with her. How nice
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

: IN years past, q state tax rate that hit the ceiling
bf constitutional limits was a pretty steady diet for
Texas.
climbed steadily, but the increase in wealth has been
sim more rapid.
This is shown by the fact that the maximum tax
rate is now the exception, rather than the rule.
Governor Moodys administration inherited a %
cent rate. Early In Moodys first term the rate was
increased slightly TO meet a sagging condition of the
treasury.
year. and II is to be well below the 35-cent limit next
year. with q comfortable surplus also piling up in
the treasury.
And because Of the greater volume Of wealth. and
the greater number Of taxpayers. holding down the
rate spreads its beneficial effect out more broadly
than in the past. When the tax board cuts the rate
2 1-2 cents, that means leaving a million dollars in
the taxpayers pockets.
Property valuations are at the our-billion -dollar
level for the first time. They are gaining rapidly.
Development In every section, particularly in the west
where there Is a new era Of railroad building COMPARE
BILE to pioneer days. promises unprecedented accre-
lions in property values.
All this seems to promise that the burden Of taxa
ton. even while 1t still may be imposed upon the land
and physical property Of the state will gradually
spread out and become lighter upon each Individual.
And schools and government, improved to meet
greater demands. will cost more money. but will take
less for their upkeep from each unit Of property than
formerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
The Once Over

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
XIV

NNAAL liz nav
By the end OF the first week in
June everybody III the office knew
that Chatty vas stepping out with
Bryant Dunning.
Not that she told 1t! -. Oh, no,
indeedl
Much as she lo'r~i to tell every
thing about everybody, herself in
cluded, she had far too much sense
to let the little world Of the Van
Nuys company offices know that she
, as running around with a married
man.
1t was Bryant who let the cat out
Of the bag.
Billie had said that he was a he
gossip" and she had struck the nail
on the head.
In his mans way ne talked quite
as much as Chatty did in hers.
If YOU MUST run around with
him and the rest of that crew, why
don't you make him stop talking
about you in the officer" Billie
asked Chatty on the second Satur-
day afternoon in June, when they
were on their way nome.
Everybody knows that he's Sepa-
rated from his wife," she went on,
and you haven't any more right 10
run around with him than / had 10
go around with George Mayhew-or
than Agnes had to 90 out TO lunch
with Mr.. Van. You're playing with
fire. Chatty, when you fool around
with him."
But Chatty just laughed at the
warning. -.
"Oh, I guess I won't be burned"
she said lightly. And eve II ]
wanted to stop seeing him, I could
Mt do it now, Billie. I'm too crazy
about him" She sighed, and her
face sobered suddenly.
She was crazy about him in q
way that she, herself, didn't under
stand.
There were things about him she
didn't like. The way he talked about
her in the office. The perfume he
used Oh his handkerchief-faint, but
unmistakable. The polish on his
nails. The tiny comb and mirror
that he carried in his coat pocket.
He was as vain as a woman about
his good looks.
But then. q man as handsome as
he was had a right to be vain
| Chatty told herself sometimes, in
the depths Of her in~fatuation fol
him.
For she was infatuated with him
| All day long. while she worked al
her switchboard she watched to see
him come into the office. Waited
| for him to follow her 10 the water
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

AZ you to come in and say Hello
to mel"
She wasn't n bit glad to see Agnes.
But she was dying TO c how Agnes
was taking her exile Oh. she
would call Mrs. Van UP and tell her
all about this III the morningl She
certainly would.
How does the new job gof" she
asked, sitting down beside the pale,
quiet looking girl. New boss as
nice to work for as MI. Van was?"
Agnes shook her head.
mo one could ever be as nice to
wcrl, for as Mr.. Van," she said. i
came to talk to you about him,
Chatty-or about his wife. I should
say. You know her very well, don't
your"
Chatty nodded.
well some time when you get a
chance, ! wish you'd tell her that
her husband never liked me any
better than he would have liked
some man who worked in his office,
Agnes went on. q slow flush going
slowly across her face. He treated
me Just as he might have treated
some man secretary. And he never
would have known that l cared a lot
about him if someone hadn't taken
my diary out Of my desk and sent
Ii I'd his wife"
She drew a long breath and went
on.
Il saw Mr.. Van this afternoon and
he told me just what happened, she
said. III had lunch with Dave Jor-
dan this noon, and afterward ! went
back to the office with him and saw
Mr.. Van. We had a long talk"
Chat sat silent. staring into space
for a moment after she said that, as
If She were remembering everything
that he had sal dto her that day.
Then she came back to earth with
q start.
Promise me YOU won't tell that
to anyone. Chatty." she said. If his
wife heard about me going UP 20
the office she'd probably be more
angry with me than ever.
Probably" answered Chatty. dry
ly.
She got I'D.
She had found out everything
that she had wanted to find out
and besides, il was getting late.
Bryant was coming for her at seven.
lit was nice Of you to drop w,
Agnes" she said. as she opened the
door for her. Goodnight"
The light in the ceiling of the
hall cast deep shadows on Agnes
\ plain, pale face. She looked elder
and more haggard than Chatty had
ever seen her, as she turned away.
You don't see as much Of Dave
Jordan as you did, do you?" she
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
StarLOre
MARS SMALLER, But HAS
LONGFR YOUTH
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

~ - AA& - O4A AAAAAAA
The planet Mars Is coming to be
better known as instruments for
measuring its phys al qualities are
.deevloped. rs about / IL tiEsi
more remote from the sun than IL
the earth. IT, diameter Is APIS miles.
rotates upon its axis once every
24h Sim 22S.58. A body WEIGHING
100 pounds upon the earth would
weigh but /. poun-5 on Mars. AS
the planet requires about twice as
long 10 make its 10 -ney around the
sun, its eason arc twice as long.
The axis OF Mars is tilted % degrees
80 minute to the plane Of its orbit.
thus giving the changes Of the sea-
sons.
More Tomorrow
Answers 20 Foregoing Questions
\. Lady Mary Heath: England 20
Capetown, lea: women's derby
from Santa Monica. Cal. to Cleve-
land.
2. Brahman
3. Kerensky.
4. James, 4. 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
Believe IL or Not

There comes from California, the state of many
queer happenings and yarns. the newspaper story that
q rattlesnake bit itself to death after a human eye
witness to the ~reptilian suicide found the poisonous
creature in q dried waterhole and pinned its tail
down with a stick. In swapping about with revenge
full spite. the RATHER missed the stick and sank its
fangs into It's own tail. Within a few moments the
reptile was dead from its own poison. Believe it or
not. but the United Press gives the name of its in
formant.
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paused to ask. her hand raised 10
knock on the door of Billie's suite,
He told me today that ne hardly
ever see you any more"
The old familiar pang Of jealousy
went through Chatty's heart for a
moment. like some dreadful pain.
But her voice was light and indif-
ferent when she answered.
Never see him. she said. and
backed into the tiny hallway OF her
own suite. "Bye-bye, Aggie-"
Good night" the other girl an
swered once. And remember what
I said about not telling anyone
about this afternoon"
Chatty closed the door on the
sound Of her voice.
ANY old day I won't tell" she
said to herself. ANY old day"
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

HOW many OF Us give W
foods eaten by travellers? When l
speak OF travellers, ! have in mind
those persons who for long periods
are away from home and the fresh
food supply OF the home table.
Among such are seamen Of all class
es, prospectors, engineers. railroad
men and explorers. All such men
make up O group whose food supply
Is necessarily limited.
OF course, the large ocean liners
a., so equipp. . with refrigeration
that fresh odstuffs may
be carried and server on the
entire trip. Travellers OF this type
are well supplied with every neces-
sity. But the prospectors and en-
gineers who go TO out-of-the-way
places for surveying. the opening
Of q mine, or tie building O. some
huge dam or other engineering feat,
are the particular ones in whom /
am interested. Perhaps their needs
are overlooked all too frequently.
In olden times. indeed until only
a few years ago, these men were de-
pendent entirely on dried or salt food
In consequence their dietary was
naturally most limited. Fresh fruits
and vegetables were unheard Of, be-
cause invention had not yet found
a way to supply better food. Today.
expeditions starting out are well
supplied with every variety of fruit,
tionvegetable, jams, jellies and other
delicacies. The meals which Com
mander Byrd in Little America Is
supplying to the men Of his expe-
dition, are almost equal to those
served at home.
Besides supplying millions OF fam
lilies with fresh foods, the canning
industry has been the means OF saw
ing a great surplus foodstuffs
that otherwise would be an utter
waste. In addition. canning makes
certain foods available the entire
year instead Of merely week or
two, or during ! particular season.
From every part of the world o
come the delicacies Of that section.
In glass or tin. they u shipped 10
every country. As SO PREPARED none
OF the mineral content Is lost and
the vitamins are practically the
anne as in the Ioods in then fresh
form. In some few cases there may
be such concentration that the vita
minis are actual-y increased.
DO not hesitate TO use canned
foods If fresh .e not available.
They add much to health lid vital
ity.
Answers to Health Queries
G. c. ID. Q.-What do you advise
for styes?
"A. G. Q.-What should q girl
weigh who Is IL years old and 5 TT.
2 inches tall? How can I stop
growing?
A.-For her re and height she
should weigh about lot pounds. 2
There = no way you can stop grow
ing.
v. II. d. Q.-What causes Will
igo?
A.-The cause i unknown, and
there is no specific remedy.
4. II. Q.-What can be done for
Neuralgia and heada. es due 10 the
defective teeth HIGH ache despite
the fact that ERE arc no cavities?
A.-Have the teeth X-rayed-they
may be abscessed at the root. The
neuralgia and headaches will clear
up when the source of infection has
been removed. Application Of heat
should give increased comfort In
the meantime.
Thank you. Q.-What causes q
continual tired feeling? My tongue
is heavily coated
A-Ccnstipati5n Is probably the
paused TO ask. her hand raised 10
knock on the door of Billie's suite,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

Who am 12 Where did / make a
solo flight? What air derby did I
expect to enter.
What Is the priestly caste Of the
Hindus called?
-
Who was al the head OF the Rus
sian revolution at its outbreak in
1917?
But be We doors OF the word, and
not hearers only. deceiving your
own selves" Where is this passage
found in the Bible?
T0day'S Horoscope
Persons born on this day are
quick and hasty n speech. They are
devoted friends, but bitter enemies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

II. A. II. Q.-I ann ~ years old,
four feet, eleven and n hal inches
tall-What should X weigh?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
Health and Right Living
BIZ ROYAL S. COPELAN0, NJ. u.
Former Commissioner Of Health

cause OF your trouble. Thfs may
be corrected by proper dieting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
READ THIS FIRST:

REAL 1d1S F1fSO1.
Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamed
Chatty, is a born gossip. Her moth
err, q widowed dressmaker, has one
wealthy customer, Mrs. Van Mugs.
and through her Chatty gets q job
as switchboard operator in the Van
Mugs bond house. There she meets
and falls in love with David Jordan,
handsome young bond salesman,
and becomes jealous of his friend
ship with Agnes Herford, Mr.. Van
Nuys' secretary.
Billie Langenau, who works in the
office, comes to Eye in the flat
across the hall from where Chatty
lives. Chatty's brother, Pud, goes
to high school and works evenings
in Ben Tomlinscn's drug store.
Shatty learns that he delivers gin
for Ben, and begs him to stop be-
fore he is arrested, but Pud refuses
to do 1t.
One day Chatty sees David hand
a not to Agnes Herford. Jealous,
she goes through Agnes desk 10
look for 1t. 1t is a simple message
abou. some bonds. but in hunting
for 1t Chatty finds Agnes diary,
filled with the story of her love for
her employer. Chatty tears some of
the pages out. and sends them 10
Mrs. Van, and Agnes Is discharged.
Dave Jordon, alone, knows that
Chatty is responsible, and he drops
her. Winnie Talcott, the office
"vamp,"' gets Agnes position. VIM
ME gets quite chummy with Chatty.
and at a party Chatty meets Bryant
Dunning, a new bond salesman.
Winnie shows Chatty how to paint
her face and doll up" Bryant IS
married, but tells Chatty he has left
his wife.
Nov Go on With the Story
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

A-You should weigh about 10
pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

Miss &. R. Q.-How much should
a girl aged ~, q IT. 4 inches tall
weigh, also a aged %, 5 1t. 3
inches tall, and aged Is, 5 #.
5 IL inches ( ?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

A.-Thcy should weigh respec-
lively about I'D, I'D ana IA pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

p. j. ". Q.-Whet will relieve
nasal catarrh which In extended
to the middle ear causing Coltinu-
Gus noise in tn organ?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

A.-TreatE-ent in the nasal pas
sages and the use OF q good, cleans
Ing spray should be helpful In clear
ing up the underlying cause.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

Thank you. Q-What causes a
continual tired feeling? My tongue
is heavily coated
A.-Ccnstipati-n Is probably the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

A-Application OF / per cent yell
low oxide of mercury ointment used
at night b>fore going 10 bed will
help 10 increase the growth and
make them appear darker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23

Thank you. Q.-What will in
crease the growth OF re eyelashes
without harnling the eyes?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24
A. N. B. CHRISTMAS
 PROGRAM TONIGHT

The Alaskan Native Brotherhood will celebrate with Christmas pro- gram in the A. N. B. Hall tonight at o'clock. The following is thc program:
 Invocation-Capt. E. K. Tobin.
 Christmas Carol-Mrs. Bernhof- CTS Room. . songs, Santa Claus" Merry Merry Bens"-Primary and Inter- mediate Rooms
 Rccitation-"A Visit from St Nicholas''-Harry See.
 Recitation, q Ain't Coin to TelP Harry Garcia.
 Song, "The Three Kings"-Uppel Grades
 Recitation, "Enough for All"- William Phillips.
 Recitation, "The Longest Day. Matthew Kitka.
 Songs, If You're Good,' "Santa's Coming Primary and Intermediat. Grades.
 Exercise, "Christmas Wish s"- Eight Children.
 Recitation, "A Letter to Santa Winona Jones.
 Recitation, Selected-Esther Kit ka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24

Anti h c m, Selected-Presbyterian Native Choir
 Drill, Silent Night"-Six Girls. Recitation, The Best Day of the Year Margaret Kitka.
 Recitation, Christmas Lullaby Dorothy Boyd.
 Song, Cradle Song"-P n r y and Intermediate Grades.
 Drill, Upside Down" Upper Grade Boys.
 Song, Jolly Old St. Nicholas Primary and Intermediate Grades.
 Exercise, Christmas Advice Five Girls.
 Christmas Hymn, "Hark the Her aid Angels Sing"-All.
 Remarks, by Frank Mercer, Presi- dent of the A. N. B.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24

Detroit has $336 invested in school buildings and land for every stu dent.
 More than 125,oo0 acres of Per sian walnuts are in bearing in Cali fornia.
 
 Send the Christmas edition of The Empire outside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24

GORDONS GIFT CERTIFICATES
 The Ideal Gift. Always accept able and can be exchanged for mer- chandise at any time. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24
MRS. SHIPPEY RETURNS

Mrs. H. c. Shfppey of the Fern Beauty Parlors has returned and is now fully prepared to do perm anent waving of all descriptions including the very new CROQUIG- MOLE. .--adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-24
NOTICE

NOTiCE
 The Cash Bazaar will b, open part of the time tomorrow to &C., commodate those who wish to pur- chase gifts for those they might have forgotten. adv. THE CASH BAZAAR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-14
1000 IN WINDOW
WASHERS STRIKE
Will Start Wednesday;
Union Vote Tomorrow

Two thousand window cleaners
will be involved in a general strike
to start Wednesday at the call of
tie Window Cleaners Protective
Union, it was announced at union
Headquarters at Is E. Third St.
yesterday.
The men are Walking out because
the Manhattan Window Cleaning
Employers Protective Association
has refused to grant new union de-
mands. These include the 40-hour
5-day week; increased minimum
wage from S45 to $40 a week; prop
ef safety appliances; ADEQUATE COM
pensation, insurance and equal dis
tribution of work in slack periods.
The strike call will be endorsed
by vote at the unian membership
meeting at Manhattan yceum, sc E.
Fourth St., at 7.30 P. M. tomorrow
night.
Eight hundred window cleaners
are already out as a result fo a
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-14
ORLEANS BOSSES
ADMIT BLACKLIST
OF CAR STRIKERS
Street Railway States
Will Keep It's Scabs

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 13.-
The ew Orleans Public Service Cor
poration, woner of the street car
lines which have been struck now
foc over four months, yesterday an
nounced that even though the men
had voted 794 to 80, to return to
work, only $50 would be hired at
present, only about 900 altogether,
and that in every case the company
would pick the men it wanted back,
and would take only enough to add
to the force of scabs now employed.
The company would not discharge
any scabs.
The vote to call off the strike
was accompanied by a reservation
demanding arbitration of what
seemed to be a black list clause in
the contract. The action of the
company now settles that matter.
1t is not only blacklist, but & very
complete and open form of it.
Called i'll Priest.
The contract was negotiated by
President Mahon of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
Electrical Railway Employees, un-
der the direct auspices of William
Green, president of the A. F. L.,
and after negotiations between
Green and the officials of the COM
pany conducted through the inter-
mediary of Catholic priest, named
Grady. The deal was signed in
New York about a month ago, and
was at first Indignantly rejected
by the New Orleans strikers, by q
vote of 1000 to 80. AS soon as this
happened, Green, Mahon and the
U. S. government began a merciless
bull DOING drive against the strik,
ers, threatening to expel their locals
and trying in every other way tx
make them accept the open shop
blacklist agreement, which besides
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-14
AFL M|SLEADERS
BLOCK CITY, wide
TRUCKERS STRIKE
25, 900 Drivers Demand
Sympathy Walk-Out
With Oilmen
700 Join; Scabs Hurt
TUUL Bares Sell Move
Fruit Strike Brews

The A. f. /. sell-out artists pre-
vented general strike of the 25,-
900 New York truck drivers organiz-
ed into the International Brother
hood of Te msters, Chauffeurs,
Stablemen and Helpers from being
called last Friday is the proud boast
of James J. Dawson, business agent
of the Gas and Fuel Drivers Local
533, whose members forced the pres
ent struggle of the gasoline truck
men.
Dawson has revealed through the
capitalist press that delegates from
the IS local unions, empowered to
vote a city-wide trucking wakout,
met late Friday night, and although
the sentiment of the rank and file
was overwhelmingly in favor of i'm
mediate struggle, the A. F. L. mis-
leaders "held them back" because of
the grave consequences to the pub
lic' which would have ensued.
The bureaucratic machinery of the
Brotherhood was brought into play
and decision delayed until tomor-
row, when the delegates will recon-
vene in the offices of Local 533, at
208 w. 14th St., after the sentiment
of the drivers has once more been
sounded out" Thomas Lyons, sec
retary of the brotherhood council,
has admitted that the delay is GUS
tomary A. F. L. sell-out maneuver
by declaring: "The men are ready
to back up the gasoline truck drivers
in their demands. 1t will hardly be
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