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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17

"Ah, Viv-please-don't, don't do
that-can't ! tease you a little?"
He pulled her around and saw the
laughter in her eyes. 1t was funny.
Everything was funny.
well, the laugh is on me-" Kent
grinned. II thought you were blush
ing, and It Is the heat from the
stove. I thought you were crying
and you are laughing at me. What
were you doing that night at the
gate. Laughing at me for just kiss
ing your hand?"
1T was the first time I had ever
been ki-5ed-even on the hand" she
confessed. "And it boWled me over
a bit"
He came up closer to her.
Truly. Don't tell me, Wv. I'm
the first man who ever kissed
your"
She dropped her eyes. She was
sorry she had told him.
"Yes-you we're the first"
"But not the last-not the only
man who has ever kissed your"
mo, thank God" she pushed him
away. And I don't suppose you'll
be the last"
When she saw the expression on
his face she was glad. Then she
was sorry, A minute laterf he look
ed up from his pancakes question
ingly.
"The other MANS Barlow, of
course.
Naturally" she told him, upper
turbed outwardly, but watching
closely to see how he felt about it.
He is the only man who has ever
honored me with his attentions to
any great extent. I might have
tried the ice man but Celeste seems
to like him, and I wouldn't want to
poach in her love patch"
They both laughed. But Kent was
not so jovial. He ate his break
fast after that / ~nsilence, and went
to work with a curt nod. For once
Vivian had a happy %ttle triumph
ant feeling. She had made him
squirm and ask questions. Certain
ly she had the advantage now. She
went about her work singing.
Cuddles rushed across the lot at
noon-breathleSs, waving a wire. 1t
was from Bark. Vivian read it
with mixed feelings.
IF you can leave Immediately,
have secured excellent part for you
in new Stanwix production, Shady
Dell Opens in month. Wire ut
once, if coming, and what train. Will
meet you. Mann Barlow"
Pat was wild with joy.
"Oh, Vivian, it's my chance! Isn't
it wonderful? I didn't dream he
liked my work so much. That he
thought I had real talent. He had
told me he would see what he could
debut I thought 1t was ju-t being
NICE"
Vivian KIN. I she should be happy
beyond words that little Pat, who
had tried for f rur long years to get
somwhere on Broadway and failed,
had her chance at last. But, again
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
HIGHEST Dam in the World

r IS announced that the cost Of the Boulder Dam
nroiect will touch the s165.0oOOoO mark and the
amount above the governments flat contribution Of
coz mn ooo for flood control is to be recouped over a
neriod of SO years from the sale of water and hydro
electric power"
Boulder Dam will be erected in Black Canyon OF
the mighty Colorado river; 1t will be 6S7 feet from its
lowest foundation to its crest; it will be the highest
dam in the world; it will impound enough water to
cover $4,000 444 acres to a depth of one foot; it will
back the Colorado river up through its gorge Tor a
distance of 1S miles.
President Hoover has announced that the compact
which he has signed relates entirely to the distribu-
+ion Of the water rights between the seven states in
the Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico. Utah and Wyo-
ming have signed the compact. Arizona is holding
out. This will not delay the construction game.
There is a treasury surplus of $200OO0000. There
Is a Boulder Dam to be constructed; there is a Mis-
sissippi Valley flood project to be constructed; there
are other mighty projects as well as costly ones on
paper. This is a building age and Uncle Sam is the
biggest of the builders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, M. ID.
Former Commissioner of Health

wise treatment for blapkheads and
pimples?
Ayes. For full particulars send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
F. I. U. Q.-What will promote
the growth Of eyelashes?
A.-Apply l per cent yellow oxide
of mercury ointment to the lashes
and brows every night before re-
firing.
MISS L. L. Q.-What should a
girl Of Is do to correct bow legs?
Al would suggest that she con-
suit an orthopediSt.
F. S. Q.-How much should a
woman aged 80, 5 feet 2 inches tall
weigh; also a man aged "a, 5 feet
9 inches tall?
A.-They should weigh respect
lively about al and 161 pounds.
j. l.. Q.-Is it injurious to in
hale when smoking cigarettes?
Ayes; especially If you smoke
to any extent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
Flashes Of Life

ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.-The
idea Of w. o. Saunders Of correct
hot day attire for men is pajar1as
and he has strolled down Main
street wearing 'em. Mr.. Saunders Is
editor of the Elizabeth City indie
pendent.
NEW YORK+Sir Sven Anders
Hedin, 81, Swedish explorer, Is to
issue his own postage stamps when
he rejoinS his expedition in China.
1t is a privilege never granted to
anyone else. He told about it while
eating Swiss cheese and drinking
coffee at an interview in a hotel.
BRIGANTINE, N. J.-Captain G.
P. Crowley is 70 years old, but can
swim four miles. His 35-foot Sloop
began to sink. He took off his shoes
and dived overheard and swan
three hours to land.
LONDON-Prime Minister Mac
Donald was asked in commons Il
he and the opposition leaders would
make a talkie. He doubted If any
large body Of opinion in the coun.
try desired it. The questioner asked
reconsideration. "Nol Mol" shouted
members Of all parties. And there
the matter died.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
A DRAB
MOTH FLIES TO
HAPPINESS
-Longfellow
9 1929
CENTRAL PnEs9 ASSN NC

there was jealousy that she had
difficulty in controlling. However,
she was trying : be enthusiastic.
Its wonderful, Pat. I know you'll
be happier than you are he-e. But,
we'll hate to see you co.
ooh, I'll miss you, too, Wv. But
this means my life. You C.-nt' know
how heartbroken I'd been because
I've tried so hard end I lied. I
wonder what kind of G part 1t is"
"A funny one, of course" Vivian
assured her. "You are a born Co
median. 1 know you'll make a hit"
The rest of the day Pat spent in
packing. Vivian went over to help
her. Tried to be sweet ana helpful
and show that she was glad. But
Bark was the only man who had
ever really wanted her. She was
engaged to marry him when she was
free. And he had sent for Cuddles
secured a wonderful part 4or her,
and said he weld meet her at the
train.
She wondered again If Pat and
Bark had seen each other when she
knew nothing fbout It. Why am I
SO jealouS-S''e asked herself-When
he wants to marry me? When the
last thing he did as leave a note
for me telling me he could not live
without he. Then she would think
Of Kent. W-ldcr if she loved him
as much as he did Bark. Her
thoughts were so confused that she
was not at all N; iural.
Pat the hit Vivian was a little
jealous, and 1t lade ',er he It sick.
She tried to fix things up.
"I don't see why he was SO nice
to me when it is you he cares so
mu3h for" sic sid, and looked up
from her packing Searohingly.
We'll, can't a man be nice to
one woman and in We with an
otk--?" Vivian replied. It wasn't
the thing to T.. she knew-and was
sorry. But she couldn't help 1t.
Pat bent Z or h-r, packing fever
ishly. At the tain there was a
strained goodbye between Vivian
and Cuddles. Mrs. Sullivan thought
it was because they were so sorry
to part from each other.
sur, yOuu De mlSSln neE, TOO,
she took ": ,an's hand when they
were going back in the car. What
with that nice r1r. Barlow gone,
too. I Iope ] take good care
of my little girl"
She looked at Vivian and smiled
roguishly.
"Iit's me t ats thinkin' hi and
CLddles has quite a case on each
other. T. at'd be nice-you with
with your Ke-- and her with a
| handsome rich mar like hi-."
Viv'..n wanted to cry out a pro-
test. But the little Irish woman
babbled on happily, proud and glad
that Pat had her chance at last.
Bravely hiding her own lonliness
and fear.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
StarLOre
DETERMINE DISTANCE TO
STAR (TRIGONOMETRIC
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

0J a 4 OGA GAAbG
A surveyor wishes to determine
the distance to the summit of a
mountain. Without the necessity Of
climbing it, he lays out a base line
of prescribed length in the valley;
finds the angle from each end Of
the base line to the summit. Then
having the base line and the di-
mension Of the angles, by trigno-
metric method, he may determine
the SUBMITS distance. The astron-
omer, in finding the distance to a
star, takes the diameter of the
earth's annual orbit-186, 000, 600
miles-as a base line; determines
the angles from the base line six
months apart; from this data he
computes the stars distance. He
has determined the stars parallaX.
more Tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. David Belasco; playwright and
producer; 10.
2. DemostheneS.
3. Diana.
4. Psalm c, 5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17

Who am 7? What Is my work?
How old am i?
What famous Greek orator first
conquered a speech defect before
he succeeded?
What goddess in Roman mythol-
ogy corresponds to the Greek Art
ennis?
For the Lord is good; his mercy
is everlasting; and his truth en-
dureth to all generations" Where
is this passage found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
TOday's Horoscope

IUVlEg HUI VVNVPN
Persons born on this day are con-
sidered cold and indifferent by
strangers, but their friends who I'M
derstand them know this is not
true. They like to have their own
way in doing things.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17

A Bowling Green girl is irate because a Louisville
newspaper published she was to be married, and she
SAYS she doesn't even know the groom. However, lots
of others find that out, too late-Elizabetaown Ky)
News
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
Washington Letter
By HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WA0H1NGION, July 17-Out Connecticut avenue
just a few blocks removed from the heart Of Wash
circle.
On one side live the money and social leaders Of
the national capital. Calvin Coolidge made his home
In the stone mansion on the right while the White
house was undergoing repairs. A half dozen or more
foreign embassies and legations are in the immediate
vicinity.
On the other side are garages, c~afeterias, art GAL
Ierles, banks and drug stores-a small unit of a large
city.
connecticut avenue comes up from the south. veers
10 the right, and then stretches out until it IS lost in
Maryland.
Perhaps nowhere else is the COSMOPOLITAN cbaroc-
C Oh washington shown better than at this spot.
DUPONT circle is the gathering place for the chill
dren of the neighborhood.
just as the day begins to warm I'm thew coo
mence their trek to the circle. Some come in babv
carriages. Frequently a big limousine with crest and
eoaC-o1-arms on the doors will drive up and discharge
Inc nurse and child. Others trudge along. hand
claSped to hand Of nurse.
COSMOPOLITAN
Some are English, some French and some German.
There are Chinese and Japanese.
They are the children from the embassies and
legations, of the money and social baronies, of the
high officialdom OF government, and OF congress. NOT
all Of them, for there are also to be seen children Of
the plain people from the other side of the circle.
The thing that impresses the observer is the cath
olicity Of friendships among these children of varying
ranks. They meet over the sandpiles at the circle.
1t is the starting point in the education Of the many
children from foreign lands located temporarily in
Washington. Here they get acquainted with each
other and with the children who live in Washington.
.
PLANNED AS
When LEnfant set aside this piece of ground in
his plans for the national capital it probably never
occurred to him that it would become a school Of
diplomacy.
He intended it as a memorial to Admiral Dupont,
that famous old sea dog who trod the decks Of a war
ship during the days of the revolution. Up until a
few years ago an iron statue of Dupont occupied the
center of the circle.
His descendants disliked it. They appealed to
congress for permission to remove it and put in its
place a fountain. Permission was granted, and now
it is one of the most beautiful little parks in the city.
The rim of the circle is dotted with flower ven
doris. Two or three old men with clusters of vari-
colored toy balloons move over the circle selling them
to the children.
1t is one Of the most interesting and significant
spots in Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17

Congress has passed the farm board bill and
voted a half billion dollars to make it work. The cost,
Of course, viii be added to the city board bin.-The
New Yorker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions

SAULT STE. MARIE, O~nt.-Clar-
ence Stewart realizes a mother bear
has a wallop. Fishing from a canoe
in Root river he came upon a cub
playing on a sandbar. The cub
squealed . Mother bear crashed
through the bush, stood on her hind
feet and cuffed Stewart like a boxer.
He drove her off with his fishing
rod. He has the broken pieces to
prove it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17

Our ambassador at London announces that he will
not serve liquor at the embassy. The British ambas-
sador at Washington has announced the same rule
Hands across the tea!-Dallas NewA
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
SOCIAL LIFE OF WASHINGTON
Commander Hanson At
WGrdman Park Before
Going To London Post

Commander Ralph Hanson, Of
the Construction Corps Of the
Navy, has moved to Wardman
Park Hotel pending Mrs. Hanson's
return from her home in Charles
ton, s. G. They will remain there
until the end OF the month, and
will sail July for Commander
Hanson's new post as Assistant
Naval Attache at the American
Embassy in London. Commander
Hanson has been joined by his
sister, Miss Myra Hanson, Of
Toledo, Ohio. who will also sail
for Europe in the near future.
\ + +
Capt. and Mrs. C. H. Harlow
have closed their apartment at
the Mayflower and will spend the
summer at tha Lake PLACID Club,
Essex county, New York. They
expect to return to Washington
October /.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
WHITE HOUSE
SUPPER
PARTY

Mrs. Hoover received a group
of students from Royal Oak, Mich,
at the White House at II o'clock
this morning. She was assisted
by Representative Grant M. Hud-
son Of Michigan.
President and Mrs. Hoover en-
tertained at supper at the White
House last night. The guests
were:
Vice President Curtis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
Miss Elizabeth Hammond, Senator
Arthur Capper Of Kansas, and
Mrs. Sidney Cloman.
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Miss Julia MATHS has closed
her house here and has gone to
her home in Illinois.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
Ambassador VIII
Pass Summer Vacation
In United States

The japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Dubuchi viii close the en-
bassy on K Street this week and
will go to their cottage at Buena
Vista Springs, Pa, where they
will remain during the summer.
= ~
The Brazilian Ambassador, L.
Gargel Amaral, will leave Wash.
ington the last of this month to
motor to Lake Placid, where he
will pass the summer.
Il \
Mile. Refine Claudel, daughter Of
the Ambassador Of France, Is leav-
ing for New York. tomorrow, pre-
paratory to sailing Thursday, on
the lie de France to join her
mother and sister in France. Nine.
Claudel and her younger daughter
have been in France for several
weeks,
The Washington times., 1929-06-17

Lieut.. Comdr. Francis s. Carvin,
". s. NJ. who has been sta
tioned on the Pacific Coast for
two years. with Hrs. Carven, is
visiting in Baltimore before COM
tAg to Washington for station.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
OF
DISTRICT AT
PLAY
Commissioners Will Oc-
cupy Boxes at Presenta-
ton of Sherwood"

Commissioner and Mrs. Proctor
L. Dougherty and Commissioner
ana Mrs. william B. Ladue will
occupy a box on Thursday night at
the National Sylvan Theatre in
the Monument Grounds, when the
Community Guild presents "Sher-
wood" the story of Robin Hood,
with q. big cast of all-Washington
pIayers. lis expected that j. Mil.
nor Dorey, the director Of the play,
who has arranged his own version
for this occasion from Alfred
Noyes' drama, and Edward A.
Mueller, who has composed the
musical score for the play, VIII
also occupy q box that evening.
other boxholders are DIR. De-
witt C. Croissant, chairman OF the
Drama Guild; Mrs. Carey III.
Brown, vice chairman; and Mr..
Cuno II. Rudolph, who is chair
man of the board Of trustees for
the Guild. Col. u. s. Grant, 3rd,
has taken q box. Among those
who will entertain guests in their
boxes are Clifford Bergman, Fred
eric A. Delano, Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest, Mrs. Asa Lehman.
Mrs. Fulton Lewis, William c.
Miller, Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwell,
Mrs. Herbert Shannon, Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, r. M. Stamp, and Mrs.
Alfred Pembroke Thorn.
Only a few boxes remain to be
taken, and these may be reserved
from Mrs. Carey H. Brown. Chair
tickets for the performance are
likewise available.
Recent additions to the list Of
SPONSORS for Sherwood" are Mrs.
Merritt o. Chance. Mrs. John C.
Merriam, Mrs. Swager Shirley,
Mrs. Roy NeuhauSer, and J. c.
Nicols.
The Drama Guild announces
that in case of rain on Thursday
evening, Sherwood" will be given
Saturday night at S:15 o'clock
at the Sylvan Theatre.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
Young Diplomat
Assigned To Duty
In Stockholm

Mrs. Edward Savage Crocker
will sail on Wednesday from New
York to join Mr.. Crocker in Buda-
pest, where he has been serving
as secretary of the American
Legation. Accompanying her will
be her mother, Mrs. William
Marston Seabury and her sister,
Miss Ethelreda Seabury.
Mrs. Crocker, as Miss L1spenaTd
Seabury, made her debut in Wash
ington several years ago under
the chaperonage of her aunt,
Mrs. Austin Kautz. She came to
this country to attend the wedding
of her sister. Miss Muriel Sea-
bury, to William White Howells,
grandson of the novelist. William
Dean Howells. which took place
Saturday afternoon in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crocker will go
from Budapest to Stockholm the
middle of July. where the former
has been assigned for duty at the
American Legation.
Weekend
Mrs. Frank c. Let's returned
this morning from spending the
weekend at "Stratton Farm,
her country place near Leonard
town, Md. She entertained there
over the weekend, Mrs. George
Mclaughlin, jr., Of Chicago.
Mrs. Frederic A. Delano is in
New York, where she is spending
a few days at the Gladstone
Hotel.
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman will
sail on Wednesday with Miss
Louise Zabriskie, of New York,
to pass a. few weeks in France.
Mr.. Hartman will join Mrs.
Hartman later and together they
will return to this country in
September.
Engaged
Mr.. and Mrs. z. D. Blackstone
of East Bradley Lane, Chevy
Chase, Nd, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Virginia
Fairfax, to Ensign John Alexander
M1lDuLIIS IL % 4NsO GAAO "SAAAAA9 ~
take place in the summer.
Ensign Milburn is the son OF
the late Charles G. Milburn, OF
washington. His mother Is now
Mrs. James Watts Mercer. of
Wallingford, Pa.
y +
Mr.. and Mrs. s. e. Baird OF
Pittsburgh are at the Grace
Dodge Hotel while spending a
week in Washington.
i \ x
Miss Dorothea Lane has gone
to Kenwick, Va, where she will
pass a month. Miss Barbara
Boss, who accompanied her, will
return to Washington July 1.
Il ~
The marriage of Miss Martha
Messerole, daughter of Mrs. Mar
tina ". Messerole, Of Pasadena,
Calf, to Lieut.. Henry T. Brian,
u. s. NJ, viii take place Wednes-
day in st. James Episcopal
Church, South Pasadena.
Miss Messerole Is well known
in the world of music. Lieut..
Brian is the son Of Mrs. Hancock
Merriam, wife Of Capt. Merriam,
U. s. NJ, and DR.. Enoch G.. Brian,
u. s. N.-also grandson Of the late
Capt. Henry T. Brian, OF WASH
ington. He is a graduate OF the
1925 class of the u. s. Naval
Academy and has recently re-
I turned from three years service
in China. He is at present at
tached to the u. 8. 8. Colorado.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Brian will make
their home for a while with the
brides mother. South Pasadena
Cahfs
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
Popular Bachelor
Has Left Capital
For Nepport Post

One Of Washington's most ell
gible bachelors, Lieut.. Barnett Tai
bott, who has been on duty at the
Naval Air Station-and was also
an aid to the former Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy, Theodore
Douglas Robinson-has been or
dered away. He has left for New
port, where he will be stationed at
the Naval War College for a year.
Rarely was a party given by
the younger set that his name
was not to be found somewhere on
the list. However, he is landing
in Newport at just the right
time-for the migration to that,
the most fashionable of resorts.
has already begun.
Another one who - making the
rounds to say farewell to his host
of friends in Washington Is Major
Alvin Sandeford, White House
aide, who has been on duty here
for six years. Not only Is he
popular with the girls, but he
stands high with fashionable
young matrons, and is in great de-
mand at their parties. But Gov
ernors Island. his new post, is
not SO far away, and Major Sande-
ford may be expected back fire.
quently as visitor.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
In Berkshires

The Rev. and Mrs. Anson
Phelps Stokes have gone to Brook
Farm, their place in the Berk-
shires, to pass several weeks be-
fore going to Buenos Aires. They
will visit several South American
countries to gather material for
the three.yolume book that DIR.
Stokes in writing on the develop
ment Of the university through
out the world.
The Washington times., 1929-06-17
House Party

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James II.
Fechet will have as their guests
for q. few days, Mrs. Eugene Ely,
wife of Lieutenant Ely, now on
duty as aide to his father, Maj.
Gen. Hanson e. Ely. at Governors
Island.
Mrs. C. G. Culver, wife Of Col
onel Culver, Air Corps, U. s. A,
will also arrive within a few days
from Langley Field to be the guest
of General and Mrs. Fechet.
Colonel Culver has been trans
ferred to Washington for duty
and will Join Mrs. Culver here,
later.
General and Mrs. Fechet are en-
tertaining for a fortnight Mrs.
George Stratenmeyer. Of West
Point.
Nine. Ekengren and her daugh-
ter, Miss Elsie Ekengren, have
returned to their apartment at
2139 Wyoming Ave-, after
years absence in Europe. Miss
Ekengren will be presented to
society next season,
y y X
Major Ross e. Rowell, U. S. A.,
of Langley Field, Va, has joined
Mrs. Rowell in Washington at
the Mayflower, where she has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Pixley. Of San Francisco,
for the past week.
Polo Players
Gen. and Mrs. Frank r. Nc.
Coy entertained at tea at 1T1S H
st. in honor Of the Infantry
School polo team, Fort Benning,
Ca, which was in Washington
playing in the Infantry Associa-
ton polo tournament. Mrs. Cort-
landt Parker and Mrs. Willis D.
Crittenberger assisted Mrs. Nc
Coy.
Among those present were
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Briant H.
Wells, General Rupprecht, Ura-
guayan member OF the Bolivian
Paraguayan. conciliation commits
sion; Admiral Sellers, Gen. and
Mrs. e. e. Booth, Mrs. Herbert
B. Crosby, Mrs. Stephen o.
Fuqua, members Of the Infantry
School polo team, the War De-
partment Polo Club, the Third
Cavalry polo team, the Sixteenth
Field Artillery polo team, ana
MfhNFA