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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

food for thought
Some az the towns ] saw were spas Datn-
inw pHneez A few of them have been famous
for many decades, even for = century OK more
met many old friends and made new ae-
mninfanrea. Some or these were persons VINO
me I'm ths habit OF going abroad every year I'd
take "the cure"
three weeks the diet Is greatly restricted, the
hours I'm bed are long. the exercise II regulated
and insisted upon. great quantities Of the AKA
nn the rules and their faithful observance M
remarkable, indeed.
saw men there VINO are captains OF IN
dustry, famous lawyers. successful business men.
Society women and professionals ot every sOrs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
Health and Right Living

r Asst Summer / spent in European travel r. many ways 10 was
a glorious vacation. Much OF the territory eovaFsd was familiar
- rrouDd. although some Of the places I had not SISTED FOR many,
- run-mhnrn "a much ~ hold the Mtarest and 20 give
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

There Is big money In Wall Street for any one
who knows how to play the market. and Beethovens
sonates are on any piano If you just happen TO hit
the right noes.-Kay Features.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

what a great many people consider 10 be the latest
Scotch Joke is the appointment of a gentleman nam
ed McNab to draft a new Prohibition enforcement
program.-New Orleans States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

Pleasure has its time; 50 too has wisdom. Make
love in thy youth. and in old age attend to thy sal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12
BLIND WIN STRIKE

MANCHESTER, Eng More
than 100 blind workers who went
on strike against q wage Yeduc-
ton won their point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

ROME-The police believe that
Or. Pietro Manaro was gilled by
q woman. re was stabbed several
times
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

Do you know what impression all this made upon me vsrtnrs
m renewed conviction Of the conclusion 4 formed years ~" A
-, w. III though nobody has asked for T.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

SKULL IN CHURCH WALL
ST. KEW, Eng@.Workmen re-
pairing the parish church found q
human skull imbedded fin the wall
Another was found six years ago
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-12

Anyway II gave the headline writ
ers a chance to use 'tremblor" for
the first time in a month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Will Hail Braille as
Benefactor Of Blind

Every blind person has reason to be
thankful that, lit years ago, little
boy Of three became blind. For this
year, says an article in London An
swers, is the centenary of the inven-
ton, by this same boy, of the Braille
sysem, which enables the blind to
read and write.
Lewis Braille was only twenty when
he invented his famous system by
which combinations of six dots form
letters. numerals, punctuation marks,
and musical signs. 1t Is now in gen.
eral use among the blind. and books
on Braille can be obtained on all sorts
of subjects.
But that does not exhaust the mar
wells of Braille. A blind shorthand
writer, using the Braille system of
shorthand, can stake down" $50 words
a minute. And the most complicated
mathematical problems can be worked
out by means of the Braille numerals.
Yet it was not until 40 years after
it's invention that Braille was gen.
orally adopted among the blind in this
country. Now, however, its value is
fully recognized, and the National In
stitute for the Blind is planning to
celebrate the centenary of Lewis
Braille's great system.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
The Blade OF Picardy
By Fred Mclaughlin
eBBsM & w usawcs

closed cab similar to that In which
we had left the capital the night be.
fore. Manuel appeared with Ian
tern. and In its uncertain light a
broad-shouldered man dressed In the
uniform of French lieutenant
emerged from the cab and disap-
peared beneath the p0rte-cochere.
Neville" | thought What had
Neville TO do In tuernavaca? He
should have been. ere this, with his
prisoner In Mexico city. Now con
dered this thing. There were. knew
half a thousand cabs like This one In
the city. and score or more of broad
shouldered lieutenants II wasn't on,
cab. II wasn't Neville, II couldn't be
So slumber beckOned, and went back
to my bed again.
When | awOke the night had gone,
but day had not yet arrived. for the
deep gloom of early morning filed my
spacious room. man stood reside
my he'd. silent man who. when !
started to speak. put finger against
his lips.
"PasqualI" l whispered.
"Yes, senior; you will arise swiftly.
and Dress"
While | got hastily into my humble
habiliments Pasqual explained: LESS
than an hour ago French officer ar
rived in a cab He and Manuel have
talked. and because he looked so much
like you, senOr | crOuched beside the
window and listened. They planned
to kill you as you slept. so ! have
climbed up the slanting roof of the
Iean-to, which leads nearly to your
window, to warn yon think. even
now. they approach. senor."
"And you. Pasqual what would you
do?"
II would stay" said he, land help
you; you will find me strong, senior
and wiling.
"But do not pay thee. Pasqual, to
fight"
ut is not for pay that I would fight.
do not like the emperor-nor the
French"
Now. though l had wrapped In
trigue around me in dozen devious
folds, could not bring myself to
accept service Of this simple soul IN
der SO grotesque a misapDrehension
But to retreat now would have meant
to leave the field to Madrella, the
loss of my trip to the headquarters
of Benito Juarez-where | had hoped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
SYNOPSIS

Capt. Francois de vigny. serv-
ing with Maximilian's army In
Mexico. tells the story. A royster-
ing group of officers is discuss
ing La Anita, who, rumor says,
has lured French officers to death
or desertion. Summoned by Max
milan to make explar alton. DE
Vigny undertakes to deliver the
message to La Anita AT La
Anita's home DE Vigny meets
Colonel Lopez, Mexican officer
and the girls cousin, Pablo Ma
drella, who bears a wonderful re-
semblance to De Vigny. except
that he wears beard Angertd
that Anita should be called be-
fore the emperor, Madrella forces
a duel on De Vigny. in which the
Mexican is wounded. ASSISTING
Madrella to his carriage, De
Vigny picks Up paper that falls
from his pocket Ii proves to be
a pass, granting Madrella pass
age through the Mexican lines.
Laid before Macmillan. II is. of
course, Madrella's death warrant,
since II proves him a spy. Cues
toned by Macmillan, La Anita
denies Turing French officers 10
danger. and is given her freedom
De Vigny secures leave ut Lb-
senose, planning, Will Madrella
is wounded and under guard, TO
grow a beard and impersonate
him, with the idea of securing
informal ton OF Juarez' move
ments. Dressed as Mad ella, he
enters La Anita's home by stealth
and overhears a conversat ton be-
tween Madrella and Lopez which
proves the latter a traitor to
Macmillan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

to gain useful information-and my
desire unfulfilled to see Leroux and
that other soldier of France who had
turned their faces away from the elm
peror. "You must go. pasqual," I
whispered. while l."
'But. senior"
gripped his hand "SOme day
Pasgual, Mexico will have need for
such men as thou art Wait for me
in the patio; If do not come out In
twenty minutes run quickly TO the
post and tell the soldiers there that
a man has been murdered In the Ho
tel Montezuma."
Even as the latch lifted gently at
my door the brave and earnest Pas
quail went swiftly and silently through
the window. looked around for a
weapon. and. save heavy, three
legged stood. found none.
Quickly fashioned the covers of
my bed into roll which. in the semi
darkness. resembled sleeping figure.
Then. with the stool in my hand.
stood close to the door. listening l
could hear the Iabored breathing of
Manuel, and Madrella's harsh whis-
per for silence.
wondered what had become OF
Neville, for | had no doubt that Ma
drella wore his clothes If, as ! had
good reason TO believe, Neville had
failed. then no report could have
gone TO the emperor concerning the
prospective attack on t'uernavaca !;
and cuernavaca then was dooned
The door opened slowly. silently:
and as IL opened kept behind It.
Now both tignres-fhe fat one and
the tall one-were In the room Man
uel stopped halfway between the door
and the bed and Madrella. knife in
hand. went forward sfealthily to his
business of murder.
Only vague outlines were visible in
the gloom. held my breath as Ma
drella leaned over the bed. fearful,
lest he discover the trick Evidently
satisfied he raised his right arm and
plunged long knife into that de
fenseless roll OF covering. He drew
hack. gasping. and raised his arm
again then he voiced great oath
of anger and disniay.
AS Madrella turned from the empty
ned raised the stool and brought It
,in,sn with crushing force upon the
head of the waiting Manuel lie went
down beneath THAT blow and rie fioor
quivered under the impact of his fall
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
BY Fred Mclaughlin

preached. Ii was only mountain
pony that he rode-a creature OF little
value-hut hardy and fast. and. for
my immediate need. quite sufficient
For fifty pesos I purchased horse
and saddle from the owner lean
stolid Indian whom Agostino seemed
to know; and with whom-by our per
miSsi0n-he made off.
"Af this point. Neville we part, ;"
said l. casting a leg over the saddle
you will gain the ear of the EN-.
peror, and you will say to him that
Captain de vigny sends news from
authentic sources that Jnarez plans
TO attack Cuernavaca before the week
is out"
"And you, Francois?"
81 go-as Senior Madrella-tO Cuer
navaca, where Manuel. proprietor OF
the Hotel MOnteZuma, will take good
care of me. He will see To II that
| proceed safely on my journey TO
the camp of General Juarez. To Pab
10 Madrella the great revolutionary
general will doubtless tell many
things of interest and of profit to his
majesty. Besides. have heard thai
Rene Leroux and Besancon serve un
der the banner of Benito Juarez. and
would get the story of their treach
cry from their own lips Your bust
ness. Neville. my friend. Is to stop
the real Madrella. There must he 20
failure; he must go back with you
to Mexico City. In Cuernavaca there
is not room for two Madrellas."
"NOr is there" said he with q grin.
lin the heart of La Anita"
Now, as | logged along the road to
Cuernavaca. found much sweetness
In his mOrsel of wit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Saving Oil Tanks

The high mortality among the crude
oil storage tanks of the country, so
great that it is estimated that in some
sections one out of five must be re-
placed annually, may be alleviated
through a series of tests being con-
Quoted in Texas by the United States
bureau of mines. The corrosion Of
the tanks is due to the high sulphur
content of the crude oils, and to over
come this, the bureau experts are try
ing out aluminium as substitute for
the iron and steel, which are unable
to stand the action of the hydrogen
sulphides in the crude oil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
An Arithmetic of l64e

In the Garcia library of the Univer
sity of Texas is the oldest arithmetic
in America. Upon touching Its vellum
covers and back skin thongs your
memory may go back TO that proud
but unwelcomed day when your own
schooling arrived at the portal page
of Fractions. With awe one discov.
ers that pupils of 1919 had to wade
through seven chapters of mafhe
NAUTICAL quicksands The pioneers
evidently desired to obtain strength
of mind In their children for II was
a stern age. Another chapter was de
voted to the formation of military
companies In squares. hexagonai units
and other strange geomefricaI forms
Otherwise the book shows pupils
struggled with fbe sarne problems thar
perpleA modern youngsters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Not That Foolish

"Don't try to make fool of met"
he Kissed.
'Why not tell me not to make a
flower out of the rose, dear?" she
asked, sweetly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
IT'S DANGEROUS GROUND

you stand on-with a
cou 6 b, a cold or
grippe, and your blood
impoverished. You
must do something!
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
enriches the blood
builds b g alt b an d
strength.
e. ]. Gull Of 53s-l0th
Ave. S., Minneapolis, Mimi,
remarked: my family and
I have taken Or. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery
and I am glad to praise and
recommend it to any one
who feels rundown in
health. As a general tonic
IL ia far cr1rarior 20 an.y<b;,o
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Trusts Winter

Mrs. Jones interviewing prospec-
tive laundress)-You may be glad
to know we have an electric wash
ing machine.
Laundress (dejectedly)-Ah nevah
washes clothes with anything but wa
tab, ma'a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Un.kilIfuI Angler

"She is always fishing for compli-
ments." "Yes, and never knows where
to draw the line"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Bad as the Ponies

81 learned something at the dog
races today"
yeah? What was that?"
'That it is a heap wiser to put
a mustard or a muzzle on. dog than
it is to put your money on it,
Cincinnati Enquired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

Poverty compels a good many peo-
pie to live the simple life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

have ever tried. I find Golden Medical Dis
covery' is a wonderful medicine for the stom-
ach, and also to produce rich red blood and to
give strength and tone up ones entire system"
All druggists. Tablets or fluid.
Send DR.. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, 10c
II you desire trial pkg. of tablets.
Write feg free medical advice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
EUROPE CRUISE c. u.s.s .sas e

Spain, Tangier, Algiers, Italy, Riviera,
Sweden, Norway, Edinburgh, Tros-
sachs, Berlin paris, London, Rhine,
etc. }. Hotels, drives, fees. etc. included.
Mediterranean Cruise, Ian. 20. $500 up
Frank G. Clark. Times Bldg. n. r.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
Two Evils

Two Evils
George Bernard Shaw, ever auda-
cious, has plunged with characteristic
heat into the discussion of women's
clothes. He had number of inter
esting things to say. one of which
caused something of sensation:
'The highest medical demonstra-
tion would not prevent me from wear
Ing cOrsets," declares Mr.. Shaw, III
had to wear skirts"
A Hint
The Maid-Don't let father see VOC
kissing me.
The Boy-But I'm not kissing you.
The Maid-Oh, well, thought I'd
tell you in easel
Silence is great peacemaker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26

If you wouldn't tell a bad story
on yourself, why should you tell it
IN anybody else? Golden Rule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-26
A Hint

Silence is a great peacemaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
HERBERT HOOVER. JR.. FILLS DAY
AND WORK WITH ENTHUSIASM
True Pioneer In Radio-Aviation Field
He Scorns Consideration as Son Of
President and Wins Own Way.

promote air transportation. There has
never been an accident or even forced
landing on this run. It covers in three
hours q journey over mountains and
valleys taking nearly full day by train.
Visions for Future Routes.
The company also holds the contract
for the Los Angeles-to-Salt Lake City
branch of the air mail. Then 1t operates
a daily service to Kansas City-a pas
senger line that one day soon will be
extended to provide through airplane
journey from Los Angeles to New York
City in something like 81 hours.
Flying as they do over all kinds OF
vast stretches of desert, the planes. OF
Western Air Express encounter varying
conditions of operation. Radio was
deemed a prime necessity for continued
successful operation. When Hoover ap-
piled for a job with the company-and
he was not sought out, but sought
place-Harris Hanshue, the president,
noted that he was qualified as q grad
uate electrical engineer of Leland STAN
ford University and as radio amateur
of long experience.
The whole task Of establishing the
companys radio system was turned over
to him. He has the able assistance OF
Erwin r. Russell as chief operating en-
gineer. On his staff he has former
comrade of Palo Alto ham" days, John
C. Franklin. Like himself, Franklin Is
Stanford graduate and only 25 years
of age. He also attended post-grad-
uate business course at Harvard, as did
Hoover. The Los Angeles headquarters
staff also includes Don C. McRae and
Eden Smith, two California boys OF %.
Do Work Themselves.
They, along with a score of other
radio men stationed at strategic points
along the flying route of the company.
are establishing the land stations and
installing the planes with radio for
communication and beacon services.
They are doing practically all of the
job themselves, assembling and IN
stalling the equipment and sometimes
designing and building their own sets
and parts.
When the undertaking began. Hoover
and his men first had to determine
what wave lengths were suitable under
the peculiar conditions Of flying over
the country their planes traversed.
Altitude flying over the mountains
presents certain problems Static over
the desert is terrific. There are many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

radio dead spots" Fading occurs all
too frequently on some of the channels.
Into the mountains, valleys and des-
erts, these youths went with portable
ground and plane equipment. Trial and
experiment taught them which were the
channels of most consistent transmits
sion and reception for their purposes.
Then Hoover went East to obtain IL
censes from the Federal Radio Com
mission for the desired wave lengths
and to purchase the full equipment
needed.
Equipment Hard to Get.
He got the licenses to use the chan
nels, but equipment capable Of working
those frequencies was not so easy to
obtain. One large radio company was
willing to sell him equipment, but not
for such short wave channels. More
over, it actually demanded that he en-
ploy its radio operators rather than
men Of his own choosing. A huge price
was quoted for the land stations; and
here is where the fathers astuteness
could not help cropping out in the
son. It will be recalled that much of
the elder Hoover's reputation as a great
engineer rested on his capacity for TAX
ing over rundown mines and making
them pay.
Young Hoover went to another con-
CCEU dIlU OOIhUlCU u Vi NC"
livery Of the necessary equipment at
substantially smaller cost. Not only
that, but the company's research cfi-
Gals became so impressed with the
Importance of radio in aviation, as he
outlined 1t, that 1t volunteered to set
aside the sum of 81 900, 900 for special
aircraft radio development.
Meanwhile, Hoover went into the
market and purchased the parts for a
system Of temporary land stations. He
and his men built and installed the
something like one-tenth the amount
quoted by the first commercial concern.
One Plane Is Laboratory"
Hoover's own men are operating and
maintaining the system today, most Of
them former amateurs or ex-Navy radio
men. There are IL stations in the sys-
tenn at present. all handling weather
and tratflc reports and company COM
munication between fields.
One of the company's Is Fokkers is
equipped with a tranSmitter and re-
ceiver used In experimentation. 1t is q
duplicate of the one that served so well
on the transpacific flight Of the South
ern Cross. An order has been placed for
special long and short wave receivers
and the plane short wave transmitters.
These will be received shortly, and all
the installations will be made by Hoover
and his staff. All of the company'S
planes ultimately will be radio equipped.
The radio installations, incidentally,
weigh less than 100 pounds each, SO that
they do not greatly affect planes load.
The equipment not only includes the
two-way radiotelephone and the beacon
receivers, but also an interphone system
that permits pilots to talk to each other
readily over the roar of the motors
Hoover is watching aircraft radio devel-
opments closely, and says he expects
soon to be able to obtain q radio alti-
meter and a ground speed indicator that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
EX-KA|SER CHANGES.
BUSINESS MANAGER.
Baron Won Sell, Formerly
"Publicity Man." to Direct
Financial Affairs.

OOORN, Holland, July 25.-Ex-Em-
neror william II once again has chang
cd managers. Baron Ulrich Won Sell,
until now responsible for all publicity
enlanating from Doom Castle, has been
put in charge of the ex-Kaiser's finan-
cial affairs.
The appointment comes after series
OF d!sconcerting experiences which the
former Emperor suffered. His f1rst gen.
In 1917 and 1918 had been the chief of
his civil cabinet, quit shortly after the
final settlement between the state OF
Prussia and the former ruling house was
perfected and adopted. =,
one version is that the Hohenzol-
learns were dissatisfied that Won Berg
did not succeed In obtaining even bet
ter terms than he secured with unusual
skill. Another version is that he de-
clined to invest !, 900 900 marks each OF
the 10000, 900 cash paid out by the state
Of Prussia, to the credit of the OK
Kaiser's four ep-children-the chill
dren Of Hermine.
Shortly before this conflict with Won
Berg, Adjt. Gen. Hans Won Gontard,
marshal to his majeSty's household, also
had quit because of differences with
Hermine.
"Kaiserin" Hermine then persuaded
her imperial spouse to let her assume
the running of the Doom estate. AS
her only two assistants, she chose pri-
vate secretary and the custodian of the
crown properties. Herr Nitz.
Things seemed to run smoothly I'M
til, quite recently, 1t was discovered that
Nitz had been victimized by swindler
from Vienna, who proposed to harness
certain elementary forces of the uni
verse. Nitz had given him about zoo. 900
marks for his fraudulent scheme.
The ex-Kaiser put his foot down on
the mismanagement of his affairs. Nitz
was dismissed, and Hermine's sphere of
influence was greatly reduced. For Will
liam II decided to call In a man after
his own heart and having his full con-
hdence.
Baron Won Sell, the new manager, is
Is years old. He was formerly an off,
Ger Of the Imperial Guards. His wife,
nee Won Brauchitsch. is social leader
mt Potsdam. Won Sell is said to be an
excellent business man, also possessing
winning social graces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
LIQUOR ADS BARRED.
British Government Will Lose
800, 900 in Advertising Revenue.

LONDON [P.-Liquor advertisements
have been barred from Englanl's tele-
phone books. They will be absent hence
the covers of books of stamps, all Of
which will result in an annual loss to
the government of about $100, 900 in ad-
vertiSing revenue.
The postmaster general explained
that the new policy is based on the
general rule that advertisements capable
of giving offense to large sections Of
public opinion ought not to be accepted.
The post office controls not only the
mails, but all telephone and telegraph
lines.