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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25

leaders hope to dispose Of on the
administration program.
Indications are the farm relief bill
will consume more time in the SEN
ate than it has in the house, and
the tariff bill will not be disposed
of in the latter chamber with the
ease and speed which has marked
the farm bill discussion there. Re-
publican leaders are considering
plans to have the tariff measure
brought before the house under spe-
cial rules designed to limit debeate,
but the democrats already have
made it clear they will oppose any
such move.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25
FEMALE JURY FINDS
sDAPPER DOM GUILTY

PATTERSON, N. j., April 25.-P
"Dapper Dan" Collins, debonair
confidence man, faced a three-year
prison term today despite his good
looks and the presence Of eight
women on the jury.
A 22-year-old school teacher, fore
man of the jury. pronounced him
guilty Of conspiracy to swindle
Thomas Weber, Egg Harbor City
fruit grower out of $4,000.
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aimee
IN HARDY TRIAL
Evangelist Says She Doesn't
Remember to Questions
Put By Prosecution

SACRAMENTO, Cal. April Is
R)-Taking of testimony in the trial
Of Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy
was brought to a close here last
night In a session which embraced
the appearance on the witness stand
OF Aimee ts2mple Mcpherson, whose
$500 love gift" to the .iurist led
to his impeachment.
Mrs. McPherson's answers to
prosecution counsels questions fire.
ouently were Il do not remember"
and Il do not recall" She admitted.
however, she had testified before a
legislative committee that Judge
Hardy had told her during the time
her kidnapping story was under fire
IN 1926 that he would see Wallace
Moore, Santa Barbara newspaper
man, who tentatively identified Mrs.
Mcpherson as the companion Of
Kenneth G.. Ormiston, her radio OPP
orator, while Ormiston was travelling
in the vicinity of Santa Barbara.
This was during the time the evan
gelist was missing. Later she al
legged she had been in the hands Of
kidnaper5 in Mexico.
In the Impeachment trial Moore
testified Judge Hardy warned him
he Moore) would be subject to
prosecution or suit for libel if he
falsely Identified anyone. One Of
the impeachment charges alleges
Judge Hardy attempted to intimi-
date potential witnesses against
Mrs. Mcpherson while she was fac
ing a conspiracy accusation Is the
result of the kidnapping story. The
Hardy prosecution also contends the
jurist had reliable information the
kidnapping story was untrue and he
was unduly active in his efforts to
clear the evangelist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25

All THERE, SCRUFFY
CHICAGO.-A tramp arratgned
for vagrancy gave the name Of
Sruffy Snowfall Nichols.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25
BULLETIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

a monologue upon his own particula4.
and favorite topic, whatever that may
be. oli.g G .
When Mrs. Faris has been out of
town for a time and is back in her
own house all she wants is a chance
to tell about her trip. Let her get
started and you can 60 about your
business quietly and without your
saying a word she will run on for
an hour giving every detail u what
she said and what they saw and wha.
everyone did'and thought. She leaps
from one topic to another with the
agility Of mountain goat and would
be quite surprised il anyone should
indicate that, the vocal exercise In
which she is INDUCING is not CONVEX
satiOn. a -
Gregory has opinions-very definite
and settled opinions which he is eager
and glad to exp0und to anyone whose
ear he can get for a few minutes. He
drops into a group of men or he is
invited to dinner party, and imme-
diately he takes matters into his own
hands and begins what he would term
a conversation with his friends. In
point of fact it is an exposition, ii is
a discourse. 1t is an grafton, 1t is
play Of words in which Gregory takes
all the parts. If you will listen to
Gregory for few minutes he will
tell you exactly how the difficulties
in which the farmer now finds him.
self can be amicably settled. He
knows who is going to be the next
President Of the United States and
why, and he has solution of the
problem of the unemployed which. If
people would only listen to him,
would put an end to strikes, labor
riots, and general discomfort. While
Gregory is talking he expects rapt
and undivided attention. He doesn't
like being interrupted or questioned
while is engaged IN what be calls
conversation. Every community. every
organization, every group of a half
dozen gathered together has its moro
,iogue artist like Gregory who labors
under the delusion that when ne is
monopolizing the talk he is engaging
In conversation.
90. 1923. Western Newspaper Union.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
CLEOPATRA 5 Needles

excessive weight. The obelisk was
lowered to a wooden caisson, in which
it was floated to the dock and was
placed In the steamship which carried
it to America by opening a port in her
bow. On itsEarrival it was trans
ported by rail to Central park. where
towers and trunnions were used in
raising it. The London obelisk was
removed from Egypt in 1880. 1t had
been presented to King George Nv by
Mohammed Ali in 1919. but no effort
was made to remove it for many
years. Finally 1t was: incased In
steel cylinder and shipped to England
in the obelisk ship Cleopatra.
although Egypt is the home of the
Qbelisk, there are today more of these
monuments outside Egypt than in it.
The practice of denuding Egypt of her
obelisks began during the Sixth CEN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
.Old-Age Pensions

The bulletin then relates brief
history of the popular movements in
furtherance of the pension project
which developed during the month.
The first step was the calling of a
conference on the subject by DR..
Charles Fl. Johnson, director of the
State Board of Charities. This cul-
minated in the establishing of a per-
manent conference supported by some
ninety organizations, including labor
groups, charitable and social organi-
cations and civic and fraternal bodies.
A summary of action in the twen-
ty-five state legislatures where old
age pension bills have been introduced
is printed in the bulletin. The age
requirement ranges from sixty to sew
enty years; the amount of pension
from $50 to $50 month; while the
funds are to be raised in some cases
by the states in some by the counties
and in some by both. teY
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

New York.-The cause of olde age
passions was furthered in various
= ties recently to greater extent than
al any period in the past, the bulletin
lof the American Association for Old
Afe Security states. There was legis-
hive activity in % of the 4S states
the country, according to the bull
In, and total of 40 individual bills
we're introduced In legislatures OF
fh3se states.
sAll signs point to New York soon
becoming the first industrial state
In the East to put into operation an
.e6ectiye system of old-age pensions,
the bulletin says. "The past month
has made considerable history in the
movement for this legislation in the
empire state. The unanimity with
which the divergent groups in the
state have endorsed the subject has
surprised even the most sanguine ad-
yocates Of the cause of the aged"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

During the lifetime of Cleopatra the
two Obelisks were moved from Heliop-
oils to Alexandria. 1t is affirmed that
this removal was by Cleopatra's de-
cree, but that the troublous times dur
ing the latter years of her reign pre-
vented their being raised.
"While they were lying on the Alex
andrian sands the name Cleopatra's
Needles was said to have been given
them. History does not record valid
evidences of Cleopatra's interest in
needles of stone or other material. 1t
was during the reign of Augustus
Caesar that the obelisks were finally
mounted. ~
1.-THE New York obelisk, more than
67 feet high, was presented to the
United States by the Egyptian govern
ment. Its removal to New York pre-
sented a novel problem because of its
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

fury, B. c., when Ashurbanipal. the
Assyrian, removed a pair to Nineveh.
At present Egypt has four at Karnak
and also the Malaria and Luxor OBJ
eIisks.. Rome has IL Of various sizes.
Constantinople has two and England.
America and France each have one.
The largest of these is in the piazza
of st. John Lateran at Rome. The
material used in the obelisks is pink
granite from the quarries of Aswan,
anciently Syene.
"Obelisks have always exercised
fascination for the student of Egyptol-
ogy. Archeologists have yet to dis.
cover how the ancient Egyptians, ig-
norant of modern methods of trans
port, moved these huge blocks of
granite hundreds of miles and then set
them up in the midst of existing
buildings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

Washington.-About $500 years ago
Thothmes III. king of Egypt, reared
himself tall obelisk at the temple of
Heliopolis. six miles from present-day
Cairo. Americans interested in de
ciphering the cuneiform script. cover.
ing the obelisk need. not travel to
Egypt for that purpose. ~ Thothmes,
royal monument, for almost 40 years.
has raised its head Ia Central park,
New York city. * D Go "
From the Thames jembankment in
London companion obelisk als0 hooks
on another world than that of ancient.
Egypt It. is the second obelisk Of the
pair erected in Heliopolis to commem-
crate the glory of the god. Amen-Ra.
1.-The title of Cleopatra's Needle is
claimed for both the New York and
London obelisks." says a bulletin from
the National Geographic society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

New York.-Otto can't speak Eng
fish, but he can pick singing canary
out of the flock of 5000, all chirping
at once.
Otto is a German boy, one of sew,
eral upon whose judgment the canary
importers Of New York rely when they
guarantee the musical habits Of their
birds. He stands all day in the cen-
ter of an upstairs room in downtown
Manhattan. Around the walls are.
tiers Of tiny cages. each containing
one canary. The 5000 potential
songsters keep up continuous chirp-
ing while they pick at the seeds In
their cages. so that one shrill. dis
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

old friends INDUCED in what they
called conversation in which Miss
Austin tells us ''there was scarcely
any exchange Of opinion ami not often
any resemblance of subject, for Mrs.
Thorpe talked chiefly of her children
and Mrs. Allen of her gowns" Meth
er one expected or cared for any par
ticular, response from the other. 1t
was quite sufficient that there was a
listener who would not attempt to
stem the flow of words.
What is called conversation S often
only two people in justaposition each
of whom has an opportunity to give
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

cordant note hangs always in the air.
But Otto does not depend on his
ears. He watches their necks and
when he sees movement in the
feathers under the beak that indicates
| to him song instead of a chirp he
makes a chalk mark ON the cage. The
birds who have burst into unheard
Song then are segregated for sale to
retailers as warblers who really
MARBLE.
( 1t is obvious, therefore, that canary
( voices are discovered after the yellow
/ midgets arrive on this side. Not so.
however, with the opera stars Of the
bird AorId. the bullfinches.
d Inches are patiently trained BY
on lists or harness. makers III rtlelf-
native Germany. The latter whistle
one song over and over again to birds
suspended in cages over their benches
until the pupils have memorized an
entire selection. Some learn as many
as three songs. These birds, of course,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
Stockholm Plans Central
Plant to Heat Whole City

fStockholm.-A central steam plant
for the distribution of heat and hot
water to whole sections of the city is
being planned for Stockholm. Sim
liar installations have previously been
made here on smaller scale in apart
ment houses owned by the Stockholm
Rent Payers association. A commit
tee has now been appointed by the city
to investigate the possibility Of estab-
fishing larger plants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
Picks Singing Birds

bring the highest price, which is $500.
In canary-breeding time in the Harz
mountains of Germany the stock to
be Matched this spring will be laid by
for export next year. The birds are
kept in warehouses overseas, one New
York dealer alone having $4,000 of
last years crop waiting to be brought
over.
The songsters arrive weekly, each
of several wholesalers in town re-
ceiving from 5000 to 5000 in a con-
signment. They are purchased for
storage from breeders clubs in the
mountains. similar it seems. to farm
marketing groups in this country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

with their friend,
Catherine NJ or e.
land, as guest went
down for a few
weeks holiday.
She had been very
unhappy, indeed, 4
say until she met
Mrs. Thorpe, an
old scho0lmate of
hers whom she had
not seen fol. years.
Now she had some
one to talk to, and
- nna1 tha fun
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
0El;ASPIRlN
Aspirin is the trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture
of Observation-Disclosures Of Salicylicacid
Drop in Meat Eating

The average American ate about B
pounds less meat last year than he
did the year before, and s pounds less
than in 1926, summary prepared by
the Department of Commerce indicates.
There has been steady decline in
the amount of beef and veal con-
sumed, while pork has climbed but
insufficiently to balance the loss in
beef products. Lamb and mutton have
held about even. Beef consumption
has dropped from per capita figure
of 63.6 pounds in 1926 to SIT in 1928,
while pork has risen from 65.7 to 73.9.
Lamb and mutton have stood at ap-
proximately 5h pounds and veal has
dropped from 80 pounds to 6.s pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
Court to Decide Worth
of Singing Dogs Voice

Rndapest.-The Hungarian Supreme
court will soon have to decide how
much the voice of dog is worth
The case which will be brought up
concerns, however, not the voice of an
ordinary dog but that of a canine
artist the singing" dog and vaude-
vile star Sambo.
Sambo was shot by Count Ester
hazy. while strolling with his master
in the Tata park. The count. to whom
the park belongs. suspecting Sambo Of
hunting game, took up his rifle and
shot him. Sambo's master now sues
before Hungarian courts for $4,000
damages, declaring that no smaller
sum would compensate him for the
loss of his companion.
st. Louis Carols association repre-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE

Why We Walk in Circles
Lost in heavy snow storms,
or in forests. or when walking
with our eyes closed, persons
usually do not walk In q
straight line but rather in large
circles. This is because we
take unequal strides. Actually,
although not noticeable, onA
leg is usually a trifle longer
than the other, causing one
step to be just a bit longer.
&c. 1929. Western Newspaper Union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

WHEN damp days, sudden
w changes in weather, or expos
ure to a draft makes joints ache,
there is always quick relief in
Bayer Aspirin. It makes short work
of headaches or any little pain. Just
as effective in the more serious
suffering from neuralgia. neuritis,
rheumatism or lumbago. No ache
or pain is ever too deep-seated for
Bayer Aspirin to relieve, and it does
not affect the heart. All druggists,
with proven directions for various
uses which many people have found
invaluable in the relief Of pain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
WHAT is CALLED ::
CONVERSATION
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University of
Illinois.

Mrs. Allen had been very unhappy
at Bath when she and her husband
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

An excellent camera story-resem-
bling a Romney pOrtrait-of Lady
Pamela Smith, younger daughter of
Lord and Lady Birkenhead tLord Biz
kenhead is the former secretary for
India). Lady Pamela is just fifteen,
and is called London's prettiest sub
deb-noted especially for her beauti-
full eyes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05
Eli E1Z1

{. Many a man is
out in the back yard
bemoaning his hard
luck. when 50
fortune knocks Il
the front door
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

Practical Suggestion
"Where did you get this pie?"
"Why / made it out of Mrs. Ma
boris cook book"
"Next time try -four for the crust. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-05

st. Louis Carols association repre-.
sents more than 40 churches.
The Washington times., 1929-03-22
JERV|S SET FOR
GUARD SHIFTS

Considerable apprehension is felt
by the older members of the White
House police force because Of
changes contemplated by Ma Tor Rich
ard Jervis. recently appointed by
President Hoover as the new head
of the White House police and
secret service.
In order not only to preserve but
to increase the efficiency of the pro-
tective forces surrounding the Presi-
dent, Major Jervis has decided to
intrust the younger members of the
police force with stations inside and
outside of the White House proper,
carrying greater responsibility and
necessitating physical strength and
alertness.
This measure has resulted in
realignment of the forces and some
of the men who have done duty
inside for ten years or more have
been assigned to outside stations of
lesser responsibility, but giving
them a certain degree of relaxation
from their former arduous duties
inside.
Quite a number of these men are
nearing the retirement age, and it
had been their wish that they would
not be disturbed in their old places
until they could retire from the
service altogether.
The Washington times., 1929-03-22
dllz;2l WASH E8QkzFIMEs !5lll;2:l
NEWS SeS1IONl NEWS SeCIION
Divorce Ends Dispute
Over Stuffing in
Mattress
Photo by international

BALTIMORE, March pa diff
ference Over whose side of the
mattress had the most stuffing,
according to testimony, started a
quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Stauch which ended with a
divorce decree in the Baltimore
courts.
After the dispute, the couple
continued to live in the same
house for three years, but never
spoke to each other. the court
was told. They communicated,
when necessary, by notes and let
tiers, and often disputed over
such domestic matters by thrust
ing the disputed bills back and
forth across table, the testimony
went on.
The mattress trouble is said to
have started when some of the
stuffing was removed. the hus-
band complaining that this made
his side of the bed too hard.
The Washington times., 1929-03-22
Image of FOch Bowed
In Prayer Is Memory
OF Sergeant mike

Vivid memories of a spring day on
the Marine at the height of the Ger.
man drive on Paris in 1918 are re.
called to Sergt. mike" Donaldson,
outstanding American soldier, by the
death of Marshal Foch.
1t was on this Sabbath day that
Donaldson, attached to the celebrated
Rainbow" Division, found the gal.
liant chief of the allied forces in silent
prayer before the statue of st.
Theresa, the little flower" in a
chapel in the village of Baccarat.:
Foch lit a candle at the shrine, and
the American enlisted man did also.
Donaldson's act caused the French
marshal, on leaving, to nod his
head in approval. Five months later,
as the result of Donaldson's braveru
on Hill 2S8 against the Prussian
guards, Foch recommended him for
the award of the Medal Militaire,
one of the highest military honors
of France. It is today one Of the
most highly priced of the many
World War decorations which Don.
aldson possesses.
Foch was known to the allied
armies as the gray man of Christ"
and 1t is the picture of him in
reverential prayer, when allied for.
tunes were at their lowest ebb, that
Donaldson thinks of in mourning
the death Of his French leader and
friend.
He is wearing a military black
bow streamer for a two weeks.
period as his badge of mourning.
The Washington times., 1929-03-22

Somewhere among a large pile of
nominating letters already received,
or perhaps now in the mail, or in
the process of being written, is the
name of a Typical American Girl.
Thousands who have been looking
for her for more than three weeks
and who have nominated candidates
of their own are waiting to see the
Typical American Girl. She has
been much sought. and Smart Set
Magazine, The Washington Times,
and other representative news
papers have set out to find her.
At the close of the Quest at mid.
night March 81, the Typical Wash
ington Girl will be among the
nominations received. Perhaps the
Typical American Girl will be there.
No one will know until the Quest.
judges have made their selection.
Nominations Widespread
The nominations for the honor of
representing the City of Washing.
ton in the Quest for the Typical
American Girl are not wholly con-
fined to the District of Columbia.
Nominations have been received
from Lexington, KY; Martinsburg,
w. Va. and other distant places.
Other newspapers are covering
an area just as wide. The regional
winner here will be selected from all
nominal tons received from the terri
tory served by The Washington
Times,
Discussion of the various types
that compose the great number OF
American girls of today has filled
numerous newspapers for some time.
All types have been subject to many
tests. Thus far, these tests have
been only partially successful and no
record has shown that one type is
more typical than another.
The Typical American Girl Quest
will reveal a girl who is typical of
all American girls; one who combines
the good points of all types and who
is the embodiment of all character
istics.
Within the next few days the list
of judges for the regional selections
will be made public. The list will
be composed of men and women who
understand the youth of today. and
who are keen students Of American
young Womanhood. They. will choose
the girl who will go to New York for
the final selection.
The regional winner will be given
the trip, under proper chaperonage,
at the call of Smart Set. She may
be one of the five regional winners
whose portrait will be painted by
noted artists for Smart Set maya
zine covers. Perhaps she will be
the lucky girl for whom the $4,000
check has been placed in a New
York bank.
The quest closes on the stroke of
midnight March 81. All nomina-
tons bearing a postmark before
that hour will be considered. 1t
rests with the readers of The Times
whether the girl they think is the
Typical American Girl is nominated.
Send in your nomination of THE
GIRL today. The quest is rapidly
drawing to a close.
The Washington times., 1929-03-22
INCOME
TAX ST|RS Up
JUR|STS

Leaders in the legal profession
from every section of the country,
members of the American Society
Of International Law, will consider
endorsement of the movement to
reduce Federal taxes on earned in
comes at their convention here next
month.
The taxation problem. which af-
fects lawyers particularly, is to be
submitted to the distinguished gath.
ering of jurists by George A. Finch,
recording secretary of the organiza-
ton.
Full Information
Full information concerning the
nationwide campaign to convince
Congress that present tax laws are
unjust was placed in Mr.. Finch's
hands today for addition to the
agenda of the convention.
Lawyers in Washington and in
all sections Of the country are join
ing with other professions in organ
izing sentiment for a downward
revision of the income tax, par
ticularly in the higher brackets Of
the tax schedule, where the rate
jumps appreciably and where sur
taxes are piled upon the business
and professional men.
If you are in favor of just tax
on earned incomes, sign the petition
which appears in The Washington
Times today