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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, April Across Missouri avenue
from the census bureau are several blocks Of old
houses. The windows frame dark faces, and in the
street negro boys tinker with ancient automobiles.
One of the houses is distinguished from the others
by a broken board carelessly wired to the railing of
the steps. This is numbered 81 and reads:
JOHN TYLER RESIDED II HOUsE
BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT
AS TYLER entered congress in 1916 he may have
lived in the house more than 100 years ago. Look
ing at it one does not hesitate to believe it.
The sign, Rooms for Rent" the hot dog wagon
resting flor it was Sunday in front OF the place,
and another sign offering to press and repair could
not take away the dignity from the doorway or the
granduer from the doors with their carved faces.
QUITE DIRTY
There is no bell OR knocker. We we're curious to
see how the place looked on the inside and walked
into the dark hall. 1t was not necessary to have a
light to discover that it was very dirty.
We followed the handsome old balusters up through
the dusk toward the sound of feminine laughter, and
found a pretty young Greek woman standing at a
young matron was holding a baby. They occupied
the light housekeeping apartment on the second
floor. One of the women did not speak English, but
her little girl did. They were all proudly hospitable.
It was difficult to reconstruct the rooms as they
must have locked before the Civil war. The marble
f~ireplaces are guarded now by red and green pictures
of Greek military heroes of Greko-Turkish wars.
Modern linoleums cover the floors crowded with
overstuffed and shining mahogany finished furni-
ture.
Yet John Tyler resided once in this house. I'm
~doubtedly some Of his numerous children slid down
the walnut banister.
LEATHERNECK WRITER .
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, described by his
fr;oodc &c tbo oreataet 1eotherneck of them all. has
laid aside his fighting equipment for a while and is
writing a book.
1t is to be called "reminiscences of a Marine" and
will be his version "of how the marines won the war"
1t is to be published in Philadelphia by Dorrance and
company.
General Lejeune retired as commandant OF the
marine corps March 4, after eight years OF service.
He will become superintendent of Virginia Military
Institute-"the West Point Of the South"-next fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04

At some time or other you may
be called upon to give first aid to
a person who is having a fit or has
fallen in a faint. What are you
to do? You feel you must do some
thing, but just what is it?
There are several causes for loss
of consciousness. The most COM
mon is an ordinary "fainting
SPELL" Lots of people have a tend
ency to faint and do s. on the
slightest provocation. More than
any similar trouble, this is the one
you are likely to witness.
In apoplxy, the victim may fall to
the ground absolutely unconscious.
This sounds like a faint, doesn't
it? But, as I shall show you short
ly, it Is not difficult to recognize
the difference.
There is also the loss of con-
seriousness due to poisoning. This
may be caused by a poison taken
into the stomach, or it may come
from the absorption of poisons
generated within the body. Alco-
hol Is a common example Of the
one, and what the doctors call 'ure-
mic poisoning" is a form of the
other type.
How are you to tell whether the
case is a fainting spell or. Is due
to apoplexy? If you will consider
the cause Of each there will be
no difficulty.
Painting is due to the effects of
a sudden emotion or other cause
upon the action Of the heart. 1t
is slowed up in its activity. 1t
does not beat with sufficient force
to send the blood through the body
and into the brain. The skin is
blanched and cold. The face is
white, like wax. There is a dead
look, the pulse is so faint it cannot
be felt, and the breathing is very
very slow.
In apoplexy and in the more
common poisonings, the brain is
filled with blood. The face is
flushed, almost purple in color
perhaps. The breathing is noisy
possibly snoring in its nature. The
pulse is slow and full.
Have I told you enough to make
clear what you should do? Since
there is not enough blood in the
brain, when the patient is in g
faint, your effort should be to help
nature to supply that vital organ
To do this you must call upon
gravity to help.
Place the patient on the floor OF
a sofa. Raise the legs and hip:
high. In this position the BLOOD
naturally gravitates to the brain.
Just exactly the opposite is the
treatment to give the person who
has a flushed face and congestion
Of the brain. 1t should be YOU
effort to get the blood out Of the
brain.
The person in a faint is colo
and clammy. Cover him up, but
permit lots of fresh air to reach
his face.
Never try to pour whiskey OF 9TH
er stimulant down the throat OF
an unconscious person. You may
actually drown him, by getting the
LIQUID into the lungs instead Of the
stomach.
If there is not a total loss Of
consciousness. a fainting person
will be benefited by a stimulant
But in it's absence, the simple
things 7 have suggested will be
helpful always and never harmful
This is all the layman can dc
to advantage. You will send some
body for the doctor who will ar
rive in time to give appropriate
treatment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
The People Are the Masters

There are four joint resolutions or constitutional
.u.,dn,ents which will be passed upon by the voters
of Texas in the near future.
One proposes to increase the governors salary
-. "a ooo 70 $4,000 per annum to be voted on next
July is.
Another to permit counties to tax university lands
within their boundaries, which viii be submitted at
tbe general election IN 1880.
A third proposes to change legislative sessions 70
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
The Once Over
BY H. ]. PHILLIPS
THE REBELS PLIGHT
BY H. I. PHILLIPS

CMany Mexican soldiers, found with the rebels,
say they did not know they were opposing federal
troops."-NewS item).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04

Who am I? Whom did I succeed
as premier Of England? What other
cabinet office have I held?
What was the name of the fort,
built by Sier de la Mothe Cadillac
where Detroit now stands?
What early leader of the French
revolution was ordered executed by
Robespierre?
But God commendeth his love
toward US, in that, while VI we're
yet sinners, Christ died for US"
Where is this passage found in the
Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04

item).
I'm a willing, intrepid young soldier
/ care not how hot is the fray;
1 love shot and shell,
But I wish 1 could tell ...-.-
Which side III wind up with today.
Undaunted, I rush into battle
With Mexican Hip, hip, hooray!"
But I am in doubt
Till the papers come out
Which army I fought with all day.
I give all I have to the colors-
fight till me rifle is hot;
But after each fight
I cannot tell quite
My colors from those which are not.
I lead a smart charge up a hillside
And then turn around and charge back;
I never quite know
When striking a blow W..
Which army I ought to attack
1 capture a town at one-thirty
And hand it back promptly at three;
/ take it once more
At quarter to four
It's all most confusing to me.
l rush into action unheeding
The bullets about me that spray,
But often I find
BY looking behind
fought the wrong army that day.
follow my general gladly; +
Devotion I loyalty show
Except when he goes
BY night to our foes
Without even letting me know!
1t really is sad and confusing
To rush into battle and die
When feeling that you're
Not certain or sure
Which army you're with, and just why.
EXTRA.
Bernard McFadden, rumor says, is to publish
Vail street tabloid. On a bad day the big first page
eature will be, of course, a composite picture of the
market collapsing.
Under the black headlines:
MARKET FALLS; MAN HURT BANKIN
L GRILLED.
Somewhere in the tabloid will appear a photo.
raph of Miss Twenty Percent Money Gin bathing
ut of seamless. and, in an oval a likeness Of iona.
nan K. Sapp on the way to the ambulance. The
will be: "TRICKED." HE SAYS, ASKING
TEART BALM"
Col. Lindberhg and Miss Morrow will be. married
t North Haven, Me. AS long as it is to take place ir
state, why not at Eagle Lake?
Or Good Will Farm. Somerset ~county7
Or. for that matter, Hop City, oxfords
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
VII

CHAPTER VII
Half a minute later, they wished
the porter had been more explicit,
The lane forked, and it was a toss
up which fork to take. They tried
the right-hand fork first. 1t shook
and wriggled. grew narrower and
narrower, and finally petered out on
to a desolate piece of cliff which
seemed to lead nowhere but to the
sea below, and even to that by a
hundred-foot drop. The waves
doomed q dull, melancholy rhythm.
It was not a spot to linger in at
nighttime. Rupert backed the car
until he found a safe space for turn
ing, and then retraced the lane to
the point where it had forked.
The left-hand lane, along which
they now ran. also turned and
twistest breadth and even began to
widen after a hundred yards or so.
There was, however, no sign OF any
human presence, and even a large,
dark house that rOSe suddenly on
their right showed no light.
NO good inquiring here" MUIR
INJURED Rupert.
Il don't know replied Brown,
suddenly sitting up. Smokes COM
ing out Of that shed there"
Rupert slowed down, and stopped.
| Smoke was certainly issuing from a
shed near the house, suggesting a
cigarette or a pipe. He called soft
ly through the darkness:
Halo! Anybody there?"
There va a movement inside the
shed, and a moment later a dark
figure emerged. 1t was not a fig
ure to inspire one with delight. The
dimly-visaged outline betrayed a tall
thin frame, and ven in this dim
ness it was easy to guess that the
costume that hung upon the frame
hade not been born in Savile-row
"Allo," said the figure. "Lorst
yer way?"
Rupert turned the headlights full
upon the speaker. For an instant a
humble tramp became almost ethe-
real, but the next moment he hao
dived back into the shed.
Ere, wotcher doin'?" he called
out.
Sorry" replied Rupert. Come
QUIT won't do it again"
We'll hight blinded me, so yel
did," grumbled. the ragged man
emerging once more. IF yer want
the village yer goin' the wrong
way"
I'VE don't want the village" re.
piled Rupert. I'VE want to know il
you've seen a lady pass by durine
the last few m%inutes?"
Eth? Wot's that?" exclaimed the
ragged man. with sudden interest
He advanced a step or two, halted
then asked a question of his own
"Ere-wot's it all abart? Wot's
'appenin'?"
Nothing to get excited about,
responded Rupert, soothingly.
Obi Amt it? Well, that's or.
right, then" said the ragged one
with a touch Of irony. "A Idly come
through this bit O. garden not five
m1nits ago, and she amt come out
again. l S'poSe she's still ere"
"What?" cried Brown, and lump
ed from the car.
"Doucement, mon enfant." muir
INJURED Charlie. clambering out aft
er him. LET Captain Rupert dc
the talking. cha"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
READ THE FIRST:

Brown, a romantic young clerk,
eating in a restaurant, overhears a
h~ard-looking individual say: After
her! And-if she's troublesome
don't be particular what you do with
her!" The girl is very beautiful,
and Brown trails her on board a
train for Byford Moor. On the way
he is thrown from the train while
trying to capture the girls pursuer.
Brown meets Rupetr and Charlie,
who are on a walking trip. They all
decide to follow the girl. Overtak-
ing the train in a fast motor cal,
the boys discover the girl has dis
appeared and the little man is found
drugged. The three men continue
in the dark to Byford Manor and
ask directions from a train porter.
CNOW GO ON WITH THE STCRY)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
Today's Horoscope

Persons born on this dzst'e i'm
patient with silly empty Il IN They
love their families but n'% to be
away from them from time to time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04
StarLOre
A NAME ETERNALLY INSCRIBED
IN THE STARS
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter

by arthur Dew. carpenter
When one man has two universes
named in his honor, he comes pref
ty near to receiving full recognition,
for the amplest services rendered.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first
man to circumnavigate the globeF
He accomplished the great UNDER
taking in 1520-21. And he received
an undying honor of having two
uf1iverses named after him-tho two
MagelIanic clouds. The smaller Of
the two is larger than our entire
universe was supposed to be less
than half a century ago. And the
suns within these u%niverseS are
much larger than those in our uni
verse. The brightest in the larger
cloud is a variable star that at times
gives 500, 900 times as much light as
our sun.
more Tomorrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-04

Answers to Foregoing Questions
/. Stanley Baldwin; j. Ramsay
Macdonald; chancellor Of the eX-
chequer.
2. Fort Pontchartrain.
8. Georges Jacques Darton.
4. Romans ", 8.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Girl Draws so Days in
S32 Theft From Man, 4

Although she claimed she met the
complainant against her, Joseph
Cummins, colOred, on the street and
an hour later he proposed marriage
to her, Annie Laurie. Mencken.
coIored, was yester1ay sentenced TO
90 days in Jail on het conviction by
Judge Gus a. Schuldt in Police
Court, on q charge Of stealing S32
from the 7l-year-old man.
The complainant. gray haired and
deaf. told a story in plaintive
voice of how the girl had rifled his
trousers pocket to take money he
had earred by odd jobs as a
gardener
He upset the decorum of the
court and caused Judge Schuldt to
order an investiga<in by probation
officers, however. when he admitted
the girl was seated or his lap whom
the robbery occurred. The report
of the probation office was favor
able to CumminS and she was con-
victed of robbing the aged man.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
LITTLE MUFFS S
COMING BACK

PARIS, Jan. 10 Q.NS.).-No mat.
is always careful about such ends
rs hands and feet. And usually
she sees to it that alls we'll that
ends well.
1t is no surprise. therefore, 10
find that she is sponsoring the re-
appearance of the little muff. Not
the great huge animal muff of n
decade or two ago. that consisted of
an entire fox pelt. 1t is tight
wee affair, the newest variety, just
large enough for two dainty hands,
fingers enlaced. In fact they al
most look like childrenS handwarm-
ers than apparel for mothers and
children, as if mother might have
borrowed her small child's hand
covering.
Round. small and either crescent
shaped or like a small barrel, this
neW.Old accessory gives very
smart touch to any costume. They
are usually developed in a short
haired fur, such as astrakhan.
mink, seal or beaver.
And to keep the muff company
and the feet cosy and warm, the
bootmakers in Paris have brought
forth the "bottosh," a cross be-
tween a galosh and small boot, On
the maternal side it inherits the
rubber heel and sole of the plebian
galosh and from the other, and
more arisocratic branch of the
side, it takes its snug military lines
and fur coat.
The bootash is of fur, OF a short
haired variety to match the muff.
1t is really a Coquettish combna-
ton and quaint conceit of a very
necessary accessory. especially in
rainy Paris. Most bootoshes have
Upper fastenings. but nothing else
in common with the clumsy Upper
boot.
And they are as practical as they
are smart. for they protect equally
we'll against rain and cold.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Two Dancers Fined for
Banging WOman'S Door

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-D"rothN
Kane. %. of Astoria, and Huie
POrterfield, %, of Snnnyslde'
Queens. were fined $40 each III
West Side Court for disorderiy
conduct.
The young women were arrested
early in the morning of December
y. outside the apartment OF Mrs
Hilda A. Yelman. estranged wife
of Duke Yellman, orchestra leader
They had consistently banged on
the door of Mrs. Yellman's apart
ment. it was charged. The dancers
said they wanted IAN explanation
from Mrs. Yellman" on a private
matter"
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Milk Wagon Driver Held
In Bail in Traffic Death

Richard John King. OF Chevy
Chase. Md. milk wagon driver was
yesterday held under 81 900 bond
by Judge Isaac r. Hit in Traffic
Court. on reckless driving charges
growing out of the death January
of Ira Beasley. cOlored. r st.
n. w, near North Capitol. The
case was continued until Janu.
AIRY 1G.
Kings car struck and killed
Beasley on Florida Avenue North.
west. but he was exonerated at the
Coroner's inquest on January 3
The continuance was granted to
enable him to secure witnesses in
his behalf.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
HOLDS CAP I'M MOUTH. DIES

GREENSBURG, Pa, Jan. 10. -
Thomas Adamson, So years old,
of Jeanette, employed as a tim
ber man by the Tomajako Coal
Company at Adamsburg, was
killed when dynamite cap he
held in his mouth exploded while
he attempted to tighten it.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
2 Firemen Grab Mate
AS He Falls, Rescue Him

TAMPA. Fla, Jan. 10 U.N.SJ.--
Robert Little, city fireman, was alive
today as the result of a spectacular
act by two comrades.
CraZed by heat and smoke during
a fire here yesterday. Little plunged
through second-story. window Of a
blazing warehouse.
His two comrades on ladder
nearby reached out and seized the
falling man. breaking the force of
his fall. He was only slightly in
jured
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
John Coolidge Appointed
Major on Trumbull Staff

HARTFORD. Comm, Jan. 10 IN.
SD.-John Coolidge was appointed n
major on the governors staff
in time for him to don a Uniform
and escort John II. Trumbull. his
future father,inlaw, to the State
Capitol to be sworn in for the third
consecutive time as governor of
Connecticut.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Welder Will Recover
From Acetylene Blast

Confidence that the patient would
recover was expressed today by
physicians attending George Bur
CESS. 36-year.old welder of the 1900
block Massachusetts Ave. S. f.
Burgess was cut on the hands and
arms yesterday when an acetylene
torch he was using exploded He
was removed to the Georgetown
University Hospital.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Youth, Taken for Ride
Dying, Mute From Shot

DETROIT. Jan. 10 N.SD.-GpOrG"
Taylor, 23, alleged petty "rackotecr,
lay dying in Receiving Hospital here
stricken mute and unable IT,
tell police the name of the man who
shot him because the bullet struck
his spine and paralyzed his vocal
cords.
Detectives voiced belief Taylor had
been taken for a ride" shot and
hurled from a speeding car to die.
Taylor's Crumpled form was found
in Il hallway.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

In an interview, the specialist re-
vealed that scores of smart women
are having their little or third toe
amputated so that their feet will fit
into small, smart-toed shoes.
But this is only the lesser evil of
the craze for chic" footwear, ac-
cording to DR.. Kennard. He asserts
that high heels will result in a gen.
Grafton of crippled women.
UgIiest Part of Body
1.-THE foot is rapidly becoming the
ugliest part of the modern woman"
said the doctor. The belief that the
flat-footed woman has passed is a
delusion. The high heel is merely a
splint for the foot. giving it deCep.
tive appearance of shapeIiness and
prettiness.
Let your smart woman take off
her everyday shoes and put on
.1eel!ess bedroom slippers and watch
her walk.
The arch drops. because the
muscles under the bones have been
stretched and atrOphied by the
artificial level, and without the
'splint' the foot flattens and the
toes turn out at an ineleSan:
angle"
TOeIess Craze
DR.. Kennard pointed out how tAe
"toeless" craze has become A mad
fashion" in the social world. He
continued:
"A variation OF this craze at the
moment is to have the third toe. IL
stead of the smallest one, removed
| strongly advise women against
anything OF the kind done, fc,
they are certain to pay the penalty
ID ten on.
within a generation the millions
Of women who now wear high
heeled shoes will have ugly, an1
even crippled feet"
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
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The Washington times., 1929-01-10
THROAT SPECIALIST DIES

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Jan. 10.-Dr.
Frederick B, Harding, a throat spe-
cialist here, died in the Allentown
Hospital from influenza. hire e
months after his marriage to Miss
Mary Jane TroXell.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Women Cut Toes off
For Little Shoes

LONDON JAN 10 .NS) ).Startling disclosures that many
English society going about minus their toes IN
order fashionable shoes have been made here by Dr.
A. E. Kennard, and aroused much today. DR..
kennard of the foremost bone speeiaists in london
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
2 Sick Children Saved
By Father in n. J. Fire

MT. HOLLY, N. j., Jan. 10.-Two
children, confined to bed with in
fluenza, were rescued by their
father, Max Melcer. Mt. Holly
grocer. when fire damaged his store
and dwelling
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

Miss Gray at Main $3.50 Is ably
prepared to tell YOU about many Of
WashIngtOn's most desirable unfut-
nlShed apartments; call her II what
you want Is not listed in tOday'S
Classified ads.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-11
FAVORED
CONTROL POINT FOR
NATIONAL AIR RACE
Tex Rankin, Montana Aviator,
Picks Northern Route as
Logical Derby Air Line
Especial to The Tribune)

Bismarck will be one Of the control
points on one part of the national
transcontinental air races from the
Pacific Coast to Cleveland il = pro-
posal forwarded to Floyd J. Logan,
Cleveland. chairman Of the national
air committee. il accepted.
Tex Rankin, Portland. Ore. airn1an
who conducts = flying instruction
school at Butte, Mont. has suggested
that the races be run over three
transcontinental routes instead Of
four races over one route.
According to the plan outlined by
Rankin. racers would leave Portland,
San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The
Glass "A" planes Of 100 horsepower
would follow the northern route from
Portland to Cleveland via Spokane,
Missoula, Butte, Billings. Miles City,
Glendive, Bismarck. Fargo, st. Paul,
Lacrosse, and Chicago.
Planes in the 2oo-horsepower "B"
class would follow the transcontinen-
tal route from San Francisco, while
the 400-horsepower &C" class ships
would take the southern course from
Los Angeles via Tucson, FL Paso, Fort
Worth. Little Rock, st. Louis ard Chi
cago. The nonstop race could start
at Oakland and fly the transconti-
mental lane, Rankin suggested.