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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
Washington Letter
BY HERBERT C. PLUNrMER

$1,000 NAOO~ - 49,
office building that houses members Of the house Of
representatives is a brisk, pleasant little woman who
holds probably the most important unofficial posi-
ton in the United States congress.
She is Mrs. Harriott Daley, chief operator Of the
private branch telephone exchange that serves SEN
ators and representatives, who is charged with the
duty Of seeing that a daily average of 1000 calls are
handled properly.
Her switchboard is large enough to serve a fair
sized city. The calls she puts through are of vital
import to the nation.
CAPABLE CREW
The are 1.70O stations in use on capitol hill. In
addition there are 800 extension stations. There are
three times as many telephones as there are senators
and representatives.
From this switchboard in the houseoffice building
there are 80 lines run directly to other government
departments scattered over Washington, and to the
White House. The city central offices are connected
with % trunk lines.
Sixteen young women fill positions at the board.
Three other positions are held in reserve for future
growth. One operator does nothing but handle long
distance calls originated by senators and represent
tatives. Three handle the incoming calls. Five look
after calls made by senator's. Six are required to
attend to the needs Of representatives.
These young women must not only be efficient
operators, but also must carry in their minds masses
Of detail regarding congress and congressional &C
tivities.
Throughout the day they are literally bombarded
with such questions as:
Who is serving on such-and- such committee?"
who is the representative from the sixth con-
gressional district Of Mayrland?"
AL of this information is available in bulletins,
but Mrs. Daley says her girls seldom find it necessary
to refer to them.
A VETERAN
Mrs. Daley has seen 30 years Of service at the
congressional switchboard. She remembers that her
first position was at the time when there was only
one switchboard serving 81 stations for representa-
tiveS.
In those days no stated hours were assigned. She
stayed as long as she was needed. Many times she
saw a night session through. There were only 1875
representatives then.
It was not until 1900 that the senate and house
switchboards were combined and the work made
easier on the individual operators.
Her fund Of stories concerning men and events
of those earlier days is unlimited.
Many of the members Of congress then had never
used a telephone until they came 10 Washington.
They had a suspicious attitude iowa. \ it.
Mrs. Daley remembers uncle zoe" Cannon par
ticularly. He openly avowed his dislike for a tele-
phone and always sounded excited vnen he could be
induced to talk over one.
Nor will she forget the period after Americas entry
into the world war. Her switchboard was heavily
burdened with calls at all times. Ec " were forgot
ten. Her little corps Of operators was Q4 the job con-
stantly.
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The Once Over
THE GREAT INEFFICIENCY DRIVE
BY Il. Z. PHILLIPS

clarence barrow, speaking in Paris, says Ameri-
cans over-emphasize work and accomplishment. II
wish some fellow like Ford or Rockefeller, with great
organizing ability, would teach us how to be ineffi-
Gent and happy" he Declares.
All out for the anti-efficiency drive! Let's all get
together in the campaign to make America a better
place to loaf in!
Down with hard work!
If business ~interferes with your pleasure, give up
your business! Is there something important to be
done today at the office? Forget it!
The first thing required to put the movement
across Is a set Of good slogans for the business world.
"Out to lunch. Return ultimately" More play, less
work." and DO not disturb" are early suggestions.
Others, ideal for door cards or desk notices, are:
IF IT'S ANYTHING IMPORTANT
DON'T BRING 1T UP NOW
OFFICE HOURS 10 TO IL A. M.
BARRING GOOD
DON'T TALK BUSINESS!
lows YOUR OH?
WHATEVER 1T IS, TT CAN GO OVER
TO NEXT WEEK!
SLAM HAT DESK-THE BASS ARE BTTINGI
Watch your business. # it appears to be running
too smoothly, do something at once. If there is no
duplication of effort, no friction, no confusion, act
before it is too late! Call in an inefficiency expert
in time!
Say to him, Look at the way things are running
here! The employees are doing twice as much as they
used to. There's no inertia, no lack of interest in the
work. There's no waste. Every member of the or
ganization has his mind on his work. It's disgraceful.
It's got to be stopped. Get busy at once and shake
things up so that every man, woman and child in
this plant will feel that nothing matters!"
It's all a grand idea. Will you help? Are you
willing to put your shoulder to the wheel no,
that's exactly what mustn't be tolerated are
you willing to slam your desk, rush to the nearest
beach and apply yourself in real earnest to mastering
the j~ack-knife dive?
DEFINITION
Conmuter-one who spends his life
In riding to and from his wife;
A man who shaves and takes a train
And then rides back and shaves again.
e. 3. White in THE Lady Is Cold"
Commuter-one whose life's in hook
To railroad, cereal and clock;
A man whose one idea of bliss is
To catch the train he always misses.
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A.-The diet must be corrected.
Almost always constipation or slug
gish bowel movements r present.
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Star Lore
KEPLER'S r. LAW OF
PLANETARY MOTION
BY Arthur Dew. Carpenter


Johann Kepler, a German SCI
enlist and brilliant mathematician
who lived in the days of Calico,
through most unusual ~perSevering
effort. discovered three great laws Of
planetary motion called by his name.
The first was that the planets rotate
around the sun in elliptical orbits
(ovel curves, with the sun in one Of
the foe dixed points,. From Co
\pernicus to Kepler's time it had been
assumed that the planets moved
about the sun in circular paths. But
Kepler discovered glaring defects in
this theory. for planetary motions
when computed in accordance with
circular paths, did not fit the facts.
Finally he hit upon the ellipse the
DRY which did.
More tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
!. Edda Mussolini; ii Duce; II
Popul0 Romano.
2. Alice and Phoebe Cary.
8. Victoria falls.
4. ST. Luke, xiv, "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01

YEAR period the total revenue produced by a Jour
cent tax will approximate the sum OF S4OOOOOOOo.
Senators and representatives who defeated the
state bond issue of $3.50, oooJO 600 are reminded that
they should study economics or call upon expert
economists to make estimates for them. Texas is 60
ing forward. Texas has planned a system Of high
ways second to none to be found in any American
state and Texas before the legislative game has been
finished viii construct a prison system that will be
> model Of its kind regardless Of the ~jockeying Of pol
iticians and lawmakers in recent years.
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MRS. M. Y. Q.--What can clear
up acne?
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A. J.. M. Q.-What do you ad-
wise for correcting gases?
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View of AN Oil Economist

is admitted that the extraordinary efforts IN the
Eeum industry, put forth by Pres. Hoover and
ors and giants Of the industry and their propa-
IS, have failed to check expansion OF output. 1t
- known that the Colorado Springs conference
.-esture and that's all. George R. Hopkins, pc
economist for the bureau Of mines, in a re-
etin lets it be known that crude oil coming
surface at the record shattering rate Of
,rrels a day failed to swamp storage facili-
= is a reason for it.
lest Hopkins says that even this tremen-
--uom ttl5 wells is not operating at the mo-
rease oil reserve stock. He submits fig
- line consumption is running at the rate
N 100000 barrels a day in the United
krts of gasoline, he says, closely balances
l. liable from imports of crude. The plain
S is that crude imports, on the free list,
oreign demand for the finished product.
enone tmption is figured at close to 100000
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nurses too fast. Hold her erect aft
err nursing in order to allow the child
to belch the air it sucks IN while
nursing.
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A-You should give every atten-
ton to your diet. Constipation must
be corrected.
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THIS FIRST:

NEAL Lilo 9A110
Vivian Matthews, shy and I'M
happy because she was a doorstep
baby, is called a flat tire until
Wentworth Hillman Johns, Tilted by
"Dovie" Jansen for the Count Won
Pepper, marries her. 1t is with the
understanding that it is to be pla-
tonic, and at the end Of a year she
is to receive one hundred thousand
dollars and a divorce in Paris. Mann
MarkoW, New York artist, paints
Vivian, and teaches her to fly.
"Dovie" m~ysteriously returns with
out her count, and contrives to
capture Kent. A mysterious stranger
calls and asks Vivian a great many
questions about herself, promising
to return in a few days. Is she to
know whom she is at last? Vivian
takes Kent for his first flight and
he is frightened. She decides to
show himl Kent admits to "Dovie"
that he has explained to Vivian
the truth" about her unfortunate
marriage to the count. Fearing
Barlow knows the real story,
"Dovie is stunned and angry. Bar
kow's painting of Vivian. THE Ace
Of Hearts" wins the international
art prize on the same day she re-
ceives a message that her old guard
ian is very Ill.
(Now 60 on with the Story.)
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Z gdoOIlIC OO11o0l1IPU1o11 800
~ gasoline consumers are facing a four
NT tax, Highways must be built. Texas
az. for the construction and maintenance
1Wsys. A Texas economist has figured IL
q four-cent tax will produce a revenue OF
90 a year for the highways and that for a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01

MRS. J. O.-My baby is one week
old and hiccoughs and sneezes a
great deal. What can I do to remedy
this?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01

A-They should weigh respective
y lis pounds and 40 pounds.
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Am all1probability the little one
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5,000, 900 automobiles operating IN the
Two gallons Of gas is daily needed by
More than 100000 new machines are
!. and it is confidentially anticipated
fopkins that summer month gas con-
each new high levels for the reason
icy of gas consumption to increase Is
ished. Economist Hopkins has COM
3 for the month Of April. He lets it be
1918 American gasoline consumption
eure of 5000, 900 barrels monthly, while
records indicated gasoline consump-
ted States at 100000 barrels or seven
figure.
the public that May and June usually
| that July, August and September are
~
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2. r. Q-What should a girl
weigh who is Is years old and five
feet four inches tall?
2.-What should a girl weigh who
is is years old and five feet four
inches tall?
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NJ. M. w. Q.-What should a girl
weigh who is 10 years old and 5 feet
8 inches tail? Y
roundings.
2.-HOW can I reduce?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-21
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Nan Carol is IN love NTH her en-
ployer. John Curtis Morgan. lawyer.
He. however. loves his wife, Iris. Vho
is beautiful but indifferent Nan de-
cides 70 resign. but fingers when she
hears Morgan Is 20 defend a supposed
friend, Bert Crawford.
Nan distrust him and Iris
After CraVford'S ascuittal he leaves
town. closely followed b. Iris. She writes
Morgan she VIII never return, but
clevely omits mention OF Crawford,
whom Morgan does not suspect.
Nan saves Morgan from despair By
automatically forcing him into his
work. She acts as long-distanCe house
keeper for him for six months, winning
the love Of little Curtis. his son, and
bringing comfort 70 a man who iron
fcaIly thinks only Of another.
Returning from the capital. where she
took bar exams, Nan is informed by
Morgan that he is divorcing Iris. He
shutters q proposal They are quitely
married few months later. They stop
by the office on the way to the train
where Morgan shows her his wedding
present TO her-a new office and part
nership with his in business. They are
prevented from going on their honey
moon by the arrival Of David Blsckhull,
accused Of numbering his wealthy father.
Nan insists that Morgan take the case,
ing the maid TO remove Iris picture.
When she arrives she revokes the orders,
however. At dinner little Curtis in
nocently strikes misery n her heart
asking his father II he thinks Nan
beautiful as Iris. A telephone call
from Nina Blackhull. David young
6tepmotheT. interrupts them.
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TIE MBW
Sdillt>'SilulQr
ByAMzeH Justin epas~MAmuan<
epas %MA sTkxnE

He told his father, and his father
sent a lawyer to see me. The law
yer had a paper that he wanted me
to sign. and it said in it that I Swore
my baby wasn't Dicks. He said if
I'd sign it Dicks father would give
me a thousand dollars, but l tore
it up and threw it in his face"
OF course you did" Tony
championed her hotly. "Oh, the
beaStsl I could kill them ALL"
L told the lawyer that I'd die
before I'd sign a paper like that,
because I never had been bad with
any man but Dick. and if he didn't
want to make it right for me and
the baby, I'd kill myself, but I
wouldn't sign a lie" the dreary
voice went on. And so the law
yer accused me of trying to black
mail Mr.. Talbot and Dick and 1
said no. I didn't want nothing
from them. after Dick had acted
like that And now, all l want
is to die
Last night I was going to take
some stuff I got at the drug store
TO kill myself with but Mr.. Grant
stopped me- Two of the tablets
rolled under the bed and he didn't
see EN-. and I took EN- this morn
ing. but they didn't kill me. They
just made me sleep awful sound, so
I didn't hear you when you come
in"
oh. Crystal What can we
do?" Tony cried despairingly.
she can't be left here, like thiSl
Listen. Callie! Will you come and
stay with me till We can decide
what is best for you?'
Again that dreary shake of the
head. Reckon it wouldn't be
right 10 get you mixed up with
this. Miss Tarver. though you're
mighty-mighty kind. and I pre-
ciate it" The Sobs were corning
again. but she checked them reso-
lutely. Besides. i couldn't leave
Grandma. She's old and sick
Then listen" Tony began
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Williams

could hardly hold the book, but
her eyes swept up the first stanza;
Your hands, my dear. adorable,
Your lips of tenderness
oh, I've loved you faithfully and
well,
Three years, or a bit less.
It wasn't success"
Family. in pencil, in the margin
opposite three years" was written.
in the hand she knew so well, nine
years" Iris, always IriSl Mans
frantic eyes leaped down the page,
raced to the next. In this heart
break, had he thought Of her at all?
The last lines of the poem answered
her question:
And I shall find some girl, per-
hapS,
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ptsas, ~ sEA srR0eE, INC. "a

for law book, but although it con-
tanned summaries of some of the
most famous and fascinating MUIR
der trials in the annals of Amer
lean criminal Jurisprudence. the
girls tormented mind could not
take in a page of it. She returned
it to its shelf. selected instead a
thin volume of poetry, an incon-
gruou5 interloper among heavy
legal tones.
Nan opened the little volume
where a scrap of paper with a
penciled memorandum. served as a
marker. The scrubbed words be-
trayed the fact that John Curtis
Morgan had been reading the poem
after working on an appeal Of the
Nolan case--less than week ago.
Her hands trerlbled so that she
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And better one than you,
With eyes as wise, but kindlier,
And lips as soft, but true.
And I daresay she will do"
Nan dropped the book to the
floor with gesture of loathing.
And I daresay she will do" She
forgot that Rupert Brooke, and not
John Curtis Morgan, had written
the poem. He had made it his
own, with that penciled correction.
After a long time, Nan stopped
and picked up the little book of
poems. 1t had sprawled open, SO
that the hyleaf was exposed
Her eyes could not help taking in
the blackink words which flowed
across its whiteness:
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Listen. Calhe! LiSten!' Tony
begged. shaking the girl by the
shoulders in an effort to check that
terrible fit Of Mysteries. I'm not
going to marry Dick Talbot
The sobS stopped suddenly.
"Aw. go on ard marry him" Cal
lie Barrett said drearily. 1t amt
going to set me nothing if you
throw him over now"
7 don't want to, I've never
wanted to-" Tony insisted. He
made me believe I owed MIN debt,
becausc I'd let him make love 10
me. but now his debt TO you comes
firSt-and I'm going to make him
pay it." she added fiercely-
What DO you mean?' Callle
asked blankly.
I'm going to bring him here and
make him marry you. Tony elucl-
dated. Don't worry honey! I can
do it all right lust YOU be think
ing what you'll Ieear for your we'd
ding"
Calhe Barrett shook her head,
slowly. with utter hopeleSsneSs
Reckon I don't want TO marry
him. either. Miss Tarver. I amt
forcing myself on no man. I've
got my pride. too.
When I first found out I was
going to have a badly, I begged him
to marry me. but when he-he
called me a-a-awful name I
wouldn't dirty my mouth with. !
we'll. I guess stopped loving him.
\ That's the awful part of it now.
p haven't even got no love left in
my heart, but the babyS coming
anyway"
"Oh!" Tony gaSped. Then she
put her arms about the girl and
kissed her. I'm so sorry. Callie.
but for the baby's sake you ought
TO marry him. even if have to
make him 90 it"
Again the girl shook her head.
ssNo. Miss Tsrver. Reckon it
swpuldn't be much of a marriage,
with him hating me and my love
or him dead. I haven't told you
Everything awful he did to me.
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CHAPTER XXI

MAN sat motionless on the little
IN sofa. waiting. She had the
curious feeling that she had
at last touched bottom, after plung-
ing through countless fathoms OF
the sea OF despair. She thought
she had lost all power to feel pain
or love or hope 1t was good to
have touched bottom. Better TO
know than to hope and to go on be-
| ing hurt and hurt and hurt.
She did not know she was cry
ing until tear splaShed upon the
crisp ivory taffeta of her evening
dress. Such a dear dress. AL
though she had been married that
morning in a jaunty little tailored
suit. she had thought of this as her
Wedding dress. Alphabetically she
watched the spot of moisture spread
and spread. What a big tear!
Another fell. The dress would be
ruined. But what did it matter?
Her wedding day was ruined. 1t
was only fitting that the dress
should be, too.
There was step. Her hand
| jerked up, dabbed fiercely at her
eyes with the tiny pointlace hand
kerchief. The handkerchief her
mother had carried on her wedding
day. Had her mother wept into 1t,
too?
Nan forced herself to show an
eagerly interested face when her
husband rejoined her.
There seems to be a conspiracy
against our being together today"
he grinned at her wryly. The
young widow OF the murdered man
is very mysterious, but she prom
ises to talk fast enough if I'll come
to see her this evening. refused,
of course
Nan had not put work ahead of
love for four years for nothing.
She was not pretending when she
interrupted eXcitedly; Refused?
But. Johnl What she has TO tell
may be of vital importance to David
Blackhull. You should know what
it is before the preliminary hear
ing tomorrow I felt sure his step
mother was far more involved than
David would admit today. Wait!
I'll get his statement. Of course
you're going!"
She ran into the library, jerked
open her new briefcaSe. extracted
her typed copy of David Blackhull'S
story and flashed back into the
drawing room with it.
"Listen!" she commanded, the
old Nan again for the moment a
Nan sure of her worth and of her
ground. No lovesick, despairing
bride. this Nan. Il had a bunch
when he was telling his story this
morning that he and his father
quarreled over Nina Blackhull, not
about money, as he insisted. Didn't
YOU notice how he bluShed and
stammered when he mentioned her
nance"
MORGAN had undergone a
IeA change, too. Gone was the
embarrassed. harasSed bride
groom. torn between an old love and
A new LOYALTY.
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JUNE u. 1929
By Ahern
By Crane
By Small
By Cowan

For my adored wife, on our first
anniyerSary-John Curtis Morgan"
Almost blinded by tears, Nan fled
from the library, up the stairs to
the man-and-wife" guest room.
With frantic, trembling haste she
selected the plaintest nightdress
from her modest trosseau, snatched
up her second best negligee and
mules. whirled into Tie oathYcoTn
-sobbing like an inconsolable child.
And I daresay she will do" Nan
quoted fiercely. between shudder-
ing sobs, as she turned the key in
the bathroom door that led into
John Curtis Morgan's room.
Pride was Nan Carroll Morgan's
bedfellow on her wedding night.
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OUT OUR WAY.
MON,N pop

you'll have two wives, won't you,
Father?"
Nan shivered; her hands
clenched convulsively. squeezing
the life out Of those two precious
kisses. She was being foolishly
neurotic, she told herself in dis
gust. Iris Morgan had left of her
own accord, because she did not
love her husband and did love an
other man. 1t was ridiculous of her
to let a childs innocent words upset
her so. But-what if those words
were prophetic?
WITH sudden determination
w Nan rose from the little sofa
and ran into the library. She would
read until her husband came home.
InstInctively her hand reached
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ITO Be Continuedl
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RIVAL ,W5|IVESI
Q Do 2 NEA : SERVICE INC

Il thought perhaps =. But III
not pretend that I'm not glad and
relieved that you like it. her huS-
band confessed. his voice almost nor
NAL. Don't hesitate to make any
changes, though. I want it to be
your home You can forget
about me when you make your
plans. I'll like anything you do
About my room" He hesitated
and Mans heart plunged. I'm
afraid I've grown rather fond of the
little guest room, as we still call it.
If you'll permit me to share your
bath-you're taking the big guest
room, Curtis tells NELL promise
always to leave it spick and span
for you"
Above the roaring of blood in her
ears Nan heard Estelle'S voice, as if
from great distance:
"A telephone call for you, Mr..
Morgan. A lady. She says her
name is Mrs. Nina Blackhull---"
Good Lord Nina Blackhull!"
John Curtis Morgan exclaimed in
credulously. I wonder if this
means that she's on her stepson's
side. Will you excuse me, Nan2"
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MORGAN had undergone a
IVA change, too. Gone was the
embarrassed. harasSed bride
groom. torn between an old love and
a new loyalty.