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Rogers at an Explorers Party

furtherest had ever been from Cooks
guide was Just hollering distance.
had visited some strange places In the
world, but It was always 50 full of
Tourists by the time I got to It that
the Tourists were stranger than the
place. Then happened to spy Jesse
Lasky (the big Closeup ana Long shot
Guy Of the Movies) and thought well
he has never been out OF sight Of q
head Waiter, and here I happened to
remember trip he took floating down
the Colorado River away down into the
wilds Of Mexico. They fioated down
back, so they Just kept on going. 1t
was q mighty interesting group.
This stefansson fellow told me he
years, that they dident know the war
get home till away after it was over.
Think Of coming out and asking, "Well
what's the news, anything happened
since I been away2" "Oh no, the boys
had little argument, and there was
some pretty cross words between q few
Of the countries, but nothing much
corne OF It, outside Of q little war"
Then wilkins and him got to talking
about this submarine Gag. wilkins
said he would come UP every day for
air. # the Ice was over them, they
would bore through It with an anger.
or with some of !, Chemicals. II
the chemical he would use would be
some bootleg liquor, that would melt
the Ice and leave scar on the Pole.
He figured he could 60 across In II
days from Spitebergen to Siberia, or
Seattle or some OF those northwest
towns.
Stefansson suggested they should go
the other way on account of the cur
rent tthose Guys know everything). but
wilkins said 1t would be too hard To
get his Submarine around there TO
start, have to take 1t through the canal,
The Pole has been flown over three
times with Q Plane, and twice with z
Dirigible. So just being No. 9 don't. get
you anywhere. reary made 1t with g
pack Of flea hounds, Cook found 1t 70
miles north of Duluth. :.
What scenic trip this will be-. ~
days under the wateri That will be Just
like wanting to see something on 9
train and O bunch Of Box Cars In your
way. want him TO lay out some place
there ct the Pole, for / want 70 noio
the next Democratic Convention there
Course that won't attract much atten.
ton to It. Wall Street warts to take
up O collection and send the Federal Re.
serve bank members up there. They
couldent disrupt the Iceberes with any
statement. But they were all o mighty
nice pleasant bunch of people, ana
am awful glad went over. Course or
account Of having to work In the Thea
tire / dident get there for the dinner,
and didefit get ANYTHING to eat, 80 THAT'S
why could remember what every
body said and did.
tcopyrisht. 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
BY VIII ROGERS.

V YELL ell I know il Just what I
read In the papers, or what
wv can pick up 90 try to
keep an ear to the ground.
Had an awful interesting
evening week or 90 ago. Mr.. Putnam
the Publisher had Dinner party. It,
was given I think to this man wilkins,
that's Just been proving around down
near the South Pole. Around the table
was jist about everybody that we had
ever seen In the Sunday supplement
with O coonSkin Coat on (i1ot for fra
ternity purposes. There Yves men
there that had eaten more meals with
Esquimos than Mr.. stearns has with
Mr.. Coolidge. This Guy Putnam ne
kinder T1esSes around on the fringe OF
the only Book binder that knows the
difference between q snowsfoe and q
La Crosse racket. There was Guys
there that had new over the North
Pole, walked over 1t, jumped over It,
and here ives this wilkins announcing
that night Cot this very dinner) the
fact that he was going to olive under
It." He was going down In Q Sub.
marine ard see what the pole was
really anchored to underneath,
Sitting right by me was mild, rather
meek voiced Individual, that kinder
wondered how ne got In this bread line,
dident look like he had ever been any
further away from 18th Street end
fourth ave than TamrfiaH1y Leader.
And here be had spent more years In
the. Arctic than any man living. He
had spent nine winters and 10 sum.
putting green. It was this fellow
Stefansson. He is the one we have
been reading about for years.
Then right across was Martin john
ston and his wife tthe best looking
woman that ever had her picture taken
,, with foot on o dead Lion). Here
they had been years IN Africa, and the
South Seas among the Canibals. A
| Canibai Il . good deal like Democrat,
| they are forced to live on each other.
Come to And out this johnston and his
wife both come from right Up above
where was raised.
One had come from independence,
Kansas, and she had come from aiioth-
er little hay barn town right near, COT.
| feyville. It used to be our Post ONCE
from our old home down u the Nation.
| II was forty miles away, but then we
have know some OF US to make the
whole trip and never get an oil cir.
cular. That Just shows you, Us down IN
| the old Indian Territory, tilow called,
Impeachefiflo.)
We always did know those kansas
people was queer. imagine two flrie
young people going and spending their
life trying to make q Rhinecsoris look
| pleasant In the Camera
Amelia Earherdt, the Girl that new
the Atlantic Ocean 20 esc9ne Boston
Society, we'll she was tnez . very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Nations Paint Bill.

THE paint bill Of the United States
during 1927 reached the tremendous
total Of ss1e,oos,s 49, according to .
census Of manufacture taken By the
Department Of Commerce. More than
1000 establishments were engaged In
the manufacture Of paints and var
nishss, and q total Of 2e,ooi wage earn
ers, other than salaried employees, were
engaged in turning out the product. New
IN the business, and Illinois ran second
with 100.
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"You haven't promised any one else
have you?"
mo. Not exactly" said Natalie, feel
ing that life was very difficult at times
"Then you're going with me. III ne
around about $780," said Charley, with
o nnasterful cir that TO Natalie, IN nef
present mood Of indecision, seemed r.
resistibie.
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I'm "A years old" This reflection
sobered her. She dried her eyes. Then
hearing q faint, steady humming IN
the sky, she looked seward and beheld
an airplane flying low above the coast
But though the passing Of an aiEplane
was q familiar sight, Natalie now re-
called. mechanically. the fragment OF Q
conversation that invariably occurred To
her when she saw. one. OF these man
space. "Elliott Crane, you promise
me this minute that you'll carry
wei. gee, II that's the way you feel
A man came around the corner oil
! the porch and walked toward her.
Hello, Natalie" he said.
She sat up and looked at him.
"fiello, "ashe said. Elliott"
She smiled family. She sat there
looking ct him with faint, wondering
smile. Then she made little gesture
sit down." she said. land tell me al
about &C."
He sat down on the couch beside her
well" he said. "1'll tell you. &. =.
But IFS sort Of crazy. / mean, you
may think I'm a bit cuckoo"
mo. I won't. Anyway. it doesnt
aWell, it's funny. But you see
I'VE been thinking. about YOU a good
deal lately. mean, knew you
were engaged to Charley Grayson, AND
this morning saw your wedding plans
announced In the paper"
"Yes2"
"Then I happened to glance up at the
date, and 20 you know what day
what day? Why, it's"
"1t's Friday, the thirteenth Of Au-
GOOD heavens" exclaimed Natalie
90 IL lei Ana you--you new up here
on Friday, the thirteenth"
"Sure. Don't YOU remember how
used to say that Friday was my lucky
II remember" began Natalie: then
she paused and looked OF the view
which seemed to her 10 be unusually
bright Just then.
IT remember you never answered the
letter wrote YOU when you were In the
hospital that time"
mo-" said Elliott. II tore up that
letter. was through With you. At
least, thought was"
She said. without reflection: And
weren't you?"
Il was not, ne answered. SIMPLY.
1--WE thought Of you steadily for eight
years. -. I've carried you around in
m3 mind all that time. ;. You see,
I really loved you. And, II you think
I'm being q poor sport to tell you SO
now, when you're engaged to Charley
orayson, then yor'll Just have to go
ahead and think 80. I few up here
from New York 10 tell you still love
YOU"
"You do9"
II do said Elliott. and, putting out
his hand, touched her wrist. But don't
worry about it. All you've g9t to do is
to tell me you're happy. mean,
happy about marrying Grayson. =.
Are you happy about that Natalie? Let
me look at you"
"NoI"
"Why not?"
mo, I WON'T"
But the pressure Of his hand on her
arm was somehow compelling. She
turned toward him, defiantly.
"You look 90 though you'd been cry
Ing" he said, after o moments critical
scrutiny.
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Silencer for Engine.

TT Is sometimes necessary to taks
: heroic measures 70 preserve our ~
lence. Consider tie proDlsm OF the Tue.
son Light 3 Power Co., which has .
Diesel engine with an exhaust pipe %
inches in diameter, the roar Of which
could be heard for IA miles. TO over
come the tremendous and unbearable
noise which the engine would develop
diameter and Is 20 feet long. The first
silencer Of this type was six inches long
and went On the end Of gun barrel
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charming young lady. one Of the few
Aviatrixes whose escapades have been
with Plane and not with unappre-
ciative husbands. MRS. Kermit Roose-
welt, mighty pleasant little Mother,
was there BY us. wondered how she
got In with al this "SAfari" Then Z
happened TO remember being out to
Their home the sunday before her Nus.
hand and his Brother Ted started tor
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! aThat's all right, GraysoY."
MY fist sort of slipped"
Charley didn't mean to hit you, FL
liett," put In Natalie, rather BREATH
| lcgely:
THAT'S ali right. IT'S . rood blow"
said Elliott "Hut ! don't think it'B any
better than the one this fellow Tunnsy
N SWihat's thats" asked Charley, un-
"its right to the heart---like thisl''
! Young Mr.. 0raysons chest. "Then 4
quick short hook with the same hand to
the law. Then q left hook 10 the other
side OF the jaw-like thisl"
And 90 saying, Elliott delivered him
self OF q blow that was not the disin-
terested scientific tap It should have
been. Young Mr.. Qrayson's head
snapped back, his eyes blinked rapidly,
and his mouth opened to utter an In.
dianart, "EAyp
hoh, Elliott" gasped Natalie.
But Elliott was innocently apologize
"oee. I'm sorry, .orayson. ! g,less my
t,st sort Of slipped. 700. Funny. isn't it9
Ss cws G e p y sho s punches nGS ssha " ZOE
THAT'S right" said Charley. strue-
Cling to regain his conposure.
well. don't let's have any more DEM
onstrationsl" said Natalie. Lets Just
talk, or something"
so they sat down and talked. That
10, Natalie talked. Her two callers sim
| ply sat.
A MOTHER Friday dawnsd and pre-.
a sented q certain grave and delicate
problem: with whom would she 90 to
the dance that nightp
On the beach that morning Elliott
said to her, This Ii Friday, you knowl"
Eyes, know" murmured Natalie.
II gless I don't have 10 say any more
than that, do n I mean, guess you
know what I mean"
"Well--but, Eiiiott-----"
"This Ia our day, isn't it9 isn't It
NatAiie?"
"Yes. Elicit"
Lets take q walk up the beach, like
we did week ago."
mo, Tim sorry, but ] don't think
can. You see, mother isn't feeling very
well"
"Oh, gee! But you'll go driving with
me this afternoon, won't your"
why, yes, I guess so. I guess
mothef'il be all right by this afternoon.
Now come on. Let's go In the ocean. "
Returning to the bath house, she met
| Charley Grayson In o dashinE suit Of
bright orange. Hello. Natl Going 70
the dance with me tonight aren't your"
"Well, I"
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Young Mr.. Grayson said: at was like
this, Natl" and started his left for e.
liott's stomach. The latter instinctively
moved his hands to protect his solar
plexus: whereupon Charley shot q neat
right TO Eiliotte Jaw.
tight" said that young man, recoil.
ing.
"0osh, Crane, I'm sorryi" exclaimed
Charley. II didn't mean to hit you"
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SOME outlandish place called Thibet, to
shoot some specimens Of queer things
for q Chicago Museum. You would
queer things that was shot they would
just 90 TO the Morgue.
It begins to look like Mrs. Rogers
and ! were about the only ones who
had never said. = smoked your CiEa-
danger out q uazf entire trip" Tbs
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RUSH TO COMPLETE
HIS HUMILIATION, NATALIE
OCCUPIED THE SEAT BESIDE
ITS DRIVER.
| Blowout" said Elliott. "Just a
blowout, that's oil. Wen set another
| cab"
mo" said Natilie.
why not2"
"Weil, it would be such . bother
And besides, isn't that restaurant
across the street, Let's 80 get some
thing to eat"
She got out Of the cab and started
across the street. Elliott, slightly be-
wildered. followed her. They entered
the restaurant and Natalie sat down at
q table.
"But you--aren't you In q hurry to
get to your nother?"
NO" said Natalie. "Im not. I've
deceived you about that, Elliott. So
you better SIT down and order some
Natalie, what are you driving ate
What do you mean you've deceived
"oh. my dear" she said. "Do ST
down. and I'll try to tell you. But don't
be cross with me, because it's much
more difficult than you know. >. g.
Here's the telegram received this
morning from mother. You can read
that first"
CHE took the yellow wad of paper out
- OF her purse and gave 1t to him. He
smoothed It out and read: Have Just
bought heavenly peignor peacock blue
with ermine trimmings your trosseau
almost complete expect to be home Sun.
Elliott looked up from the telegram,
q dazed expression In his eyes.
why" he said. "Your mother isn't
sick at all"
HNo, mother isn't sick. I just In
vented her illness. because Z"
Because you what?" demanded FL
liott sternly.
Because I was 90 frightfully IN
happy" said Natalie, IN low voice that
suddenly set his nerves tingling.
"Darling!" he exclaimed, I'm 30
glAdI mean, I'm glad. II you mean
what I think you mean"
rye always liked Charley, but, after I'd
promised to marry him-wel, knew
then that I didn't love him. Oh, I'VE
always known didn't love him! love
you, Elliott, and II you hadn't been such
an idiot and torn up that letter I wrote
TO you when you were II the hospital
with q broken collar bone, you'd have
known It eight years ago"
"NatAliei" cried Elliott, seiSine her
hands across the table II know IL
now, and that's enough. Because I SIM
ply adore youl"
"Well, I'm glad you do" said Natalie.
because I'm planning to marry you as
soon as possible. Say first thing In the
morning Then I'll have to see mother
about that blue peignor-and several
other matters. I'm afraid mothers
neuralgia will be worse when she finds
out I've eloped with you. Because that's
what we've done. darling. though don't
think you quite realize it-yet."
sweetheart" said Elliott. recklessly
kissing her hands. II do realize Sc
0eei Didn't I ten you Friday was nv
lucky day? And to think our meeting
again was really nothing but an acct
dentl"
"The third accident" said Natali'.
softly.
"sure. The fatal one"
care you quite sure it's fatal 81
liottp"
"weil, said Elliott, rising and starting
around the table. Were going to
marry each other, aren't we?"
(copyrient, 1922
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Wv YELL ell know Is just what
read In the papers, or what
Nv I can pick up 40 try to
Y Y keep an ear to the ground.
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ATALIE WEBSTER met Elliott
Crane the Winter that she was
8 years old, Elliott was g. The
Z place OF their introduction was
kvanx.,-aaSkMNMA afaSNA "a AAA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
in 81 States
On Record Fauoring
County Managers

Of the University Of North caro-.
lima, who has just completed q sur.
vey OF opinion in every state in tht
union on this subject for the Ma.
tional Municipal League.
81 Experts Agreed
Experts in 81 states were unani-
mously agreed, according to PROBES
o Wager. here to attend a nation
al conference on improving govedn-
ment, that the county demanded i
stronger executive or chief admin
istrator to direct its work. Sentl-
ment in nine states was divided
and in six states the belief was thai
a manager vas unnecessary. -Four
Of these latter safes. however. were
in New England. where the county
has only a nominal existence.
This manager thing Is the 1895
governmental model. It's adapted
from city manager plan. now II
operation in $50 American cities
This. in turn. is nothing more moi
less than business applied TO poll
tics-the corporation type OF or
~ganization put into a city govern
ment.
Advantages Of Plan
II you make a mans Job depend
upon his record instead Of upol
how well he knows the political
boss. you've gone quite a ways
You've gone farther. Professor
Wager points out. when you nave
definitely fixed responsibility fol-
carrying out the business Of the city
or county upon one man.
Prediction is freely made BY pro-
fessors Of political science. shoulder
ing each other around the nouel
lobby between sessions of the con-
ference. that the county manager
plan will assume as much impor-
lance in the next 10 years as tse
city manager plan has in the past
decade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
Promise OF Rain In
West After Drought

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l3-0P-
Meteorological disturbances moving
eastward from the Pacific held
promise Of more rain today for the
far west. where a drought-ending
storm exacted tribute IN damage to
railroads. interrupted air-mail sche-
dulles and impeded highway travel.
Snow in North Idaho damaged
telephone wires and drifts impeded
highway travel. Western Montana
also reported a heavy fall Of snow.
In the Tacoma district Of Wash
ington freezing temperatures slowed
up the flow of streams supplying
water for hydro-electric plants. max
ing the power situation acute.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
Anh-Noise Drive Seeks to Gust
Man-Made Static, Foe ofRadio

Radio Editor

ASSOCIATED Press Feature Service)
CHICAGO. Dec. 13-When man de-
vised the light socket receiver he
took upon himself the solution Of
a real problem OF his own making.
1t is the conquering Of man
made" static.
While man has not made much
progress in the drive against at
mospheric static. he thinks he can
master something he has created
himself.
"Man-made" static. considerably
different in tempo" from that gen.
Grated In the air. gets It's name
from the clicks, the crashes and
the miscellaneous noises and other
disturbances produced by motors.
warming pads. electric iceboxes,
light sockets. automatic telephones.
doorbells and so and one other
electric shortcuts TO labor saving.
Probably the greatest offender Is
the motor, which takes many
guises in household appliances. It
is used 10 drive vacuum cleaners.
washing machines. iceboxes, oil
heaters and whatnot. Most OF the
trouble comes from sparkling brush
es, whose blue discharge registers
via the receiver as a continuous
serious Of hum-like clicks.
ANY electric device that sparks
wherever a contact is made, such
as the turning on and off OF a
light. completes the list.
Naturally. with the AC receiver
connected directly to the house
lighting circuit, disturbances will
register easier than with the bat
terry set. Not only are clicks and
crashes that develop within the
house translated into sound. but
similar interference will come from
outside sources. Even automobiles
with faulty ignition systems will
register as they pass the house.
Engineers have tackled the prob
fem by developing electric filters.
In the Leslie F. Muter laboratories
as well as elsewhere two types of
interference eliminators have been
tried out. One consists OF two
heavy duty condensers. with the
center point grounded. to be con-
nected across the line furnishing
power TO the receiver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
New Manager

william r. Lay. Of BrownsNlle.
has recently purchased the Robs-
town battery and service stations
one and two. and has taken over
the management. Lay was former
~ connected with the willard bat
terry station here. Mrs. Q. ID. Lay.
mother Of William Lay. spent We'd
nesday visiting him IN his new
home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
Eight Point Buck
Is Trophy Of Hunt

DONNA. Dec. lS-A. F. Taylor,
local merchant returned Thursday
morning from a several days hunt
ing trip west OF Raymondville. Mr..
Taylor brought with him an eight
point buck. the antlers Of which
he Is proudly displaying to his
friends.
He was accompanied on the trip
by w. T. Hodge and c. T. Hanson
and son Of Harlinzen. Mr.. Hansen
has a large hunting reserve in
Willacy county near Raymondville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
Church Sets Dec. Is
For 'Wornen's Day

DONNA. Dec. 13-The Christian
church Of Donna has designated
Sunday December IS, "Woman's
Day" The ladies auxiliary will have
charge Of the morning service. Mrs.
S. <. Colglazier Of McAllen Will be
the principal speaker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13
By HOWARD r. JONES

BY HOWARD r. JONES
CHICAGO, Dec. 13-Pp- There
has been a lot Of talk about re-
juvenating county government by
putting IN a manager to run things.
That there's fire underneath the
smoke has been proved by Paul w.
Wager, professor OF rural sociology
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

Another contains choke coils in
addition 70 the condensers to give
greater filtering action. It's pur-
pose IS to block interference from
motors and the like. and is placed
either in the set power line or con-
nected 70 the apparatus causing
the trouble.
Such devices are designed 20
cover approximately 80 per cent OF
the disturbances. However. the fit
ering action Is not complete. al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-13

though tests in the average house
hold show them TO be Of value in
muffling and reducing noises.
AS more of the novelty Of own
ing a receiver without batteries TO
fool with wears off. the listener
probably will demand click-free re-
cepcion. III will then be up 10 the
set manufacturer to consider the
insertion OF a noise filter just as
important in set design as the cir
cult itself.