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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Presbyterian Church
Damage Said Slight

Damage 70 the Presbyterian
church. which was struck BY light
ming during the rain storm Monday
evening, has been determined as
very slight, due to the strength OF
the structure. Losses are fully COW
cred by insurance. IL was stated
Wednesday.
The bolt tore off a part or the
ledge On the tower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Cards Desperate
AS Battle Opens
Earnshaw and Hallahan Open Battle Which
May End Hard Fought Contest For
World Baseball Honors
Sc A COPY

sH1BE PARK. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s-tR-Back where the battle
began exactly a week ago. the Athletics and Cardinals today carried
the Worlds Series fight into the sixth game. pursued BY the heavy clouds
that followed the warning forces out OF st. Louis.
The Athletics, leading three games to two and needing but one more
victory to chnch the championship, expected George Livingston Earn
shaw to start his second successive game, with Robert Moses Grove on
hand for quick relief work. Il needed TO settle the issue promptly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Harrington Boys To
PLAY at Convention

HARLINGEN. Oct 8-Four Har-
lingen high school boys have been
selected TO play on an all-star state
high school band at the Texas state
teachers convention In Houston on
Nov. 8.
The boys chosen are Harold Cros-
sett. clarinet: Orville Huntley, cor
ret: Edgar LaTurno, b~assoon: and
Gotlteb SCHNEIDER, trombone.
The band is to have two days for
group rehearsal and r day Of play
iEg The boys yer selected by
means Of a QUESTIONABLE.
Notice Of the selection was receiv-
ed Wednesday by Joe Lyday, direc-
tor Of the Harrington band.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08

WITH various charges, fines. a
wv suspended sentence, and suits
~ for the recovery OF county funds
alleged to be due. Cameron county's
linen Is getting quite an airing.
But II the linen needs cleaning
the public has a right 70 know how
its own money is being handled BY
men 1t has elected TO handle same
Tor them.
But whose fault Is 1t that the
matter has not been attended to
earlier, If IL needed attending TO. Is
a minor question at present. The
big idea now is TO get the county's
business clicking on all cylinders.
A WOMAN hitch hiker comes into
~ Brownsville today. enroute to
Join her sweetheart in Monter-
rev. o tempores. o Moresl How
long ago has 1t been since a woman
would dare admit publicly her feel
ings for any man, even if he had
been calling twice every week for a
year or so? How long has 1t been
since a woman travelling alone was
an object TO be given male protec-
tt0A4s vi AOOAEl at Ach1AAIN Dut AlAC
dear things seem as lovely as ever.
MINATED Annie says the woman
~ who used to smoke the meat
for the winter now has a grand
daughter who will smoke anything.
COLUMBUS Day holiday up Har-
lingen wav a sweet orchestra is
going TO play. The engineer of
this column is not writing that 70
pawn off a silly little rhyme, but TO
say that in this orchestra Valley
music lovers will find a way 10
spend an evening well worth their
while. Having heard 1t twice and
planning TO go hear II again should
mean something from one whose
musical training consists Of being
able to distinguish a banjo from a
piano-by sight.
TIME for the class in Valleyology.
Let's have no unnecessary noise
and those wishing TO blow their
noses will please step out in the hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Rio Hondo Man Is
Reported Killed

A party Of deputy sheriffs left
the courthouse late Wednesday
morning TO investigate reports that
Emilio Ortega, q Rio Hondo man
well known TO them had been kill
ed q AnacuitaS.
No details OF the supposed kill
ing were learned by the sheriff's
department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08

HARLINGEN, Oct. S-John /.
Floore returned Wednesday from
San Antonio, where he went TO place
a Valley citrus exhibit at the con-
vention OF the National Hotel Mems
association.
Floore stated that he employed a
professional decorator to arrange
the exhibit. and that 1t drew such
a crowd that the workers could not
put on the final touches.
The exhibit Is being financed By
the Valley secretaries association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
R~aymondville Case
Affirmed by Court

The court OF criminal appeals to-
day affirmed the sentence OF G. d.
Hagler. OF Raymondville. charged
with attempted criminal assault.
Hag'er, who was tried at the Janu-
ary term OF court In Raymondville,
VIZ sentenced TO ten years In the
penitentiary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Ingalls, Off
On Record Attempt

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Oct. g.
R-Laura ingalls,, aviatrix seeking
to establish a transcontinental
flight record. left the airport here
at 6:08 a. m, M. S. T.) for Los
Angeles. Her first stop en- route
will be Kingman. Ariz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Big Battle Looms In Brazil
Government Gathers Forces AS Rebels March
Toward Capital; Famine May Follow

RIO DE JANEIRo. Oct. 5-OP-The federal government. striking back
at the gathering revolution, today developed two strong offensives de-
signed to crush the rebellion in the south and to engage the insurgent
armies far from this capital and Sac Pauo second city Of the republic.
The first Of these was al advance into the rebel state Of Mnas
GeraeS principal source OF Rio De Janeiros food and milk supplies
Troops advanced along the Central railway and re-occupied several
towns. among them PALMYRA. Opnosition was inconsderable. Federal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Wisconsin Has Witch Trial
German Farmer Accused of Causing Apples
To Rot on Trees and Cows to Go Dry

GAINESVILLE. Wis Oct. s-pP-1t was a day for witches and wizards.
Rain pelted the windows Of the municipal court room in which a mem
Der Of the State Board Of Medical Examiners listened to charges Of
sorcery against Henry Dorm, 64-year-old German farmer.
His sister, Mrs. Herman Prey, her family and neighbors whom Dorm
blamed for the tales Of sorcery and magic. huddled on a single bench
In the little courtroom. The wind whined, and ratified the windows
eerny.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
Starr County Well
Down to 300 Feet

ROMA. Oct. 6-Texas Co.'S latest
operations on the Guerra tract re-
ports the present well drilling at
31C0 feet. II Is located one mile and
a half southwest of the discovery
well and five miles northwest OF
Roma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change III tenn
rerature.
For east Texas. Fair tonight
and Thursday; warmer In north
east portion tonight.
Light to moderate southeriy winds
on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
1900 Bales Cinned

ROMA. Oct. 8-The local gin Is
still running and up to Oct. 6. had
ginned 1900 bales OF cotton this
season. Cotton IS stiu coming In
slowly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
in OUR
VALLEY
HOW ABOUT IT?

Perhaps nowhere in all the
world do people tend 70 swing to
extremes Of conduct 50 much as
right here in our own land.
DIR. William Gerry Morgan.
president OF the American Med
zeal Association.
I do not see why they call US
women lawyers Women are
either lawyers or they are not
lawyerN. Sex has nothing TO do
with " in that procession or in
any other.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
MORE PEOPLE COMING

The Hug-the- Coast Highway. OF
which Brownsville is the southern
terminus. will route tourist traffic
from the East through Brownsville
by way Of Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08

Water In sight ar and above Rio
Crande City this morning viii cause
from half TO two-thirds bankful
stages from Mission down during
the next one TO three days.
FlOOu Present x4-Hr 14-Hr
Efnun Etnon Cranu PAN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and lrw tide at Point ISABEL
tcmorrow under normal meteoroio-
gical conditions:
High ........ 3:24 q. m: $50 p. m.
Low ...-.... 10:08 a. m; l0.46 ~ CO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-08

II might be added that il is some
o. going to wind up at the tip end
} South America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

psa-ed black and thick and no one
disliked II. He tried TO get a drop
or two but couldn't reach down,
Then he tried to tip the bottle. IL
was much too heavy Finally making
himself ms narrow In a blade ~
grass he let himself down through
the neck on the bottle.
Where are you EoinG2" cried the
other shadows TN alarm.
I'm going 20 see what this medfs
cine tastes Ike" he replied. would
you like 10 come along. Everybody
is invited III you Ike III you may
have as much a. you please"
Don't no. Don't col You won't
be able to get out again"
Down he went anyway. sliding
down the slippery glass sides until
he came 10 rest Az the bottom,
standing knee-deep "A the thick
black medicine. He tasted IN bit on
the end or his finger. "PaUghl Tt'a
bitter he exclaimed. making a sour
face. mo wonder my master doesn't
like iti'
Then ne started out at cnce. AIMS.
II wasn't hs easy as he thought. His
feet stuck ir the thick stuff. Tx was
Ike glue. Help Help he cried
"A terrible thing happened.
Instead OF lifting him out. mother
put the cork III the bottle. There he
was. imprisoned. Couid anytime
worse have happened 90 ANYBODY
How was he 70 get out now7
Tomorrow; The Bad Treatment a
Medicine.l
coryrrht. Isss. NswFpap= Feafurs HrrviDa. Limo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

n MODERN magic is more potent than that
V of olden days. Perhaps a witch may have
A4 been able to change a horse into a cat,
or a beautiful princess into a gnarled gnome.
But is is a safe bet that the wisest witch that
ever rode a broomstick could not perform the
feats Of magic that the bewitching charmer Of
today finds 80 simple. For what else but
magic can transform a quiet, demure little office
mouse to a princess of the evening in exactly
two hours? And what magic chamber ever held
as much mystery and power as q modern beauty
p%arlor?
There are some narvels that have lasted
through the ages and will always endure, however
complex and difficult civilization may become.
One of these marvels Is the magic Of the eve
ming, the translucent glow Of the moonlight and
the frozen glory of the stars as a man and a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
The Stars Say
For Friday, June p.
By CENEvIEvE KEsFBLE.

a THOUGH affairs may 10
~ Lively and interesting. ac-
cordins to the dominant
lunar ~transits. yet there are some
precipitate activities which must b
cztegorized an unwelcone. undesir-
able and possibly devastating. II is
difficult TO presage the nature OF the
possible visitation. which may Be
abrupt. radical and far-reaching in
It's results unless handled with
wisdom and circumspection- II pos
sible make haste slowly" deterring
change. removal and travel until a
propitlous time.
Those whose birthday IL In ma
look for a lively year. with surpris-
ing developments. threatening sud
den change and removal, which II
would be we'll not to embrace unless
the ultimate detectives IRE well
weighed and calmly decided upon.
Hasty actions and decisions might
prove f~ar-reaching and disastrous
Deal cautiously with strangers. a
child born on this day should be
talented, energetic and rcsourc-ful,
but may be disposed 70 be restless.
unsettled and prone 10 make rash
and impulsave changes. 20 It's detri-
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
A Good Hnshands

Secrets are not comfortable things
% have In the family. and people
who keep sentimental secrets are sell
dom just what YOU would caller
chubby, don't you know-are they?
And as FOR the young man who
took the poison, would you choose
him for a comrade down or I'D the
steep. hilly road OF MARRIAGE
Tin afraid he'll have terrible times
when the baby has the Group. And
81 the doctor should chance "a be
young and good looking. that not un-
attractive young woman would do
well 70 keep her eve on the medicine
chest where the simpler poisons are
kept.
And II one OF her cousins comes 70
visit Unexpectedly and Il turns out
20 b a male cousin. said young
woman would do well 70 hide the
tack hammer-tack hammers have
been known 70 do terrible damage IN
the hands OF a too nasty husband.
Oh. well. maybe when there IL the
rent 10 pay. and the lnstailments on
the roadster 20 meet. and the ex
penses for the mother-in-law's IN.
neral 70 be reckoned with. the hastv
young man viii be too busy 70 even
think az poison and dagEs-s and
pistols,
Hard work. responsibilitv-thesa
are the twin brothers that keep US
all hallway sane.
Downright. 1850. N~sEs9l7c r.ssurs Service. In.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

maid walk together finding in each other the
realization of an ideal. The enduring magic
Of love is the greatest wonder Of all. II can
make q tiny room seem more spacious than the
throne room of a royal palace and it can make
the most commonplace man or woman stride
through the world with the air and mien Of a
conqueror.
And so it is we watch with delight our
modern Cinderella blossoming out as a beauteous
princess. going to the ball and winning a prince,
her prince. How fortunate it is that even the
most commonplace little girl can live her fairy
story and know for once in her lifetime, perfect
undiluted happiness. And how fortunate il is
that a simple little frock, a few simple bits Of
artificial jewelry, a dash Of powder and a session
with the hairdresser can transform a little work
a-day girl into a glamorous creature that looks
as if the only files she had ever heard of were
those in a manicure set
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Grub Out" Those Dry Skin Blemishes

seeking beauty. However. II you try
this method youn find a gentler
touch Just as ~effectual for absolute
cleanliness and elimination or the
blackheads and -non-irritating 10 the
skin.
Complexion brushes must not oe
confused with ordinary flesh brushes
because their bristles are much softer
than those found in brushes for the
hands o. general use on the body.
IL the skin Is very dry and marred
BY the minute blackheads that 20
often characterize that type OF skin.
a liberal amount OF oil should be
patted over the offending area as the
first step toward their elimination.
Ordinary olive oil or castor oil may
be used. and it should be heated Just
a little to make penetration deeper
and quicker This lubricates the
embedded biemishes so that they
may be wiped out readily without
bruising the delicate tissues which
underlle he skin. Be careful not
20 use too firm a pressure. for this.
without the additional oil treatments
would ~ time make the skin ex.
tremely loose and unattrzctive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
SAYS JOSEPHINE HUDDLEsTON-

Al MOTHER beauty problem.
~ which often resists treatment.
even when elaborate routines
are given q faithful trial. Is dry skin
hlackheads. Then. too. many women
show a tendency 10 have lust two or
three enlarged pores across the
bridge OF the nose and In the chin
which form small blackheads.
Both OF these conditions respond
frequently to one Of the simplest
beauty treatments one could imagine.
! know hat ! personally fused with
three tiny spots on my chin until
/ nearly lost my mind, and then got
rid Of them with soap. water and
a complexion brush.
had been using creams for
cleansing for several years. especi-
ally during my stays in the city be-
aus the CRIME there Is 50 much
heavier and oilier than In the coun-
try that u lubricant is almost neces.
sary 10 retain the texture OF the skin.
even II not for actual cleansing.
No matter how many times ! slim-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
BY TEMPLE MANNING
The Reig7 Of Queen LiP' Of HGtraii.

Nahiding people with a decidedly light
hearted vein. They excel In water
sports and as fishermen. are fleet
runners and adopts in boxing and
wrestling. They have a great love
FOR music and some OF their native
~orchestras have visited the United
States. where they have left the i'm
print OF their particular school OF
harmony. They r also great talk
ers. being born with a gift OF ora
tory. They are pretty good livers.
too. and this is doubtless responsible
for their tendency 70 corpulency as
they grow older. They have a ma
tive dish which they call pol" a
connection slightly fermentsd in a
paste made OF the root OF the taro
plant. Somebody has described this
as tasting like oatmeal mixed with
sou applesauce."
Speaking Of the corpulency OF the
natives brings 10 mind the Princess
Ruth. There Is IN the British Mu-
scum today a portrait OF this lady.
who weighed 300 pounds and didn't
seem to mind II a bit In a way she
might be said 70 have set the style
for Hawaiian women. because many
OF them seem 20 have taken the
royal precedent seriously.
The United States has made a
great effort 10 make Hawaii a strong
naval base and 70 that end has forti-
fled Pearl Harbor. a naval station
Is maintained there also and there
has been built a huge dry dock with
out a peer II II 1889 feet in length
and las feet wide.
Being. as N ~ called, The Key 70
the Pacific these Pearl Harbor de
lenses are OF the utmost Importance
% the United States. Is they are ex-
pected 20 form a protection for our
whole Western coast against attack
from that side.
More about Hawaii next Tuesday,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Loves
Reawakening

put my hand over the mouth
piece Of the telephone and beck
oned to Mary. who. with emo
tional tears still on her cheeks. was
watching me in unmistzkable terror.
Brace up. dear" ! whispered.
Its Mr.. veritzen. but don't be
afraid. III deal with him. sit
down"
She obeyed me, but. her eyes fixed
on me. did not lose their terror. and
/ saw that the dread Of what Philip
Veritzen might do had become an
obsession with her.
Philip Verttzen's voice. suave. but
with an undertone OF what in an
other mar would have been excite
ment. came to my ears.
Mrs. Graham"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

mated these tiny blackheads. they
kept right on coming back, and, al
though not noticeable except under
minute scrutiny, ! knew about them
and naturally wanted 70 be rid OF the
blemishes.
I finally lost my temper one day.
and, taking my complexion brush
from the top shelf Of the medicine
chest. I made a heavy lather on IL
and violently scrubbed my chin. The
resultant irritation cooled my tenn
per. and after rinsing or the lather
! had 70 smooth a little face lotion
on 10 relieve the burning. After the
redness disappeared found. how
ever. hat the annoying blackheads
were gone, too. I watched carefully
and they didn't come back for sew
eral days. I handled the brush more
gently the second time and expert
enced no irritation ar all. and the
telltale black dots were gone So
I kept up the treatment every day,
and now ! am no longer bothered
with them except when I get careless
and don't use the brush FOR a week
or ten days. So sometimes II even
pays 70 lose your temper when you're
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

hvHE warning feuds { n
many chiefs who sought sway
- over the Hawaiian Islands
nfinzuy came 10 an end when King
lamehameha squelched all his an
aagonists. thus bringing 70 himself
ahe name OF Napoleon OF the Pacific.
However. Il "a under Kamehameha
III that the first satisfactory gov
eminent came into Deing. In 1889
this Christlanized ruler drew up a
Bill OF Rights for his people and this
was followed "a 1870 BY a Constitu-
ton with a Parliament and courts.
Things went along this way. with
n monarchy, until 1898 when. IN the
reign OF Queen Lliuokalani. the mon
aruhy was abolished with the ma
.ferial aid or Americans on the island.
's'Queen Lii" as she became known
IN the United States. undertook to
get a~utocrat!c control Of the islands
and the uprising was on. IN 1885
the Queen tried 70 regain her throne
hut failed. Sanford b. Dole, an en-
ceedingly religious gentleman, be.
came Provisional President and ar
ranged that the islands should Be
annexed by the United States and.
on August IL. 1888. IN the midst Of
the war with Spain. the American
flag was raised for the first time
over Hawaii and there IL has since
remained.
The population q the Islands Is de-
cidedly mixed. The last available
fieures-not the census of 1890
show that only seven per cent or
the population IS American. The
Japanese have what might be called
q plurality. with ~ ner cent % the
whole. The balance Is made up or
Germans. British. Chinese. Portu-
cuese and Koreans.
The native HawaiiRns r n law
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Noel Il Nv Sonl'

Yes" / cid not make my tone
encouraging. II I only could get him
OFF the wire before Dicky came in.
Lillian had gone back TO her apart
ment. and I expected Dicky's knock
every second. One story OF Jealous
temper on Philip Veritzen's account
had been mi~raculously averted this
evening. but I could visualize Dicky's
face were he 70 come into the room
and find me in telephone CONVEX
Eation.
Il must beg q thousand pardons
for calling you up az this unreason-
able hour" the great producer said
next, and I uttered a mental anath-
ema upon the exquisite super-breed-
ing OF ths man who would waste
time indefinitely. as very well
knew. But aloud / only said per
functorfly: THAT Is perfectly all
right. Mr.. veritzen. Is there any
thing ! can do for your"
Yes" Unexpectedly his answer
was crisp. explicit. You can tell me
what time my son is expected in the
city tomorrow. I believe he II com
ting up 20 this-party."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Phil Verit=en Works Fast in the Game TO
Keep His Son, Noel, From attending
Mary HGrrison's Party.
By ADELE GARRISON

: Yes. he Is. but I am sorry ! can
not tell when"
There was a little silence. and 7
saw Mary lift her clenched hands
and press them tight against her
tips.
do you mean you will not?" The
voice was icy now. controlled. but
I had the feeling that any second II
might burst into raucous shouting.
Won't you please not press that
question. Mr.. Veritzen. You are
making lt very hard for ne 20 an
swer YOU"
Dicky's knock sounded upon tho
door. covered the mouthpicce or
the receiver again and whispered %
Mary. who had darted to my side.
Answer that. But explain 70 yaur
uncle that Mr.. Veritzer Is asking
about Noel
4 fat ashamed OF the message. but
I Felt as II anything were preferable
70 the scene which I might expect
were Dicky 70 misunderstood thu
situation. AS Mary went 10 the
door and l heard her voice in low
colloquy with Dicky. Mr.. Veritzen
spoke again.
But I must press n. as I must
remind you that Noel Is my on. and
that YOU
He hesitated. and I finished the
sentence In tones as icy as his own.
And that ! am IN your employ.
You need not remind me OF that. i
am perfectly aware Of II, and In any
thing pertaining 70 my work should
gladly oblige you. even at any incon-
-mM Ne - 4xrm rmF
any information concerning your
sons arrival in the city is distinctly
outside or my duty as your employe.
and / must ask you not 70 request
such information OF me"
You refuse then7"
Yes, unequivocaliy."
Il suppose you also refuse to ar
range any meeting between my son
and mvSeIf"