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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

OF a monograph record gave its
rhythmic invitation to try out a few
new steps.
And could she do a double roll
tap?r That was a couple of weeks
ago By this time eight out of 10
people in the room will have con-
Guided that because Mrs. D. was
doing il. it's the thing to do.
SO 1t goes.
For years the recognized monarch
Of the tap in It's most intriguing
phases has been Jack Donahue, the
Broadway music show gent. He Is
the maestro OF original and diff
cult methods of keeping time with
the feet. His chair dance, in which
he ueses everything from the rungs
to the back for his rhythmic pur-
poses, is something like the last
word.
Just 50 Is Bill Robinson's stair
way tap, though Robinson's general
method has a Harlemesque flavor.
And there is a big parade Of others.
Some whisper that you'll see the
sand dance back one of these days
and other hand-d/ ms from min
strelsy. But I never expect to live
to enjoy any footwork that delight
ed me more than George Primrose's
wing-footed soft-shoe number.
.
And speaking of dancing. get your
feet ready for a new dance which
viii be known as the "mooch," &C.
cording to the dance masters.
In the vernacular OF the street
the expression "mooch" has been
long associated with panhandling.
begging, touching" and other
means to get money, food or raim-
ent. T I'M told that the "mooch"
has nothing to do with begging a
girl for a dance. 1t comes over from
London and If the Britishers can
dance it, the ~mooch" should be
duck soup for u own race Of super
hCCfeTs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

position to the election Of the regular democratic
nominees is just about as weak in numerical strength
as in any OF the colorless elections Of the past to be
found in the annals Of the political history Of the
Lone Star state. Why desert road making while there
is unfinished work calling for decisive action? Ex-
pand the building program and furnish employment
to the idle-that Is the idle who are willing to work.
As for the loafers they do not count. They dodge
work when there is a demand for workers and they
will manage to subsist when there happens to be
more workers than there are jobs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Ups and Downs of Movie Idols

Fame is fleeing. It is the sky and then the ditch.
Frances White. a few years ago a stage. favorite
and q high priced one at that was a popular idol
Just the other day she was hauled into a police court
In New York charged with attempting to defraud
a taxicab driver Of his fare. A kind hearted Judge sus-
pended sentence until she could hustle around and
beg or borrow the money to pay the cabby. Clara
Kiniball Young, a few years ago one Of the most popu-
lar Of movie stars, has been sued for a clothing bill
which she is unable or at least refuses to pay. She was
a high priced performer. Then like Frances White she
faded away. Dame Fortune is a tickle old idol. an
idol OF the hour. Then the smashed ones 90 back
to their original ~status-Poverty Flat or Sleepy Hol-
low obscurity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
had not ever noticed that her

had not even noticed that Ter
mothers eyes were red-rimmed.
The gold chain which once had
held the locker had disappeared
long since. SO many other things.
once lodged proudly in that jewel
case. were gone now. There were
beads left. a pair OF silver filigree
earrings. and Celia's baby ring.
There we're q pair OF yellow satin
buckles. once snow white, which
had adorned dainty slippers. News
paper clippings, and ether old
things which to the girl seemed
rather foolish.
Here. let me take them now
Celia gave the box back. she did
not So the packet OF yellowed
letters which we're placed tenderly
in the trunk before the lid wen.
down.
Long after the light had gone
out In the little third floor bed
room that night Celia lay wide
awake thinkir- about Barney. tell
ing herself over and over how hap
py she was. wondering II Barney
were thinking OF her too.
He must bel
Some day in the future they we're
going 70 be SO happy together.
Some day
At last she fell asleep. 1t was q
heavy sleep from which she woke
with a start. Her mother had gone.
Celia arose. dressed. gulped a cup
Of coffee and was out OF the house.
II was nearly four o'clock that
afternoon when Celia Rogers hur-
ried eagerly up the stairs leading
to the fitting room OF Marquis
Dress Shop. She could hardly
wait to tell her news.
Why, where's mcther?" she ask
ed. pausing in the doorway.
A white-faced woman turned but
before she could speak a mans
voice i~nterrur.ed.
Mrs. Rogers Is resting quietly
now" he said.
(To Be Continued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

The world has something to be thankful for; no.
body has as yet attempted Tom Thumb polo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
The Once Over
By Il J. PHILLIPS
Add Misleading Dlttles

G4a AA1ACa0A AAeA~
Well, the Peruvian trouble repudiates that old
song:
In the be-oo-ti-ful land Of Preu
Where there isn't a damned thing to do
But to lie on your back and absorb applejack-
In the be-oo-ti-ful land of Peru.
The boss's secretary. too,
Now strives to readjust
Herself to being in a place
Where baby talks a bust.
The boss. quite brown, Is on the Job
But doesn't labor gaily:
His mind is on a girl, a beach.
A moon and ukelele.
Governor Roosevelt has come out for the repeal
Of the volstead act. and you can imagine what the
are saying about him
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HMNEW1SYI0Rk 3
III You Can't Tap Dance You'd Bet
ter Learn, Because the Tap-Dancc
viii Be All The Rage Very Short

III You Can't Tap Dance You'd Bet
ter Learn, Because the Tap-Dancc
Will Be All The Rage Very Short
ly.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-This, 1
venture TO guess will be known as
"the year Of the great tap"
What the Charleston was TO the
gyrating generation Of a few years
back, the tap dance will be to cold
feet during the coming winter.
Wherever / go. uptown, downtown
or around the corner, there is an
accompanying tap-tap-tap.
It's been coming slowly for a
couple Of seasons. but at the moment
1t descends like a plague OF clack-
ing beetles.
The theatre with its finger on the
pulse Of every vogue, is featuring the
tap above all dance innovations. One
OF the most recent musical shows 49,
The Little Showcases nothing else
in its chorus numbers. The puppets,
one-step, waltz and hop TO the click
ety-clack Of stiff soles against hard
boards.
II would seem that we have come
UP at last from the black bottom.
In New York, when you have your
ear to the ground for the rumbl-
iEgs of new fads and fancies. 1t is
best TO listen first for the faint
echoes OF certain social groups. If
those dear ladies Of the Social Reg
lister and the eager debutantes go
after a whim, whether IL be back
CANNON or tap dancing, you can be
sure that it will soon spread right
down the social scale. And when,
In addition to that, you learn that
the vanity fairish folk are all smok-
ed I'D about neutrality-suspicious.
IL may be, it's ION ice"
Only the other day a charming
young matron, married into one Of
the richest clans in America dropped
her tea suddenly when the strains
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
PRACTICAL

L believe" said the cherry phil
osopher. that for every single thing
you give away two come back to
you"
That's my experience agreed
Whifflebaum. Last March I gave
away my daughter and she and
her husband came back in July
Pathfinder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
POSTPONED

What "A little shrimp like you
a wind animal trainer?"
MY small size Is the secret OF
my success. The lions are waiting
for me to row a little larger" -
The HumoriSt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

Girl: You say you are going TO
marry a woman with a S~l0.000-a-
year income and you try to con-
vince me that it's a love match
Boy. III Is. I love money.-Pele
Nee, Paris.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

Mechanism for a 200-inch tele-
scpoe lens vii be worked out at a
new astrophysics laboratory at Cal
ifornia Institute or Technology nc
Pasadena. Cal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

Five per cent Of the pedestrian
eccidents in California are among
highway repair and construction
crew.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Department of State Highways

Proposals for the Construction Of q
new one story frame addition. i0x44
with Fuel and Boiler Addition 14x4O
Highway Shop and equipment Build.
ing located at Devils Lake, North Da-
kota; will be received IN the offlces
Of the Department of State HighWays
at Bismarck' North n7t Pak kS5a' al "n whic Il
place Inc time they will be publicly
opened and read.
Separate bids will be received for;
/. General Construction and Elec'
2. Heating and Plumbing.
Proposals must be submitted or
forms prepared by the Department
and attached to the Specifications. and
with the Department Of State High,
ways at Bismarck, North Dakota. and
shall be sealed and endorsed: Proposal
for General Construction and E!ectrlc
Wiring or Heating and Plumbing,-.,
Devils Lake Shop addition, as per bid
enclosed.
A certified check for $50 Of the
gross sum bid, together with a Bid
der's bond in the full amount Of the
gross sum bid, must accompany each
proposal.
Copies Of the proposal blanks. plans
and specifications. may. pc OBTAINED
from the Department Of state High
ways at Bismarck, North Dakota and
are on file at the Division Office. De-
partment of State Highways. Devils
Lake, North Dakota. and at h Build
ers Exchange at Fargo, North Dakota,
and Minneapolis. Minnesota.
All bidders are invited to be present
at the opening of the proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all proposals, to waive technical
tiles, or to accept such rs may be de-
.tcr,nined to be for tho best interests
of the State.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Ev RI. c. FRAEM.
thief Engineer and Secretary.
Dated June ). 1850. 61-14-21
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Herman Continues
To Rule Swatters
In National League
Robin Hits at .419 Clip; Hogan,
Waner and HeiIinann
Creeping Up

New York. June 7.-R-Babe Her
man, the Brooklyn slugger. still is
the whole story of the National
League batting averages, but the stars
of former years are moving up into
threatening positions. Herman, with
an average of .419, holds a command
ing lead in the batting list issued to-
day, which includes Wednesdays
games.
Frank Hogan, the man-mountain
catcher of the New York Giants. and
Paul Waner of Pittsburgh continue TO
hold their places close behind the
Brooklyn Babe. But Harry Heilmann,
Cincinnati, long a leading figure in
the American League averages. has
climbed up to share third place with
Waner at the 1893 mark while the old
reliable Frank Frisch of st. Louis has
appeared among the first 10 regulars
on the list. Hogan has a clear hold
on second place with a 400 average.
Herman has gathered several other
batting honors in addition to hat OF
leading the league percentages He
also has made the highest totals OF
runs and hits. getting u safe blows
and scoring 40 times, and is second
to Hack Wilson of Chicago in runs
batted in with 46. Anther Brooklyn
batter. Johnny Frederick. is giving
Herman a close race in hits and runs.
He scored At times and has made II
hits. Sixteen of his blows have been
doubles. giving, him a tie for second
place with Adam Generosity. Of Pitts
burgh.
FriSch is leading hitter of doubles
with a total of 81. while Wilson. in
addition to topping the list Ct run
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07

producers by batting in 40, holds the
home run lead with Is. Walter Ber-
ger of the Boston Braves is only one
behind in honers. Kiki Cuyler of
the Cubs has hit eight triples. out
distancing another Chicagoan. Woody
Wilson, by one. Cuyler also holds
the lead in base stealing, having COM
mitted Is Of these legitimate thefts.
Behind the first four regular bat
tiers, Bill Terry Of New York has TAX
en- fifth. place at .389 and following
him come Grantham. Pittsburgh,
1888: O'Doul, Philadelphia, 1886;
Klein, Philadelphia, 1884: Frisch. st.
Louis, 1868, and Bissonebte, Brooklyn,
1865.
Adolph Luque continues to hold the
league pitching lead for Brooklyn
with five victories and no defeats
while Bob Osborn of Chicago has
captured second place by winning his
third straight game. Brooklyn has
taken first place in club batting at
1927 while Cincinnati holds the field
ing lead at .978.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07

London. June 7.-(P)-The Asso-
ciated Press tonight was informed
that Captain Charles Kingsford-
Smith had definitely decided not to
start or his transatlantic flight at
tempt Sunday morning.
"All depends upon the weather"
Captain Kingsford Smith had said
earlier today at Dublin lin announc-
ing he would start as soon as posi-
BILE.
1T there is a sporting chance Of
early reports showing prospects OF
improvement in the weather. the start
will be made. Waiting Is bad for the
nerves. My men share my view that
a quick getaway is the thing, he said.
This is to be a do-or-die dash.
Everything is perfect in the machine.
We are anxious to be off,"
All four members of the Australian
aviator's crew were cheerful and op-
timistic. They refused to even con-
template the possibility of failure.
The route will be straight across
Ireland to Galway where farewell
will be taken to the Irish coast.
The Southern Cross" is equipped
with a strong radio and will flash fire.
quent messages to the world on its
progress.
Under Captain Kingsford- Smiths
plan to take off tomorrow at 2 a. m.
the Southern Cross" should be far
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Fox and
Whichone Battle
In Belmont Race
Sixty-second Running Of Bel.
mont Stakes at Stake; Whit
ney's Horse Is Favored

New York. June 7.-P)-William
Woodward's Gallant Fox sought clear
title to the American turf's three
year-old championship in the end
running of the Belmont stakes today
with Harry Payne Whitney's Which,
one a formidable threat to the Ken
lucky derby and Preakness winner.
Despite his impressive victories In
the big stakes at Pimlico and Church.
i'll Downs. Gallant Fox was a second
Chicago in the betting. Latest odds
placed Whichone in the favorite's role
at 4 to 5. Gallant Fox Vas held at
6 to 4.
Whichone, champion juvenile last
season, raced impressively to win the
Withers last Saturday and the betting
fraternity seemed convinced that the
great son Of Chicle- Flying Witch
could hold his speed over the longer
Belmont route-a mile and q half.
There we're three other entrants for
the $50, 900 stake Of which $66. 900
uoes to the winner. James Buffers
QUESTIONABLE and Walter ]. Salmon's
Swinfield and Mr.. Woodward's
second string. Flying Gal, were listed
as probable starters but none was ex-
pected to seriously threaten either
Gallant Fox Or Whichone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
trace MEET HORSES
ARRIVE BY EXPRESS
Old fashioned Ford Speed Cons
test Added to Program
Of June -

Two horses arriving in padded
stalls by railway express from Pueblo.
Colorado, added to the four-footed
ace meet colony at the G. K. Bryan
fair and race grounds, Friday eve
ming. The horses were entries of K.
McDermid, Pueblo, in the coming
meet, June Is, 10, 20 and 81. They
were Priscilla, bay mare with a mark
Of 2:21%, entered in the 2:22 pace
the afternoon of June 10, and Stately
Direct, chestnut gelding, with a mark
Of 2:O7, entered in the 2:18 pace the
afternoon Of June 20. They were un-
loaded at the depot by means of a
chute carried with them in the
express "a
An old Ford half-mile car a is
planned for Thursday night of the
meet. Only the old-style. non-start-
err type of car is eligible to compete
Entries should be given Mrs. G. 4.
Bryan, care of the 1-100 Taxi COM
pany. Bismarck, by Saturday, June
IA. The cars need not be driven by
their owners, but drivers must start
and stop cars each eighth of a mile.
If a large number of entries r re-
ceived the race will be run in heats.
drivers to do their own cranking on
stops.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Morrow Says Germany
Not Blamable for War

Paterson, N. j., June 7.-R
Dwight w. Morrow. candidate for the
United States senate, in a campaign
address here last night said 1t vas
unfair to hold Germany fully respon-
sible for the World war.
"It was the popular thought" he
said, ito place the blame on Germany
for all the responsibility for the
World war. This is q unfair atti-
tude, for the war started by the fear
and pressure of naval competition.
Everyone was running around In cir
cles telling what the other nations
were doing in preparing for war"
He expressed regret Germany was
not represented at the London naval
conference and said he hoped she
would be invited to the next confer
ence to be held in 1885.
He urged ratification OF the LonA.2o
naval treaty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
North Carolina Has
Primary Poll Today

Raleigh, N. c.. June 7.-(P-Josiah
w. Bailcyis attempt to wrest the
Democratic senatorial nomination
from the veteran Senator Furnifold
M. Simmons. dominated interest in
today's primaries.
Predictions were the vote would be
the heaviest ever cast in a Demo-
cratic primary not held in a presiden-
tial year.
The senatorial contest is a throw
back from the 1928 election in which
Senator Simmons refused to support
Alfred e. Smith, the party's nominee
for president. Bailey backed the New
York man.
T. L. Estep, the third aspirant for
the party's nomination, is running on
a platform involving repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Millionaire Theater
Man Is Back at Home

Los Angeles. June 7.-P-After
more than seven months in the coun-
ty Jail. Alexander Pantages, 81. the
atre magnate convicted of assault on
a ~17-ylear-old dancer, Eunice Pringle,
is at home with his family following
his release last night on 100000 bail
pending decision on his appea: from
tence.
The showman's release was granted
by the state supreme court.
The high court rule the mans life
was endangered by confinement.
Since his incarceration Pantages has
suffered several severe heart attacks.
P9ntages was convicted last October
of q criminal attack on Miss Frlngle,
a vaudeville dancer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Chicago Cubs Adopt
10 or No Count Plan

Chicago, June 7.-P)-The National
league champion Chicago Cubs, ap-
parently have decided to play baseball
on a 10 or no count" basis.
The Cubs not only have won nine
straight games, but In each of their
last five battles, have produced not
less than 10 runs. The 10 or more
schedule started last Sunday when
the Cubs won over Pittsburgh, Is to 4.
Their average is a fraction better
than IA runs a game.
Only one member of the regular
lineup outside of the pitchers. has
batted less than 1888 during the Pc
Rod. Captain Charley Grimm TODAY
had a mark during the five games Of
$40, while only Clyde Beck has failed
to slug.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Additional Sports
SCHMELINC RIVALS
DEMPSEY GATHERING
SPA~RRINCPARTNERS
German Contender Says He Is
Sorry but He Must Get
Into Ring Shape
BY EDWARD J. NEIL

Endicott, N. Y, June 7.-P-The
bell rang again today for the sparring
partners, those battered. patched
disillusioned youngsters whose thank
less task Is to condition Max Schmel-
ing for q world heavyweight cham
pionship fight with Jack Sharkey in
the Yankee stadium Thursday night.
Schmeling, planning an aggressive,
punching fight against Sharkey, is
more than rough with his spar mates.
He fights them as though each was
Sharkey himself. He cuts and mauls
and batters. punches them groggy,
and then turns loose all the power in
his short right hand to finish them
as quickly as possible. To most Of
them the $25 a day pay is important
money and the longer they are useful
the bigger the stake.
Schmeling today is setting a record
for training savagery only Jack
Dempsey ever has equaled.
II pay my sparring partners to get
me in condition" Schmeling reasoned
out loud as he discussed the situation.
For this match I fight all the time
W SCO III olldpC. l II1uSt w az wy
speed. throw punches every second,
hit hard. If I hurt them I cannot
help it. That is the chance they take.
I do not want to hurt them SO much
as I try to get my punches working
best.
MY sparring partners maybe are
no good. Everyone thinks that. They
ask me why I do not have men who
jab well with the left hand and use
right crosses as Sharkey does.
well. I tell you. I don't prepare
for sharkey's left jabs because I do
not know that he will fight me that
way. If I am looking always for left
jabs and he does something else all
the time I am caught-what you call
it-off stride. arn I not? I would get.
confused. No. I must get ready for
anything Sharkey can do.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
9TH New Clouter
In as Many Weeks
Leads Association
'Bevo' Lebourveau, Veteran To-
ledo Outfielder, Perchod
on Top Rung

Chicago, June 7.-P-For the
seventh time in as many weeks, a new
batsman tops the field in the Amer
lean association hitting race, unoffi-
cial averages including Wednesdays
games disclosed today.
"Bevo" Lebourveau. veteran out
fielder for Toledo. is the new leader.
Lebourveau lifted his average from
400 to Ala during the seventh week
and gained a 80 point margin over the
runner-up. Haas of st. Paul. Roett-
ger, st. Paul, has 1913 and Purdy
Columbus. last weeks leader, $40.
The rapid shift Of leaders also
spread to other departments. In
dianapolis increased its team hitting
average II points to 1916 during the
week to tie Toledo in that field. while
Louisville replaced Columbus as the
leading defensive team with a 1853
average. Columbus fell victim to an
epidemic of errors and dropped to a
tie for third place with st. Paul with
a 1862 average. Indianapolis was Sec
ond with a 1868 marx.
Simmons, Louisville went into the
lead in runs scored with 40, while
Herman, Louisville, replaced jenkins,
Milwaukee, in number of his made
with 66.
Nick Cullop, Minneapolis. crashed
out two more home runs during the
week for a league leading total Of 10;
Layne, Louisville, stole four more
bases for a IA total and Mcmillan,
Kansas City. chung TO his lead in runs
batted in with a total of 43.
Old Ben lineup. Louisville, won
another game during the seventh
week to run his seasons record to six
won and none lost although Wiley
Moore Of st. Paul won two more dur
ing the week and is close behind with
10 victories and one defeat.
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Sealed proposals for the erection Of
a frame addition to the lincoln School
House, will be received by the School
Board OF Lincoln School Dist. No. 3S.
BurleiKh County, \. d.. mt the office
Of Van Horn & R~itterbush. architects.
2O0 seventh ST., Bismarck, n. d, until
$500 y. M. June 2lst. 1920.
All proposals must he accompanied
by n certified check I'm a.sum. not less
than five per cent Of the amount Of
the tender.
The right il reserved to reject any
or all proposals..
Plans are ON file at the office of
the architects.
Dated mt Bismarck. n. D.. May
3lst, 1880.
DANIEL MCDONALD, Pres,
WIN. b. FALCONER, Clerk.
$751;; 6/7-14-c0
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-07
Free British Party
Kidnapped in India

6imla, India, June 7.-(P-Major
E. L. Farley. Captain j. c. Frere, and
Mrs. Frere, who were kidnapped We'd
nesday by insurgent frontier tribes
men near Chamap on the Quettaac-
haman main road, returned safely to-
day to Chaman.
They were held for two days or
more by the Achakazai raiders who
took them and carried them across
the frontier into Afghanistan, after
their cars. driven by Indians, had
been stopped by a barricade Of rocks
placed across the road.