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Copyright. 1890. by Dufneld and Company.

/ hopping to Chicago or st. Louis thar
they do now of driving or going BY
train. ThereT be money in fivine
stocks, and I'll be in a position to
cash in"
He lounged to his feet, stretching his
arms over his head, good humor re-
stored. Don't talk to me, you two
The family made their big wad in rail-
roads. Won't you be proud OF me when
Vaneering Anyways are launched, and
you'll be lodging spare parts from my
busses in the skye"
Both womsn had to laugh. He was
like small boy who has been caught
out, but manages to produce a con-
vincing excuse for his bad habits.
And Dagger, If not his mother, had a
conception of the validity of his visions
for the future. She went across the
room to him and dropped her hands
on his shoulders.
II love to hear you talk like that
Jack" she said. And 1 do believe in
aviation, Just as you do. 1 won't be-
grudge you moment you spend on the
Olny ship or in this airways matter It's
because I want you to have plenty OF
energy for such important things that
/ ask you to cut down on your drink
ing"
He was touched.
you re sweet little thing. Not
many girls would understand so we'll"
Il presume you relegate your mother
to that class" complained Mrs. Va
neering
He reached out and patted her cheek.
Now, mater darling! You're a peach.
Ill have phonograph record made
with a eclaIation of my untlying love
and appreciation and turn it on when
ever you start that line
But you will cut down the drink
ing?" insisted Dagger
II sure WILL he promised easily.
And after we find out if the Olny
can fly we'll take trip. How'd you
like to go abroad? You never had a
real honeymoon"
Honeymoon! No, she'd never really
had one, Dagger reflected-nor, in the
sense she had anticipated, a marriage
It'd love that, Jack" she acknowl-
edged soberly. Lets do it."
After Christmas" he agreed. "If
mother won't mind"
81 daresay I shall be able to amuse
myself" Mrs Vaneering replied stiffiy
In the last few moments the soggy
petulant expression Jack habitually
wore at home had faded from his face
He was again the hard-bitten, jovial
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CONTINUED From Yesterdays starr
CHAPTER XIX.
NEW HOPE OF HAPPINESS.

NEW HOPE OF HAPPINESS.
D AGGER wasn't person tc
drift indefinitely or to shirk
responsibility, and as Jacks
H. drinking became increasingly
pernicious she was moved tc
intervene.
:. However Objectionable his habits
there remained in him, inseparable
from his disposition, the underlying
vein of affection he had inherited from
his father
DRINK or sober he treated her with
consideration, and his worst sprees
were varied by spells of transient con-
triton and loving kindness, He wasn't,
in plain words. a damned soel. His
trouble was weakness. not viciOuSncSs.
Moreover, his mother had snubbed
her pride and thrown herself on Dag
gers mercy.
alexandra. it's a bitter thing for
me to say, but he will do more for
YOU than he will for me-" The white
head was held high; the cold eyes met
DaggeT's mf1inchingly. Speak TO him,
please! Do anything. He's running him.
self, now"
Dagger knew what She plea cost Mrs.
Vaneering; her instinct was toward
generosity.
4 can't influence him alone" she
answered. But if you would help
me"
Certainly" assented her mother in
law, whose pride was assuaged by the
compliment.
You wouldn't mind if he went
away? He'll never, stop here, where
there are so many temptations"
Fl should consent to that very read
ily,'' Mrs. Vaneering agreed. Poor boy,
he is too popular for his own good in
New York"
Old Jim Marley had been writing
fretfully, asking Dagger if he was ever
to see her again, and it was in her
mind to carry Jack off to Texas, where
he might spend the day in the saddle,
riding and hunting in the open air.
But when she suggested the plan next
morning he wouldn't listen to her.
Bury myself on ranch, with Next
cans and cowpunchers for company?
Not muchl You can go if you want to"
"But it would be SO good for you,
Jack" begged his mother. THE exer-
else and the change of climate. Your
knee is well enough to ride"
He scowled.
"Your idea, too, Ell? Want to get rid
Of me. Well, I won't go. I'm financing
this man Olny in building big three
motor plane for transatlantic flying and
want to stand by and see the job
through"
You can't be much use If you keep
on drinking so heavily" Dagger pointed
out. Its that that worries us. Jack"
"Oh, don't be forever inhibiting me"
he snarled You might think I couldn't
look after myself"
you can't Dagger answered CURLY.
And his mother walled:
81 wouldn't mind If it did you any
good, Jackie; but you are so strange
nowadays And you drink all the time
Cousin Charles told me two nights ago
you were unable to leave the Stuy-
vesant Club"
Jack silenced her with glare.
sWhat does me harm is being made
to feel that you two are picking me
over behind my back he growled. you
might think 1 didn't do any work at
all and the truth is that this aviation
business is more important than any
thing in front of the country today"
His dull eyes frightened, as they
usually did when he launched upon his
fayorite topic. 'I tell you, the times
coming, and soon, when 1t will be an
everyday occurrence to fiy the Allan
tic, and people won't think any more of
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Pllsing through the din of the traffic
she seemed to hear the lowing of the
cattle streaming down to the water
holes, the crooned Cit along, little
doggias" Of the punchers slouching low
in their saddles after days hard rid
ing.
1t was verging on dusk when she
reached the Vaneering house and she
had begun to climb the steps before she
observed a knot of men standing on the
curb. They started toward her at the
same moment. but a watchful police
man pushed them back Amt you
got no ssnse?" she heard him growl
That's her"
An icy hand squeezed her heart. She
caught her breath and was about to
speak to them when the front door
opened and James stepped forward. his
ordinarily impressive features stamped
with grief.
Continued tomorrow
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NEW CENSUS FIGURES

These two new arrivals among cities
numbering more than a million, Los
Angeles and Detroit, were both aug
mented by yesterdays announcements
of Census Bp:eau revisions.
Detroit's new total was set at 1,573.-
985. an increase of $3.50 over the figure
previously announced The present
population of Los Angeles was placed
at 1886 which was 1881 higher
than the total as compiled in Cali
fOrnia
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"FAlR PRICE BOARD"
TO CUT PROFITEERING
New York Health Department
Group Will Cooperate With
Housewives.
nr the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 15.-The CITY
Health Department has moved to
aprevent possible food profiteering be-
cause of the drought. It's first step was
to establish fair price board to CO.
operate with housewives.
Edward F. Brown. deputy commits
sioner of health. named representatives
of all New York newspapers to the
board and asked them to publish daily
current prices for vegetables, fruits and
other food. He also arranged for a
daily broadcast from the Municipal
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.adio station, wNYc. Of the same in-

Radio Station, WNYc, Of the same in
formation.
Commission merchants and produce
buyers at the wholesale vegetable mar
kets said there was a plentiful supply
of all fresh vegetables. and that whole
sale prices had not been affected by
the drought They said some retailers
were taking advantage of reports Of
crop shortages to boost their prices.
One shipment of tobacco sent from
Canada to England weighed $4,000
pounds
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[APLANDERs NEARING
 END IF LONG JOURNEY

Two LaplanderS, Pher AilakSen Thur and his nephew, Matthias Anderson Sara, arrived h"~e yes terday which marks the lend of a 10000 mile joufn n Beisfjordnarvik, Norway, to -Akiak
 The Laplanders, in their coun- try's rainment, attracted much attention here and will probably be responsible for a new mode of wearing apparel
 They left today for Nenana where they will board river steamer for Holy Cross, disem- barking there and "mushing' across to Akiak where they will remain for a year or more herd ing reindeer and teaching their methods to Alaskan herers. They will then return to their home land
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AWAITING SS STARR

According to arrangements an nounced this morning and wire less message from the SS Starr on which vessel a brother is on board, the funeral of Mrs. E. w. Griffin, who passed away night before last night, is expected to be held in abeyance until the Starr's arrival today. Plans had been ar ranged for services today at the Seward Funeral Parlors with Rev. Reisner officiating and illterment in the local cemetery.
 LATER-A later announcement is to the effect the funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing as above arranged
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s. NJ. GRAFT RETURNS

s. M. Graf, owner of the Sew ard Light & Power Company, re- turned yesterday from the States where Mrs. Graf, who is still out side, and himself, have been on tour by boat, train and auto, over a period of many months and which embraced voyage through the Panama Canal to Florida, up from the South to Eastern States, then to Canada and across the continent to the Pacific Coast. He returns looking the picture of health.
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SESSION ARRIVES

Charles P. Sisson, assistant United States attorney, arrived in Seward yesterday from the south enroute to Anchorage. He left on today's train accompanied by U. s. District Attorney Cuddy and Marshal Harvey Sullivan.
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Walter Blue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Blue, left for the south on the SS Admiral Evans enroute to Pullman to reenter Washington State College for his Junior year.
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l [ GAL NJ TICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR SEWARD PRECINCT, TERR- TORY OF ALASKA. THIRD
 DIVISION, AT SEWARD.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF JOHN GILLESPIE, De ceased.
 No. 163
 NOTICE OF HEARING UPON AND SETTLEMENT OF FINAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT.
 Public Notice is hereby given that on July 29th, 1930, Frank Gillespie, Administrator of the Es- tate of John Gillespie, deceased, filed in and submitted to the above entitled Probate Court his final report and account as such Ad- miniStrator of his Administration of said Estate and that the said Court has, by order, appointed a time and place for the hearing of objections to and settlement of final report and account; to-wit: at the Court Room of said Court at Seward, in the Seward Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, Third Division, on the 1st day of Oct, 1939, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and Notice te all is hereby given that the said Court at such hearing will settle said Estate and will adjudicate and decree who the heirs and distributes of said de- eased person. are.
 FRANK GILLESPIE
 Administrator of the Estate
 of John Gillespe, deceased
 First publication July 31, 1930
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Mrs. P. c. McMullen, daughter and father, MT. Kelsey, returned last evening from a delightful va cation in the Moose Pass region and Hope.
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Try Fresh Raspberry Sun dae"'- ALASKA GROWN - Schal- lerer's Alaska Shop.
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Fresh Haas canuy. SCHALLER- ER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
San Antonio
Clubs LnUite
Local Women

All Brownsville club women have
been invited. through Mrs. volney
Taylor. Fifth District president, 10
attend a luncheon to be given ey
the City Federation Of Women'S
clubs Of San Antonio in honor OF
Mrs. r. F. Lindsay. state Fedora
ton president. Jan. is. Mrs. Tay-
or this week received a letter giving
details Of the coming event. urging
that as many club women as pos
sible attend the luncheon as II y
to be the occasion Of Mrs. Lindsay's
first visit In the fifth district.
The affair will be staged at the
Plaza hotel In San Antonio anu
will be the celebration Of the an
nual health luncheon Of the City
Federation there. DR.. II. II. Ross
er. prominent Dallas physician, and
Mrs. Lindsay are listed as the
principal speakers and an inter-
esting musical program Is being ar
ranged. Mrs. Alex Adams. San An
tonic City Federation president. IS
in charge Of the luncheon.
Those desiring reservations are
asked to notify the hotel BY We'd
nesday. Jan. Is. For the conven-
ience OF visiting club women q
special dressing room will be opened
during the day IN the hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Cioic League Palm Planting Now Reality

dug, fifteen inches deep and fifteen
inches square.
Orders Urged
The league W its Identification
drive Is not combining It's efforts TO
highway Improvement alone. Resi-
dents within the city are urged 10
take advantage Of the low rates Of
fered on the palms and order as
many OF as few as they wish. In
many cases, where the home Is
small ON small grounds M or two
palms only are needed for decora-
ton and the league IS glad TO Sc
cure orders OF this nature. II Is
planned TO continue the beautifica-
ton efforts over the city until every
ugly spot j. improved and every UNI
slightly building torn down.
Eventually, 1t is hoped TO COM
plete Palm boulevard AS an ave
nue. or palms "a the Los Ebanos
district, or farther, and also over
Fourteenth street toward the air.
port.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Baptist Class
Holds MonthZu
Meet

An enjoyable social afternoon
was the feature Of the regular
monthly session Of the Baptist Eu-
zelian class, held Friday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. J. F. Dowis in
the Fitch apartments.
Meeting for the first time In the
new year, members heard class re-
ports given by officers for the past
month and discussed numerous
interesting proposals for the new
term. Officers were 100 per cent in
attendance.
After the business session games,
contests and musical numbers were
enjoyed. and a delicious salad course
was served.
Fourteen regular members OF the
class, six visitors and six honorary
members, women who have left the
class to become teachers in other
departments, were in attendance.
The guests were Mesdames o. l..
Altman. G. L. Wright, Mike Groom.
j. Liston Smith. j. ". Wigington
and j. II. McVay.
The next monthly lass meeting
will be held Feb. II at the home
Of Mrs. w. L. Pendergraft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Valley Wide
Banquet
Is Announced

The Valley Christian Endeavor
Union has planned a valley-wide
meeting to be held at the Donna
Christian church Tuesday evening,
January IA. A big fellowship ban
quet Is to be held at z D. m. Jack
Noble. Brownsville g. X. ' ')n
council member, was selected as
toast master by the ram COM
mittee which he a meeting in
Donna last Sunda. afternoon.
Harold Levitt, general secretary
Of the Kansas Christian Endeavor
Union. will be the speaker OF the
evenin. Mr.. Levitt has n .our-
ing the state and visiting the diff
ferent unions. "A raj will follow
the banquet. starting at 800 D. VI.
Ten members Of the senior c. f.
society Of the Central Christian
Church OF Brownsville are plan
ming 70 attend the banquet and
rally. They Will leave the Central
Christian Church at five D. m. The
Brownsville society Is one OF the
largest in the valley and one OF
the most active in Christian En-
deavor work. Iast spring members
entertained the Valley Union dur
ing the annual convention, which
was conceded TO be the most sue
cessful the Valley Q. Union has
eve held. At present. two OF the
members of the Brownsville So
ciety are members Of the alley
G. Y. council and take active part
In the councils monthly meetings.
Johnny Day Of San Berito, Valley
G. T.. president, will preside during
the rally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Early Sunday Ride,
Hunting Breakfast
At Officers Club
Adamsons Entertain
At Novel Event
For Party

Captain and Mrs. James M.
Adamson Jr. are staging a novel
early Sunday morning affair at the
post. with officers and their wives
as guests for a hunting breakfast
following "A controlled point-to-
point ride over the reservation. The
ride was to begin at 8 a. m, and
much interest has been aroused
since most Of the details and con-
ditions OF the ride were kept Sc
cret until the assemhlage Of guests
on their mounts.
After the ride. the party was TO
gather for breakfast al 8 a. m. az
the Officers club. Sports motifs,
with black silhouette horses as
place cards, are features Of clever
table decorations. Cut-out figures
OF horses and racing tracks are also
effectively employed by the hostess
i carrying out the novel decora-
tive theme inspired by the sports
nature OF the affair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

dered. Residents on the highway,
for the sake Of their own property
and creating a scenic entrance to
the city, are taking the l-rger size.
which are something over six feet,
hardy and Of quick growth. So
arc the smaller palms which arc
being taken by many smaller places.
Both sizes are the same type and
two varieties Of date palms are
also available at the same price
for those desiring them.
Among those who have already
placed orders for palms are r. B.
Creager, w. z. McDavitt. j. But1 Of
the Valvorene company. Mercy hos
pital. Mrs. r. r. Day and Mrs. Kate
Hamilton. The orders total nearly
100 plants.
The palms are being ordered from
@. II. Fletcher. near Harrington.
dealer III palms and citrus. He will
personally supervise the free plant
ing Of all palms bought through the
Civic League provided holes are
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

vaudeville big time. Now the radio
drama. In vaudeville she was with
Frank keenan,. II was when he
died that me left the stare for the
loud speaker.
There is nothing monotonous
about Betty's radio work. She
might almost as well be II dramatic
stock when it comes TO varied soles
and hard work.
Each Tuesday noon sho appears
with the old Reader in the
dramatization Of old familiar poems.
At 1926 that same day she plays
Mrs Johnson in The Country
Doctor" Wednesday 100 she en-
otes in famous Events"
Thursdays at 1926 she Is Abb
gail in Choir Practice" as Jane
Murray" she plays Friday noon.
The Quilting Party" knows her as
the home economics lecturer. Sat-
urday noon she is Mrs. Dub Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dubb."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Society Calendar
Monday

Monday
Circles of the Presbyterian auxil-
iary are to meet Monday as follows;
No. | with Mrs. o. II. Gillespie; No.
2 with Mrs. H. L. Cummins; No. 3
with Mrs. L. G. Gardner; evening
circle with Mrs. Eugene Bates.
Methodist church society circles
will meet Monday as follows at 3
D.. INVEST Brownsville circle with
Mrs. c. w. Watson; central with
Mrs. v. L. Conrad; FL Jardin with
Mrs. Laura Mckenzie; Young Mat
ron's with Mrs. r. K. Green, West
Brownsville.
Baptist Missionary society is to
hold mission study at the church,
$3.50 p. m.
Altar society Of Sacred Heart
church is 10 have a social meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Julius Jefferds,
800 Elizabeth at $3.50 p. m.
Evening circle Of Central Chris
tan Ladies Aid society with Miss
Mamie Bourne, 3l5 Tenth street,
7:20 p. m. All other circles are to
meet at the church at 3 p. m.
Cameron County anti-tuberculosis
association meets in San Benito,
Hollingsworth building, 1880 D.. m.
Episcopal guild meets at parish
house 3 p. m. for election Of officers
and annual report.
Tuesday
El Baicos class Of the Presbyter-
ian church. social and business ses-
sion at church, 1880 p. m.
Mardi bridge club with Mrs. G. p.
Perkins. Southwest plantation.
Learners club with Mrs. 8. c.
Tucker.
Rebekahs meet at I. o. o. r. hall.
Wednesday
Self Culture club with Mrs. ]. j.
KENNY.
Wednesday tournament bridge
club with Miss Annie Starck.
Business and Professional Wo-
mems club luncheon, FL Jardin.
Thursday
Thursday Bridge club with Mrs.
Ben Hahn.
Magruder Ford chapter, U. ID. G..
with Mrs. c. w. Colgtn, 10 a. m.
FL Jardin bridge club with Mrs.
A. p. Butler.
Mrs. r. M. Macintosh, bridge
club hostess.
Friday
El Jardin PIT. A. meets at school,
3:l5 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

Washington to Texas. Aside from
those participating in the games.
quite a large number gathered In
the club rooms to chat informally
and make acquaintance.
Miss Josephine Schumacher Of
Green Bay. Wis, won high score
prize in the 500 scoring. with Mrs.
L. A. knott OF Indiana, second
high; Miss Katherine Glenn Of
Champaign. Ill, won low score ia
vor. Among the men, ]. A. Schu-
macher was fortunate for high
score prize. w. z. Jones, OF New
Paris, Ohio. winning second favor
and l.. A. knott, low.
Prizes for the evening were do
mated by The Fashion OF Browns
vile and the Old Colonial Shop OF
Matamoros.
Thirty-three guests enjoyed the
evenings hospitality.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

Chief interest or the evening will
be the coronation Of the carnival
queen, Gail McDavltt. at Q p. m,
in a court typical OF a winter scene
sparkling with icicles and snow
drifts. The queens court, with
Barney Moore as King, Is TO be COM
posed Of representatives from other
high school classes. Shirley Slower
as duchess. Ayelife Cobolini, prin-
cess, Bob Goodrich, prince, and
Bill Cabler as duke, will represent
the junior class, Maxine Marler,
lady-in-wsiting, Georgia Singer,
duchess. James Worley, duke, and
Anna Ruth Langford, lady-in-
waiting, have been chosen from the
sophomore class.
From the seniors Estelle Cavazos.
Harbert Davenport. Jr., and Rachel
Barnes have been named to do hon
ors N the queens court.
In addition TO the coronation
dancing may be enjoyed In the cafe
terra from $50 10 IL with the
Southbound Shutters playing. Side
shows are to open a. 8 d. m. with
Snake Kings animals OH display,
crazy" house, fortune telling. mu-
scum. hula hula girls, fish ponds
and many other carnival attrac-
tons.
Mrs. Harbert Davenport is ex-
pected in Su--day from Austin
where she has been attending a
meeting Of the executive board of
State Pr. al.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Modern Art Is
Clubs Study

Modern Art was the subject OF
the Learners club program at the
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Volney Taylor. with eighteen mem
bers In attendance. Mrs. E. q. Hol-
hday was leader Of the program. as
sisted by Mrs. r. B. Creager and
Mrs. BrutSche.
A round-table discussion followed
the topics. The club Is to meet with
Mrs. s. G. Tucker next week.