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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
Hats Off to West Texas

We doff our hat to West Texas and the sturdy breed
of farmers and farmers wives populating that section of
the great Lone Star state.
Workers live in that section.
In fact to live in that section, one must be a worker.
No tender race of men and women can stand the high
winds, the burning sun, the cold of the winter that char
acterizes parts of West Texas, notably the Panhandle
Plains area.
Farming under difficulties, in many instances separ-
ated from their market by long distances, real pioneers
are settling the once desolate plains country and are
carving an empire out Of an empire.
Back to fundamentals, with their feet on the ground
and their heads in the clouds, this new race of pioneers
works hard and dreams hard. Dreams of the future Of
their vast country, and works hard to make that dream
com true.
Right now, in the Lubbock territory, farmers and
farmers wives are preparing for the next winter, pre-
pairing to live during the next few months off the products
Of their farms and gardens which are today a drug on the
market.
In every home in that section the housewife is busy
with a home canning outfit. Tomatoes and other vegeta-
bles are going into the can, meat is being laid away for
the winter, and the housewife of the plains country will
do her Saturday shopping from her own pantry shelves
next winter.
Getting back to fundamentals are these farmers and
their wives. Most of us can remember the day Wien the
farm which was not self supporting was the glazing ex-
ception, when flour and sugar were practically the only
items of the larder purchased.
We would not advocate a return to those days. We
believe that the average farm family enjoys the advanced
standards of living which have come in these days of i'm
proved distribution.
However, we would advocate for the Valley at least
a partial return to the days when the farm family derived
its sustenance from the farm. A step in this direction is
being taken in the canning school classes which have been
conducted with notable success in some parts of the Val
ley.
Home economic teachers in our public schools are
helping the good work along and county home demonstra-
ton agents are showing our Valley housewives how to can
farm products satisfactorily in what are to most Of them
new climatic conditions.
The day is probably past when the farmer who set
ties in the Valley believed that he had found a section
where farming was play and not work. No section of the
country will yield greater returns from the land, but no
section demands more work to get those returns.
General principles of farming as practiced in other
sections of the United States are applicable to the Valley,
and the sooner we apply those principles, the better off
will we all be.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
You pal DO this for me. mont you. Beautiful" he said.

As Norma hesitated she caught
his gaze directly. The girl flushed.
lin n voice that was not quite nat
ural she said suddenly. "Il show
him 70 YOU. Wen have To 70 down
TO the basement
His steady tread followed her
light footsteps WI The riCkcty stairs.
Norma snapped the switch and pale
electricity illuminated the base.
ment.
"It's back here she said over
her shoulder. They went through
IN open doorway into the rear ~
the basement. This was the store
room and here. On his folded blan-
ket. the pup at erect, blinkcd AZ
them.
Evidently the sound Of their
footsteps had awakened him. For
an instant Tho puppy stared, then
bounded forward with "A yclp.
"Mrr-ph. Mrr-ph," he barked
ioyously. "NRR-PH,"
Norma stopped and picked him
w. She held him in her arms.
rubbing the valvcty head.
why. he looks a lot betterl"
Travers exclaimed. forgetting his
pose. Been feeding him. haven't
you?'
BREAD and milk" Norma in
formed him. THE night / brought
him here he really was nearly
starved. You should have seen him
go after a bowl Of milk" She
gave her attention % the pup.
Listen" Mark Travers spoke
earnestly, 'you know + think tits
swell of you t0 take care ~ this
little nut the way you have. Feed
him and look out for him. actually
spend money to try I'd find the poo
Die he belongs to-
"Why. Mr.. Traversl" The girl
touched the puppy's warm fur %
her cheek. She was smiling. II
thought you came here to inquire
about the dog you've lost, You
haven't said a word about whether
or not this puppy Is yours. Aren't
you-er-forgettlng %yourself?"
rFRAvERs Erinned. Suppose I
am" he admitted. 1t wasn't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
TODAY Il THE
AnniUerS1ru
SHARP ACTION ON FRONTS

SHARP ACTION ON FRONTS
On August q. 1917. the British
captured stategic positions for "a
mile along the YpreS-MenIn road,
repulsed counter attacks OF the
German crown prince. and pene-
trated the German trenches 10 the
north.
Sharp actions on several other
fronts took place on this date also.
The Germans began an offen-
sive between the Tirul marshes and
the River An, and penetrated the
Russian positions. The Italians ad-
vanced on the northern and south
ern wings Of the Isonzo front in
the great drive ON Trieste.
ZeppclinS raided Yorkshire. Eng
land. killing man. and Gotha
airplaneS raided Dover. Margate
and Ramsgate. killing III persons
and iniuring lib. Fight German
planes were shot down.
Germans attacked Vandelain-
court hospital. killing 10 wounded
men. n woman nurse. and ID
MON nurses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
SOME

LONDON-While Robert Cousins
hasn't been beyond London and
Glasgow. he's probably Travelled
more in % years than anv man OF
average income in England. He has
charge Of the dining a on the
London 70 GLASGOW train. and has
travelled more than 100000 miles
since he went to work on the road
"a years ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
Author or
MAD MARRIAGE"

! really a dog I lost. though. II was
a girl. She wouldn't tell me her
name or her telephone number but
she did say something about placing
n want al IN find the owner ~ a
stray pup. I've read every edition
of every newspaper published in
this town for the last two daysl
I've tried 10 think M n hundred
different schemes 70 lind you and
none or them were practical"
Now was certainly the time %
end this interview. 10 was a mis-
take 10 have brought tho young
man downstairs. Norma realized.
She turned toward the youth.
Well. Mr.. TraYers." she said.
since this isn't your dog we may rs
well F0 back upstairs. Ill take
Wowser along with me ~ Eet his
bread and milk. There's a woman
coming afterwhile who thinks he
may NJ tho dog she has lost. Let's
hone the real owner will be here
before long"
ooh. but wait a minute" Trav-
ers' eyes drown they were and
very dark plead for him. They
plead 10 no avail. Norma had
turned her back and did not even
catch the glance. Perhaps II she
had seen II she might not have
been ~ adamant.
by the time they emerged "a the
first floor hallway he was ready
with n new appeal.
Listen. Miss Kent" ne began, 4
hope I haven't offended you by
coming out here on-well. sort OF
false %pretenses. | thought maybe I
could persuade you % come for n
drive. It's n fine evening and my
cars outside. We could 20 some
where and dance. Or IL you'd
rather see a play we can take n
run down town and pick IT'D tick
cts"
This was more familiar and easi-
or 10 handle. Norma said clearly,
I'm sorry. Mr.. Travers. but fits
quite out az the question. Besides
I must stay here this evening to
answer inquiries about the dog"
How about tomorrow them"
III couldn't possibly manage II
tomorrow"
How about the next night? Or
the n after that?"
Norma shook her head. "T didn't
put that want al IN the paper" she
said firmly. ito increase my social
engagements. IL think lid better
say good evening now"
MARK TRAvERs was ann red
- and his face showed IL. on the
other hand each refusal. everything
about this young woman. made him
want more and more 70 know her.
Lowering the pitch Of his voice.
fixing his eyes On Norma, he said
softly. "Oh. but you will change
your mind just this one time? You
will do this for me. won't you.
Beautiful"
III was the voice. the tone. the
very speech that had won a dozen
romantic encounters.
Seldom. therefore. has there been
a more amazed. more disconnected
young man than this self-same
Mark Travers when, five minutes
later, he found himself on tho op-
posite side ~ n closed door with
only the dusky September sky 70
share hts reflections.
Travers moved slowly toward the
roadster az the curb. IL was a
handsome roadster. heavily built
but graceful. lie climbed into the
seat and with a low throb the car
shot forward.
Dusk had descended completely
when Travers brought the car 10
IN abrupt halt before a corner to
bacco store. lie left the wheel.
entered the store and made his way
ID n public telephone booth. Then
he dropped "A nickel into the slot
and began TO dial rapidly.
Ito BE C~ontinued)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
QUESTION

A strong movement is afoOt 70
get Congress TO legalize the man.
~ufacture and sale OF light wines
and beer on the ground ii would
give work 70 millions. But what
about the millions Of bootleEgers.
speakeasy ployes. lookouts.
bouncers. ch~eck-raisers and amateur
chemists who would be thrown out
or employment at once?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

The Philbert Mockburtons. whose
pirate ball and banquet has been
a feature or summer life here each
season for years. will give a frank
furter roast this year instead.
Guests will be required to bring their
own mustard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
HOW TO BE A COMMODORE

The active head Of a yacht club
Is called a commodore. a COM
mOdore Is a cross between a humid
or and a matador. He has to be
kept damp like a humidor and
bull-throwing like n matador.
Beng a commodore entities YOU
to wear a motorman's coat. white
duck pants and a cap with mono
gram, wreath and flags on il.
In most clubs a coElmOdore's
boat must draw at least seven feet
Of water and the commodore must
draw at least six feet OF gin.
Yachtsmen also use FLAGS Or
pennants for communication pur-
poses. No yacht is complete with
out a chest Of flags. Nobody knows
exactly what any combination OF
flags means, but the skipper who
hangs them UP is sure to get an
answer. The code runs something
like this:
Blue flag with red circle hung
above white flag with green star:
i am coming aboard
Pink flag with four blue dots over
a black flag with red cross. The
owner is ashore"
Three plain white flags under six
purple flags: The owner is
aboard"
Six purple flags under three
white flags: THE owner is in no
condition to know whether he Is
aboard or ashore
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

And how about the countless
patrons who would suddenly find
themselves thrown out az speak
easies onto the cold city streets
and forced 10 learn how 70 drink
openly and above board all over
again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

A yacht club is one OF the few
institutions of modern civilization
opened and closed by gunfire. Ev-
cry yacht club has as one OF its
indispensable possessions a small
brass cannon. This IS fired twice a
day and serves, among other things.
TO let the world know THAI the club
is still solvent. One shot Is fired
at 8 O'Clock every morning. This
notifies the seven or eight men
aboard boats that another day has
rolled around.
For visiting yachtsmen II Is the
first call for bromo seltzer and
aromatic spirits.
The second shot is fired at sun
set. This notifies the entire mem
bership that each member Is a
day older. and that all drinking
from that hour on comes under the
head Of regular evening business.
The cannon Is fired BY a club
employee who makes ID his daily
ambition TO fire said cannon un-
derneath that section OF the club
house veranda where nervous wives
Of active members happen 10 be
enjoying the scenery and doing
their knitting. He first makes GER
tain the ladies are totally UMPIRE
pared. Then he stealthily loads the
cannon and pulls the string. The
gals pop out OF their chairs into
the ocean The artilleryman then
pulls them out, hangs back on the
porch to dry and puts in a claim
for another medal and two bits
more a week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

from my hand. He ran into the
street. / went after him but be-
fore / could reach him the dog
was on the other side. I saw "
young woman pick him up, get into
a cab and disappear. When | called
70 her she took no notice. The
young E0man"-here he stared
gravciy at the girl 49, "was about
your size. l should say. She had
blue eyes. Beautiful eyes and blond
hair"
"Oh. I'm 81 s0rryt" Norma inter
rupted him. I'm quite sure tho
puppy | found can't be yours. You
see this dog didn't have a leash or
even n collar"
"It ~ possible that he might have
lost them. Az least l would GER
tainly like 70 see the dog you have
here. AS I said before r prize nv
pet highly and I'm Offering q re-
ward"
How am I 70 know. sir" the
girl spoke demurely. that this
story ~ yours * true? III I should
let you see the dog II would bc
very easy for you to claim him.
How can I be sure that you are not
-er-an impcstor?"
TRAVERS knew she was laugh
= Ing at him. Well. that was all
right. Anything was all right 50
long ~ she wasn't angry.
Taking n leather case from his
pocket he drew out a card. bowed
formally and extended ID toward
the girl.
Madam. my card"
SO his name was really Travers.
Norma read the neat engraving
"Mark Finley T%ravers." II was not
n business card. The lettering was
bold. masculine. aristocratic-look
Ing. or perhaps II was the name
itself that seemed artist0cratic.
MAY I see the dog nnw1'
Should she 70 on with his non
sense? Il was ridiculous 70 pre-
tend she had never seen the young
man before. that she believed his
story about losing a dog or that he
cared anything about seeing the
puppy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

Half Of ! per cent OF the men,
bers Of the modern Indoor Yacht
club own boats. These members
chain their boats in front of the
clubhouse and spend the entire
summer going back and forth be-
tween their yachts and the club
by rowboats or power dinghy. They
seem never TO tire of doing this
AT the end Of each season a pewter
cup Is given the yachtman who has
made the greatest number OF non
stop trips between the float and his
craft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

Once in q great while some
yachtsman, after rowing to his
yacht, unhitches the thing, HOSTS
sail, cranks the engine and starts
away. Members Of the Rocking
Chair Fleet, startled BY the spec
tacle OF a yacht really under way,
report the incident to the Board
Of Governors. Whereupon the other
yacht owners hop into their white
pants, grab their binoculars. dash
70 their own yachts and start in
pursuit, determined to find out
where the missing yachtsman is
going. This is called cruise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

The porter at a Westchester
golf club was given a severe call
down the other day for rendering
what he had always believed to be
a real service. III has long been his
practice to pick I'D the shoes Of
members after a round OF golf and
shine EN- I'D. One afternoon n
member let out a yell T George"
and then said in angry tones. You
leave me shoes alone. Don't YOU
ever clean EN- up again. under
standlr
The porter vas pretty flabber-
gasted.
"Ill tell you why I spoke 20 him
ike that said the member OF a
friend later. "Everytime I get home
with my golf shoes all polished up
I have enelluva time convincing
my wife that I've played any golf"
The significance of an unlisted
flag flown from the 200-foot yacht
Iphizonemia, built last summe for
General Felix IsinglaSs III, has
been learned. The flag is a deep
red one with the letters IS. N. !. c.
on ii. IL Is what is known in nauti-
cal circles as the attachment pen
nant. and the inscription mean
Sheriff Now in Charge"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
The
Once Ooer
CONSIDER THE YACHT CLUB
By II I PHILLIPS

A yacht club is a small body OF
boat owners entirely surrounded by
land-lubbers, who sit in green
rocking chairs wondering what ID
Is all about and urging that the
steward be fired and replaced by
one who viii sell gin on the quiet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

TRAVERS grinned. Suppose I
am" he admitted. 1T wasn't
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-25

and listened, but he heard no sound.
Then very carefully he examined
the latch, experimenting with It
until he discovered how to operate
it. Steadying his nerves. he pushed
gently upon the rough planks.
AS they swung away from him
slowly a food Of light rushed into
the first narrow crack, and Tanar
covered his eyes with his hands
and turned away, realizing that he
must become accustomed TO this
light slowly.
With closed eyes he listened at
the crack, but could hear nothing.
And then with utmost care he
started to accustom his eyes to the
light. but it was long before he
could stand the full glare that
came through even this tiny crack.
z z Il
TX7HEN he could stand the light
w without pain, he opened the
door little farther and looked out
Just beyond the door lay a fairly
large room, in which wicker ham,
pers, iron and earthen receptacles
and bundles sewed up in hides lit
tered the floor and were piled high
against the walls. Everything
seemed covered with dust and cob
webs and there was no sign Of a
human being about.
Pushing the door open still fur
ther. Tanar stepped from the tun-
mel into the apartment. Every
where the room was litter OF
bundles and packages, with articles
Of clothing strewn about, together
with various fittings for ships, bales
Of hides and numerous weapons.
For a moment Tanar stood with
his hand still on the open door and
as he started to step into the room
his hand stuck for an i.istant where
he had grasped the rough boards.
Looking at his fingers to ascertain
the cause, he discovered that they
were covered with sticky pitch.
When he tried to rL1 the pitch
OF, he found that it was almost
impossible TO do so. AS he moved
around the room examining the
contents, everything that he touched
with his hand stuck to tit was
annoying, but unavoidable.
An inspection Of the room re-
vealed several windows along one
side and a door at one end. The
door was equipped with a latch
similar to that on the door through
which he just had passed. Lifting
the catch, Tanar pushed the door
slightly ajar and before him he saw
a long corridor, with doors opening
from it.
e e o
A S he looked, a Korsar came
"A. from one Of the doorways and,
turning, walked down the corridor
away from him. A moment later,
a woman emerged from another
doorway, and then he saw other
people at the far end Of the
corridor. Quickly Tanar of Pei
lucidar closed and latcled the door.
Here was no avenue Of escape. For
with his smooth face and his naked
body, he would be recoenized and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-25
In Legislature
so Years Ago
By United Press

The traffic problem, as pre-
sented by horse-drawn vehicles
fifty years ago, was one which
caused deep concern in the 1881
legislature. Senator r. G. Bell,
FIT. Wayne, argued that the nine
foot gravel roads were Inadequate
for the rapidly increasing amount
Of traffic and ne introduced a
measure providing that the
gravel be spread twelve-feet wide.
His bill presented other radical
changes in the road system. He
proposed that the township trus-
tees be made the road superin-
tendents and that they be paid 50
day instead of $3.50 for each day
they worked on the road.
1t provided further that the
trustee might appoint a road
master to maintain highways, but
the appointee could not be q kin
to the trustee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-25
CHAPTER THIRTY-sIx

UPWARD through the darkness
~ Tansr went. Pausing now
and then to grope about with MS
hands, he found that the tree
trunk ran up the center Of mar
row, circular shaft. He climbed
slowly upward and at a distance
of about thirty feet above the floor
of the tunnel, his head struck stone.
Feeling upward with one hand, he
discovered that tha tree was set in
mortar in the ceiling above him.
This could not be the endI What
reason could there be for a tunnel
and shaft that led nowhere? He
CROPPED through the darkness in all
directions with his hand and he
was rewarded by finding an open
ing in the side Of the shaft about
six feet below the ceiling.
Quitting the bole Of the tree, he
climbed into the opening in the
wall Of the shaft, and here he
found himself in another stunned,
lower and narrower than that at the
base of the staft. It was dark still,
so that he was compelled TO ad-
vance slowly and with great eau
ton.
He advanced but a short distance
when the tunnel turned abruptly to
the right, and ahead Of him, be-
yond the turn, he saw ray Of
light A condemned man snatched
from the Jaws Of death could not
have greeted salvation with more
joyousness than Taaar Of Pellucidar
greeted this first slender ray Of day.
Light that he had seen for a SEEM
ing eternity.
It shone dirnly through a tiny
crevice, but it was light, the light Of
heaven that he never had expected
TO behold again.
Enraptured, he walked slowly to-
ward it, and as he reached it his
hand came in contact with two
rough, implanted boards that
blocked his way. It was through a
tiny crack between two of these
boards that the light was altering.
IA = NL444 dS VIC uSIlD WdIo, u LluIO
( \ his eyes, so long unaccustomed
to light Of any kind. But by turn
ing them away so that the light did
not shine directly into them, he
finally became accustomed to it..
When he did, he discovered that
as small as the aperture was
through which the light came, it
let in sufficient to clispel the utter
darkness OF the interior Of the tun-
mel, and he also discovered that he
could discern objects.
He could see the stone walls on
either side Of the tunnel, and by
looking closely he could see the
boards that formed the obstacle
that barred his further progress.
And as he examined them he dis
covered that at one side there was
something that resembled a latch,
an invention Of which he had been
entirely ignorant before he had
come aboard the Korsar ship upon
which he had been made prisoner.
He clinched his ear to the door
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-25
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Assz zsT IS a4 e APES

seized the instant that he stepped
from the room. But Tanar was far
from being overwhelmed by dis
coTagement.
Turning back once more into the
room, he searched it carefully for
some other avenue Of escape. He
went to the windows and found
that they overlooked the garden of
The Cid, but there we're many
people there, too.
i Seating himself upon a bale OF
hide, Tanar gave himself over to
contemplation Of his predicament
and, as he studied the matter, his
eyes fell upon some of the loose
clothing strewn about the room.
There he saw the shorts and
shirts Of Korsar, the gay sashes and
head handkerchiefs, the wide
topped boots, and with half smile
upon his lips he gathered such of
them as he required, shook the dust
from them and clothed himself after
the manner Of Korsar.
He needed no mirror, though, to
know that his smooth face would
hetray him. He selected pistols, a
dirk and a cutless, but he could find
no powder nor balls for his firearms
Thus arrayed and armed, he sur
veyed himself as best he might
without a mirror. Eff I could keer
my back toward all Korsars,' he
unused, IT might escape with ease
for warrant 7 look as much Korsa1
as any of them from the rear, but
unless can grow busTy whiskers
I shall not receive any one"
ITO Be Continued.)
Copyright. 1881. By Metropolitan News
paper Feature Service. Inc: Copyright.
1929. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Incl