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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-30
WIDGEON MAKES HURRIED
 OFFICIAL TRIP TO HOONAH

The United States Bureau of Fisheries patrol ship Widgeon, Capt. Greg Mangan, left port yesterday afternoon enroute to Hoonah on business for the United States Dis trict Attorneys office. It is ex- pected to return here Saturday aft ernoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-30
GAsTINEAU CAFE

The Gastineau Cafe will reopen and be ready to servie it's cus- toners SUNDAY MORNING, Feb. 1st. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-30
PLAY PINOCHLE

With the Women of Mooseheart
 Legion, Thursday night, starting at
 8 o'clock, Moose Hall. Prizes will be awarded. Public invited. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-30

Dance after the GAMES TO- NIGHT. Hi School Gym. 50 cents
 adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

How differently would we build our cities Of today
had we but been able to forsee yesterday what today
would bringi
Had the founders of the city of Brownsville, for ex-
ample, been able to visualize the Brownsville Of 1881, a
city OF $4,000 inhabitants, capital city of a new empire,
would they not have laid out the streets Of the city just a
little wider?
Cost Of land in those days was no object, and on the
other hand, neither was there any particular object IN
having wide streets in those days when the automobile
was unknown and probably three buggies on what is now
Elizabeth st. would have constituted a crowd.
We are sure that were the city of Brownsville being
laid out today as a new city, with the certainty that $4,000
people would inhabit 1t. several things about the arrange
ment of the city would be materially changed.
Of course, that cannot be.
We must take Brownsville as it is today.
However, because we must perforce take the city as it
In today, We are in no ways bounds not to plan for the
future, trying as best we may to remedy conditions for
which neither we Of the present nor they of the past are
In any way to blame.
City zoning plan prepared by members Of the city
zoning commission ably assisted by Maj. A. +. Wood, city
will help the Brownsville of the future to avoid the mis-
takes of the past.
Tt is significant Of the public spirit which Is character
istic of the new Brownsville that no objection was voiced
to the plan as a whole in the public hearings conducted
before the city commission for four nights.
True. individual property owners appeared before the
citv fathers and aired their views. Many of those ap-
nearing were in favor Of changes from the plan of zonlng
as proposed. They presented their views. without excep-,
ton. in spirit which was without opposition to the plan,
taking the attitude, apparently, that the change they adj
vocated would be welcome to them individually, but
prepared to accept the principle of the greatest good Tor
the greatest number.
At San Benito, where recently a city zoning ordinance
was passed, the same spirit was manifest.
Valley cities are preparing for the future. They e-
pect to grow. and have every right to that expectation.
And before it is too late. they are preparing to direct
that growth in channels which make for attractive cities.
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The
Once Ooer


Elmer Twitchell on the Slump In
the Wild Animal Trade.
"Hagenbecks geological Gardens,
greatest distributor Of wild animals,
is In serious financial difficulties as
a result OF the business slump. Mr..
Hagenbeck says there Is practically
no market at present."-News item.
Dear Mr.. Hagenbcck:
I am sorry 10 hear that cDndi-
lions in the wild animal business
are bad, too. Personally 7 do not
need any wild animals just at pres
ent or I should be glad TO give you
a little order to help out. I arm
still getting along with the old lion
I bought three years ago. All the
gloss has worn off and ~ Is not
very smart looking, but like so many
other wild animal fanciers. 7 am
putting off buying q rev lion until
things take q turn for the better.
or course, as 7 tell ali nv neigh
b0rs, now is the time TO buy lions
and tigers If they want to get them
at bargain levels. Never has there
been a time, / tell them, when you
could get SO much lion for SO little
cash. This Is the day OF big lion
values. II I had the money I would
buy a supply Of lions from you right
now for investment purposes. The
man or woman who buys a lion now
and puts II away and forgets It
will profit handsomely. All the buy
CT need do Is show a little patience.
which Is also all the lion has to do.
I do not want TO butt IN on your
business, Mr.. Hagenbeck. but have
you thought or boosting sales by an
international Wildcat Day Or a Buy
a Dromedary Camel Week.
An AVN and Emu Week" would
90 big In America, especially among
crossword puzzle addicts, or 81
might try something I'm the line
Of slogans like "Hippos for Happi-
nesSl' Reach for an Eland InStea1
OF a CAMEL" or you Owe YOU
Family a Thompson Gazellei" I have
ALWAYS felt a great market could
be created for chimpanzees on the
claim they would keep moths out
or the clothes closet, and 7 am sure
you could boost your yak sales BY
guaranteeing they keep q man nom
chalent.
Well, anyhow. keep a stiff upper
lip, Mr.. Hagenbeck, and don't let
anybody tell you the buying public
Is never going to want any elephants.
rhinoS. h~artSbeests, giraffes or
laughing hyenas again. Once the
tide turns, the old demand will be
there the same as always. In the
words Of my pal. Mr.. Brisbane,
don't sell Africa short.
Yours truly.
ELMER TwIrcHELL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
TODAY TAN THE
Anniversary


ON July NO. 1877, Andre Tardieh
French high commissioner 10 the
United states, made puhIirl through
a. letter to Secretary of War BakeA
many important facts regarding me
present strength of France as On
fighting unit.
He Wns lmpelInd in write INC said,
AZ correct what w termed Inaccurate
information An American news
napers regarding the military condi-
tons ln Europe. He showed Am hlg
letter that France. after three years
of war. WAS just ns vigorous and
powerful ns mt the beginning. Where
NV at tine beginning uH the wRr
France had 100000 men she had
three years later mOru than S00o,-
600.
sThe Frundh army he wrote.
holds more than t~w0-thArds on tha
western front. that iB tO Hnv. We
the front where the enemy has a.
wayg directed IVA chief exurtlun" ln
addition. he said. France had CON-
pletely re-equlpped and re-armcd
the Belgian. Serbian and Greek
armies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
DuilyEeaAh
Talk

BY Oh. MORRIS FIsHEETN


Editor, Journal Of the American Medical
ASSOCIATION n of HyKeia,
the Health MagaEine
Whereas the medicine or q pre-
yi0us era concerned itself largely
with disease and the control Of dis
ease by drugs. modern medicine
gives as much attention TO diet as to
any other single factor In the con-
troll OF the human body. Modern
medicine lis concerned with appe-
tite and with digestion. IT, has learn
ed 70 control many diseases through
control OF the diet and To influence
the appetite and the lody structure
by the use OF foods properly pre-
pared.
In addition TO oil OF the attri-
butes OF foods that have been men
toned, there comes finally the
question OF food poisoning and food
infection. The development OF
transportation in the handling OF
food has brought problems OF food
contamination that are OF the
greatest importance In relationship
TO health and disease.
Previous to the publication OF
Upton SlnclatrS book, The Jun
gle,n but little attention was given
TO the cleanliness or food. Previous
TO the time when il became realized
that typhoid fever, dysentery and
similar infections were spread by
contaminated foE. little attention
was given 20 sanitary control. In
deed, there used to be q proverb
to the effect that everyone had to
eat a peck OF dirt in order TO be
civilized. Everyone can remember
when milk used to be left in a
bucket nc the family doorstep, when
unwrapped bread was tossed from
the bakery to the wagon and from
the wagon TO the grocery clerk,
when vegetables were polished with
saliva and a dirty towel. Our point
Of view, II can be seen. has changed
IN regard TO food cleanliness. Now
adays bread Is baked untouched by
Imam hands. wrapped In sterlized
wrappers. and delivered TO the pur-
chaser I'm the original wrapper.
Milk Is collected under sanitary
conditions, transported with refrig-
Grafton. pasteurized and delivered
70 the purchaser in q bottle that
has been boiled and sealed with
bacteriol0gic cleanliness.
When anyone complains OF the
increased cost OF food today, he
should be reminded OF the increas-
ing fastidiousness OF civilized man
In relationship TO food cleanliness.
Even fruits and vegetables are to-
day thoroughly washed and wrap
ped in individual wrappers before
delivered.
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i'm love with him.

in love with him"
INNOCENT ns tho encounter had
been, LANES sense on guilt tn
NAMED. she almost hated Trcssa
for what she believed t0 ho her part
IN the affair. When Give came
home she IunEnd for courage 10 tell
him about IL. Once when they were
out driving she tried t0 form the
words but was seized with such a
nc or shirering that ~ turned u
her with real s0Ilcllude. "I don't
believe that wrap OF yours is warm
enough"
"Silly. Tim like toast" she gave
him her small gIoved hand 10
prove ~.
You ought M have Hnhlns." CllTe
told her grayely. though HIS eyes
wnre dancing. III you weren't such
a rrim young woman you might
have them this moment"
The girls Enzn reproved him. "I
can't take any moro from you. I've
already accepted too much"
Gives smile faded. Never mind.
After next week you will have half
or everything \ own"
She shook her head. II can't b.
IIeve N. NE stIll seems unreal"
Its not. though. It's the realest
thing In the world"
lilo drove for a few minutes I'm
silence. There's something / want
t0 say tD you.r he said a0bnrly.4 ~I
don't want You 90 worry ahoukft T.
It's OK no consequence. but / TANK
you ought co know"
Her heart missed a beat. what
is itT"
He was feeling I'm the pocket Of
hits coat under the thick folds M
fur. III received nn anonymous
letter this morning" ~ said, look
InE straight ahead. God knows
who wrote tho filthy thing. / don't
and I don't want w know. IT'S enc
sort a thing insane people do"
LANE discovered her hands we're
ErIpped together desperately.
What does It say7" she managed
t0 ask.
For reply me- laid Che letter ON
her lap. She touched II as II II
were "a 1.-Two thing. unrlHnn. The
words were typewriter. Your
girl IN In love with somebody else.
Ask her how fhr fits gone. Don't
take secondhand goods"
She felt the blood pounding I'M
her temples She thought her face
must b0 scarlet.
"Ohl" She choknd.
Quietly he said. "Y0u don't need
NJ tell me. n know MO ONE needs
70 tell me you're the bcst-the
finest"
His voice broke utterly.
Lame said very softly, about
the hrst-ynu ought tn know. There
II someone I deeply care about.
oh. It's nothing more than VA dream.
He's scarcely touched my hand
II know. I've known from the
start"
She cast = frightened. sIdewiss
look INC him. "HOw could your"
lie laughed. shortly. ~0h. there's
something about love. with sons
people it's like a tangible force. Like
a wind blowing. You can feel n.
knew you felt that for him. NO
wonderi He's. always been the aort
or man women fan for"
Lame said slowly. "It wasn't any
thing ! wantcd-or asked Tor. IT,
Just happened It'B like IVA spell. T'
want 10 shake AZ on and cannot"
Don't Y kn0wI% An youth said
with n note of hltf~anna.
(T0 BE Continucd)
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instead OF 20 important an event am
q wedding.
"That would be all right" she
said quietly.
The old lady looked az her with
calm satisfaction. THE Gath them"
she said. Il think we will have the
chancel banked with pine and I
want mimosa for tho altar vases.
II may be hard to get II but I shall
try"
"She Is enjoying this wedding
more than I am" reflected the
young girl Yet she entered into
the plans as completely as she
could. Anything to still the dull
ache In her heart.
"What was the trouble with the
carr" the old lady inquired pres
emily.
Lame welcomed the diversion.
kelly said a thumb tack had
worked Its way into the rear tire"
she explained
MRS. CLEESPAUGH shifted.
" How very odd. He was sup
posed to take nil four tires or yes
terday and look them over care
fully. Two OF them are brand new.
And you say ~ happened Just a
short distance out OF the ~village7"
Lame nodded. The old Hdy looked
annoyed. II shall have 10 repri-
mand Kelly. He must have dlsre-
garded my orders about overhaul
ing the car yesterday"
III was on the Zip of Lanes
tongue 10 say, ivan took me 20
luncheon" but she refrained. She
scarcely knew why.
At dinner that night Tressa was
unusually gay. Lame had not
known she couud be 30 cheerful. 40
amusing. II think I'll push on FOR
Aiken next week. Eva" Tressa
said affably over the coffee cups.
Mrs. CIeespaugh looked at her
benerolently. Evidently Tressa
had won her way back into her
hostess's affections since the cool
ness the night Of the ball.
III you must" the older woman
said. 'but / did hope You might
stay for the wedding"
~Oh, ~ that all settled7" Tressa
asked. Her bell.Iike tones wsre ut
terly g~uiIelcss, but Lame felt a
sharpness I'm the gaze Tressa turned
upon her.
christmas Eve IT'S 10 BE-" said
the old lady, smiling. "The papers
viii have Il tomorrow. Very quiet.
Of course. No maids. Lame want
ed II that way"
-Ahl" Tressa's monosyllable was
noncommittal. well then perhaps
I'll impose on you for a short while
longer"
"You never impose" the old lady
insisted graci0usly. Yet Lame felt
she was relieved that Tressa was
going nc last. Mrs. Amberton had
departed the day before for the
south and her sister had made some
excuse for lingering
Il always have such a beautiful
time here. Eva. and you're MI no
good 10 me-" Tressa murmured. 1t
1t feels somehow like home" She
allowed the suspicion or m tremor
10 creep into her voice. The faint
est suggestion or moisture filmed
her lovely eyes for an instant.
Mrs. C~leespaugh gave evidence
OF being touched. 'It is your home
as long as you care to make It
that. my DEAR" she assured Tressa
Lord. And this time Lane knew
she was not mistaken In the quail
ity on tho look Tressa gave her.
There was triumph there And .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

queer little spark OF amusement.
T lane went upstairs early. plead
80 ing WEAKNESS. For a long time
she sat In her dressing gown before
the fire. staring into the flames,
trying 70 piece out a pattern from
her confused and painful thoughts.
Was she wrong 20 20 forward I'm
her determination 20 marry Oliver
She had been promised Co him. be-
fore all the world. And was there
any spectacle no painful. she won
dered. as m Tilted man? All. per-
haps the Tilted girl was as sorry a
sight.
Well, she would not jllt Give.
He was fine and honorable. hand
some and good lie was fond OF
her as she was or him. They would
make on their marriage m clean,
noble partnership. They might
miss the thrills or romantic lore
but they would have companion
ship. They would share jokes, read
books together.
She looked ahead Of her down
the years and something about the
calm prospect made her shuddcr.
II may live for 40 or 80 years." she
thought III may never really know
love. I shall have missed the only
thing that matters"
But what could she do? Van was
bound and even II he had not been
obviously his protestations meant
nothing. No. he was not TO no de-
pended on. II was her iii fortune
that that dark, sombre charm or
his had captured her fancy. Lame
sighed.
Her telephone rang and she an
swered II. Oh. the wild hope that
sprang I'm her heart nc the sound
OF that belll What n. answering.
she might hear that deep, beloved
v0lcei
But II vas Cass who called.
Darling. I waited I'm because I
thought you'd give me a ring"
Lame was all contrition. SIN
so sorry. / tried 10 get you and
the lire was busy" she hated ~
fb but she could not lee her mother
know the truth.
-Ah, that's too bad How do
things go?"
"SpIendidIy. Are you coming out
Sunday? I've a lot 10 tell you"
"T1l try. I'm rushed TO death
with rehearsais and everything.
MY parts a walkaway."
Lovely. Please come Sunday.
Or let me come I'm to you"
"Oh, I'll be out Don't worry.
Good night. dear"
As Lame placed the telephone
back IN its cradle n soft knock
sounded ON the door. Nora's head
appeared.
rs Miss Tressa downstairs EtiIl7-
The servants all liked Lame. "She's
that human" they said. They
feared and avoided TresEa.
~ think she r." Lame told the
maid. lis there something I
can do?"
"I thought I'd just slip in her
room and get me a box OF thumb
tacks. They belong 70 the buffers
rantrv and 4 have Go nut new OIL
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charitable when giving their daugh-
tiers away.
A Scotchman offered several thou
sand dollars for some rare editions
&C a recent auction. r. File got
the works.
An automobile was driven by
rockets In Berlin recently. This Is
probably more desirable than the
usual run OF back-geat explosions
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Mew York

NEW YORK-From Tarrytown-
on-the-HudSon there comes a tale
as told by VIII Hays TO someone and
by someone 70 me.
Hays and n party OF well-knowns
had been cruising in Roy Towards
palatial yacht and had put ashore
Just off Tarrytown SO that Count
Won Luckner, writer and hero az
many a high adventure. could catch
a train into New York. The count
was in a hurry, since he had to meet
his wife and rush off TO a dinner
affair.
Hays, the high chieftaIn OF NOV
iedom, agreed TO act an a courier
and commander an automobile. IL
was a Sunday and a long line OF
cars stood waiting IN line on the
highway near the anchorage spot.
Hays put his foot on the running
board OF the first car he came To.
He thrust a friendly hand 10 the
driver and explained:
I'm VIII Hayslr Wherewith the
driver looked slightly stunned. And
! wonder II you've heard OF Count
Won Luckncr."
The driver had.
Wei, IL would be q great favor.
II YOU would drive Count Won Luck
ner to the railway station. Would
you mind?"
Still dazed. the driver nodded.
Meanwhile. other members or the
Yachting party had arrived and had
started some rapid-fiTe ioShing.
Won Luckner started to get into
the car. followed by a barrage or
raillery.
Don't let him fool you, that isn't
Won Luckner."
The persiflage failed. The driver
tossed out his chest. appeared to
recognize a face or two and, efforts
70 delay him failing. drove off.
A few minutes later. Won Luckner
noticed that the depot had been
passed. The hospitable Tarrytowner
was speeding down the highway.
Pardon me-" said he hero of a
thousand adventures. but you're
not taking me to the station"
II know IT," ret0rted his host.
I'm going to drive you into New
York. II isn't every day I get q
chance TO do a favor for gents like
you"
The count smiled to himself.
Suppose he asked, III the boys
back there were right: that I didn't
happen to be Won Luckner at alp"
I'll take the chance and so
the car proceeded to the very gang
plank or Won Luckner's ship. He In
vrftoI HE Hoauaf,~ ~ho~r- a0~rof.-
lance to come on board.
You'll have to excuse me-" the
sea-rover explained. but I have 10.
dress for dinner. So has my wife.
Meanwhile. II you choose. you can
make yourself at home ON the boat
When Count and Mrs. Won Luck
ner came out In dinner attire, the
h0spitable Tarrytowner was beam
ing all over the place.
you know" he hesitated, there's
only n thing the matter with this.
II / go home and tell the wife that
I've been out cumming with VIII
Hays and Roy Howard and Count
Won Luckner. she won't believe me.
easy or something. Could you give
me something to prove II to the wife
and the boys up the river2 They'll
never. never believe it-"
With due ceremonial, Won Luckner
took out n photograph from his col
lection and wrote, upon the back Of
II. a brief tale Of the afternoons ex-
perience. Then he formally auto
graphed 10.
And so the anonymous charioteer
went singing upon his way.
well, sir" he said. II never
thought anything like this could
happen to me-"
If he doesn't happen 20 know 1t.
ne has a valuable document.
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ing with rubber wheels. 10 can't be
that they + intent ON making
travel more firing?
Then there's the boy who was
too well bred To stick out hts ton
que at the doctors order.
The mar who goes fishing on
Sunday feels guilty as a gunman
because he has "a rod In his hands
Scotchmen are said 60 be most
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
A Hint to the Taxpayers

Col. Robert r. Penn, said to be one of the wise men
of the oil industry, remarked to the house investigators
East Texas has been unfortunate in having unwise adj
visers; its production has caused the oil industry to col
lapse; unless checked It will cause Texas to lose hundreds
Of millions Of dollars in the price of oil and hundreds Of
millions more in unrecoverable OIL Col. Penn spoke his
mind freely as to the cause or the alleged cause.
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Rurbs

And to think that the Reich, but
for a letter, might be rich
Most folks, says the office sage,
spend their vacations spending.
"A French railroad Is experiment.
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John G. Weston, former prosecu-
tor in a New York court, says he
took money from lawyers like tips
that would be accepted BY a waiter"
Possibly in return he gave the at
torneys and their clients a table
near the window and told them
he'd have the judge play any selec-
ton they might request.