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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-13

"She hates me for being mistress
here"
"Clive tells me you've been I'll"
Tressa purred smoothly. But you
look Sc well I'D not have believed
IT,"
With a stab the thought oc-
Cured to Lame that Give might
have conflded 10 this sleek, green
eyed woman the curious sort OF
marriage he had made. She re-
jected that as unworthy. Give was
too fine, too honorable, TO make
condolences concerning her. Still
the idea ranked. We're men ever
too fine and honorable to tell seduc-
tive women secrets? There could
be no doubt OF Tressa's seductive
ness Her round cheeks had a
2eachy bloom. Her exquisitely
curved figure was a delight 20 be-
hold. Lame, watching without
seeming TO, acknowledged with bit
ter reluctance the potency OF
Tressa's charm.
mo man in HIS lenses would pre-
fer me 10 her." thought she. Still
Give had chosen her I'm the first
place when Tressa had been at
hand. But what did that prove?
Nothing at all. Men were tickle.
always and the flower Just out OF
reach was the most desirable.
Lame took especial pains as she
dressed on the first night OF
Tressa's stay. Twice, thrice. she
r~earranged her softly waving
bronze-gold hair. She rubbed poppy
colored salve on her lips and let
her cheeks 20 uncolored. She
thought this made her seem older,
more a woman OF the world.
Her frock was black and IN the
deep v OF the bodice she thrust the
snapshot OF Give.
She met him on the landing. very
tall and attractive in his dinner
clothes. His bow seemed formal.
isn't that a new gown"
She hoped her smile was not as
coquettish as 1t felt ct Is. DO
you like it?"
very becoming and so grown
up"
She noted the twinkle and col
ored unwilllngly. Was he making
fun OF her?
Tressa, in a swirl OF pale colored
lace with little red shoes t~winkling
In and out beneath her fiounces,
rushed down upon them.
! "Give me a light. darling" she
sang out to Give. She put the
cigaret between her pretty. painted
lips and held her face close 10 his
as he performed the little ceremony.
Il loathe her. loathe her, loathe
her!" cried Lame In her Utmost
heart, watching the tableau. Gives
handsome profile had been close %
Tressa's pouting mouth II might
almost have been a kiss, that yes.
ture. Lame knew Tressa thought
so, too.
She turned her back on them and
went to the window. She ground
her nails into her palms to keep
from crying out. This, she re-
minded herself. was not the way.
She must smile and pretend not to
see. She must fight this alluring
woman with Tressa's own weapons.
To show hurt was to admit defeat.
When she turned around she was
smiling family.
I'm starved" Lane said. Come
on. you two. Ellen says dinner Is
ready"
At the table she was almost gay.
But she DON discovered the con-
versation was being taken out OF
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her hands. Although technically
she was mistress Tressa subtly
made her feel an interloper. Tressa
talked OF people whom she and
Give had known all their lives. or
places Lame had never seen.
Occasionally as though with din
Guilty she politely included Lame inS
her conversation. The younger
woman was no match for Tressa's
studied suavity. Give felt the ten,
sion in the atmosphere but did not
know exactly what was happening.
AS they sat over their coffee N
little later one or the maids sum.
moned Give TO the telephone and
the two women were left together.
The constraint vas almost tangible.
Tressa fidgeted with her bracelets
and walked about. humming n little
tune. She did not even trouble 70
make conversation.
Quite suddenly Lame determined
20 bring war openly into camp. Ibid
you ever get that box OF thumb
tacks?' she asked coolly, cycling
the other girl.
Tressa stared. what? Whatever
are you talking about?"
The tacks you borrowed the day
7 was driving into town for my
fitting" Lame said with deadly
quietness. Her glance never
wavered from the others and she
had the satisfaction or seeing her
adversary flush.
81 haven't the faintest idea what
you're driving at" Tressa an
nounced with cool insolence. Elm
afraid you imagine things" She
began 10 hum again very softly and
continued 10 pace up and down,
waving her cigaret 10 and fro.
Gives voice could be heard family
from the booth down the hall.
Suddenly Tressa turned, faring
upon her hostess. her nostrils d.
lated and her voice trembling with
anger.
You'd better not try 20 start
anything AZ this late day" she crieh
furiously. you'd better do whah
you can 10 straighten out this mess
you're IN! Let Give 20. Let him
be happy. Anyone with half an eye
can see how miserable no ISL"
How dare your" Lame exclaimed
very low. How fare you talk to
me like this here2"
Tressa's laugh rang out trium-
plant and shrill.
why not here?" she said. "Why
not? | belong here more than you
do and you know ID. What's more.
I shall be here after you've been
forgotten"
Lane was trembling and her
hands were like fee. She was sud-
denly weak. swaying on her feet.
All at once Tressa's manner
changed. With lightning quickness
she was at the other girls side.
As Give came in she was saying
soothingly and gently. Here. lean
on me. You're not quite well yet,
I'm afraid. Perhaps you ought 70
go upstairs"
Give, all solicitude. helped Lame
10 her room. She was NO shaken
she did not trust herself 20 speak
and she knew that he suspected
nothing OF what had %transpired.
Long after Give thought her asleep
the girl lay. hands tightly clenched.
hearing below the murmur or
Tressa's voice. soft and caressIng.
She heard the answering rumble OF
her husbands tones.
What. Lame wondered I'm agony,
were they saying?
Ito BE Continucd).
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day; nine years Of age, 1000; thir-
teen years Of age, 1900, and six
teen years Of age 400. The aver
age adult requires anywhere from
2,4O0 to 1000 per day. depending
on the amount Of work that he
may be doing.
The best way to remember cal
DRY values is to associate them
with an average portion Of some
common food, A slice Of bread
one-half inch thick and about six
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-13
HE'LL LEARN SOME TIME

The country doctor stopped TO
watch a performing dog in the
street. and said to its owner: How
do you train 1T? I can't teach my
dog a single trick"
The owner. with an innocent
face. replied: well. it's easy
enough. All you have to do is
know more than the dog, and"
-Tit-BitS.
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Eurbs

II this glohe-flyins business keeps
up pretty Don It's going 10 be ON o
pretty common plane.
Anyway. al Cc7one leaves ans
bilious Chicago gangsters some-
thing TO shoot nc.
AS evidence that a good thing
can ! overdone, possibly Germany
has been making her mark too
many times.
Today's fable: Once upon a tims
there was a business manager w1o
had something to do.
Thirty-eight s~peakeaSies were
Eaided in a western city the ,ther
uay and the proprietors were finger
printed and released. You might say
that was putting some more black
carks on the prohibition enforce
ment record.
Who remembers the old-fashioned
era when tie saloons used TO close
or election day?
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This is the last word from the court of last resort,
mot even the state of Texas can condemn the last resting
place of the do1d." This ruling hit a program Of the state
highway commission
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SAFE PROMISE

SAFE PROMISE
I'll give you my wealth very gladly,
Ill pledge all my love without fail.
III worship you blindly and madly,
Ill shower you amply with kale:
I'll give you gems rarely afforded.
I'll care not what costs you entail
All this, dear, the day it's recorded
That Mr.. Legs" Diamonds in
jail.
That's hel' cried Ne watchers
as the Lindbergh plane was sight
ed" News item.
One thousand dollars TO a Gin
namon bun they didn't.
Mr.. Theodore Dresser has lost his
suit to compel a picture company to
film AN American Tragedy in
accordance with the original text.
The our presumably felt 1t would
not be fair to hold a movie audience
in the theater overnight.
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THE MASTER

Minister: You look ike a good
little boy. I suppose you always do
what your mother tells you2
Billy: Yes, sir. and 50 does daddy.
Answers.
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The
Once Ooer
THE FRESH AIR FUND FOR
SUFFERING BUSINESS MEN

Warmly received throughout the
city. the fund to send business men
brokers, bond statesmen, &c, away
where they car get a little sunshine
for two weeks Is already an assured
success. Contributions are pouring
in, together with letters OF approval
and encouragement. The following
is typical:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find s1-35 for your Fresh
Air Fund for Suffering Business
Men. I am a former business man
myself. I sold out several years ago.
and I can sympathize with the
poor fellows still in II. II any class
OF people today need a little help,
kindness and sunshine 1t is the
business men OF this country. /
hope your fund will be a great
success.
Elk Steel Magnate.
And here Is another:
Sir:
Thank Heaven for your column.
! am a broker and yours Is the
first voice raised in my behalf. II
seems a century since / saw a ray
Of sunshine Or beheld anything
green and growing.
Abandoned, desolate and hungry,
I was about to give up hope when
your fund came to the rescue.
What do I have to do TO get away
to the bright country or seaShore
for a few weeks, where I can get
the color back in my checks
cheeks, 7 mean7
Do not fail me.
a Wall Street.
The mail Is clogged with similar
letters. showing the popular re-
spouse TO this great and worthy
cause. Now for the facts. The work
of sending unfortunate business
mcn TO the country will begin with
III a few days. 1t will cost about
20 to send m business man away
or two weeks. (Of course. up to
he last eighteen months tbs I
wouldn't have sent a business man
to the country for two minutes,
but you would be surprised how
little II takes TO make him happy
and contented today. = Editors
note.
We hope, in fact, TO send three
medium sized) business men to
the Fresh Air Farm for $50 in
groups Of that number. Later we
may be able, by economies, to
reduce the cost.
Applications to be sent TO the
fresh air farms are coming in In
large numbers. Most OF the ap-
pIicants are furriers, jewellers,
orchid growers, auto statesmen and
yacht builders. but a good many
real estate men are asking aid, too
The sufferers will be taken tc
the country in buses. once there
they will feel the JOY Of real sun
shine, unclouded skies, &c. There
they will see real cows, chickens
sheep; listen TO the twitter Of
birds and know the taste OF fresh
fruits and vegetables ono again.
DO you not wish TO help thi,
| splendid cause? Send your money
or check Of certified today.
The fund now stands:
Previously acknowledged. Sll.3.
Texan Guinan conscience
fund.- 2.OC
A stenographer ........... 81
DR.. Doyle 20. 000.3:
Directors Bank Of U. ST.. 5,000.Ot
Mother .lC
-Four Little Apple Vendors SOC
Total SOS, 0l9.2'
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Alyce Nichols. director OF Ma
tional Broadcasting company trial
additions. estimates that only one
to three percent Of persons making
trials ever get on the air.
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One thousand dollars to a Gin
namon bun they didn't.
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We hope, in fact, TO send three
medium sized) business men to
the Fresh Air Farm for $50 in
groups Of that number. Later we
may be able. by economies, to
redl1rp the cost
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Applications TO be sent to the
fresh air farms are coming in in
large numbers. Most OF the ap-
piicants are furriers, jewelers.,
orchid growers, auto statesmen and
yacht builders. but a good many
real estate men are asking aid. TOO.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
CHERRY DANCE
THURSDAY

It is going to be cherry bios.
som time for the Council OF
Jewish Juniors when they stage
their annual dance at the new
Shoreham Hotel on Thursday.
The dance, which begins at 10
p. M, is called Cherry Blossom
prom"
Prominent men and women, in
cluding Senators and members Of
the House, will act as patrons
for the occasion. In this cate
CORY are Senator Arthur Capper,
of Kansas; Senator and Mrs.
William H. King, of Utah; Rep
resentative and Mrs. Sol Bloom,
and their daughter, Vera Bloom,
of New York; former Chief Jus
tice Walter I. Mccoy, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, and Mrs.
Mccoy; Stephen E. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent Of
schools, and Mrs. Kramer; Judge
Nathan Cayton, of Municipal
Court; Morris Cafritz, local real
estate dealer, and Mrs. Cafritz,
and Louis Rothschild. director OF
the Better Business Bureau, and
Mrs. Rothschild
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
COUNTRY CLUB
PROBE OPENS

The Grand jury today began
it's investigation into alleged use
of the mails to defraut in con-
nection with the sale Of prop
erty by the Country Club Prop
critics, Inc, a company promoting
a suburban development in Mont
gomery county.
Twenty witnesses, including a
number of women, were called
today by Assistant United States
Attorney William H. Collins, who
is in charge of the investigation.
Approximately so witnesses will
talk in the course of the inquiry
The company under inquiry
which is said to have taken as
much as 100000 in down pay
ments on property sold under the
"luncheon-lecture" method, is de-
clared to have made false repre-
sentations through the mails.
The inquiry is for the purpose OF
developing what representations
were made to the lot purchasers.
If the representations Of the
agents made through the mails,
are found to be false, Mr.. Collins
asserted that an indictment for
mail fraud will be sought.
Records of the concern were
summoned by United States At
torney Leo A. Rover several
months ago and have been in
the hands of Department of JUS
tice auditors,
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
CHAMBER PICKS
DIRECTORS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IT.
The annual meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce was held last
night at the George Mason Ho-
tel The new directors elected are
C. Page Waller, Benedict We'll,
Gardner L. Booth. George F.
Downham, A. M. Remschel, r. G.
Carter and F. Clinton Knight.
The amber unanimously
passed a resolution indorsing the
proposed registration and finger
printing of all aliens.
The report of the business man
ager showed that local business
conditions had improved during
the year.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
TO REIGN
At PRESS CLUB

Irish Night" will be celebrated
at the National Press Club TO-
night with more than IS of
Broadway's outstanding stage,
radio, concert and movie stars ap-
pearing as guest artists.
Evelyn Herbert, star Of Rio
Rita" and New Moon" and Rob-
crt Halliday, stage star, are two
additional performers who will
appear. The program is being
furnished by Famous Artists of
the Air, of which Eddie DoWling
is president.
Among the guests tonight will
be the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, Joseph
Hergesheimer, Frank C. Walker,
Henry C. Morganthau, the Rev.
Francis ]. Hurney, Monte Brice,
and C. P. McCarver. More than
500 persons will attend.
Yesterday Eddie Bowling and
Monte Brice, vice president of
Famous Artists of the Air, were
presented to President Hoover at
the White House.
The show tonight will be broad
cast from IL to 11:30 by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company and
the Columbia Broadcesting Sys-
tenn.
Those participating in tonight's
show include: Eddie Bowling.
master of ceremonies; Cordova
sisters, Anita, Angelita and Lolita,
direct from Argentine, Tom Pat
ricola, Gus Edwards entertainers.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
KEEPER KILLED
. BY RUM GANG,
SHERIFF SAYS
Maryland Man Slain Because
He "KneW Too Much" Say
Officers; Clothes Torn Off

CRISFIELD, Md. March IT
That Elmer Owens. 55-year-old
keeper at the lonely Tanger Sound
lighthouse, was murdered by rum.
runners because he knew too
much-this was the theory devel.
oped tonight by Sheriff Luther
Daugherty, as a Department of
Justice agent arrived to investi.
gate the strange death of Owens.
Agent j. L. Geraghty, of Wash.
tngton, reached here yesterday
in Government tender from
Baltimore.
Verdict Unsatisfactory
Although a coroner's jury found
that Owens died from natural
causes, Sheriff Daugherty was not
satisfied with this verdict.
The body is being held at an
undertaking establishment. The
physician who examined the
corpse expressed the opinion the
keeper died of a heart attack
He said bruises could be accounted
for by a fall.
But the doctor could not &C,
count for a blood.stained knife on
the floor six inches from Owens
hand. Nor did he account for
blood stain on the outside of the
lighthouse, which, the sheriff said
could have been made by a mans
hand.
TILES and chairs in the light
house had been overturned
drawers pulled out and their con.
tents scattered on the floor. The
outside door was open.
Clothing Torn Off
Clothing was torn from the
keepers body. A bruise was in.
flicted over the left eye. The
sheriff said
"The lighthouse is three miles
from land. Owens could have
battled an assailant, pushed
him out of a window, and then
died himself.
"A more likely theory is that
Owens had interfered with rum
runners and his death was an
act of vengeance"
The tragedy was discovered
when the beacon failed to shine
Saturday night. The keepers
assistant had been ill for several
days and was not at the light
house.
The lighthouse register, which,
by law, has to be signed every
day, bore no entry after March IL.
The sheriff said the water
faucet in the kitchen had been
left running and that all the
water was drained from storage
tanks
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
Talkies to Improve
Nations Grammar,
Saws Director

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. March
17-Cultivation and perfection
of the nations grammar will be
accomplished through the me-
dium of talking pictures,
according to John Cromwell,
film director.
The talking film has set a
standard for correct English
and voice culture, which will
eventually bring about a ma
terial change in the nations
English. Cromwell said.
Spoken drama, the director
pointed out, has for centuries
entertained the public with
beautiful forms of speech.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
JURORS CALLED
FOR ROCKVILLE
MARCH TERM
Judge Stresses the Need for
Secrecy in Hearing of Cases;
Talbot Is Named Foreman

ROCKVILLE, Md, March II.
H. Worthington Talbot was
appointed foreman of the grand
Jury by Judge Robert B. Peter
at the opening of the March
term of the circuit court yester-
day.
Other members of the grand
jury are: Ernest E. Dellinger, Ben.
jamin C. Stine, Hezekiah Day,
Walter w. Pyles, Douglas B.
Diamond. Charles E. Harvey,
James M. Kemp, Lawrence L.
Cecil, Lewis F. Hobbs, Alfred
Wilson, Merle B. Warfield,
Nicholas R. Griffith, Elijah T.
Bean, Arthur M. Plummer, viii.
liam A. Waters, William P. Hunter.
Alexander H. Pitt. Maynard
Watkins, Harrison Myers. William
V. Dove, Ezra l.. Rogers and
George w. Duvall.
The petit jury is made up of
James E. Broadhurst, Wilson F..
Pumphrey. Charles E. West, Will
liam H. Thompson, Edward Snow.
den, Ridgly B. Chichester, Grover
C. Day. John A. Jones, William
M. Williams, Walter L. Bergan.
Gideon L. Bussard, French Hobbs.
John A. Wheeler, Frederick w.
Kruhm, Thomas Tabler, Joshua
T. Austin, Thomas Hickman,
Harry Penn, Albert j. Cissel,
Walter r. Baker, Lawrence H.
Thompson, Lester S. Watkins.
Clell Kenny, James II. Campbell
and William H. Embrey.
Judge Peter, in charging the
jury, stressed the need of secrecy
and the three statutes which he
said said must be brought to the
attention of the jury, according
to law. These statutes relate to
defaulting public officers, abortion
and narcotic drugs.
The jurors were told that,
despite Montgomery county'S
proximity to a large city. it was
singularly free from the gambling
element of Washington, which
other nearby counties have not
been able to escape so easily,
Judge Peter warned the jurors
that strict watch must be kept.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
u. S. Workers Can
See SOcietU Circus

With the Saturday half holiday
for Government workers row in
effect, it is expected that hun
dreds of them will attend the
annual Society Circus to be held
at Fort Myer, Va, on Mach 81
and %. This is the firs5 time
since the circus was started at
the Army post several years ago
that Government workers have
had a chance to attend the af-
fair, one of the most thrilling
spectacles to be seen here.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17

a mischievous twinkle in his
eyes, you just tell them that
we argued and argued and ar
gued, and finally I had to ad-
NIT you were right"
Mrs. Patterson is a widow.
After the death of her second
husband, Elmer Schlesinger, a
distinguished lawyer of Chicago
and New York, she resumed
her maiden name. Her first
husband was Count Gizycka, a
Polish nobleman, whom she di-
vorced. She was married when
she was quite young and lived
abroad for a number of years.
She has one daughter, the
Countess Felicia Gizycka, who
lives in New York"
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
WATER F|GH1 I
HITS SNAG

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March II.
City Attorney Carl Budwesky has
filed the answer for the city and
a cross bill against the Alexan
dria Water Company's demand
for increases in rates.
In his answer he denies any
necessity for an increase in rates,
citing the 26 per cent dividend
paid by the company in 1880.
His cross bill demands a re-
duction in rates and additions to
the domestic and fire prevention
service under penalty of the loss
of the company's charter.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
FORT MEADE FUND

An allotmSnt of $4,000 was ap-
proved today by Secretary of
War Hurley for construction work
at Fort Meade, Md, including re-
Mobilization of the electric line
system; construction of a bath
house and two temporary mess
halls for the C. M. T. C.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
Students Exhibit
Hiqh School Work

The annual student exhibit from
all departments of the school will
take place tonight at Armstrong
High School.
The work on exhibition will in
clude fashion show, art novel
ties, free-hand drawings, model
airplanes, sheet metal work.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
Lost Florida Man
SOUght in Virgi7liU

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March II.
Police have been requested to
search for Thomas H. Wentz, of
Miami, Fla, who left there last
week and is believed to have been
taken i'll and be in a hospital in
Virginia or the District of Colum-
bia.
His relatives are offering a re-
ward of $4,000 for information.
The Washington times., 1931-03-17
GETS YEAR FOR FIGHT
ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRIA, March IT,
Louis Dennis, colored. was
sentenced to serve, year in Jail
for cutting James Jackson, also
colored, in an argument Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
The Costumes Illustrated

I. The Furred TUeed Coat
Distinguished by line and fabric,
a coat of brown and white diagonal
tweed with lei collar and cuffs of
natural wolf. From the Hecht Co.
2. Sheer Wool for Street
A dress of very sheer wool crepe
checked in brown and silver, with
a kolinsky scarf in Hawaiian lei
effect From S. Kann Sons Co.
3. Doubie-Breasted Suit
Form-fitting with extended shoul
derS. the coat with hand-stitched
edges. Oxford gray diagonal
worsted. From Grosner's.
4. Lucille Paray's Nep Suit
Copied in black pebbly weave
woolen, with black lynx making the
collar that sweeps into a border on
the Jacket, From Philipsborn.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23

5. The Plastron Collar
Black Persian lamb makes the
smart collar and unusual cuffs on
this coat of black "Mirella." From
Lansburghs.
8. The Broqcn Fur Coat
Dyed Russian ermine makes this
coat with huge shawl collar double
cuffs and fitted lines. From Saks
Fur Co.
I. The Hombmg Hat
Correct with double breasted
suit, and more formal than the snap
brim, With high tapering crown.
From Saks and Co.
s, Patou'S Ne7c Sailor
Patou is sponsoring the sailor,
and this is splendid illustration,
Of black felt with silver ribbon
band. From w. Z. Moses.