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Employment
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Announcements
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JORDAN
LOCOMOBILE

LoCoMoBILE 1926 Limousine. painted .
dark blue, equipped with 4-wheel brakes
and in beautiful condition. Special price
for quick sale 1925 terms
WAKEFIELD MOTOR COMPANY
1130 Conn. Ave. N. w Decatur 3110
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FORD 1890 Convertible Coupe, Ike new,
1927 so. 1437 Irving St. EYEON NO.
TOR CO, Ford Dealers. Jim Flaherty:"
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REAL ESTATE WANTED {

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on 1st, 2nd and 3rd trusts on real es-
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GIFTED HINDU PIANIST. If in trou.
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Rentals
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furnished front room. with twin beds:
excellent home-cooked meals, SO wk. each.
THE MANCHESTER. 1926 NJ st. N. W
Attractive rooms. private bath. phone,
maid service: good meals; reas. rates.
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One double room. with private bath,
twin beds. newly decorated. $40 mo. each
with meals. One double room. 1st floor
North qSQ4
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MILLINERY
DRESSMAKING AND

remodeIng, refining fur
coats; special spring rates for all spring
clothes. SO Fairfield St. Cleve. 2617.
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DE SOTO "6" Sport Roadster. 1899
$3.50; terms or trade. 645 Nd. Ave.
n. E. Line. OTIS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

T0EAR DIX a a woman
- passionaey
enough and have
Tell does need to
would make wonderful
What should do? BILL
AnswerWhy apply situation?
living
themselves well the husband likely
celbacy
pied Neither
ayocation
find time
have settled down into congenial occupation
themselves alone but the
job and her freedom
and her achkey for him.
don't nowh how a @ a affection
either its quantity its quality the
something that he has take her for.
whether not Of
Some
feelth thai HI to be
proof OF love is
Of endearment kisses Observe whether
with of
then she loves herself better than she does
certainly think that ompanionshp and congnay
take that
does and willing by marrying you and let at that
DOROTHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
BRAIN WORK MUST SUPPLEMENT
BROOM WORK.

BROOM WORK.
IS getting done. In reality the more
activity the less the efficiency. EX-
peyts are employed in large factories
and other business concerns for the
very objects Of seeing to what degree
the activity can be diminished, as this
means more can be done Each motion
not only uses up energy but takes time.
BY cutting out unnecessary motion, the
worker is saved in two ways thereby
making it possible to increase the out
put without in any way taxing the
worker more than before. The expert
does no manual work, but this does not
indicate that he is not working. He is
probably working hardest of all.
The homemaker who sits down quiet
" and plans hsr housework to simplify
physical activity may appear to be rest
ing at the time. 1t is true that her
body is quiet, but she is actually work.
ing as hard as when she gets up TO do
the physical work. The active part of
work keeps ber body in motion. the
mental part keeps her brain active.
Such division of accomplishment tends
to keep the physique in good form with
out overtaXing it. while at the same
time it develops the power of thought
and prevents the brain from getting
sluggish. Planning work well requires
mental exercise.
The person who thinks of work as
physical activity labors under delu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Details on Road to
Distinctive Dress

A MONG the details of interest in the
"A new mode are the small turnover
collars which button close to the throat
of daytime coats. the high necklines
of both day and evening dresses, the
shirred puffs at the elbow in both
chiffon and silk frocks. the studded
leather belts for coats and diamante
belts for evening and the long scarfs
with fur ends which may be used as
muffs.
Stockings are noticeably darker in
tone for general wear. As noted at
Deauville. many actually match the
shoes with which they are worn. The
light beige shades are a memory now
for daytime wear. For evening, besides
the bronze effects which Patou launch
ed with bronze footwear. several pairs
of gold stockings in an openwork mesh
were noted at a recent gala dinner,
worn with white dresses and shoes.
Eye wells are seen with increasing
frequency at teatime. Not only are
they chic in themselves. but they are
definite aid in keeping the hair where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

We was eating supper and ma said,
Rely I don't feel as if could touch a
bite after the shock my nerves received
at the movies this afternoon. Not that
the picture itself was so shocking, she
said.
What then? pop said. Don't tell me
that 5-ton chandelier at the Narcississ
fell in your lap? he said.
Don't be silly, ma said. To put the
matter in werds of one sillible. the silly
ignoramuses were idiotic enough to &c
and cast Slower Stevens in the role OF a
hero, Slower Stevens of all people.
Slower Stevens, I've herd that name
somewhere. pop said, and ma said, Well
1 should hope you had. unless you've
been living in the darkest depps OF
some other werld. Slower Stevens is
the best villin in the movies today. with
the possible exception OF Barley Dukes
in fact there's very little to choose be-
tween them when it comes to ideal
villiny, she said
The derty dogs, pop said, and ma
said, So you can imagine my unas-
sumed amazement when Slower Stevens
of all people stepped calmly out on the
screen as the hero of the picture. You
mite of thaWt butter Wouldent melt ir
his mouth, when all the time everybody
knew what a Villin he is at heart. AND
as the last ultimate straw, he even went
to the length of shaving of his little
wax mustash and waving his sllckec
back hair and taking every bit OF shine
out of it. she said.
That's downrite treason, the govern
ment awt to take hand in that, por
said, and ma said, 1t was outrite blank
hipocracy that's what it was, he wa
Just a pretender to stolen goods anc
every step he took was a living lie, the
ideer of Slower Stevens foiling people
instead of being foiled. I was never Sc
shocked and disappointed in my life.
But maybe he's RELY reformed, por
said, and ma said, That's impossible
that would be a slur on human nature
that would make it verse instead o.
better
Anyway, perhaps he'll never do i
again. pop said, and ma said, That's m!
onv hope.
And she kepp on eating her suppe'
sad but she ate a good eel anyways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Fairbanks Is the first Vice President
that Halsey remembers distinctly. And
he has an almost unlimited store of
yarns concerning each one.
One of the stories he delights to
tell concerns Fairbanks.
Fairbanks, says the colonel" be-
lieved thoroughly In the protective
tariff.
Once when he was making a speaking
tour of Indiana his special train stopped
at Auburn. He was introduced to the
crowd there by Judge William l.. Pen
field, solicitor for the State Department,
who formerly had lived and practiced
law in that town.
AS Fairbanks was speaking he hap
pened to notice a rather large factory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Work and Activity Are Confused
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

sion. It Is the mental work that Is Of
major Importance since without It ply
steal labor exhausts without producing
the best results. The homemaker
should not think. because she sits down
and plans her tasks and tries to save
herself useless activity that she is doing
nothing; that only when she is exer-
cising she is accomplishing. House
work is one of the healthiest occupa-
lions because it combines inactive work
and active work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

eral favorite. He is constantly remind.
ing them Of the opportunities with their
present day advantages and In aSsocia.
ton with the members of the Senate.
He says that Coolidge as Vice Presi-
dent once said to him, in speaking Of
the Senate pages. that the boys IN tie
Senate have generous advantages over
many other youngsters.
Mr.. Coolidge" added the Colonel"
said that when he was q BOY he lived
so far from the railroad that he could
only hear the whistle of the train when
the wind was favorable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

1t belongs under these tip-tilted hats.
Worth is launching short gloves for
evening wear with the gowns on Second
Empire lines. These are in delicate
pastel colorS to match the frocks and
are made of featherweight suede. with
the narrow cuffs scalloped and pinked.
An amusing novelty is the butterfly
bow with pinked edges which is posed
on the back OF the wrist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
NV Neighbor SAYS:

Dry picking is better than
scalding when plucking a chicken
or turkey. Unless done very
quickly. scaIding will harden the
skin.
Glycerin poured around the
neck Of a glass bottle and al
lowed t. remain for several hours
will remove the stopper that re-
fuses to come out.
Before adding nuts to fudge
heat them in the oven. Heating
makes them more crisp.
Always rinse channels and doe
skin gloves in sQapy water and
dry them where the heat is not
intense If you wish to keep your
gloves in good condition.
(CopyriEht, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Work and activity are often confused
one with the other. The fact that
busting about gives an impression OF
getting things accomplished reacts on
the worker to make him feel that much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

the Senate.
That youngster
is now secretary to
the Democratic
membership CT that
body - Edwin A.
Halsey, Colonel"
to ev er y b o d y
around the Capitol.
Fairbanks, Sher-
man, Marshall,
Coolidge, Dawes
and Curtis have
welded the gavel
since the day the
Colonel" came up
to act as page.
And he has known
them all more or
lace ultimately
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

nearby. and sudden inspiration seized
him.
He branched of into q glowing
eulogy Of Mckinley prosperity" and
used the factory as an object lesson.
He reminded the people OF Auburn that
they had in their own midst a magnif-
cent monument to the Republican tariff
After the train pulled out the Vice
President turned to Judge Penfield and
said
II wonder why the people Uttered
when I referred to that factory I don't
understand It,"
Judge Penfield grinned as he replied:
why. Mr. Vice President, that fac
tory went busted long time ago, and
1t is now closed down and in the hands
Of a receiver"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Corned Beef.

Crush one can Of corned beef, cook
six eggs for Ave minutes, shell and cut
up fine or mash and add to the corned
beef. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread on white or rye bread with o
slice of tomato or on toast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
A WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
By HERBERT PLUMMER.

U'T>EDDY" ROOSEVELT was pre-
siding over the Senate as Vice
President Of the United States when a
youngster came up from Virginia to
serve as page in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
"BONERS"
Humorous Tid-Bits From
School Papers.

/ THE PISTIL OF A FLOWER IS ITS
ONLY PROTECTION AGAINST m
SECTS.
An axis is an imaginary line on which
the earth is supposed to take daily
routine.
The law Of gravity was enacted by
the British Parliament.
The zebra is like the horse, only
striped. and is chiefly used to illustrate
the letter T."
Algebra was the wife of Euclid.
Give King Alfred's views on modern
life had he been alive today. If Alfred
had survived to the present day, he
would be such an exceedingly old man
that his views on any subject would be
quite worthless.
Figurative language is when you mean
rooster and say chandelier.
tcopyrisht. 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
They STAYED WHEN
She PROMISED NOT
TO fuss"
Here's the dessert she had
so simple they made it at the table!

MISUNDERSTANDING emergencies! "Phil-
adelphia e" creamy texture, smooth as whipped
cream, spreads perfectly. Its flavor is rich, yet
delciously delicate. This snowy white cheese
is pure, nutritious particularly good for the
children. Your grocer has it-fTesh-at the
new low price.
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation, Chicago.
Division of National Dairy Products Corpo.
ration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Note-AndIyGs OF handwriting ts not
IN eIdct science, according TO Torid in
resticGtors, but all nores It is Interesting
and lots Of fun. The star, presents the
above feature IN that shirt.
n vou IRISH 10 have your lrritiro
dralyzed send a ,nnlpls TO Miss Mocko-
bee. care Of The Sfcr, nioro NTH
Scent STAMP II irili be either inter
pretsd in this column or you nil receive
handwriting ANALYSIS chart Uh:ch you
trili find an interesting study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

The Colonel wildly remembers the
days when he was a page in the Senate
Among the pages Of today he Is a gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

gaining many friends. She would seem
the type to put others at ease, thereby
fulfilling the requirements Of the perfect
hostess. Guests in her home would not
feel restrained. Her tact would LEAD
her to select congenial group, then
devoting herself to their enjoyment.
For these reasons it would seem her
proper sphere is in the home. II she
should find it necessary, however, to
enter into outside activities, she should
be careful to select the correct work.
The occasional heavy strokes in her
otherwise light writing suggest a true
art appreciation, whether she has talent
or rot Music. too, would seemingly
appeal to her, particularly If light and
me odious.
Judging from her open letters she IS
! generous The unusual ID" and high
/ t-bar indicate tendency to 1ay-dreams.
/ She probably spends much tiIhe plan
! ming the future instead of enjoying the
| present.
If she can merge her charm with a
more practical view OF life. she should
become leader in her group. 1t might
be that she would be able to extend her
| influence to a large community. Hostess
work in hotels or apartments might
appeal to her In this way her native
ability might be converted to profess
sional use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Handwriting
What 1t May Reveal.
BY MILDRED MOCKABEE.


e should surely expect this
to be the writing Of a very
friendly person. She prob
ably expressed her charm
it,o ,Ne~cOt, q 1itz 90 silv tins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Old college friends came driving up, bag and
baggage, at FIVE o'clock! They agreed to stay
toa catch .catch-can' dinner ifshe wouldn't
fuss. She promised they could make their
own dessert!
Waters jam snowy white squares of
"Philadelphia" Cream Cheese came on with
the coffee. The perfect touch to perfect din.
ner. "Just hits the spot!'' declared the visiting
husband.
Take tip from this clever hostess. Keep
several little silver foil packages of "Phiade1.
phia' in the ice box always, ready for salads,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
JAPAN CLAIMS
TREATIES

TOKYO, Oct. %. R-Japan de-
cided today to lay before the Lea
que Of Nations council as part of
her ease in the unsettled Man
churian controversy a list Of treaties
which she contends China has fail
ed to respect.
This was understood TO be her re-
ply 10 the statement by DR.. Alfred
SEE. Chinese spokesman. in a let
ter TO Aristide BRAND. chairman OF
the council, that China recognizes
she is bound under the league cove
nant to respect treaty obligations.
The list is 10 be handed to the
council when IL reconvenes next
month at Geneva 10 resume con-
sideration Of the Manchurian dis
pute and with IL, the foreign Of
flee intimated. would 20 the Jap
anese views on the treaty question.
That attitude. as intimated, Is
that Japan cannot consider the
suggestion that the question Of
treaties be referred to The Hague
peace court since there is no diff
Guilty in their Interpretation. Fur
thermore, the Japanese are pre-
what askto pared eta eta etavbggk
pared TO ask what Is TO become OF
Japan's interest In Manchuria while
awaiting The Hague courts verdict
which possibly would be delayed
for years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
YOUNG KILLER
ENJOYS TRIAL
12-Year-Old Boy Amuses
Self With Harmonica
During Testimony

ASOTIN. Wash. oct. 25.-P-
Harmonica in hand. Hubert Mic
coils. l2-year-old killer. enjoyed
himself today as his trial for the
Staying OF Sheriff John Wormell
neared the end.
Almost all the testimony for and
against the frail boy who admitted
robDing a store and shooting down
the aged officer was In the record.
Hubert pleaded insanity.
II saw some tobacco through the
window" Hubert testified yester-
day. "and / wanted ID. SO I broke
the pane and went in. I was filling
a sack with tobacco and gum when
I heard the door rattle" Then fol-
lowed a calm admission Of the
Staying but the boy added Il did
not want to shoot him"
Hubert answered questions with
an alertness and with an excellence
OF language that astounded his
iailer> and others who knew him
as the underfed, ragged and dirty
urchin he was when arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Bezona
August 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
Secretaries To
Honor Bankers
fBy Staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. Oct. 28.-Secre-
taries Of Valley chambers Of COM
merce in session here Tuesday elect
ed Rex Baxter Of Raymondville,
president; decided on a large at
tendance at the Intracoastal Canal
Assn. convention in Corpus Christi
and made plans to entertain side
trippers from the Mortgage Bank
ers' Assn. convention In Dallas.
Baxter succeeds John T. Floore OF
Harrington.
It was decided that each town
work up a big delegation 10 the con-
vention Of the canal association
Nov. s and z. II was pointed out
that as Louisiana and parts OF Tex
as get the canal 1t will be necessary
for the Valley to have an active
delegation at the convention TO keep
the association machinery going
until II Is extended TO this section.
The mortgage bankers will arrive
at McAllen Sunday morning. take
lunch at Progreso and dinner in
Matamoros. The secretaries made
plans to provide automobiles. F. c.
Plat Of San Juan will be in charge
Of the itinerary in Hidalgo county
and Guy c. Richardson OF Browns
vile for Cameron county.
The side-trip Is an all expense
tour. including the meals az Nc
Allen and Matamoros. although the
ProgreSo Development company is
giving the barbecue luncheon at
Progreso.
The secretaries meet next in Ray
mondville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
JAPAN CLAIMS
SOVIET TROOPS
CAUSE ALARM
Demonstr ations On
Border Warned
Against

TOKYO. Oct. %. LP-Concerned
because OF a possible misinte-pre-
tation" Of Russian military opera
tons. the japanese foreign minister.
Baron ~Shidehara, dispatched a
friendly note Of warning" to Mos
COW toda y~requesting the diScon-
tinuance Of troop demonstrations
along the Manchurian Siberian Dor
der.
The Russian demonstrations, the
note said, we're causing al IN
pleasant effect on japanese as well
as Chinese troops in Manchuria.
The japanese consul at TsitSlhar,
western Manchuria, reported that
between 10000 and $4,000 Russian
soldiers were concentrated west OF
Nanchuli and in the vicinity OF
Pogranitchnaya. These two cities
are on the borders Of Manchuria at
each end OF the Chinese eastern
railway. which runs through Man
churia and provides a short cut for
the Russian trans-Siberian railway
between Chita and VladivoStok.
Vernacular newspapers here pub
lished reports from arbin stating
that Russians had sent arms and
ammunition TO the Amur army Of
Chinese and Mongolians, which has
at various times repeatedly aimed
at establishing Amur as an indie
pendent state with TsitSihar as the
capital.
The dispatches said Amur troops
endangered japanese interests on
the Taonan-Anganchi railway. con-
structed on capital lent by the jap
a~nese-owned south Manchurian
railway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
NATIONALS WIN
BRITAIN'S RACE
MacD onald's Governm e n I
Rides Crest OF
Victory

LONDON, Oct. 28-LP- Ramsay
Macdonald national government
secured a clear majority in the
house OF commons this morning
with 500 seats out Of SGT returns
reported.
Mach onald's government rode
the crest Of one OF the most surg
ing electoral tides Of British policy
history. a sweep OF votes that flat
tened the labor party and all but
obliterated David Lloyd Georges
liberals.
Most OF the towering heads OF the
labor party went down. One OF the
first to fall was Uncle Arthur
Henderson. foreign min ~ in the
late labor cabinet. one OF the found
ers Of the party and its leader
after Mr.. Macdonald was repudiat-
ed when he formed the national
government.
Strenuous efforts TO pass protec-
tive tariff legislation were regard
ed as certain 10 follow the con-
servative victory.
The fate OF the prime minister
himself. after the bitter contest III
his own constituency at Seaman,
was not known through all the
drama OF the returns last night
and this morning: The votes in the
Seaham division are not counted
until afternoon.
On the basis OF SGT available re-
turns, the standing OF the parties
in the house Of commons as a result
Q. yesterdays general election was
as follows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
ARREST
CHARGE AIRED
Hearing Is Expected To Be
Completed Late
Today
staff CORRESPONDENT

SAN JUAN. Oct. 28.-Lengthy
arguments featured the preliminary
hearing here this morning for STAN
ley Morton. immigration officer.
charged with false arrest OF w. r.
Willingham. Pharr farmer who has
resided in the Valley for the past l6
years.
Taking Of testimony had not been
completed at 1890 and Justice Of
the Peace Max Maui, who was hear
Ing the case. did not expect 1t to
be completed before 2:30.
Willingham also entered a charge
OF simple assault against the i'm
migration inspector.
The officer pleaded not guilty 10
both charges and was represented
at the hearing by Ash IA. u. S.
Atty. Carlos Watson OF Brownsville.
Willingham alleges that the OFF,
Ger picked him up and placed him in
custody despite his pro~tsstations
that he r.as an American citizen.
G. He -. assistant coun y attor-
ney interCeded in Willingham's be-
half and had him released.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-28
FRESNOS ROAD
PLANS ALTERED
Pattee Agrees To 4-Mile
Nine-Foot Route To
Highway 100
(Bv Staff Correspondentl


LOS FRESNOS. oct. "a Road
plans for the Port Isabel precinct
were altered here Wednesday morn
ing when so residents of this Sec
ton met with Commissioner Harry
Pattee and protested construction
OF a proposed 88 miles is foot con-
crete road connecting san Benito
and Hollybeach.
Contract on this road was to have
been let early in November.
Commissioner Pattee agreed TO
trim the road TO a nine-foot con-
cre.e strip from the Parker tract
to Highway No. 100. covert a
distance Of approximately four
miles.
He further agreed 10 construct a
gravel road south from Highway
100 to connect with the gravel road
10 Olmito when funds are available.