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METAL FOR PROPELLORS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. "A. R-Metal is used in the making of blades of more than 30 per cent of the aircraft propellors approved by the Department of Commerce, according to an analysis of statis- tics made available at the Aeronau- tics Branch of the Department. Aluminium alloy has become more popular than steel for propeller blades, these statistics show, while wood has not been employed in more than four of the last 150 pro- pellors for which approved type certificates have been issued.
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NOTICE

The regular date of meeting for the Seward Chamber of Commerce on Thursday each week has been changed for this week on account of Thursday being Thanksgiving Day. The Chamber of Commerce will therefore meet on Friday in stead The meeting will be held in the Electric Bakery.
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Weather Strips at J. l.. Graef.
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GENERAL DECLINE

Retail food prices declined IS per cent for the year ended September 15, according to the monthly state ments on wholesale and retail prices made public in the United States Daily by the Bureau of Labor sta tistics, Departmen ent of Labor. Wholesale prices declined again in September, dropping more than one and one-half per cent from August, the statements show Re- tail food prices for the month end ed September IS were one-third of one per cent under the average for August IS.
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LUNCH COUNTER

William Fraser, former operator of the Eagles Cafe, announces that he is opening up a lunch counter next to the Seward Steam Laundry in the building formerly occupied by Lucky's Grocery. Light lunches, sandwiches and coffee will be served The lunch counter is now open for business.
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HOPE HENNESsEY,

A meeting of the Seward Radio Club was held last evening in the offices of the Alaska Steamship Company. The meeting was called by the Executive Committee for the purpose of discussion of some defi mite action towards elimination of local interference
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LITTLE THEATRE CLUB MEET

There will be meeting of the Little Theatre Club in the school auditorium at o'clock this eve ming. All members are urged to be present as important business will come before the club for considera- tiOn.
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CHAPLIN VISITS ASTORS

LONDON, Nov. 24. P)-Charles Chaplin, film comedian, visited with Lord and Lady Astor at FL liott Terrace, Plymouth-on-Ho Although the visit was informal, MT. Chaplin is accompanying Lady Astor on several public engage mentS.
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Read our ad for special cleaning and pressing announcement. Sew ard Steam Laundry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19

I important. not only in the treatment
OF disease, but In the description Of
diseases. Diseases can be adequately
dealt with only when properly un-
derstood.
The term rheumatism has been
placed in the background because
more accurate descriptive terms
have been found. Though the ef-
fects of the complaint and partic-
ularly the pain are identical, 10 is
now customary to speak OF Joint
pain as 'arthritis."
Likewise, we have special types OF
arthritis. as "atrophic." or hyper
trophic arthritis" and 'rheumtoid ar.
thrills" True rheumatism with in
Movement OF the joints. is spoken az
as rheumatic fever" although il
may be associated with true arth-
ritis.
All this may seem unnecessary
ana unimportant. However. il Is
quite important for the physician to
know whether he is dealing with
atrophic or hypertrophic arthritis
and as TO whether or not there IL
true rheumatic involvement.
Recourse TO the X-ray. examina-
ton OF the blood and urine. in ad-
dltion to a study Of the symptoms
Of = sufferer. r needed 10 de.
termine accurately the nature az IA
disease. This accuracy Is OF vital
Importance for the future welfare Of
the patient.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
Heart Of a Wife
A Hurried Inspection of the Ground
Outside the Windop Fails 10 Shot0
Any Sign OF the Chinese MnraudeT.
By Adele Garrison

Not a thing" / returned truth
fully. Indeed. / can't see any trace
~ him anywhere. The grass isn't
trampled at all. and there isn't any
sign of-of blood. Yet that glass
must have cut him."
I'll bet II did" Mr.. TIGER said
gleefully. "if he had his face pressed
against the pane the way YOU said"
Il know. But ! can't see a thing.
IL seems just ike a dream"
BY George" My neiEhbor looked
az me In sudden and d~isparaginE
comprehension. That's what Ii was.
a dream. and nothing else. You've
been worrying over those Chinese
that your fathers SO het UP about.
and you was all excited over getting
that fool rice paper thing / found
pinned on the car cushion. and then
you was so tired that you just
dropped off to sleep and dreamed the
hull thing. They say you can dream
a whole years experiences IL two
minutes. That's what it all was. a
dream. and YOU broke the window all
for nothing
III shall replace the window. of
course. and the coffee pot" / said
a bit stiffly. and was ashamed Of
my manner the mex minute when /
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.<o-but ne had "A drcam YOU sea.
He dreamt that u he waited until
the middle ~ the Winter it would
IT, quite cold enough inr a SILVER
right in his own garden 4 saw At
once that that was exactly what We
ought 70 do. So we sat down and
waited for the middle Of the Winter.
And did ir Gomez inquired Flor
tilt came the very day we expected
~. The middle ~ the Winter A.
way comes on time It's very help
full hal way. We put on our over
coats and ruhhers-His Matesfys
mother wouldn't let him stir 0ut 10
the house without ruhbers-ard be-
gan walking around the garden. But
no SILVER did we find. At length
! said: Your Majesty i don't think
we ought I'd walk around the garden
Wen get IA SILVER. We ought
70 stand perfectly still withoat u
rubbers and then the Shivers VIII
come In flocks.' That's right. said
he. And with that he took up hits
rubbers and stood stock stlll tn the
deepest part on the snow. The wind
was icy-cold. The sky was full %
dull grey snOw-clouds. Lt was m
bitter day ont there in the garden"
And did the Shlvers Gomez asked
the shadows eagerly.
The tin soldier looked about him
furtively Il t. sure that mn one was
listening. They came one after
the other" nv whispered "I could
feel them an about me-
Tomorrow: The Capturel
CopynEht 1851. ny AeNtrHrrr Pasture rHrfirei It.
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The Home Kitchen
Bv ALICE LYNN BARR
Instead Of Baking.

apart. The results are good but
this does take more work n more
time.
Beaten eggs OF cream must always
b. folded into other ingredients. not
stirred. TO stir these Light sub.
stances would break I'D their fluff
ness into a liquid state again. On
the other hand. by folding them
which Is 70 cut into the firm ingre-
dents with a spatula or long spoon
held vertically. then adding the
whipped product and placing the
firm mixture over 1.-THE air Is re-
tanned and fluffiness ~ the finished
product assured.
When making a cake. the flour Is
folded In at the last, not stirred in.
The reason for this is that the mix
ture of eggs butter and seasoning
win have been beaten to a fluffiness.
ana In flour ~ stirred III. II Will break
III TIP. on the other hand. II the
flour is gently folded IN. a little al
a time being covered by a vertical
twist ~ the spoon. no air previously
beaten into the mixture will escape
Other mixtures can he stirred by
a rotating movement n a spoon or
fork.
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XKTARM weather dlscouraEes
W. the use Of the stove even for
the favorite baked dishes.
But IN many cases II is possible IN
get almost the same effects. and yet
not use the oven much or at a4L-
Many Of the e-ncasserole dishes. IKE
potatoes au gratin. meat ste"s ana
nuddInr. car w. given "A long slow
cooking IN tor WI the stove over IA
simmerinE flame. then Drowned
under the broiler in the oven al the
end. Potatoes may be boiled ~ their
skins. Their drained. dried and given
a finish az baking
The custard dishes can 1e nol.e1
instead OF baked. and. indeed. many
who prefer a soft consistency prefer
them this way Here Il a delicious
boiled custard. 70 be served cold.
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in my house and listened-no. the
footsteps were not mounting there.
But when | went back into my
room a%gain-there they were, step
by step. beginning fast. slowing.
slowing. slowing.
Ny blood chilled with a strange
terror.
Did | imagine them - the foot
steps?
What happens 10 people who
imagine such things as that2
Sometimes week would pass and
/ did not hear the steps
Last night there was "A round
moon OF silver in the sky. the distant
water sparkled with a path ~ glory.
and the night air was heavy with
the fragrance az lilacs. purple and
white. newly come 70 bloom.
What a peaceful world Il was
outside in the moonlight. and what
bird was thai thai sang % sweet ln
the middle az the niEhtg
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
Household Helps

There's no denying it-a tcasrer
Is a great convenience I'd the break
fast table. III the budget won't in
clude II. save your pennies FOR the
express purpose OF purchasing a
toaster. IL doesn't take many n
them to get this serviceahle break
fast accessory.
One Of the most effective methods
OF whitening and purifying spOnEes
is simple enough. Soak the sponge
IN milk and rinse thoroughly in
warm water 70 which a little car.
bolic acid has been added The
sponge viii be like new after this
treatment.
Life and attractiveness may be
added TO turkish towels whose edges
have become frayed hy cutting nff
the wor parts and binding the fresh
edges with strips or colored ginEham.
Do not spoil the cakes or mullins
by stretching the batter too far when
all OF the little compartments in THE
gem pans can not r. filled Instead.
partly fill the remaining spaces with
water and bake as usual. This will
prevent the cups from becoming dis
colored with dry heat
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Three Minute journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING

"HE ukulele and the song
"Aloha-Ohe." the hula-hula
and the grass skirt made
Hawaii famous but her unique at
fractions as an international play
ground have aided her in retaining
her fame.
There Is something warm and
friendly about Hawaii and about her
brown-skinned people. They like TO
see YOU, are glad You are visiting
then and are eager for you TO have
n good time. When You land in
Honolulu's lovely harbor native girls
hang garlands around your neck.
This practise may tie good bust
ness. but it's a pleasant way Of eX-
tending a welcome just the same.
ThrouEhout your stay on the island
o will encounter the same cordi-
atty and genial cheer. Whether you
epend your days on the world
famous Waikiki beach. bathed In
sunshine as You watch the exciting
sport of s~urfboard riding or 20 sight
seeing among the thousand natural
beauties OF this charming place YOU
will find a gracious welcome every
where.
First we will take a look about
Honolulu. This IS an up-to-the min
Ute metropolis with both spanish
and modernistic styled buildings.
Tn streets are clean and rich with
<lou-ers. To those interested in the
wav American industrial methods
have been applied 70 these lanEuor-
Gus isles, a visit 70 the vast pine
emile factories in Honolulu will
nrove a revelation. These enormous
buildings urn out eighty per cent
or the worlds canned pineapple and
the work il superintendent and
carried on with a maximum OF
efficiency.
However. most people viii be more
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19

FyO BID Surfeited by luxury! What a horrible
thought that isl Just imagine being bored
and therefore growing to hate the lovely
things Of life, the things for which SO many Of US
strive. Seems almost impossible that such a thing
could ever be. And yet it so often happens
Have you ever been in a fashionable shop
and watched women being fitted for gowns,
gowns that look As though they had been made
out Of g0ssmcr and sewn with strands OF spider
WEBB How Disconnected some of these women
look, how different from some of the fresh
appearing, bright ~saleswomen who wait on them.
They have everything in the world worthwhile
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
Truth Routs Ghosts
OF Doubt and Terror
Mystery Steps in the Night-d Shirery Spine-but the
Mystery Vas Easily Explained, Just Like Al the
Others That PuzzIe Us So
By WINIFRED BLACK

How fun life II of beauty and ~
Joy. when the birds have 70 wake
up in the middle OF the night 20
tell Us about IL.
Step-step-step-there IL was. the
tagging footsteps mounting the hid
den stairs.
In the morning I told the break
fast table about II.
4 tried 70 laugh. but I'm afraid
my laughter was a sickly imitation
81 mirth.
One OF the people did laugh - II
was a man. young and lighthearted.
Put on your hat" he said. after
breakfast. and come with me. ]
want 70 show you something that
VIII interest you"
And I put or my hat and followed
the young ma down 10 a little hack
street almost Ike an alley
do YOU see that high door IN
the wall there7" said the young mar
who had laughed al my story az the
mysterious footsteps. Come. Twill
open that door"
stand here" ne said. and lis
ter.
And h young nan opened ths
door TN the wall, ana tramp-tramT
-tramp-the steps began again.
I looked into the opened doorway
and there was a flight OF steps cad
ing from tke little narrow street uT
and TIN. 10 the courtyard lust below
my house.
The mystery was explained.
How simple il all was-like all the
other mysteries that puzzle us 50.
The ghosts o. terror and appre
hension and doubt that haunt us
why they're nothing at all. bu
somebody OF plain flesh and blooc
coming UP a pair Of very ordinary
stairs.
I'M glad | told the breakfast table
about my folly.
And I'm glad the young mar
laughed and showed me the truth
about it.
Copyright. 1881. ~ Newspaper Feature seTirs. Inc
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and they look a. though life had passed them BY
1t is just the same old diagnosis-too much
luxury and not enough liberty. And so it would
seem that liberty is the greatest. the rarest
luxury Of all.
What a pity it is that so many girls have be-
fore them the thought of a wealthy marriage.
Better it is to wish for happiness and liberty Of
thought and action, than for luxury. What is il
worth to be a bird in a gilded cage? For very
often the bars of the cage that shine so brightly
are bars of steel that bar the way to freedom.
And steel can SO easily be gilded over that il
looks just like gold. But just the same il isn't.
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The Call Comes

NO. indeed. / know you weren't.
Please forgive me-" I said earnestly.
And probably / did dream IL all.
Don't pay any more attention 10 me.
Mr.. TIGER. Go on out 10 your work.
iii lock the door comfortably after
you. and then I'll wait for nv tele-
phone call
But l watches him 70 with
troubled eyes. for / knew In spite OF
my seeming acQuiescence In his
opinion. that I had not dreamed the
face at the window.
/ had the greatest reluctance 70 80
hack 10 the sitting room. but ] COM
PEELED myself to the act. and sat
down on the couch. watching the
window l had broken with fascinated
and Mortified eyes. Then the tele-
phone rang. shrilly. insistently. and
: guessed that Martha Halkett was
calling me.
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1881. by Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19

native features OF the island than
in the working out OF high-powered
production methods.
For these. there r many attrac.
tons. Not the least OF these is the
dancing OF the native hula. In olden
times this was a sacred dance in
which natives OF both sexes and
every age took part. Though no
longer holding an eminent place in
the hearts OF the Hawaiians there
are today countless native dancers
who perform the curious steps and
movements with both skill and
grace.
Go BE Continued.J
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Nd. ~ OIIgrs 4 Iheory

But / could not shake off the feel
ing. and. dcsntsLnE my own weak
ness. ! nut the movable screen aside.
and closed and bottled the window be-
fore going downstairs.
rs there any way that man could
have crawled INTO the CELLAR" |
asked Ar. Ticer. still doing sentry
duty between the sitting room and
the kitchen.
NO. that's 2 thing certain" he
replied. The windows are all locked
or the inside. and Mis- Tlcer. she
locked THE cellar door and give me
the key before she went over 10 your
house. Why" eagerly. Did YOU
see anything that made you suspi-
ci0n he'd got Ill the celiar?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
The Stars Wednesday, L"' Ma, 20
Go BE C%ontinued.)
By CENEvIEVE KEMBLE

advancement. with all interests
promising favors and progress. but
a peculiar Though not POWERFUL
angle may relate 70 money transac-
tons. Purely personal relations
should also thrive and bring decided
advantages and pleasure. A child
born on this day should be well
qualified for success and happiness
IN life. with excellent social graces.
artistic skill and business acumen.
IL should prosper in employment and
! in peculiar undertakings.
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A LIVELY and generally propi-
A tious state OF affairs may be
IA looked for on this day. &C
eording to the lunar transits. Busi-
rsss employment. all pertaining 10
.rr;,inrs. publishing and promotion.
well as new projects are under
sorfunate planetary rulership. Do
-astir social. artistic and romantic
assoriafions should also flourish. In
ss-snoes there may be a soEdid note.
THOSE whose birthday It Is may
,ooE for n year OF fair prospects and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19

Tor this aiIment az there are plan
cts in the solar system. Grand
mother had her own pet liniment,
ga sure cure for rheumatism" In
her goodness of heart she was al
ways anxious for every sufferer to
try II.
II Is the effort of modern medi-
cine to be accurate. ccura is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
Nv VERA WINSTON.

.WHE boucle suit has become one
~ fashions hiEhliEhts this
season and nearly everyone OF
Us has such a dress ensemble in our
wardrobe. B0ucle is attractive and
useful. and Is equally good for town
and country wear. III In a fashion
that has been carried over from the
Autumn and no doubt viii again be
ne thing next Fail There IS nothing
like the dress with matching jacket
for looks and snartness and 80 there
~ scarcely a smart frock that does
not own its own accompanying
Jacket. IL gives such a finished ap-
pearance and with the right aces
SORES one ~ always wei dressed.
Particularly smart In the boucle
ensemble here Sketched. II IS OF
brown. IN a deep amber shade. For
contrast and 10 carry out the ma
brown with white scheme there are
four inserts ~ white crepe az the
neck. The bolero jacket has inter-
esting details and there Is a purled-
In skirt yoke. The belt is gathered
into an amber buckle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-19
Words Of the Wise

We can find nothing more in
study than VIE bring ~ the
study Of ID. Fraser.
The sun which ripens the
corr and fills the succulent herb
with nutriment also pencils with
beauty the violet and the rose.
Abbott
IA gilded frame makes " good
picture in the eyes az nearly All
the world. Robertson.
We exchanged our expert
ence, and all learned something.
Emerson.
\ have lived M know that the
secret OF happiness IA never wv
allow your energies 70 stag
nate. Clarke.
Our enemies speak WY us as
they hear; we judge of our
selves as we feel More.
The highest effect w elo-
quence requires an cloquer'
speaker and an eloou-
hearer -Shr
Tie introduction WY
course should b A rifle-shot az
az the theme. Paxton.
Passions are hkcned best t0
floods and streams. The shall
low murmur. but the deep are
dumb. Raleigh
Many an immortal work mat
is a ource Of exquisite enjoy
ment 10 mankind has been
written with the blood WI the
author az the expense w his
happiness and OF his life.
-Whipplo
All imagination. properly -1
called. proclaims the activity W.
the aesthetic emotions.
March
Shakespeare's fools are the
"smartest' men in his plays.
March
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should be helpful. but avoid eoing -
deep into the flesh.
MRS. X. II. OWN II prove in-
furious TO take a teaspoonful Of en-
som salts every morning before
breakfast?
2-Will quantities OF salt ana men
per on the food tend 10 drv IN 80
blood? ~
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NAmtAhSp HoA
of hidden stairs.
Q uick q IN d
light, at the foot
of the stairs,
S | 0 W e r a d
heavier as they
came near the
Slower.
more deliberate,
S | o " e o d
I h c n all c I
once-no more.
A dozen times
/ have gone to
the head Of the
staircase
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6(N III down." the Elm soldier
invited. and I'M tell
Just what happened Mli.
Flor. Hand. Yam and Knarf-fhe
shadows with the turned about
names-sat down. They waited
eagerly for the tin soldier 70 tell
them about how ne and KinE Fat
wat hunted the curious animal
called the SILVER.
AS ] started % say the Shfver -
found only where b. H. terribly cold.
and IN Il always frightened
why is that. plcIae9 yam
wanted ~ know
Because. him. 'ust because.
Well His Majesty aud 1 started out
70 find "a SILVER. Wed better En 10
the North Pole said h@ nr tn tha
South Pole said II. Which .s colder
he asked. Both are as cold as each
other I said. His Majesty shook
his head in "A puzzled way. Na
can't very well En tn both places.
can we Not ar the same tmt r
answered. His Majesty agreed VIA
me. He couldn't make up his mind
He thought and thought fnr sixteen
hours and slim ha couldn't make up
his mind. Finally he ZEN asleep.
He couldn't expect "a make up
his mind hy doing that knnrf
exclaimed.
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II h c u m a
tbs M was a
term that COW
cred a multi
{ d e Of all
ments. Regard
less of what
the aim e I
might really be,
if there wa
any pain in a
join t, it was
spoken of a s
rheumatism.
There e
as many patent
medicines S old
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II Asst night, in the deep night,
| heard them again. The
strange, secret, mysterious
footsteps.
Climbing, climbing. always
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saw an embarrassed flush on my
neighbor's cheeks.
"Sho, Mis- Graham. you didn't
think ! was hintin' about that. did
your"
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DEAR NANCY LEE:
~ I am very much in love with
a good looking boy one year my
senior. He tells me he cares for
me and I feel in my own mind that
ne does. But somehow we don't
seem 10 understand each other.
Sometimes for weeks we don't
speak. Won't you tell me what We
can do to have a better under
standing. LONELY.
T ONELY: You are both full OF
~ queer quirks. Next time you
are together have a little talk with
the boy. Make Il pleasant. rather
humorous. and suggest to him that
you both make up your minds "a
start a real friendship free from in.
h.bitions and completes. Otherwise,
you'll never get anywhere.