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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

NEW YORK-Life is like thatI...
But it's also Like this: .
She Is one of the most popular
gypsy" fortune tellers In town. She
forecasts fates" from the teacups.
She picked up the trick Of read
ing tea leaves" while a coed at
college. Before leaving the uni
versity she had made quite a rep
utation az the dorm" parties.
Then she came to New York for
her career.
Well. she hit" the big town Just
at a time when the tea rooms were
going in for "gypsies" In a big way.
At lunch hours crowds Of supersti-
tious and curious damsels would
jam these tea rooms. They still do.
There are scores Of such spots all
owe the midtown section. She
noted that tips were offered when
particular special" information
was desired.
After a few weeks. u began to
look as though a job might not
come her way for a while. SO she
went to a costumer. got herself a
gypsy outfit and, being a young
lady OF dark complexion. found
work as a tea reader. Being a smart
young woman. she made an imme-
date impression. Soon ~ the dear
curious ladies were seeking her
cut; giving her good tips for spe-
cial attention.
Recently she opened her own
psychic parlor" under the name
Of Princess neutrality-suspicious. and
the credulous speak Of her as that
marvellous gypsy seeresS.''
Pardon me while I laugh. For
her name Is Ginsbergl
And there's the old lady who
sells papers in the Times Square
sector.
She. too. came TO the big town
In search OF a career. But love
came along. she married and set
Ted down. And the stage-doors have
lever seen her. except in her role
~ newspaper vendor. For her hus-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09
BONEHEAD CLUB
X = r = =
AT HARLINGEN
\ = r r. T.
is GETTING SOFT

HARLINGEN, July 9.-The Bone
head club is slipping.
Last week the members listened
all the way through a speech and
this week they showed evidences OF
a worthy purpose.
1t vas proposed by DR.. b. I. Mar
tin that the county buy a pullmotor
or lung motor for emergency use at
Boca Chica beach. The proposal was
made in view Of the Fourth OF July
drowning az that place. II was
pointed out that thousands use the
beach weekly and that the nearest
lung motor is at Brownsville, over
20 miles away.
TO make up for this serious move
ment. the club heard Glenn Gal
braith discourse on the Bonehead
University and particularly the Dep
artment OF Scientific Loafing. OF
which he is professor. for the bene-
fit OF a number Of visitors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

Robert Edeson, Arthur Byron. Olive
May. Eleanor Robson. Edmund Holt
and Lionel Barrymore.
A picture as co'orful aB lbs name.
CITY Streets" with Gary Cooper
and Sylvia Sidney co~-StarrinR I'm
the leading roles. will open IA two
day run at the Riv0li. theatre today.
The story Of City Streets n the
story 0f the back streets Of a large
metropolis. where gangster and law
guardian, guilty and innocent. work.
~ and racketeer meet and mlnEle
in a 1roRt Kaleidoscope maze Of In
trigue and romance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

1. A population in 1891 Of over $4,000.
.. A mean average temperature Of 10.
8. Bank deposits. $s.O0O.0OO.
T. Four railroads. seven paved highways.
S. international airport. five air lines.
. n $5.o00.O0O deep water port financed.
7. The best climate. soil i'm the world
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Two damage suits have been filed
against the St. L. B. e. NJ railway
by farmers near CombeS. alleging
their crops we're damaged by i'm
proper construction by the railroad.
". b. Alton and B Elmore are
plaintiffs in one suit and seek
s1.574.75 in damages: r. w. Carl
isle and "A. "A. Ferguson are plain
tiffs in the other suit and seek
s2.32aOs.
The suits have been filed In the
civil district court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

sidered the outstanding work Of this
talented author. and III has had "a
colorful career on American dra-
matte boards. The long history at
tached 20 this play started In 1899
at the Hamilton Opera House in Chi
cago where 10 had It's premiere and
played for more than a year with a
cast which later became famous
such names as Theodore Roberts
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girl ~iuttering with excitement.
LANES heart stood still She
tore the omInous thing open. Her
eyes raced over the lines.
Mother has pneumonia Better
come. st. Anselm's Hospital. Phila-
deIphia. Elsie"
LANE uttered one small. stihed
cry. "0h. my dear. ! should never
have left you'll"
The maid stared. as there any
thing / can do. Miss Barrett?"
"Yes-no-I don't know. Il Mrs.
Cleespaugh up YETI"
"She do be havin' her breakfast
along about this time"
Lame said. II hate 20 disturb her
but / must"
Trembling. she knocked on the
door. The commanding voice bade
her enter. Mrs. Cleespaugh. Tor.
gnette rerched precariously-on the
bridge or her majestic nose. sat UP
in her splendid four-poster. reading
her letters. Frills or Iilac-colored
chiffon. her bed jacket. streamed
around her. Her hair vas already
splendidly dressed. One could not
imagine her in disorder.
WITHOUT a word the young cir
" put the message into Mrs
Cleespaugh's hands.
"Oh. my dear child. ! am fright
fully sorry. or course. you'll wan
to 20. Where Is Oliver Can h'
see about trains? Van Il going n
this morning. He can look aftel
you as far as the city. | hate let
ting you travel BY yourself bu
there's nothing else TO do"
Lane said yes. she had money
Yes. she could arrange everything.
Nonsense" said the old lad,
hriskly. I'm writing you a checl
for $500. You can pay me back an.
time" She waved away the girl
thanks.
Reaching for the house tclephonl
she called Gives room.
He's gone. or course" she muT
INJURED dIsgustedly. You'll fn'
him down Ak the stables. no doubt
He was talking to Kelly about hav
ing the vet In this morning at 1C
Try him there"
Lame few. She found Give Il
consultation with a sandy man A
baggy gray clothes. Give turned I
greet her. excused himself Liam
explained quickly. briefly. She WA
afraid she might be going 10 cry.
Instantly the young man was al
sympathy. He said 70 the veter
nary. Look. Miles. I've got some
thing friEhtfuIIy important 10 aI
tend to. This can 20 over until L
morrow Right. Iii see you ther
About the same time"
He walked back to the hous
with her. talking OK tickets. schet
uIes. She was grateful for his ma
ter-of-fact air IL helped her I
keep from breaking down IL sh
A.. let herself go-if she thought Z
her mother. lying iii I'm that lionel
hospital room. she would not b
able to 20 on.
Was she the same girl who ha
been worrying. a few hours beforI
because a mere man had cause
] her pain? What did all that ma
( ter? How foolish II seemed now
y All that mattered In the wide wcrI
was her brave. tired mother. III l
/ a strange city.
7 AS In d dream Lame packed
bag. She got into her brown twee
\ dress. put on her old brown fel
What did II matter how she looked
In the great hall downstairs. Oh
saw a tall figure looming. II wl
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CAPITOL

Arizona" one or the most popu-
lar and successful stage plays ever
written. has been made into a talk
ing film by Columbia Pictures and
IS showing today and tomorrow at
the Capitol Theatre.
The plsy Is the work on Augustus
Thomas. one Of the greatest Of pre-
sent day playwrights. 10 is con-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

died down and the manufacturers
and dealers in cigarets apparently
have accepted the tax and made
preparations to pass it on 70 the
consumer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

Van. Obviously he was waiting to
tee her.
He said he was sorry. Was there
anything at all he could do? Life
lessIy the girl said no. Nora came
down with her bag. Kelly had
brought the car round. she informed
them. Was Mr.. Give outside?
There seemed nothing for Van 10
40 but hand her into the car. Give
was driving the roadster. Kelly.
red-faced and solemn. put the bag
into the rumble seat and touched
his cap.
II said goodby 70 your mother"
Lame said vaguely. The a moved.
She knew. dimIy. that Van had
touched her hand. had looked NJ
her with what might have been
profound sympathy. She didn't
quite know or rare what be had
said In parting. All that was past.
Give drove swiftly and surely.
They were soon In the Motor Park
way where speed was the expected
thing. -You can get the ~ o'clock"
he shouted 90 her above the roar.
mo difficulty at all"
CHE never knew later how she
~ had got through that dreadful
day. She had a confused impress
sion az the biz. busy station. az n
porter who took her things. OF
Give saying swiftly. competentlyl
"ITl park this and find you NJ the
gate. Ill get your ticket Don't
bother about anything"
She remembered waiting al the
steps. Busy people. casual and
happy people. milIed around her. A
family party. a pretty mother and
a coal black nurse guarding tht
p~lnk-coated baby. How safe anC
sure they all werel Trouble die
not seem "a touch any OK them.
"I1l come along IL you want me-
Give offered shyly as he estab
iished her in her chair.
Lame was shaken out of hel
apathy az this. "Oh. no. no. thanks
You're awfully kind" she told him
she didn't need anyone.
She saw his kind. troubled fac
In that last moment before I'M
train began slowly 70 move. Shl
even raised her hand 10 salute him
Lanes eyes filed with tears
People were good. she though
duly. III was only when you wer
In trouble that you found that out
The short journey seemed IN
termInable. Give had wired Elsi
the time OF her arrival but Their
was no one waiting I'm the disma
station. She gave the cabman Oh
address OF the hospital and the
sat staring through the window q
the unfamiliar streets.
AT the information desk
starched young woman with a d
tached air told her Mrs Barrett
was I'm ace. No change. she added
The words chilled Lame. He
heart was full TO bursting as n
rode Up IN the creaky. antisepti
smelling elevator. The man locke
at her with a faint curiosity III
was accustomed to pallid visitor
with terror An their eyes but thl
one was SO young-so alone
A strange Elsie waited outsld
the door on Cass' room. an Elsi
pale and serious. Glad you'v
come. kid" she whispered Can
70 i'm right now. The doctor
there"
The throbbing OK Lanes hear
} was thunderous. She reached 10
something 10 steady herself.
Tell me-" she began. Just mo-
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Great Financial Loss to Texans

Rep. Paul Hill OF webb county IS a member Of the
oil and gas committee Of the legislature. He made a
tour Or the East Texas oil field His viewpoint Is that
oil proration would solve the trouble IN East Texas
which has caused the price Or crude to ~tcgobban all
over the nation. Few people, according to Rep Hill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

TBE SLaff COrreSp0nNenfI
WESLACO. July 9.-S. M. Patter-
son. manager Of the chamber Of
commerce. claims to nave one OF
the most complete soil survey maps
of the Valley.
He took the three maps or Cam
eron. Hidalgo and Willacy counties
prepared by the government and
pasted them all together. making enc
huge map. They are all on the mt
scale and fit together perfet -.
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bad" She couldn't 60 IN. Elsie
shook her head. They don't know
Just when the crisis will come"
she said. Tonight. they think.
we thought IN was just IA cold.
Shed been struggling along with r.
didn't want 10 mention TX 90 you.
Yesterday morning the doctor said
IL was pneumonia lie hurried her
over here s0 she'd get the best care.
Hope Il was the right thing 70 do"
Her bright eyes sought Lanes
anxiously.
"Oh. l know you've been doing
everything possible" Lame began
hoarsely. Both girls fell silent.
watching the door. The nurse
came out. " Liano an imper-
sonal glance and hurried down the
hall.
AS III a trance the watchers fol-
lowed her movements with their
yes. She returned lin WA moment
with a hypodermic needle on a
tray.
"Just a minute. honey" Elsie re-
assured the trembling Lame. "Dr.
LaneTlI NJ out and you can talk 90
him. Don't 60 all 70 pieces now.
Wen need you. TIN buck Cass IT'D
Just 10 see you"
The knob Of the door began 10
turn. Like one searching che face
Of the omnipotent for a sign Of re-
lenting. the two girls Eazed at the
iron gray man who emerged.
How In she7" Easped Lame
Slowly the mar shook hls heaA
Not too bad" His tone hen .
professional checrfulnesa. meaning
less. more terrifying than gloom.
The girl felt he had spoken thus
10 IN dozen anxious watchers.
MAY I 60 ID 70 see her now?"
His look probod her. "Lf youIl
promise not IN disturb her"
She staunehiy promised. She
would not allow one tear t0 flow.
THE still figure ON the bed moved
ever ~ slightly. There was a
low moan and the nurse moved
swiftly t0 her patients Side. Alert
she stood there. then turned. I'm
ger ON lin. ~ sign chic watcher with
her 20 silence.
"Just the same" she murmured-
Lame looked up quickly. hopeful
". al the movement. But az tho
nurses words che girls pall0r deep
ened. She settled again in her
chair. her eyes never leaving the
quiet figure under the c0verlet
Cass was quiet now. Before she
had been delirious and that had
been awful.
"She mustn't die-she won't die
she can't" This Lame repeated
over and over 70 herself as II II
were "a magic lItany 10 chain CasE'
spirit
"She mustn't She WON'T"
Thus the girl had prayed. had
hoped. al the long day. she had
been at the hospital for three days,
now. and the awaited crisis failed
10 arrive. At night she dreaded
going with Elsie back I'D the hotel.
She lay. long hours. I'm the dark.
ness. every nerve straininE for the
telephone message sho felt sure
would come. In the dawn she
would rise. with shaking fingers
, dash the fey water into her red.
! trimmed eyes. Exhausted. she would
dress. wait for the hour when sAe
might creep 20 her mothers side.
|, III was all terrible. terriblel so
! had NO known before what an'
guish could be.
vi Ito Be ContinucdD
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nrcry urnE TODAY

BEGIN HERE TODAY
when LANE BARRETT. 1S md
beautiful. goes ca dinner with
some casual ncquaintances
blundern into n spcnkeasy shoot
ing. Lame through the
Kindness Of SHANE MeDFsRMID.
n young policeman. CASS BAR
RETT. her actress mother. takes
her 70 willow stream. n. H.. for
the summer. Before she leaves.
Lame hns n romantic encounter
with a handsome stranger.
McDermid comes 90 tell Lame
the man In the spcakeasy quarrel
MURFEL LAnD. dehutante who
shares box Office duties with her.
Lame meets the h n n a > o VA e
stranger whose name ~ VAN HO-
BARD. Cnss maniferts alarm ON
hearing hts name aud asks Lame
mot "a see him again.
MRS. CLEESPAJGH. the the
nfer's rich pnfronrss. invites Lame
"a stay with her in n fall while
her mother goes ON tour. The girl
cnn mot forget Hnhnrh. evrn after
she henrs gossip coupling his
name with ADELE LADD. Muriel'H
mother. Murfcl goes about with
CHUCK DESMOND. dcbnnnlr re-
porter. and one night her mother
Institutes n frantic search for the
couple. believing they have elOped.
The affair proves q false alarm.
Lame goes fo stay with the Ciees-
pnuEh~ md finds the E~n0d-fooking
son of the house. Give. con
sidernte nnd companIonabie. when
Van Robard drops In unexpected
Nv one night she ~ again fascinated
ny him. Then she hears he In 20
marry Muriei Ladd.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
THERE II "a In black and white
Nora had left the morninI
paper beside Lanes breakfast tray
She read: Mr.. and Mrs. John Fer
ton Ladd Of this city and WiIIoE
Stream. L. l.. announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Muriel MOI
ton Ladd. to Mr. James Van Dusei
Robard. son OF the late Mr.. an
Mrs. Edward Creighton Robard Q
New York and Newport The cer'
mony will take place"
Lame saw no more. Blindly IN
pushed the paper from her. bega
automatically 10 pour her COFFEE
This morning the luxury or IN
breakfast rite failed 10 please be-
Van Robard and Muriell She Jus
didn't believe Il. IL was stupiI
There was no meaning in IT,
Why then had he said. "Swe'
child. / had to come back 10 &c
you? Was that just a line" IN
sort OF thing he said TO every won
an? Oh, what a fool she was eve
TO give him a moments though
Cruel. cruel. that's what he wa
Cruel and constituencies. And w
he didn't look like that sort Their
was something fine about his darl
ly lowering face
You've got 10 stop this moi
sense" LANE told her image In IN
mirror. Indeed she looked ghos
like this lovely. misty mornin.
There were black circles under ht
eyes. Her clear skin had a pallil
lifeless look.
why did he come here?" 81
asked herself as she dressed. Wh.
indeed7 The whole thing Mystic
her. II was like a picture puzz
with one OF the pieces missing.
The Ladds. she had heard. IA
closed their house and gone bas
TO town. Why had be come 10 WI
low Stream on the eve OF the a
nouncement Of his engagement?
was all crazy and muddle-heade
She couldn't figure II out.
As she opened her door she q
most collided with the parlor ma
who carried a yellow envelope on
tray. For you. miss" gasped u
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

HARLINGEN. July e.-Born to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Lee or Harlin-
gen a girl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
Governor Ritchie Is
 Against Ownership
 By The Government
It Would Create Political Machine of Staggering
 Magnitude Declared the Governor of Maryland

nment-ownership. The capi- talistic system has it's defects, of course-periods of forced unem- ployment are perhaps the worst but 1t has centuries of evolutionary growth back of it., and under it we have come to lead the nations of the world in every form of pro- gress. I do not believe in crippling it.
 T would not deny the people of any state the right to protect and develop their power resources in whatever way may seem to them best adapted to hat end. But do not believe there are many in- stances in which state regulation will not amply suffice rather than any form of state ownership"
 The governor said government ownership of the power industry would vastly reduce tax collections and would make us political slaves of the federal government" in that it would create a political machine of staggering magnitude"
 '"That is what happened in On- tario," he said. "It would just as sure happen in this country"
 He said power should not be- come a partisan issue and cited the power positions of such men as Governor Clifford Pinchot, of Penn sylvania, and Senator George w. Norris, republican, Nebraska.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

Polling places for the coming city election will be selected dur ing the next week or ten days as the result of action taken at last nights meeting of the board or aldermen. Aldermen Frank Ber- gen, Charles Sciullo and c. Arthur Dubois were named committee to select the sites for voting places in the 20 districts. Another meet ing of the aldermen will be called to adopt the list and order pup lishmen of the polling places. It IS believed that the locations selected will be practically similar to those used in the recent democratic prl- maries.
 Last nights session, an ad- iourned meeting, was brief. Ihe aldermen were scheduled to meet a week from last night but due to the fact that that was Labor Day, they merely convened and voted adjournment to last evening. :,
 Alderman Charles Schmidt ano Alderman Joseph Wilhelm potn republicans, refused to vote Fl favor of the adoption of report from the abatements committees IsNwever, their republican constr NAts on the board did not sup, DON them and they, with d soiiu democratic vote, pushed Ihe re nort over to adoption. The two ohiecting aldermen merely pointed out that they favored postponins collection of the taxes recommend ed for abatement rather than the complete wiping off of the ac- counts from the city's books. The taxes abated were those of John Retts of Irvington avenue. amount, ing to s323, and Peter Devenis or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

Reno, Nevada, September 15- (UP) - A school day romance broken by fame neared an end to- day when the divorce suit of Mrs Grace Mackay Tibbett, wife of Lawrence Tibbett, opera and film star, was placed on the calendar for hearing.
 As Grace MacKay Smith she was a fellow student of Tibbett at a Los Angeles high school.
 They were married in 1919 af- ter leaving school and Tibbett' con- tinued his voice studies in Los An geles. Their twin sons, Richard MacKay and Lawrence Ivan, were born there.
 chance" - theHetaoinshrdlushrdlu
 Then came Tibbett's first "big chance '- the part of Amonasro in "Aida' at the Hollywood Bowl. where he made his operatic debut in 1923.
 He was a success almost over- night. A few months later he was summoned to New York, heralded as young rags to riches" singer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

Chicago, Sept 15.-UP)-W. L. Saunders, inventor of the only per- petual motion machine ever pat ented in the United States, stood in the odd acre of whatits, gad- gets, gimcracks and other useful things at the Second International Patent Exposition to-day and ex- plained his contribution.
 "The six going up on the right" he said, pointing to a figure 6 on a glass ball on the end of a glass spoke in a wheel, "becomes a 9 going down on the left. The metaphysical difference in weight makes the wheel go around"
 "Humph,' said A. B. Chandler in the next booth, also an inventor.
 "The wheel is going around, isn't it?" protested Saunders.
 "Ye-e-es," admitted Chandler. "But what of it? Now here is something that works and is use full too. It's the A. B. c. ear warmer. It's much heater than an ordinary ear muff."
 There are 32,000 inventions at the exposition in the merchandise mart, invented by 25,000 inventors from 22 countries.
 There's the San Diego water walker. It's boat with two holes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
0AKVILLE

Mrs Frederick Slough of Rosette street entertained at a party last Thursday afternoon in honor or her sons, Frederick Harrison, first birthday. The house was decorat- ed in green and white streamers with table decorations of the same color. The birthday cake was frosted in white and green candles, and a green candle occupying the center of the cake. A delicious luncheon of sandwiches, cookies and ice ceram was enjoyed by the ! little ones attending who were: Barbara Benedict, Gilbert Angle Norman Benedict, Walter. Bobby. Joseph and Mary West. Francis Murphy, Lawrence Noel, Jr, Renee
 Slough, Paul Ingraham, Charles Ingraham, Mrs Slough was assist ed by Mrs George Austin. Master Frederick received many pretty
 and useful gifts. u
 Many friends of Peter Gibbons are very glad to hear he has re- turned to his home on Franklin street. after a four months con finement at the Waterbury nos pital. Peter was the victim of a motorcycle accident, causing a badly crushed leg. He was ois- charged last week, his leg peing placed in a cast. Later he VIII return to the hospital for re- newal cast to be applied.
 Briefs MT and Mrs Arthur James oI Belmont avenue entertained MT and Mrs Fred Henderson Of New Britain at a steak roast Saturoay. Miss Marjorie Morris. who nas been spending ten days at tne "Curtiss House." Woodbury, as the guest of her aunt. Mrs Sullivan. re turned to her home on Rosette street yesterday.
 Mrs Louis Stemm of Newton Heights entertained at dinner sunday, Mrs John Bryant. and son. Walter, of Bristol, MT and Mrs William Scadden and daughter. Dorothy, of Springfield. and George Montgomery. of Astoria, r. l: MT and Mrs Frederick Slough and their two children of Rosette street, Mrs Rachel Slough ana Mrs MaBel Atwood of Watertown avenue motored to New Miifora Sunday and spent the day witn
 friends.