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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
WILL CHANGE CURVATURE
NV The Associated Press. I

TEMPLE. Tex. Oct IT." Dead Mans
Curve" bad break in the route Of
motoristsA so named because Of its ten
dency to play fatal. practical jokes on
unwary drivers. should suffer change
in curvature, according 10 the board OF
educators here. Protest has been made
against the erection Of filling station
on a site near the high school where
Dead Mans Curve" casts its reptilian
bend. A permit for the station had been
issued.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
WRITES HISTORY

SAN ANTONIO. O,l. II. Christopher
S,huchari. -. who died recently. wrote
a book. "A Texas Pioneer" in which h.
rcrilcd the incident # a storm lie Was
in a. hov crossing fram Hanover. Ger
many. nearly - years ago. The boat
was shipwrecked in Galveston bay, after
taking seven weeks in crossing from
Errmru
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
STILL HAVE OLD CUSTOM

III. PASO. nf. II. -Mrxiro still holds
Ia the ancient custom Of taking zap
at nocntimc. The worki.g day ai the
customs house in inarcz for example. is
from "a I. noon aud from :; Ia q ia
the evening. The three hours are for
lunch and sicstaS. Stores do not recog
nize the sicsia hour, however, but fed
cral employees do.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17

WASHINGTON. ID. g.. Oct. l7.-Loss
BY fire Of the dir.gblc CO. at San An
tonic. is expected by the air service Off
cials here to renew the agitation for the
development of non-combustiblc helium
gas for use in all government lighter
than air ships. No official report of
the accident has been received. but Off
cisls said il was evident the destruction
Of the CO was due to the use Of hydro
gen as was the case with the destruction
Of the Roma at Hampton Roads several
months ago
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
ALL SPEED RECORDS BROKEN

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, Oct. ~.
-Travcling ~ a greater speed than any
human being ever before attained, Lieut..
X. J.. Vaughan. "A United States army
pilot. Sunday set new airplane record
hy covering a ~ r-kilnmcter course at "a
rate of 3i>..r miles an hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
SIX COUNTIES ASK AID

AUSTIN. Texas. oct. Applica-
tions far federal AMI state road aid from
siN counties were presented ~ the state
highway commission in monthly session
Monday. Counties asking aid are: Brew
stpr. HrookS. Shelly. Matagorda. Rock
wall ard Travis. The commission to-
night issued q statement warning citizens
against purchasing stolen automobiles. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
AVIATOR KILLED AT
SAN ANTONIO WHEN
AIEPLANE CRASHES

SAN ANTONIO. Teyas. Oct. lT.-Licu-
tenant Walter A. Ball. aged n. was
crushed 20 death this morning when his
airplanc fcll. tie was flying over the
city al the time cf the accident. lie had
been stationed a, Kelly Field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17

NEW YORK. Oct. l7.-The destruction
by fire Of the dirigible CO at Brooks
Field today marks the fourth spectacu-
lar loss of = big airship in less than
two years. On February 81 1922. the
Roma blew up over Hampton Roads; on
August ~. 1921. the ZR-2 burst into
flames over Hull. England. with death
toll OF ~. on January 1. 1927, the RS
was wrecked in gale over Howden.
England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
FIRST COLD WAVE
HITS. NORTH TEXAS

WICHITA FALLS. Oct. 1.-THE
first real cold wave of the season struck
here last night. The thermometer regis
tered ~ degrees This morning. Half inch
If rain fel, during the night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville aud Vicinity: Unsettled
ard cooler. probably with local rains to
night aud Wednesday. Moderate to
strong northerly winds on the coast.
East Texas: Tonight fair in north and
unsettled in south portions with rains
on the coast: colder with frost in rorth-
west portion. Wednesday fair; warmer
in northwest portion. Small craft warn
ings indicated for the Texas coast today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
SEAT 1900 PEOPLE

fBy The Associated Press.)
III. PASp. Diet. lG. We seat $40
people eighteen ~ a time saws "A sign
in m III Pa>o quick lunch room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
Local Weather Data

For the 2i-hour period ending at 1890
today. 90th meridian time:
Barometer 7 p. m. yesterday . so
Barometer n. M. today ......... 29.93
Temperature highest yesterday. 80.
Temperature z p. M. yesterday . 7s.
Temperature lowest last night. . 4. 65.
Temperature a. NJ today ..... 65.
Temperature 1890 today .... SO.
Humidity p. m. yesterday (pctD 81.
Humidity m. today (pctl ... .9l.
Temperature 2i;3o today tpctD ~. IS.
Precipitation p. m. Yesterday M 600
Precipitation 7 n. m. today. ....... 600
Total rainfall this month ...... 0.07
Wind (direc. & vel.) p. m.... E-i
Wind (dircc & veil Z y. m.. Nj
Weather 7 p. m. yesterday. !. pit. cldv.
Weather a. m. today. .........c clear
Sun sets today ............ .6:0l
Sun rises tomorrow .G:3I
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
PROHIBITION.
issue BEFORE
FEDERAL COURT
Validity Of Attorney Gener-
ais Ruling Goes Before
Judge Hand in New York
Today
CBy The Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. DflT The wei and
dry forces faced each other today before
Federal Judge Hand III The first battlr
over thr validity w Attorney General
Daagherty~ liquor ruling regarding
transportation ~ liquors on steamships.
The government forces are prepared
Ia present arguments fu show Why they
should noi hr permanently enjoin"d
from putting inio effect the provisions
of Attorney General DauHhrrtyS rulings.
Attorneys fnr thr steamship companies
are reported ~ hr prepared - Nag.
bitter iigLJ ro prevent the enlOrcemrGt
VI the ruling.
Whether the mere presence of liquor
in sea stores On foreign vessels comes
within the scope w the eighteenth
amendment " thu national prohibition
act IN the real issue bod DAJEherty's rul-
ing, sad the counsel for the v hite Star
Line IN his argument
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17


MEN YORK, Oct. 1.-THE legal bat
tie 10 determine the right 81 foreign
owned ships To enter ports in the Unit
cd States with liqu0r aboard was open
cd last night with the issuing by United
States District Attorney Howard of d
reply To the bills in equity brought hy
five foreign steamship companies % rc-
strain enforcement Wy the recent ruling
prcvclting the carrying ~ lIauOr vn
vessels entering American ports.
The reply makes n the nam tour con-
tcnt.ons:
That the district court before which
the eases are 20 be heard tomorrow
morning has 10 jurisdiction ia the mat
ter. that The salts are really against
the United States government: that they
do not show that the government has
consented 70 be sued; and that they 10
not disclose any basis for an action IN
equity
Upon these grounds the defense OF
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. Henry
q. Stuart. acting collector w customs
for the port of New York und Ralph "A.
Day. federal prohibition director for the
state OF New YORK, who are made de-
AAAAAtAA" AN AAAN WAANr NlWANNA ~. NHf
companies. will b. built an court tomor-
row.
Another steamship company. the Brit
ish-Owncd international Navigation COM
pany, Ltd, of Liverpool owning four
passenger ships W $1,000 tons gross.
late yesterday was added wv the Iist WI
passenger carrying steamship compa-
nies that have brought bills in equity
10 restrain government officials from en-
forcing the recent order relative t0 car
ryinE liquor into thc ouL-of American
ports.
The case of tire international NavIga-
ton company. which names Secretary
Mellon. Collector Stuart Ralph A. DAY
and John y. Appleby ~ che local en-
forcemcnt forces wv defendants, Is sImI-
lar 70 that filed by four other foreign
companies and three American compa-
MES.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17
Brownsville Legion Post
Endorses Work Volunteers
Of America In This City


Post Commander, John Hanson Post American
Legion, Brownsville Texas.
To:
Captain a. l.. Cornwall Volunteers Of America, Browns
vile.
Subject:
Work of Volunteers of at Brown
J.. John Hanson Post No
takes pleasure commencing
Volunteers Of America
charge OF the work a Brownsville.
2 Tie Legion particularly to
finding disabled
for Legion procuring
within the knowledge
phcd funds
and aided the Legion procuring
Mrs
and thank with
post in helping former men in .tt
JOHN HANSON
AMERICAN LEGION
Robert l.. Faulk, Post Commander
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-17

the 2i-hour period ending at 1890
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
THE ISLAND OF CORSICA
One of Frances Excuses for a Larger
Navy.
COUNTRY full OF ROMANTIC INTEREST
Idea That the People. are Savage is all
a Mistake-No Paupers in the Land,
and Very Few Who are Very Rich
Liberty is Still Hiahly Prized.

and Very Few Who are very hIeh-
Liberty is Still Highly Priced.
Corsica is one Of the Mediterranean
reasons advanced by France in her
claim that her navy was necessary to
defend her possessions in three seas.
The following bulletin concerning Cor
sica, from the Washington, D. c.,
headquarters of the National Geo
graphic Society, is based on notes by
Clifton R. Adams, recently returned
from this island department of France:
Few people know Corsica as more
than a little island, the birthplace Of
the Emperor Napoleon and the home of
an almost savage race. But today, be-
cause it is so little known, it is one of
the most delightful corners of the
earth.
A Medley of Races.
Its history is astonishing. So many
races have fought for it in the obscure
centuries that the present day Corsl-
can is a mixture, exhibiting many of
the racial traits of the Adventures
from Tyre and Phoenicia, the Goth,
Vandal, Moor and Saracen as well as
the Roman, Genoese and Pisan OF the
later centuries. .... .
1.-The love of liberty Is still strong
and in some of the smaller mountain
towns the older men say that they
never ceased fighting for independence
until after August Is, 1863 when the
island was formally declared a French
possession. By strange prank of fate
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on that
day in the beautiful little port OF
Ajaccio. with its orange and almond
groves, its mimosa trees and its grace
full palms.
The Hero of Corsica.
During the struggles Of later years
Pasquale Paoli appeared as the leader
of the Corscans against the oppres-
sion of Gen a and while he in turn was
forced to submit to the rule Of France
he is considered the real hero of Cor
sica and his picture can be seen in
many a mountain home to this day.
His tomb Is the shrine of Corsica.
Tales still are told Of his simplicity
and scoin Of luxury. After he was
made a general so runs one Of these
stories, his brother thought it more
befitting his dignity that glass win
dows should be put in his home. Pas
uuale broke every pane declaring, do
not mean to live like a duke in my
fathers house, but like a Corsican
born
Because the Vendetta was organic
ed in these stirring times as a protec-
tive mea sure the world Of the present
believes the Corsicans to be a savage
people, vindictive and vengeful, and
that bandits and robbers abound in the
mountain Businesses. Today the Cor
sican is milder man, often very poor,
always kindly, honest and hospitable
to travellers. 1t is matter of native
pride that no beggars are to be found
in Corsica.
Not to be outdone by other larger
cities, Calvi on the north cast of Cor
sica claims the birthplace Of the great
discoverer Columbus. Bastia is an i'm
portant port on the northeast part
near Cape Corso and opposite Italy.
Ajaccio, the capital, is the most charm
ing city of all the island and lies on
the beautiful Gulf of Ajaccio to the
southwest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
STINNES. BREAKS IN
German Believed to Have Designs on
v. S. Commercial Interests.

The name of Hugo Stinnes-one
conjure within Gcrmany-has smashed
its way into Wall street. Big business
interests, particularly the steel indus
try, is interested If SHINES has designs
upon the commercial industrial activi-
ties Of this country. Various reports
have come to the United States con-
cerning plans of the German croesus
to extend his interests to this country,
where he has heretofore been little
known But the first concrete evidence
Of his plans came recently with the an
nouncement that he was negotiating
with several American railroads for
the sale of $4,000 tons Of German rails
1925 ton less than the current Amer
lean price. A mere $4,000 tons is a re-
latively small offering, worth less than
half million dollars at SHINES price,
but it was pointed out, 1t is very fair
sized initial Offering.
Whether SHINES will follow up his
invasion of American markets by eff
forts TO acquire control of American
industries is question that time a'one
can solve. The United States is one of
the few countries in the development
of which he has apparently taken no
hand. There have been reports that
SHINES is contemplating a visit to
the United States to meet American
but no date was set for the
visit Credited with controlling eight
billion marks Of capital and with be-
ing the most powerful figure, indus
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07

Just Needed a Shave.-One Of A. H.
Woods's company managers had been
troubled by member of troupe who
never went to bed till daybreak, and
consequently every Saturday and
Wednesday matinee, the curtain had
to be held for him until he was routed
out of his belated slumbers by fellow
actors and literally dragged over to
the theater. At last the manager him
self went over to the hotel room one
matinee day, and of course the actor
was asleep. The manager shook him
by the shoulder and proceeded to lee
ture him roundly.
You're running your prospects, and
what's more you're running your
health" the manager said. Here's
your hand mirror. Just look at your
self. You're wreck"
BY mistake, however, the manager
handed him a hairbrush instead of the
mirror, but the actor was too sleepy
to notice it. He turned the hairbrush
around and critically examined the
bristles.
Il look all right" he said, barring
that l need a shave"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07

Various Stages.-In the days when
q condition of drunkenness could be
acquired at much less expense If with
no greater ease than today, the late
Colonel Ingersoll was cross-examining
o. witness who stated on direct eXami-
nation that the defendant was intoXi-
Gated.
AT what state of intoxication was
he when you saw him." the colonel
asked.
The opposing attorney objected tc
Colonel Ingersoli's question upon the
ground that the law recognized only
sobriety and intoXication, and that
there was no such phenomena as
stages of intoxication.
"If your honor pleases," Colonel In
gersoll said, Il submit that there arc
five distinct stages of intoXication
They are as follows: the jocose, the
bellicosc, the morose, the lachrymose
and the comatose."
The court directed the witness Il
answer the question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
HOW SLEEPY JOHN
WAS CURED
By JAMES HENRY RICE, Jr.

There were two Of them, both named
John; but they had long been distin-
guished in the community as Sleepy
John" and Lazy John" Our business
is with Seepy John, who was an in
veterate fisherman. He fished for cat
fish with set hooks. The way of it was
that Sleepy john would go down to the
river, crawl out on slopng willow
tree, put his poles under each leg, then
lean back against a big limb and doze.
Whenever he got bite, he would
reach down for the pole, land his fish
and string him; then he dozed again.
All through the day Sleepy John would
sit in a split -bottomed chair, tilted
against the house or a tree, and sleep.
That was his joy of living.
In the community there was reck-
less character, always into some wild
prank. Besides he drank much rum,
all he could get, in fact.
He also was a fisherman, but OF a
different type; for he fished in the day
time, and by preference close to a mil
dam. One day, while in a boat, he got
too close to the dam and the falling
water caught the boat and sent it down
into the whirling depths. The boat
came Up a half mile down the river.
The man did not come up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07

Just Shot Her.-James ]. Monta-
gue's favorite story is that of q COW
puncher who married the school teach
er in a small Wyoming town. Imme-
diately after the wedding they left
town on horseback to take up their
residence in a ranch house some 40
miles away in a wild cow country.
A year later one Of the wedding
guests met the bridegroom in the same
small town.
Hello, Bill" the wedding guest said.
Flows the wife,"
'Ain't you heard?" the COW punch
er asked.
Heard what?" the friend inquired
in return.
"Why, you know that day we got
married and started to ride out to the
ranch house." the cow puncher ex-
planned, my wife fell off of her horse
and broke her leg. We was twenty
miles from u doctor, too"
iAin't that terrible?" the friend ex-
claimed.
you bet your life it was terrible"
the COW puncher said sadly.
What did you do?" the friend ask
ed.
What could 1 do?" the cow punch
er replied. 81 shot her."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07

Untrustworthy.-An old Scots sea-
man who had lost his discharge pa
pers applied for a job on a wind jam
mer, but was rejected in favor of a
seaman whose papers were in order.
Before the vessel sailed, however, one
of her hands failed to show up, so the
old salt who had lost his discharge pa
pers was taken on at the last moment
One day in midocean, the seaman
whose discharge papers were in order
was sitting on q sling with a bucket
of tar painting the side of the vessel
and the poor fellow went overheard
bucket, tar and all.
The old salt who had lost his dis
charge papers broke the news to the
captain.
Captain" he said, "you know that
man with the papers?"
Yes" the captain said, what oi
him."
We'll, he's just gone off with your
bucket" the old salt replied.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
Community Made Search.

|. A search of two weeks by the whole
community, when the river was
dragged and the banks gone over agar
and again, failed to reveal trace OF
the missing man. They must have
passed within few feet score OF
times; but nobody saw him. In the
end the search was abandoned. The
river held its prey.
On a certain dark night Sleepy John
who had been among the searchers al
the while, determined to try his luck
fishing. The sport had been foregone
since the tragedy; but Sleepy John
yearned to fish,
So he dug plenty of bait that after
noon, fixed up his hooks, fixing his
poles under him as he always did II
was very dark, with sign of rain later
No stars, no moon. At first Sleepy
John could see hardly a foot from his
face; but by and by, as his eyes grew
accustomed to the darkness, he was
able to distinguish things few feet
away.
He had caught one or two fish and
stringed them: when they stopped
biting, except one fellow that gave a
slight nibble now and then; but even
he quit after a while; so Sleepy John
sank back and Sept blissful, dream
less sleep. How long he,slept he knew
not; but he was awakened at last by a
vigorous pulling at one Of the lines. 1t
seemed to be big one. Sleepy John
gathered in the pole, which drew a
little easily, then caught fast AS he
leaned over to look, he almost put his
head against the face Of the dead man,
in whose collar the hook was fastened.
John Was Wide Awake.
Sleepy John gave a wild, blood
curdling yell; they heard 1t mile
away; then he sprang. over the body
far out into the river and swan to the
opposite side.
He struck the bank with winged feet
and went down the riverside like
rabbit, shouting as he went. When he
found the bridge and flew across that,
it was not long until he reached a
house and he began the attempt to tell
his story. At first he was altogether
but after swa lowing
hot dram, he was able to tell what ne
had seen and his appearance carried
conviction. Soon a party was made
up, which went to the place and dis
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
Page Eight.
s4yamurults department.

His Business.-A young man called
at the house of celebrated diagnos-
tician and asked to see the doctor.
Have you an appointment" the Of
flee nurse asked.
mo, 1 haven't" the young man re-
piled.
The nurse consulted the doctors ap-
pointment list.
Il think can work you in after the
next patient leaves" she said, 80
please go inside that room and take
your clothes off, .,.... ....
Take my clothes Off" the young
man exclaimed. What for?"
"The doctor has made it an absolute
rule not to see anybody unless that is
DONE" the nurse said firmly.
"But 1 don't want to take my cloth
es off," the young man insisted.
Then, am sorry, but you can't see
the DOCTOR" the nurse said.
"WeIl, if that's the case, I'm game"
the young man said.
A few moments later the doctor en-
tered the room and found the young
man awaiting him stark naked.
"Well, sir" the doctor said, what
seems to be your trouble?"
do tor" the young man replied, Il
called to see if you would renew your
wifi IS subscription to the Ladies
Home Journal"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
Tuesday, February 7, 1922.

day-safely in the two local BANKS
drawing five per cent. In addition 70
this, there is at least another hundred
thousand loaned out by private mdl-
viduals at per cent. and more. There
is also a great quantity Of money, held
in small lots, that is either kept IN
secret places in the homes or carried
in pocketbooks. And much Of the ap-
parent t"hard tines is occasioned by
this id money that is kept out OF cir
culation. If every dollar in this COM
munity should be paced in the banks
tomorrow and thus made to work. con-
ditions would improve in forty eight
hours.-Fountain Inn Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-07
BooTLEGGER CHEMISTS.
Denatured Alcohol Is Restored to Bev-
erage Use.

Denatured Alcohol Is Restored to Bev-
erage Use.
Bootleggers throughout the country
are evolving new iEdustry-the rec
tification Of denatured alcohol-prohi-
bition officials say, which probably
will necessitate a complete revision of
the governments system of distribu-
tion. Reports have been received, it
was said, that some of the govern
ment formula for industrial alcohol
lend themselves readily to rectifcation
so that illicit liquor dealers are OBJ
tanning the deEatured spirits under
government permits and by various
processes rendering it more or less
of industrial alcohol, officials declar-
ed, have been withdrawn in some 10
calities, ostcnsibly for use in the man,
ufacture of BARRIERS supplies and toilet
preparations, but after being subject
ed to chemical processes have found
their way into channels of the bootleg
trade. Revision of the present permit
system now in vogue is understood to
be under consideration with O view to
checking any diversion of denatured
alcohol into unlawful hands. There
have been some suggestions, it Is un-
derstood of shortening the life of eX-
listing ninety day permits for the
handling of industrial alcohol and of
more rigid regulations governing the
establishments to which permits
would be issued.