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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
TITLE RETAINED
BYBERLENBACH
Decision Given Champ
After Near Defeat
by Delaney

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 12.-The
worlds light heavyweight ring cham
pionship crown still rests on the head
Of Paul Berlenbach, after a fierccly con-
tested Is round battle last night with
the man who Knocked him out in four
rounds less than two years ago.
Jack Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn.
was several times within an inch of an
other triumph over the Astoria, N. X.
titleholder before the $4,000 spectators
in the new Madison Square Garden. But
at the points when an aggressive often
sive would seemingly have swept the
champion to decisive defeat, Delaney
hesitated and waited to his sorrow.
Floored for count Of three in the
fourth and punched groggy in the sixth
and seventh, Berlenbach closed in the
last six rounds with stirring rally
which saved for him the title he wrest-
ed from Mike McTigue early last sum
mer at the Yankee stadium.
His margin Of victory was close, fol
newspape men at. the ringside gave only
seven rounds to six for the challenger
while they called two even.
Berlenbach proved that he has become
a new and vastly improved fighter since
his stunning defeat by Delaney in their
first meeting. But the outstanding fac
tor in his success was indomitable cour-
age in the face of almost certain defeat
courage Which bore him up under .
gruelling exchange as the blood flowed
freely from the faces Of the contestants
and which enabled him to even the score
of knock, downs by dropping Delaney in
the twelfth.
After his impressive exhibition in the
early rounds Delaney, who cody waited
for the openings which failed to bring
him an expected knockout. tired rapidly
in the closing rounds and there was
some question among ringside critics Is
to whether his long illness last summer
and fall might not have been partially
responsible.
After being floored i'm the twelfth
Delaney was reeling from punches in
the thirteenth and fourteenth, but stuck
to his task gamely and finished fighting
back strongly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
GOLF ASSOCIATION
PLANS '26 JOURNEYS
(By The Associated Press J

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec 12-pelegates
to the annual meeting of the Western
Golf Association gathered today to dis
cuss plans for the 1925 tournament sea
son, and for spreading help to golt
clubs.
The election of officers tonight marks
the end of the administration of Pres
ident Charles o. Pfeil of, Memphis, who
is lated to become second vice president
Of the United States Golf Association
while Robert p. Young Of Chicago takes
the helm for the w. G.. A., as there is
no election contest.
1t is undecided whether the cham
pionship meets for next summer viii
be awarded tonight or left to commit
tee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
CAR TOLEAVE
SUNDAY NIGHT
Valley People May See
Exhibit Tomorrow;
More Displays
(Special to The Herald J


HARLINGEN, Texas, Dec. 12.-The
date of departure for the Valleys ex-
hibit car Of fruits and vegetables which
is to traverse the entire Missouri Pa
cific system has been changed from
tonight to- Sunday night, it was an
nounced here today.
The car will leave on No. 6, which
leaves Brownsville at 1880. and will
leave here shortly after o'clock Sun
day night.
The first stop of the car will be in
San Antonio, and the telegram an
nouncing the change in day of. leaving
states that additional Colorado points
have been added to the itinerary.
Holding the car here until Sunday
night will enable Valley people Ito look
at it Sunday.
Advices from Brownsville are that a
collection of stuffed wild animals, fish
and birds will be added to the exhibits
in the car, showing another side of the
Valleys inducements to the tourist and
homeseeker-that of hunting and fish
ing. The collection is being assembled
in Brownsville today by the Chamber OF
Commerce Of that city.
Also nearly a hundred beautiful pho
tographs of Valley points of interest
have been secured by Will G. Fields,
manager of the Valley MidWinter
Fair, and who will make the trip with
the car, these pictures to be used in
decorating the sides of the car in order
to make it more attractive to the spec
tators along the route.
Final details of arranging displays,
and making arrangements for renewing
the supply of fruits and vegetables are
being worked out here today, and cv-
erything will, be in readiness for the
departure tomorrow,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
OFFICERS SEEK
BEHEADEDBODY
ON TEXASFARM
Authorities Investigate
Movements of Conley's
Mother, Granmother
Who Disappeared
lsv The Associated press.l

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. IT,
Search for the torso Of Bernie Conlcy
whose severed head was. found several
days ago near here was begun today
on the farm of his step-father, F.. w.
Snow, nine miles south of Stephenville.
Authorities at the same time began
an investigation as to the whereabouts
Of the boys mother, Mrs. #. M. Snow,
and his grandmother. Mrs. $. A. Old,
who have Disappeared.
Snow is in Jail at Fort Worth. He
recently married the Conley boys
mother, and was arrested last night inn
mediately after Identification Of the
head He denied last night any con-
nection with the killing Of his step-son.
Snow is wood chopper. Sheriff Has
sler of this county said he had learned
that Snow came to Stephenyille several
days ago wearing new suit Of cloth
ing which he had discarded. The sher-
iff is searching for the clothing.
On his way to the Fort Worth jail
last night, officers said Snow remarked:
81 would rather be where -Matty As
than where | am"
Matty Is his missing wife.
District Attorney Russell announced
Shows case would be placed before the
Erath county grand jury Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
British Baron BANKRUPT
as Rum Smuggling Fails

Later it was said the baronet ad-
mitted he was out of luck and funds
but that he would continue his work.
A circular issued announced that he
would attempt to land cargoes through
the Bahamas international Trading
company if funds were forthcoming.
Whether any cargoes got through the
blockade is unknown.
At the time Sir Broderick issued
his last circular early in September,
warning was given by the London
Daily Mail to readers anticipating in
vesting in the project not to have too
much faith in the enterprise. 1t was
asserted they stood good chance of
losing their investment because of the
activities of the American Coast
Guard. AT this time it was stated that
$l5,000,000 had been lost by persons
financing contraband liquor shipments
to the United States and that Sir
Broderick was among the heavy los
erS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Sir Broderick
Cecil Hartwell, known as the rum
running baronet" again is in financial
distress. His name is included in the
official gazette list of receiving or
ders iW bankruptcy.
Sir Broderiek in 1923 organized
company to buy liquor with the al
legged purpose of seeing that the arid
United States was made comparatively
moist. Circulars were issued inviting
the public to take shares in the COM
pany, promising large returns. Large
shipments are said to have been made
but finally it was reported that the
American coast patrol had put crimp
in his activities by the seizure of
thousands of cases of liquor and that
the various. shareholders Of his COM
pany would get little returns. The
discontinue of the British syndicate
was referred to in Washington "but
an incident in the fight against boot
Logging by sea,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
Count Hurt by Lion
In France May Die
(By The Associated Press !

PARIS, Dec. 12.-Admiration for the
beasts overcoming discretion caused
Count Guy de Matharel to approach too
near a cage of lions in the Paris circus
last night. One Of the animals, without
opening fully its half closed eyes or
losing its dreamy expression, shot out
its paw. caught the nobleman's arm and
drew him alongside the bars of the
cage.
The lion Immediately began to maui
the head Of his victim and tore off
most Of his scalp. The screams Of the
countess brought attendants who drove
the beast away with poles.
The counts condition is serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
Brother Gives Blood
To Save Sister Here

C. H. Garrison of Harlingen gave a
half pint of blood last night at the
Mercy hospital in an effort to save his
sister, Miss Clara Garrison. Miss Gar
rison is suffering from anemia and
several transfusions will be needed,
physicians said. She is doing nicely
today after the one given last night,
which was the first TRANSMISSION.
Her father, E. p. Garrison, and an
other brother were at the hospital last
night during the operation.
Miss Garrison was brought to the
Mercy hospital several days ago from
her home in Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
HIDALCO MAN HURT
y In AUTO ACCIDENT
(SneciaI to The HeraldN

PHARR. Texas, Dec. 12.-J. c. Bum,
county superintendent of public in
struction of Hidalgo county, and who
lives at Edinburg, was severely bruised
and shaken up in an accident near here
Thursday night.
Mr.. Bum was returning home on the
highway, driving at a moderate rate or
speed, when the steering gear to his
car refused to function properly, and
the vehicle and another automobile
collided, the county superintendent's
car overturning in the ditch.
Mr.. Bunn's head was held up out of
the. water in the ditch until the car
was moved, and medical aid secured.
His injuries were pronounced as not
serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
State Returns Check
To Bidder on Books

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 12.-W Gregory
Hatcher, state treasurer, today estab-
1ished a precedent and returned the
$500 certified check put up by the
American Book company as good
faith deposit when it bid on text book
contracts. He said that the attorney
generals opinion on the resolution
passed by the subcommittee Of the text
book commission failed to answer his
question as to his authority in return
ing the check, but that he believed the
company entitled to its money.
He said that he had returned all Of
the "a deposits made by text book bid
ders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
WEDDINGS DE Luxe ADD
TO HIGH LIVING COST
y r
IN CITY OF BELGIUM
(By The Associated Press. J

GHENT. Belgium, Dec 12.-Marri-
age is the latest thing to be put in
the de luxe class and to be affected
by the overmounting cost of living.
Hereafter it is to cost more than pre-
viously to get married in Ghent.
Under decree of the communal
administration the fees to be paid for
marriage will be 300; $50 and rs
francs, according to whether the cere-
mony is to be first, second or third
class. Heretofore 100, so and 25
francs were the sums donated to the
commune.
Those requiring service de
luxe" says the decree, "must pay six
hundred francs"
A service de luxe includes a small
orchestra in addition to the organ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
San Antonio Man Held
For Staying Mother
tBy The Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 12.-Geo. With
off was charged with murder in connec-
tion with the death of his mother, Mrr.
Beatrice Withoff, last Monday. in nm
indictment returned today by the 37th
district court grand jury.
Mrs. Withoff was found last week In
the backyard Of her home, with frac-
tured skull. A hatchet lay beside her.
Her son, who is 30 years old, was ar
rested Wednesday and he made writ
ten statement to Bat Corrigan, assist
ant district attorney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
FEDERAL COURTS
RECESSED FRIDAY

Judge j. c. Hutcheson Jr., of the fed
eral court in session here left last night
for Houston, recessing court until Mon
day of next week. n
A number Of other liquor cases were
handled yesterday afternoon, and others
that came up were set for trial some
time next week., when the court will be
in session again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
FLASHES OF LIFE

NEW YORK-Prince Paul Of
Greece with his monocle, has act
ed as godfather of Sophia Stama-
tbs, the latest arrival in Brook
lyn's Greek colony.
PARIS-Georges Clemenceau has
broken his rule not to have any
thing g-more from his pen published
during his lifetime. His work on
Demosthenes is being published,
and everybody is noting that he
tells how DemosthenesN saved Ath-
ems from the invaders.
NEW YORK-Roxy Of the Radio
is insured for $2,OO0,0O0 with his
new project as the beneficiary.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Mephisto-
pheles is to wear dinner jacket
in a modernized Faust.
BERLIN Walter Pulhrjahn,
formerly an official Of the Wit
ternau Chemical works. has been
sentenced to prison for ID years
for high treason in revealing Sc
crets of the works to the inter-al-
lied military commission.
NEW YORK-Fourteen million
has shrunk to $4,000 in a few
weeks Prince Raschild Moutram
Pasha of Turkey set the higher
figure as to the value of lot of
gold antiques which he had the
police guard when he arrived with
them. The government apprais-
ers now have different ideas.
PHILADELPHIA-Fo stringing
up women and children by the
thumbs and other cruelties, James
J. Johnson, negro. who was known
to his followers az skin, claimed
to be clergyman and occupied
'fthrone, : must spend at least ten
years in prison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
OVER PHILIPPINES
lRv The Associated Press. /,

MANILA, Dec. 12.-Cholera, which had
been confined to the provinces in the
vicinity of Manila has appeared in the
southern islands says an official tele-
gram The province Of Romblon re-
ported six deaths and eleven new cases
in the last "a hours. While Manila
still is free from the disease, it is
prevalent in three adjacent provinces, a
number Of deaths being reported daily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
MRS. wEsTcoTT GETS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 12-Mrs.
Olivia Westcott, wife Of Charles West
cott, known as the millionaire moving
picture cowboy and now serving "a term
in Los Angeles county prison for a
statutory offense. was given her final
decree Of divorce yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
PORTUGUESE CABINET QUITS

LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 12.-The Por-
tuguese cabinet under Domingos Pc
reira resigned today Bernardino Ma
chado, the newly elected president Of
the republic, declined to accept the re-
signation but the premier insisted upon
"a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
STEP-FATHER HELD FOR SLAYING BOY
FIDDLER TO TEACH
FORD'S ORCHESTRA
fBy The Associated Press. J

DETROIT, Mich, Dec 12--MeIlie
Dunham, Names champion fiddler,
who was brought to Detroit by Henry
Ford, learned when he can go back
to his home in Norway, Maine, last
night 1t was announced after the
fiddler had played sRippling Dawes, !"
a waltz of his own composition for
the old-time dancing class Henry
Ford has established at Dearborn.
The waltz concluded. Mr. Ford turn
ed to newspapermen and said:
You want to know when Mr.. Dun
ham is going home. He IL going just
as soon as my orchestra can play that
waltz as well as he can
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
Mining Town Burying
Dead After Explosion
(Rv The Associated Press }

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec 12.-Burial
of the dead today was the task before
the little mining town of 0verton which
was plunged into grief Thursday when
53 men met death as the result of the
gas explosion in mine number 2 Of the
Alabama Fuel and Iron company The
death list embraced nine white and A
negro workers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-12
QUEEN SHOPPING

/: LONDON-Queen Mary often is seen
these mornings personally doing her
Christmas shopping early. Most OF her
gifts are purchased in little shops OF
the beaten track of commerce, particu-
1arly those run by ex-service men.
Evening star., 1925-02-28
BUTTER PRICES ADVANCE
IN PRINCIPAL MARKETS
Buyers Suddenly Shift Demand
From Storage to Fresh
Product.
Rr the Associated Press


CHICAGO. February 2S.-A decided
shift by buyers from storage to fresh
butter and a campaign of active pur-
chasing resulted in advances in the
principal butter markets during the
week. Street stocks were lighter and
difficulty was experienced in filing
requirements.
Reduction of storage holdings was
lighter than for several weeks. At
Boston and Chicago there was a
heavy into-storage movement, which
was believed to be storage stock from
outside points shipped in to the trade
Continued light reduction was antici-
pated.
Production increased slightly over
the previous week, but still was low
er than the corresponding week of
1924. The South and Southwestern
sections reported a light make, but
Wisconsin and Minnesota reports in
dicated a slight excess over last year
Closing wholesale prices and range,
80 score butter. at the principal mar
kets were: Chicago. higher at AZ;
New York, ia higher at Al; Boston,
Y higher at AZ, and Philadelphia, z
higher at 431..
Evening star., 1925-02-28
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February % Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head; mostly
strong to 10 higher; light weight show
most advance; bulk 10 to 325 pound
averages. 11.s0a1240; top. 1910; bulk
140 to $50 pounds, 11.25a11.50: bulk
packing sows, 11.20a1I40; majority
strong-weight slaughter pigs, 1O.50a
100; estimated holdover, 5000; heavy
weight 12.00a12.40; slaughter pigs,
9.50a11.00.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head; com
pared week ago, fed steers and
yearlings, % to 80 cents higher;
mostly 50 to so up; fat she stock, Is
to 25 higher; in-between fat cows and
light heifers up more in spots; can
ners and cutters strong to Is higher;
bulls 10 to 25 lower; calves mostly
so higher; stockers and feeders, 25
higher; top for week, heavy steers
11.50; handyweights, 1900; yearlings,
1926; mixed yearlings, 11.50; yearling
heifers, 1850; bulk prices follow: Fed
steers and yearlings, S.75alO50; cows,
4.50a6.50; heifers, 700aS.50; Gamers
and cutters, 3.00a3.S5; veal calves,
1.50a13.00; stockers and feeders,
6.75a7.50.
Evening star., 1925-02-28
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
nv CEOPcE uTICHES
SENDING GOOD MONEY AFTE1
RAD.

SENDING GOOD MONEY AFTER
BAD.
warning, which It seems neces-
sary to repeat over and over again.
is that against sending good money
after bad in promotion stocks. APP
parently guileless would-be investors
will never learn to write off as to-
tai loss money sunk in these fake
stocks.
The favorite trick of the promoter
is to write his victim form letter
telling him that the "XYz" Oil De-
velopment or the "ABC" Mines, as the
turned out quite the way it was ex-
pected, but that the stock can be ex-
changed for shares in some similar
enterprise the prospects Of which
could not be brighter. So far so good.
Doubtless the investor" would be as
we'll off with one kind of stock as
another, that Is, If he buys it from
the same promoter. but there is al
ways a proviso added that before the
exchange can be made a small cash
payment must be made. Sometimes
this cash is required TO cover the
costs of the exchange and sometimes S
1t is required for something else. But
it is always required Without this
ne wmoney nothing can be done. and
while the form letter does not devote
much space to this phase of the sub
ject, 1T Is the only one which Is of any
interest to the promoter.
If you are so unhappy as to have
been caught in one of these nets and
are struggling to get away, this part
about the extra money you are asked
to put up Is the only thing to which
you need give attention. Omit all the
glowing descriptions and give your
whole thought to working out this
problem. If you have lost 800, will
you be any better off by losing s25
more? Looked at in this light the
solution is not difficult Bear in mind
these observations apply only to pro-
motion stocks for which there is no
market, or no market except the one
quoted by the man who had the stock
originally to sell.
LCQnyrisht la2a.A -
Evening star., 1925-02-28
PUBLIC BUYING FEVER STOCKS;
SALES DROP 100000 SHARES
Money Points Higher-Bonds Bit Lower-Trade
Position Sound-Cotton in
Moderate Uptmn.

tton as they were six and eight
months ago, when money was going
begging in the market.
Just as happened in 1922 and in
the early part of 1923, new promo
tions have been overdone. Especial
ly is this true of the new radio stocks.
The sequel is that in quite a few
cases these have resulted in consid-
cradle losses, at least on paper, to
the subscribers. The situation cannot
be said to have reached the saturation
stage, but it has gone far enough to
warn distrfbutive syndicates that they
must let up, that the market is get
| ting too full of new issues.
Trade Position Sound.
The point continues to be made
about the general trade position, and
fairly enough, that while there has
not been the rapid expansion which
enthusiasts were predicting two and
three months ago, there has been no
overbuying and consequently no such
element of weakness introduced as
| there was in the spring of 1929.
Dun's review makes the significant
statement that there is sharp com
| petition in different branches of trade
and complaints of narrow profit mar
gins, especially in certain divisions
of textiles" 1t IS going to be inter
esting to observe whether similar
competition will not develop in the
steel industry when the steel mills
are through with their Iow-priced
business and are working entirely
upon the new schedules which call
for advances of anywhere from 50 to
Sc a ton.
Cotton and Grnins.
Cotton has had moderate upturn,
indicating that the trade is pretty
well adjusted to the excess of last
seasons supplies over world require
| ments, and now has it's mind upon
the uncertainties of the new crop
year. The noteworthy part about the
renewed advance in wheat is that il
has affected new crop options quite
as much as the old. It is easy enough
to account for 81 wheat as applying
to the May delivery, because a def
cheney In supplies from the 1924 har-
vest is admitted.
But the July option covers the pc
| riod when deliveries have begun to
| be made in quantity on the new
| American crops, and the fact that
this option during the last week has
gone up even more rapidly than the
| May Is matter of considerable con-
| sequence.
Rise VIII Help Farmers.
1t suggests the belief that what
| ever increase in production may
| come from the combined American
| and Canadian harvests will not suf-
| fee to take care of world demands
and at the same time make good the
| draft upon reserves which was ne
| cessitated by the shortage of 1924
The further point of interest is that
| whereas the American farmer did
not get the benefit from the last 80
! TO 40 cent advance In old crop prices
he VIII be able to get the full advan-
| tage of the rise which has occurred
| in the new crop months.
| Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1925-02-28
Out in the Cold World.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
A man was in the habit of attend
ing meetings which often detained
him after the usual hour of retire
ment. One chilly night he was very
late and his wife. after fretting her
self into a temper. went to bed, de-
ternined not to come down again.
When she had been upstairs about
10 minutes she heard a knock, so,
putting her head out of the window,
sle said: "Is that you, Jim?"
yes, Meg: Come and open the
DIOR"
what has kept you so late?" said
tho wife.
we were discussing the great
hepefit of fresh air for the poor"
said Jim.
well" said his better half, you
can lecture tomorrow night from
experience" and the window went
down with q bang.