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The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
PRESIDENT PRAISES PUBLISHERS

President Cooldge's tribute to the American
newspaper which he delivered at the dinner of the
American Society of Newspaper Editors was a
sincere recognition of the services which news
papers are giving to the nation as whole Ameri-
can newspapers, the president said, are particular
ly representative of the practical idealis of our
people They are the best newspapers in the
world They print more real news and more re-
lable and characteristic news than any other
newspaper. Then with fine appreciation of the
struggles for excellence and fairness which daily
and weekly goes on in the editorial offices of all
the papers great and small throughout the union.
he SAID Il believe their editorial opinions are less
colored IN influence by mere partisanship or self
lsh interest, than are those of any other country
Moreover believe that our American press is
more Independent, more reliable and less partisan
today than at any other time in its history"
This is tribute so well deserved that there is
not newspaper in the country no matter how
humble its circumstances but what is justified in
carrying these words of the president upon it's
editorial page, not boasting but as an honest ap-
probation from him of the sacrifices that he is
always making for the good of the community
and the nation at large.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
SAVED BY CONFESSION

"Doin' any good ?" asked curious
individual looking over the rail of the
bridge.
"Any good z" answered the fisher
man below, "why caught 40 bass out
o' here yesterday"
'fSay, do you know who I am p
asked the man upon the bridge.
The Ifishman replied that he did
not.
"Well, I'm the fish and game war
den."
The fisherman, after a moments
thought, said, "Say, do you know who
i AMI"
"No," replied the officer.
"Well, I'm the biggest liar in the
country"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

Two years ago the sixth Arizona legislature at
the behest OF Governor Hunt, played dog in the
manger with the Colorado river con1pact which
had been ratified by the six other states. Win
Hunt be able to handle the seventh legislature and
still further delay government action? Powerful
power companies are hoping and relying on bull
heads to prevent cooperation that would result in
building flood control dam on the Colorado river.
Phoenix Messenger.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
IN FOR ANYTHING

A woman made purchase from
one of the flower girls in Piccadilly
Circus and said: Il suppose you will
be here on Wednesday! | shall want
lot of flowers for my daughter; she
is coming out on that day"
"She shall have the best in the mar
ket, num-" replied the flower seller
sympathetically. whats she been in
for ?''
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
UPSIDE DOWN

Mrs. Brown: II admire DR.. Young
immensely. He is SO persevering in
the face of difficulties that he always
reminds me of Patience sitting ON
monument"
Mr.. Brown: "Yes; but what | am
becoming rather alarmed about is the
number of monuments sitting on his
patients"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
CHAMBER MUSIC

A young student lodging in Edin-
burgh went out and bought violin;
and, going upstairs to his room, start
ed to play upon it.
His landlady hearing the unusual
sounds, appeared at the bottom of the
stairs and shouted: "Mr. Tam, what
are We daein ?"
"Oh," said the student. "I'm trying
a new violin I've just bought"
"Great guidness!" said the woman,
."T thocht We wis shifftin' the bed"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
SLOWER is SAFE

They had had one of their usual
tiffs because hubby was home late
for dinner. You're always Iate," shs
said, Indignantly. "You were late at
the church the day we were married"
eyes," he answered, bitterly, "but
/ wasn't late enough"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
LEAVE 1T TO DOC

Doctor: well, how are you feeling
this morning?"
Patient: "Very much better, thank
you, doctor. The only thing that trou-
bles me is my breathing"
Doctor: "Um, yes; we must see if
we can't get something to stop that.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
FISHERMAN'S LUCK
/ fished for several hours;
In fact I fiShad al dau

4 AAl5tf~N AVA ONNCId di IIOttIS9
In fact, l fished all day,
Until the night came stealing
Across the cleaning bay.
And yet, despite my patience,
Thus candor bids me tell,
| didn't catch a thing until
/ reached home and caught
(Finish it for yourself)
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
A MAN OF LEISIrRE

"You say he's the LATEST man in
Tumblinville ?"
"Yup. He's so lazy that every
mornin' before he gifts up he sends
one of his boys down to the store to
see what the loafers are arguin'
about. If they amt discoursin' on
something he wants to argue about,
he don't git up.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
TAx-ExEMpT BOND COMMUNITIES DEAD

A dollar spent in building up local industry.
factory, a specialized crop, big utility-pays
more than dollar invested in tax-dodging pub
lie security. The industrial investment pays its
interest, it builds up local payrolls and general
prosperity, and it makes your dollar express your
community confidence and pride. Too many COM
munties register only as 1T" because the people
do not build personality and faith into their own
outstanding industries.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
POOR KIDS

Mrs. Dee: "Are you all settled in
your new home ?"
Mrs. Holbrook: "All but the chill
dren. They can't sleep a wink. My
husband hasn't had time yet to CON
meet the aerial for the bedtime
stories"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
HOORAYl

Daughter: Yes, mother, | hear
that just because broke our engage
ment he has started drinking"
Mother: "The brute! Openly cele-
bratingw
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

When the one with whom you have been argu-
ing ends it by saying, "You may be right" he
merely means that he doesn't believe in wasting
any more time reasoning with one of your inferior
intelligence
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
MISTAKEN TnENTTTY

$50 Bill got nipped in the stock
market. How did it happen ?"
"Oh, the usual case of lamb mis-
taking himself for a fox"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

You may not be willing to believe everything
you hear, but you are always willing to believe
anything you hear that flatters yourself
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

Il see that Senator Conn has chosen
his seat in the senate chamber"
Just like him-he never did take
a stand on anything"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
SAME EFFECT

Fayburn: "How does Armstrong be-
have at home?"
Greenwood: "The same as in den
lists chair-afraid to open his
mouth"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
RAIL AND HEDGE

swell, Senator Flubdud is back
home looking after his political
fences"
Il suppose that will be relief from
his usual hedging"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
POPULAR

''That mans works are read every
where"
What is he-an author?"
mo, he's the Judge who writes the
minority opinions of the United States
supreme court"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

They don't often read movie titles aloud now
adays, but few of them still take advantage of
the low lights to chew gum solos,
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
UNsELFIsH OR FoREHANDED?

Customer: Il want to buy three
lawn mowers"
Dealer: "You must have a big
place"
Customer: "No-but | have two
neighbors."
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
DATING up

Owens: Suppose you call the first
of the month"
Collector: II can't. 1 expect to be
out of town the first of the month" !"
Owens: $50 do l."
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

'It'sRot the original COST but the upkeep
probably was first said about the marriage license
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30

Isn't it great that this country is not run on
the European plan?
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
IN HIS place.

How old is that flapper 2"
In her early nicoteens."
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
THE WnRST AcE

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy and unsettled tonight and Satur-
day with occasional showers
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; local showers in south
portion. Light to fresh easterly to
southerly winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Except for rain in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley and light showers along
the immediate Texas coast, the weather
was generally fair to clear and unsea-
sonably warm throughout the country
east of the Rockies" since last report.
Fair weather with moderate tempera-
ture prevailed also over the western
portion of the country, except for docal
showers in California and Arizona.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 96 at Fort
Worth to 81 at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
BEER RUNNER
SAYS HE HAS
SERVED time
Henchmar Of O'Banion
Offers To Pay Any
one Who Can Prove he
Has not Been in Jail

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 18.-Johnny,
Torrio, beer runner serving a years
sentence in the Waukegan Jail, today
welcomed inquiry into newspaper stories
that he, like Terry Druggan and frankie
Lake, has been. spending much of his
sentence outside a cell.
He offered a reward Of $4,000 to
anyone who could prove published state
ments that he enjoyed liberties and
privileges akin to Druggans hundred
trips to the dentist or Lakes 80 day
premature release.
The former henchman of the late
Dion O'Banion, florist-gunman, who has
nearly week longer to serve, said he
included in his offer "sleuthing news
paper crusaders who have kept me
awake" in efforts to catch him out of
Jail.
He was out only once to a doctor for
an ingrowing toe nail, he said, and to
avoid scandal even refused to avail
himself of a court permit to go to Chi
cago to pay his income tax.
When he is released Torrio plans to
go I'd Italy to recover from bullet
wounds he suffered when attempts were
made to kill him after O'Banion's death.
Meanwhile Druggan and Lake, whose
"outs" when they were supposed to be
:" in" brought a judicial and grand jury
inquiry and citations for contempt
against them, Sheriff Peter Hoffman
and Jail guards. prepared for their or
deals before Federal Judge Wilkerson
next Thursday.
The judge set that date for answers
from them and the officials on the ci-
tations.
Government agents today also investi-
gated printed stories that two brew
cries, controlled by Druggan and Lake
and closed by federal injunctions, have
been operated. 1t was to the operation
of their breweries, closed by court or
der, that brought the contempt SEN
tences upon the partners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
SIX ONSTAND
INCOLE CASE
Defense Testimony Elk
pected to Begin Late
this Afternoon

Six state witnesses have been heard
in the case of the Ytate agaff7st a. B.
Cole, on trisL indistrict court before
Judge A. w. Cunningham on a charge
of murder in connection with an auto
mobile accident March 10 last near
Harlingen when Mrs. HI. S. Burnett
was killed.
Court marked time this morning
awaiting the arrival Of a seventh state
witness. named McMann, who was ex-
pected to arrive this morning from
Oklahoma.
Examination of defense witnesses
was expected to begin sometime this
afternoon.
H. S. Burnett husband of Mrs. Bur-
nett, who was fatally injured in the
accident, was the first state witness to
take the stand when the taking of tes-
timony started Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Burnett was driving his car, and
with him were his wife and young
daughter. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Guth-
re Mr.. Burnett told Of the position
and speed of his car before the acci-
9ent. stating that he was thirty feet
or more back Of truck which he had
followed out of the business section Of
Harlingen.
He said that one automobile had just
passed him, going in the opposite di-
rection and that a second was ap-
preaching when he saw the lights Of the
automobile he said was Mr.. Cole's
flash around the second vehicle and
come in ahead of it, and that the next
instant the impact occurred.
c. L. Guthrie, the second witness
testified as to the details of the acci-
dent. and the speed of the car that
collided with the Burnett car.
81 think he was a little intoxicated
Mr.. Guthrie said in reply to question
as to Mr.. Coles condition. However,
he said he smelled no odor of liquor,
basing his beliefs on Mr.. Coles actions
and conversation after the accident.
In ss-examining, Attorney Gal
braith Of the defense asked Mr.'Guthrie
if, in the coroner's inquest, he had not
made the statement that AT first
thought he was drunk, but later he
talked and acted reasonable and fair
and I thought it might have been
shock"
Mr.. Guthrie admitted that he made
the statement.
Asked if it were true, he said he
thought so at the time he made the
statement. but, that he had since
changed his mind.
The attorney put the questions in an
effort to elicit from the witness If 1t
Continued on Page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
RAINFALL GENERAL
in VALLEY, REPORT

The Lower Valley received a pretty
general soaking yesterday and last
night. weather reports this morning in
dicated, the rainfall varying from two
inches at Mission last night, to 81 Of
an inch at Brownsville yesterday and
last night.
Rainy weather is likely to continue
for some time vet" said w. J. Schnur-
musch, meteorologist in charge Of the
Brownsville station in response to que
ries from persons who are anxious for
dry weather His statement was borne
out by light sprinkle this morning,
and indications of more rain.
"The continued showers are due to
the changing season." Mr.. Schnurbusch
said. "Some years September is not
unusually rainy as it is this year. but
generally the rainfall during the month
is more than other months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
Teasing Farm Boys Results
IN Staying of 3 at Taylor
Brothers, Butt of Jokes
Slay Tormentor and
Shoot Selves
by the Associated Press

TAYLOR, Texas, Sept 19.-1he fata
clash between two young Bohemian
farmers of this section anal youths OF
the town last night had claimed three
lives early today, with a fourth at the
point of death and a baby boy critically
injured.
Jan and Anton Chrastecky, brothers
about 25 years old, did the shooting or
a downtown street and later. it is be
Heved, fired shots into their own bodies
after thev had fled town in their auto
mobile.
In their flight they ran down the
baby boy Of J. R. Wheeler, special
|. G. N. agent here, and fired shots into
the home of Elvie Lee.
The dead are Jan and Anton Chras-
tecky and Emil Merka.
The critically injured are Sam Gam
blin and the Wheeler baby.
According to residents here who know
the principals in the tragedy the
Chrastecky brothers had been the butt
of jokes at the hands Of the town
youths for some time.
Come To Town Armed
They had resented these, only to be
teased more A frequently. They had
threatened to shoot the next offender
according to reports and\ when they
came to town last night were armed
with two automatic pistols and a box
of shells.
Following the exchange Of some words
one of the Chrastecky boys sprang from
his~car, knife in hand; and attacked
George Gott, Taylor youth, witnesses
said. Emil Merka, sitting on a motor
cycle nearby, went to Colts assistance,
when, according to witnesses the
Chrastecky boy in the car shot Merka
through the head and neck
Sam Camblin, an onlooker, did not
intervene, but was shot through the
stomach and intestines.
4 The account given today by witnesses
is as follows:
The Chrastecky brothers fled from
the scene and Merka and Camblin were
rushed to hospital, where Merka died
within short time and Camblin's in
juries were pronounced probably fatal
('oML a5ed no p9nuIluoo)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
BLOCK PAVING
7OBE TOPPED
Commission Authorizes
Sample; To Gravel
Hale Street

One block Of city paving in Browns
vile, probably Thirteenth street be-
tween Washington and Elizabeth, will
be covered with a one-inch. cold rolled
asphalt topping in the near future to
test the feasibility of topping the pres
ent wood block paving in the city.
This decision was reached at the city
commission meeting this morning, wher
the offer of the Chaplin Paving company
to top one of these blocks at cost fol
sample, was accepted and J. W. Davis
city engineer, instructed to have one
block paved. It is estimated that the
paving of this block will cost between
$400 and $500. A one-half inch top.
ping will be placed on the street.
Action on this matter was hurried by
the repeated rising Of the paving
blocks at every rain. This has beer
particularly troublesome during tht
past few days, due to the continued
rainy weather.
The Chaplin Paving company has 6
paving crew in the city now to do the
work on Fourteenth and st. Franci:
streets. for which this company has
paving contracts.
Supt. F. H. Williams of the light and
water plant was authorized to purchase
a pump and motor of sufficient size tc
pump water out of the low places il
the city, which are filled from the hea-
w rain here recently.
The commissioners also authorized
City Engineer Davis to gravel Hale
street from Elizabeth street over to the
new first ward school building, in or
der to care for the school children
many of whom can hardly reach the
building in bad weather. This is dis
tance of two blocks.
The commissioners again discussed
the question of granting reduced rates
on light and power to hospitals, church
es and schools, but came to no decision
in the matter.
Commissioner B. l.. Kowalski acted
as mayor pro TEN in the absence OF
Mayor A. B. Cole.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
DELEGATES TO
MEET ARRIVE
Christian Church Con.
vention Opens Here;
Many Expected

The first group of delegates and Wis
itors to the Tenth District convention
Christian churches, arrived in Browns
vile at noon today and more are ex-
pected tonight, total of 200 being ex-
pected.
More than 40 delegates from various
churches of the Valley will be present
at the convention, and the remaining
number of persons present will be visit
ors, said Sherwood Bishop, chairman Of
the governing board of the church.
The convention will open tonight in
the Christian church building Of
Brownsville, with a song service, led by
II. E. Millsap of Mercedes. J. P Daw-
son of that city will read from the
scripture, and special music will be fur
nished by Miss Geneva Anderson of
Donna, while greetings from the vice
president will be pronounced by H. N.
Calhoun of Corpus Christi. Another
Valley member will be on the program
tonight in Rev. Ross A. Marcus of Mis-
sion, who will preach the sermon
Saturday mornings program will be
opened by Rev. Geo. F. Dennis Of
Brownsville, who is member Of the
committee on entertainment. Two vis-
itors from Fort Worth, Mrs. Berta Nc
Masters and Miss Ethel Johnson, will
take part in. the morning program, as
will Rev. w. w. Wharton of San Ben
ito.
Plans for entertaining the visitors are
being made by the committee here,
which is headed by Sherwood Bishop as
ex-officio chairman, Rev. Dennis, Mr..
Ballinger, and others here. Rev. E. S.
Baker, pastor of the Christian church
of Brownsville, is one of those working
on the entertainment plans, which will
include cafeteria lunch at the Metho-
dist church by the Methodist ladies at
6 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Both Mr.. Bishop and DR.. S. X Hal
lam, who have been active in preparing
for the visitors, expect large number
here, and anticipate a successful con-
vention, they said today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
Greenwich of Park AUenne
VIII Furnish First Lady

shirk their duty.
"My husbands career is my career"
she says. Politics is our household
topic"
But she has other interests too. She
loves to dance. Baseball and football
games and boxing matches give her a
thrill. She likes horseback riding.
She was on the stage when her Jimmy
was in Tin Pan Alley as a songwrit-
er, and adorning her piano is copy
of his masterpiece "Wiil you love me
in December as il. May?"
Mrs. Walker says the ans'rer is ir
i the affirmative for .bey h:se been
married Is years. There are no chill
fContiuued on Page Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18

long and the plane stands only eight
feet high. The Curs.ss V-14OG mo-
tor in tie nope can develop six hum
drfr' and nineteen horsepower.
The racer fully equipped weighs
ZOO pounds. Bronze used in con
sfruction has tensile strength Of
1e5,00O pounds.
The material from which the wing
type radiators are made is thinner
than the average of paper ard IL
gallons Of water pass through them
at the rate of rs gallons a minute.
The propeller is not affe-to. by hail,
rain or hign grass and can be bent
without breaking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
New Speed Plane Makes
3O2 Miles in Navy Test

MITCHELL FIELD, n. y. Sept. IS.
A new unofficial worlds speed rec
ord was established today when Lieut..
Afford J. Williams. navy aviator, flew
at the rate of 302.3' miles IN hour.
The flight was test for the PuIit-
zcr races to be FIELD here next month.
Will ans time was carefully checked
by officials of the Curtiss Airplane
company The worlds record e. air
plare speeding is 278 miles an hour,
held by France.
The Cur les racer which Lieutenant
Williams used. was designed ard built
Ito make spe0d Of 260 miles an hour
or more. The body is les than 20 feet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
Dream Leads to Body of
Child Killed Last Year

thorities some months ago that she
came home from school one day and
saw Lenora tied head and foot lying
in a tub of water. The older girl
said her foster mother gave her
money to go to the movies and told
her ito get out.
County officials searched for the
missing child after the Zamoras left
but were Unable, to locate her.
Delmuto said he dreamed the other
night that. the child was buried in
the cesspool on the Zamora place.
Taking three friends with him he
told the authorities Of his dream
and then started digging. Discovery
of the body resulted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
TOSTART new
YEAR SERVICE
Observance of Jewish
Year Planned Here
And at Mercedes

Observance of Rosh- Hashanah, the
Jewish New Year $685., will start here
at $3.50 this evening. and continue to-
morrow. while stores in the city owned
by Jewish people will be closed tomor-
row until 6 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The observance will be held at the
Masonic Temple in Brownsville, and
more than 35 persons are expected to
be present. Preparations for the affair
are being made by A. Bollack.
A similar service is to be conducted
at Mersedes, where Rabbi Epstein will
be in charge of the observance. Jewish
people in Hidalgo county are expected
to attend the services there, which will
be held in the Elks hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18

STOCKTON. Calf, Sept. ia
dream led A. Delmuto to the discov-
cry yesterday of the body of four
year old Lenora Aguilar, who has
been missing since last December.
The little girl was found buried in
a crude wooden box in a cesspool at
the place where Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Zamora. the child's stepfather and
mother, formerly lived.
Neighbors said the Zamoras left
the country when Mrs. Zamora said
her sister had died in Los Angeles
and that the little girl had died in
hospital.
Mary johnson. an adopted daugh-
ter Of the zamoras, had told the au-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-18
(By the Associated Press)

BY the ASSOcIated Press
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 18.-A wo-
man from either Greenwich Village
or fashionable Park Avenue will be
the first lady of the Metropolis next
January. The husbands of Mrs. James
j. Walker and Mrs. Frank D. Water
man are respectively democratic and
republican candidates for mayor.
Mrs. Walker prides herself on
knowing how to make bed and she
doesn't care who knows it. She can
cook and sew and goes to market ev-
cry morning.
In suffrage campaign days she
thought women did not want to vote.
Now she believes they should not