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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-20
Body of Man Drowned
At Galveston Is Home

SAN ANGELO, Tex, July 20.-The
body of James n Hodges, 2s, Sterling
City sheep man. drowned late Saturday
while bathing at Galveston, arrived here
this morning by train and left by motor
hearse for Sterling City, where burial
was to be made at p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges were among
chaperones of party of Sterling City
camp fire girls Only a pulmotor saved
their daughter, Lcnora Hodges, aged 3,
from drowning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-20
MANS CLOTHES SHOT
OFF In SUNDAY FRAY

Maurice Ruiz, who lives near Los Fres-
nos, came to the office of Sheriff Sam
Robertson here today following a fracas
near his home, in which part of his
clothing was shot off by a charge from
a shotgun.
Deputy Sheriff Roy Collins arrested
five men following the fight, and they
are being held here today for question
ing in connection with the affair.
Ruiz was not hurt, the shot barely
grazing his body, and shooting off part
of his coat. He was unable to tell Off
GERS who did the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-20
Spanish War Veterans
To Meet in Fl. Worth
fBy The Associated Press. |,

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 2O-Sev-
eral hundred veterans Of the Spanish
American war will meet in Fort Worth.
Friday and Saturday July 24-25 at the
annual reunion of Texas veterans who
fought in the days of '9s. Stirring
times are expected as the soldiers who
freed Cuba and vindicated the sinking
of the Maine get together to talk over
old times and live over again the war
time scenes. All veterans Of the Span
ish American war. the Philippine in
surfection and the Boxer uprising in
China are expected to attend the Texas
meeting. -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-20
MEXICO TO PROBE
SHOOTING OF CONSUL
fBv The Associated Press.)

MEXICO CITY, July 20.-The depart
ment of the interior has ordered an in
vestigation of the shooting Of Harold
G. Bretherton, United States vice con-
sui at Aguas Calientes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-20
Hearing To Be Held
Tuesday; Testimony
of Experts Accepted
(By The Associated Press)

COURTROOM DAYTON, Tenn, July 20.-With the crowd
packing the courtroom to the extent that the business of the
court almost blocked Judge Rauston announced that the
courthouse building considered unsafe and paster1ng al
ready cracking the ceiling beneath when the stage Of
arguments reached the courtroom would be trans
terred to platform on the courthouse grounds
COURTROOM DAYTON, Tenn, July 2O.-As the
Scopes opened this morning Judge John Raulton began
reading statement in which he stated of the responsibilities
of judge to avoid exciting passion prejudice
persons, particularly among the jurors.
He then said that cooquy occurred last Friday between the
Judge and Clarence Daow of defense counsel The
included excerpts from the record which the exchange
reported Judge Rauton went number of by Mr.
DalroW to the court during Fridays session.
The court has withheld action until had
Evening star., 1925-02-15
TRAINING IN WINTER
AIDS SAFE DRIVING
Care on Icy Streets in Hard
Weather Big Help When Spring
Thaws Open Way.

Winter driving offers an excellent
opportunity for laying stronger
foundation for greater safety next
Spring, in the opinion OF Ernest ~
Smith. general manager OF the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. There
is no better practice for safer driv-
ing, he says, than learning how to
operate a motor car under adverse
weather conditions.
Quoting from observations made
from Investigations of accident con-
ditions by the American Automobile
Association, Mr.. Smith shows that
the Fall months reveal the greatest
amount Of recklessness and incompe-
tency. In his opinion. this Is due to a
letting down on the part of the av-
erage driver during the Summer
when driving Is comparatively easy.
Sprin gtime motoring Is always
greatly benefited by reason OF extra
precaution on the part of the average
driver" Mr.. Smith explains. Though
the ice is gone from the streets and
the weather has moderated to q point
where he Is more comfortable at the
wheel. the driver cannot easily shak e
off the feeling that IL he Is not very
careful his car may skid or that his
hands may be too cold to hold the
wheel steady should he have a front
wheel blowout. 1t is this hang
over from Winter precaution tha,
helps cut down Springtime accidents
far below the high rate of accidents
which is wrongly attributed to in
creased touring in the Fall
winter driving can, therefore, be
made to serve a definite and valuable
purpose, and every driver should fee
that when he encourages a little more
precaution now 1t will be a doubls
precaution in the Spring"
Evening star., 1925-02-15
District National Guard

The resignation of Capt. Henry Fl.
Leizear, Ordnance Department, was
accepted by the War Department last
week. Capt. Leizear was one of the
best known officers Of tie District
National Guard and his resignation
will leave gap in the local Guard
ranks that cannot be readily filled
He has had active charge of training
all rife teams of the local militia in
recent years and in addition to win
ming various local prizes the District
team under his leadership has been
one of the strongest teams at the
national rife matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio. held each Fall. Each time that
the District team has gone to the
national matches it has returned
with many honors, always winning
place at or near the top In one or
more of the more important matches
and supplying members who won in
the individual matches. Capt. Lei
zear has worked hard though handi-
capped by lack of funds and for the
first few years after the war with
only a small personnel from which to
select his team, and while the District
team is one Of the best in the country
today there has been much disap-
pointment expressed in the local
Guard, particularly by members Of
IHc lSlSI EHklneeTS, VINO HdNc pccu
members of Capt Leizear's teams in
former years, and it is doubtful
whether another officer can be Sc
cured who will hold the team to-
gether with the high type Of per-
sonnel that it now contains.
The development of all rifle teams,
both outdoor and gallery. in the Dis
trict National Guard since the war is
the direct result of Capt. Leizear's
efforts.
The 260th Coast Artillery of the
District National Guard entertained
last night at the Coast Artillery
Armory with Valentine dance and
entertainment. This was the third of
series of balls planned for the year
by a social committee appointed last
Autumn, the first being a Halloween
entertainment and the second a New
Year dance. The dance last night
was the largest affair yet given by
the Coast Artillery, the occasion as
sembling hundreds Of guardsmen and
their friends. Valentine colors pre-
armory and al midnight refreshments
were served. The committee in charge
of the entertainment was. headed by
Capt. Louis NJ. Gosorn and included
Donald J. Mccarthy. Perry w. Huff,
Cecil w. Burden. Haywood y. Saun-
ders. John E. Shepherd, John c. Brad
ford and James e. Fink. Capt. James
D. Eggle ston of Battery 3 acted as
treasurer for the entertainment. Maj.
and Mrs Walter w. Burns were
Evening star., 1925-02-15
No. S5-HeIpinE the Battery.

When Smith starts away from his
garage it is usually with very little
commotion. Naturally enough, when
| discovered him lingering over the
process the other day l knew that
something was wrong. Upon .nvcs-
tigating il developed that his battery
had given out again.
He had had it recharged three times
within a month, and had noticed that
the intervals between chargings were
growing shorter. This was evidence
aplenty that the battery Was dying
either naturally or beccuse of ne
glect.
''Neglect?' Smith challenged. when
| had offered this as a reason for the
trouble. IF anything l am killing
this battery with kindness. Just look
at this"
He lifted up the fioorboards in
the battery posts.
About half the batteries you see
on cars have posts AMI connections
covered with corrosion," he said. But
that's not the case with mine.
smear them with vaseline and thus
ward off the possibility of a poor
connection. AS for water in the cells,
you see there is just the proper
amount. You may be sure that
never use anything but distilled
water
smith" l said. You are making
the very common mistake OF suppos-
ing that your battery is a unit by
itself and that 1t will keep on the sob
constantly If you attend to it. The
care you have given the battery it
self is important, but it's only half
the problem. The battery is but one
of the many units of the electrical
system which must not only be in
good working order individually. but
Jointly as we'll The battery might
be compared with the heart In the
human organism. Perhaps it is in
good condition because the owner
does not overtaX, it, but just feed the
stomach something to cause acute
indigestion and the heart will act as
though it had angina pectoriS.'
You mean that something else in
the electrical system has run nown
the battery?" Smith asked.
Wouldn't the position Of the am
meter needle rather prove it?' l
asked him, in turn.
Smith glanced at the ammeter and
found that the needle was register
ing discharge.
That's because I have the ;gnI-
ton turned on" he explained. and
then retracted his statement when he
discovered that the ignition switch was
not on. In the meantime / had raised
the hood and had pointed TO a small
electrical unit which was attached to
the motor side of the dash Tin many
makes of cars this unit is attache d
to the generator).
Il am going to tap this unit gent
Evening star., 1925-02-15
HEADLIGHTS OFTEN
M|SUSED, IS CLAIM
Manager of A. A. A. Con-
demns Illumination on Cars
Not in Motion.

Misuse of headlights on automobiles
yesterday by Ernest \. Smith, general
manager of the American Automobile
Association. 1t is understood numerous
complaints have been received from
motorists who have been annoyed and
endangered by automobiles parked near
main thoroughfares with headlights left
on. Similar complaints are said to be
reaching other motor clubs affiliated
with the American Automobile Asso-
citation.
often a Hazard, He Says.
The excessively Illuminated parked
car, according to Mr.. Smith. is often
as much of hazard as the car that
is not even equipped with a parking
light. The danger lies in having other
motorists assume that the machine is
in motion when its headlights are
turned on. he explains.
"A driver does not use his head
lights ordinarily unless his car is in
motion Mr.. Smith said, "and. acting
on this assumption, the average motor
list thinks that a car is approaching d
crossing when perhaps it is merely
parked near the intersection. This
means sudden stopping for persons
who are not so quick to analyze the
situation. and experience proves that
sudden Interruptions in the flow of traf-
fic are a direct cause of accidents.
Drivers Likely to Forget.
AT this season of the year drivers
are likely to forget to dim their lights
when parking in residential districts or
when stopping along the highway. This
keeps other motorists in doubt to
whether such ears are in motion, in
process of turning or just starting.
When lights are dimmed. or when park
ing lights are used. other drivers know
exactly how to handle the situation
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Unlimited Policies
Required of Taxi
Firms II, LOndO7,

Proprietors OF taxicabs in Lon
don are required to take out an
in surance policy for an unlimited
amount to cover third-party per-
sonal injury claims, unless they
can satisfy the police authorities
as to their financial position. A
minimum policy OF $4,000 also Is
required to cover property damage
claims. These new regulations
went into effect tho nrst OF tho
year.
Even larger policies for omni-
buses and charbancs are required.
They carry $125.o00 for property
damage and unlimited policies for
personal injury.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

ly," I said. "As I do so suppose you
watch the ammeter and let me know
what the needle does
THE needle has gone back to zero,
indicating neither charging nor dis
charging" he exclaimed. I'D like to
know how on earth you knew that
thing on the dash had any connec-
tion with the ammeter."
That's because l happen to know
what this unit is, and you don't"
retorted. 1T is known IS the tout
or, as it is sometimes called. the re-
lay. In the electrical system the gen.
orator charges the battery when the
engine is running at a normal speed,
but since it is necessary to have the
battery and generator connected for
this purpose you can easily see how
the battery would discharge back
into the generator when the engine
stops unless a cut-out dcvice is in
serted in the circuit. Since the gem
orator must reach Il certain speed be-
fore its voltage can rise higher than
that OF the battery it is usually nee
essary that the circuit between the
two units be cut out until the car
reaches speed OF about Is miles an
hour.
This cut-out is usually operated
by double electro magnets, which
operate In unison when the generator
is charging the the battery and neu-
tralize each other the moment the
battery's current would otherwise
flow back into the generator. Soma
times the contact points of The cut
out stick or the spring which pulls
them apart breaks. The battery is.
therefore, likely to discharge itself
when the car is left for d while by
itself
This is doubtless what has been
happening to yours. If you had been
little better acquainted with the
electrical system you would have dis
covered your trouble the moment you
noticed the ammeter reading dis
charge when the engine and lights
were not being operated. Helping
the battery means a lot more than
keeping the unit itself in condition"
Next week-"Tackling Strange
Traffic"
Copyright, 1825.)
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Culver Rules Shifting.

to follow In deciding when to shift
down to a second on a hill. Load. road
and weather conditions frequently make
it advisable to shift at lower car speed
one time than another, and vice versa.
It's all matter of avoiding strain. The
moment the car begins to reveal evil
dence of engine vibration the driver
should take this a tip to shift. One
of the handiest guides in this connec-
tion is the handle of the emergency
brake. 1t is bound to vibrate when the
engine has started tc labor. If 1t
quivers shift
Evening star., 1925-02-15
DANGER NEAR RAIL STATION

There is probably no section of any
city where the motorist has to be
more careful than in the neighbor-
hood of a railway station. Pedes-
trians have simply got to make"
that train. The automobile driver
under the circumstances finds it nee
essary to look out for them as well
as for himself.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Removes Mud Splashes.

A rag thoroughly saturated with auto
polish is very effective for removing
mud splashes if they are not too nu-
merous. An oily rag will only loosen
the mud, whereas the polish soaked rag
will restore the shine on the body
Evening star., 1925-02-15

honor, guests of the evening. The
dance was sponsored by the officers
Of the 260th Coast Artillery Club.
Another dance will be given during
announced later by the chairman Of
the committee in charge.
The Summer camp dates Of the
121st Engineers of the District Ma
tional Guard have been definitely set
for August 16 to 81 Preparations
are already being made for the Sum-
mer encampment, and 1t is expected
that the men will attend in greater
numbers than ever before. The an
|, nual encampment Of 1925 is to be held
at Virginia Beach, Va.
The enlisted men Of the District
National Guard are preparing for
armory inspection which will take
place during the latter part Of March.
The drill records for the week past
show that the Headquarters Detach-
ment Of the 260th Coast Artillery at
tanned the highest record of attend
ance of all the divisions of the Dis
trict National Guard. The rating of
attendance in this unit was 81 per
cent. Second highest rating was
| made by Company c. 121st Engineers,
Whlcn attained a oS per cent rating,
and for third highest rating Bat
terry A and the Medical Detachment
of the 260th Coast Artillery tied at
6S per cent.
Capt Thomas A. Lane, Company +,
121st Engineers, will leave during the
| week for Fort Humphrey to remain
three months attending the Officers
Instruction School to be held there
during March, April and May.
Company G, 121st Engineers, will
| be given a banquet at the City Club
| on Saturday evening, February 20.
| The affair will be given to them as a
| reward for selling the highest num-
| Der of tickets for the recent Regi-
| mental anniversary ball given last
| Saturday night a. the City Club in
| commemoration of the recognition of
| the regiment by the Government.
Company c, 121st Engineers. has
| organized a rife team to compete in
| the matches which will be held at an
early date on the National Guard
| range. Sergt. John Schricker will
coach the team and regular practice
will be held each week.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK {. RUSSELL.

John Smith whom should welcome He
selfish; rather he chap willing glad
benefit
the other 100000 more members Of the moi
Evening star., 1925-02-15

When squeak hunting with kero-
sene always add some engine oil to
the solution. Kerosene will remove
the dirt and rust, but there should be
something to ease the friction be-
tween the rubbing surfaces.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

1t is expected that 1000 farmers Of
Scotland will move to South Africa
soon.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-30
WHERE OUR LIBERTY is GOING

Senator Borah's warning to the people of Amer
lea, whose cowardice he says is permitting
changes in our government that are destructive
of liberty and happiness, deserves more than pas
sing consideration He does not openly charge
the existence of an organized movement to strip
the people of their liberty but he does say reports
of such plot have been broadcast in the press for
several years.
The people are regulated to death. The respon-
sibility of the home is pushed over on the govern
ment, the work Of the church is shifted to the
government The duty of the schools takes the
same road The result is private interference and
official control of individual action to point that
would make the fathers of the nation froth at the
mouth
For every difficulty that arises as result of our
complex civilization we look for D remedy in the
creation Of some new board of control. Every
tohase of business and private activity is put in
rcharge of some bureau or commission. These
bureaus are given powers far beyond anything
ever contemplated by the trainers of the constitu
ton They embrace the legislative, the judicial
and the executive functions of government and
rise superior in power to the government itself.
We are in rather bad way when we admit the
law has broken down and that our courts are a
failure, but we are in worse way when the people
supinely permit Czar-like power to be handed over
to bodies Of petty dictators, without even so much
as word of objection.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-30
DRIVE CAREFULLY

Spring and summer takes its heavy toll in
injuries and fatalities due to increased
traffic. Everyone should make himself commit
tee Of one to see that his car is in good mechanical
condition. and equally see to it that he or his drv
er is in good human condition. The car won't
stop unless the brakes are in working order; nor
will it slacken speed unless the human element
enters and steps on the brake. Both factors are
essential to careful driving.
While overhauling our cars is it not well to
overhaul ourselves? 1t is we'll to know that our
nerves, eyes, hands, feet Wits and our hearts and
human sympathies are given a thorough rejuve-
nation.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-30
RELIGION STILL ALIVE

Finding no means of transportation at hand,
seven boys recently walked seven miles to take a
Bible study examination at Y M. c. A. These
boys were of high school and grammar school age.
Although a little tired, they did themselves credit
in the handling of the questions at the examna-
ton.
This is not remarkable except that it shows these
youths have zeal and devotion to things rever-
entail 1t is common for groups or gangs OF boys
to use "shanks horses" for hike to the woods, to
the "oIe swimmin' hole" or a basket ball game. But
to walk seven miles to participate in test of their
knowledge of the Bible is at least worth creditable
mention.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-30

with the German government and ara
in ouch form that TIE German pres;-
dency has little bearing upon the
carrying out of treaty stipulations.
The indirect effect Of the Hindenburg
election, however, will probably De
more important, since it is apt to delay
still further the complete execution OF
the Dawes plan, upon which the Wash
ington administration has relied hope
fully to restore Europe to sound eco
nomic basis, and to free American
business in that way from many en-
barrassments it has faced since the
war.
French Will Use ii rs Excuse
The psychological effect Of the Hin
denburg election in France and in
other allied countries probably will be
its most serious aspect, in the judy
ment Of informed officials here. 1t is
perfectly natural, they feel, that the
French people should view the election
Of the distinguished German soldier
with some alarm and should believe
that it means the return TO militarism
in Germany. .9ahs1'