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The Washington times., 1926-11-17
Trouble For Breadon

!" ROUBLE is brewing in the
camp of the world cham
pions and an explosion may
be heard before another major
league season rolls around. It
centers round Branch Hickey
Sam Breadon and Rogers Hornsby.
Hickey is vice president of the
Cardinals, Breadon is the presi-
dent and Hornsby is not only the
manager and second baseman but
the man who brought the Mound
City it's first National League
pennant and its first world title.
Hornsby bets on the ponies.
Furthermore, he happens to be a
gent who doesn't care much who
knows it. Last summer, accord
ing to the story, Breadon called
the manager upon the carpet and
read the riot act to him about this
habit of trying to pick winners.
Rightly or wrongly, Hornsby
became convinced that Hickey had
tattled. In his days as manager
of the Cardinals Hickey had
shown Y. M. C. A. tendencies
rather the opposite of Hornsby's
habits and there was said to have
been plenty of fireworks before
the meeting broke up. Hornsby
is said to have demanded Rickey's
head or his own release. A fine
kettle of fish!
On his victory in the world
series, Hornsby received the con-
gratulations of about everybody
in the baseball world with the
single exception of the president
of the st. Louis Cardinals, the new
champions. Breadon did not con-
graduate his victorious manager.
Rumors have appeared to he
effect that Hornsby will demand a
salary of $4,000 a year and, if
refused, demand that he be traded.
And what a fine storm that has
stirred up! Read the following
editorial from the Post-Dispatch:
"Trade Hornsby to the Giants ?
Oh, rumbling. CHASTITY rumor! Sell
the Mississippi to Chicago. Divide
Forest Park into business lots.
Wreck the aquarium and barter
away the free bridge for song.
Sell all the Browns. But Horns
by? The rare and priceless
rajah? The man who steered the
Cardinals to a world champion
ship? Not since Uncle Tom was
sold down river, not since Joe Nc
Carthy released Alexander the
Great, has such a deed come to
pass. The horror of it leaves us
cold and trembling. Sam Breadon,
beware!"
Breadon, heading a world cham
pionship ball club for the first
time, faces more trouble than he
ever dreamed existed. Watch for
the explosion.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17

Until some boxer succeeds In
defeating all likely contenders,
there will be no champion in the
featherweight class.
Suggs held no title, unless a
sectional title might be consid-
cred Therefore, Finnegan won
no title in defeating Suggs. He
merely advanced a long stride in
reaching the top.
AS evidence Of this situation
the New York commission has
named featherweight title elm
nation between Red Chapman, of
Boston, and Benny Bass, of Phila'
delphia, agreeing to have the win
ner meet Finnegan, the survivor
being accepted as the American
champion.
But, even if Finnegan energies
from this coming bout the victor,
still he will not be the worlds
featherweight champion" He will
have the American title only.
In athletics the "world" is not
bound on the East by the Atlantic
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
W)|GT PAIRS
WTHLEO

PINEHURST. N. c., Nov. II.
Some of the foremost amateur and
professional players in golfdom
were ready to tee off in the seventh
annual North South best ball golf
tournament opened today at the
country club here.
Leo DiegeI and Jack Dawson,
Of Boston, last year champions,
will not compete this year, but
Bobby Cruickshank, who won the
North and South open tOurna-
ment here in April will be paired
with George NOlgt. amateur of
Washington, ID. c.
Other teams are: Jim Barnes,
former British champion, and T.
II. Jamison, Greensburg, Pa; Cyril
Walker and Halbert J. Blue, and
Johnny Walker and Harold s.
| Block
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
TODES SPQRTuRIAL
BY kfTk Miller

Tennyon, knows about than Phillips
informs this department that 1900 graded
children Of Washington playing in their
assistant Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes q payground
His particular guide the boys athletic activity of the
recreation cete Of Washington assist the teams N arranging
and otherwise function to the best interests of junior sports
When Dick reminded of the 1900 youngsters who have taken
bit amazed because couple of decades
ago and after school in the wide
back beside of the red brick school buildings
herebaouts unknown locally We sometimes batted
baseball enclosure under the watchu
of the grmy old anor but had Dick Tennyson to teach
the rules of the game advise with along
lines athletic development.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17

stirring song has inspired the Navy
to victory.
Anchors Aweigh" was written a.
an Annapolis class song in 1907
The music was composed by Charles
Zimmerman, leader OF the Nava
Academy Band at that time. This
song is as follows:
stand Navy down the field,
Sails set to the sky.
Well never change our course,
So Army you steer shy-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy.
Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field
And sink the Army,
Sink the Army Grey.
Get under way, Navy.
Decks cleared for the fray.
Well hoist true Navy Blue
So Army down your Grey-y-y-y
Full speed ahead. Navy.
Army heaVe to.
Furl Black and Grey and Gold
And hoist the Navy,
Hoist the Navy Blue"
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
DEMOTION IMPENDING
ON HARVARD VARSITY

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. IL.
Al Miller, speedy back; Kilgour,
guard, and French, back, face de-
motion TO the scrubs in the impend-
ing shakeup on the Harvard var.
sity. Clark, Stewart and Guar
nacoia probably will replace thes ,
RAaYers against Yale.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
AMERICANS LOOM
AS HOCKEY CHAMPS

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 1.-THE New
York Americans today loom as a
strong contender for National
Hockey League honors following
their 1.to.0 victory over the Pitts
burgh Yellow Jackets here last night
Bouchard. spare, made the winning
marker.
The New York team excelled both
on offense and defense.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17

While the center Of interest
among the thousands of midwest
ern fans clamboring for tickets to
the game is the brand Of football
to be seen in the legend.laden con-
test, hundreds of Chicago college
girls may have other thoughts
There will be more than 2.5OO
handsome cadets and Iniddles In
the city when the game is played
and one Chicago newspaper has
actually appealed to the city's
young women to refrain from
flirting too strenuously" with the
boys from West Point and Anna
polls. Appeal was made for the
goods to be "digniftcd and lady
like"
Chicago. with it's Great Lakes
Naval Station and whose citizens
are keen for yachting and boat.
ing, may be partial to the Navy
when the teams meet here. -
In order to aid the middies in
the cheering and singing many
Chicagoans are practicing the
famed anchors Aweigh," the out.
standing football song Of the mid
shipmen.
For more than 20 years this
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
LOOKING EN- OVER
With LonisAD onsher
NO TITLE FOR FINNEGAN

premature Dick Honeyboy
Dorchester Mass, Of the worlds featherweg champions
ship" following Of Chick Suggs New Bedford
nette Massachusetts, State boxing commission is with
Louis Kid Kapan the featherght title Of America IN
unable the weight Kapan renquished all claim
TO the and Immediately il abeyance.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
COLLEGIATE eASKETERS
READY FOR CAMPAIGN

The Washington Colleglates have
concluded their conditioning pro-
gram Of practice games. having de-
feated the Kanawas, 37-17; Red
Shields, 21-20, and the Rovers, 26.4,
losing to ST. Mary's CeE:ics at Alex
andria. 24-25. and tieing Hall II a
half game with Columbia A. c.
Teams desiring to play the Col
legiates should get in touch with
the manager at 147 r st. n. E., or
phone Potomac 1874.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
Hawaii u. Wants
Washington u.
AS Opponent

HONOLULU, Nov. 1.-THE
University of Washington foot
ball team will be invited to play
the University of Hawaii here
during the Christmas holidays,
Coach Otto Klum of the latter
college announced.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
Bill Foley Often Dropped Around

In the days of which speak the only organized effort of
physica development constituted occasional visit by Bill Foley
who would drop month and through
of settngup exercises That form of daily caehencs
becoming recognized systematic of build
the body evenly Bill laid deep the ecey
breathing
including ourselves, from a runt to
TALL straight sapng under these beneficial daily
would today considered
quite inadequate The boys themselves would rebel at so trivial
a at body development
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
TIGER HALFBn JACK AS
he LINES Up ON FIELD
YALE's BARN RALLY
BOOKED DECEMBER 4

NEW YORK, Nov. II Can't NIB
by Bunnell, of the Yale football
team has notified the Yale Club. AZ
Montclair. Of his acceptance Of tho
clubs invitation to attend the an
nual win. LOSE OF Draw football
rally ana smoker. which viii be leId
this year in his i1onor II Nick Rob
erts' Old Yale Barn. The dance has
been set for December iii
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
AMATEURS
SL|NGF|STS

Close to fun house is expected
tonight when the Jewish Com
munity Center Young Mems He
brew Association hold a joint
smoker in the Cafritz Auditorium
Of the center.
Why the. crowd?
Jim Mcnamara, athletic direc.
tor Of the center, has arranged
another of those red-bot amateur
boxing programs, with the Jewish
mitt singers meeting members Of
the Pals Club of Southwest Wash
ingtOn.
Eight three-round bouts, in classes
ranging from 95-pounders to well
terweights, are listed with action
starting at 8:15 o'clock. A battle
royal also Is on the card, besides
a collegiate jazz band.
McNamara's enterprize at the
Jewish Community Center is haV-
ing q pronounced effect on amateur
boxing throughout tn city. Sew
eraI clubs are organizing mitt
teams and Mcnamara expects
some time this winter to hold
city championship tournament.
Interest in the amateur brand OF
boxing was doomed when the Jew
ish Community Center and knights
of Columbus ringsters put on a show
that packed Cafritz Auditorium and
gave everybody a real thrill. If not
several.
Tolight's matches promise much
OF the same.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
ArmyMavy Game Social
as Well as Sport Event
BY Copeland C. Burg

CHICAGO ILL.,, Nov 17-When the Army-Navy played
West this fall for the first time in hstory-the
cashing Chicago November Git will
standing social event of the early winter
Distinguished visitors from all parts the country attend
sitting special for which Chicago monaes paid
to $500 each
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
FoRDHAM FRESHMEN
USE GEORGETOWN PLAYS

NEW YORK, Nov. 17--Fordham's
freshman eleven, equipped with
GEORGETOWN plays, viii oppose the
varsity in Scrimmage today. The
Maroon is stressing the aerial game
for use against the Washington
team on Saturday.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
Have You a Gym7

The st. Joseph Juniors want bas-
ketball games with teams possessing
gymnasiums. Call Manager Joseph
Healy, Lincoln 1854, between $50
and $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
MILAN Juniors Challenge

The Milan Juniors of Washington
chai.enge any team in the lis or
120-pound class for a game to be
play Il on their gridiron Sunday.
Call William Rice. Lincoln 8G25'T
after p. m.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17

Ocean and on the West by the
Pacific, in spite of the baseball
magnates.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17
SAUNDERS
At CENTER

Ray Kennedy, leader OF the Wash
ington basketball club. has shifted
his tactics in seeking center to
team up with his four.star outfit, he
acknowledged today.
Rusty" Saunders, the youthful
giant who led the league at scoring
from a forward position here last
year, is being tried at the pivot as
signment. Saunders scrimmaged for
30 minutes at center last night,
when the regulars took the Yam
ningans for beating.
Henry Kiley, the Greek god from
Arlington, Mass, replaced "Rusty"
at forward. He worked into the
paging game well enough to sat
isfy Kennedy and It looks rs
though he might win a regular
berth.
Saunders is not accustomed to GEN.
ter. but he succeeded in winning the
tap.off sufficiently to make the sig
nails work He showed his custom
airy fight despite wearing a rubber
coat to sweat off the extra weight
My idea" said Kennedy ''is to
enable all the men to play every posi-
ton. II we ever get in a tight
position then, we will not have any
difficulty in filling in. We want a
team of five men adept at each
others game as well as his own"
Each Monday game is to be
Ladies' Night" at Arcadia, starting
with the second game next Monday
against Brooklyn, Manager AL Stern
has announced. Dancing is to be
held between the halves and for two
hours after each game a Meyer
Davis orchestra officiating.
The Washington times., 1926-11-17

Most every type of car at the price
you want TO pay; read the used car
bargains IN Times and Herald CLASH
1isd Ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
STREET Tells
TOTAL OFLOANS
Borrowings of Brokers
Over Three and Half
Billion
(Ry The Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Making
public the volume of brokers' loans for
the first time in the history Of Wall
street, the New York Stock Exchange
today announced that the borrowings
of its members on stock and bond col
lateral at the end of January totalled
$3,513,174,154.
The disclosure that such a huge re-
servoir of credit was being employed
in the operation of the securities mar
kets surprised the financial district,
since the highest unofficial estimate of
brokerage loans on record was $780,
100000, and this was made at peak of
the bull market last November
Early in January private estimates
placed total borrowings at S2,5OO, ,OOO.-
600 and curtailed activity in the stock
mrket has indicated a further reduc-
tion since that time. Numerous guess
es ranging from $4,000 900 to $3,-
OOO,OOO,000 have appeared within the
last several weeks, but few went be-
yond the $3,OOO,O0O,O00 mark.
The figures made public by the New
York stock exchange include loans on
unlisted as we'll as listed securities
but do not provide a full measure Of
the credit underlying the stock and
bond markets. Several large financial
institutions in New York, such as Dill
Ion, Read and company and Blair and
company, inc, are not members Of the
exchange and their huge transactions
therefore are not reflected fully in the
stock exchange compilation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
Bullet Silences Tongue of
DWyer Rum Ring 'Squealer'

Fuhrmann was missioned as a
prohibition agent at the time of his
death, though prohibition Admins
traitor John Foster had kept this secret
until today.
Mrs. Fuhrmann said today her hus-
band had told her there were two
prices on his head, one for $4,000
and another for $25,O0O. Though po-
lice and medical examiner Morris de-
cided the night the body was found
that Fuhrmann was a suicide, Mrs.
Thurman, who is trained nurse, re-
fused to believe it and asked for an
investigation by prohibition author
tiles.
Fuhrmann was a rum runner until
last summer. According to his wife's
story, she wrote Mrs. Mabel Walter
Willebrandt, assistant attorney gen.
eral in Washington, and as result
Fuhrmann was induced to turn gov
ernment witness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
TAX BILL Vote
DURING WEEK
SEENBY SNOOT
Night Sessions Expected
OF End Debate on Pub
licity And E state
Levy, Chairman Says
CBy The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Ga fl
nal vote on the tax reduction bill next
week was predicted tonight by Chair
man Smoot of the finance committee,
despite the failure of the senate again
today to act on the question Of pub
licity Of income tax returns
Night sessions will be asked begin
ming Monday, Chairman Smoot said, and
with continuous eleven hour sessions
daily be believed the debate on publicity
and the proposed repeal Of the inherit
ance tax would be exhausted by Wed
nesday night.
Final action before the end of the
week, he said. would assure tax reduc-
tion by March 15, when first income tax
installments are due.
In the seven hour session today the
senate acted on two amendments to the
house bill and reconsidered another
New fuel was added to the fire in the
fight on the provision proposing repeal
Of the law allowing publication of tax
payments when Senator Ernst, republi-
can, Kentucky. submitted a minority re-
port from the special committee which
investigated the internal revenue bu-
reau.
Senator Couzens, republican, Michigan
Continued on Page Five.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
GRAFT Seen IN
OFFICERS Death
Men Slain by Bootleg
gers Never Known TO
Report Still

EDWARDSvILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 6.--Tes-
timony indicating graft as a possible
motive in the Staying of Constable
Homer Hockett and John Bake, his
chum, by moonshiners was given at the
inquest today. The bodies were found
in a shallow grave at deserted noon
shining plant on a farm near Granite
City late yesterday.
Mrs. Dora Hockett, the constable's
widow, testified her husband had made
visit to the plant two days prior to
his last trip there, January 90, when
he disappeared with Bake. She said
he had returned to see "the boss" who
was not there the first trip.
Sheriff Deimltng said Constable
Hockett had never been known to raid
a still or report one to other county
authorities since taking office last
spring. Mrs. Hockett told reporters,
however, that her husband had visited
many stills, explaining it was hob
by" to see them in operation. 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07

NEW YORK, N. ", Feb. 6.-Hans
Fuhrmann, one time rum runner who
"squealed" on the biggest liquor syn
dicate prohibition agents ever smash
ed has been stopped from telling his
story on the witness stand by bullet
sent crashing through his head.
He was found dead in hotel room
on January %, but not until today
was it know that he was the man re-
sponsible for exposing the alleged
liquor ring headed by William Y.
Dwyer, and the "squealer" respon-
sible for the apprehension of more
than 100 other rum runners.
Two days before his death a special
grand jury had returned sixty-odd in
dictments against members of the So
called "Dwyer syndicate"
District Attorney Buckner admitted
today the death of Fuhrmann de-
prived him of his most important wit
ness against Dwyer and the men
indicted with him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
PRESENTATION
FUNDISSOUCHl
Wurzbach Asks IA Mil
lion For Fields At
San Antonio

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 6.-Ex-
penditure Of $14,S75,272 for additional
construction, improvements and devel-
opment Of army aviation training plants
in Texas, was proposed in bills today by
Representative Wurzbach, republican Of
that state.
Of the amount, $8,O17,500 would be
for additional housing to accommodate
the second division Of the army at Fort
Sam Houston.
A total of $6,857,772 for development
Of the air service training plant at San
Antonio would be expended over pc
riod of five years and divided as fol-
lows:
Brooks Field, $2,916,78O; Kelley Field
$3,640,992; air intermediate depot
$6OO,00O.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07

was experienced regarding pos
session Of his huge Canutillo
ranch.
On March 3, 1916, the guerilla chief
tain and bandit leader and his men con-
Quoted a raid on Columbus, n. NJ, the
result of which was the American expe-
ditionary forces into Mexico headed by
General Pershing. The attempt of
United States troops to capture him
ended in failure.
Seventeen Americans were killed in
the Columbus raid The expedition of
American trops into Mexico to capture
Villa dead or alive" lasted more than
nine months and cost the government,
according to war department estimate,
nearly $10O,00O,OOO
Villa, who rose from a bandit with a
price on his head to one Of the domi-
nant figures in Mexico and fell again
to outlawry. was both loved and hated
as no other man had been in Mexico
since the time of Benito Juarez
Villa was defeated at the height of
his military career by General Alvaro
Obregon, former president of Mexico,
and his forces scattered. General Obre-
gon lost an arm during the battle with
Villa near the Mexican Central railway
near Celaya.
Following his defeat at Celaya, Villa
and his forces continued their career as
bandits until General Obregon was
elected president. Villa then agreed
to accept land grant for his followers
and settle down. After retiring from
the field as a bandit, Villa lived on his
ranch at Canutillo and continued to play
big part in the affairs of the nation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
LARGE TRACT NEAR
POINT ISABEL SOLD

A 1350-acre tract of land, fronting
on the Laguna Madre, and few miles
up from Point Isabel, changed hands
yesterday.
The land was sold by w. B. Abney
of Lampasas, Texas, to R. L. Malone
of Roswell, New Mexico, the deal be-
ing handled through Harry L. Faulk,
son-in-law Of Mr.. Abney.
The land extends along the Laguna
Madre for about three-quarters Of a
mile, and goes back from the water a
little more than two miles, forming a
rectangle.
Consideration in the deal was $47,-
250 or $35 an acre for the entire tract
Of land.
The purchaser announced his inten-
tion Of developing the land, although
the detailed plans of this development
were not made known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
OFFICIALS ASK
.OVERHAULINCO OF.
STATUTES.
Separate Bureau for En-
forcement Urged; To
Put Employees Under
Civil Service Rules
(By The Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Ga
complete overhauling of the federal
prohibition machinery, reaching even
to the amendment of the Volstead act,
is favored by the administration.
The first step in the administration 5
program was taken today with the in
PRODUCTION of bills in the house and
senate to create a new and independ-
ent prohibition bureau in the treasury.
second administration measure, put
ting all except the highest enforce
ment officials under civil service regu-
lations, was reported concurrently by
house committee.
In addition, it was disclosed that Sec
retary Mellon soon would recommend
changes in the Volstead act to differ
entiate more clearly between major
and minor violations.
The days developments plunged the
house into one of the bitterest prohi-
bition debates in its history and gave
a foretaste of what may come when
the whole subject is opened up for dis
cussion. The debate, for a time
| threatened to develop a fist fight.
The treasury sent to both house and
| senate its recommendations for crea-
tion of the new prohibition bureau
which propose to divorce the enforce
ment unit from the bureau of internal
revenue and places the entire dry law
machinery under the direct control OF
the secretary of the treasury. The
| bill also creates bureau of customs
to rank equally with the bureau of in
ternal revenue and with a commission
er at its head.
1t was made clear at the treasury
Continued on Page Five.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
AGED MAN CHARGED
WITH Staying WIFE

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Feb. 6.--George
Solomon, whose wife was found dead
Wednesday night beside the furnace In
the basement Of their home. herf head
and shoulders charred, today was charg-
ed with first degree murder. Although
Solomon. who is 73 years old. stoutly in-
sists that his wife was killed by blast
Of flame that shot from the improperly
adjusted furnace, officials tonight said
they had gathered enough evidence tnl
nullify practically all Of hin statementa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-07
Election Judges to
Be Selected Monday

j. S. Crawford of San Benito, county
chairman of the democratic executive
committee in Cameron county, and Jesse
bennett of Brownsville, republican
chairman, have been asked to be present
at the commissioners court meeting
here Monday, when precinct election
judges for the November elections will
be named.
The invitations was sent to both party
chairman, as it has been announced that
the republicans expect to hold primary
in Cameron couny this year.