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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-23
HOUSTON WOMAN
BADLY WOUNDED


HOHSTON. Texas, Oct 23.--tPJ-
Mrs. W. +. Pennington. 43. who lives
In Houston. was reported recovering
Saturday in n hospital here from
pistol wounds alleged 70 have been
inflicted by her husband, Frank MI.
Pennington. 4S. cmploye Of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company at Calves
ton in n shooting at the Pennington
home Friday night.
Pennington was in the city jail
Saturday. unable 10 make bond on
charges filed before Justice OF the
Peace Overstreet.
IN statements 10 police. Penning-
ton said he and his wife had been
estrangad for some time. John MI.
Pennington. l9-year-old sen, was con
fined to his bed with broken leg
Friday night when his father re-
turned from Galveston.
His father had made several at
tempts To effect a reconciliation with
his mother, the boy told Justice
0verstreet.
Friday night. the boy was in bed
when his father again came from Gal
weston 20 attempt n reconciliation.
Five shots were fired. Three hit Mrs.
Pennington in the left arm, one in
the mouth and the fifth grazed the
head OF the boy. who was unable
TO get up from his bed
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COURT REFUSES
LABOR'S DEMAND

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 23.-(Rl-The
supreme court refused yesterday to
dismiss Ricardo Couto. one Of the dis
trict judges Of Mexico City as de-
manded by the regional confederation
of Mexican workers. II has been
charged by the confederation that
Judge ICouto in some strike and la
Dor dispute eases rendered decisions
against the strikers or workmen and
favoring the employers.
The confederation leaders announce
that the supreme courts refusal Of
their demand does not alter the un-
ions attitude. II is the intention to
dismissal, but it is not certain whe-
ther a general strike will be called
as a method of gaining the point.
Such n strike has been suggested in
certain labor circles.
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Sensational Charge
Made in Connection
With Prison Probe

sion, the house investigating commit
tee recessed until Monday.
When Walter SayIes, chairman Of
the prison commission. and N. L.
Speer, warden of the Huntsville pen,
itantiary testified TO drunken spree
VI visitors to the penitentiAry when
the two Dallas black terr0rs,~ the
Noel brothers, were electrocuted, the
inquiry took another sensational
turn.
Sayles said it had been necessary
for him 20 issue instructions To pre-
vent visitors To electrocutions who
were in an intoxicated condition.
Charges that Commissioner Gran
berry, as manager Of the Eastman
farm, had short potted" mt least
four discharged coHvirts W the five
dollars due them from the state were
made by W. r. MeGee. prison auditor.
cranberry made good the amount
due the state and the prisoners were
later paid, MrGec testified.
That certain prisoners Ind tender
ed 20 Frank O R0urke 10 seek par
dons was testified to By y. l.. Spesr,
the prison warden
The hearing Tuesday afternoon re-
yealed sensational testimony relative
90 the state prison system, involving
an alleged shortage in the accounts
Of Colonel 5. 6. Cranberry. commits
sioner appointed by Governor Miriam
"A. Ferguson, and the statement Of
Warden Speer that money had been
Withdrawn from prisoners accounts
TO pay for the getting of pardOns.
Whiskey was manufactured on the
Eastman farm when Cranberry was
farm manager. Colonel SayEes testi-
fled. and he related that mutinies
resulted from "a prisoner getting
drunk and shooting up the quarters
where the prisoners are kepN
Sayles said that Mrs. Ouida Fer
guson. Nallc. daughter OF Governor
Continued on page two.)
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RMmaaUayF FIiUUey Refuses
Stop for Excited Ddyky

ed automobile, marked "For Sale"
While the darky continued to
shout. "Whoai WhoaIr the dis
mantled speedster gently pushed
the other car backward across the
street, describing n large arc, and
coming back with a little more
speed toward the original side of
the street. The negro pulled levers,
kicked spark plugs, turned the
wheel, and ierked wires. but the
car continued to move in gasps
and lunges.
Gathering momentum Ii drove
the other car backward into two
cars on the curb, doubling up a
few tenders ard scratching several
cars.
"A crowd or spectators cheered
the darkey as he tried to stop and
guide his stced. which gasped and
came 70 gentle halt after the
crash.
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REPORTS QUEEN
HASSEVERE COLD

NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-tFl-A ply
sician was called 20 the royal suite
M the Ambassador hotel today I'D nt-
tend Queen Marie az Rumania whose
cold was considerably aggravated by
a strenuous series of speaking en-
EagementE yesterday.
The queens condition was said %
he not serious and the doctors visit
did not disarrange the days sched-
ule of either the prince or princess.
Prince Nicholas left the hotel i'm his
roadster % visit the Brooklyn navy
yards.
"A delegation OF girls escorted
Princess lleana 10 the Capitol thea
tire for n reception.
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BAHAMA ISLANDS
ESCAPE DAMAGE

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 23.-lP1-The
motor schooner Emma Sue brought
word to Miami today that Bimini,
nearest of the Bahama Islands, wea-
thered the hurricane with loss of but
one dwelling.
Although a 120-mile wind swept
the island no casualties were report
ed.
He said rum row" had been wiped
out for the third time since July.
Only one vessel, a schooner, was re-
ported left at Gunkey and she was
beaehed with her deck cargo gone.
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DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE STILL MOUNTS
Report Men Killedin WiIIacy
County We're Citizens of U.S..

AUSTIN. Texas. Oct. 23.-tP-
International complications which
threatened between the United
States and Mexico over the killing
September z, at Raymcndville, of
Tomas Nunez. and two OF his sons,
are expected 10 be removed when
Secretary Of State Frank Ii. kel-
logg at Washington receives the
formal report of Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson which shows that Nu-
nez and his two sens were Ameri-
can citizens. The report has been
forwarded.
Marriage certificates, certified
copies of poll tax receipts. hap
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Corsicana Hit BY
Hard Wind Storm

CORSICAN.i, Texas, Oct. 23.--tPl-
High wind accompanied BY. rain did
considerable damage at Wortham
and vicinity last night. Twenty der
ricks in the oil field were blown
down. enc Of them falling on n house.
according 10 telephone reports reach
ing here today.
In Workman the rear of build
ing was demolished. No one was re-
ported injured.
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CRAzED FATHER
KILLS DAUGHTERS

BROCKTON. Mass, Oct. 23.AtPD-
"A liquor-crazed father killed his three
daughters with an axe as they slept
in their home early today. He was
JAMES Stoddard, So. a Iaborer, and
the girls were Mildred y. Florence Is
and Edna IN. Marion, l4. the fourth
daughter. escaped.
II didn't want them burned" Stod-
dard muttered TO police who broke
into the house in response 10 n fran
tic call from pedestrian who met
Marion fleeing from the scene.
Thn man had suffered from a hal
lueination that his daughters were
TO be taken from him, police said.
The girls mother had been dead
several years.
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START WAR ON hit
| And RUN DRIVERS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-tPD-War
on the "hit and run" driver was de-
clared today by The American Auto
mobile Association on behalf of its
affiliated clubs.
The statement stressed "the need
cf an organized campaign by motor
lists generally to do away with this
species of lawlessness and coward
ice" Drivers were urged to pursue
shit and run" motorists in an en-
deavor to apprehend them or at least
ascertain their license numbers.
Drivers also were counselled TO re-
duce this hysterical practice by edu-
cation as to the utter hopeless stu
ridity Of IT,"
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BURBANK OF WEST
TEXAS PARALYZED

COLEMAN, Texas, Oct. 23.-(R,-
The Burbank Of West Texas s. A.
Halbcrt. az. lay nc his home here to-
day with half his body paralyzed "a
tho result OF a fall from one Of ihs
priced pecan trees.
Mr.. HaliTert fell Is feet from n
tree at his farm near here yesterday.
An X-ray showed broken vertebrae.
He is paralyzed below the injury and
physicians hold little hope for recov-
cry.
Halbert Is originator OF Halbert
pecans. Halbert honey and Perfcc-
.ti0n watetmalons. He recently had
attracted wide attention BY expert
ments in grating native walnuts
with the California variety.
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QUAKESHOCKS
KILLS SCORES
)F ARMENIANS
Thousands Injured,
Many Homes IN
\ Ruins; Americans s
Reported Safe

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-tP-Hun-
freds Of persons were killed, thous-
snds injured and other thousands
made homeless by the earthquake
shich shook Armenia late last night
aid a cablegram to the Near East
'elief today from Erivan. All OF the
! orty American workers Of Near
last Relief are safe, the message
aid.
Buildings of the Near East al
4 eninakan were damaged. Children
the organizations orphanage and
orkers are sleeping in tents. Doc
Prs and nurses aided in caring foi
be injured.
LENINAKAN, Armenia, October
-tPl-Many persons were killed
A scores injured and the whole
ulatisn was thrown into panic by
earthquake which shook all OF
ienia late last night.
dany houses collapsed, telegraph
res were wrecked, trees uprooted
cattle killed.
There was no loss Of life among
e large personnel Of the American
bar East Relief or the 5000 Ar
enian orphans under their care
yhis was due to the sturdy con.
#truction of the old ston czarisi
military barracks in which they were
Housed and the splendid discipline
paintained by the Americans among
be- children.
Believing that Mount Ararat. only
short distance away was in erup-
on, the inhabitants rushed in panic
om their homes. They were soon
assured by the American doctors
hid nurses attached to the Near East
elief, who, by their prompt action
|nd cool demeanor, preserved ad-
irable order throughout the town
n,habitantx Of the slopes Of Mount
4. " d! s-sfr-tf 30 tAeis- knees. praying
for deliveranee from the calamity
while Others rushed 70 the churches,
Leninakan, .the former Alexandra
pol. is one Of the chief towns Of Ar
nenia. 40 miles northeast of knrs
IT'S population is about $4,000.
Mount Ararat, legendary resting
place OF Noah's ark. lies about sixty
miles to the south. Armenia has been
\ soviet republic since April, 1921.
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tismal certificates, and affidavits.
show that the men, killed when they
ard n number of Officers were at
tackled from ambush near Ray
mcndville following the killing of
two Officers. Deputy Sheriff l.. T..
Shaw and Deputy Constable Louis
May, were Americans.
Two other men. an Austrian and
an American of Mexican parentage.
were killed nd the same time. Of
ficers claimed the men were killed
i'm crOssfire.
Adjutant General Dallas j. Math-
ews conducted the inquiry witL two
Texas rangers.
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Call For Plans For,
City Water System

MERCEDES, Texas. Oct. 23.-w. r..
Anderson Of San Bcnito, engineer who
Is making plans for the sewer sys-
TEN of Mercedes, has been asked by
the commission to be present at the
next meeting Of the body. next week.
10 submit final plans for the system.
lts u expected that work on the
sewer system win be started soon.
when the plans are approved by the
commission.
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Especial to The Herara)

HARLINGEN, Texas. Oct. 23.-
"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa" shouted
the frantic darky. but his iron
steed failed to heed.
The steed, a dismantled auto
mobile Of questionable make and
years, started moving at the first
spin of the crank. 1t was in a
parking yard, here, across the
street from the Reese Wil-Mond
hotel.
The darky mounted the place on
the car where the hood had orig
inally been. and seampered back
10 where the steering wheel indi-
Gated the general location Of the
middle In the mean time the
relic was coming out Of the park
ing yard, took gentle dive into
the street, and there hooked into
the front bumper CT nicely paint
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Receive Proofs
On c. c. Booklet

SAN BENITO, Texas, Oct. 2S.-
Proofs of the San Benito booklet
have been received here by the Cham
Der of Commerce.
The booklet consists principally Of
illustrations, showing scenes of in
terest in and around San Benito. The
art layouts were made by c. c. Cole
Of Brownsville. who made the layouts
Of the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce booklet.
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AUSTIN. Texas. Oct. 23.--tP,--Af-
ter five days Of inquiry into state
departments, and sensational devel-
opments on the state prison system
Friday, involving Prison Commission
er = A.. Cranberry and Frank
O'Rourke, secretary 20 the commits
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TWO TICKETS in
WILLACY COUNTY

RAYMONDVILLE. October 22.-
Two sets OF candidates are in the
field in Willacy county, to be voted
on in the general election. Demo
cratic and independent The Demo
Gratis. In most cases are the in
cunbcnts.
Democratic nominees for the Of
fices Of sheriff and county judge,
respectively. are Raymond W. Teller
and "A. u. Crane and the independent
candidates Joe Turner and w. y. Nc
Charen.
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MERGER BUYS UP
| BIG OIL COMPANY

los ANGELES, Cal. Oct. 23.-tA'l
.e.a.rhase of the Canyon Oil Co. OF
10, Texas, by merger of oil
Hes, built around the Julian
I'm Corporation. will mark the
the organization into the
.nent marketing field, $. c.
sident of the merged COM
HI. The purchase involved
81 100000. he said.
~ will be built near the
rites. Lewis said. al
le has not yet been chos-
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Nursery Moves Its
Offices TO Donna

MERCEDES. Texas. Oct. 23.-The
nursery stock and office OF the Black
Nursery. located here for several
years, are being moved to Donna.
Many OF the trees Of the company
are at various points in the Valley
and only those which were balled,
and kept in sheds were moved.
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Tropical Hurricane
Hits Bermuda Isles

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-tPl-The
ar;cal disturbance passed over Ber-
.,5a on Friday about noon with
ua,atric pressure OF 2S5S inches
IA s;xty-eight miles .of wind from
northeast, the Weather Bureau
|rported. -o-.h
Eastward and cause gales over the
Eorth Atlantic steamer routes on
ISnday.
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eb Famous
.weight, Dies

Oct. 23.-tPl Harry
III in Atlantic City yes
KlIogized as lone of the
nd gamest ringmen that
= by james Red" Mason,
manager. who was to return 70
.,ryh today 10 aid In funeral
gements for the former middle
4 champion.
W.son said he had been shocked
.rona words" by news Of Greb's
sth following an operation.
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CONFESSES HE
KILLED FATHER

NORMAN. Okla. Oct. 23.-LFl-
Ernie Green. 35. Cleveland county
farmer. is in Jail here following his
confession 10 the murder of his
father. III. ri. Green. 6S. with mn NIX
on the night OK October 6.
The confession and arrest came
after the body Of the older Green
had been discovered IN shallow
grave on their farm late yesterday.
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Fair Catalogs
Almost Complete

HARLINGEN. Texas, Oct. .23.--
Catalogs Of the Valley Mid Winter
fair will be off the press and ready
for distribution by next week, it was
stated here BY W.. G. Fields, manager
OF the fair.
The booklets are being printed this
year In HarIingen. They are larger
than those In the past, and show
more diversified fair I'm every re-
Epect.
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HARvARD-DARTMOUTH

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. 23.-(P)
Dartmouth men were confident
their eleven would defeat Harvard
today for the fourth time in success
sion. Harvard last won in 1922 by
~ to 3.
Dartmouth's defeat in the Yale
bowl last Saturday. while Harvard
was trouncing William and Mary
gave Harvard hope. as did signs
that Coach Horween's new system
was beginning to show results.
Harvard was weakened BY the loss
Of Leo Rally.
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YALE AND BROWN MEET

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct. 23.-iH')
Supporters were certain that Yale.
in playing Brown. would pass with
ease today one more mile stone on
it, way to the mythical champion
shin OF eastern football.
Brown has won four games and
Yale three Brown has yielded IA
points and Yale seven.
Two veteran linesmen. Hodges and
Gurney, we're out Of the Brown line
ND. Yale lacked the services OF No
bic. brilliant halfback, and Fishwick,
star end.
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PIT Tip RIG SIGN

SAN BENfTO. Texas, Oct. PA
sign costing $500, and very attract
lively lighted IN being erected over
the business place or the Campbell
Auto Supply Go.
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GETS 5-YEAR SENTENCE

IULLNAN, Texas, Oct. 23.-tF1
"A sentence of five years for killing
his father was given in the F. Sand
ersnn, Jr., 1s. BY jury here last
night. The father was killed nj the
family home August 81. Motion for
new trial was overruled today and
notice Of appeal given.
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Standing of Valley
Conference Teams

Fridays Results
Brownsville 6. San Benito 6.
Harlingen IL, Edinburg o.
Weslaco 80, Donna 0.
Mission 13. McAllen z.
Town team p. Mercedes 0.
Next Friday
Harlingen at Brownsville.
Weslaco at San Benito.
Mission at Mercedes.
MeAllen at Donna.
Edinburg, open date.
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SEVERAL BIG
GAMES TODAY
Football Teams Lined
Up For Important
Contests

DALLAS. Oct. 23.-tPD--A damp
reception from J. Pluvius, noted wet
leader, but warm spot in the hearts
of Dallas residents. faced the stu
dents Of A. a. VI. College when they
relied in here today from College
Station to watch the high-brow
farmers try to ride the bucking Nus
tangs.
The football rodeo between A. a VI
and Southern Methodist University
of Dallas had every evidence of being
a mudslinging affair. A hard rain
last night and thick curtain Of
clouds which tcday shut out the
sun gave gloomy east to early prep
arations for the game.
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THREE KILLED BY TRAIN

CANTON, Ohio. Oct. 23--fPl--
Three men were instantly killed to-
day when their automobile which
was struck by a train.
The dead are: Jarmes r. Gamble.
-. A. ]. Goo. 81. and Paul Richards,
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
krande Valley: Partly cloudy 10 ur-
Enttled tonight and Sunday, probably
Eith local showers; cooler tonight
Ifoderate TO fresh southerly winds
|rsthe west coast, becoming variable.
r<ror East Texas: Mostly cloudy to-
4 .rbt. local showers in east portion;
Lef5er except in northwest portion;
Es.rdav partly cloudy. Moderate to
T-ash southerly to westerly winds on
Daily River Bulletin
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STORM AT MEXIA

MEXIA, Texas. Oct 23.-tPt-Nine
derricks were blown down by strong
in the Wortham OIL field today. The
rains started last night.
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ATTENn nERs FuNERAL

CHICAGO, Oct. -tF)-Five
hundred .Chicagoans, representatives
of social organizations and labor
groups. went to Terre Haute, Ind.
today to attend the funeral of
Eugene V. Debs.
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RICE-TExAs GAME

HOUSTON. Oct. 23.-CP-'I think
that today's Rice-Texas game will be
the most varied and spectacular foot
ball game that has been seen on Rice
field in some time" John w. Heis-
man, coach of the Rice Owls an
nounced Saturday.
"Both teams win, in my estima-
tion. be able to stop any straight
plav of the other. This means that
both teams will have to fall back on
any new trick or play that they have
in reserve. ! anticipate d great deal
Of Aerial play"
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River ffrecast
There will be no material change
q the river.
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Daily River Bulletin

Flood Present "a Hr. "a Hr
STAGE Stage CHING. Rain
Evening star., 1926-09-09

as a matter of convenience when
working or running.
SO we may consider the blouse as
one OF the simplest and earliest of
ia shons. Start with Your tunic and
the "bloused effect" follows as a mat
ter of course and convenience.
This old. old fashion was revived
last Summer by the inventive dress
makers of Paris. But there is moth
ing very simple about this new blouse
effect. Usually in the new clothes
the blouse is at the back. though
Georgette has carried out the idea Of
making coats with the bloused back
and frocks with the bloused front.
Sometimes there is a slight blousing
all the way round.
One effect of this blousing Is to
make the waist or hips appear more
slender by contrast with the fullness
just above them and nowadays any
thing that makes for the effect of
slender hips seems desirable TO wom-
en-. In the days of the straight front,
when it seemed eminently desirable
to be as fiat as possible. we wore
waists enormously bloused in front,
with no blouse effect whatever at side
or back-because at that time fash.
ion rather favored a curve at the
hips and the back below the waist.
Now for some reason or other women
want to be fiat at the back and hip
less-so they will certainly welcome
this fashion Of wearing bloused full
ness above the waist at the back.
Evening star., 1926-09-09
Clues to Character
BY ]. o. ABERNETHY.
Lacking Faith, Love and Hope.

Among the bad traits of this type
is the inclination to laugh at those
who hold the marriage vow as sacred.
lie calls himself modernist and
assailS civil and religious laws that
are aimed at compelling recognition
of the sanctity of the home.
Often the sCoffer, the unbeliever, is
not a bad man. but he generally is
a joy-killer. He will criticize every
thing pertaining to religion and takes
a fiendish delight in shocking the per
sons who have faith in God and love
for humanity.
Your unbeliever has a comparatively
thin upper lip. especially at the outer
corners, one-fourth of an inch above
the opening. In this region it will
be inclined to sink. There also is
thinneSs all the way from the corners
of the mouth to the nostrils, giving
the whole lip the appearance of
smallness. thinness and leatherness.
This type is not found in uplift or
religious work. He has little interest
in the general welfare of humanity
and smarts under laws and rules that
are intended to regulate human con-
duct. He takes great satisfaction in
criticizing and finding fault with the
orthodox in anything. Faith, love-
hope, benevolence. friendship and
optimism have small place in his
character.
(COpyright 1925.1