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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
RiUeYS and HUYbOYS
Committee Plan to
Visit Y valleys Port

Telegraphic assurance that the
Drivers and harbors committee Of
the lower house Of congress. "a
well as members of the army
board will visit the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley this fall or winter.
were received today by President
s. &. Tucker of the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce. This in
formation was conveyed by Sena-
tor Morris Sheppard, who is at
Corpus Christi.
Mr.. Tucker wired Senator Shep-
pard at Corpus Christi, where the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15.-(P)-
James +. Ferguson issued = state
ment Wednesday saying the legisla-
ture in special session seemed in
clined 10 validate the district road
bonds and 20 home, but that a parti-
san crowd opposed to Governor Mi
riam A. Ferguson is trying Is inves-
tigate her administra. IN but op-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Texas Republic Vets
Now Living in Peace

BANDERA, Texas, Sept. s.--tPl-
Dozens or Taen and women who
helped TO subdue the frontier in the
davs when Texas was republic are
gathered in the hills and valley sur
rounding this little town, spending
the last years Of their lives In peace
and quiet. The old settlers have
their retreat in the Bandera hill
country, where few tourists -evsr
penetrate.
The inhabitants till their farms
III dot the valleys. and their sheep.
goats and cattle find range in. the
hills.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Juan Silveti Is
Injured in Ring

Juan Silveti, we'll known Mexican
matador who has appeared in Mata-
moros. j. reported to be in a critical
condition as the result Of a recent
accident In the bull ring at Nuevo
Laredo
Silveti. known also an Juan with
out fear" planned soon to retire
from the ring. IL was believed for
a while after the accident at Nuevo
Laredo that the bull fighter had
been killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Penchamt for Burglary
Aids Police in Capture

SAN ANGELO. Sept. l5.-tPl-
Three hours after Joe Walling
and Jack Colbaugh had sawed their
way 10 freedom through the roof
OF the Tom Green county Jail here
last night. police captured Walling
in the act with Colbaugh of burg
larizing W. J. Bates suburban
grocery, they reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Eight Members
of Crime Ring IN
jail at Amarillo

AMARILLO. Texas. Sept. 1S.-fPl-
Eight men and 4 woman were arres-
ted last night by the Potter county
shcriff's department and charged
with attempt ~ swindlc. possession
Off liquor and automobile theft.
The arrests. Sheriff Wiley Pollard
said today. have broken Up one Of the
most extensive crime organizations
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
arreasure-Laden Mexican Aliens Taken
JUDGE TELLS WOMAN
r - -
NOT TO ARGUE WITH
y = r
HER SHAVING HUBBY

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 15.-Mrs.
Thomas Villas was rebuked in court
when she insisted on pressing the
prosecution Of her husband for
wCunding her with d razor.
The testimony brought out the
fact that while Villas was shaving
his wife started an argument with
him and wound up by calling him
worthless"
The court warned Mrs. Villas
never 70 start mn argument again
with her husband when he was
shaving.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15

board Joined in the Corpus Christi
port celebration, nrging the sena-
tor and the committee members To
visit the Valley and the harbor at
Point Isabel. Senator Sheppard
replied that the committees sched-
ule makes il impossible for them
to come here at this time, but on
the assurance OF congressman
Hull. acting chairman Of the COM
mittee. he was certain they would
come here later.
Senator Sheppard said he would
visit the Valley before the opening
OF congress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15

Colbaugh, under indictment for
burglary. escaped under fire but
i believed to have been wounded
in the hand. Walling recently
was transferred here from Big
Lake pending court action there.
The Jail delivery was the second
here within a month. Two prison
ers who escaped Aug. IA, still are
o. large.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Place Embargo On
Shipment of Arms

PAUL SMITHS n. u. Sept. 10
President Coolidge today issued
a proclamation placing an embargo
on the shipment Of arms 70 Mica
Eigua.
The step was taken by the chief
executive in response to a recon-
mendation made by the state de-
rattm,n in view Of local disturb
ances in the Central American coun-
try.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
KWWG PROGRAM
THURSDAY
twave length. 27s meiers)

THURSDAY
10 n. m.-Cotton mark ats.
II m.=Carl0s Guardiola, piano
solos.
D. m.-Cotton markets.
N. m.-Miss Gladene Willis.
piano solos. Weather and river re-
ports.
$40 D. m.-Mrs. Harry Faulk, So
piano solos.
S:45 D. m.-Mrs. Fritz Schmidt.
contralto solos.
n. m.-Miss Margarita Blanca
Aguerre.
9:f5 D. m.-Frank Gilmore and
Arthur Neale, saxaphone and banjo
I2:Ol a. m.--Dance program
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15

LEEDS. William Powell has
been convicted Of breaking into p
hous here last November. Thomas
Williams was convicted in March of
the same offense and is still in
prison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15

OSTFND Louis and Marie. 3
year-old twin children of Nine. Hell
enc Iesmaire. were drowned when
their perambuIator rolled down the
beach into deep water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
COUPLE IN SANE GRAVE

LANGFORD. Eng Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac W. Grout. aged IS and "a. died
N successive days and were buried in
she same grave They were the par
ents Of % children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
TIDAL WAVE HITS ISLAND

MELBOURNE. "A tidal wave eaus-
ed heavy damage on Kokomuruki Is
land, in the Solomon group
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Drys Claim New
York Victories

ALBANY. y. ~. Sept. l5.-lPl-
Drys yesterday won three out Of the
four republican contests for nom
CONTINUED on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
DALLAS SPOTS


DALLAS. Sept. l5.-[P-Spot cot
ton 1875; Houston 1910; Galveston
1850.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Ferguson Says Partisan
Crowd Shows Unfairness

pose. going back to a former admin
istration.
Ferguson said the senate has a de-
sire to be fair ;sld confirm the gov
ernor's appointees, and that with
the announcement III Alvin Owsley
Of Dallas rs a candidate for the sen
ate against Earl b. Mayfield. it looks
as If politics will get warm in Texas
soon.
The Ku klux Klan have assumed
protectorate over Mexico. said
Ferguson and he wonders aow what
the Catholics in Texas who voted
for Attorney General Dan Moody
will say about what Jim Ferguson
warned them would take place if
the Ku Klux were given little
more power.
Or. III. vi. Evans. imperial wizard
Of the Ku Klux Klan, now in an
rual session at Washington. yester-
day in outlining his platform, served
warning TO the League of Nations
and to Europe that the Khan would
resist any invasion OF Mexico.
IF any European nation lands an
armed force in Mexico" Ne asserted,
land IL the United States govern
ment is not ready TO act. thank God,
there are enough Klansmen in
America 70 repel them"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
Daily River Bulletin

River Forecast
There will be slight fise IN the
f~fiver during. the next "a to 4s hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-15
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Partly cloudy and
continued warm tonight and Thurs
day, probably showers near tne
coast
Evening star., 1926-11-19

he came to the throne, meant a great
deal more to him than the death Of a
BROTHER. It meant the death of all his
hopes. His wants were few--a trout
stream. a moor or a wood, and few
friends: that was all.
But as his chief distaste happens
to be his chief social duty. he sets his
teeth and does his job"
Queen Mary Is called "a great
stickler.' and the Prince Of Wales
has utter disregard for etiquette"
and 50 on through many murky para
graphs.
The Earl Of Oxford's indignant de.
nial, printed today, is: II never called
Lloyd George by the name David in
my life"
Among the more charming "recol
lectlons" of the author is an alleged
conversation in which the late Earl
Kitchener suggested blowing up the
House Of Commons as an incentive to
proper prosecution of the war;
Evening star., 1926-11-19
SENSATION RESULTS.
Kitchener Suggested Blowing Up
Commons, SAYS Passage.

By Cable to The Star. and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1926.
LONDON, November 19.-The Brit
ish royal family comes in for some
hard knocks in THE whispering
Gallery" The author certainly has
a good memory.
On account of it's inability to reply
the royal family is ordinarily immune
from any kind of attack or revelation
whatever in England, and by defying
this taboo it looks as if the anony-
nous secret teller is going to make
a sensation. The following is Sec
ton about King George:
Heirloom was very bitter pill for
George to swallow. Few men could
ever have been so appalled, at the
prospect of kingship. For years 1t
lay like an ever darkening shadow
across the path of his daily life. HE
was not by nature a social man and
he had not an atom Of ambition.
"The death of his brother, whereby
Evening star., 1926-11-19
ROYALTY ASSA|LED
BY BRITISH AUTHOR
ANONYMOUS Writer'S Charges
in "Whispering Gallery"
Bring Prompt DeniaIs.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 19.-Members
Of the royal family and persons
whose names are held in high esteem
throughout the British Empire are
roughly handled by an anonymous
writer in a book, 1.-THE whispering
Gallery" which has just come on
the press in London.
The Daily Mail denounces the
book as "scandalous fake" saying
".he whole thing is reckless and
impudent invention, containing vul-
gar errors of style and surprising
ignorance of facts
Late Gar Called Cad.
A description of the late Emperor
of Russia as "a cad, coward, butcher
and blackguard" suggests to the
Daily Mail that the book may be "a
piece of insidious bolshevist propa-
ganda."
The newspaper prints regulations
by the Earl of Balfour. the Earl of
oxford and Asqulth, Viscount Cecil.
Winston Churchill and others OF
incidents and conversations in which,
according to the author OF the book,
they were concerned.
Ic UOOh says IAlO o0SA4SA - AA~AAAS
"is a household word among Euro
pean diplomats"
The late King Edward is quoted as
having said to the author that his
mother, Queen Vivtoria. hated him
because she imagined that he has
tened his fathers death.
Earl of Yores Attacked.
"Toward the end of her life" Ed"
ward is quoted as saying, I'VE We're
mutually obnoxious, and l never left
her presence without sigh of re-
lief"
"A lady's man and in some respects
childish is the books characterize
ton of the late Earl of Ypres, who
was Field Marshal French during
the World War.
Gen. Townshend. the British COM
mander in Mesopotamia during the
World War, is described as "a born
fool
The late Field Marshal Lord
Kitchener had no sense whatever of
the value of human life says the
book.
SENSATION RESULTS.
Evening star., 1926-11-19

row morning to confer with Gen.
Hines about the business pending in
the Office, before the latter's departure
from the city. No general change In
the personnel of the office is antici-
pated beyond those required by ex.
piration of details. Gen. Summeraii
will bring his personal aide, Lieut..
George j. Foster. U. s. Infantry. to
this city for duty in his Office and
Capt. Charles S. Kilburn, U. s.
Cavalry, who was Gen. Hines mill.
tary aide at the War Department, will
serve him in the same capacity at
San Francisco.
Following the example or Gen.
Hines and most of his predecessors
at the head Of the Army Staff, Gen.
Summerall is expected to take up his
residence at Fort Myer, Va, where a
fine building is available for the use
Of himself and his family.
Evening star., 1926-11-19
SUMMERALL COMES
TO CITY TOMORROW
New Chief Of Staff Will Relieve
Hines, Who Goes on Leave
Of Forty Days.

Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
commanding the Second Corps Area
at New York City. will assume his
new duties at the War Department as
Chief Of Staff Of the Army at mid.
night tomorrow. Maj. Gen. John L..
Hines. incumbent Of that Office, whose
term will expire at that hour. has
been assigned to duty as commandant
Of the Ninth Corps area with head
quarters at San Francisco. Having
been granted leave of absence for 40
days. he will not formally assume that
command, however. until January /.
Gen. Summerall will be here tomor-
Evening star., 1926-11-19

The Island of Java, where a Com
munistic revolt is reported to have
taken place recently. is probably the
most crowded country in the world.
Thirty.six millions of people are
rnassed together in a space no larger
than the State Of New York.
Evening star., 1926-11-19
Correct Apparel for Every Occasion

But to most men this, in ITSELF is hardly enough
to warrant continued patronage-they must know
that their store has the reputation for Leadership in
Style, and statesmen long trained in the art of stye-
selng.' That is why many men after making
their first purchase here speak of Parker-Brdget's
as "Their Store"
Evening star., 1926-11-19

One of the important reasons why man shows
decided preference for one mems store rather than
dealing in a small way with several, is the fact that
he knows he will find, always, extensive assortments
of rightly priced merchandise.
Evening star., 1926-11-19

Nova Scotia was named Markland
by the f1rst discoverers. but received
its present name from Scottish immi-
grants to offset Nouvelle France and
New England.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED PARK! TRANSPORTATION

James L. Galen, head of the Alaska Transfer Company of Cordova and of the Mckinley Park. Transportation ed thru Seward the first of the week en route to his headquarters at Cor dova. MT. Galen stated the park sea- son has come to close and with res pect to his company he is very well pleased with the past seasons busi- ness and progress made. Many. i'm provements are to be made next sea- son for tourist travel in the park is expected to show marked increase.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

Dr. H. W. Alberts, who will be in charge of Alaska agriculture experi- ments next year, is now at the Ko- diak farm, accompanied by w. IT. White, now of Matanuska. Dr. Al! berts has just completed lengthy survey of farm conditions along the railroad belt.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Regular monthly meeting of the Seward volunteer fire department at 8 o'clock tonight.

Mrs. Harry Sellers, Anchorage resi- dent, was passenger on the s. s. Starr en route to Unalaska on a visit to her parents. Her daughter Rene, who accompanied here to Seward, left for Sitka on the s. s. Northwestern where she win re-enter high school.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

Mrs. F.. A. Cook, wife of the cable office chief at Anchorage, is among those arriving1in the city today on the s. s. Alameda. Mrs. Cook has
 fl been visiting in the States for num- Der of months.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

Karl K. Katz, passenger representa- tive of the Northern Pacific railroad, is expected to arrive in the city today on the s. s. Alameda. MT. Katz was business visitor in Seward some months ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

WARSAW-Captain Orlinski, Pol ish aviator, yesterday completed a round-trip flight from Warsaw to To- kio, covering 14,125j miles. He, was accompanied by Sergeant, Kubfak, al, so of the Polish aviation service.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

The halibut schooner Middleton, Captain Gus Isaacson, arrived in port during the night and today is dis charging her fish at the local San Juan plant.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08
BEAR HUNTERS ATTENTION

I lam fully equipped to conduct hunt ing parties of all kinds. Three years experience as licensed guide. Fine hunting along the Alaska peninsula.
 $&B4e NICK KRISTENSEN,
 False Pass, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

The schooner ,Urania, Captain Dan Malvar, arrived in port last evening coming in for engine repairs.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

PARIS, Oct. 5. (R)-Americans who visited France in 1925 are said to have spent s22s,OOO,oO
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-08

Brunswick Monographs and records Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
ANOTHER BLOW is AIMED
AT SUMNER BASE BALL

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December
8 R.-Summer base ball will be all
but denied the college athlete If the
Southern Conference adopts a drastic
bylaw which will be placed before 1t
at its session today by the executive
committee.
Summer base ball already virtually
is barred from the Conference player,
but the executive committee has pro-
posed a bylaw which would be in the
way Of a final ruling on the subject.
1t reads: mo student shall be eligi-
BILE for intercollegiate athletics who
has played base ball on any team
other than that Of his college where
an admission fee is charged or a col.
lection taken"
The Association Of Southern Foot
Ball Coaches went on record against
the comforting Of special awards for
the winning Of individual games. State,
sectional or Conference champion.
ships.
Presented by Wilbur G.. Smith, ath.
iettc director at Tulane University,
New Orleans, the resolution declared
that such awards were detrimental
to the best interest of true sports
manship."
In addition to the Pickens Trophy,
which has been awarded the winner
of the Southern Conference foot ball
title. championship awards have been
Evening star., 1926-12-03
BY SOL METZGER.

Fans hear q lot aDouL cut-in
plays. Every team depends very
much upon them today. But few
foot ball followers know just what
they are. They play Is named be-
cause a back starts out to run the
end. and just when his interferels
hit the defensive end he changes
his direction and cuts in toward
tackle. The play succeeds because
the defense runs over to stop an
end run and cannot recover in
time to tackle the runner, who cuts
In back of them on tackle.
Fig. / shows runner starting
on an end run. When he's ready
to cut in he drives his rear leg, the
one toward his goal, into the
ground so as to be able to change
hi; direction at as near a right
angle as possible. He leans his
body in the direction he is going
and by taking d few short steps
gets underway in the new direc-
ton at top speed. It's a. most
effective play. Every good team
uses 1t many times in games.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
VIEW OF RIVAL COACHES
!. FOR LOS ANGELES CLASH
Partisan Fans of Each Team, Though, Are Pointing
to Prowess of Their Favorte-Home Eleven
Has Better Scoring Record.
~ the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
OS ANGELES, December B.
Foot ball fans from South
Bend, Ind, who have estab-
IL lished camp here. today
were defending their fore
casts as to the outcome Of the
game tomorrow between Knute
Rockne's powerful Notre Dame team
and the University Of Southern Cali
fornia eleven.
An almost equal mass of data has
been forthcoming from the support
ters Of the two teams intended to
show thaT e3ch has a whiri- wind
offensive and an enyiable defensive
record. Coach Howard Jones of the
Trojans and Rockne have limited
their predictions to terse expressions
TO the effect they believe the game
Is toss up"
Following workout at Tucson,
Ariz., yesterday, Rockne declared
his men proba bly, would not be in the
best shape when they arrived here
this evening. The Tucson workout
was to be the last for Notre Dame
before the game here.
Coach Jones expects to start his
regular lineup, including Howard
Drury, star halfback, who appeared
In scrimmage yesterday for the first
time in more than six weeks. Rockne
said injuries might keep Parasien,
regular quarterback, out of the game.
The Trojans have scored touch
downs in every game since the clash
at Berkeley in 1924 when California
won. Z to o. Only once since then
have Southern California backs been
held to less than two touchdowns
and that was in last years Stanford
game here. The 1925 Trojan scor-
Evening star., 1926-12-03
SAYS GRID MENTORS
OUTD0 PROFESSORS

NEW YORK, December 3 R).-
Could college professors stand the
criticism and close scrutiny that is
given the work Of major foot ball
coaches and still hold their jobs? DR..
Lee Galloway, president of the
Alumni Federation Of New York
University, doesn't think so.
Discussing the benefits Of foot ball
to undergraduate life at a dinner
given the New York University foot
ball squad and it's coach. Chick
Meehan. last night. DR.. Galloway said
that the gridiron sport had the 90 =
vantage over classical instruction
because Of better teaching and closer
contact with environment.
How many teachers OF the classics
would vote to stand the same tests
for holding their jobs as Meehan,
Alonzo Stagg, 0il Dobie and every
other coach IN America today? he
asked.
There are few teachers like one
at New York University who dis
missed his class q few weeks ago
witt, the injunction that since ne
couldn't hold their attention and IN
terest. he wished them to spend the
remainder Of tho recitation period
watching the foot ball squad perform
under Chick Meehan-and see what
a real teacher could do"
Meehan's team this year won AL
but the final garno, with Nebraska,
at Lincoln.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
NV 25 Years on the Gridiron
BY WILLIAM n. ROPER,
HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
VI-How l Make My Inspirational Talks

for showing o certain uneasiness it.
self. The best way Of avoiding these
seemingly trivial dangers ts to know
In advance what one 10 going TO say
and do during syery minute. map
out the time well ahead and stick to
my schedule like limited train. This
applies especially TO the game itself
when, although ! am not In direct
charge Of play. on the Acid, I still am
vitality involved. know, and write
down exactly how am going to make
about as carefully as if 1t were our
most important play.
Instructs Subs In Advance.
1t isn't very long since ! watched
very important game thrown away
by a mere confusion In q single sub
stitution and am not likely to forget
it for a long time to come. ] also
believe 1t is good policy to let each
prospective substitute know In ad-
vance which man he will replace 80
that he may keep a close watch on
that particular player and his oppo-
nent and go in, when he does go, bet.
ter equipped than the first choice
could be by knowing how the Oppo'
nent behaves on the field.
This attention to petty details may
sound sordid, as II winning foot ball
games had nothing In it except pas
sion for the long end Of the score. l
have no patience with the view that 1t
IS in some fashion unsportsmanl1ke 10
regard winning as a trivial detail and
playing as the paramount considera-
ton. Somehow that always sounds to
me like rather feeble alibi for de-
feat; and I cannot help but notice that
the people who talk most about 1t
when they lose are those who 90
frantic with delight when they win:
But it 10 perfectly trus that the right
attitude toward the game Is one OF un.
swerving desire. to play the best that
is In the player. win or lose, ana !
conceive that these seemingly minor
points are quite as vital in their way
as the mechanics Of the play, which
nobody will ever criticize a man for
knowing and considering and per
(Copyrieht 1926.)