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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
The LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON?

Every schoolboy knows the general
outline of the life of George Wash
ington.
He knows that Washington was a
s$urveyor, that he lived at Mount
Vernon, that he led the Revolutionary
armies and was finally made pres
ident.
But Washington's life is cramned
full of interesting incidents that
many well-read people don't know
anything about, In addition, a sur
prising number of people have for.
gotten some of the major events of
his career.
SO the Dispatch has compiled here
a list of questions about Washington.
Probably very few if any, will be
able to answer them all. But reading
them and the answers will give you
a lot of new information about Wash
ington and what he did.
1-When and. where was Washington
born?
2-Why did Washington make a
journey across the Alleghenies in
MOB?
~ 3-How did Washington save the
life of an unknown Indian on that
trip?
4-Under what circumstances did
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
Harvard Student Riot
Described by Police
To District Court

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 10 P).-
Policemen who battled with several
hundred Harvard students in Harvard
square early last Saturday morning,
gave their versions of the riot in the
district court here today Their tes-
timony occupied the entire day in the
trial of the SO students whom they ar
rested. At the end of the day the case
was continued until February rs.
The witnesses unfolded a tale of
shouting, pushing, egg and ice throw
ing and vigorous use of police clubs.
President A. Lawrence Lowell, Of Har-
ward, spent the forenoon in the court
room, Where the only seat he could find
available was among the reporters, to
whom he has always refused to grant
interviews.
Only five of the IA police officers
who testified today would admit that
they used their clubs in trying to quell
the disturbance, which started after a
midnight vaudeville performance in the
university theatre Eachf of these five
said he used his club on only one stu
dent. Nine of the defendants appeared
in court with bandaged heads
Frederick H. Chase, counsel for the
defendants, cross-examined each of the
officers sharply. Roliver D. Ferguson,
of Paducah, KY, who sin addition to
being under the charge of disturbance
of the peace laid against all the de-
PENDANTS is also charged with assault
ing two officers, stood out in the days
testimony as one of the most active of
the students mixed up in the riot.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

of Bunker Hill?
13-When and where did he take
command of the Continental army?
14-What famous Revolutionary
leader suggested his appointment?
15-How did Washington save
Boston in 1875?
16-What battle was Washington's
first great defeat?
17-,Under what circumstances did
he spurn an "olive branch" offered
by a British general?
1S-How did General Howes failure
to move quickly after this battle
save the revolutionary cause?
19--In what way did what American
officer nearly ruin the cause of inde-
pendence-and, incidentally, Washing
ton as well--late in 1875?
20-What did Frederick the Great,
Of Prussia, say about Washington's
campaign around Princeton and Tren-
ton during the closing months Of
1875?
21-How did the continental cong
ress, at that time, save the revolution?
I 22-How many Hessians We're in the
force which Washington defeated so
decisively at Trenton?
23-When did Washington pledge
his entire fortune to the payment
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

cnly turns over. It's bad enough
fer train dispatcher t. fall asleep
occasionally, but fer tn public to
lay around unconscious while tn
community is at tn mercy O. bandits,
an politicians, an utility companies
is tn limit A chuck hole seems t.
arouse tn public quicker'n bar.
becue murder or utility merger
It seems t be full O. fight when,
tn question O. good streets an roads
comes up. But grafters an MUIR
derers an plunderers no longer fear
an aroused an outraged public, fer
tn public is jest like a walrus
'cept fer tn eye teeth-it grunts
an wiggles when disturbed, but it
haiht' got gumption enough t. fight
Tell Binkley pulled purity good
one TIL other day jest after our two
light companies had merged He
said 81 don't know what's gittf1i'
int tn public. don't think it's
cracy, I Think it jest don't care a
damn"
Copyright John F.. Ollie Coz
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
Survivors Of Tornado
In ; Southern States
RehabiIitating Home,

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10 R)-In
freezing weather, survivors began
rehabilitation of their homes today
in the four widely separated sec
tions of the three states that were
struck by tornado, Thursday night.
The Pearl ard Big Slack rivers in
Mississippi We're rising as a result
Of heavy rains that accompanied
the storm, threatening serious dam
age to highways
The revised death list tonight
stood at 36. One name was stricken
from the Pleasant HILL La, list and
two were added as the result of tht
deaths of two negroes near Bovina.
Miss. More than a hundred persons
were injured. Several OF. them still
We're in a serious condition. Tensas
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

are robbed i'll one night TIERS great
activity 'mongst tn police lastin'
almost an hour. It's becomin' hard.
er an harder t. arouse TIL public,
1t seems t. like murder cases an
divorces proceedings, but when lit
comes t city, state and national
affairs it seems t want t be let
alone l think tn public has sort
o given UP, succumbed t. the in
eyitable, as, it were. Men used t.
yell, an swear, an fight, an carry
torches in p'liticaI campaigns, but
row they don't even vote, an half
o. them don't even know who's run.
MIN. TIL public hain't got no more
fight in it than a coyote. An arousa
ed public is jest like woundup
toy. Where's public sentiment when
it haint riled? Sometimes we read,
9Th people wuz stirred t. action"
jest tn same as a menagerie at
tendant pokes wart hog an makes
him stand UP. About once ever
two or three years tn public con-
science is awakened, an then it
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

he nearly lose his life in the Ale
gheny river, also on this trip?
5-How long did it take Washing
ton to travel from Virginia to the
site of Erie, Pa, and return?
6-When and where did Washing
tons first battle take place?
did Washington side with the
French or the English in the struggle
between those nations for the control
of America?
8-Under what circumstances did
Washington serve under the British
General. Braddock?
9-Why was Braddocll's force de-
feated in the battle near TT. Du-
quesne?
1O-When and how did Washington
later find Fort Duquesne in ruins?
lin what body, and when, did
Washington get his first legislative
experience?
12-Was Washington at the battle
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
COLORADO RIVER
PASSES
CREST AT YUMA

LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 [P)-The
flood on the Colorado river passed
| its crest early today at Yuma, ArI
zona, and in ten hours the waters
had dropped about inches.
In making the report the govern
ment weather bureau at Yuma said
waters which are headed towarG
the gulf from the Gila, Bill Williams
and upper Colorado rivers will reach
the danger section here on separate
tdays, thus 1essening flood dangers to
| the Imperial valley and Colorado
delta ranches below the. Mexican
line.
Ranchers under the direction Of
the foreman Of the Delta Land COM
pany today continued to reinforce
levees from the further flooding of
cotton lands during the night. The
Delta company foreman reported
that the flood waters stand as high
as last June when a break into the
Imperial valley was made, but they
are receding and the danger is be-
lieved to be over.
The Colorado discharge at a. m.
was over $4,000 feet but by noon
had dropped to below $4,000.
The $4,000 feet flow reported on
the Gila river river at Gillespie dam,
Arizona, is expected late tomorrow,
but with the Colorado continuing to
drop it is believed the additional
flood will be taken off safely Most
Highways in southern California
were declared passable today, al
though warnings were given by the
automobile club of southern Cali
fornia, that those into the noun
tains are not fully cleared and
dangerous because of landslides and
washouts. San Diego is reconnect-
ed with LOS Angeles by highway
although advisably for light cars
cnly due to one weakened bridge.
With the exception of the Santa
Fe line to SAN Diego, trains, We're
operating over all railways out of
Los Angeles tonight The Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific, which for
several days have been routing their
east-west trains over the Santa Fe
by way of San Bernardino, tonight
returned to their own lines.
The Pacific Electrical also an
nounced tonight that service had
teen resumed on all of it's interurban
roads.
Bad washouts on the Santa Fe at
SAN Juan Capistrano are responsible
for San Diego being still without
railway service.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

/ of his soldiers?
24-The forgetfulness of what Brit
ish statesman caused the failure OF
Burgoynes campaign of 1777?
25-Why did Washington go into
the battle of Brandywine with inferior
forces?
26-What rank did Lafayette hold
on Washington's staff?
27-When did Washington proclaim
the war at an end and take leave
Of his soldiers?
i 2S-What were Washington's ex-
penses during the war, as stated
by him to the continental congress
29-When was Washington inaug-
u1ated president?
3O-what action did Washington
take as president, when England and
France went to war in 1893?
31-In what year did Washington
die and where?
32-What is generally believed to
have been the chief contributing
cause of lls death?
Answers
AT Bridges Creek, Westmore-
land county Virginia, Feb %, 1871.
2-To carry a letter from the gov
ernor of Virginia protesting against
French occupation of what is now
western Pennsylvania.
3-He was attacked by an Indian
on his return trip, and his guide
would. have killed the Indian had
not Washington interceded.
4-He attempted to cross the Alle-
gheny river on a raft and was upset,
narrowly escaping drowning and
death by cold.
5-Seventy- eight days.
6-At Great Meadows, Va, in 1854,
when he led a troop of militia against
the French.
with the British.
8-He was on Braddock's staff
when Braddock led an expedition
against Ft Duquesne.
9-Braddocz's men were inexper
fenced in Indian fighting, and Brad
dock would not take the advice of
Washington and other Americans.
1O-Washington led an army to
Ft Duquesne in 1853, but on reach
ing the fort found the French had
abandoned and burned it,
lin the first continental cong
ress 1774.
12-No.
13-In the spring of 1775.
14-John Adams.
15-He fortified Dorchester Heights
so that his cannon commanded Boston
harbor and compelled the British
to remove their ships-and troops
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

injured. Two families were de-
cimated by the storm at Rose Hill,
while at Pleasant Hill a family of
five escaped unhurt when their home
was demolished.
Henry j. Free of Pleasant Hill in
telling of his experience today, said
he was sitting in a chair when the
storm hit It sucked" him in the
air, wrecked his homo and then drop
ped him in the debris.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

to Halifax
16-The battle of Long Island.
17-Admiral Howe sent an offer
of amnesty; but it was addressed to
George Washington, Esq and
General Washington" declined to re-
ceive it.
1S-Howe might have wiped out
Washingtons army if he had moved
promptly; he did not, and Washing
ton removed his troops safely.
19-Charles Lee, commanding half
of the army after the defeat at Long
Island, refused to send Washington
aid, and intrigued with congress to
get appointed in Washing gton's place.
2O-He called it the most brilliant
achievement in military history.
21-It ignored Lees intriguesN and
made Washington military dictator.
22-Twelve hundred.
23-After the victory at Trenton,
when lack of pay was causing his
soldiers to desert.
24-Lord George Herman forgot to
notify General Howe to move up the
Hudson river valley to assist Bur
goyne; consequently Burgoyne had to
make his campaign single handed,
and was doomed to defeat
25-Public criticism of his "Fabian
policy compelled it,
26-He was a major general
27-April 19, 1888.
28-He put them at $4,000.
29-April 80, 1889, at New York
30-Proclaimed Americas neutrality.
31-Tn 1893, at Mount Vernon.
32-His physicians after the custom
of the time, bled him 20 cure his
cold; the loss of blood weakened his
resistance to the disease.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

Parish, La, on the Mississippi bor-
der, with 12 dead, suffered the
heaviest loss. Sabin Parish, on the
Texas border, lost II. Eight were
killed at Rose Hill, Miss. two AZ
Bovina, and one was drowned at
Alexander City, Ala.
Property damage was estimated to
be in excess of 100000.
In Sabine Parish the storm aIinos,
wiped out one family, seven members
Icing killed and two others seriously
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
TH' PUBLIC'S JEST LIKE A WALRUs

A Ford coupe containin' six or
seven FOUNDERS, boys an flappers
Iiowed through a crowd O. school
children Yesterday, KILN three, an
then ran int tn show windows O.
tn Monarch: Five & Ten Public
Indignation run purity high fer q
time, but it soon died out an the
community went back t. sleep. J.
cont believe theirs nothin' as short
lived as public Indignation. unless
it is public interest. Jest think O.
tn great ublic movements, reforms,
an Investigations that have started
with a big blare o. trumpets an
then faded out We wuz goin' t. git
back to normalcy, but ever'thing's
higher than ever, an still gittin'
higher. We've had great public
movements fer cheaper gas, cheaper
telephones. an lower taxes, but tn
interest soon lags an everything
goes up. If glarin' headlights are
responsible fer couple o. deaths
Tiers a spasmotic furry t. enforce
th' DINNER law an If a dozen homes
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20
ESTRADA CONVICTED

Los ANGELES, Feb. 10 R-Gen-
eral Enrique Estrada, former Mexi-
can secretary of war and 12 of his
followers were convicted of having
violated the United States neutrality
laws by jury in federal district
court today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT


We, the undersigned, have entered
into a limited partnership agreeable
with the provisions OF the Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, Title los
relative 10 limited partnerships and
do hereby certify that the name VI
the firm under which said partner
ship Is 20 be conducted II "Lsfitte's
Coffee House; that the general ma
ture Of the business 70 be transacted
II the buying and selling OF coffee.
wholesale and retail; that said bust
ness VIII be transacted In the City
Of Harrington. Cameron County. Tex
As; that the name OF the General
Partner az and IN said limited part
nershir is Albert Lafitte Of the City
OF Harrington, Cameron County. Tex.
IS. and the name Of the Special Part
ner IN said limited partnership Is
T.. FL Rowe Of the City Of Santa
Maria. Cameron County. Texas; that
the capital contributed by the said
r. III. Rowe. Special Partner is. Three
Hundred ~(sS0o.O0) Dollars IN cash:
that the time st which said partner
ship is 20 commence is the fxt day OF
December. a. n. 1927. and that II will
terminate on the ist day Of Deem
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Albert Lafittc. General Partner.
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Observation-Disclosures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
Cara Hardware
Remedies Store

In extending New Years good
wishes to friends and patrons. the
Cara Hardware companp has an
nounced hat for the second time
IN its short life of two years il Is
being forced to seek larger quarters.
When the store opened. two years
ago, at Eleventh and Adams streets,
one fairly large room sufficed a
house the stock. Very soon. however
increased business made NV enlarge
ment necessary and the firm secured
space next door, giving il a frontage
On two streets.
The latest enlargement Is a mat
ter Of r~e-arranging the present floor
space and rem odeling the equipment.
This equipment will be OF the most
modern o~btainable. consisting OF new
counters, shelving and lighting ar
engagements.
Business rs progressing as usual,
while the new arrangements are be-
ing completed.
The CARA Hardware company Is
composed Of Ygnacio Cara. ST.,
Ygnacoi Cara. Jr.. and N. CARA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
1000 ATTEND
OPENING HERE
Pharm a In
New Location ut
l135 Elizabeth

approximately 1000 persons Mt
tended the opening ceremonies or the
Eagle Pharmacy i'm its new location
at 1885 Elizabeth street Friday after
roon. according 70 III. q. Weinert,
president and manager.
The opening was a success from
every standpoint. ne declared. All
clerks were on hand for the affair
and were kept busy from y. m. IN
til 3 o'clock in the evening. showing
the visitors through the place ara
serving complimentary drinks and
surprise packages to those who
came.
During the first Is minutes Of the
opening ESQ persons visited the new
soda fountain Mr.. Weinert said. All
adults visiting the store had been
requested to register IN a book pro-
vided for the purpose. and SCI did
So approximately one third of
those visiting the store did not regis
ter. and those who did 50 did not
include the children.
Prizes were awarded Mrs. ]. &.
Bush. Miss Lyndall Toder. ana Mrs.
l. J. Shaper, the latter OF Corpus
Christi.
The move from 1913 Elizabeth 10
the new location marks the first
move OF the institution IN more than
80 years Of service. The drug store
vas first established here w the
Putegnat family. and since the orig
inal opening has changed hands seven
times Mr.. Weirert II president W
the company operating the store now.
and has done SO for the past five
years He. together with Ford Lock-
EFT, treasurer, are active in the man
agement-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
Local Red Cross
To Elect Board

The Brownsville Chapter. Ameri-
can Red Cross Will hold the annual
election Of directors al the chamber
Of m building next Thursday,
according 10 G. Emmett Dodd, mem
Der Of the present board. The meet
ing is scheduled to begin az & p. II
All subscribers TO the Red Cross
fund are invited to attend and vote.
The following list OF names has
been sumbitted By the nominating
committee from which five directors
are to be chosen: Mrs. j. X. Wells,
Mrs. +. 6. Holiday. Mrs. Harbert
Davenport, Mrs. u. r. Gay. Mrs. j.
H.. Batsell. Mrs. ". Y. Worley, Miss
Laura Pollock. Rev. L. S. Baker, Z.
j. Tucker, Marshall Watson. w. :.
Blackshear, ". A. Rasco, Ygnacio
Cara. Jr., George Mansur, and Alex
Bucheck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31

The disturbances over Texas yes
terGay united and were central b
morning over the lower Great Lakes,
followed by an intense high pressure
area from the Northwest barometer
owe 81 inches in the Canadian North
west) and severely cold weather.
Temperatures were below zero a,
Kansas City, and ) below az Denver
to ~ degrees below at Edmonton.
Canada, while freezing weather
reached we'll into South Texas and
Louisiana and eastward into Tennes-
see and portions Of the Ohio Valley.
Moderate to heavy precipitation at
tended the eastward movement Of the
low while fair 10 cold weather at
tends the high pressure area and
cold wave from the Northwest.
Every p%recaution should be taken
sgGinst a hard freeze tonight
throughout the Valley. Automobile
radiators and pipes should be drain
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
Old Citizen Dies
In New Orleans

Bernard l.. Cain has been called to
New Orleans on account Of the death
OF a sister. MIS-. Fanny u. Marks. 81,
many years ago a resident Of Mata-
ncros and later 5s Brownsville.
Mrs. Marks died Thursday and the
funeral was TO have been held in
New Orleans Saturday morning.
Mrs. Marks came TO Matamoros IN
the Tn'S as a bride. and four child
rem, ali Of whom survive her. were
born IN that city. Mr.. Marks died
in the early SOS. after which the
family went 10 New Orleans TO re-
side.
Besides her children, Mrs. Marks IS
survived by her mother, who rs
more than 90 years old. and by one
brother and three sisters. Mr.. Cain o.
Brownsville. Mrs. Lazare Levy, Mrs.
Leon Salmon and Miss Esther Cain.
all Of New Orleans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-31
co. TO
AID IN TOWNS
Utilities Organization
Seeks Development
Of Territory

f. 3. Neiswanger, vice president
and general manager Of the Central
Power and Light Co.. announced to-
day the establishment Of a new de-
partment in the San Antonio office
which it is believed will benefit
each town ia the territory il serves.
"With faith in the future OF this
section Of Texas and with a sincere
desire to further its growth" Mr..
Neiswanger said, "a department for
industrial development will begin to
function January first. This de-
partment will make an industrial
survey of all towns Of the Central
Power and Light company's system,
in an effort TO determine the pres
ent economic stability Of these so-ns
and TO find out what additional in
d1strial or agricultural development
would be OF benefit in rounding out
q well-balanced community"
AS this survey is completed it is
the company's intention to work
with the local chambers Of commerce
and other civic organizations in an
effort to assist these communities m
attracting the type OF development
that will mean the most to them.
Already results have been obtain
ed along these lines and the recent
development Of two creameries with
N the territory Of the company give
proof Of what can be done.
1T is believed that sound construc-
tive results will accrue 70 all the
towns within this territory. as a re-
suit Of the new activity" Mr.. Neis-
wAnge said. land the company -
glad TO have a further part in the
development Of Southl est Texas"