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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-23
Flashes Of Life
(By The Associated Press)
nv the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
WINNIPEG.-Fritz Kreisler Is .
much better violinist than barber.
Shaving himself he cut the index
finger OF his left hand so much that
three stitches were taken and his
concert was ~cancelled.t
NEW YORK.-Lady Grace Drum
mond Hay is finding compensation
for any hardships she may have suf-
fered from the prohibition OF smok-
ing aboard the Graf Zeppelin on its
transatlantic trip. In ads she tells
how delightful the first cigarette
was after her arrival at Lakehurst.
CAPE MAY, N. J.-Gustav Biuch-
err of Reading. Pa, will bother no
more with the problem of perpetual
motion. He made a machine which
he thought would run forever with
the aid Of tides and brought IL here
for a test. At first IL crushed his
right hand. but undaunted he went
TO the doctor and returned to his ma
chine; then il slipped into the ocean
pulling him with il. The coast guard
rescued him with a boat hook. He
is content to leave the machine to
he fishes.
NEW YORK-Al Jolson. back
from Europe with his bride. Ruby
Keller Of nimble feet. is a bit per-
turbed over published statements
that he gave her a million. "All
gave Ruby is myself" he insisted.
That's enough isn't it," Ruby isn't
going TO Quit the stage yet, but
says Al: "She has a yearning f-r
a nice little home. a warm fireside
and chuckling youngsters"
SPENCER, Mass.-A champion
hen Is owned by George T~readwell.
She laid 334 eggs in 81 weeks and
won p contest sposored bv the Con-
necticut Agricultural College.
NEW YORK.-Like to hear Lady
Aston? Tune in on the WEAF chain
at z .. m. eastern time tonight.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

ANL4aL IL - ~
Furnished by Valley Abstract Coz
Cameron County
z. v. Foister by Sheriff TO AL
Parker Securities Company, north 20
acres Of block 10. Cantu tract, 81 1000.
+. VI .Gilley by sheriff 10 AL Park
er Securities company, north 10 acres
of the northwest 20 acres block Is,
Cantu Tract. 1000.
r. n. Roberts by Sheriff to Al
Parker Securities company. south
90 acres Of the north elsa acres,
block 81. Cantu Tract. $500.
r. S. Leep BY sheriff 10 AL Parker
Securities company. south 10 acres Of
the northwest 20 acres block 81 Cantu
tract, 500.
W. G.. Thornton ct al by sheriff to
Al Parker Securities company. north
1916 acres il block 81 Pomela sub
division. $500.
Geo. l.. Atkinson "a Valley Lum-
Der Supply company. lot IL. circuit
addition to the City Of San Benito,
$500.
Port Isabel company to o. G.
Chapir. lots Z end IA, block 20, city
Of Port Isabel. $3.50.
Port Isabel Townsite & Develop
fntNN company u VI - 1M@ NAAAs ~ 81
block 20, town OF Point Isabel,
S1.156.25.
Port Isabel Company u Edward
Jones. lot IS, block s. Los Ebanos. an
addition 70 city Of Brownsville,
$3.50.
Los Ebanos Estates Incorporated
TO Edward Jones. lot IL, block 5. Los
Ebsnos an addition to city Of Browns
willie. Sil90.3s.
Valley DEVELOPMENTS. Inc, 10
Willis r. and Annie l.. Palmer. east
ISIS acres Of the west POS acres.
blovk 90. survey .. Wilson tract SUBJ
division. $50
r. n. Booth To Cruz Rodriguez, lot
3. block %. fourth addition to city OF
San Benito. S127.50.
f.. n. Booth to Micaila de Trinidad.
block ., ninth addition to city Of San
Benito. sl35.
r. n. Booth a. Rosa Salinas, lot
f.. block IL. fourth addition to city
of San Benito, $40.
r. n. Booth 70 Jose Morales. lot 3.
block %. fourth addition TO city OF
San Benito, SIS.
r. N. Booth to Will Anderson. lots
I and IL. block IL. fourth addition 10
City Of San Benito. S364.25.
HidalEo County
Weslaco Gin 90. 70 It. A. Hender-
son. lots z TO rs inclusive, block Is,
Weslaco. $40. etc.
Progreso Development Co.. 70 Ed
ward zieFe. - ux. south 5 acres Of
lot IS. Llano Grande subdivision,
S5375.
John Ii. Shary to II. r. Plaith.
south 10 acres % north 20 acres Of
lot 45-2 West addition. $4,000.
John ". Shary % G. @. Beaver. lot
$40 West addition TO S~haryland.
s2s21.
J. O. Davis. ct TX 70 The Citizens
State Bank. Donna, farm block SIS,
West tract. $500.
r. c. Faulkner 70 Mrs. Fannie
Boyle. parts OF lot l and .. block 81,
l.. II. l.. $4,000.
Ernest Dickinson. ct ux 10 Gilbert
V. Hass. lot 3. block ., Sunset addi-
ton. McAllen. so. etc.
Scott Ford to T. W. Doster, lot II.
block A, Cathay Courts annex, $40.
etc.
Hestenas Water Co. to J. G. Engle-
Jr.. north one-hslf Of north one
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-23
+ JUDGES TO
MEET AT ~HARLINGEN

A meeting Of the judges OF the
fifth administrative judicial district
will be held at the Reese-Wil-Mond
hotel in Harrington, Saturday, Octo-
Der %, at $3.50 a. M. according TO
announcement by Judge w. B. Hop
kins OF Corpus Christi.
The judges Of the judicial district
include Hood Boone OF Edinburg. j.
E. Leslie. McAllen, A. w. Cunning
ham, Harrington; a. ". Kent, Browns
Vile: W. +. Hopkins, Corpus Christi.
The status OF the dockets Of the
various courts in the district will
be discussed and reports of all
clerks will be presented.
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half Of lot s. block IS. Mo-Tex. $1,000.
Scott Ford to T. w. Doster. lots
3-4. block A, Cathay Courts Annex,
McAilen, SO. etc.
Scott Ford to T. W. Doster, lot II,
block A, Csthay Courts Annex,
MeAllen. SO, etc.
z. G. Couchm and ". L. Forbes 20
Sharles Engelke, lot 5, block Is, Ed
couch, 81, etc.
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Cameron Courts
18TH DISTRICT U
A. w. Cunningham, Judge
filed: No new cases.
lo3RD DISTRICT COURT

103RD DISTRICT COURT
A. NJ. Kent. Judge
Suits filed:
Isabel Ramos de Leal ct al vs. San
tiago Leal: Cancellation Of instru.
ment.
Realty Trust Company VS.. p. II.
Maxwell ct al: Debt and foreclosure
Realty Trust Company VS. w. n.
Saunders ct al: Debt and foreclosure.
COUNTY COURT
q. c. Dancy, Judge.
No new cases.
COUNTY COURT AT LAW
John kleiber. Judge
Herren Realty Company VS.. p. NJ,
Keller: Continuance set aside and
cause reset for Friday, Nov. 9th, 1928.
George Jeffus VS.. J. T. Stegall:
Continued by consent on accoun of
illness Of defendants council.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-23
LICENSES

Mariana Escomilla and Francisco
G. Martinez.
Francisco Galvan and Geronimo
Perez.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

the family. They are in quite huff
with her, for her vagrancy throws out
all their calculations. If she only kept
her appointments with in ten-mil-
lionth of a second. or even a milliOnth,
they say. they wouldn't care. But 1t Is
quite a different matter when there IS
such scandalous delay as second.
Robertson IN Charge.
The work of recalculating the move
ments Of the moon will be in charge
of Prof. James Robertson. assistant d.
rector of the Nautical Almanac Office,
who will try to account for the dis
crepancies by pure mathematics This
Is an extremely complicated task. Prof.
Robertson explains, and may require
several years.
1T Is true" Prof Robertson said,
that astronomers have not been able
to predict accurately the motions. of
the moon by the law of gravitation,
which is simply that every particle Of
matter IN the universe is attracted to
every other particle by force propor-
tionate TO their masses and inversely
proportionate TO their distance apart.
This continual failure has been ad-
tanced as fact that diSproycS the
law Of gravitation. l am not willing
to subscribe TO this view, however.
and turn to the EinStein theory to ac-
count for the motions of the moon
without giving the Older view one more
thorough trial.
The whole thing. of course, is ex-
tremely complicated. The sun is pull
ing on the moon in one direction, the
earth in another and the various
planets in still others. all with forces
proportionate to their masses, as COM
pared with the mass of the moon. The
moon, In turn, is pulling on all these.
There are so many variables in the
equation that there is plenty of oppor-
tunity for a serious error to have crent
in somewhere 1t is comparatively
simple TO calculate the relations of
two bodies produced by the force Of
gravity. When we come to three
bodies 1t Is vastly more complicated,
and with more than three the compli-
cations become so great that they can
be ironed out only by years of work
In the past the problem of the
motion Of the moon has been ap-
preached in four general ways, none Of
which have been able to predict the
position OF the moon to the degree Of
accuracy which astronomy demands
Such men as Newton. Laplace and
D'Alembert have been able TO predict
the position work, and Newton was
so discouraged that ne delayed the
publication of his theory of gravita-
ton for some time because OF 1t.
II do not, however believe this Is
Evening star., 1928-02-26
OLD SALTS DREAM
ON CONRAD PORCH
Ancient Mariners Gather at
Home of Noted
Author.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
BISHOPSBOURNE, England.-Ever,
day finds few ancient mariners com.
fortably rocking on the new Conrad
memorial porch and dreaming of the
days when the seas were peopled with
wooden ships and iron men.
The old salts regard Joseph Conrad
as their own property. He is one OF
the few writer's who could write about
the sea without having sea dogs turn
up their noses.
Look Askance at Visitors.
The veteran sailors look askance al
the crowds Of literary visitors from ali
over the world who also visit the
memorial porch Of the Bishopsbourne
town hall. to examine the tablet dedi-
Gated to the great Polish writer who
became British subject and adopted
English as his writing medium be.
cause it was so much richer in sea
terms than any other language.
Blshopsbourne. an inland Kent vii.
lage near Canterbury, was the home
OF Conrad for the last five years OF
his life, and it was from his home
near here. the Oswalds. that the au-
thor of Victory" and so many othe,
famous sea stories embarked on his
Lila! NoydBc uiJO UNKNOWN waters.
When the village hall was built four
years ago Conrad contributed liberally
to the fund for the social center. So
when the villagers decided to erect a
memorial to the novelist it was decided
that the building of a roomy porch
on the hall to welcome wayfarers
would be a memorial most to the liking
OF the lamented novelist. and Mrs. Con-
rad heartily supported the idea.
Poles are numerous among the tour
lists who come to visit Conrad's last
home. The novelist always retained
great love for the land of his birth
and made frequent visits to his old
home, but he had passed his most
active years at sea and was happiest
living within short journey OF the
great English ports, where he could
watch shipping that linked England
with the remote parts of the world.
President Roosevelt was a great ad-
mirer OF Conrad. and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt was among the early con-
tributors to the Conrad memorial
Shaw, Hardy. Kipling. Galsworthy and
scores of other famous authors SUBJ
scribed to the fund for the Conrad
shrine
Evening star., 1928-02-26
1000 u. S. PRIVATEERS PREYED
ON BRITISH DURING REVOLUTION
Ships Were Granted Commissions to Seize
Enemy Boats and Split Spoils
Among Officers and Crew.

historians for long time, according
to John C.. Fitzpatrick OF the division
OF manuscripts of the Library of Con-
gress, that a great number OF priva-
teers must have operated. but there
were no actual records to prove 1t.
Unfortunately, these records contain
no Names" Mr.. Fitzpatrick said. IF
they did. they would be priceless. But
even as they stand they substantiate
some important conjectures in history
for which there has been no definite
proof before"
Nine States Entered.
Besides Massachusetts,, the following
States supplied privateers. or at least
received commissions from the CONT
mental Congress: Pennsylvania. 1854:
Maryland. 100: New Jersey. 70: Rhode
Island, 81; Connecticut. 81; Virginia,
A: New Hampshire. 35. and North
Carolina. SO.
The papers throw some valuable light
on the activities of the infant Navy
itself, aside from the privateers One
is an order of Commodore John Barry
then stationed at Philadelphia, to ap-
pear before the Central Navy Board at
Bordenton and explain to the members
why "he had treated them with disre-
spect and indecency," as they had COM
Evening star., 1928-02-26

plained to the congressional board. The
resolution adopted urged the Continen-
tai Congress to authorize district boards
to dismiss. any officers who, in their
opinion. should treat them with dis
respect and indecency."
Commanders OF naval vessels OF 40
guns and upwards" were authorized by
another OF these papers to expend not
more than IS week for maintenance
when on shore. and not more than 81 a
week at sea. where, 1t Is assumed, their
was supplied to them.
Officers Allowed 81 Weekly.
Lieutenants, surgeons, captains OF
Marines and ci1aplains'were authorized
to expend 81 a week for maintenance
on shore, IF the vessels are not in fit
condition to receive them on board"
One paper is draft of an order to
Barry to dismiss four lieutenants in
Philadelphia who had demanded more
pay. A later order restores these men
to duty after they had made proper
apology.
One paper is the rough draft Of an
captain and crew Of any privateer vino
had succeeded in burning British
Warship in the Delaware River.
Ihe fragment Of journal Of the pro-
ceedings Of the Continental Congress
in the collection Is one Of three such
which have been preserved. Who kept
1t or why is not known One Of the
others was kept as the personal prop
erty OF John Hancock. The reason for
the other is also obscure. The presen:
manuscript is approximately the same
as the other two but there are some
changes in details which are expected
to prove Of great value to historians
Evening star., 1928-02-26
CATHEDRALS BOLSTERED
BY MODERN MATERIALS
Scientific Methods Used in Repair
ing of Ancient Edifces
in Europe.

Correspondence CT the Associated Psef..
NEW YORK. application
Of modern methods and materials 10
crumbling walls and vaults gives new
leases OF life TO three of Europe's most
famous cathedrals.
St. Marks. Venice. has been reopened
after the completion Of repairs which,
IN the opinion OF Italian engineers,
have made the building safe. ST.
pauls. London, and the cathedral OF
Nayence, Germany. similarly owe their
continued usefulness u the skill OF
modern builders.
ST. Marks was originally finished IN
1903. After the fail Of Constantinople
Il vas iayiSnly orn2mented and faced
With marble, but the walls ano founda-
tens were serioua!y overloaded. One
Eslge crack in the waiting has been
Filed with concrete, carefully proper
tioned 70 take Up the stresses imposed
rc3sa Il.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Lady Luna Has Habit OF
Being Late for All Her
Appointments.
STUDENTS PLAN ACTION
Orthodox Mathematics Call
ed Into Use for Settle
mcnt of Trouble.

Lady Moon, the earth's crratic flap
per daughter, never keeps her cosmic
dates.
Whenever this light-headed damsel
of the Skies-and the cruel, cold
hearted creature she is. the aStron-
omers Say-has an appointment for a
tcte-a-tete with the sun at a total or
partial solar eclipse she always keeps
waiting the impatient squire of the
planetary system. sometimes for as
much as a second.
Such conduct is extremely annoying
10 the sun and carries with 1t at least
suggestion of lese majestic. This
maiden. after all, is only the daughter
Of one of his poor tenants and he is
compromising his dignity IN engaging
in any Irritation with her. He has. it
is reported, spoken very bitterly about
it and reproached the earth for not
giving the girl better bringing UP.
Flouts Learned Gentlemen.
The moons procrastination also is
most aggravating to various learned
gentlemen on earth who serve as So
clal secretaries to planetary society
and in this capacity arrange the dates
which the moon breaks with so little
regard for the astronomical proprie-
ties. She continues to flcut them in
the face of their most eloquent exhor-
tations that she remember her breed
ing and reform her ways Some of
them simply have thrown up their
hands and declared that there is no
comprehending of lunar psychology.
There simply is no way to appeal to
the better nature of the fiirtatious
aapper. they say. and turn their at
tention to lotting down appointments
for more reliable and matronly person.
ages, such as Mercury. Venus and
Uranus
Such notable philosophers as Sir
Isaac Newton have lectured her in
vain. They have patted her on the
shoulders paternally and they have
spanked her. She has just gone into
tantrums and insuited them. The
deuce with your dry old calculus" she
screams, and throws their appointment
books in their faces. I'll take my own
time to powder my face and fix my
hair. II the sun wants me he knows
where to find me-"
Thus she has gone on putting kinks
In the most abstruse of mathematical
calculations and bringing the gray
heads of the planetary date-makers In
sorrow to their grave.
Some of them, indeed. have taken
more tolerant view and suggested that
Lady Moon simply was not understood
They have suggested the application
of new sort Of cosmic psychology in
dealing with her to replace the ORTIZ
odox gravitation theories of Newton
and the rest. Among these is the
German natural philosopher. Albert
Einstein
Astronomers at the Naval Observa-
tory, however. are oid-fashioned in
their views on the proper conduct of
celestial maidens They have decided
TO give the errant fiapper one more
good spanking with orthodox mathe-
matics before falling back on the
psycho-analysis stuff Of Einstein and
the others. They feel that a few extra
blows administered in the planetary
woodshed may bring her to her senses
and make her a respectable member Of
Evening star., 1928-02-26
MOONS DISREGARD OF CELESTIAL DATES" PLAYS
HAVOC WITH STUDENTS WHO ESTIMATE ECLIPSES

due to a defect In the law OF gravita-
ton, but to defects in the theories
Of the moon and the difficulties of ap-
plying these theories. have in mind
fifth method Of approach to this
problem. which, have considerable
confidence, will solve 1t to the required
degree of accuracy. I do not thinl.
we ever will reach the point where
our predictions will be absolutely cor
rect. The problem Is too involved and
the human mind too limited for that
But I do think we can reduce the
error to q very minute amount, which
will have very little effect on other
astronomical calculations"
Calculates Eclipses.
Prof. Robertson's interest in the
vagarics of the earth's irresponsible
and exasperating daughter is due to
the fact that the Nautical Almanac
once calculates the time of eclipses
not only for the United States, but.
by agreement among astronomers. for
Great Britain and France. and the
predictions cannot be brought down to
the desirable split second until the
moon is cajoled or chastised into
keeping her dates.
He also points out that the moon
cannot be relied upon for nautical
observations until the required correc-
tions are made. She is all right for
rough calculations of time and posi-
ton, but worthless for the exacting
purposes of mariners
Were it not for this, Prof. Robertson
indicates. the Naval Observatory as
tronomers would be inclined to let her
go dancing her way to destruction
without any further admonitions on
their part. for they are convinced that
she is a pretty poor sort at the best
a very vampire of the heavens. shall
low and cold and heartless for all her
beautiful face peaking over pine
fringed horizons and hypnotizing young
lovers. But when she gets to inter-
fering with eclipSes and snickering at
the PHILOSOPHERS of mathematicians 1t
is time she was put In her place and
made to stay there
Evening star., 1928-02-26
FIREMEN AID OPERATION.
Berlin Laddies Help Doctor Revive
His Patient.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
BERLIN.-Justly described as the
maid Of all work. Berlin's Fire De-
partment added another credit mark
to its list OF heterogeneous accomplish
ments when, in response to an emer-
gency call from the West End. three
fire wagons dashed up to the des!g-
mated house with two oxygen contain
ers. The S o S signals had been
sent out by a doctor who, with the
assistance of colleague. was perform
ing an operation. in the course of
which he suddenly discovered that he
did not have sufficient supply of the
,eviving gas for his immediate require
ments. As the lateness OF the hour
precluded his getting fresh supply
Of oxygen elsewhere. he bethought him
self Of the ever-reliable Fire Depart
ment. which, to be sure. arrived
promptly on the spot with the desired
article.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Steam Roller Defined.

i9ffet etpDgsstf}es ~ tile Asso,3ateG F;eke
iIJEDCE,-5t1anl rollers are lGco-
motives aud 40. nloLor care. anc there
lore drivers q. steam rollers in England
D@ac not have "a license " drive q
nlotoF. Tb!s position has been estsb-
}lstlad by the Eu1omobiie kssociat tio,.
by q test csse wherein man wIo iac
III. zen 4 steam roller for 80 years with
o4t license was arrested ~, not having
bsss
Evening star., 1928-02-26

CotfetponeeDee u sic Aesecisted Press
NEWCASTLE. EngIand.--Red. white
ard black Scsrres Decarne 80 numerous
Sc Newcastle tilat p3llce officials became
curious and Started an investigation
L.zay TearefS ot the scarves received
Dletn a. Christmas presents and were
tod they were the colofA of q ioca.
tcfcol. Investigation proTed. however,
tEat iile Scsiyes are of German make
ard represent III oVcYauppIy of German
nlonsrchiStic colo,E, which have beer
turned into the export trace
Evening star., 1928-02-26

She had to penetrate through many
miles Of wild and unopened country
to reach the base Of Kilimanjaro
The mountain came into prominence
was ceded to Germany. The Kaiser
wished to possess the highest peak In
Africa. The boundaries were drawn.
therefore. to include it in German East
Africa.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
When Liars Meet.

ttpns tie Open Eosd
PVT. J. l.. Jay marched Qp 10 his
cgjoAei and eslutNd.
Il woQid like Is Ieaye III absence
sir"
What fofT" quetief the officer.
ny wife wants Hte to He!p her
more. sir."
Il dDn't Ike " refuse YOU" SAID
'ils colonel. but I've just received d
letter from your "lfe sa aying that che
does not want 3ou ~ cOtDe home be
.auhe y0l ~ nlrft B0tiIer tEsn IeIp."
The spicief saIutcd ana tutEad H.
80 A. ihs dopf lie htDpped ana ~
Haike.,
'EoIoneI. there are Two persons IN
iiik regiment Who hBHd!e ih" truth
lnossiy, ana In, one III Them. I'm NOS
married
Evening star., 1928-02-26

pcISOllS WHO nave
succeeded in climb
ing Kiliman1aro.
the highest noun.
tain in Africa.
The summit is 49,
32l feet high.
Miss Macdonald
is a daughter of
Claude Macdonald,
Lancaster Cat e.
London. a well
known member of
the Alpine Club.
who has climbed
m ny ia m ou S
peaks. She began
h er mountaineer-
ing in Scotland
a n d Switzerland
when she was
nyo1x, 10
Evening star., 1928-02-26
YOUNG WOMAN SCALES
HIGHEST AFRICAN PEAK
Daughter of Mountain Climber As.
cends 1891 Feet After Pene-
trating WildS.
trating Wilds.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
KILIMANJARO. East Africa. Miss
Sheila Macdonald. a 22-vear-old Lon
don girl. has just won tho distinction
of being the first woman of the five
Evening star., 1928-02-26
New Task for Goats.

&c -respondrnce OF the Associated Peas
SYDNEY, Australia. - Goat races
have been introduced to amuse these
tired Of dog and horse racing.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

More than half the Chinese In this
live along the Pacific coast.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

Examination ~ 6Uu Porto ficsH
babies showed that only one nan an
active csEe of ricketS sno IL lad been
kept iB q cellar lighted only by electric
i.gat