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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
Batsman Strikes
Out But He and
; Others Score

OMAHA. tPl-Freak plays ara ru-
raerous in baseball. but Barney
Eurch. owner or tf Omaha West
ern league club. describes what he
believes was the greatest az all. II
WAS four runs on a strikeout.
II happened in the Des Moires-
Omaha game on May q, 1926. with
Two ont. m Omaha player singled
Two others walked. filling the bases
Then Chuck Carroll. Omaha short
ston. famed or a low ball, which
rolled "a the rrandstand.
Instead Of retrieving the ball and
touching Carroll or the home plate
ne Des Noincs catcher. Homer
uaUorth. rolled the ball 10 the pitch
The three Omaha base runners
s.srted TO leave for their positions.
49, Burch noticed the situation. sent
Mem back 10 their bases, and order
~ them "a run home. They did
earring four runs. while the Des
voines PLAYERS looked on IN Devil
derment.
second in the homeward rush"
p,,rrb said. "but the umpires didn''
lie n. The runs were allowed
"a from that day Haworth was the
.a.+ particular man in baseball
.bout the third strike"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
BETTER SALES
OF USED CARS
Improved Merchandise.
ing Seen AS Clear
ing Solution

NEW YORK, July 2i.-tP)-Dispo-
sition Of the used car may be & prob
lem, but the automotive trade Is COM
ing to realize it may be solved, like
sany other sales problem by good
merchandising methods. Local con-
ditions apparently render impossible
any widespread co-ordinated move
ment to dispose Of used vehicles
however, and consequently each deal
err nor and more is being forced "a
rely largely upon his own initiative.
A survey Of the used car field
by the National Automobile Chamber
OF Commerce revealed that the indus
try at large favored appointment OF
local appraisers for all used cars. II
also was suggested that each dealer
~rccondition his own product and that
each factory advertise the current
value Of previous models in good con.
dition, issuing a guarantee for used
machines.
But the plan apparently was wreck.
ed on the rocks Of competition. Re
tail dealers proved to be strong in
dividuals, each bent upon making
sales. Numerous local efforts to EN-
ploy common appraisers, establish
common appraisers. establish com
mon values and offer common term:
to prospective buyers were only tenn
porarily successful.
Some manufacturers and dealer:
have cooperated in d~isposing Of the
used cars by selling them a scraI
iron. The manufacturers pay So
each for certificates Of destruction
believing il worth the money to save
potential buyers Of new vehicles the
expense OF constantly repairing ole
machines and thereby insuring the
good reputation Of their products.
To a degree the problem has solved
itself although IL Is estimated 3,oOOs.
600 used ears must be handled thli
year Continued prosperity has mads
motorist financially able to part with
their old machines at prices permit
ting "junking." In some localities
particularly near the larger cities
there have sprung up establishments
making profitable business of Junk
ing" old cars, selling the disable parts
and accessories for whatever they
will bring and converting what is left
into SCRAP iron. The increasing mum
her Of women drivers also has had Z
beneficial. effect, for women. seeking
style in their cars as we'll as cos
tunes and content only with the new
est and best, appear willing 10 make
almost any sacrifice 50 long as theii
old car is replaced by a new model.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

will give him clear and definite in
formation about road conditions IN
that state.
1--WE appreciate the need Of the
motoring public for information
about highway and road conditions,
To supply this information, the
Magnolia Petroleum company has
had these new maps made. They are
offered free 70 motorists who will
ask al one Of our stations, or write
to the company.
Both state and national highways
are shown on the maps, and all roads
shown are divided into three classes
First class, hard-surfaced roads;
second class. gravel roads; thirl
h class. graded roads. Roads undet
construction are also indicated. The
approximate mileage between i'm.
poFtant cities Is also given.
Accompanying each state map is
list or cities and towns with refer
ence letters and numbers to aid in
locating them on the map
Another helpful feature is that Of
indicating the population OF the
towns and cities along the route
This should be OF assistance to the
tourist in the matter Of camp and
hotel accommodations ahead Of him.
A smaller map showing the princi-
pal highways through the entire
southwest ia printed on the back 0s
each state map.
Mr. Angus said these mans are
supplied as a part Of Magnolia's SER
vice 20 motorists 10 make the going
pleasant on the Magnolia Trails
throughout the southwest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
RHYMES OF
THE ROAD
: BY Dudley Glass
SEE BONNEVILLE FIRST


! dream OF far-off roads that wind
Mid rugged mountain heights;
OF highways broad that lead one to
The nations famous sights;
/ long to close my desk and drive
A thousand miles and find
Those joy-rosds-but / can afford
To leave my job behind.
But every evening when the heat
OF Summer days is spent,
| load the car with wife and kids
And find they're quite content
To loaf along the country road
That leads the stream beside;
We care not where our tour may end,
It's joy enough to ride.
The mountain peaks are taller far
Than any Of our hills;
Those giant far-off stream would
make
Our rivers seem mere rills.
But flowers bloom beside our roads.
Through peaceful dales we roam:
Ard we'll have lots of pure delight
In touring right at home.
Teacher: "Well. G~wendolyn. why
were you late at school today?r
Gwendolyn: ats all your fault.
You kept me so late after school yes
terday that I was arrested for speed
ing on the way home
"Tve had this car seven years and
had n wreck"
"You NEAR you've had that wreck
seven years and never had a carl"
Mary had a little car;
She drove il through the traffic.
And everywhere that Mary went
The language heard wa, graphic.
IF driving a car is as healthful
as ! hear. the physicians will have
to learn another trade pretty soon
"Yes. They'll all become sur
geons."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
874 Texans Die
Due to Mishaps
Since January !

Lives q the extent ~ S74 have
been taken in Texas accidents since
January l OF this year, figures from
the Texas Council Of Safety show
The record further shows that 1855
rad been injured. These figures rr-
veal an increase over 17s and 2.563
during a similar period the previous
year.
During the week July 1-1. 57 were
killed and 27s injured. Automobile
account for 2s deaths and 1905 in-
iuries. leading by far all other
classifications. Drowninrs, perhaps
increased by hot weather, was the
second greatest killer. claiming eight
lives. Explosives, burns and falls
accounted for three deaths each.
while firearms and railway trains
each resulted fatally twice. Inter
urbans, street cars and acroplanes
squelched two human beings.
OF the weeks totals, four were in
jured and two killed by home acct
dents and ~ were injured and 5
killed in industrial mishaps.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
FIJI BANANA CROP sLUMPs

SUVA. Up Bananas, third i'm
p~ortant crop in the Fiji islands. suf-
fers an unsatisfactory export trade,
The New Zealand market is too
small 10 Justify production on a
large scale and the Australian mar
ket ia virtually closed BY a protec-
tive tariff designed to assist the
Queensland growers. Commerce fig
urcs show that during 1927 only
54i,359 punches were exported as
against 56i,397 in 1926 and $685.
punches in 1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
Air Brakes Just Put
On French Box Cars

P~ARIS-P-France IL finally get
ting around to air brakes on freight
trains, ten years after such a pro-
gram was written into the peace
treaty. Some 100000 cars-half Of
the French rolling stock-will be
equipped, partly through German
separations.
French industry fought the plan
10 order from Germany equipment
that will cost SEA. 900, 900 during the
next six years. Ii has been agreed
two-fifths of the business. shall 20
TO French manufacturers and three
fifth obtained from Germany as rep
arations. An American type Of
brake is to be used.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
Byrd Can Stay Awake,
But Prizes Sleep, Too

NEW YORK Ll - Commander
Richard +. Byrd. who on occasion
can get along with almost no sleep
at all. oversleeps "once in a while
This is revealed in Il newly pub
lished juvenile biography OF the ex-
plorer.
IL think sleep Is the most impor-
tant thing a man can get for his
health" the man who spent ~ hours
awake over the Atlantic last sum-
mer told Fitzhugh Green. author of
Dick Byrd, Air Explorer"
II always try & sleep eight hours"
he said. Sometimes ] try to add
an extra hour when | kaow I am go
ing to have a hard spell Of work
ahead"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
Hotel Business Takes
College Trained Men

ITHACA. N. Y.-dPi-Fifty alumni
Of the worlds first four year college
course in hotel administration have
been assimilated BY the hotel BUSH
ness. Prof. II. B. Meek Of Cornell uni
versity announces.
The course was established at
Cornell IN 1922 and has graduated
four classes with degrees of Bach
elor Of Science. Sixteen graduates
were in the 1928 class. They. too.
have found positions IN the business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
MACNOLIAHAS
new MAPSFREE
Information Available
To Public at All
Stations

An entirely new compilation Of
road information in the states OF
Texas, Oklahoma. Louisiana and
Arkansas has been made for the
Magnolia Petroleum company and
incorporated in a set Of new maps
which may be had free Of charge at
any Magnolia station in those states,
u. r. Angus. general sales manager
Of the company. announced today.
There is a separate map for Tex
as. Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkan-
sas," Mr.. Angus said, land as soon
as n motorist enters either Of those
states. he is invited 10 call az the
first Magnolia station on his route,
and get one Of these maps. which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22

Mary had a little car;
She drove it through the traffic
And everywhere that Mary went
The language heard wa, graphic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
TRACE OF LOST CoLoNY

ELIZABETH CITY. n. C.-Two
brass buckles and a copper button
believed 10 have been worn BY mem
hers Of the Jonn White colony which
vanished without a trace near here
in 1887. were found in the sands OF
a North Carolina sound recently.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
HORSE SHOW
TN SPOTLIGHT
TODAY
Society Folk Flock to
New Grounds in
Bradley Hills

The horse show holds the boards
today. Its opening has a special
interest. since the National Capt.
tai Horse Shew Association is
under new management and since
the three-day show is being staged
in new grounds on the picturesque
Bradley Farm in Bradley Hills.
A box has been set aside for
guests from the diplomatic crops
and will be occupied on success
sive days by delegations from the
British, Italian and French EN-
bassies. Among the season box
holders are such dependables as
Col. Robert M. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Holcombe,s Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, Representative and
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon. Mr.. and
Mrs Walter r. Tuckerman, Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Kendall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter. the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Theodore Robinson. Senator and
Mrs. James COuzens. Gen. and
Mrs. William Mitchell. Assistant
Attorney General and Mrs. Will
liam j. Donovan and Mrs. James
r. Curtis
Mrs. Donovan is showing
string of horses. So is Mrs. Nit
'.Iel., ana Mrs. Jimmie Curtis
has ten entries, some of which
she keeps in Washington for her
own use and her children, and
some of which she had brought
up from her stable at Aiken. Mr..
and MIS-. Bernard Gimbel, Of New
York. have one of the most spec
tacuIar groups of mounts in
list OF entries which numbers
over 500.
The tea room in the old farm
Continued on Page 81
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Al FrescO Party For
Young Guests Planned
At Richardson Home

Conndr. and Mrs. William d.
Chandler, jr. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Max Kaufman will be
Joint hostesses at a party for
young people tomorrow night, en-
tertaining at the home of Mrs.
Chambers parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson. for Miss
Amy Chandler and Rudolph Max
Kaufman. jr! There will be a
small dinner, followed by dance
on the lawn to which a large num-
Der of girls and boys have been
invited.
Prior to his departure for New
York, the Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Padilla yesterday after
noon opened the exhibition Of
Spanish paintings by Joaquin Va.
quero, at the Veerhoff Galleries.
The others in the party were
Nine. de MARITIME. the wife of the
Italian ambassador; Mrs. Truxtun
Beale and Viscount GULL, of
Spain.
The UnderSeCfeLafy OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Ogden l..
Mills will go to Louisville. KY,
the end of the week to attend the
Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
They will pass the weekend
there.
Former Senator William NJ.
Butler, chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, arrived
today at the Willard from his
home in Boston. He plans to re-
main a few days here.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Patton
Cheeseborough, jr., of Asheville.
N. c., are being congratulated on
the birth of a son on May l. Be.
fore her marriage Mrs. Cheesebor-
ough was Miss Eleanor Davies, OF
Washington. Her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Davies, went to
Asheville to make the acquaint-
ance of their grandchild, but have
returned to their home.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Kendall
will entertain at dinner this eve-
ming at Kentsdale, their country
estate near Washington, for the
members of a house-party with
them for the National Capital
Horse Show. In the group-all
from New York-are Mr.. and
Mrs. Pendleton Rogers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Reed and Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen G. Wellman.
Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer,. OF
New York, and Miss Maude Wet
more, Of Newport, who were
guests at the Mayflower since
their arrival in Washington on
Tuesday. are returning today to
New York.
Mrs. J. Marvin Wright has re-
turned from the Orient and will
he with her mother, Mrs. j. w.
MacMurry at her home, 222S
Massachusetts Ave, for some
time.
Mrs. Mark Sullivan and Miss
Sydney Sullivan will sail on June
az for Italy and will pass the
Summer abroad Miss Sullivan,
who will be among next seasons
debutantes, has chosen Thanksgiv-
ing Day for her debut.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Glenn Stewart have
returned from their home, Cen
taur House, near Easton, Md,
and will he in Washington this
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Glee Club Concert

The Congressional Club will
have the Glee Club of the Uni
versity of Maryland, under the
direction of DR.. Homer G. House,
as guests tomorrow when the
last of its series Of Friday after
noon teas will he given. The
hostesses will he Mrs. Henry W.
Keyes, Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs.
Clyde Kelly. Mrs. David Kinch.
eloe, Mrs. William F. kopp. Mrs.
Thomas w. Harrison, Mrs. Gift
ford r. Hope. Mrs. Everette B.
Howard, Mrs. James T. Igoe. and
Mrs. j. Russell Leech. AS birth
day presents are always q part
OF q genuine birthday celebration.
the club plans to have a birth
day box at it's twentieth ami.
versary celebration on May IS.
From the proceeds silver and
other things needed for the club
house will be purchased.
~
Mrs. Paul Morton entertained to.
day at luncheon, followed bv
bridge. in her home in Rosemont.
Va, in compliment to Mrs. Thon1as
Morton, of Louisville, KY, who is
visiting her son and daughter.in-
law for several days.
Mrs. Benjamin n. Foulots, of
1927 Nineteenth ST. IL spending
a few days at the Barclay IN New
York.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Mrs. Carr in Charge
Of Bridge Tables
At Twin Oaks Fete

Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, chairman
OF the committee for bridge and
NAH jongg at the fete at Twin
Oaks on May "a, announces the
following list of subscribers for
tables: Mrs. Edward Terry Sand
ford, Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Mrs.
Harry Clay Ransley, Mrs. Robert
f. Odds. Mrs. Charles DENLY, Mrs.
Joseph M. Stoddord. Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph, Mrs. Edward Gam, Mrs.
Arthur w. Palmer, Mrs. Frederick
F. r. Dumont, Mrs. Frank Mahin,
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs.
Charles Kratz, Mrs. Levi Cooke,
Mrs. Frank Baldwin, Mrs. George
Mesta, Mrs. James A. Lyon, Mrs.
Karl Droop, Mrs. Edith Gundry,
Mrs. r. w. Locke, Mrs. William
Dawson, Mrs. Tracy Lay, Mrs.
Samuel Jordan Graham, Mrs. Ru-
dolph M. Kaufman, Mrs. Charles
Drake, Mrs. Rushmore Patterson,
Miss Daisy Prentice, Mrs. Reeve
Lewis, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. George Chapman. Mrs. Robert
Page Irving, Mrs. Robert Lansing.
Mrs. Arthur Tirrell, Mrs. John
Proctor, Mrs. James Totten, Mrs.
Thornton Boland, Mrs. Edwin
Fuller. Mrs. Ralph Thompson and
Mrs. William H. Holloway.
The committee has planned to
place the bridge tables on the lawn
and upon the veranda OF Twin
Oaks. the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j Bell, who have
loaned the estate TO Neighborhood
House for the fete.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17

/. Others will be published from time to time.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
AIR JOURNEY
PUT OFF BY
DIPLOMATS
Maj. Casajus and Comdr.
de Sofas Hop Out In
stead of Hopping Off

Major Victoriano Casajus,
the ,dashing military attache
of the Spanish Embassy, is
still in town. Yes, that s
news, for his departure for
San Francisco via the air
lanes was widely heralded.
With Comdr. Adolfo de
Sofas, the Spanish naval at
tache, who was to fly with
him, considerable impede
lnenta and a hilarious group
Of friends to see him off,
Major Casajus motored over
to Boiling Field last Satur-
day afternoon all prepared
to hop off as a passenger on
the pullman of the Air, "
the great plane which is to
be delivered to San Francisco
to be used in a passenger
service between that city
and Los Angeles.
AL Aboard!
They piled aboard-to find
the single other passenger q
woman with 4 dog and q cat,
each equipped with a complete
flying uniform. Then somebody
chanced to ask, where does
this plane land?" The answer
was "New Orleans" Where
upon Major Casajus and Conn
mander de Sofas hoped out
instead Of hopping off.
Trip Postponed
AS q matter of fact, the great
air liner was headed eventually
for San Francisco, but when the
foreign diplomats discovered that
Ii was to go by way of New Or
leans and that the trip, with its
various scheduled stops, would take
five days, they decided that they
couldn't be spared so long from
their duties and regretfully gave
up the voyage. They must have
missed something of an experience,
for the great air liner is most lux
nrious, with buffet, comfortable
arn1chairs and whatnot.
Major Casajus' flying trip to
California Is but postponed, for he
will make the journey within a
E1.s D.. al. nj
The Spanish military attache is an
enthusiastic booster for Uncle
Sans air mail service. He thinks
that Americans in their apprecia.
ton of European achievements in
aviation have become somewhat
blinded to the brilliant record that
has been made by our own flying
postmen.
He calls attention to the fact
that In no other country in the
world is there a continuous
lighted airway 1888 miles long,
and continues, Where else can
you travel by air almost 1900
miles, making the trip IN the sched-
uls time of 20 hours. changing
planes at intervals with the regu-
larity of GIockwork, flying by night
with as great safety as by day?"
The air n9ail service Is now carry
ing passengers on virtually all of
the great air mail routes of the
United States. Touching upon the
fact that this country Is behind
many European nations In air pas
senger service. Major Casajus re-
spends with an old Italian proverb,
HE who goes slow, goes fast and
far"
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Return Engagement

Mrs. Arthur Amory Houghton,
of Corning, n. Y, is now in
Washington and is guest at
the Mayflower. Mr.. and Mrs.
Houghton made their home in the
Capital for several winters. Their
daughter, Miss Gratia Houghton,
who was a Washington debutante.
IL married to Allan Rinehart, son
OF DR.. and Mrs. Stanley Rine-
hart
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
NOTES OF SOCIETY

week. Mrs. Stewart entertained
at luncheon Tuesday in honor OF
Mime. Matsudaira, wife or the
Japanese ambassador, when there
were IL guests.
Belgian Visitor
Madame Louis Heye. a Belgian
of distinguished ancestry and
wealth. who is making a tour OF
many of the larger cities Of the
United States, is a guest at the
Mayflower. Her first marriage
was into the Van Der Elst family,
one of the wealthiest in Belgium,
and after many years of widow
hood she married Monsieur Heye,
also a. Belgian. Before returning
to her home in Ostend, Madame
Heye will continue her trip to
Niagara Falls. Canada, Boston
and then to New York, whence
she will sail on May 25 aboard
the s. s. Lapland for Antwerp.
4 y
Mrs, Herbert o. williams. wife
of Brig. Gen. Williams, entertained
at luncheon today at the Chevy
Chase Club, having % guests.
Peter A. Drury and his son,
William Drury, left yesterday for
Bluemont, Va, where they have a
summer home. Mrs. Drury will
motor to Bluemont tomorrow to
Join her husband and they will all
return to town on Monday.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Dinner hosts

The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes will be the honor guests at
dinner this evening of Major
General William d. Connor, COM
nandant of the Army War Col.
lege, and Mrs. Conner and Senator
Kenneth Mcclellan. who will en-
terrain in the Officers Club Of the
Army War College.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Mrs. Waterman Hostess
At Luncheon Today To
DISTINGUISHED Ladies

Mrs Waterman. wife of Senator
Charles w. Waterman, enter
tanned at luncheon today at
Wardman Park Hotel for twenty
six guests, most of them form the
Senatorial and Congressional
groups. The party included Mrs.
George p. Mclean, Mrs. Morris
Sheppard, Mrs. George H. Moses,
Mrs. Charles r. McNary, Mrs.
Walter Evans Edge, Mrs. William
J. Harris, Mrs. Edwin s. Brous.
sard. Mrs. Tasker Oddie, Mrs.
David Aiken Reed. Mrs. Walter
r. George, Mrs Royal s. Cope.
land, Mrs. Charles S. Deneen, Mrs.
Thomas d. Schall. Mrs. Hugo l..
Black. Mrs. Frederick Steiwer,
Mrs. Carl Hayden. Mrs. James S.
Parker. Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey,
Mrs. E. E. Gam. Mrs. A A.
Jones, Mrs. Nathaniel 3. Dial,
Mrs. John 3. Henderson. Mrs.
Francis H. Pope. Mrs. C. Brooks
Fry and Mrs. Earle s. .Tenckes,
who is visiting Senator and Mrs.
Waterman.
On Saturday evening Senator
and Mrs. Waterman will give
q dinner in compliment 20 Col.
and MESs " lILam ". bdH ana
Mrs. Jenckes.
-
In Boston
The Minister of the Irish Free
State, Timothy Smiddy. has gone
20 Boston TO attend a reception
given for the Bremen filters. Mr..
Eniddy will not return to Wash.
1ngton until about June /.
The Minister of Persia, Mira
Davoud Khan Meftah, was among
the guests of Col. and Mrs. Fitz.
hugh Lee at dinner last evening
at the Chevy Chase Club. Their
other guests were Major Gen.
and Mrs. Briant H. Wells, Col.
and Mrs. Osmun Latrobe, Col. and
Mrs. Charles B. Drake, Mrs. Karl
1xiemrn, Mrs. John d. Burnett,
Miss Mary Phelps Morgan, Brig.
Gen. william E. Horton and Major
Reginald Foster.
~
Mrs. Nell Hughes has as her
guest Mre. Robert BrAndau Of
Nashville Tenn.