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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
CITY BRIEFS

Will Go 10 N~avy-John Linton
Lilly of Mercedes and Walter Smith
Of Brownsville will leave this city
Sunday for San Diego. Calf, to en-
ter the naval training station. ac-
eording TO H. V. Dale. naval recruit
ing officer for Brownsville.
III You Have anything 20 haul or
store, phone 2TS.-Valley Bonded
Warehouse & Storage Co.-Adv. II.
Returns-Gonzalo Cortinas of this
city has returned after spending
several months with the Noriega
family. formerly of here. in Mexico
City.
Lions Recovering-A number OF
members Of the Lions club we're re-
covering Thursday from bruises suf-
fered when they made a break for
cover under the tables during the
staging Of n fake gun fight by Lions
I'd Levy and Bascom Cox during
the regular weekly luncheon of the
club Tuesday.
You Call 27S. We haul.-Valley
Bonded Warehouse & Storage Co..
Adv. If.
Why Pay Rent? We can sell YOU a
home IN Riverside Park with a small
down payment, balance monthly
foster-Moothart Company.-Adv. 4.
All Kinds Of feed at hardtime pric-
es.-Valley Bonded Warehouse a
Storage Co.--Adv. If.
Riverside Park lots from $4,000
up; large lots with all improve.
ments.-Adv. T..
Visits Here. VI. Van Law. for.
merly manager Of the Brownsville
airport but now a resident OF Har-
lingen, was in Brownsville on Bus
mess Thursday. He declared that
he was leaving the Valley Friday for
San Antonio where he would remain
for at least a month.
Why not take advantage OF our
small down payment plan. and be.
come the owner Of a new brick
bungalow in Riverside Park? Eos
ter-Moothart Company.-Adv. 4.
-
Ringworm.-One bottle OF imperial
Eczema Remedy Is guaranteed TO be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized TO refund your money
II 1t fails.-Adv. RAJ
NcDavitt lil-Edgar McDavitt,
manager Of the Dittmann and
Dreamland theaters, is i'll at home.
Diokey's Old Reliable Eye Waite.
relieves sun and wind burned eyes.
Doesn't hurt. All druggists.-Adv. On
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Ring In
Philadelphia Is
Broke. Is Belief

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-IFl be.
c%laring that more than 1000. 600 gal
Ions of alcohol had been illegally di-
verted here yearly. District Attorney
Monaghan said today the grand jury
investigation Of rum unners had ex-
posed the methods of diversion and
that II would be a long time before
the huge system back Of bookkeeping
could be re-established.
Indictments against Charles ".
~Schoenleber. suspended police cap
tain. and Matthew Patterson. repub-
lican organization ward leader and
member Of the state legislature. who
are under $4,000 bail each On charg-
e. Of bribery. eXtortion and consPira-
cy. will be presented "a the October
grand jury tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Runanian Prince
Elopes With Girl,
Newspaper Says


BUDAPEST. Oct. a Pl The
newspaper Pesti Naplo said today that
Prince Nicholas Of Rumania had
eloped with a Rumanian girl Of aris-
tocratic lineage and was living w
the Paris villa NJ his brother Carol.
the former Crown Prince or Ruma-
MIA. no confirmation " the report
was obtainable from other sources.
The paper said the censor at Blu
charest did not permit the matter 10
he discussed publicly while the Ru-
manian court maintained that Prince
Nicholas was on q holiday IN Furope
Prince Nicholas VIZ - wears Old
and visited the United States IN 1926
with his mother. Queen Marie. and
Princess lleana. He W. = member NJ
the regency which rules for the six
year-old King Michael. who IL his
nephew and Carols son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Dead Man Revives
AS Autopsy Ordered

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 4.-tPl-When
Antonio Hernandez. posing as dead
heard the doctor gives orders for an
autorsy. he leaped TO his feet in
fright.
The ".deac' man. who had been
picked up IN q street corner with IN
ugly wound IN his head. explained
that uron arriving al the hospital NJ
played rossum" hoping 70 avoid civ.
ing testimony as 70 the origin Of his
wound. He said he was afraid the
police would arrest his assailant and
thus deprive him Of the opportunity
10 wreak personal vengeance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Gas Made Her Cross
Can't Eat or Sleep

~When I ate I would bloat up wa
% 4 couldn't sleecp, was cross az III
nervous. Adlerika has given me
relief."-Mrs. NJ. Meyer. and
Adlerika relieves stomach gss "a
sourness in TEN minutes. Acting ~
Roth upper and lower bowel = S re-
moves Old waste matter you hr.t
thought was in your system. INA
Adlrrika give your stomacn -a.
bowels \ REAL cleansing ann iii
Nm much better you feel. IL W.. I.
surprise you, Eagle Pharmacy. INV"
in San Benito. Palace
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
REDUCTION IN
ROAD BUILDING
COST IS Seen
Deduction Is Drawn
From Tests Con-
Quoted With Con-
crete in Z States

WASHINGTON. Oct. E.-tp-The
possibility Of making sharp reduc-
tons in the cost of concrete paving
is indicated in a report By J. l..
Harrison, highway engineer Of the
division Of management Of the bu-
reau OF public roads. recently pub
lished by the bureau.
His report is based on n series Of
tests with about 1900 concrete
cylinders. beams and cores. collect
ed with the cooperation or state
highway departments on road build
ing projects in Michigan. Missouri.
Kansas. Tennessee. Texas. South
Carolina and Oklahoma.
The study y the first step In an
investigation which bureau officials
hope will establish definitely the
practicahility or making construc-
ton savings in concrete road build
ing.
The study il the frs, step in an
investigation which bureau off
Gals hope will establish definitely
the practicsbility Of making con
struction savings in concrete road
building.
After analyzing the work done On
time If mixing concrete. and its ef-
feet OF quality. in the first phase or
the Investigation. Harrison con
cludes that "the evidence strongly
Indicates that where standard PIE
and PIE PAYERS which are in good
condition are used, neither strength
nor uniformity of test results is inn
proved by mixing the concrete more
than - seconds
Official specifications governing
the mixing or concrete for highway
pavement vary among the states.
ranging from one to one end n half
minutes. With cement "A relative
~ uniform product and water out
standingly So" the engineer sug-
gests that "the commonly accepted
reason for varying specified nrac-
tees from region 20 regi0n-name-
~, that variations N the control
ling conditions compel these varia-
tions-does not %properiy apply
here"
The required mixing period cs-
tablishes = limit on the amount Of
concrete which can be placed during
any given period. he explains. pre-
NNfhHA AAAAhtN ndNNU IN = COM
psrison showing that. with a one
and q half minute mixing neriod.
about al0 lineal feet m \ tyniral
standard is-foot pavement can be
placed in a i0-hour working day
when six-haE patches are used. and
about 1890 feet with a one-minute
mixing period.
IF operating costs nahor. equip
ment operation. depreciation. etc. Nh
he says. run about S40O ner work
inE day-and while these costs dif-
fer somewhat from place 70 place
and from job 70 lob. this figure =
as fair as any-t-He labor and equip
ment costs. overhead. etc. incident
20 laying concrete pavement can not
IN the first case be cut much under
p cents = square ward. while In the
second case. they can he forced down
70 about rs cents
He gives NJ figures IN possible
additional savings which might re-
expected " the mixing time we're
cut to - seconds. but observes that
a difference ~ seven cents p yard
runs into large figures when the
amount Of pavement laid annually
under = longtime sing require
rert = conside red" The ~aNt sten
IN the inve .tigation will ~ direct
ed toward determining whether tha
shorter mixing period can Ne util-
lied effectively hy contractors 10 re-
duce construction costs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Grand Jury Has
Filed No Report

No reports had been returned up
to Thursday noon by the Cameron
county grand jury which convened
Monday, October I. after q recess Of
three weeks. II is understood the
work Of the grand jury will be com
pleted Thursday night or Friday and
the body will adjourn for the term.
Several indictments on cases filed
since the first session Of the grand
jury are expected to be reported
Thursday night or Friday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Coolidres Celebrate
23rd Welded Year

WASHINGTON. oct. III
President and Mrs. Coolidge cele.
hrated today their t~wenty-third we'd.
ding anniversary-their last one ~
the White House.
They had both carefully avoided
srecisl proportions for the occa-
sion. telling friends they wished ~
observe 'hi- dan fn the came man.
ner p they had observed rll rrev.
ious ona-. ever since the first. The,
wished II ~ Re \ quiet family orca.
sion free from an show or artifi.
riRlifN-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Consolidation
Links Up Companies

LONDON. Oct. 4.-iPl-A new and
important 10Y in the oil world de-
vcloped today with the announcement
that the Burman Oil company II to
purchase q block Of S33.333 ordinary
shares Of the Shell Oil company.
The purchase means that four big
concerns-the Shell. Royal Dutch.
Angio-Persian and Burman will be
linked and will he able TO work in
close cooperation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Hicks Rubber Co.
Officials Are Here

Fred I. Hicks Of the advertise
ment department of the Hicks Rub
Der Co. Waco, and II. S. Mooradian
Of the Dayton Rubber Manufsctur-
ing Co Of Dayton. Ohio. were visit
ors 70 the Hicks Rubber Co. branch
n Brownsville today. They are tour
ing the Hicks stores in South Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04

PORT STRIKE SETTLED

ADELAIDE, Australia. Oct. 4.-tPi
Striking waterside workers AZ a
mass meeting today decided to 20
back to work under the award of the
arbitration court which provides for
morning and afternoon hiring.of dock
laborers by the ship owners. The
strike started when the lockers held
out for only a morning pick up
Wool valued at $4,000. 900 has been
held up here BY the walkout.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
LOW PRICE

Imitation typewriter letters can
be turned out cheaply and satisfac-
torily IN the m~imeoEraph. Where
there is no "filling-in' to be done
this type Of letter answers very we'll
and has the added advantage Of being
low priced. Mimeographinr IL one
Of the lines Of the James Advertising
Agency. Room 315. Hidalgo Bank
building. Phone 800. Mercedes.-2A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
Here and There
In Texas
nv The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press
To find a wife VINO is a Christian,
can bake good biscuits. and Is be-
tween 30 and - years old, faces
Mayor X. T. Thomson of I'll Paso.
The unusual request to assist him IN
discovering a mate was received by
Mayor Thomson from 4. 5. Parker,
So. Of Rising Star.
Some one with distorted ideas eth
er as to Corpus Christi's location or
South Texas winter climate has sent
City Engineer II. L. Shaw of the Gulf
Coast town a questionnaire asking
the method used in clearing snow
from streets. Shaw answered the
question in a manner which will per
haps. indicate Corpus Christ's snow
less state. The city engineer puts
all the snow removed from the streets
Of this town in his eye" was Shaw's
reply.
Those who picture Texas sheep
and goat raisers as giant ~six-footers
attired in boots and l0-gallon hats
are due for a surprise in the an
nouncement from the Sheep and
Goat Raisers' Association of Texas
headquarters az San Angelo that is
women and one minister are con-
Quoting sheep ranches in the state.
Whether or not they strike pay
dirt. members Of a drilling crew en-
gagged in sinking a wildcat test nea
kerrville face the prospect Of ideal
surrounding for hunting in their off
hours. One driller driving near the
we'll counted IS deer within a radius
of IL miles.
Mrs. Fannie Harris of San Saba,
said TO be the oldest living graduate
of Baylor University, has accepted an
invitation TO break ground Oct. IL
for Baylor's memorial dormitory for
women. Mrs. Harris graduated from
the institution, then located AZ indie
pendent. when DR.. Rufus {. Burleson
was its president.
o. l.. Sims. county Judge. residing
at Paint Rock, is preparing for pub
LEGATION a book on Indian photographs
found in the Davis mountains region.
The subject has never been discussed
in book form.
G. c. Roussell. for q years assist
ant TO the manager of the Houston
Chamber of Commerce. has his own
ideas about how a vacation should be
spent. He remains at home and Wis
its the office every day Ito see if
things are coming along all right"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04

WASHINGTON. Oct. -s.;rnan
go N Robert w. Stewart. ena MN NJ
II III board or the STANDARD n con-
nsction with testimony beiore cost.
senate oil committee, has been a..
nonsd until November u. Inc
had been set for October Z.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04
KNOCKED OFT By Static

SHREWSBURY. Eng Ernest
Evans was knocked unconscious In
Shrewsbury Castle when The statue
of Earl Roger fe Montgomery fell
from IT'S pedestal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04

SONS OF WAR VETS ELECT
TYLER. Texas. Oct. 4.-tPl-Judge
r. 5. McCarver Of Orange today was
reelected state commander or thu
Sons Of Confederate Veterans al the
thirty-siyth annual reunion here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04

.oom and placed them undef AZ
re9t he announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-04

o. L. Sims. county judge, residing
at Paint Rock, is preparing for pub
LEGATION a book on Indian photographs
found in the Davis mountains region.
The subject has never been discussed
in book form.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
WIGGINS WOULD STOP
MARCH OF MARRlNER

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 2-Chuck Wig
gins, the sturdy indianapolis scrapper,
who has fought every heavyweight of
Importance except Jack Dempsey, will
attempt to stop the sensational career
of Les Mariner, the former University
of Illinois foot ball player. in 10
round bout tonight.
For Mariner. whose one-two punches
have knocked out is of his last II OPP
ponentS, 1t will be the first severe test
of his career If he can stop or even
win a decision over Virgins, he may
claim recognition in the forthcoming
elimination matches for the heavy
weight championship.
Considering Virgins ring experiences
and Mariners record odds were gen.
orally even on the bout, which Is ex-
pected to attract one OF the largest
crowds of Chicago's Summer season.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Sink to Sixth Place As They Drop Opener OF Series to Tigers
M'LARNIN-L GO
DRAWS A FULL HOUSE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, August Jimmy Nc
Larnin, Pacific Coast lightweight. and
Stanislaus Loayza, Chile's contribution
to the f35-pound rank. meet in To-
round boxing contest tonight that may
determine Sammy Mandells next cham
pionship opponent.
McLarnin. whose campaign for re-
turn shot at the title was initiated with
a one-round knockout of Phil McGraw,
has been established slight favorite.
However. there are plenty Of fans who
like the chances of the slant-eyed
South American, who recently defeated
Bruce Flowers. the New Rochelle negro.
McLarnin was conceded an edge in
boxing ability, should he elect to box.
There was doubt among local ring
worms as to whether he could out
Graw and draped Flowers over the
ropes here. In point of aggressiveness
they shape up about even.
The bout, natural" In point Of
drawing power, has been complete
sellout. Every reserved seat in the
arena. which accommodates more than
$4,000 persons. was taken yesterday,
with advance receipts OF more than
$4,000 reported
Due to reported circulation of coun-
terfeit tickets, attaches of the Internal
Revenue Collectors Office are to be
stationed at the gates to inspect all
pasteboards as they are presented. A
detail of 300 police also has been as
signed to the arena to prevent possible
disturbances arising out of the con-
fusion over tickets.
A card OF four preliminaries, headed
by l0-round affair between Johnny
Datto, Cleveland featherweight, and
Patsy Ruffalo of Mount Vernon, N. Y,
rounds out the program.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press
VOHN j. McGRAW. so far as the
records reveal, never had to see
an car specialist as result OF
. any sustained cheering for the
Giants on the road Even the willy
Cornelius McGillicuddy suffered a
minimum of Inconvenience from alien
shouts that went up for the Athletics
in the distant days Of Bender and
Coombs and Plank, although the tall
leader always had to prepare him
self against any world series which
involved his team against the Giants.
Connie got the yells then as the lesser
Of two evils-~to the fans at large,
Messrs. McGraw and McGillicuddy.
being persistent winners. became greed
and tyranny incarnate to fans beyond
the limits Of New York or Philadelphia.
How the tall Tactician. as he once
was called. broke up his famous team
is we'll remembered.
John McGraw always insisted upon
waiting for some other club to break
I'D his great combinations on the feld
Of battle. He carried on his success
after Mack stepped down, and by just
so much increased his "unpopularity
in centers which considered him a
menace" to the peace and well-being
OF tne various IuCal CulltthuStS.
What change a few short years
can make! The season of 1928 finds
Mr.. McGillicuddy something Of
grand old man" in his mid-sixties
making a gallant fight against the
Yankee octopus He finds a nation of
fans applauding his efforts, and not a
few of these would be willing to see
even the Giants win and So. revive the
splendors of '05, IL and '13 when New
York and Philadelphia met for the
highest crown in base ball.
Rain forced the maintenance OF the
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Ball Fans Would Welcome
An Athletics-Ciants Series

status quo In the National League yes
terday when all three scheduled games
were postponed. and simultaneous VIC
tories by the Yankees and the Athletics
accomplished the same result in the
younger major circuit. The chase re-
mains stern for Connie Mack and his
veteran array even though he has won
nine straight. 16 out of II and 26 out
of 80. Only Super-teams can move at
that gait and the Yankees still dangle
five and one-half games beyond the
Mackian grasp.
BY all of the laws of averages the
Athletics soon should falter--against
some weak team when least expected.
BY the same laws Yankee fortunes
should take an upward turn. But base
ball has a way of twisting up all rules
and regulations every now and then.
The laundering Mackmen showed
some signs of tagging yesterday. but
pulled through to 6-to-4 victory over
The Indians in Cleveland. Howard
Ehmke gained six-run lead In the
second. when the Mackmen assaulted
Willis Hudlin with vigor. but the re-
formed Bostonian himself gave up one
marker in the home second and three
more in the seventh. Eddie Rommel
then was called on and gave the In
UlAIS OillN NtlC NV AtA WV
BilIv Bavne the veteran southpaW who
relieved Hudlin with none out in the
second. allowed Philadelphia only
three safeties In eight rounds.
Miller Huggins saw something more
than a game won as the Yankees over
came the Browns by II to in the series
opener at st. Louis. Young Henry John-
son. whose chief fault even in victory,
has been apparently incurable wildness,
let Dan Howley's boys down with seven
scattered hits and gave only one base on
balls.
Boosts Mark 80 Points.
Perhaps only johnson himself Is In
terested in the fact that his batting
average was lifted 81 points to $50 IN
one afternoon through the handy med
ium of five assorted singles in flve Tunes
at bat. This represents almost sea-
sons work for many pitchers and IL IS
almost unprecedented in hitting feats
by pitchers.
Johnson's fine performance marked
the first gallant effort by the YANKEE
second pitching string in many weeks
the Shealy- Johnson Campbell combina-
ton which looked so good while winning.
That other slugger, George Herman
Ruth. added his forty~second home run
to the woes of Alvin crowder in the f1rst
inning at st. Louis. This put the Babe
% games, q days and 8 home runs
ahead of himself, as measured by his
record gait Of 1927 Bob Meusel added
his ninth circuit blow with two on In
the sixth and Harold Wiltse In the box.
Dick Coffman tried his hand In between
Crowder and Wiltse. The defeat dipped
the Browns below the 500 mark and left
the Yankees and the Athletics alone
above that figure.
The White Sox ran their string to
five straight by downing the Red Sox
in Chicago, q to 2 and 7 TO 3. Ed Walsh.
ir.. officiated in the second clash, and
won his first home victory.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
DETROIT BALL FANS
DESERT THE TIGERS

DETROIT, August 2-Fans here have
forSaken the Tigers. The club had
won 7 Of its last games. out of 4
from New York and 4 out Of 5 from
Boston. before tackling the Nationals.
Yet less than a thousand were in the
stands at Navin Field yesterday.
Eight Nationals shared i'm the making
OF dozen hits off Whitehill GoSlin,
Judge. Cronin and Harris each socked
2 safeties. In the ninth inning. Sam
Jones went in TO bat for Brown and
banged neat double down the left
field line
With Fothergill nursing sore thumb
and Wingo suffering from boils, the
Tigers are using Carroll. the pitcher,
in left field. He made three good
catches and got double and single
against the Nationals.
Three times Tigers attempted TO steel
and three times they were checked by
Ruel In the third inning, Carroll and
Whitehill eSSayed dual theft. Muddy's
peg turned Whitehill back to first and
Harris return got Carroll at the plate
easily.
Goslin made the best play of the
game when he ran TO the scoreboard In
the first and leaped for one-hand
catch of Warmers long drive.
Tiger batting was done by players
and 7 of them got hits each, Har-
grave led in total bases with 8.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
PROTHR0 KNOCKED OUT
AT ATLANTA GAME RIOT

ATLANTA, August 2 Lp)-A fight
between Tom Rogers, Atlanta pitcher
and Jumbo Barrett. Memphis catcher.
in the last half of the fourth inning
in the game between the Southern
Association teams yesterday afternoon,
halted the game for IS minutes. while
score of patrolmen held back spectators
and aided players in separating parti-
cipants,
After the melee had been checked
and order restored the game continued.
with both Rogers and Barrett absent
from the M1d and Doc Prothro. Mem
phis manager, out of the lineup and
directing his team from the bench.
Prothro was the only casualty of the
near riot. being knocked unconscious
and sustaining a small cut beneath his
left eye during the fracaS.