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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-16
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DEPAUL TEAM
IS EXPECTED
HERE TUESDAY
To Bring % Players;
Average 159 Pounds
To the Man; Four
Pounds Over Locals

DePaul Academy football club,
Of Chicago. ILL.,. which plays Browns
willie on the local field Friday aft
ernoon, starting at 3 o'clock. are
the Catholic league champion grid
ders of the Windy City.
There are about twenty Catholic
and twenty public high schools prop
er in Chicago. Each year the win
ners of these circuits meet and de-
eide the championship of that city.
In this case. Tilden Tech high school
are the champion gridders of that
city, they having beaten DePaul
last Saturday, ~ to o. Tilden Tech
will 90 10 San Francisco for a game
during the holidays, DePaul coming
20 Brownsville.
Tilden Tech had one OF its great
days against DePaul. reports Of the
contest state. DePaul is looked upon
in the Windy City rs one of the best
/ prep school grid outfits ever seen
in that section of the country.
They are expected TO arrive in
Brownsville either Tuesday evening
or Wednesday morning. giving the
players plenty of time to rest and
~ ~ aAIAaAAANGA a. AhG AhAaA
field before the game.
The team averages about $50
pounds. outveighing the Eagles by
four pounds to the man. Their
lightest man is Drummer. a sub half
back, and he weighs 1875 pounds.
DePaul is coached by Walter Nc
Govern, who has been with the
school a number of years. He is de-
scribed as a %jovial. big good natured
fellow, and one who knows his foot
ball. A wide open game has been
played by DePaul all season, and it
is expected the same formations and
styles of play will be thrust I by
Coach McGovern against the Eagles
Friday.
A squad of twenty-five men will
be here, accompanied by their coach,
business manager. and athletic d.
rector. Rev. Howard j.. Ahern.
Following are the players expected
TO represent DePaul this week in
Brownsville:
Sweeney, Witwer, McWilliams,
Kroeck. Gallagher, K~earney, Doher-
ty. Reines, Geek, Hall, McGuinn,
Kemp, Jaeger, Huppert, Biebel. Ma
polilli, Kelly, Drummer, S~childgren,
Weidner, Fitzgerald. Walsh. Rogers,
Weinard, Quinn and Schuster.
Coach Douglas F~essenden of the
Eagles, who. along with Athletic Di-
rector Red Irvine. Of the local pub
lie schools, attended the Abilene-Cle-
burne game in Abilene Friday. are
expected to be back in the city to-
day, will get the Eagles under way
in a hard practice grind before the
game Friday.
Beginning Monday and continuing
up until and including Wednesday,
the Valley champs are expected to
undergo a hard practice session.
When the two teams line up
on the field Friday, the following
lineups will probably start:
Brownsville DePaul
| Grove Rorha
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-16

rs not difficult 20 select gifts
for him II you 70 where men 70
for their furnishing needs. You're
sure 20 find the right things here
In shirts, neekwear, gloves, hand
kerchief. hose, umbrellas, bath.
robes. ievelry. and TIE many 9th.
" needed articles.
Here - q Christmas store house
OF just the things that every man
usnts-things that he can sppre-
ciate-things Of practical every
day desirabfiity aAd usefulness.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Roosevelt Victory Outstanding.

The one outstanding victory of the
Democrats in this election was the SIC
cess of Franklin d. Roosevelt in his
race for governor of New York. On
the face of the returns, he has been
elected by over 10000 votes, although
Hoover carried the State against Smith
MIR. Roosevelt, If he proves a good
governor and is reelected two years
hence, may have a great following
for the Democratic nomination for
President in 1882. He still has to jump
the hurdle of the 1899 gubernatorial
election. He is popular young, and
may prove to be a rallying post for
the Democrats
There are Democrats, however, who
will doubtless seek to WOO the West and
will turn to a leader from that section
for presidential timber in 1882. 1t has
been problem whether the solid South
should seek to link itself with the West
or with the North and East to build
a strong Democratic party However,
the results in the States of the West
in the recent election are not inclined
to give the Democrats much hope in
that region.
If the Republicans fail now to give
the farmers the relief for which they
have been clamoring since the defiation
Of agriculture Immediately after the
World War. the WNst may prove good
seed.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL. NOVEMBER SALE OF CHOICE
Open daily and Sunday until January lst.
THE CELEBRATED CIDER BARREL, Fred
erick Pike--Hour Out.
ARE YOU MOVING ELSEWHERE? OUR
Transportation system will serve you better.
Lse Lsrse nest Of vans constantly opeTatlngo goGsn be-
DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE co.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY aaINERAL WATER
from Hot Springs. Ark, announces the
opening of direct branch. Room 2l2. Colo
Fado Bldg. Phone Metropolitan 1862. open
until pm.
WANT TO HAUL FULL OR PART LOAD
to or from New York, Richmond Boston,
PITTSBURGH and all way points. Special rates;
NATIONAL DELIVERY ASSN, INC. 1871 1917
FEED YOUR LAWN WITH CONCENTRATED
Natural Manures: Sanitary. cleanly, efec-
tive Any quantity. The Fertol Company,
FURNACES REPAIRED AND CLEANED;
reasonable prices. Call Col. 1917, day or
night. AJAX ROOFING & HEATING co.
MASONRY STEPS AND FRONTS CLEANED,
repaired and painted. M. 8426 Br. 403. IL
BUILDING OR REPAIRING? SAVE MONEY
on your entire list Of new or used building
materials! Hechinger Co, 3-Branches-3.
WANTED
To haul van loads of furniture to or from
New York, Phila.. Boston. Richmond and
points south
Smiths Transfer & Storage Co.,
1913 You st North 3343.
Evening star., 1928-11-11

ated sum of $151 900 for the purchase
| of urgently needed sites without re-
gard to the assessed value restriction,
realizing even then, District officials
contend, that difficulties would be en-
countered in buying land to carry out
the building program. The money spent
for the Morgan School expansion was
part of this unlimited fund, while the
,, biggest single item it covered was the
site for the new Paul Junior High
School. at Eighth and Concord streets,
purchased for $116,34267, or 159 per
cent of the property'S assessed value.
The Morgan School property, on the
other hand, bought at the condemna-
ticn price, cost the District 139 per
cent of its assessed value.
The fact that the 125 per cent limi-
tation exists is proposition similar to
one in which property owner knows
exactly how much money prospective
buyer has in his purse and, conSe-
Quently, most of the bargaining Is on
a basis of 1875 per cent of the assessed
value as an absolute minimum. In some
instances, however, the District has
purchased land through an agent who
does not reveal the identity of his buy
ing client until the deed is about to be
transferred, and thereby obtains prices
which are within the 125 per cent re-
StrictiOn.
While some other purchases have
been made by Maj. Atkins through ne
gotiations at price actually within the
limitation, the lowest purchase made
under the condemnation proceedings
which we're necessitated by the act OF
1927 was 1876 per cent of the assessed
value of the purchased land. On the
other hand the condemnation prices IN
several transactions scared to the vi
cinity of $50 and 800 per cent Of the
assessed value.
Delays in Building.
While the District purchasing office
fails to see where any financial benefit
has been derived from the limitation
and, in fact. contends higher prices
have been paid as q result of 1t than
might have been attained If the reStric-
! ton did not exist, the procedure which
has been set up as direct result OF
the limitation has brought about delays
in the school building program of six
months to year and even more. This
is evident from the fact that even after
condemnation court prices are set, the
required special congressional authority
to buy at prices in excess OF 125 per
cent of the assessed value cannot be
sought until the next session of Con-
gress. Even here, as already has been
brought out. delay of an extra year
is encountered when condemnation
cases cannot be completed in time for
submission to the subsequent session of
Congress.
1t is through this slow procedure that
some 100000 of accumulated balances
from the purchases Of sites now Is tied
up to await the unfolding Of the con-
demnation- to- Congress again
program. This fund-actually $404, 1915
was obtained from various sources,
but it is composed chiefly of funds left
over from the purchases of "sites for
future use" Congress at various times
has allowed the District to spend money
appropriated for specific sites which
could not be purchased within the 125
per cent restriction for other sites
which were authorized in the five-year
building program for the future.
When the condemnation courts
Evening star., 1928-11-11

assessor said, the owners will protest
the Wv assessment.
Richards told The Star of the valua-
ton placed on tract of land In South
west Washington by five individual
groups. These we're the District
assessors, a committee of Real Estate
Board members, a committee of Cham
ber of Commerce members, committee
of the Board of Trade, and a COM
mittee of Rotary Club members. The
prices set varied from $40, $40 to $23, ,861 3,
he said, with the official assessors pre-
senting figure of $14,887.
And so the question of the actual
success of the 125 per cent restriction
on property wanted for school purposes
goes back to DR.. BallouS stat~ment in
the committee hearings in March. 1926,
when he said that the people of Wash
ington will support Representative
Simmons rather drastic step" If it
saves the District money or ultimately
assists in carrying out this building
program.
The program of which DR.. Ballou
spoke was the first five-year building
program which today is about SO per
cent appropriated for, while it should
be 80 per cent completed. The answer
to the question involving the 125 per
cent restrictions aid to that program
may be found in the delays in pur-
chasing school sites, and the question
OF its money saving may be found in
Mai. Atsi:is' declarations, while proof
Of its necessity may be found in every
purchase.
Evening star., 1928-11-11

finally return prices on the lands which
Mai. Atkins Is attempting to buy at
present and the congressional author
ity is granted for the excess expendi-
tures-it is a foregone conclusion that
the juries will return prices far above
125 per cent OF the assessed value
the $404,375 will be spent, but only
then when the school building program
has suffered delay for many months.
If the restriction we're not In effect,
Mai. Atkins asserts, the properties
could have been purchased, and the
buildings already under construction.
In the face of these facts, however
condemnation proceedings and at
tempted purchases have proven that
there are property holders who do try
to get exorbitant prices from the Gov
ornment for their holdings. One at
tempted purchase, which subsequently
had to be abandoned, involved a site
near Fourteenth and Randolph streets.
In this case the District was held up
bv a demand for $165.000 for a piece
of property which its owner had
bought one year before for $45,000.
w. P. Richards, District tax assessor,
contends that assessment values are not
at great variance with market or actual
sale value of the city's property as a
whole. He cites the sales and assess
ments made in a given business area
over the same period, showing the
sales totaled S37.223, ,657, while the as
sessments-specif1ed by law to be 100
per cent of the value of the property
were $50,
Wide Difference.
Assessments and market prices in resi-
n -
dnntial territory, however, show wider
differences. Since assessments are based
generally upon the averages OF sales IN
a neighborhood Mr.. Richards explains
that when assessments are placed
upon new dwellings erected by opera
tive builders the figures invariably are
below the cost to the buyers. This Is
be cause dwelling assessments are scaled
upon the actual value of the land and
the actual cost of construction OF the
house, with such items as builders
profits and financing percentages en-
bracing overhead" unconsidered.
Referring to the Fourteenth and Ran
dolph streets property which the Dis
trict was unable to buy. Mr.. Richards
explained that when its owner pur-
chased it in 1925, at $45, 900, that figure,
approximately. became It's assessed
value and that the owners price in
1926 of $165 ZOO is too far above the
125 per cent restriction even to be con-
sidered by the District.
In some cases the District is able to
give property owners taste OF 's-dr
own medicine" Mr.. Richards told The
Star. Where condemnation proceedings
to obtain a part of an owners tract are
entered into, that owner, like all others,
will produce witnesses who swear that
it is high-priced land, The District
buys that parcel and the tax assessor
then proceeds to re-aSseSs the remain
der of the tract en- the basis of the sale
and the sworn testimony Of the owners
own witnesses. Invariably again, the
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Winter Sports Prices Cut.

Winter sports will cost less than be-
fore in some parts of Switzerland. The
move is expected to bring more pleas
ure seekers from other parts of Europe
In Engadine, hotels have reduced
their rates. and merchants have
cut the price of clothing. Skiing suits
for women that once cost $35 and $40
may now be had for only $40.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
New U. S. Stamps
Ordered in Honor
of Wright Flight

BY the Associated Press.
Issuance of a new two-cent
and q new five-cent commemor-
ative stamp was ordered yester-
day by Postmaster General Harry
S. New in connection with the
International Civil Aeronautical
Conference.
Twenty million two-cent and
five million five-cent stamps al
ready ordered will bear symbols
of the event the conference COM
memorates-the first flight in a
mechanically driven airplane. by
the Wright brothers 25 years ago.
President Coolidge has called the
conference for December 1914.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Grain FUTURES
UNCHANGED ON
CHICAGO board
Wheat Holds Steady With
Conflicting Weather
Reports.
BIZ United Press


CHICAGO, May 4.-Conhicting
weather reports, indicating that
while some sections of the wheat
belt have enough moisture, other
sections need more, combined to
hold wheat about steady at the
opening on the Board of Trade to-
day. Prices ranged from 1ac up in
September wheat to 14c off in July
Corn also remained about steady
with quotations ranging from sc
off to &c up, and oats were I'M
changed to &c advance. Provi-
sions we're unchanged.
Wheat reports indicated that
western Nebraska needs more mois-
ture although ample rain has fallen
in the central and eastern section
as we'll as in Kansas. Weather fore
casts are cooler for the west and
southwest. Liverpool quotations did
not decline in proportion to the
break here.
The technical position of corn has
been weakened because of belief that
acreage will be increased. Adam
doned winter wheat fields will be
largely planted to corn although
some have already been seeded TO
oats.
The demand for oats continued
strong. but there was little other
news in this pit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
In the Stock Market
(By Thomson & McKinnonj


NEW YORK, May 4.-If our
memory serves correctly it was two
or three years ago that many an
ticipated dire happenings to bus
mess conditions because gold metal
was flowing into the country at an
unprecedented rate, now the reverse
flow causes the opposite view de-
spite the fact that gold reserves
are greatly in excess of legal re-
quirements. Of course both of
these predictions have to do with
the price trend of securities on the
exchange, and the latter view might
become correct in time. However,
for the moment at least, traders are
bullish and unless something I'M
foreseen makes its appearance they
are likely to remain that way. Due
to anticipation of favorable results
in the motor industry because the
luxury tax is to be eliminated. motor
shares got under way Thursday and
at the close gave every indication
that activity in an upward direc-
ton would be continued. The
further increase of brokers loans
to new high record levels had little
meaning TO traders as the plentiful
supply of money neutralized the
effect which this might otherwise
have. While not condoning the sit
uation it is obvious that bullish senti-
ment is overcoming all adverse fac
tors, yet the fact that there are adj
verse factors should not be lost
sight Of, for they are quite likely
to assert themselves forcibly when
least expected.
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Commission Row
PRICE TO RETAILERS

IhlOE ~ I'VE AALLhD
FRUITS
AppIes-Fancy barrel apples. seasonable
varieties S6@1O; fancy basket apples,
choice box apples, seasonabie Varleties'
CRerries-CaIifornia $3.50. 8 lbs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $5.5OQ7.5O crate.
Lemons-California. S6d6.50. crate.
Limes-Jamaica. So per 100: .,soao so
crate; Florida. $75oG9, crate; California
VaIencias,, s4.50q7. crate n ~
PPitneaRSples;mcuban s5@55e S cFFatss a.
4" ~ VEGETABLES
sparagus-Callfornia S4G5 crate.
Beans Southern. $3.50@3.75 hamper:
Brussels sprouts-g594oc lbi .,.,..
" carrots.H Tome grown. 81; Louisiana.
Cauiifower-C California, $27503 crate.
Celery-Florida. $4.5OG5 crate; Ca1ifor-
= G ciuc9mbers dollhouse. s2.5O for
'V Egsplant~H. G.. $3.50 doz.
Endive-S15 so doz. punches.
Kale-Spring. S1.l0 bu.
LettuceWArizona, head. 81 crate; hot
house, leaf S2.55, IS lbs.
Mushro9mss.$l; 5o@l Is; az 3 lbs lbs.
A1uoLdLQ -oOublAtAA4f 9AsSp w.
new Texas yellow. S2.75 crate; Texas
crystal wax, 50 crate.
Parsley-60c dOz. punches.
Parsnips-Home grown, Sl.25 bu:
Peas-MisSissippi Telephone, S2.75 crate.
Peppers-Florida mangoes. s5@5.5O
Potatoes-Michigan. white, $3.50@3 IS,
$50 lbs Minnesota Red River OhloS, So 20
1870 lbs, Idaho. S275 100 lbs: Texas, new,
s4.75 cwt.; Florida Rose, $3.50 barrel.
Observation-Disclosures button, 9Oc4Sl5
Southern long red, SIC.
Rutabagas- $3.50 per ewt.
Rhubarb-Home grown, 4Oc doZ.
ShallotS-50c doZ. punches.
Spinach-TeXas, 81 .35 bu.
Sweet Potatoes-Lldiana Jersey medi-
ums. S275 bu.: Indiana Jersey, $3.50 bu.;
Porto Ricans, $3.50 hamper.
Tomatoes-S 5.50M6 so, repaeked 6-has-
ket crate; originals. S3.25Q4. 80 IDS;
Florida Originals. $40 4.50, 6-basket crate.
MISCELLANEOUS
Cider-s4.50 6gal case; S4.75 doz. haIt-
gal. Jars.
Ciaric-22c per ID.
Sassafras--25a3Oc doz. punches.
SEED STOCK
Potatoes-Maine cobbleg5, s4,5Cs $50 lbs. :
Red River Ohios. So so. $50 lbs; Certified
Sweet PotaJoes-Nancy Hall. S2.25 bu.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. May 4-Appes, s8G1O per
Dbl: strawberries. S4.25@4.50 per "a pts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
BENEDICT FOR ECONOMY
Former State Representative Seeks
REELECTION.

Declaring that he was the father
Of t. DILL that put Marion County
offices on a fee basis and saved the
taxpayers thousands of dollars, John
L. Benedict is seeking to return to
the lower House of the State Legis-
lature on the Republican ticket. He
has been Endorsed in the primary by
the City Manager League.
Benedict served in the House in
1919 and 1921. He asserts that he
is not aligned with any faction but
stands for good government and
clean politics and curbing of waste
full expenditures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Rv Tinted Press

NEW YORK. May 4-Flour--Dull and
lower. Pork--Quiet. Mess-s32 50. Lard
Sugar-Raw. Firm: spot 90 test delivered
duty paid. s4.43; refined stseeady5;
ON spot. l5Gl5iac; Santos. No. 4, % AZ
22Hc Tallow-Firm; special 70 extra.
8l468ssc. Hay-Dul; No. l. SlI50 l.20;
No 3. 701 CSC Clover-75cn s105. Dressed
Poultry-Steady TO firm: turkeys. 250 ACC.
chickens. 24d 45c. brollers. 40m sac: capons
36a 53c fowls l6g $50; ducks. 15Hl8c;
ducks. Long Island. pic. a. Live PtoultTTyyDz
24c: fowls. 81 28c; broilers. .40d45c
Cheese-Firm; State. whole milk. fancy to
fresh. 25iaG 26c Potatoes-Sweet, Jresev,
6Oc@s $50; Potatoes..;Lonng Island $2gg!5 ;S5:
Maine, 81 so: Bermuda, S4.5 u so. Butter
Firm; receipts. 6.973; Creamery extra
44iac: special market. 45a45l2c, Eggs
Quiet: receipts. "a 1876; nearby white fancy
$50 sic nearby state whites. 30a 3ii2c;
fresh nrsts 29i7M 30l2c; Pacific Coasts. 20
n 38c: Western whites. 29Q 32iac: nearby
brown, 80 r. % SO &C.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
BIZ United Press

bonds was 1898, off oil.
By United Press
NEW YORK, May 4.-General
Motors scared above the 200 mark
in the early dealings today, the first
time this point has been attained
by the present shares. Buying Of
this stock brought about urgent
buying in other motors and the list
in general was buoyant.
Retention of the 4 per cent re-
discount rate at New York and a
rise in brokers' loans in line with
expectations, together with an out
look for continued ease in money
helped the market.
American Can scared to a record
at $685., up rs, after opening 10000
shares at SO. Radio spurted four
points to 1876, while National Bellas
Hess rose 1415 points to a record
at 95.
RichfieId Features Oils
Richfield featured the oil group
soaring IL points to 451a on a
single transaction of 10000 shares.
U. S. Steel held firm at 1861 up
Utilities we're in demand.
Chrysler featured the motors
aside from the leader, advancing
on it's high earnings for the first
quarter.
Describing the market, the Wall
Street Journals financial review
today said:
bulls looked upon the increase
Of $267000,00O in collateral borrow
ings of Stock Exchange members
during April as moderate consider
ing that the value of listed stocks
gained $1,250,000,000 in the same
time and that the weekly Federal
Reserve figures had indicated
considerably larger loan expansion.
while the increase of $137, 271 900
in brokerage loans in New York
City during the week ended May 2,
exceeded expectations, its influence
was offset by the continuation Of
the local bank rate at q per cent.
GAS a result, speculative enthusi-
as1n rose to new heights in the
early dealings and prices swept
ahead throughout the list"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
ORDERS CROW 0USTED
Denver Council Brands BOOSTERS
Morning Call Nuisance.

DENVER, May 4.-Clarence, a
noisy rooster, disturbed the rest of
Mrs. Mary E. Miller at 2 every
morning. Councilmen, acting on
her. complaint, will have DR.. D. r
Lucy perform an operation OH
Clarence which will remove the
crow but spare his life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04
Lafayette Lawyer Dies

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May f. -
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day for William S. Potter, one of
northern Indiana's ablest lawyers,
who died Thursday after long ill
ness. He was an authority on real
estate law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

SHANGHAI, May 4.-David E.
Duff, Californian, manager of the
Oil Export Company, Thursday
pleaded guilty to embezzling $4,000
Of the company's funds. He was
sentenced to serve a year in Mcneil
Island prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-04

out the Civil War, despite wound
received at Golgotha, Ga, in 1864.
Surviving are: Three daughters,
Mrs. Beatrice Mccain and Mrs
Daisy D. Matthews, indianapolis:
Mrs. Nannetta Hosea, Troy, Mont;
three sons, Otto and Salathiel Pier
son, Indianapolis; Wiener Pierson,
FIT. Worth, Texas, and fifteen grand
children. His wife died in 1919.
Funeral arrangements we're being
completed today.