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champions with ease. But the last
Of the seventh saw the Yankees tie
the score and WaIberg give way to
Eddie Rommcl after he had forced
the tying run in with "A walk.
Rommel stopped the rally but Il
broke out again in the eighth with
disastrous results. In this frame,
a single BY Koenig, Gehrig's double
and an intentional pass to Ruth,
filled the bases. Rommei worked
the count 10 y and . on Meusel be-
fore Lanky Fob parked the ball in
the stands. Waite H0yt. third Yam
kee pitcher, stopped the A. dead
in the ninth and the game was over.
Meanwhile the National league
race was tightening up. The Card
inals, bowling 40 Pittsburgh again. y
to Y, saw the Chicago Cubs. who
beat Cincinnati 2 to Q, draw 20
within two and a half games Of
them.
The New York Giants suffered
another shock to their pennant m
billions when Vance and the Brook
lyn Dodgers beat them, 3 to ?.
Rest Of the field in the Ameri-
can league continued their battle for
the berths below the Yankees and
the Athletics.
The Chicago White Sox. beating
Cleveland 10 to I. reached the 500
class for the first time this season
The 81. Louis Browns, sure of third
place, scored four runs in the ninth
70 beat the Detroit Tigers. 3 to . in
the last game Of the season be-
tween the two teams. At Washing
ton. the Senators were held TO an
ever break by the Boston Red Sox
who won the first game , to , and
dropped the second, 5 to 3.
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National Singles
Play Opens Today

FOREST HILLS, N. " Sept. TO-
fF-America's greatest tennis prize
The national singles championship
today was awaiting q new owner
from among the 81 knights of the
court starting a battle for it that
will end next Saturday.
Rene Lacoste, the French ace who
won the title in 1927, could not
reconcile business interests with =
defense Of his championship and so
elected to let IL 60 by default.
Rene voluntarily let the title slip
from his fingers but there's another
Frenchman, Henri Cochet, ready 70
grab H.
Pre-tournament discussion seems
10 boil itsmf down to who will be
runner-up to the little Frenehman.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sundays Results

buNIudy NtoNEt1
Pittsburgh s, ST. Louis Z.
Chicago =. Cincinnati o.
Brooklyn 3, New York ,.
Mondays Schedule
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
- VI - ul~
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Meysky TaUiyls Locals to Flag With Hit Game

49, Steers in both games of VI double
bin that closed the season In the Lou
.siana city. The scores were 8 to 8
and 5 { o ,.
Other clubs finished the second
half in the following order: 70
Worth, San Antonio Dallas, W
and Beaumont.
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Houston 4, San Antonio i.
Waco IL. Beaumont III.
Wichita Falls 6, Fort Worth >.
Shreveport 6-5, Dallas 3-3.
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Two base hit: Williams. Stoieh
hases: Garcia, Bednarz, Champion
Mersky. B. Yoder. Double plays;
PICKETT to Champion; B. foder to \.
Yoder to Langford. Base on balls:
off Mersky = (Fitz, B. Yoder): LETT
an base: Brownsville 5, MeAllen :.
Struck out: BY Mersky z; Hamber-
lin s. Umpire: Henry. Time Of game;
o.I0.
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Fix HOOd0O Date For
Candidates to Start

candidates who are running for Of
flee, they thought this would be a
good time to get acquainted and
make short talks.
You are therefore invited to
come and enjoy yourself with US
and at the same time you will be
allotted an equal time with others
in which to speak to the audi
ence."
Candidates are practically unani-
nous in accepting the invitation
which is expected to be followed BY
a series of invitations from other
county communities.
"No hoodoo date can keep me
from attending that meeting" was
the verdict Of one Of the Browns
vile candidates. Il have the as
surance my opponent will be there,
so II there is any bad luck in
Friday the 18th, we ought to break
even on it."
The entire Los Fresnos commun-
ity expects to turn out for the oc-
casion, residents of that section of
the county state, and they. inti-
mate that any candidate who per
mits superstition to keep him away
from the meeting wil get a very
small vote az the Los Fresnos pri-
mary.
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The demand for rabbits feet and
anti-jinx emblems has increased in
Cameron county.
The announcement was made Fri
day that the Cameron county cam
paign would be opened officially
Friday, the 18th, with a mass meet
ing and candidates free-for-all at
Los Fresnos.
Despite the portentous date
every candidate for county office
is expected to be on hand to parade
or her special qualifications before
the admiring electorate.
Only few Of the most frank will
admit they will wear a rabbits foot
or other "charm" to offset the "un-
lucky date"
Los Fresnos community council
is responsible for the fear and
trembling among those candidates
who are inclined to be supersti-
tious. Friday morning each Of the
various candidates for county Of
fices received the following COM
munication from Mrs. Walter r.
Bowles, Of the Los Fresnos com
mittee:
"0n Friday eve, July 18th. the
people Of Los Fresnos are going 70
have a social gathering at the
schoolhouse. and as most Of the
people do not know the different
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SANTA MARIA
CIVESUP
TO OFFICERS
Los Fresnos and Ell
Jardin Scenes of Fa-
tai ARRAYS Saturday
Afternoon

Two shooting affrays in eastern
Cameron county Saturday afternoon
resulted in the Staying Of two men
and the serious wounding of third.
Ricardo Arriaga, 29. a resident Of
FL Jardin, was shot five times and
instantly killed at the home of his
father, Timoteo Arriaga, shortly aft
er noon, Roy Stuckey, a resident of
the Santa Maria community, sur
rendering 70 Constable John Martin
after the shooting.
Angel Gallardo, so, was shot three
times and killed at his home near
Los Fresnos, and his son. Francisco,
was shot through the left shoulder.
Officers are searching for Santana
Vallego, alleged to have fired the
fatal shots. The shooting of Gallar-
do occurred about 6 O'Clock.
According to the version Of the
Gallardo shooting given officers, a
wedding was being held az the Cal
lardo home and an alteration arose
between the elder Gallardo and his
son-in-law, Abelardo Vallego. A
melee followed. in which the son.
Francisco, is alleged TO have partici-
pated. Witnesses of the affair
stated that Santana VaIlego, broth
er of Abelardo. appeared on the
scene and opened fire on the two
(Continued on page two.J
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COTTON GINS
CETSTARTON
VALLEY CROP
Around 1850 Bales
Ginned Up to Satur-
day Night, Is Esti-
mate of II. p. Boyd

Approximately 1850 bales of cot
ton had been ginned in the Valley
up TO Saturday night, was the esti-
mate of H. p. Boyd of San Benito,
manager Of the Valley Gin company.
who is in close touch with ginning
operations in Cameron, Hidalgo,
Willacy and Starr counties.
Showers interfered with picking
in many parts Of the Valley Friday
and Saturday, Mr.. Boyd reported.
and reports received by the gin
company indicate they did some
damage to the crop.
The hot sun the first of the week
opened cotton rapidly. and picking
got under way early in the week,
though ginning operations did not
make much headway before Thurs
day, being slowed down BY the
showers Friday and Saturday.
An accurate check on ginnings was
not obtainable, but reports indicate
the Mission section is taking the
lead at the start, with approximately
400 bales ginned. This was due to
the fact, gin men state, that the
rainfall in that section was not so
heavy and the foliage on the cotton
lighter, the bolls opening earlier
Continued on page two)
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v. W.C.T.U.START
Smith BATTLE
Leaders Urge Support
Of c.. 0. P. Stand
ard Bearers

BEAUMONT, Texas. July 7.-tPl-
Plans for Hoover-for President
club composed Of democratic women
Of the Beaumont chapter of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union were made at a special meet
ing OF the chapter this afternoon.
The club will Be formed Thursday
afternoon.
Every member Of the union will
join the Hoover club" declared Mrs.
j. NJ. Gober, former president Of the
chapter.
CHICAGO, July T.-P)-State
presidents of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union will be urged
in a communication from its ma
tional officers 70 support Herbert
Hoover's presidential campaign, aid
in the defeat Of Alfred Z. Smith and
help elect dry members Of congress
and state legislatures regardless Of
party.
A bulletin issued from the Temper
ance Unions national headquarters
said that Mrs. Anna Marden De Yo,
national secretary, had been author
lied 20 urge W. c. T. U. presidents
in southern states to attend the
meeting OF temperance organizations
at Asheville, N. c., July III and to
elect dry lawmakers in state and na-
ton.
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ONLY SAVED
IN WRECK. OF
CHILEAN BOAT
Captain Suicides On
Bridge AS His YES
sci Sinks in Waters
Of Araivo Bay

SANTIAGO. Chile, July 7.-tP)-
Two hundred and ninety-one lives
were lost when the transport Anga-
mos sank today in the Bay of Arai-
70. according to information given
out tonight by the ministry of ma
rine.
Eighty OF the victims were pas
sengers. Only four members Of the
crew were saved, according to early
reports of the accident.
The captain committed suicide on
the bridge Of the vessel.
Wireless dispatches tonight said
that the cruiser Benteno and the de-
stroyer Williams arrived at the
scene of the disaster, which is south
Of Lebu, off the southern coast OF
the republic, but had found nc
wreckage of the vessel Other ships
are being sent to the locality.
Details of the catastrophe, beyond
the bare announcement OF its hap.
pening by the naval ministry, art
almost entirely lacking.
The ship Tarapaca reported today
that last night at $40 it intercepted
weak radio signals from the trans
port stating that it was in an ex-
Continued on page two.)
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RESIGNATION
OF HOOVER IN
Expected to Confer
With President Be-
fore Acceptance

SUPERIOR, Wis, July z. -(P)-
President Coolidge received today the
resignation from the cabinet Of Sec
retary Hoover Of the commerce de-
partment. Mr.. Coolidge has not yet
accepted the resignation which be.
comes effective at the chief execu-
tive's pleasure.
In reply to a separate communica.
tion from the republican presidential
nominee, Mr.. Coolidge invited Mr.
Hoover TO stop off as his guest al
the summer White House on his way
west next week.
No definite information was avail.
able at the White House as to when
Mr.. Hoover would reach here. but
preparations are being made for his
arrival around July is or Is.
Although the letter Of resignation
Continued on page two.)
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Ask Texas Governor
Aid Move tor Rehef
OF Cotton Industry

NEW ORLEANS. July 7.-lPl-
The executive committee OF the
southern cotton council today ad-
dressed a letter to Governor Dan
Moody requesting him TO communi-
cate the councils plans for relief
OF the cotton industry to governors
Of other cotton growing states, and
request their cooperation.
Arrangements for opening perma-
nent headquarters here and selection
of an office site were completed by
the committee today. TIE appoint.
ment of an executive secretary who
will be in charge Of activities here
will be made later. z. :. Jewell
New Orleans cotton mar will be In
charge temporarily.
The council adjourned its inaugu-
raj meeting yesterday with the elec.
tion of Judge G. +. Thomas OF
Montgomery as president, and adop.
tion of a relief plan which calls fol
the raising Of fund equivalent x
bale of cotton raised in the south
this fund to be apportioued among
Tire states.
The campaign is designed q
raise s750,000 a year for the mex
five years to advance the interest,
of the cotton farmer by revising
his economic fabric relative to pro
duction, marketing and price stabil
izaticn.
Speaking for the executive com
mittee and Governor Moody who wa.
instrumental in inaugurating the
farmers economic renaissance, Col
onel Clarence VI. 0usley. Of Texas
member of the committee. Sc
forth more fully the aims Of the new
association in the following state
ment issued today:
First we plan 20 do whatever Il
humanity possible to stabilize the
production and the price Or cotton
We realize that we cannot accom-
plish this in the precise measure a!
bank handles a financial transac.
tion. But we do believe that IL i.
possible to CONCERT effort in tht
south TO prevent anv undue excesset
IN acreage and to arrest those in
fluences which cause wide fluctua
tions in the price OF cotton.
For example. in 1926 we had an
excess acreage OF cotton and excep
tionally favorable weather condi
tons with slight insect damage "a
the crop. Now while the acreage
was partly responsible the weather
conditions were chiefly responsible
for a yield Of $4,000. COO bales
which was 100000 bales above thc
maximum needs of he world for
American cotton. In 1927 we pro-
Continued on page two)
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Mrs. Johnson
Acknowledges
Herald Check

THE publisher Of The Brownsville
Herald has transmitted TO Mrs.
Horace Johnson and son, W. H.. Jr., a
cashiers check for S437.75, contribut-
ed by readers of this newspaper as a
memorial for her husband, the late
Horace Johnson, deputy. sheriff.
killed while in performance Of his
duty.
Mrs. Johnson, acknowledging re-
ceipt Of the fund, says:
"This will acknowledge with heart
felt thanks your very kind letter Of
July 2. enclosing check for S437.75
which represents the very generous
contribution of The Herald together
with the contributions Of many other
kind and sympathetic friends of my
dear husband, to the memorial fund
so kindly started by your splendid
paper.
at was very thoughtful Of you to
so kindly send me clippings of each
issue containing reference TO Mr..
Johnson, and / want you 10 know that
| am deeply grateful to you and our
other friends for their kind consider
alton in this our hour Of need. You
may rest assured that the amount
contributed 70 myself and little son
will help in a large measure to adjust
our affairs, and both the contribu-
tion and the wonderful spirit which
prompted Its. reality, will be treas
ured dearly as long as time shall
last.
with heartfelt thanks and our
prayers that Gods richest blessings
shall be showered upon each and
every one of you, we are. respect
fully. Mrs. W. Horace Johnson and
son, W. H., Jr-"
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LOCAL BANKS
SHOWING Gain
New High Record At
tanned In Reports
Of June 80

Just as the Valley is entering its
1928 cotton harvest, the four bank
ing institutions of Brownsville re
port the largest deposits and re-
sources in their history.
The reports, as Of June 80. show
a total of S11,73s, ,2O5.45 on deposit
in the four banks Of the city, and a
total in resources of S13,553, ,964.70
Figures for the banks throughout
the Valley are expected to be avail
able during the coming week. In
dications are that the resources OF
the thirty-one institutions will 90 be-
yond the s3O,OOO,OOO mark for the
first time, deposits to be we'll over
S26,O0O,OOO.
The figures for Brownsville, n
compared with the report of Febru-
ary 2S, show an increase of s1.246,-
726 in resources, and S1,161,536 in
deposits.
Individually the banks reported
resources and deposits as follows:
First National Bank-June 80, re.
sources $3,s1e.499.e5; deposits So.
304,134.50. February 2S, resources
1851 ,536.01; deposits S3.054, 1927. AZ
Merchants National Bank-June
80, resources S5,521.9S714; deposit:
S4,796. .597.S7. February 2s. re.
sources s5,2e9, ,6s1.57; deposits s4,.
COS, ,409-91.
State National Bank-June 80, re.
sources S2,9Os,Ss2.O5; deposits ST..
462, 2,70S.93. February 2S, resources
$2,367 ,500.65; deposits S1.943, ,664.s5
Texas Bank and Trust-June 80
resources S1,303, 1886; deposits ST..
174,T65.15. February %, resources
S1,0ss.5l9.92; deposits S972,766.33.
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Dems Will Wage
Southern Fight
Jones Declares

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. July 7.-tP)
Following a conference with SEN
ator Joe T. Robinson. democratic
vice presidential nominee. today
Jesse II. Jones Of Houston, treas
urer of the democratic national
committee. issued a statement in
which he declared il was their
opinion that one and possibly more
campaign headquarters should be
established in the south. and that
the strongest kind of campaign
should be waged in the southern
states.
Senator Robinson, Mr.. Jones and
W. II. Martin. Hot Springs, a dele
gate to the Houston convention, left
tonight for New York where they
will attend meeting Of the
democratic national committee July
IL.
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HENPECK LEAVES
X y Z
AS WIFE WIELDS
= q =
A MEAT CHOPPER

CHICAGO, July 7.-Haled into
court by his wife on a charge of
non-support. Walter v. Wasson
burst into tears as he told how he
had entered into an agreement
with Mrs. Wasson never to 90 out
anywhere except with her and al
ways TO 60 home straight from his
work.
did yc.I understand what you
were signlng?" asked the amazed
court.
"Yes," replied Wasson, his voice
choked with sobs.
With tears streaming down his
face he declared his wife in turn
promised 10 make him happy. but
had struck him with a meat chop
per.
He was ordered 20 pay her part
Of his wages each week.
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NO MOVE FOR
THIRDPARTY
Claim Dry Democrats
Will Remain Loyal
To the Party

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July T.-CP)-
Preservation Of the ideals and unity
Of southern democracy and not the
creation of a third party will be the
aim of the conference of dry demo-
Gratis to be held in Asheville July Is
and 19, said an official statement
issued here today by Bishop James
Cannon, Jr. Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, and DIR. Arthur
j. Barton Of Atlanta, a Baptist. The
two men were here making final
preparations for the meeting.
The goal fixed will be reached by
the election of dry democratic sena-
torial, congressional and state NOM
inees and by the defeat of the "wet
Tammany candidate for president,
Alfred E. Smith," the statement said.
"No third party move is contem-
plated" il continued, 'nor are south
ern democrats to be asked to become
republicans"
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 7.-tP)-
The Birmingham News tomorrow will
say that an effigy OF Governor Alfred
(. Smith, was hung by members Of
the Wahouma, Ala, klavern, of the
Ku Klux Klan, several days ago.
More than 200 persons we're in the
party that was addressed by klans-
men who denounced "steamroller
tactics" at the Houston convention,
and voiced their condemnation Of
"the pope Of Rome"
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Wisconsin Denns
Name Schmedeman

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, July 7.-lPl-
Mayor Albert @. Schmedeman, may
or Of Madison, Wis, and former min
lister to Norway, was the unanimous
choice OF the state democratic con-
ference for governor.
The conference then indorsed a
platform which among other things
declared for fundamental changes
in the eighteenth amendment
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WEATHER

East Texas: Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy. scattered thunder
showers, cooler northwest portion.
Moderate to fresh sOutherly winds
on the coast.
West Texas: Sunday cloudy, show
ers in north portion, cooler IN the
north portion except in Panhandle:
Monday partly cloudy. showers In
southeast portion
Evening star., 1928-11-25
Thanksgiving Slowly Won Place

In Rhode Island according to one
writer, the earliest mention of Thanks
giving Is in 1887. Their attempts to
celebrate Thanksgiving day did not
prove very successful. Whether the
psople were ungrateful or only Stub
porn, Is not known. but 1t is said that
When Gov. AndroS ordered them to ap-
pear to celebrate certain DAYS which he
set apart as days of thanksgiving. the
order was SO contemptuously carried
out that several persons were arrested
Tor dtSobedience of the Kings Ordinance
During the Revolutionary War the
people and the Army observed an an
nual Thanksgiving day by proclama-
tion OF the Continental Congress, but
after peace was declared it was dis
continued until 1889.
ABOUT 1880 the Governor of the State
OF new York appointed a day for
thanksgiving celebration, and many
Northern governors followed. Since
that time the custom in those States
has been annual
In the South THANKSGIVING dav was
practically unknown until 1855, when
Gov. Johns OF Virginia urged, in a let
ter TO the State Legislature, their rec
ognltion OF the day that he might issue
proclamation. He was advised not
to issue it as most of the citizens re-
garded this day as a relic of Puritanic
bigotry. His action, however, reused
public notice and a great dispute arose
Gov. Wise. successor of Gov. Johns.
In 1857 issued proclamation without
asking advice OF any one, and the peo-
pie celebrated with Southern hospital
ity: This was kept up for the next
eight years.
The Civil War put an end to Thanks
giving day celebrations in the South,
as fast days were more in accord with
the general feeling than feast days.
But in 1864 President Lincoln issued
proclamation appointing the fourth
Thursday OF November with a view of
having the day kept annually there
after. His assassination the next year
almost caused suspension of his own
rule, but after being prevailed upon,
President johnson appointed the last
Thursday in November and since that
time each President has followed his
example.
This year President. Coolidge issued
his proclamation couched in language
which should bring thoughts of thanks
giving to the hearts of every citizen of
the country for blessings received dur
ing the past year.
Thus, since 1865 THANKSGIVING day
has been an annual holiday in America
1t Is the only religious festival cele-
brated in this country by virtue OF the
authority Of the civil government.