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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12
BUY|NCFOR EASTER
HELPS RETAILERS
Some Effect of Income-Tax
Payments to Be Felt
by Merchants.
BY ]. c. ROYLE,


| Special uispatcn 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK. March l2.--Retail trade
| and number of other lines of business
endeavor will be affected this week ow-
ing to the approaching income tax pay
mentS. This tendency has been In evil
dence for the last 10 days. and these
factors may be expected to exert an in
fluence for some little time to come.
Department store trade has been
slack since before March in many Sec
tons of the country. This has reflected
the uneasiness about employment and
buying power The mail-order houses,
however, have had excellent business,
and their sales offer a much more ac-
curate idea of the buying power and
trend than do the general retail sales.
Chain-store business also is strong
and has been little affected by the in
come tax feature. This Is natural since
the unit of sales In the chain stores IS
far less in dollars and cents than in the
department stores.
Easter Trade Helping.
The Easter business, which has aided
apparel, textile, shoe. millinery and fur
manufacturers in the last six weeks,
now is beginning to give its assistance
to the retail merchants The volume
of Easter purchases this year seems
likely to be exceedingly good. This is
due in part 70 the fact that last year
the weather was SO cold up to Summer
time that many people bought few If
any Spring clothes. This year in con-
sequence they are without them and
must outfit anew.
Sales will be appreciably augmented
If there is a period of warm weather
Just before Easter Sunday. Mail order
sales also will be influenced by weather
conditions, for while farmer purchasing
power is higher than year ago, the
time now is approaching when weather
on the farmers mind and on the ease
with which he drags out his pocket
book, as we'll as an effect on his crops
Lent undoubtedly has had a strong
influence on the amusement field re-
Gently. This. according to amusement
corporations. Is more noticeable than
usual. They attribute 1t in some de-
gree to the emphasis which politics
now Is putting on religious discussion.
The income tax payments also have
dulled the rush for tickets to amuse-
ment enterprises. Box Office receipts of
New York theaters have shown dis
tinct drop. The motion picture houses
have registered drop of over 100000
for the week as compared with the cor
responding period OF February. Chi
cago film houses are reported to have
felt the effects similarly, as have those
In other large cities. pittsburgh's
theaters felt 40 per cent drop.
Block Booking UpheavaI.
The effect has not been so marked
on the speaking stage. although the
trend has fastened the demise OF some
Of the limping attractions. Gross re-
ceipts In Broadway houses are esti-
mated to have dropped as much as
$1,000 week for some productions. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12
STOCK BOOST O,K.'D.

NEW YORK, March IL IN Stock
holders II Electric Bond and Ehars Sc
e1rities Corporation today approved All
increase IN authorized common stock
from | ,h02 80 shares ~ 1000 900
shares. 40 par,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12
EIIEKER Is LOWER

NEW YORK, March IL fGpeeialj .-~
Crude fIbber. smoked ribbed sheets
aeciined Fl, st today'4 noon q4pdfliou
II 14s4. This compares With sAM 4
AeessLL ego eaa Ava u sgsf 40. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12
sHATTUCK EARNINGS.

NEW YOHK, March ~ ~ ~ Frank
q f5hattuek 90. earned SGD n share
II le21 sEaiElst las n slaaTs IN iRz1
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Company Earnings

NEW YORK, N. Y. March - H1,--
Earnings per share of corporations
reporting during the past week follow:
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Peaches without fuzZ, known as nee
tarines. are more popular In Europe
than In the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
GHzHl The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION aHm5

to Denton and downed the snappy
North Texas State Teachers 1888.
fans began TO whisper openly. The
Teachers hold victories over Baylor
and 5. NJ u. having won two games
from each Of the conference schools
by decisive scores. On the basis
OF comparative scores. which is a
little more reliable in the cage game
than in football, Frog fans calculate
that Matty Bell has another dark
horse"
One OF the principal reasons for
the good showing in the preseason
games has been the work Of Albert
Flynn. former Poly High Of Fort
Worth star and a freshman last year.
Flynn's ability to drop the ball into
the loop from all angles and with
consistent accuracy has been the
main factor in the Purple victories.
Albert u tall and fast. passing we'll
and breaking under the loop like a
veteran.
He II ably seconded BY Clyde Rob
erson, another new conner, and Roy
Fury, last-ycar veteran. Fury has
been doing good work al center. AZ
guards, Capt Horace Wallin. and
Noble Atkins have been showing well.
Atkins snappy passing 10 men under
the basket has been n feature or ey-
cry contest.
Lester Brumbelow. Austin Griffith,
Bob Alexander Duane Smith. Clyde
Mcdonnell and others are ready 60
take over, should any or the first
string find the going too hard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
M'CRAW HITS
NEW SCHEDULE
Says intersec tiona
Games at Opening
Impractical

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-tPy-Agita-
tion for a change in major league
schedules whereby the opening SER
les would be intersectional in char
acter finds NJ prepayment in John Nc
Graw. pilot or the New York Giants.
For years. the major leagues have
0pered their eason with intra-sec-
tional games. that is. east against
east and west against west. McGraw
dubbed a change impractical"
For the eastern teams 10 open
IN the west. or the other way around.
y Of two things woul have % hap
ren,' he said. Either the travel
ing team would have to journey
right back home after a short SER
les on the road. which would bring
about "A rasher heavy overhead ex-
pense. or the travelling teams would
have 70 keep right on travelling and
complete a regular sectional inva-
sion.
"If the latter plan we're adopted
u would near that an east team.
opening IN the west. would have to
play on the road nearly three weeks
before il would play its first game
at home. IN cities which have
only y major league club this
would not be very well received"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
SAYS FROGS
DARK HORSE
Quint Looks Good In
Early Practice
Sessions


FORT WORTH, Dec. 21.-Basket-
bail fans AZ Texas Christmas Univer-
sity have started a whispering cam
paign. The Frog cage squad looks
like another dark horse" in the con-
ference this season. Teams from
the Institution have y habit of open
ing the year with dull prospects and
developing into o real contender for
the title.
When the Frogs lost Rags Mat
thcws, Ab Acker, Grin Steadman and
Lowell Parrish, al three wear veter-
ans, from the team last year, fans
at the Purple institution predicted a
poor season for this year. Now their
whispering has changed rs = re
suit Of the showing Of the team In
pre-confercnce competition.
When the Frogs downed the fast
Tillery Gran five. one Of the fastest
teams in the city commercial loop,
Boosting such stars as Rags Mat
thews and other former Frog players,
Frog hackers said that Matty Bells
boys were just lucky. When in the
next tilt. the East Texas Lions bowed
20 the team. fans began 20 have a
little hope, though IL was restrained
hone.
Then when Matty took his team Of
four new players and one veteran up
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
DRIVE
FUND UNDER
$500 GOAL
Fort Brown Officers
To Make Final Can
vass of Merchants;
S1400 in So Far

Possibilities Of a winter polo tolr-
part Of January and the first OF
February were hanging in the bal
ancc Friday
only Sl,400 has been raised in
the drive to sell annual parking
spaces to the people Of Brownsville
and this amount Is 81 100 short Of
the minimum needed, according to
post officials.
IN order to bring only three teams
to this city for the meet, $500 is
necessary and polo officers had
hoped to even raise $500 in order
that the largest tourney in the his
tory OF the Fort might be tsaged
this year.
II was originally planned 70 bring
at least four civilian teams here in
addition % three Of the crack army
aggregations stationed al man Tex
as camps.
The men behind the ticket drive
expressed appreciation Friday for
the support given 50 far but urged
that the people rally round a little
closer and ut least help the drive
bring in the minimum needed.
Army officers are again going out
TO canvass the businessmen Of
Brownsville Friday and Saturday in
a last concerted effort 10 carry the
drive over the top.
Unless the money Is rpised there
will be no winter tourney. they say,
and the annual winter polo tourney
at Fort Brown has become a
Brownsville institution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
MANY ROCKIES
TO GET CHANCE
In Big LOOPS
Braves and Cubs Are
To Take on a Num-
Der of New Player
Prospects

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-H-At
least 100 ambitious young players
will drop in on baseball training
camps Of the eight National league
clubs next spring trying to break in
to major league box scores.
The Boston Braves, with a chance
to make ~ changes in its personnel,
will have the largest crop Of new
talent. Some critics or the Braves
baseball behavior last season may
be unkind enough to say they need
1t.
In addition TO the hard-hitting
HornSby, who came to them by the
trade route, the Chicago Cubs have
combed the highways and hedges Of
the minors for untried players and
recalled a number who had been
found wanting, in other years.
Changes Of clubs as a result Of
trades have sent Rogers Hornsby
from hte Braves TO the Cubs and
transferred Fred Mcguire. Percy
Jones, Louis Seggett and Harry Sci
bold to Boston. Pittsburgh gave
Glenn Wright 10 Brooklyn for Jess
Petty and Harry Riconda. Tommy
Thevenow will take Heinie Sands
place M shortstop for the Phillies.
The st. Louis Cardinals will attach
fewer players to the club than any
other major league outfit but unless
plans miScarry two Of the infielders
brought on from Cardinal farms
Shortstop Colbert and Second Base.
man Selph, will find steady jobs
awaiting them. Two other new Red.
birds we're recalled. M~ancuso, d
catcher, m from Minneapolis and
Herman Bell, right handed pitcher
from Rochester. Elliott from Waco
and Hallahan from Houston, ARE
other pitcher.
In addition 70 the four former
Cubs and Catcher Pat Collins from
the Yanks. the Braves will be priv.
ileged 70 inspect the wares OF man,
UP n coming youngsters. r. r
James, a second baseman. batted 1928
stole 20 bases and hit Is home run,
for Omaha last season. G.. Fitzber
ger. a first sacker. was recalled from
York and +. b. Clark is on his wal
back from Providence with an i'm
pressive batting mark Of 1913.
Clarence Mueller, with Toledo
gets another chance as does A. J
Moore, from Buffalo. q. ". Leverett
a pitcher from indianapolis and G
A. Perry, pitcher from Wichita. r
w. Wertz was recalled from Buffa
10 and c. Touchstone was purchased
from Providence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
EAGLES and
DEPAUL ARE
UP ON toes
Tickets Go Fast AS
Game Time Nears;
Three Bands and
Drum Corps Due

Pinned for battle-DePaul and the
Eagles Of Brownsville squared on
this afternoon M Tucker Field In
what - promised one Of the best grid
contests ever staged in this part Of
Texas.
Coach McGovern OF DePauI, the
parochial school champs of that city
and Coach Fessenden OF the Browns.
VILE Eagles, Valley grid champs, re,
ported that their players were in ex.
cellent condition for the game which
gets under way al 8 o'clock on Tuck,
er Field.
DePaul underwent a stiff workout
yesterday on the local field. and the
Eagles warmed up in the afternoon
The visiting players, after a lunch
cor at the FL Jardin hotel yesterday
afternoon, and a trip up the Valley
ms guests of the Port Isabel Dcvel.
npment company. they spent the
night at Point Isabel as guests o.
the Yacht club.
The local playing field was praised
by the coach and players alike. aft
er their workout. The soft, springy
dirt on the field, making a big i'm,
preston on the athletes. Their
playing field IN Chicago. and else.
where in that part of the country
being very hard, due 10 continued
fold weather.
Bands 10 be Here
Tucker Field presented a big lea.
eue appearance for spectators and
players alike today. Fans began
pouring into the city early this morn.
sng. the weather being ideal.
Athletic Director Red Irvine an
bounced yesterday afternoon that
the Fort Brown. Brownsville Amer
lean Legion Drum and Bugle Corps.
the San Benito and Harlingen high
school bands would be here, lending
music 10 the occasion. The Donna
band was unable 90 come TO the city
due 70 nm epidemic Of influenza
which hit their ranks and put a
Score Of their number in bed.
Ticket sales we're mounting this
lrnorning 70 a new high mark. Mr.
IRVINE reporting that the grand
ttand seats had been sold out.
There is seating capacity for AZ
teast five Thousand. and the field
will accommodate ne least ten thou
sand. II necessary. Il is expected
the largest crowd ever TO witness n
football game IN this part Of the
state will be On hand for the game
today.
As the tire for the game drew
near, comparison. of the teams was
the order OF fans. Everywhere. on
the streets. homrs. hotels. business
houses, and practically every nook
and corner of the city. the only con-
'versation was IN regard 10 the two
'fesms. The husky visitors. with
their small replica Of the Notrc
lDame shift. made a favorable inn
preston nm local fandom in their
workout yesterday. They are heavier
fhan the Eagles. averaging one hun
nred and SIXTY pounds. whereas the
locals average about $50 pounds.
They also displayed a passing at
hack. that looked pretty good.
Whether or net the visiting elcv-
In can stop the aggressive Eagles
temairs 70 bc seen. They haven't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
G. M. Head Buys
Famous Horses

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-tPJ-Chss.
I. Fisher. vice president Of General
Motors corporation. has purchased
High Time. sire OF Sarazen, High
Strung and other great turf thor
oughbreds, for n price reported 10
be between $780, 900 and 100000.
The sale was made BY a syndicate
headed by Phil CHM.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

Battle Tonight

NEW YORK. Dec. 2i.-tP9-immy
Maloney and Con o'Kelly meet in q
i0-round bout ut Madison Square
Garden tonight.
Maloney has staged a sensational
comeback in recent weeks, outpoint-
ing Johnny Risko and stopping Andy
Mitchell in his last two starts.
0'kelly. who came to this country
recently from Ireland. has made two
starts here. defeating AL Friedman
and Jack Gagnon on points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
FIGHT RESULTS
fBy The Associates Press.

BOSToN-Al Mello. Lowell. Mass.
%outpointed Vince Dundee, Baltimore.
ti0l.
IlNtfNNATI-Babc Herman. New
York, won over Eddie Anderson.
Cody Nyo., foul. CD. Billy Sullivan.
Cincinnati, outpointed sailor Bishop.
Louisville. 90.
WAGON Ga.-Young Striking. Wa
con, kno9ged out Don Pancho Cas-
tana- Tampa. Fla, C2).
McKecsport. Pa.-California Joe
Cans, Gary, Ind. o~utpointed Domi-
nick Prnfin. P~iltahmrrh. Inl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
SPORTRAITS
ON THIS DATE
Friday. December =

lsSS-Cy Williams, veteran Phil
ly outfielder, born in wadens. Ind.
1e01-Ben Taylor wins on a foul
from Sandy Ferguson in five rounds
in England.
l904-Tom Kirby. light heavy
weight champion Of New England
born in Boston, Mass.
l906-Al Kaufman knocks. gu,
George Gardner In II rounds mt Los
Angeles. Cal.
l909-Frank Claus defeats Porky
Flynn in IL rounds at Boston, Mass
l925-Jack Gross defeats Quintir
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
~CRUICKSHANK JOINS
GOLF WINTER WARS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-tR-Tbe
metropolitan district u sending two
more stars into the winter golfing
wars. Bobby Cr~uickshank, pro nc
the Progress club. left for the Pa
cific coast yesterday to join his
brethren who have been in that see
tor for weeks. George Voigt, ono
Of the country's leading amateurs,
announced he had filed entry in the
Miami ard Miami Beach open
championships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
CIpIn In TIE AIR

LpNDON.-Miss Betty Ansell.
aviation enthusiast, lis going 70 mar
m Capt. Robert Mcintosh. a pilot
with whom she has flown 1000
miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
POIsoNs MOTHER FOR Pity

ATHENS-Mlle. A~uastasia Draigin
gave her dying mother poison to
terminate her sufferings more
quickly. She will not be prosecuted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
MOVIE cRTFr v

CHICAGO -nverr0r.~ hv ~rief
ove- > "sob nics~-e" = = MOVING
~nicinrc lhe~fr~. Nrs. F@i'h =. Shen-
herd COLLAPSED and died IN her
ssaN-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

Connie Maek's club was secuted daily
for owe a month. These scouts re-
ported back to Bill Carrigan, then
manager Of the Braves, and he in
turn informed his players of what
to expect from the Athletics. And
the result was the greatest upset"
in baseball up until that time.
Gentlemen. this coin Tipping
business IL getting too nea. the
Valley 10 be funny. Robstown aud
Del Rio were rained out Of their
regional championship game Of
this week. The coaches Of the two
schools couldn't wait TO decide
on future date. 50 they hied them
selves to a telephone, Manning in
Rohstown and Anthony in Del Rio.
A double connection with Mule Fra
zier of San Antonio a. fiipper of
che coin and referee. Robstown
lost.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to bar
coin flippers from the Nalley-and
especially coaches who flip the coin
Of the realm 70 decide winners Of a
football game that was never played.
9 :
AZ the whistle blew this afternoon
on Tucker Field that SEN DePaul
Academy OF Chicago and Brownsville
Eagles into grid battle. football his
tory was being made. And the same
kind OF roOters, as a whole, greeted
the visitors as they have played be-
fore in their home city. Go where
you may, and people are alike in
many. many respects. and an athletic
crowd is n and all.
Preceding the Texas open golf
tournament which will be held in
San Antonio. Jan. q. %. 25 and q,
il was announced that the San An
tonic Golf association would hold
a three-day meet, in order to pro
vide a solid week of golfing. This
is for the benefit Of all towns in the
San Antonio territory. Many priz-
es win be awarded. and about 800
golfers are expected to attend the
meet.
Amarillo high school grid team,
will play the Hollywood. Calf, high
team IN hat city. Dec. 20. The Am
arillo Golden Sandstone was beaten
BY Abilene In bi-district game. ~
70 81. This will make the second
Texas high school team 20 70 20
California for a game during the hol-
idays, as the Central high club Of
Fort Worth Is scheduled 10 lock
horns with a California eleven in
Los Angeles on New Years Day.
Jack Sharkcy. the "funny" heavy
weight who hasn't been same since
Jack Dempsey put him to sleep sev-
eral years ago. has about decided to
run out on Tex Richard in the pro-
posed bout between Young Stribling
and Sharkey at Miami Beach. Fla.
sometime next year. Sharkey is not
willing "a meet Stribling. who has
been bowling over opponents in
a commendabie fashion for a NUM-
Der Of years. Stribling has knocked
but 30 opponents in his last 36 fights.
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been stepped this season. and the
line has soundly outplayed all visit
ing forward walls. Local fandom.
however. pin their hopes on Douglas
Fessenden, the Eagle mentor, who
has convinced the most skeptic Of
critics. that he knows his stuff"
Big Dan Barnhart, plunging full
back. was in high spirits today, as
was Newman. Weller and Perez, 9TH
er Eagle backs; and that forward
wall is the same bunch Of scrapping
boys. and they are expected 10 show
the visitors just how good a Valley
lire is.
Captain O'Bryan. the greatest cen
ter in south Texas, will be opposed
BY Kelly, a heavier opponent, but
the Eagle captain has not been stop
ned this year by larger opponents.
and his headwork and steady and
terrific plugging. along with the 9th
er linemen is expected 70 stand out
today.
Coach F~essenden viii have plenty
reserve strength to-day. Bill Cabler.
Rob Longoria. Harbert Davenport.
Placido Gonzales, Summers, and a
number Of other Eagles will be
available II the occasion arises.
TIE coach stated today that he
would start the same lineup that has
been started the whole season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
GIVES LIFT FOR DOG

BANBURY, Eng.-Henry Adkins
lost his life trying 10 rescue bis
dog from the River Cherweli.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

The eyes Of the nation are upon
Brownsville today, as the local high
school football team and DePsul
Academy Of Chicago clash on Tucker
Field.
Regardless Of the outcome Of the
contest the Valley is bound TO re-
ceive some fine publicity; and the
grid prestige Of high schools in this
section will be blazoned forth on all
the sporting pages Of the nation, ere
this good day is over.
Judge Emil Fuchs, manager and
owner Of the Boston Braves Of the
National league, may not know base
ball from the playing end so well,
but Re il a psychologist. The emf
nent Judge several months ago trad
ed Hornsby, his manager, to the
Chicago Cubs for players and money.
or course ha knew. and the fans Of
Boston knew, regardless, that Horns
by could not be replaced. SO the own
cr-manaper took the only course. He
played on the heart-strings Of Bean
towns fans. He hired Evers, Maran-
Vile and Cowdy, n triumvirate OF the
great days Of 1914, when these fell
lows helped Boston win a worlds
championship. When these fellows
gather together this coming spring,
there will be sessions Of the stove
league.
Remember IN this series. the Ath-
Ictics Of Philadelphia, were the OPP
ponents Of the Braves. Eddie Col
Inns was playing second base for
Connie Mack's crew. IL wa general
" conceded that Collins, Barry. Bak-
er and McInnis composed the smart
est innerworks on defense Of any
team in the league. In fact. we have
been told by old-timers, that every
one II those inficlders knew how
20 converse on his fingers that they
signalcd in this manner to each 9TH
er. thereby eliminating, they con-
Guided the possibility Of the opposi-
ton catching their signals. But they
met the Braves and Tinker. Evers,
Meanwhile and Cowdy %"stole" their
"brainy stuff" and beat them four
straight games.
The story goes, that soon after
RoSton went on its and prac-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

The story goes, that 100 after
Boston went on its rampage and prac-
~tically clinchcd the p%ennant, that
New Britain herald., 1928-02-23
i. .. ?. SPLIT IN
 PENN. RUM0R SAYS
Vae and Mdlsn Organizations
 Come to Parting Of Ways

Philadelphia, Feb. B R-Lead- CTS in nearly every republican camp in Pennsylvania were sounding q call to arms today for the Mellon and Ware leaderships of the repub- lican organization of the state ap- parently have come to the parting of the ways.
 The fight, should 1t come. would be for seat in the United States senate, but political observers pro- fess to see in the latest develop ments a battle also for control of the republican party in Pennsyl- vania.
 Mackey's Declaration
 Mayor Harry A. Mackey's decla- ration, uttered after q conference with Senator Elect William S. Ware. that the Philadelphia organization could not be held responsible for the outcome here if Congressman John M. Morin is a candidate for senator against Senator David A. Reed, was said to have been &C., cepted as a challenge to battle by w. L. Mellon. chairman of the state republican committee, and Governor Fisher.
 Mellon Reed Fisher forces said there would be no backdown in Pittsburgh, where ward leaders in the 34th congressional district have endorsed the candidacy of Alder