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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
'STRANCLER
DEFENDS HOLD
Lewis Says
Not Dangerous; Old
Days Recalled
BY NORMAN Il. BROWN
Staff Writer for Central Press and
The Brownsville Herald

Took time encygh from baseball
the other night to watch Stranger
Lewis. worlds heavyweight wrest-
ling champ, 90 through the motions
OF defeating another opponent.
Lewis met and defeated his oppo-
nent in l3 minutes, scoring the first
fan in | minutes and the second in
three. Both BY the aid OF Lewis
well known and much discussed
deadlock.
And after the match Lewis spoke
TO US in the defence Of the head
lock.
mo man I have ever met has been
permanently injured BY the head
lock, as brutal as it may seem. AS a
matter Of fact IL isn't rs brutal as
the toe-hold, or M or two other
common grips" said Lewis.
Joe Stecher was out Of the game
for three months after our match in
New York q few years ago. but not
from the deadlock itself. In throw
ing him for the fall | dropped him
on his shoulder. The nerves Of that
shoulder were paralyEed for . time.
Different Name
Spring training for major league
ball players and prospects OF late
years is a matter Of settling down
with the rest Of the team in one Of
the country's winter play spots. and
with all the service that modern ho-
tells can provide, and with all the
modern c~onveniences and appliances
at the ball parks TO relieve the mo-
notony Of the daily workout.
The Cincinnati Reds, with their
own ball park at Orlando, Fla, and
general ideal conditions, were one
or the clubs to enjoy such n life this
restraining season.
But Charley +. Walton. now post
master at Columbus, Ca, wants 10
ask the present Redlegs III thew
would have gotten a kick out OF
training under the old conditions.
Then We used 70 heat the water
for the team in a big sap kettle and
dip Il into washtubs for them after
the daily workout" he adds.
The Cinci Reds trained at Go.
lumbus back in the days when Buck
Ewing was manager, Biddy McPhee,
Heinie Peitz, old Breitenstein and
other Way-back-whenners were in
their heydsy.
NO mower
Nobody bothered about showers
them says Walton.
IT the weather was cold we built
. fire in an old wood-burning stove
But the weather had 70 be cold Be.
fore we did IL.
There wern't n autos then "a
haul the players to and from the
park. They walked"
Hank 0'Day, during his briei
reign as pilot of the Reds, some ia
or is years ago, took the team back
to Georgia, but training conditions
had improved greatly BY that time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Harlingen Man
Shot Accidentally
Own Revolver

HARLINGEN. May 14.-John G..
Brooks. 80. ITO Taylor street. was
confined TO the Valley Baptist hos
pital here Monday suffering from a
gunshot wound in the hip and lower
leg, inflicted accidentIy at his home
at 1880 r. m. Sunday. His condi-
tion is not considered serious, hos
pital officials say.
Mr.. Brooks had just returned to
his home from 2 visit with Jack
PicSens, manager Of the new Area
dia thcater. and was examining the
gun when il was accidentally dis
charged. the ball entering his hip
and ranging downward into the calf
Of his leg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
On Earth
Seen For Lazy Men

OXFORD. England.-lPl-Lecturin
70 the Universities Congress, Profess
sor Burstall, Of Birmingham universe
ty. told his hearers that Science is
going to put into our hands the pos
Sibility Of a heaven on earth.
THE only limits TO what we can
do lie within ourselves" he said. "but
! venture 10 think that unless the
human being makes up his mind
which way he wants 20 20, this sci
enee. instead of being a blessing will
be p curse.
Science is cutting down the hours
Of labor. The work OF the future
will be done in the NEST comfortable
conditions for about five hours each
day. Laziness is the reason for all
the mechanical Developments. The
human frame as we see IL today is
incapable of any serious labor"
incapable Of any serious labor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Coffins at Bargain
Offered i'm Picking

PEklNC.-tP-A bargain sale of
collins is offered Peking buyers.
So eve is business depression in
the capital, owing 10 civil war, that
one Of the largest undertaking hous-
IS, in need OF ready funds. has an
nounced il will sell its stock al half
price.
In most countries collins are
bought only when death creates an
immediate need. Not so in China. A
filial son can prove his devotion TO
a still living parent in no better way
than BY the gift Of a fine casket. and
wealthy men frequently buy their
own ccffins many years before death,
keeping them in the home until need
cd.
The cssket Of General Chang Shso-
tZeng, former premier. cost $4,000
and was wrought Of fine woods by
master artisans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Ultra Violet Rays
Speed Bone Repair

NEW YORK - up $3.50 Ultraviolet
rays are being used in the oral sur
gerry clinic At the New York univer-
sity college or dentistry to hasten
the repair Of bone tissue that is
broken down when teeth are eN-
tracted.
IL has been customary for dentists
to allow nature 20 take her own
course in replacing bone cells de-
stroyed BY such operations, but the
new method utilities the rays r.
stimulate the deposition Of new ma
terial. A special lamp permits the
healing light To he focused on small
surfaces in the mouth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Sheriffs Job Hard
In Largest County

r. gener-
ally are peace-loving and l~aw-abiding,
but enforcement Of law and order in
n county comprising $500 square
miles. mostly forests. is no sinecurc.
says Sheriff Frank Magic Of st.
Louis county.
His Bailiwick IL the largest county
in the United States. IL consists
mainly OF rough timber country.
~, tol dhis hearers that science is
inaccessible as we'll.
Sheriff Magic has n small army Of
IDENTITIES.
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Old Speedway Circles
Minneapolis Airport

MINNEAPOLIS - Up - Standing
out on the landscape as n mammoth
concrete-fringed saucer. Minneapo-
lis new municipal airport is easily
identified from the sky, a~viators
say.
The flying field, which comprises
S25 acres. is surrounded BY the old
Minneapolis hard-surfaced speed
Wey which was abandoned long ago
as an expensive venture.
Acquired AZ a cost OF $3.50, 1000, the
new field will be equipped as a
Class A airport and operated on q
24-hour-s-day basis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

other ten a strip Of filter paper -
urated with alcohol was ~repeatedIw
introduced. The mice inhaled M.
alcohol which promptly passed I'M.
their blood. There was ar ovs-,
wheiming majority Of male offsprir-
from the alcoholic fathers.
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] was feehng and looking Ike q dH-
ferent girl. I have enjoyed fairly
good health ever since. Mrs. j. f.
Taylor, $50 New Orleans Ave.
DR.. Pierce's Famous Family rene
dies are sold at all drug stores, in
tablets, 65 cts, or liquid, Large
Bottles Sl.35.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

stomach was weak
and | became mel
ancholv. Some one
advised my father
to give me DR..
Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery
and the 'Favorite
Prescription He
got three bottles Of
each, and / took
alternately,
end before the six
bottles were gone
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
18th Cavalry To
Concert Tonight

A band concert IN 20 be given al tho
Fort Brown bandstand. near ths
Elizabeth street entrance. Monday
evening 7:3O-S:30 by the 18th Cavai-
~ band
The band " directed by G.. ". Mad.
dington.
The program:
n. March, "Columbia"--Goldman.
2. Selection, Esprit OF Springtimsp
king.
a. Moreeau. Naughty Eyes"-Arm.
and.
IS PaIonaise, "On Mountain Heights
-Kreisler.
q. March, I'm Command"-yor
Blon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Ringworm.-One bottle OF Imperial
Eczema Remedy is guaranteed TO be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized to refund your money
il il fAils.-Adv. az
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Girls, Provide a Foundation
for Your Future Health

Port Arthur, Texas. -"When | was
O girl my health got very poor. My
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14

Diekey's Old Reliable Eye Wstsz
relieves sun and wind burned eyes.
Doesn't hurt. All drugEists--Adv. ~
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07

Secretary Of Labor James J. Davis
impresses u - quite - good q
speaker. however. Secretary Davis
has been . steady upholdsr Of high
ideals In citisenship for years and
AZ an orator stands high. He can
make q first class political address.
too.
The annual third ward outing has
developed into . major political
rally in Connecticut, annually at
tended by moro political stalwarts
than any other outdoor event Of the
kind in Nutmegia. The chief speak
er usually is one Of national
prominence. or at least, sectional
prominence.
In one respect. such political out
ings are not what they used to be.
To those who prefer prohibition.
however, they have improved. And
during a hot political campaign 1t
should be easy to get aroused on
ginger ale and pop.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
SCHOOL SIDEWALKS

School property being city proper
ty It makes little difference whether
the cost of sidewalks in front Of a
school Is paid for by the city direct
or through the Board of Education.
The money in either instance will
come from the same pockets-those
Of the taxpayers.
But for purposes of keeping the
books straight the money should
come to the city through the school
depArtm ent, as has been the case
until 1T present.
Now that the Board of Public
Works has paid the several hundreds
Of dollars involved. the procedure
can be simplified by the city-on its
books-making an appropriation TO
the school department for that sum.
and the latter, on its books, mark
ing the appropriation as having been
paid to the city for the sidewalks.
Probably that isn't the way it
eventually will be done. but We sub
nit IT is as logical as any other
method,
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
SPRECKELS AND SMITH

In the present weird campaign
much Importance is being attached
to how industrial chieftains lean.
Heretofore most of them leaned to-
ward the Republican party by
many citizens to discover that this is
not entirely the case this year. With
John J. Raskob managing the Smith
campaign, Pierre du Pont support
ing Smith, not to mention many
others. along comes the information
that Rudolph Spreckels, San Fran
cisco banker and civic leader. has
decided to lend his influence toward
the New York governor.
This will mean considerable in
California. especially in San Fran
cisco. The change of Spreckels from
Republican to Democrat, Of course.
is entirely due to the prohibition
issue. 1t is idle for anybody to claim
that this is not the paramount issue
and that the tariff or farm relief il
more in the public eye.
The situation in Pennsylvania is
particularly trying to Republican
leaders who heretofore have
monopolized nearly all of the in
dustrial capitalists. 1t is said that in
the Keystone state more Industrial
lists have taken up the prohibition
isue and are favoring modification
along the smithian lines than in any
other state.
The campaign is totally unlike
any that have preceded it, The
South bone dry, is part of the party
that desires modification and justi-
flies its stand upon the premise that
no matter what President thinks
abou the law, he must enforce it. The
Democrats in the North, like
Spreckels indicated In his state
ment of supporting Smith. believe
he would set a good example for the
legislatures and Congress. and that
the latter would be bound to regard
his election as mandate toward
could be considered as such becomes
dubious when one reflects that the
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
Is Years Ago Today

Chief rawlings received a bill of
~ today from the hospital people
Tor the use OF the ambulance during
the last month. Liveryman Hol-
combe is paid 81 each time he takes
out the ambulance. and the police
called it out seven times to take
people 10 the hospital. Just why the
hospital charges the police for this
is not clear. The ambulance was
bought to take people TO the hospi-
tai DIN. and that Is what il was used
Tor. Besides. the town pays $4,000
year 10 support the hospital.
DIR. j. +. Martin entertained the
New Britain Medical Society last
evening. DIR. Holmes read a paper
on Medical and Surgical Apparatus
for the Ear
There was a fire in a fireman's
house yesterday afternoon, q slight
blaze occurring in George Riecker's
place at Bassett and Division
streets.
The Shamrocks OF this city and
the Hibernians of Hartford have ar
ranged a return Gaelic football
match for Monday at El,~ rio Field.
Hartford won the first game by to
/.
nice litter Of collies is OH exi1i-
bition in Mrs. Chatfield's window.
| Col. A. J.. Thompson has been
appointed district president at large
or the state +. O. s. of A. by State
President Z. w. RIecker.
Co. ! Of this city will again try
TO win the Barbour shooting me- at.
which IT has captured for the last
| two years. 1t ia now practicing and
seeking its best team of marksmen.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
WALKER AND NIGHT CLUBS

" hLAAN SASD NAouA -OD
That was a mean dig that Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt. assistant
L. S. attorney in charge Of prohi-
bition enforcement, hurled at Mayor
James J. Walker of New York. She
is reported to have said that the
mayor had first hand information
about night clubs: to which the
Manhattan executive replied he had
only been in a night club once in
three years.
Mrs. Willebrandt, eager to con-
tinue her onslaught against the night
clubs to a successful conclusion in
the courts, seems inclined to blame
the New York police for lack Of
cooperation" The mayor Is certain
there has been plenty Of co-opera-
ton with prohibition by the police
long before the federal government
took a hand in the situation.
This inevitably leads to the most
prolific source of trouble in a
metropolitan city-the clogg1ng Of
the court calendars. One can easily
understand that there are not
enough courts or enough judges to
take care of all the prohibition cases
if they were provided on the whole
sale plan, as Mrs. Willebrandt de-
sires. The mayor hints that the po-
lice have tried 1t. but clogged courts
and smart lawyers for the defense
able to take advantage of every
technicality possible, make of prohi-
bition enforcement in large city a
much more difficult process than it
appears on the surface.
Showing a desire to cooperate
with Mira Willebrandt, however.
Mayor Walker has called for all
data on prohibition arrests, raids.
and court injunctions interfering
with police activity" The latter
| should be an eye-opener to Mrs.
Willebrandt.
And by the way, isn't Mrs WILLIE
brandt encountering considerable
trouble in getting her night club
cases through the courts? The
numerous proprietors have been
badly dented, Of course but one does
not read of their cases getting very
far through the courts. And even II
they are successfully showed through
this maelstrom, what Of the $4,000
speakeases that have not yet been
tackled by the federal agents and
most likely never will be?
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
A WATCH KING PASSES

The watch that made the dol
lar famous" Who will forget these
signs, myriads in number. which
adorned-or desecrated-the knobs
adjacent to railroad tracks at a time
when there were no laws or much
public sentiment against signboards
throughout the land.
In no part of the country was
there a lack of admiration for the
Ingersoll dollar watch. 1t was re-
garded as great a miracle in its
way as the cheap flivver was looked
upon later.
But the trouble with the dollar
watch was that the dollar went down
in value and the timepiece could not
very we'll keep pace. Wizardry in
manufacture was not enough to
make up for the difference between
a dollar worth 100 cents when the
1ngersoll started and the dollar
worth little more than so cents de-
cade or so ago. Something had to
give" as the saying goes; and the
upshot of the various changes In
ownership and management Of the
watch works was that the dollar
watches and the signs that made II
and the dollar famous disappeared.
Though there are said to be few
left here and there, farmers being
too much occupid in such cases to
rip them away.
Robert II. Ingersoll was the spon-
sor of great idea and executed it
to perfection. 1t was not his fault
that the execution of the idea vas
10 more lasting. He had no control
over the dollar. Ii he did We can
rest assured ii never would have
descended in value. war or no war.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
TRYING TO BREAK WILL

Relatives Object to $4,000 Trust
Fund Lett for Benefit OF Three
Cats.
Boston. Sept. 7.-(UP)-Distant
relatives of the late Charlotte Sui
ton marshalled their legal forces to.
day with the hope of breaking her
will, which established . $4,000 trust
fund for her three pot cats.
The bulk of Miss Suttons estate.
valued at 100000 to 100000. will
50 to two churches and the Boston
home for aged women. Some Of tho
testatrix's relatives were cut off
without a penny and others received
only small beQuests.
In explanation of the feline trust
fund. friends Of Miss Sutton quoted
her AZ having said that her cats
Showed her more love and affection
than some HUMANS"
The cats named in the will, Tabby,
II years old; Mona, IL; and Teddy.
., exhibited only mild interest in the
will controversy today.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
Marjorie Douglas Is
Physical Culture Venus

Long Beach, l.. l., Sept. (UP)-
Miss Marjorie Jane Douglas. of Bos-
ton, daughter Of John Douglas, shoe
manufacturer. was chosen the ply
steal Culture Venus Of 1928" last
night at the Physical Culture beau
ty contest" held at the Hotel Mas
sau here. There were 20 contest
ants in the affair sponsored by the
Macfadden Publications.
The winner represented Maine In
the contest, as she makes her sum-
mer home at the Somerset hotel,
Rockland, Me. She will be given a
trip to Hollywood, an opportunity to
play in the moving pictures and
monetary award. ,Es
Judges of the contest included
Mrs. Bernarr Macfadden wife of the
publisher: Ruth Eastman and Brad
shaw Crandall, artists, and j. ID.
Seymour. casting director Of r. B.
o. moving picture studios.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
THE THIRD WARD OUTING

The effort 10 obtain Senator
Charles G. Curtis as the speaker par
excellence for the annual third ward
outing on September 20 is an am
bilious attempt to bring a celebrity
OF first i'm Importance to this vicinity.
And. this being a presidential year.
il may succeed. as the vice presiden-
tiai candidate is doing his full share
Of the party's speaking.
The object of placing Senator
Curtis on the ticket however, was
to please the western farmers. II is
likely. therefore, that by the time
the outing is here the Kansan will
be busy in the west rather than In
the east
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
Obseruafions
On The Weather

Washington. Sept. Forecast
for Southern New England: Fair
tonight and Saturday. somewhat
warmer Saturday: moderate north
east and north winds becoming
variable.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Fair tonight and Saturday: some
what warmer Saturday; moderate
northeast and north winds becom-
Ing gentle variable.
Conditions: The pressure 10 high
over the eastern portion of the lake
region and the northern portion of
New England. 1t is low over North
Dakota.
Rain has occurred during the
past - hours In all the eastern
districts and scattered showers in
Kansas and Missouri. The tempera-
ture is rising in the northern Sec
tons and Ia considerably above
normal between the Rocky noun
tains and the lake region.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
partly cloudy weather with slowly
rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
NERRITT'S SPEECH Al
STATE CONVENTION

The address of Schuyler Merritt,
temporary chairman of the Rcpub-
lican state convention. was given
while the speaker was IN 4 happy
frame of mind. Pointing with pride
to the Republican achievements in
the state. and the era Of stability and
he told his auditors exactly what
they preferred to hear. After he was
through and sat down thunderous
cheers made the congressman realiz"
he had been most successful key
u0t"r.
What, 1t may be asked, can be
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
CHlLDREN's HOME ASSESSMENT

The $500 sewer assessment charg-
ed against the Children's Home is
hard to pay. This sum, charged to
the home following the construction
Of q sewer In State street, has been
before the Common Council and the
corporation counsel, and the verdict
has been that legal obstacles stand In
the way Of It's abatement. Mayor
Faonessa, however. eager to have the
city recognize the splendid work that
the Children's Home stands for,
wants the money to be rebated. a
way to do go doubtless can be
found.
An institution Of the type of the
Children's Home, doing a work that
must be done and doing 1t well,
should not be embarrassed by the in
fiction of such assessments. The easy
way for the city to settle the account
10 to forget it. Citizens will never
find fault.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-07

With yss. but ! tAiak that Tie mere
propaganda Ne have the bsttse."
Powell: "0rsat Heavens. naAnl
Are you . propagandist a. . Dsaat-
err"
Haley: Neither. naaufaetuse
waste basketsl"
Faith Harper.
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Q. Was P. T. Barnum, the Amer
lean Snowman. drowned?
A. No. He died at Bridgeport.
Connecticut, April Z. 1871.
@. How large Is the largest PLAN
ct In the solar system?
A. Jupiter with a diameter of
$500 miles.
@. When is election day?
A. The first Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
Q. Is plurality the same a. a
majority:
A. Plurality as used in connec-
ton with election results means q
number Of votes greater than the
number for any other candidate, as
distinguished from a majority of all
the votes cast.
Q. How much nicotine Is con-
tanned in the ordinary cigar?
A. The quantity of nicotine con-
tanned in tobacco varies from 2 to s
per cent, the coarser kinds contain
ing the larger quantity, while the
best Havana cigars seldom contain
more than 2 percent, and often less
Turkish tobacco contains scarcely
any.
Q. What does it mean for q
young woman to dream of gathering
roses?
A. 1t is said to mean that she
will soon receive an offer of mar
riage which will be much to her lik-
ing.
Q. In the game of draw poker
does a straight flush beat four aces?
A. Yes.
@. What Is the meaning of the
family name Lawler:
A. 1t Is from the Anglo Saxon
and means "at the low" that is
''low hill' or ''lowlands."
@. How long does 1t take a but
ternut tree to bear?
A. 1t may bear few nuts from
S to 6 years after it is transplanted
from the nursery. 1t would probably
take 10 to ~ years before 1t would
bear what is called crop.
@. How deep can one dive with
and without a divers suit?
A. A person can go to the depth
only Of 26 feet without a diving
suit. Equipped with diving apparatus
diver can 90 to depth OF $50
feet.
@. On what day Of the week did
November .. 1887 fall and on what
date did Easter Sunday fall that
year?
A. November =. 1897 fell on
Wednesday and Easter Sunday that
year fell on April 10.
@. Is a child born Of American
citizens temporarily residing abroad
eligible for the presidency?
A. Yes, unless the parents sur
render their American citizenship.
Q. Who played the part Of the
Count In THE Blue Danube?"
A. Nils Asher.
@. Who is the President Of Sears
Roebuck and Company?
A. Charles NJ. Kittle.
@. Does the widow Of a World
War veteran continue to draw pay
ments on his insurance If she re-
marries?
A. Yes. RemArriage Of the widow