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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-21
Constitution Is
Subject ofPharr
Kiwanis Meet

PHARR, Sept. 2l.-The Pharr XII
wants club held its regular weekly
meeting on Thursday with the San
Benit0 Kiwanis club presenting the
program. The program was designed
to carry out constitution week"
which is being observed by all XII
wants clubs.
p. ID. kennamer, superintendent Of
Cameron county schools. was the
principal speaker Of the occasion.
kennamer emphasized the fact that
everyone should become more famili-
ar with the principles imbued In the
constitution and live up to them. The
music was furnished by the visitors.
Mrs. John V. Clark sang several
ongs.
Business matters were discussed
BY the club at which time il was de-
cided that the matter Of fireproofing
the Mexican Institute building was
referred TO the public affairs commit
tee. This group is to work toward
completing work which the Method
list denomination inaugurated.
President Fleming announced that
il would be sometime during the
month Of October before the frs.
meeting could be held in the new
Kiwanis club house which is nearing
completion. This is said to be the
only one in the United States owned
exclusively by a Kiwanis club. Dedi-
cation services and program will be
rendered at the opening. The clubs
Of the Valley will be asked TO take
part in the program and the state
and national offices Of the organi-
zation will be here TO make the prin-
cipal addresses, it is said.
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STINSON Is
TO INSPECT
CITY AIRPORT
Will Arrive Saturday
Or Sunday by Plane;
Stone Is to Inspect
Washed-O Out Ship

Eddie Stinson. pioneer flyer and
head or one Of the country's lag
est airplane manufacturing compan-
les. viii arrive in Brownsville Sat-
urday or Sunday from Soto La
Marine. Mexico, for an inspection Of
the city's new municipal airport.
He will be brought to this city
In a plane piloted by Maj. Bernard
Law, chief on the international Air
Transport company Of Brownsville,
who will leave this city Friday 20
pick up the pioneer airman at Tam
pico.
Stinson will fly to Soto La Mar
inc. Mexican fishing base Of the
j. w. Mum Investment company,
for an inspection Of that port and
industry Saturday and will take off
for Brownsville either late Saturday
afternoon or early Sunday morning,
according to Law, who talked to
Stinson, who is now in Mexico City,
by long distance telephone Thurs
day evening.
Capt. W.. r. Stone. pilot Of the
air transport company; Guy Car
roll. superintendent Of the y. w.
Mum Investment company's Browns
Vile house, and George McGonigle,
representative of the Houston Pack
ing company. will Law
Friday as far as Soto u Marine.
Stone announced Thursday that
the party would land on the barren
stretch az Mexican coast line where
he was forced down during a tropi-
cal hurricane September 5 for the
purpose Of inspecting his plane
which he now believes to be a total
washout.
II do not believe that I will be
able to salvage any part az the
plane" he said, but ! want the
satisfaction Of az least giving IL one
more inspection"
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the proposed parallel road AZ any
rate. and get the grading and struc-
lures on both sides Of the Arroyo,
approximately to the Arroyo-at
least 10 such distance as is consist
ent with the feeder road program
and get 100 foot right Of way. BIZ
getting this location made and get
ting the grading and structures in,
you will then occupy q strategic
position in dealing with the high
way commission in the future. At
least this should be done. But If
we can get the highway department
to help on Highway No. 90, let's not
pass up n Of the greatest cs7or-
tunities that / feel was ever pre-
scented to both Of your cities. IL
is hard to tell rs to which Of your
two cities such a parallel road will
be Of most benefit"
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Newspaper
At Mercedes Elects

NSpecial TO The Herald1
MERCEDES, Sept. 21.-At q meet
ing held Wednesday night at the
Mercedes high school, Fay Dele
McAdams was elected editor-in-chief
Of the "Tiger." a high school publi-
cation. Jack Bates was elected busi-
ness manager; Lee Smith, assistant
business manager. and the following
were elected reporters from the diff
ferent classes: Senior class. Cath
crime Commons; junior class, Leroy
Irby; sophomore class, Anna Baum:
eighth grade class, Margaret Rob-
erts; seventh grade class, Lois Per-
ry; sixth grade class, Dorothy En-
erson. Miss Amy Carnish of the
high school faculty, is sponsor.
The first edition Of the Tiger will
appear the first week IN October.
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Starr Makes Gain
In Scholastics

RIO CRANDE CITY, Sept. 21.-
The scholastic census shows an in
crease OF 442 in Starr county over
the previous year, according TO the
figures compiled by County Super
intendent Florence J. Scott.
The census in 1929 was 3lS5
and the l928-29 il 1921. The distri-
button az scholastics IL ~ follows:
Rio Grande City Independent Dis
trict. 1920; Grulla District. 746;
Roma District, 955; San Isidro Dis
trict. SOC.
Seventeen teachers are employed
in the Rio Grande City Independent
District Of which Oscar T. Vale is
superintendent and forty teachers
comprise the teaching force in the
county schools.
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Donna Girl Scouts
To Take lst Tests

DONNA. Sept. 21.-The newly or
ganized Girl Scouts Of this city. un-
der the leadership Of Bernice Clark,
English teacher or the Junior high
tests Saturday, Sept. p. The regu-
lation green uniform has been or
dered for the twenty character men,
bers.
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Would be Feeder Road

"(d) This Is not even remotely
inconsistent with our feeder pro-
gram, because every foot, save and
except the bridge as aforesaid, is
through irrigated. fertile lands, Just
as badly in need of roads as other
sections Of the country which do not
have this strategic location.
II hope your two chambers OF
commerce will get together again
and see il you cannot work this out
satisfactorily to both parties, as it
viii take absolute team work to put
this over. In other words, one city
alone cannot put this over without
the cooperation Of the other city.
Possibly the highway department.
when they get the facts and fig
ures. might prefer to widen. In
that event. let me make a suggestion
and especially urge that you locate
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why TRY TO HlDE
P!MPLES AND RASNES?

Why try 70 cover up unSightly pim-
pies. rashes and other embarrassing akin
bIemishcs when il is possible TO gct nd
of them completely
The sensible and easy way I'D have
} clear. healthy skin IA n o Eo ro your
druggist. ask for Black and White
Ointment and use it according GO direr-
ions. IL il pleasant 60 use. highly
,enehcial and scientifically safe
For best results use Black and White
Skin Soap with Black and White ONT
ncnt. All dealers sell them AZ small cost.
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Equipment Contract
For Filter Is Let

WESLACO. Sept. z1.-Contract
was let 90 Morey n Morey of Dali
las for "a large share or the filter
plant equipment at a bid WI $3,S22.
This includes the filter tanks.
gauges, controllers, chemical feed
machines and other parts.
II does not include the piping
contract which will be let some time
next week, according 70 Ben RI. San
ders, city engineer. Pump contract
was let to II. =. Valley AZ GO.
The Meriwether-Sauers CO. 81
Haralingen has the contract for
construction Of the filter plant
building at a cost of s11,6 Il is
now under construction.
GIRL BORN
WESLACOr Sept GA baby
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TOLD OF

DALLAS, Sept. 21.-Sam d. Hughs-
ton, Of the firm Wentz & Hughston
district agents for the Southland
Life Insurance Co. at Brownsville
and San Benito. has notified the com
pany Of the appointment Of Miss We
da Joe Langford Of Brownsville, as q
member Of his agency in that city.
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~SI-2-POUND |

WESLACO. Sept. 2l.-Mr. and
Mrs. ". b. Ross are the parents OF
an eight and one-half pound daugh-
ter. The baby was born Tuesday.
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daughter was horn Tuesday 10 Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Self. Mother and
babe are reported doing nicely.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
TECH HAS WINNING
OUTLOOK IN TENNIS

With four seasoned performers and
group of candidates of real promise
at hand Tech High looks to a banner
tennis season.
Veterans upon whom Coach zearfoss
is counting are David Legum, for
mer captain: Manager George Schultz,
Ashton Scharr and Milton Felstein.
Other leading aspirants arc Carl
Wells, Tom Wilson. Jack Understein
Wilbur Sexton, Wilson Forrest, Nathan
Wasserman and Paul Landman.
. Some 80 more aspirants are on the
tennis squad. All who are out for the
sport. whether members of the team
or not, will be allowed to play two hours
A week, In accordance with plan
adopted by Coach Zearfoss a couple OF
years ago, and will be given credit for
this time.
An attractive schedule is being ar
ranged for the Tech racketers.
Schoolboy base ball and track ath-
letes were all set today to begin serious
training in preparation for the Spring
campaign, but 1t appeared that the
Central and Western High diamond
squads are awaiting the first opportu-
nifty to begin outside diamond drills
Tech and Eastern aspirants have al
ready had considerable training In the
o.,an. Business. the last of .the public
high group to get busy on base ball, is
hopeful of getting outdoors within few
days.
Central and Tech track squads are
down to hard training for the outdoor
campaign, but EaStern'S track and field
aspirants plan to wait another week
before beginning stiff preparation.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
TRI-STATE LOOP FIGURED
TO AID GAME HEREABOUTS
j Formation of Circuit of Southern Conference Mines
i'm This Section Due to Dick Smith
of Washington and Lee.

ball committee at Colgate. was here re-
Gently and expressed great satisfaction
over the game that Colgate has ar
ranged with Vanderbilt at Nashville on
October g. Leonard also paid a high
compliment to athletics in the South
when he stated that he felt that those
in charge of athletics in the Southern
Conference were on better footing in
their relationships and that more was
being got out of sports than in the
Northern colleges.
Bill Roper, coach at Princeton and
president of the American Foot Ball
Coaches Association. is getting out this
Spring to ell coaches memoranda of
all changes in the rules for next year
Because of this. coaches will not be
compelled to wait until the last of Au-
gust to find out what rules they will
have to play under. In fact, coaches
this year will have the rules far in ad-
vance of the publication of the official
code because they can apply the
changes sent them by Roper to last
years publication.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
INDIANA AND PURDUE
SHARE BASKET TITLE

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 12.-Purdue and
Indiana shared the Western Conference
basket ball championship for 1928 to-
day, while Bennie Oosterbaan carried off
the season scoring honors to compen-
safe for Michigan's loss of the title 1t
held last year. The two Hoosier squads
shared second place back of Michigan
in 1927.
Both Indiana and Purdue found
their greatest scoring strength this sea-
son in sophomore material. Indiana
had the greatest representation among
the high scorers. which explains its
high average of 395 points per game.
Purdue ranked second in defensive
strength. while Indiana was no better
than fourth on defense.
The co-champions won 10 games and
lost two, one of these to each other.
Indiana also was beaten by Michigan
by single point, while Purdue lost
once to Wisconsin.
Northwestern and Wisconsin, the
third-place holders. made brave efforts
with inadequate reserves. but In the last
two weeks of the race both faltered
Michigan. after early-season reverses.
became the stumbling block which up
set these two teams.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
CARR AND HAHN PROVIDE
ONLY STARTLING FEATS
Coming Olympic Games Have Failed to Furnish Elk.
pected Incentive and There Has Been
Decline Since 1924 Meet.

tillating performances as Cars pole
vault of IA feet inch and Hahn's hall
mile In 81 2-5 can't be obscured by a
somewhat general absence Of real class.
These two alone are enough 10 brighten
any athletic chapter.
Here and there such other bright spots
have emerged as the consistently fine
distance running Of Leo Lermond OF the
Boston Athletic Association. the hur-
ding skill of Weems Baskin, former
Alabama Poly star; the twin victories Of
Ray Conger out In the Middle West over
Hahn and DR.. Otto Peltzer: the shot
putting of Herb Schwartz of the Illinois
Athletic Club and Dave Adelman of
Georgetown the middle distance run
ming Of Phil Edwards, New York Uni
versity negro. and the all-around feats
OF Barney Berlinger, Pennsylvania
freshman.
The 48-second quarter mile by Ray
Barbuti for the record-breaking Syra-
cuSe quartet in the Eastern intercolle-
giates and the sprinting upsets account
ed for by ten two Holy Cross aces,
Quinn and Daley, also deserve places In
the main roundup, not to mention the
fleet Hahn's mile Of the century" VIC
tory over Conger and Peltzer in Alb.
The college basket ball campaign has
seen most Of last years championship
outfits bumped off.
In the general upheayal Arkansas.
IN the Southwestern Conference. stands
out by capturing its third straight title.
Out on the Pacific Coast California.
four-time champion, didn't even get
into the play-of in which Southern
California knocked off the University
OF Washington's huskies.
Vanderbilt. in the Southern Confer
ence. likewise faded out Of the cham
pionship picture. now framed around
the University Of Mississippi quintet.
Dartmouth lost out in the Eastern
Collegiate League. and Michigan trailed
in the Western Conference title chase.
The University Of Kansas, six-time
champions Of the Missouri Valley cir
cut. felt the full force Of the big blast.
Oklahoma not only upset the long win
ming streak of the Jayhawkers, but
romped home in front with a record
breaking run Of 18 consecutive victories.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.
OUISE OMWAKE, recently eletced
captain Of the George Washing
ton University coed tennis team,

- stands out as one of the few
three-letter athletes of the fair
sex at the university.
Miss Omwake Is captain Of the bas-
ket ball squad as we'll as the net group
and was the backbone of the varsity
hockey eleven as goal guard. The only
major sport at G. w.. in which Miss
Omwake does not participate. is rifle.
Last year she was runner-up to Ermyn-
trude Walden for the Activities Cup.
which she bids fair to win for herself
this year
While not the outstanding racketer
in the school, the new captain has been
one of the valuable members of the
tennis squad for the past three years
and can be counted upon always to
play consistent game.
Plans have been completed for the
first intercollegiate swimming meet for
the Colonial co-eds, who will compete
with the Sullins College team on April
]. in the local Y. w. c. A. tank, at Sew
enteenth and K streets.
Practice swims are being held regu-
larry each Tuesday afternoon and Fri
day evening in anticipation OF the
event. Among those trying out for the
team are Julia Denning, Judith Steele.
Claudia Kyle, Winifred Faunce. Helen
Taylor. Penelope Graham, Margaret
Moreland, Elizabeth Brandenburg,
Louise Macklem and Dorothy Worrall.
Events will include the 60-yard dash,
60-yard back stroke, free-style diving
and a relay race.
Swimming Is the only all-season
sport for women at G. w. Beginning
this past Fall. the swimming season
was extended from O three-month
period to its present all-year round
status. An extensive varsity schedule
Evening star., 1928-03-12
ANAC0STIA EAGLES
GIVEN HARD BATTLE

Anacostia Eagles basketers. who bare
ly vanquished Woltz Photographers, %
to ~, yesterday. tomorrow night will
face another sturdy challenger for their
District unlimited class title, when War;
wick Collegians invade Congress Heights
Auditorium in an attempt to clip the
Birds wings.
Collegians will present a lineup in
cluding Cappelli, Kersey, Scruggs, Han
back and Dutch Krumm.
Eagles required two extra periods to
down WoltZ yesterday. A rousing rally
enabled the Photographers to come
from way behind to tie the Birds at the
end Of regulation time, % to 23 The
count was still deadlocked at the end
of the first overtime session, Is to 25.
With only three seconds to play In the
final extra period Jack Faber shot one
from the foul line to give the Birds VIC
tory. Faber and Sweeney led the
Eagles offensive, with Stewart and
CARRIER finding the scoring range most
often for Woltz.
with Slattery, Lott. Marsh and Smith
scoring heavily. Fort Washington bas-
keters swamped Cardinal Yearlings, SO
to 81, yesterday. in the gym at the
fort. Fitzgerald and j. Walsh did most
of the losers scoring.
Chevy Chase tOssers close their sea-
son tonight against Headquarters five
of Fort Myer. The game will be on
the Soldiers floor.
Northwestern five. which vanquished
the 105-pound Corinthian quint yester-
day In the Peck gym, Al to SO, wants
to list the st. Martin and Calvary teams
In the 105-pound class. Call Potomac
4167-J.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
UNLIMITED CLASHES
HEAD BASKET CARD

Three unlimited class games will fea-
ture tonight'S program in the South
Atlantic amateur basket ball tourna-
ment now in the closing stages of the
first round at the Arcadia.
knights of Columbus will meet Wood
side at Z o'clock, Washington Grove
meets Southern A. c. at 8:15 and Dixie
Pigs will battle Sioux A. c. at $50.
In l45-pound ranks Woodside will
meet Aces at S o'clock this afternoon
and Brookland Boys Club faces Alex
andria Celtics at o'clock. Jewish
Community Center five was to meet
Nationals at 4 o'clock in a 1l5-pound
fray.
Company of Hyattsville and Bonds
limited class race by defeating Ameri-
A. c.. respectively, yesterday. Both
contests were harder fought than the
scores indicate.
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS.
UNLIMITED CLAssss-Csompany F; SO
ExPgesf ~ bonds ssj TsSoms ,s' ss
Aztccs. IL Hihbs. 20: St Martins. Is
St Peters. oS: St Paurs 20.
l45-Pol, Nd CLASS-K. of C.. "a: st
Peters. ~.
TOMoRRow's SCHEDULE.
UNLIMITED CLAss--Columbia. Height,
Jewish Community Center vs.. Bliss A. A.
$40 O'Clock: +. II. Smith Co. w. Mount
i45-poUND CLAss-Fort Myer VS.. Fus
sell.Young O'Clock: Tremonts Us. Alex
andris Roses o'clock; ,
Fort .Myer Midgets vs.. Senator Whirl~inds
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
Basketer Used a Clever Ruse
To Hold Lead i'm Close Game

tercepted ball converted into a Tiger
basket and the possibility that the
three-point Kansas lead might be swept
away.
Just as one of the Tigers was about
ready to leap for a held ball. Black
nonchalantly back-stepped and. with an
air of complete abandon. tucked the ball
under his arm and rested 1t on his hip.
Looking across the court to one OF his
teammates who was covered by Tiger.
he said, Hey! Bowman. come over
here"
In some inexplicable way. by his cool
bearing and careless attitude, he mo-
mentarily tricked his opponents into
thinking that time was called out.
His opponent stood mute and looked
at him while his teammate. Bowman
walked 10 or more feet TO his comrade
Black whispered word of caution in
Bowmans' ear. and the two flashed
down the floor into open territory
thereby relieving one OF the most tense
and dangerous moments ! have ever
witnessed in basket ball game.
| The crowd was breathleSS. It, too
had accepted the situation as time.
out play. and when they saw what had
happened pandemonium broke loose.
This clever ruse so disconnected the
opponents That Kansas held her edge
The game ended with the score still %
to 10. Kansas possessed her first un-
beaten basket ball team.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
IOWA HAS ASPIRANT
FOR OLYMPIC TEAM

IOWA CITY. Iowa. March IL R).-
An important candidate for the Olympic
4O0-meters hurdles. Frank Curel Of
the University Of Iowa, flashed to the
front In the Western Conference indoor
track meet here Saturday night.
He ran his quarter of the one mile
relay in 40 3-5 seconds. and won the
70-yard hurdles in 0:088, just two
tenths of second slower than the
world indoor record. AS soon as the
outdoor collegiate track. season is
finished, the Iowa captain will be
turned from his Big Ten specialties
and groomed for the Olympic event.
Four conference marks were shattered
at the meet, which Illinois won after
an interesting struggle with Iowa. It
was the first time the meet had been
held away from Northwestern's gym at
Evanston. ILL.,. and the speed of the
new six-lap track In Iowa's vast new
field house contributed greatly to the
record-smashing
William Droegemueller of North
western set new American record for
indoor vaulting off a dirt floor when
he crossed the bar at l3 feet q. inches.
Evening star., 1928-03-12
C0NSIDINE CARRIERS
INDOOR NET HONORS

Downing Billy Jacobs. national boy
champion. 6-1, 6-3. in the morning
and overcoming Elmer Rudy Of Balti-
more. So, rs. 4-6. 60. in the aft
ernoon, Bob Considine, crack local
racketer, yesterday won the Maryland
indoor tennis championship in the
Fifth Regiment Armory. Baltimore.
Considine is the first District player
ever to gain the Maryland indoor title.
Considine had little trouble disposing
Of Jacobs. but was extended 70 the
limit 10 vanquish Rudy.
Ralph Robinson. Baltimore tennis Of
fetal. presented Considine with q gold
medal
Evening star., 1928-03-12
STRONG ALEXANDRIA
FIvES MIX THURSDAY

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 12.--Alex-
andria's independent basket ball season
closes Thursday night with the all-im-
portant game between Old Dominion
Boat Club and st. Mary's Celtics, TAX
ing place at $3.50 o'clock, In Armory
Hall. The teams are the best that
have represented this city in amateur
ranks for many years, and interest in
the game Is high.
Director j. Earle Ross of the Old
Dominion and Manager Charles Cor
bett of st. Mary's met Saturday night
and scheduled the game because of the
public's demand for the tilt.
Old Dominion Boat Club passers will
go to Washington tonight to meet
American Railway Express Co. team In
the Terminal Railroad Y. M. c. A. at
$3.50 o'clock.
With Heberlig and Pierpoint leading
its attack, Old Dominion Boat Club tos-
sers came from behind to defeat the
Columbia Engine Company by A to 20
on the Armory Hall floor Saturday
night. Heberlig sank Is points and
Pierpoint 8 for the winners.
Evening star., 1928-03-12

BY the Associated Press.
r AWRENCE. Kans, March Ia
One of the queerest incidents
that I have ever seen happen IN
IL basket ball occurred out here in
the Middlewest in 1928.
The Missouri Tigers and the Kansas
Jayhawkers were playing their last
game OF the season. Charlie Black.
Kansas greatest living athlete, now as
sistant football coach and head coach
Of basket ball at the University Of Me-
braska. was playing guard for Kansas:
The score stood % to 10 in favor OF
Kansas, with just two minutes TO play.
Kansas had an opportunity to win
her sixteenth and final game Of the sea-
son and thus make an ever victorious
record.
The Jayhawkers we're playing a de-
layed-offensive game. hoping to con-
sumo the mlputes and 80 seconds
without allowing the Tigers to get pos
session Of the ball.
The Tigers. playing man-to-manl
defense, were slowly covering each Of
the loose Jayhawkers.
Black had retreated to within about
10 feet of the Tiger goal The home
crowd was frantic. II could see an tn
Evening star., 1928-03-12
PARE IN FINAL ROUND
OF WESTERN TOURNEY

CINCINNATI. Ohio. March IL R).-
Emmett Pare of Chicago. a Georgetown
University student, and Muir Rodgers,
Kansas City, advanced to the finals In
the singles play of the Western indoor
tennis tournament last night.
Pare, defending champion. was forced
to q terrifice battle by Larry Tieman,
Cincinnati indoor champion. Ga, 7-5,
Ga.
Rogers eliminated Bill Clines, Louis
Vile, 7--5. 3-6, g., Go.