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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-12

PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

years old. ITO pounds. plenty CUTS,
fast enough and willing worker.
Barnhart has added a lot of pep to
the squad this year. His line plum
ges and uncany ability to pass and
receive passes is another Of his foot
ball qualities. Barnhart, like the
other Eagles is looking forward to
the San Benito game here Friday.
Art Shires. former Brownsville
baseball player. now member OF
the Chicago White Sox, In better
off BY Ss20-24 today than he
was several weeks ago. Shires
Joined the Sox a month OF six
weeks before the season was over
He played in all the games and
the city series against the Cubs.
When il came time for a division
of the gate receipts I'VE the city
series IL was decided TO give Art
only half a share. as he didn't
join the Sox in time TO be called
n reguiar-so the Sox reckoned.
But they reckoned i'm vsin-Judge
Lands viewed the situation other
wise with the result that Shires
got a full share which amounted
10 the above named dollars.
In football circles il has been re-
ported that Bud Adamson, crack
backfield star Of the San Benito elev-
en- was down in bed with pneumonia,
faint so. Bud did have a bad cold,
Had one when he entered the Robs-
town game. He is all right now
and will be in the game here Friday
when the Eagles and Greyhounds
meet.
Isn't IL passing strange that prior
to an important football game, there
Il a lot Of boloEey spread about in
~iuries. etc, Of players on the differ
ent clubs7 All Of which we take with
a grain Of salt. When the Eagles
and Greyhounds meet they will be
at full strength.
Philadelphia. Of the National lea
que lost a lot Of money last season.
So President Baker says. Other day
the Phils paid. so it is said, $4,000
for Tommy %Thevenow. st. Louis Card
shortstop. And now the announce
ment comes from Cleveland that
the Indians lost 500. 900 during the
past season. And we believe abou.
one-tenth of that dope. Any time a
big league ball club loses money in
such amounts-well, they just don't
do ID
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Field goal-Peeples (M~issouri).
Referee-Henry (Kenyon). Umpire
Quigley Est. Mary's). Head linesman
-Tirmeny CWisconsin.)
When a raw substitute player who
had taken part in but two minutes Of
play in his entire varsity career was
called in and booted a perfect field
goal the University of Texas sus-
tanned what is regarded as its most
heart rending, bitter defeat in grid
iron history.
For three quarters the Longhorns
had battled the powerful Missouri
team to a scoreless tie on the after
con Of Nov. ;. 1916. The ball was
in mid-field and the final whistle
but a few minutes away. Then came
a tumble and Missouri recovered we'll
in Texas territory.
Texas rallied ~valiantly. but on the
final down with but little over 2
minute remaining. Missouri called
IN Harry Peoples. q sub halfback,
who, until this OCCASION. had been
in but one game and then only for
one play.
Peoples dropped back and shot a
perfect field goal through the bars
for the 3 to 0 verdict.
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MANS BONES SOFTEN

HULL. Eng.-An inquest Of II. c.
Pridmore. who died suddenly. show
ed that ell his bones were as soft
as his flesh.
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new HOUNDS
AND EAGLES
|
Opposing Lineups Are
Consi
Altered
Ry BISHOP CLEMENTS
Herald Sports Editor.

When San Benito and Brownsville
high school football e~levens face each
other Friday Of this week IN this city.
the Grcyhounds viii he up against
a number Of new faces on the local
squad. The San Benito outfit will
also present some new faces.
Last year when these two clubs
met. the following lineup started
against each other:
Brownsville San Benito
troNe ...s.. s-t...s.. AmmonS
Left End
Underwood Lilies
Left Tackle
Jones ..... Aubrey
Left Guard
Davenport .............. u. Carter
Center
burns .....s ....... lodd
Right Guard
Santos McWilliams
Right Tackle
+t-...s s.s..ss wallace
Right End
r. Dali s.-+Fs+s.+. Anamson
Quarterback
Cabler r. Harris
Left Hslfback
Marion A. Carter
Right Halfback
Sdmano ....sss Nelch
Euflk,~L
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DAN BARNHARI

Brownsville high schools scrap
ping backfield man is Barnhart. This
is his second year in high school,
and first year in football. Sixteen
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Nine EPOLfCEMEN
DISCIPLINED

Nine policemen were found guilty
of various charges by the Police
Trial Board yesterday, according
to verdicts announced at police
headquarters today.
Four of the officers were found
guilty of failing to patrol their beats
and entering buildings. The men
with the punishment ordered by
the trial board in each case, follows
l.. c. Stevenson, Second precinct,
fined $40; r. Fl. Montgomery. Sew
enth precinct, fined SIS: II. s. Mont
gomery. Third precinct, fined 50;
l.. G. Arion, Tenth precinct. warned.
Stevenson was found guilty also
of failing to communicate through
the patrol signal system, and was
ordered to pay an additional $40 on
this charge
John J. Hunter, Fourth precinct,
was found guilty Of conduct prejudi-
cial to an officer and was ordered
to pay fine Of S25. Charges were
placed against him after residents
of an apartment house complained
that he had been climbing the apart.
men house fire.escapes. flashing his
pocket light in their windows. he
said he was looking for gamblers or
bootleggers.
r. Fl. Taylor, Fifth precinct, was
fined $25 for willful disobedience or
orders.
S. l.. De Vaughn, Fourth precinct,
was found guilty of failure to pay
Just debt He was ordered to pay
his debt In installments Of five dol
lars a month. l.. ! Thomas. Eighth
precinct, was fined SO for neglect
of duty,
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
HOUSE PASSES
Bis BUDGET I
BILLS
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
international News Service

Leaders OF the House today de-
clared that a new peace-time record
In speedy fiscal legislation had been
established with the passage of four
annual supply billa in 10 working
days. carrying a total OF more than
So, 900 900 900 to meet the needs OF
the Government next year.
While House leaders at the open
ing of the short session planned to
get only two of the big supply bills
out of the way before Christmas,
the House had not only doubled its
Quota but had two days of COM
parative idleness ahead before the
Christmas recess
Estimates Whitfield
Pilots of the big budget measures
also pointed to their success in whit.
Ting down the budget estimates
submitted to Congress by President
Coolidge.
The four bills, providing funds
for the Treasury, Postoffice, Agri.
culture, State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor Departments, were cut
S., ,41S, $50 under the budget esti.
mates as they passed the house.
Although increases have been
voted in the two bills which
have thus far reached action on
the floor of. the Senate, House
financial leaders expressed conf
dence that when Congress has fin
ished appropriating> over four bill
lion dollars the bill will still be
under the budget.
The bills as they passed the
House carried $2.912, ,S01.S7S, divided
among departments as follows:
Treasury Postoffce, $2.335, ,01S. .199;
Interior, $312 .203,9 ,963; Agriculture,
$156,646, ,4S3: State. Justice, Com
merce and Labor, 1888 ,2$3.
These totals included annual appro-
priations, provided for perfume
torily. amounting to more than
81. 200, ,000, 900.
The Treasury -Postoffice bill was
increased about $4,000, 900 in the
Senate, which also boosted the In.
terror bill about 50 900, 900. The
latter bill still is subject TO con-
ference action.
With its financial business well
under way, House leaders were
making plans for other legislation
of Importance immediately after
the holiday recess.
Representative Tilson (R.) of Con.
necticut, Republican leader, said
that he hoped the reapportionment
bill could be taken up January S.
The bill is still in the Census Com
mittee, although that committee re.
ported out similar measure last
year.
Tilson declared that IL Repre-.
sentative Fem Rl of Connecticut,
chairman of the committee, failed
to report the measure to the House.
he would favor drastic action
through the Rules Committee to
reach a vote on it.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Ties ONL !
FRIEND
BROKER
SAYS
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e the Mcconnell girl is still
aumbled.
Miss Mcconnell asserted that
hsomeone' wanted to marry her.
''But my health was too poor, 80
ran away from it ALL" she said.
She declined to confirm reports
that her family wanted her to
marry Coulter, who, she explained.
is the brother of her uncle.
The Pullman conductor Of the
train on which Miss McConnsn
came to San Francisco reported the
girl az saying that certain man"
was ''madly in love, with her, and
that he was elderly and cripple. :"
r. e. Lane, the conductor, said the
girl told him that this man had her
shadowed every place she went.
Coulter, it is understood here, is
. paralytic, now in Clifton Springs
Sanitarium, New York.
Interviewed here, Miss Mcconnell
repudiated the story she is alleged
to have told Lane.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
- A LOAD SANTA WON'T have WORRY
Writer, 81, Dies On
Eve Of Publishing
His Giant Work

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 21 U.N.SJ.
Stephen w. Jackson, 81, who
spent his spare time for 20 years
compiling an unique world history,
now in the hands of his publish
ers, was dead here today.
After toiling for a third OF his
life on the gigantic job, Jackson
lived only long enough to see his
work completed, as the history
was finished only a few days ago.
The history is one with which
the reader can follow parallel
events in all countries, and at
the same time get their bearing
on events IN others, for any year
the reader might choose.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Medical Experts Hope
To Find Preventative
Or Influenza Serum

The chief hope of the Public
Health Service officials and other
medical scientists who have re-
newed their Investigations Of In
fIuenza, is the discovery Of serum
which will act as a preventative
or at least give partial immunity
to- the disease.
Experts in the office Of Surgeon
Gen. Hugh S. Cumming said to-
day that in all probability such a
serum, or other means of stopping
flu epidemics such as Is now
threatening to sweep to every co..
ner of the United States, will be
developed.
New Investigations Under Way
Added to the experience obtained
in the study following the 1918 epi
demic, will be the results of new
investigations now in progress.
While the former Investigations had
somewhat negative results, much in
formation of great value was OBJ"
tanned.
\ Officials said that once an epi-
demic of flu gets stronghold on
the country there is little to do
but to watch 1t run it's course.
Even with the Utmost precautions
ii is impracticaole to quarantine
communities, or even individuals
afflicted.
AS long as there is individual con-
tact the disease will spread. For
this reason the possibility of a
serum rendering the human body
less susceptible to flu--as inocu-
lation is a check on typhoid fever
or vaccination nearly a preventive
of smallpoX--is one Of the most i'm
.portant detectives of medical science
today.
No reports as to the spread Of
the present epidemic were available
today. The Public Health Service
has received figures for the week
ending December Is and next week
will compile the reported Ca ses by
States for the week ending Decem.
Der %.
Undoubtedly the next report will
show a tremendous Increase
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
FLU CLAIMS z
DEAD; 1886
ARE ILL
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RawIins, elementary teacher, are
i'll with the disease, and Coach l..
Lloyd Light reports several mem
bers Of his boys and girls basket
ball teams unable in play, owing
to the malady.
HARRISBURG, Dec. 21.-Schools
were closed here yesterday because
OF the prevalence of influenza. The
closing came two days earlier than
the usual Christmas holiday had
been scheduled.
JOHNSToWN. Dec. 24.-The first
schools in this community to close
because of grip and influenza cases
were those in South Mont Borough
Yesterday. The school officials de
cided to close the buildings as pre-
cautionary measure.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Walls Save DeIuded
Mother And Boy
Angel, !" A

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-When
little James Engbarth's mother
asked him II he would like to Be
an angel, the 4-year-old trustingly
replied he would. Mrs. Engbarth
then turned on the gas in the
kitchen. but became frightened
when the baby began to cry, and
fled with him to the street. a
laundry wagon driver took Mrs.
Engbarth and the boy to Astoria
police station.
Mrs. Engbarth's husband told
Magistrate Marvin in Long Island
City court his wife had a delusion
somebody has to 60 to hell 80
others can 90 to heaven, and she
was willing to take her own Lie
to insure the baby's going to
heaven"
Magistrate Marvin ordered him
to take his wife to an institution
in Troy. II.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Walter Johnson Feature
Of Father and Son Night

Walter Johnson, manager Of the
Washington baseball club, was the
big attraction at the Father and
Son" night of the Mems Club Of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church, Six
teenth and Newton Streets north
west, last night. About 200 were
present in the new parish hall.
Following a short business meet
ing. with A. c. Houghton presiding,
Df. George S. Dudley addressed the
gathering, thanking them for the
new building.
Chairman W. ]. Grant had ar
ranged a diversified entertainment
program. Johnson was accom-
panied by his son, Walter, jr., and
they were given a wild reception.
Johnson advised the boys present
to get all the schooling possible. and
further told them that when in
doubt they should confide in their
fathers.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Waldorf Hotel Sold
To Office Building Firm

NEW YORK. Dec. 21 U.So.--Ottl-
cial announcement of the sale OF the
Hotel Waldorf.Astoria to the Beth
lehem Engineering Corporation was
made this afternoon.
A 5o-story office building will he
erected on the site. The sale OF the
hotel and the construction OF tai
office building in its place was fore
cast yesterday.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
KINGCONT
To MAKE GOOD
PROGRESS
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England took on a more earnest
aspect today. Up until yesterdays
detailed and encouraging statement
by five of the country's most famous
men in attendance upon King
George, the populace had been viwe-
ing the approaching holidays some
what listlessIy. Today, however,
shops reported record turn-overs.
The physicians will continue to ad.
minister the ray treatment to the.
King.
Prince George, who spent HIS
twenty-sixth birthday aboard the
liner Berengaria yesterday, is due to
arrive today.
The Duke of Gloucester reached
the Island Of Madeira yesterday and
reboarded the steamship Balmoral
Castle, which brought him from
Cape Town.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
New Girl Is Linked
With Drug Ring in
New York Unger Trial

NEW YORK. Dec. u u.N.S).-
Half a dozen witnesses were under
orders to appear before the Federal
grand jury today when 1t opened
its inquiry into the international
drug ring which is alleged to have
run $4,000 900 worth OF cocaine
and heroin into New York
since May.
Advice from Detroit told Of the
arrest of a mystery girl believed
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Wealthy Broker Says,
From Invalid's Chair,
That He's Only Friend

ROCHESTER NY, Dec. 81 n.N.S.).
Kenneth B. Coulter, wealthy
broker. railroad official and dairy
owner, today asserted that Miss
Ruth Mcconnell was dangerously
i'll and that David C. Meeker's ross
country pursuit OF her was made
merely for the purpose OF helping
her.
s.she is very ILL.," Coulter said
from his invalid's chair in the Cliff
ton Springs Sanitarium. MY whole
efforts have been misconstrued."
Coulter also reiterated previous
denials of reports that he was the
girls uncle. 'I am only q very
good friend of the family. he said.
Coulter added that Meeker was
not a doctor, as he has been de-
scribed in some news dispatches.
According to his story. Mseker be-
came worried when Miss Mcconnell
failed to keep an appointment with
him and his wife and determined to
try to locate her and accompany
her on her visit in the West.
Commenting on reports that he
might be interested in marrying Miss
Mcconnell or seeking her married to
a friend, Coulter said:
don kDOW dnS6A 00ONb
that. Certainly / can't be the man
she refers TO. No such luck.
He intimated that Meeker had been
associated with him for several years
and that he had merely engaged his
services in the Mcconnell case as
a friend of the family"
'sI received a telephone call from
him in Omaha and acceded to his
T o.
ments for a plane that could be used
tn catch up with Ruth he said.
AT that time he gave me message
from his wife in Rochester, whom he
had not informed Of his plans be.
cause he did not want her to worry
about the projected ,airplane flight.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 21
u.N.S.rMajor Henry Mcconnell,
father of Miss Ruth Mcconnell, who
won a mysterious trans.continenta4
dash into San Francisco. Calf, yes
terday, refused to be interviewed
here today.
k"I have absolutely nothing to say
to the press" Mcconnell snorted.
Ruth's mother gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm regard to the various stories
being circulated about the disap-
pearance of Ruth McConnello from
Rochester, n. Y, / would like to
give the correct facts. Ruth has
been in poor health and DR.. d. O..
Meeker followed her at the instiga-
ton of relatives who were worried
about here nervous condition"
The McConnells formerly lived in
New York but now make their home
at 1923 Broadway this city.
Mrs. Mcconnell said that her
daughter had been suffering from a
nervous breakdown for two years
and had been in sanitarium.
Ruth Mcconnell, according to her
mother, is u years old and taught
school before her illness
The mother expressed the opinion
that "all this publicity about Ruth"
was started by Western air line to
advertise its business.
Ruth is safe in San Francisco" ="
Mrs. Mcconnell said, "and is be.
ing taken care of by a friend"
Mrs. Mcconnell made it plain that
this was her final word to any and
cu newspapermen.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Times Staff Photo

dtldtEbAs btG HE" uhNC
flying record for women yester-
day. This picture Of Miss Gentry
was taken just before she hoped
off on her endurance flight.
to be an agent of the smuggling
syndicate.
Inner workings of the ring were
barred by Tuesdays seizure on the
Jersey City piers of $4,000 ,OOo worth
Havre, France, in cases marked
"scrubbing brushes"
To Try Unger
While assistants of United States
Charles II. Tuttle were presenting
their witnesses to the grand jury.
Tuttle planned to wind up his
prosecution of Joseph Unger. al
legged narcotic king, before Federal
Judge Winslow.
ITnger. sharp-featured man,
variously known as Klein. Meyers
and by the name under which he
is being tried. was arrested on a
train near Buffalo December
after his two trunks were confis-
Gated at Grand Central terminal.
The trunks held dope valued at
50 .O0O, 900.
Tuttle said it would be unneces.
sary for him to call Mrs. June
BOYD, actress, who Is in Jail as a
material witness. She was arrested
in Chicago after Unger put in a
telephone call to her hotel apart
ment there.
The prosecutor has maintained
that she is a distributing agent fer
Unger, Just as the mystery girl
now being investigated in Detroit
ia suspected of being an operative
for the j. S. or J. r. Klein, who
arranged for transit of the SIS ,000,.
600 worth Of drugs seized in Jer-
sey City.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
Hungry Mountain Lions
Eat Farmers Live Stock

WESTBROOKVILLE, n. Y, Dec.
21.-Sooting parties ahre being or
ganized here to exterminate six
mountain lions ranging in the wood
ed hills near here, and which have
been committing depredations
among small live stock and cattle
for several weeks.
The Washington times., 1928-12-21
KELLOGG ? ACT
To Be VOTED
ON FIRST
Times STAN PAosua
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Services

BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
InternntionaI News Services
The kellogg multilateral anti.War
treaty, by which fifty odd nations
renounce war, win be ratified BY
the Senate before ! final vote Is
taken on the Administration big
Navy bill, it became apparent to-
day.
The action-Of the Senate fin post
poning debate on both measures
until January 5 sounded ! death
knell to the hopes Of Adminlstra-
tion leaders for enactment Of the
new cruiser measure first. This
would have made their task far
easier than TO secure its passage
once the Senate has approved a
treaty, which, its sponsors contend.
will outlaw war between the great
nations Of the earth.
Delay welcomed
The Senate IrreconciIables mean
while welcomed the delay as q
period in which to seek recruits fer
their resolution, announcing pub
licly a set of terms under which
America would ratify the treaty.
Under the IrreconciIables terms,
the treaty would not involve the
United States in the conditions or
any other treaty, would not restrict
her right to act at any time IN
self-defense and would not compel
her to take punitive action agains.
any offending nation. The fase Of
the resolution remains in doubt al.
though Administration leaders pre-.
dict its defeat.
The Irreconcilables hope to win
over a majority of the Senate TO
their resolution In the debate after
Christmas.
They have contended that the
treaty is but a gesture toward
peace and that its real meaning
and the danger lay in the interna-
tional correspondence. which &C.
companied its negotiation. Much
stress will be placed upon one
British note under which Great
Britain reserved the right to de-
fend certain of her territorial pos.
sessions. The Irreconcilables viii
demand the same terms for
America.
May Be Modified
The contest against enactment
OF the big Navy" bill has De-
come far more powerful and admin
istration leaders privately fear the
outcome. should the treaty be ratl-
fled first. Under such conditions,
the bill. which now provides Tor
the construction of is new cruisers
and an aircraft carrier. may -
modified IL not defeated.
The Senate has given both treaW
and naval bill a privileged status
under an unanimous consent agree
ment. Both will come up for de-
bate at 2 o'clock January 3. Then
a majority of the Senate will have
to decide which measure shall Dc
considered first. 1t was generally
conceded today that the treaty adj
herents, who include numerous Sem
ators opposed to the naval bill,
would command the necessary ma
jority and therefore be considered
first. If considered first, the treaty
naturally will be acted upon first.
The opposition to the naval Dill
will he led by Senators Norris (RJ
OF Nebraska, and King CD of Utah.
both OF whom favor the treaty.
They scored a first round victory
by blocking a forced vote on a mo-
ton to consider the naval bill, even
though denied the right of debate.
This test indicated the naval meas
ure faces stiff battle when oe-
bate does get under way In the
new wear
The Washington times., 1928-12-21

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