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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
STECHER and
Lewis MEET
In TITLE tilt
Heavies to Battle To
Two Falls in Bitter
Combat at St. Louis
Tonight

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-tR-Before
the ROSTERS start growing in the
dawn Of tomorrow, the worlds
heavyweight wrestling throne will
have a legitimate occupant for the
first time in seven years.
Ed STRANGER" Lewis and Joe
Stecher, two Of the foremost Crap
piers of the heavyweight division,
each claiming the title. will wrestle
to a finish here tonight to settle
their dispute over the championship.
The prospects are that the match
will draw $95 900 to $4,000, a record
gate" for wrestling.
The bout will be staged in the
coliseum, which has been used by
Billy Sunday for revival meetings.
When the Rev. Mr.. Sundays last
prayer died away last night, a force
Of carpenters swarmed into the place
10 transform the building into an
arena.
The match will be to a positive fin
ish. with the winner getting two
falls. There will be no time limit or
other tricks of the wrestling game
imposed. Harry S. Sharpe Of st
Louis. a ring official Of rs years ex-
perience, will referee.
With three preliminary matches
to precede them, Lewis and StecheT
are scheduled TO settle down TO their
task about 10 p. m. II the match
lasts as long as most contests OF
major Importance, the first rays Of
tomorrow's sun may be streaklnl
through the window before eithel
register the required two falls.
They wrestled in Omaha in 1915
for five hours, without a winner be
ing declared, and the bitterness
smouldering between them since
their last engagement has increased
instead Of abated. When they las
met in New York in 1920, Lewis VOL
the title from Steche-, in a one-fal
match. Stecher says he promised
return match. which Lewis decline
Ia grant. This was responsible TO
the background of bitterness which
makes tonight's match so important.
There has been little or no bettini
on the outcome of tonights match
although Stecher, because Of M
frequent matches in st. Louis. ha
been installed a slight favorite
Neither will have a weight advan
tage. Lewis intends going into tn
ring weighing about 226 pounds
while Stecher expects to scale abou
225.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20

bOIt was a long time ago, wa back
in the nineties, hat a native born
Irishman ruled the roost as light
weight king.
He was Jack McAuliffe, who laid
aside the scepter and the royal man
tie undefeated in 1898, and became a
vaudeville actor.
Since that time the royal purple
has draped the shoulders Of the
alien youths. The dark brow of Joe
Cans, the Chocolate Wonder, even
wore the crown.
But, if one may believe the boast
of one Jimmy McLarnin, lately Of
the Pacific coast, but who first saw
light of day in the green little
isle, an Irisher once again will be
sitting on the lightweight throne
Lext July.
That Irishman will be Jimmy him
self-says Jimmy Baby Face" as
Jimmy was called, is sure he will
succeed the present incumbent in
the top seal of the lightweight bus
mess, one Sammy Mandell, Of Rock
ford, Ill.
Mandell and McLarnin will meet IN
a ring in Chicago as the result OF
the ultlmdtum lsSheu 10 AaNuSiA ~
the National Boxing association.
Sammy has held the title almost
two full years and has defended II
but once in that time-against Phi
McGraw, who he defeated rather cas-
lily in a setto in Detroit.
For the last few years McLarnir
has caused quite a bit of excite
ment on the coast with a string o.
amazing feats Of which his knock.
outs Of Kid Kaplan. Joey Sanger ane
Jackie Fields were the outstanding
spots.
Jimmy also outpointed Chilly Wal
lace, the clever Clevelander, when II
was thought that the Ohio boy wa
headed straight for the top Of HI
division.
The late Pancho Villa, while fly
weight champion, fell victim K
Jimmy's punches before McLarnir
graduated up 70 the heavier weights
Late in February comes the Ne
Larnin match with Sid ferris, th'
hit-the-canvas boy, in Madison
Square Garden. and IL may prove
prophecy regarding the coast Mike
chances against Mandel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
SPEED LAUREL
WRESTED FROM
SECRAVE BROW
Second Englishrnan Is
Successful IL Lower
ing Time of Run;
Has Near Spill

DAYToNA BEACH. Fla, Feb. TO-
(Pt-The figurative laurel which
signifies attainment Of the highest
speed at which an automobile has
vet been driven had beer lifted today
from the brow of one E~nglishman to
rest on that Of another.
Captain Malcolm Campbell of Lon
don yesterday flung his huge Napier
Blue Bird special ove the hard-pack-
ed sands of the beach here at the
rate of 206.s5o02 miles an hour
eclipsing By more than there miles
an hour the mark established on the
same sands last year by Major
H. o. d. Seagrave. likewise Of Eng
land.
odcles came while two others also
awaited an opportunity to test theiI
machines against time-Frank Lock
hart of Indianapolis with a Stuti
Blackhawk special and j. NJ. White
of Philadelphia with a 36-cylindereC
triplex which had not yet been &C
corded official sanction for the try
because of mechanical discreHHes
Captain Campbell, after hiSs !
cessful dash of a mile up the b.
in 1916 seconds, at a rate Of nor
than PA miles per hour, and his mile
run back down against a stiff gal'
exceeding 1873, to make up his Of
fetal mile, said he had not antici
pated a formal effort at the RECORD
when he started out. But for The
fact he took only a four mile rolling
start, said the captain, he would hav,
bettered the record still more.
MY motor had not even begun q
pick up good when ! crossed the mills
stretch" he said. 1T was making
about 20s miles an hour when
crossed the wire and did not pick VI
until / had passed the half mil'
mark. Just before / finished thu
mile, I glanced at my instrument
and was going 220 miles an hour
Before | could look up / had crossed
the final fire and was headed for thu
soft sd dunes"
At lis juncture the 5000 spec
tatory feared a fatal accident ant
Mrs. Campbell, in the stands, GOV
EItu nEE 1dCC win hCA 49,
a tense moment of anxiety MAJ
passed. The captain tells the story
"My machine struck a terrible
hump in the sands and | lost com
plete control of my steering.
bounced half way out of the seat
NY feet left the accelerator am
brake completely and my google.
were nearly tori from my head b!
the wind.
at happened so quickly that 70
an instant I looked for a bad spill.
recovered myself quickly. however
and righted the car
Captain Campbell gave MAO
credit for the ove to a rigid I'm
similar in appearance 70 ar airplan'
rudder, which had been set up a
the real of the automobile to proven
tail-wacging at high speeds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
County Cage War
Resumed Monday
On Local Courts

The second event in the race for
the Cameron county ~interscholastic
basketball title is scheduled to be
run off here at 4 p. m. Monday when
the Santa Rosa and Harlingen fives
clash on the high school court, for
the right to meet Brownsville We'd
nesday afternoon in the finals.
Both the out-of-town cams fought
their way through the opening round
here Saturday, while Brownsville
drew two byes and does not have 70
plav until the winner of Mondays
game has been determined.
The finals are TO be played here
Wednesday afternoon. The girls
team of the local school will play
the Wilson Tract girls on the same
afternoon. for the right TO represent
the county in the district battle TO
come.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Mission Legion
Adds 60 Members

MISSION, Feb. 20.-Mission Ameri-
can Legion Post is completing the
most successful membership drive in
the history OF the post, according TO
Heber MARCEL. post commander.
After getting away to a slow start
with only eleven active legionnaires
enrolled the post now boasts a mem
bership Of over 20. Il is expected
that by continuing the work the so
mark will be reached in the near
future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Campbell D1ves Car 2O7 Miles Per Hour Ut DaWona Beach to Set NeU kecoye
Shoe Tossers
To Meet In Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Feb. co.
-CR-Some three dozen Of the
country's most talented tossers are
here to seek the honors now held by
c. G. Davis Of Columbus, Ohio, de-
Tending his title as champion in the
national horse shoe tournament be-
ginning today.
While Davis incumbency installs
him as favorite, there r many who
look for a herculean battle from
Jimmy Risk, Indiana school boy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
L~eeionnaires Hosts
To Rio Hondo Scouts

RIO HONDo. Feb. 20.-Members of
the Arroyo City post Of the
American Legion, were hosts to
ex-service men not members of the
post, and to Troop No. / Of the
Boy Scouts of this city Friday light.
at a weinie roast on the banks Of
the Arroyo Colorado.
About twenty Legionnaires were
present and the evening was spent
IN singing, eating and talks by the
officers Of the post.
The local post are planning to
sponsor the troop of scouts here
and Scoutmaster Jacobson made q
talk telling what the scouts of Rio
Hondo were doing and asked for
help in putting owe the scout pro-
gram here.
At the close of the evening sew
eral new members Joined the post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Edinburg Cagers
Beat Harlingen
(Srecial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN. Feb. 2O.-Edinburg's
fast travelling independent cage team
Is mt home today. resting almost Sc
cure in the arms of the Valley
championship, following its defeat Of
the Harlingen five here Sunday aft
ernoon The score was SO to is.
The game marked the seventh Ed
inburg has won in eight starts. The
all around play Of the Winningham
brothers was too much for the Har-
lingen team to owe come.
NAV the winner II TIE Gulf Coast
league race for the district cham
pionship. il has been announced. The
latter league is centered around
Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Schedule Mexico
u. S. Air Mail

LAREDO, Tex. Feb. 20.-tPt-Tha
Laredo Times says that it Is ad-
yised the Mexican government has
announced the schedule for air mail
service between Laredo and Mexico
CITY will be seven and n half hours,
when the service starts.
The governors Of states over
which the route goes have offered 70
rrang landing fields that may Be
necessary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
SPINNING ON INCREASE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-lPt-The
cotton spinning industry showed
greater activity in January than in
December, the census bureaus
monthly report today showing an in
crease of 100000 active spindle
hours over December.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Mission Masons To
Honor WASHINGTON

MISSION. Feb. 20.-The Masonic
and Eastern Star orders will cele-
brate George Washington's birthday
with the program recommended by
the Masonic service and educational
committee at the Masonic hall on
Tuesday evening. s. D. Hardin will
deliver the main address; the East
ern Stars also will contribute to
the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
WOMEN BURY woMAN-HATER

MAPLE, Eng, Feb. 20.-lPEWil.
liam Edgar Allen. an s0-yesr OLD
bachelor who eschewed female com
panionship during his entire life, has
been carried TO the grave by -four
women ~pallbearers. Hundreds OF
women came to the funeral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
RFNTS OFFICE

MISSION, FEB. 20.-Dr. j. NJ. Salter
for many years a resident IN Mis-
sion. has rented a suite Of offices
in the Gill hotel building and will
take IN the practice Of medicine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20

BANDONG, Java, Feb. 20.-tPl-
Bert Hinkler, British flyer enrouta 70
Australia, arrived here today from
Singapore, straits settlement. some
500 miles away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-20
Spring Hats

that fit the shape OK
your head and match the
contour OF your face ...
men are more particular
about their hats than
about any other article
Of apparel ~. that's why
we handle the Dobbs -.
and specialize in finding
the hat to match the
man yours IN here
at eight and ten dol
lars.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
Aenby Declares Women Are No More Peace Loving Than Me1

!. the army composed of native indian
troops, Arabs. Turks and Egyptians
Now, as high commissioner of Egypt
from 1919 to 1925, he found himself
governing a large region composed
mainly of Orientals. But his person.
ality, which had endeared him to the
men on the field. once more brought
him devoted followers.
Lord Allenby declares he has no mill
tary idols, but admires them all. Never
theless. when we went upstairs to his
book-lin study to talk with Judy, his
red-tailed parrot, large photographs o.
Nelson and Napoleon were prominent
on the generals desk.
When asked him whether he be-
lieved the old legend of Armageddon
as foretold in Revelations, Allenby of
Megiddo, smiled and said with a flash
of his characteristic humor: 1T would
be hard for all the nations to meet
there, really. The plain is so very
narrow"
That smile deepened. suddenly. intc
one of tenderness. The reason soon be
came evident. Lady Allenby, flower
like and gracious, the idol Of the troops
in Egypt when she was its first lady,
was approaching.
Her first word shifted the scene from
the panorama of battleflelds to the
lighter side of life. All she murmured
was Tea" but the hour was and
the place London Town.
Evening star., 1928-05-27

been familiar for years to children the
|. world over, through the delightful
volume on Joan of Arc written and
illustrated by Boutel de Monvel. But
even the glowing colorS of the printed
book can give no adequate idea of the
brilliance of these originals. They are
more than 5 feet long and 2 feet high,
and in this larger form the artists
imagination had full play. Several of
the designs, though following closely
the Illustrations, are more detailed, and
lavish use of pure gold leaf in the
archangel'S armor, the bishops robes
and the medieval costumes gives glow
to the canvas impossible to be repro
duced. Boutet de Monvel was most
careful craftsman, and the intricate de-
signs of the clothing, walls. banners and
rugs are delicate and fascinating.
He worked his canvaSeS over inter-
minably, and the result gives to these
water color paintings the appearance
of oils. No amount of labor on the
pictures, or research through old
chronicles for correct settings of the
period, daunted him; and it is rare
to find such perfection of detail as
is shown in these exquisite panels.
They seem on first impression to be
b1iC OIlSu1dlS VI dtIOllS III OIlC
book, but, as stated, they were painted
expressly for Senator Clark, some years
after the appearance of the volume,
which was written, I believe, in 1895.
Boutet de Monvel died in 1918.
Words are cold things with which
to describe the warm, living blaze Of
color and gold in these priceless paint
ings, and they should be sought out,
known and loved by every resident
of and visitor to Washington. They
are rare heritage and should not be
submerged among the many treasures
of this city, so rich in treasure -troves.
Even a hurried tour of the room will
bring back all we have loved in the
story of the Maid of Orleans; and a
detailed examination Of the pictures,
with detailed study of the artists
method of painting, will reward the
most ardent student of art.
Boutet de Monvel was born in Or
leans, and his earliest childhood was
imbued with the spirit of Joan of Arc,
who is so profoundly associated with
that city, and whose presence is con-
stantly felt through many statues-in
the great Place du Martary, at the
entrance to the bridge she saved, with
her banner in her hand. It is not
strange that later he depicted her with
such sympathy.
Yet sympathy for Saint Joan is not
peculiar to the natives Of Orleans. It
Evening star., 1928-05-27

cries are heard: I'VE are lost! We
have burned saint!"
X X X
A ND what manner of woman was
this medieval warrior-this shep-
herdesS in armor? Nothing that she
wore remains. Few descriptions of her
face and her hair are accurate-the
old chronicles differ in so many ways.
Yet here is a word picture of Jeanne
dare, written by that artist who has
portrayed her most sympathetically,
Boutet de Monvel. 1t appeared in the
Century Magazine, in an article trans
lated by Will H. Low, fellow artist
and friend of Boutet de Monvel. No
more appealing picture of the Maid
could be written:
ITO me she must have been somewhat
fair, as thus she seems more feminine.
Judith had black hair; Jeanne Hatch
ette, who, from the rampartS, opposed
the enemy with her battle-ax, was
dark; but Joan of Arc had such
tender breast, so much pity, I find In
her so much of womanly grace in con-
trast with her decision in the hour Of
action, that can see her only blonde;
not the blonde of the fair-haired races
of the North, but the blonde chestnut
of our France.
"She was not in any sense pretty;
we must not forget that warlike COM
panions, men not overburdened with
scruples, testified that she never in-
spired the thought of gallantry. II
not pretty, however, she had probably
the beauty of the peasant; firmly.
well constructed head; her eyes were
blush gray, not too light, for they
flashed fire at times; her nose was
somewhat heavy, but Vith sensitive
nostrils; and her mouth strongly
marked, with full red lips. Her COM
plexion was Drowned by exposure, rich
and healthy in color; her carriage free
and somewhat boyish, for she was a
girl of the fields, free as air, and her
limbs were vigorous and her chest was
deep. She never knew fatigue, say the
chronicles of hes, time. We know that
she was tall ana well proportioned, but.
although tall for woman, she seemed
small, when dressed as a man. in corn
parison with her soldiers. For the same
reason, her strong features were b.
comparison delicate, and her boyish
carriage became more womanly when
her figure was incased in armor. Size
by side with the brutal soldiers, she
appeared delicate and feeble. Her
force, then, was entirely moral, and ait
must preserve for her this character
though without exaggeration.
"The danger of presenting creature
bloodleSs or hysterical must be avoided
She must be able to act not for mere
instant, under the influence of nomen-
tary nervous exaltation, but continu
ously, with the rhythmic regularity ~
a we'll constituted body. No, she was
not what is ordinarily termed beautiful,
but she became so at certain moments
with the beauty of a SOUL
which was noble and true"
Evening star., 1928-05-27
Day. Joan of M
aDprtngS ofFer eArn Here

over the dead and dying on the battle
field. X y X
A S city after city was captured and
the English we're driven from one
stronghold after another, Joan desired
to seize Paris and restore his capital to
the newly crowned king. But the inde-
cision of Charles enabled the English
to secure reinforcementS. In the first
attack upon Paris Joan was wounded by
an arrow and her troops were repulSed
The king refused to renew the attack,
and, tired of warfare and longing for
| his old, indolent life, he retired to Glen,
whittier Joan was obliged to follow him.
knowing she could expect no further
help from the king, Joan joined the
French companies skirmishing with the
English and on the oath of May (the
coronation had occurred the previous
year in july she entered the town of
Compiegne. It was closely surrounded
by the enemy and she set forth to at
tack them boldly. However, her soldiers
began to retreat and forced her back
with them. When they reached the
walls of Compiegne, the treacherous
garrison within had pulled up the draw
bridge and Joan was obliged to defend
herself against capture. She made a
gallant stand, but was finally dragged
from her horse, the soldiers seizing her
by the flowing white robe worn over her
armor.
In all the confusion of her capture
she clung to her banner, striving to ward
of the triumphant foeman in
vain.
The picture darkens; we find her in
prison, guarded by brutal soldiers
questioned by clever and brutal
judges, who hope, by insidious phrases,
to make her untrue to herself. She
will answer no questions as to what
her Voices tell her, save that they bid
her reply boldly and without fear to her
accuSers. The records of her trial re-
veal answers of remarkable insight and
brilliance, as well as simplicity and
candor.
At last she is judged and condemned
as relapsed hereto. witch and an
idolater to be burned at the stake, in
Rouen. Her judge is Cauchon, French
bishop in sympathy with the foe
The last scene: The Maid of Orleans,
whose only fault Is intense love of her
suffering native land, and whose only
sin lies in being betrayed by those
whom she had saved, is bound like a
felon to stake piled with fagots-a
lighted torch is brought =. the
smoke and flames leap upward
La Pucelle dies with the name of Jesus
on her lips. Many are weeping, even
the judges and the executioners, and
Evening star., 1928-05-27
POLITICS IN POMPEII.

The Pompelians boosted" their can
didates in the true modern style. Thus
the Late Topers. club which had its
headquarters opposite the forum, an
nounced its preferences on billboard
as follows: THE Late ToperS beg their
friends to vote for Marcus Lavinus
Vatia for Aedile."
Vatia, who was a favorite in sport
ing circles, evidently had some money
to spend in the legitimate expenses of
his campaign, for all his notices and an
nouncements are well got up. His rival,
Popidius, either did not look after his
campaign, or else had no money to en-
ploy a competent bill poster, for his no
ticeS are miSSpelled and in all respects
inferior to Vatia's.
Thebus, tavern keeper on the Via
Storta, wanted G. GaviuS Rufus and NJ.
Holconius Priscus elected clumvirs.
They had probably promised to get mis-
taxes lowered, or that the police snould
let his place alone. Therefore Tsehus
had all the walls in his nejghborhood
decorated with the notiflc=.fon that
''Tlebus and his customers nominate
Priscus for duumvirs."
The electors did not mind stirring up
candidates who expected their friends
to do all the work for them. One in
Scription reads, 20 Eubonius, keep your
eyes open!" And InfanS Is prodded as
follows: 20 InfanS, you are fast asleep,
and yet you say you are electioneering
There was tavern in the first ward
where q primary was probably held. At
any rate, large crowd had assembled
and the landlord very obligingly pro-
vided seats. For this he was rewarded
by an inscription on the wall. The no.
tice. freely translated, reads:
20 landlord, you did well to get us
those chairs"
Unluckily, investigators have been un-
able to find any record of how this
election turned out. Probably the
frightful 23d and gath Of August came
before election day arrived.
Evening star., 1928-05-27

| thanks of both Houses Of Parliament,
and the allies Wed with each other in
bestowing honors upon him.
Yet he was proudest when honored
by Felixstowe, his boyhood home. be-
cause he felt that this was equally
shared by his 94-year-old mother.
His final joy lay in the fact that she
lived to welcome him home and that
he was able to tell her about his tri-
umphs, to which she, by her unfailing
devotion, had contributed in great
measure.
Nothing proves this more sublimely
than a sentence from a letter written
by this great soldier to his mother on
November s, 1918:
81 remember, in the dark days of last
Spring, how you refused to be depresS-
ed. Now you see justification of your
brave hopes. Such people as you make
victories"
Still another tribute was paid the val
liant field marshal by his government.
After the war serious unrest developed
in Egypt and strong hand was needed
to control this situation. Allenby was
sent out as temporary high commits
sioner of Egypt and the Sudan, and his
appointment was confirmed later in the
year.
Like Maude, conqueror of Bagdad,
Allenby had never been in Asia nor had
he come in much contact with Orientals
before he found himself at the head Of